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Three dead after Interstate 70 crash west of Columbia
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Three people who were fleeing police died Friday after crashing into a tractor-trailer parked on an Interstate 70 exit ramp, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred about 1:10 a.m. at the Rocheport exit just east of the Missouri River Bridge, Patrol Lt. Larry Plunkett said...
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Construction worker killed in electrical accident in St. Joseph
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- One construction worker was killed and another was seriously injured after metal poles they were moving at a house touched a low-hanging power line. Ivair Olinpio DosSantos, 20, died in the accident Thursday. He was pronounced dead at a St. Joseph hospital. Marcos Vincius Silva Teixeira, 23, was injured trying to help DosSantos...
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St. Louis plans to overhaul police force as crime grows
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and Police Chief Joe Mokwa said a plan is underway to overhaul the city's police department in the face of rising violent crime. Slay and Mokwa met Thursday to discuss the issue and afterward said the city will announce its full overhaul around New Year's Day...
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Marble Hill clinic getting $545,000
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dental care in Bollinger County will get a boost of $545,590 over the next three years from the Missouri Foundation for Health, the not-for-profit organization that focuses on the state's poor and uninsured. The money will allow Cross Trails Medical Center to expand oral health care at its Marble Hill clinic beginning in 2007...
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Scott Co. will save $70,000 on health coverage
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- At a time when other government entities are paying more for their health insurance costs, the Scott County Commission was able to save money on its health insurance for employees. On Tuesday, commissioners approved a new health insurance plan for 2007 that will save the county government about $70,000 next year in health-care costs, Commissioner Jamie Burger said...
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Cow case ends in acquittal
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
The owner of a wayward, amorous bull that mated with his neighbor's cows was acquitted of failing to confine the animal. Robert D. Weber of Jackson was charged with misdemeanor animal abuse. Scott Schnurbusch, an Oak Ridge cattle farmer, testified in Wednesday's bench trial before Judge Michael J. Bullerdieck that an Angus bull belonging to Weber entered his property and mated with his cows, said assistant prosecuting attorney Michael Linsenmeyer...
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Christmas memories
(Column ~ 12/22/06)
Christmas is a time for memories. And a time for recalling those memories. My friend Mark predicted, before I had written this week's column, that I would be writing something about Christmas on Killough Valley in the Ozark hills over yonder. Well, OK...
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The sitter search
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
Finding a baby sitter at any time of year can be difficult, but finding one during the holidays can be particularly challenging. Child-care services offered through Internet sites are becoming a popular option for parents and caregivers looking for a safe and convenient way to connect...
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Speak Out 12/22/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/22/06)
Stolen decorations; Repair existing roads; Subdivision bypass; Government control; Doing God's work; Helping hundreds; Voters understood; God made it all; Thanks, caregivers; Health questions; Fix the problems; Moving to Mexico; Missing enzyme; DWI drivers; It's our money; Drugs in your system; Starting over
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Do what it takes against drugs
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/22/06)
To the editor:In regard to people complaining about DWIs for drug usage: Do they have something to hide? Anything is worth doing to get rid of drugs. That is what I believe. Protect our kids, now and in the future. QUENTEN RANEY Jr., Cape Girardeau...
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'Masterminds' do positive things
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/22/06)
To the editor:I heard while watching the news the term "mastermind" used to describe the person claiming responsibility for a particular bombing. In my opinion, if the title "mastermind" is bestowed on any human, it should be used when referring to people who have contributed to society in a positive manner, such as Leonardo DaVinci and Jonas Salk...
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A giving time
(Editorial ~ 12/22/06)
Santa made early calls on 291 Cape Girardeau families this week, leaving behind big smiles and happy youngsters. The visits were arranged by members of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees who, along with the Southeast Missourian, have just concluded another successful Toybox effort...
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Limbaugh led right-wing coarsening
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/22/06)
To the editor:Not too long ago Democrats, Republicans, liberals and conservatives actually respected each other. They may not have agreed on the issues or shared the same values, but they knew that the others were also Americans, and they generally respected them and their views. Politicians working from such an underlying attitude of mutual respect worked to find common ground rather than emphasizing partisanship. To say the least, this has changed...
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Jackson school board approves construction
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
Jackson High School's agriculture/industrial technology building, which is already undergoing remodeling, will be expanded with 15,000 square feet of new construction. The school board at a special meeting Thursday morning awarded a contract to Contrend Inc. of Cape Girardeau for the expansion work. The vote was 5 to 2 with board members Jim Woeltje and Mack Illers casting the dissenting votes...
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Around Southeast Missouri 12/22/06
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
Wanted for trafficking, Kennett man at large A Kennett, Mo., man who was arrested Dec. 14 on a trespassing warrant was released from jail the morning of Dec. 15 before being formally charged with drug trafficking later that day, and is now at large, police said. ...
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County commission approves budget for 2007
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
Only one Cape Girardeau County resident took part in the public hearing Thursday on the county's proposed $14 million budget for 2007. David Seabaugh, a resident who closely monitored county commissioners during the campaign to pass a new sales tax, was perplexed by the budget plan's omission of those funds. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission action 12/22/06
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
n Received and filed a letter from city of Jackson requesting consideration of road and bridge improvement projects for 2007. n Approved renewal of workers' compensation coverage with the Missouri Association of Counties. n Request for information from Divison of Labor Standards...
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Fog strands hunters in boat
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
Two hunters on a 15-foot boat became disoriented due to heavy fog near Devil's Island about 1.5 miles north of Cape Rock on the Mississippi River Thursday night. The vessel was stranded in a cove on the Illinois side for more than two hours until rescuers were able to reach them...
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Sikeston officials arrest 12 on grand jury indictments
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A fleet of firetrucks and squad cars out on the town typically means there has been a fire or accident. But they signaled something different Wednesday -- the arrival of Jack Frost. Make that Operation Jack Frost, the name of this year's Christmas warrant roundup. Twelve suspects were arrested Wednesday afternoon in the roundup, with 11 found in Sikeston and one in Scott County...
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Cape school board opposes Blunt nominees to State Board of Education
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
A majority of Cape Girardeau school board members oppose Gov. Matt Blunt's latest nominees to the State Board of Education, contending that the two nominees support the concept of school vouchers that would divert public money to private schools. At a special meeting Thursday, the school board voted 4 to 2 to formally voice opposition to state board nominees Donayle Whitmore-Smith of St. ...
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Board OKs contract for career center expansion
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
The Cape Girardeau school board awarded a $1.52 million construction contract Thursday for expansion of the Career and Technology Center, but only after superintendent Dr. David Scala assured the board the district could afford it. At a special noon meeting, some board members voiced concern about awarding the contract to the low bidder, Columbia Construction Corp. of Cape Girardeau, because the bid was $248,330 more than the district has on hand for the project...
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Business briefs 12/22/06
(National News ~ 12/22/06)
Stores extend hours to hit holiday goals NEW YORK -- The nation's retailers are pulling out all the stops to hit their holiday sales goals by expanding hours in the final days before Christmas and ratcheting up discounts. Some mall-based stores like L.L. ...
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Irene Welge
(Obituary ~ 12/22/06)
CHESTER, Ill. -- Irene Welge, 86, of Chester passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at Memorial Hospital in Chester. She was born May 17, 1920, in Potter, Neb., daughter of Theodore and Golda Wills Buck. She and William O. Welge were married Aug. 30, 1941, in Chester. He preceded her in death Dec. 21, 1987...
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Roger Berkbigler
(Obituary ~ 12/22/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Roger Berkbigler, 55, formerly of Perryville, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 29, 1951, at Perryville, son of Arthur and Anita Wingerter Berkbigler. Berkbigler was a retired truck driver...
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Anthony Jamar
(Obituary ~ 12/22/06)
Anthony Douglas Charles "Tony" Jamar, 65, of Chelsea, Okla., died Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. Jamar lived in Cape Girardeau from 1975 to 2000. Private family service will be held today at Chelsea Funeral Home in Chelsea...
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Ruby Lukefahr
(Obituary ~ 12/22/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby H. Lukefahr, 93, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born March 21, 1913, at Biehle, Mo., daughter of Henry and Susan Hotop Pingel. She and Herbert G. Lukefahr were married Oct. 7, 1931. He died March 25, 1985...
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James Ballentine
(Obituary ~ 12/22/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- James L. Ballentine, 64, of Cairo died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, at the home of a sister in Hodges Park, Ill. Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Paul Long
(Obituary ~ 12/22/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- James Paul Long, 51, of Butner, N.C., died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, in Butner. He was born June 14, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, son of James Lee and Joyce Dowd Long. He and Cindy Hudson were married in 1983 at Fredericktown, Mo. Long was a tuckpointer...
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Births 12/22/06
(Births ~ 12/22/06)
Mays; Berry
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Cape police 12/22/06
(Local News ~ 12/22/06)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n James C. Evitts, 27, of 214 N. Louisiana Ave., was arrested on a St. Louis County warrant for failure to appear for nonsupport...
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Cape fire report 12/22/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/22/06)
n At 6:42 p.m., emergency medical service at 2600 Independence St. n At 8:12 p.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of Locust Street. n At 9:49 p.m., extraction at Route Z west of Gordonville. n At 12:59 a.m., emergency medical service in the 3000 block of William Street...
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Eight Marines charged in deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians
(National News ~ 12/22/06)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Eight Marines were charged Thursday in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians last year during a bloody, door-to-door sweep in the town of Haditha that came after one of their comrades was killed by a roadside bomb. In the biggest U.S. criminal case involving civilian deaths to come out of the Iraq war, four of the Marines -- all enlisted men -- were charged with unpremeditated murder...
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NASA tries to pick between three landing sites for the shuttle to touch down today
(National News ~ 12/22/06)
HOUSTON -- Faced with some less-than-perfect choices, NASA watched the weather report in three time zones Thursday as it struggled to pick a landing site for space shuttle Discovery's return to Earth. The space agency planned to bring the ship home today, after a 13-day mission during which its crew rewired the international space station...
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Rice says Iraq 'worth the investment' and says United States can win war
(National News ~ 12/22/06)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told The Associated Press on Thursday that Iraq is "worth the investment" in American lives and dollars. The top U.S. diplomat said the United States can win in Iraq, although the war so far has been longer and more difficult than she had expected. ...
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Holiday travelers stranded from Denver to London
(National News ~ 12/22/06)
Two of the world's busiest airports, in London and Denver, were socked with bad weather Thursday, spreading delays and cancellations to airports around the world and stranding thousands of travelers during the pre-Christmas travel crunch. As flight after flight was canceled, the situation grew into a logistical horror for fliers, whose vacations were disrupted if not spoiled, and for airlines, who may lose much-needed revenue...
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Man charged with prostitutes' murders
(International News ~ 12/22/06)
IPSWICH, England -- Authorities charged a 48-year-old man with the murder of five prostitutes whose bodies were recovered near this English town earlier this month, police said Thursday. Police identified the suspect as Steve Wright, who lived in the town's red-light district and was taken into custody Tuesday...
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Rebel monks hole up in chapel after clashes
(International News ~ 12/22/06)
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Police posted a guard Thursday outside a chapel at an Orthodox monastic sanctuary where rebel monks remained barricaded following clashes that left seven people injured. Wednesday's violence involved rival groups of monks carrying crowbars and sledgehammers -- and is part of a long-standing dispute between legally recognized monks and a rebel monastery that opposes efforts by the Orthodox Church to improve relations with the Vatican...
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Redhawks will face Buffalo for first time
(College Sports ~ 12/22/06)
Southeast Missouri State's women will step out of conference tonight for a game a long way from home. The Redhawks hope they return to Cape Girardeau armed with a four-game winning streak. Southeast, which swept a three-game homestand that concluded Tuesday, plays the University of Buffalo at 6 p.m. It will be the first meeting ever between the programs...
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Out of the past 12/22/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/22/06)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Police here and throughout Southeast Missouri are continuing their search for a masked gunman who took nearly $144,000 in store receipts from two Kmart employees yesterday afternoon. Cape Girardeau state Rep. Jerry Ford, a candidate for Congress from the 10th District, has received a number of key endorsements from top Missouri Democrats; Lt. Gov. Kenneth Rothman, State Treasurer Mel Carnahan and Democratic Party chairman Pat Lea have all endorsed Ford's candidacy...
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Selective Service System plans to test draft machinery in 2009
(National News ~ 12/22/06)
WASHINGTON -- The Selective Service System is planning a comprehensive test of the military draft machinery, which hasn't been run since 1998. The agency is not gearing up for a draft, an agency official said Thursday. The test itself will not likely occur until 2009...
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Dad, son accused in bank robberies
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- A father and son accused of robbing banks in Arkansas and Missouri were in jail Thursday in Logan County, where they were apprehended after a robbery in Caulksville the day before. Bill D. Barnes, 63, of Bentonville and his son, William C. Barnes, 36, of Fort Smith were arrested about 45 minutes after a First Western Bank branch was robbed east of Fort Smith on Wednesday...
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Medicaid revamp
(Column ~ 12/22/06)
By Edgar Simpson Few issues reveal the souls of those in power more than the fate of Medicaid, a monstrous but necessary program begun in the fervor of the 1960s and the push for the Great Society. As with most government programs, it began with the best of intentions, serving as a safety net for those whose only hope rested with the goodness of others. ...
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Hearing delayed for accused baby kidnapper
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
UNION, Mo. -- A court hearing scheduled Thursday morning for Shannon Torrez was delayed until a mental evaluation is completed of the woman accused of slashing a young mother's throat and stealing her newborn. Torrez's attorney, Daniel Briegel, requested the mental evaluation earlier this month. It is expected to be completed by Feb. 12, according to court documents...
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Panel OKs rate increase for KC utility, refund for Laclede customers
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Electric customers in western Missouri will see rates rise about 10 percent with the new year, the Missouri Public Service Commission decided Thursday. Meanwhile, gas customers in the eastern part of the state may be getting a refund...
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11th victim dies from group home fire; owners to appeal closings
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Authorities reported Thursday an 11th person has died as the result of a fire at a southwest Missouri group home as the owner vowed to appeal a state order closing his four facilities for the mentally ill. New documents provided Thursday to The Associated Press also revealed at least a dozen occasions in which state health inspectors knew owner Robert DuPont remained involved in the homes' operations, despite being barred from running long-term-care facilities by a conviction in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme.. ...
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Lemieux says Penguins no longer on market but could be relocated
(Professional Sports ~ 12/22/06)
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins are off the market, and owner Mario Lemieux says the team will look at relocating while it attempts to reach a deal for a new arena. "It is time to take control of our own destiny," Hall of Famer Lemieux said in a statement issued by the team Thursday...
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Pettitte said Yankees's strong bid is what changed his mind
(Professional Sports ~ 12/22/06)
NEW YORK -- Andy Pettitte returned to New York for a reunion and decided to stay. After three seasons with his hometown Houston Astros, he came up to the big city for a Nov. 10 gathering of the Yankees' 1996 World Series championship team, a benefit for manager Joe Torre's Safe at Home Foundation...
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Packers rally past Vikings 9-7
(Professional Sports ~ 12/22/06)
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre pulled out a far-from-perfect victory in what might have been his last game at Lambeau Field, rallying the Packers to a late field goal for a 9-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night. Packers kicker Dave Rayner, who had missed two field goals earlier in the game, hit a 44-yarder with 1:34 remaining...
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Missouri deer hunters set record
(Outdoors ~ 12/22/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Hunters shot a record number of deer in Missouri this year. The Missouri Department of Conservation said Thursday that firearms hunters killed 280,856 deer in 2006 -- beating the record set in 2004 by 5,527 deer. The figures include deer shot during the traditional November season, as well as those killed in special seasons for antlerless deer, hunters using muzzleloaders, youth hunters and people hunting in urban areas...
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A bridge between classical and modern
(Column ~ 12/22/06)
Those of you who read this column every week and the resulting barrage of Speak Out comments and letters to the editor know I have a tendency to step on some toes at times. To be truthful, some of that toe-stepping is planned, some is merely accidental. And every time it happens, the target on my back (or my face, since that's what column readers see) grows bigger...
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Rams will have first blackout since move
(Professional Sports ~ 12/22/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams' string of 95 consecutive regular-season sellouts is about to end. Even if fans snap up the remaining 3,000 seats for the home finale against the Washington Redskins the game will be blacked out on local television. That's a first for the franchise since moving to the Midwest in 1995. The end of the run in the home finale is a consequence of another disappointing season paired with an unattractive opponent and a Christmas Eve date...
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Some ponder 'designer' babies with parents' defective genes
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
CHICAGO -- The power to create "perfect" designer babies looms over the world of prenatal testing. But what if doctors started doing the opposite? Creating made-to-order babies with genetic defects would seem to be an ethical minefield, but to some parents with disabilities -- say, deafness or dwarfism -- it just means making babies like them...
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Professional publicity
(Community ~ 12/22/06)
When he was playing local bars with his band, Inkognito, Randy Mallett found himself the subject of interviews. But Inkognito is no more, and Mallett has switched roles. Now he's on the other side of the microphone, interviewing local musicians about the Cape Girardeau music scene, their aspirations, frustrations and triumphs, under the banner of his new company, Banned Promotions...
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Blues start win streak, top Kings
(Professional Sports ~ 12/22/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Lee Stempniak had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues jumped out to a three-goal lead and went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Thursday night. The win was the second straight for the Blues after losing 11 in a row. St. Louis has won back-to-back games in regulation for the first time this season...
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Tar Heels, Hansbrough visit St. Louis
(College Sports ~ 12/22/06)
ST. LOUIS -- One of the top Missouri recruits that got away is about to show fans in his home state what they're missing. Tyler Hansbrough leads No. 2 North Carolina against St. Louis today. It's a game the Tar Heels' center, who is from Poplar Bluff, marked on his schedule before the season...
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Freshmen receivers add depth for Tigers
(Professional Sports ~ 12/22/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When Will Franklin tore his shoulder in Missouri's loss at Iowa State Nov. 18, the Tigers lost their most productive receiver and most dangerous deep threat. But thanks to depth provided by a couple of freshmen, the Tigers figure they can survive Franklin's loss when they play Oregon State Dec. 29 at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas...
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Brewers make four-year contract offer to Suppan
(Professional Sports ~ 12/22/06)
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Brewers have offered a four-year contract to free-agent pitcher Jeff Suppan. General manager Doug Melvin said Brewers officials met with Suppan and his agent, Scott Leventhal, Tuesday in the Los Angeles area and made a formal offer on Wednesday...
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Arizona takes Nevada's place as the nation's fastest-growing state
(National News ~ 12/22/06)
WASHINGTON -- Arizona: It's not just for retired Midwesterners. Arizona is attracting people from across the United States and across the border at such a pace that it is now the fastest-growing state in the country, replacing Nevada, which had held the crown for 19 straight years. The new population figures were released today by the Census Bureau...
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Artifacts 12/22/06
(Community ~ 12/22/06)
Arts council to host work by Varro, Irwin; Fund-raisers bag nearly $3,000 for charity; Monster trucks coming to Show Me Center; 'Man of La Mancha,' 'Joseph' at Carson Center; 'Cabin Fever Days' begin Wednesday; Christmas stories to air on KRCU Sunday; -- From staff reports
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BYU rolls past Oregon 38-8 in Las Vegas Bowl
(College Sports ~ 12/22/06)
LAS VEGAS -- Five years of frustration and a decade of postseason futility are over for BYU. The No. 19 Cougars completed their best season since 2001 by beating Oregon 38-8 Thursday night in the Las Vegas Bowl, ending the year with 10 straight victories and their first bowl win since the 1996 season...
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Pinnacle buys St. Louis riverboat casino
(State News ~ 12/22/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Patrons at the gambling boat on the St. Louis riverfront won't see any changes for now, but the President casino has a new owner. Las Vegas-based casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., completed its purchase Thursday of the distinctive President Casino-St. Louis for about $46 million...
- A country Christmas (Local News ~ 12/22/06)
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Notre Dame eases past St. Vincent
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/06)
Notre Dame improved to 9-1 as it routed visiting St. Vincent on Thursday night. The Bulldogs led 27-10 after one quarter and held a commanding 48-20 lead by halftime. "We shot ball pretty well the first half," Notre Dame coach Paul Hale said. Ty Williams and Ryan Willen paced the Bulldogs with 18 points apiece. Austin Greer and John Unterreiner each added 11 points...
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Everybody's a critic: 'Charlotte's Web'
(Entertainment ~ 12/22/06)
Three and a half stars (out of four) How could you not love this classic? I feel a bit guilty about it, but I have to say watching this story that dear old mom put me to sleep with as a child rekindled my Christmas spirit. This is a timeless story that exemplifies love, brotherhood and self-sacrifice...
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A run to the final: Jackson uses 16-0 run to overtake ND 56-50
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/06)
Jackson junior guard Kelci Keith's 3-point shooting sparked a 16-0 run in the second half, as Jackson earn its fourth straight trip to the finals of the Saint Francis Medical Center Holiday Classic girls basketball tournament with a 56-50 win over Notre Dame at the Show Me Center...
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At the theaters
(Entertainment ~ 12/22/06)
New at the theaters: 'Black Christmas'; 'The Good Shepherd'; 'Night at the Museum'; 'We are Marshall'; STILL PLAYING: 'Apocalypto'; 'Blood Diamond'; 'Casino Royale'; 'Charlotte's Web'; 'Deck the Halls'; 'Deja Vu'; 'Eragon'; 'Happy Feet'; 'The Holiday'; 'The Nativity Story'; 'The Pursuit of Happyness'; 'Rocky Balboa'; 'Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'
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