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Trump: Deport children of illegal immigrants
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants more than a wall to keep out immigrants living in the country illegally. He wants to end "birthright citizenship" for their children, he said Sunday. And he would rescind Obama administration executive orders on immigration and toughen deportation, allowing in only "the good ones."...
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Revamped United Way gets ready for Aug. 27 kickoff campaign
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
It's been a busy month for the United Way of Southeast Missouri, as it prepares for its 2015 campaign kickoff. The event will be at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 27 at Cape West 14 Cine, 247 Siemers Drive. The theme for this year's campaign is "Turning Compassion into Action." Nearly 20 United Way staffers, volunteers and supporters recently took the opportunity to see how some groups in the community are doing just that. ...
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Cape council to discuss better radios for police, fire departments
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
Radio interoperability for Cape Girardeau's police and fire departments will be among the first issues discussed at the Cape Girardeau City Council meeting today. Fire chief Rick Ennis has shared many stories with the council about the current radio system's unreliability. He and police chief Wes Blair say the radios can produce a lot of static that makes communication difficult, or the connection can be diminished or cut off when a public-safety official enters a building...
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Jackson to construct speculation building to draw businesses
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
The Jackson Industrial Development Committee soon will construct a speculation building it hopes will help lure prospective businesses. Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs said he's pleased to see the progress being made on the project. "The important thing is to help bring new industry to Jackson," he said...
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Business Notebook: Missouri Lottery gives $48.8M to education in fiscal year
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
The Missouri Lottery transferred $25.5 million to the Lottery Proceeds Fund on Friday, bringing the total amount given to education to more than $48.8 million so far in fiscal 2016. The transfer of $25,266,761 is based on July sales, according to a news release from the Missouri Lottery...
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Benefit Dinner for Red Star Baptist Activities Building
(Submitted Story ~ 08/17/15)
Red Star Baptist Church will be holding a Benefit Dinner on Friday , September 4, 2015 at 1301 N Main St in Cape Girardeau, Mo from 4pm-8pm. The meal consists of Home fried Chicken, fried catfish, baked beans , potato salad, baked apples, home made rolls, homemade desserts, and drink. ( to go orders and special large group deliveries are available by contacting the church at 573 335 3381...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
Today is Monday, August 17, the 229th day of 2015. There are 136 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 17, 1915, a mob in Cobb County, Georgia, lynched Jewish businessman Leo Frank, 31, whose death sentence for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan had been commuted to life imprisonment. (Frank, who'd maintained his innocence, was pardoned by the state of Georgia in 1986.)...
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Newsmakers 2015: Jeanette Klobe
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Jeanette Klobe has been with the Perry County Community Task Force since it began as a grassroots effort in 1995. After 20 years of service, she retired as the organization's director in July, but continues to work as a consultant. Before helping launch the organization, Klobe was a math teacher in Perry County. She saw how many students were falling through the cracks and wanted to do more to help...
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Newsmakers 2015: Denny Ward
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
While many small towns seem to be fading off the map, Denny Ward saw potential in Marquand, Missouri. Over the years, he has written more than $3 million in successful grants, helping preserve and improve the historic town with a population of 201. "There's so much here -- the natural beauty, the historic aspect of the community," Ward says. "It has a lot to offer, but it was missing culture. I was determined that was going to happen."...
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Newsmakers 2015: Stacy Busch-Heisserer
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
As much as Stacy Busch-Heisserer tried, she never could escape the dog life. Born and raised in Cape Girardeau, Busch-Heisserer's parents have owned a boarding kennel and raised beagles for as long as she can remember. "It's always been in my blood to be in the pet industry," she says, laughing. "No matter how hard I fought it in my college years."...
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Newsmakers 2015: Jay Knudtson
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Jay Knudtson has always taught his son about volunteering, and says he's proud that his son knows the importance of community service. A Cape Girardeau resident for 25 years, the former mayor and local executive vice president and chief lending officer at First Missouri State Bank of Cape Girardeau County has done his share of volunteering -- and then some...
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Newsmakers 2015: Molly Hood
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
In less than two years, Molly Hood has become known for her ability to get things done. From jump-starting the Neighborhood Development Initiative in Cape Girardeau to working with the Transportation Trust Fund, Hood is very involved in what she does...
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Newsmakers 2015: Darren Burgfeld
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Darren Burgfeld has many talents -- some known well, some maybe not as much. As a project manager at Element 74, a Cape Girardeau website design firm, Burgfeld manages digital projects and acts as a "social media guru." In the community and civic arena, he is a highly active and honored member of the Cape West Rotary Club and volunteers his time and effort for causes such as Levi's Children's Charity, Read to Succeed and the Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization...
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Newsmakers 2015: Jim Bailey
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Jim Bailey's accomplishments turning Poplar Bluff, Missouri, into a retail shopping destination happened, he says, by accident. Bailey, a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff who owns and runs CARSTAR Poplar Bluff Auto Body & Glass, has been primarily in the auto repair industry for more than 30 years, but says he saw potential opportunity in buying available real estate near his business to use or rent. ...
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Newsmakers 2015: Carisa Stark
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Carisa Stark's passion for hometown living, a great burger and a crafted brew has landed her in what she calls "the exact perfect place." Stark, 39, says she constantly meets people who come from an 80-mile radius to eat at her restaurant and bar, Mary Jane Burgers & Brew, in rehabilitated historic buildings on North Jackson Street in downtown Perryville, Missouri...
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Newsmakers 2015: Ed DeGaris
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
When Ed DeGaris was about 8 years old, he went Christmas shopping with his father at a department store, where they saw a young girl crying as she stared through the window. Her mother had knelt down, trying to explain why they couldn't buy the doll...
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Newsmakers 2015: Rhonda Robert
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
As a nurse, Rhonda Robert is a big proponent of organ donation, so it seemed natural to have a conversation with her son about organ donation. She didn't know at the time, though, that her 15-year-old son would lose his own life just a few months later. Kaden Robert, a student-athlete at Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri, died June 24, 2014, when a handgun accidentally discharged in the school parking lot after a basketball game with friends...
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Newsmakers 2015: Jimmy Wilferth
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Jimmy Wilferth's most recent career venture started with an ATV accident and a 300-foot fall in Swaziland, Africa. "I thought I was going to die on that mountain," says Wilferth, who was president of U.S. operations for Heart for Africa at the time...
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Newsmakers 2015: Emily Blattel
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
"Work hard and be nice to people." It's the phrase on a sign in Emily Blattel's office, and a mantra she tries to live by each day. It must be working, because she just marked her eighth anniversary in what she calls her dream job at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Newsmakers 2015: Debbie Leoni
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Debbie Leoni's job title is director of cardiovascular outreach services at SoutheastHEALTH, but reaching out is something she does on and off the job. At Southeast, Leoni directs the telemedicine program, coordinates health screenings and leads community education courses, such as in smoking cessation and hands-only CPR...
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Newsmakers 2015: Lyle Randolph
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Because of his avid community outreach, people know Lyle Randolph most everywhere he goes. Randolph, 42, is general manager and vice president of Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, husband to Yvonne and father to daughters Reagan and Reese. A lifelong Southeast Missouri resident, Randolph marked 20 years working for the casino's parent company, Isle of Capri Inc., earlier this year, but has lived and worked in Cape Girardeau for less than two years...
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Health briefs
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
CAPE MEDICAL GROUP JOINS CAPE PRIMARY CARE Cape Medical Group physicians Dr. Philip E. Tippen and Dr. Sandra Zakroff joined Cape Primary Care -- another Saint Francis Medical Partner at 1702 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau -- and began seeing patients on July 6, according to a news release from Saint Francis...
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Business briefs
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
ALLIANCE RECOGNIZED AS 'HEALTHY BANK' Cape Girardeau-based Alliance Bank was included on DepositAccounts' Top 200 Healthiest Banks in America 2015 list. DepositAccounts.com covers topics related to depository banking products and evaluates and ranks banks on financial health. ...
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Names in the news
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
MONDI JACKSON HONORS EMPLOYEES Daniel Herzog was employee of the month for July at Mondi Jackson Inc. Herzog, a planner-scheduler, has worked at the company since March 12, 2007. Mondi Jackson also recognizes the following employment anniversaries: Kelly "Joe" Runnels, Roger Petzoldt, John Schneider, Kathy Goodson, Jack Thompson, Donna Wikel and Kenny Jones, 25 years of service; Chris Johnston, 15 years; Thomas Stidham, 10 years; and Kelly Brooks, Deborah Pincksten and Theresa Seward, five years.. ...
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Bankruptcies
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Bankruptcies filed through July 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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Business licenses
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during July include the following: * Homestar Financial Corp., 1427 Thomas Drive * Favors, 714 S. Pacific St. * Stonebeck Contracting, out of town * Clean for Closure, 315 Country Club Drive
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Tax liens
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Cape Girardeau County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, recorder of deeds, during July 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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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/17/15
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Aug. 10 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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California moves to provide interpreters in all court cases
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Going through a divorce has been difficult for Sepideh Saeedi. Not understanding what's happening in court because she isn't proficient in English has made the process even harder. "When you don't understand what the judge is saying, what the other side's attorney is saying, it's very stressful," Saeedi, 33, who speaks Farsi, said after a recent court hearing in Redwood City, Calif...
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Investigators probe 2011 death of rural Missouri couple
(State News ~ 08/17/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Investigators are continuing to probe the 2011 deaths of a rural southwest Missouri couple, according to recently released court documents. Donald and Helen Willingham, both 79, were killed April 25, 2011, in their home outside Springfield. Jose Huckleberry is being held on first-degree murder charges...
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Out of the past: Aug. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 08/17/15)
Patricia Reagan-Woodard is the new director of the Southeast Missouri State University Museum, succeeding James Parker, who retired in June; in addition to running the museum, Reagan-Woodard will teach Renaissance art history. The Missouri Department of Conservation has advised the Cape Girardeau County Commission everything is cleared for the signing of a contract with Sides Construction Co. of Cape Girardeau to build a nature center/regional headquarters in the county park...
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After decades, Guardian Angels resume Central Park rounds
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
NEW YORK -- The squad in stop-sign-red jackets and berets strode through Central Park, on guard for signs of crime. It was a familiar sight a generation ago, when New York was plagued by lawlessness that police have worked for years to dispel. Yet Guardian Angels volunteers made a pointed return this month to Central Park for the first time in over two decades, citing a 26 percent rise in crime there so far this year...
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'Straight Outta Compton' goes to the top of the box office
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
LOS ANGELES -- The boys from Compton smashed opening weekend expectations, while the stylish "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." struggled to find its footing. Universal's N.W.A. biopic earned an astonishing $56.1 million in its debut, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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'Empire,' One Direction win at Teen Choice Awards
(Entertainment ~ 08/17/15)
NEW YORK -- The 17th Teen Choice Awards threw its full support behind the hit series "Empire," honored late "Furious 7" star Paul Walker and paid homage to a respected elder: Britney Spears. The two-hour teen celebration, broadcast live Sunday night, kicked off with a victory lap for the weekend box-office hit "Straight Outta Compton." Ice Cube and the young stars of the N.W.A biopic, which earned an estimated $56.1 million over the weekend, welcomed the young crowd to Los Angeles' Galen Center...
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Army parachutist dies after Chicago air show accident
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
CHICAGO -- A U.S. Army skydiver who had served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan died Sunday from injuries suffered in a midair collision with another jumper during a stunt at the Chicago Air & Water Show, authorities said. Corey Hood, 32, of Cincinnati, was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, said Mario Johnson, a Cook County medical examiner's investigator...
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Target of 18-day manhunt killed in California
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
RIDGECREST, Calif. -- An 18-day manhunt in the mountainous high desert of central California ended when two deputies opened fire on a man who pulled out a handgun during a confrontation on a rural road. Benjamin Peter Ashley, 34, was struck by several rounds after he failed to comply with orders to drop the weapon as he walked toward foothills east of Bakersfield, California, on Saturday, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said...
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China blast zone blocked over contamination fear; 112 dead
(International News ~ 08/17/15)
TIANJIN, China -- Authorities pulled more bodies from a massive blast site at China's Tianjin port, pushing the death toll to 112 Sunday as teams rushed to clear dangerous chemicals and prosecutors prepared an investigation into those responsible for the disaster...
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Indonesia rescuers head to mountains to search for plane
(International News ~ 08/17/15)
JAYAPURA, Indonesia -- Search planes were hunting Monday for an airliner carrying 54 people that went missing during a short flight in bad weather in Indonesia's mountainous easternmost province of Papua, with rescuers heading to an area where villagers reported seeing a plane crash into a mountain...
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Migrants mass in Turkey to take shortest route to Europe
(International News ~ 08/17/15)
BODRUM, Turkey -- Suddenly, almost silently, a group of young men carrying a small plastic dinghy emerges from the darkness, dashes across a road and a dirty strip of sand and plunges into the crystal-clear waters of the Aegean Sea. With the lights of the Greek island of Kos twinkling through the darkness -- beacons of hope for a new and better life -- another group of migrants has set off to make a risky -- but less risky than most -- sea crossing and apply for asylum in Europe...
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In a slow-growth world, technology stocks are trending again
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
NEW YORK -- Technology stocks are trending big-time as investors latch on to innovative companies racing ahead in a slow-growth world. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is the best performing major U.S. stock index this year, gaining 6 percent as the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial averages have wavered between small gains and losses...
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Critics of carbon regulations using mine spill to skewer EPA
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
WASHINGTON -- Authorities say rivers tainted by a massive spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine are starting to recover, but for the Environmental Protection Agency, the political fallout from the disaster could linger. The federal agency's critics already are seeking to use its much-maligned handling of the mine spill to undercut the Obama administration's rollout of regulations aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the nation's power plants. ...
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Murder trial to begin in Kansas Jewish site shootings
(State News ~ 08/17/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A capital murder trial begins today for a Missouri man who claims he was morally obligated to kill three people outside two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., a 74-year-old avowed white supremacist, has acknowledged firing the shots that killed 69-year-old William Corporon; his 14-year-old grandson, Reat Griffin Underwood; and 53-year-old Terri LaManno on April 13, 2014, in Johnson County, Kansas. ...
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Lawmakers develop intern rules to prevent harassment
(State News ~ 08/17/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House is working on new intern rules aimed at preventing sexual harassment after recent scandals led two legislators to resign. Tighter rules for administering internships are part of an early draft of the policy. The policy also calls for establishing an ombudsman so interns can report problems...
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Agritourism growth sparks concerns over safety, liability
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
SOUTH HERO, Vt. -- As more farms open themselves up to visitors for apple picking, hay rides and some extra income, experts are advising owners to take steps to prevent accidents -- be they small or fatal. Farming is one of the more dangerous occupations in the U.S., mostly because of the machinery and equipment, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
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Mo. voter ID law makes sense
(Editorial ~ 08/17/15)
Missouri voter identification proponents are hard at work to get a photo requirement on the ballot. As part of his statewide Voter Identification Tour, Jay Ashcroft, St. Louis attorney and secretary of state candidate, stopped in Cape Girardeau to promote the measure at a speech held at the Cape Girardeau Public Library...
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Rolling over the river
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
Bruce Skinner, left, Bob Uren and Steve Gerard, members of the Velo Girardeau bicycle club, begin a 43-mile ride Sunday into Southern Illinois off the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge at Cape Girardeau. The group followed Diswood Disco, a scenic route with little traffic heading to Olive Branch. The club's Sunday rides vary from 20 to 100-plus miles...
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Charleston seeks to find new life for historic hotel
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Positioned in downtown, The Russell Hotel -- where famous jazz musicians stayed and played as they traveled -- easily could find a new purpose in the town it's called home for nearly 100 years. Just ask Karen Teeters, executive director of Charleston Chamber of Commerce, and lifetime Charleston resident Betty Hearnes...
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Nation briefs 8/17/2015
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
SAN DIEGO -- Three people died Sunday after the midair collision and crash of two small planes near an airport in southern San Diego County, authorities said. The collision occurred about 11 a.m. about 2 miles northeast of Brown Field Municipal Airport, according to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor. ...
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Divers raise wreckage of Confederate warship in 5-ton chunks
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- After 150 years at the bottom of the Savannah River, the armored skeleton of the Confederate warship CSS Georgia is being raised to the surface one 5-ton chunk at a time. Navy divers who began working in late June to recover cannons, unexploded shells and other artifacts from the riverbed finally started midweek on their last major task -- retrieving an estimated 250,000 pounds of the Civil War ironclad's armored siding...
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'Literary litterbug' tossed 600 books from vehicle
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
LONGMONT, Colo. -- A man dubbed the "literary litterbug" for tossing more than 600 books along a busy Colorado highway must complete 30 hours of community service and pay $1,725 in restitution and court costs. Glenn Pladsen, 62, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of littering. He was pulled over in April after throwing books from his vehicle. Pladsen said he dumped the books on his way to work because he couldn't figure out any other way to get rid of them...
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Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman and activist, dies at 75
(National News ~ 08/17/15)
ATLANTA -- Julian Bond's life traced the arc of the civil-rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to start a student protest group, through a long career in politics and his leadership of the NAACP almost four decades later. Year after year, the calm, telegenic Bond was one of the nation's most poetic voices for equality, inspiring fellow activists with his words in the 1960s and sharing the movement's vision with succeeding generations as a speaker and academic. ...
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People on the Move 8/17/2015
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Dr. Kaywan Gamadia, a neurosurgeon, recently became a medical partner with Saint Francis Medical Center. Gamadia joins neurosurgeon Brandon J. Scott at the Cape Spine & Neurosurgery practice. Gamadia earned a medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and later completed a neurosurgical residency at Ohio University, according to a news release. ...
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Jackson fire report 8/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday: n An alarm sounding at South Hope Street. n An EMS call at Lexington Avenue.
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Jackson police report 8/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/15)
Summonses n Anthony L. Wilkens, 31, of Cape Girardeau was issued summonses for trespassing, property damage and resisting arrest by fleeing. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 1000 block of K Land Drive. n Theft was reported in the 200 block of Daisy Avenue...
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Prayer 8/17/15
(Prayer ~ 08/17/15)
O God, may we help others, do what is right and build them up in the Lord. Amen.
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Newsmakers 2015: Brandy McIntire
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Brandy McIntire, an account executive at FOX 23 KSBI, says the best part of her job is hearing clients say their business is seeing positive results. And while McIntire loves her job in advertising, she also has a passion for helping others in the Cape Girardeau area. She volunteers with the United Way of Southeast Missouri, the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and Business Network International...
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Newsmakers 2015: Rachel Crader
(Business ~ 08/17/15)
Being an editor is something Rachel Crader never thought she wanted to do. From grade school on, she says she was determined: She was going to be a reporter. A Leopold, Missouri, native, Crader graduated from the University of Missouri and wound up as content adviser for students at the Arrow, the student-run newspaper at Southeast Missouri State University, in tandem with her job as as editor of semoball.com and a sports reporter at the Southeast Missourian...
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