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What could McDonald's do to fix its business?
(Business ~ 04/27/15)
When it comes to McDonald's, everyone seems to have an opinion about what the company needs to do differently. After turning in another quarter of sliding sales and profit, McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook said the chain will unveil initial details on a plan to turn around its fortunes May 4. Among the challenges it is facing are intensifying competition and an image for serving junk food it can't seem to shake...
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Missouri lawmakers opt for privacy in making budget deals
(State News ~ 04/27/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As the clock winds down for Missouri lawmakers to compromise on some of the most contentious bills of the legislative session, questions are being raised about closed-doors negotiations that allow a few key players to shape state policy out of the public's sight...
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Cape school district slated to hire oversight on bond projects
(Local News ~ 04/27/15)
As the Cape Girardeau School District moves forward with projects funded by a $20 million bond issue, the school board today will vote whether to select a project consultant. District officials are recommending Jerry Wolsey Investigations provide oversight of the bond projects, according to an agenda for the 6 p.m. meeting...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team stays on course to claim OVC title
(College Sports ~ 04/27/15)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team capped an explosive weekend on offense by collecting its seventh consecutive victory in Ohio Valley Conference play with a 10-2 win over Murray State on Sunday and reducing its magic number to three in its quest to repeat as conference regular-season champions.
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Voter intent may decide use-tax recount
(Local News ~ 04/27/15)
Not only has the Cape Girardeau County use-tax question demonstrated the importance of exercising the right to vote, it offers a lesson on following instructions. A petition calling for a recount was filed April 13 with the circuit clerk's office -- a move allowed by the state because the difference between the number of votes in favor and against the measure was less than 1 percent. ...
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Area town adds history to its hill
(Local News ~ 04/27/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marble Hill is about two weeks away from opening a cultural center so enveloped in history, a newer building can't compare. Sharing an address, the Mayfield Cultural Center and Bollinger County Museum of Natural History are undergoing updates to provide the town with new history...
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Cub Scout Pack 20 at Friends of the Park
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/27/15)
Cub Scouts from Pack 20 (sponsored by the Cape Evening Optimists) assisted at the annual Cape Friends of the Park event. The boys gathered trash, replaced mulch at a playground, and planted flowers at a park pavilion. The boys demonstrated their understanding of "citizenship" by contributing service and showing responsibility to their local community!...
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Man suspected in aiding escape attempt is arrested
(Local News ~ 04/27/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A man accused of assaulting a Butler County Deputy during a failed escape at the courthouse Tuesday was apprehended. Butler County Sheriff's deputies arrested Travis D. O'Barr, 24, of Poplar Bluff, at 11:05 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Fifth and Harper streets on a Butler County warrant for aiding a felony prisoner's escape attempt and assault on a law enforcement officer...
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USS Columbia crew docks at namesake city
(State News ~ 04/27/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Hundreds of feet below the surface of the sea, a poster of the University of Missouri Golden Girls soon will hang near the black-and-gold themed "Flat Branch" galley aboard a nuclear-powered submarine. When they have time to rest, crews on the USS Columbia might be catching up on the 2014 Cotton Bowl or other recent MU football games. Last year's six-month tour included months of the college football season...
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Mizzou grad gives $1M to journalism school for LGBT education
(State News ~ 04/27/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A University of Missouri graduate has donated $1 million to the journalism school for research and education about LGBT issues. The pledge comes from Timothy Blair, who wants the money to go toward better understanding how news coverage can reinforce or break down stereotypes about people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender...
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I-Spy event to highlight Cape's historic buildings
(Editorial ~ 04/27/15)
With May's Historical Preservation Month on the horizon, the push to maintain Cape Girardeau's historical landmarks continues. The Endangered Buildings list is growing, ranging from personal homes to storefronts to one-room schoolhouses, which is indicative of a commitment to protect and preserve buildings that represent more than mere edifices, but speak of a culture residents will not readily relinquish...
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Speak Out 4/27/15
(Speak Out ~ 04/27/15)
** Something smells; ** Koch product; ** Word choice; ** Eat it; ** Will to don't; ** Elephant herd; ** Class-ic rhetoric; ** Camera question
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Norma Hunt
(Obituary ~ 04/27/15)
Norma Joanne Hunt, 73, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Sheffield, Alabama, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service in Cape Girardeau will be announced at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements...
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H. William Yeager
(Obituary ~ 04/27/15)
H. William "Bill" Yeager, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Out of the past: April 27
(Out of the Past ~ 04/27/15)
Southeast Missouri State point guard Dewayne Rutherford has been named to Basketball Gazette's All-American squad as a second-team selection; Rutherford averaged 14.9 points and 3.9 assists for the Indians. Cardinal William W. Baum, former bishop of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Catholic Diocese, has been named to head the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican office that handles matters of conscience involving the sacraments and procedural issues involving sacraments and indulgences...
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Dolores Buchheit
(Obituary ~ 04/27/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dolores T. Buchheit, 88, of Perryville died April 25, 2015, at her residence. She was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Perry County, Missouri, daughter of Edgar and Clorcie (Wingerter) Brewer. She and Percy Buchheit were married April 12, 1947. He preceded her in death Jan. 15, 2012...
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Leola Funke
(Obituary ~ 04/27/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leola M. Funke, 91, of Longtown, Missouri, died April 25, 2015, at Holiday Residential Care in Perryville. She was born Feb. 27, 1924, in Perry County, Missouri, daughter of Louis and Theresa (Unterreiner) Leible. She and Ernest M. "Ernie" Funke were married July 31, 1948. He preceded her in death Oct. 26, 2000...
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Norman L. Morrill
(Obituary ~ 04/27/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- Norman L. Morrill, 80, of Oran passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the family home. He was born Nov. 28, 1934, in Illmo, Missouri, to the late Walter and Mildred Davis Morrill. He married Catherine D. Held on March 3, 1956. She survives...
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Betty Mirly
(Obituary ~ 04/27/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Betty Lea Dooley Mirly, 75, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at her son's home. She was born March 16, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to the late Joe Burnett and Imogene Stacy Phillips. Betty married Larry Dooley on Jan. 10, 1959, and he preceded her in death May 14, 1984. She married Marvin "Mert" Mirly on Sept. 18, 1987, and he preceded her in death May 15, 2010...
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Winford C. Brown
(Obituary ~ 04/27/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Winford C. Brown, 84, of Marble Hill died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/27/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/27/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 23 n Medical assist calls were made to: Good Hope Street at 12:03 a.m.; South Fountain Street at 1:32 p.m.; South Sprigg Street at 2:30 p.m.; Washington Avenue at 6:28 p.m.; South West End Boulevard at 6:29 p.m.; and North Spanish Street at 6:51 p.m...
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Clinton Foundation admits missteps in donor disclosure
(National News ~ 04/27/15)
WASHINGTON -- The acting chief executive of the Clinton Foundation is acknowledging the global philanthropy made mistakes in how it disclosed its donors amid growing scrutiny as Hillary Rodham Clinton opens her presidential campaign. In a blog posting Sunday, Maura Pally defended the foundation's work and reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, describing its policies on donor disclosure and contributions from foreign governments as "stronger than ever."...
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Random drawing selects new Poplar Bluff mayor
(Local News ~ 04/27/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Betty Absheer was named mayor of Poplar Bluff after council members were forced Thursday to draw names from a cup. City officials believe this is the first time in Poplar Bluff history the council was unable to reach a consensus when electing a mayor from within its ranks...
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Late spring complicates already-perilous amphibian migration
(National News ~ 04/27/15)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Northern New England's annual amphibian migration is always perilous, but critters that cross roads to breed are facing an additional challenge this year: a delayed start after the long winter. Every spring, several species of salamanders and frogs travel to vernal pools -- temporary bodies of water created by melted snow -- to mate and lay eggs, and the resulting offspring need several months to develop and grow legs before the pools dry up in summer. ...
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Congressional votes for April 24
(Local News ~ 04/27/15)
There were six key votes and 12 roll call votes in the House in the week ending Thursday; there were six key votes and 11 roll call votes in the Senate last week. The most important House votes were to pass two cybersecurity information sharing bills. The most important Senate vote was to confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 4/27/15
(Local News ~ 04/27/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the April 16 and April 20 meetings Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda...
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London man may have helped trigger 2010 'flash crash'
(Business ~ 04/27/15)
NEW YORK -- He operated from a modest suburban London home he shared with his parents, far from the city's financial center. He used off-the-shelf software anyone can buy. Yet, if U.S. authorities are correct, Navinder Singh Sarao, 36, managed to send a jolt of fear through the world's markets by helping to set off the 2010 "flash crash," in which the Dow Jones average plunged 600 points in less than seven minutes...
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Fluegge-Woolf says self-awareness is key to leadership
(Business ~ 04/27/15)
Dr. Erin Fluegge-Woolf serves her university, her city and her state. Fluegge-Woolf not only is a professor of management at Southeast Missouri State University and an active member within the Cape Girardeau community, but she was crowned Mrs. Missouri in 2014...
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Family, friends in Baltimore mourn death of arrested man
(National News ~ 04/27/15)
BALTIMORE -- Mourners filed for hours Sunday past the coffin of the man who died after sustaining serious injuries in the custody of Baltimore police, somberly paying respects after a night of violent protests. All afternoon, a steady stream of people entered the funeral home for a wake for Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died a week after an encounter with police left him with grave spinal injuries...
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Southeast to host Small Business Week presentation
(Local News ~ 04/27/15)
In celebration of National Small Business week hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Missouri Innovation Corp. at Southeast Missouri State University will host a presentation, "Dream Big, Start Small," on May 6. The presentation is scheduled for noon in Glenn Auditorium of Dempster Hall and is open to students and the public...
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Aftershocks terrify quake survivors; 3,200 dead
(International News ~ 04/27/15)
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalis braced against aftershocks Sunday while digging for survivors of the massive earthquake that ripped this Himalayan nation a day earlier, killing more than 3,200 people...
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Wild eliminate Blues from playoffs with win in Game 6
(Professional Sports ~ 04/27/15)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota was killing an early penalty when Zach Parise snagged a loose puck in the neutral zone, raced away from St. Louis and triggered a huge roar from the home crowd with his highlight-reel goal off a bad-angle shot.
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Southeast Missouri State softball team drops final home game to EIU
(College Sports ~ 04/27/15)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team fell short of a weekend sweep of visiting Eastern Illinois, dropping Sunday's finale 7-4 at the Southeast Softball Complex.
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Cards fall to Brewers, brace for medical news on Wainwright
(Professional Sports ~ 04/27/15)
MILWAUKEE -- The St. Louis Cardinals lamented a multitude of missed opportunities in a series-ending loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. They were more concerned, of course, with the status of ace Adam Wainwright.
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Missouri soldier killed in 1970 buried after memorial
(State News ~ 04/27/15)
CENTRALIA, Mo. -- A Vietnam War soldier has been buried next to his parents in Missouri more than four decades after he died in an Army helicopter crash. The remains of Rodney Griffin, a Centralia man who was 21 in 1970 when his helicopter was shot down in Cambodia, were taken Saturday to a cemetery in Mexico in a flag-draped casket...
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College's guardian donkey has surprise birth
(National News ~ 04/27/15)
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island may have a new guard for its animal herd after a baby donkey was born. Jenny, one of the university's two guard donkeys, gave birth to the foal last week at the school's Peckham Farm. The university uses the donkeys to protect its goats and sheep from coyotes and feral dogs. The birth came as a surprise, since both older donkeys are female. University officials believe she was pregnant when they acquired her in May...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/27/15)
Today is Monday, April 27, the 117th day of 2015. There are 248 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 27, 1865, in America's worst maritime disaster, the steamer Sultana, carrying freed Union prisoners of war, exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee; death toll estimates vary from 1,500 to 2,000. Cornell University was established as New York Gov. Reuben E. Fenton signed a measure approving its charter...
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People on the Move 4/27/15
(Business ~ 04/27/15)
Adam Elfrink, a representative for Modern Woodmen of America in Cape Girardeau, recently completed a five-day educational training program at the company's home office in Rock Island, Illinois. The program covered helping families "plan for life" and "reach financial goals" with the company, according to a news release, and featured speakers on topics such as technology, fraternalism and underwriting...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/27/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/27/15)
DWI n Nicholas A, Heeb, 20, of Sikeston, Missouri, was issued summonses for driving while intoxicated and causing a motor vehicle accident. n Shana L. Windisch, 41,of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests n Jessica E. Dohogne, 35, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested on a warrant and on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Prayer 4/27/15
(Prayer ~ 04/27/15)
O Lord, you are our refuge, a stronghold in times of trouble. Amen.
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Business Notebook 4/27/15: Small Business and Technology Development Center to offer first online-only Operation Jumpstart program
(Business ~ 04/27/15)
An eight-week session of Operation JumpStart, a training program for entrepreneurs, soon will be available online, which is new for the program. Southeast Missouri State University's Small Business & Technology Development Center hosts the program, which teaches participants to evaluate business ideas and complete a feasilibility plan, according to a news release from the university...
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