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Midwest economic survey index for February drops slightly
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
OMAHA, Neb. -- A monthly economic survey index dropped slightly last month but still suggests growth over the next three to six months for nine Midwestern and Plains states, according to a survey report released Monday. The overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index fell to 57.4 in February from 57.7 in January...
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Mo. Senate to resume debate on abortion measure
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Senate Majority Leader says legislation to extend Missouri's abortion waiting period will be debated this week. Republican Sen. Ron Richard, of Joplin, said the chamber will resume debate on the measure, which would require 72 hours to pass before a woman can have an abortion after seeing a doctor. Current law requires women to wait one day before an abortion can occur...
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Drug raid finds nearly 100 meth labs on property
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The Wright County sheriff says a weekend drug raid in southern Missouri led to the discovery of 95 portable meth labs on a single property. Sheriff Glenn Adler told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the Mountain Grove seizure may be the largest ever in Missouri...
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Mo. Senate bill would give tax cut to homeowners
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Every homeowner in Missouri could get a one-time tax refund under legislation pending in the state Senate. The proposal is estimated to cost the state $384 million. It would grant an income-tax cut to everyone who owned residential property as of Jan. 1, 2014...
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Missouri governor heading to Canada after delay
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After a one-day weather delay, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is heading to Canada on a business trip. Nixon was leaving Missouri on Monday to travel to Canada. He originally had been scheduled to depart Sunday but postponed because of a winter storm that brought snow, sleet and ice to parts of the state...
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Community makes girl's unique dream come true
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- A Missouri community has come together to help a 7-year-old girl battling cancer fulfill her unique dream. Summer Warren, a first-grader at North County Primary School in Bonne Terre, has been undergoing treatment for an inoperable tumor wrapped around her brain stem, the Daily Journal reported...
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Arcadia, Mo., hopes TV show boosts tourism
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A struggling Southeast Missouri town that once served as a summer getaway for wealthy St. Louis residents hopes its role in a new network TV show comes with an economic boost. The ABC series "Resurrection" is set in Arcadia, Mo., a small town where the dead return to life. No scenes from the show that debuts Sunday were filmed in Missouri, and the book on which the series is based was set in East Arcadia, N.C...
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Keystone oil pipeline construction endorsed by Gov. Jay Nixon
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is in favor of the proposed oil pipeline route through the middle of the United States, joining other Midwestern governors who are urging President Barack Obama to approve its construction. The Democratic governor endorsed the Keystone XL pipeline in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday...
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No injuries from Blodgett home fire
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
BLODGETT, Mo. -- A rural Scott County home was destroyed by fire early Monday morning near Blodgett. "It was very difficult today," Scott County Rural Fire Protection District chief Jeremy Perrien said of battling the blaze in such extreme weather conditions...
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Statewide tornado drill postponed
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
The National Weather Service announced Monday it is postponing the Missouri Statewide Tornado Drill until 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The 40th annual statewide drill is part of Missouri 2014 Severe Weather Awareness Week, which runs through Friday, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Public Safety...
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Icy roads Sunday, Monday cause relatively few accidents
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
Motorists in Southeast Missouri have had plenty of practice driving on ice this winter. If reports from local law enforcement agencies are any indication, either that practice is paying off, or people have stopped trying to travel on slippery roads...
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Small number of donors have big influence in Mo.
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A small handful of donors account for the bulk of money raised for statewide candidates and ballot measures in Missouri, according to a newspaper analysis on Monday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch analyzed money raised by Missouri campaign committees from 2011 through 2013. ...
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Report finds few bright spots in Cape economic development
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
At Monday night's Cape Girardeau City Council meeting, council members took a look at the past to prepare for the future. In the study session, city manager Scott Meyer gave a presentation on the city's economic development based on the numbers from 2013 and previous years. Then, in regular session, the council approved the first steps for a project that began in 2008...
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Weather takes a toll on businesses
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
The various winter weather that has visited the region during recent months is affecting more than the temperature and road conditions -- businesses are feeling the bite. Cape Girardeau received 2 to 3 inches of snow overnight, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., on top of a layer of ice and sleet that accumulated throughout Saturday night and Sunday...
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Cape escapes worst; roads still slick
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
Although 6 inches was forecast, Cape Girardeau got 2 to 3 inches of snow overnight, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky. Lead forecaster Greg Meffert said the predicted 4 to 6 inches was difficult to pin down because of when the sleet changed to snow. "It's very tough to call when you have mixed precipitation. I don't think we did too bad given the variable situation with the freezing rain, sleet and snow we had to deal with everywhere," Meffert said...
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Updated: Scott County Central boys, girls play sectional games Wednesday
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/14)
For the Scott County Central boys basketball team, making it to the Class 1 sectional game isn't something new. The Braves won the Class 1 District 2 title -- their 11th straight -- Thursday and will face Class 1 District 1 winner Clarkton tonight, with the winner advancing to the state quarterfinal round...
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Elvis
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/04/14)
Elvis the camel invites you to come see him at the St Louis zoo. As the weather warms the animals get more active and it is a great time to visit them.
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Beautiful sunrise and 11 degrees
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/04/14)
Beautiful sunrise and 11 degrees
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The Battlegrounds at Cedar Lake's Mud Run
(Submitted Story ~ 03/04/14)
Pigs wallow in it. People bathe in it. Mud is the new black...uh, brown. And mud runs are all the rage for thrill-seekers looking to test their fortitude. The Battlegrounds at Cedar Lake, the Midwest's only permanent mud run and obstacle course, is the perfect combination for those seeking a messy and invigorating challenge. ...
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Waiting for Seed
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/04/14)
A female Cardinal waits in the bush by my door for me to put out some seed. If you put out seed at the same time everyday , the birds will learn this and arrive at that time everyday.
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Cold weather heats up sales for some companies
(National News ~ 03/04/14)
NEW YORK -- The harsh winter has been rough for some businesses, but for a lucky few, the frigid weather means more cold, hard cash. Ace Hardware is having its best winter in more than a decade for snowblower and shovel sales. Waterproof boots are on a long back-order at clothing maker L.L. Bean. And more people are staying home and ordering gooey grilled cheese sandwiches and booze from Delivery.com...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/04/14)
Today is Tuesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2014. There are 302 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 4, 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.)...
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Cape woman represents area well in Mrs. Mo. contest
(Editorial ~ 03/04/14)
A Cape Girardeau business professor was recognized with an eye-catching honor Saturday night. Dr. Erin R. Fluegge-Woolf, a Southeast Missouri State University faculty member, was crowned Mrs. Missouri at the state contest held in Kansas City, Mo. Fluegge-Woolf is the latest in an impressive history of local women who have won the competition. A story in Sunday's Southeast Missourian said that more than a dozen women from the Southeast Missouri region have won the title...
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Speak Out 3/4/14
(Speak Out ~ 03/04/14)
Anybody worried about the weather lately? Maybe God's trying to get our attention. Beware of a scam. Twice I've gotten a card to call 1-855 number to be able to get a $100 reward card for Wal-Mart or Target and more. First time, they wanted me to send a dollar. Second card, they wanted me to send $4. I called a local police. They, too, said it was a scam. Beware...
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Bill diminishes local control over utility pole attachments
(Column ~ 03/04/14)
At a recent visit with state Rep. Donna Lichtenegger during the Missouri Municipal League's (MML) recent Legislative Conference, she mentioned that the Republican Party stood for local control. This is a good platform since it is certainly true that local governments are closest to the people. ...
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Yes to Wallingford's bill
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/04/14)
Honorable state Sen. Wayne Wallingford's bill would protect small business owners from being forced to deny their religious identity. Discrimination should not be legal, in any form. To mandate that a business person participate in something which is contrary to their religious beliefs denies their religious identity. For instance, would you force a kosher caterer to serve ham? If so, you would be denying the practice of his Jewish faith, which is discrimination against him...
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DeGeneres' selfie crashes Twitter
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Ellen DeGeneres' goal of setting a retweet record with her star-studded selfie was achieved before the Oscars telecast was even over. During a comic bit, the Oscars host prevailed upon actor Bradley Cooper to take a picture with her and several other stars crowding around, including Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt...
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Oscars draw 43 million viewers
(Entertainment ~ 03/04/14)
NEW YORK -- An estimated 43 million people watched the Academy Awards, the most-watched audience for the show in a decade and most popular entertainment event on television since the "Friends" finale in 2004. The Nielsen company said Monday that Oscar viewership was up for the third straight year and is considered yet another example of how social media is helping to drive up the ratings for big television events. The Oscars last year were seen by 40.4 million people...
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Births 3/4/14
(Births ~ 03/04/14)
Son to Will Hodges Woods and Clarice Renee Shannon of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:27 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Name, Will Hodges. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Fourth child, second son. Ms. Shannon is the daughter of Dimeta and Willie Shannon of Sikeston, Mo. Woods is the son of Kathleen Woods of Cape Girardeau and David Green of Denver. He is employed by Gilster-Mary Lee...
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Out of the past 3/4/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/04/14)
Cape Girardeau County Clerk Rodney E. Miller was recently sworn in by Sen. John Dennis of Benton, Mo., as president of the Missouri Association of Counties for 1989. CHESTER, Ill. -- Tolls again will be placed on Chester's Mississippi River bridge, if a measure proposed by U.S. Rep. Glenn W. Poshard becomes law; Poshard has introduced the same legislation his predecessor, Kenneth Gray, unsuccessfully tried to get through Congress before he retired last year...
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Cardinals' Peralta belts two HRs off his former team in exhibition loss
(Professional Sports ~ 03/04/14)
The Cardinals' new shortstop exhibited to his former team what it will be missing this year
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/4/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/04/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Kay Wolak
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
Kay Wolak, 57, of Jackson struggled with a complicated illness the past three years. She passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014, at her home. She was born June 28, 1956, in Cape Girardeau to Bob and Joan Proffer Scholz. She and Wayne J. Wolak were married July 21, 1979. ...
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Jerry Wagner
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
Jerry B. Wagner, 73, of Jackson passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 12, 1940, in Gipsy, Mo., son of William Madison and Pearless Atlas Kerr Wagner. He and Darlene Schneider were united in marriage Oct. 30, 1964, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Jimmy Tankersley
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
Jimmy Lee Tankersley, 67, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, as a result of injuries from an automobile accident. He was born Sept. 15, 1946, in Painton, Mo., son of Earnest A. and Mildred Jewell Lincoln Tankersley. He and Vickie S. Welker were married July 5, 1969...
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Marilyn 'Peggy' Laird
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
Marilyn P. "Peggy" Laird, 87, of Valparaiso, Ind., formerly of Dolton, Ill., and Southeast Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the VNA Hospice Center. She was born April 6, 1926, in Mound City, Ill., to Lester and Florence Poe, and graduated from Charleston High School in Missouri...
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Alice Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Alice Kiefer, 82, of Chaffee died Monday, March 3, 2014, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Paul Junker
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Paul Junker of St. Louis died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 26, 1928, to Gertrude Kniermann and Antone Junker. He was married to Dorothy Brearly. He worked for the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners and Christian Brothers High School...
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Mary Jansen
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Mary Anna Jansen, 88, of Leopold passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born Nov. 29, 1925, in Leopold, daughter of George J. and Bernadine Vandeven Hinkebein. She and Walter Joseph Jansen were united in marriage Oct. 8, 1946, and he passed away Jan. 22, 1997...
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Kevin Jansen
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
Kevin J. Jansen, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at his home. He was born March 1, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, to Bonnie L. and Cletus L. Jansen. Kevin worked for Kelly Transportation Co. for many years in various capacities. He enjoyed Cardinals baseball, fishing, playing cards and spending time with his family and friends...
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William Jackson
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
William A. Jackson, 40, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Apostolic Promise Church, 750 N. Mount Auburn Road. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Derrick Beasley officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery...
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Buddy Allen
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
Buddy E. Allen, 70, of Jackson, formerly of Perryville, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 2, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, to Hubert and Emra Snider Allen. He and Kathryn Partington Schumacker were married April 1, 2004, in Chester, lll. ...
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Health beat: March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
(Community ~ 03/04/14)
The risk of getting colorectal cancer increases with age. More than 90 percent of cases occur in people who are 50 years old or older. Colorectal cancer screening saves lives, but many people are not being screened according to national guidelines. If you're 50 years old or older, getting a screening test for colorectal cancer could save your life. Here's how:...
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Centralizing organ removal may benefit transplants
(Community ~ 03/04/14)
For decades, surgeons have traveled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them. Now an experiment in the Midwest suggests there may be a better way: Bring the donors to the doctors instead. A study out Tuesday reports on liver transplants from the nation's first free-standing organ retrieval center. ...
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Study: National drop in obese toddlers
(Community ~ 03/04/14)
ATLANTA -- Toddler obesity shrank sharply in the past decade, a new study suggests. While promising, it's not proof that the nation has turned a corner in the battle against childhood obesity, some experts say. The finding comes from a government study considered a gold-standard gauge of trends in the public's health. The researchers found that obesity among children ages 2 to 5 decreased -- to 8 percent, from 14 percent a decade ago. That would represent a 43 percent drop...
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Croatia accuses Serbia of genocide at UN court
(International News ~ 03/04/14)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Croatia on Monday accused its Balkan neighbor Serbia of genocide in the early 1990s as the former Yugoslavia shattered in spasms of ethnic violence, in a case at the United Nations' highest court that highlights lingering animosities in the region...
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Obama: Tough choices nearing in Mideast talks
(National News ~ 03/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to salvage an elusive Middle East peace plan, President Barack Obama pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to make the "tough decisions" needed to move forward on talks with the Palestinians. But facing a U.S.-imposed April deadline, the Israeli leader declared pessimistically that, "Israel has been doing its part and, I regret to say, the Palestinians have not." Netanyahu's comments underscored the slim prospects of reaching an agreement on the long-running conflict, despite an effort led by Secretary of State John Kerry.. ...
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Gunmen, bombers kill 11 people in Pakistan capital
(International News ~ 03/04/14)
ISLAMABAD -- Gunmen stormed Pakistan's main court complex in Islamabad on Monday, cutting down fleeing lawyers before blowing themselves up in a rampage that killed 11 people. It was the worst terror attack in years in the capital, which has largely been spared the violence raging in many parts of the country...
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Russia sets Ukraine agenda with diplomacy, threats
(International News ~ 03/04/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia called for a national unity deal in Ukraine even as it tightened its stranglehold over Crimea, a bold combination of diplomacy and escalating military pressure. The U.S. and European Union floundered for solutions -- while global markets panicked over the prospect of violent upheaval in the heart of Europe...
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U.S. Supreme Court skeptical of IQ scores in deciding execution
(National News ~ 03/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court indicated Monday that states should look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be executed. Twelve years after the Supreme Court barred execution of the mentally disabled, the justices heard arguments about how states evaluate claims of mental disability that, if substantiated, protect inmates from being put to death...
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Telecom companies push back on proposed NSA plan
(National News ~ 03/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- When Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants united in outrage last summer over the National Security Agency's unfettered spying, telecommunications giants such as AT&T, Verizon and Sprint -- whose customers are also the targets of secret government spying -- remained noticeably mum...
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Obama's 2015 budget appeals to Democrats
(National News ~ 03/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- Striving for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, President Barack Obama will unveil an election-year budget today that drops earlier proposals to cut future Social Security benefits and seeks new money for infrastructure, education and job training...
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Expert says more study needed on children and gay marriage
(National News ~ 03/04/14)
DETROIT -- The author of a controversial study of adult children cited by opponents of gay marriage defended his work in court Monday but also said it's too early for social scientists to make far-reaching conclusions about families headed by same-sex couples...
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St. Louis hosts human trafficking conference
(State News ~ 03/04/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A national conference on human trafficking is bringing together activists, law enforcement and business leaders in St. Louis this week. Ignite: Sparking Action Against Sex Trafficking began Sunday night and continues through today. Featured speakers include Republican congresswoman Ann Wagner of St. Louis County and Rep. Ted Poe of Texas. Both are sponsors of proposed federal legislation to enhance services for victims and increase penalties for such crimes...
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OVC recognizes Redhawks' Stone, Cleveland with weekly honors
(College Sports ~ 03/04/14)
Southeast Missouri State senior Tyler Stone and freshman Antonius Cleveland both earned Ohio Valley Conference honors in back-to-back weeks as they helped the Redhawks to a pair of victories that secured a spot in this week's eight-team basketball tournament...
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Prayer 3/4/14
(Prayer ~ 03/04/14)
Father God, may your guiding hand of protection be on us as we travel. Amen.
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