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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Perryville baseball tops Scott City
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/16)
Kameron Fears went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs to lead the Perryville to a 13-6 road victory over Scott City on Tuesday. Derek Roberts started for the Pirates (4-6-1). He threw 2 2/3 innings and gave up no runs on two hits. He had two strikeouts and walked no batters. Blake Favier got the win, pitching 4 1/3 innings in relief and allowing six earned runs on six hits while issuing three walks and one strikeout...
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Dirden powers Scott City softball past Woodland
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/16)
Dirden drove in five runs and pitched a one-hit shutout to lead the Rams to a 10-0 victory over the Cardinals
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Saxony Lutheran girls soccer rallies past Notre Dame, 4-2
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/16)
The Notre Dame girls soccer team executed its plan early and landed the first blow, but when Saxony Lutheran found answers, the Bulldogs were left wanting. The Crusaders rallied from 1-0 down at halftime with a four-goal second half, dropping Notre Dame 4-2 on Wednesday at Saxony High School...
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Guardian Angel Parish First Holy Communion
(Submitted Story ~ 04/13/16)
Eleven students from Guardian Angel Parish in Oran, Missouri, made their First Holy Communion on Sunday, April 10 at the 10 a.m. Mass. Pictured are (front row from left): Ryder Siebert, Cole Diebold, Lauren Williamsen, Ava Forehand, Reid Hobbs and Clayton Hahn. Middle row (from left): Rylan White, Amelia LeGrand, Cora Woods, Mari Fuemmeler and Cooper Bryant ...
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Codefi co-founder plays a role in big downtown project
(Local News ~ 04/13/16)
Behind the scenes, James Stapleton has been chipping away at a long-term vision for the technology sector in Cape Girardeau. "The vision of Codefi was always larger than any single co-working space, but was really to become a part of a growing technology community," said James Stapleton, co-founder of Codefi. "Frankly, we've been working on it from the moment we started thinking about Codefi a couple years ago."...
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SoutheastHEALTH rolls out health-insurance option to local employers
(Local News ~ 04/13/16)
SoutheastHEALTH has introduced its own health-insurance option to local employers: Southeast First Option Health Plan. On Tuesday morning, local business leaders and brokers were invited to Isle Casino Cape Girardeau for an informational meeting about the plan...
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Area towns in no hurry to repeal Sudafed laws
(Local News ~ 04/13/16)
There still are people who come into the Broadway Prescription Shop in downtown Cape Girardeau looking to get Sudafed and are turned away, according to Pharmacist Shannon Neal. Broadway Prescription Shop serves quite a few Southeast Missouri State students who may not be local and do not know the local laws...
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Local developers, investors announce plans for Marquette, H-H Building in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 04/13/16)
A local investor group announced plans Tuesday to redevelop the vacant Marquette Hotel into a high-tech hub for start-up technology companies and turn the H-H Building and the adjacent Marquette Center into a Marriott Courtyard Hotel with a casual-dining restaurant on the ground floor.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 13, the 104th day of 2016. There are 262 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 13, 1970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. (The astronauts managed to return safely.)...
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Cape Comic Con expands for this year's event
(Editorial ~ 04/13/16)
Comic and gaming fans will find themselves right at home in Cape Girardeau this weekend for the 11th annual Cape Comic Con. The con opens Friday night and continues through Sunday. The event will take place at the Osage Center, but in anticipation of breaking the attendance record, Cape Comic Con organizer Ken Murphy has expanded the con to other venues, as well, including Port Cape Girardeau and the Arena Building...
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Unanswered questions about the presidential campaign
(Column ~ 04/13/16)
The truly fascinating aspect of the 2016 presidential primaries is not what we know but rather what we don't know. Though highly unlikely, what happens if Mrs. Clinton is indeed indicted for her email shenanigans? Or what happens if Mr. Trump falls just short of securing the nomination on the first ballot of the GOP convention?...
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Navy secretary to Marines: Women in combat is irreversible
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Navy Secretary Ray Mabus had a simple message Tuesday for 1,500 Marines and sailors: The decision to let women compete for all military combat positions is as irreversible as earlier edicts to integrate blacks and allow gays and lesbians to serve openly...
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Navy flyer explains how castaways were seen on deserted isle
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
HONOLULU -- The U.S. Navy officer in charge of a flight crew that located three castaways on a remote Pacific island said Monday he has never seen or heard of another rescue quite like it. The stranded men, who were reported missing last week after a wave overtook their skiff, were found on a tiny Micronesian island on Thursday, officials said...
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Trump amassing delegates who might not be loyal to him
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Already behind the curve in organizing for the Republican convention, Donald Trump has missed crucial deadlines in a number of states to lock up delegates who would stay loyal beyond the first ballot. Trump's shortcomings in this behind-the-scenes campaign, which hasn't played much of a role in selecting the GOP nominee in decades, could doom his presidential candidacy if he is unable to win the nomination in the initial voting at this summer's national convention in Cleveland.. ...
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House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday definitively ruled out a bid for president this year, insisting the party's choice should emerge from the group of candidates who pursued the GOP nomination. "Count me out," he said. In a brief news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, the Wisconsin Republican sought to tamp down speculation he could end up as the party's standard-bearer if front-runner Donald Trump and the other candidates flame out at a contested convention.. ...
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Prosecutor: Despite video, officer's shooting was tough case
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Prosecutors in the Carolinas have charged at least five white officers recently with felonies after on-duty shootings of black men, but they're finding getting jurors to send them to prison can be a far more difficult challenge. Solicitor Donnie Myers still believes officer Justin Craven committed a felony when he ran up to Ernest Satterwhite's car and fired repeatedly through his window as the 68-year-old drunken-driver sat in his driveway after leading officers on a 13-mile chase.. ...
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NYC mayor, Hillary Clinton take heat over comedy skit
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have come under fire over a comedy skit some people feel was racially insensitive. Clinton, days before the crucial New York primary, was a surprise guest during the mayor's performance at the annual Inner Circle show in Manhattan on Saturday night, a black-tie charity gala that is the city's answer to the White House Correspondents Dinner...
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Stephen Hawking joins futuristic bid to explore outer space
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
NEW YORK -- With famed physicist Stephen Hawking at his side, an Internet investor announced Tuesday he's spending $100 million on a futuristic plan to explore far outside our solar system. Yuri Milner said the eventual goal is sending hundreds or thousands of tiny spacecraft, each weighing far less than an ounce, to the Alpha Centauri star system. That's more than 2,000 times as far as any spacecraft has gone so far...
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Army grants Sikh enlistees waiver to its beard policy
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
McLEAN, Va. -- When Simratpal Singh entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point back in 2006, he did something he thought he would never have to do: shave his beard. "One of the hardest things I had to do was look in the mirror every day and shave," said Singh, whose Sikh religion requires men to grow beards as an article of faith. "Your self-esteem was kind of shattered."...
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CSI for animals: Forensic vets battle pet abuse, neglect
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
NEW YORK -- The cocker spaniel arrives at the animal hospital with a police officer, whimpering and shaking. He has a pus-filled pink socket for a left eye and is so skinny, his spine and ribs show through his caramel-colored fur. Because animal abuse is suspected, this dog won't be handled like the other pets coming in for treatment to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...
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Indian police arrest 7 over temple fire
(International News ~ 04/13/16)
NEW DELHI -- Seven people who fled after an illegal fireworks display set off a fire that killed at least 116 people at the southern Indian temple where they were board members were arrested Tuesday and will face prosecution, police said. The seven surrendered to authorities late Monday after a two-day search by police after Sunday's fire in the Kerala state village of Paravoor, said Gupakumar, a police officer who uses one name...
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2 charged, 3 detained over Brussels attacks
(International News ~ 04/13/16)
BRUSSELS -- Two men are charged with offenses related to the Brussels bombings, and three others have been detained in Brussels in connection to the Paris attacks, Belgian authorities said Tuesday. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office said the two who have been charged, identified only as Smail F. ...
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Goodbye, Lake Wobegon: 'Prairie Home' gets new host
(Entertainment ~ 04/13/16)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- No more Guy Noir, Private Eye. No more tales of Dusty and Lefty, the luckless cowboys. And no more weekly "News From Lake Wobegon," the imaginary Minnesota town famous for strong women, good-looking men and above-average children...
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Health workers get lead-test help from Flint student nurses
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
FLINT, Mich. -- A nurse volunteering at the free lead-testing clinic at a Flint school sensed immediately the boy was nervous about being poked in the finger. Veronica Robinson explained to 7-year-old Zyontae it would feel like a mosquito bite. Robinson, a University of Michigan-Flint nursing lecturer, worked alongside student Mat Rowden, who will complete his nursing degree in the fall. ...
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Most voters say 'meh' — at best — on the presidential field
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- Most American voters say "meh" -- at best -- about the 2016 field of presidential candidates in both parties. That's according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, which shows a majority of Americans believe none of the remaining candidates for president represents their opinions at least somewhat well...
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Missouri House committee approves 'personhood' amendment
(State News ~ 04/13/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House committee approved a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would declare a right to life for unborn children "at every stage of biological development." The amendment approved Tuesday does not include any exceptions in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother's life...
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FBI offers reward in Missouri theft of Warhol prints
(State News ~ 04/13/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Federal investigators looking into the theft of artwork -- including Andy Warhol prints of Campbell soup cans -- at a southwest Missouri museum hope a $25,000 reward stirs up leads. The Springfield News-Leader reported the FBI announced the reward Monday...
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Missouri attorney general hopeful would want corruption unit
(State News ~ 04/13/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Republican candidate for Missouri attorney general says he would create a corruption unit to tackle misuse of public office if he is elected, part of a series of ethics-related policies he's pitching as state lawmakers make a renewed push for reform...
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Husband of woman shot at Kansas Jewish site sues gun sellers
(State News ~ 04/13/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The husband of one of the three people killed by a white supremacist at two Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City has sued over the sale of the shotguns used in the April 2014 attack. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court by Jim LaManno, names Wal-Mart and several other entities, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Missouri certifies wins for Trump, Clinton in close primary
(State News ~ 04/13/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican businessman Donald Trump and former Democratic secretary of state Hillary Clinton were certified Tuesday as the winners of Missouri's presidential primaries, though a recount remains a possibility. The official results of the March 15 primaries show Trump and Clinton both prevailed over their challengers by a mere fraction of a percent...
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Out of the past: April 13
(Out of the Past ~ 04/13/16)
After a decade of home-rule city government, a group that spearheaded the campaign to draft the city charter in 1980 has suggested the document be amended; the most notable of the three amendments proposed by the Cape Girardeau County League of Women Voters is the city's mayor be elected by the city council, rather than by the public at large...
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Holly Young
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
SCOPUS, Mo. -- Holly Jane Young, 59, of Scopus died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in James Cemetery near Scopus...
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Raymon Wilson
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
GRAND TOWER, Ill. -- Raymon "Jim" Wilson, 77, of Grand Tower passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church at Grand Tower, with Masonic rites at 11:30 a.m. Visitation will continue from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the church...
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Judith Wagoner
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
SAN ANTONIO -- Judith "Judy" Drum Wagoner, 78, of San Antonio passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, at the Christus Sister Mary Hospice Center. She was born April 14, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to Ernest and Virginia Drum. Judith graduated from Central High School. She lived and worked in Cape Girardeau until 1995, when she moved to San Antonio to be with her family. She retired in 1998, after a career in optometry to pursue her love of art...
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Joan Strohmeyer
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
Joan Frances Strohmeyer, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 11, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Ron Hoye officiating...
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Pamela Stratman
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
GRASSY, Mo. -- Pamela Diane Stratman, 56, of Grassy passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 25, 1959, in East Saint Louis, Illinois, the daughter of William E. and Shirley Jean Poe Walsh Sr. She and Darryl Stratman were united in marriage Oct. 27, 1976...
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Martha Schultz
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. -- Martha V. Schultz, 97, of Jerseyville, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Jerseyville Manor. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery...
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Rebecca Parkinson
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Parkinson, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born July 12, 1966, in Metropolis, Illinois, to Ronnie and Jeannie Vasseur. She and Doug Parkinson were married Oct. 19, 1985, at Brookport, Illinois...
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Vera Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Vera Jones, 100, of Olive Branch died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, April 10, 2016, at her home. Vera was born Jan. 29, 1916, in Monroe Center, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Ella Baumgarden Berkheimer. She married Robert Jones, who preceded her in death Sept. 22, 1976...
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Steve Freeland
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
Christopher Steven "Steve" Freeland, 64, of Scott City passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1951, in Charleston, Missouri, to Charles and Mary Evelyn Miller Freeland. He and Brenda Carol Johnson were married June 5, 1971. They had been married 34 years when Brenda passed away Jan. 24, 2006...
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E.D. Francis
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
E. Dewayne Francis, 79, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 28, 1936, near Grassy, Missouri, the son of Claude and Mary Shell Francis. He and Glenda Barks were united in marriage Sept. 4, 1954, in Amarillo, Texas. They have been married for 61 years...
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Helen Bowers
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
Helen Bowers, 94, of Jackson died Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the Monticello House. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Norma Blaylock
(Obituary ~ 04/13/16)
Norma Lee Ford Blaylock, 93, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Amberwood Manor in New Philadelphia, Ohio, following a period of declining health. She was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Advance, Missouri, the daughter of the late Frank and Stella Keller Foster. Norma and Jack Ford were married in 1940. He passed away in 1985. She and Vincent Blaylock were married in 1996. He has since passed away...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/13/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/13/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday. n Medical assists were made at 4:32 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 11:26 a.m. on Broadway; 3:16 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 8:51 p.m. on North Kingshighway; and 9:24 p.m. on South West End Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/13/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/13/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Megan E. Sisk, 22, 554 Woodbine Ave., was arrested on two Cape Girardeau County warrants for failure to obey judge and probation violation for dangerous drugs...
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Big-name businesses oppose Missouri religious-objections law
(State News ~ 04/13/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 60 businesses including some of Missouri's biggest corporate names joined a coalition opposed to state legislation that would protect businesses objecting on religious grounds to same-sex marriages -- the latest sign of a backlash against such proposals across the country...
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Garden-care giant to drop chemicals linked to bee declines
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
DENVER -- Amid ominous warnings about threats to pollinators and the food crops they make possible, garden-care giant Ortho said Tuesday it will stop using a class of chemicals widely believed to harm the most important pollinators of all: bees. Bees are critical to the food supply because about one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and honeybees are responsible for 80 percent of that pollination. ...
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Perryville cyclist injured during cross-country trek, vows to keep going
(Local News ~ 04/13/16)
Cyclist Hannah Harmon, 21, of Perryville, Missouri, was hit by a car Monday while riding in a cross-country cycling trip near Panama City, Florida. She is recovering in a Panama City hospital. Harmon was struck by a car from behind when trying to make a left turn. She landed hard on her lower back and side...
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Zalma murder suspect's case moved to Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 04/13/16)
The venue for the murder case against Russell D. Mayberry, 33, of Zalma, Missouri, has been changed to Cape Girardeau County from Wayne County, Missouri. Mayberry has an arraignment hearing in front of Judge Michael Gardner scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday. Mayberry is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, abandonment of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence after the body of Kenneth L. Willard ...
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Bridge washing reduces I-55 in Perry County
(Local News ~ 04/13/16)
Interstate 55 in Perry County from the Ste. Genevieve County line to Route B in Perry County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews wash a bridge. The work will continue from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily through April 21, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Possible lost Caravaggio painting found in attic in France
(International News ~ 04/13/16)
PARIS -- A 400-year-old picture that might have been painted by Italian master Caravaggio has been found in an attic in southern France. Eric Turquin, the French expert who retrieved the painting two years ago, said it is in an exceptional state of conservation and estimates its value at about $135 million...
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Handwriting study finds clues on when biblical texts written
(International News ~ 04/13/16)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli mathematicians and archaeologists say they have found evidence to suggest key biblical texts may have been composed earlier than some scholars think. Using handwriting-analysis technology similar to that employed by intelligence agencies and banks to analyze signatures, a Tel Aviv University team determined a famous hoard of ancient Hebrew inscriptions, dated to about 600 B.C., were written by at least six authors...
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Mississippi church a window into national gay-rights debate
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
BRANDON, Miss. -- On many Sundays, conservative Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant can be found in the sanctuary at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, almost always in his trademark suit and boots, often among those helping pass the offering plates...
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Police on lookout for porcupine sculpture
(National News ~ 04/13/16)
PORTLAND, Maine -- Police are on the lookout for a prickly piece of art. Officials said Tuesday a porcupine sculpture recently was stolen from Portland International Jetport. It's one of 10 animal sculptures that are part of a work called "Glimpse" by artist Wendy Klemperer. The metal animals are the first thing travelers see when arriving at the airport. The stolen porcupine is nearly 3 feet long and is made from steel and repurposed nails. A police report has been filed...
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Prayer 4/13/16
(Prayer ~ 04/13/16)
O Lord Jesus, you are our rock, our fortress and deliverer in whom we take refuge. Amen.
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Chelsea Cureton, Woodland Libero, Signs Letter of Intent with the Mineral Area Cardinals
(Submitted Story ~ 04/13/16)
Chelsea Cureton signed her letter of intention to play volleyball for Coach Tim Copeland at Mineral Area College on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Woodland R-IV High School in Marble Hill. During Chelsea’s senior year she has a career high of 414 digs. ...
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