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Ride of the Week: 2010 Camaro SS
(Submitted Story ~ 03/19/15)
1968 Shelby GT500 KR (King of the Road) purchased car in 1982 in Mt. Vernon Ill. Engine 428 Cobra Jet Engine Factory Roll Bar Stewart Warner gauges 8000 RPM Tach I call my car Big Red
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Notre Dame boys basketball team overcomes key injuries in journey to final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/15)
The Bulldogs have had no time to dwell on the setbacks and have collectively handled each one by looking down the bench and saying, "Next man up," three words which have propelled them into today's Class 4 final four.
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November trial set for man accused of killing brother
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A man accused of murder appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since April. Lonnie Liley, 43, and his public defender, Chris Davis, appeared before Judge Joe Satterfield at the Bollinger County Courthouse. After some discussion with the prosecution and defense attorneys, Satterfield set Liley's trial for Nov. ...
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Flood-control project soon will be up for public comment
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
Another opportunity for the public to provide comment on a controversial $165 million flood control project in Southeast Missouri is expected this summer. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' final environmental impact statement on the St. John's Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project just finished undergoing a review by an independent panel of experts, and project manager Danny Ward said a public review and comment period for the document is coming soon but not yet scheduled...
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International Fair gives students a chance to share about other cultures
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
Cape Girardeau Central High School on Wednesday hosted its first International Fair, where students and the public had an opportunity to learn about other countries and cultures. Adult international students who are learning English as a second language set up more than a dozen displays about their home countries at the event, which was organized by the high school's world language and adult education and literacy departments...
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Rep. Swan reintroduces film tax-credit bill
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
Rep. Kathy Swan is hopeful for the future of a bill she reintroduced this legislative session that would bring the film tax-credit program back to Missouri. It's one of about a dozen states "out of the market" for film tax credits, Swan said. The state had a program that began in 1999 and offered tax credits to film productions for up to 35 percent of their in-state expenditures, with a cap of $4.5 million. ...
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Plans for Greek housing proceed despite preservationists' objections
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
Southeast Missouri State University staff, as well as representatives from Greek organizations, will meet with an architect this week to discuss the design and financial details of a Greek housing project that has drawn criticism from historic preservationists...
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Guardian Angel Girls Varsity Basketball Team
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/19/15)
The Guardian Angel Girls' Varsity Basketball team won 2nd place in the tournament held at New Hamburg on March 18. They also placed 2nd in the Christian Youth League. Team members are: (l-r bottom) Connor Overfield, Allison Lynch, Mollie LeGrand, & Miranda Menz (middle) Katie Webb, Savannah Below, Sophia Gebhardt, Paige Overfield, & Kennedi McVay (top) Coaches Matt Kiefer and John Webb. Congratulations to the Lady Redwings!!...
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Notre Dame boys basketball team ready for semifinal showdown
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/15)
Members of the Notre Dame boys basketball team were getting ready to leave their hotel and head to practice Wednesday night when they ran into several famous faces in the lobby.
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Final four notebook: Hillcrest senior says Notre Dame press was no problem
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Hillcrest senior guard Brady Petry thought he held the key to his team defeating Notre Dame in a Class 4 state semifinal Thursday afternoon at Mizzou Arena. "I knew I could just beat their press," Petry said. "They were pressuring so hard, it's easy to get around them, so I was like, 'If I beat their press, we will win this game because we're going to have less turnovers.'"...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
Today is Thursday, March 19, the 78th day of 2015. There are 287 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 19, 1945, during World War II, 724 people were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin off Japan; the ship, however, was saved. Adolf Hitler ordered the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands in his so-called "Nero Decree," which was largely disregarded...
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Another championship for Scott County Central
(Editorial ~ 03/19/15)
The daffodils are popping up. That must mean it's state championship time for the Scott County Central Braves. Scott Country Central's boys basketball team finished its season with another state title, the program's state-record 18th state championship...
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Speak Out 3/19/15
(Speak Out ~ 03/19/15)
Aging reader; Bloomfield plea; Safe Harbor; Crossover barriers
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Affidavit: LAPD analyst's error delayed Robert Durst link
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
HOUSTON -- A Los Angeles Police Department document examiner's erroneous handwriting analysis in 2001 delayed authorities linking millionaire Robert Durst to a friend's killing by as much as 16 months, a search warrant released Wednesday reveals. Durst, a member of a wealthy New York real estate family, was arrested in New Orleans over the weekend and charged with murder in California for the December 2000 shooting death of Susan Berman. ...
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Archdiocese cancels speech of Virgin Mary seer
(State News ~ 03/19/15)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A Bosnian man who claims he saw a vision of the Virgin Mary will not be allowed to speak at Lindenwood University. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Ivan Dragicevic, who was scheduled to speak at the university Wednesday, claims he and five others saw the Virgin Mary in a town called Medjugorje in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia in 1981. They claim the vision has continued to appear to each of them since then...
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House OKs stricter work rules for welfare
(State News ~ 03/19/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Wednesday approved stricter work requirements for welfare program participants and a lifetime limit for receiving temporary cash assistance of less than three years in a proposal that critics said would devastate needy families...
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Netanyahu victory leaves damage in wake
(International News ~ 03/19/15)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strong showing in national elections this week has come with a price: He has antagonized friends and foes alike with hard-line rhetoric on the campaign trail. While the tough talk gave Netanyahu a last-minute boost in the polls, the Israeli leader could face a difficult task convincing an already skeptical world he is serious about reaching peace with his Arab neighbors -- particularly if, as expected, he forms a new government comprised of religious and nationalistic parties.. ...
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Serbia arrests 8 Srebrenica massacre suspects
(International News ~ 03/19/15)
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Machine guns crackled and grenades exploded from dusk to dawn as the Bosnian Serb soldiers slaughtered more than 1,000 men and boys crammed into a warehouse outside Srebrenica. But when the sun came up, a few dozen were still alive...
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Museum attack in Tunisian capital kills 19
(International News ~ 03/19/15)
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Foreign tourists scrambled in panic Wednesday after militants stormed a museum in Tunisia's capital and killed 19 people, "shooting at anything that moved," a witness said. Two gunmen were slain by security forces after the deadliest attack on civilians in the North African country in 13 years, and the president said the young democracy was embroiled in a war with terror...
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Japan probes death threats to U.S. Ambassador Kennedy
(International News ~ 03/19/15)
TOKYO -- Japanese police are investigating phone calls threatening to kill U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and another American envoy, authorities said Wednesday. The calls to the U.S. Embassy targeted Kennedy and Alfred Magleby, the U.S. consul general on the southern island of Okinawa, according to an Okinawa police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on an investigation by Tokyo authorities...
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Neighbor attacks family, killing 3 brothers
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
NEW BERN, N.C. -- A Burmese immigrant accused of stabbing three young brothers to death had scared a different neighborhood family by knocking on their door several times in the middle of the night. "He's crazy," neighbor Ner Wah said Wednesday. "I told my wife: 'Be careful. Don't answer the door."'...
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Bush served on board of timber firm facing lawsuits
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- In a public move presaging his run for the White House, Jeb Bush resigned from corporate positions at the end of last year. Less noticed: One of the companies where he served on the board, Florida timber company Rayonier Inc., faced a flurry of lawsuits not long before his exit...
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80 years later, how would Atlantic City-based Monopoly look?
(Community ~ 03/19/15)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Monopoly is turning 80. Based on the real-life streets of Atlantic City, Monopoly is one of the world's most popular board games. The greed-driven game, in which competitors try to buy up all the property they can and collect as much cash as possible, has been played by an estimated 1 billion people in 114 countries...
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Hooked on Science: Water bottle egg
(Community ~ 03/19/15)
Separating the yolk from an egg white can be frustrating, but all you need is a water bottle to easily do the job. n Uncooked egg n Empty water bottle n Paper plate STEP 1: Crack the uncooked egg and pour the contents onto the paper plate. STEP 2: Using the empty water bottle, design a tool that will separate the yolk from the rest of the egg...
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Suspect arrested in fatal shooting rampage
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
MESA, Ariz. -- A gunman killed one person and wounded five others Wednesday in a rampage that included a motel shooting, a carjacking and a home invasion and ended with his arrest at a nearby apartment in suburban Phoenix. The suspect was taken into custody after officers spotted him on an apartment balcony and used a stun gun. Officers later led a handcuffed man to a truck parked outside an apartment complex. Police did not release his identity...
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Is there any recourse for victims of online photo memes?
(Community ~ 03/19/15)
NEW YORK -- Those pilfered, captioned and shared photos that make us either cringe, rage or laugh out loud are as old as the Internet itself, but in these wild online times, is there any recourse for their victims? Memes, by definition viral little beasties, are everywhere, sometimes building over several years. And they have many heads -- shaming wrongdoers, bullying innocents and poking fun at an awkward facial expression, twerk attempt, family portrait or school photo...
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Mayflower oil spill
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A federal class-action lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corporation over a 2013 crude oil spill in central Arkansas has been dismissed by a federal judge, who acknowledged in his ruling that his decision seems unfair. U.S. District Judge Brian Miller on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled...
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Musher wins Iditarod for third time
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
NOME, Alaska -- If ever there was uncertainty about the outcome of the world's most famous sled dog race, it was this year. Warm weather and a lack of snow in much of Alaska forced organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to forge an untested route, using the state's extensive system of frozen rivers...
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Jackson police report 3/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/19/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests to do not imply guilt. n William A. Niswanger, 37, of Scott City was arrested on a Jefferson County, Missouri, warrant. n Stephen M. Dunn, 20, of Millersville was issued summonses for speeding and failure to maintain insurance...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/19/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: South Benton Street at 2:23 a.m.; South Sprigg Street at 2:48 a.m.; North Spanish Street at 7:07 a.m.; Fourth Street at 9:39 a.m.; Whitener Street at 1:04 p.m.; Brenda Kay Court at 1:13 p.m.; William Street at 1:21 p.m.; Delwin Street at 5:06 p.m.; North Kingshighway at 7:17 and 8:47 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/19/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Jose R. Gutierrez-Obregon, 31, of Perryville, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, failure to have a license and no insurance...
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Births 3/19/15
(Births ~ 03/19/15)
Son to Joseph Arthur and Amy SuzAnne Rutledge of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:28 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. Name, Henry Ronald Arthur. Weight, 1 pound, 6 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Rutledge is the former Amy Wilson, daughter of Ann Wilson of Cape Girardeau. Rutledge is the son of Buddy Rutledge of Westville, Oklahoma...
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Maj. Louis Wohlwend
(Obituary ~ 03/19/15)
ANNA, Ill. -- Maj. Louis Joe Wohlwend, 64, of Anna died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Friday...
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Anneliese Pincksten
(Obituary ~ 03/19/15)
Anneliese Pincksten, 89, of Fairdealing, Missouri, died Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, with her husband at her side. She was born in 1926 in Weiden, Germany, to Rudolph and Stephanie Fenzel Schroeder. She and Omer S. Pincksten were married Feb. 5, 1955, at Frohna, Missouri...
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Marlene Miller
(Obituary ~ 03/19/15)
Marlene A. Miller, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 22, 1945, in Cleveland, to Rudolph George and Margaret Alberta Schmidt Miller. Marlene lived in Cape Girardeau 35 years. She retired from Southeast Missouri State University as an associate professor in the Department of Elementary, Early and Special Education. She was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church...
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Bill Masterson
(Obituary ~ 03/19/15)
William E. "Bill" Masterson, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Aug. 5, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, to Gilbert D. and Lula M. Clementz Masterson. Bill worked at Union Electric 42 years. An avid outdoorsman, he had been president of Ducks Unlimited of the Cape Girardeau Area. ...
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Hallie Granville
(Obituary ~ 03/19/15)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Hallie Mae Granville, 82, of Morley died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until the time of service Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Missouri. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. at the chapel, with the Rev. David Thompson officiating...
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Emmett Claycomb
(Obituary ~ 03/19/15)
DIEHLSTADT, Mo. -- Emmett Claycomb, 82, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at his home near Diehlstadt. He was born July 13, 1932, at Cairo, Illinois, to Henry and Edna Michael Claycomb. He and Mary Elizabeth Inman were married June 19, 1954. She preceded him in death Sept. 2, 2006...
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Even with hiring up, Fed want further gains before rate hike
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- After holding interest rates at record lows for more than six years, the Federal Reserve still isn't ready to start raising them. The Fed signaled Wednesday it needs the job market to improve further and inflation to rise above low levels before it begins nudging borrowing rates up. Even then, it suggested it will do so only gradually...
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Caruthersville man arrested after posting online threat
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Caruthersville man is in custody after posting an online threat against a public school. William S. Taylor, 55, is charged with making a terrorist threat with criminal negligence after a post he made Feb. 23 on the website Topix.com frightened members of the Caruthersville School District and several parents of children attending school in the district...
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Jackson police sets Coffee with a Cop event for April 3
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
The Jackson Police Department has planned a Coffee with a Cop event for next month. Coffee with a Cop will be at 7 a.m. April 3 at Hickory House Restaurant, 2229 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson. The idea behind the event is for police and community members to "come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink coffee," according to the event summary on the department's Facebook page...
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Shooting suspect arrested in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man wanted in a March 7 shooting is in custody. Tevin Golden, 20, was arrested Monday afternoon by officers from the Special Operations Group of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety after a search warrant was obtained for 162 Lee St. Sikeston police Capt. Jim McMillen said after officers surrounded the house, Golden came out peacefully...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team edges Arkansas
(College Sports ~ 03/19/15)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team called on ace Alex Winkelman in an unusual spot Wednesday night. Winkelman has served as the Redhawks' Friday night starter this season but was asked to get the final three outs on the road against SEC foe Arkansas...
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Southeast Missouri State softball team drops doubleheader
(College Sports ~ 03/19/15)
The Southeast softball team lost a pair of games to Indiana State on Wednesday at the Southeast Softball Complex. The Sycamores won Game 1 9-4 and beat the Redhawks 9-5 in eight innings in the nightcap. Southeast lead 4-1 after three innings in Game 1, but ISU ralled back with two runs in the fifth, three in the fifth and three more in the sixth to seal the win...
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School bus mishap causes power outage
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
An accident involving a school bus left some temporarily without power early Wednesday morning. At 7:20 a.m., a bus made a turn in the parking lot of Rhodes 101 Stop Convenience Store at West End Boulevard and Independence Street, hitting guy wires to a power pole, Cape Girardeau police reported. The impact broke some power lines and knocked out power for some living in the area...
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Jackson man accused of shooting near insurance adjuster
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
A Jackson man is facing charges after a Monday evening incident that started in the Bella Vista subdivision. An insurance adjuster was performing two home inspections in the area when Matthew Thomas Copen, 38, told him to leave, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department. When the adjuster left to go to the next house he was supposed to inspect, Copen chased him in his truck, firing shots as they drove through the subdivision, the release said...
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Nation briefs 3/19/15
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
PEORIA, Ill. -- The son of former White House cabinet member Ray LaHood emerged as the leading contender Wednesday to replace U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, as two other potential candidates abandoned thoughts of seeking the seat that is coming open after a spending scandal forced the Illinois congressman's abrupt resignation. ...
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State briefs 3/19/15
(State News ~ 03/19/15)
UPLANDS PARK, Mo. -- A local government employee for the village of Uplands Park has been fired amid comments he made in a TV interview blaming police for the shooting of two officers in Ferguson. The town's board of trustees met Tuesday night in a closed session to discuss the status of clerk John Muhammad. ...
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British DNA gives window into ancient past, Vikings and all
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
NEW YORK -- Genetic samples collected from across the United Kingdom are shedding light on the ancient past, including Viking invasions and a mystery about the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons, researchers report. The DNA also suggests that, genetically speaking, people in Wales are the closest matches to early settlers of Britain after the last ice age, people who began showing up some 10,000 to 11,000 years ago...
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Missing cat found 2 years later
(National News ~ 03/19/15)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A cat that vanished in South Carolina two years ago is going home after ending up nearly 2,000 miles away in Southern California. Kevin the orange tabby left Palm Springs, California, on Wednesday after disappearing from Anderson, South Carolina, in 2013. John Welsh of Riverside County Animal Services said the cat turned up in a U-Haul trailer a woman had driven across the country. The cat's microchip helped track down owner Cheryl Walls...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Scott County Central's Javonta Daniel
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/15)
Scott County Central senior Javonta Daniel scored a team-high 23 points to lead the Braves to a 53-48 victory over Mid-Buchanan in the Class 2 state championship Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. Daniel missed only two of his 13 shots and battled foul trouble throughout the game. He played a total of 16 minutes and scored five of the Braves' final seven points in the victory...
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A little-known U.S. traitor
(Column ~ 03/19/15)
I recently finished reading "An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Double Life of General James Wilkinson" by Andro Linklater, published by Walker and Co. in 2010. Most Americans know Benedict Arnold as the most famous traitor in U.S. history. While Arnold holds that dubious distinction, a lesser-known traitor was General James Wilkinson, who worked as a spy, known as Agent 13, for Spain from Aug. ...
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Prayer 3/19/15
(Prayer ~ 03/19/15)
O Heavenly Father, we place our trust in you, and you alone. Amen.
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Candidate questionnaire: John F Preston
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
Name: John F Preston Age: 62 Place of Birth: Phila, PA Spouse, children's names: Wife is Jana K Dumey 4 Children, John JR Preston, Joshua Preston, Shannon Preston Haupt, and Sarah Preston Occupation: Farmer Employer: Self Employed Business owned, all or part:...
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Candidate questionnaire: Brenda Cook
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
Name: Brenda Cook Date of birth: 8/2/1957 Place of birth: Cape Girardeau MO Spouse, children's names: My husband is Ray Cook, daughter Raelenna Ferguson, son Garrett Cook Occupation: store clerk Employer: Davids Food Mart Businesses owned, all or part: none...
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Candidate questionnaire: Kyle McDonald
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
Name: Kyle McDonald Age: 46 Place of Birth: U.S. Naval Hospital in Charleston, SC Spouse, children's names: Amy Madeleine Allison Occupation: Owner of insurance and financial agency Employer: Farmers Insurance- Kyle McDonald Agency Business owned, all or part: McDonald Insurance Agency, LLC...
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Candidate questionnaire: Marsha Carroll
(Local News ~ 03/19/15)
Name: Marsha Carroll Age: 36 Place of birth: Cape Girardeau Spouse, children's names: Travis Carroll (Spouse) Destin Carroll (Son) Kaya Carroll (Daughter) Occupation: Follow-up Representative Employer: Accretive Health Businesses owned, all or part: N/A...
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Out of the past: March 19
(Out of the Past ~ 03/19/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department swears in four new officers, but it will be a few months before they hit the streets on their own; the new officers are Richard W. Harrington Jr., Jeffrey A. Mangrum, Aaron D. Burdine and Homer I. Markhart Jr. West Lake Quarry workers return to their jobs after the last of three striking labor unions ratified a new, three-year contract Friday...
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