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Republican wants gun ban for 'violent' felons only
(State News ~ 03/23/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Republican lawmaker wants to tweak Missouri's gun laws to keep firearms out of the hands of certain felons after a St. Louis judge's ruling that jeopardizes the state's current ban on felons possessing guns. Rep. Kevin Austin is sponsoring a measure to address what supporters say are unintended consequences of Amendment 5, a voter-approved enhancement of gun-rights provisions to the Missouri Constitution that passed in August...
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Nell Holcomb officials talk about effect of tax waiver
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
About 30 people attended the Nell Holcomb School District's second town-hall meeting Monday, where residents could ask questions about a proposed sales tax rollback waiver. The measure -- Proposition 2 -- will be on the April 7 ballot. If approved, it would eliminate the mandated Proposition C rollback...
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New Hampton Inn, Drury Lodge in the works for Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 03/23/15)
Visitors to Cape Girardeau will have another overnight option when a new Hampton Inn opens this fall in the Park West Hospitality Complex east of Interstate 55 near the intersection of William Street and South Mount Auburn Road. While a September opening was planned, the new Hampton Inn likely will welcome guests a bit later...
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Area lawmaker seeks passage of drug database bill
(State News ~ 03/23/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers have tried and failed for more than a decade to join the rest of the country in creating a prescription drug monitoring program. All the while, state Rep. Holly Rehder watched her daughter's addiction to painkillers deepen...
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CASA volunteers provide support for young victims of abuse
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
As the Court Appointed Special Advocates program celebrates its 35th year in Missouri, a new graduating class of local volunteers soon will join its ranks. Five students are spending 30 hours over five weeks learning how best to advocate for children in the custody of the state...
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Mayoral hopefuls talk about Jackson issues
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
On April 7, Jackson voters will select their next mayor from a field of two. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Lohr is running for re-election. Her challenger is Jackson resident and retired businessman Dwain Hahs. Lohr has held public office in Jackson for more than two decades, during which time she also served as chairwoman of the planning and zoning committee and as an alderman...
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Southeast Hospital Earns Level II Stroke CenteR Designation
(Submitted Story ~ 03/23/15)
Southeast Hospital's excellent stroke care program has earned Stroke Center Level II designation through Missouri's Time Critical Diagnosis (TCD) System. Designation as a Level II Stroke Center is further validation of Southeast's commitment to timely, definitive care that offers stroke patients the best outcomes for survival and recovery. Southeast also holds the Gold Seal of ApprovalTM from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers...
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About 150 students will sing at Cape Choral Festival
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
About 150 students in the Cape Girardeau School District will perform at the second Cape Choral Festival at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Kinder Performance Hall. The fourth- through sixth-graders from Alma Schrader, Franklin, Blanchard, Jefferson and Clippard elementaries and Central Middle School will sing six songs, including "Give My Regards to George M. Cohen," "Thankful," "It's Ruff Being a Dog," "The Beautiful Rain," "Dry Bones" and "Ala! Kumbe!"...
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Family Video and Marcos Pizza lead the fight against Lymphoma Cancer
(Submitted Story ~ 03/23/15)
Family Video, the nation's largest movie and game rental chain, is taking a leading role in the fight against Lymphoma. For the 4th year in a row, Family Video and Marcos Pizza customers are invited to Round It Up for Lymphoma in stores between March 13 and March 29. This year, they will surpass 4 million dollars! By simply rounding up transactions to the nearest dollar, Family Video customers...
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Auto Tire & Parts honored by Department of Defense for patriotic support
(Submitted Story ~ 03/23/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) office, announced that Auto Tire and Parts was honored with a Patriot Award in recognition of extraordinary support of its employees serving in the National Guard and Reserves...
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LOCAL CAREGIVER RECEIVES HONOR AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
(Submitted Story ~ 03/23/15)
Selma Summers, a Certifited Nurses Aid at Chaffee Nursing Center- skilled Nursing by Americare, recently received the "Hometown Hospitality" award at the company's annual Caregiver Conference held in St. Louis. Over 300 of Americare's top frontline staff attended the conference having been nominated by their peers and facility residents...
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Dickey Nutt fired as Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach
(College Sports ~ 03/23/15)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt was fired from the position after six seasons, it was announced in a university press release Monday afternoon.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Ty Margenthaler resigns
(College Sports ~ 03/23/15)
Margenthaler had an overall record of 37-78 and was 18-46 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Redhawks failed to make the conference tournament in his four seasons at the helm.
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Dickey Nutt disappointed by timing of firing, says he wanted to finish program turnaround
(College Sports ~ 03/23/15)
"If you're going to be fired, you know, fire you after the game and be done with it," Nutt said.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/23/15)
Today is Monday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2015. There are 283 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 23, 1965, America's first two-person space mission took place as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight...
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Comic con fever spreading; event comes next month
(Editorial ~ 03/23/15)
Somebody fire up the Bat Signal. The 10th Annual Cape Comic Con is less than a month away. The local comic con has become a great event for Cape Girardeau. This year promises to be the best yet. The event, started by comic enthusiast Ken Murphy, has grown year after year. Last year, the event topped 1,600 attendees. More are likely to attend this year...
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Speak Out 3/23/15
(Speak Out ~ 03/23/15)
** Kinder, truth; ** Two kinds of people; ** Shivelbine math
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/23/15
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Recorder of deeds monthly report...
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Out of the past: March 23
(Out of the Past ~ 03/23/15)
Renovation of three Interstate 55 bridges south of Cape Girardeau has narrowed traffic to one lane in spots with a 35 mph speed limit, resulting in traffic congestion; the state is widening the Highway 74 and Burlington Northern Railroad overpasses and the Diversion Channel bridge to add safety shoulders...
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Oil markets, strong production lead US gas prices lower
(National News ~ 03/23/15)
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average national price of a regular gallon of gasoline has dropped 4 cents in the last two weeks to $2.50. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday falling oil prices and strong production at U.S. refineries led to lower numbers at the pump...
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Starbucks baristas stop writing 'Race Together' on coffee cups
(National News ~ 03/23/15)
NEW YORK -- Starbucks baristas no longer will write "Race Together" on customers' cups, ending a visible component of the company's diversity and racial inequality campaign that had sparked widespread criticism in the week since it took effect. The company had planned all along to end the cup messages Sunday and continue the campaign more broadly, Starbucks spokesman Jim Olson said...
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Boston Yeti sells swag to benefit animals
(National News ~ 03/23/15)
BOSTON -- The Boston Yeti is using its newfound notoriety to help some fellow furry friends. The abominable snowman gained a huge following on social media during Boston's epic winter by running around the city in costume and stopping to help dig out stranded drivers. Now the unidentified prankster is selling Yeti swag to raise money for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...
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Ida Aden
(Obituary ~ 03/23/15)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ida M. Lentz Aden, 81, of Anna died at 12:36 a.m. Sunday, March 22, 2015, at Southeast Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born June 15, 1933, in Ullin, Illinois, the daughter of Harvey and Bertha Wilkerson Lentz. She married the love of her life, Jack Aden, on May 20, 1951. He preceded her in death April 6, 1989...
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Bills would limit access to police body camera videos
(State News ~ 03/23/15)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- State legislators, including those in Missouri, are pushing to make it harder to release police officer body-camera videos, undermining their promise as a tool people can use to hold law enforcement accountable. Lawmakers in at least 15 states have introduced bills to exempt video recordings of police encounters with citizens from state public records laws, or to limit what can be made public...
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Jackson police report 3/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n James B. Johnson, 55, of Millersville was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Arrests n Michael L. Perry, 36, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended...
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Cruz to become first major candidate to jump into 2016 race
(National News ~ 03/23/15)
WASHINGTON -- Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz will become the first major candidate for president when he launches his campaign today, kicking off what's expected to be a rush over the next few weeks of more than a dozen White House hopefuls into the 2016 campaign...
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Engineer wants to turn dumb pavement into a smart I-70
(State News ~ 03/23/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The following is about infrastructure. Don't nod off yet. To be specific, it's about pavement -- basic, boring road surface. In the six decades since Interstate 70 began to creep across Missouri, how we view pavement hasn't changed much...
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Music therapists seek state recognition, funding
(State News ~ 03/23/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Just weeks after birth, Taylor Suprenant spent two months in pediatric intensive care with symptoms of shaken-baby syndrome. Step-grandmother Johnna Carrender soothed him with recordings of instrumental and classical music. "It was hard to comfort him any other way. You couldn't snuggle him," she said. "I feel that that's why he developed such a love of music."...
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Study: Minorities feel marginalized at MSU
(State News ~ 03/23/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Although most students feel welcome at Missouri State University in Springfield, about 45 percent of minority students and employees feel they have been treated differently because of their race or ethnicity, according to a new study...
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Congressional votes for March 20
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
There were seven key votes in the House last week, which held a total of 17 roll call votes. There were three key votes in the Senate, which held six roll call votes. The most important Senate votes were to reject an end to debate on a sex trafficking bill. The most important House vote was to pass a bill to require hospitals to notify patients that their outpatient treatment might not be covered by Medicare...
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Dr. Diana Rogers-Adkinson inspires students to be innovators
(Business ~ 03/23/15)
Dr. Diana Rogers-Adkinson has been the dean of the College of Education at Southeast Missouri State University since 2012. She also serves as the interim director of the University Autism Center. Rogers-Adkinson is passionate about educating students and equipping them with the tools they need to become powerful and effective educators themselves...
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Texas: Funding education for vets too high
(National News ~ 03/23/15)
AUSTIN, Texas -- They signed up to fight for their country, and the state of Texas promised to pay for their education. For decades, veterans went to public universities and colleges under the Hazlewood Exemption, which kicks in after federal benefits under the G.I. ...
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Battle flag at center of Supreme Court free speech case
(National News ~ 03/23/15)
WASHINGTON -- Texas commemorates the Confederacy in many ways, from an annual celebration of Confederate Heroes Day each January to monuments on the grounds of the state Capitol in Austin. Among the memorials is one that has stood for more than a century, bearing an image of the Confederate battle flag etched in marble...
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Fracking: U.S. tightens rules for chemical disclosure
(Business ~ 03/23/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Friday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. It is the first major federal regulation of the drilling technique that has sparked an ongoing boom in natural gas production but raised widespread concerns about possible groundwater contamination...
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Olive Garden gets boost from diners splurging on extras
(Business ~ 03/23/15)
NEW YORK -- Olive Garden is weaning diners off two-for-$25 dinners and luring them to splurge a bit on extras like drinks and desserts. Those add-ons, a sign customers might be more willing to open their wallets, helped push up sales for a restaurant chain that limped through the recession and a shift toward "better" fast food personified by Chipotle...
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Let the pipes sound
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
Matt Palisch performs a selection by J.S. Bach on the 27-rank Schantz pipe organ at Old St. Vincent's Church during the Southeast Missouri State Organ Showcase on Sunday in Cape Girardeau. The concert was presented by the university's department of music...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 3/23/2015
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Tricia A. Roberts, no age given, 800 West Rodney Drive, was arrested on a Festus, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear. n Thomas B. McCall, no age given, of Forsyth, Georgia, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear...
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Cards' Lackey shrugs off lackluster outing in loss to Orioles
(Professional Sports ~ 03/23/15)
SARASOTA, Fla. -- John Lackey worked into the fifth inning in his second spring start, allowing four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 on Sunday. Adam Jones homered twice for Baltimore, driving in four runs, and Manny Machado hit a solo home run...
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Wings clip Blues in OT with questionable goal
(Professional Sports ~ 03/23/15)
DETROIT -- Justin Abdelkader helped get the Detroit Red Wings' four-game homestand off to a strong start. Abdelkader's power-play goal 24 seconds into overtime lifted the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. The Red Wings had a man advantage for the final 1 minute, 21 seconds of regulation and the opening moments of overtime...
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Police impersonator pulls over real cop
(National News ~ 03/23/15)
AKRON, Ohio -- A man who pulled over a detective while impersonating a police officer was sentenced to 18 months of probation and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. David Scofield, 50, of Lancaster, Ohio, was arrested after a detective said Scofield shined a spotlight into his car and swerved in front of him on Interstate 76 near Akron. Scofield pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charges...
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Greece fights German bailout demands with Nazi-era claims
(International News ~ 03/23/15)
BERLIN -- It was 1943, and the Nazis were deporting Greece's Jews to death camps in Poland. Hitler's genocidal accountants reserved a twist: The Jews had to pay their train fare. The bill for 58,585 Jews sent to Auschwitz and other camps exceeded 2 million Reichsmark -- more than 25 million euros ($27 million) in today's money...
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Cape Girardeau County sheriff's report 3/23/2015
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Melvin H. Johnson, 47, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of assault. n Kristi M. Donaldson, 38, of Jackson was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for traffic-seatbelt violation...
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Prayer of the day 3/23/15
(Prayer ~ 03/23/15)
Thank you, O Lord Jesus, that in your nearness we may take shelter. Amen.
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Candidate questionnaire: Mark Gremaud
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
Name: Mark Gremaud Age: 58 Place of birth: Perryville, MO Spouse, children's names: Patti, wife Children: Kelsea, Courtney and Trenton Occupation: Farmer Employer: Gremaud Farms Businesses owned, all or part: part Previous offices held or sought: School Board member seeking re-election...
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Candidate questionnaire: Lois Lee Huck Ramsey
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
Name: Lois Lee Huck Ramsey Age: 74 Place of birth: Cape Girardeau, Missouri Spouse, children's names: Spouse, John S. Ramsey Twin children, John Matthew and Flora Ann Occupation: Retired biologist Employer: n/a Businesses owned, all or part: n/a Previous offices held or sought: Trustee, Commerce Board of Trustees, five years...
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Candidate questionnaire: Brad E. Noel
(Local News ~ 03/23/15)
Name: Brad E. Noel Age: 43 Place of birth: Springfield, MO Spouse, children's names: Wife- Jill Gentry-Noel 1989 Jackson Graduate Daughter- Lindsey 8th grade Son- Jason 4th grade Occupation: Water Utility Foreman Employer: City of Jackson Businesses owned, all or part: None...
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Business Notebook: Missouri jobless rate stands at 5.5 percent
(Business ~ 03/23/15)
February's statewide unemployment rate was 5.5 percent, and Missouri's nonfarm payroll has increased by 40,400 jobs over the past year, the Missouri Department of Economic Development reported last week. In February, the state gained 8,400 jobs, down from the 11,200 gained in January...
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People on the move 3/23/15
(Business ~ 03/23/15)
Jennifer Hendrickson, business broker and owner of Murphy Business office in Cape Girardeau, recently earned the designation of Board Certified Intermediary from the Murphy Business company. The designation is an industry recognition for skills, tenure and success in valuing businesses and serving as an intermediary between buyers and sellers of businesses, according to a news release...
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