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Republican AG candidate visits Cape
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
Ed Martin, who announced his intentions last month to run for Missouri attorney general, made a stop in Cape Girardeau on Thursday to host an hourlong discussion with fellow Republicans that largely centered on President Obama's health care law. Martin, the St. Louis lawyer who dropped a congressional campaign to run against Democrat Chris Koster, said Thursday that Koster has not led the fight against what Republicans popularly deride as ObamaCare...
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Teacher accused of choking Cape student plans to plead not guilty, lawyer says
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
The Cape Girardeau Central High School teacher accused of choking a student in a downtown parking lot last month asserted his innocence for the first time Thursday via a statement from his attorney. Roman D. Smith, 32, is charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault stemming from what court documents called a "play fight" with the student in a downtown parking lot...
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Missouri State Highway Patrol: Prescription laws have had effect on meth production
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
Statistics kept by the Missouri State Highway Patrol indicate that methamphetamine-related incidents have gone down in some parts of Southeast Missouri since many cities began requiring a prescription to purchase pseudoephedrine. Nearly 60 Missouri communities have adopted laws that require prescriptions to get pseudoephedrine, a primary ingredient in meth. ...
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Mo. legislation would allow killing of mountain lions
(State News ~ 02/03/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator has introduced legislation clarifying that anyone in Missouri may kill a mountain lion. Republican Sen. Bill Stouffer, of Napton, offered the proposal Thursday. His bill would require anyone who kills a mountain lion to report immediately to a state conservation agent and surrender the body within 24 hours. Missouri statutes are currently silent on the killing of mountain lions...
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Weird weather sets record high for Feb. 2, follows 5th warmest January
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
In the Tot Lot, more than a few children horsed around in short sleeves. Families strolled around the lagoon. A laughing toddler -- sans coat -- chased after a disinterested dog.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team falls to unbeaten Murray State
(College Sports ~ 02/03/12)
Southeast led by six points at halftime, but the unbeaten Racers stormed back for an 81-73 victory
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Puppy Power!
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/12)
13 week old lab mix Kahlua wins a wrestling match against her year old sister, Snooki.
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Arguments in Missouri House redistricting case due Feb. 10
(State News ~ 02/03/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri judge could rule in mid-February on a lawsuit challenging new boundaries for state House districts. The case was scheduled for a Friday hearing before Cole County Circuit Judge Pat Joyce. Instead, the judge gave attorneys on both sides a Feb. 10 deadline for submitting written arguments. Joyce could rule the following week. Candidates currently can start filing Feb. 28 for this year's elections...
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Jackson Art Group February Workshops
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/12)
Jackson Art Group holds February Workshop Jackson's second Saturday Gallery opening features a hands on opportunity for novice through experienced artists to discover and explore their creativity. Art group members will facilitate classes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 11 at the Steck House Gallery, 210 Washington St., Jackson (next door to the First Presbyterian Church)...
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8th-grade-boys-basketball team is undefeated
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/12)
For the first time in 31 years, the 8th-grade-boy's-basketball team of Cape Central Junior High School had a perfect, undefeated season of 14-0. The last time a CJHS 8th-grade-boys team was undefeated was during the 1980-81 school year. "We are thrilled with these athletes and coaches," said CJHS Athletic Director Terry Kitchen. ...
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S.T.A.R. Program Enriches Lives for 15 Years
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/12)
Throughout the U.S. over 36 million Americans are classified as disabled. Disabilities in adults include speech, hearing and vision impairments, physical, cognitive and brain disorders. Although disability levels may differ, these individuals can require certain accommodations for their needs...
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FUN-damentals of Volleball: Register Now
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/12)
The City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and the Southeast Missouri State University volleyball team are accepting registrations for Fundamentals of Volleyball. This one-day, introductory clinic is designed to teach the fundamentals of volleyball and have fun at the same time...
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Cape Girardeau Girls Softball: Register Now
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/12)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is proud to announce they will be offering the third annual Girls Softball League for ages 5 -- 15 this summer. There will be five separate age divisions, beginning with Instructional (t-ball) for 5-6 year-olds, Rookie (coach pitch) for 7-8 year-olds, AA for 9-10 year-olds, AAA for 11-12 year-olds, and Majors for 13-15 year-olds. The cost for the league is $50 per player...
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Sunrise Over Advance
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/12)
"Red in the morning, sailors warning..." Old saying that's true today. A beautiful sunrise before the dreary day of rain began.
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Friday Morning Before the Rain
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/12)
Sunrise with reflection in our windows, a double blessing.
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Parent group opposed to Cape schools dress code will speak before board vote
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
A committee of parents plans to highlight details of its own proposal for changing the dress code in Cape Girardeau public schools before the school board votes on a proposed policy Feb. 27. The Dress Code Enforcement Committee sent the school board a request last week to speak during the portion of the meeting reserved for public comment. So far, the committee is the only group to reserve time...
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Former Cape Girardeau County sheriff dies
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
Former Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Herman F. "Bob" Gribler, 69, of Jackson passed away Feb. 2, 2012 at his home. Gribler served as sheriff from 1981 to 1985 and was a lieutenant for the Jackson Police Department before being elected sheriff. He was also on the original board of directors for the Cape Girardeau County-Bollinger County Major Case Squad, which formed in 1983...
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Mo. senators delay workplace discrimination vote
(State News ~ 02/03/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Minutes after reaching an agreement to end a filibuster effort that lasted nearly 15 hours, the Missouri Senate endorsed legislation early Thursday that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws. Fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, Democrats held the Senate floor for hours Wednesday and into early Thursday morning, vowing to block a preliminary Senate vote on the bill...
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Mo. ban on waders takes effect March 1
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri conservation officials say a new ban on some waders worn by freshwater anglers takes effect next month. The state Department of Conservation says the ban on porous waders is an effort to control a type of invasive algae. The ban takes effect March 1 when the state's catch-and-keep trout season opens...
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Missouri agriculture director to speak to local business leaders Friday
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
Dr. Jon Hagler, director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, will speak to business leaders at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee tomorrow at the Show Me Center. Hagler is Missouri's 21st Director of Agriculture, appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon in 2009. Hagler was raised in rural Dent County and today raises horses and cattle. Before becoming director of agriculture, he worked at the University of Missouri-Rolla...
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Dexter man gets 14 years for molestation
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter, Mo., man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to molesting a girl in 2010. Raymond Henson, 33, pleaded guilty as charged to first-degree child molestation, according to Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver. Henson entered his plea before Presiding Circuit Judge Stephen Sharp during his arraignment...
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Unemployment rate hits 8.3 percent after hiring burst
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Hiring accelerated across the economy and up and down the pay scale. The high-salary professional services industry added 70,000 jobs, the most in 10 months. Manufacturing added 50,000, the most in a year...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
Today is Friday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2012. There are 332 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 3, 1959, rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa...
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Talent showcase
(Editorial ~ 02/03/12)
Cape Girardeau might not boast the big lights of New York and Los Angeles, but there's still plenty of talent in the area. Tomorrow the Heartland Talent Showcase will host its first talent competition in the area. The show will include three age groups: Junior, ages 6 to 11; Senior B, ages 12 to 16; and Senior A, ages 17 to 22. Sikeston native and 2008 winner of "America's Got Talent" Neal E. Boyd will serve as the master of ceremonies and perform as a guest singer...
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Thanks for supporting St. Jude
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/03/12)
Sincere thanks to each and every one who supported the second annual St. Jude New Year's Eve Benefit. It was a sold out event with close to 600 people in attendance. We were blown away by the generosity of our community and are proud to announce we raised $50,194.94 in honor of the children at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis...
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Speak Out 2/3/12
(Speak Out ~ 02/03/12)
KUDOS to area coaches who have the patience of Job in putting up with otherwise-sane parents who slip into sanity-challenged rants when they think their child is being victimized by unjust coaching decisions and that this will harm the parental plan to have the child pursue a career in professional sports...
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Prayer 2/3/11
(Prayer ~ 02/03/12)
O Heavenly Father, in you, and you alone, do we place our hope. Amen.
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Authorities reveal past complaint about teacher
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors declined to file attempted fondling charges 18 years ago against an elementary schoolteacher now suspected of taking bondage-style photographs of children in his class, saying that they didn't have enough evidence. The investigation came after a 10-year-old girl claimed elementary schoolteacher Mark Berndt reached toward her genitals during class and she pushed his hand away, sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott said Thursday...
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Prison inmate adds pig image to Vermont police cruiser decals
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers. On the 16-inch car door decals, made by prisoners in Windsor, one of the spots on a cow in a scene with mountains and a pine tree has been changed to the shape of a pig, a derogatory term for police...
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Fort Hood shooting rampage trial delayed
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
FORT HOOD, Texas -- The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during the Fort Hood shooting rampage will go on trial in June, a military judge ruled Thursday after agreeing to a three-month delay. Attorneys for Maj. Nidal Hasan argued during a hearing at the Army post in Texas that they still lacked key evidence needed to prepare for the March trial. ...
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Rodents diverge on winter weather forecast
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil told people Thursday to prepare for six more weeks of winter, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren, who seem to think that spring is coming early. But with such a mild and relatively snowless winter so far, who can tell the difference?...
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After IPO, Facebook will face new profit pressures
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
SAN FRANCISCO -- For all the huge numbers in Facebook's IPO papers, a surprisingly small figure stands out: $4.39, the amount the site generated per user last year. It's one of the company's major challenges because the total is paltry compared with competing Internet companies. Google makes more than $30 a year from each registered user. Even struggling Yahoo and AOL make $7 and $10, respectively...
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Cancer charity confronts grant cut backlash
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
NEW YORK -- The renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affiliates are openly upset, including all seven in California, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in protest...
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Illinois high court ruling offers hope to inmates
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
CHICAGO -- An Illinois Supreme Court ruling that gave one inmate new hope for freedom Thursday also could revive appeals by more than a dozen others who claim they confessed to crimes under torture by Chicago police officers, defense attorneys said...
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Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in teen girls
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
ATLANTA -- Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong. Scores of adults in Northern California report crawling skin sensations and other bizarre symptoms. Government doctors find no physical cause after an extensive study...
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Donald Trump endorses Mitt Romney for president
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
LAS VEGAS -- With his trademark flair for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas Strip -- just hours after Newt Gingrich's advisers were spreading the word that The Donald would be anointing him instead...
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EU official: Greece needs extra $20 billion
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
BRUSSELS -- Greece needs about an extra 15 billion euros to get its debt down to manageable levels -- and the rest of 17-country eurozone is being asked to help foot the bill. Debt-ridden Greece is close to a deal with private investors to reduce its debt burden by about 100 billion euros and that -- plus an agreement to enact deep spending cuts -- could pave the way for a 130 billion-euro bailout from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund. ...
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Troops' war experience aids hostage rescues
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Roy Hallums was enduring his 311th day of captivity, blindfolded, his hands and feet bound, stuffed into a hole under the floor of a farm building outside Baghdad. He heard a commotion upstairs and managed to get the blindfold off. Delta Force troops broke open the hatch. An American soldier jumped down...
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Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea with 350 aboard
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Rescuers have plucked more than 200 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea's east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said. An airplane from Australia, three helicopters and eight ships were scouring the search area after the MV Rabaul Queen went down while traveling from Kimbe on the island of New Britain to coastal town of Lae on the main island, Australian Maritime Safety Authority said in a statement...
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Ties between Turkey and Hamas grow
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
ISTANBUL -- Ties between Turkey, NATO's biggest Muslim member, and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that says Israel should not exist, are blossoming. Last month, the Hamas premier visited the Turkish prime minister at his Istanbul home. Today, Turkish and Palestinian flags fly side by side at a building site in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip...
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Treasure hunters may go after Costa Concordia wreckage
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
ROME -- In the chaotic evacuation of the Costa Concordia, passengers and crew abandoned almost everything on board the cruise ship: jewels, cash, Champagne, antiques, 19th-century Bohemian crystal glassware, thousands of art objects including 300-year-old woodblock prints by a Japanese master...
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Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nomination
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
WASHINGTON -- Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination -- and it's no joke. The actress-comedian said in a statement that she's a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said the two major parties aren't serving the American people...
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Darrel Worley
(Obituary ~ 02/03/12)
Darrel Ray Worley, 66, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. He was born May 24, 1945, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to William "Seward" and Esther M. Wilkerson Worley. He and Edna "Ruth" McLard were married March 30, 1968, at Second Baptist Church in Dexter, Mo...
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Charles Malaney
(Obituary ~ 02/03/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Charles W. Malaney, 68, Springfield passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at home. He was retired from the Missouri State Highway Patrol as a field engineer with 33 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Sabra; daughters, Dawna Barnhart and Carmen Wieher; grandchildren, Adam, Paige, Camille, Jacob and Josie; and sister, Margo Bender...
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Martha Kaufman
(Obituary ~ 02/03/12)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. — Martha Jordan Kaufman, 91, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of East Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Tulsa. Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Harold Pruitt Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/03/12)
Harold R. Pruitt Jr., 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 19, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Harold Sr. and Betty Jean Chancellor Pruitt. Harold was a supervisor for Fru-Con, where he worked for 28 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills...
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Luella Brase
(Obituary ~ 02/03/12)
Luella Alma Brase, 97, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Gordonville, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Monday at Zion United Methodist Church in Gordonville...
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Births 2/3/12
(Births ~ 02/03/12)
Daughter to Jeffrey Dale and Stephanie Rena Lucas of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:58 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Name, Avery Gabriella. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Lucas is the former Stephanie Ridenour, daughter of Mike and Renee Ridenour of Imperial, Mo. ...
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Malita Stubblefield
(Obituary ~ 02/03/12)
Malita Alvarene Stubblefield, 103, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. A graveside committal service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion, Ill., at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Earl Dalton
(Obituary ~ 02/03/12)
Earl E. Dalton, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. There is no service. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Out of the past 2/3/12
(Out of the Past ~ 02/03/12)
The Minneapolis firm of Seitz, Yamamoto and Moss Inc., which specializes in designing marketable names, has been hired to work with a special committee that will select a name for Cape Girardeau's multipurpose building; members of the committee are David Barklage, Peter HIlty, Anne Bradshaw and Pat Tlapek...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/3/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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DNR issues Scott City construction permit
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued a construction permit for a solid waste processing facility in Scott County. The department issued the permit to RFJ Real Estate Holding LLC to construct the I-55 Disposal & Recycling Transfer Station...
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ARTifacts 2/3/12
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/12)
The Missouri Humanities Council has awarded a $250 grant to the Cape Girardeau Public Library in support of a project featuring Chautauqua scholar Dianne Moran as Mary Surratt in "The Unquiet Death of Mary Surratt." Moran's program will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Hirsch Rooms of the library. She will portray Surratt, who was the only woman tried as a conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The program is free and open to the public. No registration is required...
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Bloomfield teen to release music CD
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- At one point or another, almost everyone in Bloomfield has heard Rebekah Northern sing. Whether at a concert or singing the national anthem, her voice is one of Bloomfield's secret talents. If she has her way, that talent won't remain a secret for much longer...
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Best best: Taria performs at Pink Galleon
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/12)
Country music fans will have the opportunity to see Taria perform at Pink Galleon Billiards & Games on Saturday. Taria is no stranger to the country music scene. She began her career at 15 at the Grand Ole Opry. Her resume includes performing with Vern Gosdin, opening for Lorrie Morgan and performing in the show "Memories of Conway." However, she decided it was time to form a band of her own and began playing clubs and casinos from Las Vegas to Florida. ...
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First Friday receptions 2/3/12
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/12)
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTIONS The Artist Studio The studio will feature new work by Judy Barks-Westrich. Also schedules will be available for February's painting with acrylics workshops. 38A N. Main St.; 651-4464 Arts Council of Southeast Missouri...
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New Orleans flair
(Column ~ 02/03/12)
While most things float south from Cape Girardeau to end in New Orleans, sometimes a gem travels upstream. Exhibit A: Will Page, a New Orleans artist with a show at the Aartful Rose this month. Page doesn't paint scenery from New Orleans. His works are more abstract. But to me his color palette evokes unmistakable NOLA emotion and energy. It's not the typical purple, green and gold, but it works...
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Emily Booth will showcase her artwork at the River Campus
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/12)
For Emily Booth, art is a tool for understanding -- be that social institutions or owning a home. The latter came into play when she was creating the work for her current exhibition at the River Campus Art Gallery, which will hold a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. today...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/3/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Southeast Missouri State University The Department of Public Safety released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses...
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Jackson police and fire reports 2/3/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Property damage Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Missouri Department of Natural Resources sponsoring local mercury drop-off stations
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is sponsoring nearly 50 mercury drop-off locations throughout the state in an effort to rid homes of mercury. The mercury roundup will end May 31. Local drop-off sites are the Cape Girardeau Health Department, the Scott County Health Department and the Perry County Health Department, according to a department news release...
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‘Iron Lady' doesn't live up to Thatcher
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/12)
Whether you love or loathe Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister deserves a better movie treatment of her life than "The Iron Lady." But both sides will agree that Meryl Streep really nails the impersonation. Those who admire Thatcher and her right-wing politics will be offended that much of the film depicts her as a doddering old lady. ...
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Former Southeast Missouri State football player Connolly is front and center at Super Bowl
(College Sports ~ 02/03/12)
The former Southeast lineman will play in his first Super Bowl as a member of the Patriots
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High school roundup: Leopold defeats Oak Ridge, wins MVC tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/12)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Opposition group to urban hunting joins the debate
(Column ~ 02/03/12)
There's a new set of players in the ongoing discussions about how to handle Cape Girardeau's growing deer population. Good. It's about time someone saw the light. The Deerslayer Seven, the committee appointed by the city to make a recommendation regarding the deer, has appeared to be leaning toward managed deer hunting in the city. Not all seven members concur, apparently, but, still, you can't take any chances...
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U.N. chief says time running out for Mideast peace deal
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
HERZLIYA, Israel -- U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned Thursday that time is running out for a Mideast peace deal and urged Israel to make goodwill gestures, including easing its blockade of Gaza, to help lure the Palestinians back to negotiations. Ban attended a security conference in Israel just hours after visiting Gaza, where dozens of Palestinians pelted his armored convoy with shoes and sticks, accusing him of being unfairly biased toward Israel...
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Highway 51 in Bollinger County reduced for edge rut repairs
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 51 from County Road 832 to Highway 34 in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make edge rut repairs. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit www.modot.org/southeast...
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Supreme Court to charge Pakistani PM with contempt
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's top court vowed Thursday to charge the prime minister with contempt for failing to reopen an old corruption case against the president, escalating a crisis that could oust the premier from office. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told his parliament that he would appear before the Supreme Court as ordered to hear the charges against him Feb. 13...
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3 most-wanted terror leaders killed in Philippines
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine military said it killed three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist leaders in a U.S.-backed airstrike that significantly weakens an al-Qaida-linked network that had used islands in the southern Philippines as a hideout and training base...
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NATO considers faster Afghan exit
(International News ~ 02/03/12)
BRUSSELS -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanistan and let local forces take their place as early as next year, a shortened timetable that startled officials and members of Congress...
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Jackson girls basketball team falters after fast start
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/12)
The Indians led by 10 points in the first quarter but fell 44-33 to Poplar Bluff POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Jackson girls basketball team ran out of gas after a fast start. The Indians scored 12 consecutive points in the first quarter to take a double-digit lead, but Poplar Bluff answered with a 15-0 run and didn't take its foot off the gas...
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane Monday and Tuesday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge repairs. The bridge is over Interstate 57 and between U.S. 62 and Route AA. ...
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Treasure hunter claims $3B discovery
(National News ~ 02/03/12)
PORTLAND, Maine -- A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion...
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Home show returns to Miner this weekend
(Local News ~ 02/03/12)
MINER, Mo. -- After a success the first year since its return in the Sikeston community, the Sikeston Board of Realtors Home and Garden show is back this weekend, with some new vendors and several returning. "We had such a great turnout last year," said Sharon Medlin, president of the Board of Realtors. It was the first time in many years Sikeston had such a show...
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Missouri economic development director resigns; other appointments blocked
(State News ~ 02/03/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's economic development director resigned after failing to win Senate confirmation, and lawmakers Thursday blocked several more of Gov. Jay Nixon's appointments to university, transportation, utility and health insurance boards.
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