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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Perryville girls soccer cruises past St. Clair in tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Monday.
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Cape Central baseball scraps to a 5-3 win over rival Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/16)
The Cape Central baseball team is OK with being the scrappy underdog, and they played that role to a 'T' on Tuesday, putting together an exhibition of small ball and doing the little things to upend rival Jackson 5-3 in a SEMO Conference game at Whitey Herzog Stadium in Jackson...
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Jackson enters co-op to save dollars, cut red tape
(Local News ~ 04/12/16)
The city of Jackson has entered into an interlocal cooperative purchasing agreement in anticipation of buying new equipment for the fire department. The Houston-Galveston Area Council, also known as HGACBuy. is a regional council of more than 6,000 public and private entities in 49 states and uses its purchasing power to secure better value when purchasing items...
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Cape police issue warning about BB guns resembling real firearms
(Local News ~ 04/12/16)
Cape Girardeau police officers responded to a call this weekend of a juvenile waving a firearm around in public and stuffing it into his waistband. When officers arrived at the scene, they found out the gun actually was a BB gun. Instead of filing a report, officers took the boy home to his mother. She had no idea he had a BB gun, according to Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Richard McCall...
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Misner shuts down Notre Dame baseball team in Poplar Bluff victory
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/16)
The Missouri baseball signee allowed three hits as the Mules defeated the Bulldogs 3-0 in the SEMO Conference showdown.
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Homicides, robberies, aggravated assaults decline in Cape in 2015
(Local News ~ 04/12/16)
Cape Girardeau Police report that homicides, aggravated assaults and robberies were down in 2015, while reports of vehicle theft and rape increased. The numbers were outlined in the department's annual report that was released last week. Homicides were cut in half -- from four to two. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 12, the 103rd day of 2016. There are 263 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in space, orbiting the earth once before making a safe landing...
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Cape misses out on earnings tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/12/16)
I found last Sunday's Southeast Missourian's editorial about the use-tax election defeat and city expenses interesting and well written. Although a bit off topic, I would offer the following observations. A use tax is a sales tax. Sales taxes are regressive, and they affect poorer individuals more severely than those who are affluent. For example, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reports the following about Missouri taxes:...
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Walk for Women benefits student athletes
(Editorial ~ 04/12/16)
Southeast Missouri State University's Walk for Women, which takes place Saturday, provides much-needed finances for the student-athlete scholarship fund. Southeast women athletes excel in running, dribbling, throwing and more. However, they represent more than the sports they master and the classes they pass. ...
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Speak Out 4/12/2016
(Speak Out ~ 04/12/16)
The poor taxpayers of Missouri get railroaded again by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Can someone please tell me why we should have to pay for a new railroad crossing in Jackson just so an old 1960s, delapidated Diesel train can go a mile down the tracks and then back up? What a joke. I contacted MoDOT and was told it was an historic railway. What a hoot! Well, the precedent has been set now. They can repair every crossing and bridge from Jackson all the way out to Gads Hill...
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California woman marks 70 years working for same hospital
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Talk about a loyal employee: Elena Griffing has just celebrated her 70th year working for the same San Francisco Bay Area hospital and she has no plans to retire anytime soon. Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center spokeswoman Carolyn Kemp said the company marked Griffing's milestone employment and her recent 90th birthday. But for Griffing, who has held several positions in her decades of employment, every day on the job is a celebration...
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Jewel Taylor
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jewel Ozro Taylor, 99, of Sikeston died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born May 13, 1916, in Chaffee, Missouri, to the late Frank and Milvrey Collins Little, she was employed for 15 years by the National Lock Co. in Sikeston and was a homemaker...
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Forget the drought; Thailand's national water fight is on
(International News ~ 04/12/16)
BANGKOK -- Drought? What drought? Bring out the water guns! Thailand may be going through its driest period in 20 years. But the country's military government wants visitors from around the globe to know the biggest water fight in the world is still on...
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Bobby Hensley
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Bobby G. Hensley, 85, of Scott City died Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 12, 1930, in Scott County to Ollie Edgar and Mabel Hazel Jobe Hensley. He married Barbara Marie Uelsmann on Dec. 25, 1951, in Piggott, Arkansas. She preceded him in death Sept. 5, 2012...
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Catherine James
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Catherine Joann Phillips James, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 15, 1939, in McClure, Illinois, to Dewey and Nadine Phillips Sr. She retired as an activity director in 2002...
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U.S., Goldman Sachs reach $5B settlement over risky mortgages
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on Monday announced a roughly $5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the sale of mortgage-backed securities leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, with the government accusing the bank of misleading investors about the quality of its loans...
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Insurer UnitedHealth begins pruning ACA exchange business
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
The nation's biggest health insurer has decided to stop selling coverage on public insurance exchanges in two states for next year, but consumers shouldn't take this as an early warning a mass exodus is brewing from a key element of the Affordable Care Act's coverage expansion...
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Brown-Forman introducing first new bourbon brand in 20 years
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The spirits company behind Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is taking a deeper plunge into Kentucky bourbon. Brown-Forman Corp. said Monday that Coopers' Craft will be its first new bourbon brand in 20 years. The roll-out for the premium whiskey will come this summer in eight southeastern states, with plans to expand distribution once supplies increase, company executives said...
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Out of the past: April 12
(Out of the Past ~ 04/12/16)
The Missouri Board of Education will meet next week in Cape Girardeau, marking the first time the state board has convened here. Bekki Cook, a Cape Girardeau lawyer, has been a member of the board since September. LaDona Henderson, who spends nearly every spare moment helping May Greene School teachers and, in turn, her children, will be one of 17 Outstanding Chapter 1 Parents in Missouri. The new honor will be given at the Chapter 1 convention April 22 and 23 in Columbia, Missouri...
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Elliott No. 1 goalie for Blues entering playoffs
(Professional Sports ~ 04/12/16)
ST. LOUIS -- This time of year, goalie Brian Elliott is usually an afterthought for the St. Louis Blues. Come playoff time, they have leaned on the likes of Jaroslav Halak, Ryan Miller and Jake Allen. This spring, the red-hot Elliott is indisputably the man entering the Blues' first-round series against the rival Chicago Blackhawks. For now, anyway...
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Brock overcomes leg amputation to throw out ceremonial pitch
(Professional Sports ~ 04/12/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Six months after his left leg was amputated below the knee, Hall of Famer Lou Brock threw out the ceremonial first pitch Monday night before the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener against Milwaukee. The 76-year-old missed spring training for the first time in two decades with the Cardinals organization and targeted the opener as a return...
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Wacha, Cardinals offense have big day against Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 04/12/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Jeremy Hazelbaker was starting to wonder whether he ever would get a shot in the major leagues. Suddenly, the 28-year-old rookie is the St. Louis Cardinals' hottest hitter and a fixture in Mike Matheny's lineup. Batting .526 has that kind of an effect...
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Syrian refugee surprised by fast move from Jordan to Missouri
(State News ~ 04/12/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The patriarch of the first Syrian family to be moved to the U.S. under a "surge" program designed to resettle refugees quickly said Monday he was surprised and grateful his family was approved for resettlement so soon. Ahmad al-Abboud said through an interpreter he, his wife and five children were given 20 days to pack up their belongings and prepare to move from the windowless room they shared in Jordan to their new home in Kansas City, Missouri...
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Missouri removing box on convictions from job applications
(State News ~ 04/12/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri is removing questions about a job candidate's criminal history from initial applications for work within state government, even as a legislative effort to "ban the box" in the private sector stalls. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday signed an executive order at a St. ...
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Slain officer gets marker at Joplin grave after 84 years
(State News ~ 04/12/16)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A gravestone has been provided for a Springfield, Missouri, police officer who was shot by two suspects in 1932. Officer Charles Houser of the Springfield Police Department was among six law-enforcement officers killed by brothers Harry and Jennings Young at their family farmhouse in rural Greene County, Missouri, KOLR-TV reported...
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Sanders lags in delegates but leads in likability
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders still is behind when it comes to delegates and votes, but he has one clear advantage over his Democratic and Republican presidential rivals -- a lot of people like him. By 48 percent to 39 percent, more Americans have a favorable than an unfavorable opinion of Sanders, giving him the best net-positive rating in the field, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll...
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Virginia governor pushes for secrecy of execution drugs
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Monday he has proposed keeping secret the identities of pharmacies that supply lethal-injection drugs for executions instead of changing the law to force inmates to die in the electric chair if there are no available drugs...
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Poll: Clinton holds an edge over Trump with a range of issues
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
WASHINGTON -- In an early general-election warning for Donald Trump, Americans say they trust Democrat Hillary Clinton over the Republican businessman on a range of issues, including immigration, health care and nominating Supreme Court justices. Even when asked which of the two candidates would be best at "making American great" -- the central promise of Trump's campaign -- Americans are more likely to side with Clinton, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll...
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Texas attorney general charged with federal securities fraud
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Federal regulators filed civil securities fraud charges Monday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations he deceived investors, the same claim that brought a felony indictment that has rocked the tea party-backed Republican's first 16 months on the job...
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No charges against TV's 'Dog Whisperer' Cesar Millan
(Community ~ 04/12/16)
LOS ANGELES -- No charges will be brought against TV "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan after an investigation of animal-cruelty complaints involving an episode in which a dog nipped a pig's ear, authorities said Monday. The investigation showed the dog accidentally escaped Millan's control, and people present instantly captured the dog, attended to the pig and called in a veterinarian, who found there was no need for treatment, Los Angeles County deputy district attorney David Jacobs wrote in a case-evaluation statement.. ...
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Crash report: Helicopter's tail rotor may not have had power
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- The tail rotor of a helicopter may not have had power at the moment the aircraft crashed into trees on the top of a ridge last week, killing the pilot and four people sightseeing near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to a preliminary report the National Transportation Safety Board released Monday...
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Parole board denies clemency for Georgia death-row inmate
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
ATLANTA -- The State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday declined to grant clemency for a Georgia death-row inmate scheduled to die this week. Kenneth Fults, 47, is set to be put to death at 7 p.m. today by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson...
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Israel to free 12-year-old Palestinian girl held in prison
(International News ~ 04/12/16)
JERUSALEM -- A 12-year-old Palestinian girl who was imprisoned after she confessed to planning a stabbing attack in a West Bank settlement will be released early, Israel's prison service said Monday. The case has put Israel's military justice system in a tough spot as it deals with a girl who has pleaded guilty to a crime, yet has not completed the seventh grade. She is believed to be the youngest female Palestinian sent to an Israeli prison...
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Online curbs limit South Korea pre-election speech freedoms
(International News ~ 04/12/16)
SEOUL, South Korea -- With cheap and ubiquitous access to the world's fastest Internet speeds and a lively democracy, South Korea's cyberspace could flourish with rich discussions and debates before the country's general election this week. The reality, however, is online comments or posts depicting a candidate in a negative light can be blocked with a few simple clicks, thanks to a law allowing anyone to ask for them to be deleted for alleged libel or privacy violations...
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Paris-Brussels attacks have dozens of suspects
(International News ~ 04/12/16)
PARIS -- The number of people linked to the Islamic State network that attacked Paris and Brussels reaches easily into the dozens, with a series of new arrests over the weekend that confirmed the cell's reach and ability to move around unnoticed in Europe's criminal underworld...
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Islamic State takes Syrian town from rebels
(International News ~ 04/12/16)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Islamic State militants recaptured a vital border crossing in northern Syria and shot down a government warplane in the country's west Monday as the U.N.'s special envoy urged the warring parties to respect a cease-fire before peace talks set to resume in Geneva...
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Police hunt suspects in India temple fire that killed 110
(International News ~ 04/12/16)
PARAVOOR, India -- Medical teams on Monday tended to hundreds of people injured in a fire that killed at least 110 people while authorities searched for those responsible for putting on the illegal fireworks display that caused the blaze at a Hindu temple in southern India...
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Drivers wanted for Cape's annual soap-box derby
(Local News ~ 04/12/16)
The Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau is seeking area youths to drive in its annual soap-box derby May 7. Each year, area companies buy a kit car, or coaster car with brakes, and enter it in the race, Rotary Club member Tracey Glenn said. "Over time, the companies don't have employees who have kids the right age, so they say to our club, 'Here's my car, we need a driver for it,'" she said...
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Construction on Cape's Goodwill store nears completion
(Local News ~ 04/12/16)
Construction on the Goodwill retail store in Cape Girardeau is nearing completion. Mark Kahrs, executive vice president of retail at MERS/Goodwill, said work will be complete by the end of April, at which point the store will be running "at full strength."...
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State briefs 4/12/16
(State News ~ 04/12/16)
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Regional grocery-store chain Schnuck Markets plans to lay off 190 union-backed warehouse workers when its new suburban St. Louis distribution center opens. Mike Goebel is secretary and treasurer of Teamsters Local 688. He said Schnuck chairman and CEO Todd Schnuck told the union April 4 of the planned changes. ...
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Record set for longest human mattress domino chain
(National News ~ 04/12/16)
NATIONAL HARBOUR, Md. -- Aaron's Inc., an appliance and electronics-leasing company, broke the Guinness World Record for the longest human mattress domino chain. Guinness released a video of the feat Thursday, showing 1,200 people holding mattresses behind them and falling backward into each other, one at a time, inside a Prince George's County, Maryland, warehouse March 22. The previous record had been 1,150. It took 13 minutes, 38 seconds for the final mattress to fall...
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Luise Earnhart
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Luise Earnhart, nee Lautewasser, 97, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Oak Hill nursing home in Waterloo, Illinois. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola, Illinois. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Dr. John Earnhart officiating. Burial will be in American Legion Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/12/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/12/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assists were made at 12:10 a.m. on Whitener Street; 1:35 a.m. on New Madrid Street; 4:48 a.m. on Price Drive; 5:47 p.m. on Good Hope Street; and 6:53 p.m. on Vantage Drive...
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Vera Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Vera Jones, 100, of Olive Branch died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Alexander Free Will Baptist Church near Thebes, Illinois...
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Attack on 'racist' Gap ad makes children pawns
(Column ~ 04/12/16)
Here we go again. Another instance of race baiters making a stink over nothing. If folks aren't boycotting the Academy Awards for no black actor nominations, they're complaining about a Burger King commercial in which Mary J. Blige was singing about fried chicken. ...
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Prayer 4/12/16
(Prayer ~ 04/12/16)
Lord God, we praise you, for you are our hiding place, surrounding us with songs of deliverance. Amen.
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Advance school superintendent steps down
(Local News ~ 04/12/16)
The search is on for a new school superintendent in Advance, Missouri. Stan Seiler, the district's leader for six years, announced his early retirement a week ago for health and family reasons. "The stress of the job is just really intense. I'm not immune to that," Seiler said...
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Words to remember
(Community ~ 04/12/16)
As my wife and I left a certain chain restaurant in Cape Girardeau the other day, two servers bade us farewell using an identical secular blessing: “Have a good one.” The thought occurred that the eatery may train its employees to say those words to departing customers. Maybe. Maybe not...
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Development project centers on three Cape Girardeau downtown buildings
(Local News ~ 04/12/16)
A local investor group is scheduled to announce a Cape Girardeau downtown redevelopment project Tuesday, involving the Marquette Hotel building, the H&H Building and the adjacent Marquette Centre. The Marquette Hotel and Marquette Centre are vacant. The H-H Building has only a few tenants, including the Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau...
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'I am going fishing'
(Community ~ 04/12/16)
“I am going fishing.” There’s something profound about these words Simon Peter speaks in John 21:3 after Jesus has appeared to the disciples twice, when they are still unsure of what happens next. There is something of resolve and hope in this declaration that brings me to tears...
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