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Cape Riverfront Market meeting invites prospective vendors
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
A meeting will be held March 5 for those interested in being a vendor for the Cape Riverfront Market's 2015 season. Vendors must be within 100 miles and produce their own goods. A news release from the market says it seeks a variety of vendors for farm goods, such as fruits, vegetables and meat; artisan crafts; value-added products such as jams, jellies and baked items; and prepared foods...
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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team topples Kelly, advances to district final
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/15)
As they've done all season, the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders girls basketball team used an aggressive defense and a team effort on offense to remain perfect and cruise into their fourth consecutive district title game.
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State public safety director resigns 6 months into job
(State News ~ 02/26/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's public safety director, appointed amid fallout from the fatal Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown, on Wednesday announced plans to resign only six months into the job. Director Daniel Isom II in a statement issued by the governor's office confirmed plans to return to the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he taught at the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice...
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Deadline near, deal sets up Homeland Security vote in Senate
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
WASHINGTON -- Three days before a partial Homeland Security shutdown, lawmakers cleared the way Wednesday for Senate passage of legislation to fund the agency without immigration-related provisions opposed by President Barack Obama. Approval in the Senate would send the issue to the House, where some conservatives derided the plan as a surrender to the White House. Other Republicans predicted it would clear, but Speaker John Boehner declined to say if he would put it to a vote...
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Missouri House budget panel wants more for K-12 education
(State News ~ 02/26/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's public schools and community colleges would receive larger funding increases than recommended by Gov. Jay Nixon, under a budget plan presented Wednesday to a House committee. It would, however, scrap Nixon's recommendation to give a performance-based funding increase to public universities...
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Final presidential candidate brings aspirational message at Southeast
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
Benjamin Ola. Akande on Wednesday said he wants to be the next Southeast Missouri State University president so he can take Southeast from success to significance. "Significance means you become the benchmark," he said. "Significance means that you get to move that mission of student success to a whole different level...
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Hill Harper urges people to dream big
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
Actor and author Hill Harper on Wednesday encouraged an audience at Southeast Missouri State University to dream big and become the architects of their own lives. Best known for his portrayal of Dr. Sheldon Hawkes in the television series "CSI: NY," Harper presented the university's annual Michael Davis Lecture, which recognizes the contributions of African-Americans and honors the late Michael Davis, a journalism student at Southeast who died as a result of a hazing incident in 1994...
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Volunteer host families for 15-18 year old exchange students needed
(Submitted Story ~ 02/26/15)
The Council on International Educational Exchange, CIEE, is looking for volunteer host families for the 2015-16 school year. Students are 15-18 years old, speak English, have spending money, and have their own insurance. I am a local coordinator placing students in families at Cape Central High School, Jackson High School, Kelly High School, and Perryville High School. ...
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Lululemon Athletica is Coming to TNT Health & Fitness
(Submitted Story ~ 02/26/15)
Lululemon Athletica is coming to TNT Health & Fitness this Saturday February 28th, 2015 from 12:45 to 3:00 pm. Lululemon will be set up at our studio 2502 Tanner Dr. Located in the same building as Lebounce. Lululemon makes technical athletic apparel for yoga, running, dancing, and most other sweaty pursuits. Hope to see you all at our studio Saturday!...
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Garret Reynolds' late free throws, 41 points lead Woodland boys basketball team to district title game
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/15)
The second-seeded Cardinals defeated No. 3 Arcadia Valley 71-68 to advance to the Class 3 District 2 championship game.
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Sikeston Teen Earns Eagle Rank
(Submitted Story ~ 02/26/15)
Fourteen year old Christopher Palmer completed a service project for the Recreation Complex in Sikeston to help earn his Eagle Scout award. Christopher is a member of Troop 41 chartered by the Kiwanis Club of Sikeston and First United Methodist Church of Sikeston...
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Charleston boys basketball team ends Scott City's season in district semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/15)
Scott City junior Trent Pobst was brief with his description of what he and his teammates needed to focus on entering a Class 3 District 2 matchup with the Charleston boys basketball team. "Stop Delfincko," Pobst said. But stopping Charleston's senior standout Delfincko Bogan is something few teams have been able to do, and the Jacksonville State commit scored a game-high 25 points against the Rams...
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Attempt to slow down Valle Catholic boys basketball team fails for Meadow Heights in district semifinal loss
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/15)
BISMARCK, Mo. -- Meadow Heights boys basketball coach Mark Verticchio knew Valle Catholic would be faster and stronger heading into a Class 2 District 3 semifinal Thursday night. But two days after the Panthers had won their first district game in six years, he felt he had prepared his team to slow things down against the Warriors...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2015. There are 308 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 26, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of Elba and headed back to France in a bid to regain power. On this date:...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Jackson's Caitlyn Palmer
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/15)
Jackson junior Caitlyn Palmer was crowned state champion in the 50-yard freestyle Saturday during the Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex pool in St. Peters, Missouri. "It's all very surreal," Palmer said. "It's just amazing that I can come here and represent my team in such a big way and make them proud. Hopefully, swimming will take off now, and they'll realize it's a good sport because it's not very recognized."...
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Southeast theater and dance department's 'The King & I'
(Editorial ~ 02/26/15)
Performances of a classic musical began Wednesday night at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. "The King and I," by Rogers & Hammerstein, is being presented by the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance...
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Life-saving train design rarely is used
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the collision between a Southern California commuter train and a truck abandoned on the tracks was this: No one died, and only eight people on board were admitted to hospitals. Officials with the Metrolink train system credit cars designed to blunt the tremendous force of a head-on collision...
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Out of the past: Feb. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 02/26/15)
WASHINGTON -- Missouri death-row inmate Jerome Mallett, convicted in 1986 of killing state highway patrol trooper James Froemsdorf of Perryville, Missouri, loses a Supreme Court appeal; the court, over three dissenting votes, lets stand rulings that Mallett received a fair trial and was properly sentenced to death...
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Lawsuit filed against Purina claims food sickens, kills dogs
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A dog owner has filed a lawsuit against a pet food company alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eating a brand of the company's dry dog food. Pet owner Frank Lucido filed the suit Feb. 5 in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California against Nestle Purina PetCare Co...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/26/15
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today n None at this time n Items listed on agenda n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Public hearing: setting speed limits on county roads 346 and 347. (This will give interested citizens an opportunity to ask questions and present comments.)...
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Speak Out 2/26/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/26/15)
The American Political Science Association has ranked the greatest presidents of all time. Lincoln and Washington are one and two. I think the one who came in 8th deserves to be higher but that's just been my opinion. Where do you think the APSA should have ranked in Bill Clinton?...
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Cape Girareau police report 2/26/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/26/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Timothy F. Stewart, 62, of Granite City, Illinois, was arrested on a Madison County warrant for driving without a license. n Yasir A.A. Alsherhri, 24, 721 First St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for no license and improper registration...
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Lynn Stamp
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
Lynn Matthew Stamp, 53, of Jackson died Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. March 7 at Cape County Cowboy Church, with Jim Matthews officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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David Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
David Smith, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. There is no service. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Sue Shemwell
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Sue Shemwell, 61, of Cairo passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 13, 1953, in Cairo, daughter of the late Eugene and Mozelle Wallace Campbell. Sue was a member of Mighty Rivers Worship Center in Cairo, and was a former coach of its Upward Basketball. She was a co-owner of Shemwell's BBQ...
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Kathryn Proctor
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
Kathryn Revelle "Katy" Proctor, 94, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Assisted Living West at the Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 23, 1920, at Hickory Ridge, Missouri, to Melvin and Chlora McNeely Revelle. She grew up in Delta and graduated from Delta High School. She married Woodrow Proctor on June 7, 1941, at Oran, Missouri...
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William Latham
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
William Ralph "Bill" Latham, 83, of Belleview, Missouri, formerly of Jackson, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War era. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Cole Family Funeral Home in Ironton, Missouri...
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Lola Kirkpatrick
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lola Marie Kirkpatrick, 80, of Marble Hill passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. She was born July 2, 1934, in Boone County, Missouri, daughter of Edgar and Margaret Ray Wright. She and Charles Lee "Brov" Kirkpatrick were married March 2, 1955. He passed away March 15, 1986...
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Dale Kester
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
Dale F. Kester, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at his home after a brief illness, with his loving family at his bedside. He was called from his earthly home to his heavenly home to be with all the saints called before him. By the grace of God in Jesus Christ, this guarantee was known to Dale...
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Charles James
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
Charles C. James, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 20, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, to Charles C. and Dolly Ruth Kutchin James. Charles served his country in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. He was wounded in combat and received various medals for his actions...
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Patricia Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
Patricia Mae "Pat" Bollinger, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 1, 1931, in St. Louis, to Thomas and Goldie Wideman Donoghue. She and Talmadge "Tony" Bollinger were married June 7, 1958, in St. Louis...
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Georgia Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 02/26/15)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Georgia E. Bollinger, 92, of Bell City passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Crowley Ridge Nursing Center in Dexter, Missouri. She was born Nov. 2, 1922, at Bell City, daughter of Joe and Jewel Rhodes Redman. She and John "Ross" Bollinger were married May 17, 1941. He preceded her in death Feb. 1, 2008...
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Strong reliability scores should help Buick brand's rebirth
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
DETROIT -- Buick, the brand that once was the pace car for the drive to the senior center, has made a comeback by appealing to buyers not yet ready for retirement. U.S. sales rose 11 percent in 2014. In China, Buick's biggest market, sales gained almost 14 percent...
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State supreme court weighs farming, gun-rights measures
(State News ~ 02/26/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lawmakers used "cleverly chosen words" to deceive residents about the potential impact of constitutional amendments that strengthened gun and agricultural rights in Missouri, voters challenging the new laws told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday...
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Missouri House approves annual inspection of abortion clinic
(State News ~ 02/26/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's only abortion clinic would be subject to an annual inspection by the state's health department under a bill advanced Wednesday by Missouri's Republican-led House. The bill would require ambulatory surgical centers performing any second- or third-trimester abortion, or five or more first-trimester abortions, to be inspected by the state Department of Health and Senior Services...
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Computer bests humans at 'Space Invaders'
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
Software learns to play Atari games from the 1980s, but it isn't so great at Ms. Pac-Man WASHINGTON -- Computers already have bested human champions in "Jeopardy!" and chess, but artificial intelligence now has gone to master an entirely new level: "Space Invaders."...
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Three accused of trying to join ISIS
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
NEW YORK -- Three men were arrested Wednesday on charges of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage war against the United States, and federal officials said one of them spoke of shooting President Barack Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island...
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Trayvon Martin's mother says killer got away with murder
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
MIAMI -- The mother of Trayvon Martin says she's disappointed federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years ago. Speaking on Wednesday before the third anniversary of her 17-year-old son's death, Sybrina Fulton said she still believes George Zimmerman got away with murder...
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Justices appear to favor Muslim denied job over headscarf
(National News ~ 02/26/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it will side with a Muslim woman who didn't get hired by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a black headscarf that conflicted with the company's dress code to her job interview...
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Official says Afghan avalanches kill at least 124 people
(International News ~ 02/26/15)
PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan -- Avalanches killed at least 124 people in northeast Afghanistan, an emergency official said Wednesday, as rescuers clawed through debris with their hands to save those buried. The avalanches buried homes across four northeast provinces, killing those beneath, said Mohammad Aslam Syas, the deputy director of the Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority...
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The doctor is in
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
Brylie Crenshaw, 4, performs a checkup on a bunny at the Critter Care Veterinarian Office exhibit that opened Wednesday at the Discovery Playhouse.
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Lady Gaga joins cast of FX's 'American Horror Story'
(Entertainment ~ 02/26/15)
NEW YORK -- TV is Lady Gaga's new platform: After an impressive performance at the Oscars, the singer announced she will join the cast of "American Horror Story." FX confirmed Wednesday the pop star will join the fifth season of the hit series, which returns in October. No details were provided...
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Two indicted men appear in Cape court
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
Two Poplar Bluff, Missouri, men made their initial appearancees in federal court Wednesday in Cape Girardeau after a grand jury recently indicted them. Danny Ray Reed Sr., 57, of the 800 block of Kinzer Street, and Jeremy Robert Paul Ellis, 36, of the 300 block of West Neat Street, were arrested Tuesday afternoon at their homes by members of several law enforcement agencies...
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Hooked on Science: Scribblebot
(Community ~ 02/26/15)
With a few items from around the house, you can engineer a scribblebot and create a masterpiece. n Four markers n One Popsicle stick n One disposable 18 oz drinking cup n 1 AAA battery holder with switch n 2 AAA batteries n 1 motor with spinner n Duct tape...
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Parents and teenagers discuss curfews
(Community ~ 02/26/15)
For adolescents, building a social life is an important part of learning independence, but for parents, it's just as important that teens be home at a decent hour. Curfews are one of many sometimes-divisive realities families face as children learn to spread their wings, but a little effective communication goes a long way toward easing the process...
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Friends of the University Award to be presented Friday
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
Two married couples will be presented with the 2015 Friends of the University Award on Friday. Stan and Debbie Crader of Jackson and Ken and Jeanine Dobbins were chosen as this year's recipients by the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. Stan Crader is president of Crader Distributing Co., and Debbie Crader is a registered nurse. Ken Dobbins is the president of Southeast Missouri State University...
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Cape fire tax panel re-forms as Friends of Public Safety
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
As Cape Girardeau City Councilman Wayne Bowen pointed out, firefighters and police officers sometimes can operate in isolation, unaware of how much residents depend on and respect them. That's one of the many reasons the Cape Girardeau Committee to Continue the Fire Tax re-formed to become the Cape Girardeau Friends of Public Safety. ...
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Cape woman wins $100K in lottery
(Local News ~ 02/26/15)
One Cape Girardeau woman is $100,000 richer after claiming one of the final top prizes remaining on a Missouri Lottery Scratchers ticket. Margaret Friend, 66, claimed her prize Friday, a Missouri Lottery news release said, just three days before the game expired. She purchased the winning ticket at Schnucks, 19 S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau...
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SIUE hands Southeast women's basketball team 12th conference loss
(College Sports ~ 02/26/15)
Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Ty Margenthaler urged his players heading into Wednesday night's road game against SIU Edwardsville not to have any regrets when they stepped off the court at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois...
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St. Vincent girls basketball team falls to Bismarck in district semis
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/15)
Two days removed from upsetting third-seeded Valley of Caledonia for its first district tournament win in three years, the sixth-seeded St. Vincent girls basketball team found itself on the brink of another upset bid. The Indians came up just short in a back-and-forth affair against No. 2 Bismarck in the final minutes, and St. Vincent dropped a 43-38 decision in a semifinal of the Class 2 District 3 tournament in Bismarck, Missouri...
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Tarasenko blossoming in 2nd full season with Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 02/26/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Earlier this month, Vladimir Tarasenko became the youngest St. Louis Blues player in more than two decades to score 30 goals. The 23-year-old Russian forward's skill is known across the league. "He has lots of skill," said Pavel Datsyuk, the Detroit Red Wings forward and fellow countryman. "He's a really nice person, he's a talented guy and a hard worker, too, which is more important."...
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Wainwright heading to St. Louis for abdominal exam
(Professional Sports ~ 02/26/15)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Adam Wainwright called his trip to meet with doctors in St. Louis about his lower abdominal pain strictly precautionary. "I want to be fair to you and say that anything I say about it will just be speculation," Wainwright said Wednesday morning. "I don't think it's very serious at all. I think, probably going to up there, probably not going to see, much of anything all, but I don't know that."...
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Southeast Missouri State's Cartwright, Smith earn OVC track and field honors
(College Sports ~ 02/26/15)
Southeast Missouri State junior Ayonna Cartwright and senior Blake Smith picked up Ohio Valley Conference weekly track & field honors. Cartwright was named the Co-Female Track Athlete of the Week while Smith received Male Field Athlete of the Week. Cartwright won the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter at the Redhawks Invite last weekend. ...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame boys basketball team routs De Soto
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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Why share information with enemies?
(Column ~ 02/26/15)
Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, has been under the control of ISIS since June 2014, when they attacked the city, and the Iraqi forces abandoned their posts, weapons and equipment in the face of the enemy. As of this writing ISIS has had more than eight months to build its defenses around Mosul. ...
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Prayer 2/26/15
(Prayer ~ 02/26/15)
O Lord Jesus, may we forgive others as you forgive us. Amen.
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