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Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy has died
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
ATLANTA (AP) -- S. Truett Cathy, the billionaire founder of the privately held Chick-fil-A restaurant chain that famously closes on Sundays but also drew unwanted attention on gay marriage in recent years because of his family's conservative views, died early Monday, a company spokesman said. He was 93...
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British royal couple expecting second child
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/14)
LONDON (AP) -- Prince George is not going to be an only child for long -- the toddler will soon have a baby sister or brother to share his fancy digs at Kensington Palace. British royal officials said Monday that Prince William and the duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, are expecting their second child...
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Suspect sought in police shooting
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Authorities are searching for a man accused of firing at a St. Louis County police officer and grazing his gun belt. Police said a Velda City officer returned gunfire early Sunday at the suspect, who has been identified as 27-year-old Eric Fowler. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that it's not known if he was wounded...
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Nurse raises awareness of black infant mortality rate
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A registered nurse is walking across a large swath of Missouri to draw attention to the higher than average infant mortality rate among black infants. The Columbia Missourian reported Sherry Payne is the founder of Uzazi Village, a not-for-profit organization focused on improving maternal and infant health in urban areas. Her walk is taking her from Clinton to Augusta...
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St. Charles County district says transfer students need court order
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Charles County school district is requiring transfer students from the troubled Normandy system to get individual court orders before they can return. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Francis Howell district expects up to 350 students from Normandy after a judge ruled that school districts must continue to abide by a state law that allows children to leave unaccredited districts for higher performing ones...
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Review finds Taser-gun mishaps by police are rare
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Robert Purnell, a deputy sheriff in a Maryland county, drew what he thought was his Taser and pulled the trigger while chasing a man wanted for not paying $348 in child support. The weapon he drew in October 2003 was actually his Glock firearm, and the man he hit, Frederick Henry, suffered a shattered right elbow...
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Kansas City celebrates Union Station centennial
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A century after the dedication of Kansas City's Union Station drew an estimated 100,000 people, the grand edifice is preparing for centennial events this fall that officials hope will again attract massive crowds. The future didn't always look so promising for the Beaux Arts-style depot that opened Oct. 30, 1914, as one of the two or three largest train stations in the country...
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Political leaders praise Centene's choice of Ferguson
(State News ~ 09/08/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Political leaders are lauding Centene Corp. for its decision to expand in Ferguson, Missouri, and hope the development leads to a "domino effect" to benefit the community hard hit by unrest in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown...
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Navigator training set for Thursday
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
United Way of Southeast Missouri will host Navigator training from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the agency office, 430A Broadway. A navigator is a community volunteer who agrees to mentor to an adult student from the Cape Adult Education and Literacy program who is seeking a high school equivalency...
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KFVS12 added back to DirecTV
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
After a week of no KFVS12 for those who subscribe to DirecTV, channel 12 has officially been added back to the DirecTV channel guide. For several months Raycom Media, the parent company of KFVS, and DirecTV have been trying to resolve a contract dispute; when an agreement was not made by deadline, KFVS and larger stations such as ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC were taken off the air for DirecTV customers...
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Vikings deal 34-6 loss to Rams in season opener
(Professional Sports ~ 09/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- When starting quarterback Sam Bradford was lost for the season with a knee injury for the second straight year, the St. Louis Rams still hung onto hopes of building success around a stout defense. After a season-opening 34-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, questions are already starting to surface...
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Cape council to consider several traffic ordinances
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
Traffic will drive much of the agenda today for the Cape Girardeau City Council as it hears first readings of ordinances affecting everything from speed limits to stoplights. Among the measures is a previously discussed change to speed limits along Kingshighway, where a Missouri Department of Transportation study looked at "hot spots" identified by local business owners...
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Missouri veto session starts Wednesday
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
The Missouri General Assembly will have no shortage of issues to consider during its Wednesday veto session. The largely Republican Legislature and Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon clashed repeatedly over bills approved in the 2014 legislative session. Sales tax cuts, agriculture and an extended abortion waiting period are among the key issues that divided the two. They are among the more than 30 bills vetoed by the governor over the summer...
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Jackson test scores follow state trends
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
The Jackson School District's state test results follow state trends, showing declines in areas such as English language arts, but upticks in algebra and geometry. Last month, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released statewide Missouri Assessment Program results showing proficiency rates in English, math and science fell. ...
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Barrel racers make rounds at fair
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
The main event for the 159th SEMO District Fair on Sunday was the fourth annual Mouser Steel Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza hosted by the Barrel Racing Association. The races began at 1 p.m. with the PeeWee division, where 10 riders ages 8 and younger took turns riding their horse around the track...
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Gorgeous Fair View
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/08/14)
I could not keep my eyes off of the gorgeous sky at the Semo District Fair Saturday night. What a spectacular site.
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Fair at Dusk
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/08/14)
The sky was painted brilliantly above the Semo District Fair. I truly could not stop watching the sun's setting.
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Social Advocacy Expert to be in Cape on Friday
(Submitted Story ~ 09/08/14)
The Cape Girardeau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host Helio Fred Garcia on Friday, September 12, for "Standing on the Side of Love and Effective Use of Social Advocacy." Mr. Garcia has taught crisis management at NYU for 25 years. He is executive director of the Logos Institute for Crisis Management & Executive Leadership, and is a board of trustees member of the Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, CA, the Interfaith Alliance Foundation in Washington, DC., the World Conference of Religions for Peace, and the New York-based human rights organization Freedom to Marry. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
Today is Monday, September 8, the 251st day of 2014. There are 114 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted a "full, free, and absolute pardon" to former President Richard Nixon "for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974."...
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History of church, state at Crader lecture
(Editorial ~ 09/08/14)
Patrick Henry, a Founding Father, is most famously known in school history books for his quote, "Give me liberty or give me death." But there is much more to the man than the seven-word line etched in our collective memory. Dr. Thomas Kidd, a professor of history and senior fellow in the Institute for Studies at Baylor University, will share his expertise of Henry in the annual Crader Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday...
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Speak Out 9/8/14
(Speak Out ~ 09/08/14)
Well, the summer is almost over, and I would like to give a big thank you to Scott City Public Works and those guys who work so hard to keep our park looking great all summer. You know who you are. I wish I could give you a big pat on the back. And I've seen you out there mowing when it has been so incredibly hot. You guys really do a good job...
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Border Patrol asks militias to leave law enforcement to pros
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas -- Not long ago, the U.S. Border Patrol was the only law enforcement agency monitoring the mesquite thickets and sugar-cane fields along the Rio Grande, and an agent's challenge was to distinguish between an exhausted immigrant and a threat...
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Ukraine shelling claims lives, sets houses ablaze
(International News ~ 09/08/14)
SPARTAK, Ukraine -- Clashes broke out Sunday outside the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, throwing the freshly forged cease-fire agreement between government troops and Russian-backed separatists into further doubt. At least two houses blazed in the rural village of Spartak, which lies just north of Donetsk and adjacent to the airport, after they were hit by fire. ...
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Monkey study finds Ebola vaccine works, needs booster
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- New monkey studies show one shot of an experimental Ebola vaccine can trigger fast protection, but the effect waned unless the animals got a booster shot made a different way. Some healthy people are rolling up their sleeves at the National Institutes of Health for the first human safety study of this vaccine in hopes it eventually might be used in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa...
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Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii gay marriage-ban cases in court today
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal appeals court in San Francisco has already issued two significant gay rights rulings: In 2012, it struck down California's same-sex wedding ban and this year it extended protections against discrimination to gay and lesbians...
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Maine mother fights state over no-resuscitation court order
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
PORTLAND, Maine -- A teenage mother is fighting a do-not-resuscitate order imposed on her brain-damaged daughter, saying she should be responsible for medical decisions. Child welfare officials who intervened after the baby was severely injured say lifesaving measures in the event she stops breathing would only prolong her suffering...
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Meredith Vieira's daytime talk show debuts today
(Entertainment ~ 09/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Meredith Vieira took the microphone and addressed the audience before cameras were turned on at a recent taping of her daytime talk show. She had a mock confession to make. "It's really scary starting a new show," she said. "I've been doing a lot of drinking."...
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Births 9/8/14
(Births ~ 09/08/14)
Daughter to Amy Lynn Hardin of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 4:44 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Name, Cheyenne Jade. Weight, 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Ms. Hardin is the daughter of Jerry Hardin and Linda Hardin of Cape Girardeau. Son to Donald Ray Joseph Stafford Jr. ...
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Out of the past 9/8/14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/08/14)
Gov. John Ashcroft is in Jackson for the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremonies that open U.S. 61 improvements; a groundbreaking ceremony also initiates construction on the remaining stretch of highway extending to Interstate 55. With planning for Southeast Missouri State University's fiscal 1991 budget underway, some faculty members are sporting buttons as a reminder that pay increases are to be a priority next year; about 300 buttons saying "Salaries First" were distributed during the second week of classes to faculty members and other university employees who requested them.. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/8/14
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. Monday Pertinent address: 1 Barton Square, Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 9/8/14
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today...
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Jackson fire report 9/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/08/14)
*** JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: * Emergency medical service on Old Cape Road. * A standby reported on Parkview Street. * A vehicle fire on East Jackson Boulevard.
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Jackson police report 9/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/08/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Robert Wilson
(Obituary ~ 09/08/14)
Robert O. Wilson, 87, known to his friends and family as "Bob" or "R.O.," of Lake of Egypt, Illinois, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, at his home. Bob was born in Wyandotte County, Kansas, on Jan. 19, 1927, to Robert Orville Sr. and Alice Corrigan Wilson. On June 24, 1950, he married Patsy Ruth Wheeler and they had three children. He later married Dorothy Lincoln Cook, who survives him...
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Catherine Pulliam
(Obituary ~ 09/08/14)
Catherine Pulliam, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Heartland Care and Rehab. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Patricia Lizenbee
(Obituary ~ 09/08/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Patricia "Pat" Lizenbee, 62, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. She was born Jan. 21, 1952, in St. Louis, to the late William and Charline Acey Hollis. Pat was a member of the Christian Mission Church in Benton, Missouri. She married John Lizenbee in 1993, and he preceded her in death in 1996...
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Prospects remain dim for Europe's many unemployed
(Business ~ 09/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- For the struggling Spanish shopkeeper or the Portuguese restaurant owner, the European Central Bank's latest economic stimulus plans won't likely provide much relief anytime soon. If ever. Confronting a stalled economy and painful unemployment across Europe, the ECB is doing what it can. ...
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Jeans face an uncertain future amid yoga wear rage
(Business ~ 09/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Americans' obsession with jeans is beginning to wear thin. Jeans long have been a go-to staple in closets across the country. After all, not many pieces of clothing are so comfortable they can be worn daily, yet versatile enough to be dressed up or down...
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Arab League tells members to confront Islamic State extremists
(International News ~ 09/08/14)
CAIRO -- The head of the Arab League urged its members Sunday to confront Islamic State extremists "militarily and politically," issuing an apparent call to arms as President Barack Obama prepares to go to lawmakers and the American public with his own plan to stop the militants...
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Congress coming back, must act to avoid shutdown
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are streaming back to Capitol Hill after their summer vacation for an abbreviated September session in which feuding Democratic and Republican leaders promise action to prevent a government shutdown while holding votes aimed at defining the parties for the fall campaign...
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Cardinals win series, widen lead in NL Central
(Professional Sports ~ 09/08/14)
St. Louis opened a 4 1/2-game gap in the NL Central with its 9-1 win over the slumping Brewers
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River Campus board to meet at noon Friday
(Local News ~ 09/08/14)
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon Friday in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. City representatives on the board are Ruth Knote, Dennis Vollink and Jerry Ford. ...
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Joan Rivers remembered at star-studded funeral
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
NEW YORK -- Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang "Smile" and bagpipers played "New York, New York" at Joan Rivers' funeral Sunday, a star-studded send-off that -- like the late comedian herself -- brought together the worlds of Hollywood, theater, fashion and media...
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9/11 museum shows SEAL's shirt from bin Laden raid
(National News ~ 09/08/14)
NEW YORK -- The shirt a Navy SEAL wore in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and a special coin given to a CIA officer who played a key role in finding him are being displayed at the Sept. 11 museum, adding potent symbols of the terrorist attacks' aftermath days before their anniversary...
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Southeast Missouri State soccer team sustains 1-0 loss in Colorado
(College Sports ~ 09/08/14)
The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team encountered its first loss of the season in shutout fashion Sunday against Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. Juliana Grover scored in the 49th minute as the Bears emerged with a 1-0 victory. It was one of seven shots on goal by Northern Colorado, which evened its record at 3-3. Grover, who accounted for four of those shots, scored early in the second half on a pass from Rebecca Lancia...
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Giebler, Myers win Dalhousie Club titles
(Community Sports ~ 09/08/14)
Brevin Giebler posted a nine-stroke victory in the three-day men's club championship that ended Sunday at Dalhousie Golf Club. Giebler had rounds of 74, 73 and 74 to claim his sixth consecutive club title -- eighth overall -- at Dalhousie. Giebler finished nine strokes ahead of Blake Driskell, who had rounds of 79, 75 and 76 for a 230 total. Ian Soutar (76-81-81--238) placed third...
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Prayer 9/8/14
(Prayer ~ 09/08/14)
O Lord Jesus, blessed be your name, the name above all names. Amen.
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Schaefer's keeps things hopping as it continues to expand
(Business ~ 09/08/14)
Things at Schaefer's Electrical Enclosures in Scott City don't stay the same for long. The company, which builds a variety of electrical enclosures, has been operating for almost 30 years and continues to grow. The boxes it builds protect wiring and other electrical components...
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Business Notebook: Sudden death syndrome appears in soybean fields
(Business ~ 09/08/14)
Sudden death syndrome is showing up in soybean fields across the state. The disease is caused by the soil fungus Fusarium virguliforme, which first appear on upper leaves as scattered yellow blotches that increase in size, said University of Missouri Extension plant pathologist Laura Sweets. Yellow areas may turn brown, but veins remain green. As the disease advances, leaves turn brown and may curl up or fall off the plant...
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