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Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra dies at 90
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The lovable legend of Yogi Berra, that ain't ever gonna be over. The Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his dizzying malapropisms as his unmatched 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, died Tuesday. He was 90...
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Jo Ann Emerson moved to a Washington hospital
(Local News ~ 09/23/15)
Former U.S. representative Jo Ann Emerson continues to recover from a brain hemorrhage at an American hospital, according to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Emerson, who is CEO of NRECA, became ill in August during a family trip to Italy and was treated there until being transported Sept. 3 to a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area...
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Pope Francis arrives in U.S., faces a polarized country
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his humble manner and his "church of the poor" to a rich and powerful nation polarized over economic inequality, immigration and equal justice. According a rare honor to the pontiff, President Barack Obama and his wife and daughters met Francis at the bottom of the stairs on the red-carpeted tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland after the pope's chartered plane touched down from Cuba...
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Pumpkins begin to pop at area patches
(Local News ~ 09/23/15)
What does all of this year's summer rain mean for Southeast Missouri's pumpkin crop? It depends on the farmer. The wet weather's effect largely depends on planting schedules. "We replanted three times," said Dianna Koenig of Perryville Pumpkin Farm in Perryville, Missouri...
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Grant allows Cape Girardeau to hire three more police officers
(Local News ~ 09/23/15)
The city of Cape Girardeau soon will hire three police officers, thanks to a grant awarded through U.S. Department of Justice's COPS Hiring Program. The grant, about $355,000, will pay 75 percent of salaries and benefits for the officers for three years. The city will match 25 percent...
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Missouri attorney general says Walgreen deceiving consumers
(State News ~ 09/23/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Walgreen Co.'s persisting failure to remove expired sales tags from its shelves deceives customers and violates a 2014 settlement that sought to resolve the matter in Missouri, the state's attorney general argued Tuesday in asking a state court to punish the pharmacy chain...
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Southeast Missouri State QB Dante Vandeven readies for first collegiate start
(College Sports ~ 09/23/15)
"I don't think much fazes him. He's got a great demeanor about himself, he's got a great personality and he pretty much just takes things in stride." Southeast offensive coordinator Sherard Poteete said of Dante Vandeven.
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VW CEO: 'I am endlessly sorry' brand is tarnished
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
DETROIT -- Volkswagen AG's smog-test scandal escalated Tuesday as the company acknowledged putting stealth software in millions of vehicles worldwide. The crisis already has cost VW about $26 billion in market value. The world's top-selling carmaker admits 11 million of its diesel vehicles contain software that evades emissions controls, far more than the 482,000 cars identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as violating clean-air laws...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
Today is Wednesday, September 23, the 266th day of 2015. There are 99 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 4:21 a.m. Eastern time. Today's Highlight in History: On September 23, 1952, in what became known as the "Checkers" speech, Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his vice-presidential nomination by appearing live on television to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising...
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Fashion show helps raise money for Safe House
(Editorial ~ 09/23/15)
For the sixth consecutive year, the annual VintageNOW Fashion Show by Pastimes Antiques will benefit Safe House for Women in Cape Girardeau. Models will hit the runway Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Osage Centre. Last year, the event raised $42,000 and attracted more than 900 people...
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Someone needs to address entitlements
(Column ~ 09/23/15)
Politicians of both parties are providing ample lip service to the middle class during this campaign season. There's a reason for that. Middle class voters decide election outcomes. It's really no more complex than that. But there's far less debate on the question of poverty in America, even though a variety of poverty programs siphon almost a trillion dollars annually in taxpayer funds...
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William Moyers
(Obituary ~ 09/23/15)
William Thomas "Billy" Moyers, 39, of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Benton, Missouri, after a lengthy struggle with liver disease. Moyers was born July 27, 1976, in Cape Girardeau to Charles Moyers and Martha Robertson, who both preceded him in death. Moyers also considered Vicky Moyers, who married his father when Billy was just 11 years old, his mother...
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Out of the past: Sept. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 09/23/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Members of the 1244th Transportation Company of the Illinois National Guard in Cairo depart for Ft. Benjamin Harrison in Indiana. It's their first stop on a journey that eventually may land them in the Persian Gulf. A pilot who flies into the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport for the Aviation Days and Air Show unexpectedly becomes part of the show. ...
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Erma Johannes
(Obituary ~ 09/23/15)
Erma L. Johannes, 74, of Jackson, passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at St. Anthony's de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis, after a courageous 53-year battle with Crohn's disease. She was born July 24, 1941, in St. Louis to Charles Edwin and Betty Mae Goforth Jumper. She and James M. Johannes were married Aug. 19, 1961, in St. Louis...
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Joy Griswell
(Obituary ~ 09/23/15)
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Joy Griswell, 73, of Dyersburg, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing and Rehab in Tiptonville, Tennesse. She was born in McNairy, Tennessee, on Feb. 3, 1942, to the late Alvin and Ocie Loraine Smith Griswell...
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Claire Prass
(Obituary ~ 09/23/15)
Claire Elizabeth Prass, 87, of Scott City went to her final reward Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center Compassionate Care, with her immediate family and sister, Alice Langston, and two nieces, Karen Shirrel and Patty Holloway, by her side...
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Births 9/23/15
(Births ~ 09/23/15)
Son to Thaddeus Jerome Pinkney and Nicole Danielle Johnston of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:47 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Name, Zaden William James. Weight, 6 pounds, 1 ounce. Second son. Johnston is the former Nicole Thorn, daughter of Tracy Hay of Scott City and Louis Felden of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Comfort Care. Pinkney works at Procter & Gamble...
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Gunman kills Florida deputy outside lawyer's office
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
SHALIMAR, Fla. -- A gunman fatally shot a sheriff's deputy outside a lawyer's office Tuesday and barricaded himself inside a motel, where he exchanged gunfire with other deputies and was killed, authorities said. Okaloosa County Deputy Bill Myers, 64, was shot several times in the back of the head and in the back by 33-year-old Joel Dixon Smith, Sheriff Larry Ashley said. ...
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Clinton breaks silence, opposes Keystone pipeline
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she opposes construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, breaking her long silence over a project criticized by environmentalists as a threat to the planet's climate. The Democratic presidential candidate said she decided to speak out after concluding the debate over whether the pipeline should be built had become a distraction to larger efforts to fight climate change...
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EU ministers agree to relocate 120,000 refugees
(International News ~ 09/23/15)
BRUSSELS -- Divided European Union ministers agreed Tuesday to relocate 120,000 asylum-seekers to ease the strain on Greece and Italy, which are on the front line of the migrant flood. But a senior European leader conceded the move was only a small step toward resolving one of the worst crises faced by the 28-nation bloc...
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Deputy saves drowning kids in pond; dad arrested
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
DURHAM, N.C. -- A North Carolina sheriff's deputy said he heard wailing in the darkness and plunged into an apartment complex's pond at night to rescue two young girls who, police said, had been thrown there to drown by their father. Durham County sheriff's deputy David Earp was off duty and said he rushed out with little more than his department T-shirt, badge and flashlight after the apartment manager called him at home about 9 p.m. Sunday to report some kind of trouble...
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Study: Diagnosis wrong too often; urgent improvement needed
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
WASHINGTON -- Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis during their lives -- a blind spot in modern medicine that can have devastating consequences, says a new report that calls for changes across health care. Getting the right diagnosis at the right time is crucial, but Tuesday's Institute of Medicine report found diagnostic errors get too little attention...
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Opponents completing 81 percent against Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 09/23/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Kirk Cousins had just four incomplete passes against the St. Louis Rams in the Washington Redskins' Week 2 victory. It only gets tougher for the secondary with Ben Roethlisberger, Carson Palmer and Aaron Rodgers coming up. They need the pass rush to step up, the linebackers to shed blocks and the secondary to converge quickly this week against Pittsburgh (1-1). None of that happened at Washington...
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Steen, Tarasenko lead Blues past Blue Jackets in preseason opener
(Professional Sports ~ 09/23/15)
Alexander Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko each had a goal and two assists to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the preseason opener on Tuesday at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Smith makes stop at Cape Girardeau's Birthright organization
(Local News ~ 09/23/15)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on Tuesday took a tour of Birthright of Cape Girardeau, which offers alternatives to abortion, and asked questions about the not-for-profit's services and funding. Smith, R-Salem, has co-sponsored two bills that would block taxpayer dollars from supporting Planned Parenthood or other organizations that perform abortions or contribute to abortion providers...
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Codefi sets another Google startup contest
(Local News ~ 09/23/15)
A Google startup competition is returning to Cape Girardeau. Codefi, a local coworking space and technology incubator, has announced Startup Weekend, a Google for Entrepreneurs-powered event, will be Nov. 13 through 15. The first night of the event, entrepreneurs, developers and designers pitch their ideas, according to a news release from Codefi. Groups then are formed and begin to get customer feedback and build a solution...
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Rice growers, Chinese to agree on export accord
(Local News ~ 09/23/15)
A 15-year effort to open China's doors to U.S. rice growers could mean a boom for Southeast Missouri farmers if a sanitary protocols agreement is reached soon. The protocols have been in limbo since China joined the World Trade Organization in 1999, keeping U.S. rice out of Chinese markets...
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Lackey's pitching, Pham's hitting lead Cards over Reds 3-1
(Professional Sports ~ 09/23/15)
ST. LOUIS -- John Lackey pitched seven strong innings, rookie Tommy Pham continued his productive hitting and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 Tuesday night.
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High school roundup: Cape Central boys swimming team cruises in three-team meet
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Professor looks to past to help understand the present
(Local News ~ 09/23/15)
Instead of "judging from the comfort of our own self-righteousness," Thomas Madden challenged his audience Tuesday night to view the past from its different -- but no less valid -- context. By doing so, "history is not just interesting, but useful," he said...
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Century-old auto-parts company in Cape honored
(Local News ~ 09/23/15)
A regional company that started as one local store in 1909 was honored for its longevity and growth Tuesday. Auto Tire & Parts NAPA received the Triumph Award at a luncheon at Ray's Plaza Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. The award recipient is chosen by The Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals and Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Management and Marketing...
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Factory worker makes bomb threat to be fired
(National News ~ 09/23/15)
ST. ALBANS, Vt. -- Police said a chocolate factory worker hated his job and wanted to get fired, so he called in a bomb threat. Police said Kristofer Pregent, 22, stole a co-worker's cellphone and made the false threat under a different worker's name at the Barry Callebaut chocolate factory in St. Albans. He told officers he was unhappy with his job and wanted out. Pregent was charged with false public alarm, petit larceny and unlawful mischief...
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Entertainment briefs 9/23/15
(Entertainment ~ 09/23/15)
NEW YORK -- Eight years after writing the last of her "Harry Potter" novels, J.K. Rowling is adding to the boy wizard's story. The author posted new information Tuesday about the Potter family, the background provided on a "newly imagined" and mobile friendly version of the Pottermore portal (pottermore.com) Rowling established in 2012. ...
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Virginia Hopfer
(Obituary ~ 09/23/15)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Virginia D. Hopfer, 88, of Frohna, died Sept. 21, 2015, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri, with the Rev. Roger Abernathy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Jackson police report 9/23/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/23/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Brooke M. Albrecht, 19, 374 Pleasant Lake Drive, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant. n Michael S. Cruz, 35, 403 N. Hope St., was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show-cause order...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/23/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/23/15)
Arrests n Amanda M. Lockhart, 28, 115 N. Ellis St., was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. n Dillion S. Lofgren, 24, of Gison, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/23/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/23/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assist calls were made on North Sunset Boulevard at 6:52 a.m.; South Kingshighway at 10:19 a.m.; William Street at 10:47 a.m.; South Ellis Street at 10:52 a.m.; North Pacific Street at 12:42 p.m.; Veterans Memorial Drive at 1:01 p.m.; Wiliam Street at 1:15 p.m.; North Frederick Street at 1:57 p.m.; Morgan Oak Street at 3:10 p.m.; Broadway at 3:55 p.m.; South Hanover Street at 5:29 p.m.; North Frederick Street at 7:15 p.m.; and North Frederick Street at 8:48 p.m.. ...
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Prayer 9/23/15
(Prayer ~ 09/23/15)
O Lord God, may we treat others how we would want to be treated. Amen.
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