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'Justice done' as judge sentences Harris to life in prison for murder
(Local News ~ 12/16/17)
Convicted murderer Malcolm Harris was sentenced Friday to life in prison for fatally shooting a man in the back of the head after a night of binge drinking and drug use. Judge Benjamin Lewis handed down the sentence in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court in Jackson amid tight security...
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Huge tax bill heads for passage as GOP senators fall in line
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- After weeks of quarrels, qualms and eleventh-hour horse-trading, Republicans revealed their huge national tax rewrite late Friday -- along with announcements of support that all but guarantee approval next week in time to give President Donald Trump the Christmas legislative triumph he's been aching for...
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Southeast regents OK restructuring plan as cost-cutting move
(Local News ~ 12/16/17)
Despite concerns from students, faculty and staff, the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents on Friday approved two major academic restructuring proposals that cut $121,000 in base-budget administrative costs by reducing two department chair positions and two administrative assistant positions...
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Today in History 12-16-17
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
Today in History Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2017. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes...
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Raccoon track turned to frost
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
The simplest things in nature sometimes have the ability to surprise. Maybe all the things in nature have the ability to surprise. In this case, a raccoon went for a walk on the cool evening of Dec. 9. It walked in water at the edge of a pond, getting its feet wet. The raccoon then crossed a wooden bridge, leaving wet tracks on the boards...
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Adopt Rebel 12-17-17
(Community ~ 12/16/17)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Rebel is a sweet and shy beagle. He is about 6 months old. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Senior Center Menus for Dec. 18 through 22
(Community ~ 12/16/17)
Monday: Chicken Parmesan or popcorn shrimp, pasta and marinara sauce, Italian-blend veggies, buttered sweet corn, whole-grain garlic bread and mandarin oranges or ice cream. Tuesday: turkey or roast beef, dressing with gravy, glazed sweet potatoes, Amish creamed corn, cranberry orange salad, whole-grain hot roll and fruit salad or pumpkin pie...
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Getting ready to start growing tomatoes for next season
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
Last week we looked at getting onion seeds planted this month. This will give them time to germinate and then grow large enough to transplant in March or April. Onions plants are pretty tough when it comes to frost, so they are OK to plant early. One other plant that I start early is early tomatoes...
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Short days brightened by holiday glow of Circle Park
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
Happy birthday to Addison Lincoln, Leann Knuckles, Lester Eichhorn, Ashton Lee, Joshua Griffin, Todd Surface, Phyllis McDonald, Clinton Stroder, Bruce Raines, Matt Glastetter, Melissa Nordin, Wesley Lowery, Audrey Witcher, Donna Biler, Jerome Schlitt, Gina Geggs, Chug Little, Kevin Smiller, Tyree Chapman, Jarret Duncan, Jason Chapman, Thomas Hoering, Charles Turner, Ginny Hahn, Randy Horrell, Christa Spies, Marylou Welter, David Pepple, Marily Mott, Eastin Harrell, Richard Seyer, Mike Horman, Doni Jo Dysinger, James Rodgers, Mike Mantel and June Asmus.. ...
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Toybox: Big Kids Have Big Love for Christmas
(Community ~ 12/16/17)
As children get older, the joy of Christmas remains! The mystical night that Santa flies through the sky from home to home visiting boys and girls is enough to bring excitement into the hearts of all children. Children of all ages are anticipating Christmas as the school days wind down and the countdown to the twenty-fifth begins...
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Presents or presence?
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
We have just passed through another Black Friday. It is that one day after Thanksgiving when the stores at the malls open at 6 a.m. and stay open until midnight. It's Black Friday because retail merchants expect their labors over the past year to finally get out of the red and into the black, when the monthly ledger will finally show a positive balance. On that day each year I stay out of the stores, and I hesitate to even drive by the mall on the way to anywhere...
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FYI
(Community ~ 12/16/17)
Southeast Missouri State University alum Kathy Williams recently was awarded the March of Dimes 2017 Nurse of the Year Award -- Missouri in the category of education. The March of Dimes annual Nurse of the Year Award honors nurses who exemplify an extraordinary level of patient care, compassion and customer service...
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Strong in the Force
(Community ~ 12/16/17)
It may have been the force that brought them together, but it was the mutual love and passion for Star Wars that keeps this group of troopers alive. The Jedi Order of Southern Illinois operates on the basis of one thing -- to have a lot of fun. Their passion irradiated through their masks Thursday night as they wore handcrafted costumes at Marcus Theater in Cape Girardeau for the premiere of the newest movie in the Star Wars Saga: The Last Jedi...
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Club news 12-17-17
(Community News ~ 12/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau County Quarterly FCE Council met on Dec. 1. The Cheerful Country Doers FCE Club and the associate members were in charge of the arrangements. Morning refreshments were served with the meeting beginning at 10 a.m. The meeting was called to order by Barbara Barks, president. The devotion was given by Shirley Palen, member of the Kage FCE Club...
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Singer of novelty song welcomes hippopotamus to Oklahoma
(Community ~ 12/16/17)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City native Gayla Peevey has welcomed another hippopotamus to the city's zoo, more than 60 years after her song about wanting one for Christmas helped the facility purchase its first. The singer was on hand as the 26-year-old pygmy hippopotamus Francesca made her first Oklahoma public appearance since moving from the San Diego Zoo...
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Dela Cruz -- Owen
(Wedding ~ 12/16/17)
Susan Linda Dela Cruz and Scott Michael Owen were married June 17 at VFW Lakes near Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Tyler Tankersley of Cape Girardeau performed the ceremony. Hannah Sedgwick of Cape Girardeau was vocalist. The bride is the daughter of Dan and Sherry Dela Cruz of Altenburg, Missouri. The groom is the son of Chris and Sue Owen of Jackson...
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Sanders -- Linneman
(Engagement ~ 12/16/17)
David and Donna Sanders of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristyn Sanders, to Dylan Linneman. He is the son of Dean and Crystal Linneman of Columbia, Missouri. Kristyn is a 2012 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. She received a bachelor's degree in health science from the University of Missouri - Columbia in December 2015. She is currently attending the Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate program at the university...
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Revisiting mistletoe
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
While waiting in the infusion center of Southeast Cancer Center the other day, these words were overheard: "Won't be seeing much mistletoe this year, I imagine." The remark was meant as a commentary on our culture in the year of our Lord 2017. To be fair, mistletoe isn't something I've seen much in recent years. We do hear about it, though, in the ubiquitous crooning of Bing Crosby:...
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Teens provide reminders
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
I'd like to take some time to praise a group who I think are some of the coolest people around: teenagers. This past semester, I've had the privilege of working as a student teacher, learning from and with juniors and seniors in high school. My students never cease to amaze me with their insight, creativity and hilarity -- they are truly good people who want good in the world...
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Breakfast, brunch dishes for bustling holiday morning
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
When families gather together on Christmas morning to open gifts, it is so nice to have the casseroles baking in the oven. After gifts are opened, the breakfast or brunch casseroles are ready to be served. I always have made a big breakfast for Christmas Eve, and our family enjoys a calm and relaxing meal together. ...
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Christmas treat
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
Just about every country has a special dessert to mark the holidays, ranging from the famous English plum pudding (ironically containing no plums) to the less familiar Pan de Pascua, a cross between panettone and stollen popular in Chile...
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Speak Out 12-17-17
(Speak Out ~ 12/16/17)
Does anyone else but me think the decision to drop local air service to St Louis in favor of Chicago is an odd one? A recent Speak Out response to an Adrienne Ross column perfectly illustrates how the left is in full blown TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome). ...
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Prayer 12-17-17
(Prayer ~ 12/16/17)
O Father God, may the peace of Christ fill our hearts forevermore. Amen.
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The 'but-for' test gets a failing grade
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
Let's say you have a property tax bill of $2,000 -- or about the same amount that would allow you to finish a long-postponed kitchen remodeling project that you have been saving up for. Wouldn't it be great if someone else paid your property taxes for you so that you could finally do that kitchen? For you, that's just wishful thinking, but something very similar regularly happens for well-heeled developers all across Missouri. ...
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Tax Increment Financing is good for Cape Girardeau
(Column ~ 12/16/17)
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a redeveopment tool governmental entities can use to encourage investment in either a "blighted" or "conservation" area as defined under Missouri Law. TIF provides an incentive to developers to invest in areas they otherwise would not have pursued and requires the developer to sign an affidavit legally guaranteeing the project would not occur "but for" TIF assistance. ...
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A reminder of the sacrifice military families make
(Editorial ~ 12/16/17)
Of all the things we love about the internet, videos of soldiers reuniting with family are among our favorite. We had the good fortune of being able to document a reunion recently when Staff Sgt. Michael Probst surprised his children, Sean Bierbaun, 10, and Alannah Bierbaun, 8, at their schools in Cape Girardeau. Probst had been deployed in Qatar, and has returned just in time for Christmas...
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Presidential shadows
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/16/17)
Every president in recent memory has been dogged from the beginning by a controversial issue. With Bill Clinton it was the Whitewater Land Deal, which never got much traction, but it did put Special Prosecutor Ken Starr in place, so he was all ready when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke...
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Three-vehicle wreck ends up with parked car crashing through business wall
(Local News ~ 12/16/17)
A vehicle was sent through the south wall of Missouri Title Loans in Cape Girardeau late Friday morning, the result of a two-car collision on North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau police public-information officer Richard McCall said. The initial collision occurred when a brown Ford truck turning north out of the Plato’s Closet driveway was struck by an orange Mitsubishi traveling south on North Kingshighway, McCall said...
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Connect Cape gives Southeast students, businesses valuable experience
(Local News ~ 12/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce’s role is a connector between businesses, people and the community, said Shad Burner, vice president of business development for the chamber. And when he heard from businesses they were challenged by recruiting top talent and saw university graduates were leaving the area, an idea surfaced...
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Cape police arrest two in stolen vehicle, including murder suspect
(Local News ~ 12/16/17)
Murder charges were filed in Wisconsin against one of two people arrested by Cape Girardeau police earlier this month, Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh said in a news release Friday. Police went to a Shell gas station in Cape Girardeau at 7:10 p.m. Dec. 9 in reference to a stolen vehicle that had been located using OnStar, Limbaugh said in the release...
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Out of the past: Dec. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 12/16/17)
Donations to Toybox, the Salvation Army Tree of Lights and the Area Wide United Way have fallen short this year, a phenomenon variously attributed to the sputtering economy, the calendar and mild weather; cash donations to this year's Toybox, which provides toys and necessities to needy families and individuals, finished nearly $6,000 below the $19,440 raised last year...
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Wilma Stratton
(Obituary ~ 12/16/17)
Wilma Jean Stratton, “The Stained Glass Lady,” 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born March 16, 1935, in Marble Hill, Missouri, to the late Milford and Mellie Marie James Stephens. She and Earl Stratton were married March 13, 1953, in Marble Hill. He preceded her in death...
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Jacqueline Seeley
(Obituary ~ 12/16/17)
Jacqueline Irene Seeley, 77, of Jackson died Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Dorothy Pfaff
(Obituary ~ 12/16/17)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Dorothy Mae Pfaff, 82, of Olmsted died Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home Villa Ridge. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Pastor Mike Sharp officiating. Inurnment will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Olmsted...
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Charles Haman
(Obituary ~ 12/16/17)
Charles T. Haman, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/17/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 3:49 a.m. on Linden Street; 8:07 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 8:24 a.m. on South Minnesota Avenue; 9:48 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 10:49 a.m. on North West End Boulevard; 1:13 p.m. on Whitener Street; 2:20 p.m. on Louis Street; and 2:25 p.m. on South Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/17/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia at 1927 N. Kingshighway. n Two suspects were in custody pending formal charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property at South West End Boulevard and Bloomfield Street...
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Births 12/17/17
(Births ~ 12/16/17)
Daughter to Ryan Alan and Amanda Lynn Pensel of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:37 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Name, Addysen Charlotte. Weight, 8 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Pensel is the former Amanda Mayfield, daughter of Kevin and Phyllis Mayfield of Jackson. She is a first-grade teacher at Trinity Lutheran School. Pensel is the son of Duane and Teresa Pensel of Jackson. He is a project manager with Randy Kinder Excavating...
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'France is a Feast': Photo exhibit celebrates Julia Child
(Entertainment ~ 12/16/17)
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. -- Mention Julia Child and the image that comes to mind is a tall woman with a spoon in one hand, saying in a high voice, "Bon appetit!" That was Child in her heyday as a 1960s TV show host teaching Americans the art of French cooking. But a new photo exhibit at California's Napa Valley Museum Yountville documents her life in France in the years before she hosted one of America's most popular TV cooking shows...
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Sometimes Santa needs a lift. This time, to remote Alaska
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
SAINT MICHAEL, Alaska -- It's not easy to get to Saint Michael. Not even if you're Santa Claus. Luckily, jolly old St. Nick could hitch a ride on a military transport plane to the tiny island community that's closer to Russia than to Alaska's largest city, Anchorage...
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Some in Missouri with HIV to lose health insurance in 2018
(State News ~ 12/16/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Some HIV-positive patients in nearly half the counties in Missouri will lose health insurance coverage next year. The Department of Health and Senior Services announced nearly 100 HIV patients in Missouri no longer will have access to a comprehensive health-insurance plan effective Jan. 1 as a result of high costs...
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Man convicted of murder in feud with farmer over herbicide
(State News ~ 12/16/17)
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — A jury convicted a man of second-degree murder in the shooting of a farmer who accused him of applying herbicide to crops that the farmer said drifted onto nearby land and damaged plants. A Mississippi County Circuit Court jury late Thursday convicted Allan Curtis Jones of Arbyrd, Missouri, who admitted to shooting Mike Wallace last October, according to arkansasonline.com...
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Grand jury: Penn State showed 'shocking apathy' to drinking
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- A grand jury's report in the wake of a fraternity pledge's drinking death said Friday that Penn State officials displayed "a shocking apathy" to dangers from excessive drinking, and its inaction allowed criminal acts to occur. Penn State objected to that characterization in a 144-page report released by a district attorney in Pennsylvania, saying it made extraordinary efforts to combat drinking and hazing...
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Earthquake rattles Indonesia's Java island, 2 dead
(International News ~ 12/16/17)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's densely populated Java island Friday night, killing two people and severely damaging dozens of homes near the epicenter. The quake struck at 11:47 p.m. and was felt across the island, including about 120 miles away in the capital Jakarta, where office towers and apartment buildings swayed...
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Australian probe into child abuse attacks Catholic celibacy
(International News ~ 12/16/17)
CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian inquiry into child abuse recommended Friday the Catholic Church lift its demand of celibacy from clergy and priests be prosecuted for failing to report evidence of pedophilia heard in the confessional. Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse delivered its final 17-volume report and 189 recommendations after a wide-ranging investigation. ...
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Judge temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
PHILADELPHIA -- A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women's access to free birth control. Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued the injunction, temporarily stopping the government from enforcing the policy change to former president Barack Obama's health-care law...
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White House to push merit-based immigration in new campaign
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- The White House is embarking on a major campaign to turn public opinion against the nation's largely family-based immigration system ahead of an all-out push next year to move toward a more merit-based structure. The administration was laying the groundwork for such a drive even before an Islamic State-inspired extremist who was born in Bangladesh tried to blow himself up Monday in Midtown Manhattan. ...
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Tillerson backtracks on offer of unconditional North Korea talks
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- America's top diplomat stepped back Friday from his offer of unconditional talks with North Korea, telling world powers the nuclear-armed nation must earn the right to negotiate with the United States. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's declaration before the U.N. Security Council marked a reversal after he proposed discussions with Pyongyang without preconditions earlier in the week. That overture was rebutted almost immediately by White House officials...
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4 Palestinians killed in latest Jerusalem fallout clashes
(International News ~ 12/16/17)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire and dozens more wounded along with an Israeli officer in clashes across the West Bank and near Gaza's border Friday as the fallout continued over President Donald Trump's announcement last week recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital...
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Playwright alleges misconduct by Hoffman when she was 16
(Entertainment ~ 12/16/17)
ROME -- A playwright who said Dustin Hoffman exposed himself to her and had her massage his feet in a hotel room when she was 16 said Friday she spent years in guilty silence and took pains to not dress suggestively in professional contexts because she assumed the incident was her fault...
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Mattis: North Korea short of posing imminent missile threat
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- North Korea's latest missile test, which U.S. experts said indicated an increasing technological sophistication, did not demonstrate an imminent threat of nuclear attack on the United States, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday. "No, not yet," Mattis said when a reporter asked whether the Nov. 29 test indicated a full capability to strike the U.S...
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Poll: Americans pessimistic about Trump, country
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump frequently casts his first year in office as a string of successes and campaign promises fulfilled. But less than a quarter of Americans think Trump has made good on the pledges he made to voters while running for president, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research...
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Trump assails FBI leadership, touts loyalty to police
(National News ~ 12/16/17)
QUANTICO, Va. -- Taking aim at the credibility of the FBI, President Donald Trump unleashed an attack on the bureau's leadership even as he praised state and local police officers as a bulwark against rising violence and crime. Trump denounced the bureau for its handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, calling it "really disgraceful" and continuing his questioning of his country's intelligence and law-enforcement institutions as no president before...
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