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Documents: Cosby said he got drugs to give women for sex
(National News ~ 07/07/15)
PHILADELPHIA -- Bill Cosby admitted in 2005 he secured Quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and he gave the sedative to at least one woman and "other people," according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press...
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Barge sinks after it strikes a railroad bridge
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
No one was injured after a barge sank Saturday on the Mississippi River. At 10:20 a.m., a motor vessel struck a concrete pier of the Thebes railroad bridge in Thebes, Illinois. Derek Wilson's restaurant, The Riverhouse, sits near the bridge in Scott County. He said he was there Saturday when the towboat struck the bridge...
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Business startup contest draws entries from 13 countries
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
A Cape Girardeau-based business startup competition, 1ST50K, has pulled more than 100 hopeful entries from around the world and soon will host finalists for a first-ever Pitch Day. 1ST50K was developed by leaders of co-working community and technology incubator Codefi, capital group Traverse Ventures and other local partners. ...
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Southeast athletic director Mark Alnutt resigning to take job at Memphis
(College Sports ~ 07/07/15)
After a stint with the Redhawks that began in May 2012, Alnutt has accepted the deputy director of athletics job at the University of Memphis and has resigned, effective July 31, from Southeast.
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Mount Auburn Christian Church VBS
(Submitted Story ~ 07/07/15)
Join us at Mount Auburn Christian Church on Sunday, July 19 - Wednesday, July 22 for our annual Vacation Bible School! This years theme is Everest: Conquering Challenges with God's Mighty Power. The events kick off on Sunday with a carnival from 5pm-7pm. Free food & games will be provided. The fun continues Monday- Wednesday 5:30pm - 8pm with a free meal, fun, games & wild adventures! Ages Pre-K (3)-12th grade are welcome! Please pre-register with us at...
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Cape council takes first step to new police station
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approved an ordinance Monday accepting transfer documents for a facility that could be the future home of the police department, but members cautioned the process has only just begun. Council also approved resolutions convening a commission for a proposed tax increment finance district downtown...
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Jones issues statement on Kelly coach's resignation
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/15)
Scott County R-IV superintendent Fara Jones declined to answer questions but provided a statement Tuesday regarding the resignation of Kelly football coach Kenneth Riedinger.
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Cape Road Runners make donation to Cape and Jackson K9 Units
(Submitted Story ~ 07/07/15)
The Cape Girardeau Road Runners recently made donations to the Cape and Jackson Police K9 units. The funds were raised from the City2City Run & Relay, which is sponsored by the Road Runners. Over $1300 was presented to each K9 unit.
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Cape Girardeau Road Runners make Donation to Cape and Jackson K9 Units
(Submitted Story ~ 07/07/15)
The Cape Girardeau Road Runners recently made donations to the Cape and Jackson Police K9 units. The funds were raised from the City2City Run & Relay, which is sponsored by the Road Runners. Over $1300 was presented to each K9 unit.
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New Salem United Methodist Womens Unit
(Submitted Story ~ 07/07/15)
UMW met July 6 at 1:00 pm at the church. President, Joyce Brewer led the group in repeating the UMW purpose and asked the members to ponder the question "How do we equip women in leadership?" We had 10 Sick and Shut-in Calls for the month of June and 4 cards to the sick and 6 cards to military personal serving in the states and overseas...
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New parks projects, including water slide, to open soon
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
July is Parks and Recreation Month, and Cape Girardeau's Parks and Recreation Department has no shortage of reasons to celebrate. Staff members are optimistic this month will see the completion of some key projects long delayed by weather, they told the Cape Girardeau City Council during a presentation Monday...
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Jackson sets public hearing over voluntary annexation
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen on Monday set a public hearing concerning the voluntary annexation of 10.48 acres of land into the city. Residents will be able to voice concerns or support 7 p.m. Aug. 3 to learn more about the project on Bainbridge Road...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/07/15)
Today is Tuesday, July 7, the 188th day of 2015. There are 177 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 7, 1865, four people were hanged in Washington D.C. for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln: Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne), David Herold, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt, the first woman to be executed by the U.S. federal government...
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Semoball awards less than a week away
(Editorial ~ 07/07/15)
We are less than one week away from the Semoball Awards. The second annual event that recognizes the best in high school sports from 57 high schools will be held Saturday at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. with heavy hors d'oeuvres, and the awards show begins at 7 p.m...
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Jamie Dodd Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
James William "Jamie" Dodd Sr., 58, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Jan. 5, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, to the late James "Jr" and Bonnie (Flowers) Dodd. Jamie and Sandy Medley were married May 7, 1977, in Cape Girardeau...
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Jimmy Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- Heaven earned another angel, Jimmy C. Abernathy, on Sunday, July 5, 2015. He lived 76 amazing years. He was born April 10, 1939, at Morley, Missouri, to the late Mack Pearl and Jessie Lee Black Abernathy. He met the love of his life, Maxine Randol, in high school. They were married April 4, 1959, at Morley First Baptist Church...
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Bill Flannery
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
William Henry "Bill" Flannery, 80, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 6, 1934, at Crump, son of William Ira and Vercie Mae Riehn Flannery. He and Glenda "Lois" Seiler were married June 29, 1963, at Whitewater Methodist Church, and spent the last 52 years together...
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Austin Engram
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Austin Kyle Engram, 16, of Advance passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015, near Grassy, Missouri. He was born Oct. 8, 1998, at Poplar Bluff, Missouri, son of Shane Engram and Misty Allred. Austin was a student at Advance High School, where he would have been a junior in August...
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Stevie Baker
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
Stephen Darrel "Stevie" Baker, 42, of Jackson passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 27, 1972, in Chaffee, Missouri, son of Stephen Lynn and Glenda Joyce Foster Baker. He and Amanda Jean Varney were married April 5, 2014, at Grace Family Fellowship Church in Marble Hill, Missouri...
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Judge tosses bid for probe of prosecutor in Ferguson case
(State News ~ 07/07/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A judge has tossed out a push by activists for an independent investigation of a prosecutor's handling of grand jury proceedings in the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown, ruling the effort was "not only logically flawed but contrary to the principles of our criminal justice system."...
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Pauline Heuer
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
Doris Pauline Heuer, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Grand Tower, Illinois, to Jesse L. and Selma Grace Conrad Anderson. Pauline and George R. Heuer were married June 30, 1946, at Old Hanover Lutheran Church. He died Aug. 26, 2001...
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Billie Ray
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Maria Yvonne "Billie" Ray, 63, of Benton entered Heaven's gate Saturday, July 4, 2015, with her children and loved ones surrounding her. She was born July 24, 1951, at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was one of two children born to the late Bill and Grace Fitchpatrick...
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Raymond Hood
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
Raymond Clois Hood, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 12, 1919, in Bloomfield, Missouri, to Ralph and Flora Swinton Hood. He and Myrtle E. Lewis were married March 16, 1940, at Bloomfield. She preceded him in death June 21, 2015...
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Out of the past: July 7
(Out of the Past ~ 07/07/15)
Workers with Nip Kelley Construction are clearing away the rubble from what remains of a five-story section of Broadway Park Apartments, 115 N. Fountain, which was gutted by fire a year ago; it has taken five months for workers to jackhammer through the reinforced concrete floors and ceilings of the former Idan-Ha Hotel to bring it down to ground level...
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Body of man found in Pemiscot County
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
HOLLAND, Mo. -- The body of a Hayti, Missouri, man who apparently was shot several times was discovered early Friday. Larry Wayne Turner, 30, was found lying in the front yard of a house on Highway F west of Holland in Pemiscot County at 6:55 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department...
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Advance teen dies in crash
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
GRASSY, Mo. -- An Advance, Missouri, teenager died and another seriously injured during an accident late Saturday. Austin K. Engram, 16, was killed in an accident at 11:05 p.m. Saturday on Route Y, five miles southwest of Grassy. Engram was driving north when his utility vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, striking several mailboxes and several trees, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. ...
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Roll Call event slated for Thursday
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department will continue its Neighborhood Roll Call program Thursday. This week's event will be at Butler Street and Henderson Avenue, west of Southeast Missouri State University's greenhouse and track and field complex. The Roll Call will begin at 7 p.m. The program is inteded to encourage residents to interact with officers and be aware of what's happening in their neighborhoods...
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Cairo man dies in Cape Girardeau crash
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
One man died after a car crash Sunday in Cape Girardeau. Carl Thomas, 77, of Cairo, Illinois, was killed when the car he was in became involved in an accident at the intersection of Highway 74 and Kingshighway shortly after 2 p.m., said Sgt. Adam Glueck of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Cape man faces domestic assault charges
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
A Cape Girardeau man is facing charges after being accused of an domestic assault June 21. Charles M. Garmon Jr. has been charged with one count each of first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action, online court records show. About 11 p.m. June 21, officers responded to a Cape Girardeau home for a report of "shots fired," Sgt. Adam Glueck of the Cape Girardeau Police Department said in an email...
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Pope puts family first at outdoor Mass in steamy Guayaquil
(International News ~ 07/07/15)
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- Pope Francis received a hero's welcome in Ecuador's biggest city Monday as he celebrated the first public Mass of his South American tour, telling hundreds of thousands of faithful their families are the bedrock of society but need to be supported better and strengthened...
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South Carolina Senate votes to remove flag from Statehouse grounds
(National News ~ 07/07/15)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Senate voted Monday to pull the Confederate flag off the Capitol grounds, clearing the way for a historic measure that could remove the banner more than five decades after it first was flown above the Statehouse to protest integration...
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Man critically hurt in fall at Grateful Dead show in Chicago
(Entertainment ~ 07/07/15)
CHICAGO -- Police say a man was critically hurt in a fall at a Grateful Dead concert at Chicago's Soldier Field. Chicago Police Department spokesman Officer Hector Alfaro says police were called about 9 p.m. Sunday after a 41-year-old man fell at least 20 feet from a railing where he was sitting inside the stadium. Police say it appeared to be an accident...
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After vote win, Greek leaders face pressure to restart talks
(International News ~ 07/07/15)
ATHENS, Greece -- Despite triumphing in a vote against austerity, Greece's leaders Monday faced the need to heal ties with European creditors and reach a financial rescue deal to prevent it from falling out of the euro -- possibly within days. "Time is of the essence," German chancellor Angela Merkel said after discussing the Greek crisis with French president Francois Hollande in Paris. "(Greek) proposals have to be on the table this week."...
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Iran now pushes for an end to arms embargo in nuclear deal
(International News ~ 07/07/15)
VIENNA -- As negotiators braced for yet another possible extension of nuclear talks, Iran demanded Monday any deal should include the end to a U.N. arms embargo as well -- a condition backed by Russia but opposed by the United States as it seeks to limit Tehran's Mideast influence...
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Commission receives update on Community Foundation
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commissioners received an update Monday on local community foundation efforts and were asked to help spread awareness and encourage others to become involved. The Community Foundation of the Ozarks announced in April that it was opening a new office in Cape Girardeau, to be led by retired local banker Maurice "Moe" Sandfort...
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Robbery suspect to be tried in September
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
A Cape Girardeau man will stand trial in September for his alleged role in a robbery. Jesse Boyer, 34, will appear for a jury trial Sept. 29 before judge Benjamin Lewis. Boyer is charged with once count each of armed criminal action and first-degree robbery in a beating and theft March 31 on North Middle Street in Cape Girardeau...
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Cardinals have five players selected for All-Star Game
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/15)
Molina, Rosenthal and Wacha join Peralta and Holliday on NL squad.
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Cards wait out rain before claiming 6-0 win vs. Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/15)
St. Louis won its third straight game by winning the opener of the road series.
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Scott City sewer plant upgrades may cost up to $6.8 million
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
Scott City councilors heard from an engineer a wastewater treatment plant improvements would cost from $4.3 million to $6.8 million. Rich Cochran, a senior engineer at Waters Engineering Inc. in Sikeston, Missouri, discussed plans to move forward on the project. Cochran said to proceed, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources needs Scott City to complete an anti-degradation study to test water quality so the city can put a bond issue on the ballot for the next election...
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Road work 7/7/15
(Local News ~ 07/07/15)
Route P in Cape County closed for repairs Route P in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as railroad crews perform pavement repairs. A Missouri Department of Transportation news release indicates the road will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily...
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Wave washes out town's fireworks display
(National News ~ 07/07/15)
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A large wave washed out the Fourth of July fireworks show in a Jersey shore community. City officials say a wave ran so far up the shore Saturday night, it soaked all the fireworks set up on the beach. Officials say the fireworks were set up closer to the surf than usual to satisfy state regulations requiring spectators be kept a specific distance away from the fireworks. They say beach erosion has made fulfilling this requirement a challenge...
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Amanda Sasseen
(Obituary ~ 07/07/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Amanda Sasseen, 83, of Cairo died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tom Hoskins officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/7/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Kayla Gaines, no age given, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau city warrant for failure to appear. n Patrick Abbott, no age given, was arrested for possession of marijuana...
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Jackson fire report 7/7/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/15)
Jackson The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: n Emergency personell were summoned to West Washington Street. n Emergency personell were summoned to East Parks Street. n A standby call at Parkview Street. n A standby call at Parkview Street...
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Jackson police report 7/7/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft n Theft was reported in the 700 block of Mulberry Street. Miscellaneous n Check the welfare was requested in the 300 block of West Jackson Boulevard...
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Prayer 7/7/15
(Prayer ~ 07/07/15)
O Heavenly Father, we're comforted by your promise that your words will not pass away. Amen.
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Mayor's Corner: Getting started as Jackson's mayor
(Column ~ 07/07/15)
This week I finished my second month as Mayor of Jackson. It has been a busy month with council meetings, the finalization of the plans for the water system improvements and bond issue and contact with many Jackson businesses and citizens. I have completed visits and tours with all the city departments and employees. These visits were very helpful to get a feel for our operations, the challenges our 120 employees face and their suggestions of how to improve our city services...
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Nursing in the service: Emalyn Fritzler recalls her time in the Cadet Nurse Corps
(07/07/15)
It will be 72 years this August since Emalyn Fritzler has been a high school student. But she can still tell you the classes she took as a senior, the date of her graduation and what she was thinking throughout her final year. It was 1943, the fourth year of World War II, and Fritzler had decided to join the Cadet Nurse Corps. It was an opportunity for women to become nurses and receive a free nurses' education, along with food, housing and a monthly stipend...
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To market, to market: How to get the most out of your trip to the farmers market
(07/07/15)
When summer arrives, leaves, flowers and robins aren't the only signs of warm weather to reappear. The season also heralds the return of farmers markets. A trip to the market is a great opportunity to indulge in fresh, healthy produce and expand your horizons by trying new items or preparing them in different ways...
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Advocating for children: Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers give a voice to children in foster care
(07/07/15)
When children are taken from their homes and put into foster care, they become part of a system that is responsible for meeting their needs, but it doesn't necessarily give them a voice in what's happening. The national Court Appointed Special Advocate program was designed to ensure that those children have someone who is there just for them...
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Just keep swimming: Aquatics classes a great way to exercise, make friends
(07/07/15)
Think July is too hot to exercise? Not if you're in the pool! Avoid exercise because it hurts your joints? Again, not if you're in the pool! A variety of pool fitness classes are available in Cape Girardeau, and you don't even have to know how to swim to participate...
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Beyond middle C: Adults 'tickle the ivories' at River Campus piano lessons
(07/07/15)
During Christmas with her family last year, Pat Boyd announced her plans to learn how to play Christmas carols on the piano by the following year. "It's just something I always wanted to do," Boyd says of learning to play. "I didn't like the piano lessons as a child, and I didn't practice. I'm going to try to do better now -- 70 years later."...
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Summer day trip on the Dorena-Hickman Ferry: A popular, and convenient, way to travel between Kentucky and Missouri
(07/07/15)
For farmers, it's a way to haul grain to market; for over-the-road truckers, it may represent the shortest distance between two points for their eighteen-wheelers. And, for some, it provides a pleasant perspective on the Mississippi River. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry, about 80 miles south-southeast of Cape Girardeau, crosses the Mississippi River seven days a week, several times a day, and links Dorena, Missouri, and Hickman, Kentucky. It's the only direct connection between the two states...
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Traders recall the 'rush' and 'roar' as famed pits close
(Business ~ 07/07/15)
NEW YORK -- Pete Meegan had every intention of going back to college, but then he got a summer job in the Chicago trading pits and fell in love with the "roar" of the floor, the excitement of "4,000 people yelling, 'Buy! Buy! Buy!"' and decided no more classroom for him...
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Utility drones could inspect equipment, scan for outages
(Business ~ 07/07/15)
LITHONIA, Ga. -- When tornadoes and hurricanes topple power lines in the future, flying drones might be the first to pinpoint the damage. Power companies across the United States are testing whether small drones can spot trouble on transmission lines or inspect equipment deep inside hard-to-reach power plant boilers...
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Burt Shavitz, the Burt behind Burt's Bees, dies at 80
(Business ~ 07/07/15)
PORTLAND, Maine -- The reclusive beekeeper who co-founded Burt's Bees, and whose face and wild beard appeared on labels for the natural cosmetics, died on Sunday. Burt Shavitz was 80. A spokeswoman for Burt's Bees said in an emailed statement Shavtiz died of respiratory complications in Bangor, Maine, surrounded by family and friends...
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Business notebook: PayPal changes pact that allowed robocalls
(Business ~ 07/07/15)
Online payment service company PayPal this week announced plans to change a section of a user agreement that could have left many people subject to marketing robocalls. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, New York's attorney general and the Federal Communications Commission wrote letters to the company requesting a change in the company's user agreement because of the potential for violating laws covering consumer do-not-call lists...
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Chinese small investors look for way out of stocks
(Business ~ 07/07/15)
BEIJING (AP) -- Shares in big state companies soared Monday after promises of government action to halt a slide in Chinese stock prices but many others sank as jittery small investors tried to cut their losses. The market benchmark closed up 2.4 percent but still was down 27 percent from its June 12 peak. ...
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People on the move 7/7/2015
(Business ~ 07/07/15)
Element 74, a marketing agency in Cape Girardeau, recently promoted three employees to newly created positions. The company has been growing over the past several years, a news release stated. Toni Eftink was appointed director of user experience; Austin Bollinger was appointed director of marketing; and Manish Shrestha was appointed director of software development, according to the release. ...
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Speak Out 7/7/15
(Speak Out ~ 07/07/15)
Kudos to Jerry Ford for winning Cape's Spirit of America award. Ford has worked for decades, in an always enthusiastic, upbeat and optimistic manner, to improve the community he loves so much. For those who chose Jerry Ford for this wonderful award, my hat is off to you for understanding what the spirit of volunteerism exhibited by him has meant for our community over so many decades...
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