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Volunteers will help clear Trail of Tears hiking paths
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
Hikers determined to get back into Trail of Tears State Park have organized an emergency cleanup for Saturday. The goal is to reopen 14.5 miles of hiking and equestrian trails. The park was closed indefinitely after February's ice storms did such severe damage that many roads and trails became impassable...
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Paper seeking candidate information
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
The Southeast Missourian is seeking biographical information and basic election information from candidates seeking office in the municipal and school board elections April 8. The information will appear on a special election page on semissourian.com as well as in print the Sunday before the election...
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Brazil scientists claim discovery of new prehistoric sea crocodile
(International News ~ 03/27/08)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Pointy-nosed crocodiles may have joined sharks as the dominant predators in the world's oceans some 62 million years ago, according to Brazilian scientists who on Wednesday unveiled one of the most complete skeletons found yet of the prehistoric animals...
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AK-47-type rifles turning up more often on U.S. streets
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
KENNER, La. -- The cake had been served and the children were jumping up and down in a big, inflatable castle when the birthday party turned to bedlam. Clarence McGraw's jaw dropped as he saw the visitors coming, guns drawn. The screaming began. Children ran everywhere in the courtyard of the low-income apartment complex; adults fell to the ground. Bullets flew. The killers wounded three youngsters, but for reasons police can't explain, it was 19-year-old McGraw they were after...
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Redhawks squander chance at sweep
(College Sports ~ 03/27/08)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team did just about everything right for most of 17 innings over the past two days. That allowed the Redhawks to come tantalizingly close to an impressive two-game sweep of highly regarded Missouri State. But the 18th and final inning proved the Redhawks' downfall...
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Oakland earns split
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/08)
TOKYO -- Split two games, get back on a plane. Rich Harden struck out nine over six innings and Emil Brown hit a three-run homer, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night in the finale of their season-opening series in Japan...
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Bush hears military's worries on war strains from Iraq deployments
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
WASHINGTON -- Behind the Pentagon's closed doors Wednesday, U.S. military leaders told President Bush they are worried about the Iraq war's mounting strain on troops and their families. But they indicated they'd go along with a brief halt in pulling out troops this summer...
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New in theaters
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
'21' Starring Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts and Laurence Fishburne. Ben Campbell is a shy, brilliant MIT student who — needing to pay school tuition — finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. ...
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SIU chief to talk with chancellor put on leave
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University's president is scheduled to meet Friday with SIU's Carbondale chancellor, who's been placed on paid administrative leave. President Glenn Poshard removed Fernando Trevino last week, nine months after Trevino took the helm of SIU's flagship campus...
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Cape Girardeau Public Library to celebrate National Library Week
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
To celebrate National Library Week, April 13 to 19, the Cape Girardeau Public Library will hold three programs. There will be a crime victims rights program given by NASV and Safe House staff members at 7 p.m. April 14 at the library's meeting area...
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R.C. Garner
(Obituary ~ 03/27/08)
R.C. Gardner Former prominent Cape Girardeau businessman R.C. Garner, 91, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in Lehigh Acres. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Schumaker's hot hitting keeps him in mix to start
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/08)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Skip Schumaker continued his strong spring with two hits Wednesday, helping the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Schumaker, who is a candidate to be the starting right fielder, had an RBI triple in the fifth and a double in the sixth. He is batting .382 this spring and has a .412 on-base percentage...
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American cancels about 300 flights to inspect MD-80s
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines canceled about 300 flights Wednesday so its crews could inspect some wire bundles aboard its MD-80 aircraft. The canceled flights represent about 13 percent of the estimated 2,300 flights that the nation's biggest airline had scheduled for the day. The highest concentrations of the cancellations were in the airline's hubs at Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago O'Hare international airports...
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Toddler dies after minivan accident
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
An 18-month-old child died Monday after a vehicle accident on Boxwood Drive in Cape Girardeau. The boy's father was driving a minivan and backing out of a private parking lot and into the front lawn at a residence, according to the fatality report issued by the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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New home sales fall for fourth straight month, reach 13-year low
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes fell in February for the fourth straight month, pushing activity down to a 13-year low. While the rate of decline has slowed, the worst slump in more than two decades has not run its course, analysts said. The 1.8 percent drop sent the annual sales rate down to 590,000 units in February, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That was the slowest pace since February 1995 and down 57.5 percent from the sales peak of 1.389 million units in July 2005...
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Out of the past 3/27/08
(Out of the Past ~ 03/27/08)
25 years ago: March 27, 1983 The Rev. Charles Iles Sr., is installed as pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau; the service is conducted by the Rev. Roger Zehms of St. Louis, circuit pastor of the Southern Conference of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod; Iles is a native of Saginaw, Mich...
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Tar Heels prepare for Washington State's stingy defense
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/08)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In a perfect world, Roy Williams never would see his North Carolina team stop running. The Tar Heels would sprint out in transition on every possession. They'd push the ball ahead for get-you-right-back baskets to answer scores. And by the end, their offense would leave demoralized opponents struggling to catch their breath...
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Stocks retreat after drop in durable goods orders
(Business ~ 03/27/08)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back Wednesday after a drop in February's durable goods orders injected more pessimism about the economy into the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 110 points. Investors who have been worried about the financial health of U.S. ...
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Spanish scientists say they have found Europe's oldest known human ancestor fossil
(International News ~ 03/27/08)
MADRID, Spain -- A small piece of jawbone unearthed in a cave in Spain is the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor in Europe and suggests that people lived on the continent much earlier than previously believed, scientists say. The researchers said the fossil found last year at Atapuerca in northern Spain, along with stone tools and animal bones, is up to 1.3 million years old. ...
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Motorola plans to spin off cell unit into new firm
(Business ~ 03/27/08)
CHICAGO -- Motorola is banking on a plan to separate its foundering cell phone unit from the rest of the company, but analysts are mixed on whether the gamble will actually yield big dividends. The plan to split the company in two, announced Wednesday, comes after months of speculation, shareholder pressure and hand-wringing...
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Robin Williams and wife Marsha getting divorced
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
SAN FRANCISCO -- After nearly 19 years of marriage, Robin Williams and his wife are getting divorced. Marsha Garces Williams filed a petition for dissolution of marriage March 21 in San Francisco Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. The two met when Garces Williams worked as a nanny for Williams' son Zachary, whom he had with his previous wife, Valerie Valardi...
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Act III
(Column ~ 03/27/08)
March 27, 2008 Dear readers, My father got off work at the Southeast Missourian every day as the paper rolled off the press. As my mother, my baby brother and I waited for him in the car on Lorimier Street, the acidic smell of freshly inked newsprint charged out of the pressroom window only a few feet away and filled our nostrils. Some sort of imprinting must have occurred...
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Suit claims Valley Park mayor's secretary fired over affair
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) -- Last week, he faced a flood. Now, the mayor of Valley Park is dealing with a sexual discrimination lawsuit. Roxanne Ruppel filed suit this month against the city. She claims Mayor Jeffery Whitteaker fired her last year because city officials were upset that the two were having an affair. Whitteaker is married and declined comment...
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Breakfast sponsored by Trinity Men's Club
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
A pancake and sausage breakfast sponsored by Trinity Men's Club will be held from 7 a.m. to noon Sunday at Trinity Lutheran School in Friedheim, Mo. Children 5 and younger eat free. — From staff reports
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Skunks may be making a comeback in Illinois
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Based partly on the number of dead skunks littering Illinois roadways, biologists believe the species is making a comeback. "Based on our road kill survey between February 2006 and January 2007, our biologists saw about 17 percent more road kill that in the previous year, which is creeping back up there," said Bob Bluett, a wildlife biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. ...
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Financial loss leads loan agency to consider delay in payments
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Financial losses have led Missouri's student loan authority to consider whether it should delay a scheduled payment toward the state's college construction program. Under state law, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority is to make a $5 million quarterly payment to the state by Monday as part of a several year, $350 million college building plan...
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National Archives, Web site to make Vietnam War records available online
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
WASHINGTON -- The National Archives is joining with a Web site to make historical records of tens of thousands of deceased Vietnam War veterans available electronically for the first time. The interactive site -- www.footnote.com -- is a Web re-creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall. The site allows access to thousands of pages of casualty records and agency photos. People can search by name, hometown, birth date, tour date or dozens of other categories...
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Fire report 3/27/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/27/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: n At 9:19 a.m., emergency medical service in the 800 block of Rodney Vista Drive. n At 10:06 a.m., emergency medical service in the 900 block of Anna Street. n At 11:01 a.m., an alarm at 920 Academic Circle Drive...
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Corrections 3/27/08
(Correction ~ 03/27/08)
n The name of Chester Hayes, Democratic candidate for Bollinger County assessor, was listed with the wrong county in Wednesday's Southeast Missourian. n Cape Girardeau County's highway administrator, Scott Bechtold, was misnamed in Tuesday's story regarding the county paving plan...
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Argument over stem-cell summary language moves to appeals court
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The long-running controversy over human embryonic stem-cell research in Missouri moved to the state appeals court Wednesday, where both sides argued over a ballot summary of a constitutional amendment that opponents of the research want to put before voters in November...
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ARTifacts 3/27/08
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
Barbecue judging school held Saturday in Cape @SL_body_copy_ragged:A Kansas City Barbeque Society Certified Judging School will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the banquet hall of the Cape Girardeau Eagles Aerie, #3775, 321 N. Spring Ave. Students will learn to judge barbecue from Ed Roith, a certified master barbecue judge. For more information, contact Connie Hanner at 573-651-6286 or connie_hanner@yahoo.com. There is a fee...
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Dexter welcomes special guest as a result of floods
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Many stories will be told over the years of the Great Flood of 2008. One of them belongs to Nora White. White, 97, had always lived independently until a recent accident in which she suffered a broken left leg left her dependent upon someone else's care...
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Births 3/27/08
(Births ~ 03/27/08)
Ellinger Daughter to Ryan Patrick and Stephanie Suzanne Ellinger of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Name, Gracie Sue. Weight, 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Ellinger is the former Stephanie Baker, daughter of Larry and Martha Dillon of Goose Creek, S.C., and Tom Baker of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Review finds 20 big-name passport files were viewed
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
WASHINGTON -- State Department workers viewed passport applications containing personal information about high-profile Americans, including the late Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith, at least 20 times since January 2007, The Associated Press has learned...
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Everyone's family at Pagoda Gardens
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
According to Sam, Cape Girardeau has its own version of "a place where everybody knows your name." It's not a bar like on "Cheers," but the owner is named Sam just like on the 1980s sitcom, and he knows almost everyone's name. Sam Prasanphanich, who is originally from Thailand, owns Pagoda Gardens, 329 Kingshighway...
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Police report 3/27/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/27/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Timothy J. Booker, 21, of Myers Hall, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for probation violation. n A subject is in custody pending charges in connection with rape and burglary...
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P&G plant manager talks to Lions Club
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
Marc Schoch has only managed Procter & Gamble since August, but he said he has already experienced Cape Girardeau's "mix of Midwest work ethic and Southern hospitality." Schoch spoke Wednesday at a Cape Girardeau Lions Club lunch. He highlighted his experience with the company, described the corporation's focus on sustainability and emphasized the plant's impact on the community. ...
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New on DVD
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
"The Mist" With "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile," writer-director Frank Darabont has proven himself one of Hollywood's ablest at bringing Stephen King tales to the big screen. His latest King adaptation continues his winning streak as Darabont builds a slow sense of foreboding that gives way to terror for a small New England town engulfed by a mysterious mist. ...
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Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain: Sage words for an Ole Miss audience - in 1962
(Column ~ 03/27/08)
By Robert Hamblin My wife, Kaye, and I are eagerly anticipating the performance of Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain on the River Campus, but we doubt that this performance will be as dramatic and riveting as the first time we saw the show. That was in mid-October 1962 at the University of Mississippi, just days after the riot that accompanied the admission to Ole Miss of James Meredith, the first African American to enroll in the university. ...
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Community digest 3/27/08
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
Cross Trails offers free screenings, education Cross Trails Medical Center will be offering free diabetes screenings and education from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. today at the Cape Area Family Resource Center, 1202 S. Sprigg St. The screenings are open to all ages, and no appointment is necessary. ...
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Federline says he's on full-time daddy duty since getting custody of sons
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
NEW YORK -- Kevin Federline says he's been on full-time daddy duty since getting custody of his two toddler sons. "I spend most of the day chasing my kids around the house," he tells In Touch Weekly magazine. "Their needs define my schedule every day."...
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Paying homage to traditions
(Column ~ 03/27/08)
@SL_body_copy_ragged:We didn't always have electricity. We used to have to rough it. Back in the days when electricity wasn't even a flicker of a thought, people holed up in their homes for the winter, trying to keep warm. They stayed cramped in their small houses and didn't open the doors for fear of letting out precious heat...
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Investigators reunite with girl kidnapped as baby
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A newborn girl kidnapped 10 years ago from a Kansas City area hospital was reunited with some of the FBI agents who helped get her back to her mother. Carlie Shockey was still a baby when her mother introduced her to investigators before. She didn't understand then who the smiling men in suits were, but knows now about the agents and their lasting role in her young life...
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Supreme Court ruling comes into play for DWI case
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
A recent Missouri Supreme Court decision was put to the test Tuesday at a jury trial on a driving while intoxicated charge, according to Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney Morley Swingle. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that municipal court cases in which a defendant receives a suspended imposition of sentence can no longer be cited as prior DWI offense during the trial phase of future DWI proceedings...
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U of I annual cost breaks $20,000 mark
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
URBANA, Ill. -- Students starting classes next fall at the University of Illinois' Champaign-Urbana campus will pay just more than $20,000 next year in tuition, housing costs and fees. That will be the first time a year of study at the university's flagship campus will pay more than $20,000...
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Christian music thriving in Cape
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
Casting Crowns, nominated for Artist of the Year and Group of the Year in the latest Dove Awards sold out 20 venues on a recent 36-city tour. They are Christian music's most popular act at the moment. Casting Crowns is one of the well-known musical groups and solo musicians who are contributing to "ReignDown USA," a compilation CD being released next month in conjunction with a national event planned by the ReignDown USA organization...
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Wealthier Missourians would be eligible for scholarships under proposed budget plan
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A college scholarship program created for low- and middle-income families could be expanded to wealthier Missourians under a budget plan pending in the House. The Access Missouri program enacted last year is the state's primary financial-need-based scholarship to attend public or private colleges and universities...
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Sarkozy pledges to send more troops to Afghanistan
(International News ~ 03/27/08)
LONDON -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife swept into Britain on Wednesday, mixing elaborate pomp with his impassioned warning that the West must beat the Taliban in Afghanistan no matter the cost. Sarkozy played the statesman as he began his state visit -- the first by a French president to Britain in 12 years. Gone were his trademark shades and ubiquitous cell phone as he greeted Queen Elizabeth II and inspected rows of cavalrymen...
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Area sports calendar 3/27/08
(Community Sports ~ 03/27/08)
Baseball n Boys tournament: The Chaffee boys 13-year olds tournament will take place May 15 to 18 at the Chaffee Horman field. It will be a double-elimination tournament. Cost: $175 per team. Info: Mike or Tina Johnson, 318-9063 or 318-6054...
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Worth the drive
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
Less than 2 hours away Carson Center, Paducah, Ky. Mannheim Steamroller, usually a Christmas staple, has extended it's repertoire to cover the spring season. The "Fresh Aire" performance features lavish multimedia images, synchronized lighting and special effects, and it will be at the Carson Center on Tuesday. ...
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Lester Burchyett
(Obituary ~ 03/27/08)
Lester Burchyett McCLURE, Ill. -- Lester Burchyett, 88, died Wednesday, Mar. 26, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home.
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Building plan draws attention in school race
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
Outdated facilities and crowded classrooms have become a focal point in the Cape Girardeau School Board race, bringing renewed attention to a facility plan. A draft of a five-year plan was presented in November but has not been discussed formally by the board since. ...
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Indians romp past Meadow Heights
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/08)
PERRYVILLE -- St. Vincent sophomore hurler Corey Sauer, used mostly as a relief pitcher last year, received his first start of the spring Wednesday. Sauer admitted he enjoys starting games more than closing them. And he looked strong in the role against Meadow Heights...
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Study finds fat belly in middle age raises risk for dementia, like Alzheimer's, decades later
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
NEW YORK -- Having a big belly in your 40s can boost your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease or other dementia decades later, a new study suggests. It's not just about your weight. While previous research has found evidence that obesity in middle age raises the chances of developing dementia later, the new work found a separate risk from storing a lot of fat in the abdomen. Even people who weren't overweight were susceptible...
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Enjoying the classics with Sundays at Three series
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
Sundays at Three has become a well-known phrase among music lovers. It's the time to catch well-trained classical musicians live in Cape Girardeau. The events were created by a violin professor for people who like classical music. Each concert is a series that features a certain instrument or composer that doesn't always get brought to light...
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REVIEW: Drillbit Taylor inspires slight deja vu
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
Is it possible for Owen Wilson to carry a film on his own? Probably not, but that doesn't mean it's not going to be funny as crap. In "Drillbit Taylor," Owen Wilson plays ... Drillbit Taylor, a homeless bum whose only source of income is begging and scratch off lottery tickets. ...
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Mable Petty
(Obituary ~ 03/27/08)
Mable Petty MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Mable Petty, 67, of Alton, Mo., died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at her home. She was born Nov. 27, 1940, at Marble Hill, daughter of Charles Lester and Lillian Clack Harris. Survivors include two sons, Jackie Hall of Marston, Mo., Don Hall of Doniphan, Mo.; four daughters, Sue Gilpin of Columbia, Mo., Carol Jenkins of Bridgeport, Texas, Mae Simmons and Patricia Hall of Alton; two brothers, Lester and Charles Harris of Piedmont, Mo.; two sisters, Stella Moyers of Marble Hill, Elvira Moyers of Piedmont; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.. ...
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Ford's music-makers
(Editorial ~ 03/27/08)
The often bright and sometimes moody sounds of the Big Band era, when style and jazz livened dance floors across America, are alive and well, thanks to small bands and combos that continue to play the ever-popular music to appreciative audiences of every age. And no band is a finer representative of the genre than the Jerry Ford Orchestra, which has been treating listeners to a bonanza of fine tunes for 50 years...
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250,000 Afghans without phone service after attacks on towers
(International News ~ 03/27/08)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban attacks on telecom towers have prompted cell phone companies to shut down service across southern Afghanistan at night, angering a quarter million customers who have no other telephones. Even some Taliban fighters now regret the disruptions and are demanding that service be restored by the companies...
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China protests mistaken delivery of missile fuses to Taiwan
(International News ~ 03/27/08)
BEIJING -- China strongly protested to the U.S. on Wednesday over the mistaken delivery of fuses for long-range missiles to Taiwan, the latest incident involving arms sales to the island to roil relations between Beijing and Washington. In a statement posted on the Foreign Ministry's Web site, spokesman Qin Gang said China sent a protest to Washington expressing "strong displeasure."...
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Prosecutors: Saddam's intelligence agency financed American lawmakers' trip to Iraq
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
WASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The three anti-war Democrats made the trip in October 2002, while the Bush administration was trying to persuade Congress to authorize military action against Iraq. While traveling, they called for a diplomatic solution...
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Speak Out 3/27/08
(Speak Out ~ 03/27/08)
Good perspective THE COLUMN "Handle with care" was so insightful. I have and do read Jeff Long's column hoping his insights will continue in the Southeast Missourian. He seems to have such an insight and prospective on situations. Observe the teachers...
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REVIEW: Shudder at "Shutter's" tedious plotline
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
@SL_body_copy_ragged:About half way through the new film "Shutter," I hit upon an answer to the long-baffling question of why movie theaters are filled with horror flicks in late winter and spring. It's sad to think it has taken me 40 plus years to figure this out, but, if nothing else, I am persistent...
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Central suffers tough loss at home
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/08)
Alex Shell collected two hits, but it wasn't enough as Central fell to Sikeston 3-2 in an early season baseball showdown Wednesday. Jared Green and Nick Allen drove in a run apiece with singles for the Tigers (2-5 overall, 1-2 in conference). Tyler Brandt took the loss in relief. He struck out three and walked three in 2 2/3 innings. Zach Wilson started for Central, and he didn't allow a walk in four innings...
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Celtic Woman brings sounds of Ireland to Missouri
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
For those of you who didn't get enough Irish on St. Patrick's Day, The Fox Theatre in St. Louis hosts "Celtic Woman" Friday and Saturday. Four Irish female singers and one fiddle player sing and perform together and as solo artists in this 2-hour concert. ...
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Best-sellers
(Entertainment ~ 03/27/08)
1. "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle 2. "Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult 3. "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Philippa Gregory 4. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert...
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Jerry Brandon
(Obituary ~ 03/27/08)
Jerry Brandon CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jerry Don Brandon, 44, of Chaffee died Monday, March 24, 2008, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Mo. He was born Sept. 21, 1963, in Joplin, Mo., son of Darrell G. and Karolyn C. Shivley Brandon. He and Roberta M. Wisely were married Oct. 18, 1986, in Union, Mo...
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Dollie Farrar
(Obituary ~ 03/27/08)
Dollie Farrar Dollie M. Farrar, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 24, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 11, 1939, in Chicago, daughter of Cynthia Jones and Wilfred Colon Sr. She married Norman Farrar Sr., who preceded her in death...
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FEMA tours Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
ZALMA, Mo. -- At the Twin Bridges RV Park along the Castor River, Don Ezell lives in a home with a floor about nine feet off the ground. While floodwaters didn't get into his home last week, huge logs are pinned against the 4-by-4 posts holding up the deck, rushing water washed away almost all the dirt around a concrete base holding up another post and the main stairway was ripped away...
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Master Gardeners to hold plant sale
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
Geraniums, herbs, perennials and other plants will fill benches and tables at the eighth annual Master Gardeners spring plant sale April 11 and 12 at the Cape County Conservation Shelter at Arena Park. Improved varieties of native plants new to the sale will be purple cone flowers, false sunflowers and black-eyed Susans in six varieties, said plant sale co-chairwoman Anne Foust...
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FEMA administrator tours area; feds approve individual disaster assistance for Bollinger, Wayne counties
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
The federal government approved individual disaster assistance for people living in 19 Missouri counties today, according to a press release sent out by Gov. Matt Blunt and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder today.But the only local counties approved for such assistance are Bollinger County and Wayne County...
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Some Southeast Missouri roads still closed today
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
The following state roads were still closed due to flooding at 11:30 a.m. today, according to MoDOT:Butler CountyHighway N (entire length)Highway AA from B to 51Mississippi CountyHighway 80 from the levee to the ferry landingHighway 77 from the levee to the ferry landingHighway VV from CR 516 south to the end of state maintenance New Madrid CountyHighway P from CR 717 to CR 727Highway 162 from 2.7 miles east of MHighway WW from P to CR 740Scott CountyHighway W from CC to P (bridge damaged, do not cross)Stoddard CountyHighway O from CR 310 to PHighway Y from AB to PHighway Y from CR 593 to DDHighway AB from CR 589 to YWayne CountyHighway FF from 67 to 34 . ...
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Quick stop at KC park costs man his life
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police are looking for a suspected carjacker in the shooting death of a Kansas City man who made a quick stop after work to dump trash from his SUV into a garbage can. Police say 25-year-old Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel was shot at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday during a struggle with a gunman who had demanded his vehicle. Moments after Fauntleroy-McDowel drove out of the downtown parking garage of his employer, he stopped at a park to remove trash from his SUV...
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FEMA director helps assess damage in Missouri's flooded towns
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator David Paulison was in Missouri on Thursday to visit areas damaged by last week's floods, even as a new round of rain rolled over eastern parts of the state, renewing concerns. Paulison planned to visit flooded towns along the Meramec river southwest of St. Louis Thursday afternoon, then travel to southern Missouri to see hard-hit towns there. U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, will join Paulison in southeast Missouri...
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Fatal overdose cold be linked to painkiller theft at Rogersville
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
ROGERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Police believe hundreds of painkillers stolen last week from a southwest Missouri pharmacy are being sold on the street and may have led to a fatal overdose. Rogersville police said more than 1,500 Percocet and OxyContin pills were swiped from the business last week. The highly addictive drugs are similar to morphine...
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Flood worries halt spring release on lower Missouri River
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it heard the concerns of worried Missourians and has eliminated the spring release on the Missouri River below Kansas City. The corps announced that it began holding back releases from tributary dams in the lower Missouri midday Wednesday. That move effectively negates releases in the lower Missouri River that already were put in motion 13 hours earlier from Gavins Point Dam in Yankton, S.D...
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Camden County man files to run for 2 offices, 2 parties
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
CAMDENTON, MO. (AP) -- A Camden County man with a history of unsuccessful attempts at public office has filed to run for two different seats -- one as a Republican and one as a Democrat. Bernie Mowinski, who was convicted of stealing in 2006, filed to run as a Republican for Camden County assessor in an uncontested contest...
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Who likes asparagus? Men more than women
(Community ~ 03/27/08)
ATLANTA (AP) -- If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then Mars is a land where the refrigerators are stocked with meat and frozen pizza and Venus has a bounty of yogurt, fruits and vegetables, a new study suggests. The study of eating habits of adults - called the most extensive of its kind - was a telephone survey of 14,000 Americans. It confirmed conventional wisdom that most men eat more meat than women, and women eat more fruits and vegetables...
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FBI finishes investigation of teen's death at Missouri boot camp
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The FBI has finished its investigation into the 2004 death of a student at a Missouri boot camp for troubled teens. The FBI passed the findings from its investigation to the U.S. Justice Department to decide if a more investigation is needed, FBI spokesman Jeff Lanza said Thursday...
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Judge convicts Kansas City man of killing 6 women
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A judge on Thursday convicted a Kansas City man of killing six women whose bodies were found in an area of Kansas City frequented by drug dealers and prostitutes. Jackson County Circuit Judge John R. O'Malley found Terry Blair, 46, guilty of six counts of first-degree murder in the 2004 deaths of Sheliah McKinzie, 38; Anna Ewing, 42; Patricia Wilson Butler, 45; Darci I. ...
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Man sentenced to life for 2004 killing of KC-area couple
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A 30-year-old man will serve four life sentences without parole for killing a Kansas City-area couple at a Bible store they had operated for 40 years. Kellen McKinney was sentenced Thursday to two life sentences without parole on two first-degree murder convictions and two life sentences on two armed-criminal action counts. He also got four years for an escape charge...
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Ex-Ram Jackson must pay $3,000 for pushing flight attendant
(State News ~ 03/27/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former St. Louis Rams defensive lineman Tyoka Jackson must pay a male flight attendant for pushing him on a plane, but the attendant will get only a fraction of what he sought in a federal lawsuit. A federal jury on Wednesday ordered Jackson to pay Northwest Airlines attendant Gary Rihn $3,000 to cover medical expenses for the 2005 incident. ...
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Krajcir waives preliminary hearing, scheduled for April 14 appearance in 'special setting'
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
Confessed serial killer Timothy W. Krajcir waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and the case will be bound over for circuit court on April 14. District defender Christopher Davis, attorney for Krajcir, informed prosecutors late Thursday morning that Krajcir wished to waive his hearing...
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FDA investigates suicide with Merck drug
(National News ~ 03/27/08)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is investigating a possible link between Merck's best-selling Singulair and suicide. FDA said it is reviewing a handful of reports involving mood changes, suicidal behavior and suicide in patients who have taken the popular allergy and asthma drug...
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Flooding affects Burfordville, Dutchtown post offices
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
Last week’s flash floods closed the Dutchtown and Burfordville post offices, but postal officials said they are looking for new locations in those two towns to re-open the operations. The Dutchtown post office was housed in a convenience store and gas station at the juction of Highways 25, 74 and Route A. Mail for the 57 post office box customers is in boxes at the Gordonville post office, 5850 Highway 25...
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City of Cape Girardeau starts round two of ice storm debris sweep
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
The company hired by the city of Cape Girardeau to clear ice storm debris has started a second sweep. Brookfield, Mo.-based Marriott Logging is revisiting each street and will make a final collection, weather permitting, on April 4. City of Cape Girardeau residents who choose to haul their own debris may take it to the city's Transfer Station, at 2500 S. Sprigg St., free of charge through Monday...
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Politicians, other groups weigh in on Missouri River dispute
(Local News ~ 03/27/08)
Politicians and political action groups are weighing in on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan to stop an annual man-made "spring rise" on the Missouri River. A news release from the Coalition to Protect the Missouri River sent out today says "Missouri River stakeholders were outraged" with the decision...
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Sam Blackwell's new journey
(Column ~ 03/27/08)
For those of you who did not see Sam Blackwell's column in Thursday's Southeast Missourian, you may not realize he is embarking upon a third act in life as a university professor. Thankfully, his column will continue in the newspaper on a weekly basis - along with regular features about the arts scene and, hopefully, more...
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