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Holiday Home Tour set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
If you've ever driven past a home and wondered what it looked like inside, the annual Holiday Home Tour is your chance to find out. Ringing in its 27th year, the tour will showcase six homes, including a 160-acre cattle farm and a 150-year-old house. Presented by the Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation, the tour will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Once tickets are purchased, attendees are given a map and can go at their own pace during tour hours...
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Washington Post reports on harvesting of albino buck
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
The story of the hunt and harvesting of Cape Girardeau's popular albino buck is grabbing attention nationwide. The Washington Post is the latest to pursue the story. A writer for The Washington Post talked with hunter Jerry Kinnaman on Thursday. The hunter reiterated what he told a Southeast Missourian reporter about receiving death threats because of the kill, though he believes the threats are mere posturing...
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Police cases converge to stir national debate
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
NEW YORK -- From the White House to the streets of some of America's biggest cities, the New York chokehold case converged with the Ferguson shooting and investigations out of South Carolina and Cleveland to stir a national conversation Thursday about racial justice and police use of force...
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Chokehold death sparks questions on use of force
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
People all over the country have been talking about the July 17 death of Eric Garner during an attempted arrest by a New York City police officer. An amateur video shows officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, putting an unarmed Garner, who was black, in an apparent chokehold, a maneuver that contributed to the 43-year-old man's death, The Associated Press has reported...
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Malden boys basketball team downs Oran in OIT, advances to face Scott County Central
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
The third-seeded Malden Green Wave finished 20 of 26 (77 percent) from the free-throw line and outlasted the second-seeded tournament host Eagles 70-63 on Thursday.
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Labor of love: Church gears up for annual food-packing event
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
This weekend, 3,200 volunteers are expected to fill 800,000 bags with food to help children in famine-affected areas, event organizers said Wednesday. For the sixth year in a row, LaCroix Church is hosting a Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau...
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Kiwanis Club of Cape Girardeau ready for Salvation Army Kettle Bell Ringing
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/05/14)
Kiwanis Club of Cape Girardeau are set for bell ringing at Walmart in Cape Girardeau, this Saturday, December 6, 2014. Pictured in front l-r, Sonny Minor, Jim Gosche, and Fred Ducharme. Back l-r, Dr. Jack Ruopp, Ernie Nordman, Randy Tingle, Ron Gosche, Matt Tanksley, Mike Anders, and Chris Adkisson...
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SoutheastHEALTH Receives $13,000 Donation from IHOP
(Submitted Story ~ 12/05/14)
Andy and Anissa Patel, owners of the new IHOP restaurant in Cape Girardeau, recently donated $13,000 to SoutheastHEALTH Foundation -- $7,000 for breast cancer patients through the Southeast Cancer Center Patient Experience Fund and $6,000 for Southeast's new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and its Women's & Children's Services...
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Southeast Hospice, Building Blocks Program Receive Blankets
(Submitted Story ~ 12/05/14)
Students in the Social Work Practice III class at Southeast Missouri State University donated 50 blankets to SoutheastHEALTH's Building Blocks/Nurse-Family Partnership and 45 blankets to Southeast Hospice on Friday, Dec. 5. The students crafted the colorful blankets, starting in September...
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A guide to Christmas light displays in the region
(Entertainment ~ 12/05/14)
For many, the tradition of family bonding in the minivan searching for the best Christmas lights is a time-honored practice, and a free activity as well. This year, along with a little variety, some of the best options to take in with the family are the following:...
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Scott City boys basketball team holds off Perryville to reach Woodland final
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Scott City boys basketball coach Mark Dannenmueller wanted to keep things simple for his players heading into the fourth quarter of the Rams' semifinal game against Perryville in the Woodland tournament Thursday night. His message to his players, who led the third-seeded Pirates by one point after each quarter of the game, was to forget about the previous 24 minutes and win the final quarter.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
Today is Friday, Dec. 5, the 339th day of 2014. There are 26 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president and was a global symbol of sacrifice and reconciliation, died at age 95...
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Charles Davis
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Charles Edward Davis, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church and will include a military tribute. The Rev. Stan Hargis will officiate...
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Average Affordable Care premiums rising
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- Many people covered under President Barack Obama's health care law will face higher premiums next year, the administration acknowledged Thursday. While the average increases are modest, it's more fodder for the nation's political battles over health care...
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Uber raises $1.2 billion, valued at $40 billion
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
NEW YORK -- Uber raised $1.2 billion in its latest round of funding from venture capitalists, a sign investors were little fazed by the ride-hailing app's recent spate of bad publicity over privacy violations and its corporate culture. The latest investment put a value on Uber at $40 billion...
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Paul Yount
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Paul Herman Yount, 79, of Marble Hill passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 26, 1935, at Bessville, Missouri, son of William F. and Helen Green Yount. He and Bobette Mungle were married June 18, 1959. She passed away May 7, 2006. He then married Louise Wilma Barks on Sept. 1, 2007...
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Catherine Moll
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Catherine R. "Tootsie" Moll, 99, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. There will not be a visitation. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Cathedral, with the Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery...
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Lois Rose
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Lois Roberta Rose, 82, of Jackson was called home Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 17, 1932, at Morley, Missouri, to Ernest and Lena Murphy Mize. She and Jerry Rose were married July 4, 1952, in Hernando, Mississippi...
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Thelma Dalton
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Thelma Louise Dalton, 83, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 8, 1931, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Henry and Irene Cline Cooper. Thelma was a machine operator at Florsheim Shoe Factory in Chaffee, and a cook at Chaffee Head Start. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee...
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Hubert Boxdorfer
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hubert G. Boxdorfer, 84, of Caseyville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. He was born April 26, 1930, in Perryville, son of Leonard G. and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Deimund Boxdorfer...
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Barbara Stone
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Barbara Ann Stone, 73, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at her home. She was born Oct. 2, 1941, daughter of Carl and Charlyn Fischer Bahner. She and Edward J. Stone were married July 19, 1959. Barbara was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She retired from Procter and Gamble as a warehouse technician. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family...
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Edonna Sides
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Edonna Sue Sides, 52, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, following a prolonged illness. She was born June 20, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Donald and Deloris Gulley Stull. She and Marcus Sides have been married more than 20 years...
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Millions spent to amend Missouri Constitution
(State News ~ 12/05/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Millions were spent successfully advertising for and against hot-topic proposed amendments to the Missouri Constitution during an election cycle unusually devoid of high-profile campaigns for office. Campaign finance reports due Thursday showed two campaigns in particular shoveled hundreds of thousands of dollars in a media blitz leading up to the Nov. ...
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Mizzou hires Florida State provost for same role
(State News ~ 12/05/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri has hired the provost of Florida State University for a similar role at the flagship Columbia campus. Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin on Thursday announced the hiring of Garnett Stokes as the university's provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. The hiring is effective Feb. 2...
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Police: 1 dead, 5 hurt in St. Louis bar shooting
(State News ~ 12/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A former St. Louis police officer found himself in a familiar situation earlier this week during an armed robbery that targeted a bar popular with off-duty and retired officers. One woman died and several people were injured during Tuesday's shooting in south St. Louis. Authorities would not say whether the incident was connected to the unrest in Ferguson that followed a grand jury's decision not to indict a white officer in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old...
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House rebukes Obama on immigration
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
WASHINGTON -- Emboldened House Republicans issued a rebuke to President Barack Obama over immigration Thursday, passing a bill declaring his executive actions to curb deportations "null and void and without legal effect." Outraged Democrats, immigrant advocates and the White House said the GOP was voting to tear families apart and eject parents...
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U.S.: Cleveland police poorly trained, reckless
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
CLEVELAND -- A U.S. Justice Department report released Thursday spared no one in the Cleveland police chain of command amid findings of excessive use of force and civil rights violations. It was the second time in recent years the Justice Department has taken the Cleveland police to task over the use of force. But unlike in 2004, when the agency left it up to local police to clean up their act, federal authorities will intervene this time by way of a consent decree...
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5,000-pound bridge stolen in Michigan
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- A Michigan man says his family's 5,000-pound footbridge has been stolen from his property in suburban Detroit. Robert Cortis filed a police report Wednesday saying the 40-foot bridge, made of steel and wood, was stolen from his property. Cortis says he discovered the bridge was missing when he stopped by his property with plans to move the bridge. He says whoever has it can return it with no questions asked...
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White cop who shot unarmed black man charged
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- A white police chief who fatally shot an unarmed black man in South Carolina in 2011 has been charged with murder, and his lawyer accused prosecutors of taking advantage of national outrage toward police to get the indictment. Richard Combs, the former police chief and sole officer in the small town of Eutawville, was indicted Wednesday, the same day a grand jury in New York decided against charging an officer in a chokehold death, and less than two weeks after there was no indictment in the fatal police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. ...
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First Friday Receptions
(Entertainment ~ 12/05/14)
It will be open for First Friday from noon to 9 p.m. 821A Broadway, 334-8530 It will host a reception for the 2014 annual Regional Juried Exhibition. The show will be on display until Jan. 31 and will feature pieces by 23 regional artists. 5 to 9 p.m. An awards ceremony will be at 6 p.m...
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Charles May
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Charles Benton "Stubbee" May, 87, of Advance passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born Aug. 29, 1927, in Advance, son of Clarence Emanuel and Sadie Edna Gibbs May. He and Ida Maxine Swindell were married Oct. 28, 1950, at Dexter...
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Edonna Sides
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Edonna Sue Sides, 52, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, following a prolonged illness. She was born June 20, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Donald and Deloris Gulley Stull. She and Marcus Sides have been married more than 20 years...
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Jackson fire report 12/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/05/14)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Emergency medical service on Briarwood Street. n Emergency medical service on Greensferry Road.
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/5/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/05/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Dorothy J. Lewis, 55, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for probation violation. n Kendrick D. Kimble, 31, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for contempt of court for failure to pay fines...
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Yemen's al-Qaida threatens U.S. hostage in new video
(International News ~ 12/05/14)
SANAA, Yemen -- Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen threatened an American hostage who was the target of a rescue attempt by U.S. Special Forces last month, warning Washington in a video released Thursday not to try again, and giving it three days to meet unspecified demands...
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U.S. troops have immunity in Iraq
(International News ~ 12/05/14)
BAGHDAD -- Washington has an agreement with Baghdad on privileges and immunities for the growing number of troops based in Iraq who are helping in the fight against the Islamic State group, the new U.S. ambassador said Thursday. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Stuart Jones said Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has given assurances U.S. ...
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Islamic militants attack Chechen capital; 20 dead
(International News ~ 12/05/14)
GROZNY, Russia -- Police waged hours-long gunbattles with Islamic militants who attacked Chechnya's capital Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and underscoring Russia's vulnerability as President Vladimir Putin used patriotic and religious imagery in his state-of-the-nation address to defend his standoff with the West...
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Next Bond film gets retro name: 'SPECTRE'
(Entertainment ~ 12/05/14)
LONDON -- James Bond is back, in a new film with a retro title that evokes the series' past. The next 007 adventure will be called "SPECTRE," the fictional terrorist organization featured in "Dr. No" and other early Bond films. Director Sam Mendes announced the name of the 24th official Bond movie Thursday at Pinewood Studios near London, along with the identity of several new cast members and a new version of Bond's iconic Aston Martin car...
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Entertainment briefs
(Community ~ 12/05/14)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The story of a clownfish who is encouraged by an energetic but short-minded friend to "just keep swimming" in the search for his son is being told in Navajo. The Navajo Nation Museum announced this week it's teaming up with Walt Disney Studios to dub the movie "Finding Nemo" in Navajo. ...
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State briefs
(State News ~ 12/05/14)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis County police are investigating a deadly baseball bat attack. A police spokesman says the unidentified male victim was found about 10 a.m. Thursday in a strip mall parking lot in the 7500 block of South Lindbergh Boulevard in St. ...
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Monsanto reps to talk about GMO crops, other ag issues
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
Honeybee health, the vegetable seed business and safety and testing procedures for biotechnology are among the topics to be covered during presentations from Monsanto Co. on Dec. 12 at Southeast Missouri State University. The university's Horticulture Club invited representatives of the company to discuss "The Future of the American Food Chain: Healthy Plants = Healthy Planet." Three 50-minute sessions are planned, scheduled from 9 a.m. ...
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Osage Centre offers info about how to stop smoking
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
A series of free tobacco cessation information programs are being offered at the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway St., Cape Girardeau. The next session will be at 6 p.m. Monday. The final session is scheduled for 10 a.m. Dec. 13. The program will be led by Debbie Leoni, a certified wellness coach and smoking cessation facilitator...
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Woman arrested in connection with church theft
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Butler County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Poplar Bluff woman in connection with the Wednesday theft of more than $3,900 in sound equipment from Oak Hill General Baptist Church. Investigators are seeking second-degree burglary charges against Elizabeth C. Hart, 38, of the 300 block of County Road 567...
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Out of the Past: 12/5/14
(Out of the Past ~ 12/05/14)
The Cape Girardeau City Council has unanimously approved increases in city cemetery fees, but only narrowly approved increases in golf-course fees; the council must still approve second and third readings of the measures before the fee increases take effect...
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Volunteer of the Year
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
Betty Carroll, vice president-elect of the Saint Francis Auxiliary, pins a corsage on Jane Bodine after she won the volunteer of the year award at the Saint Francis volunteer appreciation breakfast Thursday at the Drury Lodge. Also winning the award this year was Krista Spies for her 19,000 hours of volunteering...
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Golden takes unorthodox route to be Mizzou DE
(Professional Sports ~ 12/05/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While taking the long way to Missouri, Markus Golden never lost sight of the goal. Going the junior college route gives the standout senior defensive end so much more appreciation for the opportunity presented by the SEC championship game Saturday against top-ranked Alabama...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team opens homestand vs. Lions
(College Sports ~ 12/05/14)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team kicks off a three-game homestand with a game against Southeastern Louisiana at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks, who are coming off a four-point loss at Missouri where they led most of the game, will remain at home for consecutive games for the first time this season. They host regional-rival Southern Illinois on Wednesday and Missouri State on Saturday...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team launches busy road stretch
(College Sports ~ 12/05/14)
A daunting week faces the 2-5 Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team. The Redhawks are coming off a 79-62 home loss to Western Illinois on Wednesday and now hit the road for four games in eight days. Southeast kicks off its stretch of road games, which include a pair in Toledo, Ohio, for the Glass City Classic, against Central Arkansas at 2 p.m. Saturday in Conway, Arkansas...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team advances to Farmington final
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
All score were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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Predators defeat Blues, spoil Brodeur's debut
(Professional Sports ~ 12/05/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Martin Brodeur hadn[[OpenSingle]]t played in the NHL since his final win April 13 with the New Jersey Devils.
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Driver charged with murder in Somali teen's death
(National News ~ 12/05/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An SUV driver accused of deliberately running down a Muslim teenager in Kansas City was charged Friday with first-degree murder in a case that's being investigated by federal authorities as a possible hate crime. Ahmed H. Aden, 34, of Kansas City, was charged Friday in Jackson County in the crash outside a Somali community center that killed 15-year-old Abdisamad Sheikh-Hussein. ...
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The truth about trees of the Christmas variety
(Column ~ 12/05/14)
"The week after Thanksgiving." That was my mother's standard reply to my post-Halloween nagging. In my young mind, the first week of November was none too early to find the best living-room size cedar tree, which would be decorated for Christmas. "The week after Thanksgiving. That's when we'll go look for a tree," my mother would announce, using a tone of voice that needed no interpretation. The subject was closed until the turkey was eaten...
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ArtiFacts 12/5/14
(Entertainment ~ 12/05/14)
Theater students at Southeast Missouri State University will present a series of short scenes as the culmination of their Directing I class projects Dec. 16 and 17 in the Directing Studio at Southeast's River Campus Center, Room 114. The two-evening series at 7:30 p.m. ...
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