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Briefly
(Community ~ 07/12/08)
Churches get ready for vacation Bible schools n Trinity Assembly of God, on Highway 3 in Olive Branch, Ill., will host its annual vacation Bible school from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. This year's theme is "Power Lab -- Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power." All area children from kindergarten age through sixth grade are welcome to attend. For more information, call 618-776-5677. Bus transportation will be available...
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Tom Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 07/12/08)
Tom Jenkins DALLAS -- Thomas Carey "Tom" Jenkins, 54, of Dallas died Monday, July 7, 2008, at his home. He was born Nov. 24, 1953, in Germany, son of Lt. Col. Carey B. and Fritzie F. Touchet-Lyneis Jenkins. He and Lisa L. Rimsky were married Nov. 18, 1995, in Cornudas, Texas...
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Stocks end lower amid Fannie, Freddie issues
(Business ~ 07/12/08)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street's angst over the ongoing fallout from the credit crisis made for a turbulent end to a volatile week Friday -- stocks tumbled, soared and then turned south again as investors tried to assess the dangers faced by the country's biggest mortgage financiers, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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Ministry tends to farmers
(Community ~ 07/12/08)
For the past 20 years Peter and Mary Myers of Sikeston, Mo., have devoted themselves to the ministry of uplifting and helping farm and ranch families. Peter was the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the Reagan administration and later became a Missouri state representative...
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Knowing your craft and understanding yourself helps fulfill your purpose
(Community ~ 07/12/08)
Mark Twain once said, "Write what you know." His stories of adventure inspired people's inner explorers to tie together a raft and head down the mighty Mississippi. What he knew is what he composed. Understanding and success are at the heart of Proverbs 16:20, which reads, "The one who understands a matter finds success, and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy."...
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Reports: InBev, St. Louis brewer talking
(Business ~ 07/12/08)
ST. LOUIS -- After weeks of public bickering, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s board is likely to accept a sweetened buyout offer from the Belgian-based brewer InBev SA as early as this weekend, a published report said. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal both cite unnamed sources in reports Friday that the talks have become friendly...
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Citizens at last
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
Many tears and years of hard work paid off for Boris Kozlovsky and his family Friday as they became U.S. citizens. "I'm really proud to be here," Kozlovsky said. "Thank you." Kozlovsky said he came to the United States from Slovakia in 1996. He did not have a job, did not speak English and did not know which papers he needed to stay...
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Healing will come; until then, there's laughter
(Column ~ 07/12/08)
It has long bothered me that the Bible never tells us that Jesus laughed. It tells us he cried once (John 11:35) at news of the death of his friend Lazarus. But no reference to laughter. In my office is a portrait from a not-for-profit group called the Fellowship of Merry Christians. ...
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Births 7/12/08
(Births ~ 07/12/08)
Lohmann Son to David Lynn and Christina Lynn Lohmann of Perryville, Mo., Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Name, Dalton Charles. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Third child, second son. Mrs. Lohmann is the former Christina Seyer, daughter of Charles and Millie Seyer of Jackson. ...
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St. Mary names permanent deacon as membership goes past 1,000 families
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
St. Mary Cathedral Church has named a permanent deacon, the first for the church. The Rev. Jim Long will help preach, conduct baptisms and witness marriages, said the Rev. Tom Kiefer. The role has become necessary as the Cape Girardeau church grows and now exceeds 1,000 families, Kiefer said. "The assignment at this point in time is weekend assistance," he said...
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Laura to return to 'General Hospital'
(Entertainment ~ 07/12/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Genie Francis is checking back into "General Hospital." The 46-year-old actress again will reprise her role as Laura on the ABC daytime soap opera beginning Aug. 26. The character's 1981 fairy-tale wedding to Luke (played by Anthony Geary) was watched by 30 million viewers and landed the couple on the cover of Newsweek magazine. Francis began playing Laura in 1976...
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Fire Report 7/12/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/12/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: n At 8:16 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of Edgewood Road. n At 9:38 p.m., motor vehicle accident on Bloomfield Road. Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Video of fatal fireworks incident sought
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office, New Madrid County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are continuing an investigation into the incident that occurred at the Fourth of July celebration in New Madrid...
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Cape man injured in motorcycle crash Thursday
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
A Cape Girardeau man received moderate injuries as a result of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Thursday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Anthony E. Gresham, 22, was injured when the 2000 Harley-Davidson he was riding ran off the road and traveled into a ditch while he was traveling southbound on Bloomfield Road, two miles south of Cape Girardeau, at 9:35 p.m. Gresham was taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Anita Bradley
(Obituary ~ 07/12/08)
Anita Bradley Anita Christine Bradley, 51, of Jackson died Thursday, July 10, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 1, 1957, in St. Louis, daughter of Charles William and Dora Sarah Messey Winchester. She and Larry D. Bradley were married June 23, 1975...
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Palestinian prime minister complains to U.S. about raids in West Bank
(International News ~ 07/12/08)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Friday that he sent a letter to an American peace monitor complaining that recent Israeli military raids in the West Bank undermine his administration. Israeli troops have staged several incursions this week in the West Bank city of Nablus. Palestinian security forces had recently deployed in the city as part of a plan intended to impose order and bolster the atmosphere in U.S.-backed peace talks...
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Software problems bug launch of new iPhone
(National News ~ 07/12/08)
NEW YORK -- The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown Friday as customers were unable to get their phones working. "It's such grief and aggravation," said Frederick Smalls, an insurance broker in Whitman, Mass., after spending two hours on the phone with Apple and AT&T Inc. trying to get his new iPhone to work...
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Britain urging return to wartime food frugality
(International News ~ 07/12/08)
LONDON -- Waste not, want not. Evoking an era of World War II austerity, British families are being urged to cut food waste and use leftovers in a nationwide effort to fight sharply rising global food prices. It's not back to ration books, "victory gardens" or squirrel-tail soup yet, but warning bells are being rung by experts at all levels of Britain's government as well as from the World Food Program...
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Bush administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
(National News ~ 07/12/08)
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy. In a 588-page federal notice, the Environmental Protection Agency made no finding on whether global warming poses a threat to people's health or welfare, reversing an earlier conclusion at the insistence of the White House and officially kicking any decision on a solution to the next president and Congress.. ...
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Wording of casino ballot initiative survives legal challenge
(State News ~ 07/12/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An initiative to allow high-stakes gambling in Missouri overcame a court challenge Thursday from opponents who claimed its official ballot summary could mislead voters. The initiative targeted for Missouri's November ballot would repeal a state law that limits gamblers to losing no more than $500 in a two-hour period. It also would cap the number of casinos that could operate in Missouri and slightly increase their taxes...
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Speak Out 7/12/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/12/08)
Freezing and thawing I LIVED on a chip-and-seal road for 25 years. It will not hold up if you have a lot of thawing and freezing. It depends on the winters and how much freezing and thawing there is. Add contemporary songs NEAL BOYD is being overhyped. ...
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Perry County sheriff hopefuls outline plans
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Both Republican candidates for Perry County sheriff have simple priorities if elected. Current Sheriff Gary Schaaf said he will continue to focus on the same goals he had when he took office 16 years ago: reducing burglaries in the county and increasing drug arrests...
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President of Sudan expected to face war crime charges
(International News ~ 07/12/08)
UNITED NATIONS -- The prosecutor of the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal will seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudan's president with crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur, a move U.N. diplomats warned could bring a backlash from Sudan's government...
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Delsie Burton
(Obituary ~ 07/12/08)
Delsie Burton ZALMA, Mo. -- Delsie Burton, 73, of Zalma passed away Thursday, July 10, 2008, at her home. She was born Nov. 11, 1934, in Blytheville, Ark., daughter of Amos and Emma Hurley Driskill. Burton was a retired truck driver. Survivors include a son, William Rigby of Arab, Mo.; a brother, Robert Driskell of Perkins, Mo.; two sisters, Dorothy Meeks of Vincennes, Ind., and Mary Long of Zalma...
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Calvin Drewel
(Obituary ~ 07/12/08)
Calvin Drewel ROLLA, Mo. -- Calvin Henry Drewel, 83, of Rolla died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Springfield, Mo. He was born Feb. 23, 1925, in Bland, Mo., son of Henry and Lydia Dahms Drewel. He and Dorothyleen "Dot" Branson were married May 8, 1948, at Bland...
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Crowell updates business leaders at First Friday Coffee
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
State Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, remembers a time when Missouri led the nation in job losses. During 2004, about 70,000 Missourians reported being unemployed at some point. But since then, Crowell said the job market has greatly improved...
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Mo. judge dismisses e-mail suit against gov.
(State News ~ 07/12/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state trial judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday filed against Gov. Matt Blunt over access to backup e-mail records. But the ruling tossing out the case was put on hold for 10 days to give the special investigators seeking access to e-mails from the governor's office an opportunity to amend their lawsuit...
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Music fans rediscover the draw of turntables
(Entertainment ~ 07/12/08)
BOISE, Idaho -- Travis Dryden spent his childhood listening to his parent's records. And then he left them behind with the other detritus of his precollege years to be sold for pennies at a yard sale. Lured by the portability of cassette tapes, the iridescent gleam of compact discs, then the miniaturized wonder of MP3 players -- who needed the fragile, antiquated technology of an LP?...
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One person killed in Calif. fires; more troops coming
(National News ~ 07/12/08)
PARADISE, Calif. -- One person was found dead inside a burned-out house Friday after a wind-fueled wildfire swept through a rural community in the Sierra Nevada foothills, a rare human casualty among the hundreds of blazes that have tormented the state for weeks...
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Dog meat off the menu in China during Beijing Olympics
(International News ~ 07/12/08)
BEIJING -- Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games. Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday...
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Armadillo captured in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
Southeast Missourian An armadillo tried to avoid capture Friday behind a house in Cape Girardeau. After a few minutes of freedom, the animal was caught and placed in temporary solitary confinement by city nuisance abatement officer Ben Rhymer. A video of the encounter is available at semissourian.com...
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Wide interest in Shady Grove
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/12/08)
To the editor: I recently read the article by Tristram Thomas on Shady Grove Cemetery. This cemetery is of interest to us Cato descendants because of the former slaves who are buried there. It spoke of Washington Giboney as being buried there. Washington Giboney's daughter, Lane Delia Cato, is buried there also along with her husband, Pete Cato, from Greenbrier, Mo...
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Police Report 7/12/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/12/08)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Property damage n Property damage was reported on North West Lane. n Property damage was reported on East Jackson Boulevard. Miscellaneous n Harassment was reported in the 600 block of West Adams Street...
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Second-oldest U.S. wildlife refuge in danger due to land loss
(National News ~ 07/12/08)
NEW ORLEANS -- The nation's second-oldest national wildlife refuge, a chain of barrier islands southeast of New Orleans, is in danger of being lost unless the islands are restored, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday. The Chandeleur and Breton islands have been battered by hurricanes in the past four years and they took a pounding from Hurricane Katrina, which "reduced the islands by one-half of their prestorm size," the agency said in a new report...
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Floodgates opening as river recedes
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
As the Mississippi River continues to fall at Cape Girardeau, the floodgates protecting the downtown are opening. The Broadway floodgate was opened Friday morning, said Stacey Beasley, storm-water supervisor with the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department...
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Out of the Past 7/12/08
(Out of the Past ~ 07/12/08)
25 years ago: July 12, 1983 Chief of detectives Lt. Michael B. Seib, a 10 1/2-year member of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, has resigned to take other employment; no replacement has been named. The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have stepped up efforts to recruit members in the Cape Girardeau area and hope to hold a public rally in Southeast Missouri in September; The Missourian learned of their recruitment plans through a letter to the newspaper...
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Black bears becoming more common in area
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
A program in Arkansas to reintroduce large numbers of black bears is likely the cause of several recent sightings in Missouri, according to conservation agent Russel Duckworth. Arkansas, he said, stocked bears several years ago. As their population has grown, the younger bears have moved into new areas looking for food...
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What a show
(Editorial ~ 07/12/08)
Organizers have estimated that as many as 15,000 people walked through the gates July 4 for the Libertyfest and air show at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. This was the first year that the air show and Libertyfest were combined. Originally slated for downtown at the riverfront, the event was moved to the airport because of high river levels that required the closing of the gates in the floodwall that protects downtown...
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Our health-care crisis
(Column ~ 07/12/08)
By Will Richardson The high price of gasoline has taken a toll on middle-class Americans, with many unable to live on incomes that once put food on the table and paid the mortgage. Now hard-working middle-class people who once generously contributed food and money to food pantries have to rely on pantries to help feed their families. Food pantries across America report dramatic increases in usage by nontraditional families, including middle-class and older adults...
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Albert Fowler
(Obituary ~ 07/12/08)
Albert Fowler Albert "A.J." Fowler, 78, of Scott City died Friday, July 11, 2008 at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Beulah Barnes
(Obituary ~ 07/12/08)
Beulah Barnes WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- Beulah Mae Barnes, 72, of Wentzville formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at Wentzville. She was born May 7, 1936, at Brewer, Mo., daughter of Elliot and Emma Moll Gibbar. She married Walter Barnes...
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Campaign contribution limits repealed
(State News ~ 07/12/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The big bucks are back in Missouri politics. Missouri's on-again, off-again campaign contribution limits will be off effective Aug. 28 -- giving candidates plenty of time to take in big checks for November's general elections...
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Storm warning for Southern Illinois, storm watch for region
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 4:29 for Alexander, Pulaski and southern Johnson counties in Illinois. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for most of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois until 11 p.m.At 4:25 p.m., radar indicated storm with winds in excess of 60 miles per hour was located 11 miles northeast of Tamms and moving southeast at 25 miles an hour. ...
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Arrest made in Scott County stabbing
(Local News ~ 07/12/08)
Benton, Mo. — The Scott County Sheriff's Department reported an arrest Friday in connection with a stabbing that occurred July 2 on Dale Street in Sikeston, Mo. Matthew W. Windes, 18, of Benton was arrested on the charge of first degree assault and armed criminal action. A cash bond was set at $50,000...
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