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Four by Four 11/30/14
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Cyndi Bleckler Cape Girardeau Check the antifreeze, wiper blades, salt and blankets. Check the tires. Zach likes to play basketball. That keeps him warm. I was..." ... organized. Always organized. Everything has a home. Zach Buchheit Cape Girardeau "Jingle Bells." I remember singing it with my aunt and uncle going from house to house in the snow. It was beautiful, and for some reason it stuck with me...
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Michael Brown's legacy continues to evolve
(State News ~ 11/30/14)
NEW YORK -- For some Americans on opposite sides of a national debate, Michael Brown has become a symbol, epitomizing their polarized views on who bears the blame for the toll of young black men killed by police officers. Brown was a gentle giant, in one version. A defiant troublemaker, in another...
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Ferguson lesson: Police can better calm situations
(State News ~ 11/30/14)
SEATTLE -- The grand jury that declined to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was focused on whether he might have acted in self-defense when he shot and killed unarmed, 18-year-old Michael Brown. But the case raises another question: Could Wilson have avoided getting into a spot where he had to make that split-second, life-or-death decision?...
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Vigil planned for 4 teens killed in Missouri crash
(State News ~ 11/30/14)
NIXA, Mo. -- Four teens killed in a southwest Missouri crash will be remembered today at a candlelight vigil. The Springfield News- Leader reported the vigil will get underway at 5 p.m. at the Union Hill Church of Christ in Nixa. The crash happened Wednesday night when a pickup truck hit a tree in Stone County...
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Auditor: Kansas City-area district improving
(State News ~ 11/30/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City-area school district has made improvements since a review eight months ago uncovered leadership and financial control shortfalls, according to state officials. Of 17 problem areas cited in a March report on the Hickman Mills School District, recommended fixes for 16 of them either have been completed or were being completed, Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich's office said in a status report released Wednesday. ...
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Columbia considering partial ban on plastic bags
(State News ~ 11/30/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Columbia is looking into a partial ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, following the lead of California and numerous other cities and counties across the nation. A commission that advises the city council on environmental issues was asked last month to review a proposal focusing mainly on grocery stores, the largest distributors of the bags to customers, according to the Columbia Daily Tribune. ...
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East Prairie woman killed in crash
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
An East Prairie, Missouri, woman was killed after her vehicle overturned last week in Mississippi County. At 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, 24-year-old motorist Deanna K. Davidson was traveling north on Route B, four-tenths of a mile south of County Road 416, when her vehicle ran off the road, struck a ditch and overturned, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Couple jailed for alleged assault at Oran library
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
A Cape Girardeau man and a Sikeston, Missouri, woman are in custody for charges related to an assault that occurred in Oran, Missouri. Thomas J. Sheppard III, 22, has been charged with second-degree assault and a misdemeanor of property damage. Sarah B. Cook, 26, of Sikeston, has been charged with second-degree assault...
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Still no ID for body found in Carter County
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- An autopsy early last week on a partially decomposed body found by a hunter did not provide the answers Carter County authorities had hoped it would. The body is of a white female, but who she is and how she died remain unknown. The autopsy by Dr. Russell Deidiker at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Missouri, found "no outward signs of trauma or foul play," said Carter County Sheriff Rick Stephens...
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Murder charges filed in Black River case
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Murder charges have been filed against two Poplar Bluff men accused of the shooting death of a local man found submerged in the Black River. Curtis L. Walker, 29, of the 100 block of County Road 617, and Bryce Davis, 24, of the 1000 block of Garfield Street, were charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action -- both felonies -- by Butler County assistant prosecuting attorney Paul Oesterreicher...
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Small fire breaks out in Old Navy store
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
An electrical fire broke out at 12:55 a.m. Saturday in the Old Navy clothing store at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. According to store employees, the fire damaged one of the sub-electrical panels in the store's electrical room, but did not affect the main panel...
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Dad introduces robotics curriculum at daughter's school
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
In partnership with the private school Prodigy Leadership Academy, Erik Lee of Cape Girardeau has formulated a curriculum to teach children about robotics. "The idea is to give ... children fluency in technology, so robots are going to be the unifying theme of it all, but what I really want to do is kind of pull the veil off technology so [they can see] that all these magic-looking gizmos that we have are actually just composed of simple things," said Lee, whose 5-year-old daughter attends Prodigy. ...
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Shoppers hit stores on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
Thanksgiving openings of many stores didn't appear to deter masses of shoppers from taking advantage of Black Friday specials at major retailers in Cape Girardeau or during Small Business Saturday at local stores. Locally, shopping traffic Friday morning seemed to buck the trend of smaller crowds seen some places throughout the country...
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Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown resigns
(State News ~ 11/30/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- The Ferguson police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown has resigned, his attorney said Saturday, nearly four months after the confrontation between the white officer and unarmed black 18-year-old that ignited protests in the St. Louis suburb and across the nation...
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Charitable holiday drives in full swing in area
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
With the holiday season in full stride, Southeast Missourians -- from students to businesspeople to local agencies -- are stepping up charitable activities. Central High School business teacher Teresa Taylor said the campus' Future Business Leaders of America chapter is sponsoring a new Toys for Sweats initiative...
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Experts: Court precedent made Wilson conviction unlikely
(Local News ~ 11/30/14)
Even if a grand jury had indicted Darren Wilson on criminal charges, legal experts said it's unlikely he would have been convicted. That's because U.S. Supreme Court precedent protects police officers like Wilson, who was on duty Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Missouri, when he shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown...
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Cape Central falls in state title game, Webb City wins fifth consecutive championship
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/14)
The Cardinals defeated Central 48-21 in the Class 4 state championship Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/30/14)
Today is Sunday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2014. There are 31 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 30, 1864, the Second Battle of Franklin took place in Tennessee during the Civil War as Confederate forces led by Gen. John Bell Hood attacked Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. John Schofield; Hood's men were driven back with devastating losses...
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Adopt Rory
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
This is Rory, he is a 4 year old Border Collie. Rory is a very sweet, gentle boy and seems to be house trained. He is available for adoption at the Humane Society 334-5837.
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Pick a card Buck, our morkie, beat us in playing cards at our campsight on vacation in the Smokey Mountains.
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Club news 11-30-14
(Community News ~ 11/30/14)
The Torchbearer Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Nov. 10 at the home of Mary Schwab with Marilyn Schwab as co-hostess. Thirteen members were present. Linda Belote and Bobbie Woodard were unable to attend. Guests at the meeting were Carole Rhodes and Cassie Calvin. Vice president Dixie Jones presided...
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Runnels - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 11/30/14)
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Runnels of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise to the Hawaiian islands. Albert and the former Joan Borgfield were married June 27, 1964, at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. Their attendants were Janice Bollinger Lewis (deceased), Joyce Griffin, Evelyn Black, Fred Mabuce, Jim Wallis, and Carl Smith (deceased)...
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FYI 11-30-14
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
In commemoration of Saxony Lutheran High School's newly established agricultural education program and its FFA chapter, a ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. Monday for the signing of the official charter of the Saxony Lutheran High School FFA Chapter. ...
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Generosity - Counseling Center
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Community Counseling Center employees in the Cape Girardeau, Marble Hill and Fredericktown offices donated warm clothing for the center's children and adult consumers who need them during the winter months. Supervisor Monica Regan, a member of center's activities committee in the Cape office, and Vicki Oller, Fredericktown office manager, organized the clothing drives. ...
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Who remembers the Santa Claus cabin?
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Barbara Glenn. We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and safe travel! As I was wrapping up today's column, I, like many, were preparing for the arrival of houseguests. Richard and I drove up early with a loaded car and U-Haul trailer. ...
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Underneath the mascot's mask
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Nix Coppock and Brynna Bockhorst were in grade school when it occurred to them that they might be good mascots. "I was [the mascot] at St. Vincent's, and I just decided I wanted to be the Bobcat," he said. "I'm very energetic. I'd dance around and just be goofy -- be myself. I'd energize the crowds, I guess you would say."...
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Generosity - Alma Schrader Elementary
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Staff and students of Alma Schrader Elementary donated $3,697.20 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Generosity - Cape Central Junior High
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Submitted Staff and students of Cape Central Junior High donated $4,619.93 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Generosity - Cape Central Administrive Office
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Submitted Staff of Cape Central Administrative Office donated $3,943.25 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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A few ideas to help to stay safe
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
It seems like on a daily basis we read or hear of someone who has been shot or stabbed or beat or hurt in some way. Here are a few simple common sense things that might just help keep us safer. Probably the most important is to keep alert. Don't be talking on your cellphone or texting or have your mind on gosh knows what. ...
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Winston Churchill: A great American
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Nov. 30 is the birthday of Winston Churchill, one of our greatest Americans. Wait a minute. Wasn't he British? Wasn't he prime minister of England during the Second World War? Yes, that is true. However, Winston Churchill was the son of Jeanette "Jenny" Jerome, who was born in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1854 when Brooklyn was still a separate city. ...
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Joyful noise: Good Shepherd ladies' hymns bring 'church and God to people'
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
Bringing a part of a church service to those who didn't know it was coming is a rewarding new initiative for the Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel Ladies Guild. Joining representatives of the 1904 W. Cape Rock Drive church's choir, 10 singers paid a surprise visit to The Lutheran Home at 2825 Bloomfield Road in late October, and made a series of a cappella stops, performing pieces of six hymns...
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Don't let what happens on the outside disturb you on the inside
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
How often do you let problems, over which you have little or no control, or that belong to someone else, bother you? Or do you allow issues with little spiritual consequence play a major role in your peace of mind? Janet was upset. She cried, became depressed and felt like giving up. ...
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Finding the sweet spot of godly character
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
In everything there is a sweet spot. The spot where all works just like it's supposed to. The tennis player strikes the ball with the center of the racket, directing the ball to do exactly what it is supposed to. The golfer uses their nine iron to kiss the golf-ball just right, causing it to land on the green and descending into the cup to the sounds of sweet victory. ...
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Speak Out 11/30/14
(Speak Out ~ 11/30/14)
Supreme interpretation; Sharpton, taxes; Costs of war; Tracks, gaps; Cops make mistakes; Ferguson mess; Making it worse; Don't be criminals; Deserved; Loot excuse; Sharpton; On tracks; Smokers; Congress and Obama ; Stupid coverage; Not surrendering; Obama's fault
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Prayer 11-30-14
(Prayer ~ 11/30/14)
O Lord Jesus, may we always remember the reason for the Christmas season. Amen.
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Christmas parade tonight; downtown open house Friday
(Editorial ~ 11/30/14)
If you didn't get a chance to shop downtown on Small Business Saturday, there are plenty of opportunities yet to see the beautiful and festive downtown area of the city. This evening, consider coming to the downtwon Parade of Lights. The parade begins at dusk in Capaha Park and travels down Broadway to Main Street, ending at Hutson's Fine Furniture...
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Ronald Gerhardt
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Ronald J. Gerhardt, 65, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed way Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. He was born June 1, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, to Kermit and Ernestine Miller Gerhardt. Ronald was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. He attended grade school through high school at the former Campus School at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Orie Steen
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Orie Jamal Steen, 18 months, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born April 26, 2013, in Cape Girardeau to Justin Jamal Steen and Lela May Rost. Survivors include his parents of Cape Girardeau; three brothers, Cyrus and Simon McClain of Dallas and Armondo Steen of Cape Girardeau; paternal grandmother, Gloria Black of Cape Girardeau; maternal grandmother, Julia Felten of Walnut Grove, Missouri; and a cousin, Freddy Spurgeon of Cape Girardeau...
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Dolores Nation
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dolores E. Trost Nation, 68, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 16, 1946, in Chaffee to the late Buford and Adella Kiefer Trost. She and Richard Nation were married May 1, 1965, in Chaffee...
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Benton Barber
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Benton E. Barber, 81, of Jackson, formerly of Brazeau, Missouri, passed away Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. One of five children, he was born March 28, 1933, in Brazeau to Phillip W. and Florence Murray Barber. He and Irene Schuessler were married Aug. 20, 1960, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri...
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Jo Propst
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jo Mayne E. Bollinger Propst, 92, of Marble Hill passed away Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at Sikeston Convalescent Care Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born March 5, 1922, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, daughter of Gladys Orvah and Loutiche Marie Austin Bollinger. She and George Thurman Propst were married July 19, 1941, and were blessed with almost 62 years together before his death March 5, 2003...
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Ruth Bremer
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Ruth M. Bremer, 91, of Frohna died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 19, 1923, in Frohna, daughter of Charles G. and Anita C. (Metz) Grebing. She and Willis C. Bremer were married Sept. 1, 1945. He preceded her in death Jan. 19, 1995...
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Paul Williams
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Paul L. Williams, 64, of Perryville died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at the home of a son in Perryville. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Miller Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Dorthy Voges
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Dorthy Lee Voges, 88, of Jackson died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Mindy Keipe and Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery...
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Mary Lynn-Bohn
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Mary Alice Lynn-Bohn, 87, of Scott City passed away Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at her home, with her family present. She was born Oct. 15, 1927, in Ancell (Scott City), the only child of Peter and Ruby Sanford Rudy. She married Charles W. Lynn in 1946, with whom she had four children...
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Karen Turner
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Karen B. Turner, 63, of Columbus, Indiana, passed from this life at 4:20 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at I.U. Health Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis. Born in Sikeston, Missouri on Dec. 1, 1950, Mrs. Turner was the daughter of C.A. and Rose Marie Schaefer Baugus. She married Arthur H. Turner on Jan. 15, 1995...
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Earl Balsman
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Earl Theodore Balsman, 96, of Perryville died Nov. 28, 2014, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. He was born Jan. 16, 1918, in Perry County, Missouri, son of William L. and Emma B. Kirn Balsman. He married Anna Maudell Lukefahr on May 12, 1945, in Highland, Missouri. She preceded him in death in 2006...
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Cindy Vance
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Cindy Vance, 43, died Thursday Nov. 27, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 18, 1971, in West Frankfort, Illinois, to the late Don and Dorothy Scheffer Lynch, who survives of Sikeston, Missouri. She was a licensed practical nurse and was currently director of nursing at LaBonne Maison in Sikeston for the last seven years...
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Mildred Hitt
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Mildred Foster Hitt, 91, of Sebring, Florida, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at The Palms Retirement Community in Sebring. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Benton, Missouri. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Forest Hills Cemetery in Morley, Missouri, with the Rev. David Thompson officiating...
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Beverly Morris
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Beverly Ann Morris, 40, of Glenallen, Missouri, passed away Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, at her home. Born on Dec. 3, 1973, in Cape Girardeau, she was the daughter of Delbert Ray and Anna Marie Van Gennip Morris. A graduate of Woodland High School, she also graduated from Metro Business College Massage Therapy School. She worked as a massage therapist at BellaDona Salon in Cape Girardeau...
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Randolph Schemel
(Obituary ~ 11/30/14)
Randy W. Schemel, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, at the home of his son in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating...
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Obama has uneasy relationship with Pentagon
(National News ~ 11/30/14)
WASHINGTON -- On a trip to Afghanistan during President Barack Obama's first term, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was stunned to find a telephone line at the military's special operations headquarters that linked directly to a top White House national security official...
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Woman drops cocaine bag in police station
(National News ~ 11/30/14)
UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- Police say 23-year-old Savannah Turachak of Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania, was patted down for weapons but not otherwise searched when she was brought to the police station and charged with public drunkenness. But shortly after her release, police say Turachak returned to report being harassed, fluffed her shirt to straighten it, and a baggie of cocaine fell out. Police found it a short time later and charged her...
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Magicians stage effort to restore Houdini's grave
(National News ~ 11/30/14)
NEW YORK -- Nestled next to the late Lewins, Blums and Levys in an old cemetery in New York City lies the final resting place of America's most legendary magician, interred under a granite monument that bears his stage name in bold letters: Houdini...
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Ex-UPS driver's pregnancy bias claim at high court
(National News ~ 11/30/14)
WASHINGTON -- Peggy Young only has to look at her younger daughter to be reminded how long she has fought United Parcel Service over its treatment of pregnant employees, and why. Young was pregnant with Triniti, who's now 7 years old, when UPS told Young she could not have a temporary assignment to avoid lifting heavy packages, as her doctor had ordered...
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Murder charges against Egypt's Mubarak dismissed
(International News ~ 11/30/14)
CAIRO -- A judge dismissed murder charges Saturday against former President Hosni Mubarak and acquitted his security chief over the killing of protesters during Egypt's 2011 uprising, crushing any hope of a judicial reckoning on behalf of the hundreds victims of the revolt that toppled him...
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Beijing bans smoking in public spaces
(International News ~ 11/30/14)
BEIJING -- Beijing has adopted a smoking ban in all indoor public spaces, including workplaces and public transport. The official Xinhua News Agency reported the ban will go into effect in the capital city of 21 million people June 1 and carry a fine of up to 200 yuan ($32.50). The Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People's Congress passed the draft regulation Friday...
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Man fired 100-plus rounds downtown Austin
(National News ~ 11/30/14)
AUSTIN, Texas -- A gunman fired more than 100 rounds at downtown buildings in Austin and tried to set the Mexican Consulate ablaze early Friday before he died during a confrontation with police, authorities said. Some of the targeted buildings are near the popular Sixth Street entertainment district, where bars close at 2 a.m., about the same time the shootings began. Thousands of people are typically on the street at that time, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said...
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Scores of Russian gays seek asylum in U.S.
(National News ~ 11/30/14)
NEW YORK -- Had he stayed in Russia, Andrew Mironov would be settling in to a stable job with an oil company, likely with a newly awarded doctoral degree in electrical engineering. Instead, he faces an uncertain future in New York City as one of scores of Russian gays seeking asylum in the United States because of hostility and harassment in their homeland...
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Ebola death toll up; Sierra Leone needs more beds
(International News ~ 11/30/14)
DAKAR, Senegal -- Sierra Leone soon will see a dramatic increase in needed Ebola treatment beds, but it's not clear who will staff them, according to the top United Nations official in the fight against the disease. Ebola has sickened more than 16,000 people, of whom nearly 7,000 have died, according to figures released Friday by the World Health Organization...
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Islamic State group attacks Kobani from Turkey
(International News ~ 11/30/14)
BEIRUT -- The Islamic State group launched an attack Saturday on the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey, a Kurdish official and activists said, although Turkey denied the fighters had used its territory for the raid. The assault began when a suicide bomber driving an armored vehicle detonated his explosives on the border crossing between Kobani and Turkey, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for Syria's Kurdish Democratic Union Party...
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Nigeria mosque blasts death toll above 102
(International News ~ 11/30/14)
KANO, Nigeria -- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to track down the perpetrators of the bomb blasts that killed more than 100 people at the central mosque in the city of Kano. Jonathan said his government will "continue to take every step to put an end to the reprehensible acts of all groups and persons involved in acts of terrorism."...
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Pope prays in Istanbul mosque in new outreach
(International News ~ 11/30/14)
ISTANBUL -- Pope Francis stood Saturday for two minutes of silent prayer facing east in one of Turkey's most important mosques, a vision of Christian-Muslim understanding at a time when neighboring countries are experiencing violent Islamic assault on Christians and religious minorities...
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Valle Catholic captures 13th title
(Professional Sports ~ 11/30/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Connor Basler threw for 419 yards and five touchdowns to lead Valle Catholic to a 49-25 win over Westran in the Class 1 high school football championship game Friday at the Edward Jones Dome. Valle (15-0), which has won 30 successive games, claimed its fourth state championship in the last five years and for one day led all Missouri football programs with a record 13 titles overall. ...
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Tarasenko strikes again in Blues' shootout win
(Professional Sports ~ 11/30/14)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Vladimir Tarasenko scored the lone shootout goal, and the St. Louis Blues rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Saturday night. It was Tarasenko's second post-regulation winner in two nights. He scored in overtime on Friday to give St. Louis a victory over Edmonton...
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Tigers repeat as SEC East champs
(College Sports ~ 11/30/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After three quarters of being smothered by Arkansas, Missouri found a way out. It's been that way most of the year, simply finding ways to get the job done. "I just think it got contagious," Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said after finally emerging from a rowdy locker room celebrating the 21-14 victory Friday over Arkansas that sent the No. 17 Tigers to the SEC championship game for the second straight season. "You win games like that, a lot of players are making plays."...
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Meadow Heights boys build on fast start at Current River
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/14)
The Meadow Heights boys basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a pair of wins in the Current River Shootout. The Panthers defeated Van Buren 67-37 on Friday and beat Chadwick 74-32 on Saturday. Justin McGuire scored a game-high 17 points against Van Buren, while Jacob Douglas added 14 points and Jacob Hunt had 12...
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An ice-formation curiosity
(Community ~ 11/30/14)
I found this strange ice structure in a wetland area Nov. 14. This short-lived ice-formation curiosity is called needle ice. It is similar to frost flowers, which form under similar conditions, but uses plant sap to evolve. Needle ice forms only when special atmospheric and terrestrial conditions come together favorably...
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Out of the past 11/30/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/30/14)
Gov. John Ashcroft is in Cape Girardeau to dedicate Southeast Missouri State University's new general services building at 122 S. Ellis St.; Regent J.P. Tlapek, his wife, and their son, John C. Tlapek, donated the building on behalf of their company, Auto Tire and Parts...
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Fields - Randol
(Wedding ~ 11/30/14)
Erin Fields and Clay Randol were married Sept. 13, 2014, at Zion United Methodist Church in Gordonville. Joel Kidwell performed the ceremony. Scripture readers were Lauren Ivester of St. Louis, Kimber Lutrull and Amanda Sitzes of Cape Girardeau, and Jenny Fields of Massachusetts, cousin of the bride...
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