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House votes to derail Obamacare, fund government
(National News ~ 09/20/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed a temporary funding measure to keep the government running. The bill is coupled with a tea party-backed measure to block President Obama's new health care law. The 230 -189 vote sets the stage for a confrontation with the Democratic-led Senate. The Senate promises to strip the "defund Obamacare" provision from the bill next week and will challenge the House to pass it as a straightforward funding bill that Obama will sign...
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Obama: GOP budget critics holding US 'hostage'
(National News ~ 09/20/13)
CLAYCOMO, Mo. (AP) -- President Barack Obama furiously responded Friday to congressional budget battles that could threaten a partial government shutdown, accusing Republicans voting against his health care law of focusing on politics and "holding the whole country hostage."...
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Pollution rule hurts coal, helps other sources
(National News ~ 09/20/13)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tough new limits on the amount of heat-trapping emissions new power plants can emit will likely accelerate a shift away from coal-fired power and toward electricity generated with natural gas, wind, and sunshine. Power prices for homes, businesses and factories may eventually rise, and nuclear power could return to fashion...
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Police seek suspect in armed robbery
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
Police are looking for the suspect in a residential armed robbery that was reported Thursday. Officers were responding to an unrelated call for service about 5 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of Good Hope Street when they heard a gunshot at a house across the street, said Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Federal shutdown won't be a complete shutdown
(National News ~ 09/20/13)
WASHINGTON -- Here's the truth about a government "shutdown." The government doesn't shut down. So the world won't end if Washington can't find a way to pass a funding bill before the new budget year begins on Oct. 1. Social Security checks still will go out. ...
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Federal indictment for accused bank robber
(State News ~ 09/20/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A 19-year-old Southern Illinois man suspected of being the "I-55 Bandit" has been indicted on a felony count of bank robbery. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis says the investigation of Andrew Maberry of O'Fallon, Ill., continues. The indictment was announced Thursday...
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Officials estimate Mo. to lose out on $70M
(State News ~ 09/20/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri officials expect the state will lose out on $70 million because of an arbitration case with tobacco companies. The attorney general's office says a three-judge arbitration panel recently sided with more than 30 cigarette manufacturers' claims that Missouri failed to diligently enforce state tobacco laws in 2003. That was a requirement of the 1998 settlement between states and tobacco companies...
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Phone lines restored for county government
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
Telephone service was restored for all Cape Girardeau County government offices about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to an email from county information technology director Eric McGowen. Service was disabled for county government lines Wednesday afternoon when a truck took out some telephone lines in Jackson. The county's 911 service still functioned, and an alternate number was made available for those wanting to reach the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department...
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Education committee to meet in Cape Girardeau next week
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
JEFFERSON CITY -- An interim House committee will hit the road next week to receive input from Missourians on ways to improve the state's education system, including a Tuesday stop in Cape Girardeau. State Rep. Steve Cookson, chairman of the committee, said in a news release that witnesses will be asked to sign in with the topic they wish to address. ...
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Imposter mailing code enforcement violation letters in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- An impostor is apparently issuing his own code enforcement violations. The city of Sikeston warned Thursday that an impersonator is mailing code enforcement violation letters regarding improper deposit of debris on sidewalks, streets and alleys. According to reports from city officials, this correspondence is not on city letterhead and is unsigned...
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Hopefuls gather for 'Gone Girl' casting call
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com ABOVE: From left, Donna Wheeler and Joyce Kuntze of Cape Girardeau, Ben Kennedy of Bernie, Mo., and James and Jan Ward of Marble Hill, Mo., fill out information sheets Thursday in the lobby of Rose Theatre in Cape Girardeau during the latest casting call for 20th Century Fox's feature film "Gone Girl". ...
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State auditor Schweich discusses programs, plans for future
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
Missouri state Auditor Tom Schweich detailed programs he implemented during his time in office and spoke of his hopes for a 2014 re-election bid before the SEMO Pachyderms Club on Thursday night in Cape Girardeau. Schweich is the only Republican to currently hold a statewide office other than Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder. He was elected over Democrat Susan Montee in 2010...
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Southeast regents to consider actuarial science option
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
When Southeast Missouri State University students go for bachelor's degrees in math next fall, they could have another option -- actuarial science. Options are areas of emphasis, and for math, those include math education, pure mathematics and applied mathematics/statistics, Math Department chairwoman Tamela Randolph said...
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96-year-old plays in pool championship
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
When it comes to pool players, many people might harbor the image of a pool shark who confounds opponents by making seemingly impossible shots. Some might also recall the character of philosophical pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson, made famous by Paul Newman in the movies "The Hustler" and "The Color of Money."...
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House votes to cut $4B a year from food stamps
(National News ~ 09/20/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation's main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans.
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Opening date set for all-accessible playground
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
After almost five years of planning, delays, fundraising and construction, Melaina's Magical Playland will open Sept. 27. The playground at Cape County Park North was inspired by Jeff and Andrea Cunningham's daughter Melaina Cunningham, who was born with nemaline myopathy, a neuromuscular disease that causes muscle weakness, and it was designed for people with all levels of physical ability. ...
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Progress being made on Clippard School humidity
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
A Cape Girardeau public school official said Thursday progress is being made in finding what went wrong with a computerized temperature control system at Clippard Elementary. Assistant superintendent for support Services Neil Glass said Clippard Elementary School principal Sydney Herbst indicated in early August that the building "wasn't functioning quite right."...
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New census data shows income lag in Missouri
(State News ~ 09/20/13)
ST. LOUIS -- New U.S. census data released Thursday show Missouri is one of two states where median incomes fell in 2012 from the previous year, as many residents continue to grapple with a slow-to-recover economy. Median household income in the state was $45,321 last year, a 1.6 percent decline from 2011. ...
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Chaffee breaks ground on $6.2 million water project
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee broke ground Thursday on a new $6.2 million water system and officials say construction should begin within weeks to provide 1,136 customers with cleaner water. City officials were relieved the project is finally in the construction phase after over two years of loan processes and design work...
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Priests accused of molestation were in Cape and Perryville
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
Documents released recently as part of a legal settlement show two Catholic priests accused of molesting children in California spent part of their careers in Cape Girardeau and Perryville, Mo. John Edward Ruhl and John V. "Jack" Farris, members of the St. Louis-based western region of the Vincentian order, were among the defendants in a lawsuit alleging child molestation by multiple clerics...
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Leopold volleyball team overpowers Advance in sweep
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/13)
LEOPOLD -- For the Advance volleyball team, facing Leopold's hitting tandem of Caitlyn Petty and Ashlyn Bucher on the Wildcats' home floor was like the crew of the Andrea Gail attempting to ride out the waves in "The Perfect Storm." It didn't take long for the Hornets to sink...
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Heat hurts fair attendance
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
The SEMO District Fair brought about 89,500 people to Arena Park over the course of eight days, according to fair board president Pete Poe. Last year's total attendance was about 92,000 visitors, a 5 percent increase above 2011's fair numbers, Poe said after the 2012 fair...
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Sunrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/20/13)
summer sunrise over the Mississippi river
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All Smiles
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/20/13)
Former patient Yvonne Neel of Fredericktown, Mo., left, enjoys Southeast Hospital's Inpatient Rehab patient reunion on Thursday, Sept. 19, in the Hospital's Harrison Room. Rehab staff member Janet Skinner, RN, stands at right. Some 40 to 50 people attended the annual event, which brings together staff and former patients for food and fellowship...
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Nickell shares stories of Swampeast Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 09/20/13)
Gather to hear the incredible true stories of gifted storyteller and retired history professor, Dr. Frank Nickell, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m., at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. Nickell's wit and love for the past bring the rich and diverse history of "Swampeast Missouri" to life...
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Beautiful Caterpillar
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/20/13)
We found this amazing looking caterpillar just minding it's own business in the yard yesterday!!
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My Beautiful Baxter Boy
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/20/13)
Baxter is my best friend and forever companion. He loves to play with his two kittens and to perform tricks for treats.
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Bella Italia Turns Ten!
(Submitted Story ~ 09/20/13)
Bella Italia in downtown Cape Girardeau turns ten in October, and owner Mark Dirnberger has a few plans to celebrate. From September 30th through October 5th the restaurant will surprise a diner with a free meal ten minutes after the hour for every hour the restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. During the week Bella Italia will also feature 10 pasta dishes for $10 and happy hour prices all week. The Mike Renick Band will wrap up the celebration Saturday night from 9-11 on the patio...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/20/13)
Today is Friday, Sept. 20, the 263rd day of 2013. There are 102 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 20, 1962, James Meredith, a black student, was blocked from enrolling at the University of Mississippi by Democratic Gov. Ross R. Barnett. (Meredith was later admitted.)...
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What's around the bend? Who knows for sure?
(Column ~ 09/20/13)
I haven't always said nice things about roundabouts. You know what I'm talking about. Traffic circles. The latest fad in roadway engineering. "Latest fad" is relative, of course. There have been roundabouts elsewhere in the world for a long, long time. But in this neck of the woods, a roundabout is still something of a novelty...
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Enjoy the arts in Cape
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/20/13)
Whether you have been in town for weeks, or years, chances are you've heard of First Fridays with the Arts. The event began in 2003 when the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri moved to its current location, deep in the heart of Old Town Cape. Now, 10 years later, the event has grown to include each of the galleries throughout Cape Girardeau. ...
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Keeping officials accountable
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/20/13)
I attended the Sept. 16 meeting of the Cape Girardeau County Commission. This doubled as a public hearing on setting Cape County's tax rates for its general revenue budget. The county sought an increase from $0.038 to $0.0447 per $100 assessed valuation due to flat sales-tax revenue. This was the second year the property tax was levied since 1982 (2012 was the first), and commissioners voted "yes" to increasing the rate for 2013. No mention was made of cutting expenditures...
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Inspiring story
(Editorial ~ 09/20/13)
A 2005 motorcycle accident that severed his spinal cord hasn't kept Zach Young from enjoying and participating in sports. Young, 30, participated in the wheelchair division of the City of Roses Half Marathon/5K race on Sunday -- one of many events he's competed in since the traumatic accident. A story about him appeared in Monday's Southeast Missourian...
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Pynchon among book award finalists
(Entertainment ~ 09/20/13)
NEW YORK -- Publishers hope the new rules in place for the National Book Awards, for which the first-ever long-lists were announced this week, will lead to the kind of sales enjoyed by winners of Britain's Man Booker Prize. With fiction finalists announced Thursday including Thomas Pynchon, George Saunders and Jhumpa Lahiri, the long list features the kind of high-profile choices major publishers have been advocating for years, extends the nominating period by a month and doubles the pool of possible winners.. ...
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Warming slowdown haunts climate-change authors
(International News ~ 09/20/13)
STOCKHOLM -- Scientists working on a landmark U.N. report on climate change are struggling to explain why global warming appears to have slowed down in the past 15 years even though greenhouse gas emissions keep rising. Leaked documents show there are deep concerns among governments over how to address the issue ahead of next week's meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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Concrete from a tube
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Workers use a concrete pump during construction of a new building at SEMO's River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The three-story, 93,745-square-foot building will provide office and living space as well as art and dance studios....
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Fed indictment for accused bank robber
(State News ~ 09/20/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A 19-year-old Southern Illinois man suspected of being the "I-55 Bandit" has been indicted on a felony count of bank robbery. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis says the investigation of Andrew Maberry of O'Fallon, Ill., continues. The indictment was announced Thursday...
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JPMorgan admits fault, pays $920 million in trading loss
(National News ~ 09/20/13)
WASHINGTON -- The financial penalty is staggering. JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay $920 million for trading losses that shook the financial world last year. But the bigger price may be a few words rarely uttered in settlements with U.S. regulators: The nation's largest bank is also admitting wrongdoing...
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Best bet: Acting Out with 'Joseph'
(Entertainment ~ 09/20/13)
This weekend Southeast Missouri's newest community theater troupe, Jackson's Acting Out!, presents its second production, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Shows happen today at 3 and 7 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. at Creative Edge in Jackson. Call 573-382-0630 for more information on the show...
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Donna Pensel
(Obituary ~ 09/20/13)
Donna C. Pensel, 77, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at Monticello House. She was born Oct. 18, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, to Marvin and Amelia Eaves Langston. She and Harold L. Pensel were married Oct. 25, 1959. He passed away Sept. 17, 2006...
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Esther Hennecke
(Obituary ~ 09/20/13)
Esther E. Hennecke, 89, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 10, 1923, in Tilsit, to Gustav T. and Carolina Lydia Burgfeld Best. She and Alvin E. Hennecke were married Nov. 22, 1942, in Cape Girardeau. They had been married 62 years when Alvin passed away Jan. 4, 2005...
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Louise Glasco
(Obituary ~ 09/20/13)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Louise Glasco, 77, of Cobden died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 30, 1935, in Saratoga, Ill., daughter of Carl Fred and Ruby Mae Venson Westbrook. Louise is survived by two sons, Alan Glasco of Ava, Ill., and Rick (Kathy) Glasco of Chaffee, Mo.; three grandchildren, Katina, Samantha and Jennifer Glasco; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Flo Ann Deppe of Percy, Ill.; two brothers, John (Valerie) Westbrook of Richmond, Ind., and Adrain Westbrook of Jonesboro, Ill.; a special friend, Reba Short, and all her friends at the Jackson County Rehab; other relatives; and many friends.. ...
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Births 9/20/13
(Births ~ 09/20/13)
Daughter to Eric James and Nichole Elizabeth Barnard of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:37 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Name, Jamilynn Elizabeth. Weight, 5 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Barnard is the former Nichole Parks, daughter of Darryl and Angie Parks of Jackson. Barnard is the son of Fred and Kim Barnard of Blytheville, Ark. He is serving in the U.S. Army...
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Jackson police report 9/20/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/20/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/20/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/20/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/20/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/20/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summons Assaults Burglary Thefts Miscellaneous...
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With its recent album release, The Mike Renick Band continues to impress
(Entertainment ~ 09/20/13)
Mike Renick is a happy guy. After having released four previous CDs as the frontman and acoustic guitarist for the Mike Renick Band, Renick said the band's new CD was worth the effort. "As a whole, I'm happy with the CD from beginning to end," he said. "From the production to the songwriting, I think it's a good one."...
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Speak Out 9/20/13
(Speak Out ~ 09/20/13)
Another tax increase. Who would have figured it? We never had these kind of tax increases under the old county commissioners. It seems to me that these folks don't know how to budget and use what they have. Instead they want more and more. I am a World War II veteran, and may I say a very concerned veteran on behalf of our nation and our young men. ...
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Southeast, SIU football teams get ready to rumble at Busch Stadium
(College Sports ~ 09/20/13)
The Southeast Missouri State football team features 26 players from the greater metropolitan St. Louis area. They're all licking their chops for the rare opportunity to play a game in their home town. Southeast (0-2) and longtime rival SIU Carbondale (1-2) will square off at 1 p.m. Saturday in what has been billed the College Classic -- the first-ever football game at the eight-year-old Busch Stadium in St. Louis...
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Cards drop 15-inning marathon to Rockies
(Professional Sports ~ 09/20/13)
St. Louis had its lead in the NL Central cut to one game
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Highway 91 in Scott County closed for railroad repairs
(Local News ~ 09/20/13)
Highway 91 in Scott County will be closed as railroad crews perform repairs on the crossing. The railroad crossing is between U.S. 61 and County Road 411. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today...
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Prayer 9/20/13
(Prayer ~ 09/20/13)
Father God, may we guard our words, choosing only those pleasing to you. Amen.
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Out of the past 9/20/13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/20/13)
One of the world's finest privately-owned collections of rare books and manuscripts by author William Faulkner has been donated to Southeast Missouri State University; the multimillion-dollar gift was made by Louis Daniel Brodsky, a St. Louis-area scholar-businessman, and his father, Saul L. Brodsky, also of St. Louis County...
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Central soccer team strikes late to beat Bluff 2-1
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Central just pressed a little bit more late in Thursday's soccer game at Poplar Bluff. The Tigers were tied or trailed a majority of the game but came through with two goals about three minutes apart with less than 10 minutes to play to pull out a 2-1 victory at Whiteley Park...
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High school: Notre Dame softball squad blanks Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school football capsules Week 4: Tigers seek back-to-back wins at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/13)
Fort Zumwalt East (3-0) at Central (1-2) Last week: Fort Zumwalt East 18, Hickman 12; Central 34, Poplar Bluff 13 Last year: Fort Zumwalt East 21, Central 7 Outlook: The Tigers are coming off their first win of the season, and it was an impressive one over previously unbeaten Poplar Bluff...
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College uses dishes to aid healthy eating
(Community ~ 09/20/13)
DURHAM, N.H. -- They may not be binging on broccoli, but some University of New Hampshire students are at least pausing before they fill up on fried food, thanks to dishware designed to remind them about healthy options. Two years after the federal government abandoned the food pyramid as a symbol for healthful eating and adopted an image of a plate instead, the university has gone a step further by printing dietary guidelines directly on plates used in campus dining halls...
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Rebecca Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/20/13)
Rebecca Ellen "Becky" Moore Smith, 55, of Delta died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.
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Carolyn Hendrickson
(Obituary ~ 09/20/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Carolyn Hendrickson, 66, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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7 decades later, Purple Heart given to daughter
(State News ~ 09/20/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Pfc. John Eddington was preparing for deployment to Europe in World War II when he learned his wife gave birth to a daughter. He penned a letter, sweetly telling the little girl how much he loved her and longed to see her. But he never got to meet her, and the letter and his Purple Heart medal ended up in a box thousands of miles away from Peggy Smith, the daughter who was told nearly nothing about him...
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Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris is a magic man
(Entertainment ~ 09/20/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Neil Patrick Harris is magical, and not just because he can sing, dance, act and host the Tony and Emmy awards. He's actually magical, like in the abracadabra way, and has been since he was a child. Long before he was "Doogie Howser, M.D.," Harris loved magic. Every trip to his grandparents' house in Albuquerque meant a visit to the local magic shop, where he used his allowance to add a card or coin trick to his collection, mastering a new illusion on the ride home...
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Briefly: Fort Zumwalt East routs Central football team
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/13)
Fort Zumwalt East junior quarterback Shane Barrett threw three first-half touchdowns and rushed for two more as the Lions beat host Central 47-2.
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ARTifacts 9/20/13
(Entertainment ~ 09/20/13)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and the Jackson Heritage Association will host a Plein Air Competition at the historic Oliver House in Jackson from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28. Participating artists are invited to use an aspect of the Oliver House as the backdrop for their piece. ...
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