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Ride of the Week: 1966 DODGE CORONET 500
(Submitted Story ~ 10/22/12)
Make and model: 1966 DODGE CORONET 500 Owner(s): PAUL MACKE Owner's hometown: JACKSON, MISSOURI 440 CU. IN. 365 HP My car's name: 1 TUF 66 My sons first car. 4 years later needed something with better mileage. I bought him a 4 cylinder. He signed the 440 over to dad. He will get it back some day. I love Mopars...
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Arkansas man arrested after driving into embankment
(Local News ~ 10/22/12)
An Arkansas man was arrested in Cape Girardeau County early Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated after police say he drove his Jeep off the roadway and into an embankment near Jackson. Christopher M. Gardner, 31, of West Memphis, Ark., was also charged with careless and imprudent driving and operating a motor vehicle without a license, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. ...
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13 injured in Scott County wreck
(Local News ~ 10/22/12)
Three adults and 10 children were treated for mostly minor injuries at a Cape Girardeau hospital Sunday afternoon, police say, after a commercial-sized van turned into the path of a compact car on Highway 77 in Scott County. One adult and 10 children, ages 9 to 16, were among the passengers in the 2002 Ford Econoline van and suffered only minor injuries in the traffic accident, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. ...
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Mo. Lt. Gov. Kinder seeks rare third term
(State News ~ 10/22/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- One way or another, history will be made as voters decide whether to give Missouri Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder a rare third term or reject the incumbent for the first time in more than a century and pick Democratic former Auditor Susan Montee...
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Rival questions Missouri treasurer's success, outlook
(Local News ~ 10/22/12)
By measuring success in office using the current system of checks and balances in place for the performance of a state treasurer, Clint Zweifel, a Democrat, has done well. A Republican auditor gave his office an "excellent" rating -- the only state office to receive that rating. ...
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Giants defeat Cardinals, force Game 7 in NLCS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/22/12)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants saved their season once more, pushing St. Louis to a winner-take-all Game 7 in the NL championship series. Turns out the defending champion Cardinals aren't the only team that's tough to put away in October...
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Casino to give presentation to gaming commission for license
(Local News ~ 10/22/12)
As Isle of Capri puts the finishing touches on its new Cape Girardeau casino set to open Oct. 30, the company must first make a final presentation to the Missouri Gaming Commission before its license will be granted. The Missouri Gaming Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Cape Girardeau City Hall, after a closed session tour of the casino property earlier that morning...
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Candidates seek foreign policy edge in 3rd debate
(National News ~ 10/22/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Still neck-and-neck after all these months, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third and final debate with each man eager to project an aura of personal strength and leadership while raising doubts about the steadiness and foreign policy credentials of the other guy...
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Bone Marrow Donor from Jackson Helps Save a Life
(Submitted Story ~ 10/22/12)
When Jenni Wachter read a newspaper story about a planned bone marrow registry drive last October, she knew that she and her husband Adam needed to sign up. That night, she and Adam, signed up at the Be the Match RegistryŽ drive in Cape Girardeau, organized by the Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society Alliance and sponsored by SoutheastHEALTH...
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Cape changes leaf-collection program starting in fall
(Local News ~ 10/22/12)
Changes in the city of Cape Girardeau's leaf-collection program this fall should make it easier for residents to go ahead and rake at will, city staff members say. City manager Scott Meyer said leaves will not be picked up in zones as has been the case in years past. Instead, the city will use an automated truck that was purchased last spring to pick up leaves multiple times around the city...
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Red Cross Offering Blended Learning Option
(Submitted Story ~ 10/22/12)
American Red Cross Offers New Online Blended Learning Classes American Red Cross, southern Missouri Region For the first time ever, local businesses and first responder groups will be able to go online for the best-in-class first aid and CPR/AED training from the American Red Cross...
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GAPS Autism Walk & Arts Festival
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/22/12)
SADI case managers Hope Franklin and Christy Cookson participate in the Semo Alliance for Disability Independence 4th Annual GAPS Autism Walk & Arts Festival on October 6th, 2012. All proceeds from the walk will help fund the GAPS program in 2013.
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Jason Gray Christmas Sories tour
(Submitted Story ~ 10/22/12)
Spend an evening with Jason Gray as he presents songs from his holiday album. Concert is on November 30th at 7:00 local worship leader Ryan Corn is also performing Tickets are on sale November 1, 2012 9:00 A.M. tickets are onsale online NOW http://www.itickets.com/events/292156.html...
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Lowrey Fall
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/22/12)
Madison our 3 year old, sits by our 5 and 3 year old Boston terriers, Molly and Max while enjoying the fall leaves!
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St. Louis police investigate odor, find body in car trunk
(State News ~ 10/22/12)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police made a gruesome discovery after receiving a call about a foul odor coming from a vehicle and finding a man's decomposing body. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the body of 27-year-old Deadrick Sawyer Jr. of St. Louis was found in the trunk of a Cadillac on Saturday night...
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No buyers found for landmark St. Louis steamboat
(State News ~ 10/22/12)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A last-ditch effort to find someone to buy a landmark St. Louis steamboat has failed and the vessel is headed for the scrap heap. An auction Saturday didn't bring any buyers for the Belle of the Night, a restaurant boat that operated in the 1970s and '80s on Laclede's Landing as Belle Angeline...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/22/12)
Today is Monday, Oct. 22, the 296th day of 2012. There are 70 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a nationally broadcast address in which he publicly revealed the presence of Soviet-built missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being shipped to the Communist island nation. ...
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People on the Move 10/22/12
(Business ~ 10/22/12)
Kelly Darby of Jackson, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, earned ninth in the nation for monthly new members in September. Darby has been with Modern Woodmen since 2010. ...
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Romney, Newsweek article
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/22/12)
Those who plan on voting for Mitt Romney believing that he is a great businessman who knows how to turn around the economy should read the great article in the Newsweek dated Oct. 22, 2012, by David Stockman, Ronald Reagan's budget director. In part he writes:"Mitt Romney was not a businessman: he was a master financial speculator who bought, sold, flipped, and stripped businesses. ...
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Speak Out 10/22/12
(Speak Out ~ 10/22/12)
Relative to the overall economy, the total American debt has sunk to a six-year low. Austerity freaks would consider this awesome. In reality, the economic times dictates that the government should be borrowing more money. We currently have a president who thinks that $3.60 per gallon is fine. ...
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Out of the past 10/22/12
(Out of the Past ~ 10/22/12)
Nine county officials serving on a pay commission to consider salary increases for themselves and three others decide to delay a decision until Nov. 18; Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle, who has indicated he would make a motion for maximum salary increases, says there are several legal issues he would like more information on before a vote...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/22/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/22/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/22/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/22/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Jay Wilson
(Obituary ~ 10/22/12)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- Jay Kyle Wilson passed away, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. Beloved husband of Candice Garner Wilson; dear father of Abigail and Nathan Wilson; son of Merle and the late James Wilson; brother of James (Alice) Wilson Jr. and Ted (Beth) Wilson; dear uncle, cousin and friend to many...
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Mary Lou Swan
(Obituary ~ 10/22/12)
Mary Lou Swan, 81, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 16, 1931, in Kaskaskia, Ill., to John F. and Gertrude McLain Graff. She and Kenneth Swan were married Jan. 24, 1949, in Cape Girardeau...
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The homeless
(Editorial ~ 10/22/12)
A report on a snapshot look on the region's homeless indicates a rising number of homeless people in the Southeast Missouri region. The number of homeless people is difficult to track, as many are living on couches of friends or family, while others live out of sight in vehicles...
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‘Bling Ring' member pleads no contest in celebrity thefts
(Entertainment ~ 10/22/12)
LOS ANGELES -- A 22-year-old woman pleaded no contest Friday to a burglary charge for stealing from the home of Lindsay Lohan as part of a group known as the "Bling Ring." Diana Tamayo was sentenced to three years of probation by Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler and also must perform 60 days of road work. She could have faced six years in prison if convicted at a trial...
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Israel's Netanyahu: no limit on Jerusalem building
(International News ~ 10/22/12)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's prime minister vowed Sunday to continue building in east Jerusalem, despite objections from Palestinians who claim the territory as capital of their hoped-for state. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Sunday after the European Union's foreign policy chief criticized plans to build 800 new apartments and a military college on contested land, which the international community considers to be under Israeli occupation...
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Ex Venezuelan VP says he met with Fidel Castro
(International News ~ 10/22/12)
HAVANA -- Former Venezuelan Vice President Elias Jaua said Sunday that he met with aging revolutionary icon Fidel Castro for five hours and showed photos of the encounter, quashing persistent rumors that the former Cuban leader was on his deathbed or had suffered a massive stroke...
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3 bank failures bring U.S. 2012 total to 46
(National News ~ 10/22/12)
WASHINGTON -- Regulators on Friday closed two small banks in Florida and one in Missouri, bringing to 46 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized GulfSouth Private Bank and First East Side Savings Bank, both in Florida. Regulators also shuttered Excel Bank in Missouri...
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White House says it's prepared to meet one-on-one with Iran
(National News ~ 10/22/12)
WASHINGTON -- The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran's reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there's no agreement now to meet. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said Saturday that President Barack Obama has made clear that he will prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and will do whatever's necessary to block that from happening. ...
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Presidential debate moderating a thankless job
(National News ~ 10/22/12)
NEW YORK -- Beneath Bob Schieffer's Southern charm is the tough spine of someone used to dealing with politicians. The moderator of Monday's final presidential debate will need it, because it has been open season on the other journalists who have done that job this campaign...
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Police find fire, chaos at Wisconsin spa where 7 shot
(National News ~ 10/22/12)
BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- A Wisconsin man who had been accused of domestic violence and slashing his wife's tires took a gun into the spa where she worked Sunday and shot seven women, three fatally, before killing himself, a police chief said. The shootings set off a confusing, six-hour search for the gunman that locked down a nearby mall, a country club adjacent to the spa and the hospital where the survivors were taken. ...
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Redhawks football is better than the record
(Sports Column ~ 10/22/12)
Southeast Missouri State isn't a bad football team, even though the Redhawks' 2-5 overall record and 1-3 Ohio Valley Conference mark might suggest otherwise. What the 2012 Redhawks are is a decent squad that simply can't get over the proverbial hump...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 10/22/12
(Local News ~ 10/22/12)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Routine business Appointments and possible action items...
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Packers make themselves at home, beat Rams 30-20
(Professional Sports ~ 10/22/12)
ST. LOUIS -- The Green Bay Packers were on their way to the team hotel the day before the game when the cheesehead factor popped up again. Coach Mike McCarthy joked it felt like walking down a street close to Lambeau Field. During warmups Sunday, fans began roaring "Go, Pack, Go!" And Green Bay's traveling wall of sound never let up during a 30-20 victory over St. Louis that was the Rams' first home loss of the year...
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Talking Shop with Charlie Bertrand of Spanish Street Mercantile and Ice Cream Parlor
(Business ~ 10/22/12)
Charlie Bertrand of the Spanish Street Mercantile antique shop and Ice Cream Parlor has a vision for downtown Cape Girardeau that is as unique as his store. Q: Where do you find your items? A: We get them from everywhere: estate sales, auctions, any place that has something interesting. ...
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George McGovern dies; lost '72 presidential bid
(National News ~ 10/22/12)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way -- and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that fully unfurled too late to knock Republican President Richard M. ...
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Prayer 10/22/12
(Prayer ~ 10/22/12)
O Lord God, may we be tenderhearted and seek to help those in need. Amen.
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Marrow Registry Drive and Monster Match Run/Walk
(Submitted Story ~ 10/22/12)
Thousands of patients with leukemia, lymphoma, severe sickle cell and other life-threatening diseases need marrow donor transplants. You can help save a life by joining Be the Match RegistryŽ, the national marrow donor program. It takes only about 15 minutes and a cheek swab sample to join the national registry of potential donors...
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A look at Missouri's gubernatorial candidates
(State News ~ 10/22/12)
AGE: 56. Born Feb. 13, 1956, in De Soto. HOME: Jefferson City. POLITICAL PARTY: Democrat. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in political science and law degree, both from the University of Missouri-Columbia. EXPERIENCE: Missouri governor, 2009-present; attorney general, 1993-2009; Missouri Senate, 1987-1993; worked as attorney in private practice after law school...
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The Butcher Block opening in old Esicar's location
(Business ~ 10/22/12)
The historic Esicar's Old Hickory Smokehouse on Kingshighway is being transformed into a new meat shop: The Butcher Block. Peter Whisnant, who recently purchased the building, has been transforming the interior of the building, which was damaged in a fire...
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