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Leopold's new boys basketball coach has ties to new Mizzou coach
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/14)
Corey Brownsberger spent the last four years working for Kim Anderson at Central Missouri.
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Leadership Cape presentations to be made at First Friday Coffee
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee will feature presentations from the Leadership Cape class of 2014. A continental breakfast will be available at 7 a.m., and the program will begin promptly at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau's Event Center...
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Ill. court revives $10 billion verdict in cigarette lawsuit
(State News ~ 05/01/14)
ST. LOUIS -- An Illinois appellate court has reinstated a decade-old $10.1 billion verdict in a class-action lawsuit against Phillip Morris USA that found the nation's biggest cigarette maker misled customers about "light" and "low tar" designations...
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St. Joseph bar owner sues to block smoking ban
(State News ~ 05/01/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A St. Joseph bar owner is suing to block a new smoking ban in the city. Stephen Peterman, owner of Peterman's Shamrock, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Buchanan County Court. His attorney, Jonathan Sternberg, says the smoking ban violates the Missouri Constitution because it excludes the St. Jo Frontier Casino gambling floor. He says the city can legally ban smoking but it did not do it properly under state law...
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Missouri inmate dies while serving life sentence in stabbing
(State News ~ 05/01/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri woman died in prison Wednesday while serving a life sentence for the 1989 slaying of her teenage daughter in a crime that was chillingly captured on an FBI surveillance tape and apparently prompted by the girl's resistance to the family's Islamic traditions...
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Missouri House endorses student transfer legislation
(State News ~ 05/01/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House members have endorsed legislation that deals with a student transfer law. Legislators are trying to revise the law after recent decisions by the state Supreme Court upholding a requirement for unaccredited districts to pay costs of transferring students. Those costs already have put a financial strain on the unaccredited Normandy district in suburban St. Louis and soon could affect the unaccredited Riverview Gardens and Kansas City districts...
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Minimum wage increase knocked out for now
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
U.S. senators on Wednesday blocked legislation that would have raised the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. The Senate fell five votes short of the 60 votes necessary to pass the bill, which was blocked by Republicans. Sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the bill would have raised the federal minimum wage of $7.25 in three phases. It would have been increased to $8.20 six months after official approval, $9.15 after one year and $10.10 a year after that...
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Mo. GOP lawmaker advances Medicaid expansion
(State News ~ 05/01/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A renegade Republican teamed up with minority party Democrats on Wednesday to deliver the first affirmative -- albeit symbolic -- vote of the year for a plan to expand Missouri's Medicaid program to hundreds of thousands of lower-income adults...
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Lawmakers pass bill to limit jobless benefits
(State News ~ 05/01/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The amount of time Missouri workers could claim unemployment benefits after losing a job would depend upon how many others also are looking for work, according to a measure given final legislative approval Wednesday. Missouri residents currently can collect unemployment benefits for up to 20 weeks. ...
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Missouri Senate passes gun nullification legislation
(State News ~ 05/01/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republicans moved a step closer in their attempt to nullify some federal gun laws Wednesday when the Senate passed legislation that would bar federal workers from some state careers for enforcing such policies. The Senate voted 23-8 to send the bill back to the House, where it passed earlier. The House can either accept the Senate's changes or negotiate a compromise version...
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'Brighton Beach Memoirs' opens at River Campus
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Noah Hendry portrays Eugene Jerome in Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Theatre and Dance production of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs", Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the River Campus....
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Suspected murderer of Cape woman charged with mob action in jail fight
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
A Cape Girardeau murder suspect is among six prisoners charged with mob action in Jackson County, Ill. Court records show Brandon Banks, 28, and five other men were charged Friday with mob action or force involving two or more persons. Banks is in the Jackson County Jail awaiting trial after being extradited to Illinois on a first-degree murder charge...
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Relay for Life team raises money with lawn mower races
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
A variety of riding mowers -- and riders -- will be racing to raise money for the Relay for Life team Cardinals Crushing Cancer on May 10 at the Patton Saddle Club. Meanwhile, Cardinals Crushing Cancer, co-captained by Tamara Miles and Renee Garner, will participate in the Relay for Life event from noon to midnight Saturday at Twin City Park in Marble Hill, Mo...
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Notre Dame student forms group to provide books to students in developing countries
(Community ~ 05/01/14)
Notre Dame Regional High School senior Reagan Kapp's passion for reading and desire to help others led her last summer to form a not-for-profit organization called Livres Pour Le Monde, or Books for the World, which provides books for children in developing nations to improve literacy and give everyone access to literature and education...
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Jackson teen who died of brain cancer remembered
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
With praise for his faith, determination and courage, family, friends, coaches and even those who may not have known him attended a celebration of Nolan Weber's life, held at the Jackson High School Events Center on Wednesday evening. Weber, 18, died Dec. 21 at his home in Jackson after a nearly three-year battle with brain cancer. The Jackson High School graduate was heavily involved in sports, including Paralympic table tennis...
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Bucklew execution called into question
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
Less than a month before the scheduled execution of a Cape Girardeau man, a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma has raised new concerns about the practice. Russell Bucklew, 45, is slated for execution May 21 for the 1996 murder of Michael Sanders, a Cape Girardeau County man with whom Bucklew's ex-girlfriend had been staying...
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Local Authors to Hold Book Signing
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/14)
Local authors, Catherine Stovall and Samantha Ketteman, will host book signings at three locations throughout Southern Illinois on May 17, 2014. The book tour will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. Ketteman and Stovall will be appearing at Latta Java in Marion, IL from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m., The Buzz in Benton, IL from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m, and Dogwood Ridge, in West Frankfort, IL from 2:30 p.m. until 5 p.m...
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SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary Helps Fund Major Renovation of NICU
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/14)
SoutheastHEALTH Auxiliary has pledged $50,000 to help fund a major renovation of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Southeast Hospital, including installation of the NICVIEW webcam system. The 8-bed renovation will consist of single family stations, creating private areas for families to bond with their babies. The newborn nursery and family waiting area also are being renovated as part of this project, which is scheduled to be completed in late June...
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Square founder: IT industry at 'very special moment'
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
The information technology industry is at a very special moment right now with huge numbers of jobs to fill at myriad companies in all kinds of fields, entrepreneur Jim McKelvey said Wednesday in a presentation at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Leadership Cape class projects often yield real-world results
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
On a cool spring day, teenagers can be seen performing skateboard tricks at the only skate park in Cape Girardeau, while dogs kick up dirt at the recently opened Dogtown in Kiwanis Park. As temperatures rise, people will flood to the city's water park, Cape Splash. Children learn and play year-round at the Discovery Playhouse in downtown Cape Girardeau, and locals checking out area events can scan the online activities calender at semoevents.com...
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Scott City softball team claims first district title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/14)
Becky Burger pitched a three-hit, 12-strikeout gem in leading Scott City to a 9-0 victory over Advance in the Class 1 District 5 title game.
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Whitener Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/14)
Jordan Whitener is a 2014 Phi Beta Kappa initiate at Truman State University. Whitener, a senior math and computer science double major of Jackson, Missouri, was among 32 students recently inducted into the Delta of Missouri Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Jordan is the daughter of Dewayne and Carolyn Whitener of Jackson, Missouri...
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1st Class Travel Named To Exclusive 500 Club Program for 2014
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/14)
Cape Girardeau, MO --1st Class Travel has achieved Silver status in the exclusive 500 Club Program of The Mark Travel Corporation. Travel agencies within the 500 Club must show expertise in a wide range of travel options, and consistently provide exceptional customer service to their clients. ...
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Malarie Barnhart Joins 1st Class Travel
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/14)
Malarie Barnhart of Jackson, Mo., has joined the 1st Class Travel team as a travel agent. Malarie has a background in marketing and sales, having worked with Withers Broadcasting and Sam's Club. She enjoys being able to combine her love of travel and expertise in customer service to help clients book the trip of their dreams. ...
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6th Annual Mouse Races for MS
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/14)
Join us on Saturday, May 3rd for Cape Girardeau's version of the Kentucky Derby. The 6th Annual Mouse Races for MS will be held at the VFW located at 1049 North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. The event hosted by Sandy Hoffman of MedAssets will feature 36 mice, competing in six races with the winner of those six races competing in a final race to see which mouse earns the title of "The Fastest Mouse in the Midwest"! All the proceeds from this event will go directly to the Gateway Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and be used to fund important research, programs and services.. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/01/14)
Today is Thursday, May 1, the 121st day of 2014. There are 244 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey gave the command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley," as an American naval force destroyed a Spanish squadron in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War...
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Local events to be held today for National Day of Prayer
(Editorial ~ 05/01/14)
We have much to pray about. There are global issues like terrorism, economics and poverty. Earlier this week part of the U.S. was ravaged by severe weather and tornadoes. As of Wednesday morning, at least 35 people had died as a result of the storms. Thousands are without power...
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Speak Out 5/1/14
(Speak Out ~ 05/01/14)
Our thanks for the kind person who paid for our food at Steak 'n Shake on April 12. We appreciated it very much. God bless you. No new tax Here we go again, saying our house insurance is cheaper because we have fire departments nearby. I have lived in this money pit of a town for 23 years and never filed a claim on my house. ...
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No more taxes for fund
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/01/14)
In regard to "Tax could benefit children's fund":When I read this in Monday's paper I was flabbergasted! It all starts in two places: First is the home, second is school, third is the individual. If kids don't get proper upbringing at home they stand a very good chance of turning out bad or screwed up. More taxation and more government is not the cure...
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Colo. eyes edibles rules as more people eat pot
(National News ~ 05/01/14)
DENVER -- Colorado's marijuana experiment is threatened by the popularity of eating it instead of smoking it, leading the pot industry to join health officials and state regulators to try to curb the problem of consumers ingesting too much weed...
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Wal-Mart brings one-stop shopping to car insurance
(National News ~ 05/01/14)
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart is bringing one-stop shopping to another area: auto insurance. The world's largest retailer has teamed up with autoinsurance.com to let shoppers quickly find and buy insurance policies online in real time to cut down costs...
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Dow closes at record high as Fed continues cutting stimulus
(National News ~ 05/01/14)
NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high Wednesday as the good narrowly outweighed the bad for the stock market. After investors took in some solid U.S. company earnings, the latest move from the Federal Reserve and a report of unexpectedly weak economic growth in the first quarter, the stock market managed its third straight day of gains...
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George Helman
(Obituary ~ 05/01/14)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- George Maris Helman, 86, of Villa Ridge passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at his home. He was born in 1928 at the family home in Villa Ridge to Earl and Mary Helman. He was married to Flora Bridges Helman in 1946. They celebrated 67 years of marriage. They had two sons, David and Paul Helman...
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Raymond Brewington
(Obituary ~ 05/01/14)
Raymond C. Brewington, 63, of Millersville died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at his home, after a courageous battle with liver cancer. He was born Oct. 4, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, to Watis R. and Mary H. Snider Harrell. He and Karen Ann Hauth were married Aug. 6, 2005, in Cape Girardeau...
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Dr. Howard Dickmann
(Obituary ~ 05/01/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dr. Howard W. Dickmann, 94, of Perryville departed this life Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Laclede Groves Care Center in Webster Groves, Mo. He was born Aug. 6, 1919, in Perry County, to K.R. and Martha Knoll Dickmann. He and Susan M. Bredall were married Oct. 8, 1944, in Perryville...
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Alfred Kirn
(Obituary ~ 05/01/14)
Alfred Kirn, 77, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson, where he resided the last three years. He was born March 17, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, to John and Bertha Scherer Kirn. He and Joyce Faye Newell were married Feb. 7, 1959. They had been married 50 years when she passed away Sept. 19, 2009...
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Dustin Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 05/01/14)
ANNA, Ill. — Dustin Riley "DC" Cunningham, 29, of Anna died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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George Hopper Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/01/14)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- George Woodrow Hopper Jr., 57, of Commerce died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Chapel in Scott City, and from 8:30 a.m. until time of service Friday at Commerce Baptist Church...
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Richard Taul Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/01/14)
PATTON, Mo. -- Richard O. "Ricky" Taul Jr., 49, of Patton passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Fred Ritter and Don Estes officiating. Burial will be in Reagan's Chapel Cemetery near Patton...
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Births 5/1/14
(Births ~ 05/01/14)
Son to Brian William and Brandy Michelle McCain of Whitewater, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:08 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Name, Mason Xavier. Weight, 9 pounds, 5 ounces. Mrs. McCain is the former Brandy Perry, daughter of Mark and Karen Odle of Whitwater and Darren and Kimberly Perry of Oak Ridge. She is a surveillance supervisor at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. McCain is an officer with the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety...
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Southeast adds transfer quarterback to roster
(College Sports ~ 05/01/14)
Southeast Missouri State football has added a quarterback to its roster. Former Central Michigan University quarterback Alex Niznak will transfer to Southeast, according to a news release issued by the school's athletic department Wednesday. Niznak will be eligible for the 2014 season and has two remaining years of eligibility, according to a spokesman from the department...
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Southeast softball sweeps Missouri Baptist in twinbill
(College Sports ~ 05/01/14)
Leah Duffe went 7 for 7 with six RBIs to lead the Southeast Missouri State softball team to a sweep over NAIA opponent Missouri Baptist in its final nonconference doubleheader of the season Wednesday at the Southeast Softball Complex. The Redhawks (10-32) had 13 hits in a 10-5 six-inning win over MBU in Game 1 and won 13-1 in five innings in Game 2...
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Jackson fire report 5/1/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/01/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Monday: The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Jackson police report 5/1/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/01/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/1/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/01/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY The Department of Public Safety released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Craig pounds 4 hits as Cards beat Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 05/01/14)
ST. LOUIS -- After failing to hold three-run leads in two straight games, Allen Craig and the St. Louis Cardinals put their series final against Milwaukee out of reach. Craig homered on a four-hit day that included three RBIs, and Matt Adams hit a three-run homer as the Cardinals beat the Brewers 9-3 Wednesday...
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Who's neXt 5/1/14
(Community ~ 05/01/14)
The all-district Jackson art show "Art Expressions 2014" is set for Saturday and Sunday at the new R.O. Hawkins Junior High School gym. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. The show will feature artwork by students in grades kindergarten through 12, demonstrations by guest artists and hands-on art centers...
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Hooked on Science: Electric play dough
(Community ~ 05/01/14)
Using a few materials from around the house, you can use play dough to light a light bulb. STEP 1: Using the alligator clips, connect the three D batteries. STEP 2: Cover the two ends of alligator clips that are not connected with batteries with play dough...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 5/1/14
(Local News ~ 05/01/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Communications/reports, other elected officials Public comments Routine business Appointments and possible action item Action items Discussion and possible action Discussion and possible action, county advisory boards...
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Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in Alabama, Florida
(National News ~ 05/01/14)
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast in about 24 hours, the latest bout of severe weather that began with tornadoes in the Midwest...
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Kiev: Forces 'helpless' to restore order in east
(International News ~ 05/01/14)
HORLIVKA, Ukraine -- Ukraine's acting president conceded Wednesday that his police and security forces were "helpless" to stifle unrest in the country's east, where pro-Russia gunmen seized more buildings, walking into the police station and mayor's office in this mining hub without resistance...
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Iraqis vote in an election without foreign troops
(International News ~ 05/01/14)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq voted Wednesday in its first nationwide election since U.S. troops withdrew in 2011, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki confident of victory and even offering an olive branch to his critics by inviting them to join him in a governing coalition...
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High school roundup: Cox helps Scott City best Woodland in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/14)
Braden Cox threw a complete game, struck out nine and held his opponents to six hits and one unearned run as the Scott City baseball team (7-10) defeated Woodland 6-1 at home. Cox also helped his own cause with a double that drove in a run in the fourth...
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'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' actor Bob Hoskins dies at 71
(Entertainment ~ 05/01/14)
LONDON -- Bob Hoskins never lost his Cockney accent, even as he became a global star who charmed and alarmed audiences in a vast range of roles. Short and bald, with a face he once compared to "a squashed cabbage," Hoskins was a versatile performer. As a London gangster in "The Long Good Friday," he moved from bravura bluster to tragic understatement. In "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," he cavorted with a cast of animated characters, making technological trickery seem seamless and natural...
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Out of the past 5/1/14
(Out of the Past ~ 05/01/14)
Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep plans to meet with his Bollinger County counterpart this week to begin selecting a finance committee to review methods of funding a proposed lake in the two counties. A measure rezoning land for expansion of an alcohol- and drug-treatment center is given first-round approval by the city council; final approval is far from certain, however; the rezoning request of Southeast Missouri Halfway House Inc. ...
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Prayer 5/1/14
(Prayer ~ 05/01/14)
Father God, we marvel at creation and thank you for it. Amen.
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Central's Matt Chism
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/14)
Chism had his own version of a perfect game in throwing a no-hitter against Affton last week.
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