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Two Southeast presidential candidates will be on campus today
(Local News ~ 02/18/15)
Two Southeast Missouri State University presidential candidates will be on campus today for interviews with university officials and open forums. Margaret E. Madden, whose visit was consolidated into one day of interviews because of inclement weather and scheduling conflicts, will meet with officials throughout the...
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Crews make steady progress on clearing county roads
(Local News ~ 02/18/15)
Recent winter weather has left many roads covered in snow and ice, but officials in area counties remain hopeful conditions could improve soon. Cape Girardeau and Scott counties have dispatched trucks to clear roads buried under nearly a foot of snow brought to the region by a winter storm this week...
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Records: Police wanted Guard in Ferguson neighborhood
(State News ~ 02/18/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- St. Louis area authorities planning for a grand jury announcement had proposed stationing Missouri National Guard troops and armored Humvees in a Ferguson neighborhood where Michael Brown had been shot by a policeman, according to records released Tuesday detailing the state's preparations...
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Guthrie gets 15 years for shooting at police
(Local News ~ 02/18/15)
A Jackson man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for his actions during a June 2012 confrontation with police. Lawrence Guthrie, 48, pleaded guilty in November to three counts of assault on a law enforcement officer. He was accused of engaging in a shootout with police, who responded to a report of domestic violence at his home in a Jackson subdivision on June 13, 2012...
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Stars jump on Blues early in 4-1 win
(Professional Sports ~ 02/18/15)
ST. LOUIS -- More than ever, the Dallas Stars need offense from Jamie Benn. He completed his first career hat trick with a shot that was such a dart, it banged off goalie Jake Allen's mask. "It was a great shot, actually hit me in the face," Allen said after the Stars' 4-1 rout of the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. "That's why I didn't move, because it was coming at my face...
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Jackson clears way for subdivision for people over 55
(Local News ~ 02/18/15)
The city of Jackson is going to get a bit bigger after Tuesday night's board of aldermen meeting. City officials adopted a series of ordinances regarding annexation and development of just over 33 acres on Old Cape Road East near Klaus Park. Developer Ramsey Branch LLC requested the annexation and corollary proposals, and they intend to use the land to establish a subdivision for residents 55 and older...
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Cross at St. John's UCC near Fruitland
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/15)
Cross in the snow at St. John's UCC near Fruitland MO
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Kohl's Donates Over $22,000 to Youth Diabetes Care Network
(Submitted Story ~ 02/18/15)
Kohl's Department Stores recently donated $22,374 to SoutheastHEALTH Foundation and Kohl's Youth Diabetes Care Network, a service of the Southeast Diabetes Center. Kohl's commitment is made possible through the Kohl's Cares® merchandise program. Through this initiative, Kohl's sells $5 books and plush toys. All of the net profits from such sales benefit children's health and education programs nationwide...
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Missouri Pro-Life March 2015
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/15)
Lester Wells of Cape Girardeau and his sister-in-law Alice O'Connor of Cabool, Missouri, attended for the approximate 23rd time the Missouri Pro-Life March in Washington D.C. on Jan, 23. More than 600,000 people attended. The hope is by jan. 23, 2016, Roe v. Wade will be overturned...
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Missouri Pro-Life March 2015
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/15)
A few of the 500,000 to 600,000 people at the Missouri March for Life in Washington D.C. on Jan. 23. The hope is that by Jan. 23, 2016, Roe v. Wade will be overturned.
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No Snow Plow Yet
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/15)
Returning home from work on Monday Feb. 16th.
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Still Standing
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/15)
Old barn still standing on Hwy. C in northern Cape County
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Goals for Gold - Doing Something
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/15)
Believing Beyond -- The Nolan Weber Foundation was recently presented with a BIG Check from some boys with a HUGE heart. The SEMO Elite Bening Mazda Bombers (a U10 soccer team from Southeast Missouri), held a fundraising event last September in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the late Nolan Weber. ...
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Snow Scene
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/15)
Old railroad bridge in Wittenburg, Mo.
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Snow on the Rock
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/15)
Beautiful snow on Tower Rock!! Rare to see this scene considering the difficulty of getting back to the rock after a snowstorm and braving the cold wind and frigid temperature off of the Mississippi River!!
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Region may experience record cold this week
(Local News ~ 02/18/15)
Southeast Missouri may experience near-record cold temperatures over the next few days and a bit more snow or wintry mix. While it wasn't forecast to dip quite so low, the temperature at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport reached minus 2 degrees Tuesday morning, which set a daily record low. Cold that severe hasn't been felt since Feb. 10, 2011, according to Southeast Missourian archives, when the temperature was 3 degrees below zero...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/18/15)
Today is Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2015. There are 316 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 1885, Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time (after already being published in Britain and Canada)...
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Lenten season an opportunity to focus on God's gift
(Editorial ~ 02/18/15)
Today marks the beginning of Lent, a period of time leading up to Easter Sunday, during which many Christians will participate in special church services, prayer and sacrifice -- a form of fasting -- to focus on God. The origins of Lent date back to the early centuries following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. During the 600s, Gregory the Great called for Lent to begin on Wednesday (it previously began on Sunday), and today we refer to this day as Ash Wednesday...
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Speak Out 2/18/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/18/15)
** Permits to come; ** Legislate morality; ** Rate increase; ** Williams, Hillary; ** Seniors, high price; ** Media influence; ** Altenburg-Frohna; ** Southeast president
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Deadline for insurance signups extended for some
(Local News ~ 02/18/15)
A special enrollment period has been created in Missouri for buying health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The actual deadline for sign-ups for government marketplace insurance was Sunday, but some people were unable to complete enrollment because of long call center wait times Feb. 13, 14 and 15. Others may have experienced technical problems with income verification for their applications on Healthcare.gov, according to a news release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
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Tail-wagging beagle wins best in show at Westminster
(National News ~ 02/18/15)
NEW YORK -- A soft-spoken beagle really raised a ruckus. Wagging her tail a mile a minute, Miss P became America's top dog Tuesday night by winning best in show in a big surprise at the Westminster Kennel Club. At 4, Miss P is related to Uno -- in 2008, the immensely popular hound barked and bayed his way to becoming the only previous beagle to win at the nation's most prominent dog show...
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New defense chief vows to protect troops
(National News ~ 02/18/15)
WASHINGTON -- Ash Carter, sworn in Tuesday as President Barack Obama's fourth secretary of defense, pledged to offer candid strategic advice and carefully consider decisions about sending troops into harm's way. Vice President Joe Biden issued the oath of office from the White House, on a Bible held by Carter's wife, while most of the federal government was closed because of snow. ...
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Judge halts Obama's immigration action
(National News ~ 02/18/15)
HOUSTON -- The White House promised an appeal Tuesday after a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration and gave a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit aiming to stop the orders permanently...
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Festival plans to film all Shakespeare's plays
(Entertainment ~ 02/18/15)
NEW YORK -- Playing the mad title role in Shakespeare's "King Lear" was never supposed to be easy. That's just what Colm Feore wanted. The classical actor chose to make his Lear "absolutely hateful" and "corrosive" for the Stratford Festival in Canada last summer. He turned 56 in the role, and his Lear, recorded on high-definition cameras, is a vigorous, fit monarch...
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'Modern Family' to air episode in online setting
(Entertainment ~ 02/18/15)
LOS ANGELES -- How to keep the "modern" in "Modern Family" in its sixth season? Create an episode that plays out completely on a computer and in the realm of social media. That's what's in store Feb. 25 on the ABC comedy's "Connection Lost," a half-hour that revolves around Claire Dunphy's (Julie Bowen) frantic effort to locate daughter Haley (Sarah Hyland) after they squabble...
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Parents sue to keep teen who made threats out of school
(National News ~ 02/18/15)
HARRISON, Mont. -- After Spencer Ore was banned from a Montana high school in 2013 for bringing two pistols to campus and was accused of making threats, his parents sought help, hopingt one day he would reintegrate into society. Margaret and Stephen Ore visited him every weekend while he was in juvenile detention. They invested in nearly two years of treatment for underlying behavioral problems...
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Train carrying 3 million gallons of crude still burning
(National News ~ 02/18/15)
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. -- Oil cars were burning more than a day after a train carrying 3 million gallons of North Dakota crude derailed in a West Virginia snowstorm, shooting fireballs into the sky. Hundreds of families were evacuated after losing their drinking water and electricity when 19 tanker cars slammed into each other and caught fire, leaking oil into a Kanawha River tributary and burning a nearby house down to its foundation...
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Ukraine soldiers taken prisoner during fighting
(International News ~ 02/18/15)
LUHANSKE, Ukraine -- Under a near-constant barrage of artillery fire, Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels fought Tuesday for control of the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve, a battle impeding implementation of a peace plan. Ukraine denied rebel claims to have taken control of the town but acknowledged the insurgents had seized parts of it in heavy street fighting. The battle came despite a weekend cease-fire that obliged both sides to start moving back their big guns Tuesday...
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France tracking 400 believed to be in terror sleeper cells
(International News ~ 02/18/15)
PARIS -- France is tracking hundreds of people believed to belong to possible sleeper cells for terror organizations like al-Qaida or the Islamic State group, the country's top security official said. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve laid out what has become an increasingly urgent question for European intelligence services: How to trace the moment when someone transforms from a disgruntled criminal or a disaffected citizen into a terrorist, and how to block those first steps toward radicalization.. ...
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Float accident at parade kills at least 16
(International News ~ 02/18/15)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- At least 16 people were killed early Tuesday in the Haitian capital after a man on top of a musical group's Carnival float was shocked by high-voltage wires above the street, setting off a panic in which dozens of people were trampled, officials said...
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Births 2/18/15
(Births ~ 02/18/15)
Son to Jacob William and Lacy Renea Allen of Marble Hill, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 5:29 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. Name, Noah William. Weight, 6 pounds, 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Allen is the former Lacy Willis, daughter of Dennis and Pamila Willis of Marble Hill. She is employed by Regency Management. Allen is the son of Aaron and Connie Allen of Leopold, Missouri. He is self-employed with Allen & Isom Timber Co...
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Out of the past: Feb. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 02/18/15)
MARSTON, Mo. -- A five-month-long dispute over terms of a new work contract at Noranda Aluminum Inc. is resolved when plant workers ratify a proposal that was submitted to them after federal mediation. James L. "Butch" Amann is the new, regional investigator for the Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office assigned to the Cape Girardeau area; Amann, 37, will reside in Jackson; he will work with other state fire marshal's office investigators in Poplar Bluff and Potosi, as they assist law enforcement agencies and fire departments in the eastern part of Missouri with their investigations.. ...
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Jackson fire report 2/18/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n A citizens assist on East Main Street. n A citizens assist on East Main Street. n A citizens assist on East Main Street.
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Jackson police report 2/18/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n A 12-year-old boy was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of assault and property damage. n Brooke M. Lee, 22, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/18/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: Bloomfield Road at 8:23 a.m.; South West End Boulevard at 9:03 a.m.; Independence Street at 9:58 a.m.; South Silver Springs Road at 1:03 p.m.; Good Hope Street at 1:42 p.m.; Whitener Street at 2:13 p.m.; Ridgeway Drive 4:08 p.m.; and South Hanover Street at 7:01 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/18/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Tiffany A. Joiner, 21, 1020 Independence St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for forgery. n Michelle L. Enderle, 45, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for failure to yield...
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Della Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Della M. Taylor, 82, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Tawnya Pingel
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Tawnya G. Pingel, 54, of Altenburg died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Michael Freiesz officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery in Crosstown, Missouri...
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Rev. George Washington Mills
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- The Rev. George Washington Mills, 89, of Marquand passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at the Stockoff Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 22, 1925, in Patton, Missouri, the son of James and Hilda Mills. He and Lola Louise Trentham were united in marriage March 13, 1943...
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Richard Klemp
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Richard D. Klemp, 65, of Perryville died Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Miller Family Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, with military honors by American Legion Post 133...
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Dorlas Hays Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
Dorlas I. "Buck" Hays Jr., 85 of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at his home. He was born July 15, 1929, in Girard, Illinois, son of Dorlas Ibra and Jessie Mae Fitzgerald Hays Sr. He and Joyce Reba Smith were married Aug. 27, 1960, in Springfield, Illinois...
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Thelma Gohn
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
Thelma Gohn, 83, of Millersville died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at her home. She was born Oct. 15, 1931, in Hanceville, Alabama, to John A. and Jura Nichols Day. She and Dayton Gohn were married May 26, 1951, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hanceville. He passed away June 17, 2011...
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John Fowler
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
John Michael Fowler, 57, of Hiram, Missouri, formerly of Scott City, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Hiram. He was born Oct. 20, 1957, to Albert J. and Dorothy Louise Newlin Fowler. He is survived by a son, Austin Fowler; a brother, Jerry Lee Fowler of Scott City; a sister, Peggy Sue Daniels of St. Peters, Missouri; numerous grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews...
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Shirley Duvall
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Shirley A. Duvall, 69, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:45 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, with a Catholic wake at 5 p.m. Sunday...
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Paul Dillard
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Paul E. Dillard, 87, of St. Mary died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery near St. Mary, with military honors by American Legion Post 133 and Delta Team...
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Mildred Cearlock
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mildred "Mutz" Ruth Cearlock, 89, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. The burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Brady Buckley
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Brady V. Buckley, 67, of rural Cairo died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Illinois. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the funeral home. He will be cremated after the funeral ceremony...
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Richard Bangert
(Obituary ~ 02/18/15)
Richard Fred "Dick" Bangert, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at his home, with family by his side. He was born July 28, 1936, in Carlinville, Illinois, to the late James Fred and Eva Ann Evans Bangert. He and the love of his life, Patricia Wade Beadles, were married Aug. 16, 1959, in Cairo, Illinois...
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Scott City School Board to review improvement plan, graduation requirements
(Local News ~ 02/18/15)
The Scott City School Board on Wednesday will review and discuss an updated comprehensive school improvement plan and proposed graduation requirements for the district. Beth Cox, president of the board, said a committee that includes teachers, parents, board members and other residents looks for improvements that could be made to the plan...
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Winter weather leads to traffic accidents, injuries
(Local News ~ 02/18/15)
Several people were injured after winter precipitation that covered the region Sunday night into Monday led to several traffic accidents in Southeast Missouri. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E reported an accident at 1:40 p.m. Monday, when one vehicle slid on the ice in Butler County...
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Why refinery strike has had little bite at gas pump
(National News ~ 02/18/15)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gasoline prices can spike for all kinds of reasons that make skeptical drivers roll their eyes: [[""]]tension[[""]] in the Middle East, a refinery suddenly shuts down for maintenance, or the annual springtime switch to summer blends of gasoline...
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NY tourism website urges visitors to go to Florida
(National News ~ 02/18/15)
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The tourism office of Ithaca is waving the white flag on winter and advising visitors to its website to check out the Florida Keys instead. VisitIthaca.com's home page displays Sunshine State vacation photos and provides links to the website for tourism information about the Florida Keys and Key West. ...
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Southeast Missouri State's Robinson earns OVC Newcomer of the Week in women's basketball
(College Sports ~ 02/18/15)
Southeast Missouri State senior guard Jasmine Robinson was selected Ohio Valley Conference's Newcomer of the Week on Tuesday following a career performance last week. Robinson's career-high 27 points against Murray State on Saturday helped the Redhawks claim an 88-66 victory, which also marked the most points Southeast had scored since putting up 91 in a win over Central Arkansas in 2007...
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Prayer 2/18/15
(Prayer ~ 02/18/15)
Father God, thank you that through Jesus, our Savior, we can have eternal life. Amen.
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Power pouts: There's a red lipstick for everyone these days
(Community ~ 02/18/15)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Color bleed be damned. There's a red lipstick for everybody nowadays. You know how celebrity beauty guru Ted Gibson found that out? "My mother has just now been wearing red lipstick since I turned her on to it over the last two years. Before, she thought red meant you were kind of easy," he laughed...
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Buy the River: Street-styling spring trends
(Community ~ 02/18/15)
Fall Fashion Week just ended in New York City, so that means 2015 is in full swing! Each year, we peel off the old and start putting on new versions of ourselves to line up with the energy of a new chapter of our life. Most of us start with resolutions that have to do with our appearance, from our weight to a new hairstyle. ...
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Qualls, Portis lead No. 18 Arkansas past Missouri, 84-69
(College Sports ~ 02/18/15)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Michael Qualls had 21 points and No. 18 Arkansas beat Missouri 84-69 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory and eighth in nine games. Bobby Portis added 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help the Razorbacks (21-5, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) continue their best start in conference play since the 1997-98 season. Arkansas' only loss since Jan. 17 is a 57-56 setback at Florida...
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Rotation a bit iffy as Cardinals begin spring training
(Professional Sports ~ 02/18/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals dealt starting pitching, seemingly an area of strength, to fill a sudden void when promising outfielder Oscar Taveras died in a car accident. Jason Heyward strengthens a lineup that underperformed last year and takes over the right field spot the Cardinals had been saving for Taveras. Heading into spring training, the rotation seems just a bit iffy...
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