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Title: Transform a "good" résumé into a "great" résumé
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Content: Candidate Background: Andrea, an accomplished sales manager, sought opportunities where she could manage sales teams or serve as an individual contributor. With her current company undergoing some restructuring, she felt it best to prepare herself for new challenges. ...
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Darrell Lunsford
(Obituary ~ 09/24/08)
Darrell Keith Lunsford, 53, of Oriole, passed away Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at his home. He was born April 26, 1955, in Lexington, Ky., son of Charles O. and Carol E. Lunsford. He and Rebecca Sue Dallas were married in 1998. She passed away June 15, 2008...
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Cornilus Williams
(Obituary ~ 09/24/08)
Cornilus "Mrs. Pete" Phifer Williams, 83, of Cape Girardeau departed this life Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born Nov. 20, 1924, in Lula, Miss., to the late Freeman Phifer Sr. and Mary Underwood Phifer. She was united in marriage to Osie Williams Jan. 13, 1939...
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Mayapples can add contrast to a woodland garden
(Community ~ 09/24/08)
"Mayapple" seems an unlikely name for a plant that ripens in September and isn't an apple at all. Mayapple blankets forest floors throughout eastern North America, and its contrasting growth habits and leaf shapes make it a nice companion to ferns in a woodland garden...
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Redhawks' Beckham receives OVC honor
(College Sports ~ 09/24/08)
Southeast sophomore Jessica Beckham earned OVC goalkeeper of the week honors, the league announced Tuesday. Beckham made 13 saves and allowed just two goals in Southeast's two most recent games. She recorded a career-high eight stops in Monday's 1-1 tie with Evansville...
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Keaton helps Southeast volleyball to sweep of UTM
(College Sports ~ 09/24/08)
Claire Keaton had a solid freshman season for the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team last year. She has taken her game to another level so far as a sophomore in 2008. Keaton entered Tuesday's home match with Tennessee-Martin leading the Ohio Valley Conference in kills per game...
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Jackson downs Central in sudden-death shootout
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/08)
JACKSON — Dillon Huber's shot slammed into Justin Darnell's stomach as he went down to make the stop. It was fitting that Darnell made a save to win the game Tuesday. Darnell stopped Central's final penalty kick to give Jackson the 1-0 victory in the second round of sudden-death penalty kicks...
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Central volleyball wins in two games
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/08)
Wendi Zickfield put down seven kills and chipped in five digs to help lead the Central volleyball team past New Madrid County Central on Tuesday. Rita Walter added 10 digs and two blocks for the Tigers (7-11-2). Game scores were 25-11, 25-7...
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Lois McCrite
(Obituary ~ 09/24/08)
Lois R. McCrite, 63, formerly of Olive Branch and Cairo, Ill., died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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Looking for - but not finding - the answers
(Column ~ 09/24/08)
I doubt there are any among us who can truly explain to the man on the street the full details of the looming financial crisis. And that's somewhat frightening since this economic tsunami will somehow affect all of our lives. When Americans feel the pain at the gas pump, we at least have some inkling of why these prices have spiraled. ...
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Book celebrates heirloom tomatoes
(Community ~ 09/24/08)
NEW YORK -- Amy Goldman's gorgeously photographed ode to heirloom tomatoes arrived late this summer with all the jaw-dropping beauty of a coffee table tome. But like her previous volumes on disappearing varieties of melons and squash, "The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table" carries a frightening message...
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Blues down Stars 3-2 in preseason
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Andy McDonald, Lee Stempniak and Brad Boyes each had a goal and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars in a preseason game Tuesday night. Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, the No. 4 pick in this year's NHL draft, had two assists for the Blues. Pietrangelo is one of several players auditioning to take former top overall pick Erik Johnson's spot in the lineup...
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Agency delays college building payment again
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Financial strains have caused Missouri's student loan agency to again fall behind on its payments to Gov. Matt Blunt's college construction program. A 2007 law requires the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to pay $5 million quarterly as part of a six-year plan to transfer $350 million to the state...
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Births 9/24/2008
(Births ~ 09/24/08)
Reagan Daughter to Jason Wayne and Wendy Marie Reagan of Marquand, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:07 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. Name, Jaylyn Ann-Marie. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Mrs. Reagan is the former Wendy Shoemake, daughter of Richard Shoemake and Mary Shoemake of Patton, Mo. Reagan is the son of Ron Reagan of Marquand and Brenda Cowling of Union, Mo...
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Local briefs 9/24/08
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Workshop on PTSD to be held Friday A post-traumatic stress disorder workshop will be presented by Dr. Kirsten DeLambo from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at Southeast Missouri State University's Glenn Auditorium in Dempster Hall. For more information, call 651-2004...
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St. Louis County processing 20,000 voter registrations
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis County tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch it is processing about 20,000 new voter registrations in advance of the election. It is the state's largest voting jurisdiction. County Republican elections director Joseph Goeke said about 50 workers, including many temporary employees, are working to get the backlog resolved...
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Redbirds officially miss the playoffs
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Randy Johnson looked his age against the St. Louis Cardinals, who put a big dent in the Arizona Diamondbacks' postseason aspirations. Kyle Lohse won his 15th game and the Cardinals clobbered the 45-year-old left-hander for the second time this month in a 7-4 victory Tuesday night. Johnson and the Diamondbacks trailed by four runs after the first inning...
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Conservatives turned socialists
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/08)
To the editor: Oh, well, so-called conservatives have finally socialized the economic system. Tsk. Tsk. GILBERT DEGENHARDT, Cape Girardeau
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Take a fresh look at your garden
(Community ~ 09/24/08)
Necessity is the mother of invention. When every penny counts, making gardens on the cheap yields some of the most inventive solutions. These are the times when thinking outside the box can turn your garden from an ordinary one into something truly interesting. It's all about how you look at materials and how creatively you recycle, reuse and reclaim...
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Helping hands
(Editorial ~ 09/24/08)
Southeast Missouri has seen its share of natural disasters in 2008: ice storms, extended power outages, flooding, wind storms -- and, yes, we had locusts this year too. Despite all this, dozens of Southeast Missourians have headed south to assist victims of the hurricanes...
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Road work to cause lane reductions
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Road work will cause lane reductions on three local highways starting today, while two Perry County roads closed last week due to flooding have reopened, according to news releases from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge will be reduced to one lane each way from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, weather permitting, while MoDOT engineers conduct an annual inspection...
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Fire report 9/24/2008
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: n At 7:24 p.m., an alarm in the 300 block of North Ellis street. n At 7:56 p.m., emergency medical service at Boxwood Drive and Wisteria Lane. n At 9:50 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1100 block of South West End Boulevard...
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Blasphemy and insult to Christians
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/08)
To the editor: In a recent Speak Out comment, someone referred to Jesus Christ as a "community organizer." As believers in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we feel that it is an insult to Christians and blasphemy to speak of Jesus Christ as simply a "community organizer."...
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Rams bench Bulger, Green to start
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Marc Bulger is out as the St. Louis Rams starting quarterback after throwing only two touchdown passes in three games and will be replaced by 38-year-old Trent Green for Sunday's game against Buffalo. The benching of the Rams' highest-paid player, announced by coach Scott Linehan in a terse, two-paragraph release Tuesday, signals just how desperate times have become for the sagging franchise. ...
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Kinder faces well-financed rival for job
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For two weeks, Peter Kinder of Cape Girardeau was a Republican candidate for governor. He started lining up support from donors, businesses and grassroots organizers. Then Kinder abruptly reversed course, deciding to seek re-election as lieutenant governor...
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Out of the past 9/24/2008
(Out of the Past ~ 09/24/08)
25 years ago: Sept. 24, 1983 Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. is named the recipient of the first "Friend of the University" award by the Southeast Missouri State University Foundation; he will receive the award during Homecoming festivities. Stephen N. Limbaugh yesterday heard the plaudits of his friends and colleagues, and was invested with the black robe of a federal judge in the Eastern District of Missouri; he, in turn, paid honor to his father, longtime lawyer Rush H. Limbaugh Sr...
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Bernanke warns lawmakers to approve bailout or risk recession
(National News ~ 09/24/08)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned reluctant lawmakers Tuesday they risk a recession with higher unemployment and increased home foreclosures unless they act on the Bush administration's $700 billion plan to bail out the financial industry...
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Gulf Coast officials ask Congress for recovery assistance
(National News ~ 09/24/08)
WASHINGTON -- Gulf Coast officials asked lawmakers on Tuesday for fast federal money for hurricane recovery and a minimum of bureaucratic red tape. Texas is looking at $11.4 billion in damages from Ike, including $16 million in damages to Houston, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said. Devastation in Galveston is another $2 billion, the city's mayor said...
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Jackson bail bond agent charged with felony stealing
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
A bond agent faces felony stealing charges after his employer learned he allegedly siphoned $1,500 from a bond payment and kept it for himself, according to a probable cause statement by Detective Eric Friedrich of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department...
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Police report 9/24/2008
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Lachia S. Rodriguez, 26, of New Orleans was arrested on Cape Girardeau warrants for contempt of court for insurance identification card required and improper registration...
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Smoked tomato soup
(Community ~ 09/24/08)
5 pounds firm tomatoes, quartered 1/2 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons ground black pepper 3 sprigs fresh basil 5 sprigs fresh thyme 2 cups diced yellow onions 3 tablespoons sliced garlic Croutons, to serve Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for smoking. For charcoal, light the coals or briquettes. When white hot, add pieces of damp hardwood, such as oak, hickory or apple wood, then bank the coals and wood to one side...
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Ambulance district group holds meeting
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
A meeting set for Thursday to discuss a countywide ambulance district may be crowded. That's why Barbara Mueller, a member of Friends of Cape Girardeau County Ambulance District, wants people to know presentations can be scheduled for civic, church or other groups after Thursday...
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Tough times merit tough action
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/08)
To the editor: This country is in serious trouble. The basic problem is financial irresponsibility and spending more than we earn, resulting in a $9.5 trillion national debt. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is recommending a bailout with taxpayer money, but there is no surplus taxpayer money. The government has to decide whether to borrow or to print more money...
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Police investigate theft at Salvation Army in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Cape Girardeau police are investigating a theft at the Salvation army that occurred Monday night, said Sgt. Barry Hovis, spokesman for the police department. Suspects gained entry by breaking the front window of the store, at 416 Morgan Oak St. A large safe containing an undisclosed amount of cash was taken, Hovis said...
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Iran's leader gives thumbs down during Bush's speech at U.N.
(International News ~ 09/24/08)
UNITED NATIONS — Iran's leader flashed a thumbs-down Tuesday as President Bush denounced Tehran as a sponsor of global terrorism in his farewell address to the U.N. Then Bush got less than 10 seconds of polite applause at the end of a speech in which he urged world leaders to take "an unequivocal moral stand" against suicide bombings, hostage taking and other terror tactics...
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Carpenter may have additional shoulder surgery
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/08)
ST. LOUIS — A specialist recommended injured Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter undergo surgery for a compressed nerve in his shoulder, a procedure the team believes could have their ace back by spring training. St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak on Tuesday described a "simple surgery" that could return the right-hander to activities in six weeks with an overall recovery time of about three months. ...
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Southeast Missouri businesses eligible for disaster loans
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses and private, not-for-profit organizations in Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties are among those in Missouri eligible for federal economic injury disaster loans, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced Tuesday...
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Correction 9/24/08
(Correction ~ 09/24/08)
In the Sept. 20 police reports, Jackie M. Kirkpatrick, 26, 172 Black Willow Lane, was arrested on suspicion of stealing. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Democrats to let offshore drilling ban expire
(National News ~ 09/24/08)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in an months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer...
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Casseroles help busy families in economic crunch time
(Column ~ 09/24/08)
Our Cape Central Marching Band has done it again: another first-place rating at the Farmington, Mo., contest Saturday. Despite a little rain shower, we had a fun day and the children looked great. The white uniforms and bright sparkling silver sashes look so pretty in the sun with the shine of the instruments. ...
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Speak Out 9/24/08
(Speak Out ~ 09/24/08)
Working inmates I WOULD like to praise the Scott City Police Department. I have never seen in other towns where the police departments have their jail inmates work throughout the town. Scott City does, and I think it is great. I would like to thank the police department...
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Finnish school gunman kills 10
(International News ~ 09/24/08)
KAUHAJOKI, Finland -- A YouTube video with a young man firing a pistol and warning "You will die next" caught the eye of police, who questioned him but then let him go, saying they didn't have enough evidence to take away his weapon. On Tuesday, he walked into a vocational college, the School of Hospitality, and opened fire, killing 10 people and burning their bodies with firebombs before shooting himself fatally in the head. At least two other people were wounded...
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Knee injury will sideline Johnson for entire season
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, tore two ligaments in his right knee during a recent golf outing and is expected to miss the entire season but recover fully. "In our business you get a few curveballs," team president John Davidson said Tuesday night before St. Louis played Dallas in a preseason game. "This is a pretty good curveball."...
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Sikeston residents face drug charges
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
BENTON, Mo. -- A complaint of a suspicious vehicle Saturday resulted in two arrests. Scott County Deputy Chuck Howard responded to County Road 511 in reference to two people acting suspiciously in a vehicle, according to a news release issued Monday by Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter...
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Joke at fair was inappropriate
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/08)
To the editor: For many years I've enjoyed going to the East Perry Community Fair in Altenburg, Mo. The authentic rural atmosphere is a nice contrast with the larger, more commercialized SEMO District Fair. This year, though, I was disappointed to hear the announcer at the mule jump make a mean-spirited joke: A local farmer sees someone dipping water out of a cow pond with his hand and drinking it. ...
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Two-vehicle accident in Scott County sends two to Cape Girardeau hospital
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. - A Bell City, Mo., female and a Benton, Mo., male were injured Tuesday in a two-car accident at the intersection of Highway 77 and County Road 403, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol crash reports Web site.The accident occurred 1 mile east of Interstate 55 at around 2:05 p.m. ...
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Jackson School Board OKs policy changes
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
The Jackson School Board approved changes to five board policies at a regular meeting Tuesday night. After each legislative session, the Missouri School Boards' Association suggests revisions to policies, which are reviewed by the district's lawyer. ...
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Carole Everett
(Obituary ~ 09/24/08)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Carole Everett, 48, of Ullin died Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Aug. 25, 1960, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of Carolyn Winkenwerder. Survivors include a daughter, Mandy James of Ullin; a son, Ryan Stuart of Anna, Ill.; two sisters, Kim Coffer of Chickasha, Okla., Lana Gilwater of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Ronald Winkenwerder of Ullin; a special friend, Earl Wayne Slusher of Ullin; and three grandchildren...
- Cape Area Family Resource Centers Exployer Program visits Fall Fun Rally (Submitted Story ~ 09/24/08)
- Meet the new staff at Cape Area Family Resource Center (Submitted Story ~ 09/24/08)
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Jackson downs Central
in sudden-death shootout
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/08)
JACKSON -- Dillon Huber's shot slammed into Justin Darnell's stomach as he went down to make the stop. It was fitting that Darnell made a save to win the game Tuesday. Darnell stopped Central's final penalty kick to give Jackson the 1-0 victory in the second round of sudden-death penalty kicks...
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hummer and praying mantis wanting lunch
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/24/08)
A young praying mantis was trying in vain to catch a hummingbird.
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Neal Boyd to appear on 'America's Got Talent' tonight
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Sikeston, Mo., native Neal E. Boyd will perform as one of the top five finalists tonight on NBC's "America's Got Talent." The show is the last before the Oct. 1 show in which the winner will be announced, and tonight's performance may be Boyd's final performance on the show...
- Roses at Capaha Park (Submitted Photo ~ 09/24/08)
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"FREE" Fun Day at Fort D
(Submitted Story ~ 09/24/08)
Come on out to Fort D on Locust St in Cape Girardeau and enjoy a "FREE" Fun Day in the park. Area churches are participating in a day of Blitz in which each church has committed themselves to adopting an organization, building, or community project...
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First Baptist Scott City Helps Community Recover
(Submitted Story ~ 09/24/08)
Members of First Baptist Scott City, Scott City, Mo came out in force following the storms last week. Winds caused trees to fall on homes, garages, roadways, and just about everywhere else. Pastor Gregg Fina led the church in a time of prayer for their communty and an abreviated time of worship before sending members home to change and return for training and a willingness to bridge the gap between community and church. ...
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Survey reveals reasons visitors come to downtown Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Visitors to Cape Girardeau most often venture to the downtown area for shopping, special events, dining and the night life, according to a 2007 survey conducted in collaboration with the Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri, or DREAM, Initiative...
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Cape Girardeau County deputies looking for man who allegedly stole firetruck
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Police think they know who stole an East County firetruck, now they just have to catch him. Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputies are searching for Terry E. Moore, 26, of Jackson, who faces charges in a break in at the Hanover Station belonging to the East County Fire Protection District on Sept. 13...
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Chaffee council to vote on new police chief
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
The Chaffee City Council will have a special meeting Thursday to vote on hiring a new police chief. The city council met Monday and agreed to hire Chaffee native Jim Chambers to run the department, as well as appoint Steve Loucks to fill the remainder of Ward 3 councilman Bill Dysinger's term. Dysinger resigned earlier this year...
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Take a fresh look at your garden
(Community ~ 09/24/08)
Necessity is the mother of invention. When every penny counts, making gardens on the cheap yields some of the most inventive solutions. These are the times when thinking outside the box can turn your garden from an ordinary one into something truly interesting. It's all about how you look at materials and how creatively you recycle, reuse and reclaim...
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Cape schools consider hiring educational consultant to help develop facilities plan
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
After years of discussing the need for a facilities plan, Cape Girardeau School District leaders are moving aggressively to develop a plan by next fall. Finalization of the plan is expected to spark heated discussion, as questions likely to emerge include whether certain schools should be renovated or rebuilt, if the district needs an athletic stadium and whether to redraw attendance boundary lines...
- Scouting sticks for a cause down at the CAFRC (Submitted Story ~ 09/24/08)
- Online Pet of the Week (Submitted Photo ~ 09/24/08)
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Big check to Hulshof may have been made too soon
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The $600,000 check was the biggest ever to gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof. But the Republican Governors Association may have been hasty in making the contribution. A report by the Republican Governors Association Missouri 2008 Political Action Committee shows it made the contribution to Hulshof on Aug. 26, two days before Missouri's contribution limits were repealed...
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Cape Girardeau County budget hearings Thursday: treasurer, auditor and collector offices
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission will host budget hearings for the county's treasurer, auditor and collector offices at 10 a.m. Thursday in the county administration building, 1 Barton Square, Jackson. Commissioners will first meet at the 9 a.m. ...
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Ryder Cup resuscitates interest in the Tigerless world of golf
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/08)
By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press ATLANTA -- The Ryder Cup used to be far more meaningful on the other side of the Atlantic. One reason the Europeans play with so much passion and purpose is because they represent their tour, not just their continent. For years, they were coach to the PGA Tour's business class. Padraig Harrington referred to the European tour as "country cousins," and the Ryder Cup was a stage for its players to prove themselves as equals...
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Mo. blacks closing racial gap in new cancer cases
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Blacks in Missouri are closing the racial gap for newly diagnosed cancers, but their progress reducing cancer mortality is slower, a new report found. An analysis of data from the Missouri Department of Health and state Cancer Registry found the rate of newly diagnosed cancers is roughly equal between blacks and whites in Missouri. Only a decade ago, it was higher for blacks...
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The judges think Neal E. Boyd won't win "America's Got Talent"
(Entertainment ~ 09/24/08)
According to the judges, the final round was over before it started.After the first act, Nuttin But Stringz, took the stage, the judges were already declaring the violin duo this season's winners. Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and David Hasselhoff gave these guys a standing ovation (the only one they gave all night) and fawned all over them.Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the violin playing brothers. ...
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Ill. regulators approve $162M Ameren rate increase
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- State regulators on Wednesday approved a $162 million annual rate increase for Ameren Illinois natural gas and electric customers, money the company said will fund infrastructure improvements throughout its coverage area. The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the increase, which will take effect Oct. 1, after rejecting Ameren's original request for a $247 million increase...
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Neal E. Boyd performs in "America's Got Talent" final five tonight
(Entertainment ~ 09/24/08)
Several months have passed since the whole country was introduced to a singing talent the people in Southeast Missouri have known about for years -- the tenor from Sikeston, Mo., Neal E. Boyd. It was June when Boyd made his first national television appearance on the NBC competition show "America's Got Talent." Boyd's was the final performance on the season's first show, and the judges immediately declared him the competition's front-runner. ...
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Kennett to host inaugural waterfowl festival
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
The Missouri Waterfowl Festival and Sports Show will be held Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 in Kennett Missouri at the Kennett American Legion Building and Fairgrounds. According to Charley Hilburn, director of the festival, "Southeast Missouri, and in particular the Missouri Bootheel has become the place to be to hunt waterfowl in the Mississippi Flyway."...
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Review: Ambitious 'Anna' never hits targets
(Entertainment ~ 09/24/08)
In Spike Lee's long and eclectic career, "Miracle at St. Anna" is easily his most technically ambitious film. After acclaimed character dramas ("Malcolm X," "Do the Right Thing"), some ill-fated comedies ("Bamboozled," "She Hate Me") and even a documentary or two ("4 Little Girls"), Lee takes on a big, old-fashioned war picture. It's hard not to appreciate the fact that, after a quarter-century of making movies, he's chosen this time to leap so boldly away from his comfort zone...
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Mo. farm group seeks role in hog farm ruling
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Farm Bureau Federation wants a Cole County judge to reconsider a hog farm permit ruling that some critics fear could put the brakes on the state's agricultural business. The group filed a motion Tuesday to intervene in an August ruling that prohibits any concentrated animal feeding operations within 15 miles of Arrow Rock village and nearby historic sites. The farm bureau also wants to court to reconsider that ruling...
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Iran's leader gives thumbs down during Bush's speech at U.N.
(International News ~ 09/24/08)
UNITED NATIONS -- Iran's leader flashed a thumbs-down Tuesday as President Bush denounced Tehran as a sponsor of global terrorism in his farewell address to the U.N. Then Bush got less than 10 seconds of polite applause at the end of a speech in which he urged world leaders to take "an unequivocal moral stand" against suicide bombings, hostage taking and other terror tactics...
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Neal E. Boyd gives his final performance on "America's Got Talent"
(Entertainment ~ 09/24/08)
For his final performance on "America's Got Talent" before the show's winner is announced next week, Neal E. Boyd chose to go back to the beginning. In a surprising turn, the Sikeston, Mo., native chose to flex his vocal muscle by returning to his specialty, opera, with a performance of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma." The aria was one of the signature songs of the late Luciano Pavoratti, one of Boyd's primary influences. ...
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Mo. Democrats file ethics complaint against Lager
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A state ethics complaint accuses Republican state treasurer candidate Brad Lager of improperly reporting his campaign's credit card purchases. The complaint was filed Wednesday with the Missouri Ethics Commission by Democratic Party Executive Director Ken Franklin...
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Route E in Scott County reopens after flooding
(Local News ~ 09/24/08)
Route E in Scott County from one mile east of Route N to Commerce reopened today after it was closed due to Mississippi River flooding last week, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. On Tuesday MoDOT reopened routes A and E in Perry County, which were also closed last week due to flooding. For more information on area road closures and road work projects call MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 1-888-ASK-MODOT...
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Mo. lawmakers fight WWI memorial in Washington
(State News ~ 09/24/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's congressional delegation is opposing an effort to establish a World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. The lawmakers say such a move would diminish the importance of Kansas City's Liberty Memorial, which Congress has designated as the National World War I Museum...
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