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VA chief: Shutdown could hit millions of vets
(National News ~ 10/09/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. Some 315,000 veterans and 202,000 surviving spouses and dependents will see pension payments stopped...
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Pentagon says foundation to pay death benefits
(National News ~ 10/09/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration, scrambling to tamp down a controversy over suspended death benefits for the families of fallen troops, announced Wednesday that a charity would pick up the costs of the payments during the government shutdown...
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One killed, one hurt in Poplar Bluff hit-and-run crashes
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff police are investigating two hit-and-run accidents that resulted Monday in the death of one man and serious injuries for a another. Officers ask witnesses to come forward with information related to an accident that occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. in the 800 block of West Pine Street and killed a 26-year-old pedestrian...
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Lutherans' Missouri Synod announces scout policy
(State News ~ 10/09/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The 2.3-million-member Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod is allowing its 6,200 individual congregations to decide for themselves whether to sponsor troops with the Boy Scouts of America. Missouri Synod resident Matthew C. Harrison released a letter Monday advising congregations to make their own decisions. The letter followed an announcement earlier this year by the Boy Scouts of America that it was changing its policy to admit gay youths to scouting programs...
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"New Dance Horizons II" opens River Campus Touring Season on Wednesday
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
It will be an evening for beautiful yet complex dance performances when "New Dance Horizons II" begins the 2013-2014 River Campus Touring Season on Wednesday at the Bedell Performance Hall. A production of Dance St. Louis, one of the oldest and most respected dance presenters in the United States, "New Dance Horizons II" will feature four recently premiered dances from Common Thread Dance Co., Leverage Dance Theatre, Madco and the Saint Louis Ballet...
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Missouri seeks to tighten food stamp eligibility
(State News ~ 10/09/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri proposes to tighten eligibility for food stamps for thousands of adults who aren't meeting work requirements. The change sought by the Department of Social Services would roll back an expansion of the food-stamp program that began in 2009, when Missouri had a higher unemployment rate because of the economic downturn...
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Fire destroys wood-shaving business in Fruitland
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
For the second time in less than a week, Fruitland firefighters found themselves battling a massive blaze with help from multiple departments. Donna Boardman, co-owner of Flickerwood Farms Inc., 3027 Larch Lane, said no one was hurt in the fire that started shortly after 4 p.m., but the metal building that housed her baled wood shaving and feed byproduct business was a total loss...
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Obama to nominate Yellen to run Federal Reserve
(National News ~ 10/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation's central bank, the White House said Tuesday. Yellen would be the first woman to lead the powerful Fed, taking over at a pivotal time for the economy and the banking industry...
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Lynwood Baptist Church opens professional counseling center
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
In the last few years, pastors at Lynwood Baptist Church noticed a need for deeper counseling than pastoral care could provide. It led them to open Midwest Ministry Care Center as part of the church's Greater Things Vision. The counseling ministry is affiliated with Lynwood Baptist but is a separate not-for-profit entity, said the Rev. ...
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Democrat asks voters to send 'kind-hearted old lady' to Congress
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
A Democrat will announce a run for Missouri's 8th Congressional District Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. Barbara Stocker, a retired research scientist from Jefferson County, plans to kick off her campaign with an announcement at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse, according to a news release...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/09/13)
Destiny & Wes are 4 month old blue heeler mixes. There are 4 in this litter. They are available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, 573-334-5837. See more pets available at semopets.org.
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Pet of the Week
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/09/13)
Ellie (our wheaten terrier) LOVES to travel or just go riding!
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Thayer native honored by William Jewell College
(Submitted Story ~ 10/09/13)
LIBERTY, Mo. (October 9, 2013) -- Debbie (Gillespie) Mitchell, a 1975 graduate of William Jewell College, was honored during homecoming ceremonies in late September. Mitchell received the Jewell Humanitarian Award, recognized for living a life that reflects the high humanitarian service standards espoused by Jewell's vision statement: "Serving others to create a more compassionate and just world."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/09/13)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2013. There are 83 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 9, 1813, Giuseppe Verdi, the composer of such classic operas as "Aida," "La Traviata," "Rigoletto" and "Il Trovatore," was born in the Italian village of Le Roncole. (There is some dispute over Verdi's date of birth, with numerous sources saying he was actually born on Oct. 10.)...
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Rooting out disability fraud should be nonpartisan issue
(Column ~ 10/09/13)
Since there appears to be little agreement in our federal government these days, let's find one -- just one -- issue that is nonpartisan, out of control and in need of a major overhaul. Let's start with what has been called the "secret welfare system" -- the Federal Disability Insurance Program...
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Block Common Core
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/09/13)
Other than a caller to Speak Out on Oct. 2, when has anyone referred to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as Obama Core? Some people, upon finding themselves at a loss as to the facts of a debate, try to change directions by introducing unrelated arguments. Clearly the caller attempted to introduce a red herring into the debate concerning CCSS...
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Recognizing central service
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/09/13)
Central service professionals are being celebrated for their important role and commitment to patient safety during the annual International Central Service Week, Oct. 13-19. The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) represents approximately 21,000 central service professionals in the U.S. and abroad who facilitate the procurement, management and processing of surgical supplies and equipment...
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Corporate Games
(Editorial ~ 10/09/13)
For nearly two weeks in September, co-workers at several area businesses teamed up to compete in the 2013 Corporate Games. With more than 20 contests, the competitive (and not-so-competitive) folks in this area battled it out. There was good-natured competition, but this was about connecting with others in the area, having fun and learning something about teamwork...
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Hikers take in the view at Trail of Tears
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Ben and Anna Schlenker, of Cape Girardeau look out at the Mississippi River from a scenic overlook Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Trail of Tears State Park, north of Cape Girardeau....
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Speak Out 10/9/13
(Speak Out ~ 10/09/13)
I listened to two of our congress people, one man and one woman, on the news recently. They were asked it they would give up their check if the government shut down. Not one of them would answer the news person asking the question. After constantly being asked the question they still would not answer. That kind of Marie Antoinett arrogance is what starts revolutions...
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Out of the past 10/9/13
(Out of the Past ~ 10/09/13)
Mission Sunday is observed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church; guests of the congregation are the Rev. David Birner and his wife, Lois, and their three children; the Birners have been missionaries in Papua, New Guinea, the last 11 years. ROLLA, Mo. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson and his Democratic challenger, Wayne Cryts, exchange assertions on a number of issues in a radio-broadcast debate here, the second in the same number of days...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday: The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/9/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Jerry Whitaker
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
THEBES, Ill. -- Jerry L. Whitaker, 63, of Thebes died Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds, Ill. Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill., is in charge of arrangements...
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Jimmy Statler
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
PATTON, Mo. -- Jimmy Wayne Statler, 66, of Patton died Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 9:15 a.m. until time of service today at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kevin Mills officiating. Burial will be in Post Oak Cemetery near Patton...
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Mary Schlitt
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
ORAN, Mo. -- Mary Louise Schlitt, 76, of Oran went to her heavenly home Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 7, 1937, in Union County, Ky., to Rufus and Mary Harlean Little Hart. She married the love of her life, Jerome Paul Schlitt, on Oct. 22, 1955, at Guardian Angel Church in Oran...
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Harold Sadler
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
WARE, Ill. -- Harold Ray Sadler, 78, of Ware died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born Jan. 2, 1935, in Anna, son of Eugene and Louise High Sadler. He and Lillian Treece were married Aug. 23, 1958, in Jonesboro, Ill...
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Louise Roth
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
Louise Bender Roth, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at Life Care Centers of Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 23, 1916, in Cape Girardeau, to Martin G. and Elinor Wilder Bender. She and Walter Roth were married April 14, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death March 26, 2003...
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Gloria Mueller
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
Gloria Faye Wilkey Mueller, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Mary King
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
Mary Lou King, 79, of Delta passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 26, 1934, at Glenallen, Mo., daughter of Fonnie and Margaret Charles Cobb. She and Minferd Claude Rhodes were married in 1948. She and Charles Junior King were married in 1963...
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Steven Januszewski
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Steven Adam Januszewski, 63, of Sedgewickville left his country home Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, after a long illness. He was born Nov. 29, 1949, in Chicago, to Alexander and Irene Sikorski Januszewski. Steven moved to California in 1969, and retired from IBEW Local 952 in 1989. ...
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James Givens Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
James Leon Givens Sr., 70, of Allenville died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 18, 1942, in Dupo, Ill., to Leon and Grace Iona McCulley Givens. He and Anna Lavada Robins were married July 17, 1965. She preceded him in death June 27, 2011...
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Richard Decker
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
Richard A. "Dick" Decker, 74, of Jackson died Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Barbara Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Barbara Jane Brown, 85, of Charleston died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 5, 1928, at Essex, Mo., to Arthur Bryant "Archie" Parker and Charlotte Steger Parker. She and A.S. "Alfie" Brown Jr. were married Aug. 24, 1947. He preceded her in death Sept. 14, 2001...
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Low speech focuses on intercultural communication
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
Before making your mark in an unfamiliar market, it's best to do your research and make an effort to speak the language. Joseph Low III, a strategic management and marketing professional with more than 20 years of experience leading cross-cultural teams focused on Latin American business development, spoke to an audience of about 50 Tuesday night at Glenn Auditorium in Dempster Hall at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Former NFL player delivers inspirational message to high school students
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
Former professional football player Tim Lester spoke to Scott City High School students Tuesday, leaving them with a message to be good "choosers" and to not conform to the world around them. "We are not born winners, we are not born losers, we are born choosers," Lester said as he encouraged the students to run away from drugs and alcohol and make good choices in their lives...
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Archie Comics delves into horror with ‘Afterlife'
(Entertainment ~ 10/09/13)
The vibrant, cheerful and safe town of Riverdale is getting a ghoulish makeover. In "Afterlife with Archie," a series debuting today, publisher Archie Comics is launching not just its first horror title, but its first book carrying a rating for teens and older sold only in comic shops...
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Group lists Gateway Arch among threatened sites
(State News ~ 10/09/13)
NEW YORK -- The cultural heritage of the entire nation of Syria and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are on the World Monuments Fund's 2014 watch list. According to the group, preserving the Arch's complex design and preserving its 20th-century materials is "challenging."...
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Mo. flood victims eligible for low-interest loans
(State News ~ 10/09/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- People whose Missouri homes and businesses were damaged by floods and strong storms in August now can qualify for federal low-interest loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday approved disaster aid for Pulaski and Taney counties, as well as their neighboring counties of Camden, Christian, Douglas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Ozark, Phelps, Stone and Texas. The aid is for damage that occurred from Aug. 2-14...
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High court wary of limits to campaign contributions
(National News ~ 10/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to free big individual donors to give more money to political candidates in the court's first major campaign finance case since the justices took the lid off of independent spending in 2010...
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Obama, Boehner hint compromise over shutdown
(National News ~ 10/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner offered hints of possible compromise but traded heated rhetoric Tuesday, a frustratingly inconclusive combination that left the eight-day partial government shutdown firmly in place and the threat of an unprecedented national default drawing closer...
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Bond reduction denied in tattoo artist murder case
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- A St. Francois County circuit judge rejected murder suspect Brent Bouren's request for bond reduction Tuesday and set the case for a preliminary hearing next month. Bouren, 42, of St. Louis, faces charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, witness tampering, second-degree assault and felonious restraint in connection with the death of Cape Girardeau tattoo artist Samuel Francis...
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Heating bills expected to rise this winter
(National News ~ 10/09/13)
The government predicted Tuesday that most households will pay more for heat this winter. Prices for natural gas, electricity and propane should be higher, the primary reason that more than 90 percent of U.S. homes will incur higher heating expenses...
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NLDS Game 5: Winner take all
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Heading into Game 5 of their NL division series against Pittsburgh, the Cardinals can take comfort in this: They're 7-1 the last three years when facing postseason elimination. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said poise comes from a mind-set of sticking to routine that is established during spring training...
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Corrections
(Correction ~ 10/09/13)
There were several inaccuracies or unclear explanations reported in Sunday's article and corresponding graphics on Southeast Missouri State University's enrollment figures. An outdated enrollment figure was used in a caption and in the body of the story. The correct four-week enrollment for Southeast was 11,917...
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Two win physics Nobel for 'God particle' theory
(International News ~ 10/09/13)
STOCKHOLM -- Nearly 50 years after they came up with the theory, but little more than a year since the world's biggest atom smasher delivered the proof, Britain's Peter Higgs and Belgian colleague Francois Englert won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping explain how matter formed after the Big Bang...
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Police: Mother of 'Baby Hope' identified
(National News ~ 10/09/13)
NEW YORK -- In a dramatic break in a cold case more than two decades old, investigators used DNA to identify the mother of a dead child known only as Baby Hope, police said Tuesday. The New York Police Department received a tip from someone after a publicity push over the summer, police officials said...
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Man accused of setting trailer fire
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man is in the Butler County Jail after allegedly setting fire to a trailer with four people inside. Christopher Durance Willis, 34, thought the occupants of the home were conspiring to kill him, according to a probable-cause statement. Willis is being held on charges of first-degree arson, a felony that carries the same sentencing range as attempted murder...
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Prayer 10/9/13
(Prayer ~ 10/09/13)
Lord Jesus, may our focus be on things with eternal value, building your kingdom. Amen.
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High school roundup: Dexter tennis clips ND
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/13)
The Dexter girls tennis team won two of three doubles matches to edge Notre Dame 5-4 in the semifinals of the Class 1 District 1 tournament Tuesday. The teams split the six singles matches with Carly Hopkins, Adele Soutar and Emily Young recording victories for the Bulldogs. Hopkins and Reagan Kapp won No. 1 doubles, but Dexter won the last two...
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Chaffee strives to move to 7-0 on the season
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/13)
To find the secret of an unusual, eerily similar season in the history of Red Devils football, one may want to check an old Chaffee football roster and the streets of the town Friday night. For whom and what? Later. Why? Because for Charlie Vickery, his former teammates and many in Chaffee, Friday's game against Malden is a blip on the space-time continuum, the recreation of a narrative that played out for a previous generation of Red Devils...
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Eula Watson
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
Eula S. "Judy" McLain Masterson Watson, 95, of Bakersfield, Calif., passed away Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, in Bakersfield. She was born June 5, 1918, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charles A. and Avia E. Slinkard McLain. She married William H. Masterson in 1939. He passed away in 1967. She then married Dewey Watson in 1975. He passed away in 1989...
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Elmer Farrow
(Obituary ~ 10/09/13)
Elmer Don Farrow, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. He was born July 17, 1926, in Oriole, to George and Emma Perry Farrow. He and Dorothy Elizabeth Marion were married Aug. 14, 1948, in Piggott, Ark. Elmer was a 1944 graduate of College High School. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, past member of Cape Girardeau Jaycees and lifetime member of VFW Post 3838...
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DIY tips for a great Halloween costume
(Local News ~ 10/09/13)
If you're thinking of making this year's Halloween costume yourself, you can stick with simple or go Hollywood pro. Neither has to take much time or money, and either can create a convincing costume, whether you're looking to draw guffaws, shrieks or admiring nods...
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Abundant ducks for hunting forecast
(State News ~ 10/09/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri officials say there should be plenty of good hunting even though there may be fewer ducks in the sky this fall. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated the number of breeding ducks at 45.6 million this year -- down 6 percent from last year's record high...
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