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Spence traveling in RV for Mo. gubernatorial race
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence is traveling around Missouri in a recreational vehicle bearing a large image of his face. Spence, who stepped down recently from the plastics packaging company he ran, already has contributed about $2 million to his campaign...
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Early morning earthquake hits East Prairie; Cape residents feel shaking
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
An earthquake that measured 4.0 occurred at 3:58 a.m. five miles northwest of East Prairie on Tuesday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, the depth of the quake was three miles. Several Cape Girardeau residents on Facebook reported feeling the quake early Tuesday morning...
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Missouri Democratic leader on leave amid assault probe
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The executive director of the Missouri Democratic Party has been placed on unpaid leave while St. Louis police investigate allegations of a domestic assault. Police said Tuesday that they were called to a home listed as the address of Matthew Teter on Sunday, when a 31-year-old man reported that he had been assaulted by a 30-year-old man at that address. Police did not release the names of the people involved in the incident because the investigation is ongoing...
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Meetings on flood repair, preparedness set at Wappapello Lake
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Public meetings have been scheduled at Wappapello Lake to discuss flood repair, flood preparedness, water control procedures and dam safety. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will meet with the public at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center to provide information and answer questions on water control procedures and Corps-funded recovery efforts following flood damage caused by extreme high water in spring 2011...
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Oil jumps to 9-month high after Iran cuts supply
(National News ~ 02/21/12)
Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program.
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Three in Southeast Missouri counterfeiting case stand trial today
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
Three of the five people authorities say are behind the counterfeiting ring that struck locations throughout Southeast Missouri in October will stand trial in federal court this morning. Jessica Gross, Darius Robinson and Brynet Trice are accused of manufacturing and using fake $10, $20 and $50 bills at businesses in Cape Girardeau, Dexter, Sikeston and Poplar Bluff in early October. ...
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Three Rivers College board talks about tuition increase
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The board of trustees for Three Rivers College will vote in March on a possible 6.9 percent tuition increase for in-district students. Out-of-state students would also see an approximately 6.9 percent per credit hour bump under the proposal, while out-of-district costs would rise by 4.3 percent and common fees by almost 18 percent...
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Dates for some Mo. presidential caucuses changed
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Republicans will make their first binding presidential candidate choices on different days next month. Republicans in most counties will hold caucuses on St. Patrick's Day -- March 17 at 10 a.m. Republicans in Jackson County and St. Louis city are waiting a week and will meet March 24. Chariton County in central Missouri is holding its caucus March 15, and southeastern Wayne County is meeting March 16...
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Former Cape councilman, police officer announces run for commissioner
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
A former Cape Girardeau police officer and city council member is eyeing a seat on the county commission. Charlie Herbst, who served as a police officer for 10 years and a councilman for eight, announced his intention to run for the Cape Girardeau County Commission District 2 associate commissioner seat Tuesday. The seat serves as Cape Girardeau's presence on the commission and is currently held by commissioner Jay Purcell...
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Mo. House endorses amendment on raising livestock
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House has endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment barring voters from enacting laws that affect the raising of livestock through initiative petitions. The proposal would add a "right to raise livestock" to the Missouri Constitution...
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Facebook polls become former Notre Dame teacher's hobby
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
Not long after retiring as a teacher of high school social studies in 2010, Steve Mosley started looking for something new to occupy his time. He doesn't play golf, but he spends a few hours each day at the public library. Mosley found that something new in Facebook...
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Bald Knob Cross board eyes date for lighting improvements
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
Alto Pass Ill. -- The Bald Knob Cross of Peace will be lit with state-of-the art LED lights, its board of directors decided during its annual meeting last week. The lights will bring the 48-year-old cross back to its original state, Bald Knob Cross president D.W. Presley said. When erected in 1963, the cross was illuminated with grounded stadium lights at night...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team will play its first home game today
(College Sports ~ 02/21/12)
The Southeast baseball team makes its home debut against Harris-Stowe State
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Man's video of 'Star Wars' guitar draws lots of web hits
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon? It's a guitar built for light-speed Han solos. With this guitar, you should be able to play Van Halen's "Eruption" in less than 12 parsecs (even if those are units of distance and not time)...
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Cape Girardeau Citizens Police Academy Enrolling
(Submitted Story ~ 02/21/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is now accepting applications for the 8-week Citizens Police Academy. Classes will be on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m., beginning March 13. For more information contact Cpl. Ike Hammonds at 573-339-6621. Citizens Police Academy Class Schedule...
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Osage Invitational Coed Volleyball Tournament
(Submitted Story ~ 02/21/12)
Calling all teams to the 15th Annual Osage Invitational Coed Volleyball Tournament on Sunday, March 4 at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Teams should register in either the advanced or recreation divisions, and turn in their $60 fees and team rosters by March 1 at 12 p.m. Entry forms will be available at the Osage Centre...
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Youth Track Club - Register Now
(Submitted Story ~ 02/21/12)
By Urban Petersen Marketing and Communications Assistant Spring 2012 Public Information Intern The Parks and Recreation Department would like to invite you to participate in the 2012 youth track club. Practice will begin on March 27 and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. to start the season. Starting in April practices will be held on Tuesdays with meets on Thursdays...
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Finger Painting Class with Cape Parks & Rec
(Submitted Story ~ 02/21/12)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department invites all children 3-5 years of age to participate in some fun finger painting! On March 8 children will learn about colors and how to create shapes while painting. Registration fees are $8 for residents and $9 for non-residents. The fun takes place at the 4-H Exhibit Hall and will run from 10 -11 a.m.. Register your children by March 5. For more information regarding registration or the event call 573-339-6340. Hope to see you there!...
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February sunrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/21/12)
A February sunrise near Burfordville.
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Government reconsidering rule change on child farm labor
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
Morgan Bangert started bottle feeding newborn calves when she was 5. By the time she was 8, she was showing a 1,000-pound heifer at the fair. At age 12, she was driving a tractor and raking hay. She's given cattle medication injections, she's helped with castration, she's even assisted with breeding through artificial insemination. She drives a four-wheeler out to the field to check on the herd, and it's her job to feed about 80 cows every day when she comes home from school...
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Missouri curators approve more modest tuition increase
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- University of Missouri curators have agreed to raise tuition at the system's four campuses this fall by an average of 3 percent for state residents. The increase is less than half the increase proposed by leaders of the four-campus system earlier this month. It also means the university will likely be able to avoid seeking a waiver from the state Department of Higher Education as well as angering Gov. Jay Nixon, who has warned the university to keep college costs down...
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Missouri Senate endorses expansion of term limits
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri voters could get to decide whether to impose term limits on all executive officeholders under a proposal endorsed by the state Senate. The proposed constitutional amendment would limit the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general and auditor to serving two, four-year terms. A similar limit already is in place for Missouri's governor and treasurer. State lawmakers also are subject to term limits...
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Officer hurt, suspect killed in gunfire exchange at Farmington
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
FARMINGTON, Mo. - A suspect is dead and a police officer injured after an exchange of gunfire in the eastern Missouri town of Farmington. The Park Hills Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/xf54qA ) reports that officers were called to an apartment early Monday to try and bring in a man for jumping bail. Police Chief Rick Baker says the man barricaded himself inside and was armed with a handgun...
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Mo. senator wants to make evictions easier
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri senator wants to make it a crime for people to remain in rented homes or apartments if a court has told them to get out because they haven't paid rent. Sen. Kevin Engler has introduced legislation making it a misdemeanor to fail to leave rental property within 10 days of a court judgment. Violators could face up to six months in jail and a $500 fine...
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Chicago school draws scrutiny over fines for students
(National News ~ 02/21/12)
CHICAGO -- A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo shirt neatly tucked into khaki trousers. There's plenty of chatter but no jostling, no cellphones and no dawdling...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/21/12)
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2012. There are 314 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 21, 1912, a new phrase entered the American political lexicon as former President Theodore Roosevelt, traveling by train to the Ohio Constitutional Convention, told a reporter in Cleveland, "My hat is in the ring," signaling his intent to challenge President William Howard Taft for the Republican nomination. ...
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Heart for Africa
(Editorial ~ 02/21/12)
A cause that this community has embraced will soon have an even greater connection with Cape Girardeau. It was recently announced that Heart for Africa, a Christian not-for-profit organization that seeks to help those in Swaziland, Africa, will relocate its national headquarters to Cape Girardeau. Jimmy Wilferth, a Cape Girardeau native who now serves as the organization's executive director, will also assume the role of U.S. president of operations for the organization...
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Collaborative effort appreciated
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/12)
A wonderful thing has happened in our Cape Girardeau County community these past few months. A true collaboration has occurred. Cooperation is one level of coming together for the greater good, coordination is another level, but miracles occur at the collaboration level. Things that would never happen otherwise happen when there is true collaboration. In this case the "greater good" is the success of our youth...
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Socialism vs. freedom
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/12)
Why are we talking about contraceptives? Why do we have federal agents in grade school lunch rooms? Because our federal government and this administration has overstepped mightily. Surely with all the turmoil in the world, with our debt exploding, with our entitlements going broke, with terrorists on our border, with unemployment still a major problem, there is enough to keep the Obama administration busy. ...
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Speak Out 2/21/12
(Speak Out ~ 02/21/12)
THIS is to the person who thanked coaches for having the patience of Job. I think you have that turned around. The parents are the ones who have the patience of Job, waiting and waiting for their child to get to play even when there is a 25-point spread...
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Thanks to David Ross
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/12)
I want to publicly thank David Ross for all he has done in his time at the Show Me Center. I believe that he has done a great job. The entire area has enjoyed a variety of shows over the years. On behalf of the entire soccer community, I also want to thank him for his tireless efforts in the promotion of indoor soccer. As a high school soccer coach, I know that my players have benefited greatly from the opportunity to play during the indoor season...
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Prayer 2/21/12
(Prayer ~ 02/21/12)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for loving us despite our failures. Amen.
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Trimming supersize meals with half-orders and plate colors
(Community ~ 02/21/12)
WASHINGTON -- Call it the alter-ego of supersizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles -- even when the smaller amount cost the same...
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Remote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug
(Community ~ 02/21/12)
WASHINGTON -- Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day without them even noticing. Implanted medicine is a hot field, aiming to help patients better stick to their meds and to deliver those drugs straight to the body part that needs them...
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Plums give a fresh, tangy taste to a classic crisp
(Community ~ 02/21/12)
When we think of winter desserts, we often think of spiced flavors and butter-laden richness. But while that butter may bring comfort at the end of a chilly winter day, it also adds tons of unnecessary fat and calories. But winter treats don't need to put a chill on healthy eating...
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YouTube enlists big-name help to redefine channels
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/12)
CULVER CITY, Calif. -- YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smart phones than TV remotes. The online video giant is aiming to create 25 hours of programming per day with the help of some of the top names in traditional TV. ...
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Syrian forces gathered outside rebel stronghold
(International News ~ 02/21/12)
BEIRUT -- Syrian tanks and troops massed Monday outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a new round of fierce and bloody urban combat even as the Red Cross tried to broker a cease-fire to allow emergency aid in...
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Attention Hollywood: Polish folk art society defends its ‘Oskar' award
(International News ~ 02/21/12)
WARSAW, Poland -- Few would confuse the glitz of the Academy Awards with a ceremony held by a folk arts society in Poland, but Hollywood doesn't want anyone else handing out Oscars. So the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is demanding that Poland's Association of Folk Artists stop giving out what it calls the "People's Oskar."...
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S. Korea holds military drills despite threats
(International News ~ 02/21/12)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea conducted live-fire military drills near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea on Monday despite Pyongyang's threat to respond with a "merciless" attack. North Korea did not carry out the threat as it focuses on internal stability two months after the death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il and prepares for nuclear disarmament talks with the United States later this week. ...
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Israelis fear homefront vulnerable
(International News ~ 02/21/12)
JERUSALEM -- Despite its confident saber-rattling, Israel's concern is growing that the country is vulnerable to a devastating counterstrike if it attacks Iran's nuclear program. An announcement this week that a mobile rocket-defense system will soon be built just outside Tel Aviv, where Israel's sprawling military headquarters sits smack in the middle of office towers, museums, night spots and hotels, caused some jitters. ...
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Out of the past 2/21/12
(Out of the Past ~ 02/21/12)
More than 400 people from throughout the state turned out last night to pay tribute to Gene E. Huckstep, as Saint Francis Medical Center dedicated its newly remodeled and enlarged emergency services department named in his honor. Hilary F. Schmittzehe of Cape Girardeau has been elected supreme master of the Knights of Columbus, an international leadership position with the Catholic family fraternal society...
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For boomers, it's an era of ‘work til you drop'
(National News ~ 02/21/12)
LOS ANGELES -- When Paula Symons joined the U.S. workforce in 1972, typewriters in her office clacked nonstop, people answered the telephones and the hot new technology revolutionizing communication was the fax machine. Symons, fresh out of college, entered this brave new world thinking she'd do pretty much what her parents' generation did: Work for just one or two companies over about 45 years before bidding farewell to co-workers at a retirement party and heading off into her sunset years with a pension.. ...
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Some Joplin residents wonder where the donations to school district went
(State News ~ 02/21/12)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Some Joplin residents say the school district's request for a $62 million bond issue this spring has raised questions about millions of dollars in donations received after five schools were destroyed and several others damaged in last May's devastating tornado...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/21/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Jackson police and fire report 2/21/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 2/21/12
(Local News ~ 02/21/12)
401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today Meeting, 7 p.m. today Items for discussion Consent agenda...
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Teddy Hornback
(Obituary ~ 02/21/12)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Teddy Joe Hornback, 79, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Mounds, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Hospice Family Care Foundation in Gilbert, Ariz. A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Longmore Road Baptist Church in Mesa. Burial will be Monday in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix...
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Ruth Coffelt
(Obituary ~ 02/21/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruth Ann Coffelt, 87, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perryville, with Royce Yount leading the service...
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Mary Torbet
(Obituary ~ 02/21/12)
Mary J. Torbet, 87, of Jackson, formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at her home. She was born May 5, 1924, in Peru, Iowa, daughter of Vera Hoover. She and Kenneth Torbet were married Oct. 13, 1942, in Grant City, Mo. Mary graduated from Peru High School a few weeks after her 15th birthday. ...
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Melinda McLeod
(Obituary ~ 02/21/12)
Melinda Caroline McLeod, 68, of Burfordville passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1943, in Memphis, Tenn., to Harold L. and Helen O'Neil Pierce Hinchey. She was united in marriage to James McLeod on Feb. 27, 1971, in Caruthersville, Mo...
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Caleb Kinder
(Obituary ~ 02/21/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Caleb Trevor Kinder, 29, of Dexter died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in St. James, Mo. He was born May 6, 1982, in Warrensburg, Mo., to Kenneth Wayne and Karen Kay Reinbott Kinder. He and Kelly LeAnn Stitz were married Feb. 6, 2012, in Bloomfield, Mo...
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Yvonne Dopp
(Obituary ~ 02/21/12)
ELDON, Mo. -- Yvonne Dopp, 76, of Eldon passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her home. She was born Nov. 5, 1935, in Fornfelt, daughter of George Weaver and Bessie Noland Weaver Arnold. She and J.F. Dopp were married Sept. 13, 1953, in Fornfelt...
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Evelyn Brunkhorst
(Obituary ~ 02/21/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Evelyn J. "Ace" Brunkhorst, 49, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at her home. She was born Aug. 1, 1962, in Perryville, daughter of Raymond and Mary Taylor Keith. She and Albert Brunkhorst were married Jan. 11, 1980...
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Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team drops dual meet to Iowa State
(College Sports ~ 02/21/12)
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team posted its second-highest score of the season Monday during a loss at Iowa State. ISU, ranked 29th nationally, rolled to a 195.225-191.200 win in Ames, Iowa. Southeast (0-7) was led by Taylor Westrick's second-place finish on the balance beam. She scored 9.825...
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Pujols arrives for Angels' spring training
(Professional Sports ~ 02/21/12)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Decked out in Angels' gear from head to toe, Albert Pujols looked like the same slugger whose swing in St. Louis became as symbolic as the Gateway Arch. With a halo-topped "A" logo on his cap, Pujols, his massive chest and arms filling out every corner of his red shirt, sat behind a microphone and excitedly announced the start of a new stage of his career...
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Molina could be next Cardinals star to leave
(Professional Sports ~ 02/21/12)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Albert Pujols' departure from the St. Louis Cardinals after 11 seasons drove home a point to his closest friend on the team. At the end of the day, it's a hard, cold business. Four-time Gold Glove catcher Yadier Molina enters spring training this year a lifetime Cardinal seeking a long-term extension, just like Pujols a year ago. Molina is heading into the final year of his contract and he would like to stay in St. Louis...
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Linebrink hopes to help Cardinals - again
(Professional Sports ~ 02/21/12)
The former Braves reliever gave St. Louis a boost into the playoffs last season
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High school roundup: Meadow Heights girls romp past Saxony Lutheran 72-28
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/12)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Area digest 2/21/12
(Community Sports ~ 02/21/12)
Brogan Davis lowered his own Cape Gator team record in the 50-yard backstroke at the Paducah Valentine Invitational. Davis lowered his record in the boys 11-to-12 age division to 28.87 seconds. The event was one of nine first-place finishes by Davis in the meet...
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Good Samaritan: New McKendree UMC
(Submitted Story ~ 02/21/12)
During the season of Lent (February 22 to April 8, 2012) New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson is encouraging those who attend to engage in random acts of kindness as their lenten sacrifice. Each person attending worship on February 26th will receive a rubber wristband with "iCare" embossed upon it. ...
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