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Bell City baseball powers past Bernie for SCAA tournament title
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/16)
BERNIE, Mo. -- When is a home-field advantage not an advantage? When the visiting team cashes in on your home field's perks. The Bell City baseball team reaped the rewards of short fences at Bernie High School -- about 335 feet to center field and 270 down the lines -- by hitting three home runs, including a grand slam from Bobby Wright, to defeat the Mules 7-5 in a battle of state-ranked sides in the championship game of the Stoddard County Activities Association Conference Tournament on Thursday.. ...
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Kameron Misner leads Poplar Bluff baseball team past Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/16)
It took an inning for Kameron Misner to settle in, but he got the job done. The senior left-handed ace allowed three hits in six stellar innings of work, leading the Poplar Bluff baseball team to a 10-3 SEMO Conference win over Jackson on Thursday at Whitey Herzog Stadium...
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Senior citizen aims to run seven marathons in seven days; Cape is his sixth stop
(Local News ~ 04/21/16)
On Friday morning, while many Southeast Missouri residents will be waking up and getting ready for work, 70-year-old Mike Brooks will be running a marathon in Cape Girardeau's Osage Park. It will be his sixth marathon in as many days. On Saturday, he will get up and run another...
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City of Cape Girardeau seeks to install camera to monitor bridge traffic
(Local News ~ 04/21/16)
The city of Cape Girardeau wants to install a cameras to monitor traffic crossing the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. The city already has some cameras situated atop signal poles at a several intersections that are linked to a fiber-optic network that allows the city's dispatchers at Fire Station No. 3, Public Works staff and police to view video of intersections in case of collisions and other public-safety incidents, city manager Scott Meyer said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
Today is Thursday, April 21, the 112th day of 2016. There are 254 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 21, 1926, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair, London; she was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and the Queen Mother. Christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, the princess became monarch upon the death of her father in 1952, beginning a 64-year-old reign surpassing that of Queen Victoria...
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Banquet highlights help Teen Challenge gives
(Editorial ~ 04/21/16)
The annual Teen Challenge banquet is an opportunity for donors to hear from those the program has helped and other speakers and performers. At this year's banquet, held Saturday night, many people offered testimony on how God changed their lives through the program...
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The passing of David Ross
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/21/16)
The recent passing of David Ross, the retired, 25-year veteran director of the Show Me Center at Southeast Missouri State University, should not go unnoticed by the millions of people who have enjoyed major events here since 1987. David retired in 2012 but was known for his negotiating skills in bringing top-notch acts to the facility...
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Jackson, Cape Central bands take their shows on the road
(Community ~ 04/21/16)
Ninth-grader Miracle Bird is a band student at Cape Girardeau Central High School who recently did what many trumpet players only dream of doing: She took her act on the road. Bird was among 67 students who performed April 9 at New York's historic Riverside Church as part of the WorldStrides New York Heritage Festival 2016...
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Top lawmaker: North Carolina rights law will stay in place
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina legislative leader said Wednesday he doesn't see the need to repeal or revise a law that limits protections for the LGBT community. At a news conference on the upcoming legislative session, state Senate leader Phil Berger referred to the law as "our common-sense bathroom safety bill" for its measures governing transgender bathroom access in many public buildings...
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LGBT law puts North Carolina governor in precarious position
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- When Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed a far-reaching LGBT law that critics called discriminatory, he said it wouldn't hurt the state's ability to attract jobs. It did. When he signed an executive order seeking to lessen the law's impact, it upset some of his conservative supporters who said he "went too far" in bowing to national pressure...
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No watering needed for planting roses
(Local News ~ 04/21/16)
Nadine Davis, a member of the Ramblewood Garden Club, carries one of 17 rose bushes to be planted on a rainy Wednesday at Capaha Park Rose Garden. The Great Cape Clean Up and Friends of the Parks Day will be Saturday at various Cape Girardeau parks. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Capaha Park Shelter 2...
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A decade later, cops plead guilty in Katrina bridge shooting
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
NEW ORLEANS -- Five former New Orleans police officers pleaded guilty Wednesday in deadly shootings in the days following Hurricane Katrina. It abruptly ended a decade-old case that tainted an already scandal-plagued police force and reawakened memories of the chaos and devastation from the catastrophic 2005 storm...
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3 officials charged in Flint water crisis; more predicted
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
FLINT, Mich. -- The Flint water crisis became a criminal case Wednesday when two state regulators and a city employee were charged with official misconduct, evidence-tampering and other offenses over the lead contamination that alarmed the country and brought cries of racism...
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Clinton's delegate numbers are nearly unstoppable; Cruz virtually eliminated
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton, the nearly unstoppable Democrat, and Republican front-runner Donald Trump accelerated Wednesday toward Northeast primaries on an increasingly direct path to presidential nominations after trouncing party challengers in New York...
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Up to 500 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck last week
(International News ~ 04/21/16)
GENEVA -- As many as 500 people are feared dead after a shipwreck last week in the Mediterranean Sea, two international groups said Wednesday, describing survivors' accounts of panicked passengers who desperately tried to stay afloat by jumping between vessels...
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Miss USA pageant asks public for help finding a contestant
(Entertainment ~ 04/21/16)
NEW YORK -- If you haven't been picked for Miss USA this year, don't throw away your swimsuit. The beauty contest is turning to the public to find a wild-card contestant. The Miss Universe Organization said Wednesday it will conduct an online search for a candidate to join the 51 contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the live June 5 telecast on Fox...
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Southeast Missouri State pitcher Joey Lucchesi named to POY watch lists
(College Sports ~ 04/21/16)
Southeast Missouri State senior pitcher Joey Lucchesi is a finalist on the Golden Spikes Award and the Diamond National Pitcher of the Year watch lists, which were both released Wednesday. Lucchesi, who's 7-2 with a 1.31 ERA, is one of 60 players on the Golden Spikes Award watch list. The award is sponsored by Major League Baseball and will be presented on June 30 in Los Angeles...
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Kelly girls soccer team tops Herrin on the road
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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Tarasenko scoring touch key to Blues' 3-1 series lead
(Professional Sports ~ 04/21/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Vladimir Tarasenko usually takes it easy on Brian Elliott in practice. "His first shot is always a floater into my glove and he taps me on the pads afterward," the St. Louis Blues goalie said Wednesday. "I think he saves his stuff for the opposing goalies."...
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After delay, Cardinals beat Cubs 5-3 to avoid sweep
(Professional Sports ~ 04/21/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis right-hander Carlos Martinez is ready to show his appreciation to outfielder Randal Grichuk. Grichuk robbed Anthony Rizzo of a home run with an over-the-wall catch in the first inning on Wednesday to help Martinez settle into seven strong innings, and the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 to avoid a sweep to their NL Central rivals...
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Out of the past: April 21
(Out of the Past ~ 04/21/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Speaking yesterday at the 99th annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri Press Association, state Adjutant General Charles M. Kiefner of the Missouri National Guard said communities should strike up a grassroots protest to keep the Army from closing Guard units in their towns...
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Kenneth Steinkamp
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
Kenneth B. Steinkamp, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Bethesda Southgate Nursing Home in St. Louis. He was born Sept. 13, 1939, in St. Louis to Anthony H. and Elsie Ostel Steinkamp. Ken and Patricia Hensley were married Oct. 7, 1961, at St. Dominic Savio Catholic Church in Affton, Missouri...
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James Kimberlin Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
TAMMS, Ill. -- James D. Kimberlin Sr., 79, of Tamms died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. today at the Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Interment will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery...
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Lester Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
Lester Clyde Jones, 76, of Gordonville, formerly of Houston, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 6, 1940, in Seventy-six, Missouri, the son of Arnold and Eva Logsdon Jones. He married Patricia Whitener, who passed away Aug. 2, 2013...
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Judith James
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Judith Faye James, 80, of Marble Hill died Monday, April 18, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in McGee Chapel Cemetery near Glenallen, Missouri...
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Eugene Hecht
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
Eugene W. Hecht, 87 of Jackson died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Harold Hale
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Harold Wayne Hale, 79, of Advance died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel. Burial will be at Morgan Memorial Park in Advance...
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Lucille Grojean
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
Lucille F. Grojean, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at her home. She was born March 18, 1934, in Cape Girardeau to George M. and Leona M. Heisserer Diebold. She and Francis Grojean were married May 21, 1955, at Kelso, Missouri. He preceded her in death May 29, 2012...
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Thelma Freeman
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
Thelma Irene Freeman, 105, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Wilshire at Lakewood in Lee's Summit. She was born Oct 30, 1910, in Odessa, Missouri, the daughter of James Robert and Lulu Elizabeth Watson Cockran. She and Percy Dean Freeman were married July 15, 1930, in Paola, Kansas...
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Barbara Chambliss
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
Barbara Lynn Prince Chambliss, 70, of Jackson passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016. She was born Jan. 17, 1946, in Kennett, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy Prince Sr. and Pearly Marie McNew Prince; three brothers, Leroy Prince Jr., Johnnie Franklin Prince and Jerry Don Prince; and a sister, Marion Truly Prince...
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Lillian Birkman
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
Lillian L. Birkman, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. She was born May 10, 1929, in McClure, Illinois, to Thomas F. and Eulah M. Simpkins Hill. She and Louis "Junior" Birkman were married June 18, 1983, at Cape Girardeau...
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Dolores Apollo
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
Dolores Apollo, 90, formerly of St. Louis, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Monticello House in Jackson, where she resided the past several months. She is survived by a daughter, Diane (the late Patrick) Scully of Jackson. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to Mass time Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/21/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/21/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n William T. Childers, 34, of Cairo, Illinois, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving...
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Births 4/21/16
(Births ~ 04/21/16)
Daughter to ZiaoYu Zhou and Yunfang Liu of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:06 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Name, Annie. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Liu is the daughter of Meizhen Yu of Columbia, Missouri, and Chunhua Liu of Cape Girardeau. Zhou is the son of Guiyou Zhou and Hong Hen Li of China. Both of the new parents are employed by Relax Station One...
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McDonald's quashes all-you-can-eat fries reports
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- McDonald's Corp. is quashing reports a coming Missouri restaurant will test all-you-can-eat fries, saying the endless spuds will be available for a limited time only to promote the site's scheduled July grand opening. The buzz is around a reported "test" of unlimited fries for customers at the pending location in St. Joseph, north of Kansas City. But McDonald's spokeswoman Lisa McComb said no such test is in the works...
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Senate OKs bill to promote variety of energy sources
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate overwhelmingly approved a far-reaching energy bill Wednesday that reflects significant changes in U.S. oil and natural gas production over the past decade and boosts alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power. The bill also would speed federal approval of projects to export liquefied natural gas to Europe and Asia, where prices are higher than in the U.S. following a yearlong boom in domestic gas production...
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Missouri lawmakers reject Brownback's 'border war' proposal
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers appear uninterested in Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to reduce the business "border war" between the two states. Brownback last week offered to lessen his state's efforts to lure jobs away from the Missouri side of the Kansas City metropolitan area if Missouri's lawmakers would in turn weaken a law they approved in 2014 addressing the issue...
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Missouri seeking death penalty in Montgomery County homicide
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A hearing for a Mexican national accused of killing a man in Missouri and four people in Kansas was postponed Wednesday amid prosecutors' plans to seek the death penalty in the Missouri case. A Montgomery County judge delayed Pablo Serrano-Vitorino's preliminary hearing from April 28 to May 12 at the request of Serrano's attorneys, court records show. Prosecutors didn't oppose the delay...
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15-year-old identified as St. Louis police shooting victim
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police identified a 15-year-old as the victim of a fatal police shooting during a chase involving a car authorities say had been stolen at gunpoint. Jorevis Scruggs died Tuesday morning after reportedly pointing a stolen gun at two St. Louis police officers who were following the suspected stolen car...
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MU graduate students vote to unionize
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- University of Missouri graduate student workers have overwhelmingly voted to unionize. About 84 percent of the 795 graduate students who voted were in favor of allowing the Coalition of Graduate Workers to represent them in collective bargaining, the Columbia Missourian reported. Voting took place Monday and Tuesday...
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1 St. Louis County election director suspended, 1 may retire
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
ST. LOUIS -- One of St. Louis County's two election directors has been suspended and the other is mulling retirement in the wake of a mistake that resulted in ballot shortages at dozens of precincts. Republican elections director Gary Fuhr said in an interview Wednesday he was leaning toward retirement, even though the St. ...
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Budget negotiators scale back University of Missouri cuts
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Budget negotiators from the Missouri House and Senate agreed to scale back proposed funding cuts to the University of Missouri and boost overall higher education funding as they settled the final pieces of the state's proposed spending plan Wednesday...
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Michael Sam slams Missouri's religious objections bill
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL draftee, slammed a Missouri measure that would shield some businesses that deny services for same-sex weddings, telling fellow opponents Wednesday it is "the opposite of respect and it is the opposite of equality."...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 4/21/16
(Local News ~ 04/21/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the April 18 meeting Communications/ reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Perryville kidnapping suspect arrested
(Local News ~ 04/21/16)
Perryville, Missouri, police officers and Perry County sheriff’s deputies arrested kidnapping suspect Danny C. Keeton, 59, of Perryville about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at an address on Route B. Keeton is charged with kidnapping, first-degree burglary and third-degree misdemeanor assault...
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Jackson schools hires new superintendent of finance
(Local News ~ 04/21/16)
The Jackson School District has a new superintendent of finance and operations. Bleau Deckerd replaces Wade Bartels, who will begin a new position July 1 as community bank president at Alliance Bank in Jackson. Deckerd has been superintendent of the Altenburg (Missouri) School District for eight years, and he taught at the elementary-school level earlier in his career, according to information from the district...
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Mother accused of helping murder suspect flee
(Local News ~ 04/21/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — A mother accused of attempting to help her son avoid arrest for murder is facing charges, too. Carissa N. Nichols, 39, of Sikeston was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hiding her son, Orlando “TJ” Sheron, from police...
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Warrant issued for man accused of threatening woman with gun, breaking her nose
(Local News ~ 04/21/16)
A Cape Girardeau man is accused of forcing his former girlfriend into a car at gunpoint, then telling the driver to take them to the Mississippi River because he was going to kill her. Police have charged Ivory C. Alexander, 32, with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree robbery, kidnapping, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm...
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Missouri cuts off food-stamp benefits for 26,000 adults
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — About 26,000 Missouri residents have lost government food-stamp benefits for failing to comply with work and job-training responsibilities. Requirements that took effect at the start of this year limited some adults to three months of benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, unless they spent 80 hours a month in work or job-skills programs. ...
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Missouri House advances bill to expand birth control access
(State News ~ 04/21/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The GOP-led Missouri House is advancing a measure to make it easier for women to get birth control. House members in a voice vote gave the legislation initial approval Wednesday. It’s sponsored by Republican Rep. Sheila Solon and would allow pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives. ...
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Nation briefs 4/21/16
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A missing kayaker who was the focus of a two-day air and sea search off the Georgia coast staged his disappearance to escape prosecution on charges he sought sex with a child, authorities said Wednesday. Cody Magee, 38, of Savannah was being held Wednesday in Oklahoma City on an arrest warrant issued about 1,000 miles away after he missed a Monday court hearing in Georgia, said Savannah-Chatham County police spokesman Sonny Cohrs. ...
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Tubman goes on $20 bill; Hamilton stays on $10
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
WASHINGTON -- Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin among the iconic faces of U.S. currency. The $20 bill will be redesigned with Tubman's portrait on the front, marking two historic milestones, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced Wednesday...
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Study: Warming gives U.S. weather we prefer -- for now
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
WASHINGTON -- Global warming mostly has made the weather more pleasant for Americans over the last 40 years, which may explain why many people don't consider climate change as big a threat as scientists and the rest of the world do, a new study suggests...
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88-year-old veteran gets high-school diploma
(National News ~ 04/21/16)
HONESDALE, Pa. -- A World War II veteran has just gotten his high-school diploma and said he's grateful to have it, even if it's not going to help him get a job. Robert Dexter is 88. He was awarded the degree by the Wayne Highlands School Board in a ceremony Tuesday. Dexter said he enlisted in the Navy in 1944, when he was a junior at Damascus High School. He returned to his hometown when he was discharged in 1948 and started a family and a bottled-gas business...
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Learning brief 4/21/16
(Community ~ 04/21/16)
Mckenzie Roth of Benton, Missouri, was named to the fall 2015 high honor's dean's list at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Roth is a graduate of Scott County R-IV School and the daughter of Becky Roth of Benton. Roth is a freshman theater arts major at the university...
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Hooked on Science: Sound blaster
(Community ~ 04/21/16)
n 18-ounce plastic cup n Metal Slinky n Pipe cleaner n STEP 1: Hold the top ring of the Slinky to the bottom of the plastic cup. n STEP 2: Gently swing the Slinky back and forth, allowing it to hit the floor, and observe. Sound is vibrations moving through matter. As you gently swing the Slinky back and forth, allowing it to hit the floor, it vibrates. Those vibrations move through the Slinky to the cup. The cup amplifies the vibrations, allowing you to hear what sounds like Han Solo's blaster...
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Education chief looks for more well-rounded learning
(Community ~ 04/21/16)
Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary John B. King Jr. wants to see a return to a more well-rounded education for schoolchildren, one that spotlights the importance of science, social studies, world languages and the arts. In a speech last week in Las Vegas, King said some schools have focused too intensely on reading and math and testing in those subjects under the 2002 No Child Left Behind law...
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Speak Out 4/21/16
(Speak Out ~ 04/21/16)
You legions of hovering helicopter parents are causing major problems that distract from a school system's main mission: educating the youth. A current example of this is your incessant demand that your kids have immediate access to a cellphone even though said phone usage often causes substantial disruption in classrooms. Parents, just say no to student cellphones in school so these already overly pressured institutions can focus on their primary mission...
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The slow death of the military
(Column ~ 04/21/16)
This is an election year, and we will continue to hear all types of promises from the candidates. They will tell us how they will deploy U.S. forces to meet armed military and insurgent attackers. Typically they will make these promises and never explain how this will be done. Their promises will simply ignore some facts...
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Dimple Thomas
(Obituary ~ 04/21/16)
MILLER CITY, Ill. -- Dorothy Dimple Thomas, 95, of Miller City entered eternal life March 24, 2016, at Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. Cremation rites were accorded by Herbert A. Kassly Funeral Home of Collinsville, Illinois. Born on Jan. ...
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