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4 seriously injured; 20 hurt overall in Wednesday morning stabbings in Pennsylvania
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. -- An official says four students were believed to be seriously injured at a high school near Pittsburgh, where a student with a knife stabbed or slashed others, injuring as many as 20. Westmoreland County emergency management spokesman Dan Stevens says not all of the 20 injured were cut by the knife, though most were. Some suffered scrapes and cuts in the mayhem that ensued at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville on Wednesday morning...
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Baer in as Perryville mayor; Hunt elected chief
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The "interim" tag is coming off Perryville police chief Direk Hunt's title, but he will be serving under a new mayor when he takes office. Challenger Ken Baer unseated incumbent Mayor Debbie Gahan with 63 percent of the vote Tuesday night, while Hunt won the race for city marshal with 1,101 votes to Joe Martin's 471, giving him 69 percent of the vote...
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Missouri House endorses penny sales tax referendum for roads
(State News ~ 04/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri voters would be asked to approve a 1-cent sales tax to fund roads, bridges and other modes of transportation under a measure endorsed Tuesday by the state House. The proposed constitutional amendment would appear on the November ballot if passed by the Legislature. It needs another affirmative vote in the House before moving to the Senate...
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Three use taxes fail by wide margin in region
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Of the three local use tax questions on the ballot this year, none managed to gain voter approval in Tuesday's election. In Cape Girardeau County, the city of Cape Girardeau and the city of Jackson, the measures failed roughly 2 to 1. Election judges at the New McKendree Church polling location said the use tax issue, combined with the city's crowded school board race, brought a heavier stream of voters to their booths than was typical of an April election. ...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team extends winning streak to eight games vs. Salukis
(College Sports ~ 04/09/14)
Southeast Missouri State third baseman Andy Lennington mentioned after Tuesday's game against regional rival Southern Illinois Carbondale that Redhawks players had talked about their lopsided loss at the hands of the Salukis a year ago. The Redhawks lost both meetings with SIU last year -- a 25-3 loss and 3-2 loss...
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Rediger re-elected as Cape Girardeau mayor
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Voters in Cape Girardeau elected two new city council members and re-elected Mayor Harry Rediger in Tuesday's election. Rediger garnered 76.05 percent of the vote, compared to opponent Walter White's 23.03 percent. "It's very rewarding to have the confidence of our citizens to do another four years," said Rediger. "We have a lot of things going on, and I'm very positive as we move ahead with the new council and new energy."...
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Incumbents keep seats in Jackson School Board race
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Three incumbents retained their seats on the Jackson School Board on Tuesday night and all said they feel fortunate to have done so, according to unofficial election returns on the Cape Girardeau county clerk's website. Terri Tomlin, T. Wayne Lewis and Bruce Thomas won their races, beating out challengers Jamie Pfefferkorn Nipper, Larry L. Koenig, Kristi Uhrhan, Brad Noel and Will Adams...
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Oran baseball comes from behind to beat Scott City
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/14)
The Eagles defeated Scott City 7-6 on Jacob Priggel's walk-off hit in the seventh inning.
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The Story of a Novel
(Submitted Story ~ 04/09/14)
The story of how my novel, "The Byrds of Victory," got published is almost as involved as the book itself. I started writing the second novella, "The Fields Are Ripe for Harvest," in Glenwood Springs, Colo., in the mid-1970s, five or six years after going on wheat harvest through Texas and the Midwest to Montana. ...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/09/14)
Missy Sissy is a 2 year old kitty. She loves to be held. She is available for adoption at the Humane Society 573-334-5837. See more pets available at semopets.org.
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Pancake Supper Planned at Maple UMC Tuesday
(Submitted Story ~ 04/09/14)
If tax day leaves you too worn out to cook, come to the Pancake Supper on Tuesday, April 15, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Maple UMC, corner of Cape Rock and Jean Ann Dr. The Methodist Men will do the cooking. The Fellowship Hall is completely handicapped accessible...
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waterfall
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/09/14)
Found this small waterfall one day out on a hike.
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SOUTHEAST GUITARIST MOVING ON
(Submitted Story ~ 04/09/14)
Thomas Benjamin Jackson, a dual-credit high school student studying in the Music Department in the School of Visual and Performing Arts has recently been accepted into the undergraduate Classical Guitar Programs at The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University and The Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. ...
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Expected jump in turnout yields only a fraction of voters
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
A mere 14 percent of registered voters turned out to vote Tuesday in Cape Girardeau County -- 7,311 out of 51,649. Some Cape Girardeau county precincts reported lower or "steady" turnouts throughout the day, but numbers were expected to jump during the evening...
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Hendricks elected as mayor of Marble Hill
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Incumbent Nick Hendricks won Tuesday's election as Marble Hill Mayor, defeating his opponent -- former mayor, administrative assistant and chamber of commerce president Rick Jones -- with nearly 72 percent of the votes. The unofficial vote count from Tuesday gave Hendricks 154 votes to Jones's 61...
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Tax increases pass for rural Scott County towns
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
A tax increase in the Village of Kelso passed with 95 percent of voters approving the increase. In a vote of 61 for and 3 against, voters passed an increase of 13 cents per $100 assessed valuation for general municipal purposes and for four years, beginning in 2014, for fire protection...
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Bond issue passes for Chaffee School District
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Voters in the Chaffee R-II School District passed a no tax increase bond initiative to allow additions and renovations to the district's buildings, according to unofficial election results from the Scott County Clerk's office Tuesday night. In a vote of 302 for and 53 against, voters passed the issue allowing the district to borrow $2.9 million to fund the construction of two storm safe classrooms at the elementary school and an addition to the high school industrial arts shop; to repair and replace roofs at the high school and elementary school; and to upgrade lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems at both schools.. ...
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Bollinger County voters reject library tax
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Bollinger County voters clearly conveyed they are not willing to pay higher taxes to get a new library. Bollinger County voters rejected the proposed new building 1,437 to 317 -- nearly 82 percent. The Bollinger County Library Board and library director Eva Dunn tried to convince voters that the 66-year-old library in Marble Hill needed to be replaced and moved out of its flood-prone location near Crooked Creek. ...
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Senciboy wins Oran mayor's race
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
After 18 years with the same mayor, the city of Oran has voted Gary "Petey" Senciboy as the next Mayor of Oran. In a vote of 244 to 160, Senciboy beat out rival Leroy Eftink to replace the retiring mayor, Tom Uhrhan, taking 60 percent of the vote. Both candidates campaigned on addressing infrastructure issues within the town...
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Capahas suddenly in need of new sponsor
(Community Sports ~ 04/09/14)
The team could fold after the loss of its longtime sponsor
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
Today is Wednesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2014. There are 266 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 9, 1914, the Tampico Incident took place as eight U.S. sailors were arrested by Mexican authorities for allegedly entering a restricted area and held for a short time before being released. ...
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IMF: World economy is stronger but faces threats
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- The global economy is strengthening but faces threats from super-low inflation and outflows of capital from emerging economies, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. The lending organization expects the global economy to grow 3.6 percent this year and 3.9 percent in 2015, up from 3 percent last year. Those figures are just one-tenth of a percentage point below the IMF's previous forecasts in January...
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Laddie Hickson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/09/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Laddie Lee Hickson Sr., 81, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, April 7, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 23, 1933, in Cape Girardeau, son of Artie and Alvah Avery Hickson. He and Yvonne Louise Hale were married Dec. 27, 1956...
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Mary Belle Mackey
(Obituary ~ 04/09/14)
Mary Belle Mackey, 80, of St. Louis, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, April 7, 2014, at Bethesda Southgate Nursing Facility in St. Louis. She was born April 24, 1933, in Cape Girardeau, to Webster Brian and Tincey Belle Jenkins Gholson. She and Jimmie Rodgers Mackey were married March 13, 1955. He died Feb. 9, 2006...
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Ray Pettit
(Obituary ~ 04/09/14)
PERKINS, Mo. -- Ray Dean Pettit, 72, of Perkins passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 12, 1941, in Messler, Mo., to Thomas T. and Juanita A. Kennedy Pettit. He and Emma Rosetta Dunn Spane were married Sept. 20, 2007...
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Herbert Welter Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/09/14)
Herbert "Herbie" Welter Jr., 64, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 7, 2014. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Mary Ann Randol
(Obituary ~ 04/09/14)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Mary Ann Randol, 43, of McClure died Monday, April 7, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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President Obama to visit site of fatal Washington mudslide later in April
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
EVERETT, Wash. -- President Barack Obama plans to survey damage from the Washington mudslide later this month and will meet with victims, first responders and recovery workers, the White House said Tuesday. The White House said it plans to release further details about the president's trip to Oso, Wash., in the coming days...
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Marine guard shot to death by colleague at N.C. base
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- A Marine posted at the main gate of a North Carolina base shot and killed a colleague inside a guard shack Tuesday, a military spokesman said. Camp Lejeune spokesman Nat Fahy said the shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. Law enforcement and emergency personnel attempted to revive the shooting victim at the scene, but Fahy said the person was later pronounced dead at a base hospital...
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Investors shed technology, biotech stocks
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street's cool kids have been booted from the lunchroom. Technology and biotechnology companies, high-flying stocks over the last two years, have been beaten down the last three weeks. Many are now in bear territory, which is when a stock falls more than 20 percent from a recent high...
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Ship hunts for more ‘pings' in Malaysian jet search
(International News ~ 04/09/14)
PERTH, Australia -- Search crews on Wednesday combed the Indian Ocean in a frantic bid to relocate underwater sounds that may have come from the missing Malaysian jetliner's black boxes, three days after they were last detected. The signals first heard late Saturday and early Sunday had sparked hopes of a breakthrough in the search for Flight 370, but Angus Houston, the retired Australian air chief marshal leading the search far off western Australia, said listening equipment on the Ocean Shield ship has picked up no traces of the sounds since then.. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Assault Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/09/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Jackson fire report 4/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/09/14)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Tuesday: * Emergency medical service on County Road 318.
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Bollinger County April 2014 el
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Bollinger County April 2014 election results Leopold Bryan Stroder 107 Keith Brotherton 126 Chris Horrell 197 Alissa Vandeven 180 Woodland Angie Davis 256 Kenny Rhodes 603 Jeff Scott 559 Douglas Lindley 309 David McCormick 216 Harley Eddleman, Jr. 368...
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Arkansas police chase ends near Kennett city limits
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
A man was arrested Monday near Kennett, Mo., city limits after a police chase that began in Paragould, Ark. The chase ensued after the Dunklin County Sheriff's office received a request to check on Richard Allen Dearing, who reportedly told his parents he had drunk antifreeze. But he wouldn't tell them where he was...
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Bacon, pork prices rise after virus kills baby pigs
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
MILWAUKEE -- A virus never before seen in the U.S. has killed millions of baby pigs in less than a year, and with little known about how it spreads or how to stop it, it's threatening pork production and pushing up prices by 10 percent or more...
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Lawsuit: Male stripper did show at nursing home
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. -- An 85-year-old nursing home patient was the victim of "disgraceful sexual perversion" when a male stripper gyrated in front of her against her will at the suburban New York facility, an attorney for the woman's family said Tuesday...
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Americas get front-row seat for lunar eclipse
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- North and South America, get ready for the first eclipse of the year-- in color. On Tuesday morning, the moon will be eclipsed by Earth's shadow. This total lunar eclipse will be visible across the Western Hemisphere. The total phase will last 78 minutes, beginning at 2:06 a.m. and ending at 3:24 a.m...
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Jury convicts woman in stiletto shoe killing
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
HOUSTON -- A Houston woman was convicted of murder Tuesday for fatally stabbing her boyfriend with the 51/2-inch stiletto heel of her shoe, hitting him at least 25 times in the face. Prosecutors said Ana Trujillo used her high-heel shoe to kill 59-year-old Alf Stefan Andersson during an argument at his Houston condominium in June...
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Summer gas price forecast to drop slightly
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
NEW YORK -- Drivers will get the slightest of breaks on gasoline prices this summer, according to the Energy Department. The national average price is forecast to fall -- by just one cent -- to $3.57 a gallon between April and September, the months when Americans do most of their driving...
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Al Sharpton says FBI cooperation not a new thing
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
NEW YORK -- The Rev. Al Sharpton admitted on Tuesday he helped the FBI investigate New York Mafia figures in the 1980s, even making secret recordings that appeared to help bring down a mob boss. But at a news conference, Sharpton insisted he never considered himself a confidential informant, despite a report identifying him as the "CI-7" referenced in recently released court records...
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GOP leader: Rep's apology is proper
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Republicans kept their distance Tuesday from a Louisiana congressman who asked for forgiveness after a newspaper published a video it says shows him kissing a woman who isn't his wife. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said he was pleased U.S. ...
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3 charged in mob's beating of motorist
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
DETROIT -- A teenager and two men were charged Tuesday in the beating of a suburban Detroit man after he accidentally hit a child who stepped off the curb into the path of his truck. Police, meanwhile, credited a nurse with saving the life of driver Steve Utash by stepping between him and the half-dozen or more men who punched and kicked him after the April 2 accident on the northeast side of Detroit...
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Big Marilyn Monroe arrives at temporary new home
(Entertainment ~ 04/09/14)
HAMILTON, N.J. -- A larger-than-life sculpture of Marilyn Monroe has arrived safely in New Jersey after a cross-country trip by flatbed. The 26-foot-tall "Forever Marilyn" by sculptor Seward Johnson was shipped in pieces from Palm Springs, Calif., to the Grounds for Sculpture, where it will go on view starting May 4...
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Ukraine tries to quell pro-Moscow uprisings
(International News ~ 04/09/14)
DONETSK, Ukraine -- Ukrainian authorities moved to quell pro-Moscow uprisings along the Russian border with mixed results Tuesday, retaking one occupied regional headquarters and watching protesters consolidate their hold on another. In a third city, Luhansk, Ukraine's Security Service said separatists armed with explosives and other weapons were holding 60 people hostage inside the agency's local headquarters...
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British lab growing noses, ears and other body parts
(International News ~ 04/09/14)
LONDON -- In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in a bold attempt to make body parts in the laboratory. It's far from the only lab in the world that is pursuing the futuristic idea of growing organs for transplant. But the London work was showcased Tuesday as Mayor Boris Johnson announced a plan to attract more labs to do cutting-edge health and science research in the area...
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Domestic violence task force meeting devoted to sexual assault awareness
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Almost half of people who are sexually assaulted are 18 years old or younger, according to the Safe House for Women in Cape Girardeau, which is why the organization's educators and outreach coordinators are teaching area students about healthy relationships while they're young...
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Murder suspect ineligible for jury sentencing because of previous offenses
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
If he is convicted at his upcoming murder trial, Steven Lee Williams will not be eligible for jury sentencing. Williams, 36, faces charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the Sept. 20, 2012, shooting death of Darcus Purl, 38...
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Math Field Day draws almost 700 junior, senior high school students
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Those with a head for figures found a home at Tuesday's Math Field Day, hosted by the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Mathematics. The 37th annual event, held at the Show Me Center, featured 693 students from 28 junior and senior high schools around the region. ...
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Newspaper wins big in national journalism contest
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
The Southeast Missourian has won four first place awards in the national Local Media Association contest. The newspaper was awarded the following: The Southeast Missourian also received third place in best election coverage for its 8th Congressional District reporting...
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Cardinals extend mastery over Reds with 7-5 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 04/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Lance Lynn dug another early hole. The St. Louis Cardinals offense climbed right out of it. Lynn gave up three first-inning runs for the second straight time against the Cincinnati Reds, but again came away a winner. When he's on the mound, the other pitcher often suffers...
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Capitals extend Blues' skid to season-high three games
(Professional Sports ~ 04/09/14)
Alex Ovechkin hit the 50-goal plateau for the fifth time in his career in 4-1 win
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Mauk's comfort level rises as No. 1 QB
(College Sports ~ 04/09/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Walking to practice one day this spring, Maty Mauk let his mind wander. The Missouri quarterback thought about the "little things" that have changed in the first few practices of his second season playing with the Tigers, such as throwing a pass before a receiver cuts across the field, rather than after...
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Road work 4/9/14
(Local News ~ 04/09/14)
Paving work reduces Highway 177 in Cape County Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County, from Route W to Route J, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work, which began Tuesday morning, will be completed by at 9 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release from MoDOT...
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'Cuban Twitter' messages were overtly political, poking Castros
(National News ~ 04/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- Draft messages produced for a Twitter-like network that the U.S. government secretly built in Cuba were overtly political and poked fun at the Castro brothers, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. The messages conflict with claims by the Obama administration that the program had no U.S.-generated political content and was never intended to stir unrest on the island...
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Queen hosts Irish leader on first UK state visit
(International News ~ 04/09/14)
LONDON -- Amid regal pomp at Queen Elizabeth II's Windsor Castle home, the Irish president and the British monarch have begun Ireland's first state visit to Britain with expressions of mutual affection and respect -- and a shared determination to consign national hatreds to a sorrow-tinged past...
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High school roundup:Woodland baseball team routs Meadow Heights 15-1
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/14)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Out of the past 4/9/14
(Out of the Past ~ 04/09/14)
Revival services begin at First Baptist Church in Jackson and will continue through April 14; the evangelist is Dr. Bill D. Whittaker, while music evangelist is Phillip B. Crosby. A four-hour Ecumenical Pro-Life Prayer Service is held in the afternoon at St. Vincent's Catholic Church; featured speakers are the Rev. John Tackaberry, Pastor Rick Dotson, Dianne Stephens, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Perry, and representatives of Birthright and Missouri Citizens for Life...
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Roger Fields was a joy to know
(Editorial ~ 04/09/14)
There are some people who are simply a joy to know and be around. Roger Fields was one of those special individuals. The assistant police chief for Cape Girardeau died March 30 from "a complex medical condition," according to a police department news release...
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Prayer 4/9/14
(Prayer ~ 04/09/14)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you for you are the way, the truth and the light. Amen.
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Advance softball team pounds Leopold
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/14)
The Hornets needed just five innings to beat the Wildcats 10-0.
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