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Zakaria: Fears about U.S. students lagging behind are unfounded
(Local News ~ 10/06/15)
Before Fareed Zakaria had an eponymous CNN program or a recurring Washington Post column, he was an ordinary -- albeit gifted -- Indian teenager. In his Show Me Center address Monday evening, he said he did the usual things Indian teens did, which is to say he labored over the decision to become a doctor or an engineer while passing around bootleg copies of American television shows...
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Cape council approves agreement for new website
(Local News ~ 10/06/15)
Steps taken Monday by the Cape Girardeau City Council allow the city to begin putting its "best technology foot forward," according to city staff. The council approved a resolution to enter into an agreement with Reliance Communications LLC for the design, management and support of a new website...
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Regents approve awarding $7.7 million contract for Greek housing
(Local News ~ 10/06/15)
Southeast Missouri State University's board of regents on Monday approved awarding a $7.7 million contract for construction of the first phase of a Greek housing project. Kathy Mangels, vice president for finance and administration, said four construction bids were received in September, with the lowest bid at $7.7 million -- $477,787 over the university's July construction cost estimate...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team holds first practice
(College Sports ~ 10/06/15)
First-year coach Rekha Patterson encourages team to adopt new attitude.
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Jackson switches to salt for roads
(Local News ~ 10/06/15)
The city of Jackson no longer will use cinders to combat winter snow accumulation on roadways, opting to use deicing salt instead. The board of aldermen authorized the purchase of up to 300 tons of deicing salt Monday night. Public Works director Rodney Bollinger explained via email Monday that the city of Jackson has been steadily moving away from using cinders for its winter storm management program...
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Pumpkin People
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/06/15)
Silver Dollar City in Branson is all decked out for the fall. The pumpkin people are seen all over the park.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/06/15)
Today is Tuesday, October 6, the 279th day of 2015. There are 86 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On October 6, 1973, war erupted in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday. (Israel, initially caught off-guard, suffered heavy losses before rebounding and pushing back the Arab forces before a cease-fire finally took hold in the nearly three-week conflict.)...
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Search begins for second $50K startup winner
(Editorial ~ 10/06/15)
The local 1st50K program, organized by the business incubator Codefi, recently got a big boost when Gov. Jay Nixon announced the program will receive $325,000, part of a larger amount made available to support business startups in the state. In August, Amir Atighehchi and Mikey Ahdoot were named the winners of the inaugural contest when their Los-Angeles-based company Nutlock was selected by local judges from start-up ideas from around the world. ...
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Familiar, divisive social issues on Supreme Court agenda
(National News ~ 10/06/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's new term began Monday with no cross words between the justices, although a steady stream of divisive social issues awaits them in the coming months. In their first public meeting since a number of high-profile decisions in June displayed passionate, sometimes barbed disagreement, the justices were deferential to each other even as they engaged in typically aggressive questioning of lawyers...
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California governor signs right-to-die legislation
(National News ~ 10/06/15)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Monday allowing terminally ill people in the nation's most populous state to take their own lives, saying the emotionally charged bill forced him to consider "what I would want in the face of my own death."...
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South Carolina flood: Thousands without running water
(National News ~ 10/06/15)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- After a week of steady rain, the showers tapered off Monday and an inundated South Carolina turned to surveying a road system shredded by historic flooding, and in a cruel twist, thousands of residents faced the prospect of going days without running water...
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Clomer Lannom
(Obituary ~ 10/06/15)
Clomer Harrell Lannom, 91, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at his home. He was born June 30, 1924, in Bradford, Tennessee, son of Clomer L. and Pauline Davis Lannom. He and Velma Lou Carr were married Dec. 24, 1946, in Trenton, Tennessee. She passed away June 22, 2011...
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Turkey vows to protect borders after Russian jet incursion
(International News ~ 10/06/15)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister vowed Monday to take all necessary measures to protect the nation's borders from violation after a Russian fighter jet entered its airspace over the weekend, prompting Turkey to scramble jets and summon the Russian ambassador in protest...
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Jackson fire report 10/6/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/15)
JACKSON Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: n A medical assist was made on North Missouri Street. n A motor vehicle accident at Oak Street and North West Lane. Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: n Medical assists were made on North Missouri Street, North Kingshighway, West Adams Street and Woodland Drive...
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Jackson police report 10/6/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft n Theft was reported in the 800 block of North Farmington Road. Miscellaneous n Harassment was reported in the 1300 block of Highland Drive. n Keep the peace was requested in the 100 block of South High Street...
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Wintress Daugherty
(Obituary ~ 10/06/15)
Wintress Daugherty, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Scott City, passed away Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Dec. 10, 1923, in Dexter, Missouri, to Roy J. and Etta Crews Carney. Wintress was a 1942 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and a 1944 graduate of Cape Business College...
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David I. Owen
(Obituary ~ 10/06/15)
RICHMOND, Mo. -- David Ira Owen, 69, passed away on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at his home in Richmond. A funeral Mass was celebrated Monday morning, Oct. 5, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Richmond. Burial with military honors was at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/6/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Saki Ligonis, 37, 1721 Cape Meadows Circle, Apt. 12, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrests n Michael Cox, 32, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of stealing at Katy O'Ferrell's, 300 Broadway...
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United States, 11 Pacific Rim countries reach trade deal
(National News ~ 10/06/15)
WASHINGTON -- Having hammered out an ambitious trade deal with 11 Pacific Rim countries, the Obama administration now faces a potentially tougher task: selling the deal to a skeptical Congress. The countries reached a contentious trade pact Monday that cuts trade barriers, sets labor and environmental standards and protects multinational corporations' intellectual property after marathon negotiating sessions in Atlanta through the weekend...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/6/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: n Medical assists were made on Bloomfield Road at 12:56 a.m.; South West End Boulevard at 2:57 a.m.; South Fountain Street at 12:22 p.m.; North Kingshighway at 1:36 p.m.; Lorimier Street at 4:27 p.m.; Jefferson Avenue at 8:01 p.m.; and North Main Street at 9:15 p.m...
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James Reddick Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/06/15)
James Eldon "Jimmy" Reddick Jr., 62, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 26, 1953, in Camp Atterbury, Indiana, the son of James Eldon and Luanna Martin Reddick Sr. He and Jan Rhodes were married Aug. 19, 2009, in Cape Girardeau...
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Robert Schwartz
(Obituary ~ 10/06/15)
Robert "Bob" Lee Schwartz Jr., 48, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, October 4, 2015. He was born Nov. 29, 1966, in St. Louis to Robert and Joanne Boner Schwartz. Bob worked for the city of Cape Girardeau in the Wastewater Division. He served in the National Guard and was an avid fisherman and hunter...
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John Brunner enters GOP race for Mo. governor
(State News ~ 10/06/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Retired businessman John Brunner formally entered the crowded Republican field seeking to be Missouri's next governor, touting himself as a political outsider with the leadership experience to bring needed change to state government...
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Guard to add more than 400 jobs in Missouri
(State News ~ 10/06/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri National Guard is planning to add more than 400 full- and part-time military police and transportation jobs across the state. A new transportation battalion with 48 soldiers will be split between Fredericktown and Farmington, with another transportation company of 164 soldiers split between Bridgeton and Columbia, the guard said in a statement. A military police company with 169 soldiers will be added in Lebanon...
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Supergroup Dead & Company giving away 10K tickets to show
(Entertainment ~ 10/06/15)
NEW YORK -- Members of the Grateful Dead and John Mayer are giving away 10,000 free tickets to a concert next month. The veteran band and Mayer, who joined forces for the supergroup Dead & Company this summer, announced Monday 5,000 fans will have a chance to win two tickets each to their Nov. 7 show in New York City...
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Kinder's staff to conduct listening posts
(Local News ~ 10/06/15)
Staff from Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's office will be on hand for two listening posts Friday. Kinder's staff will be at the Bollinger County Courthouse in Marble Hill, Missouri, from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Friday. From 4:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, they will be at the Scott County Courthouse in Benton, Missouri...
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Morehouse pilot survives early morning crash in Dexter
(Local News ~ 10/06/15)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Morehouse, Missouri, man has serious injuries, but walked away from a wooded area south of Dexter after his Cessna 150 crashed within 75 yards of a residence.
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Southeast Missouri State's McCullough gets national recognition after 220-yard game
(College Sports ~ 10/06/15)
Southeast Missouri State running back Tremane McCullough's performance against Murray State was recognized by three organizations on Monday. McCullough, who was named the Ohio Valley Conference newcomer of the week on Sunday, was chosen as a College Sporting News National All-Star, the College Sports Madness OVC offensive player of the week and honorable mention Football Championship Subdivision National Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards...
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Defense plays lead role in both of Rams' victories
(Professional Sports ~ 10/06/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Big stops by the defense have been behind both of the St. Louis Rams' victories. Against the Cardinals, they perhaps had more ferocious hits than they'd had the previous three games combined. "It was great," defensive end Chris Long said after Sunday's 24-22 win at Arizona. "The defensive backs played awesome, linebackers played awesome, we played our role up front."...
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Rams linebacker Ogletree will have surgery on ankle
(Professional Sports ~ 10/06/15)
The 2013 first-round draft pick leads the team in tackles.
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Former Southeast Missouri State player files lawsuit against university
(College Sports ~ 10/06/15)
Broc Kreitler was injured during a practice earlier this year.
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Fashion show demonstrates proper career wear
(Local News ~ 10/06/15)
Hayley Keith walks the catwalk in Southeast Missouri State University's University Center, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, during a fashion show put on by the university's career services. The fashion show, featuring clothing and accessories on loan from Kohl's, was to help students dress appropriately for the upcoming Career & Internship Fair this Thursday....
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Route CC in Cape County to close for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 10/06/15)
Route CC in Cape Girardeau County, between U.S. 61 and Route CC, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame's Bell, Bray reach state golf tournament
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Lock will start again for Missouri vs. Florida
(Professional Sports ~ 10/06/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Freshman Drew Lock will make his second career start Saturday when Missouri (4-1, 1-1 SEC) hosts No. 11 Florida (5-0, 3-0). Starting QB Maty Mauk was suspended indefinitely last Sept. 29 for violation of team policies, along with backup offensive lineman Malik Cuellar, who was reinstated Monday. Coach Gary Pinkel said the timetable for Mauk's return is unknown...
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Jack W. Followell
(Obituary ~ 10/06/15)
FLIPPIN, Ark. -- Jack Wayne Followell, 80, of Flippin died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in Yellville, Arkansas. Arrangements by Conner-Hankins Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas, are incomplete.
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Out of the past: Oct. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 10/06/15)
The annual Southeast Missouri labor picnic at Elks Lake looks more like a rally for gubernatorial candidate Vince Schoemehl; the picnic shelter is decorated with a Schoemehl banner, and posters are scattered around the area; those attending are given "Schoemehl for governor" tickers and urged to wear them, which most do...
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Community outreach board plans events
(Column ~ 10/06/15)
The City of Jackson has four governing boards whose members are appointed by the mayor and approved by the board of aldermen. The purpose of the boards is outlined in the Jackson city code. The four boards are the planning and zoning commission, park board, zoning board of adjustment and the community outreach board. The board members are citizens of Jackson and each has assigned representatives from the board of aldermen and the city staff...
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Speak Out 10/6/15
(Speak Out ~ 10/06/15)
We may have another Jean Michel Basquait in our midst. I would at least have the city appoint a panel of experts on the quality of graffiti art before having it summarily removed from Cape's downtown flood wall. Congressman Jason Smith, I have a simple question. Will you tell us, your constituents, whom you support for the next Speaker of the U.S. House? Thank you for taking the time to read and respond to this simple Speak Out query...
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Speak Out 10/6/15
(Speak Out ~ 10/06/15)
We may have another Jean Michel Basquait in our midst. I would at least have the city appoint a panel of experts on the quality of graffiti art before having it summarily removed from Cape's downtown floodwall. Now, seriously. In the wildest stretch of your imagination could you ever have guessed that a Southeast Missourian editorial would state that President Obama made some correct statements, particularly on the issue of gun violence?...
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Prayer 10/6/15
(Prayer ~ 10/06/15)
O Lord Jesus, may we boldly proclaim your holy name throughout all the earth. Amen.
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Saving Syria, saving Europe
(Column ~ 10/06/15)
Two major events in the Syrian Civil War have highlighted the abject failure of U.S. policies: the introduction of Russian combat power in support of the dictatorship of Bashar al Assad, and the humiliating collapse of U.S. efforts to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight both the Assad regime and the Islamic State...
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