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US government files morning-after pill appeal
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-second appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn last week refused to delay enforcement of his month-old decision while the government challenges it, but he said the Justice Department had until Monday to appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan...
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Flipped classroom transforms traditional teaching
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
ST. ANN, Mo. -- In teacher Rob Lamb's chemistry class, students are embracing a new classroom concept being used this school year in a few classes at Pattonville High School. Called a flipped classroom, students review a short lecture video at home and do what's considered homework or labwork in class, enabling them to take a more in-depth look at a subject or get more teacher help, the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis reported...
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Mark Mix to speak at Pachyderm meeting
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Committee and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Fund Foundation, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St. The program, sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club, originally was scheduled for April 18 but was postponed after weather prevented Mix from traveling...
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Jackson man hurt Saturday in motorcycle crash
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
A Jackson man was seriously injured Saturday evening in a motorcycle crash on Highway 34 in Wayne County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. Nicholas Arnold, 22, was driving a 2003 Harley-Davidson west on Highway 34 near County Road 335 about 5:40 p.m. when the motorcycle ran off the roadway and overturned, according to the patrol's report...
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Caruthersville police investigating shooting death
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A shooting death is under investigation by the Caruthersville Police Department. At 9:51 p.m. Friday, Caruthersville officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident in the 300 block of East Seventh Street. According to Caruthersville Chief of Police Tony L. Jones, when officers arrived they found a man unresponsive in the driver's seat with a single gunshot wound...
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Analysis: Nixon pans proposed Mo. office building
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lawmakers envisioned a shiny new state office building potentially constructed on the site of a now-closed Missouri prison. Gov. Jay Nixon called it a "building for bureaucrats that I didn't ask for." The contrasting visions mean the office building could join several college construction projects as existing only in a spending plan...
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Swan stands behind support of school administrators evaluation bill
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
Despite the bill's defeat by a sharply divided Missouri House of Representatives, and a divided Republican party within it, Cape Girardeau's freshman Rep. Kathy Swan stands by her support of a bill that would have created evaluations for school administrators...
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OVC-leading Tech sweeps Southeast Missouri State baseball team
(College Sports ~ 05/13/13)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team simply had no answer for the Ohio Valley Conference's first-place squad. Tennessee Tech completed a dominant three-game weekend sweep of the Redhawks with Sunday's 5-1 victory at Capaha Field. Tech (35-14, 22-5) outscored Southeast (22-30, 13-17) 32-8 in the series that included Friday's 16-1 rout and Saturday's 11-6 win. The OVC's top offensive team outhit the Redhawks 9-3 on Sunday and 47-24 in the series...
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Change to Perryville police chief hiring process considered
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- For the second time in eight years, former Perryville police chief Keith Tarrillion is at the heart of discussions about changing the process by which the city hires its top law enforcement officer. Perryville's board of aldermen is appointing a 13-member committee to make recommendations about possible changes to the way the city selects its police chief...
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A Rest in the Shade
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/13/13)
My Golden Retreiver Kacie, finds some shade inside!! She caught a nap under our house plant.
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Strike Out Stroke
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/13/13)
Stroke survivor Margaret Kain of Jackson throws out the first pitch at the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks baseball game at Capaha Park on Friday, May 10. The event was part of "Strike Out Stroke" activities sponsored by SoutheastHEALTH and Southeast SportsCare...
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Nominees Sought for AARP Annual Andrus Award
(Submitted Story ~ 05/13/13)
AARP is now accepting nominations for its 2013 Missouri Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors Missourians 50+ who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members. "AARP Missouri is excited to shine a light on 50+ Missourians who are using what they've learned in life to make a difference in the lives around them," said AARP Volunteer State President Dr. Kathy Bond...
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Mayors in 3 states push for passenger rail service expansion
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Supporters of expanded passenger rail service through Wichita have joined forces with officials in Missouri and Oklahoma. A letter of support signed by the mayors of Wichita, Oklahoma City and Kansas City, Mo., was released Friday on the eve of National Train Day, which was marked Saturday...
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Kansas City barista brews up a winning reputation
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In the back of a plain brick building on bustling Southwest Boulevard, Pete Licata is deep in training to become the best in the world. His training tools? Coffee beans, a grinder and an espresso machine. Licata, 34, is a quality assurance manager at Parisi Artisan Coffee in Kansas City. ...
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Gov. Nixon signs bill expanding definition of eggs
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation that would expand the definition of eggs. The measure approved Friday defines eggs edible for human consumption as those produced by chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowl. Current law included only chicken eggs in its definition...
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Gov. Nixon signs bill letting kids work on farms
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Children younger than 16 could avoid future federal regulation and continue to work on their parents' Missouri farms under legislation signed by Gov. Jay Nixon. The measure signed Friday responds to the federal government's proposed rules last year that would have prevented children from doing certain agricultural work. That proposal was eventually scrapped, and the Missouri Legislature moved forward and passed legislation preventing such regulation anyway...
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Mo. theater apologizes for actor carrying fake gun
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Operators of a Missouri movie theater are apologizing for a stunt in which an actor dressed in black, wearing body armor and carrying a fake rifle walked into the movie house. The stunt occurred last weekend during a promotion for the movie "Iron Man 3" at the Goodrich Capital 8 Theaters in Jefferson City...
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USDA: Despite late start, record corn crop likely this year
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The wet start to the corn planting season is expected to reduce the amount each acre produces this year, but farmers are planting so much of the crop that they're still likely to bring in a record amount. In a report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated farmers will bring in 14.1 billion bushels of corn this year, a billion bushels more than the previous record of 13.1 billion bushels set in 2009...
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Future heads of family farms dig into financials
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jake Anderson didn't have to delve too deep into the University of Missouri's agricultural economics program before realizing he was destined to return to the 1,500-acre family farm. After all, that's been the Anderson family trade since 1891, when his great-great grandfather came to Callaway County from Sweden...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
Today is Monday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2013. There are 232 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 13, 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Brady v. Maryland, upheld, 7-2, a lower court decision overturning the death sentence (but not the conviction) of John L. ...
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Leadership Cape
(Editorial ~ 05/13/13)
There is always much interest in the projects the Leadership Cape groups propose each year. Leadership Cape is a program of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce for professionals who want to learn more about Cape Girardeau and learn leadership skills...
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Political gamesmanship in Mo.
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/13/13)
The Missouri Legislature recently sent the governor a bill that would declare all federal gun regulations unenforceable. Article IV, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, establishes the U.S. Constitution, federal statutes, and U.S. ...
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Mo. woman gets probation in infant's death
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
IRONTON, Mo. -- A Missouri woman has been sentenced to five years of probation in an infant's 2009 death at her home babysitting business. A judge suspended a seven-year prison sentence for Martha Farris, meaning the Pilot Knob, Mo., woman will not have to spend time behind bars or have a record in the case if she completes probation...
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Pope gives church hundreds of new saints
(International News ~ 05/13/13)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square...
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Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
WASHINGTON -- The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We knew where the responsibility rested," Thomas Pickering said Sunday...
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Precious Moments collection donated for breast cancer research
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
GRANBY, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri woman's 2,000-piece Precious Moments figurine collection has been donated to a breast cancer foundation. Jon Stouffer donated his late mother's collection of Precious Moments figurines to the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks, The Joplin Globe reported. Shirley Stouffer died of heart problems in 2007 at age 67, he said, and she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992...
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Cigar box guitars are experiencing a revival
(State News ~ 05/13/13)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- It started as a search for a different sound. Kevin M. Kraft spent years unsatisfied with the instruments he had and was considering commissioning a custom-made guitar when he came across an alternative: Making one himself from a cigar box and other simple materials. The idea was hardly new, as cigar box instruments were being made as early as the 1840s; however, they've experienced a revival in recent years, the St. Joseph News-Press reported...
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Out of the past 5/13/13
(Out of the Past ~ 05/13/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The new Chaffee post office is a victim of the budget crunch; plans for the new Chaffee post office, to be constructed at the intersection of North Main and Dame streets, have been put on indefinite hold because of a cutback to Postal Service capital improvement funding...
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Evelyn Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/13/13)
Evelyn Ulrich Moore, 87, of Gordonville died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gary Hoffstetter officiating. Burial will be in Zion United Methodist Cemetery in Gordonville...
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Broadway Prescription Shop featured in magazine
(Business ~ 05/13/13)
"Our nation needs your help to ensure that decisions about U.S. agriculture accurately represent you, your communities, and your industry," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "For every 158 people in America there is one farm. I urge you to take action today and respond to the census -- your country is counting on the information to help ensure a continued supply of food, fiber and fuel for generations to come." USDA conducts the census every five years and has received more than 2 million completed census forms for 2012. ...
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Seth Meyers to replace Jimmy Fallon late at night
(Entertainment ~ 05/13/13)
NEW YORK -- Seth Meyers is moving from his "Weekend Update" desk to his own late night show on NBC. The network on Sunday said the 12-year "Saturday Night Live" cast member will replace Jimmy Fallon at the 11:35 p.m. "Late Night" show next year. Fallon is moving up an hour as Jay Leno's replacement on the "Tonight" show...
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Talking Shop with Gary Stroder of Gary & Company Hair Designers
(Business ~ 05/13/13)
Gary Stroder celebrated his 50th year of hair design and styling in April. Stroder said he loves it as much as the day he started. Q: How did you become interested in hairstyling? A: Surprisingly, I wanted to be an architect. My parents wouldn't send me to school for it so I went [in Cape Girardeau] and you could be a teacher, accountant or get a fine arts degree. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/13/13
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open Session Communications/reports Public comments Routine business Action item Discussion and possible action items Discussion and possible action...
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Jackson fire report 5/13/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/13/13)
Firefighters responded to the following call Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/13/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/13/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/13/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/13/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Births 5/13/13
(Births ~ 05/13/13)
Son to Justin Walter Conner and Kelsie Lee Daniel of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 6:01 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013. Name, Ryder James. Weight, 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Ms. Daniel is the daughter of Tana and Ray Green of Cape Girardeau and Kevin Daniel of DeQuincy, La. Conner is the son of Lori Rodreguiz of Cape Girardeau and Charles and Robbin Park of Jonesboro, Ill...
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Plans to export U.S. natural gas stir debate
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
WASHINGTON -- A domestic natural gas boom has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a frenzy of fracking...
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High court sees few minority lawyers
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
WASHINGTON -- In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, and for just more than 11 minutes. The numbers were marginally better for Hispanic lawyers; four argued for a total of 1 hour, and 45 minutes...
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Leave Bangladesh? Not an easy choice for brands
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
NEW YORK -- Bangladesh offers the global garment industry something unique: Millions of workers who quickly churn out huge amounts of well-made underwear, jeans and T-shirts for the lowest wages in the world. But since a building collapse April 24 killed at least 1,100 garment workers in Bangladesh in one of the deadliest industrial tragedies in history, the country has gone from one of the industry's greatest assets to one of its biggest liabilities...
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Cleveland women happy to be home
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
CLEVELAND -- The three women allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused for years inside a padlocked Cleveland house asked for privacy Sunday, saying through an attorney that while they are grateful for overwhelming support, they also need time to heal...
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Boy, 12, held in stabbing death of sister, 8
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. -- A day before a 12-year-old boy was arrested for the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister, his mother described him as "protective" of his younger sibling. Leila Fowler's killing last month shook the quiet community of Valley Springs, southeast of Sacramento, and set off an intense manhunt. Her brother was in the home at the time and told police he saw a man run from the scene...
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Two bodies found after standoff in New Jersey; suspect killed
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Police stormed a New Jersey home early Sunday and fatally shot a registered sex offender who had held his girlfriend's three children hostage, ending their 37-hour ordeal and recovering the bodies of the captives' mother and a another sibling, authorities said...
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19 New Orleans shooting victims included 2 children
(National News ~ 05/13/13)
NEW ORLEANS -- Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade Sunday in New Orleans, wounding at least 19. The shooting -- described by the FBI as a flare-up of street violence -- shattered the festive mood surrounding the parade that drew hundreds of people to the 7th Ward neighborhood of modest row houses not far from the French Quarter. ...
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Nutt bolsters team's depth with invited walk-ons
(Sports Column ~ 05/13/13)
As Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt continues to recruit in search of scholarship players to bolster his roster, he also continues to add potential players as invited walk-ons. Jamaal Calvin, a senior guard at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., is the latest player who has been invited to walk on for next season. He recently announced that he would be joining the Redhawks' program...
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Notre Dame's Landewee, Jackson's Eddy selected SEMO Conference co-players of the year in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
Notre Dame senior Justin Landewee and Jackson senior Steven Eddy were recently honored as SEMO Conference co-players of the year. Jackson's Tatum Kitchen and Notre Dame's Jeff Graviett, whose squads shared the regular-season SEMO Conference title, were voted co-coaches of the year. Jackson also captured the SEMO Conference tournament crown...
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Zinks have a diamond relationship at Southeast Missouri State
(College Sports ~ 05/13/13)
Zinks tackle athletics, academics as a household
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Cards' streak of pitching gems ends in loss to Rockies
(Professional Sports ~ 05/13/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Jaime Garcia got rocked again by Colorado and fell well short of giving the St. Louis Cardinals three straight pitching gems. "I made a couple mistakes and paid the consequences," Garcia said after allowing two homers that accounted for five runs in an 8-2 loss to the Rockies on Sunday. "Those guys had been doing an unbelievable job and you want to be able to continue a good thing."...
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Blues' Hitchcock downplays argument with Halak
(Professional Sports ~ 05/13/13)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said it was no big deal he and goalie Jaroslav Halak argued about playing time during the playoffs, calling it an "everyday occurrence." Hitchcock and general manager Doug Armstrong both said Sunday that they didn't anticipate major roster changes after the Blues squandered a 2-0 series lead against the Los Angeles Kings, losing four games in a row...
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Prayer 5/13/13
(Prayer ~ 05/13/13)
Father God, thank you for spring flowers; they are an example of your glorious creation. Amen.
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Cardinals place Westbrook on 15-day DL
(Professional Sports ~ 05/13/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Jake Westbrook has been trying to ignore elbow pain since spring training. The St. Louis pitcher and the team finally decided it was time for a break. "I've pitched through a lot of stuff through my career," Westbrook said Sunday. "It just kind of got a little more inflamed than I would have liked my last start."...
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