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Randy Laird
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
Paul Randall "Buck" Laird, 51, of Bothell, Wash., formerly of Jackson, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, Wash. He was born Feb. 27, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, son of Richard "Dick" and Mary Deneke Laird. Laird graduated from Jackson High School in 1975, and worked for Leimer and Wessell Construction Co. ...
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Anheuser-Busch profit falls in 1Q
(Business ~ 04/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., the nation's biggest brewer, said Wednesday its profit slipped 1.3 percent in the first quarter as rising ingredient costs more than offset rising revenue. President and chief executive August A. Busch IV said the maker of Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob was fighting rising costs with price increases on most products...
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Spc. Nicolas Booker
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
Spc. Nicolas Brandon Booker, 20, of Junction City, Kan., formerly of Jackson, died Monday, April 14, 2008, in Junction City as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born July 9, 1987, in Aurora, Colo., son of William Rich "Rick" and Debra Kesterson Booker...
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Neva Jackson
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
Neva D. Davidson Jackson, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Oil Trough, Ark., daughter of Clinton and Luda Pearl Kent Davidson. She and Malcolm N. Jackson were married July 6, 1949, in Charleston, Mo. He died July 2, 1998...
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Redhawks reportedly add forward
(College Sports ~ 04/24/08)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Scott Edgar said recently that he plans to announce all of his spring signings at one time, after all of the letters of intent have been received. That means Edgar won't release individual signings as they take place, but the Redhawks reportedly have landed their first new player of the month-long spring signing period that began April 16...
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High school track honor roll
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/08)
The top three performers in each track event from meets reported to the Southeast Missourian this season. Individual statistics recorded only for meets with individual scoring for events, not combined team totals. For a list of region leaders, see the track honor roll on www.semoball.com. To make corrections on names, times or leaders, please e-mail Toby Carrig at tcarrig@semissourian.com...
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Capaha rose garden proud of test garden status
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
The Council of Garden Clubs, made up of the Four Seasons Garden Club, Ramblewood Garden Club and Rose Hills Garden Club, was recently selected to participate in the All-American Rose Selections Inc. test gardens on a probationary basis. Organized in 1955 and federated in 1956, one of the Council of Garden Clubs' objectives is working toward the beauty of Cape Girardeau by stimulating a knowledge and love of gardening among amateurs; to aid in the protection of nature, trees, plants and birds and to encourage planting.. ...
- Cape Career and Technology students help tend the Capaha Rose Garden (Submitted Photo ~ 04/24/08)
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Eagles wallop Crusaders
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/08)
The Oran High School baseball team is ranked third in the Class 1 state poll. You'll get no arguments from Saxony Lutheran after the Eagles mauled the host Crusaders 16-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Oran totally dominated what was billed as a matchup between two of the area's top Class 1 squads. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule...
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Scrutiny of off-field behavior increases at Mizzou
(College Sports ~ 04/24/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Ask any coach, athletic director or big-time booster: in college sports, rankings matter. Look no further than Missouri, where the success of a football team that won a school-record 12 games and finished last season ranked No. 4 has catapulted the program among the nation's elite...
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New on DVD
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
"Cloverfield" New Yorkers go out of their heads (and the Statue of Liberty loses hers) as a 350-foot monster rampages through the city in this horror hit whose secretive marketing campaign was as much a part of the story as the movie itself. Using a cast of unknowns to accentuate authenticity, "Cloverfield" is told entirely from the perspective of a hand-held camera that had been recording a farewell party among friends, the lens turned on the chaos that results as the Godzilla wannabe tears up the town.. ...
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Anna Maher
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
OAKVILLE, Mo. -- Anna Teresa Maher, 88, of Oakville died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Nazareth Living Center, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born Aug. 18, 1919, in Norristown, Pa., daughter of John and Bridget McGuire of Ireland. She and Charles J. Maher were married 64 years. He preceded her in death...
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REVIEW: 'The Daughter of the Regiment' is a funny forbidden love story
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
The final broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday will be a performance of Gaetano Donizetti's comic opera "The Daughter of the Regiment." The performance will begin at 12:30 p.m. and there will be an encore broadcast at 2 p.m. Sunday...
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Police report 4/24/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/24/08)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n David C. Olson, 19, 2933 Bella Vista Drive, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, possession of paraphernalia, unlicensed insurance, failure to use turn signal and failure to stop at stop sign...
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Barbara Pemberton
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
Barbara Jones Pemberton, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 21, 2008, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 28, 1921, in Nashville, Tenn., daughter of Dr. Andrew B. and Ethel Patton Jones. When she was a young child the family moved to St. Louis, where her father practiced medicine and was head of the neurology department at Washington University many years. She graduated from University City High School and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Vanderbilt University...
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Krajcir appears via video in Pa.
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
Convicted serial killer Timothy Krajcir has faced a slew of murder and sexual assault charges since he confessed to killing nine woman in four states last December. On Tuesday, Krajcir made an initial court appearance for the first charge against him for pretending to be a police officer, in addition to murder and rape allegations...
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A big roundabout
(Editorial ~ 04/24/08)
The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to build a highway roundabout at what is called the Blomeyer Junction where Highway 25 and Highway 77 intersect and where Nash Road (Route AB) will tie in when it's extended from the industrial area near the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. ...
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Naomi Campbell to appear in 'Ugly Betty' season finale
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Naomi Campbell is getting "Ugly." The supermodel will appear in ABC's "Ugly Betty," according to actress Becki Newton. A representative for ABC confirmed Wednesday that Campbell would play herself in the second season finale. "She's going to be in our last episode, which is exciting," Newtons said at the launch party for the new Sunglass Hut store design. ...
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Community digest 4/24/08
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
MRSA presentation held at resource center A presentation on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus including information on good hygiene practices will be at 2:15 and 2:45 p.m. today at the Cape Area Family Resource Center, 1202 S. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Olga Nabers
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
Olga Marie Nabers, 90, of Waterloo, Ill., died Monday, April 21, 2008, in Springfield, Ill. She was born Nov. 23, 1917, at Tilsit, daughter of Gustav Adolph and Bertha Kamp Zeller. She was a graduate of the former College High School in Cape Girardeau and of Southeast Missouri State University in 1945...
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Speak Out 4/24/08
(Speak Out ~ 04/24/08)
Campus comparison FOR EVERYONE who finds a reason to complain about Southeast Missouri State University, take a few minutes to read about Three Rivers Community College these days and you'll soon be glad you are sending your students to Southeast. Faculty and staff, aren't you glad you're not working for Three Rivers? TRCC has been hand-picked by the state auditor to conduct an audit of the community college's records. It should be an interesting summer on their campus and ours...
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The Royal N'Orleans sets the atmosphere for any celebration
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
With an ambience of New Orleans, Royal N'Orleans Restaurant is a well-known Cape Girardeau landmark. The building, built in 1868, has been the home of several business ventures including an opera house and a newspaper office. However, since 1954, it has been the Royal N'Orleans restaurant...
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Scott City High reschedules meth awareness event
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
Plans for back-to-back drug-and-alcohol abuse awareness assemblies today have been rescheduled for May 8. Jack Bridges was scheduled to speak about his son, Shawn Bridges, a methamphetamine addict. Shawn Bridges, 35, died in a Cape Girardeau hospital March 26, 2007. He'd suffered a drug-related heart attack at 26...
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Fire report 4/24/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/24/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: n At 6:12 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of North Sprigg Street. n At 8:40 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1100 block of William Street. n At 10:23 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1700 block of North Sprigg Street...
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Sedgewickville women to hold dinner May 3
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
The Sedgewickville United Methodist Women will hold a chicken dumpling and ham dinner from 3 to 7 p.m. May 3 at the Sedgewickville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. — From staff reports
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Voting rights group sues Mo., election boards
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A voting rights group sued the state Wednesday, alleging that it was not following federal law requiring it to help low-income or disabled people register to vote. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, filed the suit in federal court in Kansas City against the Missouri Department of Social Services, its Family Support Division, and the election commissions in St. Louis, Kansas City and Jackson County...
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Jackson could extend school day by up to 20 minutes
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
Many Jackson School District students will start their day a little earlier and end their day a little later next year if the school board approves changes to the secondary school schedule. The board discussed, but did not finalize, start and stop times for the middle school, junior high school and high school students, said Dr. Ron Anderson, superintendent of the district...
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Cape Comic Con is back and better than ever
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
In the 1970s Ken Murphy was just a kid who liked comics. Now he's responsible for the largest gathering of artists, actors, comic book heroes and comic lovers in Southeast Missouri and the surrounding area. Cape Comic Con '08 starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Rec Center South on Broadway. The two-day convention is loaded with panels, trade booths, star appearances and a costume contest, which is new this year...
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Insight from an insider
(Column ~ 04/24/08)
For this week's Street Spirit, I'd like to stray from Southeast Missouri and take you to Beale Street. Eight days from now kicks off the Memphis in May International Festival. In Memphis, Tenn., the first glorious weekend in May brings three days of music, mingling and general, good-natured debauchery...
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Jocketty lands in Cincinnati as new GM
(Professional Sports ~ 04/24/08)
CINCINNATI -- With Walt Jocketty, the question was when. When would the Cincinnati Reds decide to switch general managers and give Jocketty the chance to turn them into winners? The answer: 21 games into the season. Off to their worst start in five years, the Reds fired Wayne Krivsky on Wednesday and replaced him with Jocketty, who built consistent winners during 10 seasons running the Oakland Athletics and 13 with the St. Louis Cardinals...
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China's Everest torch plan draws concerns
(International News ~ 04/24/08)
BEIJING -- China's new plan for press coverage of the Olympic torch's ascent of Mount Everest has touched off a new controversy. Health experts and media groups said Wednesday the plan will expose reporters to undue health risks because of the altitude...
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Best-sellers
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
1. "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle 2. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow 3. "Where Are You Now?" by Mary Higgins Clark 4. "The Clique Summer Collection no. 1: Massie" by Lisi Harrison 5. "Certain Girls" by Jennifer Weiner...
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Family tradition: New exhibit explores Hank Williams' family legacy
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It's no shock that the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum got a tepid response from Hank Williams Jr. on its plans for an exhibit on his family, from his iconic and troubled father through his own hell-raising days to his children's lives...
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English celebrate with flags, food on St. George's Day
(International News ~ 04/24/08)
LONDON -- Londoners gathered Wednesday in Trafalgar Square, beneath statues of imperial lions and military heroes, to celebrate England's patron saint -- a third-century Turkish soldier who supposedly had the power to slay a dragon but likely never set foot in Britain...
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Little Big Town is living the dream
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
Most bands have a designated lead singer whose distinctive vocals stand out in the group. But the country quartet Little Big Town defies this standard, using their voices together to meld perfect harmony that resonates as a lead sound. "We wanted the harmony to be the most identifiable aspect of our band," said band member Kimberly Schlapman. ...
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Area sports digest 4/24/08
(Community Sports ~ 04/24/08)
Bock, Pettet, Gieblers win golf event The team of Lewis Bock, Jack Pettet, Paul Giebler and Brevin Giebler won the Young Life golf tournament at Dalhousie Golf Course on Monday. The team of John Kinder, Chris Walker, Travis Blakeslee and Pete Blakeslee took second...
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ARTifacts 4/24/08
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
SIU seeks Illinois art entries for juried show The University Museum at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is asking for entries from Illinois artists for "Woven Dreams," an upcoming, juried art show on weavings. The Best of Show entry receives a $300 award. ...
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Small wild ass born at St. Louis Zoo
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Zoo announced Wednesday it has a new baby, an African wild ass that is extremely rare in zoos and the wild. The female foal was born April 10. It was a first for mother Fataki, the sire Abai and the St. Louis Zoo. The Somali wild ass is a critically endangered wild member of the horse family...
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Geneva Manus
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
ANNA, Ill. -- Geneva Manus, 92, of Anna died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Bentwood Nursing Center in Florissant, Mo. She was born Sept. 19, 1915, daughter of William and Gerta Wall St. John. She and Paul Manus were married Dec. 25, 1939. He died April 14, 2001...
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Ill. plan considers tracking offenders by satellite
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Michael Bischof has had little time to mourn since his older sister's ex-boyfriend shot and killed her six weeks ago. Instead, he's been doing his best to get Illinois legislators to increase protections for other victims of domestic abuse by using the latest technology...
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Bucktown Kickback plays at Port Cape
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
On a promo tour for their new CD "Lost in Your Own Hometown," Nashville, Tenn.-based suped up bluegrass band Bucktown Kickback plays at Port Cape on Saturday. You can warm up with these songs from them. Seven Number Blues . ...
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Margaret Johnson
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Margaret M. Johnson, 68, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at her home. She was born June 28, 1939, daughter of Olen and Velma Mosley Dillon. She and Clifford "Speck" Johnson were married Aug. 30, 1957, in Melrose Park, Ill...
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Local motorcycle mechanic helps friend ride around the world
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
Hubert (pronounced U-bare) Kriegel has traveled around the world on his BMW motorcycle, equipped with a Russian sidecar. He's been north to the Arctic Circle, south to Antarctica and to countless rivers and mountains in between. Physically, Kriegel did most of his traveling alone, starting his adventures more than 10 years ago. But for the last couple of years, Kriegel had a virtual traveling partner from Cape Girardeau...
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Petraeus promotion locks officers in place for next president
(National News ~ 04/24/08)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general's recent deputy, keeping the U.S. on its war course and handing the next president a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush's strategies...
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Central suffers loss in extra innings to state-ranked Howell
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/08)
Central's tough-luck season continued as the Tigers dropped their eighth one-run decision, this time 9-8 in nine innings Wednesday at state-ranked Francis Howell. The Tigers (6-13) sent the contest into extra innings by scoring three runs in the top of the seventh for an 8-8 tie. Howell (13-2) pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the ninth...
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Bull market in gold means big bucks for old dental work
(National News ~ 04/24/08)
NEW YORK -- Dazzled by the bull market in gold, people are digging through drawers for old dental caps, fillings and bridgework they saved years ago and selling them at prices that would make the tooth fairy blush. Instead of hanging on to the pieces as souvenirs, many are turning them over to pawnbrokers, coin shops and specialized firms that buy "dental gold," hoping to take a bite out of the metal's historic run to $1,000 an ounce...
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Zimbabwe ruling party raises prospect of joint government
(International News ~ 04/24/08)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's ruling party floated a proposal idea Wednesday for forming a government of national unity led by President Robert Mugabe as a way out of a political crisis that has dragged on for weeks. The overture, in the state-owned Herald newspaper, could create room for discussion and diplomacy -- but the opposition's leader rejected any role for Mugabe in a coalition administration for this struggling southern African country...
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Cape man faces tampering, harassment charges
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
When a Cape Girardeau couple said they observed Gregory E. Withers, a man they hired to build a jungle gym for their child, drinking on the job and using profanity, they fired him, according to Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle...
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Out of the past 4/24/08
(Out of the Past ~ 04/24/08)
25 years ago: April 24, 1983 The cities of Jackson, Kennett and Malden, which operate their own municipal power plants, have filed a "petition to intervene" in the proposed merger of the Missouri Utilities and Union Electric; their off-peak power procurement agreements with Missouri Utilities are in jeopardy under the terms of the proposed merger...
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Jason Segel goes full frontal as latest Apatow comedy star
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
LOS ANGELES — From Ernest Borgnine in "Marty" to Jon Favreau in "Swingers," Hollywood has long portrayed sensitive men humbled at the feet of cold-hearted women. But never has a guy been put down quite like Jason Segel in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." In his breakout role, Segel reveals his knack for a raw vulnerability that would be depressing if it wasn't so funny. And "reveals" is the operative word...
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Fraud costs military health program $100 million-plus
(National News ~ 04/24/08)
MADISON, Wis. -- The U.S. military's health insurance program has been swindled out of more than $100 million over the past decade in the Philippines, where doctors, hospitals and clinics have conspired with American veterans to submit bogus claims, according to prosecutors and court records...
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British dames portray Victorian spinsters in 'Cranford'
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
LONDON -- "Cranford" doesn't follow the trend to sex-up TV adaptations of British classics, and the screenwriter is proud of it. "There is no sex," laughs Heidi Thomas, who adapted Elizabeth Gaskell's witty and astute observations of mid-19th century village life in Northern England, where a group of spinsters dominate social mores. "You are dealing with a lot of very excitable virgins, and that to me is so much more delicious than sexing it up."...
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Shirley Hopkins
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Shirley Hopkins, 73, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Feb. 11, 1935, in Osceola, Ark., daughter of Grady and Leabell Sanders. She and Carl David "Porky" Hopkins were married Dec. 31, 1950. He died Nov. 1, 2007...
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Motorists should heed bridge signs
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/24/08)
To the editor: The bridge over 35 Ditch in Scott County, Mo., was made impassable by the erosion of the dirt under the roadway approach and damage to the bridge structure by the tremendous pressure of the water and trash that resulted from the torrential rains and the break in the levee around the Lower Caney Basin...
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Gas prices squeeze consumers, stores
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- With gasoline and diesel fuel prices reaching record highs this week in Missouri, motorists and truckers aren't the only ones feeling pain at the pump. "The people that hate high prices the most are the people that sell the gas," said Ron Leone, executive director of the Missouri Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association...
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Area calendar 4/24/08
(Community Sports ~ 04/24/08)
Baseball n American Legion tryout: The Cape Girardeau American Legion tryouts will be held May 4 at Capaha Field. The Junior Legion tryout for players 17 and under will be at 12:30 p.m. The Senior Legion tryout, for players 19 and under, will be at 2:30 p.m. Info: Tood Pennington for Junior Legion, 618-306-2265; Dave Meyr for Senior Legion, 450-1462...
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Births 4/24/08
(Births ~ 04/24/08)
Meyer Twin sons to Joshua Paul and Kelsey Louise Meyer of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Kale Joseph was born at 3:39 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces. Kelby Paul was born at 3:53 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces. ...
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No change in mission
(Column ~ 04/24/08)
By Shelly Shetley We wish to clear up some misunderstandings a few citizens have regarding Senate Bill 756 and House Bill 1627/2076. Both bills would remove the words "mental retardation" from the title of the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, the division of the Department of Mental Health that provides services to our fellow citizens with developmental disabilities...
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Richard Ham
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Richard W. "Dick" Ham, 88, of Cairo died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at his home. Barkett Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Cards surrender three in the eighth, lose 7-4
(Professional Sports ~ 04/24/08)
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates found a way to come back from an early deficit this time around. Jose Bautista and pinch-hitter Doug Mientkiewicz had RBI singles in the eighth inning to cap a rally from a four-run deficit in the first inning for a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night...
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Coexisting in India
(Column ~ 04/24/08)
April 24, 2008 Dear DC, At midnight, a day and a half after I left Cape Girardeau, the air near the Delhi airport looks hazy, almost like it's raining. "No, it's dusty. From the construction," my driver says. Delhi is building two new runways to accommodate the intercontinental travelers coming to this capital city of 13 million. ...
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Risk of depression dims hopes for anti-addiction pills
(National News ~ 04/24/08)
CHICAGO -- Two years ago, scientists had high hopes for new pills that would help people quit smoking, lose weight and maybe kick other tough addictions like alcohol and cocaine. The pills worked in a novel way, by blocking pleasure centers in the brain that provide the feel-good response from smoking or eating. Now it seems the drugs may block pleasure too well, possibly raising the risk of depression and suicide...
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Fredericktown concert shows off power of song
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — A concert in Fredericktown aims to pay tribute to predecessors and glorify God in the process, all through the power of song. Jeremi Richardson, the newest member of the quartet Avalon, said their music and contemporary Christian music can remind people "that there is something greater than ourselves and to love and support each other."...
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REVIEW: 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' is a romantic comedy that's actually funny
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is, at heart, a romantic comedy, spiced with sex and bawdy humor. After five years, Peter Bretter's girlfriend, TV star Sarah Marshall, pulls the rug out from underneath him and tells him there's another man. After many attempts — and failures — to deal with things at home, Peter (Jason Segel) decides to take a trip to Hawaii...
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Spring showers bring metal power
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
Fictional rock band Spinal Tap's lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel once said "It's like how much more black could this be? And the answer is none ... none more black." There couldn't be a better description for Metal Madness 3, coming Friday and Saturday to Schock's Pub in Scott City. ...
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Mo. scholarships expanded to upper incomes
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some students from families earning as much as $200,000 annually could receive Missouri's financial-need college scholarships as a result of a deal struck Wednesday by state budget writers. The Access Missouri program has helped more than 38,000 students from lower and middle-class families pay their tuition this year at public and private universities...
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U.S. officer calls on al-Sadr to stop attacks in Iraq
(International News ~ 04/24/08)
BAGHDAD -- A top American general urged radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday to rein in his fighters as a U.S. soldier was killed during a gunbattle in a militia stronghold in Baghdad. Two bombings also struck the northern city of Mosul within 30 minutes, killing four people and wounding 12 amid concerns that al-Qaida in Iraq is regrouping...
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Coast Guard employee severs finger
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
Cape Girardeau firefighters responded to an accident Wednesday evening in which a Coast Guard employee was injured, said Captain Brad Dillow. Firefighters received the call around 7:30 p.m. and transported the accident victim to a nearby hospital, Dillow said...
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Sixth Annual Hope for Families Golf Tournament
(Submitted Story ~ 04/24/08)
The Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri Sixth Annual Hope for Families Golf Tournament still has slots open for its Monday, May 12 event at Dalhousie Golf Club. There are 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. tee-offs. A new "Putting Contest," sponsored by American Rebel Motorcyles, will be held...
- The Cape Titans qualiy for the USSSA Missouri state tournament (Submitted Photo ~ 04/24/08)
- Kaylee Wilson's first hunting trip (Submitted Photo ~ 04/24/08)
- Couple donates handmade items to Pennies from Heaven Auction (Submitted Photo ~ 04/24/08)
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Woman survives jump from Mississippi River bridge
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
A 32-year-old woman attempted suicide Wednesday afternoon when she jumped from the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, police said. The extent of her injuries are unknown, but she did survive the plunge, said Sgt. Barry Hovis, spokesman for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Some Southeast Missouri roads closed due to flooding
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
Some state roads in MoDOT's Southeast District are closed today due to flooding. The roads are, by county, as of 3:45 p.m.:Madison County · Route V, entire length of route...
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KC man to be sentenced for killing six women
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A judge is expected to send a 46-year-old man to prison for life in the deaths of six women in Kansas City. Jackson County Circuit Judge John R. O'Malley on Thursday is scheduled to sentence Terry Blair for killing the women in 2004. Their bodies were found in an area of Kansas City frequented by drug dealers and prostitutes...
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Gov. Blunt: Lawsuit reform a success
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
CREVE COEUR, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Matt Blunt says Missouri is seeing the benefits of medical lawsuit reform legislation passed nearly three years ago. The Republican spoke Thursday at a news conference at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in suburban St. Louis. Blunt says that since he signed a tort reform bill in 2005, lawsuits filed against doctors have dropped sharply. So have the amount of damages...
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Correction to page 2 calendar
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
The Out & About calendar on page two of Thursday's Southeast Missourian was a listing of last week's information, not the current information. Here is the correct information. We apologize for the error. Thursday CPR Heartsaver Adult/Child: Saint Francis Medical Center, 8 to 10:30 a.m...
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Mo. flooding leads to increase in mosquitoes
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
HIGH RIDGE, Mo. (AP) -- As if the spring flooding wasn't bad enough, now it's resulting in more mosquitoes. Steve Crawford heads the mosquito control program in Jefferson County. He says standing water remains from the floods and heavy rains of early spring. The result: A big mosquito problem that's only going to get worse...
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Mo. House sets up teacher councils to netotiate with schools
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The House votes to require school districts to negotiate contracts with teacher councils. It's an attempt to set up a structure for collective bargaining. The legislation comes after a Missouri Supreme Court decision last year holding that public employees are allowed to collectively bargain. That overturned a 1947 Supreme Court decision that had construed a constitutional right to collective bargaining to apply only to private-sector employees...
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SUV hits bear in Southern Missouri; driver unhurt
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
KOSHKONONG, Mo. (AP) -- Vehicles striking deer are a common occurrence in Missouri. But a bear? Connie Roberts of Brandsville in southern Missouri was driving a Chevy Blazer Sunday night as she, her husband and foster son returned home from a fishing trip when a black bear suddenly bolted into the roadway...
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Limbaugh nomination advances in U.S. Senate
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve the nominations of two judges for seats on the federal bench in Missouri. Missouri Supreme Court Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. and Circuit Court Judge David Gregory Kays now await a vote in the full Senate...
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13 candidates attend Missourian workshop
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
Thirteen candidates for various August elections attended a workshop conducted by the Southeast Missourian Thursday morning, including Cape Girardeau County commission candidates, 158th state representative candidates, a 27th senatorial candidate and sheriff candidates from Bollinger and Scott counties...
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Two Dunklin County, Mo., corrections officers dismissed for misconduct
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
KENNETT, Mo. -- In a statement released by Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder the sheriff said the Dunklin County Justice Center Administration has dismissed one full-time and one part-time corrections officer. The officers were dismissed, according to Holder, after an internal investigation revealed that one of the two men had taken nude photos of three female inmates and the other had knowledge of the photos and did not report it to the sheriff...
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Man charged with two 1970 Dunklin County, Mo., murders
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
A man has been charged with two counts of first degree murder in connection with a cold 1970 double murder case Dunklin County Major Case Squad Commander Walter Dearing re-opened in late 2006, early 2007. Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Sokoloff articulated to the press on Wednesday that charges had been filed against Theodore Virgil Kleine, 57, in the nearly 40-year-old shooting deaths of and Illinois man, Alan Bradford, 20, and his teenage companion, Mary Seutter, 17...
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Mo. House rejects lower base wage for tipped workers
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The House rejects legislation limiting wages for tipped workers. Voters in 2006 overwhelmingly approved increasing the state minimum wage to $6.50 an hour, with an annual increase for inflation. This year, the state's floor is $6.65...
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New police radio system inserted in Missouri budget
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Legislative budget writers give approval to a new radio system that could allow emergency responders around the state to better communicate with each other. The radio system now used by the Missouri State Highway Patrol is about 50 years old...
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Walnut Grove mom may got to jail for allowing truancy
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A southwest Missouri woman may go to jail for allowing her 13-year-old son to miss nearly half the 2006-2007 school year. A Greene County jury on Wednesday convicted Kathleen Casteel of Walnut Grove of violating the state's compulsory-attendance law and recommended she serve seven days in jail...
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Police at Missouri casinos could start carrying Tasers
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The cops at Missouri casinos soon start packing Tasers. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the stun guns are needed to quell violent situations that sometimes erupt as gamblers are drinking alcohol and losing money. The patrol says there were 41 instances where officers had to use force in casinos last year, but none of those resulted in gunfire...
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Cape 9-year-old cited for carrying knife to school
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
A 9-year-old girl was cited for unlawful use of a weapon Wednesday after she was found with a knife in her backpack at school. School personnel at Clippard Elementary found out the girl was carrying the knife after it had been seen by other students, said Sgt. ...
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Portion of Missouri 79 slides away
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
ASHBURN, Mo. (AP) -- Repairs to a section of Missouri 79 in Pike County may take longer than expected after part of the roadway slid down a hillside. The Missouri Department of Transportation closed the section of road earlier this month when the pavement began to crack. But recently, the pavement separated completely and slid down a hill...
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Scott County Commission discusses drainage, deteriorating bridges
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
BENTON — Scott County Commissioners met with Norman Lambert of Lambert Engineering and Surveying, engineer for the Scott County Consolidated Drainage District No. 2, during their regular meeting Tuesday. "We're just trying to get professional advice to make sure drainage under our county roads is adequate," Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger said. ...
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Review: `Baby Mama' goes easy on mommy culture
(Entertainment ~ 04/24/08)
AP Movie Critic Tina Fey didn't write "Baby Mama," though you'd be forgiven for walking into it and assuming she did. After all, her face appears prominently on the movie's ubiquitous posters, alongside that of co-star and former "Saturday Night Live" cast mate Amy Poehler...
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Missouri Senate candidate sues to get rival off ballot
(State News ~ 04/24/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A state Senate candidate has filed a lawsuit arguing one of her rivals doesn't live in the district and should be removed from the ballot. Democratic House members Robin Wright-Jones and Connie Johnson are among those seeking an open Senate seat representing part of the city of St. Louis...
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