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Team Emerson and elections timeline
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
Nov. 4, 1980 -- Taking on six-term Democratic incumbent Bill D. Burlison for the 10th District Congressional seat, Republican Emerson of De Soto surged to victory by a 55-45 percent margin. It was the first time in more than a half a century a Republican won the 10th District post...
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Ex-Doniphan coach to stand trial
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
DONIPHAN, Mo. --The former head coach of the Doniphan varsity basketball team on Wednesday was ordered to stand trial on charges of sexually assaulting a female student on school property. Raymond R. Stewart III appeared before Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Swindle for a preliminary hearing...
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Sikeston doctor arrested for sexual assault, misconduct
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., doctor was arrested after allegations surfaced that he touched patients inappropriately and made sexually suggestive comments in person and through text messages. Rajesh Malhotra, 45, was charged with deviate sexual assault and three counts of first-degree sexual misconduct, according to a news release from the Scott County Sheriff's Office...
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Friedheim man dies when tree falls on him
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
A man was killed Saturday afternoon in Cape Girardeau County while cutting down a tree for a neighbor. Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said "it was a freak accident" that caused the 34-year-old man's death near his home in Friedheim when he was trapped under the tree. Clifton did not release the man's name pending notification of family members, but a death notice sent to the Southeast Missourian by McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson identified him as Waylon A. Friese...
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Historic Thebes Courthouse open for tours
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
THEBES, Ill. -- Standing between a large scythe with iron blades and a washtub with a hand-cranked laundry wringer, Phyllis Allison looks to the past as she counts her blessings. "Something like this is so intriguing compared to the way we do things today," she said, touching the heavy scythe. "We don't appreciate what we have. God's been good to all of us."...
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Centennial of state flag's creation in Cape Girardeau celebrated
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
The 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Missouri state flag, which was designed in Cape Girardeau, was commemorated Friday during the Flag Centennial Program in the Family Life Center at Centenary United Methodist Church. The program, attended by nearly 200 people including state and local officials, was part of the three-day Missouri Flag Centennial Celebration...
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Missouri mining could benefit from Illinois fracking
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
A bill currently being negotiated in the Illinois House of Representatives would regulate large-scale hydraulic fracturing -- or fracking -- in the state, and the Missouri mining industry stands to gain from an increased need for silica sand, which is used in the process. Some environmentalists are pleased to have collaborated in creating the legislation, but others say both states will suffer...
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Jackson girls soccer team wins Noon Optimist tournament
(High School Sports ~ 03/24/13)
The Jackson girls soccer team knew it was just a matter of time. Justin McMullen knew it, too. The Indians coach, though, nearly had it down to the minute. Jackson freshman forward Cassidi Tomsu scored with 4 minutes, 14 seconds left to give the Indians a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Marion (Ill.) in the final of the Cape Noon Optimist Club Tournament on Saturday afternoon...
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The Emerson Legacy: Bill, Jo Ann Emerson change political culture
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
On the night she won Missouri's 8th Congressional District seat for the 10th time, Jo Ann Emerson was in Cape Girardeau watching returns come in with her Republican Party supporters. She was prompted for a statement about her victory -- it was, after all, expected. The name Emerson had prevailed in an election every two years for more than three decades...
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Okinawa Japan
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/24/13)
Taken on a recent trip to Okinawa, Japan
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team drops two of three to Morehead State
(College Sports ~ 03/24/13)
The Southeast baseball team lost Friday and split a doubleheader Saturday
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/24/13)
Today is Palm Sunday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2013. There are 282 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 24, 1913, New York's Palace Theatre, the legendary home of vaudeville, opened on Broadway. On this date: In 1765, Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
Pet Name: Mutley Owner: Doug and Sandy Glaus Favorite activity: Listening to the radio through his large ears. ...
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Adopt Molly
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
Molly is a 2-year-old German Shepard/Collie mix. She's a pretty girl looking for a forever home. For more information, call the Humane Society at 334-5837. ...
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Adopt Alfie
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
Alfie is a 9-year-old declawed cat. He is extra large and extra sweet! Alfie has a calm personality and seems like a couch potato. For more information, call Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary at 243-9823. ...
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Williams - Young
(Wedding ~ 03/24/13)
Emily Nicole Williams and Lance Thomas Young were married Dec. 15, 2012, at Lynwood Baptist Church. The Rev. Mark Anderson performed the ceremony. Pianist was Barry Stone, cellist was Jalen McDowell, violinists were Vikas Rudrappa and Nancy Monahan, and guitarist was Sanshiro Ishihara, all of Cape Girardeau. Vocalists were Mary Bauer and David Poole of Cape Girardeau...
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Lowes - Dufek
(Wedding ~ 03/24/13)
Rachael Elizabeth Lowes and Joseph Caleb Dufek were married Jan. 19, 2013, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Kirkwood, Mo. Monsignor Jack Costello performed the ceremony. Pianist was Darren Modde and vocalist was Missy Nobel of Kirkwood. Parents of the couple are James and Denise Lowes of Washington, Mo., and James and Suzanne Dufek of Cape Girardeau...
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Stratman - Spruiel
(Engagement ~ 03/24/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gregory J. Stratman and Abby E. Stratman of Marble Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Elizabeth Stratman, to Nathan Rashad Spruiel. He is the son of Nathaniel Spruiel and Lynette Jarman of St. Louis. Stratman is a 2008 graduate of Woodland High School. She is marketing director at Owens Enterprise in Jackson...
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Mainord - Otradovec
(Engagement ~ 03/24/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott and Alvina Mainord of Benton announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Ann Mainord, to Mitchell Otradovec. He is the son of Ron and Bobbie Jo Davidson of Sikeston, Mo. Mainord received a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising from Southeast Missouri State University. She is assistant manager at New York and Co. in Cape Girardeau...
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Rivera - Brugger
(Engagement ~ 03/24/13)
Tammy Rivera of Wardell, Mo., announces the engagement of her daughter, Brigida Maria Rivera, to Kyle John Brugger, both of Jackson. He is the son of Rick and Robin Brugger of Jackson. Rivera is a 2009 graduate of North Pemiscot High School. She expects to receive a bachelor of science degree in child development in December. She is employed by Southeast Missouri State University and Drury Hotels...
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Hughes - Thomas
(Engagement ~ 03/24/13)
Norman and Sharon Hughes of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Hughes, to Joseph Thomas. He is the son of Kathy Thomas of Charleston, Mo., and the late James Thomas of Roseville, Ill. Hughes received a bachelor of science degree in marketing management from Southeast Missouri State University in 2009. She is employed by Theodore Eftink, CPA, in Sikeston, Mo...
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No viewers turned on 'Turn-On'
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
By Gary Clothier Question: What was television's biggest flop? S.G.L., Pueblo, Colo. Answer: Most students of television history would probably say it was "Turn-On," a show created by the producers of "Laugh-In." It aired on Feb. 5, 1969. Before the half-hour show was over, most ABC affiliates had been swamped with complaint calls, and a few had even stopped airing it. The show was considered overly risqué. NBC and CBS rejected the show early on, but ABC picked it up...
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Does he migrate or not?
(Column ~ 03/24/13)
The debate about the American Robin resurfaces each spring. Is this bird a migratory bird, or is it not? Truth is, some are and some are not. The American robin's summer range extends far into northern Canada and Alaska. The robins that migrate there in spring do not remain there for winter. These robins are truly migratory birds...
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FYI 3-24-13
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
Fairview General Baptist Church will hold pre-Easter revivals starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at the church, 6509 County Road 253 in Advance, Mo. Evangelist Kermit Patton will deliver the messages with special music each night from Joyful Noise on Wednesday, the Greenlee Family on Thursday and Crossroads on Friday. The church also will have a 6:30 a.m. sunrise service Easter Sunday with breakfast afterward...
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Decorate for Easter with faux chocolate eggs
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
Easter and April Fool's Day may be far apart in spirit, but they're jammed together on the calendar this year. Here's a quick and inexpensive craft project that can carry over from one to the other: faux chocolate eggs. Given my weakness for chocolate, I know I could never put out a bowl of pretty foil-wrapped chocolate eggs a week before Easter and expect them to last until the holiday. ...
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Start your Easter with a great breakfast
(Column ~ 03/24/13)
Every family has their own traditions for Easter Resurrection Sunday. Some families attend sunrise services at church and others do a late morning service then brunch afterwards. This year is going to be very different for us, as we usually do our big meal in the later afternoon, but our son has to leave to go back to school. Our plans may be a little different for the meal, but getting to worship together will be the best part of he day...
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In all situations, seek God's guiding light
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
Why do people allow unpleasant happenings and feelings to plague them? Although it's a seemingly trite and obvious question, notably wise individuals know it's an unwritten law to live above what occurs. I once worked for an exceptionally wise medical doctor. ...
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School menus March 25-29
(Menus ~ 03/24/13)
MONDAY--Chicken bites & breadstick, broccoli & cheese or cherry tomatoes or baby carrots, pears. TUESDAY--Crispito with cheese, refried beans or cherry tomatoes or baby carrots, cinnamon applesauce. WEDNESDAY--Penne pasta bake with breadstick, green beans or cherry tomatoes or baby carrots, mixed fruit cup...
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A fun do-it-yourself Easter mint
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
A little retro and a whole lot of fun, cream cheese mints are the perfect way to keep little hands busy during Easter dinner preparations. Make up the dough, then let the kids play around with different flavors and colors (or not, if you're trying to avoid pink and green hands). They also can form the mints in a variety of shapes. Consider making lemon mints, classic peppermints, or orange cream mints. You even could do mocha mints with coffee and chocolate extracts...
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Club news 3-24-13
(Community News ~ 03/24/13)
The John Guild Chapter of NSDAR held their February meeting at the Jackson City Library. The program, "Heart Health Nutrition," was presented by Anita Smith. She is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes Educator. She worked at SoutheastHEALTH 26 years and now is at Cross Trails Medical Center...
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Brase - Duncan
(Wedding ~ 03/24/13)
Trisha Michelle Brase and Marc Matthew Duncan were married Oct. 6, 2012, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. David Hulshof performed the ceremony. Pianist and organist was Mary Miller and soloist was Casie Mills, both of Cape Girardeau...
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Celebrate Easter ... the lawn can wait
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
The last Sunday of March is Easter. For many, Easter is synonymous with church. You may have received an invitation from someone you know to attend church with him or her on Easter Sunday. For many, Easter is a day of family. For some, it's another day off before going back to work...
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Nursing program
(Editorial ~ 03/24/13)
Public education in the Cape Girardeau region has taken an unprecedented step, at least in Missouri, by offering high school seniors early access to its practical nursing program. The program, to begin in August, will accept qualified students into the two-year program; the seniors will receive three credits after completing the first year, and after graduation, they can finish the remaining courses to complete the program the following year...
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Great school assembly
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/24/13)
How very proud I was Thursday morning as I attended Alma Schrader's Missouri flag centennial assembly. Ruth Ann Orr, Julia Unnerstall, Rebecca Gentry and the entire staff at Alma Schrader are to be congratulated and recognized for their visible and measurable efforts in educating our young children, instilling them with love of country at this "once in a lifetime event."...
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The way of the Cross: Area Christians, along with others nationwide, will participate in cross walks on Good Friday
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
Across Southeast Missouri, people are celebrating Good Friday and the Easter holiday by putting on their walking shoes to carry the cross in their neighborhoods. In Cape Girardeau, pastor Dan Johnson of the Evangelical Church of Christ will lead Christians of all denominations to 14 stations across the downtown area, which have their own biblical themes. The event is called Stations of the Cross...
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Lynwood worship leader combines faith in God and passion for music
(Community ~ 03/24/13)
Brian Crisman is the pastor of worship at Lynwood Baptist Church. In this week's Ministry Focus, he shares his what led him to serve as worship leader and what other ministries the church offers. Q: Tell us a little about yourself. A: I was born into a very musical Christian family, so music has been a part of my life and my worship of God from a very early age. ...
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Glenn Stovall
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
Glenn Eugene Stovall, 72, of Whitewater passed away peacefully Friday, March 22, 2013, at the home of a daughter in Barnhart, Mo. He was born June 13, 1940, in Granite City, Ill., to Lender and Thelma Greenlee Stovall. He and Carolyn Davis were married Oct. 19, 1963. They had been married 30 years when she passed away June 9, 1994...
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Karen Shirrell
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Karen Lee Shirrell, 73, of Zalma, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Advance Nursing Center. She was born Dec, 14, 1939, at Pontiac, Mich., daughter of Chester and Lottie Rogers Stotts. Karen worked at Inland Shoe Factory in Advance; she later was a homemaker...
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Marveline Schumer
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Marveline A. Schumer, 81, of Perryville died Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Independence Care Center. She was born July 15, 1931, at Belgique, Mo., to Louis W. and Louisa Ernst Schloss. Marveline retired from Rozier's Foodliner. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, the Ladies Sodality, the Ministry of Praise, Perpetual Adoration and the Grocery Workers' local union...
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Effie Riehn
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
Effie Elizabeth Riehn, age 101, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 13, 1911, near Oak Ridge, daughter of Henry and Sarah Hahs Barks. Effie was the third of five children. She and Ernest Riehn were married Jan. 20, 1943, at Jackson. He passed away May 19, 1972...
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Rowena Meyer
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. -- Rowena H. Meyer 92, of Uniontown died Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Perry County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 22, 1920, in Perry County, Mo., to Joseph H. Ponder and Theresia B. Buchheit Ponder. She married Joseph F. Meyer on June 11, 1946, at Apple Creek, Mo. He preceded her in death June 25, 1973...
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Jackson police report 3/24/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/24/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses...
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Velma Long
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Velma Addele Long, 82, of Dupo, Ill., formerly of Marble Hill, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at her residence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hurricane Fork General Baptist Church...
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Mark Hitt
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
Mark Allen Hitt, 53, of Jefferson City, Mo., died Thursday, March 21, 2013, at St. Mary's Health Center. He was born Oct. 24, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, son of Horace Clinton and Frances Lavern Hennecke Hitt. He and Deborah Jean McClurg were married April 16, 1988, in Jefferson City...
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Waylon Friese
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
Waylon A. Friese, 34, of Friedheim died Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Friedheim. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Charolotte Brooks
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Charolette L. Brooks, 68, of Chaffee passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 22, 1945, at Burfordville to the late Hobert and Legia Crader Eakins. Charolotte married Lee Brooks on June 23, 1984. He survives...
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Diamond Blakeney Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
CLARKTON, Mo. -- Diamond W. Blakeney Jr., 91, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Mobile, Ala. He resided at the Gulfport, Miss., Armed Forces Retirement Home and had many good friends there. At 91 years of age, he prided himself on living independently and was able to accomplish that at the AFRH. He took his first class to learn to master the iPad four days before his death...
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Earl Blattel
(Obituary ~ 03/24/13)
Earl W. "Bill" Blattel, 94, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 5, 1918, at Cape Girardeau to Frank and Ollie V. Stallings Blattel. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army...
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High school roundup: Jackson baseball team strikes early in win over Marion
(High School Sports ~ 03/24/13)
All the local high school events reported Friday to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Chaffee baseball team sweeps Bell City
(High School Sports ~ 03/24/13)
All the local high school events reported Saturday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Road work 3/24/13
(Local News ~ 03/24/13)
Union Avenue closes for sewer replacement A storm sewer replacement project along North Union Avenue in Jackson is scheduled this week. Weather permitting, North Union Avenue will be closed to through traffic between West Mary Street and Luetje Street from Monday through Friday as city crews work to remove a failing storm sewer pipe and replace it with reinforced concrete. ...
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Cards' Motte may open season on DL
(Professional Sports ~ 03/24/13)
JUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte probably will start the season on the disabled because of a mild muscle flexor strain in his pitching arm. The Cardinals said Saturday that the right-hander had stopped throwing following the results of an MRI a day earlier...
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Lynn continues struggle to find form in Cards' exhibition loss
(Professional Sports ~ 03/24/13)
JUPITER, Fla. -- A lighter Lance Lynn is still adjusting to pitching at his new weight. Lynn threw 5 2/3 innings for the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday in a 6-5 loss to Miami. Chris Coghlan's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth off Marc Rzepczynski won it for the Marlins...
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Oregon eliminates Saint Louis in third round of Midwest Regional
(Professional Sports ~ 03/24/13)
Twelth-seeded Oregon eliminated No. 4 Saint Louis 74-57 in the third round of the NCAA tournament
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FGCU stuns Georgetown in second round
(Professional Sports ~ 03/24/13)
PHILADELPHIA -- John Thompson III doesn't have an answer. Georgetown's latest early exit from the NCAA tournament came at the hands of another team with a double-digit seed in front of its name. No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast beat the second-seeded Hoyas 78-68 on Friday night in the second round of the South Regional...
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky found dead
(International News ~ 03/24/13)
LONDON -- Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled and outspoken Russian tycoon who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in southeast England. He was 67. Berezovsky amassed his wealth during Russia's privatization of state assets in the early 1990s. In return for backing former Russian president Boris Yeltsin, he gained political clout and opportunities to buy state assets at bargain prices, making a fortune in oil and automobiles...
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U.S. aids Honduran police despite death squad fears, 'social cleansing'
(International News ~ 03/24/13)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- The U.S. State Department, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars a year on the Honduran National Police, has assured Congress that money only goes to specially vetted and trained units that don't operate under the direct supervision of a police chief once accused of extrajudicial killings and "social cleansing."...
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Syria-Israel frontier clashes add to concerns
(International News ~ 03/24/13)
BEIRUT -- Syrian regime forces routed rebels in fighting on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights recently, leaving at least 35 dead, activists said on Saturday, as the country's civil war reached the doorstep of the strategic plateau...
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Pope Francis to Benedict: 'We're brothers'
(International News ~ 03/24/13)
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning pope telling a retired one, "We are brothers," and insisting they pray side-by-side during a date to discuss the future of the Catholic Church...
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Analysis: Budget balance is in eye of the beholder
(National News ~ 03/24/13)
WASHINGTON -- When it comes to budgets, balance is in the eye of the congressional beholder. To House Republicans, it means a balanced budget in a decade, achieved by $4.6 trillion in spending cuts and without any tax increases. To Senate Democrats, it means a balanced plan, about $975 billion in higher taxes and a spending reduction of about $875 billion, not counting cancellation of $1.2 trillion in existing across-the-board cuts...
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Minn. charges tossed against right-to-die ex-head
(National News ~ 03/24/13)
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota judge on Friday dismissed charges against the former head of a national right-to-die group accused in the death of an Apple Valley woman, saying Minnesota's law against advising suicide is unconstitutionally overbroad...
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Man killed in Texas called suspect in Colorado slaying
(National News ~ 03/24/13)
DENVER -- Colorado investigators on Saturday said for the first time a former prison inmate who was killed in a gunfight with Texas authorities is a suspect in the death of Colorado's state prison system chief. The evidence gathered in Texas after the death of Evan Spencer Ebel provided a "strong, strong lead" in the fatal shooting of Colorado Department of Corrections director Tom Clements, who was killed at his front door, El Paso County sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jeff Kramer said Saturday...
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Lawmakers in North Dakota define life as beginning at conception
(National News ~ 03/24/13)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota didn't set out to become the abortion debate's epicenter. It happened by accident, after a legislative caucus that once vetted abortion bills languished, leaving lawmakers to propose a flurry of measures -- some cribbed from Wikipedia -- without roadblocks...
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Snowstorm takes aim at Plains, Midwest
(National News ~ 03/24/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An early spring snowstorm forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights at Denver International Airport and closed several roads Saturday as it moved eastward, dumping more than a foot of snow in some places. The snow started falling around midnight in northeast Colorado and then moved into northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska...
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Georgia woman certain suspect shot her baby
(National News ~ 03/24/13)
BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- The mother of a baby shot dead in his stroller took one look at a teenage suspect's jailhouse mug shot Saturday and said he was definitely the killer. Yet an aunt of the teen said he was eating breakfast with her when the slaying took place...
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Prayer 3-24
(Prayer ~ 03/24/13)
O Hosanna in the highest, praises be to you, our God. Amen.
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Out of the past 3/24/13
(Out of the Past ~ 03/24/13)
Bill Maskill, the new head football coach at Southeast Missouri State University, speaks at a news conference at the Show Me Center after his appointment is announced; Maskill, an assistant football coach at the University of Oregon, replaces former coach Bob Smith...
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Births 3/24/13
(Births ~ 03/24/13)
Daughter to Don DuWayne Williams II and Ashleigh Chantel Brock of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:24 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013. Name, Kayleigh Liana Celeste. Weight, 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Brock is the daughter of Laura Woodson and Michael King of Sikeston, Mo. She is an assistant manager at McDonald's. Williams is the son of Carol Taylor of Hayti, Mo., and Don Williams of Elkhart, Ind. He is a deli associate at Wal-Mart...
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Speak Out 3/24/13
(Speak Out ~ 03/24/13)
I think it's OK for the city council to use casino money for improvements to downtown Cape Girardeau. On the other hand, it would be a nationally noticed act of pure selflessness and may start a trend in other communities if the money was used to pay down the federal government's deficit...
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March Madness online not for cord-cutters
(Entertainment ~ 03/24/13)
NEW YORK -- Finding March Madness basketball games online is easier this year, but watching them isn't if you've ditched your cable or satellite TV service. This is good news for most Americans -- those who pay for cable or satellite service. If you already receive the Turner channels -- TNT, TBS and TruTV -- on television, you should be able to watch live video of every game for free on computers and mobile devices...
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Researchers join hunt for child's mislaid remains in St. Louis area
(State News ~ 03/24/13)
BERKELEY, Mo. -- Researchers from Washington University are helping search a cemetery near Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for the remains of a girl who was decapitated three decades ago but was never identified. Investigators had hoped to extract DNA from the remains of the child, known as "Little Jane Doe" or "Hope," to determine her identity and track down her killer. ...
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Missouri coaches select 6 local players all-state
(High School Sports ~ 03/24/13)
Five local boys and one girl have been named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association all-state teams. Leopold senior Kyle Stroder, Oak Ridge junior Ryan Below, Advance senior Ethan Barr, Oran senior Alex Heuring and Jackson junior Karson King all collected honors for the boys, while Scott County Central senior Mikaela Blissett was honored on the girls side...
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