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Jackson master plan: 4 new parks, 5 improved ones
(Local News ~ 01/14/14)
Five existing parks could receive updates and four new ones could be created if city leaders in Jackson figure out how to pay for a first-ever master plan recently created for its parks system. Parks and recreation director Shane West Anderson said fulfillment of the plan will depend on the city finding ways to fund the elements of the plan, which for now are just ideas...
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Judge Syler set to retire; local attorney to run for seat
(Local News ~ 01/14/14)
After more than two decades presiding over the 32nd Judicial Circuit, Judge William L. Syler will leave the bench when he retires at the end of 2014. Syler was first elected in 1992 soon after he was appointed as Division I judge when Stephen Limbaugh Jr. ...
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Missouri was in late running for Boeing plant
(State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri was in the running to land a new Boeing airplane assembly plant right up until the final moments when the company decided to make the plane in Washington state, according to documents released Monday. The records confirm Missouri not only offered billions of dollars of tax incentives to the aerospace company, but also pledged to build special highway interchanges and shut down a public golf course to make way for a Boeing facility on land near Lambert-St. ...
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Mo. House panel holds hearing on 'right-to-work' proposal
(State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- House Republican leaders wasted no time pursuing their agenda Monday, using the first legislative hearing of the year to introduce a labor measure Democratic leaders denounced as an attempt at "union busting." The legislation that supporters describe as a "right-to-work" measure would prohibit labor contracts from requiring that all employees pay union fees, regardless of whether workers are union members. ...
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Missouri auditor to examine corrections department
(State News ~ 01/14/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The planned audit of a state agency that has come under scrutiny for its use of a new death penalty drug is not directly tied to Missouri's resumption of lethal injections, an official said Monday. State Auditor Tom Schweich announced the review of the Missouri Department of Corrections late last week in a two-paragraph news release. The agency oversees the state prison system...
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Pilots grounded after landing at wrong airport
(State News ~ 01/14/14)
DALLAS -- The pilots of a Southwest Airlines flight that mistakenly landed at the wrong Missouri airport were grounded Monday, less than a day after they touched down at a small airfield that gave them only half as much room as normal to stop the jet...
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Joseph will have public defender
(Local News ~ 01/14/14)
George Joseph will be getting a new lawyer after a Cape Girardeau County circuit judge sustained his attorney's motion to withdraw from the case Monday. Joseph, 49, faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the May 30 shooting deaths of his wife, Mary, and 18-year-old son, Matthew, at their home on West Cape Rock Drive...
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Cape city employees accused of receiving stolen property
(Local News ~ 01/14/14)
Members of the city of Cape Girardeau's public works traffic operations crew face criminal charges for allegedly making more than 20 trips to local recycling businesses to sell metal and batteries over several months in 2013. Four members of the city's traffic crew received summonses last week for receiving stolen property, including the city's former traffic operations manager, Robert H. Kutak Jr...
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Orphan care conference to be held Saturday at Cape church
(Local News ~ 01/14/14)
There is nothing simple or easy about adopting an orphan or a child in foster care, and there are many things a family should consider before taking such a step, say sponsors of a Saturday conference on the subject. Dr. Barbara Sorrels, executive director of the Institute for Childhood Education in Tulsa, Okla., will be the primary guest speaker during the Fearless Orphan Care Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Lynwood Baptist Church, 2935 Lynwood Hills Drive in Cape Girardeau...
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Mo. House Democrats offer income tax-cut plan
(State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democrats in the Missouri House are proposing to cut income taxes for many lower- to middle-income individuals and raise them for wealthier residents as an alternative to Republican tax cuts that are tailored more directly to businesses...
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Notre Dame girls improve to 8-0 in their home debut
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/14)
Notre Dame finally played it first home game and improved to 8-0 with a 59-30 win
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CARE Team's Labrador retriever a good listener
(Local News ~ 01/14/14)
When students at Scott City Elementary School are having a bad day, Butter -- with her soft white fur and large ears -- is there to listen. A Labrador retriever, Butter is in her fifth year as part of the Children At Risk in Education (CARE) Team at the elementary school. Two of the main CARE Team members are elementary counselor and psychological examiner Jamie Sander and Nick Grassi, who works part of the time with at-risk students and partly as a high school special education teacher...
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Retired businessman files to run for Perryville mayor in April election
(Local News ~ 01/14/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mayor Debbie Gahan will face a man she describes as a "formidable" opponent in her re-election bid this spring, as retired businessman Ken Baer filed Monday to run against her. In a telephone interview Monday, Baer said one of his primary motives in entering the mayoral race was to give voters a choice of candidates...
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Health care enrollment highest among older Americans
(National News ~ 01/14/14)
WASHINGTON -- It's an older, costlier crowd that's signing up so far for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law, according to government figures released Monday. Enrollments are lower for the healthy, younger Americans who will be needed to keep premiums from rising...
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Death penalty foes mark 25 years of executions in Mo.
(State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As Missouri prepares to execute its third inmate in the past few months, a group of death penalty opponents urged state lawmakers Monday to halt executions. Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty gathered at the state Capitol to mark 25 years since the state resumed executions. Reggie Griffin, who was recently cleared of a capital punishment case in Missouri, spoke in support of ending the death penalty...
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Green signs with Missouri S&T
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/14/14)
Trent Green, a senior at Perryville High School, has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Missouri University of Science and Technology at Rolla beginning in the fall of 2014. Trent is pictured (front, center) with his parents Tim and Terri Green of Perryville. Back - Matt Whiteside of All Star Performance, PHS Baseball Coach Don O'Keefe, and Mark Gallion of All Star Performance, where Trent trains...
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Molly
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/14/14)
Molly all snuggled up with her blanket. Favorite activity is chasing the cat.
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Mo. corn and soybean production up in 2013
(State News ~ 01/14/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri farmers appear to have grown more corn and soybeans last year than in 2012. Figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show Missouri farmers produced an estimated 435 million bushels of corn last year, up 76 percent from 2012. Soybean production rose 25 percent to an estimated 197 million bushels...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/14/14)
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2014. There are 351 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 14, 1964, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, in a brief televised address, thanked Americans for their condolences and messages of support following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, nearly two months earlier...
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Speak Out 1/14/14
(Speak Out ~ 01/14/14)
I want to thank whoever it is who delivers the paper on Carolyn Drive. Usually whenever the weather's extremely bad, they will bring my newspaper up and put it right here at my back doorstep. That is a very kind person. Thank you very much. If I may, I would like to offer a Speak Out memorial to the late Phil Everly, who died recently, at age 74. ...
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Concerned for the unemployed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/14)
I'm one of those 1.4 million people who lost unemployment benefits Dec. 28. I'm not crying and whining. I'm just letting you know that you are not safe from economic disaster either. It's me this time, but next time it may be you. I didn't do anything wrong to become unemployed. I've made my own way all my life. I got an education, worked hard and did my job well...
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Military election filing bill a common sense move
(Editorial ~ 01/14/14)
Some people believe the order in which a candidate's name appears on a ballot makes a difference. State Sen. Wayne Wallingford (R-Cape Girardeau) has sponsored legislation that would allow candidates who are serving in the armed forces or who are disabled and cannot file for office in person an option to send a proxy in their absence...
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Stocks slump the most in two months on Wall Street
(National News ~ 01/14/14)
NEW YORK -- The stock market had its worst day of the year so far, extending a January slump. Stocks dropped Monday as falling oil prices pushed down energy stocks. The prospect of the Federal Reserve further cutting back on its economic stimulus also weighed on the market...
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Terry Hendrix
(Obituary ~ 01/14/14)
GREENBRIER, Mo. -- Terry D. Hendrix, 62, of Greenbrier passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 3, 1951, at Sturdivant, Mo., son of Lando and Bonnie Limbaugh Hendrix. Terry and Pauletta Tolbert were married March 8, 1969, at Greenbrier...
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John Barnes
(Obituary ~ 01/14/14)
DeSOTO, Ill. -- John L. Barnes, 62, of DeSoto passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at his home. He was born July 26, 1951, in Urbana, Ill., to John and Louise Klien Barnes. John married Phyllis Reeves Neighbors on April 26, 1985, in Jackson. John retired from Vogler Ford in Carbondale, Ill., as a sales associate in November. ...
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Ruth Daume
(Obituary ~ 01/14/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruth L. Daume, 84, of Perryville passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 17, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Louis E.T. and Ella Haertling Graden. She married Edward H. Daume Sr. on April 3, 1949...
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Dorothy Soehlig
(Obituary ~ 01/14/14)
ORAN, Mo. — Dorothy "Dot" Soehlig, 98, of Oran died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Jackson Manor. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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Jackson police report 1/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Prince to appear on ‘New Girl' after Super Bowl
(Entertainment ~ 01/14/14)
PASADENA, Calif. -- Fox's post-Super Bowl party will include Prince making a guest appearance on the comedy "New Girl." In an episode of the show that will air directly after the big game next month, Zooey Deschanel's character is invited to a mansion party hosted by Prince -- a party her friends are determined to crash...
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Outkast announces more than 40 festival dates
(Entertainment ~ 01/14/14)
NEW YORK -- Outkast's 20th anniversary comeback is being extended to more than 40 festival dates in 2014. The Grammy-winning rap duo announced across its newly launched social media platforms Monday that it will play the dates, but not where. Andre "Andre 3000" Benjamin and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton announced last week they were coming off hiatus and performing together for the first time in 10 years at the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival in April...
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Health beat: Insufficient sleep is a public health epidemic
(Community ~ 01/14/14)
Sleep is increasingly recognized as important to public health, with sleep insufficiency linked to motor vehicle crashes, industrial disasters and medical and other occupational errors. Unintentionally falling asleep, nodding off while driving, and having difficulty performing daily tasks because of sleepiness all may contribute to these hazardous outcomes. ...
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Food industry cuts calories fourfold over its pledge
(Community ~ 01/14/14)
WASHINGTON -- Some of the nation's largest food companies have cut daily calorie counts by an average of 78 per person, a new study says, more than four times the amount the industry pledged to slash by next year. The study sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that between 2007 and 2012, the estimated total cut in food product calories from a group of 16 major food companies was in the range of 6.4 trillion...
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Just 1 in 4 young teens meet U.S. fitness guidelines
(Community ~ 01/14/14)
CHICAGO -- Young teens aren't exactly embracing the government's Let's Move mantra, the latest fitness data suggest. Only 1 in 4 U.S. children ages 12 to 15 meet the recommendations -- an hour or more of moderate to vigorous activity every day...
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Water ban lifted for part of W.Va. after chemical spill
(National News ~ 01/14/14)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Safe tap water gushed from faucets and shower heads in West Virginia on Monday, a welcome sight and sound for a small fraction of the 300,000 people who have not been able to use running water since a chemical spill five days ago...
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Egyptians begin two-day election on draft constitution
(International News ~ 01/14/14)
CAIRO -- Egyptians are being asked to vote this week on a vision of their nation's future sponsored by the powerful military, a two-day election widely seen as a referendum on a likely presidential run by the country's top general -- but held in a climate of fear and intimidation...
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Unemployment bill remains stalled in Senate
(National News ~ 01/14/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate postponed a pair of test votes on stalled unemployment legislation Monday as Republicans and Democrats sought a compromise to restore benefits to 1.3 million long-term jobless workers who lost them abruptly late last year...
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New Jersey Dems intensify Gov. Christie scandal inquiry
(National News ~ 01/14/14)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Democrats in New Jersey sharpened their aim at Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Monday, forming special legislative committees to explore the role politics played in traffic jams last fall and announcing that the investigation has grown into an abuse of power probe...
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Israel's Ariel Sharon laid to rest in military funeral
(International News ~ 01/14/14)
JERUSALEM -- Ariel Sharon was laid to rest Monday at his ranch in southern Israel as the nation bid a final farewell to one of its most colorful and influential leaders -- a man venerated by supporters as a warrior and statesman but reviled in the Arab world as a war criminal...
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Swedish doctors transplant uteruses into nine women
(International News ~ 01/14/14)
STOCKHOLM -- Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives in an experimental procedure that has raised some ethical concerns. The women will soon try to become pregnant with their new wombs, the doctor in charge of the pioneering project has revealed...
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Nigerian president signs law banning same-sex marriage
(International News ~ 01/14/14)
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria's president has signed a law that bans same-sex marriage and criminalizes homosexual associations, societies and meetings, with penalties of up to 14 years in jail. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act on Monday that was signed by President Goodluck Jonathan and dated Jan. 7...
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High school roundup: Kelly girls finally solve East Prairie in Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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OVC-leading UTM routs Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team
(College Sports ~ 01/14/14)
First-place UTm women remained unbeaten in OVC play with a 100-71 victory
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Out of the past 1/14/14
(Out of the Past ~ 01/14/14)
The vacant position of Cape Girardeau police chief is garnering a lot of interest; applications submitted for the position total 75; Feb. 1 is the final day applications will be accepted by the city; the city is seeking to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Ray Johnson in August...
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Prayer 1/14/14
(Prayer ~ 01/14/14)
O Lord Jesus, may we seek you and serve you with all our heart. Amen.
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