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Lenard Myrick
(Obituary ~ 08/14/08)
Lenard Raymond Myrick, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 16, 1926, in Marble Hill, Mo., son of Thomas and Clara J. Funkey Myrick. He and Louise Russell were married Nov. 18, 2000, in St. Petersburg, Fla...
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Willie Dempsey
(Obituary ~ 08/14/08)
Willie Mae Dempsey, 65, of Jefferson City, Mo., formerly of Scott City, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at her home. She was born April 9, 1943, in Paducah, Ky., daughter of Thurman W. and Myrtle R. Shrodes Phillips. She and Billie H. Dempsey were married July 8, 1983, at Scott City...
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Southeast athletes earn honors for performance in classroom
(College Sports ~ 08/14/08)
Student-athletes at Southeast Missouri State claimed 17 Ohio Valley Conference Medals of Honor for the 2007-2008 school year. The Medal of Honor is given annually to the student-athlete who achieves the highest grade-point average in a conference-sponsored sport...
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Metropolis, Ironton golfers lead boys
(Community Sports ~ 08/14/08)
If Wednesday was moving day at the AJGA's Dalhousie Junior Championship, most of the field was going in the wrong direction. Even Dustin Korte and Marshall Talkington, who both scored in the 60s during Tuesday's opening round, were over par in the second round...
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American orders six more 737s for 2009 and 2010
(Business ~ 08/14/08)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines said Wednesday it will take delivery of another six Boeing 737-800s in 2010 in an effort to speed up the replacement of gas-guzzling MD-80s in its fleet. The move brings the total number of 737-800s expected to be delivered in 2009 and 2010 to 76 aircraft...
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Jackson's Werner closest local to making the cut
(Community Sports ~ 08/14/08)
Jordan Sheets celebrated his 18th birthday Wednesday by shooting a round of golf he could live with. Sheets fired an 83 in the second round of the AJGA Dalhousie Junior Championship, following his opening round of 87 and leaving him 26 strokes over par following two days at the tournament...
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Illinois dad, son travel Mississippi by canoe to relive relatives' adventure
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. -- Canoeing was the conventional mode of transportation for the earliest adventurers who braved the treacherous waters of the Mississippi River. This summer, Kristian Gustavson of Bloomington, Ill., and his father, William, are reliving an adventure two of Kristian's uncles followed down the Mississippi 42 years ago...
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Mark Twain Lake gets back to normal
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — As far as Dennis Gill is concerned, it's been one thing after another this year at Mark Twain Lake. First, gas prices rocketed just as the summer travel season got going. Memorial Day weekend was cold. Then came the heavy rains, said Gill, who runs the Timber Ridge Resort and is vice president of the Mark Twain Lake Chamber of Commerce...
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Tunes at Twilight starts second half with Missouri native Idgy Vaughn
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
Flaming red hair and cowboy boots define the image of Idgy Vaughn. But this Missouri-born singer-songwriter's reflections on her life experiences leave people remembering much more than her looks. Vaughn opens the fall season of the Tunes at Twilight series at the Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Larry Underberg, the talent scout for the series, said critics refer to Vaughn's music as twisted Tex-Americana, but that there is a definite country flavor to her sound...
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Marble Hill may broaden what's allowed on streets
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The city of Marble Hill is considering an ordinance that would let people obtain licenses for utility vehicles and operate them within city limits, said Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Gray. An early draft of the ordinance involves a $15 licensing fee for vehicles such as golf carts, ATVs, four-wheelers and other motorized vehicles that operate with the use of a steering column, allowing the city to generate extra revenue...
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Venomous lionfish prowls fragile Caribbean waters
(International News ~ 08/14/08)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A maroon-striped marauder with venomous spikes is rapidly multiplying in the Caribbean's warm waters, swallowing native species, stinging divers and generally wreaking havoc on an ecologically delicate region. The red lionfish, a tropical native of the Indian and Pacific oceans that probably escaped from a Florida fish tank during 1992's Hurricane Andrew, is showing up everywhere -- from the coasts of Cuba and Hispaniola to Little Cayman's pristine Bloody Bay Wall, one of the region's prime destinations for divers.. ...
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Dorothy Kent
(Obituary ~ 08/14/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Dorothy M. Kent, 75, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Jan. 25, 1933, in Blytheville, Ark., daughter of the Rev. Robert and Pearlie Mae Johnson Gibson. She and Julius Kent were married in 1960. He preceded her in death...
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Out of the past 8/14/08
(Out of the Past ~ 08/14/08)
25 years ago: Aug. 14, 1983 Using century-old tools, progress is coming slowly but surely for the reassemblage of the 1854 Ben F. Hunter log house under the direction of the historic preservation students at Southeast Missouri State University near Old McKendree Chapel...
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New on DVD 8/14/08
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
"Smart People" Though smarter-than-your-average Hollywood comedy, this tale of academia and dysfunction still works only fitfully, despite a top-notch cast that includes Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church and Ellen Page, who earned an Academy Award nomination for the title role in 2007's "Juno." Quaid plays a curmudgeonly college professor who sustains a head injury that throws him together with a former student turned doctor (Parker), while he copes with his shady brother (Church) and ultraconservative daughter (Page).. ...
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Marble Hill officials disagree over paving, copier during heated council meeting
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
Marble Hill aldermen, Mayor Russell Masterson and Gary Shrum, the city's administrative assistant, participated in a heated council meeting Monday evening. Ward I Alderman Clint Lacy asked questions regarding city expenditures and proposed city street repairs. ...
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Thomas Huron
(Obituary ~ 08/14/08)
Thomas S. Huron, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at Heartland Care and Rehab. He was born Feb. 18, 1927, in Chicago. Huron served in the U.S. Army from July 30, 1945, to Aug. 24, 1946. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with military rites to be conducted...
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County accountability: Push for statewide disciplinary board
(Editorial ~ 08/14/08)
America's work ethic has been lauded since colonial days. Perhaps that's because many of the early European settlers on our shores were laborers who were brought to a new land to do hard work for wealthy landowners. The productivity of U.S. workers has been a matter of pride for well over two centuries...
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World's tallest woman dies in Indiana at age 53
(National News ~ 08/14/08)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman who grew to be 7 feet, 7 inches tall and was recognized as the world's tallest woman died Wednesday, a friend said. She was 53. Sandy Allen, who used her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different, died at a nursing home in her hometown of Shelbyville, Ind., family friend Rita Rose said...
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Police report 8/14/2008
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/14/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Isiah L. Mathis, 25, 2525 Themis St., Apt. 8, was arrested on Cape Girardeau warrants for trespassing and failure to provide insurance...
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Eating your vegetables
(Column ~ 08/14/08)
Aug. 14, 2008 Dear Leslie, For much of the first third of my life, the sandlot sports seasons -- baseball to football to basketball -- were serious business in my neighborhood. We played basketball with frozen fingers and football with blood on our foreheads. Baseball games began early each summer morning and didn't stop until we lost the ball in the weeds or someone's mother called him for lunch, whichever came first...
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Cape's alternative school gets permanent home
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
After years of receiving hand-me-down supplies and moving from location to location, teachers at the Alternative Education Center have found a permanent home. A new 16,681-square-foot, $1.57 million facility was unveiled to the public Wednesday. "Everything is new, and everything is clean, and everything is up-to-date. We belong," teacher Joyce Barylski said...
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Speak Out 8/14/08
(Speak Out ~ 08/14/08)
Take the oil SOME PEOPLE are suggesting that we confiscate Iraq's oil as payback for liberating the country. Liberating the Iraqis was never one of our goals in that war. The goals were to rid Iraq of nonexistent weapons of mass destruction and destroy the nonexistent-at-the-time al-Qaida presence in Iraq. Given that track record, I suppose we should take the oil, thereby strengthening the American empire...
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Hole of the day - No. 8
(Community Sports ~ 08/14/08)
It wasn't the hardest hole on the course Wednesday, but the par-3 eighth hole became a lot more difficult in less than 24 hours. The tees were pushed back 18 yards (to 224), the pin placement moved back to an upper plateau toward the back of the green, the wind changed direction into the players' faces, and they noticed...
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Cape County spent $5,775 on legal help for Sunshine Law, harassment issue, land sale
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
Obtaining legal advice on sexual harassment, the Sunshine Law, selling county park land and easements cost Cape Girardeau County $5,775 through July 25, according to bills released in response to a Sunshine Law request. Those records, given to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday by Cape Girardeau lawyer J.P. ...
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Phelps has easy day before more finals
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/08)
BEIJING -- Michael Phelps finally seems to be grasping what it all means. Maybe it started to sink in when the president showed up at the Water Cube and came back for an encore. Maybe he got a better idea when all those NBA superstars -- Kobe Bryant and LeBron James among them -- actually led the cheers for him. Maybe it was those relentless text messages from friends back home...
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Women's motorcycle club draws 'moms and regular people'
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
DEKALB, Ill. -- Gigi Beaird doesn't look like the leader of a women's motorcycle group. Sitting in her office at Northern Illinois University, she looks like the 45-year-old grants and contracts administrator she is. She's wearing a bubble gum pink suit that covers her tattoo, and photos of her two children adorn a filing cabinet in the corner...
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Correction 8/14/08
(Correction ~ 08/14/08)
A Wednesday story should have said Marcus Bowers did not enter a guilty plea for armed criminal action. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Local group helps build enthusiasm for golf
(Community Sports ~ 08/14/08)
For the Friends of Golf Society, this week's Dalhousie Junior Championship represents a coming-out party. The 1-year-old Southeast Missouri organization is increasing public awareness of its cause this week with signage, advertising and other campaigns revolving around the second annual American Junior Golf Association tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau...
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National news in brief 8/14/08
(National News ~ 08/14/08)
Fires bring California to financial brink SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Faced with hundreds of big, hard-to-control blazes, California is struggling with what could be its most expensive firefighting season ever, burning through $285 million in the last six weeks alone and up to $13 million a day. ...
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Best-sellers 8/14/08
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
1. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown) (F-H) 2. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion) (NF-H) 3. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P) 4. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers) (F-H)...
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Al-Qaida ally suspected as explosion kills 18
(International News ~ 08/14/08)
TRIPOLI, Lebanon -- A roadside bomb packed with nuts and bolts exploded near a bus in this northern city Wednesday, killing 18 soldiers and civilians in Lebanon's deadliest bombing in more than three years. Many suspected the attack was staged by an al-Qaida-inspired group to avenge a 2007 military offensive. Some questioned whether it was an attempt to disrupt a trip by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to Syria later in the day to patch up relations between the neighboring nations...
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Wanna hear free music? Find out how to catch the River City Music Festival without buying a ticket
(Column ~ 08/14/08)
Though I didn't go, I heard a lot of chatter about the music festival in Cape Girardeau last year. I gotta admit, I was impressed that Cape HAD a music festival. Then I heard about the rain. And heard more about the rain. And when I asked around recently about this year's music festival, I heard about the rain...
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Rest and reflection for Michael Phelps
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/08)
BEIJING (AP) — Michael Phelps finally seems to be grasping what it all means. Maybe it started to sink in when the president showed up at the Water Cube and came back for an encore. Maybe he got a better idea when all those NBA superstars — Kobe Bryant and LeBron James among them — actually led the cheers for him. Maybe it was those relentless text messages from friends back home...
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St. Louis Science Center exhibit shows inner workings of movie animatronics
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
Visitors can see the nuts and bolts of the giant crocodile from "Peter Pan," gorillas from "George of the Jungle 2" and "Inspector Gadget's" gadgets as part of the St. Louis Science Center's "Monsters! The Art & Technology of Animatronics Exhibition."...
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Births 8/14/2008
(Births ~ 08/14/08)
Klipfel Son to Matthew William and Shana Leigh Klipfel of Benton, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:36 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Name, Weston Matthew. Weight, 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Klipfel is the former Shana Eubanks, daughter of Eddy and Paula Eubanks of Dexter, Mo. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis. Klipfel is the son of William and Peggy Klipfel of Oran, Mo. He is a technician at Procter & Gamble...
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McLaurin enjoys drawing attention on the course
(Community Sports ~ 08/14/08)
Jordan McLaurin likes to draw attention to himself on the golf course. On Tuesday, for the first round of the AJGA Dalhousie Junior Championship, the Ironton resident wore bright blue pants. On Wednesday, it was a black shirt and bright yellow pants that represented his school colors at Arcadia Valley...
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N.C. man being held in Scott County on sexual assault charges
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
Scott County officers arrested an 18-year-old North Carolina man on sexual assault charges Wednesday. Jeremy L. Leatherman, 18, of Morganton, N.C., faces one count of sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 14. Leatherman's bond has been set at $10,000 cash, according to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter. Leatherman is being held in the Scott County Jail...
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ARTifacts 8/14/08
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
'Sing America Sing' features new songs The 2008 "Sing America Sing" features new songs and new teens. Mike Dumey again gathers a teen singing cast for six nights of song, dance and dining at the Plaza Conference Center behind Holiday Inn Express. The group performs Broadway, Motown, country and more. For reservations, call 334-7602. Buffet opens at 6:30 p.m., show follows...
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Documents released showing members of WWII forerunner of CIA
(National News ~ 08/14/08)
WASHINGTON -- Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazis threatened the world. They served in an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA created in World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt...
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Kansas man sues Time Warner over cable boxes
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A suburban Kansas City man has sued Time Warner Cable over the monthly fee the company charges to rent a cable box. Matthew Meeds of Fairway, Kan., filed an antitrust suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., against Time Warner Cable and its 84 percent owner, Time Warner Inc...
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Russia defies truce with Georgia
(International News ~ 08/14/08)
OUTSIDE GORI, Georgia -- A Russian military convoy defied a cease-fire agreement Wednesday and rolled through a strategically important city in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, which claimed fresh looting and bombing by the Russians and their allies...
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Court gives rights to Steinbeck works back to publisher
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a ruling that awarded one of John Steinbeck's sons and a granddaughter publishing rights to 10 of the author's early works, including "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men." The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will leave the rights in the hands of Penguin Group Inc. and the heirs of John Steinbeck's widow, Elaine...
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Highway 34/72 intersection work to start Monday in Jackson
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
Missouri Department of Transportation officials are advising motorists who travel through the Highway 34/72 intersection in Jackson to take alternate routes and car pool when crews being work there Monday. The intersection improvements are the final phase of widening and resurfacing the section of road. ...
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Area calendar 8/14/08
(Community Sports ~ 08/14/08)
Baseball n Jackson fall registration: The Jackson boys baseball league will hold fall registration Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at Westpark Mall's center court. The season will begin around the first week of September, and is open to players that were 8 years old before April 30, 2008. Info: 275-5227...
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Review: Hop on the 'Pineapple Express'
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
Oh man! I know I shouldn't start the review out like this, but I have to get it off my chest. "Pineapple Express" is amazing. Hands down, the best comedy of the summer. So, does anyone remember the TV show "Freeks and Geeks" on NBC? It only ran for a year, but, it starred both Seth Rogen and James Franco. Not only that but it also featured several episodes written by Judd Apatow...
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Glaus helps Cardinals to 6-4 win against Marlins
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/08)
MIAMI -- The St. Louis Cardinals got just enough from their 18 hits to hang on. Troy Glaus went 4-for-4 and Jason LaRue hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning, leading Braden Looper and the Cardinals against the Florida Marlins 6-4 on Wednesday night...
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Study finds drugs as good as stents for many heart patients
(National News ~ 08/14/08)
People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty: There's more evidence drugs should be tried first and often are just as effective. The slim early advantage for angioplasty at relieving pain in these nonemergency cases starts to fade within six months and vanishes after three years, according to a new report from a landmark heart study...
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Syria, Lebanon agree to establish diplomatic ties
(International News ~ 08/14/08)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to establish full diplomatic relations for the first time, taking a step toward healing tensions that have fueled decades of turmoil in Lebanon. Many Lebanese had long seen Damascus' refusal of ties as proof it had not given up claims that its smaller neighbor is part of Syrian territory and still aimed to dominate Lebanon. The deal is a significant symbolic victory for them, acknowledging Lebanon as an independent state...
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Country stars duet with Elvis on Christmas CD
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thanks to technology, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and LeAnn Rimes will be among the country stars performing with the king of rock 'n' roll on "Elvis Presley Christmas Duets." The new album, due out Oct. 14, will also feature Gretchen Wilson, Wynonna Judd, Sara Evans, Amy Grant and Anne Murray...
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Arts Council show features works from grandfather, grandson
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
Some grandfathers keep grandchildren entertained with false teeth. Jake Wells inspired his grandson to take up art and make the world more colorful. The byproduct and the inspiration can be seen together in one gallery until Aug. 30. The late Wells was known to have a passion for the outdoors. ...
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U.N. unveils plans to step up efforts in Iraq
(International News ~ 08/14/08)
BAGHDAD -- Five years after bombings forced the United Nations to pull out of Iraq, the world body is back. It announced plans Wednesday to help Iraq rebuild and create jobs after complaints the government has been unable or unwilling to spend its oil riches...
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'Heartland Idol' contest gives local talent a chance to shine
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
The eighth annual Heartland Idol competition is in full swing, with the second preliminary round already set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Show Me's Restaurant in Cape Girardeau. From there, winners move on to the finals Sept. 10 on the grandstand at the SEMO District Fair...
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Worth the drive 8/14/08
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
Less than 2 hours away Various locations, Paducah, Ky. The fourth annual River's Edge International Film Festival will be today through Sunday in Paducah. Films from directors in Africa, Europe and North America will be played at three venues in the city. ...
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Scott City FD gets landscaping
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/14/08)
To the editor: The Scott City Fire Department and the city of Scott City would like to thank Pavestone Co., Jeff Ressel and Justin Gentry for donating the material and time for the landscaping in front of the fire station. It looks great. Thank you very much...
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Muy Bueno uses family recipes for authentic Mexican dishes
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
In Spanish, "muy bueno" means "very good." People who have eaten at Muy Bueno in Cape Girardeau might say it means "very good Mexican food." Owner Graciela Quesada opened Muy Bueno with the help of her family more than a year and a half ago. She said the family recipes are what make their food so good...
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Sikeston schools to begin drug, alcohol testing some students
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston students who participate in extracurricular and cocurricular activities will be subject to drug and alcohol testing beginning in early October. On Tuesday, the district's board of education approved 6 to 1 the adoption of a student drug testing policy...
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Fire report 8/14/2008
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/14/08)
Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday: n Emergency medical service on East Main Street. Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday: n Emergency medical service on Route PP.
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Government won't appeal St. John's Bayou-New Madrid Floodway ruling
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
ST. LOUIS -- The Justice Department will not appeal a federal court ruling that halted work on a Southeast Missouri flood protection project. The Memphis, Tenn., office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the decision Wednesday. A federal ruling in September 2007 stopped work on the St. John's Bayou-New Madrid Floodway Project...
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McCain adviser got money from former Soviet republic of Georgia
(National News ~ 08/14/08)
WASHINGTON -- John McCain's chief foreign policy adviser and his business partner lobbied the senator or his staff on 49 occasions in a 3 1/2-year span while being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the government of the former Soviet republic of Georgia...
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Good bets 8/14/08
(Entertainment ~ 08/14/08)
Live music Fill and Rockface Barband Get your fill of jazz-funk and straight rock. Where: Buckner's Brewing Co. When: 10 p.m. today Doug E. with special guest Idgy Vaughn A lovely singing woman in a sneak peek appearance...
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Obama picks former Va. governor to deliver convention keynote speech
(National News ~ 08/14/08)
HONOLULU -- Barack Obama chose Mark Warner, Virginia's Senate candidate and former governor, to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic convention, underscoring Democrats' all-out effort to win the Southern state for the first time since 1964...
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Malden, Mo., man gets prison for neglecting child support
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Dunklin County Circuit Judge Stephen Sharp recently sentenced Shawn D. Kilgore, 36, of Malden, Mo., to three years in a Missouri prison for criminal nonsupport. Kilgore had been charged with failure to provide support for his three minor children...
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Area couple helps biker with transcontinental trip
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
As part of his two-year journey of riding his motorcycle across two continents, Canadian Daren LaBranche had planned on reaching the East Coast by now. But a plane crash transporting his motorcycle from Colombia to the United States brought LaBranche to Cape Girardeau for a reunion with longtime friends Herb and Reno Anderson...
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Divided Democrats gather for Illinois State Fair
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- On a day dedicated to Democratic unity, the Illinois comptroller condemned personal feuds among party leaders, the governor complained that some Democrats don't stand up for the party's values and several officials skipped the traditional state fair rally...
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Fisk, Mo., man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
A Fisk, Mo., man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of attempting to transport child pornography, according to a news release from the office of federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway. Michael C. Dissler, 53, of Fisk pleaded guilty to one felony count of attempted transportation of child pornography...
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Ambush by Taliban kills 3 more Western aid workers
(International News ~ 08/14/08)
PUL-E-ALAM, Afghanistan -- Taliban fighters with assault rifles shredded a U.S. aid group's sport utility vehicle with dozens of bullets Wednesday, killing three Western women and their Afghan driver amid an escalating militant onslaught against humanitarian workers in Afghanistan...
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Upward Flag Football & Cheerleading
(Submitted Story ~ 08/14/08)
UPWARD FLAG FOOTBALL & CHEERLEADING FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Cape Bible Chapel, (573) 334-5948 Cape Bible Chapel offers Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading fall league Cape Bible Chapel is now accepting registration for its Upward Flag Football/Cheerleading league, a Christ-centered sports ministry for boys and girls (k5- through sixth grade)...
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California girls find top of leaderboard
(Community Sports ~ 08/14/08)
Much is still to be decided in the girls competition of the AJGA Dalhousie Junior Championship with today's final round remaining. But after two rounds of the tournament, one thing became abundantly clear: A Californian doesn't travel all the way to Missouri to finish last...
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Golfers amass frequent flier miles to perfect their craft
(Community Sports ~ 08/14/08)
There are 24 flags hoisted outside the entrance to Dalhousie Golf Club this week. The flags represent the 23 states and Canada that have competitors in the AJGA Dalhousie Junior Championship. The flags range east and west, from North Carolina to California, and north and south from Canada to Texas...
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'Old Timers Day'
(Submitted Story ~ 08/14/08)
‘OLD TIMER’S DAY’ Sunday, September 21st at Delta First Baptist Church, 591 Liberty St, Delta MO Don yourself in some ‘Old Fashioned’ clothing & join us as we celebrate 108 YEARS of worship and ministry in this community. Guest Speaker, Special Music, Fellowship Meal...
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Support Groups
(Submitted Story ~ 08/14/08)
Domestic Violence comes in many forms. The Safe House for Women is now taking sign-ups for those interested in four new support groups that will start in September 2008 and will take place at the Safe House for women Outreach Office in the evenings...
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Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation NFL Youth Flag Football League
(Submitted Story ~ 08/14/08)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting applications for NFL Youth Flag Football. The Cost is $50 per individual and includes an replica NFL jersey and Flag belt. Registration runs through August 28th. Registration is from 8-5pm at the A.C Brase Arena. Coaches also needed!! Games will be played on Saturday afternoons starting Saturday Sept. 20. Call Chris Eastridge at 573-334-2523...
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Online Pet of the Week
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/14/08)
Tyson is an 8 month-old Shar Pei mix. He knows basic commands and is very sweet. Tyson is available for adoption at The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, 573-334-5837. See more pets that need homes at www.semopets.org
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Guilty verdit in eastern Mo. ambush killing
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Sentencing will be in November for an eastern Missouri man found guilty in the ambush killing of a Warren County grandfather. A jury deliberated about 90 minutes on Wednesday before finding 39-year-old Jesse Snyder guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Charles Windmann, who was fatally attacked after returning home in September 2004...
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Cape Girardeau to host mountain bike race Sunday
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
This Sunday, beginning and expert bikers are invited to attend the fourth annual Missouri Mountain Bike Ride in Cape Girardeau. "This is a great opportunity for people in Cape to have a legitimate bike event," said John Dodd, the owner of Cyclewerx, who helped organize the event. "It's about people coming out to enjoy the competition, and see what other bikers are doing."...
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Blunt asked to commute death sentence for Skillicorn
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An anti-death penalty group is asking Gov. Matt Blunt to commute the death sentence for convicted killer Dennis Skillicorn. Skillicorn is scheduled to die by injection on Aug. 27th for the 1994 murder of Richard Drummond. It would be the first execution in Missouri in nearly three years as concerns have been raised about the state’s method of lethal injection...
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High food costs force local schools to scrutinize food service more closely
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Those involved in food services at local school districts are sharpening their math skills to balance cafeteria budgets as a new school year begins amid higher prices. "Everything has gone up," said Debbie Throop, food director of Scott County R-IV, which contracts its food services through Chartwells. "But we're still giving the kids their portion of the food because they need their nutrition — we just try to go with a cheaper dealer."...
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Sediment causes tows to ground, raises concerns
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Dirt and sand washed into the Mississippi River during this summer's flood is now causing problems for barge traffic. Twice in the past few days tows have become stuck in the dirt and sand that has settled at the bottom of the river's navigation channel. The first incident happened earlier this week near Hamburg, Illinois. The other happened Wednesday near Alton, Illinois...
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Cape County Prosecuting Attorney denies commissioner's claims of advice to destroy recording
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle on Thursday denied he recommended that Commissioner Jay Purcell destroy a secret recording of a county commission meeting to avoid prosecution. Swingle, responding to comments made by Purcell in an article printed Thursday in the Southeast Missourian, said that at a May 7 meeting with Purcell and lawyer Diane Howard at the Limbaugh Law Firm, the issue of recording closed meetings was not discussed. ...
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5-year-old Mo. girl dies in ATV accident
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) -- A 5-year-old eastern Missouri girl is dead after an all-terrain vehicle accident. Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer says a 15-year-old was driving the ATV with a 5-year-old on board Thursday afternoon. It struck a tree and the younger child was thrown from the vehicle. Her name was not released...
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Low water closes stretch of Mississippi River
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Talk about going from one extreme to another: Just weeks after one of the worst floods ever on the Mighty Mississippi, the river level has dropped so much that low water is now causing problems. Twice this week, tows pushing barges on the Mississippi north of St. Louis have become stuck in dirt and sand in the navigation channel. That's partly because the massive flooding in June washed ton after ton of sand and soil into the river...
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Mo. woman unfit to be tried for ex-husband's murder
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A judge has declared that a Republic woman "lacks the mental fitness" to be tried in her ex-husband's murder. Greene County Associate Circuit Judge Mark Fitzsimmons decided Wednesday that 25-year-old Rachelle Morris will be committed to the custody of the Missouri Department of Mental Health...
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3 years later, no sign of missing Mo. woman
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) -- Three years after a pregnant eastern Missouri woman went missing, police still don't know what happened to her. Amanda Jones was 26, a mother and nine months pregnant. She disappeared three years ago Thursday. Her car was found unlocked with her purse inside at the Hillsboro civic center...
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Body of Lake of the Ozarks drowning victim recovered
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri State Water Patrol recovers the body of a Colorado teenager who drowned while swimming at Lake of the Ozarks in southern Missouri. The body of 18-year-old Anatoly Dmitruk of Strasburg, Colo., was found Thursday morning near a sea wall in Camden County...
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Union members to rally in support of A-B Teamsters
(State News ~ 08/14/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Several union workers from across the St. Louis area plan to rally in St. Louis on Saturday in support of Teamsters who work for Anheuser-Busch. Organizers say the rally is a show of unity as Anheuser-Busch is in the process of being acquired by Belgium brewer InBev. The rally begins at 1 p.m. at Kiener Plaza...
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Dexter man convicted of methamphetamine charges in Union County, Ill.
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
JONESBORO, Ill. — A Dexter, Mo., man, 36-year old Kevin W. Rimel, has been convicted in Union County on four separate counts of drug charges dealing with both methamphetamine transportation and the transportation of ingredients used in the manufacture of methamphetamine...
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Two lawsuits challenge Missouri casino ballot measure
(Local News ~ 08/14/08)
A ballot measure that would eliminate the loss limits at Missouri casinos and cap the number of licensed gambling boats was challenged by two lawsuits filed Thursday in Jefferson City. Both lawsuits seek to block the measure from being on the Nov. 4 ballot, arguing that the measure covers more than one subject in violation of the Missouri Constitution. ...
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