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High winds contribute to collapse of building
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
The building at 107 S. Main St. in Chaffee, Mo., has collapsed causing further damage to a neighboring building. High winds on Tuesday night are the likely culprit to the front facade falling into the street. City leaders are unsure when demolition will take place but said it should take place soon as it is a huge safety issue. (Samantha Kluesner/Scott County Signal)...
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Ford recalls 230,000 minivans to fix rust problem
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
DETROIT (AP) -- Ford is recalling 230,000 minivans in 20 cold-weather states and Washington, D.C., to fix rust problems that can cause the third-row seats to come loose. The company says the recall affects Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans from the 2004 through 2007 model years. They were sold mainly in Canada and U.S. states where salt is used to clear roads in the winter...
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Arkansas adopts US's most restrictive abortion law
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas now has the nation's most restrictive abortion law -- a near-ban on the procedure from the 12th week of pregnancy -- unless a lawsuit or court action intervenes before it takes effect this summer. Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated Legislature defied Gov. Mike Beebe, overriding the Democrat's veto. The House voted 56-33 on Wednesday to override Beebe's veto, a day after the Senate voted to do the same...
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Mo. Senate panel mulls Rx drug database again
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Senate's only physician and its lone pharmacist are proposing creation of a database of prescription opiates and painkillers. But the physician wants voters to approve the measure, while the pharmacist wants the Legislature to do so...
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Mo. lawmakers to review driver's licenses
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones said Thursday he will be "fast-tracking" newly proposed legislation that would bar copying of birth certificates and other personal documents needed for a driver's license. Attention to the handling of such documents comes after a lawsuit was filed in southeastern Missouri by a man who sought to update his driver's license to include an endorsement to carry a concealed weapon. ...
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Missouri police on alcohol, seat belt enforcement campaigns this month
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
From March 14-17, Missouri police will be on a campaign to increase enforcement of drunken-driving laws. Police also plan to crack down on young drivers not wearing seat belts...
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Corrections director speaks to students, professionals
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
Those who come to be on the wrong side of one of Missouri's 21 correctional centers often convince themselves they have come to be there by chance, fate or just bad luck, said George Lombardi. But Lombardi, who has been the director of the Missouri Department of Corrections since 2008, told a group of criminal justice students and professionals Wednesday in Cape Girardeau there are more constructive ways to see the consequences of one's actions...
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State Rep. Richardson proposes license office privacy law
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
State Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, Mo., wants stronger privacy laws to ensure Missourians do not have their trust violated by state government. Richardson filed House Bill 787 this week. If passed, the bill would prohibit the Missouri Department of Revenue from scanning and transferring personal documents to an out-of-state database....
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Local seniors like direct deposit of federal payments
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
People receiving federal Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and Veterans Affairs payments were required by law to have signed up by March 1 for electronic direct deposit. People who don't comply can expect continued urging to participate from the U.S. Treasury...
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Kwan reflects upon preparation, appreciation
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
More than 300 people were at the Show Me Center on Thursday night to hear former skating champion Michelle Kwan deliver her thoughts about "Aspiring to Greatness: What it Takes to Win." "I'm curious about her message of what it takes to succeed," said Rui Li, a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University from Beijing, China, before Kwan's appearance. "I think it will relate to her success as a skater and to what she does now."...
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Lexington Avenue roundabout contract awarded
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
Construction of a multilane roundabout at a busy Lexington Avenue intersection is expected to get underway in April. The roundabout will cover Lexington's meeting point with Route W and Kingsway Drive. The addition of a turning lane at the intersection of Kingshighway and Lexington Avenue and widening of Lexington Avenue between Kingshighway and Abbey Lane, along with the roundabout, is expected to ease traffic congestion, said Tim Richmond, project manager for the Missouri Department of Transportation. ...
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Jackson boys basketball team hits late 3 for 60-59 playoff win over Chaminade
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/13)
CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- With one chance to finally put the Jackson boys basketball team ahead of Chaminade, Karson King didn't fail. King buried a 3-pointer from the top of the key to lift the Indians past the Red Devils 60-59 in a Class 5 boys sectional Wednesday night...
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Perryville police chief investigation complete, resolution could come soon
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The investigation into professional misconduct claims leveled against police chief Keith Tarrillion could be resolved as early as Monday, Perryville city officials said Wednesday. But the fate of the 20-year department veteran remains far from certain with a tight-lipped group of city leaders who won't speak publicly about the nature of the allegations...
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Winds were responsible for power outage
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
High winds were responsible for thousands of Ameren Missouri customers in and around Cape Girardeau being in the dark Tuesday night. Ameren Missouri spokesman Bryan Daniels said a feeder line at the Glenwood substation in northeast Cape Girardeau, off Route W, lost power because of the wind. Power was restored at about 1:25 a.m., he said...
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Landfill in compliance
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County's closed landfill is back in compliance with DNR standards. County commissioners met with representatives of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Jefferson City office during their regular meeting Tuesday to discuss the old county landfill...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
Today is Thursday, March 7, the 66th day of 2013. There are 299 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., by state troopers and a sheriff's posse in what came to be known as "Bloody Sunday."...
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Who's neXt 3/7/13
(Community ~ 03/07/13)
The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2013-2014 academic year: n Taylor Seyer of Scott City was awarded the University Scholarship and Residence Life Leadership Award. She is the daughter of Chris and Joni Seyer of Scott City, and she will graduate from Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau...
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Hooked on Science: Racquetball popper
(Community ~ 03/07/13)
You may use it to play a popular sport, but did you know you can use a racquetball to create an awesome science toy? Materials Instructions STEP 1: Have an adult cut the racquetball in half. Turn one of the pieces inside out. STEP 2: Using scissors, remove a portion of one of the pieces. Once you have removed a portion, make sure you still can turn it inside out...
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Births 3/7/13
(Births ~ 03/07/13)
Son to Shawn Matthew and Janel Marie Wenzel of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:03 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Name, Asher James. Weight, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Wenzel is the former Janel Boland, daughter of Richard and Diana Boland of St. Mary, Mo. Wenzel is the son of Sharon Williams of Perryville and Ron Wenzel of Bourbon, Mo. He is a tree trimmer...
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Out of the past 3/7/13
(Out of the Past ~ 03/07/13)
Six Cape Girardeau County citizens seek a restraining order to prevent County Clerk Rodney Miller from having election judges place marks beside the names of registered voters who take Democratic ballots in Tuesday's presidential primary. Republican Bob Dole, who is polling slightly before Vice President George Bush on the eve of Missouri's presidential primary, addresses a campaign rally at the airport in Cape Girardeau in the evening...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/7/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/7/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/07/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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Daniel Stroder
(Obituary ~ 03/07/13)
Daniel Eugene Stroder, 73, of Wappapello, Mo., formerly of Crump, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 4, 1939, in Crump to Eugene P. and Thelma H. Strong Stroder. Daniel was a 1957 graduate of Delta High School...
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Mitchell Shell
(Obituary ~ 03/07/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mitchell M. Shell, 75, of Chaffee lost his fight with cancer Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the family home. He was born Jan. 5, 1938, in Greenbrier, Mo., to Virgil C. and Hazel Cooper Shell. Mitchell and Delores "Dee" Hopkins were married Nov. 4, 1968...
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Loretta Halter
(Obituary ~ 03/07/13)
Loretta May Halter, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. at the church, with the Rev. David Hulshof officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery...
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Reinhold Degenhardt
(Obituary ~ 03/07/13)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Reinhold A. "Dixie" Degenhardt, 97, of Altenburg died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Mo. He was born Sept. 25, 1915, at Wittenberg, Mo., son of August G. and Mathilde S. Poppitz Degenhardt. He and Thekla Koch were married April 21, 1940. She preceded him in death Oct. 31, 1975. He and Margie Engert Johnson were married in May 1978...
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Jane Albrecht
(Obituary ~ 03/07/13)
Jane Albrecht, 82, of Scott City passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at her home. She was born Aug. 27, 1930, daughter of Clarence Anderson and Frieda Dillingham Jones. She and George Albrecht were married April 20, 1952. Jane grew up in Cape Girardeau and attended Trinity Lutheran School and the former College High School...
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Cardinals impose media blackout before conclave
(International News ~ 03/07/13)
VATICAN CITY -- In the end, American-style transparency was no match for the Vatican's obsession with secrecy. Cardinals attending closed-door discussions before the conclave to elect the next pope imposed a media blackout Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of the popular daily press briefings by U.S. cardinals that had provided crucial insights into the deliberations...
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Arrest made in NYC crash that killed expectant parents
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
NEW YORK -- A man suspected of fleeing the scene of a grisly crash in New York City that killed a pregnant woman and her husband was arrested at a convenience store in northeastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a friend arranged his surrender with New York authorities...
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Woman denied CPR wanted no intervention
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Relatives of an 87-year-old woman who died after a nurse at her retirement home refused a 911 dispatcher's pleas to perform CPR expressed satisfaction with the care she received, saying her wishes were to die naturally. Meanwhile, the company that owns the facility now says its worker failed to follow proper procedures...
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TSA rules on knives draw ire of 9/11 kin
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
NEW YORK -- Some family members of victims killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks on Wednesday said they are outraged by the Transportation Security Administration's decision to let passengers carry pocketknives on planes. TSA Administrator John Pistole announced Tuesday that airline passengers will be able to carry pocketknives with blades less than 2.36 inches long and less than half an inch wide. ...
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Study: More gun laws = fewer deaths
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
CHICAGO -- States with the most gun-control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths, according to a study that suggests sheer quantity of measures might make a difference. But the research leaves many questions unanswered and won't settle the debate over how policymakers should respond to recent high-profile acts of gun violence...
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Snowstorm trudges East
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday and dumped more than a foot of snow in some places, knocking out power to nearly 200,000 homes and businesses. Virginia appeared to take the biggest punch from the storm, which pummeled the nation's midsection a day earlier. The weather largely spared the nation's capital, yet the typically bustling city had all but shut down before the storm...
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Bolshoi dancer confesses to acid attack on ballet chief
(International News ~ 03/07/13)
MOSCOW -- A Russian ballet star who has danced the roles of violent and powerful historical figures at the Bolshoi Theater has confessed to organizing the acid attack on the theater's ballet chief, Moscow police said Wednesday. A masked man threw a jar of sulfuric acid in the face of artistic director Sergei Filin as he returned home late on Jan. 17, severely burning his eyes. The 42-year-old former dancer is undergoing treatment in Germany...
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TV star Valerie Harper diagnosed with brain cancer
(Entertainment ~ 03/07/13)
NEW YORK -- Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda Morgenstern on television's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff, "Rhoda," has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. People magazine reported on its website Wednesday that the 73-year-old actress received the news Jan. ...
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Measure aimed at child sex abuse
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri prosecutors could use evidence of past criminal behavior in child sex abuse prosecutions under a measure given preliminary approval Wednesday by the state House. The proposed state constitutional amendment would allow use of relevant evidence of past criminal acts to corroborate a victim's testimony or to demonstrate the defendant has a propensity to commit the crime with which he or she now is charged. ...
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Next calendar 3/7/13
(Community ~ 03/07/13)
TODAY NEW MOVIES EVENTS FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY NEXT WEEK NEW MOVIES GAMES CDs DVDs...
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Slay wins St. Louis Democratic primary
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is on the verge of becoming St. Louis' first-ever four-term mayor after winning the Democratic primary Tuesday. Unofficial final results had Slay with 54 percent of votes and aldermanic president Lewis Reed with 44 percent. Former Alderman Jimmie Matthews got about 1 percent...
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A day of tears after Chavez's death
(International News ~ 03/07/13)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- By the hundreds of thousands, Hugo Chavez's tearful supporters carried their dead president through streets still plastered with his smiling image, an epic farewell to a larger-than-life leader remembered simply as "our commander."...
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Court suspends Egypt's parliament election
(International News ~ 03/07/13)
CAIRO -- An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered the suspension of parliamentary elections scheduled to begin in April, opening a legal battle likely to delay the vote and deepening the political crisis between the Islamist president and his opponents that has polarized the nation for months...
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Fatal lion attack at California wild animal park
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
DUNLAP, Calif. -- A female intern-volunteer was killed Wednesday by a lion at a private wild animal park in Central California. Cat Haven founder and executive director Dale Anderson was crying as he read a one-sentence statement about the fatal mauling at the exotic animal zoo he has operated since 1993...
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Microsoft $733M by EU for breaking browser pact
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
AMSTERDAM -- The European Union has fined Microsoft $733 million for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of Internet browsers when they install the company's flagship Windows operating system. The penalty imposed by the EU's executive arm, the Commission, is a first for Brussels: no company has ever failed to keep its end of a bargain with EU authorities before...
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Judge: Library can't block website content
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge has ordered a small library in southern Missouri to stop blocking access to websites related to Wicca and other minority religions, calling it a violation of patrons' First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber issued the ruling Tuesday in St. Louis in a case involving the Salem (Mo.) Public Library...
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House votes to prevent March 27 federal shutdown
(National News ~ 03/07/13)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown this month while easing the short-term impact of $85 billion in spending cuts -- at the same time previewing a longer-term plan to erase federal deficits without raising taxes...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/7/13
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Routine business Action items Appointments and possible action items Discussion and possible action items...
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Exchange would help businesses
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/07/13)
Shay Alderman's Feb. 18 story, "Affordable Care Act has changed the rules when it comes to insuring your child," brought up an important point regarding the role of brokers in Missouri's state exchange, which will open in 2014. Many of the brokers she quoted expressed concern that the exchange would cut brokers out of the process and do a disservice to small businesses and individuals utilizing them...
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Celebrate Hope
(Editorial ~ 03/07/13)
It's easy to take things for granted. Electricity, for example. On Tuesday night more than 2,700 Ameren Missouri customers were in the dark. These things happen and can be an inconvenience. But imagine what it would be like to live not only without electricity, but clean water, too. This, along with a host of other problems, is a reality for many living in impoverished countries...
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Speak Out 3/7/13
(Speak Out ~ 03/07/13)
If he keeps progressing like this the day will come when we'll say, "Move over Larry Bird and Magic Johnson and make room for Otto Porter Jr." Campaign president I'm confused. Did the country just elect a president? Someone needs to tell him that the campaign is over. ...
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Oran boys basketball team will try to stop streaking Salisbury in Class 2 semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/13)
Oran senior Kody Moore didn't know a thing about the Salisbury boys basketball team before his team's practice Tuesday evening. That's the way he prefers it. "Nothing," he answered, when asked what he'd heard about his team's Class 2 state semifinal opponent. "It's wonderful knowing nothing because there's nothing to be scared of."...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team wins final game before first OVC series
(College Sports ~ 03/07/13)
Southeast splits its two-game series against UALR with a 4-3 victory
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Prayer 3/7/13
(Prayer ~ 03/07/13)
Almighty God, we seek wisdom and discernment from you in all things. Amen.
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Season ends for Jackson girls basketball team in sectional round
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/13)
CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- When it started to go downhill, it went downhill fast. The Jackson girls basketball saw a season of promise come to an end, 56-31, at the hands of St. Joseph's Academy Wednesday night...
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Garrett earns MIC award
(College Sports ~ 03/07/13)
Southeast Missouri State senior gymnast Emma Garrett was named the Midwest Independent Conference specialist of the week on Wednesday. Garrett recorded a career-high 9.925 on floor exercise in Sunday's win over Eastern Michigan, the sixth-best floor score in school history...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team advances in OVC tourney
(College Sports ~ 03/07/13)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State entered the Ohio Valley Conference tournament playing its best basketball of the season. Little changed in that regard Wednesday night as the Redhawks started off the eight-team event with a bang. Sixth-seeded Southeast trailed a few times early but had little trouble disposing of seventh-seeded Eastern Illinois 78-68 in the opening round at Municipal Auditorium...
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Oran makes another dramatic run to final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/13)
Oran High School has no fall sports for boys, which leaves plenty of time for athletes to fill. Some prepare for the upcoming winter basketball season, while others continue to work on their baseball skills with the spring season in mind. "I guess we just hang out and just wait for it. That's all you can do," Oran senior center Alex Heuring said. "We try to stay active with sports and open gyms and I guess spend time together as a team."...
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Westbrook shows no ill effects from line drive in spring return
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/13)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Knee fine, Jake Westbrook got down to business. And he enjoyed it. Westbrook showed no ill effects of the bruised knee that forced him to leave his first spring start after one inning, limiting the Miami Marlins to a run and four hits over three innings of the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-2 win Wednesday...
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Missouri senator rolls out proposal for tax overhaul
(State News ~ 03/07/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A proposal intended to keep pace with tax-cutting Kansas would shave Missouri's income tax rates for rich and poor residents, while also reducing taxes for businesses. But to partially offset the lost tax revenue, shoppers could be charged more at stores and online...
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Cards add McGee as special assistant to GM
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/13)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals have hired former great Willie McGee as a special assistant to the general manager focusing on the minor leagues. The 54-year-old McGee, added to the staff Wednesday, served as a special instructor at spring training this year. McGee is in the franchise top 10 in games played, triples, and stolen bases and was a career .295 hitter over 18 seasons...
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Candidate questionnaire: Emitt Calvin Brown
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
NAME: Emitt Calvin Brown AGE: 74 PLACE OF BIRTH: East Prairie Missouri SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Barbara Ann Brown Donna Joy Nall Mark Freeman Tammy Staab EDUCATION: High School Hendrix College in Conway Arkansas St. Paul School of Theology Kansas City Mo...
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Candidate questionnaire: Will Bucher
(Local News ~ 03/07/13)
NAME: Wilfred "Will" E Bucher AGE: 63 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cape Girardeau SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Wife: Alyce Children: Lesley Matthew Paul EDUCATION: B.S. in Business Administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 1971. Received my Certified Public Accountant certificate in July, 1976...
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