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Perry County coroner, funeral home director pleads not guilty in elderly theft case
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County coroner and Perryville funeral home director Herbert Miller on Friday pleaded not guilty to felony charges of financial exploitation of the elderly and theft. Miller is accused of taking more than $80,000 from a 94-year-old woman over whom he had power of attorney...
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Charter requiring digital boxes with upgrade
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
Charter Communications customers in Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Jackson and surrounding communities are scheduled to be upgraded to all-digital cable April 15, according to a news release from the company. As part of the upgrade process, customers must acquire digital set-top boxes from Charter for each television in their home. ...
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Bank of Missouri warns of scam
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
The Bank of Missouri on Wednesday notified its customers of a possible phone scam involving the bank's debit cards. The bank has received calls from The Bank of Missouri customers and non-customers reporting that they have received an automated call about their Bank of Missouri debit card, according to an email sent to The Bank of Missouri customers on Wednesday. The person is asked to press "1."...
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Missouri House passes parental consent bill for tanning
(State News ~ 03/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri teens younger than 17 would need written parental approval to use tanning beds under legislation passed by the state House on Thursday. Salons that allow teenagers to tan without parental consent would face a $500 fine and state health officials would be charged with developing a standardized consent form for parents to use...
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Scott County Central boys advance to Class 1 state championship
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/14)
The Scott County Central Braves built a 19-point lead in the first half of their Class 1 semifinal against Stanberry and held off a comeback to win 69-63.
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Local lawmaker touts parental-rights amendment
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
The Missouri House of Representatives on Thursday passed a joint resolution to put before voters a state constitutional amendment to enshrine parental rights. Proposed by Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, the bill heads to the Senate when lawmakers return from a weeklong break March 24...
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Salzmann pleads guilty in pipe bombing case
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
A Cape Girardeau man has pleaded guilty to three charges in connection with a June 9 explosion outside the home where his estranged wife was staying. David Salzmann, 45, pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of assault on a law enforcement officer, unlawful manufacture of an illegal weapon and violation of an order of protection...
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Evans testifies on his own behalf
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
When jurors begin deliberations today in a murder case out of Stoddard County, Mo., they will have to decide whether to believe Glen Scott Evans' words to them or his words to police. Evans, 46, took the stand on his own behalf Thursday, offering a different timeline of events than the one he gave police in a videotaped interview four nights after the Feb. 19, 2013, shooting death of 34-year-old Sean Crow of Bernie, Mo...
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Buckner's restaurant closes in Ironton after one month
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
He had made a big splash in Cape Girardeau with plans to restore the Esquire Theater and open a new restaurant.
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Bridge work
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/14/14)
This is how they inspect cables on the bridge.
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Ice cave on Lake Superior
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/14/14)
My husband and I visited Northern Wisconsin in February of this year. We took the 1 1/2 mile walk out on Lake Superior to see these breathtaking ice caves that are only accessible every few years.
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Girls Scouts Celebrate 102 years in scouting. Proclamation signed by Mayor
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/14/14)
Starting from Left: Phoenix Schmidt, Audrey Dooley, center front in blue Portia Schmidt, Center back Khaliyah McBride-Harris, Mariel Bisher, Kate Buckley. March 12th, 2014, marks the 102nd anniversary of Girl Scouts of the USA, founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia...
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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team finish fourth in first trip to state
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/14)
The Crusaders fell to Hermann 68-53 in the third-place game on Friday afternoon at Mizzou Arena.
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Bollinger County man pleads not guilty to 2nd-degree murder
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A Bollinger County man accused of killing his brother waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Lonnie Liley, 42, initially had been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the Jan. 23 shooting death of his brother, 50-year-old Jessie Liley...
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Sister, friend keep shooting victim close to their hearts
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
Sean Crow's sister made sure he was in court Thursday for the trial of the man accused of assisting in his murder. Dangling from a slender chain around Shannon Smith's neck was a small silver vial containing some of her late brother's ashes. "I just bring him to court with me every time so he's here," she said...
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Season, fourth-place finish another step forward for Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/14)
After state sectional loss ended their season a year ago, the Crusaders won both a sectional and quarterfinal game this year before their back-to-back losses to end the season 24-6.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/14/14)
Today is Friday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2014. There are 292 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 14, 1964, a jury in Dallas found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, and sentenced him to death. (Both the conviction and death sentence were later overturned, but Ruby died before he could be retried.)...
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It takes four reporters to say there's nothing to report
(Column ~ 03/14/14)
One thing round-the-clock television news channels have taught us is that it is possible to fill 24 hours every day with nonstop news reports based on little or no information. Much of what now passes as broadcast news is pure conjecture at best and sensationalized speculation at worst...
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Panel urges end to ban on transgender troops
(National News ~ 03/14/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The United States should join the dozen other nations that allow transgender people to serve in the armed forces, an independent commission said in a report released Thursday, saying there is no medical reason for the decades-old ban and calling on President Barack Obama to lift it...
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Missing plane creates legion of armchair sleuths
(National News ~ 03/14/14)
NEW YORK -- There aren't supposed to be any mysteries in the Digital Age. The answers to most questions, it seems, can be found using Google or Twitter. So maybe that's why the world is captivated by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and why it has created a legion of armchair sleuths, spouting theories in some cases so strange they belong in science-fiction films...
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Blast a reminder of cities' aging infrastructure
(National News ~ 03/14/14)
NEW YORK -- Even while the cause remains unknown, a deadly blast that leveled two buildings served by a 127-year-old gas main has provided a reminder of just how old and vulnerable much of the infrastructure is in New York and many other cities nationwide...
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CBS announces sweeping prime-time renewals
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/14)
NEW YORK -- Top-rated CBS has renewed 18 more of its prime-time series for next season. These pickups come on the heels of previous announcements the "The Big Bang Theory" and "Survivor" will be back. Nine dramas winning a return include "NCIS," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Person of Interest," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Hawaii Five-O" and "Blue Bloods," as well as "Criminal Minds," "Elementary" and "The Good Wife."...
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Kanye, Jay Z steal the show in SXSW performance
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/14)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Samsung got its money's worth from Jay Z and Kanye West. Two of rap's top stars combined for a powerful, hit-filled two-hour show Wednesday night and Thursday morning during South By Southwest, allowing Samsung to steal some of iTunes' luster at the annual music conference and festival...
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Southeast will host sessions for budding child actors
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/14)
Children interested in theater can learn new performance skills through two youth theater sessions at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, a news release said. Elementary and middle-school students may register for two classes -- "Beginning Broadway: The Lion King" or "Youth Theatre Experience: Art Escape." The classes are sponsored by the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts...
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Bill guaranteeing right to rodeo passes in Mo. House
(State News ~ 03/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Republican-led Missouri House has passed legislation guaranteeing the right to hold rodeos in the state. Supporters say the measure protects rodeos from animal-rights groups that have raised concerns over the treatment of animals. But many House Democrats opposed the bill, citing a controversial State Fair rodeo act last year that mocked President Barack Obama...
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Rep. Wagner promotes bill to shut down online sex ads
(State News ~ 03/14/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Rep. Ann Wagner unveiled new legislation Thursday that would make publishing online prostitution ads a felony under the federal criminal code. The first-term Republican representative from St. Louis County is a sponsor of the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act. ...
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Mo. House passes speed-camera bill
(State News ~ 03/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House narrowly voted to pass legislation Thursday that could let cities continue operating red-light and speed cameras, but only if they meet certain guidelines and get prior approval from state officials. The Republican-led House sent the measure to the Senate with an 84-63 vote, a tally that is just three votes more than the minimum number required to pass a bill out of the chamber...
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Missouri Senate panel backs Medicaid managed care
(State News ~ 03/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After a month of hearings, a state Senate committee narrowly voted Thursday to advance legislation that would revamp the way Medicaid is administered in Missouri to make it more like private insurance for many patients. The legislation would shift more children and adults into managed care Medicaid policies run by insurance companies while authorizing a new model of coordinated care for many seniors and disabled patients...
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Mo. GOP senators pass changes to jobless benefits
(State News ~ 03/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Stymied once by a veto, Republican senators passed legislation Thursday that again tries to limit unemployment benefits for people fired for repeatedly missing work or other alleged misconduct. The legislation is a slightly revised version of a bill vetoed last year by Democratic Gov. ...
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Eastern Missouri state senator withdraws bid for re-election
(State News ~ 03/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator from eastern Missouri is forgoing a re-election bid, potentially setting off a scramble among Republicans vying to replace him in the reliably GOP district. Republican Sen. Brian Nieves of Washington withdrew Thursday after initially filing for re-election...
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Phyllis Schlafly family in beer trademark dispute
(State News ~ 03/14/14)
ST. LOUIS -- To many older Americans, the Schlafly name is most closely associated with Phyllis Schlafly, the conservative commentator known for her campaign to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s. A younger generation knows Schlafly as the brand of an up-and-coming St. Louis brewery co-founded by Schlafly's nephew...
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Author visits North Elementary in Jackson
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Cheryl Harness of Independence, Mo. shows a page dummy of her historical book, "Ghosts of the White House," while telling about her career as an author and illustrator to fourth- and fifth-grade students Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Jackson's North Elementary School in Fruitland. ...
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Out of the past 3/14/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/14/14)
Howard H. "Butch" Boyd Jr., who has been acting chief of police in Cape Girardeau since August, is given the position on a permanent basis; he was selected for the job from among 100 applicants. Looking to the future, the majority of city council members say North Perryville Road will need to be improved and North Sprigg Street extended northward to connect with Lexington Avenue; but the members generally say they don't want those projects to delay the planned $3.4 million Lexington work, which would provide a needed arterial east-west street form Kingshighway to Highway 177.. ...
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Missouri survives first round of SEC tournament in double overtime
(Professional Sports ~ 03/14/14)
Top-ranked Florida awaits after Missouri staggered past Texas A&M 91-83
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Jackson police report 3/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/14/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/14/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Lynn strikes out 10 in Cards' exhibition victory
(Professional Sports ~ 03/14/14)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Lance Lynn rebounded from a bad outing to strike out his final eight batters and 10 overall in four innings Thursday during the St. Louis Cardinals' 11-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. Lynn ended his stint by fanning Justin Upton, Evan Gattis and Chris Johnson...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/14/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Artifacts 3/14/14
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/14)
Barb Duncan will lead the annual Psyanky Workshop on April 10 and 11, when participants will learn the traditional Ukranian method of decorating Easter eggs and leave with their decorated egg. Duncan learned the technique in 1993 while visiting Vinitiza, Ukraine. ...
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Obama orders review of U.S. deportation practices
(National News ~ 03/14/14)
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to pacify frustrated immigration advocates, President Barack Obama is directing the government to find more humane ways to handle deportation for immigrants in the U.S. illegally, the White House said Thursday. With prospects for an immigration overhaul in Congress appearing ever dimmer, immigration advocates have been ramping up pressure on Obama to halt all deportations -- a step Obama has insisted he can't take by himself. ...
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Herbert Wickham III
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
Herbert F. Wickham III, 80, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Burnell Turner
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
Burnell C. Turner, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 19, 1923, near Oak Ridge, son of Pier and Ruby E. Cotner Turner. He and Elizabeth J. Berry were married April 29, 1950, in Paragould, Ark...
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Carolyn Schwettman
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
Carolyn Jane Schwett-man, 70, of Cape Girardeau crossed over to meet the love of her life Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis, Tenn. She was born Sept. 22, 1943, in Liberty, Kan., to Teddie LeRoy and Ruby Mae Snodgrass Routon. She and Jimmie Don Schwettman were married March 16, 1963, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Feb. 10, 2010...
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Linus Rellergert
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
APPLE CREEK, Mo. -- Linus T. Rellergert, 85, of Apple Creek died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The wake will be at 7 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited at 8:15 a.m. Saturday...
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Brayail Moore
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
Brayail Moore, 24, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 7, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 15, 1989, in Cape Girardeau, to Chimeca DeBerry. Brayail was a 2008 graduate of Central High School, and was a third-year student at Southeast Missouri State University majoring in criminal justice...
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Tammy Huckstep
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
Tammy Jo Huckstep, 54, of Scott City died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 21, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, to Teddy D. and Jacquelyn M. Boswell Givens. She and Jack Wayne Huckstep were married July 4, 1987, in Grassy, Mo...
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Helen Holland
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
Helen Mae Holland, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Aug. 24, 1926, in Stoddard County, Mo., to Leffler and Ada Monroe Lee. She and Dale Holland, the love of her life, were married Feb. 26, 1947. He preceded her in death in December 2012...
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Naomi Crites
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
Naomi Lee Crites, 82, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at her home. She was born April 24, 1931, in Jackson, to Webster Clyde and Ada Belle Robinson Smith. She married Earl Crites Jr., who died Oct. 7, 1998. Naomi was a graduate of Jackson High School. ...
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Earl Christy
(Obituary ~ 03/14/14)
Earl Douglas Christy, 76, of Matthews, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Sells Rest Home in Matthews. He was born Jan. 6, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Leonard B. "Bill" and Mamie Heise Christy. He and Barbara Gamon were married Aug. 30, 1975. She preceded him in death Feb. 8, 1981...
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Cape police will look for DWIs this weekend, St. Patrick's Day
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
Southeast Missourian ~ The Cape Girardeau Police Department will be out in force this weekend and Monday -- St. Patrick's Day -- as part of a statewide crackdown on drunken driving, according a police department news release. The efforts will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Cape Girardeau with officers aggressively looking for drunk drivers; those suspected of drunken driving -- having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher -- will be arrested...
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Spin-off of sheriff probe pleads to fraud conviction
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
An Ellsinore, Mo., man who was charged as part of an investigation into suspected illegal activities committed while Tommy Adams was Carter County sheriff pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a health-care fraud scheme...
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West embarks on last try to preserve Ukraine
(National News ~ 03/14/14)
WASHINGTON -- In a last-minute bid to stave off a new chapter in the East-West crisis over Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia on Thursday it faces immediate and "very serious" sanctions if it annexes Ukraine's Crimea region. His comments echoed those of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who hours earlier said Russia risks "massive" political and economic consequences if it refuses to soften its stance against the new government in Kiev...
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2 die in crash at South by Southwest
(National News ~ 03/14/14)
AUSTIN, Texas -- A suspected drunken driver barreled through police barricades and drove down a crowded street at the South by Southwest festival early Thursday morning, killing two people and injuring 23 in an act authorities say was intentional...
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Investigators try to find deadly gas leak
(National News ~ 03/14/14)
NEW YORK -- Rescue workers using dogs and thermal-detection gear searched the rubble Thursday for more victims of a gas explosion that killed at least eight people, while investigators tried to pinpoint the leak and determine whether it had anything to do with New York's aging gas and water mains, some from the 1800s...
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After 6 days, Malaysian jet mystery still unsolved
(International News ~ 03/14/14)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- An oil slick on the sea. A purported wrong turn to the west seen on military radar. Questionable satellite photos. Passengers boarding with stolen passports. After six days, what seemed like potential clues to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have all led nowhere...
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Blues use big third period to beat Oilers 6-2
(Professional Sports ~ 03/14/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Alex Pietrangelo started a four-goal third period and Jaden Schwartz scored twice to help the NHL-leading St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Thursday night. St. Louis has won six of seven overall and eight of nine against Edmonton...
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Best Bet: St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/14)
The 2014 St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl will start at 6 p.m. Monday in downtown Cape Girardeau. The event includes giveaways and prizes, and those who visit all participating clubs may enter a prize drawing. The first 425 to complete the tour will receive a commemorative drinking glass. ...
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Speak Out 3/14/14
(Speak Out ~ 03/14/14)
I'm calling in answer to the lady looking for a support group. After I lost my husband, I found great support group in my church. And when I feel abandoned, I turn to the Good Lord. She might want to consider finding a good church some where. I would like to make a comment on the 18-year-old girl who left home and now plans to sue her parents to pay for her college and to pay for her living expenses. ...
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Prayer 3/14/14
(Prayer ~ 03/14/14)
O Lord Jesus, may we speak truth to one another with grace. Amen.
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Survivors: Pope Francis saved many in dirty wars
(International News ~ 03/14/14)
SAN MIGUEL, Argentina -- Gonzalo Mosca was a radical on the run. Hunted by Uruguay's dictators, he fled to Argentina, where he narrowly escaped a military raid on his hideout. "I thought that they would kill me at any moment," Mosca said. With nowhere else to turn, he called his brother, a Jesuit priest, who put him in touch with the man he credits with saving his life: Jorge Mario Bergoglio...
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Remembering David Crowe, who inspired so many
(Editorial ~ 03/14/14)
Last week, Cape Girardeau lost a great man. Dr. David Crowe was blessed with a unique mind. His intellect allowed him to become an orthodontist, and he helped improve smiles of countless youth and adults over many decades. His kind demeanor put his patients at ease. They will miss him...
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Redhawks' Smith to compete in long jump at NCAA Indoor Championships
(College Sports ~ 03/14/14)
It may sound odd, but it took failing on a big stage to convince Southeast Missouri State track and field athlete Blake Smith that long jump was something he could be good at. "I qualified for the junior Olympics [when I was 12 or 13], and I went to that and I didn't do very good," Smith said following a practice earlier this week. ...
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Southeast's Smith lands in 14th at NCAA Indoor Championships
(Local News ~ 03/14/14)
Southeast Missouri State's Blake Smith finished 14th in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday night.
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Larger than life: Cape Comic Con is in its ninth year
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/14)
Who couldn't use a super hero to come to the rescue? Superman, Batgirl, Wonder Woman -- take your pick. Hey, when times are tough, people will even take Venom, Spider-Man's nemesis. Imagine having all of them under on roof, ready to come to the rescue. This is not as far-fetched a scenario as it may appear to the casual observer, as those who have attended any Cape Comic Con event could say...
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A Day In The Park !!
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/14/14)
Debbie Essner And Her 2 Children Erica And Gerrett111
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Cape County Tea Party Monthly Meeting - Candidate Forum
(Submitted Story ~ 03/14/14)
PRESS RELEASE CAPE COUNTY TEA PARTY MONTHLY MEETING On March 18th, 2014 at 6:30pm, the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting is called the Third Tuesday Tea Time and is held on the Third Tuesday of each month to continue the work to complete our Mission as stated below...
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Girl Scout Week 2014
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/14/14)
Starting from left Kate Buckley, Maggie Buckley, Phoenix Schmidt, Melissa Schmidt, Mariel Bisher, Khaliyah McBride-Harris, Mayor Rediger, Audrey Dooley, Portia Schmidt, Onica Harris.
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