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Nebraska Theatre Caravan production of 'A Christmas Carol' returning to River campus
(Entertainment ~ 11/20/15)
A group of players who have been performing the Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" for 40 years is coming to the River Campus next month. The Nebraska Theatre Caravan, which travels the country each Christmas season, will perform the musical at the Bedell Performance Hall...
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Cities vote to raise age for tobacco purchases to 21
(State News ~ 11/20/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Young Kansas City smokers will have to drive a bit farther to buy their cigarettes, e-cigarettes or vapor products under an ordinance that's getting widespread support in the metropolitan area. On the same day as the American Cancer Society's annual Great American Smokeout, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council voted 11-1 Thursday in favor of an ordinance raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products, rolling papers and alternative nicotine products to 21...
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Lawmakers want Corps, not EPA, to remediate landfill
(State News ~ 11/20/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Four members of Missouri's congressional delegation called Thursday for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take over remediation of the West Lake Landfill site in St. Louis County, saying the Environmental Protection Agency is moving too slowly in addressing concerns about nuclear contamination...
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Kathy Swan honored as advocate of music therapy
(Local News ~ 11/20/15)
A local state representative recently was presented with an Advocate of Music Therapy Award at the 2015 American Music Therapy Association's annual conference. Rep. Kathy Swan, R-Cape Girardeau, was one of eight recipients from across the country recognized for their contributions to music therapy...
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Coats for Kids on Thursday at Schnucks
(Local News ~ 11/20/15)
Bill Hinckley, left, auxiliary board chairman with the Salvation Army, and volunteer Steve Morse load jackets into a truck during the annual Coats for Kids coat drive Thursday at Schnucks in Cape Girardeau.
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Bug bombs force apartment-complex evacuation
(Local News ~ 11/20/15)
Boulevard Apartments, 43 S. West End Blvd., were evacuated at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday after bug bombs and fog with pesticide spread to rooms on the third and fourth floors of the apartment complex. Four people were transported to Saint Francis Medical Center -- first two occupants and one firefighter...
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Miner man charged with murder of parents
(Local News ~ 11/20/15)
MINER, Mo. -- Miner residents expressed shock this week after the arrest of a local man accused of killing his parents. Thomas Wayne McRoy, 37, is charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action in the death of his parents, Larry McRoy, 62, and Roxann McRoy, 64, of Miner...
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Kelly student arrested, accused of bringing gun to school
(Local News ~ 11/20/15)
A 18-year-old Thomas W. Kelly High School student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of bringing a gun and marijuana to school. Landon M. Urhahn, 18, of Benton, Missouri, has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, misdemeanor possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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One small certification for man ... one great lesson for mankind
(Local News ~ 11/20/15)
When the items arrive to Cape Girardeau, they're escorted by a police officer and stored in a secure vault at a local bank. They're not made of silver or gold, nor are they diamonds. They are, however, considered a national treasure and have traveled a long way from home -- 238,885 miles, to be exact...
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Sidewalk-plan meeting draws crowd as stakeholders consider design ideas
(Local News ~ 11/20/15)
A follow-up public meeting Thursday to discuss a downtown sidewalk replacement plan enjoyed equal success to the initial meeting held in September. The room at the Broadway Federal building at 339 Broadway filled quickly with city leaders, residents and downtown business owners offering their input on the future design of some downtown streets...
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Jackson police, fire upgrade plans presented
(Local News ~ 11/20/15)
After more than a year of talks, Jackson's plans to upgrade the city's emergency services facilities are finally materializing. Architect Phillip Smith, with whom the city is contracted, and who has partnered with Kansas City Firm Williams, Spurgeon, Kuhl and Freshnock, presented three designs to the board of aldermen during a study session Monday night...
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Cape Central football team set to face top-ranked Webb City in Class 4 semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 11/20/15)
The Tigers and Cardinals will be meeting in the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
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Opening Day
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/20/15)
Parker Craiglow gets a doe on opening day
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Hope for One More Receives Grant from US Bancorp's Foundation Giving Program
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/20/15)
Hope for One More d/b/a Hope's Children Home received a check in the amount of $1,450.00 to assist in staff funding and operations. Pictured: Dr. Paul Caruso of Hope Children's Home, Dr. Dawn Caruso, President of Hope Children's Home, Amanda Baert, Regional Admin. Asst. of US Bank and Volunteer of Hope Children's Home, and Jim Ham, Vice President -- Commercial Relationship Mgr. of US Bank...
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Saxony Lutheran High School Foundation Receives Grant Funds From US Bancorp
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/20/15)
US Bancorp's Foundation Giving Program extended a check in the amount of $1,000.00 to Saxony Lutheran High School Foundation. The proceeds from this grant will be used to fund electronic tablets for students. Pictured: Jim Ham, Vice President -- Commercial Relationship Mgr. ...
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US Bancorp Grant Funds Awarded To SoutheastHEALTH Foundation
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/20/15)
SoutheastHEALTH Foundation received a check in the amount of $1,000.00 from US Bancorp's Foundation Giving Program. The grant funds will assist the Healthcare Professional Students with their education expenses outside of tuition cost. Pictured: Patti Ranzini, Executive Director of SoutheastHEALTH Foundation, Shannon Daniels, Senior Financial Advisor of US Bank and Tonya L. Buttry, President of College of Nursing and Health Sciences of SoutheastHEALTH...
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Southeast Missouri University Foundation Receives Grant from US Bancorp
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/20/15)
Southeast Missouri University Foundation received a check from US Bancorp's Foundation Giving Program in the amount of $1,150.00. The grant proceeds will be used to fund Scholarships to Children of underserved populations to attend classes of music, arts, theatre and dance academics as offered by Southeast Missouri State University's Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts. ...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team downs UMKC for third consecutive win
(College Sports ~ 11/20/15)
The Redhawks defeated the visiting Kangaroos 78-65 on Friday night to improve to 3-1.
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Guardian Angel Students at Salvation Army in Cape
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/20/15)
Guardian Angel School in Oran, Mo is trying to instill in the students what it means to put others first. Several service projects are being set in place in order to achieve this goal. The latest project was a trip by the 7th & 8th graders to the Salvation Army in Cape to set up, serve and clean up after the meal that was served on Wednesday, November...
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More Thanksgiving travelers anticipated this year
(National News ~ 11/20/15)
NEW YORK -- A stronger economy and lower gas prices mean Thanksgiving travelers can expect more congested highways this year. During the long holiday weekend, 46.9 million Americans are expected to go 50 miles or more from home, the highest number since 2007, according to travel agency and car lobbying group AAA...
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Southeast Missouri State football team closes season at home against UT Martin
(College Sports ~ 11/20/15)
The Redhawks look to finish above .500 in the OVC.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/20/15)
Today is Friday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2015. There are 41 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1945, 22 former Nazi officials went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. (Almost a year later, the International Military Tribune sentenced 12 of the defendants to death; seven received prison sentences ranging from 10 years to life; three were acquitted.)...
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A season for living out what we say we believe
(Column ~ 11/20/15)
There are hundreds of thousands of refugees from around the world who, given the opportunity, would gladly come to the United States, given the circumstances they endure on a daily basis. Europe and the Mideast and parts of Africa are awash with displaced persons who want what most of us in the U.S. ...
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Out of the past: Nov. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 11/20/15)
Once again, the Nell Holcomb School District is readying a search for a new superintendent. Superintendent Wayne C. Pressley has submitted his resignation, saying his departure is for personal reasons. His final day on the job will be June 30. St. Mary Cathedral School is the latest school to cancel classes Dec. ...
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House votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubs Obama veto threat
(National News ~ 11/20/15)
WASHINGTON -- The House ignored a veto threat Thursday and overwhelmingly approved GOP legislation erecting fresh hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees trying to enter the United States. Forty-seven Democrats joined all but two Republicans as the House passed the measure by a veto-proof 289-137 margin, a major setback to President Barack Obama on an issue -- the Islamic State group and the refugees fleeing it -- that shows no signs of easing...
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Study finds more Mexicans leaving the US than coming
(National News ~ 11/20/15)
SAN DIEGO -- More Mexicans are leaving than moving into the United States, reversing the flow of a half-century of mass migration, according to a study published Thursday. The Pew Research Center found slightly more than 1 million Mexicans and their families, including American-born children, left the U.S. for Mexico from 2009 to 2014. During the same five years, 870,000 Mexicans came to the U.S., resulting in a net flow to Mexico of 140,000...
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Discarded cellphone led to Paris attacks ringleader
(International News ~ 11/20/15)
PARIS -- French investigators tracked down the alleged ringleader of last week's Paris bloodshed after receiving a startling tipoff: The Islamic militant wasn't in Syria but in Europe, plotting yet another attack. A discarded cellphone found near a bloodied concert hall led them to his cousin and then to a suburban Paris apartment where both died in a hail of bullets and explosions...
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Births 11/20/15
(Births ~ 11/20/15)
Daughter to David L. and Tamra L. Ray of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:14 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. Name, Mya Lynn. Weight, 6 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ray is the former Tamra Walters. Son to Nicholas Ryan Preusser and Olivia Marie Garris of Perryville, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 7:09 p.m. ...
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Jere Tenkhoff
(Obituary ~ 11/20/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- Jere A. Tenkhoff, 78, of Oran passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at the family home in Oran. He was born Dec. 16, 1936, in Cape Girardeau to the late Germain Anthony and Gertrude Shegley Tenkhoff. He married Carolyn Pobst on May 6, 1961, and she survives...
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Helen Stewart
(Obituary ~ 11/20/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Helen Stewart, 91, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Dec. 3, 1923, in Swinton, Missouri, daughter of the late Orbie and Minnie Mann Smothers, she was a member of Garden Ridge General Baptist Church. On June 16, 1941, she married Clellen Stewart. He preceded her in death Feb. 28, 1984...
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Gene Sinex
(Obituary ~ 11/20/15)
Gene O. Sinex was born Dec. 13, 1917, in Oklahoma City, the youngest of three boys of James A. Sinex and Willa Mae Miller Sinex. He passed Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Gene and his brothers grew up in an area of Oklahoma City known as the Miller Community divided by Miller Boulevard...
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Shelley Nunnelee
(Obituary ~ 11/20/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Shelley Slater Nunnelee, 37, was born May 26, 1978, in Kansas City, Missouri, and made his transition Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in St. Louis. Shelley is survived by his mother, Sharon Slater Nunnelee, of Kansas City and his grandmother, Janice Nunnelee of Cape Girardeau...
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Scott Greatting
(Obituary ~ 11/20/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Scott E. Greatting, 45, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. A private burial will be at a later date...
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Jackson police report 11/20/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/20/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Aaron C. Roth, 26, of Millersville was issued a summons for careless and imprudent driving. n Rudy C. McClellan, 17, of Jackson was issued a summons for careless and imprudent driving. n Nicholas S. Wayland, 28, of Benton, Missouri, was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/20/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/20/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Three suspects were in custody pending formal charges of unlawful possession of a concealable firearm, possession of methamphetamine and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia at Benton and Independence streets...
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Politicians peddle fear because it works
(Column ~ 11/20/15)
Politicians and activists throughout the ideological spectrum use fear tactics to win. Candidate Barack Obama portrayed Mitt Romney as an evil destroyer of businesses, even though Mitt's company saved many more companies than it lost. The attack ad succeeded...
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Five dead after Palestinian attacks
(International News ~ 11/20/15)
JERUSALEM -- A pair of stabbing and shooting attacks carried out by Palestinians killed five people Thursday -- three Israelis, a Palestinian and an American -- in one of the deadliest days yet in a two-month-long outburst of Israeli-Palestinian violence. ...
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Tripod mistaken for gun prompts 911 call
(National News ~ 11/20/15)
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Police were called to a central Pennsylvania office building after someone mistakenly thought a photographer's tripod was a gun. LNP reported the incident happened about 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Griest Building in Lancaster. The caller thought a machine gun was carried into the building, so police conducted a floor-by-floor search, only to find the photographer and her tripod. Lancaster police Lt. Todd Umstead said the caller did the right thing...
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Jared Fogle gets more than 15 years
(National News ~ 11/20/15)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A judge sentenced former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle to more than 15 years in prison on Thursday for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt disregarded prosecutors' recommendation Fogle get 12 1/2 years behind bars, opting for a stiffer sentence of 15 years and eight months in prison and ordering him to pay a $175,000 fine. ...
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U.S. set to release ex-spy Pollard
(National News ~ 11/20/15)
NEW YORK -- Former spy Jonathan Pollard is set to be released from a federal prison in North Carolina on Friday, 30 years after he was caught selling American intelligence secrets to Israel. But he'll be on a short leash as he rebuilds his life as a free man. ...
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Lawrence, Hutcherson, Hemsworth remain close beyond 'Games'
(Entertainment ~ 11/20/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Upon meeting six years ago, they were three little-known actors helping to launch a new franchise. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth instantly clicked, bonding as friends even before making the first "Hunger Games" film...
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Game over in the dreary 'Mockingjay Part 2'
(Entertainment ~ 11/20/15)
"The Hunger Games" movies have unfolded in a relative blitzkrieg -- four movies in four years -- and in a fan-fueled fever that has masked some seriously silly political allegory with the thrill of survival games and the awesome star power of Jennifer Lawrence. ...
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Best Bet: Fall Family Festival
(Entertainment ~ 11/20/15)
A fall festival for the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Shawnee Park Center in Cape Girardeau. The evening's activities will include hayrides, a bounce house, campfires, a weenie and marshmallow roast and more. Cost is $1 per person for each activity. For more information, visit cityofcapegirardeau.org/Parks or call (573) 339-6788...
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#SemoSelfie 11/20/15
(Entertainment ~ 11/20/15)
My lunch date today! #myheartisfull (Photo submitted by @melaniesmollen) Going out this weekend? Be sure to tag your selfies on the scene with #semoselfie on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter -- you could see yourself in an upcoming SE Live!...
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Orchestra, choirs will combine to perform Handel's 'Messiah' selection
(Entertainment ~ 11/20/15)
The Southeast Missouri Symphony, University Choir and Choral Union will join forces to perform the Christmas portion of Handel's celebrated masterpiece, "Messiah," at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University...
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Suit challenges Missouri law limiting municipal court fines
(State News ~ 11/20/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A dozen St. Louis-area municipalities sued the state Thursday, hoping to halt what they consider an unconstitutional new law that limits Missouri cities' ability to profit from minor traffic tickets and court fines. The lawsuit, filed in Cole County, Missouri, challenges the 4-month-old measure that was the first significant step taken by state lawmakers to address concerns raised after the August 2014 police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a St. Louis suburb...
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Central football returns to semifinal game
(Editorial ~ 11/20/15)
The Cape Girardeau Central High School football team returns to familiar territory on Saturday afternoon. Yes, the game will be played in Cape Girardeau. But it's the type of game the program has played in recent years that brings familiarity. This is the Class 4 semifinal...
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Campus intolerance in the national spotlight
(Column ~ 11/20/15)
Editor's note: The following editorials first appeared in the Jefferson City News-Tribune and the Columbia Daily Tribune last week. Missouri again is vaulting into the national news for all the wrong reasons. A recent episode involved an attempt by protesting students at the University of Missouri-Columbia -- and some faculty members -- to block the media from a public place on campus...
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Jackson's Knott signs to run cross country for Southeast Missouri State
(College Sports ~ 11/20/15)
Weeks removed from finishing eighth in the Class 4 cross country state championship meet, Jackson's Carli Knott signed to continue her career at Southeast Missouri State. The signings of Knott and Oakville High School's Griffin Bailey were announced Thursday morning by the athletic department...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team will host UMKC tonight
(College Sports ~ 11/20/15)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team returns home tonight to host Missouri-Kansas City before hitting the road for a six-game stretch. The Redhawks (2-1) and Kangaroos (0-2) face off at 6 p.m. in the Show Me Center. Southeast won't play at home again until Dec. 13...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team falls to 0-3 with loss to Alabama A&M
(College Sports ~ 11/20/15)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team is still searching for its first win of the Rick Ray era. The Redhawks dropped to 0-3 on the season with a 74-56 loss to Alabama A&M in Hunstville, Alabama, Thursday night. The Bulldogs improved to 2-0...
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Ex-cop found guilty in videotaped beating
(National News ~ 11/20/15)
DETROIT -- A white, former Detroit-area police officer was found guilty Thursday of assault and misconduct in the bloody beating of a black driver during a traffic stop that was captured on video. Wayne County, Michigan, jurors handed down the verdict in the case against William Melendez, who was charged in the January beating of Floyd Dent. ...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball season ends in OVC tournament
(College Sports ~ 11/20/15)
For the second year in a row, the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team's season was ended with a sweep by Murray State in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. The regular-season champion and top-seeded Racers topped the No. 8 Redhawks 25-16, 25-19, 25-17 in Murray, Kentucky, on Thursday night...
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Reception closes BFA Exhibition
(Entertainment ~ 11/20/15)
A reception from 5 to 7 p.m. today will close the weeklong BFA Exhibition at the River Campus Art Gallery in the Seminary Building, room 106, which featured the artwork of Kari Arnold and Mary Robbins. The gallery is at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus...
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Prayer 11/20/15
(Prayer ~ 11/20/15)
Your word, O Lord, is a lamp for our feet, a light on our path. Amen.
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