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Plundering pirates are everywhere
(Column ~ 12/09/08)
ATLANTA -- Bailout package? What bailout package? Stimulus package? What stimulus package? You must mean the freshly minted and more politically palatable moniker, "economic recovery program." That is what the incoming Obama administration and its communications directors at The New York Times are telling their friends in the media to call it...
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Ceremony honors Cape Realtors
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
Cape Girardeau County Realtors honored several of their own during a recent ceremony. Among those recognized at the dinner were Realtor of the Year Sheila King and Cape Girardeau County and Multiple Listing Service Board of Realtors members and presidents-elect Paul Kitchen and Gary Turner...
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Cape Girardeau's Main Street Bar appeals revocation of liquor license
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
The state's effort to shut down a bar where an Illinois man was wounded by a Cape Girardeau police officer is on hold. On Dec. 1, attorneys for Rick Werner, owner of Main Street Bar, 701 N. Main St., filed an appeal of the bar's liquor license revocation with the state Administrative Hearing Commission, said Peter Lobdell, state supervisor of the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. The appeal stops a division order, set to take effect Friday, revoking the bar's license to sell drinks...
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Single mom works, takes care of disabled mother; Church-going senior has no income
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
Single mom works, takes care of disabled mother Mom and small children moved here last year to take care of her disabled mother. They all live together. This single mother has seasonal work in retail and has signed up for online courses in January. Mom spends valuable time with the children teaching them numbers and reading aloud. ...
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Shopping safety
(Editorial ~ 12/09/08)
The retail season before Christmas is a happy time, but the joy of giving can be shattered by criminals taking advantage of unprepared shoppers. There are some simple things you can do to keep you and your purchases safe. One thing is to be alert. While you're concentrating on getting bargains, be aware of what's going on around you...
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Opal Lawson
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Opal Lawson, 87, of Portageville died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Catron, Mo., daughter of Aloheus Ernie and Lydia Kathryn Graham Fair. She and Sam Lawson were married May 8, 1939, in New Madrid, Mo. He died June 17, 1977...
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Pakistan arrests alleged Mumbai attack plotter
(International News ~ 12/09/08)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Troops raided a militant camp and arrested a suspected mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan's first reported response to U.S. and Indian demands for action against alleged plotters on its soil, officials said Monday. The arrest in Pakistani Kashmir of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi could signal the beginning of a wider crackdown aimed at reducing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors and satisfying Washington...
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Study: Eating more nuts may help reduce risk for heart disease
(National News ~ 12/09/08)
CHICAGO -- Eating a handful of nuts a day for a year -- along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish -- may help undo a collection of risk factors for heart disease. Spanish researchers found that adding nuts worked better than boosting the olive oil in a typical Mediterranean diet. Both regimens cut the heart risks known as metabolic syndrome in more people than a low-fat diet did...
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Frazar fires 59 on way to leading qualifers for 2009 PGA Tour
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/08)
LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Harrison Frazar finished a memorable week that included a 59 by reaching his ultimate goal Monday, closing with a 5-under 67 at the PGA Tour qualifying tournament to lead 28 players who earned their cards for next season. Frazar, who has played 300 times on the PGA Tour without winning, seized control of Q-school with a 59 in the fourth round Sunday. Even with a double bogey on the final hole of the Nicklaus Tournament course at PGA West, Frazar won by eight shots...
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Eat this, not that: Tips to navigate the holiday buffet table and not gain weight
(Community ~ 12/09/08)
Christmas is in the air, which basically means food is on the table. With office parties, neighborhood get-togethers, holiday dinners and school celebrations, the next chance to add to your waistline is only a party buffet away. People have long claimed that the average person gains five to seven pounds during the holidays — from mid-November to mid-January. But the last official research, published in the March 2000 New England Journal of Medicine, found that the number was more like one...
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Jackson School Board meeting today
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
The Jackson School Board will meet at 7 p.m. today at 614 E. Adams St. Action items are to consider approval of evaluations for the migrant, homeless and English language learners programs and to consider approval of a 403b plan document.
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FDA nixes idea of 'prescription pistol'
(National News ~ 12/09/08)
WASHINGTON -- It could have been the world's first prescription pistol. The single-bullet Palm Pistol set the Internet abuzz with speculation that Medicare might even pay for the elderly and disabled to pack heat. But Monday the Food and Drug Administration said the Palm Pistol doesn't have a shot of being listed as a medical device, and revoked the registration issued to its inventor only last week...
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Calif. fighter jet crash kills three
(National News ~ 12/09/08)
SAN DIEGO -- A fighter jet retuning to a Marine base after a training exercise crashed in flames in a San Diego neighborhood Monday, killing three people on the ground, leaving one missing and destroying two homes. The pilot of the F/A-18D Hornet jet ejected safely just before the crash around noon at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Explosions rocked a neighborhood of half-million-dollar homes, sending flames and plumes of smoke skyward...
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Blanche Traw
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
MORLEY, Mo. — Blanche Traw, 91, of Morley died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 18, 1917, in Pocahontas, Ark., daughter of Martin and Amanda Nearns Harris. She and Orlando Traw were married May 10, 1934. He died April 1, 1986...
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Harold Pennington
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — Harold Eugene Pennington, 83, of Wappapello died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1925, at Puxico, Mo., son of George and Lelia Varble Pennington. He and Helen Andrews were married June 10, 1947, at Fornfelt...
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U.S.: Blackwater shootings of Iraqis were unprovoked
(National News ~ 12/09/08)
WASHINGTON -- Wild, unprovoked gunfire and grenades killed 14 innocent Iraqis and hurt dozens more in a 2007 Baghdad attack, prosecutors said Monday in announcing charges with mandatory 30-year prison terms against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards...
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Hard times spark renewed interest in New Deal sites
(National News ~ 12/09/08)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The election of an ambitious new president in hard times is evoking comparisons with former president Franklin Roosevelt, and the 75th anniversary of FDR's New Deal is sparking renewed interest in how Americans survived the Great Depression...
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NFL Panthers rush past Buccaneers 38-23
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/08)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Running all over Tampa Bay with their emerging tandem of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, the Carolina Panthers seized control of the NFC South with a 38-23 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. Williams rushed for a career-high 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Stewart added 115 yards and two more scores...
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Few details in United States Steel Corp.'s plan to idle plants
(Business ~ 12/09/08)
GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- Mayor Ed Hagnauer has seen this St. Louis suburb weather layoffs at steel mills that account for much of its identity and a thick, pungent smell. But new layoffs in coming weeks by a steelmaker planning to idle its 2,200-worker foundry here has him a bit unnerved...
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Congress sends White House auto aid proposal
(National News ~ 12/09/08)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats on Monday sent the White House a draft of a roughly $15 billion auto bailout they aim to bring to a vote this week, but White House officials gave a cool initial response. The measure would rush bridge loans to Detroit's struggling Big Three but would also demand that the auto industry restructure itself in order to survive and would put an overseer chosen by President Bush in charge of monitoring that effort, according to a draft obtained by The Associated Press.. ...
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St. Louis pledges help for laid off brewery workers
(State News ~ 12/09/08)
ST. LOUIS -- The city of St. Louis says it will do all it can to help hundreds of laid off Anheuser-Busch employees. The newly combined Anheuser-Busch InBev brewery said Monday it will cut its work force by about 1,400 jobs, with 75 percent of the cuts at the St. Louis and Sunset Hills office...
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Southeast narrows AD search to three
(College Sports ~ 12/09/08)
The committee searching for Southeast Missouri State's new athletic director has announced three candidates with plenty of experience in athletic administration as well as demonstrated abilities in fiscal matters and strategic planning. And, in one case, they have a candidate who already has a favorite restaurant or two in town...
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Dustin Hubler, Meadow Heights boys basketball
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/08)
The Meadow Heights Panthers picked up a win in their opening game of the 2008-09 boys basketball season, winning 81-36 against East Carter on Saturday in the Current River Challenge in Van Buren. Dustin Hubler led Meadow Heights with 18 points in the win...
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Gracie Cundiff
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
Gracie G. "Sissie" Cundiff, 81, lifelong resident of McClure, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. Gracie was born in McClure to Benjamin Harrison and Ada Grace Cook Woodard on Dec. 27, 1926. She was a graduate of McClure High School in 1945 and Cape Girardeau Beauty School in 1947. ...
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Mississippi County uranium testing moves forward
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Gustavson Operating Co. is now beginning the second phase in the search for significant uranium deposits in Mississippi County. The first phase, which was completed in mid-October, included reviewing and mapping data from National Uranium Resource Evaluation well testing conducted in the late 1970s, according to John Gustavson of Gustavson...
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Restaurant in Cardwell, Mo., destroyed by fire
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
CARDWELL, Mo. — Fire officials say a Southeast Missouri restaurant suffered a total loss of its building and equipment after a blaze there. Four fire departments responded to a fire Friday night at the Lazy J Ranch restaurant in Cardwell and spent several hours on the scene. ...
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Teen injured in car accident Sunday on Route K
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
A 19-year-old was seriously injured Sunday following a single-car accident that occurred around 10:25 p.m. on Route K. Tyler A. Figliolo of Cape Girardeau was traveling westbound on Route K when he ran off the road near County Road 317, according to Sgt. ...
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Alberta Craig
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
ANNA, Ill. —Alberta Craig, 94, of Belleville, Ill., formerly of Anna, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Four Fountains Convalescent Center in Belleville. She was born April 19, 1914, in Sparta, Ill., daughter of Thomas H. and Mary R. Bicket Wilson. She and Roy B. Craig were married July 21, 1939. He died March 23, 1993...
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ND boys edge Charleston
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/08)
The Notre Dame boys basketball team converted its free throws down the stretch Monday in the first round of the SEMO Conference tournament. The Bulldogs drilled six of their seven attempts in the closing minute to knock off Charleston 52-50. They advanced to face Sikeston in Thursday's 7 p.m. semifinal...
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Daniel, Maclin among finalists for awards
(College Sports ~ 12/09/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel, a Heisman Trophy finalist this time last year, is headed back to New York as a hopeful for what is considered the academic Heisman. Daniel is among the 15 finalists for the Draddy Trophy, which recognizes athletes who also excel at academics and in community service. The award will be presented tonight,...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev to cut 1,400 American jobs
(Business ~ 12/09/08)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Monday it would cut some 1,400 U.S. jobs -- or another 6 percent of its U.S. work force -- to help save the world's largest brewer at least $1.5 billion a year. It said three-quarters of the jobs will disappear from Anheuser's North American headquarters in St. Louis, both at downtown offices and a campus in suburban Sunset Hills, Mo...
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Association's goat sale draws 16 producers, more than 500 goats to sale barn in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
Patton, Mo. For Joe and Duane Eades of Clubb, Mo., raising goats is a family affair. Three years ago they had 115 acres of farmland, but the pasture wasn't suitable for raising cattle. The father and son decided to buy 22 goats that year, only to see their investment grow into 114 goats by this week...
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Redhawks slump along with their primary outside threat
(College Sports ~ 12/09/08)
Southeast Missouri State acting coach Zac Roman knew entering the season that the Redhawks would have little margin for error. The general consensus was that if the Redhawks hoped to have success, their acknowledged big three of junior center Calvin Williams, senior forward Jaycen Herring and senior guard Kenard Moore would have to be clicking at the same time...
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Southeast prof reappointed to historic preservation council
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
Southeast Missouri State University history professor Dr. Bonnie Stepenoff will serve another term on the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Gov. Matt Blunt announced Monday. Blunt reappointed Stepenoff to the 11-member council, which reviews applications for placement of buildings and communities on the National Register of Historic Places. ...
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Fire report 12/09/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: n At 8:59 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2800 block of Bloomfield Road. n At 10:28 p.m., emergency medical service on Route K. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Nancy Duschell
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
Nancy Lee Duschell, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born June 4, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Dwight and Virginia Langston Dodson. She and Brad Duschell were married Oct. 29, 1967, at Ironton, Mo...
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Speak Out 12/9/08
(Speak Out ~ 12/09/08)
Punching buttons I'M READING about this new technique at school where kids punch a button to answer questions on a computer screen. This is ridiculous. Kids sit around and play with their electronic games and don't know what is going on around them. Now schools are fortifying the idea that all they've got to do is punch buttons. If this is all schools have got to spend money on, they don't need money...
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Confessions throw trials at Guantanamo into confusion
(International News ~ 12/09/08)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed said Monday he will confess to masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, throwing his death-penalty trial into disarray and surprising victims' relatives who watched from behind a glass partition...
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Stem-cell critics propose Mo. ballot measure
(State News ~ 12/09/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Critics of embryonic stem-cell research want to amend Missouri's constitution to restrict state grants for life science research. A group called Missouri Roundtable for Life said Monday it will try to place the matter before voters in 2010...
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Out of the past 12/9/08
(Out of the Past ~ 12/09/08)
25 years ago: Dec. 9, 1983 Several Cape Girardeau County officials will receive pay cuts of thousands of dollars annually following action taken yesterday by the County Court; the court voted to cut the salaries of county administrative judges, the county clerk, treasurer, auditor and prosecuting attorney back to 1982 levels in light of a recent court ruling...
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Crombeen's hat trick leads Blues to 6-3 win
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/08)
ST. LOUIS -- B.J. Crombeen doubled his career goal total in one game and accomplished a feat his father never did. Crombeen's first NHL hat trick, which included the game-winning goal with 3:43 to play, helped the St. Louis Blues to a 6-3 win Monday over the Nashville Predators...
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Two injured in Sunday night armed robbery in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. — An armed robbery Sunday night that left two injured remains under investigation, the Sikeston Standard Democrat reported. According to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, a call was received at 8:43 p.m. Sunday in regard to an incident at 504 Lanning St. ...
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Wayne Evans
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
Wayne Harold Evans, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 10, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, son of Eugene and Irma Crowe Evans. Evans was a self-employed auto diesel mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Rhodes of Cape Girardeau; two sons, Justin and Tyler Evans of Belleville, Ill.; two daughters, Alexis Evans of Cape Girardeau, Lindsey Hale of Jackson; three brothers, Arnold Evans of California, Ricky Evans of Jefferson City, Mo., David Evans of Potosi, Mo.; a sister, Jackie Evans of Cape Girardeau; and seven grandchildren.. ...
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Police report 12/09/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Dameon K. Winston, 17, of Sikeston, Mo., was arrested on suspicion of assault. Theft n A wallet was reported stolen at 701 Broadway...
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Daugherty may miss more time
(College Sports ~ 12/09/08)
Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach John Ishee thinks senior wing Sonya Daugherty could miss several more games. But Ishee said he hopes to have his second-leading scorer back when Ohio Valley Conference play resumes next month. Daugherty, averaging 13.2 points per game, missed Southeast's first two OVC contests with a knee injury...
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Births 12/09/08
(Births ~ 12/09/08)
Tackett Son to Wesley Darrell Tackett and Bethany Nicole Rodgers of Bloomfield, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:03 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Name, Chevy Lee. Weight, 7 pounds. Ms. Rodgers is the daughter of LaDonna Rainey of Benton, Mo., and Richard Rodgers of Jackson. Tackett is the son of Donna Tackett and Frankie Tackett of Bloomfield...
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Riots continue for third day in several cities in Greece
(International News ~ 12/09/08)
ATHENS, Greece -- Gangs of youths smashed their way through central Athens, Thessaloniki and other Greek cities Monday, torching stores, buildings and cars in the third day of mayhem after the fatal police shooting of a teenager. In the country's worst rioting in decades, dozens of shops, banks and hotels had their windows smashed as youths fought running battles with riot police. Black smoke rose above the city center, mingling with clouds of tear gas...
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KC Fed chief says recovery possible in late 2009
(State News ~ 12/09/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The economy won't begin recovering until the second half of next year at the earliest and that will depend on what form president-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus package takes, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said Monday...
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William Bening
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
William W. Bening, 103, born June 22, 1905, formerly of Okawville, Ill., died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Adele Tepe Bening, who he married May 6, 1928, at Olive Branch Lutheran Church in Okawville. She passed away April 5, 1994...
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Thunderstorms likely today, mixture of rain, sleet and snow possible by early Wednesday
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
Southeast Missouri may be in store for a mixture of heavy rain, high wind, sleet and snow between this morning and early Wednesday. The National Weather Service predicts a 100 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms today, with a high of 54 degrees. Winds from the south will fluctuate between 18 and 21 mph, though gusts could reach as high as 33 mph. Rainfall amounts will range from one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch an hour in heavier rainfall...
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Joseph Young
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
Joseph Amuel Young Sr., 75, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home...
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Maxine Boner
(Obituary ~ 12/09/08)
ORAN, Mo. — Maxine Boner, 73, of Oran died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at her home. She was born March 2, 1935, at Du Quoin, Ill., daughter of Dan and Nora Jones. She and Robert Boner were married in 1949 in Cape Girardeau. He died Dec. 21, 1999. Boner was a nurse at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, retiring in 2001. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary, and attended Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Health calendar 12/9/08
(Community ~ 12/09/08)
Today n La Leche League meeting: 6:30 p.m. Saint Francis Medical Center Family BirthPlace. This informal meeting is open to all women interested in breast feeding. Expecting mothers and nursing babies are welcome. Call Mary Liz at 573-398-9094 or Susan at 243-7769 for more information...
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Report card: Cape Girardeau School District down in nearly every category
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
2008 was a rough year for the Cape Girardeau School District. The district's graduation rate fell while the dropout rate rose, the average ACT score fell -- although a lower percentage of students took the test -- and fewer graduates entered a four-year college...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission approves senior board's recommendations
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission unanimously approved recommendations for grants by the Cape Girardeau County Senior Citizens' Services Fund Board at its meeting Monday. The grants total $547,450. The commissioners had put off the vote last week after questioning why $6,000 was being given to Gold Leaf Transportation, a private Jackson-based company, rather than the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority...
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`The Reader' is high-minded but emotionally cool
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/08)
AP Movie Critic As in 2002's "The Hours," director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare's last pairing, "The Reader" has the flawless production values and sheen of prestige that make it easy to admire, yet an emotional detachment that makes it difficult to embrace fully...
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Box turtle greets Centenary preschoolers
(Submitted Story ~ 12/09/08)
This box turtle was one of several amphibians and reptiles to visit children at Centenary Preschool in Cape Girardeau Tuesday morning. Mary Jane Fieser, a naturalist with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), presented a program about amphibians and reptiles of Missouri, giving the children a chance to view turtles, frogs and snakes up close...
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Blagojevich arrest fuels talk of impeachment
(State News ~ 12/09/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest Tuesday immediately stirred speculation that he could be impeached if he doesn't resign, a move that would put more stress on a state government already coming apart at the seams. Bickering and gridlock have been a fact of life for years at the state Capitol. Impeachment hearings and a trial would produce even more at a time when officials face a huge hole in the state budget and pressure to pass an economic stimulus plan...
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Thorngate closing outlet store by February
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
Just four weeks after announcing it would be laying off the remaining employees at its plant in Cape Girardeau by mid-to-late January, Thorngate Ltd. told the Southeast Missourian it is closing its clothing store at 10 N. Sprigg St. by February. The clothing store employs one person...
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Two-vehicle accident sends Perryville man to hospital
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
A Perryville, Mo., man was injured Monday evening in a two-car accident on Highway 61, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.The accident occurred two miles north of Jackson at around 6:20 p.m. ...
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Fencel sentenced to 70 years on murder, battery charges
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
Michael Fencel was sentenced today to 70 years in prison for the murder of a store customer and non-fatal shooting of a clerk at the Brown Big Video II store in McClure, Ill., in the summer of 2007.Fencel, of Mounds, Ill., pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated battery last month in an Alexander County, Ill., court. ...
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Waiting on Santa
(Submitted Story ~ 12/09/08)
Bentley, a 3 year old Great Dane, is patiently waiting for Santa to arrive. His favorite hobbies are: sleeping, eating, playing with his favorite toy "Blue", sitting on his owners lap, and watching Animal Planet.
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This afternoon on seMissourian.com
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
It was July 31, 2007 when Michael Fencel of Mounds, Ill., walked into the Brown Bag Video II adult video store in McClure, Ill., and shot two people. In the aftermath, a customer was left dead and the store clerk injured.Last month Fencel pleaded guilty to murder and aggravated battery. ...
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Ill. Gov. Blagojevich arrested on federal charges
(State News ~ 12/09/08)
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder. Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune, in the sale of Wrigley Field, according to a federal criminal complaint. ...
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Nature welcomed at Centenary Preschool
(Submitted Story ~ 12/09/08)
This speckled king snake got lots of tender touches by curious three and four year-olds at Centenary Preschool in Cape Girardeau Tuesday morning. The children also had a chance to visit with various turtles and frogs, a toad, and a salamander as part of the amphibian and reptiles of Missouri program presented by Missouri Department of Conservation naturalist, Mary Jane Fieser...
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Amphibians and reptiles visit Centenary Preschool
(Submitted Story ~ 12/09/08)
This snapping turtle quickly got the attention of three and four-year-olds at Centenary Preschool in Cape Girardeau Tuesday morning. Mary Jane Fieser, a naturalist with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), presented a program about amphibians and reptiles of Missouri, giving the children a chance to view turtles, frogs and snakes up close...
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Thorngate to close clothing store by February
(Local News ~ 12/09/08)
Just four weeks after announcing it would be laying off the remaining employees at its plant in Cape Girardeau by mid-to-late January, Thorngate Ltd. told the Southeast Missourian it is closing its clothing store at 10 N. Sprigg St. by February. The clothing store employs one person.Look for additional information later today at semissourian.com and in Wednesday's edition in the Southeast Missourian...
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Lightening follows tree, roots, fence and LP line into house
(Submitted Story ~ 12/09/08)
Allenville The current from the lightening strike traveled down the tree in a spiral, then moved along a large root, digging a path in the wet ground, to a wire fence where it jumped to a fitting on the copper gas line from the LP tank to the house. The fitting loosened and the leaking gas ignited setting fire to fence posts. From there the current traveled into the house to the hot water heater where it jumped to the electric panel blowing out several fuses...
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A Child's Christmas Prayer
(Submitted Story ~ 12/09/08)
Mama sits alone in her rocker Her knitting laid aside She closes the Bible in her lap Sees her child approaching and smiles. "Hey Mama he says, "since it's Christmas time And I know Daddy can't be home "Cause children in another place Are living in a war zone...
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