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House GOP floats a counter to Senate's debt idea
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Divided government's increasingly urgent drive to prevent a Treasury default and end a 15-day partial government shutdown took a highly partisan turn Tuesday as House Republicans unveiled a proposal stocked with conservative priorities that the White House instantly rejected.
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Mo. Rep. Smith raises $250K in first full quarter
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Southeast Missouri congressman Jason Smith says he raised more than $250,000 in his first few months in office as he prepares for another campaign next year. Smith won a special election in June to succeed U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, who resigned earlier this year. But Smith could face a challenge in the Republican primary as he seeks re-election in 2014...
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Fire department, Domino's team up for fire prevention
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department and Domino's Pizza are teaming up to promote fire prevention in honor of Fire Prevention Week, which ended Saturday. From 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, anyone who places a delivery order from a Domino's Pizza in Cape Girardeau may be randomly selected and surprised at the door when their pizza arrives aboard a fire engine, according to a news release from the fire department...
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Southeast's College Access program wins state award
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
Southeast Missouri State University's College Access Partnership Award Program has won the Missouri College Personnel Association's 2013 Innovative Program Award, a news release from the university said. The award was presented Sept. 30 at the Missouri College Personnel Association's annual conference...
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Friday night vandalism in Dexter
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A series of vandalisms were discovered early Saturday morning in Dexter. Ten or more instances of damage to vehicles were reported, including damage to a Daily Statesman vehicle, which was parked overnight on the office parking lot...
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One injured, one killed in ATV accident last week
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
ARBYRD, Mo. -- A 13-year-old boy was killed in an ATV accident Thursday morning near Arbyrd. According to trooper J.B. Doyle of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 8:30 a.m. on Dunklin County Road 637, 2 miles south of Missouri 164...
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Town-hall meeting set with local elected officials
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
The League of Women Voters of Southeast Missouri and the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will present a town-hall meeting with local elected officials at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark Ave. Office holders scheduled to speak are state Rep. Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson; Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr; Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger; state Rep. Kathy Swan, R-Cape Girardeau; and state Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau...
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SUV hits light pole, rolls onto side on Cape Girardeau street
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
Police shut down part of North Main Street after a sport utility vehicle overturned Monday afternoon just south of Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. The driver told police she was reaching for her phone when she apparently looked away from the road and struck the pole, said Sgt. Rick Schmidt of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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United Way speaker talks about stigma of poverty
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
At 43, Margaret Serrano is years past the age one typically finishes high school and looks for opportunities beyond. But she wants her three children to be proud of her, and she wants a better life, she said Monday during a break from a community event designed to inspire people like her to overcome life's challenges, poverty chief among them...
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Central drops heartbreaker, 6-5
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/13)
The Central softball team led until the final inning in its Class 4 District 1 championship game against Hillsboro. But it took just three at-bats for that lead to vanish. Central senior pitcher Kadie Orenstein had two strikes on Hillsboro's Leslie McKeever, who fouled off six pitches to stay alive, before McKeever hit a three-run home run over the left-field fence on a 1-2 pitch...
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Morning Graze
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/15/13)
Monday morning sunrise, caught this horse out grazing on the hillside on North Cape County farm.
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Morning Blaze
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/15/13)
Glorious morning sunrise made the sky look on fire!!
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66 Corridor stakeholders asked to identify needs, concerns
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
A span connecting Cape Girardeau and Paducah, Ky., could work in many locations, but the potential placement of the connection is boiling down to a question of north or south. A formal study of the best corridor for the connecting highway began in March by the consulting firms Horner & Shifrin Inc. and Bernardin, Lochmueller and Associates Inc. The area being studied includes Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky...
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Academic Hall to open during Homecoming
(Local News ~ 10/15/13)
After two years of renovation, Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Hall, the building famous for its copper dome, will reopen its door's during next week's Homecoming festivities. Homecoming week, set for Oct. 21-26, will include the rededication ceremony for Academic Hall and tours of the facility. ...
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Lacy to Appear on The Political Cesspool show
(Submitted Story ~ 10/15/13)
It has been confirmed that I will be appearing on the Nationally Syndicated The Political Cesspool radio program this Saturday Oct. 19th. at 8:00 cst. Host James Edwards has picked up my coverage of the "Occupy Mingo" protest that occurred Sunday Oct 6, 2013 at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. The protest was meant to bring attention to President Obama's unnecessary closure of federally owned parks...
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Springfield inventories trees across city
(State News ~ 10/15/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The city of Springfield has been conducting an inventory of its trees to determine the trees' overall condition and where new trees need to be planted. The complete inventory, which is being conducted by the Davey Resource Group for up to $90,000, is expected to give the city an idea of the maintenance needs of the city's trees, The Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Funeral scheduled for Springfield zookeeper
(State News ~ 10/15/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield zookeeper will be laid to rest near St. Louis today. The funeral for 62-year-old John Bradford will be at 11 a.m. at Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home in De Soto, Mo. Bradford died Friday when he was hit by an elephant at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield. The city has said Bradford and other zookeepers were following procedures when the elephant, named Patience, suddenly moved toward Bradford, crushing him...
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Monsanto HQ target of weekend protest
(State News ~ 10/15/13)
CREVE COEUR, Mo. -- The world headquarters of agriculture company Monsanto was the site of a weekend demonstration organized by opponents of genetically modified food. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 500 demonstrators marched Saturday to the company's Creve Coeur global headquarters, where they chanted anti-Monsanto slogans and waded into street traffic...
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Road closure part of Arch area upgrade
(State News ~ 10/15/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A busy area of downtown St. Louis will close for about a month starting Monday as part of the project to improve the area around the Gateway Arch. The Missouri Department of Transportation says Washington Avenue between Memorial Drive and Second Street will shut down after Monday morning rush hour. ...
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Dog at center of court dispute reported missing over weekend
(State News ~ 10/15/13)
SALEM, Mo. -- A dog accused of biting a 7-year-old girl went missing from a Missouri veterinarian's office over the weekend, days before a hearing to decide its fate. The yellow Labrador retriever, Phineas, was reported missing Saturday from the Dent County Vet Clinic in Salem, where it was being kept pending the outcome of the biting case. ...
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Most Mo. transfer students remain after shake-up
(State News ~ 10/15/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Two months after the start of the school year, a new report shows that most of the students who transferred from a pair of failing St. Louis County school districts remain at the better-performing suburban schools where they were able to relocate...
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Claims US never defaulted on debt fall short
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- You hear a perfect record cited over and over in the debt limit debate: The United States has never defaulted. Better put an asterisk by that. America has briefly stiffed some of its creditors on at least two occasions. Once, the young nation had a dramatic excuse: The Treasury was empty, the White House and Capitol were charred ruins, even the troops fighting the War of 1812 weren't getting paid...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2013. There are 77 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 15, 1917, Dutch dancer Mata Hari, convicted of spying for the Germans, was executed by a French firing squad outside Paris...
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Mexico's crackdown on drugs spurs extortion
(International News ~ 10/15/13)
MEXICO CITY -- When the threatening phone calls demanding $20,000 in protection money began in December, Dr. Roman Gomez Gaviria shrugged them off, believing his clinic on the outskirts of Mexico City couldn't possibly be of interest to criminal gangs. A few months later, his sense of security was shattered when three armed men barged into his office screaming "Dr. Roman, you bastard, where are you?"...
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Students with merit
(Editorial ~ 10/15/13)
Five local students have earned the prestigious honor of being named semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Every year the Southeast Missourian features area students who reach this distinction. About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Less than 1 percent were selected as semifinalists...
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Out of the past 10/15/13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/15/13)
Indian spirit sails down Broadway in the morning during the Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming parade; there are about 130 entries in this year's parade, 30 more than last year. Those who donated to the University Foundation during the last year are recognized at the annual Copper Dome Society breakfast; before Louis Daniel Brodsky receives the Friend of the University Award, Thomas Wood, chairman of the Foundation, announces that gifts to the organization totaled $5,741,649...
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Prayer 10-15
(Prayer ~ 10/15/13)
OHeavenly Father, we praise you for there is no God besides you, our precious Savior. Amen.
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Speak Out 10/15/13
(Speak Out ~ 10/15/13)
My daughter and I loved "Legally Blonde." We love all the shows presented by the Theatre and Dance Department. The cast and crew did a marvelous job. The dancing and movement were fabulous, as was the setting. The only problem we had was the sound. It was so difficult to understand the words of the women...
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Melaina's Magical Playland united a community
(Column ~ 10/15/13)
I attended the official ribbon cutting of Melaina's Magical Playland on Sept. 27. The playground was crowded with enthusiastic children and supportive adults who wanted to get a first look at this large new venue in Cape County Park North. This is a great facility that will serve children and youth well for many years. It was designed for access and to serve children with special needs but to be enjoyed by all children...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/15/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/15/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/15/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/15/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Shonda Ryan
(Obituary ~ 10/15/13)
ANNA, Ill. — Shonda R. Ryan, 43, of Anna died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, at St Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. There will be no services. Announcement courtesy of McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Kylea Gerber
(Obituary ~ 10/15/13)
Kylea Marie Gerber, 3 months old, of Millersville passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, unexpectedly lying beside her mother and great-grandmother. She was born June 27, 2013, at Cape Girardeau to Sommer Danielle Gerber and Andrew Scott Warnecke. Kylea was loved by all who knew her and touched the lives of many in her short three months on this earth. She will be missed by all who met her...
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Nixon releases money to help rebuild NE Mo. school
(State News ~ 10/15/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon has released $1 million in state funding to help rebuild a northeast Missouri vocational school destroyed by fire. Lawmakers included funding for the Pike-Lincoln Technical Center in the current year's budget, but Nixon vetoed the appropriation...
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Study ties chemical to possible risk of miscarriage
(Community ~ 10/15/13)
BOSTON -- New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food linings, might raise the risk of miscarriage in women prone to that problem or having trouble getting pregnant. The work is not nearly enough to prove a link, but it adds to "the biological plausibility" that BPA might affect fertility and other aspects of health, said Dr. ...
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Studies test how early in life to peek inside DNA
(Community ~ 10/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- Little Amelia Sloan became a pioneer shortly after her birth. The healthy baby is part of a large research project outside the nation's capital that is decoding the DNA of hundreds of infants. New parents in a few other cities soon can start signing up for smaller studies to explore what's called genome sequencing -- fully mapping someone's genes to look for health risks -- should become a part of newborn care...
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Iran nuclear talks in Geneva spur high hopes
(International News ~ 10/15/13)
VIENNA -- Don't expect a breakthrough -- but the chances for progress have seldom been better. This is the message coming from Iran and six world powers ahead of renewed talks this week meant to end a decade of deadlock on Tehran's nuclear program...
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Thousands evacuated in Vietnam ahead of typhoon
(International News ~ 10/15/13)
HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam began evacuating more than 180,000 people Monday from coastal areas in the path of Typhoon Nari, which killed 13 people and caused widespread damage in the Philippines over the weekend. The storm is expected to hit the central Vietnamese coast early today with sustained winds of up to 83 mph, causing possible flooding and damage to property...
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Indians say cyclone evacuation kept them alive
(International News ~ 10/15/13)
PODAMPETTA, India -- Agya Amma's house in this seaside village was flattened by the cyclone that roared in from the Bay of Bengal with torrential rains and winds topping 131 mph. But the fact that she was still here Monday, surveying the pile of twisted wood and shredded thatch that had been her home, was proof that this was a different kind of disaster for India...
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Report: NSA collecting millions of contact lists
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- The National Security Agency has been sifting through millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world -- including those of Americans -- in its effort to find possible links to terrorism or other criminal activity, according to a published report...
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Microsoft's phone update to feature driving mode
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
NEW YORK -- Microsoft is updating its Windows software for cellphones to accommodate larger devices and make it easier for motorists to reduce distractions while driving. It's the third update to Windows Phone 8 software since the system's release a year ago. Devices with this update will start appearing in the coming weeks, and older phones will be eligible for a free upgrade, too...
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Brokers simplify, confuse health exchange shopping
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
This month's glitch-filled rollout of the health insurance marketplaces created by federal law is a business opportunity for brokers and agents, but regulators warn that it also opened the door for those who would seek to line their pockets by misleading consumers...
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Health Beat: Combating childhood obesity
(Community ~ 10/15/13)
Recent scientific studies are beginning to show progress against the childhood obesity epidemic, but the numbers of young people affected by obesity remain high. Research has shown that declines in school-based physical activity programs and increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages are just some of the causes of the increase in childhood obesity in the United States...
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3 U.S. economists win Nobel prize for work on asset prices
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
Ordinary investors don't stand much chance of beating the market. It moves way too fast and efficiently. Or it behaves in ways that make no sense at all. Three Americans won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for their sometimes-contradictory insights into the complexities of investing...
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Libyan arrives in U.S. to face terror charges
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- After a weeklong interrogation aboard a U.S. warship, a Libyan al-Qaida suspect is now in New York awaiting trial on terrorism charges, U.S. officials said Monday. Abu Anas al-Libi was grabbed in a military raid in Libya on Oct. 5. He's due to stand trial in Manhattan, where he has been under indictment for more than a decade on charges he helped plan and conduct surveillance for the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998...
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Justices consider Michigan affirmative action ban
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- Affirmative action opponents persuaded Michigan voters to outlaw any consideration of race after the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions. That state's constitutional amendment is now being examined by the high court to determine whether the change the voters sought is in fact discriminatory...
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Investors shrug off threat as U.S. default date nears
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
NEW YORK -- Warren Buffett likens it to a nuclear attack. Economists warn that government spending on programs such as Social Security would plunge. The Treasury says the economy would slide into a recession worse than the last. Yet you wouldn't know that a U.S. debt default could amount to a nightmare from the way many companies and investors are preparing for it: They aren't. The assumption seems to be that in the end, Washington will find a way to avert a default...
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Cardinals can't hit, field for Wainwright in Game 3
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Led by a pair of precocious rookies, the Los Angeles Dodgers got themselves right back into the NL championship series. Hyun-Jin Ryu outpitched Adam Wainwright with seven innings of three-hit ball, and Yasiel Puig tripled home a run to help Los Angeles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Monday night in Game 3...
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Missouri's Franklin will miss 3-5 weeks
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 14 Missouri got the SEC's attention upsetting Georgia on the road. The Tigers will try to retain momentum without their most indispensable player. Quarterback James Franklin is hurt again, out three to five weeks with a sprained right shoulder. Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said Monday he's confident redshirt freshman Maty Mauk can do the job in his first career start Saturday at home against No. 22 Florida...
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Senate's Reid, McConnell optimistic of reaching deal
(National News ~ 10/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- Racing the clock, the Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders closed in on a deal Monday night to avoid an economy-menacing Treasury default and end the two-week partial government shutdown. "We've made tremendous progress," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared after an intense day of negotiations with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and other lawmakers. ...
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Third-down success was key to Redhawks' win
(College Sports ~ 10/15/13)
Southeast reversed its season trend against Murray St.
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St. Louis shows improvement on multiple fronts
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/13)
Bradford and Brockers led the way in terms of stepping up their game Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams stayed confident despite a rough 1-3 start to the season. Now that they've bounced back to win two in a row, coach Jeff Fisher says his club's ability to stay on an even keel through the bad beginning played a key role in the turnaround...
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Banksy: I sold original artwork for $60 in NYC
(Entertainment ~ 10/15/13)
NEW YORK -- Banksy, the British graffiti artist causing a sensation in New York City, says he sold a few of his artworks over the weekend for up to $60 apiece, far below the thousands they typically fetch. Banksy wrote on his website that he had set up a stall in Central Park on Saturday with original signed works. But the secretive artist warned Sunday: "That stall will not be there again today."...
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High school roundup: Perryville spikers mount comeback against Park Hills
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/13)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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