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State, Jackson fitness center reach settlement in E. coli case
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
Owners of a Jackson fitness center and the state of Missouri have reached a settlement in a court battle about drinking water served by the center that state regulators said sickened several people with E. coli in 2010. An investigation by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services tracked the source of illness to the Class Act Family Fitness Center's water and found the center was connected to an unauthorized and contaminated farm well...
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Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in broad federal spending cuts and simultaneously avoid a government shutdown next week -- and pointedly rejected a call to even reopen White House tours that the Obama administration says had to be canceled because of the cuts...
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Prosecutor may seek death penalty in Stoddard County murder case
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russell Oliver last week said he is considering the death penalty in a case against a man accused of a deadly shooting in an Advance, Mo., parking lot. A motion to continue the preliminary hearing was filed in Matthew Cook's case and says the state "is considering the possibility" of seeking the death penalty...
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Missouri man charged with drunken driving, assaulting police officer
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
A Wildwood, Mo., man arrested for DWI early Tuesday morning also faces other charges, which include an attempt to bite a police officer. According to Cape Girardeau Police Department spokesman Darin Hickey, at about 12:45 a.m. a vehicle driven by Brandon Michael Gross, 22, was observed entering the front yard of a residence in the 500 block of North Sprigg Street. ...
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Cape transfer station scales shut down for repairs
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
The Cape Girardeau Transfer Station scales are down for unscheduled repairs, according to an email sent by the Public Works Department. While the scales are being fixed, charges will be figured at $14.75 per cubic yard instead of weight. The scales will be repaired as soon as possible...
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Billikens' rally stings 'Hawks
(College Sports ~ 03/20/13)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team was swept in its annual two-game season series against Saint Louis University for the second straight year. Tuesday's 7-6 road defeat was the most excruciating of the four losses to the Billikens. Southeast carried a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. SLU tied it in that frame thanks to a pair of two-run homers, then scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning.
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Oriakhi makes single season at Missouri count
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri coach Frank Haith kept encouraging Alex Oriakhi, telling them he had more to give. The senior center has been playing like there's no tomorrow for a while now. "Every day I keep telling myself my days are numbered, so I keep reminding myself, 'How do you want to be remembered?'" Oriakhi said. "And I think about that every day, that one game and you're done. All I know is I'm going to leave it all out there on the floor."...
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Miller outshines Kelly in victory
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/13)
JUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis manager Mike Matheny wouldn't commit to naming a fifth starter even though the two pitchers in competition had decidedly different outings in the Cardinals' 5-4 victory over Miami. Starter Shelby Miller allowed only one hit and one walk in four scoreless innings while striking out three, retiring the last 11 batters he faced...
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Missouri auditor questions federal funds used for welfare expenses
(State News ~ 03/20/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich released a report Tuesday questioning Missouri's use of millions of federal dollars to provide welfare benefits to low-income residents. In an audit of $12.7 billion in federal funds received by Missouri last year, Schweich raised concerns about $68 million in expenses incurred mainly by programs run by the Department of Social Services. ...
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Perryville aldermen accept Tarrillion's resignation
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
An end to a 20-year career with the Perryville Police Department became official Tuesday night as the city's board of aldermen unanimously accepted the resignation of Keith Tarrillion. Tarrillion joined the department in 1993 and has served as the city's chief since he was elected in 2002. . ..
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Cape Girardeau school set to accept high school seniors in nursing program
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
With the expansion of its nursing curriculum, the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center will become the first school in Missouri to offer high school seniors early access to its practical nursing program. "This is a wonderful opportunity for high school seniors to get started in the nursing field," said Rich Payne, director of the Career and Technology Center. ...
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Downtown Cape: Renewal continues, but empty storefronts remain
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
Visitors and residents have plenty to say about the state of the buildings in Cape Girardeau's historic downtown. Some believe efforts to improve the town's traditional center have been successful. Others aren't so sure. One thing seems certain -- the historic buildings along Broadway and Main Street get noticed. Local leaders hope the renewal trend will continue and empty buildings will be filled...
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Cape Middle School Sixth Graders of the Month
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/20/13)
Cape Central Middle School sixth grade Students of the Month for March are (front row from left) TyAnna Bragg-Dixon, NiJayla King, Bridgit Strom and Lauren Hoxworth; (second row) Sydney Whitehorn, Payton Walley and Christian Bollinger; (third row) Riley Jones, Abigale Gibson, Josie Milian and Olivia Lambert. SoutheastHEALTH recognizes these students in its role as Central Middle School's Partner in Education...
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Mini Fashionista
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/20/13)
My step daughter Lauren never disappoints, she found her great grandmas scarf and was twirling about singing. A childs innocence is priceless!!
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Beautiful sunrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/20/13)
On my morning commute to work, coming through Gordonville i noticed this gorgeous site, i had to pull over and take this picture. Nature just blows my mind at its beauty
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Cape Middle School Fifth Graders of the Month
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/20/13)
Cape Central Middle School fifth grade Students of the Month for March are (front row from left) Faith Parr, Haley Brazel, J.T. Haggerty and Brooklyn Sides; (second row) Destiny Cowling, Matt Cleek, Shelby Valenti and Chloe McAlister; (third row) Taviunna Allen, Dade Bond and Truman Vines. SoutheastHEALTH recognizes these students in its role as Central Middle School's Partner in Education...
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The United States of "Autism"
(Submitted Story ~ 03/20/13)
The United States of "Autism" The month of April is autism awareness month and this year it is very important because our nation is currently unaware of the rising tide of autism. According to the U.S. Census in 2010, 19 percent or 56.7 million people has a developmental delay of some kind. ...
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Mo. Supreme Court strikes down science incentive fund
(State News ~ 03/20/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri incentive fund for science and technology businesses has been quashed before it could get started, as the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that lawmakers had illegally linked its existence to an unrelated economic development proposal...
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Central's Simmons sizzles in cold
(High School Sports ~ 03/20/13)
The cold and wet conditions at Kimbeland Country Club suited Travis Simmons just fine. The Central junior fired a 2-under-par 33 over the front nine to win medalist honors and lead the Tigers to a second-place finish in a quadrangular hosted by Jackson...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
Today is Wednesday, March 20, the 79th day of 2013. There are 286 days left in the year. Spring arrives at 7:02 a.m. EDT. Today's Highlight in History: On March 20, 1933, the state of Florida electrocuted Giuseppe Zangara for the shooting death of Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak at a Miami event attended by President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, the presumed target, the previous February...
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Births 3/20/13
(Births ~ 03/20/13)
Daughter to Michael Gene and Christina Lynn Haley of Marble Hill, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:50 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2013. Name, Michaela Ann. Weight, 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Haley is a tire technician at Plaza Tire. Daughter to Chad Robert and Michelle Angelica Ford of Advance, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:15 p.m. ...
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Out of the past 3/20/13
(Out of the Past ~ 03/20/13)
Authorities are detaining a California man who smashed a front window at the Cape Girardeau Police Department early yesterday morning with an ax handle; the man claims he was charged in 1977 here with a crime he didn't commit. The third Stephen Ministers class at St. ...
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Elmo Venson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/20/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Elmo J. Venson Sr., 81, of Mounds died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Southgate Nursing Home in Metropolis, Ill. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Mounds. The funeral will be at noon at the church, with G.W. White officiating. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Mound City National Cemetery...
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Charlotte Stull
(Obituary ~ 03/20/13)
Charlotte I. "Inge" Stull, 76, of Fairview Heights, Ill., died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at Cedar Ridge Healthcare Center in Lebanon, Ill. She was born Oct. 19, 1936, in Dresden, Germany, daughter of Kurt and Louisa Mueller Ulbrich. Survivors include her husband, John Stull, whom she married Aug. ...
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J.W. Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/20/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jessie William "J.W." Smith, 82, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill. He was born June 22, 1930, in Millersville, son of George and Lillie Newell Smith. He married Margarite Seabaugh...
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In Ohio rape case, social media a double-edged sword
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
NEW YORK -- In sentencing two high school football players to juvenile jail terms for raping a drunken girl, Judge Thomas Lipps issued a cautionary note to children and parents, urging them to reconsider "how you record things on the social media so prevalent today."...
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Defiant teen handed life sentences in Ohio shooting
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
CHARDON, Ohio -- Wearing a T-shirt with "killer" scrawled across it, a teenager cursed and gestured obscenely as he was given three life sentences Tuesday for shooting to death three students in an Ohio high school cafeteria. T.J. Lane, 18, had pleaded guilty last month to shooting at students in February 2012 at Chardon High School, east of Cleveland. Investigators have said he admitted to the shooting but said he didn't know why he did it...
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Mich. woman convicted of killing grandson
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
PONTIAC, Mich. -- A suburban Detroit grandmother was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for killing her teenage grandson last spring, as jurors rejected her claim that she shot him six times in self-defense. Sandra Layne, 75, cried quietly when she heard the verdict, which was delivered during the first full day of jury deliberations. She also was convicted of using a firearm during a felony and likely faces at least 14 years in prison...
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Velma Hartwig
(Obituary ~ 03/20/13)
Velma Juanita Hartwig, 92, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 29, 1920, in Scopus, Mo., daughter of Ira S. and Lavada Killian Dockins. She and Clarence E. Hartwig were married in 1935 in Marble Hill, Mo. He passed away in 1971...
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U.S. set to revise cigarette warning labels
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
RICHMOND, Va. -- The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit. Instead, the Food and Drug Administration will go back to the drawing board and create labels to replace those that included images of diseased lungs and the sewn-up corpse of a smoker, according to a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder obtained by The Associated Press...
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In snow-socked Northeast, spring seems far away
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
BOSTON -- Snow and sleet blasted the Northeast on the last full day of winter Tuesday, closing schools and turning roads into a slick mess that got the Harlem Globetrotters' bus into a minor accident. Some places were looking at more than a foot of snow by the end of a storm that commuters hoped would be the last. Unwelcome as it was, there's nothing unusual about a snowstorm in the Northeast this late in the season, when it can still get plenty cold enough...
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Keyoun Blissett
(Obituary ~ 03/20/13)
Keyoun Blissett, 7, of Tennessee, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in Tennessee. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Divine Temple Church of God in Oran, Mo. The funeral will be at noon at the church...
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Aleen Best
(Obituary ~ 03/20/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Aleen H. Best, 84, of Perryville died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. She was born March 12, 1929, in Frohna, Mo., daughter of Edwin and Amanda Schilling Engert. She and Elmer "Sonny" Best were married April 30, 1950. He preceded her in death April 23, 1999...
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Scholar Bowl
(Editorial ~ 03/20/13)
Like any competition, there's much work that goes into Scholar Bowl. No, there may not be thousands of fans in the grandstand. But for the students competing, it's an exciting time of year. A story in the March 14 Southeast Missourian highlighted the efforts of area Scholar Bowl teams. ...
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Jackson fire report 3/20/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/20/13)
*** JACKSON Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: * A fire alarm on K Land Drive. * A medical assist on North High Street.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/20/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/20/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/20/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/20/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Syria and rebels trade chemical weapons charges
(International News ~ 03/20/13)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria's government and rebels on Tuesday traded accusations of a chemical attack on a northern village for the first time in their civil war, although the U.S. said there was no evidence it had happened. The use of such weapons would be a nightmare scenario in the 2-year-old conflict that has killed an estimated 70,000 people, and the competing claims showed a willingness by both sides to go to new levels to seek support from world powers...
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Congo warlord Ntaganda turns himself in
(International News ~ 03/20/13)
KIGALI, Rwanda -- Wanted on an international warrant for alleged war crimes, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda lived openly in Congo for years, playing tennis at exclusive clubs and dining at lakeside restaurants in full view of foreign diplomats and U.N. peacekeepers...
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Lawmakers in Cyprus reject proposed deposits seizure bill
(International News ~ 03/20/13)
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cypriot lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people's bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international bailout, with not a single vote in favor. The rejection leaves Cyprus's bailout in question. ...
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Witnesses take stand, testimony begins in fake Rockefeller trial
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Testimony in the murder trial of a notorious Rockefeller impostor opened Tuesday with a witness telling how his excavation for a pool turned creepy when he discovered a human skull and a bag of bones. "We were all kind of freaked out," said Jose Perez, a heavy-equipment operator who was digging for a pool in suburban San Marino in 1994 when he and his father discovered the human remains. They called police...
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Russian agency criticizes U.S. ruling in boy's death
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
DALLAS -- Russian officials expressed disbelief Tuesday with an American grand jury's decision not to charge a Texas couple in the death of their 3-year-old adopted son from Russia after a prosecutor concluded his fatal injuries were accidental...
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Plotter of foiled college attack kept to self
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A former student who plotted an attack at the University of Central Florida kept to himself and left little impression on his classmates before his suicide led to the discovery of his weapons and his plans. James Oliver Seevakumaran was described as a loner both by police and in a brief statement from his family released Tuesday. Authorities planned an afternoon news conference...
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Mexico's president gathers power, pushes reform
(International News ~ 03/20/13)
MEXICO CITY -- New President Enrique Pena Nieto has been fast out of the blocks in attacking some of Mexico's toughest issues in a country often stymied by monopolies and corruption. He arrested the most powerful woman in Mexico, leader of the largest union in Latin America, on allegations of corruption that previous presidents saw but were too compromised to tackle. ...
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Pope Francis: Protect the poor and the Earth
(International News ~ 03/20/13)
VATICAN CITY -- After a week marked by acts of simplicity and openness, Pope Francis finally let his words do the talking as he officially began his stewardship of the Catholic Church on Tuesday. "Please," he implored the tens of thousands, both poor and powerful, gathered outside St. Peter's Basilica. "Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God's plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment."...
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Bombings in Iraq kill 65 a decade after invasion
(International News ~ 03/20/13)
BAGHDAD -- Insurgents sent a bloody message on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, carrying out a wave of bombings across the country Tuesday that killed at least 65 people in the deadliest day in Iraq this year. The nearly 20 attacks, most of them in and around Baghdad, demonstrated in stark terms how dangerously divided Iraq remains more than a year after American troops withdrew. More than 240 people were reported wounded...
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Pentagon bans 60 mm mortar round after deaths
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
HAWTHORNE, Nev. -- A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapons until an investigation can determine their safety, officials said Tuesday...
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Speak Out 3/20/13
(Speak Out ~ 03/20/13)
What hypocrites. Obama and his party support same-sex marriage, aborting children and then have the nerve to ask for God's guidance. You can't turn your back on his teaching and still expect him to bless you and let things be all inclusive and let everything go...
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Fed likely to back low-rate policies despite gains
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy is strengthening on the fuel of more job growth, rising home prices and solid retail sales. Just don't expect the Federal Reserve to let up in its drive to keep stimulating the economy with record-low interest rates...
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Condoleezza Rice writing book on democracy
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
NEW YORK -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is working on a book about democracy. Henry Holt and Company announced Tuesday the currently untitled book will be published in 2015. She will draw on personal and professional experiences to address such issues as self-government, immigration and education...
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Assault weapons ban will not be in Dems' gun bill
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has decided that a proposed assault-weapons ban won't be part of a gun-control bill the Senate plans to debate next month, the sponsor of the ban said Tuesday, a decision that means the ban stands little chance of survival...
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Route CC in Perry County closed for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
Route CC in Perry County, between County Road 709 and County Road 710, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. Work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday...
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Prayer 3/20/13
(Prayer ~ 03/20/13)
O Lord God, with joy in our hearts we sing your praises. Amen.
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Woman who lost music downloading case can't pay
(Entertainment ~ 03/20/13)
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota woman at the center of a long-running court fight over the unauthorized downloading of copyrighted music said there's still no way she can pay record companies the $222,000 judgment she owes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal Monday...
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Sheriff: Missing mom staged disappearance
(State News ~ 03/20/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- To law enforcement agencies, the disappearance of a Missouri woman and her young daughter for four days had all the markings of an abduction: a cryptic text message asking for help, a phone call that sounded like it was being read from a script, an ex-husband with a history of domestic violence...
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Judge approves sale of Twinkies
(State News ~ 03/20/13)
NEW YORK -- A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of Twinkies to a pair of investment firms, one of which has said it hopes to have the cakes back on shelves by summer. Hostess Brands Inc. is selling Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and other brands to Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co. for $410 million...
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Paul backtracks on immigration reform stance
(National News ~ 03/20/13)
WASHINGTON -- Tea party favorite Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday said the nation's illegal immigrants should be able to become citizens eventually, but amid a furor from conservative activists on the explosive issue he quickly sought to make clear that, while they would not be sent home, they couldn't get in line in front of anyone else...
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Candidate questionnaire: Mark Dambach
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
NAME: Mark Dambach AGE: 56 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cape Girardeau, Missouri SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Wife--Lisa Son--Travis Daughter--Lauren EDUCATION: High School Navy Electronics training Various medical equipment schools. OCCUPATION: Biomedical Equipment Technician/Supervisor...
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Candidate questionnaire: Dan Stover
(Local News ~ 03/20/13)
NAME: Dan Stover AGE: 60 PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Louis, Mo SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Karen Stover-wife Shannon Tucker-daughter Andy Stover-son EDUCATION: B.S. Elementary Education from Southeast Mo. State M.A. Educational Administration from Southeast Mo. State...
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