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Springfield businessman facilitates art donations
(State News ~ 05/27/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield businessman has helped bring artwork valued at about $710,000 to several institutions. Sam Hamra announced the donations last week of 60 paintings to the Springfield Art Museum and colleges and universities. The Springfield News-Leader reported six pieces of artwork are going to Drury University, five to Evangel University and 14 to the Springfield Art Museum...
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Missouri prisons reverse magazine ban
(State News ~ 05/27/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Department of Corrections has reversed its decision to ban a magazine featuring an up-close look at the state's death penalty. The prison system banned St. Louis Magazine in response to a story titled "How We Kill." The department's censorship committee said that the article contained information "which can be used to instill violence or hatred" among inmates. The article also described the January execution of Herbert Smulls...
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New Joplin park opens on tornado's 3rd anniversary
(State News ~ 05/27/14)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A new park in Joplin that opened on the third anniversary of a tornado that killed 161 people is designed as a healing spot for those who survived the storm. The Resilience Butterfly Garden and Overlook opened Thursday at Cunningham Park at the same time the tornado hit Joplin three years ago, The Joplin Globe reported...
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Missouri lawmakers back electronic privacy
(State News ~ 05/27/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are backing attempts to bolster privacy protections by endorsing measures aimed at shielding electronic communications, public school students and library records. During their annual session that concluded this month, lawmakers passed measures that would bar school districts from requiring students to use IDs with technology to monitor or track their location and that would limit disclosure of library records about patrons' use of e-books and digital materials. ...
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Analysis: Missouri tax breaks: Expansion? Or clarification?
(State News ~ 05/27/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- What do pizza parlors and power companies, clothes cleaners and computer data centers have in common? They all could reap tax breaks under legislation passed in Missouri. So could people who buy old cars or fresh food from farmers markets. People trying to get in shape. And people merely trying to stay alive through the use of experimental drugs...
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Missouri behind pace in paying tax refunds
(State News ~ 05/27/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has been slower than usual in paying out tax refunds this year. Figures provided to The Associated Press in response to a Sunshine Law request show the Department of Revenue had nearly 367,000 income tax refunds still pending May 12, nearly a month after the deadline to file tax returns...
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New terminal proposed for Sikeston municipal airport
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston could have an opportunity to improve its municipal airport. The city of Sikeston has never before been able to use its allocation of federal funding channeled through the Missouri Department of Transportation's Aviation Division for a new airport terminal, according to Councilman Steven Burch, chairman of the Airport Terminal Building Project Advisory Committee...
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Suspected Morley bank robbers implicated in Essex branch theft
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Two of the three individuals arrested May 20 for the robbery of the Morley branch of First Commercial Bank also are charged with the St. Patrick's Day robbery of First Commercials' Essex, Missouri, branch, according to a warrant affidavit released Friday...
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Fire breaks out early Monday at Cape home
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
A fire occurred at a home of 709 S. Benton St. in Cape Girardeau at approximately 6:30 a.m. Monday. According to a Cape Girardeau Fire Department report from battalion chief Brad Dillow, flames and smoke were coming from a storage shed behind the house. Firefighters determined the fire was caused by a barbecue smoker...
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'Tis the season for two barbecue equipment manufacturers
(Business ~ 05/27/14)
The weather is getting hot, and so are the barbecue pits. Memorial Day kicked off the summer. For many, that means it's time to start grilling or smoking. Ole Hickory Pits, 333 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau, had been in the barbecue business for about 40 years, beginning with the barbecue restaurant Port Cape Girardeau...
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Highway patrol investigating fatal shooting involving Butler County deputy
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A southern Butler County, Missouri, man was killed in an incident with a Butler County sheriff's deputy at 12:50 a.m. Saturday in the 3700 block of Route BB. Sources close to the Daily American Republic identify the deceased as Frank "Sid" Smody...
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Former slaves who fought in Civil War remembered
(State News ~ 05/27/14)
ST. LOUIS -- They fought for a country that refused to recognize them as citizens and died in virtual anonymity, their remains lumped together in a single burial plot. For nearly 150 years, the freed slaves of the 56th United States Colored Infantry who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War were a historical footnote, buried in a mass grave after cholera killed the troops as they prepared to go home. ...
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'Destination' Boar's Nest bar to celebrate 10 years
(Business ~ 05/27/14)
Down at Joe's place, it's still the old way Pickled eggs in a jar and a Blue Ribbon sign Ol' boys and bankers sitting side by side Down at Joe's place, down at Joe's place Joe Smith's wife and daughter didn't believe him when he told them on a cold January day in 2004 he was opening a bar in his pig-barn-turned-card-playing hangout south of Scott City, but the next day a vendor pulled into the Smiths' driveway with a pool table in tow...
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Several events mark Memorial Day weekend
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
Memorial Day weekend was packed with activities for people in the Cape Girardeau area. With yard sales, living histories and memorial services to attend residents and visitors have been busy the entire weekend. The festivities began Thursday morning when the 16th annual 100-Mile Yard Sale took place along Highway 25 between Jackson and Kennett, Missouri. ...
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A passing splash
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
Flowers on Broadway get splashed from passing cars during a brief downpour Tuesday afternoon, May 27, 2014 in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau dad pushes for new skate park
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
If Chris Hutson's plans become a reality, an empty corner in Arena Park soon will become a haven for skateboard, rollerblade and BMX enthusiasts. As the father of children who enjoy skateboarding -- and a skateboarder himself -- Hutson has noticed the number of children and teens turning their wheels to sidewalks and empty parking lots...
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Close Enough
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/27/14)
This snapping turtle was making his way across a field on some bottom ground just off the river outside Scott City. He did not mind his picture being taken but his eyes said 'close enough'.
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Container flowers in middle of a stump
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/27/14)
First attempt at container planting. Bought container, placed center flower, and added six flowers around center flower.
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Geese in Cape County Park North side
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/27/14)
Geese in Cape County Park North side
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Spiderwort Flowers
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/27/14)
Spiderwort Flowers at Cape Girardeau nature center
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Gabriel Gonzalez donates money raised to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/27/14)
Gabriel Gonzalez presents a check for $356.10 to Nancy Jernigan, Executive Director of the United Way. Gonzalez, who typically uses a wheelchair or a cane, collects money for United Way each year before walking 1 mile of the KFVS12 5K/12K.
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Fish/Chicken Fry at Maple UMC Friday, May 30
(Submitted Story ~ 05/27/14)
The Maple United Methodist Men will host an All You Can Eat Fish/Chicken Fry Friday, May 30, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Maple UMC. The dinner will feature fish, chicken, hushpuppies, slaw, fries, drinks and homemade desserts. Price is $10 for adults and children under 12 free...
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New Salem United Methodist Women's Unit
(Submitted Story ~ 05/27/14)
Shirley Grebe, President, called the meeting to order on May 7, 2014 by leading 11 members and 1 visitor in the unit pledge. There were 11 Sick/Shut-in calls for the month of April. Joyce Brewer led prayer for a missionary from the Mission Prayer Calendar...
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Perryville School District moving to fewer school days
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
The school year will be shorter, but the days will be 15 minutes longer in the Perry County School District next year. And rather than 174 days, as was scheduled this year, there will be 169 during the 2014-2015 school year, superintendent Scott Ireland said...
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Oran baseball team crashes out of Class 1 playoffs with 9-0 loss to Cooter
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Seth Ressel's final walk off the mound at the Oran baseball field was toward the shortstop position. On a day when he and his teammates weren't anywhere near their best, the Cooter Wildcats were. The result was a 9-0 loss that included Ressel leaving the mound before the end of a playoff game for the first time in five games and a season that ended before the final four for the first time in four years for the Eagles, the defending Class 1 state champions...
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Nigerian defense chief says abducted girls found
(International News ~ 05/27/14)
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria's military has located nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists but fears using force to try to free them could get them killed, the country's chief of defense said Monday. Air Marshal Alex Badeh told demonstrators supporting the much criticized military that Nigerian troops can save the girls. But he added, "we can't go and kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
Today is Tuesday, May 27, the 147th day of 2014. There are 218 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 27, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to pedestrian traffic (vehicles began crossing the next day)...
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Several officers recognized for work, dedication
(Editorial ~ 05/27/14)
Several Cape Girardeau County police officers were recognized recently for their excellence. The county has been awarding the Timothy J. Ruopp Award since 1984. Named after a former officer of the sheriff's department who was killed in the line of duty while working in San Diego, the Ruopp Award was given to Cpl. James Malugen of the investigations division...
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Speak Out 5/27/14
(Speak Out ~ 05/27/14)
Hats off to the airport board and the city of Cape for sponsoring another wonderful air show. My family and I enjoyed everything about it, especially the Snowbirds. Thank you for a job well done. Look forward to going to another air show. I would like to make a comment on an interview I saw, where a woman said the U.S. ...
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Yankees deny Cardinals in 12 innings
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/14)
St. Louis foiled by Garner's leaping, 11th-inning catch at the wall in a 6-4 loss
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Brazil World Cup song fails to strike right tone
(Entertainment ~ 05/27/14)
SANTIAGO, Chile -- The official World Cup song is definitely striking a chord -- the wrong one with many in host country Brazil. Since the recent release of FIFA's "We Are One (Ole Ola)," hordes of fans in Brazil have been slamming the official 2014 Cup theme. Many expressed their frustration on Twitter under the tag #VoltaWakaWaka -- a plea for the return of the widely loved song that Colombian artist Shakira performed for the 2010 tournament in South Africa...
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Out of the past 5/27/14
(Out of the Past ~ 05/27/14)
Colonial Federal Savings & Loan Association has ceased negotiations with Willington I Inc.; the local firm and Wellington, headquartered in San Diego, announced in January they were merging the operations. Work has begun on the new Riverfest mural being painted on the west side of the C.P. McGinty building in downtown Cape Girardeau; the mural is being painted by Canedy Sign Co. of Sikeston, Missouri, and should be finished in time for the annual Riverfest festivities, June 9 and 10...
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Birth 5/27/14
(Births ~ 05/27/14)
Son to Andrew Scott and Tabatha Marie Lynn of Chaffee, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 4:21 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2014. Name, Ozark Fenton. Weight, 9 pounds, 9 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Lynn is the former Tabatha Warren, daughter of Barbara Warren and Shelby Warren of Sikeston, Missouri. Lynn is the son of Vicki Lynn and Neil Pate and Howard and Roberta Lynn of Scott City...
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Vernon Strack
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Vernon E. "Bud" Strack, 84, of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, at his home. He was born April 8, 1930, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Edwin Albert and Thelma Cottle Strack. He was baptized into Hanover Lutheran church. Bud graduated from Jackson High School in 1947 and was married to Betty J. Morton on Aug. 27, 1949. They were married 65 years...
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Walter Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Walter H. "Walt" Reynolds, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Rollie Matlock
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Rollie S. Matlock, 82, of McClure died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Anna Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Anna, Illinois. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Dorothy Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Johnson, 90, of Sikeston died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 16, 1923, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to the late Wesley and Linda Macke Sander. She was employed as a service technician at the Missouri Division of Employment Security in Sikeston for many years, and was a member of First United Methodist Church. On Dec. 17, 1949, she married Marion C. "Jack" Johnson, who preceded her in death Oct. 20, 1968...
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Dorothy Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy Johnson, 85, of Perryville died Monday, May 26, 2014, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. She was born Aug. 23, 1928, in Perry County, the daughter of Herbert W. and Edna Shrum Conrad. She and Leslie Johnson were married Dec. 6, 1947. He preceded her in death Dec. 15, 2011...
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Jonathan Inskeep
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jonathan Thomas Inskeep, 12, of Marble Hill died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes, Illinois...
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Jeanette Brown
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jeanette A. Brown, 92, of Perryville died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. She was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Cranes Island, Illinois, daughter of James H. and Mary Elnora Belsha Gibbar. She and Raymond P. Brown were married Feb. 27, 1943. He preceded her in death June 2, 1986...
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SoutheastHEALTH introduces its new board members
(Business ~ 05/27/14)
SoutheastHEALTH recognized several individuals, and introduced the organization's new governance structure at a meeting May 20 at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. Wayne Smith, SoutheastHEALTH president and CEO, said in a news release the new governance structure would allow the organization to provide depth of talent and leadership, as well as streamline decision making...
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People on the Move 5/27/14
(Business ~ 05/27/14)
Paul H. Berens of the Bradshaw, Steele, Cochrane and Berens law firm in Cape Girardeau was awarded and recognized by the National Academy for Bankruptcy Attorneys as a Top 10 recipient. The selection process includes narrowing the field to 50 nominated lawyers who advance to the final selection stage. ...
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Business Notebook: USDA will give funds to farms for water-quality improvements
(Business ~ 05/27/14)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced $33 million will be given to farmers and ranchers to make conservation improvements to improve water quality in more than 170 watersheds. The funding is provided through the National Water Quality Initiative, which "builds on efforts to target high-impact conservation" in areas such as the Mississippi River basin, the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes, according to a news release from the department...
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Modi becomes Indian PM as Pakistani leader watches
(International News ~ 05/27/14)
NEW DELHI -- Narendra Modi took the oath of office as India's new prime minister at the sprawling presidential palace Monday, a moment made more historic by the presence of the leader of archrival Pakistan. Modi's inauguration is the first to which India invited leaders from across South Asia. Heads of government from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Maldives, Nepal and Afghanistan attended, and Bangladesh was represented by the speaker of its Parliament...
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Thailand's coup leader warns protests are useless
(International News ~ 05/27/14)
BANGKOK -- Bolstered by an endorsement from Thailand's king, the nation's new military ruler issued a warning Monday to anyone opposed to last week's coup: Don't cause trouble, don't criticize, don't protest -- or else the nation could revert to the "old days" of turmoil and street violence...
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Pope to meet sex abuse victims at Vatican
(International News ~ 05/27/14)
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis announced Monday he would meet soon with a group of sex abuse victims at the Vatican and declared "zero tolerance" for any member of the clergy who would violate a child. Francis also revealed that three bishops are under investigation by the Vatican for abuse-related reasons, though it wasn't clear if they were accused of committing abuse itself or of having covered it up...
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Ukraine launches airstrike on rebels
(International News ~ 05/27/14)
DONETSK, Ukraine -- Ukraine's president-elect said Monday he wants to begin talks with Moscow and end a pro-Russia insurgency in the east, but the rebels escalated the conflict by occupying a major airport, and the government in Kiev responded with an airstrike...
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Pfizer pulls plug on push to buy AstraZeneca
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
Pfizer said Monday it does not intend to make a takeover offer for British drugmaker AstraZeneca, pulling the plug for now on what would have been the largest deal in the industry's history. The announcement came a week after AstraZeneca's board rejected a $119 billion buyout proposal from Pfizer, the world's second-biggest drugmaker by revenue...
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Fears abound with rise in West Coast oil trains
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Residents along the scenic Columbia River are hoping to persuade regulators to reject plans for what would be the Pacific Northwest's largest crude oil train terminal -- the proposed destination for at least four trains a day, each more than a mile long...
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Tornado hits trailers at worker camp
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- A tornado severely damaged about 15 trailers housing workers in North Dakota's oil patch on Monday, the National Weather Service said. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured when the twister struck the camp about 5 miles south of Watford City, which is in the west of the state about 30 miles southeast of the oil boom hub city of Williston. ...
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Medicaid surge triggers cost concerns for states
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
WASHINGTON -- From California to Rhode Island, states are confronting new concerns that their Medicaid costs will rise as a result of the federal health care law. That's likely to revive the debate about how federal decisions can saddle states with unanticipated expenses...
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U.S. plants prepare long-term radioactive waste storage
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
WATERFORD, Conn. -- Nuclear power plants across the United States are building or expanding storage facilities to hold their spent fuel -- radioactive waste that by now was supposed to be on its way to a national dump. The steel and concrete containers used to store the waste on-site were envisioned as only a short-term solution when introduced in the 1980s. ...
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Hacking case belies profitable American links with China
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
WASHINGTON -- China may be trying to steal trade secrets from U.S. businesses, as federal prosecutors allege. Yet for many U.S. companies, China's vast market remains an irresistible source of business. The Justice Department's indictment last week of five Chinese military officials accused them of trying to pilfer confidential information from American companies. But even some of the alleged U.S. corporate victims of the hackers have little incentive to cheer any trade rupture with China...
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Colorado mudslide unstable; search hampered
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
COLLBRAN, Colo. -- Rescue teams were searching Monday for three men missing after a half-mile stretch of a ridge saturated with rain collapsed, sending mud sliding for 3 miles in a remote part of western Colorado. A county road worker, his son and another man went to check on damage Sunday from an initial slide near the edge of Grand Mesa, one of the world's largest flat-topped mountains, after a rancher reported that his irrigation ditch had stopped flowing, Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey said.. ...
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European Union's move to rein in Google would stall in United States
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Europe's moves to rein in Google -- including a court ruling this month ordering the search giant to give people a say in what pops up when someone searches their name -- may be seen in Brussels as striking a blow for the little guy...
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How to control invasive species: Eat them
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
HOUSTON -- It seems like a simple proposition: American lakes, rivers and offshore waters are filling up with destructive fish and crustaceans originally from other parts of the world, many of them potential sources of food. So why not control these invasive populations by getting people to eat them?...
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Experts: Mass murderers are difficult to predict
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
GOLETA, Calif. -- Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes. Sandy Hook school attacker Adam Lanza. And now Elliot Rodger. All were young loners with no criminal history who went on shooting sprees, leaving devastated families in their wake. Mass murderers tend to have a history of pent-up frustration and failures, are socially isolated and vengeful, blaming others for their unhappiness, experts say...
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Obama, country mark Memorial Day
(National News ~ 05/27/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama led the nation in commemorating Memorial Day, declaring the United States has reached "a pivotal moment" in Afghanistan with the end of war approaching. Obama, who returned just hours earlier from a surprise visit with U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, paid tribute to those lost in battle there and elsewhere over history. He called them "patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice" for their country...
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Beauty on display at Ozark Scenic Riverways Park
(State News ~ 05/27/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- John Mark Brewer bounced down a gravel road in his beat-up pickup truck, taking in the sights, Ozark-style. He had no real destination in mind. If he got lost, fine. When you're touring the Ozark National Scenic Riverways Park, as Brewer has for most of his life, time and destination really don't mean much...
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Prayer 5/27/14
(Prayer ~ 05/27/14)
O Lord Jesus, we sing praises to you, our Prince of Peace. Amen.
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