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Cubs unload six bleacher bombs; Cards face elimination
(Professional Sports ~ 10/13/15)
CHICAGO -- Jason Heyward and the St. Louis Cardinals did exactly what they wanted to do against Jake Arrieta. They just didn't get the result they were seeking, and now they're counting on John Lackey to save their season. Jorge Soler, Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber each went deep and the Chicago Cubs set a major league postseason record with six homers Monday in an 8-6 victory over St. Louis to go up 2-1 in the NL Division Series...
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Justices to decide on sentences for young prison 'lifers'
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
WASHINGTON -- Sheriff's Deputy Charles Hurt was on truant patrol when he came across a teenager in a Baton Rouge park on a cool fall morning. The teenager pulled a gun from his jacket, panicked, he said, and shot Hurt dead. That tragic sequence took place more than a half-century ago, nine days before the Kennedy assassination in 1963...
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Southeast to be honored for preservation efforts
(Local News ~ 10/13/15)
Southeast Missouri State University will be honored for its historic preservation efforts at the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation's Legacy Awards next week and will host this year's Missouri Preservation Conference. The Legacy Awards banquet will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 at Ray's Banquet Center, 3257 William St. The banquet recognizes outstanding achievements by individuals, organizations and projects that have illustrated best practices in historic preservation...
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'I will not forget you': Bishop celebrates a farewell Mass
(Local News ~ 10/13/15)
Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. celebrated a thanksgiving and farewell Mass on Monday night at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Cape Girardeau. The Mass, celebrated before a full congregation, represented one of Johnston's last as leader of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese...
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BUTTERFLY AND FLOWERS
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/15)
This was taken in the Bishop's garden at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
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Local Veterans Get Flu Shot
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/15)
Local Vet's lineup outside of the Cape VA Outpatient Clinic this morning. The nurse said they are expecting more than 300 shots will be given today.
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2nd Annual Horseshoes 4 "everyday" HEROES Tournament
(Submitted Story ~ 10/13/15)
The 2nd Annual Horseshoes 4 'everyday' HEROES Tournament was held on Saturday, October 10 at the Al Friga Farm. Proceeds benefitted the Retired Senior Volunteer Program/Volunteer Intergenerational Center in providing services to other HEROES and Organizations needing everyday heroes (our volunteers). The Marine Corps League Corporal Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment 1081 presented the Color Guard/Honor Guard during the event - our sincerest thanks to these gentlemen...
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Chaffee Class of 1965 Reunion Picture
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/13/15)
Front row: Sheila(Myers)Eby, Rebecca(Campbell)Everly, Sue(Crump)Masters, Marlys(Felty)Ford Second row: Jackie(Hunter)Archambault, Elaine(Watson)Cobb, Patty(Papin)Birkholtz, Mary Kay(Montgomery)Smith, Ruth Ann(Stone)Schulte, Mary(Crites)Horman, Mrs. Barbara Lorberg(Home Economics Teacher), Don Schulte, Lynn Cotner...
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Jackson under boil order until midday Wednesday
(Local News ~ 10/13/15)
A boil-water order is in effect for areas of Jackson until noon Wednesday. A contractor damaged a water main Monday afternoon, according to a news release from Jackson city engineer's office. Residents east of Shawnee Boulevard and Greensferry Road from north of Clark Street, and north of Brookside Park and the Meadows at Oak Creek should boil water vigorously for three minutes before use, the release said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
Today is Tuesday, October 13, the 286th day of 2015. There are 79 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On October 13, 1775, the United States Navy had its origins as the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet...
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Appreciating firefighters for extinguishing, preventing fires
(Editorial ~ 10/13/15)
Where would we be without the courage and commitment of our first responders? They make us safer, all the while putting themselves in danger. Firefighters are among the finest of those responders, and on Oct. 6, Cape Girardeau Friends of Public Safety hosted Firefighter Appreciation Day in front of a large crowd at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center...
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Former SLU president Lawrence Biondi to leave St. Louis
(State News ~ 10/13/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The longtime president of Saint Louis University who stepped down last year is now leaving St. Louis. The Rev. Lawrence Biondi served as the leader of the Jesuit university for 25 years, reshaping the midtown school in many ways. He is returning to his home province of Chicago, but officials have not said what his new role will be...
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Traffic enforcement, court revenue down in St. Louis County
(State News ~ 10/13/15)
ST. LOUIS -- State court data show St. Louis County police departments are backing off traffic enforcement, and municipal court revenue has dropped considerably. The data analyzed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show traffic cases in the county's 81 municipal courts fell 39 percent in the first seven months of 2015 from the same period last year. Money collected was down 38 percent...
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Joplin gets $2.6 million reimbursement for debris removal
(State News ~ 10/13/15)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Joplin is beginning to get reimbursed for debris removal stemming from a massive 2011 tornado that killed 161 people and destroyed thousands of buildings. The Joplin Globe reported a $2.6 million claim to the state of Missouri for debris and concrete removal was recently paid to the city. That begins the process of recouping cleanup and rebuilding costs covered by state and federal agencies and insurance...
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Olive Garden apologizes to Kansas City police officer
(State News ~ 10/13/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The president of the Olive Garden restaurant chain has apologized to a Kansas City police officer after a restaurant employee asked the officer to leave because he was armed. Officer Michael Holsworth says he was waiting at an Independence Olive Garden to celebrate his birthday with his family Sunday when he was on duty and in uniform. He said a restaurant employee asked him to leave because guns aren't allowed in the restaurant...
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Births 10/13/15
(Births ~ 10/13/15)
Daughter to Joshua Baskerville Steele and Britnee Michelle Terbrak of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Name, Elagne Abigale. Weight, 4 pounds, 7 ounces. Second daughter. Son to Bradley Paul and Rachel Erin Shuh of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:50 p.m. ...
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Sharon Hacker
(Obituary ~ 10/13/15)
WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Sharon Hamilton Hacker, 66, of Warrensburg, Missouri, formerly of Scott City, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at her daughter's home. She is survived by two children, Angela O'Connor and Herschel W. Hamilton; a sister, Judy Hackler; a brother, Ron Ledbetter; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; three nieces and a nephew...
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Jack Wiseman
(Obituary ~ 10/13/15)
EFFINGHAM, Ill. -- Jack Lynn Wiseman, 70, of Effingham passed away on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at the Carle Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. He was born Nov. 14, 1944, in Lutesville, Missouri, the son of Wilson Eric and Jattie Vesta Eaker Wiseman. He and Jackie Pohlman were united in marriage June 26, 1965...
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Evidence mounts El Nino could ease California drought
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Evidence is mounting that the El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon in the Pacific will spawn a rainy winter in California, potentially easing the state's punishing drought but also bringing the risk of chaotic storms like those that battered the region in the late 1990s...
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Rivers crest, I-95 opens as South Carolina turns to recovery
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
CHAPIN, S.C. -- As the worst of the floodwaters that roared through South Carolina washed out to sea, Gov. Nikki Haley and other officials said Monday it is time to start recovering instead of reacting to the ongoing emergency. Workers reopened the entire stretch of Interstate 95 southbound Monday, making it the first time in eight days that traffic on the major highway link from Florida to the Northeast didn't take a two-hour detour. Crews hope the northbound lanes would soon follow...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/13/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/13/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Cartiez King, 42, 1483 County Road 206, was arrested on suspicion of driving while revoked. Summons n Jessica Natvig, no age given, of Scott City was issued a summons for leaving the scene of an accident...
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Jackson police report 10/13/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/13/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summons n Matthew W. Popp, 53, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to display plates on a motor vehicle or trailer. Assault n An assault was reported in the 2000 block of Bainbridge Road...
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Out of the past: Oct. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/13/15)
The 8th District Democrats rally in the evening at the Show Me Center; the event draws around 275 people, including Russ Carnahan, the Democratic candidate the 8th District congressional seat, and Connie Hendren, Democratic candidate for state auditor...
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Princeton economist wins Nobel for work on poverty
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
Angus Deaton has dug into obscure data to explore a range of problems: The scope of poverty in India. How poor countries treat young girls. The link between income inequality and economic growth. The Princeton University economist's research has raised doubts about sweeping solutions to poverty and about the effectiveness of aid programs. And on Monday, it earned him the Nobel prize in economics...
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California contest dubs 1,969-pound pumpkin the plumpest
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- A rippled white gourd weighing in at 1,969 pounds took the title Monday for plumpest pumpkin at an annual San Francisco Bay Area contest. Growers gathered with their gargantuan gourds to try to break the world record of 2,323 pounds, set by a Swiss grower during a competition in Germany last year...
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Bridge work at river walk
(Local News ~ 10/13/15)
Robert Schearf of Nip Kelley Equipment Co. on Monday packs gravel into the base of the north section of a bridge that will extend the river walk to the Red Star Access area in Cape Girardeau.
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New study finds virus found in Missouri may have spread
(State News ~ 10/13/15)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A virus that appears to be carried by ticks and was found in Missouri in 2009 may be showing up in other states, according to a St. Joseph doctor. The Heartland virus initially was thought to be confined to Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee, according to Dr. Scott Folk, director of adult infectious diseases at Heartland Clinic in St. Joseph...
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Obama: Clinton made mistake; security not endangered
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of a private email server to conduct government business when she served as secretary of state was a mistake but didn't endanger national security, President Barack Obama said during an interview airing Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes."...
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Students return to college after shooting
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Hundreds of people lined the road leading to the Oregon community college where a gunman killed nine people, holding signs reading "UCC Strong" as students returned Monday to the scene of the deadliest shooting in state history. The Umpqua Community College campus in the small town of Roseburg reopened last week, but students are heading back to class for the first time since the Oct. 1 shooting, which also wounded nine people...
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Man gets weapon charge in fatal shooting of Memphis officer
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Terence Olridge was heading to his job as a police officer when he and a neighbor were involved in an argument that escalated into a shootout in a normally quiet neighborhood in suburban Memphis, authorities said. Shot several times, Olridge tried to make it back to his house to get help. He later was taken to a hospital, where he died Sunday afternoon -- becoming the second Memphis police officer to be killed in a shooting in less than three months, police said...
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Democratic debate a breakout chance for O'Malley, others
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Stuck far behind Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Martin O'Malley needs a breakout moment in the party's first debate to catch up to the front-runners. And he knows it...
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Gun advocates challenge zoos' bans on possession around U.S.
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
DALLAS -- Visitors to the Houston Zoo now can pack a little something extra besides a camera and picnic basket. The nearly century-old institution recently lifted its longtime firearms ban amid a broader push by gun-rights advocates who are pressuring zoos in Texas and elsewhere to do the same...
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Bush offers plan to repeal, replace federal health-care law
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
MIAMI -- Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday proposed repealing and replacing President Barack Obama's health-care law with one that would increase tax credits for individuals, allowing them to buy coverage protection against "high-cost medical events."...
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Iran says Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian convicted
(International News ~ 10/13/15)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post journalist who has been detained in Iran for more than a year on charges including espionage, has been convicted, according to Iran's judiciary spokesman in a ruling the newspaper blasted Monday as "an outrageous injustice."...
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Turkey faces period of instability in wake of attacks
(International News ~ 10/13/15)
ANKARA, Turkey -- The suicide bombings that ripped through a rally promoting peace in Turkey's capital have magnified political uncertainty ahead of a key election Nov. 1 and raised fears the country may be heading toward an extended period of instability...
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St. Louis archbishop issues statement supporting immigrants
(State News ~ 10/13/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson issued a pastoral statement Monday in support of immigrants and refugees, citing concerns about what he called "the language and rhetoric of discrimination, hate and alienation." Carlson's statement was released in English and Spanish. He also sent a memo to priests within the archdiocese, asking them to read the statement in both languages at all Masses...
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U.S. dentist not wanted for killing lion
(International News ~ 10/13/15)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe no longer is pressing for the extradition of James Walter Palmer, an American dentist who killed a well-known lion called Cecil, a Cabinet minister said Monday. Palmer now can safely return to Zimbabwe as a "tourist" because he had not broken the southern African country's hunting laws, Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said Monday. Zimbabwe's police and the National Prosecuting Authority had cleared Palmer of wrongdoing, she said...
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Amid Russian airstrikes, a Putin craze takes hold in Mideast
(International News ~ 10/13/15)
BEIRUT -- Amid the ornate walls of Damascus' Omayyad Mosque, preacher Maamoun Rahmeh stood before worshippers last week, declaring Russian President Vladimir Putin a "giant and beloved leader" who has "destroyed the myth of the self-aggrandizing America."...
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Netanyahu accuses Arabs of incitement in wave of stabbings
(International News ~ 10/13/15)
JERUSALEM -- Palestinians carried out three stabbings Monday in Jerusalem, leaving a teenage Israeli boy in critical condition, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily accused the country's Arab leaders of helping incite weeks of violence. Two of the attackers, both teenage boys, were killed...
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Woman found slain in Kennett home; suspect in custody
(Local News ~ 10/13/15)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A young woman was found slain in her Kennett home over the weekend. The victim is Caroletta K. Hamilton, 24, originally from Caruthersville, Missouri, according to a news release from the Kennett Police Department. Police discovered the homicide while conducting a wellness check at the residence in the 900 block of Floyd Courts. Hamilton's family had contacted police because she had not been heard from in several days...
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Dredging completed at SEMO Port, harbor
(Local News ~ 10/13/15)
Dredging for the year was completed early this month at the SEMO Port and harbor. The SEMO Port Authority board of directors discussed the dredging during its regular monthly meeting Monday afternoon. Dredging in the harbor took place from Sept. 22 through 29; the port dredge was completed Oct. 1. About 7 feet of silt was removed...
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Eight to receive Southeast's Merit Awards
(Local News ~ 10/13/15)
Seven alumni and one faculty member will receive Merit Awards to be presented Friday by the Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association at the Copper Dome Society/Merit Recognition Program during the homecoming celebration. The awards will be presented at 6:30 p.m. in the Show Me Center...
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Local MedAssets office involved in companywide job cuts
(Local News ~ 10/13/15)
Health-care consultant corporation MedAssets' Cape Girardeau office is being affected by companywide layoffs but will remain open, said an employee who later refused to identify herself. The employee said the company's Cape Girardeau branch initiated a round of "across-the-board layoffs ... a couple of weeks ago."...
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Fisher not piling on Foles after Rams' loss
(Professional Sports ~ 10/13/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Jeff Fisher isn't placing all the blame on Nick Foles. The St. Louis Rams quarterback threw a career-worst four interceptions in Sunday's 24-10 loss at Green Bay, one of them returned for a touchdown, and said after the game he had to be a lot better...
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Couple says 'I do' at Chicago Marathon
(National News ~ 10/13/15)
CHICAGO -- One couple ran away to get married ... at the Chicago Marathon. Stephanie Reinhart, 35, says she wanted a "short and sweet ceremony." Mark Jockel, 46, wanted a big wedding surrounded by friends and family. Reinhart and Jockel compromised, marrying at the 8-mile mark of Sunday's Chicago Marathon in the Boystown neighborhood. Chicago Marathon organizers gave the couple customized bride and groom bibs. They toasted with Gatorade...
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Notre Dame's Bray, Bell in top 10 after first day of state golf tournament
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/15)
Notre Dame sophomores Allison Bray and Sarah Bell were on track to repeat their all-state honors of a year ago, positioning themselves in the top 10 after the first round of the Class 1 state golf tournament Monday in Joplin, Missouri. Bray was in seventh place after a 79, and Bell was a stroke behind in eighth at the par-72 layout at Twin Hills Country Club...
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Richard Green
(Obituary ~ 10/13/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Richard A. Green, 75, of Perryville died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at his home. Services will be private for the family. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements.
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Cletus Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 10/13/15)
Cletus P. Bollinger, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Pastor Jerry Bailey officiating...
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Carroll Walker
(Obituary ~ 10/13/15)
Carroll Dean Walker, 82, of Murray, Kentucky, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home in Murray, with the Rev. Kerry Lambert officiating...
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Johnny Newell Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/13/15)
Johnny Wayne Newell Jr., 48, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Steven Koener and the Rev. Larry Matthews officiating...
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Toni Terry
(Obituary ~ 10/13/15)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Zellas Bonita "Toni" Terry, 56, of Mounds died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Mound City, Illinois. The funeral will be at noon Wednesday at the church, with pastors Ray Terry and Luther Butler officiating...
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Speak Out 10/13/15
(Speak Out ~ 10/13/15)
Sen. Lindsey Graham wants federal aid for South Carolina floods -- but doesn't remember voting against Sandy relief for New Jersey. Yes, when it comes to helping people, a Republican always says "no." But when it comes to helping them, they always want more. If they give to South Carolina, he thinks it will put a feather in his hat...
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Prayer 10/13/15
(Prayer ~ 10/13/15)
We delight in you, O God, and thank you for giving us the desires of our heart. Amen.
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High school roundup: Bernie volleyball team gets back at Woodland
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Dexter volleyball team turns back Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/15)
The Bearcats won in two sets in the third meeting of the teams this season.
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