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Tonight's 'Spamalot' performance canceled; ticket holders to get refunds
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
Southeast Missouri State University has announced that tonight's performance of "Spamalot" at the River Campus has been canceled. The touring company has been delayed several hours due to road conditions in Illinois, Southeast said in a news release. Ticket holders will receive full refunds. The university hopes to reschedule "Spamalot" at a later date, the release said...
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Opposition to proposed smoking ban in Cape Girardeau heats up
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
Cape Girardeau's smokers are fuming. A group of city residents -- and some outside the city's limits -- are organizing to staunchly oppose a proposed smoking ban in public places, mainly restaurants and bars that will likely be decided by voters in April. They're meeting weekly, have launched a Facebook page to rally supporters and have designed a logo that asks "Cape, What's Next?"...
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Southeast Missouri State University gets good marks on annual audit
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
With the exception of a few minor findings, Southeast Missouri State University has passed its annual audit.
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Cape Girardeau man sells off part of sports memorabilia collection
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
After 45 years of collecting sports memorabilia, Kim Ferguson of Cape Girardeau decided the Christmas season could be a good time to unload nearly two-thirds of his St. Louis Cardinals yearbooks, historic newspapers, sports magazines and novelties by holding a one-man show at CrossRoads Fellowship in Jackson on Saturday...
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Older graduates part of a demographic trend at Southeast
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
Charles Vandegriffe is a lifelong learner. At 80, the suburban St. Louis man is making plans for graduate school. Vandegriffe, with the help of his walker, will take his commencement steps Saturday, graduating with a general education degree from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Volunteers at West Park Mall packing thousands of meals to feed starving children across globe
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
First, a spoonful of chicken flavoring. Then a cup of dried vegetables, some soy for protein and white rice. Once blended and cooked, the ingredients in the clear 20-ounce bag provide a well-balanced meal that can feed six malnourished children anywhere in the world.
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Last Chance To Get Discount Tickets For Concert
(Submitted Story ~ 12/12/10)
Thursday will be the last day to get discounted adult tickets for the 2010 Christmas Show by the Heartland Pops on Friday, Dec. 17 at 7:00P.M. at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus. On Friday, the price goes to $14.00. Students 6-12 are $10.00 and children 5 and under are free. ...
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Generous Donor drops off toys for Toys for Tots
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/12/10)
A generous donor dropped off toys to the Marine Corps League Detachment 1081! Schnucks, Mississippi River radio and the Marine Corps League hosted a 24 hour toy drive December 10-11. Thank you so much to everyone who came by and made a donation!
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Toys for Tots and Rude Dog Pub
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/12/10)
Rude Dog Pub delivered a truck full of toys to Dave Ross, Toys for Tots Coordinator. Rude Dog held a fundraiser Thursday night to raise money and toys for the program. A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who attended the event at Rude Dog, Pour House and The Library! Your generosity is greatly appreciated and will help us reach our goal to provide toys for needy children in our community!...
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Magnum and his first snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/12/10)
Magnum absolutely loves the snow and he found one of the logs for our fireplace to chew on to pass the time while the snow just fell from the sky. He does NOT want to come inside when it is snowing outside otherwise that is where he prefers. He is a funny boy and we Love him Very Much! We are a lucky family to have him as a part of our family...
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Aurelia
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/12/10)
Aurelia loves the snow and it being the first snow of the season I could not even get her pj's changed before she had to get out in the snow with the dogs! She was praying for it the day before! Boy does she have some pull with the Big Guy!!!!!
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Execution date set for man convicted of Southeast Missouri murder
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday set an execution date for a man convicted of conspiring with his friend's married girlfriend to kill her husband in 1994. Richard Clay is scheduled to die on Jan. 12 at the maximum security prison in Bonne Terre. He would be the first Missouri inmate executed since May 2009 and the second since October 2005...
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Butler, Ripley counties' Court Appointed Special Advocates back from near death
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The home was unsanitary and unsafe. Both mom and dad were drug users reluctant to comply with court orders. Caught in the middle were their children. It is abuse and neglect cases like this where Court Appointed Special Advocates become an invaluable tool as authorities try to determine how best to help. They serve as the eyes and ears of the court, but are the voice of the child...
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Sikeston group selling sesquicentennial Christmas ornament
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- For those still searching for the perfect gift, Downtown Sikeston has a suggestion -- its 2010 Christmas Ornament. "This year, we went with a little different design," said Brandon Kuehn, executive director of the Historic Midtown Development Group. ...
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Redhawks men snare first win
(College Sports ~ 12/12/10)
Relief was the operative word for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team following Saturday's game at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks posted their initial win, crushing Hannibal-LaGrange 101-52. "Some of the swelling went down from all the beatings and bruisings we've had," senior guard Anthony Allison said with a laugh...
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Stone - Dillingham
(Wedding ~ 12/12/10)
Christine Michelle Stone and John Isaac Dillingham were married May 15, 2010, on their farm in Oriole. Rob Mehner performed the ceremony. Trumpeters were Bil Salyer of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Tyler Hutcheson of East Prairie, Mo. Soloists were Marlene and Paige Rothenberger of Jackson...
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Kaufman - 50 Years
(Anniversary ~ 12/12/10)
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Louis Kaufman of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner Nov. 27, 2010, at Apostolic Promise Church. Hosts were their children and church members. The couple took a trip in June to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, a gift from their children...
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Benton - 40 Years
(Anniversary ~ 12/12/10)
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Benton of Jackson were honored with a surprise dinner party in celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary. The event was held Nov. 7, 2010, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, hosted by their children. Benton and Alice Nitsch were married Nov. 7, 1970, at Emanuel United Church of Christ, by the Rev. Fred Brandenburg. Their attendants were Elsie and Edwin Jr. Peetz, Elda and Kenneth Siebert, Cindy Schmoll and Phillip Ulrich...
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Do vintage because you love it, not to cut corners on dress costs
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
NEW YORK -- There's something romantic about the idea of a vintage wedding dress, with the wonderful stories it could tell. Maybe there'd be some delicate lace, too, or exquisite siren-worthy satin. Reality, though, isn't always so pretty. Some vintage dresses are those perfect gowns you dream of, said Mark Ingram, CEO and creative director of Manhattan's Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, but others are too costumey, too dated or, more likely, simply ill-fitting...
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Red-winged blackbirds flock to the feast
(Column ~ 12/12/10)
I photographed this flock of red-winged blackbirds the evening of Dec. 4. Seeing them land on a small transitory island at the flooded low end of a harvested soybean field surprised me. Some of the blackbirds were even landing on the cut soybean stubs...
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Top 10 Cookie Contest Finalist: Christmas Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Mary Ann Cruise 2/3 cups butter 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1 tsp. soda 1 tablespoon hot water 1 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 cup orange juice 1 pound of box dates (chopped) 1 cup chopped pecans or nuts 1 small jar maraschino cherries...
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2010 Cookie Contest Finalist: Cherry Christmas Slices
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Ann Honeywell Albrecht "The brilliant red and green candied cherries add an extra sparkle to these delicious holiday cookies. Also, this recipe is easy to mix up ahead of the busy holiday season in November and kept in the freezer until needed in December."...
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Top 10 Cookie Contest Finalist: Peanut Butter Cornflake Bars
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Geri Beussink "I loved these bars when we had them in grade school at St. Vincent's. It took me a long time to find a recipe. My little brother Curtis and several of my nieces and nephews ask me to make these at family dinners. Teenagers love them, so do adults. They only require 4 ingredients. I used to flatten them with a meat clever until I discovered the rolling pin tip."...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Holiday Oooey-Gooey Butter Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Anne Willis As soon as Thanksgiving is over, my husband and sons ask when I am going to make my Oooey-Gooey Butter Cookies! They have become a holiday tradition in my family and among friends and family. The small cookie size makes them irresistible to eat, you can just pop them in your mouth. What makes this recipe even better is that it is super easy, but the dough is very sticky and gooey, hence the name...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Mom's Molasses Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Jodi Thompson 2 cups flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. ground cloves 1 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 1 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 2/3 cup safflower oil 1/4 cup molasses 1 egg or 1/4 cup egg substitute 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Gooey Butter Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Jill Morgan "If you like gooey butter cake, you'll love these cookies! They are very light and flavorful. Everyone at work loves them!" 1/2 stick of butter, softened [no substitutions] 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 4 oz. cream cheese, softened...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Banana Nugget Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Dana Lovins "I have eaten this cookie all my life. It means 'home' to me. I remember my mother baking this cookie whenever we had leftover bananas. My brother and I would hide 3-4 bananas just so no one would eat them so we could get these cookies! It's one of the first cookies I taught my own children how to bake since they loved them so much. I have a very special friend who at Christmas always gets a batch left on her door step from Santa."...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Grammy's Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Katie Hannaford "This recipe was given to me by my sister, Marideen, from Marshall, Mo. These are very crunchy, tasty cookies. They taste better after they have aged for a day or so after baking. This is a very GOOD cookie!" 1 cup butter flavor Crisco...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Caramel Frosted Brown Sugar Drops
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Susan Fields 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup unsalted butter 1 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 cup or more chopped pecans Caramel Frosting 7 Tbs. unsalted butter cut into chunks...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Cookie Clusters
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Linda Burnette "This recipe came from my mother. She used to make them every Christmas to give to friends and neighbors along with a homemade ornament. I'm continuing the tradition by making them for my co-workers, friends and neighbors along with the Christmas ornament that I make."...
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2010 Cookie Contest Winner: Cranberry Pecan Crescents
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Susan Fields "This is a recipe that belonged to my aunt, who has passed away. Everyone enjoyed these so much she made sure we all received this recipe before she died. My sons always called them Aunt Bell's wrapped-up cookies." Dough:...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Cookie wonderland
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
When Susan Fields was about 6 years old, she won the last Cranberry-Pecan Crescent in a game of marbles with her brother. Her version of her grandmother's Cranberry-Pecan Crescents won the majority vote from the judges in the Southeast Missourian Season's Best Holiday Cookie Contest...
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2010 Cookie Contest Child's Favorite: Belgian Chocolate Waffle Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Dana Johnston "These are so easy to make and so yummy. The children love to help make these and dust the 'snow' on top. These are also great for holiday brunches as they are waffle shaped. Also great with ice cream or chocolate syrup."...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Pink Cloud Angel Cookies with Peppermint Meringue
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Martha L. Maxton "I was a den mother for my oldest son, Dan, in 1974 in Columbus, Ohio. For our weekly meeting for one month, another mother and I took nine members of our den downtown after school for a cooking class held at the gas company that served our city. ...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Christmas Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Victoria Scherer 2 cups of sugar 2 cups shortening 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon white syrup 3 eggs 5 cups of flour 1 cup of nuts 1 cup of maraschino cherries (green and red) chopped and drained very well 1 cup chopped dates 2 teaspoon vanilla...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Cowboy Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Judy A. Shrum "These are a soft cookie that keeps well. This cookie was a favorite of my late father-law-in Ellis E. Shrum. He would watch me bake these. He would sample them as they came out of the oven, even though I had a plate of them in front of him to take home. Our church and American Legion unit loves them, too."...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Mrs. Rahm's Gum Drop Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Jodi Thompson "This recipe came from my high school home economics teacher Margaret Rahm. It is unusual and very festive." Cream: 1 cup margarine 4 eggs (beaten) 2 cups brown sugar (packed) Add: 1 3/4 cups flour 1/4 tsp. salt...
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2010 Cookie Contest: Cream Cheese Cookies
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Submitted by Janel Wilburn "I am not sure where this recipe originated. I found it while going through one of my Grandma Deneke's self-made cookbooks. [The cookies] are light and fluffy but with a good rich flavor. Every time I make them they are huge hit. Enjoy!"...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Pet name: Larry Owner: John Dickey Favorite activity: Getting in the holiday spirit. ...
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Deed of the week 12/12/10
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Recently the Southeast Missouri Harley Owners Group, along with the Cape Elks and Kohl's, sponsored a toy run and food drive. Bikers met at Kohl's with bags of food and toys for the food pantry and Toys for Tots program and then embarked on a motorcycle ride. Pictured are Elks Exalted Ruler Ron Bollinger, SEMO H.O.G. director Steve Floyd, and Elks treasurer Steve Reed...
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Adopt Sadie
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Sadie is a 1 1/2-year-old pit bull terrier. She is good natured and obedient. She is also house broken and good with children. For more information, contact the Humane Society at 334-5837. ...
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Adopt Hiro
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Hiro is a 7-month-old gray-and-white cat. He plays well with other cats or by himself, too. Hiro has been neutered and is up-to-date on shots. For more information, contact Safe Harbor at 243-9823. ...
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God-given mulligan
(Column ~ 12/12/10)
For most things in life, there is no do-over. Human beings live on a linear timeline and for just about everything, there's no going back. Once something is done, it is done. With all rules, whether explicitly stated or commonly understood, there are exceptions...
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McDonald's donates to Jackson Police Department
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
McDonald's in Jackson recently teamed up with the Jackson Police Department to sponsor a McToy Drive Night. McDonald's donated 25 percent of all sales from 4 to 8 p.m. to the Jackson Police Department for its annual toy drive. The money will be used for the toy drive, the Safe House for Women, the Marines Toys for Tots and the Elks of Jackson food drive. ...
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Feeding children
(Editorial ~ 12/12/10)
This Christmas many of us will enjoy time with family, unwrap presents and partake in a great deal of festive food. However, there are many around the world -- especially children -- who know the feeling of hunger all too well. LaCroix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau is trying to change this...
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Cape Splash decorations
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/12/10)
Thanks to all who came up with the idea to decorate and sponsor the lighting of the umbrellas at Cape Splash. It reminds us of the enjoyment the water park brought to family, friends and those visiting Cape Girardeau this past summer. If you haven't driven past the decorated Cape Splash, do so; it gives you that winter wonderland feeling...
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Speak Out 12/12/10
(Speak Out ~ 12/12/10)
I couldn't agree more with Dr. Morton's column. Just because physicians are employed by the hospitals, that does not make them better physicians. YOU will now see the middle class suffer since Republicans were voted in office. They only care about the rich people and themselves with their millions. There are more millionaires now, but you don't see them creating jobs, only putting their money in their pockets and spending it on luxuries...
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Prayer 12/12/10
(Prayer ~ 12/12/10)
O Lord, may we be a blessing to those in need. Amen.
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Calif. library book returned 74 years overdue
(National News ~ 12/12/10)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A California woman is proving it's never too late to make things right. Ninety-five-year-old Hazel Severson of Sacramento said a friend found a book that Severson's late husband had borrowed from an Amador County library in 1936 while sorting through things for a garage sale...
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Camel falls on audience at Fla. Christmas show
(National News ~ 12/12/10)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A camel and its rider are unhurt after toppling onto audience members during a rehearsal for a costumed Christmas pageant at a South Florida church. The camel named Lula Bell walked down the aisle and was supposed to stop and kneel. Instead, the animal balked and then stumbled sideways. It fell onto several pews and the rider was also tossed into the audience...
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Prodigal kitty returns home 5 years after Katrina
(National News ~ 12/12/10)
BILOXI, Miss. -- Five years after wandering away in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, a gray-and-white cat named Scrub has been reunited with his Mississippi family. The Humane Society of South Mississippi said Scrub was identified by an implanted microchip. The 7-year-old cat was brought to the shelter by a Gulfport woman who'd fed him as a stray the past couple of months but worried about his safety during a cold snap...
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Madoff's son found dead in NYC in apparent suicide
(National News ~ 12/12/10)
NEW YORK -- Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's eldest son hanged himself by a dog leash in his apartment Saturday, exactly two years after his father's arrest in a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that swindled thousands of investors of their life savings...
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Elizabeth Edwards remembered for wit, resolve
(National News ~ 12/12/10)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Family and friends of Elizabeth Edwards recalled her Saturday as an idealistic law student who challenged professors, a political sage who offered advice at every turn and a matriarch who comforted her family even as she was dying of breast cancer...
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Fossilized hyena dung found off Dutch coast
(International News ~ 12/12/10)
The Associated Press AMSTERDAM -- Researchers say a curled-up brown fossil dredged up off the Dutch coast is an ancient piece of hyena dung, the first found in the North Sea dating back to the Late Pleistocene era, 12,000-100,000 years ago. Jelle Reumer, director of the Rotterdam Natural History museum called the prehistoric piece of poop "a beauty."...
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OPEC ministers make no change in output
(International News ~ 12/12/10)
QUITO, Ecuador -- OPEC ministers decided Saturday to keep oil output at current levels, citing ample inventories amid persisting global economic uncertainty and a price of just less than $90 a barrel. The 12-member cartel said after an unusually short meeting that it based its decision on projections showing demand for crude would grow more slowly in 2011 than this year...
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Vandals quick to attack Miami Beach snail art
(Entertainment ~ 12/12/10)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Who would want to harm the plastic, pink snails of Miami Beach? Police are investigating the vandalism of several of the 45 giant art pieces displayed around South Beach as part of an international art fair. So far, at least eight have been targeted, including one that was thrown into Biscayne Bay. Several others were tagged with graffiti...
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German police find pot plant adorned as Xmas tree
(International News ~ 12/12/10)
BERLIN -- German police said an "old hippy" is facing possible prosecution for his version of the, ahem, highest Christmas tree -- a festively decorated two-yard-tall marijuana plant. Koblenz police spokesman Ralf Schomisch says officers raided the apartment of the 58-year-old man following a tip Monday and uncovered a cache of 5.3 ounces of marijuana...
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Cables show Ireland irked Vatican
(International News ~ 12/12/10)
VATICAN CITY -- Newly released U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that the Vatican felt "offended" that Ireland failed to respect Holy See "sovereignty" by asking high-ranking churchmen to answer questions from an Irish commission probing decades of sex abuse of minors by clergy...
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Presidential candidates reject recount in sloppy Haiti election
(International News ~ 12/12/10)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Two top candidates in Haiti's disputed presidential election are rejecting a proposed recount, threatening to torpedo a compromise aimed at quelling days of riots and violence over allegations the vote was rigged, their campaigns said Saturday...
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Toddler rescued from toy crane machine in Pa. mall
(State News ~ 12/12/10)
The Associated Press MCKEES ROCKs, Pa. -- Authorities say a 2-year-old girl spent 15 minutes stuck inside a toy crane vending machine in a Pittsburgh-area mall. Moon Run fire chief Paul Kashmer said the girl didn't seem upset by the ordeal Wednesday night in the food court at the Mall of Robinson, in Robinson Township. Kashmer said firefighters arrived to find "the cutest little girl in a pink outfit sucking her binky inside with the other toys."...
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Obama: Deal on tax cuts not perfect but worth passage
(National News ~ 12/12/10)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama calls his tax-cut agreement with Republicans far from perfect but a good deal overall for Americans, while acknowledging that many fellow Democrats aren't happy about what he negotiated with the GOP. Pressing for passage by year's end, he told lawmakers in his radio and Internet address Saturday that "our recovery will be strengthened or weakened based on the choice that now rests with Congress."...
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Dorothy Cook
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
SARCOXIE, Mo. -- Mrs. Dorothy Alline Cook, 77, of Sarcoxie departed this life Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at St John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., after a sudden illness. Dorothy entered this life Nov. 23, 1933, in McClure, Ill., born to the union of the late Lyman and Pauline Copeland Clover. She was raised in McClure, and in 1961 she was united in marriage to Paul D. Cook...
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Robert Swaim
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Robert Burton Swaim, 62, of St. Louis died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 4, 1948, in Kansas City, to Richard H. and Mildred Smith Swaim. He served three years in the U.S. Army and was a 1966 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. He owned Public Affairs Group, a lobbying company in Springfield, Ill., until his illness...
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John Gibbar
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
GALLATIN, Mo. -- John Michael Gibbar, 82, of Commerce, Mo., and most recently Gallatin, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. He was born May 11, 1928, at Lithium, Mo., son of James Lemie and Lorene Henderson Gibbar. He was married to Betty Vincent Gibbar on Sept. 23, 1950, in Piggott, Ark...
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Pauline Kraft
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
Pauline D. Kraft, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at Southeast Hospital. She was born June 7, 1925, in Charleston, Mo., to Lawrence and Effie Knight Pobst. She and Fred Kraft were married Feb. 6, 1953, in Jackson. Pauline worked at Florsheim Shoe Co. more than 30 years, retiring in 1987. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church...
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Louella Lanigan
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
Louella Lanigan, 69, of Jackson passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 17, 1940, in Lutesville, Mo., daughter of Lee and Maudie Mae Cook Estes. She and James David Lanigan were married June 25, 1960...
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Helen Williams
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
Helen Steck Malone Williams, 97, of Austin, Texas, passed away Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. She was born Nov. 5, 1913, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Steck. Her father served on the local city council 25 years, longer than any other elected official at the time...
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Claude Whaley
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
Claude Franklin Whaley, 82, of Jackson, formerly of Kelso, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 15, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, to Dewey Claude and Rose Staebel Whaley. He first married Ruby Cauhorn on April 7, 1948. She survives of Jackson. He later married Mattie Jane Rhodes on Oct. 16, 1971. She preceded him in death Aug. 3, 1992...
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Phyllis LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
Phyllis A. LeGrand, 60, of Jackson died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. William Brooks officiating...
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Beulah Thorn
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
Beulah B. "Gertrude" Thorn, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at Woolland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill, Mo. She was born May 8, 1924, in Cape Girardeau County, to Clarence and Alpha McElreath Mungle. Mrs. Thorn was a waitress and cook all her life at various restaurants in St. Louis. She also did private housekeeping over the years...
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Lorna Mueller
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
Lorna E. Mueller, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Southeast Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Jaime Followell
(Obituary ~ 12/12/10)
Jaime Followell, 34, of Jackson died Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Out of the past 12/12/10
(Out of the Past ~ 12/12/10)
A contract providing for construction of a final section of Highway 177 between Fruitland on the west and Route J on the east has been awarded by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission; Bloomsdale Excavating Co. of Bloomsdale, Mo., was given the $3,220,500 contract...
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Club news 12/12/10
(Community News ~ 12/12/10)
Dortha Strack was hostess when members of the Kage FCE Club met at the MU Extension Center in Jackson for their November meeting. Prior to the meeting, members attended the Veterans Day Program at the Jackson High School Auditorium presented by the Music Department of the school...
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FYI 12/12/10
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
The Osage Community Centre will host a Christmas Vacation Day Camp from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 20. The day will include activities like singing carols, listening to Christmas songs, watching Christmas movies and playing holiday games. Cost is $66 for residents and $72.50 for non residents. The event will be open to children ages 6 to 12. Wednesday is the registration deadline. For more information, call 339-6340...
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School menus Dec. 13 to 17
(Menus ~ 12/12/10)
Cape Girardeau Elementary MONDAY--Chicken nuggets or ham & cheese on bun, chicken & herb rice, mixed fruit cup, Krispy Kreme wafer cookie. TUESDAY--Toasted cheese sandwich or turkey & cheese on bun, mixed greens garden salad, fresh veggies, pears...
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Jackson police/fire report 12/12/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/12/10)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/12/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/12/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/12/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/12/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Find room this season
(Column ~ 12/12/10)
Do you remember that one Christmas you knew exactly what you wanted? You could have cared less if you received a thousand gifts for Christmas, there was only one thing that mattered. You cut out pictures from the Christmas catalogs and ads to strategically place them around the house to be "discovered" by mom, dad, grandparents, whoever -- it didn't matter as long as they took the hint that this is what you wanted...
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Route H reduced for tree trimming
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
Route H in Scott County will be reduced to one lane between County Road 504 and Highway 77 while Missouri Department of Transportation crews trim trees along the road. The work will be performed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, weather permitting. The work zone will be marked with signs...
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U.S. 62 reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 12/12/10)
U.S. 62 in Mississippi and Scott counties will continue to be reduced to one lane with a 17-foot width restriction from Interstate 55 at Sikeston, Mo., to Route B at Bertrand, Mo., while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. Weather permitting, work will continue from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Dec. 23. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MODOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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A new chapter: La Croix United Methodist Church family to continue ministry in Kansas City area
(Community ~ 12/12/10)
Between Christmas and New Year's, Chris Nall and his family will pack their belongings and move to Kansas City, Mo., but they will leave part of their family behind. Their church family at La Croix United Methodist Church will miss Nall and the music and arts worship he's brought to the congregation since 1993 through his work as a worship leader...
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Storm socks Midwest with 20 inches of snow; temps drop
(National News ~ 12/12/10)
MINNEAPOLIS -- A powerful snowstorm socked the upper Midwest on Saturday with as much as 20 inches of snow, forcing authorities to close state roads across five states as heavy winds made for treacherous driving conditions. The snowstorm was expected to be followed by dangerous cold. North Dakota experienced wind chills of 20 degrees below zero, and the arctic air was expected to drop temperatures below zero by tonight throughout the Dakotas and in parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin...
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Missouri cruises at home
(College Sports ~ 12/12/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri had been getting used to close contests before Saturday. After playing three consecutive games that came down to the final possession, including two that went to overtime, the No. 11 Tigers took control early and went on to a 70-55 win over Presbyterian College...
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Playoff implications abound in Rams vs. Saints game
(Professional Sports ~ 12/12/10)
NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees is buying into the hype, if not fueling it. The Saints are hosting the St. Louis Rams today in what, to the realist, might have the look of a potential mismatch between the defending champs, winners of five straight, and the improving but still mediocre Rams...
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Blues fall in shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 12/12/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Jussi Jokinen scored the lone goal in the shootout and Cam Ward stopped 38 shots to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Carolina, playing the third game of a five-game road trip, won for only the second time in its last nine road games...
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Southeast women wither in second half
(College Sports ~ 12/12/10)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team hung relatively close to Wisconsin-Green Bay for the first half Friday night. But the powerful Phoenix wound up rolling to a 74-40 victory in Green Bay, Wis. Southeast fell to 4-6 while UWGB, ranked 17th and 23rd in the two major national polls, improved to 9-0...
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High school roundup: Chaffee boys improve to 3-0 with win
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Jackson nips Notre Dame boys for third place at SEMO Conference tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Jackson High School boys basketball team used a comeback to bounce back from a lopsided loss. Fifth-seeded Jackson rallied past third-seeded Notre Dame 46-40 in Friday night's third-place game at the SEMO Conference tournament...
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Central's upset bid in SEMO Conference title game falls short
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Central High School boys basketball team weathered Sikeston's storm in the first half. The Tigers weathered it so well, in fact, that they entered the locker room with a lead. But it's hard to avoid the Bulldogs' hurricane for four quarters...
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Light's basket lifts Oak Ridge past Saxony Lutheran boys
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/10)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Junior Jacob Light failed to resemble a kid who scored the game-winning basket in the final minute Friday night. Light returned to the court after his team's 52-50 victory over Saxony Lutheran to practice free throws. He stood at the foul line methodically pumping shots through the net as fans and parents milled around...
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High school roundup: Scott City girls hold off Delta for Chaffee Invite title
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/10)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Courtship series: Recruiting hard work off court for players
(College Sports ~ 12/12/10)
Former Notre Dame Regional High School basketball player Matt Helle admits there are moments when he questions why he went out of his way to make his life a little more difficult. Helle, a former starter for the Bulldogs, averaged 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds a game last season. They were numbers that did not attract all-conference or all-district recognition...
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