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Mo. Secretary of State Kander to speak in Cape about avoiding scams
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander will speak to seniors Thursday in Cape Girardeau about avoiding scams. Kander launched a statewide tour this week on the topic of potential threats to senior investors, according to a news release from his office...
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Rescheduled First Friday to feature Rediger, Mehner
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee will feature an open forum with questions and answers by Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger and chamber president and CEO John Mehner. The First Friday Coffee scheduled for Dec. 6 was rescheduled because of a winter storm...
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Governor proposes more money for higher education, tuition freeze
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon called Wednesday for another tuition freeze at Missouri's public universities while also proposing to boost state funding for the schools. Nixon said his budget recommendations for next year will include an additional $36.7 million for the institutions. He also urged the four-year schools to freeze tuition for Missouri undergraduates for the 2014-2015 academic year...
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Charleston native and advocate for disabled to hold book-signing
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
When Charleston, Mo., native Roosevelt Mitchell III was earning a master's degree in special education from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, he read books by people who weren't disabled. This led Mitchell, born with a physical disability, to write "Diary of a Disability Scholar."...
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Perryville city employees will see higher deductibles next year
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Under an insurance plan adopted last week, city employees will see a 33 percent increase in their health-care deductibles and a slight rise in their out-of-pocket costs for some prescription drugs, but the rest of their benefits will remain the same...
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Annual 'Holiday Percussion Concert' is Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
Children and parents alike will be in for entertainment when the Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble's annual "Holiday Percussion Concert" begins Saturday morning at the River Campus. The concert is free to the public and starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Bedell Performance Hall...
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Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market planned for Cape
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
A Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market -- a much smaller version of the related supercenter -- is planned for Cape Girardeau, potentially restoring the property to its original use in the 1960s when a major grocery store was there. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is listed as the developer in a subdivision plat application filed with the city of Cape Girardeau for the site of the former Plaza Galleria, which stood at 2001 Independence St. ...
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Missouri executes inmate who killed good Samaritan
(State News ~ 12/12/13)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- Missouri executed Allen Nicklasson on Wednesday night for killing a good Samaritan who stopped to help him and his friends after their car stalled on Interstate 70 in 1994. It was the state's second execution in three weeks...
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Notre Dame group plans to give gift of warmth
(Community ~ 12/12/13)
It's rare that a project receives anything close to 100 percent participation, but Athletes Give Back at Notre Dame Regional High School has it. Started this year, the student-led group recently completed its first contribution and is planning more projects...
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Historic buildings pose unique challenges for firefighters
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
From stately Victorian homes to classic brick storefronts, Cape Girardeau is rich with tangible links to the past. Protecting the city's architectural legacy, however, is more science than art or history. Several weeks ago, firefighters closed a side street and reduced Broadway to one lane for about 30 minutes as they investigated a report of smoke at a business in the area...
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GOP officer files ethics complaints against Democratic panel
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
Campaign committees of opposing political parties are at odds over complaints filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission last week. Republicans allege Democrats committed violations of the state's campaign finance law, while Democrats named in the complaints call the allegations a purely political attack and say the problems mostly stemmed from a paperwork error...
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Salvation Army running behind in Red Kettle campaign
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
The Cape Girardeau Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign is feeling the effects of the winter storm that slammed into the area Friday and Saturday. "We're currently at 34 percent of our goal," said Capt. Ronnie Amick of the Cape Girardeau Salvation Army. "Last weekend's weather hurt us to the tune of $20,000 to $30,000. It was supposed to be a big weekend for volunteers to help, but about 95 percent of them had to cancel."...
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Downtown Cape
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/12/13)
This photo is a shot of the clock downtown Cape on main street.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
Today is Thursday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2013. There are 19 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush was transformed into the president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida's contested election...
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Percussion concert a festive event for all ages
(Editorial ~ 12/12/13)
One of the joys the Christmas season provides is music. Fun, festive and joyful music. One of those opportunities is coming up Saturday. The Percussion Ensemble's Family Holiday Concert is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall. There's no cost to attend. The event will be a hit for all ages, but it's especially good for families with young children...
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Speak Out 12/12/13
(Speak Out ~ 12/12/13)
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Awesome. All you people out there who don't want to live under a socialist government and socialized medicine, speak up. If we don't speak up, we're going to lose it. In the Friday morning newspaper, somebody was bragging about the dog park and using the money from the casino. ...
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Hunting's economic effects
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/12/13)
I recently read a great story in your paper about deer season (Deer season means big bucks, Nov. 17). I want to thank you for publishing a story about the impact that hunting has on your local businesses. As you know, hunting is big deal, not only in Southeast Missouri, but across our state...
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Sherman Woods
(Obituary ~ 12/12/13)
Ules Sherman Woods, 88, of Burfordville passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 19, 1925, son of John and Mabel Hyde Woods. He married Gladys Modglin on Aug. 15, 1946. Sherman was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses in Jackson. ...
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Patricia Birk
(Obituary ~ 12/12/13)
Patricia A. Birk, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 6, 1929, in Grosse Pointe, Mich., to Orla A. and Clara B. Allen Tellis. Patricia was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, August W. Birk of Cape Girardeau; two daughters, Cynthia (Graham) Otto of St. Louis and Julie Birk of Pensacola, Fla.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a son-in-law, Richard Schnarr of Colorado Springs, Colo...
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Phillip Sheffield
(Obituary ~ 12/12/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Phillip Dean Sheffield, 70, of Marble Hill passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 13, 1943, in St. Louis, son of Raymond and Ruth Perkins Sheffield. Sheffield was an over-the-road truck driver for T&H Transport...
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Robert Mabery
(Obituary ~ 12/12/13)
Robert L. "Bob" Mabery, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1927, at Bonne Terre, Mo., to Leo and Edna Poston Mabery. He and Marylin Nelson were married April 20, 1952, at Bonne Terre. Bob served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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Mary Mansker
(Obituary ~ 12/12/13)
ORAN, Mo. — Mary K. Mansker, 60, of Oran died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at Midwestern Regional Center in Zion, Ill. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Chapel in Oran.
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Linda Donais
(Obituary ~ 12/12/13)
Linda Donais, 73, of Scott City died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Nancy Unterreiner
(Obituary ~ 12/12/13)
Nancy Unterreiner, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/12/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/12/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Jackson police report 12/12/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/12/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Missourians allowed to donate unclaimed property
(State News ~ 12/12/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missourians can donate unclaimed property held by state government directly to charities that support military veterans, medical research, children's education and other causes under a new program state Treasurer Clint Zweifel announced Wednesday...
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Lawmakers call for query into ed leader
(State News ~ 12/12/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A group of state lawmakers from Kansas City on Wednesday called for the governor and attorney general to investigate concerns about Missouri's education commissioner. The eight lawmakers were the second group this week to formally complain about education commissioner Chris Nicastro after The Kansas City Star reported on newly disclosed emails that raise questions about the selection of CEE-Trust as a consultant. ...
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Pope is named Time magazine's Person of the Year
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
NEW YORK -- Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the Catholic Church's new leader has changed the perception of the 2,000-year-old institution in an extraordinary way in a short time. The pope beat out NSA leaker Edward Snowden for the distinction, which the newsmagazine has been giving each year since 1927...
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India's Supreme Court upholds anti-gay sex law
(International News ~ 12/12/13)
NEW DELHI -- India's Supreme Court struck down a 2009 lower court decision to decriminalize homosexual conduct, dealing a blow Wednesday to gay activists who have fought for years for the chance to live openly in India's deeply conservative society...
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Do homework when buying tablet for child
(Community ~ 12/12/13)
NEW YORK -- Tablet computers are expected to top many children's holiday lists, but parents need to do their homework first. Children's tablets range from educational toys that perform more like hand-hand gaming devices to Android tablets good for whole family...
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Poll: Opposition strong to lifting in-flight cell ban
(Community ~ 12/12/13)
WASHINGTON -- As federal regulators consider removing a decades-old prohibition on making phone calls on planes, a majority of Americans who fly oppose such a change, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. The Federal Communications Commission will officially start the debate today, holding the first of several meetings to review the agency's 22-year-old ban. New FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has called the current rules "outdated and restrictive."...
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Health-care signups pick up pace in November
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
WASHINGTON -- Playing catch-up with a long way to go, President Barack Obama's new health insurance markets last month picked up the dismal pace of signups, the administration reported Wednesday. Enrollment statistics from the Health and Human Services Department showed 364,682 people have signed up for private coverage as of Nov. ...
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Female libido drug remains in limbo
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
WASHINGTON -- The multidecade search for a pill that boosts sexual desire in women has hit another roadblock, raising questions about the future of efforts to develop a female equivalent to Viagra. Sprout Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday it has reached an impasse with the Food and Drug Administration over its drug, flibanserin. The daily pill is designed to increase libido in women by acting on brain chemicals linked to mood and appetite...
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House Republicans show support for budget deal
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans signaled support Wednesday for a budget deal worked out a day earlier, a plan narrowly drawn but promoted as a way to stabilize Congress' erratic fiscal efforts, avert another government shutdown and mute some of the partisan rancor that has damaged Americans' attitudes about their lawmakers...
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Out of the past 12/12/13
(Out of the Past ~ 12/12/13)
The overnight low at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport dips to 16 degrees; that's the coldest temperature reading so far this fall; at Jackson, the official cooperative weather observatory station reports a low of 14 degrees at 6 a.m. The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents takes actions authorizing the university to proceed with construction or planning of four projects totaling more than $3.1 million; projects include the extensive renovation of Myers Hall...
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LAPD to on-duty cops: Buckle up, it's the rule
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
LOS ANGELES -- If you've ever been pulled over by a police officer for not wearing a seat belt, there's a decent chance the officer also wasn't buckled up either. While 86 percent of Americans wear seat belts, an upcoming study that will be published by California's Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training estimates about half of law enforcement officers don't wear them...
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Prosecutor: No domestic charges on Zimmerman
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
MIAMI -- George Zimmerman will not face domestic violence charges because his girlfriend did not wish to pursue the case and there was scant evidence of a crime, a state prosecutor said Wednesday. Samantha Scheibe's decision not to cooperate and the lack of other corroborating evidence would have made the case difficult to prove, State Attorney Phil Archer in Seminole County said...
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‘12 Years a Slave,' ‘Osage County' top SAG noms
(Entertainment ~ 12/12/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Steve McQueen's historic saga "12 Years a Slave," Jon Wells' dysfunctional family adaptation "August: Osage County," Jean-Marc Vallee's AIDS drama "Dallas Buyers Club" and the sweeping White House servant tale "Lee Daniels' The Butler" topped the list of outstanding performances for the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. "12 Years a Slave" scored four nominations, while "Osage County" and "The Butler" earned three nominations in Wednesday's announcements...
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Hilton IPO brings in $2.35 billion
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
NEW YORK -- Hilton is back, and in a big way. The hotelier, which went private in 2007, says its initial public offering priced Wednesday at $20 per share -- in the middle of its expected range -- for a total take of $2.35 billion on the sale of 117.6 million shares...
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U.S. stocks slump following disappointing earnings
(National News ~ 12/12/13)
NEW YORK -- Disappointing earnings from a handful of U.S. companies pushed the stock market to its biggest loss in five weeks. Health care stocks had some of the biggest declines. Laboratory Corporation of America slumped after cutting its full-year earnings forecast. Quest Diagnostics, a major competitor, also dropped Wednesday...
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Southeast women welcome Division-II opponent
(College Sports ~ 12/12/13)
The redhawks have lost seven of their last eight games
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Kelly sophomore follows sister's, mom's lead
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/13)
Most people only dream of making it to the state final four in their respective sports. Alexis Dock, a sophomore softball player at Kelly High School, knew growing up that she wanted to lead the Kelly Hawks to the softball final four, something her sister Danielle Dock did in 2008...
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Central drops SEMO Conference tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/13)
The No. 3 seed Tigers lost to No. 6 Kennett 55-52
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Gov. wants $36.7M more for higher education
(State News ~ 12/12/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon called Wednesday for another tuition freeze at Missouri's public universities while also proposing to boost state funding for the schools. Nixon said his budget recommendations for next year will include an additional $36.7 million for the institutions. He also urged the four-year schools to freeze tuition for Missouri undergraduates for the 2014-2015 academic year...
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Mandela interpreter called a fake
(International News ~ 12/12/13)
JOHANNESBURG -- The sign-language interpreter on stage at Nelson Mandela's globally broadcast memorial service was a faker who was waving his arms around meaninglessly, advocates for the deaf said Wednesday. The allegation raised questions of how and why he managed to insert himself into a supposedly secure event attended by scores of heads of state, including United States President Barack Obama...
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Non-lethal aid halted to Syria
(International News ~ 12/12/13)
BEIRUT -- The United States and Britain said Wednesday they were suspending delivery of all non-lethal military aid destined for rebels fighting President Bashar Assad's forces in northern Syria, citing fears it could fall into the hands of al-Qaida linked militants...
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Uruguay OKs national market for legal pot
(International News ~ 12/12/13)
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguay's drug control chief, Julio Calzada, is a nervous man. As of Wednesday, he has just 120 days to deliver regulations controlling the world's first national marijuana market. The law awaiting the signature of President Jose Mujica after winning congressional approval Tuesday night describes what Mujica called an "experiment" in broad strokes. ...
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Who's next 12/11/13
(Community ~ 12/12/13)
The artwork of Meghan Dohogne, a Cape Girardeau native and senior history major at McKendree University, is being featured in an all-student show at the McKendree Gallery of Art in Lebanon, Ill. The exhibition opened Dec. 5 and continues through Dec. 23, with gallery hours by appointment...
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Prayer 12/11/13
(Prayer ~ 12/12/13)
O Heavenly Father, thank you that your Holy Word is everlasting. Amen.
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Hooked on Science: Popping cranberries
(Community ~ 12/12/13)
Instructions STEP 1: Have an adult bring a pan of water to a boil. STEP 2: Place 1 cup of cranberries into the boiling water and observe. Explanation The pockets of air inside of the cranberries are heated when placed in the boiling water. The air expands, which causes the cranberries to eventually pop...
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Slow start dooms Delta girls against East Prairie
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/13)
The Bobcats fell behind 12-0 on the way to a 54-19 loss to the Eagles
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Oran routs Scott City to open Lady Devils tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/13)
The Eagles beat the Rams 76-13 in the first round of the Lady Devils Invitational
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High school roundup: Leopold wins Woodland Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/13)
The Leopold boys basketball team took a four-point lead over Perryville into halftime at the weather-delayed Woodland Tournament on Wednesday. The Wildcats made a couple changes at halftime before running away with a 56-34 win. "We changed our defense up a little bit," Leopold coach Andy Beck said. ...
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