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Fired Poplar Bluff city manager may be hired by Michigan county
(Local News ~ 09/01/15)
Fired Poplar Bluff, Missouri, city manager Heath Kaplan is one of three finalists for a job as administrator for Benzie County, Michigan. Kaplan and the other finalists will make presentations Tuesday before the Benzie County Board of Commissioners...
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Ethics panel: Lobbyist-bought meal for Wallingford misreported
(State News ~ 09/01/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Several Missouri lobbyists likely broke state laws requiring they name the lawmakers they buy meals for when they first reported a steakhouse dinner at a conservative legislative policy meeting, according to a report by the state's ethics panel...
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Gas prices likely will keep falling
(Local News ~ 09/01/15)
Gas prices in Missouri have fallen 14 cents per gallon in the past week -- part of a national trend leading toward lower gas prices for the next few months, experts say. The state's average cost per gallon Monday was $2.29, compared to last week's $2.43 average, according to a daily report by AAA...
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Jackson softball team flashes bats in win over Saxony Lutheran
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/15)
The Jackson softball team has its sights set on winning a district championship, and Tuesday's game proved the Indians might have the firepower to reach that goal.
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SEMO football preview: Transfer players arrive at OVC schools via varied paths but play important roles
(College Sports ~ 09/01/15)
The top three teams in the Ohio Valley Conference last year -- Jacksonville State, Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Illinois -- also lead the league in number of transfers on their rosters.
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Oscar
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
Oscar obviously hates having his photo taken :)
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Tabby Cats are the Funniest Cats
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
My cat, Moe, loves to sleep in the oddest places! This includes any drawer that is open!
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Sundays Good Times
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
Our 2 year old pitbull, Priest. He lives for car rides and loves to play fetch. He definitely knows how to brighten our day and is loved very much.
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Baby Girl
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
Our baby girl Bella
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Our Girls
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
The left side is Bella she loves to play with her stuff squirrel and run around on the farm. On the right is Addy she loves to run and never runs out of energy. We both love being outside but also enjoy being inside cuddling with our owner!
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Bright-eyed and Bushy-tailed
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
Mr. Darcy enjoying the Sunday morning sunshine.
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Sundays Good Times
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
This is Scooby, 7 years old. He loves to play fetch and is always doing something to make us laugh. We love having him as part of our family.
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Valentino Marie
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
Tino's 3rd grade photo
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My beautiful Little Princess
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/01/15)
My 1 year Black Lab
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/01/15)
Today is Tuesday, September 1, the 244th day of 2015. There are 121 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 1, 1715, following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday. On this date:...
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Fatalities up; buckle in and pay attention
(Editorial ~ 09/01/15)
Missouri had seen a downward trend in traffic fatalities since 2006 -- until this year, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. So far this year, the state has seen a 13 percent increase. That's a troubling statistic, with several months remaining in 2015. Missouri Department of Transportation reports 519 people have died in traffic accidents as of Aug. 17...
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Losing history by design
(Column ~ 09/01/15)
History does not change but our relationship to it does. Even though it shapes the present, preserving the past unquestioned and unaltered -- or, more accurately, preserving how our predecessors viewed the past -- is not an obligation of the present. It is an unreasonable standard to judge historical figures by our moral values, and to denounce as villains anyone from previous times who would not have fit within acceptable behaviors of 2015...
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Iran deal a good one
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/01/15)
In the near future the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives will address the proposed Iranian nuclear deal. While this agreement is not all we might want it to be, I sincerely hope that this agreement becomes effective. The two main reasons I hold this opinion are:...
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Phony victimhood, predictions
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/01/15)
This letter is written in regards to the article "Rally warns of perceived dangers of secularization in U.S." (Southeast Missourian, August 30). Selling victimhood status to Christians in the United States is big business. Seventy-one percent of Americans identify themselves as Christian. That's over 220 million potential people...
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Shirley Farmer
(Obituary ~ 09/01/15)
Shirley Ann Harlow Farmer, age 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 20, 1931, in Southern Illinois to Raymond and Marie Grove Harlow. She married Richard Farmer on June 3, 1951. Shirley was a member of Cape Bible Chapel...
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Kimberly Foulk
(Obituary ~ 09/01/15)
Kimberly Foulk, age 50, of Whitewater died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 21, 1965, in Cape Girardeau to Wayne and Betty Atkinson McCulley. Kimberly was a member of Cape First Church and the Red Hat Society...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 9/1/2015
(Local News ~ 09/01/15)
Cape Girardeau City Council City hall 401 Independence St. Study session, 5 p.m. today n No action will be taken during the study session. Items for discussion n Beautiful Business Property of the Month presentation n Fence regulations presentation n Appearances regarding items not on the agenda...
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Births 9/1/15
(Births ~ 09/01/15)
Twin daughters to Stafford Lee and Kenosha Caprice Moore Sr. of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:49 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. Sanaa Rene weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces, and Sanyla Ann weighed 5 pounds, 2 ounces. First children. Mrs. Moore is the former Kenosha Wilson, daughter of Robert C. ...
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Richard Leimbach
(Obituary ~ 09/01/15)
Richard R. Leimbach, 63, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 25, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, son of Rudolf B. and Melva I. Perr Leimbach. He and Kathleen Schmidt were married Aug. 10, 1985...
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Suspect in deputy's death had mental evaluation
(National News ~ 09/01/15)
HOUSTON -- The man accused of shooting and killing a suburban Houston officer has a history of mental illness and once lived in a homeless shelter, authorities said Monday. Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth was ambushed and shot 15 times, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said in a court hearing for Shannon J. Miles, who is charged with capital murder...
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Chaffee team kills time during a rain delay
(Local News ~ 09/01/15)
Chaffee High School softball teammates amuse themselves with a silly song as they wait out a rain delay of their game Monday with Poplar Bluff in Chaffee, Missouri. The heavy rain shower over the ballpark was enough for officials to call the game after two innings...
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Tubman, Susan B. Anthony win support for redesigned $10 bill
(National News ~ 09/01/15)
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. -- Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony were the names most mentioned Monday as women who should be considered for a redesigned $10 bill during a town-hall meeting with U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios. Eleanor Roosevelt and Elizabeth Cady Stanton also had support as Rios took suggestions and answered questions during the sessionat Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, site of the first women's-rights convention in 1848. The chapel is part of the Women's Rights National Historical Park...
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Out of the past: Sept. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 09/01/15)
The state's tax-limitation Hancock Amendment could snuff out plans by officials of the North Cape County Fire District to implement a tax levy this fall; citing a concern that such a move could violate Hancock, the Missouri State Auditor's Office has refused to implement a 30-cent tax levy; the tax levy was authorized by voters 13 years ago, but was never implemented...
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Legal experts see no criminal trouble for Clinton
(National News ~ 09/01/15)
WASHINGTON -- Experts in government secrecy law see almost no possibility of criminal action against Hillary Clinton or her top aides in connection with now-classified information sent over unsecure email while she was secretary of state, based on the public evidence thus far...
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Area blood drives scheduled for week of Sept. 11
(Local News ~ 09/01/15)
As part of the annual 9/11 Day observance, the American Red Cross is encouraging eligible donors to give blood. 9/11 Day was established in 2002 as a day of service to honor victims and heroes of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Congress designated it a National Day of Service and Remembrance in 2009, according to a news release from the American Red Cross...
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State briefs 09/01/2015
(State News ~ 09/01/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The 25-year-old son of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has been cited on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Willson Wheeler Nixon was pulled over about 3 a.m. Sunday after allegedly driving without turning on his headlights. Columbia police arrested him on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after he allegedly hit a parked car while being pulled over. ...
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New strain of lice could put schools in scratchy situation
(State News ~ 09/01/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A study that suggests a new strain of lice may be resistant to common drugstore treatments comes as children are headed back to school, and some districts have loosened their attendance policies over students with the minuscule bugs. A Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville scientist worked on a mutated lice study, which was presented this month at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society...
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Man faces execution for raping, killing 15-year-old
(State News ~ 09/01/15)
ST. LOUIS -- An inmate scheduled to be executed today for killing a 15-year-old Missouri girl has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his punishment, saying the death penalty is unconstitutional. But a detective who helped break the case scoffed at the appeal Monday, saying Roderick Nunley should have been put to death long ago...
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Theft of pills cited as motive in man's killing
(Local News ~ 09/01/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man continues to be held without bond after he was charged Friday with causing the death of another man over the alleged theft of prescription pills. Edward William Weaver, 23, was charged with first-degree murder...
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1 suspect in Sikeston shootout apprehended
(Local News ~ 09/01/15)
A man wanted in a July 30 shootout in Sikeston, Missouri, has been arrested. Orlando "TJ" Sheron, 20, of Sikeston was arrested Friday evening on charges of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, online court records show. He also had a misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear on a charge of marijuana possession...
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Supremacist convicted of killing 3 at Jewish sites
(State News ~ 09/01/15)
OLATHE, Kan. -- The man who admitted killing three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites gave jurors a Nazi salute Monday after they convicted him of murder and other charges for the shootings, which he said would allow him to "die a martyr."...
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Cardinals rally past Nationals with five-run seventh
(Professional Sports ~ 09/01/15)
The Cardinals opened a nine-game homestand with an 8-5 victory.
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$20 found leads to $1 million lottery win
(National News ~ 09/01/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A man won $1 million after buying a winning lottery ticket with money he found at an airport. The California Lottery said Hubert Tang had not bought a lottery ticket in 10 years. When he found a $20 bill on the street, he used it to buy two scratch-off tickets. ...
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High school roundup: Central volleyball team collects first win
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Cardinals scratch Martinez from today's start
(Professional Sports ~ 09/01/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez has been scratched from his scheduled start today with a sore back. Martinez (13-6, 2.91) suffered the injury in his last start Thursday in Arizona. Left-hander Marco Gonzales will be recalled from Class AAA Memphis to make the start against Washington. Gonzales is 1-4 with a 5.20 ERA in 13 starts this year at Memphis...
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Proud of Jackson's youth sports programs
(Column ~ 09/01/15)
Jackson is known as the city of beautiful homes, parks, schools and churches. This month, I would like to highlight one of the greatest aspects of Jackson's parks, the youth sports programs. Our parks are home to several recreational youth leagues. Included are the Jackson Youth Baseball League, which has a summer and fall season with 600 players; Jackson Youth Softball League, which has a summer season with 500 players; the JAOSA spring and summer soccer league, which has 600 players; and the JAYF fall football league with 200 players. ...
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Julie VanderMierden
(Obituary ~ 09/01/15)
GLENNON, Mo. -- Julie Kay VanderMierden, 52, of Glennon died Aug. 30, 2015. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. Inurnment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Glennon at a later date...
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Prayer 9/1/15
(Prayer ~ 09/01/15)
O Heavenly Father, our great provider, we place our hope in your word. Amen.
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Horror movie director Wes Craven dies at 76
(Entertainment ~ 09/01/15)
LOS ANGELES -- It's hard enough to redefine a genre once in a career, but horror virtuoso Wes Craven managed to do it twice. The writer-director, who died Sunday at age 76, ushered in two eras of suburban slashers, first in the 1980s with his iconic "Nightmare on Elm Street" and its indelible, razor-fingered villain Freddy Krueger. He did it again in the 1990s with the self-referential "Scream."...
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Southeast Missouri State football team looking for respect
(College Sports ~ 09/01/15)
Southeast Missouri State junior defensive lineman Marlon Hampton made his way up the hill from the lower practice field at the Rosengarten Athletic Complex toward the end of Tuesday's football practice. When the 6-foot-2, 314-pound nose tackle got to the top he paused and began dancing, which isn't uncommon at Redhawks football practices...
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Cape City Council to vote on contract for sports complex
(Local News ~ 09/01/15)
An agreement about a new indoor sports complex will be up for vote Tuesday by the Cape Girardeau City Council. Because of the Labor Day holiday and other events, the council is holding its first meeting of the month on the first Tuesday rather than the first Monday and its second meeting Sept. 14...
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