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Missouri auditor questions child-care spending
(State News ~ 03/25/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's auditor is raising concerns about state payments to subsidize child-care costs for lower-income families. Auditor Tom Schweich criticized the state Social Services Department for not having enough quality control over the payments. The findings were included in an audit issued Monday of nearly $12 million in federal funds received by Missouri...
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Mo. officials report 20 suspected arson wildfires
(State News ~ 03/25/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State conservation officials suspect arson in about 20 wildfires near the Truman Reservoir in west-central Missouri in the past week. The Department of Conservation said the fires burned more than 1,000 acres of public and private land. No injuries or structural losses have been reported, but officials said wildfires can cause significant harm and that fighting them costs money and puts people at risk...
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Advocates say Missouri sets food stamp barriers
(State News ~ 03/25/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Advocates for the poor say Missouri is making it harder for the state's neediest residents to receive food stamps. Officials with the Missouri Association for Social Welfare told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Missouri is the only state where fewer people have received food stamps through the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in recent years amid the recession and a subsequent slow recovery...
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Missouri House OKs Sunday motorcycle sales
(State News ~ 03/25/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House has advanced legislation allowing Sunday sales of motorcycles at dealerships. Missouri law now prohibits the sale of cars, trucks and motorcycles on Sunday. The House legislation would be limited to motorcycles...
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Attorney: Inmate upbeat despite looming execution
(State News ~ 03/25/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri death row inmate Jeffrey Ferguson is holding out hope that his life will be spared, but he is ready to accept his fate, either way, his attorney said Monday. Ferguson, 59, is scheduled to die by injection at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for raping and killing a 17-year-old girl in 1989. ...
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Second suspect arrested in Sikeston bar shooting
(Local News ~ 03/25/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a shooting early Saturday that injured four people at a Sikeston bar. Ericonta Flenoid, 31, faces four counts of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting at Cronies Bar, 1637 E. Malone Ave., according to a news release from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety...
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Thousands attend weekend home show, comic convention
(Local News ~ 03/25/14)
The Heartland Home & Garden Show and the Cape Comic Con drew thousands of people to the region during the weekend. Both events ran Friday through Sunday. The 26th annual home show attracted 7,674 people to the Show Me Center, facility director Wil Gorman said in an email to the Southeast Missourian. Marketing director Josh Hanlon said people pay for their tickets in cash, so it's hard to tell where attendees come from...
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Mo. GOP senators vow to block Medicaid expansion
(State News ~ 03/25/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In case there was any doubt, a coalition of Republicans made it clear Monday that they will do everything within their power to ensure there is no expansion of Medicaid eligibility this year in Missouri. Five GOP senators took to the Senate floor as the Legislature returned from spring break to pronounce that they will block any attempt to expand Medicaid eligibility to lower-income adults during the annual session that ends in mid-May...
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School district plans more training on tablet computers
(Local News ~ 03/25/14)
To boost support for students and teachers in the Cape Girardeau School District's 1:1 computer-based program, the district's technology department plans additional training on the laptop devices. Instructional technologist Ron Farrow and technology director Brian Hall presented a progress report on the 1:1 program, launched when 1,180 ASUS Transformer Books were distributed in January to students at Central High School, to school board members Monday night...
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Jackson Police Department draws praise
(Local News ~ 03/25/14)
Doug Austin lives in Cape Girardeau, but he made sure he was in Jackson on Monday afternoon to express his appreciation for the city's police department. The secretary of Seniors and Lawmen Together was among five people who participated in a public comment session as part of the Jackson Police Department's triennial accreditation assessment...
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Salvation Army store in Jackson upgrades, announces event in April
(Local News ~ 03/25/14)
After a few months of remodeling while still doing business, The Salvation Army Family Store in Jackson announced its grand-opening dates in April for the updated store. Salvation Army Capt. Ronnie Amick on Monday said the finished product will feature a new store layout, a fresh coat of interior paint, new management and pricing scale and more products, among a few other face-lifts...
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Notre Dame girls soccer team claims season-opening win in shootout
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/14)
Whatever happens, happens. That's what the Notre Dame girls soccer team's mindset was before its first game of the season, and what happened was a 2-1 defeat of St. Pius X in penalty kicks Monday night. "Coach really just kind of told us that whatever happens, happens," Notre Dame junior forward Jordan Nelson said. "Because it's our first game, we were going to be a little rusty, we're going to have nerves, it's going to be crazy. We just play how we always play. Play as a team."...
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Local media expert Jim Dufek to attend L.A. conference
(Local News ~ 03/25/14)
Local professor and media expert Jim Dufek will be one of four professionals representing Missouri at a conference in Los Angeles hoping to keep the state relevant in the world of film production. Dufek was asked by the Missouri Film Commission to specifically represent Southeast Missouri at the Association of Film Commissioners International's annual Locations Show, which brings together industry professionals from all four corners of the globe to share insights and experiences...
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Spring Fashion Meets Fundraising on April 8
(Submitted Story ~ 03/25/14)
Tickets are on sale now for Macy's fashion and fundraising event, "Fashion Focus: Tips and Trends," benefitting The Friends of Saint Francis. On Tuesday, April 8, from 6 to 8:30 pm at West Park Mall, guests will get a sneak peek of upcoming fashion trends and learn plenty of tips to freshen up wardrobes this spring and summer. ...
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River City Players presents "Quiet on the Set"
(Submitted Story ~ 03/25/14)
River City Players opens the new season on April 3 with "Quiet on the Set." This is a full length comedy and will take place at Port Cape. The cast is a talented group of actors that has been rehearsing since February. Opening night is April 3 with a dessert bar at 6:30 and the show at 7:00. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
Today is Tuesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2014. There are 281 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 25, 1634, English colonists sent by Lord Baltimore arrived in present-day Maryland. On this date: In 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned the King of Scots...
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Need more liberal columnists
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/25/14)
I recently visited Cape Girardeau for a few weeks and read the Southeast Missourian daily. I noticed that your op-ed page is almost exclusively conservative, Donna Brazile apparently the sole liberal. As a reader of The Washington Post, I am used to seeing a wide diversity of opinion...
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Speak Out 3/25/14
(Speak Out ~ 03/25/14)
I would like to say a few words about our transit system. We certainly have a wonderful transit service. You can call them. They're there in just a few moments. They're friendly, always smiling, ready to help you. Never a dull moment. So, be proud of our Cape transit service. They are a pleasant bunch of bus drivers...
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The cost of Medicaid expansion
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/25/14)
In response to an item in Speak Out on Thursday, I feel it is important to set the record straight. The Speak Out section allows area residents to vent, but no fact-checking is done for this part of the paper, and those reading it might take the March 20 lead item as fact when it is not...
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It's only March, but August voting will come soon
(Editorial ~ 03/25/14)
It's been relatively quiet the past few weeks on the election front. However, a story over the weekend in the Southeast Missourian highlighted several races in which incumbent officeholders will see opponents in the August primary or November general election, including Missouri House of Representatives District 8...
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Anonymity apps gaining popularity
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
NEW YORK -- At a time when Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are pushing people to put forward their most polished, put-together selves, a new class of mobile applications aims for a bit more honesty. Among the latest is Secret, created by two former Google engineers who were looking for a way to let people deliver genuine feedback to co-workers. ...
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‘Candy Crush' maker King going public
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
NEW YORK -- King Digital, the company behind the mobile game "Candy Crush Saga," is scheduled to make its debut on the New York Stock Exchange this week. The company could be valued as high as $7.6 billion if its initial public offering prices at $24 per share, the upper end of its expected range. That's nearly twice as much as its closest rival Zynga Inc., the creator of "FarmVille."...
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Gene Dement
(Obituary ~ 03/25/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Eston E. "Gene" Dement, 85, of Sikeston passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Sept. 13, 1928, in Clark County, Mo., to James F. and Dora Belle Bogener Dement. Gene joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1946...
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Gladys Stovall
(Obituary ~ 03/25/14)
Gladys B. Stovall, 92, of Whitewater passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at her home. She was born Nov. 7, 1921, in Whiteside, Mo., daughter of James Edward and Winnie Ferguson Morris. She and Robert Lee Stovall were married May 2, 1936, in Bowling Green, Mo. He passed away April 18, 2008...
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Jimmy Fallon off to fast start on ‘Tonight'
(Entertainment ~ 03/25/14)
NEW YORK -- One month in, NBC's generational trade of Jay Leno for Jimmy Fallon at the "Tonight" show is succeeding beyond the hopes of executives who engineered it. Fallon's fast start is clear in television ratings and even more stark in social media metrics. While too early to declare a new king of late-night TV, the transition is a marked change from how badly NBC fumbled the short-lived switch from Leno to Conan O'Brien in 2009...
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Jackson fire report 3/25/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/25/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Saturday. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/25/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/25/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/25/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/25/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summons Thefts Assault Miscellaneous...
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Study ties breast gene to high-risk uterine cancer even if ovaries removed
(Community ~ 03/25/14)
Women with a faulty breast cancer gene might face a greater chance of rare but deadly uterine tumors despite having their ovaries removed to lower their main cancer risks, doctors are reporting. A study of nearly 300 women with bad BRCA1 genes found four cases of aggressive uterine cancers years after they had preventive surgery to remove their ovaries. That rate is 26 times greater than expected...
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Report: Labor in tub OK but water births unproven
(Community ~ 03/25/14)
WASHINGTON -- Sitting in a tub of warm water can relieve a mom-to-be's pain during the early stages of labor, but actually giving birth underwater has no proven benefit and may be risky, say recommendations for the nation's obstetricians. There's no count of how many babies in the U.S. are delivered in water, but it is increasingly common for hospitals to offer birthing pools or tubs to help pregnant women relax during labor...
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FAST thinking: Children learn stroke signs in class
(Community ~ 03/25/14)
NEW YORK -- Andrea Esteban tried to smile with half her face, crossing her eyes in the process, and her third-grade classmates giggled. Matthew Velez struggled to speak, "Luh, luh, uh, gronk," and the students erupted in laughter. But the funny faces, the gibberish and some arm flapping were all part of a serious lesson to help children learn the telltale signs of a stroke by imitating them. ...
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Ukraine to face its 'graft culture' under aid plan
(International News ~ 03/25/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- A hairstyling business closes four salons rather than deal with crooked officials. An independent salesman hustling paint from the trunk of his car faces a $5 million tax penalty. A humble crafts stall gives up after taxes increase ten-fold overnight...
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Syrian rebels capture town near border with Turkey
(International News ~ 03/25/14)
BEIRUT -- Hard-line Islamic rebels captured a small town in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border as part of their offensive in the rugged coastal region that is a bastion of support for President Bashar Assad, activists said Monday. Fighters from an array of armed opposition groups seized the predominantly Armenian Christian town of Kassab on Sunday. ...
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Ukraine orders troop pullout from Crimea
(International News ~ 03/25/14)
NOVOOZERNOE, Crimea -- Russia's foreign minister met with his Ukrainian counterpart for the first time on Monday and demanded more autonomy for Ukraine's regions, even as Ukraine under pressure ordered its troops out from Crimea after the Russian seizure of military bases there...
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Egyptian court sentences more than 500 to death
(International News ~ 03/25/14)
CAIRO -- An Egyptian court Monday sentenced to death nearly 530 suspected backers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi over a deadly attack on a police station, capping a swift, two-day mass trial in which defense attorneys were not allowed to present their case...
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West seeks to isolate Russia over Ukraine dispute
(International News ~ 03/25/14)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Seeking to isolate Russia, the U.S. and Western allies declared Monday they are indefinitely cutting Moscow out of a major international coalition and warned they stand ready to order tougher economic penalties if Vladimir Putin presses further into Ukraine...
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U.S. sends more troops to search for fugitive
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is sending military aircraft and more forces to assist in the hunt for fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony, more than doubling the number of American troops and airmen on the ground to 250. The beefed up U.S. assistance could be "the decisive game changer" in the hunt for Kony, whose Lord's Resistance Army appears weaker than ever amid growing defections and the loss of senior commanders, an expert said Monday...
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Fracking activist wants to be allowed back on driller's land
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
A high-profile anti-fracking activist who often gives tours of natural gas drilling sites in northeastern Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region asked a judge Monday for relief from an order barring her from stepping foot on more than 300 square miles of land owned or leased by one of the state's leading natural gas drillers...
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Latinos remaining without insurance in health-care overhaul
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest minority group risks being left behind by President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul. Hispanics account for about one-third of the nation's uninsured, but they seem to be staying on the sidelines as the White House races to meet a goal of 6 million sign-ups by March 31...
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Coast Guard plans to reopen Texas shipping channel
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
GALVESTON, Texas -- As workers in bright yellow suits picked quarter-sized "tar balls" out of the sand along Galveston Bay on Monday, strong incoming tides kept washing more ashore. Elsewhere, crews lined up miles of oil booms to keep oil away from the shoreline and bird habitats, two days after a collision in the Houston Ship Channel dumped as many as 170,000 gallons of oil from a barge into the water along the Gulf Coast and shut down one of the nation's busiest seaports...
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Union: Train operator in Chicago crash 'tired'
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
CHICAGO -- An operator of a Chicago public-transit train that jumped the tracks and scaled an escalator at one of nation's busiest airports Monday may have dozed off, a union official said. The woman said she had worked extensive overtime recently and was "extremely tired" at the time of the accident, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 president Robert Kelly told a news conference...
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Wash. mudslide death toll 14; search continues
(National News ~ 03/25/14)
OSO, Wash. -- The search for survivors of a deadly Washington state mudslide grew Monday to include scores of people who were still unaccounted for as the death toll from the wall of trees, rocks and debris that swept through a rural community rose to at least 14...
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Officials: Plane crashed in ocean
(International News ~ 03/25/14)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- After 17 days of desperation and doubt over the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the country's officials said an analysis of satellite data points to a "heartbreaking" conclusion: Flight 370 met its end in the southern reaches of the Indian Ocean, and none of those aboard survived...
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Southeast Missouri State's Vanderpool, Tucker qualify for regional gymnastics meet
(College Sports ~ 03/25/14)
Southeast Missouri State gymnastics will be represented by two gymnasts at the NCAA South Central Regional. Senior Taryn Vanderpool and freshman Alyssa Tucker qualified as all-around competitors to the regional competition in Fayettevile, Ark., on April 5...
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Mets handle Cards in exhibition game
(Professional Sports ~ 03/25/14)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Daisuke Matsuzaka, a non-roster invitee trying to make the roster, allowed one run in six innings as the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 in exhibition play Monday. "Throughout spring training, condition-wise I felt great, but the results weren't exactly what I was hoping them to be," Matsuzaka said through an interpreter. "Today I went up there knowing this would be my last chance to show what I can do up there."...
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Southeast Missouri State football coach Matukewicz to conduct his first practice
(College Sports ~ 03/25/14)
It's expected that during spring football practices the players will be evaluated on their talent and offensive and defensive schemes will be implemented. Both will obviously be necessary for first-year Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz to achieve during spring practices, but he's also focused on one larger goal when the Redhawks hold their first spring practice today...
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U.S. 61 in Scott Co. reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 03/25/14)
U.S. 61 in Scott Co. reduced for pavement repairs U.S. 61 in Scott County, from Highway 77 to Route Y, will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as contractor crews resurface the pavement. The work will be done from April 7 to June 14, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily...
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St. Vincent girls soccer team scores goal in final minute, defeats Central 2-1
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/14)
\For 79 minutes, the Central girls soccer team stood toe-to-toe with St. Vincent, a perennial power from Perryville, during Monday's season opener at Central High School. Then St. Vincent freshman Faith Kapp and senior Holly Blandford executed a perfect give-and-go, Kapp taking a return pass from Blandford and powering a shot past Central goalkeeper Katie Kinder with 55 seconds remaining for a 2-1 victory before a handful of frigid fans at Tiger Stadium.. ...
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High school roundup: Woodland softball opens season with win
(High School Sports ~ 03/25/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Out of the past 3/25/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/25/14)
The top two winners in the 33rd annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair, held this week at Southeast Missouri State University, are Nia Summit and Jeanna Clark, both students of science instructor David Walls at the South Pemiscot County High School at Steele, Mo...
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Prayer 3/25/25
(Prayer ~ 03/25/14)
O Father God, thank you for generous people who show your love. Amen.
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