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LaSalle Avenue now open to traffic
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
LaSalle Avenue, the new road connecting exit 102 on Interstate 55 with Route W, opened to traffic Friday, Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson said. Weather and design changes on the two-mile-long, $3.4 million road have pushed the completion date past the expected May opening. The new road allows Jackson residents to reach Cape Girardeau from East Main Street without using I-55 or U.S. 61, also known as East Jackson Boulevard and Kingshighway...
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Kelso School District to conduct survey about school's facilities
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
The Kelso School District will be surveying its residents starting Tuesday to gauge opinions about the school's facilities. District officials are considering building a new school or renovating the current one, which is rented. The district will distribute surveys starting Tuesday. They will be sent through the mail or hand delivered...
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Family of farmer killed in grain bin accident speaks out for safety
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- If any positive element can come of the tragic death last month of local farmer David Dowdy, perhaps it is in the campaign underway that stresses the importance of farm-related safety, in particular when dealing with grain bins and proper safety measures to be practiced when grain bins are entered and augers are in use...
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Three shows added to run of 'Godspell'
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
Starz on the Rise, an independent theater troupe, is extending its production of "Godspell." There will be three additional performances Sept. 11, 12 and 18. Mike Dumey, the choir director at Cape Girardeau Junior High School, started the group this summer...
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Portageville ends 32-game losing streak vs. Scott City
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/09)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City High School football coach Jim May hopes his rebuilding process doesn't take too long. For Portageville coach Lee Wallace, a long and often painful rebuilding process appears to be paying off. Portageville broke a 32-game losing streak Friday night in resounding fashion, routing the host Rams 35-0...
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On the right track
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/05/09)
Restored train depot in Ullin Illinois
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Alleged assault with screwdriver leads to high-speed chase into Illinois
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
A high-speed car chase that began Friday morning in Jackson and ended on Route 3 in Illinois started when a man attempted to assault a Jackson resident with a screwdriver, said Jackson police chief James Humphreys.
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Cape Girardeau police still searching for wanted man after false alarm
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
Police spent nearly an hour in a standoff Friday at a Cape Girardeau residence, guns drawn, believing that fugitive Zatrun R. Twiggs may have been hiding inside, only to find a vacant apartment.
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Governor Jay Nixon and Chef James Coley, co-owner of Aartful Rose Gallery at Rose Bed Inn during Missouri Citizens for the Arts Reception held Sept. 1 at Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis
(Submitted Story ~ 09/05/09)
The Art in the Garden Reception held by Missouri Citizens for the Arts (MCA)at the Missouri Botanical Garden was one of the best evenings of a lifetime, ensconced in an urban Eden with constellations of artists and art lovers sparkled with camaraderie and sated with tasty nibbles and liquid refreshments...
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Here's Looking at you Mr.
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/05/09)
Lucy is looking outside from the comfort of her indoor living while her boyfriend "Bad Cat" looks in.
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Avoiding the flu
(Editorial ~ 09/05/09)
Swine flu -- also known as H1N1 -- is causing confusion as the normal flu season approaches. If I get my yearly flu shot will it protect me from swine flu? No. Will I have to take another shot for the swine flu? Yes, maybe twice. Can I get my regular flu shot now? Yes, and you should...
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Speak Out 9/5/09
(Speak Out ~ 09/05/09)
Attracting homeless; New Right; Student drivers; Kitty found; Spread the word; Playing politics; Texas secessionists
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Prayer 9/5/09
(Prayer ~ 09/05/09)
Help us to smile, O God, and show our love for one another. Amen.
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Living with loss
(Column ~ 09/05/09)
The sound of a newspaper being folded is a sweet song to my ears. During my short-term internships in Washington, D.C., years ago, it was revealing to notice how many people using public transportation were engrossed in the morning Post. Years later, during my first professional career, a newspaper vendor would drop copies of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at my desk. ...
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Effect of selfish labor is temporary, so go for an eternal perspective
(Community ~ 09/05/09)
This Saturday finds us entering the three-day Labor Day weekend. The extraordinarily cool weather we have been blessed with will certainly drive families outside and increase interstate travel. Labor is a dominant theme for the majority of our lives...
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WTO rules for U.S. in Airbus subsidies case
(National News ~ 09/05/09)
WASHINGTON -- The World Trade Organization has ruled that the European Union provided illegal subsidies to Airbus for its aircraft, a House Democrat said Friday. Washington state's Norm Dicks, who was briefed by U.S. trade officials of the confidential decision, said the WTO ruling confirms a complaint by the U.S. in 2004 that shows "all Airbus aircraft have received illegal subsidies and that these have caused material harm to Boeing."...
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Jobless rate at 9.7 percent; 216K jobs lost in August
(National News ~ 09/05/09)
WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate jumped almost half a point to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job market that will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery. While the jobless rate rose more than expected, the economy shed a net total of 216,000 jobs, less than July's revised 276,000 and the fewest monthly losses in a year, according to Labor Department data released Friday. ...
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Mizzou changes to role of underdog vs. Illini
(Professional Sports ~ 09/05/09)
ST. LOUIS -- For a change, it's Illinois bringing all the star power to the neutral-site opener against Missouri. For the first time in a long while, it's the Tigers who are untested and unappreciated. Illini quarterback Juice Williams passed for more than 450 yards and five touchdowns in a losing cause against Missouri last year, among three stadium yardage records he set. ...
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Wainwright wins No. 17 with Cards' timely rally vs. Pirates
(Professional Sports ~ 09/05/09)
PITTSBURGH -- Ryan Ludwick allowed Adam Wainwright to overcome a rare subpar start and back into becoming the majors' first 17-game winner. Ludwick homered twice and had his first career five-hit game, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-7 on Friday night for their 10th win in 12 games...
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Jackson wins 2-0 in semifinal game
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/09)
Law Duncan and Ryan Schlick provided the offense and the Jackson defense stifled Saxony Lutheran as the Indians posted a 2-0 victory in a semifinal match Friday night at Notre Dame's SoccerFest. Duncan buried the first goal 17 minutes into the opening half on a pass from Schlick to start the scoring for Jackson (2-0)...
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Redhawks soccer record falls to 3-2 with loss against Western Michigan Broncos
(College Sports ~ 09/05/09)
The Southeast Missouri State soccer team, playing away from home for the first time this season, suffered a loss Friday. Western Michigan beat the Redhawks 2-1 at the Panther Invitational in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Southeast fell to 3-2, while the Broncos improved to 1-2...
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Jackson drops its second straight home game
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/09)
Parkway South victimized the Jackson defense with three big plays. The Patriots used two runs and a pass to gain over half of their offensive yards in their 27-3 victory Friday night. "The long runs, that's what killed us," Jackson coach Van Hitt said. ...
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Leopold takes Woodland Invitational title
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/09)
The Leopold volleyball team captured the Woodland Invitational title with a two-game victory Friday night. Abby Landewe, Kristen Thele and Mallory James all recorded five kills in the Wildcats' 25-16, 25-12 win against Advance. Landewe added three blocks while Lauren Seiler put up 21 assists for Leopold (3-0)...
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Ex-soldier gets 5 life sentences in Iraqi deaths
(National News ~ 09/05/09)
PADUCAH, Kentucky -- A former U.S. soldier received five consecutive life sentences Friday for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the slaying of three of her family members. "What the defendant did was horrifying and inexcusable," U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell said in sentencing Steven Dale Green, 24. "The court believes any lesser sentence would be insufficient."...
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Appeals court rules against Ashcroft in 9/11 case
(National News ~ 09/05/09)
BOISE, Idaho -- A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 detention policies, ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11...
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Question remains of what will rise at ground zero
(National News ~ 09/05/09)
NEW YORK -- The five skyscrapers were all supposed to rise by early next decade to replace the ravaged World Trade Center, with the city's tallest towers set in a spiral evoking the Statue of Liberty's torch. They would frame a massive memorial in a tree-filled park, plus a theater and a transportation hub with uplifted wings -- one of several symbols intended to defy the terrorists who destroyed the 16-acre site in less than two hours...
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Israeli plan for settlement building angers U.S.
(International News ~ 09/05/09)
JERUSALEM -- Israel said Friday it will construct hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements before any slowdown in building, an announcement that drew harsh criticism from Washington, which demands a complete settlement freeze as a prelude to renewing Mideast peace talks...
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N. Korea says uranium program nearly complete
(International News ~ 09/05/09)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Friday it is on the threshold of mastering a new way of building atomic bombs, pressuring the United States to agree to direct negotiations or see the communist regime become a greater nuclear risk. Pyongyang's claim to have succeeded in experimental uranium enrichment -- an easier way to make nuclear weapons -- raises concerns that North Korea may add uranium-based weapons to enlarge its stockpile of atomic bombs made from plutonium...
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Afghans say 70 killed in NATO bombing
(International News ~ 09/05/09)
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- A U.S. jet dropped 500-pound bombs on two tanker trucks hijacked by the Taliban before dawn Friday, triggering a huge explosion that Afghan officials said killed more than 70 people, including insurgents and some civilians who had swarmed around the vehicles to siphon off fuel...
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Critics march against Chavez across Latin America
(International News ~ 09/05/09)
BOGOTA -- Thousands of opponents of Hugo Chavez marched against the Venezuelan president across Latin America on Friday, accusing him of everything from authoritarianism to international meddling. The protests, coordinated through Twitter and Facebook, drew more than 5,000 people in Bogota, and thousands more in the capitals of Venezuela and Honduras. Smaller demonstrations were held in other Latin American capitals, as well as New York and Madrid...
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Mo. teen who fired shot in school sentenced to 10 years
(State News ~ 09/05/09)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri boy who was 13 when he fired an assault rifle inside a Joplin middle school was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state custody. Thomas G. White, who's now 16, had been certified to stand trial as an adult and pleaded guilty in June to two counts of first-degree assault and a single count of armed criminal action...
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State rep: Quality Jobs Program, stable taxes key to stimulating job growth
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
Balancing a budget is the most pressing issue in the Missouri Legislature, state Rep. Steve Tilley said Friday. "We have a responsibility to pass a balanced budget," Tilley told businessmen and women during the monthly Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Coffee. "We expect each and every family to live within their means and we expect the legislature to do the same."...
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Dexter businessman pleads guilty to selling drugs
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
Dexter businessman pleads guilty to selling drugs BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter businessman was sentenced to seven years in prison, with a suspended execution of the sentence if he successfully completes five years of supervised probation, according to a story in the Daily Statesman. ...
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Fire report 9/5/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/05/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Police report 9/5/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/05/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs Arrests Summonses Assaults Theft Burglary Miscellaneous Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. ...
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Dorothy Ervin
(Obituary ~ 09/05/09)
Dorothy Ervin Dorothy D. Ervin, 86, formerly of Jackson passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at Woodland Nursing Home in Arnold, Mo. She was born Dec. 20, 1922, in Morley, Mo., daughter of William A. and Mary M. Capps Beggs. She and Wilson Ervin were married May 31, 1944, at Morley, Mo. He passed away Dec. 14, 2003...
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Nora Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 09/05/09)
Nora Seabaugh Nora Lee Seabaugh, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, to Edward F. and Erna Sander Spalding. She and Robert E. Seabaugh were married Dec. 25, 1947, in Cape Girardeau...
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Irene Hente
(Obituary ~ 09/05/09)
Irene Hente Irene Cannon Hente, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born July 27, 1920, in Commerce, Mo., daughter of Jesse Richmond and Alice Loftin Sanders. Irene and Norval L. Cannon were married Dec. 22, 1945, in Benton, Mo. He died Oct. 21, 1979. She later married Donald Hente on May 1, 1982, in Cape Girardeau...
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Births 9/5/09
(Births ~ 09/05/09)
Kamps; Birk; Watson; Holman; Bell; Emerson; McCormick; Roach
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Howard Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 09/05/09)
Howard Seabaugh Howard Hall Seabaugh, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at his home. He was born March 13, 1918, near Daisy, son of William and Iva Kurre Seabaugh. He and Melba Eugenia Johnson were married July 15, 1944. After 63 years of marriage she preceded him in death Dec. 11, 2007...
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Eva Sheffer
(Obituary ~ 09/05/09)
Eva Sheffer CAIRO, Ill. -- Eva Sheffer, 106, of Cairo, formerly of Olmsted, Ill., died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Barkett Funeral Home in Mound City, Ill., and from 9 a.m. to service time Monday at Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted...
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Fran Clutts
(Obituary ~ 09/05/09)
Fran Clutts Fran Clutts, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Henson officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery...
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Tamiko Gibson
(Obituary ~ 09/05/09)
Tamiko Gibson JONESBORO, Ill. -- Tamiko "Tommy" Gibson, 84, of Jonesboro died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Sunday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro...
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Connie Reale
(Obituary ~ 09/05/09)
Connie Reale PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Connie Schloss Reale, 59, of Leesburg, Va., formerly of Perryville, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, and 6:30 a.m. to service time Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Out of the past 9/5/09
(Out of the Past ~ 09/05/09)
25 years ago: Sept. 5, 1984 Despite a citizens' petition drive seeking a referendum on the multipurpose building operating agreement between the city and Southeast Missouri State University, the Cape Girardeau City Council says it will proceed with the sale of the $5 million in bonds to finance the city's share of the $13 million project...
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Two area routes restricted to one lane
(Local News ~ 09/05/09)
Repairs to reduce Route HH next week Route HH in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction next week while MoDOT crews repair pavement, according to a MoDOT news release. Work on the section of road from Highway 72 to Route J will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. For more information, call MoDOT at 888-275-6636...
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Tigers fall to New Madrid 38-35
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/09)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles slipped past the Central Tigers on Friday night as they pulled off a 38-35 victory. In the first half with New Madrid County leading 8-7, James Poindexter fumbled a return and the Eagles were there to scoop it up. They scored minutes later on a run by Jamareia Jones...
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Bulldogs rebound after halftime speech, win 1-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/09)
Notre Dame coach Brad Wittenborn admits he doesn't get fired up often. On Friday night, the Bulldogs' coach did -- and it made all the difference. A fiery halftime speech helped the Bulldogs rebound from a lackluster first half and earn a 1-0 victory over Marion in the second semifinal of the night at Notre Dame's SoccerFest...
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Missouri Citizens for the Arts Reception at Missouri Botanical Gardens Sept 1
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/05/09)
The Art in the Garden Reception held by Missouri Citizens for the Arts at the Missouri Botanical Gardens was one of the best evenings of a lifetime, ensconced in an urban Eden with constellations of artists and art lovers sparkled with camaraderie and sated with tasty nibbles and liquid refreshments...
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From the Pulpit: the Rev. Janet Hopkins
(Community ~ 09/05/09)
Pastor Janet can't remember a time in her life when she wasn't involved in church. The Rev. Janet Hopkins with Hobbs Chapel United Methodist grew up in youth groups with ice cream socials, church picnics and swimming parties at the creek. She became a pastor more than 25 years ago and came to Hobbs Chapel seven years ago. She took a moment recently to talk about her experiences and her faith...
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