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Hundreds gather for annual mud volleyball tournament in Jackson
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/15)
The mud volleyball tournament, a mainstay of the annual Jackson Fourth of July celebration, was in full force Saturday, with more than 400 participants on 40 teams vying for the title on a cloudy but rain-free holiday at Jackson City Park.
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Central alum rises in ranks at Fort Benning
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
Tim Metheny didn't join the Army for one reason. He says part of it was the sense of patriotic service he learned from seeing his father and grandfather serve in the Navy. Part of it was he was drawn to the work ethic and purpose he saw in Army life...
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Group offers solutions for off-road venue's problems
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A group of stakeholders is discussing ways to make future events at Brick's Off Road Park safer and less problematic. Part of the mission of the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce is attracting tourists to the Poplar Bluff area, according to a synopsis provided by the chamber at a meeting last week regarding the park...
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Airport favors contract renewal for Cape Air
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
A new commercial air service provider contract for Cape Air may be a step closer to reality after Monday's Cape Girardeau city council meeting. During a special meeting Wednesday, the city's airport advisory board selected the airline as its first choice to provide commercial flights at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport for the next two years. ...
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New U.S. citizens mark July 4 celebration
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
Twenty-one new American citizens from 14 countries were naturalized during the city of Cape Girardeau's 2015 Great American 4th of July celebration at Arena Park on Saturday evening. Floodwaters had made the initial plans to hold the celebration downtown unfeasible, and although the location was less iconic than the Emerson Bridge, being sworn in surrounded by fairgrounds and Little League ballfields had its own element of Americana...
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Photographer allows soldiers to get a glimpse of home
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
Will Reynolds hadn't seen his wife, Nikki, or their daughter, Mackenzie, since he was deployed more than three months ago. And, for security purposes, Nikki isn't permitted to know where Will is stationed, which makes it feel as if he is even farther away...
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Carp on the fly in Cape Girardeau
(Submitted Story ~ 07/05/15)
Phil Willmert of Cape Girardeau caught this grass carp on a fly rod on flooded Main Street of Cape Girardeau by Red Star Access on June 5, 2015. The fish measured just over 35 inches. He caught it on a fly he tied that imitates a piece of moss-covered grass. ...
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Cape council set to OK transfer documents for future police station
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
The Cape Girardeau City Council is expected to approve an ordinance Monday accepting transfer documents for a facility that could be the future home of the police department. It also will decide whether to approve a resolution convening a commission for a proposed tax increment finance district in downtown...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/05/15)
Today is Sunday, July 5, the 186th day of 2015. There are 179 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 5, 1865, the Secret Service Division of the U.S. Treasury Department was founded in Washington D.C. with the mission of suppressing counterfeit currency...
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Ellis - Dailey
(Engagement ~ 07/05/15)
Larry and Julie Miinch of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Mindy Sue Ellis, to Travis Gene Dailey, both of Marble Hill, Missouri. She is also the daughter of the late Patrick Ellis of Sedgewickville, Missouri. Travis is the son of the late Roger Dailey and Connie Dailey of Sedgewickville...
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Noah's ark park developer seeks lost Kentucky tax incentive
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Lawyers for a Christian ministry building a Noah's ark theme park said last week that Kentucky officials violated First Amendment religious protections when they denied the project a tax incentive worth millions. Answers in Genesis, developer of the 510-foot wooden ark in central Kentucky, is suing to get back into the tourism incentive program, which could be worth around $18 million over 10 years...
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Cat wins award for saving child from dog
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
LOS ANGELES -- For the first time, a Los Angeles shelter's Hero Dog award has gone to a cat. In May 2014, Tara the cat fought off a dog that attacked her 6-year-old owner as he rode his bicycle in the driveway of the family's Bakersfield home. Tara body-slammed Scrappy, a chow-mix that lived next door, when the dog got out of his yard, ran for Jeremy Triantafilo, grabbed his leg and started shaking from side-to-side. Tara chased the dog toward its home. It was later euthanized...
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Toole - Mitsdarfer
(Engagement ~ 07/05/15)
Allen and Anita Toole of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Toole, to Patrick Mitsdarfer. He is the son of Bob and Ramona Mitsdarfer of Longview, Illinois. Amanda is a 2006 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is a registered nurse in the surgery department at SoutheastHEALTH...
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Senior center menus
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
MONDAY--Barbecued riblet or chicken filet sandwich, hominy, carrots & peas, lettuce & tomato slice, bun, peaches or cookies. TUESDAY--Ham slice or chicken fettuccini Alfredo, baked sweet potato, steamed cauliflower, garden salad, hot roll, sugar-free fruited gelatin or cooks choice dessert...
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FYI 7/5/15
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is hosting a tour of the Rare Book Room of Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University from noon to 1 p.m. July 10. It is curated by Roxanne Dunn, university instructor and special collections and archives librarian at Kent, and Joni Hand, assistant professor of art at Southeast. Participation is limited, and reservations may be made by calling 573-334-9233. Box lunches will be available...
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Morrill - Campbell
(Wedding ~ 07/05/15)
Jane Elizabeth Morrill and Jacob Clayton Campbell were married April 25, 2015, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Missouri. The Rev. Oliver Clavin performed the ceremony. Organist was Betty Essner and vocalist was Renee Reinagel, both of Kelso...
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Fresh vegetables: a summer treat
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
We will be harvesting fresh vegetables now, and it is always so wonderful when the table is set with an abundance of them. There just isn't anything like it. Today's recipes represent some suggestions for your bountiful crop. Be creative and enjoy experimenting with different combinations of vegetables and cooking methods; you have all summer to develop your favorites...
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A 2-week-old fawn can outrun you
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
At birth, a whitetail deer will weigh about 7 pounds and can fit easily inside a 5-gallon bucket. Within the first hour after birth, the fawn will have stood up and nursed. A 2-week-old fawn can easily outrun a person. The following week, it will be able to outrun almost anything in the Southeast Missouri woods that might chase it, except for maybe a bobcat, coyote or a large dog...
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Pet of the Week 7/5/15
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
Whether it's playing in the park or snuggling with her favorite stuffed animal in my bed, Cremepuff is my one-of-a-kind superhero. (Submitted by Marissa New)
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Births 7/5/15
(Births ~ 07/05/15)
Daughter to Terry Eugene Moore and Maria Deiermann of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:16 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Name, Emery Clara. Weight, 4 pounds, 15 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Deiermann is the daughter of Paul and Ellen Deiermann of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Quiznos. Moore is the son of Lindell Moore and Julie Moore of Fruitland. He is employed by All In One Contracting...
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Out of the past: July 5
(Out of the Past ~ 07/05/15)
Bollinger County Presiding Commissioner Charles Hahn is leaning toward supporting a November election date on a Cape Girardeau-Bollinger counties lake proposal; earlier, Cape County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep has indicated he also favors holding a vote in November...
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Farming camp brings joy to foster children
(Editorial ~ 07/05/15)
It's bad enough when adults go through difficult times; we feel for them, wish them well and find ways to help. But when children are hurting, our hearts are especially broken. In a perfect world, children would never hurt, never go without, never feel the losses too many of them encounter in our world marred by imperfection. ...
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Wet ground in St. Louis area is a factor in toppled trees
(State News ~ 07/05/15)
BRENTWOOD, Mo. -- The wettest June on record in St. Louis has caused rivers to rise and saturated farmland. It's also a factor in an unexpected problem -- toppling trees. For trees already suffering from other problems, the extremely wet ground is allowing some, including old and tall trees, to tumble...
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Talking Turkey: the good and bad of Erdogan
(Column ~ 07/05/15)
The Republic of Turkey is the most powerful nation in the Middle East, with the largest economy, strongest armed forces and a population greater than that of Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Israel combined. While a member of NATO and host to two U.S. Air Force bases, relations with the U.S. ...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen 7/6/15
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
City hall 101 Court St. n Consider changing the date of the board of aldermen regular meeting from Sept. 7 to Sept. 8, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. n Consider motion changing the date of the board of aldermen regular meeting from Sept. 21 to Sept. 28 because of the Missouri Municipal League's annual conference...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 7/5/15
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
City hall 401 Independence St. n No action will be taken during the study session. n Engineering specifications update n Beautiful Business Property of the Month presentation n Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation 2015 n Parks and Recreation update...
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Former Southeast Missouri State baseball standout Derek Gibson headed to Cards' Double-A affiliate
(College Sports ~ 07/05/15)
Former Southeast Missouri State outfielder Derek Gibson will return to play baseball in his home state. The Bonne Terre, Missouri, native was promoted to the St. Louis Cardinals organization's Double-A affiliate Springfield Cardinals on Friday night. He was walked in his first and only at-bat with Springfield...
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Springfield teacher charged with sexual abuse
(State News ~ 07/05/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a foster child in her care. The Springfield News-Leader reported the 32-year-old woman was arraigned Thursday in Greene County on charges of statutory sodomy and child endangerment. She was released after posting bond. Her attorney, Roger Jones, declined to comment...
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Armed robbers hit fireworks tent in southwest Missouri
(State News ~ 07/05/15)
REPUBLIC, Mo. -- Armed robbers have stolen from a church-run fireworks stand in southwest Missouri. KYTV reported authorities were investigating Saturday after three masked robbers entered the tent in front of Republic's Walmart store around midnight. Police didn't immediately release descriptions of the suspects...
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NSSC volleyball club posts best national finish
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/15)
The North Stoddard Scott County volleyball club posted its best national finish to date last week. Several area athletes competed in the 2015 USAV Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships held this past week in New Orleans, Louisiana, placing 11th among 48 teams...
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Women, minorities struggle on Missouri teaching exams
(State News ~ 07/05/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Woman and minorities are failing Missouri exams to enter teaching programs and to gain certification at higher rates, raising concerns about bias. The gender gap is problematic because the tests are cutting off the very people most driven to the profession, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The racial disparity also is troubling because while classrooms are becoming more diverse, the pool of available teachers is not...
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Cardinals edge Padres 2-1 to stop 4-game slide
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Rookie outfielder Tommy Pham will never forget his first major league hit. Or his first stolen base and run scored. Pham scampered home with the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Jhonny Peralta in the eighth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday to stop their longest losing streak of the season at four games...
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Speak Out 7/5/15
(Speak Out ~ 07/05/15)
Though their voices are louder and more shrill than ever, the haters in America are becoming more and more marginalized. I know it's only a rock 'n' roll church, but I like it. The so-called controversy over taking down the confederate battle flag on public property is in reality more of a consensus among Democrats, Republicans and many others that the time has come to relegate these racist symbols to, say, museums...
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Capahas split two games at Valmeyer tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/15)
The Capahas split a pair of games Friday and Saturday at the Valmeyer tournament in Valmeyer, Illinois, including Friday's 4-3 win over the defending tournament champion St. Louis Spikes.
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Scott City fire report 7/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/15)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: n Medical assist calls were made to: North Lincoln Street at 12:25 p.m.; U.S. 61 at 3:04 p.m.; and Main Street at 4:34 p.m. n At 11:28 a.m., an alarm on North Lincoln Street. n At 3:05 p.m., a motor vehicle crash on Route N...
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Jackson police report 7/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Donail K. Coon, 55, of Sullivan, Illinois, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. n Eddie G. Bowen II, 28, 117 E. Park St., No. 1, was arrested on suspicion of endangering the welfare of a child...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: Hemlock Court at 8:55 a.m.; North Street at 10:18 a.m.; South Park Avenue at 12:50 p.m.; Albert Street at 7:02 p.m.; and South Henderson Avenue at 7:09 p.m. n At 6:12 a.m., false alarm or call on Saint Francis Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Jackson C. Sadler, 17, of Oran, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of being a minor in possession. n Della R. Wallace, 38, of Zalma, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of stealing at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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Ed Williams
(Obituary ~ 07/05/15)
Dr. Charles Edwin "Ed" Williams, 85, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at his home in Cape Girardeau from complications related to Parkinson's disease. For many years, Ed was a familiar sight running on the streets of Cape Girardeau. An accomplished ultrarunner, his exploits were recounted in the best-selling book "Born to Run," as well as being featured in the August 1999 edition of Gentlemen's Quarterly...
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Louise Williams
(Obituary ~ 07/05/15)
Louise H. Williams, 88, of Jackson died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born April 17, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Emil and Mary Denecke Overbeck. Louise was a graduate of Jackson High School. She worked at International Shoe Co. more than 30 years...
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Naomi Simmons
(Obituary ~ 07/05/15)
Naomi Collier Simmons, 89, of Scott City went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 3, 2015, while surrounded by family. She was born Feb. 5, 1926, in Scott County, Missouri, the eldest daughter to Freeman and Esther Mitchell Collier. She and Joseph Wilson Simmons were united in marriage Feb. 9, 1948. He preceded her in death April 21, 2002...
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Terry Parrott
(Obituary ~ 07/05/15)
Terry G. "Cajun" Parrott, 63, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. He was born March 11, 1952, in Cairo, Illinois, to Franklin Gerald and Eva Graves Parrott. He and Wilma Amplayo were married April 25, 2009, in Cebu, Philippines...
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Betty Ogle
(Obituary ~ 07/05/15)
Betty J. Ogle, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 3, 2015, at her home. She was born March 18, 1931, in to William and Rena M. Harris Reinbold. She and William T. Ogle were married July 24, 1948, at East St. Louis, Illinois. She was a devoted homemaker and mother...
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George Collier
(Obituary ~ 07/05/15)
George Robert Collier, 92, of Jackson passed away Friday, July 3, 2015, at Jackson Manor. He was born Jan. 15, 1923, in Albie, Kentucky, son of William and Gladys Sturgeon Collier. He and Mary Jane Hodge were married Jan. 1, 1966, in Du Quoin, Illinois. She passed away May 17, 2012...
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Part of Broadway to be closed starting Monday
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
Beginning Monday, a section of Broadway between Spanish and Main streets in Cape Girardeau will be closed for sanitary sewer repair. Dutch Enterprises will be making repairs to a sanitary sewer pipe at 121 Broadway. Detour signs will be in place, and the city expects the work to last four days, weather permitting. ...
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Chaffee will flush fire hydrants Monday
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
Chaffee, Missouri, residents may see less sediment stirred up in their water than usual after the city's biannual fire hydrant flush. Beginning Monday, the two-day process will remove mineral sediment built up in pipes, improve water quality and maintain valves and hydrants within the city...
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70-year-old man accused of hitting brother with hammer
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Missouri, area man is in jail accused of repeatedly striking his brother with a hammer. Jerry E. Savat, 70, is in custody on charges of second-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, a deputy went to Savat's residence early Friday morning about an assault...
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Major Case Squad disbanded in shooting case
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
Four days after a shooting in Cape Girardeau, the Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad announced it no longer will investigate the case, leaving it to local authorities. Police responded Monday afternoon to 401 S. Hanover St., where a woman was found shot in the head in an apparent drive-by shooting. She was sitting on the porch at the time of the shooting...
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Friends' rice cooker causes scare at casino
(National News ~ 07/05/15)
LINCOLN, R.I. -- Police say two friends trying to hand off a rice cooker at a casino caused a brief security scare. The Twin River Casino wasn't evacuated, but the parking lot was closed Saturday. A man told security he saw the cooker next to a car in the parking lot at 9:40 a.m. Police located the woman who left the cooker, who said she was meeting a friend who wanted to borrow it. The friend had gone inside, so they agreed over the phone she would leave the cooker next to her friend's car...
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Draft of sanctions relief for Iran are in hand
(International News ~ 07/05/15)
VIENNA -- World powers and Iran have drawn up a draft document on the pace and timing of sanctions relief for the Islamic republic in exchange for curbs on Iran's nuclear program, advancing on one of the most contentious issues at their negotiations, diplomats said Saturday...
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Nation, world briefs 7-5-2015
(National News ~ 07/05/15)
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisia's president declared a state of emergency Saturday in response to a second deadly attack on foreigners in three months, saying the country is "not safe" and risks collapse from further extremist attacks. With a nationwide televised address, President Beji Caid Essebsi officially reintroduced urgent security measures for Tunisia that had been lifted in March 2014. ...
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Bombings kill 19 people in and around Baghdad
(International News ~ 07/05/15)
BAGHDAD -- A series of attacks, mainly car bombs, in Iraq killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens Saturday, authorities said. Police officials said the deadliest attack occurred Saturday night when a car bomb exploded on a commercial street in Baghdad's western neighborhood of Amil, killing nine people and wounding 24 others. Several shops and cars were damaged...
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IS video shows troops' deaths in Syria archaeological site
(International News ~ 07/05/15)
BEIRUT -- A video posted online Saturday purported by The Islamic State group purportedly shows Islamic State fighters killing about 25 Syrian government soldiers in the historic town of Palmyra in central Syria. The video showed the soldiers being taken in pickup trucks from the town's Tadmur prison to the amphitheater. At the theater, they were shot dead by young IS members armed with pistols. Hundreds of people watched the killings...
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Egypt foiled extremists in Sinai, president says
(International News ~ 07/05/15)
CAIRO -- President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, wearing battle dress for the first time in over a year, said Saturday that Egypt had foiled an attempt by the Islamic State group to seize territory and set up an extremist state with its recent assault on the military in the troubled northeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula...
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Forgiveness of Charleston church shooter prompts discussion
(National News ~ 07/05/15)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Under an outdoor tent a few blocks from Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sharon Simmons paused while cleaning up from the previous night's revival to ponder the idea of forgiving the white man accused of killing nine of the historic black church's members, including the pastor...
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Ohio community seeks clues, fights fear after 6 women vanish
(National News ~ 07/05/15)
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- The fate of six women -- four of them dead, two missing for months -- has people on edge in this small southern Ohio city as relatives seek clues to whatever happened to their loved ones. Grieving family members and nervous residents worry about a serial killer in their midst. ...
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Highway crash leads to several others
(Local News ~ 07/05/15)
Traffic on Interstate 55 was shut down briefly Friday when one motor vehicle accident led to several others. Minor injuries were reported from some of the accidents, which occurred while motorists were slowing for a wreck that left a truck engulfed in flames...
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Haze from Canadian fires persists as far south as Tennessee
(State News ~ 07/05/15)
MINOT, N.D. -- After almost a week, smoke from Canadian wildfires continued to blanket parts of North Dakota on Saturday, and some residents said they're growing tired of the hazy skies. Smoke from wildfires in northern Saskatchewan has been blowing as far south as Tennessee, with a thick haze extending through much of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri...
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Greeks mull consequences of bailout vote today
(International News ~ 07/05/15)
ATHENS, Greece -- With the crucial austerity referendum a day away, Greeks contemplated Saturday how their vote will shape their future and the effect a "yes" or "no" will have on the country's youth. Opinion polls showed Greeks evenly split on whether to accept creditors' proposals for more austerity in exchange for rescue loans, or reject the deal and send the message they're fed up with years of harsh economic austerity...
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Gay-rights activists mark landmark 1965 demonstration
(National News ~ 07/05/15)
PHILADELPHIA -- Gay-rights activists gathered in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July to mark the progress of their movement and pay tribute to those who launched it a half-century ago -- but made it clear the fight for equality was far from over...
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Prayer 7/5/15
(Prayer ~ 07/05/15)
Fill us, O God, with your divine serenity whenever tempers flare. Amen.
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A world apart: Two women with birthdates in 1800s still alive
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
When Susannah Mushatt Jones and Emma Morano were born in 1899, there was not yet world war or penicillin, and electricity was still considered a marvel. The women are believed to be the last two in the world with birthdates in the 1800s. The world has multiplied and changed drastically in their lifetimes. ...
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All are worthy to be seen and known
(Column ~ 07/05/15)
We were discussing a photo pinned to the board during one of my college photography classes. It showed the white stripes of a parking space in a Wal-Mart lot. The shadow of a shopping cart fell across them. Having been conditioned from an early age -- probably back on some well-meaning children's television show or in the early grades of school -- to see shadows as gray, I assumed they were, without really questioning it, so what I saw in the picture was gray cement, beneath white lines, beneath gray shadow.. ...
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Chaffee Chatters: Lankford memories, so much soda-pop, anticipating duck dynasty
(Column ~ 07/05/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Veronica Wells. We hope everyone is having a safe, fun Fourth of July weekend! Happy birthday to Corliss Meyr, Lori Garland, Clifford Barlow, Jesse Totty, Margorie Johnson, Pam Burks, Mary Boese, Deb Scherer, Doug Dirnberger, Tonya Glency, Georgia Hicks, Eugene McAlister, Joe Mohorc, Marvin Pobst, Pat Schwepker, Jeremy Ruiz, Kathy Garner, Marty Seabaugh, Dan Finley, Eddie Noble, Sue Masters, Charlotte Smith, Germaine Cannon, Bob Smith, Marie Williams, Bobby Burks, Jeremy Chapman, Chris Robinson, Mark Robinson, Gary Kluesner, Claudia Marian, Leonard Kluesner, David Lape III, Eric Cobb, Jack Coomer, Donna Fisher and Larry Goetz.. ...
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SE Perspectives: Freedom, the great motivator
(Column ~ 07/05/15)
On July 5, 1776, 239 years ago, the people of the colony of Pennsylvania were abuzz with the prospect of freedom from Great Britain and the creation of a new country in the new world. Word was spreading of the life-changing decisions made in past weeks by representatives of the 13 colonies at Independence Hall in Philadelphia...
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Fete le souffle
(Column ~ 07/05/15)
Though our weekend celebration of the American Revolution is about over, we're not putting away the fireworks just yet at our house. That's because there's another July revolution we routinely celebrate, and its anniversary will occur next week, on Bastille Day...
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Combined forces
(Community ~ 07/05/15)
When a category F3 tornado tore through Bridge Creek, Oklahoma, on May 6, members at two local United Methodist churches joined forces to help residents there who suffered devastating losses. Two members from New McKendree United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, and five from La Croix United Methodist Church in Jackson, came together as an emergency response team...
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Thoughts on same-sex marriage ruling
(Column ~ 07/05/15)
This Fourth of July weekend is a much-welcomed summer breather for Americans. We gather with family and friends and eat food and drink beverages that are anything but low-cal. We sit back on patio chairs, look at kids with inflatables in swimming pools and watch the fireworks. The Fourth is the pause that refreshes...
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