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Southeast calls off Tuesday classes
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Southeast Missouri State University announced Monday night all classes at Cape Girardeau will be closed Tuesday because of a snowstorm that hit the region. Classes at other Southeast campuses will be closed Tuesday, including night classes. Interviews for the university's first presidential candidate, Margaret Madden, have been rescheduled to Wednesday. Updated itineraries for Madden and second candidate Paul Plotkowski will be posted by 10 a.m. Tuesday at semo.edu/presidentialsearch/...
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Don't become a hack waiting to happen
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
Are you a hack waiting to happen? Your boss wants to find out. High-profile hacks have companies on the defensive, trying to prevent becoming the next Sony Pictures or Anthem. And data shows phishing emails are more and more common as entry points for hackers -- unwittingly clicking on a link in a scam email could unleash malware into a network or provide other access to cyberthieves...
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Police seek drug disposal methods after DEA program ends
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
The recent demise of a Drug Enforcement Administration program has left local police scrambling to figure out what to do with unwanted drugs collected from the public. Thanks to EPIC -- Early Prevention Impacts Community, a local drug-abuse prevention program -- many police departments in Southeast Missouri have secure bins residents can use to dispose of expired or unwanted medications, which can poison children, feed addictions or contaminate drinking water...
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Lawmaker wants proof of tax payment before businesses bid on public projects
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Business owners may need to present evidence they've paid all their taxes when they bid on a publicly funded project, if a bill proposed by state Rep. Kathy Swan becomes law. Swan, a Republican from Cape Girardeau, said she expects the measure would "level the playing field" for small businesses bidding on publicly funded projects...
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Cape may see a foot of snow by tonight
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Cape Girardeau could be dealing with up to a foot of snow on the ground by this evening. The storm also will usher in bitter cold later this week. The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, on Sunday issued a winter storm warning in Southeast Missouri until 6 p.m. today because of the snowstorm...
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Scott City works to establish a history museum
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
The Scott City community experienced a huge loss when the Illmo Head School House caught fire in late April 2008 and destroyed historical artifacts in it. Members of the Scott City Historical Commission remember it well and the impact it left on the community...
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Cape County Tea Party Monthly Meeting
(Submitted Story ~ 02/16/15)
PRESS RELEASE CAPE COUNTY TEA PARTY MONTHLY MEETING On February 17th, 2015 at 6:30pm, the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting is called the Third Tuesday Tea Time and is held on the Third Tuesday of each month to continue the work to complete our Mission as stated below...
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Live Ornaments
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/16/15)
Some cardinals and friends adorn a tree during Monday's snow storm
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Taking turns
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/16/15)
Quite an interest in our feeder during Monday's snow storm
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Focus on the Lady
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/16/15)
Captured these two cardinals during our snowstorm on Monday
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The Big Snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/16/15)
This is the most snow we've seen since moving to Cape Girardeau about 5 yrs ago; 10.5" measured at a flat, non-drifted spot on our driveway.
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Doggy Snow Day!
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/16/15)
Bailey the terrier and Stella the goldendoodle enjoying the snow!
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Bluebird house
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/16/15)
Bluebird house waiting for spring.
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Winter 2015
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/16/15)
Creek under Cape Rock just below Snake Hill
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Fort A flag and Mississippi River Barge
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/16/15)
Flag flying over former Fort A (Limbaugh property) with barge traveling down the Mississippi River
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/16/15)
Today is Monday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2015. There are 318 days left in the year. This is Presidents Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1945, American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II. On this date:...
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Bankruptcies
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
Bankruptcies filed through January for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case numbers. The Southeast Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Students organize banquet to educate about hunger
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
During his childhood in Ghana, Africa, a Southeast Missouri State University professor experienced drought and hunger, and he relied on the World Food Programme for his next meal. There was a long stretch without rainfall, Francis Tayie recalled Thursday, and it had a devastating effect on the area...
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Flurry of sign-ups at health law deadline; web glitch fixed
(National News ~ 02/16/15)
WASHINGTON -- After a computer glitch was patched up, supporters of President Barack Obama's health-care law were out in force Sunday trying to get uninsured people signed up by the official deadline for 2015 coverage. The effort had the trappings of a get-out-the-vote drive, with email reminders, telephone calls and squads of community-level volunteers...
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Copenhagen gunman had criminal record, gang past
(International News ~ 02/16/15)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The suspected gunman killed by police after shooting attacks against a free-speech event and outside a Copenhagen synagogue was 22 years old and had a background in criminal gangs, police said Sunday. The suspect was born in Denmark and had a criminal record, including violence and weapons offenses, Copenhagen police said in a statement. They didn't release his name...
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Video shows mass beheadings by ISIS
(International News ~ 02/16/15)
CAIRO -- A video purporting to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages was released Sunday by militants in Libya affiliated with the Islamic State group. The killings raise the possibility the Islamic militant group -- which controls about a third of Syria and Iraq in a self-declared caliphate -- has established a direct affiliate less than 500 miles from the southern tip of Italy. ...
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Fight over gay marriage in Alabama echoes states' rights battles of past
(National News ~ 02/16/15)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's judicial building office overlooks Montgomery's Dexter Avenue, a history-soaked thoroughfare topped by the Alabama Capitol where Jefferson Davis was inaugurated president of the Confederacy and where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. ended the 1965 march for voting rights...
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Shooting suspect slams religion, defends liberty
(National News ~ 02/16/15)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- If his Facebook page is any indication, Craig Hicks doesn't hate Muslims. An avowed atheist, his online posts instead depict a man who despises religion itself but seems to support an individual's right to his own beliefs. "I hate Islam just as much as christianity, but they have the right to worship in this country just as much as any others do," the man accused of killing three Muslim college students stated in a 2012 post over the proposed construction of a mosque near the World Trade Center site in New York.. ...
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Hackers steal up to $1 billion from banks
(National News ~ 02/16/15)
NEW YORK -- A hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from banks around the world in what would be one of the biggest banking breaches known, a cybersecurity firm said in a report scheduled to be delivered today. The hackers have been active since at least the end of 2013 and infiltrated more than 100 banks in 30 countries, according to Russian security company Kaspersky Lab...
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Gov't proposes rules for routine commercial use of drones
(National News ~ 02/16/15)
WASHINGTON -- The government proposed long-awaited rules Sunday to usher in an era of commercial drones zipping through U.S. skies, but packages from these unmanned aircraft won't be landing on your doorstep anytime soon. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed requirements that commercial operators must meet, such as passing a knowledge test administered by the agency as well as a federal security check, to fly small drones, defined as weighing less than 55 pounds. ...
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Complete overhaul of Arch museum planned
(State News ~ 02/16/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Renovating the Gateway Arch and the grounds around it means the Museum of Westward Expansion found underneath will be closed for two years starting Tuesday. Once it reopens in 2017, visitors will see new, high-tech exhibits and a new entrance...
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Study: Oklahoma's daily small quakes raise risk of big ones
(National News ~ 02/16/15)
SAN JOSE, California -- Small earthquakes shaking Oklahoma and southern Kansas daily and linked to energy drilling are dramatically increasing the chance of bigger and dangerous quakes, federal research indicates. The once-stable region now is just as likely to see serious damaging and potentially harmful earthquakes as the highest-risk places east of the Rockies, such as New Madrid, Missouri, and Charleston, South Carolina, which had major quakes in the past two centuries...
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Missouri Republicans take second look at tax code changes
(State News ~ 02/16/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican lawmakers are moving swiftly this session on tax-related bills to add some exemptions, modify the tax code and require the state to notify businesses of changes. It's not their first attempt at such legislation. Last year, Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed several bills, saying they would bust the state's budget if allowed to pass, and lawmakers failed to override those vetoes...
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Cape council to discuss capital improvements
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
The Cape Girardeau City Council's study session will begin earlier than usual this afternoon. The meeting typically begins at 5 p.m., but the start time was moved up to 4:30 p.m. to allow time to discuss the city's Capital Improvements Program. Through the program, the city evaluates infrastructure projects that need renovation, repairs or construction. The program includes funded and contingent, or unfunded, projects...
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Jerry H. Benge
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Jerry H. Benge, 73, of Perryville, Missouri, died Feb. 14, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Services are private. Young and Sons Funeral Home, Inc. in Perryville, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements.
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Panhellenic Executive Council President leads her team with integrity, self-confidence and positivity
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
Southeast Missouri State University junior Taylor Shinabargar was appointed president of the university's Panhellenic Executive Council at the end of December. Shinabargar served as the Panhellenic delegate within her sorority, Sigma Sigma Sigma, when she was a sophomore, and decided to take a step up into the more prominent leadership position...
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Edwin Erlbacher II
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Edwin Alvin "Skip" Erlbacher II, 57, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at his home in Dallas. He battled cancer 3 1/2 years with the same extraordinary strength, character and determination that he lived his life. He always had a positive attitude and never a complaint, even through experimental drug trials and countless trips to MD Anderson...
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Obama focuses on cybersecurity in heart of Silicon Valley
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- President Barack Obama is asking Silicon Valley's tech elite to join with federal authorities to thwart cyberattacks while promising to make it easier for hacked companies to share information about breaches and protect citizen privacy...
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Anni Holley
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Anni Maria Holley, 62, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at her home. She was born on Feb. 1, 1953, in Landstuhl, Germany, the daughter of Adam and Anna Heinen Jusiewicz. She and Celester L. Holley were married Oct. 24, 1980, in Landstuhl...
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William Bell
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
William J. "Bill" Bell, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Parish Prayers will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church with the Rev. David Hulshof officiating...
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Shirley Hobbs
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Shirley Ann Hobbs, 79, of Benton died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Lowe officiating...
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Police crack down on cardboard theft in California
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
FONTANA, Calif. -- Investigators wearing bulletproof vests sit in unmarked cars outside a Southern California recycling center, swapping license plate details over two-way radio before dawn. A truck emerges, and they follow, hoping to learn where drivers pick up what to many looks like trash but turns out to be treasure: cardboard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Michael B. Fairbank, 20, 1523 N. Spanish St., was arrested on suspicion of being in the street and interfering with arrest. n Nicholas R. Fairbank, 18, 1523 N. Spanish St., was arrested on suspicion of being in the street, resisting arrest and being a minor in possession...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday: n Medical assist calls were made to: South West End Boulevard at 7:46 a.m.; William Street at 10:14 a.m.; North Frederick Street at 11:08 a.m.; William Street at 12:27 p.m.; Doctors' Park Drive at 2:01 p.m.; North Main Street at 3:08 p.m.; Johnson Street at 3:47 p.m.; Brink Avenue at 7:06 p.m.; Boxwood Drive at 8:24 p.m.; and Randol Avenue at 11:16 p.m...
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Mark Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Mark Leroy Johnson, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 9, 1957, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Leroy and Charlene Harrison Johnson. Mark graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in education in 1979. ...
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Richard Bangert
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Richard "Dick" Bangert, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Panhellenic Executive Council President leads her team with integrity, self-confidence and positivity
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
Southeast Missouri State University junior Taylor Shinabargar was appointed president of the university's Panhellenic Executive Council at the end of December. Shinabargar served as the Panhellenic delegate within her sorority, Sigma Sigma Sigma, when she was a sophomore, and decided to take a step up into the more prominent leadership position...
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' whips up $81.7 million at box office
(Entertainment ~ 02/16/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Audiences were more than curious to check out the big-screen adaptation of the racy phenomenon "Fifty Shades of Grey" this weekend. The erotic R-rated drama sizzled in its debut, earning an estimated $81.7 million from 3,646 theaters in its first three days, distributor Universal Pictures said Sunday...
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Fire destroys trailer in Scott County
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
At 1:46 p.m. Sunday, the New Hamburg-Benton-Commerce Rural Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in a rural area of Scott County. The fire took place at a trailer on Camelot Drive, off of Highway PP just outside Kelso, Missouri, NBC fire chief Shawna Schmitt said...
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Southeast Missouri State softball team recovers from big inning, tops Grambling
(College Sports ~ 02/16/15)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team survived a six-run sixth inning by Grambling State and closed the season-opening Mardi Gras Classic with a 10-8 victory Sunday in Monroe, Louisiana. The Redhawks took an 8-2 lead into the home half of the sixth before the Tigers banged out seven hits and sent 10 batters to the plate, chasing starting pitcher Madeline Krumrey in the process...
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Elliott turns aside Panthers in shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 02/16/15)
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Jori Lehtera made the most of his first NHL shootout attempt. Lehtera scored the winning goal in the fifth round Sunday to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers. Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for St. Louis in the shootout, and Brad Boyes converted for Florida. Lehtera, who also had an assist, beat Roberto Luongo with a shot between the pads...
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Woman stung by scorpion on flight
(Community ~ 02/16/15)
LOS ANGELES -- A scorpion stung a woman on the hand before her flight from Los Angeles to Portland. The flight was taxiing on the runway Saturday when the passenger was stung. The plane returned to the gate, and the woman was checked by medics. She refused additional treatment, but she didn't get back on the plane. Flight attendants killed the scorpion and checked overhead compartments for any others...
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Fruitland Area Fire District 2/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/15)
The Fruitland Area Fire District responded to the following calls. Feb. 9 n Citizen assist on Hickory Lane. Feb. 10 n Medical assist on State Highway W. n Medical assist on Lindsey Lane. Feb. 12 n False alarm on Cedar Circle. Feb. 13 n Natural cover on High Street...
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Scott City Fire Department 2/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/16/15)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Feb. 7 n At 10 a.m., emergency medical service to East Pine Street. n At 12:34 p.m., air compressor explosion on Emma Street. n At 4:35 p.m., motor vehicle crash on Main Street and Ruth Avenue...
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Editorial: Social media can be used to commit, solve crime
(Editorial ~ 02/16/15)
Facebook has changed the way people communicate and interact. That's an #understatement. In recent stories reported by Emily Priddy, we've seen how social media platforms are being used to both commit and prevent crime. Stalkers can use social media to stalk victims, a form of emotional abuse. For those being stalked by someone, it can be a very stressful and frightening situation. It can make people feel unsafe...
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Speak Out 2/16/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/16/15)
Scott City park; President's responsibility
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Prayer 2/16/15
(Prayer ~ 02/16/15)
Lord Jesus, we look to you in all things for you are the source of our salvation. Amen.
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Finding financial security: An interview with Brock Alspaugh, owner and retirement planner at Innovative Financial Solutions
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
Brock Alspaugh began working at a bank after college, and he couldn't get enough of the world of stocks, investments and compounding. He enjoyed the career field so much that he opened his own financial firm in 2007. At Innovative Financial Solutions, Alspaugh and his team help clients of all ages and backgrounds meet their financial goals, from the early stages of retirement planning to being able to enjoy those retirement years with financial security. ...
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Business licenses
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during January include the following: Walmart No. 7072, 2021 Independence St. Tyco Integrated Security LLC, out of town Mario & Angela Italian Cucina, 1740 Broadway Snap Fitness 24/7, 2530 William St...
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Tax liens
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, recorder of deeds, during January are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at 573-243-8123...
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Health briefs
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
AMERICAN HOME PATIENT CUTS RIBBON PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- American HomePatient held a ribbon cutting Jan. 16. The home health-care service and product company opened an office at 817 N. Kingshighway in Perryville. NICHOLS HIRED AS INFORMATION OFFICER Mike Nichols was hired as the new chief information officer for SoutheastHEALTH. ...
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Names in the news
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
HYSLOP NAMED GENERAL MANAGER DEXTER, Mo. -- Noreen Hyslop, managing editor of the Dexter Daily Statesman, was named general manager, the newspaper reported. The job will coincide with her current editorial duties. The paper had been without a general manager since the resignation of Bobby Greer, who moved from the area in July. ...
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Business briefs
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
ITALIAN RESTAURANT OPENS ON BROADWAY A new Italian restaurant, Mario and Angela's Italian Cucina, opened at 1740 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. The building formerly housed Taqueria Jalisco, a Mexican restaurant that closed last year. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT CREATIVE INCUBATOR...
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Have you gone mobile with your money? Survey says most Americans have
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
Smartphones have become an essential part of everyday life. From texting and email to social media, Americans rely heavily on their mobile devices. If your mobile phone was taken away, how long could you survive without it? The answer may surprise you: Nearly half (47 percent) of U.S. ...
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Financing an education: Financial experts share ways to save for college, pay down student loan debts
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
The numbers are staggering. Student debt levels for those earning bachelor's degrees are on the rise, and data show the average debt of 2013 graduates topped $30,000 in six states. The Institute of College Access and Success reports that 69 percent of graduating seniors at public and private nonprofit colleges had student loans, with an average debt of $28,400. ...
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Tax form overhaul: New tax forms to fill out this year on health insurance coverage
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Be prepared for the tax man to get even more personal this year -- with questions about your health insurance. For the first time, you'll have to state whether you had health insurance through an employer, one of the exchanges or purchased privately. And if you didn't, you could face a penalty...
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Filing with security: Are you keeping your personal information safe during tax season?
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
In an era with an ever-increasing risk for identity theft and financial exploitation, it's no wonder people are paying closer attention to who handles their personal information and how they do it. And tax time is prime time to pay attention, according to the Internal Revenue Service...
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Access to capital: Patience, persistence and an open mind are key to finding small-business funding
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
For today's entrepreneur, more avenues to funding exist than a traditional bank loan. Alternative sources of loans, grant competitions and even online crowdfunding can help give business-owners a boost for their next project or financial investment...
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Business Notebook 2/16/15: Regional advertising award banquet is Friday
(Business ~ 02/16/15)
The annual awards presentation for the best advertising pieces in Cape Girardeau and other area markets is set for Friday at Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Tri-State Advertising & Marketing Professionals, a regional not-for-profit organization for people who work in advertising and marketing, is holding the "Gone Girl"-themed American Advertising Awards ceremony that begins at 5:30 p.m. The awards given at the ceremony formerly were known as ADDYs...
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