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Pinta, Nina replica ships to extend visit to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 09/22/17)
The Pinta and Nina replica ships will be docked in Cape Girardeau for a more extended stay because of “overwhelming” public interest, a tourism official said. The ships, patterned after the original ships led by Christopher Columbus to the New World, originally were scheduled to offer tours here from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1...
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Southeast to host first fully developed showing of 'An American Hero'
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
What does it mean to become a hero? It's a heavy question, and one that doesn't have an easy answer. It's also the subject of "An American Hero," a musical drama opening Wednesday at Southeast Missouri State University's Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape city hall receives face-lift to improve customer service
(Local News ~ 09/22/17)
A section of Cape Girardeau City Hall is undergoing a face-lift to improve customer service, officials said Thursday. The counters in the first-floor customer service area are being removed and replaced with six new, taller cubicles to protect the privacy of customers paying their city bills better and provide better handicapped accessibility, city spokeswoman Nicolette Brennan said...
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Anne Limbaugh dies, leaves legacy of caring
(Local News ~ 09/22/17)
Anne Limbaugh, whose legacy of caring helped shape Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday at her home in St. Louis after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 87. Friends on Thursday remembered the longtime Cape Girardeau resident as a kind and caring person who always sought to help others...
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Say Cheese: The story behind the famous sandwiches at the East Perry Fair
(Local News ~ 09/22/17)
In the rolling hills of eastern Perry County, fairgrounds come alive for one weekend every September. Hundreds of people descend on Altenburg, Missouri, from miles and miles around, eager to see the mule jump and tractor pulls, but they also come for the food. And look specifically for the much-anticipated grilled-cheese sandwiches...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2017. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 4:02 p.m. Eastern time. Today's Highlight in History: On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1, 1863...
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It's high time to fix our high corporate tax rate
(Column ~ 09/22/17)
As your senator representing you in Jefferson City, lifting the heavy burden of taxation isn't just my priority -- it's my responsibility. I'm proud of the work my colleagues and I continue to achieve in providing much-needed tax relief for all Missourians...
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Here's a dog story you will love, plus you can help
(Column ~ 09/22/17)
Some stories absolutely must be shared, and this is one of them. This tale has a happy ending. And you know what? You -- yes, you, kind reader -- could make it even happier. First, the story, which comes by way of the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri here in Cape Girardeau...
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300 bats caught at Utah high school
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A bat infestation prompted a Salt Lake City high school to cancel its after-school programs so school workers could root out the flying mammals. Janitors at the city's West High School rounded up more than 300 bats from Monday through Wednesday, prompting the school to close its doors Wednesday afternoon. Some bats were caught in mid-flight by janitors using butterfly nets. Others were found sleeping in classroom corners. The captured bats were relocated...
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NTSB: Sleep apnea, speed cited in NYC-area train crashes
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
The engineers of two commuter trains that slammed into New York City-area stations in the last year both were suffering from severe sleep apnea and have no memory of the crashes, according to investigative reports and interview transcripts made public Thursday...
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A test for Trump's political muscle in Alabama Senate runoff
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- It's Trump versus Trumpland. President Donald Trump's political muscles are getting a workout in a Republican runoff election in Alabama that has an awkward dynamic: He's campaigning for the establishment-backed incumbent over an upstart beloved by many of his own most ardent supporters, including his former chief strategist Steve Bannon...
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Excitement bubbles up at BYU as caffeinated soda now on sale
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
PROVO, Utah -- Mormon church-owned Brigham Young University ended a six-decade ban Thursday on the sale of caffeinated soft drinks on campus, surprising students by posting a picture of a can of Coca-Cola on Twitter and just two words: "It's happening."...
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SEC under fire for being hacked despite warnings on security
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
The federal agency responsible for ensuring markets function properly and protecting investors is under fire after disclosing its computer system was hacked despite repeated warnings about deficiencies in its cybersecurity measures. The Securities and Exchange Commission said late Wednesday it discovered a breach to its corporate filing system last year but only became aware last month information obtained by the attackers may have been used for illegal trading gains...
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New potential burden for Houston homeowners: higher taxes
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
HOUSTON -- As Houston recovers from Harvey's devastating flooding, many homeowners could be asked to shoulder an added financial burden: higher taxes on the same houses they are struggling to rebuild. Mayor Sylvester Turner has proposed a onetime increase in the city's property tax rate to help pay for mounting hurricane expenses, particularly the cost of cleaning up debris and replenishing an emergency fund...
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Powerless: Puerto Rico faces weeks without electricity
(International News ~ 09/22/17)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The sky was darkening Thursday afternoon as 10-year-old Sarah Jimenez laid out three plastic buckets on her grandmother's patio in hopes of capturing rainwater. "We can use it to at least flush the toilets," she told her grandmother...
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Mexico shocked by news: Girl trapped in rubble didn't exist
(International News ~ 09/22/17)
MEXICO CITY -- Hour after excruciating hour, Mexicans were transfixed by dramatic efforts to reach a young girl thought buried in the rubble of a school destroyed by a magnitude-7.1 earthquake. She reportedly wiggled her fingers, told rescuers her name and said others were trapped near her. Rescue workers called for tubes, pipes and other tools to reach her...
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Despair rises for relatives of the missing in Mexico quake
(International News ~ 09/22/17)
MEXICO CITY -- As painstaking attempts to reach survivors in quake-ravaged buildings across Mexico City stretched into a third day Thursday, desperation mounted among loved ones who earlier had high hopes for quick rescues, and some complained they were being kept in the dark about search efforts...
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U.S. beefs up North Korea sanctions
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump added economic action to his fiery military threats against North Korea on Thursday, authorizing stiffer new sanctions in response to the Koreans' nuclear-weapons advances. Its leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare statement, branding Trump as "deranged" and warning he will "pay dearly" for his threat to "totally destroy" the North if it attacks...
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L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dies at age 94
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
PARIS -- Liliane Bettencourt, the L'Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world's richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was 94. Bettencourt's daughter, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, said in a written statement Thursday her mother "left peacefully" overnight in Neuilly-sur-Seine...
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Bernie Casey, pro football player turned artist and actor, dies
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Bernie Casey, a professional football player turned poet, painter and actor known for parts in films such as "Revenge of the Nerds" and "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," has died. He was 78. Casey died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, his talent agent Erin Connor said...
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StoryCorps' Thanksgiving Listen asks students to record elders
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
NEW YORK -- StoryCorps is hoping people give its social-media apps a break for a few minutes this Thanksgiving and instead use one designed for listening. The not-for-profit oral-history project on Thursday announced the 2017 edition of its Great Thanksgiving Listen, which calls for high-school students to record a conversation with an elder over the holiday weekend using the StoryCorps app...
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Boston kicks off a year of U.S. tributes to Leonard Bernstein
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
BOSTON -- He was a wunderkind: the youngest music director ever to lead the New York Philharmonic and the genius behind the score to "West Side Story." The late Leonard Bernstein would have turned 100 next year, and today, the Boston Symphony Orchestra kicks off a new season dedicated to the Massachusetts-born composer-conductor, one of America's most famous maestros...
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Japanese video gaming adapting new tech for familiar titles
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
CHIBA, Japan -- The Japanese video-game industry is finding its way out of the doldrums by adapting new technology for decades-old titles. And that energy was evident at the annual Tokyo Game Show, which opened to media Thursday before opening to the public over the weekend...
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Anthony Rapp embarks, thrilled, on 'Star Trek: Discovery'
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
NEW YORK -- The original "Star Trek" was born into a world of hurt. The United States was embroiled in a war that wouldn't end. The president was increasingly embattled. Americans were polarized. Now, a half-century later, "Star Trek: Discovery" lands in a nation that seems no less burdened, while the new show's mission is unchanged from the series that spawned it: to enter the future with hope and face the present with courage...
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#SemoSelfie 9/22/17
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
The wonder of the Fair! #semoselfie #semodistrictfair #babyboy #blueeyes #babyface #brighteyes #babiesofinstagram #boymom #corndogsmiles
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Out of the past: Sept. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 09/22/17)
Three wagon trains manned by troubled youths from the East Coast are traveling through Southeast Missouri as part of a journey through the eastern United States. The wagon trains are part of VisionQuest. The first and smallest of the three trains stopped yesterday at North Elementary School in Fruitland...
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Virginia Payne
(Obituary ~ 09/22/17)
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Virginia Lee (Jungers) Payne, 92, of Blue Springs passed away Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at Rosewood Skilled Nursing Center in Independence, Missouri. Virginia was born June 13, 1925, in Cape Girardeau to Beatrice Gregory and August Jungers...
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Anne Limbaugh
(Obituary ~ 09/22/17)
Following a lengthy illness with Parkinson's disease, Anne M. Limbaugh died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at her home in St. Louis. She was born March 10, 1930, in Joplin, Missouri, to Augustus James and Lucille Pennington Mesplay. Her high-school education was completed in May 1945 at St. Teresa's Academy in Kansas City, Missouri...
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Jackson fire report 9/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/22/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. Tuesday n Emergency medical service on Shawnee Boulevard. n Emergency medical service on Ann Drive. Wednesday n Emergency medical service on South Hope Street. n Mutual aid with Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/22/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/22/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n William L. Allen, 53, of Cape Girardeau was issued summonses for driving while intoxicated and improper registration at Whitener Street and North Pind Wood Lane...
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University of Missouri enrollment lowest since 2008
(State News ~ 09/22/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Enrollment at the University of Missouri continued a decline that began after campus protests in November 2015, with this fall’s enrollment the lowest since 2008. Official numbers released Wednesday show the university attracted 20,870 students this fall, down 12.9 percent since a record set in 2015. ...
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Report: Missouri nursing-home resident died from overfeeding
(State News ~ 09/22/17)
ST. LOUIS — A federal report states a St. Louis County nursing-home resident choked and died in July after a mishandled tube feeding. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported St. Louis Place Health and Rehabilitation was cited for placing residents in immediate jeopardy after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducted an inspection in August ...
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Missouri couple indicted in death of woman's teen daughter
(State News ~ 09/22/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri husband and wife have been indicted in the killing of the woman's biological teenage daughter, who recently had moved in with them after spending most of her life with an adoptive family in Minnesota. Rebecca Ruud, 39, and Robert Peat Jr., 31, are charged in the indictment returned Wednesday with first-degree murder and an alternative count of child abuse resulting in the killing of Savannah Leckie...
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'White allies' protest of police shooting leads to stadium
(State News ~ 09/22/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Hundreds of mostly white protesters gathered Thursday evening in downtown St. Louis and marched, chanting, "white silence is violence" in the latest demonstration following the acquittal of a former police officer in the death of a black man...
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Cape, Jackson make right decision to pay for ACT test
(Editorial ~ 09/22/17)
Our area's two largest school districts, Jackson and Cape Girardeau public schools, have both decided to step in and pay for ACT tests for high school juniors. ACT tests are vital for almost anyone entering college. The tests cost $45 per student, or $62 total if students take the writing test...
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Best Bet: Annual East Perry County Fair to be held this weekend
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
The “Best Little Fair in the Land” will observe its 80th anniversary at the East Perry County Fairgrounds in Altenburg, Missouri. A parade to open the fair will begin at 1:30 p.m. today, followed by the opening ceremonies.
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Artifacts 9/22/17
(Entertainment ~ 09/22/17)
Words on Fire Poetry Slam will be held today at Cup 'n' Cork. Slam poetry, a literary and performative genre, weaves words together with high-energy performance into a powerful message. Slams are competitive and welcome individual or team performances of poets' original works. Registration begins at 5 p.m. today at Cup 'n' Cork, 11 S. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/113623482669238...
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The ATM at 50: How it's changed consumer behavior
(National News ~ 09/22/17)
NEW YORK -- An automated-teller machine. The cash machine. In Britain, a cashpoint. ATMs, known for spitting out $20 bills -- and imposing fees if you pick the wrong one -- turn 50 years old this year. They're ubiquitous -- and possibly still a necessity, despite the big changes in how people pay for things...
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Prayer 9/22/17
(Prayer ~ 09/22/17)
O Lord Jesus, with songs of praise we worship you, the King of kings. Amen.
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Saving CMS One Student At A Time
(Submitted Story ~ 09/22/17)
A group of sixth grade explore students from CMS are participating in the Lexus Eco Challenge. The Lexus Eco Challenge is a group project where you have to find a problem and figure out how to then solve it. Not only is that required, you have to have a media outreach and a power point about what you did for the challenge. ...
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Will Mayfield Heritage Foundation plans community forum Loss of the Museum dinosaur exhibit possible
(Submitted Story ~ 09/22/17)
Join the Will Mayfield Heritage Foundation and the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Mayfield Cultural Center and take part in a community meeting to help the foundation determine future development of the Cultural Center and Museum atop Mayfield Hill...
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Vital Facts about Psychotherapy That You Need To Know
(Submitted Story ~ 09/22/17)
China is continuing to regulate the ESL market. As a result, it creates the maximum number of job openings for skilled and trained teachers. Those who have previous experience of teaching English as a foreign language can expect a high-paying job. In a study, Forbes has found that 100,000 native teachers are teaching English in China. ...
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