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Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team wins fourth straight Delta New Year's title
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/16)
A veteran, top-seeded Crusaders squad went on a 17-0 first-half run, holding the second-seeded Eagles without a point for a stretch of seven and a half minutes, and controlled the title game nearly from the opening tip, defeating Oran 52-30.
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New dietary guidelines advise cutting back on added sugar
(National News ~ 01/08/16)
WASHINGTON -- Some Americans may not have to cut back on eggs and salt as much as they once thought. And eating lean meat is still OK. But watch the added sugars -- especially the sugary drinks. The Obama administration's new dietary guidelines, released Thursday, back off the strictest sodium rules included in the last version while still asserting Americans consume too much salt. The guidelines reverse previous guidance on the dangers of dietary cholesterol and add strict new advice on sugars...
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Family hopeful Missouri murder convict will be released
(State News ~ 01/08/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Linda Harris had lost hope of ever seeing her daughter out of prison. A life sentence without the possibility of parole is pretty definitive. But a U.S. Supreme Court decision -- one with which Missouri lawmakers are working to comply -- could mean new hope for prisoners like Harris' daughter who were convicted of first-degree murder as minors...
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Arkansas active-shooter suspect charged
(Local News ~ 01/08/16)
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Scott Ellington, prosecuting attorney for the Second Judicial District of Arkansas, announced Thursday his office is filing charges in the Arkansas State University active shooter case that gained national attention and shut down the campus during finals week...
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Man accused of using machete to threaten people
(Local News ~ 01/08/16)
A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of threatening to kill multiple residents with a machete. Darrell G. Parrott, 54, was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon, according to public-information officer Richard McCall of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Two suspects arrested after returning to scene of burglary
(Local News ~ 01/08/16)
Two suspects were arrested Wednesday after they returned to the scene of a recent burglary, the Scott County Sheriff's Department reported. James H. Daniels II, 31, of Bell City, Missouri, and Grant Daniels, 26, of Benton, Missouri, were charged with two counts each of second-degree burglary, theft and property damage...
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Jurassic Quest preparations at Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 01/08/16)
Samuel McMahan cushions the harness around the model Tyrannosaurus rex before it is hoisted in the air to attach the legs to the base Thursday in preparation for the Jurassic Quest show at the Show Me Center. Jurassic Quest features over 50 life-size dinosaurs, some of which are animatronic. The show runs from 3 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday...
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Helping hands vs. sticky fingers: the lowdown on flood looting
(Local News ~ 01/08/16)
Alexander County, Illinois, Sheriff Tim Brown knocked on wood, thankful that so far, he had not received a single theft report due to flooding in his county. He's not out of the woods yet, with the Mississippi River receding and floodwaters still in many places in rural Alexander County. And there were reports of theft after the flood in 2011...
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Missouri bill calls for reporting of lobbyist, lawmaker sex
(State News ~ 01/08/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri bill proposed this week would require lobbyists to report sexual relationships they have with lawmakers or their staff, a change the sponsor said would promote transparency. The bill by Rep. Bart Korman, a High Hill Republican, would define those sexual relations as "gifts," which now include presents to lawmakers from lobbyists and must be regularly reported to the Missouri Ethics Commission...
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Community partners to host flood victim resources event Friday
(Local News ~ 01/08/16)
Those affected by flooding in Cape Girardeau and north Scott counties will have a chance today to get in touch with resources that can help. Community partners will host a Multi-Agency Resource Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Salvation Army, 701 Good Hope St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Local changes uncertain as REAL ID deadline approaches
(Local News ~ 01/08/16)
Missouri driver's licenses are scheduled to be made unusable for "official federal purposes" Monday, but the change may not be implemented immediately. Missouri is among several states that have made headlines in recent weeks regarding the legitimacy of their state-issued driver's licenses after provisions of certain anti-terrorism legislation threatened to nullify them for federal use...
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Commissioners call for city to pay $67,200 to Kathy Swan and her husband for land
(Local News ~ 01/08/16)
The city of Cape Girardeau can move ahead with extension of an outer road now that court-appointed commissioners have settled on how much the city should pay for purchase of land from state Rep. Kathy Swan and her husband, Reg. The three commissioners determined the city should pay $67,200 for acquisition of just over three acres located in Ashland Hills Estates subdivision, west of Kage Road...
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NYC Showcase Extravaganza Benefitting Southeast Theatre and Dance Students
(Submitted Story ~ 01/08/16)
Mingle with the cast of "On the Town" and get a sneak peak of this upcoming musical while helping send Southeast Missouri State University senior theatre and dance students to New York City. The Department of Theatre and Dance's Extravaganza will be Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau...
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Missouri 8th District
(Submitted Story ~ 01/08/16)
Madison county resident Jonathan Shell Has decided to run for Missouri's 8th District U.S. Representative on the Libertarian party ticket.Not taking any donations, and running an internet campaign based on and from the website www.shell4congress.com...
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Sad but ironic
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/08/16)
While driving an viewing the devastation of the 2016 flood in Cape Girardeau, we came across this sign on N. Water Street. So sorry for all those who had water damage and loss of personal property.
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Sunset over Pewaukee Lake, Wisconsin
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/08/16)
I took this at sundown at Pewaukee Lake, Wisconsin, this past week, when we went with our daughter Debbie and Carroll, to visit our daughter Karla and David, and family. There was about six inches of snow on the ground.
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Perryville Teacher Loses 166 lbs The Healthy Weigh
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/08/16)
Laura Ernst of Perryville, Mo., has lost more than half her body weight since starting the HMR program with The Healthy Weigh at Saint Francis Medical Center in June 2014. She went from a size 32 to a size 4 and dropped 166 pounds through diet and exercise alone, no surgery!...
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Morehead State drops Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team to 0-3 in OVC
(College Sports ~ 01/08/16)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The tone was set for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team just four minutes into Thursday night's road game against Morehead State. The Redhawks scored the first basket of the game 41 seconds in and then didn't score again for the next 4 minutes, 15 seconds as they were stifled by the Eagles' defense...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team rallies to stay perfect in OVC
(College Sports ~ 01/08/16)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The thought crossed the mind of Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Rekha Patterson in the closing seconds of her team's road game against Morehead State on Thursday night. Even 20 minutes later, as she stood courtside at Johnson Arena where her team had just come back to knock off the Eagles 89-79, the question was still in her head...
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Poplar Bluff girls basketball team rides fast start in road victory over Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/16)
The game plan was simple for the Poplar Bluff girls basketball team. The Mules wanted to impose their will early and often, and that's exactly what they did to pick up a SEMO Conference road win on Thursday. Poplar Bluff's Megan Knuckles scored a game-high 25 points, Autumn Dodd added 21 points and the Mules withstood Cape Central's late comeback in a 61-49 win at Cape Central High School...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/08/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2016. There are 358 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 8, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson outlined his Fourteen Points for lasting peace after World War I. Mississippi became the first state to ratify the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which established Prohibition...
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Iran says Saudi strike hit embassy in Yemen; no damage seen
(International News ~ 01/08/16)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran on Thursday accused a Saudi-led coalition of hitting its embassy in Yemen in an airstrike, and even though no damage was visible on the building from the outside, the allegation highlighted how the two countries' standoff could endanger the greater Middle East...
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South Korea to resume anti-North propaganda broadcasts
(International News ~ 01/08/16)
SEOUL, South Korea -- In response to North Korea's latest nuclear test, South Korea on Thursday announced it would resume cross-border propaganda broadcasts Pyongyang considers an act of war. Seoul also began talks with Washington that could see the arrival of nuclear-powered U.S. submarines and warplanes to the Korean Peninsula...
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Man in fake explosives vest killed amid high Paris tension
(International News ~ 01/08/16)
PARIS -- A man wearing a fake explosives vest and wielding a butcher knife was shot to death by police outside a Paris police station Thursday, jolting an already anxious French capital with a new dose of fear as the nation grimly marked a year of terror that started with the newsroom massacre at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine...
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Out of the past: Jan. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 01/08/16)
Fifty-two Naval reservists, members of a fleet hospital unit, left the Naval Reserve Center here for St. Louis by chartered bus yesterday; they are scheduled to catch a flight to Fort Dix, New Jersey, en route to deployment in the Persian Gulf; another 38 reservists, members of a Seabees group based at the reserve center here, are being activated for Operation Desert Shield...
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Births 1/8/16
(Births ~ 01/08/16)
Daughter to Jared and Sarah Sugden of Marthasville, Missouri, at Mercy Hospital, Washington, Missouri, 12:39 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015. Name, Yvette Rose. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Sugden is the former Sarah Marie Cook, daughter of Kenneth and Diane Cook of Chaffee, Missouri. Sugden is the son of Brent and Teresa Sugden of Argenta, Illinois. He is employed by Fricke's Meats...
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Jackson fire report 1/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday: * Emergency medical service on Highland Drive. Wednesday: * An alarm on North Shawnee Parkway. * A fire alarm on Travelers Way.
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It's time to make a sensible decision about time
(Column ~ 01/08/16)
Good morning, and happy 2016. Yes, it's a brand-new year (minus one week), and this seems like a most appropriate time (emphasis on "time") to discuss one of my favorite topics: Daylight saving time. Currently, we are not observing DST. We call this winter. ...
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Zimmer leaves proud legacy for family
(Editorial ~ 01/08/16)
Radio pioneer and Cape Girardeau native Jerome Zimmer, founder of Zimmer Broadcasting, will be honored later this year as an inductee to the Missouri Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Zimmer began his first station with a partner in 1956 in Dexter, Missouri. His career spanned many decades, and at the time of his death in 2003, the company owned 32 stations in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas...
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Jackson police report 1/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Bobby J. Skaggs III, 19, 697 Eastview Court, was arrested on suspicion of being a minor in possession of alcohol. n Bobby J. Skaggs III, 19, of Jackson was issued summonses for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, failure to maintain insurance and displaying plates of another vehicle...
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Cape Giradeau fire report 1/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/16)
* Medical assists at 6:41 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 10:40 a.m. on South Lorimier Street; 10:50 a.m. on Westwood Drive; 11:56 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 1:05 p.m. on North Street; 1:12 p.m. on Longview Street; 2:07 p.m. on Keller Street; and 4:02 p.m. on South Park Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/8/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Misty L. Robinson, 28, 426 N. Frederick St., was arrested on two Cape Girardeau warrants for property damage and assault. n Russell J. Morgan, 43, of Scott City was arrested on suspicion of theft at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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Speak Out 1/8/16
(Speak Out ~ 01/08/16)
Even if Donald Trump or Ted Cruz don't win the presidency, Trumpism is here to stay and that, my friends, may some day soon spell the end of our republic. I hope there are enough eyebrows raised to cut this action off at the knees as Barack Obama gets ready to use his executive order to attack our right to bear arms. ...
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A perilous and watery drive on Highway 177
(Column ~ 01/08/16)
We live in a home on a hill in a rural subdivision of Cape Girardeau. About two or three times in the last 10 years one of the exits from the subdivision was blocked by the rising Mississippi river flooding. In the first week of 2016 both of the exits were eventually blocked by historic flooding...
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Hope Thompson
(Obituary ~ 01/08/16)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Hope Angelina Thompson, 49, of Sedgewickville died Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton, Missouri. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories near Sedgewickville...
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Morna Jordan
(Obituary ~ 01/08/16)
Morna Mildred Mills Jordan, 90, died peacefully Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at The Arbors at Auburn Creek in Cape Girardeau. Morna was born May 14, 1925, in Burrton, Kansas, with her twin brother, Merle. She was raised by her parents, Percy and Doris Vansickle Mills, on an acreage outside of Burrton, where she attended high school with her three brothers and one sister. While attending Phillips University, she met Robert Ray Jordan, whom she married Aug. 24, 1947...
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Wesley DuPerier
(Obituary ~ 01/08/16)
Wesley R. DuPerier, 74, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Wes retired as owner of Hearing Aid Centers in El Dorado, Kansas, after 38 years in the hearing-aid business. Wes was a natural at everything he loved, especially golf, and competed in tournaments all over the country...
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William Caldwell
(Obituary ~ 01/08/16)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- William Riley Caldwell, 93, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at home in Albuquerque. He was born May 4, 1922, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Elmer R. Caldwell and Thelma Camille Brooks. He married Mary Lou Thomas in 1944, and they were blessed with 71 years together...
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Johanna Broshuis
(Obituary ~ 01/08/16)
Johanna Broshuis, 94, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson. One of six children, she was born Nov. 29, 1921, in Leopold, Missouri, the daughter of Robert George and Hannah Lenderink Holzum. She and Bernard J. Broshuis were married Feb. 27, 1943, in Guardian Angel Catholic Church in St. Louis. They had been married nearly 61 years when he passed away Nov. 7, 2003...
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Low-rated 'Meredith Vieira Show' ending after two seasons
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/16)
LOS ANGELES -- "The Meredith Vieira Show" is ending after two seasons. In a statement Monday, Vieira said she was sorry to see her daytime talk show wrap and thanked her viewers. Vieira's syndicated program failed to get ratings traction in the competitive daytime arena ruled by shows including "Dr. Phil," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Live With Kelly and Michael."...
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Beauty company looking to help change red carpet chatter
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/16)
NEW YORK -- Those in Hollywood looking to broaden the red-carpet conversation beyond the inevitable "Who are you wearing?" have a powerful new ally: beauty giant L'Oreal Paris. The company is promoting use of the hashtag "WorthSaying" on Twitter during Sunday's Golden Globe Awards and will break out the best posts for use in digital advertising...
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Jackson's 'Off the Wall' to be rereleased with Spike Lee doc
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" is being reissued with a new Spike Lee documentary about the hallmark 1979 album. Jackson's estate and publisher Sony Music are re-releasing the 36-year-old album Feb. 26 with a DVD of the film "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to 'Off the Wall.'"...
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Best Bet: Jurassic Quest
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/16)
Jurassic Quest will be at the Show Me Center this weekend. Open from 3 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, the dinosaur-themed adventure exhibit will feature more than 50 realistic, life-size animatronic dinosaurs. ...
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#SemoSelfie 1/8/16
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/16)
(Submitted by Kelsey Lee Thompson) Going out this weekend? Be sure to tag your selfies on the scene with #semoselfie on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter *-- you could see yourself in an upcoming SE Live!
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Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team jumps into season hosting Lindenwood
(College Sports ~ 01/08/16)
Southeast Missouri State gymnastics coach Kristi Ewasko answers with an emphatic, "Absolutely," when asked if the goal remains to have the Redhawks' team qualify for an NCAA regional rather than individuals. That goal hasn't changed, and Ewasko's confidence that her team can do it hasn't changed...
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Robbery suspect resembles TV star
(National News ~ 01/08/16)
MEDFORD, Ore. -- This is a dirty job one Discovery Channel star wouldn't do. Fans of the TV show "Dirty Jobs" noticed photos of an Oregon bank robbery suspect resembled host Mike Rowe. The attention prompted a bemused Rowe to mention he was in Kansas at the time. The Rowe lookalike is accused of demanding cash from a Chase Bank branch Monday. Police still are looking for the real suspect...
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Obama's gun proposals may fall short of goals
(National News ~ 01/08/16)
Editor's note: A look at political claims that don't tell the full story. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's proposals to tighten gun control rules may not accomplish his goal of keeping guns out of the hands of would-be criminals and those who aren't legally allowed to buy a weapon. In short, that's because the conditions he is changing are murkier than he made them out to be...
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Seeking support for gun actions, Obama tears into the NRA
(National News ~ 01/08/16)
FAIRFAX, Va. -- President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an "imaginary fiction" he said has distorted the national debate about gun violence...
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High school roundup: Kesler leads Scott County Central girls basketball team past Woodland in Delta New Year's third-place game
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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NFL's greedy ways likely to leave St. Louis without a team
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/16)
The people of St. Louis are in a tizzy, and not just because the team they lifted from Los Angeles could soon be heading back home. Apparently it wasn't enough for the Rams to pack up their gear and leave behind a useless dome taxpayers built for them. They had to insult the local citizenry on the way out by calling them lousy fans who can't support multiple sports franchises...
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Feds say terrorism-related arrests made in 2 states
(National News ~ 01/08/16)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Authorities said Thursday two people with ties to the Islamic State have been arrested on terrorism-related charges in California and Texas, including a refugee from Syria who is charged with lying to federal investigators about his travels to the civil war in that country...
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Golden Globes to offer a galaxy of stars, if not the Force
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/16)
The 73rd annual Golden Globes will hope its assemblage of Hollywood stars, from Jennifer Lawrence to Leonardo DiCaprio, will be enough to offset the absence of a different kind of star. Though "Star Wars" is packing movie theaters and smashing box office records again, J.J. ...
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Poetry contest scheduled
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/16)
A Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition, hosted by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, will be from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Oscar C. Hirsch Room at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clarke Ave. The event will determine who attends the state-wide competition of Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest as a representative of Southeast Missouri. The contest is open to high school students. For more information about the rules of the contest, visit poetryoutloud.org...
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Prayer 1/8/16
(Prayer ~ 01/08/16)
O God, may we stand firm with the belt of truth buckled around our waist. Amen.
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