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Southeast Missourian wins awards in Press Association contest
(Local News ~ 09/18/18)
The Southeast Missourian took home 30 awards in the Missouri Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including top honors in general excellence, investigative reporting, breaking news story, best overall design and best website. The contest divides newspapers in classifications based on size, so newspapers compete against similar-sized publications. ...
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Faulkner Center welcomes international scholars
(Local News ~ 09/18/18)
Two international scholars will study at the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University for the 2018-2019 academic year, the university recently announced. Zhao Jing from the University of Jinan of the People’s Republic of China and Rogerio Lobo Saber from the Federal University of Minas Gerais of Brazil will continue their studies of William Faulkner and American literature...
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SEMO Fair hosts 93K visitors despite 'terrible,' wet opening day
(Local News ~ 09/18/18)
After a disappointing opening day, attendance numbers at the 163rd SEMO District Fair rebounded to reach about 93,000 across eight days — close to 2017’s numbers, said Pete Poe, a member of the fair’s board of directors. “We had a really good week,” Poe said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2018. There are 104 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 18, 1975, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army...
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Opportunity
(Column ~ 09/18/18)
The United States economy is running strong. Unemployment is at historic lows. The local economic picture is as strong or stronger. The regional unemployment rate is presently 3.5 percent. This is good news for businesses, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and the service industry. But the low unemployment is a two-edged sword. The number of open positions for employment has risen dramatically the last few years...
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Slaying cyber sissies
(Column ~ 09/18/18)
Isn't it interesting just how brave people hiding behind their computers can be? I mean, there's just no cause they won't stand up for and no person they won't take down with their words -- as long as they have that screen to guard them and no one to challenge them. The problem for them is if you do challenge them, cowards turn tail and run...
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Metheny takes on significant role in military
(Editorial ~ 09/18/18)
Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Metheny has fought in battle, he's learned the ropes and now he faces a very difficult task in his military career. Metheny is a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. The U.S. Army veteran was back home visiting family and friends before heading out on another two-year deployment. ...
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Out of the past: Sept. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 09/18/18)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- About 300 weary residents, tired of fighting floodwaters for weeks on end, relax together at the Ste. Genevieve High School football field; a group of residents organized the county-wide picnic to thank the flood workers. Amid fall-like temperatures, the 138th edition of the SEMO District Fair wraps up with an antique tractor pull in the morning and country singer Collin Raye performing at the grandstand in the evening; today's good weather brings out the crowds, a stark contrast to the middle of the week, when bad weather kept attendance down.. ...
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Robert Wiggins
(Obituary ~ 09/18/18)
Robert Clark Wiggins, 72, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 27, 1946, in St. Louis to Bobby Clifford and Lillie Inez Nance Wiggins. He married Barbara Ellen Riehn on Aug. 16, 1964. He was a truck driver...
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Jon Sharp
(Obituary ~ 09/18/18)
Jon Christopher Sharp, 66, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at Saint Frances Medical Center. He was born April 12, 1952, in Highland, Illinois, the son of the late Jonathan and Georgianna Reeves Sharp. Jon grew up in Cape Girardeau, graduating from Central High School. He then joined the U. S Navy, serving in Vietnam. Upon returning from service, Jon attended Southeast Missouri State University, graduating in 1982...
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Pearl Masterson
(Obituary ~ 09/18/18)
Pearl Masterson, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Jackson. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Dorothy Kline
(Obituary ~ 09/18/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy May Kline, 78, of Perryville, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at her home. She was born April 1, 1940, in Yount, Missouri, daughter of George Harrison and Lizzie Ann Cash Winfield. She married Melvin Kline on April 26, 1958. He survives in Perryville...
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Doris Hemmann
(Obituary ~ 09/18/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Doris B. Hemmann, 98, of Columbia, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at Lenoir Woods Nursing Home in Columbia. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Driving lesson ends with car landing in a swimming pool
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. — A driving lesson went off the deep end in Maryland when authorities say the car jumped a curb, crashed through a fence and landed in a swimming pool. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer told The Washington Post the driver and passenger were uninjured Saturday, albeit soaking wet. ...
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Chinese official: Beijing should target goods needed by U.S.
(International News ~ 09/18/18)
BEIJING -- One of China's most prominent figures in global finance said Beijing should press Washington to end their tariff battle by clamping down on exports of goods needed by American companies, according to news reports Monday. The comments by Lou Jiwei, a former finance minister and chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, follow reports regulators are squeezing American companies by slowing down customs approvals and stepping up environmental and other inspections...
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Hope fades in Philippines for dozens buried in landslides
(International News ~ 09/18/18)
ITOGON, Philippines -- Dozens of people believed buried in a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines probably did not survive, a mayor said Monday, although rescuers kept digging through mud and debris covering a chapel where they had taken shelter...
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Turkey, Russia agree on demilitarized zone in Syria
(International News ~ 09/18/18)
MOSCOW -- The leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed Monday to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib region, the last major stronghold of anti-government rebels where fears had been running high of a devastating offensive by government forces...
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S. Korea's Moon wants 'heart-to-heart' with Kim
(International News ~ 09/18/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday he will push for "irreversible, permanent peace," and for better dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, during "heart-to-heart" talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week. His chief of staff, however, played down the chance Moon's summit with Kim will produce major progress in nuclear diplomacy...
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Police: Border agent targeted vulnerable victims
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
LAREDO, Texas -- A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor charged in the killings of four women knew the victims and targeted them for their vulnerability, authorities said Monday, as some feared more deaths at the hands of the agent remained undiscovered. Though investigators didn't detail Juan David Ortiz's history with the women, who were believed to have been sex workers, they said he knew them before killing them and leaving their bodies by rural Texas roadsides during a 10-day string of violence...
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Air Force: Space Force would cost $13 billion over 5 years
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
WASHINGTON -- Creating a Space Force as a separate military service, as proposed by President Donald Trump, would cost an estimated $12.9 billion in its first five years, according to a detailed Air Force plan for how to go about it. This is the first publicly available cost estimate. When the White House announced plans to establish a Space Force in August, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan declined to give a figure but said it would be in "the billions."...
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Watchdog says foster kids face psych drug crisis
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
WASHINGTON -- Thousands of foster children may be getting powerful psychiatric drugs prescribed to them without basic safeguards, said a federal watchdog agency, pointing to a failure to care for youngsters whose lives have already been disrupted. A report released Monday by the Health and Human Services inspector general's office found about 1 in 3 foster children from a sample of states were prescribed psychiatric drugs without treatment plans or follow-up, standard steps in sound medical care.. ...
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U.S. slashes number of refugees to 30,000 for coming fiscal year
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will slash the number of refugees it will accept for a second straight year, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday, insisting amid criticism from human rights groups the country is still committed to providing sanctuary to people fleeing the world's danger zones...
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GOP plans Senate hearing next week for Kavanaugh, accuser
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans abruptly laid plans Monday for a Senate committee hearing at which Brett Kavanaugh and the woman alleging he sexually assaulted her decades ago will testify publicly, as GOP leaders grudgingly opted for a dramatic showdown they hoped would prevent the accusation from sinking his Supreme Court nomination...
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Trump declassifies documents related to FBI Russia probe
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday declassified a trove of documents related to the early days of the FBI's Russia investigation, including a portion of a secret surveillance warrant application and former FBI director James Comey's text messages...
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Emergency crews throw supply lifeline to isolated Wilmington
(National News ~ 09/18/18)
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Throwing a lifeline to a city surrounded by floodwaters, emergency crews delivered food and water to Wilmington on Monday as rescuers picked up more people stranded by Hurricane Florence and the storm's remnants took aim at the densely populated Northeast...
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Study break at the river
(Local News ~ 09/18/18)
Kristin King, a junior bio-med science and dance major at Southeast Missouri State University, studies along the riverwalk Monday in Cape Girardeau.
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Prayer 9/18/18
(Prayer ~ 09/18/18)
O Lord Jesus, we humbly ask for discernment that we may honor you in all things. Amen.
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Speak Out 9/18/18
(Speak Out ~ 09/18/18)
I agree with Jon Rust on the issue of civility he mentions in his Thursday column. The problem is he, like other "normal Republicans," asks for civility only from the opposition. Donald Trump lies, attacks, boasts, acts like a fifth grader by giving people names, the list is endless. ...
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Rare Kennedy photos go inside America's most famous family
(Community ~ 09/18/18)
BOSTON -- It's an expansive and quintessentially Kennedy photo album. Here's a young, shirtless JFK, baring six-pack abs and smirking poolside while striking an un-presidential pose. There's Rose Fitzgerald not-yet-Kennedy in her Sunday best, long before she'd become the family matriarch and trade girlhood grins for imperious stares. ...
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Gaylan D. Friesenborg
(Obituary ~ 09/18/18)
Gaylan D. Friesenborg, 91, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. He was born Oct. 18, 1926, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Emil and Hattie Friesenborg. He and Leona Block began their courtship at Gothenburg High School at the age of 15. Following his two years in the Army, they were married May 18, 1947. For 20 years, they worked together managing his family business, Friesenborg & Son, until deciding to step out in faith and enter church work...
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Pete Winfield
(Obituary ~ 09/18/18)
BENTON, Mo. -- Walter Glen "Pete" Winfield, 74, of Benton died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at Charleston Manor in Charleston, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at New Morley Cemetery in Morley, Missouri...
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End federal control of education
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/18/18)
Some teachers have a master's degree, years of experience, but need to work an extra job and donate plasma blood to pay their bills. It's a national outrage when teachers don't get the same pay or respect that other professions receive. The federal government Department of Education is a total waste of taxpayers' time and money, too. ...
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CAGLE/KAGLE REUNION
(Submitted Story ~ 09/18/18)
THE CAGLE/KAGLE REUNION HELD EVERY OTHER YEAR WAS HELD THIS YEAR AT DEXTER, MO . THERE BUT NOT IN THE GROUP PICTURE, WAS MARY ANN WIFE OF CARL KAGLE, AND RUTH WIFE OF JR. CAGLE.
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