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Man accused of beating amputee's face with hammer
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
A Scott City man is set for arraignment next month on charges he beat an amputee in the face with a hammer and stole his prescription medications. Dustin T. Smith, 27, faces charges of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, burglary and robbery in connection with the Dec. 28 confrontation...
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Brothers Logan and Lucas Nutt carry on family's basketball coaching tradition
(College Sports ~ 01/29/15)
Logan and Lucas Nutt, the sons of Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt, are each in their first full seasons as high school basketball coaches in Southeast Missouri.
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Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market opens
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Cape Girardeau's newest grocery store looked about like the weekend before a major holiday as shoppers flocked to Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market on Wednesday. The new store on Independence Street celebrated with an early morning ribbon-cutting and opened for business, marking a fourth Wal-Mart store to operate in the Cape Girardeau/Jackson area...
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Two men charged with armed robbery in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Two men were in custody Wednesday after an armed robbery Tuesday night on South Sprigg Street, Cape Girardeau police reported. Aaron Drake, 29, and Laterrius Triplett, 20, were charged with one count each of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in connection with the case, said Cpl. Darin Hickey of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Southeast names new chairman of Educational Leadership
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Southeast Missouri State University has a new chairman in its Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling. Since Jan. 1, Dr. C.P. Gause has been leading the department that offers degree programs in educational administration, school and mental health counseling and higher education administration. He replaced Dr. Ruth Ann Roberts, who was serving as interim director before she retired, according to a news release...
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Cape school board puts $20 million bond issue on ballot
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
A $20 million bond issue recently approved by the Cape Girardeau School Board will pay for much-needed renovations and expansion, school officials say. The board voted unanimously to place Proposition 1 on the April ballot. While the measure would help pay for a number of basic repair needs across the district, such as heating and cooling, it also will go toward more specific projects at Central Junior High School and the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center...
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Adrian Eftink hired as Oak Ridge superintendent
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Adrian Eftink probably won't make any sweeping changes the minute he takes the reins of the Oak Ridge School District. The Oak Ridge school board Wednesday announced it had appointed Eftink, who has been the district's elementary principal for the past 12 years, to replace current superintendent Gerald Landewee when he retires at the end of June...
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Missouri lawmakers, elected officials likely to get raise
(State News ~ 01/29/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers and state elected officials likely will receive a pay increase after some state Senate Democrats successfully filibustered Wednesday, stalling efforts to block the raise. A state commission in November recommended $4,000 more a year for legislators and 8 percent more for the governor and other state officials in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. That would be a raise of more than $22,000 a year for the governor, upping the office's annual pay to $156,088...
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Governor touts workforce training designation during visit
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
A Wednesday visit from Gov. Jay Nixon to a Jackson company brought Cape Girardeau County an official designation as a Certified Work Ready Community, or one that successfully matches workforce training with economic development needs. While speaking to a group of local businesspeople, elected officials and community organization representatives at Mondi, a packaging company, Nixon said the county is one of only 12 in the state that has received the designation through an initiative led by American College Testing, or ACT.. ...
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PHS students create WWII dioramas
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/29/15)
Students in Mr. Josh Cole's history classes at Perryville High School recently created dioramas depicting trench warfare in World War I. Pictured are (from left) Nikiti Conklin, Victor Vandeven, Kaleb Worley and Wyatt Moritz. Students could use any material to construct their dioramas, and class discussions centered around the difficulties soldiers faced when spending months in the cold, wet and disease-infested trenches. ...
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Darla Hemmann Promoted to Partner at Brown Smith Wallace
(Submitted Story ~ 01/29/15)
ST. LOUIS (January 29, 2015) Darla Hemmann has been promoted to Partner, Tax Services at Brown Smith Wallace. Hemmann has more than 20 years of public accounting experience. Her areas of concentration include rental real estate, family wealth, manufacturing, distribution and other professional services industries...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team set to face SIUE tonight
(College Sports ~ 01/29/15)
The SIU Edwardsville men's basketball team will bring an 0-8 road record to the Show Me Center when it faces Southeast Missouri State tonight. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. between the two Ohio Valley Conference West Division foes.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2015. There are 336 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 29, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" was first published in the New York Evening Mirror. On this date: In 1820, Britain's King George III died at Windsor Castle...
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NFL players who started young show more thinking problems
(Professional Sports ~ 01/29/15)
BOSTON -- NFL veterans who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 are more likely to have cognitive difficulties after their careers, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Neurology. Researchers tested 42 former players on their short-term memory, mental flexibility and problem solving and found those who picked up the sport before they were 12 years old functioned about 20 percent worse. ...
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Suburban St. Louis mayor facing another extortion charge
(State News ~ 01/29/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The mayor of a small St. Louis suburb already charged with extorting money from a towing company is now accused of doing the same to a convenience store, federal officials said. Federal prosecutors said Pine Lawn Mayor Sylvester Caldwell took at least $1,000 from the unnamed convenience store between July 2013 and June. The grand jury indictment says the store's owner and an employee paid Caldwell out of fear that he would "make trouble" without the payments...
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Jefferson County police dogs get protective vests
(State News ~ 01/29/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Seven police dogs in suburban St. Louis are now better protected after receiving their own bulletproof vests. Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer said the ballistic vests, worth $950 each, were donated by the not-for-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s Inc. of Massachusetts and Armor Express, a Michigan-based maker. The not-for-profit was established in 2009 to provide protective vests for police dogs...
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St. Louis police seek highway patrol's help
(State News ~ 01/29/15)
ST. LOUIS With the city facing an increase in violent crime, including homicides, St. Louis police chief Sam Dotson said Wednesday that he's asked the Missouri State Highway Patrol to assist policing downtown. Dotson said a marked uptick in violent crime over the past several months led him to come up with new ideas to fight back. ...
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Killings by police spark debate over grand jury secrecy
(State News ~ 01/29/15)
NEW YORK -- For centuries, grand juries have held some of the criminal justice system's best-kept secrets. But their private process has come under public scrutiny after recent decisions not to indict police officers in the deaths of unarmed men. Calls for more transparency have sounded in Congress, statehouses and editorial pages, mixed with notes of caution about forswearing secrecy that can safeguard witnesses and the accused...
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Births 1/29/15
(Births ~ 01/29/15)
Daughter to Trevor Allen Dale and Taralynn Raine McLean of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:59 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Name, Braylynn Jade. Weight, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. McLean is the former Taralynn Bradshaw, daughter of Sheryl Bradshaw Martin and Geoffrey Martin of Jackson. She is employed by Lynn Flexo Supply. McLean is the son of Natasha Smith of Oran, Missouri, and Travis McLean of Sikeston, Missouri. He is employed by 1:18 AutoWorx...
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Attorney General nominee defends Obama immigration changes
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- Confronting skeptical Republicans, attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch on Wednesday pledged a new start with Congress and independence from President Barack Obama, even as she defended the president's unilateral protections for millions of immigrants in the country illegally...
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Rolling Stone's archive coming to Google Play for free
(Entertainment ~ 01/29/15)
NEW YORK -- Selections of Rolling Stone magazine's nearly 50-year archive will be available for free on Google Play. Rolling Stone made the announcement Wednesday. Articles from its archive will be available Friday for Android and iOS phones and tablets...
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Out of the past: Jan. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 01/29/15)
Nationally, Project Head Start is observing its 25th year of operation; in Cape Girardeau, Head Start is celebrating its move earlier this month to new quarters at the corner of Bellevue and Middle streets, the former Walther's Funeral Home. Opponents of a plan to build a recreational lake in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties tell a Missouri Senate committee they are concerned about wording in a bill that would give a lake authority control of 5,000 feet of land around the lake; supporters contend the lake authority must have that control to assure orderly development.. ...
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Main Denver airport bans sale of marijuana-themed souvenirs
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
DENVER -- Tourists who fly to Colorado, home of legal pot, can forget about buying souvenir boxer shorts, socks or sandals with a marijuana leaf on them when passing through the Denver airport. The airport has banned pot-themed souvenirs, fearing the kitsch could taint the state's image...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/29/15)
* At 4:50 a.m., medical assist on Independence Street. n At 6:45 a.m., passenger vehicle fire on William Street. n At 7:20 a.m., medical assist on New Madrid Street. n At 1:39 p.m., detector activation, no fire, on Siemers Drive. n At 4:12 p.m., medical assist on Broadway...
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Jordan offers swap to Islamic State to save pilot
(International News ~ 01/29/15)
AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan offered a precedent-setting prisoner swap to the Islamic State group Wednesday in a desperate attempt to save a Jordanian air force pilot the militants purportedly threatened to kill, along with a Japanese hostage. Meeting the Islamic State's demand for the release of a would-be hotel bomber linked to al-Qaida would run counter to the kingdom's hard-line approach to the extremists, but the government faces domestic pressure to bring the pilot home...
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Famed civil rights protesters have convictions erased
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The convictions of nine South Carolina black men who integrated a whites-only lunch counter during the height of the civil-rights movement were tossed out Wednesday during an emotional hearing before a packed courtroom. "We cannot rewrite history, but we can right history," Judge Mark Hayes said as he made the ruling for the men known as the Friendship 9, and those in court clapped and cheered...
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Study: Insurers may be using drug costs to discriminate
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Insurance companies, perhaps more than thought, may be charging the sickest patients extra for drugs under the federal health law in an effort to discourage them from choosing certain plans, according to a study released Wednesday...
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Mobile provider TracFone to pay $40M in federal settlement
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest prepaid mobile provider, TracFone Wireless, will pay $40 million to settle government claims that it misled millions of smartphone customers with promises of unlimited data service. The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that TracFone's advertising promised unlimited data, but the company then drastically slowed down consumers' data speeds -- a practice known as throttling -- when they had used a certain amount of data within a 30-day period. ...
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Sheriffs expand concerns about Waze mobile traffic app
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- Sheriffs said Wednesday that Google's popular Waze traffic app is making it harder to nab speeders, adding to earlier police complaints that a feature in the software that lets drivers warn others about nearby police activity is putting officers' lives at risk...
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Donald Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Donald L. "Donnie" Smith, 58, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Perryville. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Bob Hudson officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Nina Schmidt
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
Nina Marie Feuerborn Schmidt, 69, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Effingham, Illinois, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, with her family at her side. She was born Jan. 28, 1945, in Effingham, daughter of Herbert "Buck" and Geraldine Tucker Feuerborn, the third of four children. She married her high-school sweetheart, Richard Schmidt, on Feb. 27, 1965, in Effingham...
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Carroll Noland
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
Carroll Lee "Jake" Noland, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Nov. 15, 1951, in Gideon, Missouri, to Paul Eugene and Bessie Robinson Noland. He and Terri Hency were married March 26, 1980, in Cape Girardeau...
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Denza Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
Denza Zenobia Mitchell, beloved wife and mother, 84, of Cape Girardeau left this earth Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born July 12, 1930, in St. Louis, to Elenor Elizabeth Staten and Everett Jones. She was raised by her maternal grandmother, Ethel Bollinger of Cape Girardeau...
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Ronald McCulley
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
Ronald L. McCulley, 57, of Cape Girardeau left to be with the Lord on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 12, 1957. He and Melinda Benton were married Oct. 9, 1993, in Cape Girardeau. Ron attended Mineral Area College. He was a member of the iron workers union at Fulton, Missouri. He was a nursing home administrator 30 years at Sunshine Villa in Scott City. He helped many people...
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Alonzo Hampton
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Alonzo Hampton, 74, of Cairo died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Daystar Care Center. Friends may call from noon until service time Saturday at St. John Praise and Worship Center in Pulaski, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with Dr. Larry T. Barnett Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Jeffrey Grammer
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
Jeffrey Lee Grammer, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at Campbell, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until service time Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. A memorial service will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at the chapel...
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John Farrow
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
John W. "Johnny Bill" Farrow, 75, of Pocahontas passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 12, 1939, in Leemon, Missouri, son of Clyde and Lena Mae Littleton Farrow. He and Fannie B. Abernathy were married April 19, 1957...
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Elsie Conrad
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
PATTON, Mo. -- Elsie Marie Conrad, 86, of Patton passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 31, 1928, in Patton, daughter of Lester Benjamine and Nellie Jane Ruessler Wilfong. She and Arthur "Bud" Hartle were married Sept. 28, 1946. He passed away Jan. 21, 1967. She then married Truman Jack Conrad on June 20, 1969. He passed away April 7, 2011...
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Auditor joins GOP primary race for governor, jabs at Sinquefield
(State News ~ 01/29/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich launched his gubernatorial campaign aggressively Wednesday, accusing his Republican primary rival of being "bought and paid for" by a wealthy donor and questioning the ethics of his potential Democratic foe...
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Youth sports banquet a big hit
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/29/15)
This past Friday, I had the wonderful experience of attending the Celebration of Youth Sports Award Banquet at the Osage Centre. This event is in its second year of existence and had nearly 700 people in attendance. As you know, this event is developed and coordinated by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and the Parks Foundation Board. ...
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Seyer recognized with annual Dingeldein Award
(Editorial ~ 01/29/15)
Cape Girardeau has become more of an art hub over the years. Between music events, to sculptures, paintings, photos and other displays, there's plenty to appreciate. This is possible because of many people, and each year the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri recognizes one individual for his or her efforts with the Otto F. Dingeldein Award and another individual or group with the Friend of the Arts Award...
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Children need two parents and equal time
(Column ~ 01/29/15)
In the revised statutes of the state of Missouri, Domestic Relations 452.375, it states there should be no preference to awarding custody because of age or sex of child and no preference because of parent's age, sex or financial status. This same statute also declares that frequent, continuing and meaningful contact with both parents is in the best interest of the child...
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Speak Out 1/29/15
(Speak Out ~ 01/29/15)
I have seen Speak Out comments asking why Obama has not been given his credit due for the gas prices dropping. Well, back when gas topped $4 a gallon, Republicans chanted "drill, baby, drill" at rallies across the country -- arguing more domestic drilling would increase supplies, reduce dependence on foreign oil and boost the U.S. ...
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Hooked on Science: Chemical reaction splash
(Community ~ 01/29/15)
Use science to create a work of art. n Alka Seltzer n Film canister n Water n Food coloring n 8-by-10-inch white watercolor canvas STEP 1: Pour water into the film canister until it is half full. Change the color of the water by adding food coloring...
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Jackson band to perform in front of hundreds of music teachers
(Community ~ 01/29/15)
The Jackson Junior High Honor Band will perform for those gathered at the 77th annual Missouri Music Educators Association Conference this afternoon in Osage Beach, Missouri. Conductor Paul Fliege explained that the opportunity is a testament to the dedication and skill of the band...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/29/15
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. Monday n None at this time n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n None at this time n Per recommendation -- Award bid for walk-in cooler for coroner's office and award bid for HVAC for coroner's office n None at this time...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/29/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Leon C. Wilder, 31, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Morehouse, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear for driving while revoked. n Matthew J. Dixon, 31, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Sikeston, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear...
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Nation, world briefs
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
SHEAR YASHUV, Israel -- The Lebanese militant Hezbollah fired a salvo of missiles at an Israeli military convoy in a disputed border area Wednesday, killing two soldiers and triggering a deadly response that marked the most serious escalation since the sides' 2006 war. ...
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Cat hit by car, buried and crawls from grave
(National News ~ 01/29/15)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Bart the cat was hit by a car, buried and crawled back from the dead. Earlier this month, a car hit the 1 1/2-year-old cat in Tampa. Bart's owner was so distraught, he couldn't stand the thought of burying him, so he asked neighbor to dig a shallow grave. Five days later, a matted and injured Bart emerged, meowing for food. Bart had a broken jaw, a ruptured eye and a torn-up face. The Humane Society of Tampa Bay will help cover the costs of Bart's care...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Scott County Central's Jeffery Porter
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
Junior guard Jeffery Porter scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Scott County Central boys basketball team to a 75-64 win over Oran in the championship game of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament on Friday at Oran High School. Porter also played a big role on defense for the top-seeded Braves, who scored 22 points off turnovers and claimed their second straight conference title...
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Prayer 1/29/15
(Prayer ~ 01/29/15)
Lord Jesus, may we walk in the light as you are in the light. Amen.
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