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Suspect indicted in connection with Cairo bank robbery
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted James Nathaniel Watts in connection with an attempted bank robbery last month in Cairo, Illinois, that left two women dead and a third critically injured.
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Convertible laptop devices gain traction in area schools
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
A half-year into the Cape Girardeau school district's initiative to introduce convertible laptop computers into its learning culture, teachers and students are adjusting well, said instructional technology coordinator Ron Farrow. In January, about 1,200 ASUS Transformer laptops were delivered to Central High School students and teachers. IPad pilot programs also were implemented at all five elementary schools, plus third-grade students at Franklin Elementary used ASUS books this year...
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FBI goes to movies to target lasers at planes
(State News ~ 06/04/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Silence your cellphone. Save the movie commentary for later. And if you know someone who aims a laser pointer at an airplane, give us a call. A new FBI campaign unveiled Tuesday will place public safety messages during movie previews, including in Cape Girardeau, and is offering rewards of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone who threatens aircraft in a laser attack...
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Black bears increase in numbers in southern Missouri
(State News ~ 06/04/14)
CHADWICK, Mo. -- Bear experts and advocates are working to educate Missouri residents about black bears as the number of the species increases in the state. The Missouri Department of Conservation began an effort seven years ago to count the black bear population after the animals that had been reintroduced in Arkansas slowly moved north into the state. Last week, the effort began focusing on trapping female bears, The Columbia Daily Tribune reported...
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New water standards for area's towns require more money
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
Southeast Missouri towns big and small face compliance issues after federal agencies approved stricter water-quality regulations that took effect this year. Concerns about wildlife prompted the Missouri Clean Water Commission to approve new rules that would strengthen protection for rivers, streams and lakes. ...
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Southeast Missouri State football team begins summer workouts
(College Sports ~ 06/04/14)
Even though the Southeast Missouri State football team's first game of the season isn't for nearly three months, and its first official practice isn't until early August, in Southeast first-year coach Tom Matukewicz's eyes the 2014 season began June 1 when players reported for summer workouts...
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Old Cemetery
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
This is the Old Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau Mo.
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Third graders create ecosystems
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
Third grade classes at Perryville Elementary School turned their hallways into different ecosystems. The displays were the grand finale of a research project that explored different ecosystems including tropical forest, desert, savanna, grassland, deciduous and coniferous forests, ocean and freshwater. ...
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Student honored at PHS
(Submitted Story ~ 06/04/14)
Department awards were announced on the last day of school for Perryville High School students in grades 9-11. Business education awards went to Daria Thompson in Accounting 1, Mollie Kluender and Emma Nelson in Personal Finance, and Garrett Johnson in Business Basics...
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Class of 2014 honored at PHS Profiles in Excellence
(Submitted Story ~ 06/04/14)
The annual Profiles In Excellence banquet at Perryville High School recognizes the efforts of graduating seniors. School and department awards are announced, as well as scholarships. The PHS Class of 2014's valedictorian was Jaret Kluender and salutatorian was Alexis Weisbrod...
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PHS Concert Choir earns Outstanding rating at state contest
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
The Perryville High School Concert Choir performed in the Missouri State Music Contest on March 20th at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau, MO. The choir's first song selection was "The Water is Wide" by Porter. Their second selection was "Hosanna" by Poorman. ...
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PHS Chamber Choir earns Exemplary rating at state music contest
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
The Perryville High School Chamber Choir performed in the Missouri State Music Contest on March 20 at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau, under the direction of Mr. Terry Edwards. The choir's first song selection was "Salmo 150" by Ernani Aguiar. ...
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PHS music students earn Excellent rating
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
Perryville High School Choral Students recently participated in the Southeast Missouri Music Festival in Cape Girardeau, under the direction of Mr. Terry Edwards. They participated in the piano or vocal solos or sang in small ensembles, and earned a 2, or Excellent, rating. ...
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PHS choir students earn Superior rating
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
The above Perryville High School Vocal Music Students recently participated in the Southeast Missouri Music Festival at Cape Girardeau, under the direction of Mr. Terry Edwards. They sang solos or participated in small vocal ensembles. Each of these students received a 1, or Superior, rating and were allowed once again in the Missouri State Music Festival early in May where they also received superior and excellent scores. ...
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PHS women's ensemble earns Excellent rating
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
PHS vocal music students recently competed at the Southeast Missouri Music Festival in Cape Girardeau, where each student or group of students is evaluated by one judge and rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being the highest rating possible. The women's ensemble, which includes (from left) Ruby Stangl, Jocelyn Erwin, Angelica Long, Emilie Tarrillion and Alicia Smith, earned a 2 rating at the District contest. ...
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Little Wee Miss Scott City Summerfest
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
Avery Zeigler won the The Wee Little Miss Summerfest in Scott City. She is the 3-year-old daughter of Michael and Ashley Zeigler.
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Tiny bee on a tiny flower
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/04/14)
Our daughter Karla gave me a ceramic pot of flowers for Mother's Day, and one of them is a lobelia plant. It has a tiny, tiny flower on it. I saw this tiny little bee getting nectar from it and leaned down and took its picture. I actually watched it as it crawled into the flower to get the nectar. It was amazing to watch the handywork of God.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/04/14)
Today is Wednesday, June 4, the 155th day of 2014. There are 210 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On June 4, 1944, during World War II, U-505, a German submarine, was captured by a U.S. Navy task group in the south Atlantic; it was the first such capture of an enemy vessel at sea by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812. The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome...
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Nominations continue for Spirit of America
(Editorial ~ 06/04/14)
Time remains to send in your nominations for the Southeast Missourian Spirit of America Award. Each year this newspaper recognizes one individual at a local Fourth of July celebration. Previous recipients include: John "Doc" Yallaly, Dr. Dan Cotner, Melvin Gateley, Neal Edwards, James Harnes Sr., Jane Randol Jackson, Harry Rediger, Rob Callahan, David Hitt, Kent Zickfield and Ken Bender...
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Speak Out 6/4/14
(Speak Out ~ 06/04/14)
Look around the Cape Girardeau area this week. There's a large, wild tree with huge, heart-shaped leaves, and it's in full bloom, white blooms from the top to the bottom of the tree. They're beautiful trees given to us by God. And we call them catalpa...
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Stocks edge lower; Hillshire bidding war heats up
(National News ~ 06/04/14)
NEW YORK -- The stock market fell slightly Tuesday, pulling back from record highs the day before. Hillshire Brands jumped as a bidding war for the company heated up, while Krispy Kreme Doughnuts plunged after issuing a disappointing forecast. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 21.29 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,722.34. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.73 points, or 0.04 percent, to 1,924.24 and the Nasdaq composite fell 3.12 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,234.08...
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Ukraine president faces tough realities at home
(International News ~ 06/04/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's president-elect will likely have little trouble wooing Western leaders, including President Barack Obama, when he travels to Poland and France this week -- many have already hailed the rise of the pragmatic, Western-leaning leader...
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Births 6/4/14
(Births ~ 06/04/14)
Daughter to Danielle Michelle Owen of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:06 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2014. Name, Cambry Eloise. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. She is employed by AT&T. Daughter to Andrew Isaac Dooley and Janell Lindsey Campbell of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:22 a.m. ...
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Out of the past 6/4/14
(Out of the Past ~ 06/04/14)
The first homecoming reunion of Oak Ridge United Methodist Church is held at the church; along with Sunday school and the morning worship service, a basket dinner and music program are held; pastor of the church is the Rev. Lloyd Bollinger. Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Rush H. "Rusty" Limbaugh III delivered the commencement address to some 320 Cape Girardeau Central High School graduates during commencement ceremonies Friday evening at Houck Stadium...
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Security tight on eve of Tiananmen anniversary
(International News ~ 06/04/14)
BEIJING -- Beijing put additional police on the streets and detained government critics Tuesday as part of a security crackdown on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the crushing of pro-democracy protests centered on the capital's Tiananmen Square...
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Obama boosts U.S. military effort in Europe
(International News ~ 06/04/14)
WARSAW, Poland -- President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to boost U.S. military deployments and exercises in Europe, an effort costing as much as $1 billion to demonstrate American solidarity with a continent rattled by Russia's intervention in Ukraine...
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The right and wrong way to immigrate
(Column ~ 06/04/14)
Amnesty will be the final straw that fundamentally transforms the future of this once-great country. Through years of ever-growing federal assistance, we have created a permanent non-working class of citizens unwilling to perform the entry-level, lower paying jobs...
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Jackson police report 6/4/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/04/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/4/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/04/14)
*** CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following item. Summons * Marie R. McKnight, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for following too close and no insurance.
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Derrell Womack
(Obituary ~ 06/04/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Derrell Robert Womack, 87, of Perryville died Monday, June 2, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Shirley Smith
(Obituary ~ 06/04/14)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Shirley Jo Smith, 77, of Cedar Hill, Texas, formerly of Morley, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Charleston Methodist Hospital in Dallas after a 30-year battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 25, 1936, in rural Benton, Missouri, to Jake B. and Pansy Lane Smith...
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Jeryl Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 06/04/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Jeryl Wilson Slinkard, 71, of Oran passed away Monday, June 2, 2014, at the family home in Oran, after fighting a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born July 15, 1942, in Randles, to Hubert Wilson and Eva Evelyn Mobley Slinkard. He and Beverly Dawn Roberts of Oran were married Aug. 4, 1961...
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Anthony Dohogne
(Obituary ~ 06/04/14)
Anthony W. "Tony" Dohogne, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 2, 2014, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. He was born June 12, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, to Leo and Louise Diebold Dohogne. He and Doris Crosier were married Sept. 12, 1959, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death in April 2007...
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Dr. Jennie Cooper
(Obituary ~ 06/04/14)
Dr. Jennie C. Cooper, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 2, 2014, peacefully at her home, with her two children present. She was born Sept. 4, 1931, in Brinkley, Arkansas, to Allen B. and May Lawrence Cooper. She and William H. "Bill" Frye were married in 1952 at Charleston, Missouri...
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Scott Barnes
(Obituary ~ 06/04/14)
MOUND CITY, Ill. — Scott Barnes, 41, of Mound City died Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois.
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FBI: San Francisco man had bomb components
(National News ~ 06/04/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A search of a social media expert's apartment in San Francisco turned up ball bearings, screws and components needed to make a homemade bomb designed to kill or maim, the FBI said in an affidavit unsealed Tuesday. Investigators said they found the materials inside a bag at the apartment of Ryan Kelly Chamberlain during a search over the weekend. The discovery prompted a manhunt for the 42-year-old Chamberlain that ended with his arrest Monday in San Francisco...
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$15 minimum wage permits few luxuries in U.S. cities
(National News ~ 06/04/14)
SEATTLE -- A $15 minimum wage like the one adopted in Seattle doesn't buy many luxuries in most American cities. Lattes, theater tickets and cable television will still be out of reach for most minimum-wage workers. But about $31,000 a year should be enough to pay the average rent for a shared one-bedroom apartment, plus utilities, health insurance, groceries and an inexpensive cellphone plan...
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Attorney: Girl in stabbing deserves juvenile court, needs treatment
(National News ~ 06/04/14)
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin's tough laws requiring children be charged as adults in homicide cases could mean a 12-year-old girl accused of stabbing a friend won't get help she needs, her attorney said Tuesday. Waukesha County prosecutors have charged two 12-year-old girls in adult court with stabbing a friend the same age nearly to death in the woods. ...
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Midwest veterans hospitals also had secret waiting lists
(State News ~ 06/04/14)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Problems with delayed care and unauthorized wait lists found at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in Arizona also existed in seven facilities serving the Midwest, but in much smaller numbers, VA officials said in letters to two U.S. senators...
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High levels of benzene found at Bridgeton Landfill
(State News ~ 06/04/14)
BRIDGETON, Mo. -- The recent detection of a cancer-causing chemical at the smoldering Bridgeton Landfill has prompted Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to seek a preliminary injunction ordering the landfill's owner to boost its oversight while also paying the state more money to monitor the site...
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Deer hunts catch few critters at Hannibal airport
(State News ~ 06/04/14)
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- A series of safety-related deer hunts at Hannibal Regional Airport wound up reducing the roaming herd by just eight animals. The Hannibal Courier-Post reported the Missouri Department of Conservation had placed a 40-deer limit for three special hunts conducted by members of a U.S. Department of Agriculture animal management unit...
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Man arrested on suspicion of theft, forgery
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A report of a stolen checkbook in Bernie, Missouri, has resulted in the arrest of a local man. Travis Dean Burnett, 28, has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle, forgery and theft under $500. A probable-cause statement filed by Bernie Police Chief Justin Allen last week says a woman in the 200 block of East Fordyce Street in Bernie reported her checkbook had been stolen from her vehicle. ...
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Former pastor's bond set at $750,000
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A ruling Tuesday morning set bond for Donald Lafferty at $750,000 cash only, with a list of special conditions he must meet. Lafferty, 69, is accused of having paid a Stoddard County, Missouri, couple to burn down his home while his wife slept on the couch in January 2013...
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Street Crimes Task Force nets more than 20 arrests in Poplar Bluff raid
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Nearly 25 arrests were made Friday as members of the multiagency Street Crimes Task Force converged on Poplar Bluff during the group's first visit to town. When the operation ended, officers had taken down a suspected methamphetamine lab, seized a sawed-off shotgun and a substantial amount of suspected heroin and gathered intelligence information...
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Michigan Senate approves $195 million for Detroit
(National News ~ 06/04/14)
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan's Senate approved on Tuesday spending $195 million to help prevent steeper cuts in Detroit retiree pensions as part of a deal designed to shield valuable city-owned art from being sold and resolve the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history...
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Improvement district board to meet today
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
The board of directors of the Downtown Cape Girardeau Community Improvement District will gather for its first meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church, 235 Broadway. The meeting is open to the public. The board plans to discuss a number of issues, including the appointment of officers, adoption of bylaws and calling the election for the property and sales tax that would be imposed within the district's boundaries...
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Three Rivers president becomes MCCA Council chairman
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
Devin Stephenson, president of Three Rivers College, has been chosen as chairman of the Missouri Community College Association's Presidents/Chancellors Council for 2014-2015. The chairman leads the council and supports MCCA's mission of community college advocacy, a news release said...
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Cardinals squander Wong's grand slam in 8-7 loss to Royals
(Professional Sports ~ 06/04/14)
Kansas City rallied for an 8-7 victory as St. Louis closed its home stand with a 2-7 record
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Bergdahl case not closed, says top military officer
(National News ~ 06/04/14)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's top military officer said Tuesday the Army still could throw the book at Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the young soldier who walked away from his unit in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan and into five years of captivity by the Taliban...
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Syrians vote for a president as a civil war rages
(International News ~ 06/04/14)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Against a backdrop of civil war, tens of thousands of Syrians voted in government-controlled cities and towns Tuesday to give President Bashar Assad a new seven-year mandate, with some marking the ballots with their own blood...
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Obama's emissions plan could boost climate talks
(International News ~ 06/04/14)
BRUSSELS -- President Barack Obama's move to limit U.S. carbon emissions may prompt an important shift by China in its climate policies, where officials are worried about the costs of pollution anyway, according to a Chinese expert and activists following the international negotiations...
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'Hunger Games' gesture used in Thailand protests
(International News ~ 06/04/14)
BANGKOK -- The three-finger salute from the Hollywood movie "The Hunger Games" is being used as a real symbol of resistance in Thailand. Protesters against the military coup are flashing the gesture as a silent act of rebellion, and they're being threatened with arrest if they ignore warnings to stop...
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Area digest 6/4/14
(Community Sports ~ 06/04/14)
The Scott County Junior Legion baseball team dropped a pair of high-scoring games Tuesday in Scott City. St. Vincent scored 12 runs in the sixth inning in an 18-17 win over Scott County in the opener. Kyle Fitzgerald and Jordan Griggs both had three hits for Scott County, which had scored 11 runs in the second inning. Fitzgerald had three RBIs, while Griggs had four stolen bases. Trent Pobst added two hits and five RBIs...
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German museum shows a live replica of van Gogh's ear
(Entertainment ~ 06/04/14)
BERLIN -- A German museum has put on display a copy of Vincent van Gogh's ear grown using genetic material provided by one of the 19th-century Dutch artist's living relatives. The Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe said artist Diemut Strebe made the replica using living cells from Lieuwe van Gogh, great-great-grandson of Vincent's brother Theo...
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Prayer 6/4/14
(Prayer ~ 06/04/14)
Father God, may the joy of our salvation through Jesus fill our hearts and minds. Amen.
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Rep. Smith touts state's 'right-to-farm' proposal
(Local News ~ 06/04/14)
If U.S. Rep. Jason Smith and a number of agriculture groups have their way, farming will be a state right protected on the same level as speech and religion. The Republican congressman said during a visit to Cape Girardeau this afternoon that Constitutional Amendment 1, the "Keep Missouri Farming" Amendment, is an issue he's felt passionately about since his time in the statehouse...
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