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University Police arrest assault suspect
(Local News ~ 11/14/13)
An 18-year-old Cape Girardeau man was arrested about 5 p.m. Wednesday by Southeast Missouri State University Police in connection with several alleged assaults on campus. According to News Bureau Director Ann Hayes and online court records, James Griswell was charged with three counts of third-degree assault. Griswell, who is not a Southeast student, is in the Cape Girardeau County Jail in Jackson on a $5,500 cash-only bond, according to the Sheriff's Office...
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Doctors are told to get serious about obesity
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
ATLANTA -- Next time you go for a checkup, don't be surprised if your doctor gets on your case about your weight. The medical profession has issued new guidelines for fighting the nation's obesity epidemic, and they urge physicians to be a lot more aggressive about helping patients drop those extra pounds...
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PE class gives home-schooled children an outlet
(Community ~ 11/14/13)
Children attending the home school physical education class offered by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department agree: "It's fun." The class, for students age 5 to 15, started in September and goes for 12 weeks. This is the third year the class has been offered, said Stacey Welter, recreation coordinator for the Parks and Recreation Department. Another slate of classes will be offered in the spring...
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Perryville discusses policies for chief
(Local News ~ 11/14/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Perryville board of aldermen spent Wednesday evening exploring possible changes to city policy concerning the police chief. Two major issues the board discussed at a special study session were updating the qualifications for serving as chief and establishing protocols for handling complaints of harassment or discrimination by the chief, who as an elected official is basically outside the city's control...
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Health website posts low signups; just 751 in Missouri
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
WASHINGTON -- Putting a statistic on disappointment, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday that fewer than 27,000 people signed up for private health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on a problem-filled federal website. States running their own enrollment systems did better, signing up more than 79,000, for a total enrollment of over 106,000...
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Some report sharp rise in health premiums
(Local News ~ 11/14/13)
Some Americans are experiencing major increases in health-insurance premiums, and some are seeing their coverage dropped after the rollout of the Affordable Care Act's online health-care exchanges Oct. 1. ACA guidelines, the rising cost of health care and the health of future-insured individuals are some of the cited causes for rising health insurance premiums...
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Press Release - City of Perryville
(Submitted Story ~ 11/14/13)
For Immediate Release -- November 13, 2013 Angela Fields has been selected as the new building inspector and zoning administrator for the City of Perryville. She began her duties Nov. 5, following the retirement of Jim Wibbenmeyer, who served as the city's building inspector for more than 28 years. With his retirement, the position was reorganized, and Fields will report to Public Works Director Mark Brown...
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Morand Compas
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/14/13)
A charcoal image of my great grandfather, made about 1900.
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JHS Class of 1945
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/14/13)
The Jackson High School Class of 1945 held a reunion on September 14 at Delmonico's. Class members attending were, front row from left: Richard Jones, Doris Martin Grebe, Barbara Friedrich Peetz, Betty Grossheider Meier. Second row: Ralph Headrick, Mary Belle Godwin Headrick, Aletha Grant Brown, Evelyn Rauh Kasten. ...
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American Queen
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/14/13)
the American queen making its way to dock
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Cape Bridge
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/14/13)
This is the Cape Bridge at night
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Elephant rocks
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/14/13)
nice day at Elephant rocks state park
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Cape Schools' United Way campaign exceeds goal
(Submitted Story ~ 11/14/13)
Cape Public School District officials today announced that the district raised $27,272 for the 2013 United Way campaign through its efforts with faculty, staff and students. "This is $3,727.03 above our goal of $24, 000," said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jim Welker. "I am extremely proud of our students and staff for contributing to this very worthy cause. Their generosity and hard work is a tribute to Cape Girardeau Public Schools."...
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Gordonville-Area Student Competed for FFA Award
(Submitted Story ~ 11/14/13)
Troylee C. McClanahan of Jackson FFA was selected as a national finalist for the National FFA Organization's national proficiency award in Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication-Entrepreneurship/Placement. McClanahan is one of only four people who competed for this award at the national finals Oct. 30-Nov. 2 during the 86th national FFA convention & expo in Louisville, Ky...
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Old fashion fun
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/14/13)
Earl teaching Emily Dockins how to use a walking plow with a team of mules( Bec and Kate}
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Southeast professors use technology to confront plagiarism
(Community ~ 11/14/13)
Plagiarism is a serious crime in the education world. If a student is caught plagiarizing, they can face consequences from receiving a zero in the class to being kicked out of school entirely. Thankfully, there is a website that can stop this from happening...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2013. There are 47 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 14, 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln gave the go-ahead for Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's plan to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond; the resulting Battle of Fredericksburg proved a disaster for the Union...
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Force feeding democracy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/14/13)
It is often said that those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. Democracy is no harlot to be picked up off the street by fanatics. In our zeal to promote democratic elections, we sometimes fail to examine who is likely to prevail after the election. True democracy demands a long gestation period under the best of circumstances...
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Upcoming events
(Editorial ~ 11/14/13)
The River Campus regularly hosts special concerts, other performances and special events this time of year. Here are a few to put on your radar:n Saturday: Photography Family Day. If you like photography or want to learn some tips, this is something to consider. In addition to a historic camera collection and other activities, Andy Warhol photographs will be on display. This free event is will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum...
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Local elected officials outline area plans for 2014
(Local News ~ 11/14/13)
Local elected officials detailed plans and challenges for communities along with the upcoming state legislative session during a town hall meeting Wednesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting included Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy, Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger, Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr and state representatives Kathy Swan and Donna Lichtenegger...
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Bloomfield Street shooting still under investigation
(Local News ~ 11/14/13)
Police continue to investigate a shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department, said police still did not have a suspect Wednesday in a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in the 900 block of Bloomfield Street, but they are investigating...
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Three Cape Girardeau School Board seats open for election
(Local News ~ 11/14/13)
Three spots will be up for election when candidates begin filing for the Cape Girardeau School Board on Dec. 17. Filing runs through Jan. 21, and the election is scheduled for April 8. Spots to be decided are those of board president Tony Smee, Stacy Kinder and Don Call. Terms run for three years...
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4 Marines killed during accidental blast at base
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
SAN DIEGO -- Four Marines were killed Wednesday during an operation to clear a range of unexploded ordnance at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, a Marine official said. The Marines were clearing the range of unexploded ordnance when the accident occurred at 11 a.m. at the San Diego County coastal base, said a Marine official with knowledge of the incident who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly...
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Governor signs bill legalizing gay marriage in Hawaii
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
HONOLULU -- Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a bill Wednesday legalizing gay marriage in the state that kicked off a national discussion of the issue more than two decades ago. Now, the island chain is positioning itself for a bump in tourism as people take advantage of the new law and the state provides another example of how differently marriage is viewed in the nation...
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Ohio governor stays execution of convicted killer
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's governor delayed a condemned child killer's execution to study the feasibility of allowing the man to donate his organs. Gov. John Kasich's decision came less than 24 hours before 40-year-old Ronald Phillips was scheduled to die for raping and killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in Akron in 1993. His lethal injection using a two-drug combination untried in the U.S. has been rescheduled to July 2...
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Images show woman on train with an alligator
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
CHICAGO -- After tracking down a small alligator skulking in a baggage claim area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, authorities are hunting for its traveling companion. The Chicago Transit Authority has released a series of images showing a woman who they believe rode to the airport on a CTA Blue Line train with the 2-foot-long gator in the early morning hours of Nov. 1...
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Cheadle to play Miles Davis in long planned biopic
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/13)
NEW YORK -- Don Cheadle will play Miles Davis in a biopic the actor has long planned on the innovative jazz pioneer. BiFrost Pictures said Wednesday it will finance and produce "Kill the Trumpet Player," with Cheadle also making his directorial debut. Cheadle has been trying to make the film for years. Production is finally set to begin in June...
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Toronto mayor admits he has bought illegal drugs
(International News ~ 11/14/13)
TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted during a heated city council debate Wednesday that he had bought illegal drugs in the past two years, but he firmly refused to step down even after nearly every councilor stood up to ask him to take a leave of absence...
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Spy in bag probably died by accident
(International News ~ 11/14/13)
LONDON -- More than three years after the naked, decomposing body of British spy Gareth Williams was discovered stuffed inside a locked gym bag at the bottom of his bathtub, the mystery over his death lingers, and a police investigation has done little to clear it up...
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Arch project completion pushed back
(State News ~ 11/14/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The long-anticipated project to improve the area around the Gateway Arch won't be completed by 2015 as originally hoped. A construction timeline released Tuesday calls for the $380 million project to wrap up in 2016, about a half-year behind schedule, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Police open to new leads in Missouri editor's slaying
(State News ~ 11/14/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Police said Wednesday they will look into any new leads into the 2001 slaying of a Missouri newspaper sports editor after one of the two men originally convicted of murder had his case overturned and was freed. The pronouncement by the Columbia Police Department came a day after Ryan Ferguson was released after serving almost a decade behind bars for the death of Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt...
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State Senate panel rejects Medicaid expansion
(State News ~ 11/14/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Members of a special Senate committee looking at ways to "transform and reform" Missouri's Medicaid program demonstrated Wednesday little has changed in the partisan battle over the government-funded health care plan for the poor...
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St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank hosts student loan symposium
(State News ~ 11/14/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is hosting a daylong discussion on the growing crisis of student loan debt. The Fed's Center for Household Financial Stability will hold the symposium Monday at its downtown headquarters. Speakers include national higher education experts as well as college administrators and financial planners...
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Mo. regulators OK solar rebates agreement
(State News ~ 11/14/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri utility regulators signed off on an agreement Wednesday spelling out how much Ameren Missouri can pay in solar rebates. The power company is to continue rebates for consumers who install solar systems until reaching $91.9 million. Ameren Missouri has paid nearly $22 million from Aug. 1, 2012, through Oct. 31 of this year...
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K.C. diocese not liable in priest abuse civil case
(State News ~ 11/14/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph cannot be held liable for the actions of a priest accused of abusing a boy off church property, a Missouri appeals court has ruled. A three-judge panel of the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a 2012 ruling by a Jackson County judge that dismissed civil allegations against the diocese filed by a plaintiff identified as "D.T.," The Kansas City Star reported. ...
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Prince Charles ready for pension, still in line for job
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/13)
LONDON -- Prince Charles plans to claim the government pension he qualifies for when he turns 65 today, but he still hasn't started the job he was born to do. The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II has been heir to the throne since his mother became monarch in 1952, when he was 3...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/14/13
(Local News ~ 11/14/13)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Pertinent address: 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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Warhol painting could set new artist record
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/13)
NEW YORK -- Records are meant to be broken and they were -- with remarkable speed at Christie's auction house. Bids shot up to $142 million in just six minutes Tuesday night for a Francis Bacon painting, making it the most expensive work of art sold at auction. World auction records also were set for 10 other artists...
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Jackson police report 11/14/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Out of the past 11/14/13
(Out of the Past ~ 11/14/13)
Contracts providing for complete renovation of the interior of Myers Hall dormitory and for handling bond sales to finance the work are awarded by Southeast Missouri State University's board of regents; the contracts total $1,538,691. The Scott City Citizens Committee Against Annexation is asking residents of Scott City to donate $10 to fight an attempt by Cape Girardeau to annex a two-mile stretch of Interstate 55 in North Scott County; the committee hopes to raise $6,000 to fund the fight...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/14/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/14/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety at released the follow item: Theft...
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Beyond Twitter: The next wave of tech IPOs brews
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Just as one high-tech breakthrough often paves the way for the next big thing, technology IPOs move in virtuous cycles, too. Twitter's scintillating stock market debut punctuated a procession of highly anticipated coming-out parties over the past two-and-half years, providing a springboard for a new generation of rapidly growing startups to make the leap to Wall Street...
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Be safe: Don't text and drive
(Column ~ 11/14/13)
Editor's note: The following guest column was the winning entry in the Southeast Missourian's local It Can Wait contest. The student received a prize packet from AT&T, a $25 gas card from Amerimart and a three-month subscription to the Southeast Missourian. The column was forwarded to the state level. The statewide winner received $500....
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Births 11/14/13
(Births ~ 11/14/13)
Daughter to Jon and Karen Ann Beaudry of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:32 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Name, Katelyn Angela. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Beaudry is the daughter of Angela Hulett of Greenview, Ill. Beaudry is the son of Pat Rappa of Franklin, Tenn., and Tom Beaudry of Detroit. He is service supervisor with Cintas...
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Mary Reed
(Obituary ~ 11/14/13)
Mary Evelyn Reed, 52, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. Friends may call from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the St. John Praise and Worship Center in Pulaski, Ill. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the worship center, with the Rev. Larry T. Barnett Sr. officiating. Interment will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at the Mound City National Cemetery in Mound City, Ill...
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James Mosley
(Obituary ~ 11/14/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- James Edward Mosley, 59, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 18, 1954, in Dekoven, Ky., to the late James C. and Lucy Mae Padgett Mosley. He and Deborah Diane Carter were married March 15, 1975, in Cape Girardeau...
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Betty Minson
(Obituary ~ 11/14/13)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Betty Louise Minson, 75, of Glenallen passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 25, 1938, daughter of K.W. and Dorothy Drum Moyers. She married Lee Roy Minson on June 11, 1955. He passed away Sept. 4, 2013...
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Peggy Keith
(Obituary ~ 11/14/13)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Peggy J. Keith, 76, of Cairo died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at Baptist Health Care in Paducah, Ky. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Dr. Larry L. Potts officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill...
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Barbara Johnson
(Obituary ~ 11/14/13)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Barbara Jean Johnson, 70, of Olmsted died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at her daughter's home in Nashville, Tenn. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy City Church of God in Christ in Cairo, Ill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Elder Nathaniel Ellis officiating. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Ill...
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Alvin "Sonny" Hickman Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/14/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Alvin "Sonny" Hickman Jr., 68, of Mounds died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Massie Funeral Home in Mounds. Cremation services will follow and his cremains will be buried in Mound City National Cemetery at a later date...
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Ilena Hartle
(Obituary ~ 11/14/13)
Ilena Hartle, 87, formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at the home of a daughter in Marble Hill, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Hooked on Science: Magnetic cereal
(Community ~ 11/14/13)
What did you eat for breakfast this morning? You might want to double check. Using a few materials from around the house, you can discover why you might need a hammer with your next bowl of cereal. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Pour two cups of Total cereal into the Ziploc bag...
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Southeast women sign two on national signing day
(College Sports ~ 11/14/13)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team will try to get back on the winning track today when the Redhawks host Missouri-Kansas City in a 6:30 p.m. tipoff. Prior to that, Southeast coach Ty Margenthaler believes the Redhawks came away winners Wednesday as the NCAA's weeklong early signing period got under way...
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Rams defense on upswing after rocky start
(Professional Sports ~ 11/14/13)
Robert Quinn leads the NFC with 12 sacks
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SEC teams vie for valuable bowl spots this season
(Professional Sports ~ 11/14/13)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Florida Gators haven't sat out the postseason in nearly a quarter century. The Vanderbilt Commodores, who had been to four bowl games in 120 years before James Franklin's arrival, have a good shot at making it three in a row...
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Explosion rocks prosecutor's office
(National News ~ 11/14/13)
MEDFORD, Ore. -- An explosive device that police say was designed to destroy an Oregon county prosecutors' office instead blew wout windows in a pre-dawn blast Wednesday that did little other damage. The FBI said it was too early to say whether the blast was terror-related, but Medford Police Chief Tim George said he considered the explosion a domestic terror attack aimed at law enforcement...
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Clinic in typhoon-hit city gets overrun with patients
(International News ~ 11/14/13)
TACLOBAN, Philippines -- A run-down, single-story building with filthy floors at Tacloban's ruined airport has become the area's main medical center for victims of last week's powerful typhoon. It has little medicine, virtually no facilities and few doctors...
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Who's neXt? 11/14/13
(Community ~ 11/14/13)
Ashley Willis of Cape Girardeau, a student at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Ark., was awarded three gold and one bronze student awards at the 2013 ADDY Awards Gala. Willis also received additional recognition by receiving the Special Judges ADDY award. ...
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Prayer 11/14/13
(Prayer ~ 11/14/13)
O Almighty God, may we tell others about your magnificent love and kindness. Amen.
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Trainer says any dog can learn new tricks
(Community ~ 11/14/13)
LOS ANGELES -- If it seems like your dog knows every trick in the book, try changing books. Babette Haggerty, veteran dog trainer to the stars, has packed 106 teach-them-yourself stunts into her new book, "The Best Dog Tricks on the Planet." Pets that master the basic sit, stay and heel commands can learn to help around the house and even appear to read, pirouette or do the "Hokey Pokey," she says, picking up party tricks to dazzle guests or special talents for TV and movie work...
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Jefferson Elementary becomes ABC Today School
(Local News ~ 11/14/13)
The next generation of Big Brothers Big Sisters' ABC Education Initiative is taking shape at Jefferson Elementary School. Jefferson has become an ABC Today School, said Becky James-Hatter, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri said during an editorial board meeting at the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday. "ABC" stands for Attendance, Behavior and Classroom success in reading and math...
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