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Jackson moving graduation to Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
Jackson High School's graduation ceremony tonight has been moved to the Show Me Center due to the threat of rain in the forecast. The event starts at 7 p.m., and doors open at 6 p.m.
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University warns Mo. horse owners about virus
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Veterinarians at the University of Missouri in Columbia are urging horse owners to be alert for symptoms of a potentially fatal virus known as Equine Herpes Virus-1. There are no confirmed cases in Missouri, but the university said Wednesday a regional outbreak of the highly contagious virus is occurring in states to the west...
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Mississippi sees 1st death from overflowing river
(National News ~ 05/19/11)
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) -- A man died Thursday after being pulled from the floodwaters overflowing from the Mississippi River, becoming what is believed to be the first flood casualty since the river started spilling into Mississippi and Louisiana...
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Jackson man accused of assaulting woman, then locking her in kitchen cabinet when police arrived
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
With a woman locked in a kitchen cabinet and her mouth taped shut, Robert E. Simmons of Jackson tried to convince Cape Girardeau police there was no disturbance at his residence Monday. It almost worked. Police arrested Simmons after being dispatched to the apartment complex a second time, around 9:30 p.m. and two hours after their first visit...
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SEMO adds master's program, cuts option in health care program
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
Looking to tap into a growing need for management education, Southeast Missouri State University will roll out a master of science degree in organizational management in the fall semester. Southeast's board of regents last week approved the program, as well as a new minor in biological and medical sciences entrepreneurship, and deleted an option in a health care program...
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School menu changes displease many
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
When Lisa Elfrink replaced fried french fries with baked spuds in Cape Girardeau School District's cafeterias, it went over about as well with most students as trading pizza for liver and onions. "They aren't happy with me that we took the fryers out," Elfrink, the district's nutrition services coordinator, told the Cape Girardeau School Board this week. "We have baked french fries, but they're just not quite as good" to the students...
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VIP Attends Cardinals Game
(Submitted Story ~ 05/19/11)
VIP Industries was represented earlier this month at a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game by 100 individuals with developmental disabilities, staff members, parents and volunteers. Even though the Cardinals lost to the Florida Marlins, 8-7, everyone had a great time, especially workshop employee Wendy Grawe, who had never been to a Cardinals game before...
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Spring Time Visitor
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/19/11)
We were visiting with the family and my son, John and my Husband, Mark said look over by the fence - Do you see it? I handed my camera to my son - and he took this beautiful picture - the Foxes Red against all the fresh greeny just makes a very beautiful picture...
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Cape gives Commander official notice to vacate
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
Cape Girardeau officials mailed a letter Monday to Commander Premier Aircraft Corp.'s Greg Walker, demanding that the failed company vacate the property it has largely occupied rent-free at the regional airport in 30 days. The letter, signed by city manager Scott Meyer, notes that the company has failed to make lease payments, even after a letter was sent Jan. 1 giving it one last 60-day notice to fulfill its financial obligations. Commander owes the city $1.2 million in back payments...
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My Son
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/19/11)
Hunter is 13 and was in his sisters wedding. This was his first tux...I would like to add this in the cute kid contest but have not been able to find where the photo uploads to...so here it is. Another Photo of Hunter getting Lou Brock autograph after Dad took him to Jupiter to watch the Card play.. Father Son outing this last summer...
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♥Country
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/19/11)
Taken outside of Cape.
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GSA puts former federal building up for online auction
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
After rejecting the Cape Girardeau County Commission's latest offer, the General Services Administration is offering the former federal building to the highest bidder, meaning the highly sought-after property may not go to a government agency at all...
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Cape Girardeau following a national trend of hospitals employing more physicians
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
More and more local physicians are turning to hospitals to buy their practices to escape the burdens of the business of medicine. Health care reform mandates, uncertainty about future Medicare reimbursements and increasing operating costs are all factors area hospital officials say lead local physicians to approach them about purchasing their practices...
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Three stress-free staycations
(Submitted Story ~ 05/19/11)
SUMMER DESTINATIONS: Driving-distance destinations that will thrill your entire family CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. -- Summer travel doesn't have to mean a cross-country trip. Your family can find the perfect destination -- from sight-seeing to adventure in the outdoors to shopping, from amusement parks to entertainment and much more -- within easy driving distance of Southeast Missouri. ...
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Graduation: A Family Affair
(Submitted Story ~ 05/19/11)
John and Becki Gray of Jackson, MO have much to celebrate this year, as all three of their daughters are graduating from college. Their oldest daughter, Patti White, has earned her Masters degree in Educational Leadership and has been accepted into the Doctorate program at Mizzou starting in...
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Cape Girardeau man in jail on murder charge accused of marijuana possession
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
A Cape Girardeau man in custody at the Cape Girardeau County jail for the alleged murder of his infant son is facing new felony charges after deputies reportedly found him in possession of marijuana. Allen R. Walker Jr., who has been incarcerated since his August arrest, is charged with possession of a controlled substance at a county jail. ...
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Corps of Engineers to open information center for floodway
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District announced Wednesday it will open an information center for the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway. The purpose of the facility will be to provide information about the corps' recovery efforts and restoration of breached levees in the floodway and to explain the claims process for people who believe they are entitled to compensation for damages caused by floodway operations, according to the news release...
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Central baseball team slays Sikeston to win district title
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/11)
The Central baseball team defeated Sikeston 8-6 to claim the Class 4 District 1 title Wednesday.
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Raising butterflies
(Editorial ~ 05/19/11)
Crystal Williams' kindergarten class at Blanchard Elementary School recently released five Painted Lady butterflies taken care of by the students, along with their teacher, through three of the four stages of the magnificent insects' life cycle. The 24 bright-eyed kindergarten students over the course of a few weeks saw their insect friends transform from caterpillars into the beautiful flying creatures that they are today...
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Speak Out 5/19/11
(Speak Out ~ 05/19/11)
PRESIDENT Obama's decision to drill, baby, drill will hopefully make Sarah Palin less shrill, baby, shrill. THE water in Jackson tastes disgusting. AS all elections, this will be decided by the urban areas of America due to the sheer size of population. Rural America will once again be in the minority on all voted issues. As this continues to widen and grow, America continues to fall behind...
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Selling Armageddon
(Column ~ 05/19/11)
May 19, 2011 Dear Leslie, You remember Jim Bakker, the televangelist imprisoned for fraud a couple of decades ago. A long time free, he lives in Branson now. His "PTL Club" sold prosperity. Bakker's current cable TV program preaches Armageddon and sells freeze-dried food to help survive it. The show must go on...
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Prayer 5/19/11
(Prayer ~ 05/19/11)
O God, may we be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. Amen.
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neXt up 5/19/11
(Community ~ 05/19/11)
What's happening this weekend
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High used-car prices make it ideal time to sell
(National News ~ 05/19/11)
DETROIT -- It's the best time in years to sell your car. People are holding on to cars and trucks for about a year longer than they did before the recession, which has created a tight supply of used vehicles. So few are on the market that prices have risen to their highest in at least 16 years...
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Senate blocks bill repealing $2 billion in oil tax breaks
(National News ~ 05/19/11)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate blocked a bill Tuesday that would repeal about $2 billion a year in tax breaks for the five biggest oil companies, a Democratic response to $4-a-gallon gasoline that might fare better when Congress and the White House negotiate a deal to increase the government's ability to borrow...
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Internet could spell the end of snow days
(Community ~ 05/19/11)
PARKVILLE, Mo. -- Could the Internet mean the end of snow days? Some schools think so, and they are experimenting with ways for students to do lessons online during bad weather, potentially allowing classes to go on during even the worst blizzard...
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Who's next 5/19/11
(Community ~ 05/19/11)
Scholarships The following students received scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2011-2012 school year: n Megan Brock of Cape Girardeau received the President's Scholarship. -- From staff reports ...
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Hooked on Science: Fire tornado
(Community ~ 05/19/11)
A fire tornado is a rare event that occurs when fire is whipped up by strong, dry air to form a whirlwind of fire. Using a few ingredients from around the house, you can create your own fire tornado. This experiment should be performed by an adult. If not performed correctly, it could be dangerous...
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Missouri Foundation for Health to host health care reform meeting
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
The Missouri Foundation for Health will host a town-hall meeting in Cape Girardeau Monday to discuss federal health care reform. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Monday at Rose Theatre on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. A brief presentation will be followed by an open discussion and questions from the audience...
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Missouri bill broadens ban on teacher-student sex
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon would expand Missouri's ban on sexual contact between students and school workers by barring contact that occurs off school grounds and adding school board members to the people covered by the prohibition...
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Rapture rumors spark end-of-the-world parties
(National News ~ 05/19/11)
For some, it's Judgment Day. For others, it's party time. A loosely organized Christian movement has spread the word around the globe that Jesus Christ will return to earth on Saturday to gather the faithful into heaven. While the Christian mainstream isn't buying it, many other skeptics are milking it...
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Terror 'franchises' still pose risk from post-bin Laden al-Qaida
(International News ~ 05/19/11)
They kidnap Westerners in the deserts of Africa, turn Western-born Muslims into radicals, send bombs to the United States from Yemen and mount bloody attacks in Iraq and Pakistan. These homegrown terror groups worldwide are informally dubbed al-Qaida franchises -- affiliates that do most of their own fundraising, recruiting and killing. ...
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Europe defends traditional claim to IMF's top job; Brazil disagrees
(International News ~ 05/19/11)
BERLIN -- Europe is staking its claim to the top job at the IMF ahead of the expected departure of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, fending off any push from developing nations like China, Brazil and South Africa for an end to that traditional monopoly...
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Diplomats: IAEA fears Iran hackers after facilities tour
(International News ~ 05/19/11)
VIENNA -- The U.N. nuclear agency is investigating reports from its experts that their cellphones and laptops may have been hacked into by Iranian officials looking for confidential information while the equipment was left unattended during inspection tours in the Islamic Republic, diplomats said...
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U.S., Israel to meet on stalled peace talks
(International News ~ 05/19/11)
JERUSALEM -- U.S. and Israeli leaders meet this week amid a deadlocked peace process, a Middle East in the grip of violence and change, and an emerging Palestinian plan to seek recognition for a state at the United Nations. Disagreement looms: Barack Obama is pushing for a resumption of peace talks, while Benjamin Netanyahu considers it all but impossible to negotiate in the current environment, especially with a Palestinian leadership newly allied with the Islamic militant group Hamas...
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Lola Engleman
(Obituary ~ 05/19/11)
Lola J. Engleman, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 14, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. Private burial will be in Lexington, Va. Announcement by Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Births 5/19/11
(Births ~ 05/19/11)
Daughter to Scott Patrick and Teresa Ann Haney of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:02 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2011. Name, Miriam Jean. Weight, 7 pounds, 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Haney is the former Teresa Layton, daughter of Ken Layton and Miriam Layton of Perryville, Mo. She is a recruiter with Northwestern Mutual. Haney is the son of Mike Haney and Jean Haney of Mountain, Wis. He is a loan officer with Wood and Huston Bank...
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William East
(Obituary ~ 05/19/11)
William Franklin "Bill" East, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Monday, May 16, 2011, one day shy of his 59th wedding anniversary, at Southeast Hospital, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 14, 1932, in Mount Vernon, Ill., to John Jefferson and Aurelia Young East Sr...
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James Givens
(Obituary ~ 05/19/11)
FROHNA, Mo. -- James Rodney Givens, 76, of Frohna died Monday, May 16, 2011, at his home. Known to many as "Jim" or "Rod," he was born May 26, 1934, in Allenville to Martha Jane Morrison and Edward W. Givens. He and Charlotte Marrs were married Nov. 14, 1957...
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Coy Eakins
(Obituary ~ 05/19/11)
Coy Eakins, 88, formerly of Burfordville, passed away peacefully Monday, May 16, 2011, at his daughter's home in Jackson, where he had lived the past seven years. He was born Sept. 29, 1922, in Burfordville to Erm and Pansy Howard Eakins. After knowing each other only four months, Coy and Mary Virginia Moreland eloped Nov. 24, 1948, and would have been married 63 years this fall...
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Out of the past 5/19/11
(Out of the Past ~ 05/19/11)
A family dream to restore the 162-year-old mill at Old Appleton was washed away Friday morning by rain-swollen Apple Creek; the stone foundation of the three-story timber structure is all that remains. Emergency relief is continuing for hundreds of Southeast Missouri families left homeless or in need of help by tornadoes and flash flooding last week; about 830 homes or mobile homes were damaged or destroyed; hardest hit was Scott County...
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Roger Henderson
(Obituary ~ 05/19/11)
Roger Dale Henderson, 63, of Scott City died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 15, 1948, in Anna, Ill., to Raymond and Jean Ivern Morris Henderson. He married Leann Marie Miller on April 27, 2002, in Makanda, Ill...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/19/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/11)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/19/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Jackson police and fire report 5/19/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/11)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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College lessons learned outside the classroom
(Column ~ 05/19/11)
I can't believe it's over. I'm back home for the summer, finished with my freshman year of college. It was hard but so good. The part that makes everything so sweet is that God has been beside me through it all, using every joyful or hard experience to gently transform me. Life is so good...
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Lohse dominates in Cards' 5-1 win
(Professional Sports ~ 05/19/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Kyle Lohse paid no attention to the ever-changing defensive lineup behind him. He just kept attacking the Houston Astros' lineup. Lohse threw eight dominant innings to beat the Astros for the second time in less than a month, leading the St. ...
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Oran baseball team survives vs. Bernie to snare district crown
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/11)
The Oran baseball team defeated Bernie 13-9 to win the Class 1 District 2 title Wednesday.
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Perryville girls soccer team can't tame Farmington for third time in district championship
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/11)
The Perryville girls soccer team lost to Farmington 1-0 in the Class 2 District 1 championship game Wednesday.
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Perryville baseball team suffers heartbreaker vs. Kennett in district title game
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/11)
The Perryville baseball team lost to Kennett 3-2 in the Class 3 District 1 title game Wednesday.
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Akin opens Senate campaign with nine-city tour of Missouri
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican congressman Todd Akin is making a three-day trip to nine Missouri cities to talk about his bid for U.S. Senate next year. Akin has represented a U.S. House district in suburban St. Louis for the past decade. He announced Tuesday he'll seek the GOP nomination next year to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill...
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Claranelle Sykes
(Obituary ~ 05/19/11)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Claranelle Sykes, 95, of Denton, Texas, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton. She is formerly of Cairo and Dongola, Ill. Crain Funeral Home in Dongola is in charge of arrangements.
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Gains in commodity prices send stock indexes higher
(National News ~ 05/19/11)
Widespread gains in commodity prices lifted energy and materials companies as part of a broad stock market rally Wednesday after three days of declines. Stocks built on morning gains after the Federal Reserve released minutes that showed that officials agreed that the economy is improving, which could lead to higher demand for raw materials like steel and fertilizer...
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Author to speak at Pachyderm meeting
(Local News ~ 05/19/11)
Kevin Jackson, who is counted by Republicans as a nationally rising social commentator, will be the speaker at the SEMO Pachyderm Club's 7 p.m. meeting tonight at Dexter Bar-B-Q. Jackson has been described as the male Ann Coulter and the black Dennis Miller. He is a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, MSNBC and is a regular guest on Fox News Radio. He is the author of the book titled, "The Big Black Lie: How I Learned the Truth About the Democrat Party." The meeting is open to the public...
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Doe Run to build cleaner lead plant in Herculaneum
(State News ~ 05/19/11)
ST. LOUIS -- The nation's largest lead producer plans to build a new plant in the eastern Missouri town of Herculaneum and promises it will be far more environmentally friendly than its existing smelter there that has been the subject of scorn by environmentalists and regulators for decades...
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Chaffee baseball team fails to dig out of early hole vs. Valle Catholic in district title game
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/11)
The Chaffee baseball team lost to Valle Catholic 6-3 in the Class 2 District 3 title game Wednesday.
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They're No. 1: Notre Dame Regional High School valedictorians
(Community ~ 05/19/11)
The Southeast Missourian introduces you to the valedictorians of the Class of 2011. First up, Laura Schaefer and Will Brost of Notre Dame Regional High School Laura Schaefer Hometown: Cape Girardeau Parents: Ken and Kate Schaefer Post-Graduation Plans: I haven't yet decided what I will be studying, but I plan on attending Southeast Missouri State University in the fall...
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