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Keystone: House sends oil pipeline bill to Senate
(National News ~ 11/14/14)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-controlled House passed legislation Friday approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting the stage for a Senate showdown that mixes energy politics with a fight over Louisiana's Senate seat. The vote was 252-161 in favor of the bill, which was sponsored by Rep. ...
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Pentagon may expand U.S. troops' role in Iraq
(National News ~ 11/14/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon warned Congress on Thursday that the long, drawn-out military campaign against Islamic State militants is just beginning and could expand to include modest numbers of U.S. forces fighting alongside Iraqi troops. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a cautious assessment of the progress in the three-month-old war against Islamic extremists who rule large sections of Iraq and Syria...
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Comet lander faces a shadowy future
(International News ~ 11/14/14)
BERLIN -- A shadow was cast -- literally -- across Europe's historic mission to land on and explore a comet. Scientists said Thursday the landing craft not only bounced twice, it also came to rest next to a cliff that's blocking sunlight from its solar panels...
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Japanese professor delves into Faulkner works at Southeast
(Local News ~ 11/14/14)
During his weeklong visit to Southeast Missouri State University's Center for Faulkner Studies, associate English professor Koichi Suwabe of the University of Tokyo has immersed himself in the writings and papers of one of his favorite novelists and has been surprised by what he's found...
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Deer season isn't just trophy hunting
(Local News ~ 11/14/14)
It's that time of year again, when the outdoors enthusiasts of Missouri pack up their hunting gear and head to the deer stands in an effort to bag the biggest buck in the woods. Saturday begins the main portion of firearm season, when 83 percent of deer harvesting takes place, Conservation Department resource scientist Emily Flinn said...
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Chauncey Hughes case delayed again
(Local News ~ 11/14/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The murder case against Chauncey Hughes Jr. hit another snag Thursday as lawyers for both sides agreed to postpone his new trial until late January to allow a witness time to recover from surgery. Hughes, 31, was charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 1, 2013, shooting death of his wife, 22-year-old restaurant owner Heather Davis...
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Blanchard Elementary donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/14/14)
Employees and students of Blanchard Elementary donated $2,115.66 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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SoutheastHEALTH Honors Jackson Students of the Month
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/14/14)
Jackson Middle School Students of the Month for November, from left: (front row) Gracie Ballance, Avery Bauer, Jessica Parks, Averi Jordan, Hessah Almufleh; (second row) Assistant Principal Mike Martin, Hannah Edwards, Austin LaFave, Eli Lunsford, Leah Hess, Mary Calvin, Lacey Drury and Principal Janelle Pope. SoutheastHEALTH recognizes these students in its role as a Partner in Education with Jackson Middle School...
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Cape County Tea Party Monthly Meeting - Candidate Forum
(Submitted Story ~ 11/14/14)
PRESS RELEASE CAPE COUNTY TEA PARTY MONTHLY MEETING On November 18th, 2014 at 6:30pm, the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting is called the Third Tuesday Tea Time and is held on the Third Tuesday of each month to continue the work to complete our Mission as stated below...
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Central, Jackson football teams vying for trip to final four
(High School Sports ~ 11/14/14)
It didn't come easy, but the Jackson Indians and Central Tigers are two games away from a trip to the Edward Jones Dome after each team won its district in impressive fashion last week.
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Perryville soccer team scores in final minute, advances to Class 2 state championship
(High School Sports ~ 11/14/14)
Conner Stark overcame food poisoning and scored the Pirates' winning goal in a 3-2 victory over St. Pius X of Kansas City on Friday.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/14/14)
Today is Friday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2014. There are 47 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Nov. 14, 1889, inspired by the Jules Verne novel "Around the World in Eighty Days," New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) set out to make the trip in less time than the fictional Phileas Fogg. (She completed the journey in 72 days.) Jawarharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, was born...
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Best Bet 11/14/14: 'Godspell'
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/14)
Cape Girardeau Central High School will present "Godspell," a musical based on the parables found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, in the Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 and 22. Tickets are $10. More information is available by calling 334-0644 or emailing chstickets@capetigers.com...
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Southeast theater and dance students prepare for annual Fall for Dance
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/14)
Artistic coordinator Hilary Peterson says this year's annual Fall for Dance concert will treat audience members to "a roller-coaster ride." "It's six pieces in a one-act show, which is a bit different from previous years," she explained. "So the audience gets an uninterrupted ride throughout the show."...
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China stocks leave U.S. investors vulnerable
(National News ~ 11/14/14)
WASHINGTON -- Something about the deal smelled fishy. China Marine Food Group Ltd., a Chinese company then on the New York Stock Exchange, spent $27 million in January 2010 to acquire a firm whose main asset was "algae-based drink know-how." The weird thing: Three months earlier, the beverage formula had been valued below $8,800...
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Berkshire buying Duracell from P&G in $3B deal
(National News ~ 11/14/14)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Buying Duracell will provide a short-term charge for Warren Buffett's company, but the battery maker could eventually wind up being a drain on Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as consumers increasingly rely on rechargeable batteries. Duracell is being sold for roughly $3 billion because Procter & Gamble Co. doesn't consider it one of its top-performing consumer products companies...
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Brown family urges police, protester restraint
(State News ~ 11/14/14)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- Attorneys for the family of Michael Brown are urging restraint by protesters and police once a grand jury decides whether the suburban St. Louis officer who shot him should face charges. Attorneys Anthony Gray and Benjamin Crump held a news conference Thursday outside the St. ...
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Trooper ambush suspect charged with terrorism
(National News ~ 11/14/14)
BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. -- Authorities have added terrorism charges against a man accused of ambushing a Pennsylvania State Police barracks and killing a trooper, and they say he told them he wanted to "wake people up." State police say Eric Frein called the Sept. 12 slaying of Cpl. Bryon Dickson an "assassination" in an interview after his capture...
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Jesus symbol covered on Missouri vets memorial
(State News ~ 11/14/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A New York couple whose son died in Operation Desert Storm said Boone County's decision to cover a Christian symbol on a war memorial is "an affront" to basic American values. The county commission decided this year to cover the ichthus -- commonly called the "Jesus fish" -- on the Courthouse Plaza memorial that was installed in Columbia in 1992 to honor the county's Gulf War veterans. ...
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Court says ex-firefighter in Missouri must be paid
(State News ~ 11/14/14)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- A state appeals court has ruled that a suburban St. Louis firefighter is entitled to earn her full pay while she recovers from injuries suffered while on duty eight years ago. While responding to house fire in 2006, firefighter Cindy Schuenke was burned and shocked by a broken electrical wire while looking for a 76-year-old woman who ultimately died in the blaze...
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Two share $1 million scratchers ticket win
(State News ~ 11/14/14)
ST. PETERS, Mo. -- When a Kansas man visited a friend in suburban St. Louis, little did he know he'd return home with a $1 million lottery ticket. The Missouri Lottery said Thursday 32-year-old Gilberto Andrade of Garden City, Kansas, was visiting friends Oct. 30 when he and Christina Aguilar of O'Fallon, Missouri, decided to buy lottery tickets at a Schnucks store in St. Peters...
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Drones patrol half of Mexico border
(National News ~ 11/14/14)
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. -- The U.S. government now patrols nearly half the Mexican border by drones alone in a largely unheralded shift to control desolate stretches where there are no agents, camera towers, ground sensors or fences, and it plans to expand the strategy to the Canadian border...
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Islamic State, al-Qaida reach pact in Syria to join forces
(International News ~ 11/14/14)
ISTANBUL -- Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaida gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together against their opponents, a high-level Syrian opposition official and a rebel commander said...
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Police hunt for tiger loose near Disneyland Paris
(International News ~ 11/14/14)
PARIS -- French authorities say a young tiger is on the loose near Disneyland Paris, one of Europe's top tourist destinations, and have urged residents in three nearby towns to stay indoors. The town of Montevrain sent out a news alert on its Facebook page Thursday saying a young tiger was spotted in the brush behind tennis courts and a soccer field about 5 1/2 miles from Disneyland Paris...
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River Campus to show works by emerging student artists
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/14)
The River Campus Art Gallery at Southeast Missouri State University will present four exhibitions of works by emerging artists in the Department of Art at the 2014 Graduating Seniors Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibitions, starting Monday and running through Dec. 19...
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Fault Line Film Fest to showcase students' efforts
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/14)
The Southeast Missouri State University fifth annual Fault Line Film Festival will take place from Wednesday through Nov. 21. The idea of creating a film festival at Southeast came from mass media professors Jim Dufek and Fred Jones from of a desire to showcase students' work in the community...
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Mason: Pink Floyd would reunite for right benefit
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/14)
NEW YORK -- It's no secret Pink Floyd will not tour to support their latest -- and final album "The Endless River." But drummer Nick Mason doesn't rule out a special performance with surviving members, including former bandmate Roger Waters. "I would do something for a real cause of charity," Mason said last week, suggesting one scenario could be "something similar to Live 8."...
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"Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro charged with DWI
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/14)
NEW YORK -- New York City police say "Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro has been arrested on a drunken-driving charge. Police say Bartolo Valastro, of Montville, New Jersey, was driving erratically when he was pulled over on 10th Avenue in Lower Manhattan about 1 a.m. Thursday. Police say officers observed Valastro's yellow 2014 Corvette swerving through traffic while traveling north between 20th and 32nd streets...
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Feeling honored
(Local News ~ 11/14/14)
ABOVE: U.S. Navy veteran Ken Geringer reacts Thursday as members of Scott City Elementary's Honor Choir surround him with hugs after their performance at the Missouri Veterans Home. RIGHT: From left, Heather Phillips, Carly Gloth, Cole Bigham and Danielle Beard of Scott City Elementary's Honor Choir sing "Battle Hymn of the Republic" at the veterans home...
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Woman arrested on drug charges
(Local News ~ 11/14/14)
A Blodgett, Missouri, woman is in custody on suspicion of "doctor shopping." Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said officers began to investigate Diana Breedlove, 51, after she was reportedly obtaining medication from multiple doctors. Breedlove has been charged with four felony counts of fraudulently attempting to obtain a controlled substance...
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Local United Way coordinator to retire today
(Local News ~ 11/14/14)
For about 50 years -- 30 of them in Cape Girardeau -- Janice Jones has been working in the field of early childhood education. Jones is retiring as coordinator of United Way of Southeast Missouri's Success By 6 program, effective today. "It's just time. I really hate to leave; I enjoy it, but there are some things with my family that I want to do," Jones said, adding she still plans to volunteer in the community...
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Meetings to map out long-range transportation needs
(Local News ~ 11/14/14)
A local transportation planning organization is asking the public to attend the first of a series of meetings to learn more about the group and contribute to a long-term transportation plan for the region. The Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization, or SEMPO, covers the Cape Girardeau/Jackson urbanized area that includes portions of Cape Girardeau and Scott counties, as well as portions of East Cape Girardeau and Alexander County in Illinois. It's federally mandated and funded...
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Braun to appear at Republican Women's meeting
(Local News ~ 11/14/14)
The Cape County Republican Women's Club will host Dr. Sharon Braun at noon Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. Braun is the public relations director for the Community Counseling Center. The event is open to the public. For more information, call Lisa Reitzel, vice president of programs, at 576-6335...
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Jackson police report 11/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/14)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons n Austin H. Miller, 21, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. Thefts n Stealing was reported in the 2800 block of Sappington Drive. n Stealing was reported in the 100 block of West Jackson Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests n Stephan Dewayne Anderson, 32, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Poplar Bluff, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear for larceny. n A 15-year-old boy was cited into juvenile court for stealing...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/14/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n At 12:19 a.m., a medical assist on North Sprigg Street. n At 7:57 a.m., a medical assist on South West End Boulevard. n At 8:46 a.m., a motor vehicle accident with injuries on William Street...
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Jim Gilliland
(Obituary ~ 11/14/14)
Jim Gilliland, 80, of Memphis, Tennessee, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. He was born Dec. 10, 1933, in Morley, Missouri, to Charlie and Opal Woods Gilliland. Jim was a member of Range Hills Baptist Church and was retired from E.L. Bruce and Prest Enterprise...
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James Weber
(Obituary ~ 11/14/14)
James Stuart Weber, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 25, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, to James R. and Judith Ann Ruebel Weber. Stuart attended Washington, Central Junior High and Central High School in Cape Girardeau. He was a painter, carpenter and a gardener of fruits, vegetables, boxwoods and flowers. He worked with the soil with God's hands upon his. He was a lover of animals, tame or wild. He also hunted on land and water...
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Sophie Page
(Obituary ~ 11/14/14)
Sophie Lynn Page was silently born Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was the daughter of Cassandra Bequette of Cape Girardeau and Johnathan Page of Perryville, Missouri. Other loving survivors include maternal grandmother Patricia Chapman and husband Jimmie of Cape Girardeau; maternal grandfather Garrett Jones and wife Jennifer of Arnold, Missouri; paternal grandfather Maurice and wife Katherine Page of Perryville; paternal grandmother, Johanna Walker of Perryville; maternal great-grandmother Debra Jackson of Cape Girardeau; maternal great-grandfather Arthur Wright of De Soto, Missouri; paternal great-grandparents, Morris Page and wife Sharon of Perryville; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.. ...
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Shirley Tucker
(Obituary ~ 11/14/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Shirley Jean Tucker, 79, of Perryville died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 12, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, to Lale and Clola Propst Crites. She married Gene Tucker on July 26, 1980, in Evansville, Indiana...
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Louis Varro
(Obituary ~ 11/14/14)
Louis J. Varro, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 24, 1917, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Mike and Julia Kiss Varro. He married Isabelle Yvonne Howard Nov. 23, 1957, in Los Angeles. They were married 41 years prior to her death in 1998...
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Delbert Bishop Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/14/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Delbert Dean Bishop Sr., 87, of Oran passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 9, 1927, at Neelys Landing, son of Archie and Margaret "Maggie" Bullard Bishop. He and Marjorie "Margie" Weddle were married May 13, 1951, in Amity, Indiana. To this union four wonderful sons were born...
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LaVerne Restoff
(Obituary ~ 11/14/14)
LaVerne Restoff, 67, of Scheller, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at the home of a son and daughter-in-law in Tamaroa, Illinois, surrounded by her family. She was born June 20, 1947, in Du Bois, Illinois, daughter of John and Josephine Rybacki Dalman. She and Eugene Restoff were married Nov. 23, 1967, in Du Bois...
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Roberta Matlock
(Obituary ~ 11/14/14)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Roberta J. "Bobbie" Matlock, 66, of East Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 1, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Robert and Dorthy Skaggs Kelley. She married Larry E. Matlock, who preceded her in death...
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Births 11/14/14
(Births ~ 11/14/14)
Glastetter Daughter to Jacob Albert and Kaitlyn Rhea Glastetter of Benton, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:19 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Name, Charlee Rhea. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Glastetter is the former Kaitlyn Fulton, daughter of Jerry and Mary Fulton of Perryville, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Glastetter are employed by Saint Francis. He is the son of Daniel and Mary Glastetter of Chaffee, Missouri...
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Out of the past 11/14/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/14/14)
If campus parking annoys Southeast Missouri State University students, it isn't apparent; only four people offer suggestions during a two-hour open forum on campus parking held at the University Center. The 60th anniversary of the Cape Girardeau Business and Professional Women's Club is observed by members in the evening; Mrs. Kay Newman is presented a plaque in recognition of her service as the club's first president...
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Blues move into first place with 4-3 win
(Professional Sports ~ 11/14/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Paul Stastny scored on a deflection with 5 minutes, 54 seconds left to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. St. Louis has won nine of its last 10 and moved a point ahead of Nashville in the Western Conference Central standings. The lone loss was a 2-1 setback to Nashville on Saturday...
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Perryville soccer team resumes pursuit of Class 2 crown today
(High School Sports ~ 11/14/14)
Most teams would be feeling nervous heading into their first appearance in a state final four However, the Perryville soccer team isn't like most teams, according to coach Jerry Fulton. Perryville, now in its seventh season as a program, will be joined by St. Pius X of Kansas City, Springfield Catholic and Soldan International Studies in the Class 2 state final four today in Blue Springs, Missouri...
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Southeast Missouri State football team looks to end losing streak vs. Austin Peay
(College Sports ~ 11/14/14)
The Southeast Missouri State and Austin Peay football teams are both coming off difficult losses heading into a meeting at Houck Stadium on Saturday. The Redhawks suffered their fourth straight loss after falling 27-26 to Tennessee Tech on Saturday, while Austin Peay gave up the game-winning touchdown in the final minute to lose 31-27 to Tennessee State...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball team signs four high school players
(College Sports ~ 11/14/14)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team announced the signing of four high school recruits Thursday.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team opens season tonight in California
(College Sports ~ 11/14/14)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team expects to face a hyped-up host team in Los Angeles for its season opener tonight. The Redhawks start their season at the LMU Classic and will face host Loyola-Marymount at 8 p.m.
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Chain saw stolen in thief's pants
(National News ~ 11/14/14)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Police say a Florida man stole a chain saw by sticking it down his pants. Surveillance video from Treasure Coast Lawn Equipment in Port St. Lucie shows the man putting the tool worth more than $600 down his pants Oct. 28. Police said Anthony Ballard had come in asking for $1 worth of change. Police say employees chased Ballard, who ditched the tool in a wooded lot. The employees called 911 when they saw Ballard return to look for it...
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Simmons to sign autographs
(Professional Sports ~ 11/14/14)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Shae Simmons, a former standout at Scott City High School and Southeast Missouri State, will be signing autographs today at Academy Sports + Outdoors in Cape Girardeau. The free event will be from 6 to 7 p.m. -- From staff reports...
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Council accepting award nominees
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/14)
The Southeast Missouri Arts Council, 32 N. Main St., is accepting nominations for the 2014 Otto F. Dingeldein and Friend of the Arts awards. Deadlines for submissions is Dec. 12, and recipients will be announced during the Dingeldein Gala from 5 to 7 p.m. ...
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Be safe as hunting season begins
(Editorial ~ 11/14/14)
The photos from bow season have likely popped up on your social media feed as avid hunters head to the woods. This weekend starts firearm season for hunting deer. For some, it's about the hunting and processing the meet for personal use or charity. For others, there is an added bonus of spending time in the woods with friends and family...
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Missy Kitty checks in, gives her much anticipated winter forecast
(Column ~ 11/14/14)
You know, of course, that when Missy Kitty looks into the future, the last thing she's worried about is the weather. After all, her humans -- that would be my wife and I -- are well-trained and provide for her every wish and need...
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Define foreign policy goal
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/14/14)
With a Republican majority in the Senate, it is probable that John McCain will become the chair of the Armed Services Committee. He has insisted that American ground troops must be sent into Syria and Iraq to fight the Islamic State, calling Mr. Obama's air-strikes-only strategy "a disaster."...
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Speak Out 11/14/14
(Speak Out ~ 11/14/14)
Judicial activism
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Confidence in ballot count accuracy
(Column ~ 11/14/14)
I want to clear up some of the questions about the Nov. 4 general election counting of ballots. No. 1, the 650 Optical Scan machine did not malfunction. The ovals on some of the Marble Hill precinct ballots were printed too dark, which caused a problem when the scanner tried to count the voted ballots...
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Prayer 11/14/14
(Prayer ~ 11/14/14)
Heavenly Father, may our words honor you and reflect your grace and mercy. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team again seeks opening win vs. Alabama A&M
(College Sports ~ 11/14/14)
Southeast Missouri State women's basketall coach Ty Margenthaler believes his players will have more confidence than past years when they open their season tonight against Alabama A&M.
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