- Super SuperMoon (Submitted Story ~ 11/13/16)
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Cape County sales-tax revenue shows slight growth in 2016
(Local News ~ 11/13/16)
Cape Girardeau County has experienced little growth in sales-tax revenue this year. The county government's half-cent sales tax has generated more than $6.6 million this calendar year, an increase of 0.48 percent over the same period in 2015, county treasurer Roger Hudson said...
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More businessses take a chance on Cape, Jackson industrial parks
(Local News ~ 11/13/16)
Businesses are making their way into Cape Girardeau's and Jackson's business and industrial parks -- from local companies finding ways to grow within the region to national brands expanding their reach. Between the activity visible from Interstate 55 at the Greater Cape Girardeau Business Park to the recently unveiled speculative building in Jackson, businesses are finding new ways to grow in Southeast Missouri...
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Mini-Comic Con event mixes reality and fantasy
(Local News ~ 11/13/16)
Though it was billed as "mini," the Comic Con at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus showcased plenty of talent. On display was artwork of four professional artists from the comic-book and fantasy world. One of them was William Stout, who sat at one of the booths, touching up prints of the Lon Cheney drawing he'd made. In his black leather jacket, red bandanna ascot and silver hair, he looked quite the character himself...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Nov. 13, the 318th day of 2016. There are 48 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 13, 2015, the worst attack on French soil since World War II took place as Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris on the national stadium, restaurants and streets, and a crowded concert hall, killing 130 people and wounding more than 350...
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Prost -- Palisch
(Engagement ~ 11/13/16)
Roger Prost of Perryville, Missouri, announces the engagement of his daughter, Angela Michelle Prost, to Alex Christopher Palisch, both of Scott City. Angela also is the daughter of the late Cindy Prost. Alex is the son of Clayton and Susan Palisch of Scott City...
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Brothers -- Roberts
(Engagement ~ 11/13/16)
Lee and Gloria Brothers of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Brothers, to Nathan Roberts, both of Columbia, Missouri. He is the son of Charles and Marilyn Roberts of Macon, Missouri. Elizabeth received a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife ecology from Northwest Missouri State University in 2000 and a Master of Natural Science in biology from Southeast Missouri State University in 2009. She is a biologist at Evans Analytical Group in Columbia...
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Bee careful
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Autumn is a great time to get outdoors and enjoy the moderate temperatures. As I write this, Southeast Missouri continues to be in a period of drought. Sunny, bright days normally accompany stretches of dry weather. This fall so far has provided many days of near-perfect opportunity to get out and look for interesting things in nature...
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FYI - 11-13-16
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Meals with Friends will be served at the Salvation Army Nov. 14 through 18. Menus are as follows: Monday: Baked eggs dish, hash browns, fruit and dessert. Tuesday: Chili, cornbread and dessert. Wednesday: Spaghetti with elbow noodles, corn and salad...
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Mastering a better apple pie
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Any number of tasks may strike you as easy as pie, but anyone who's ever actually made a pie can tell you it actually requires some care if you want it to turn out well. Consider apple pie. Its ingredients are few and elemental: apples, of course, along with sugar, flavoring and pie crust. ...
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Thanksgiving staple sides
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and many of us are planning menus and shopping for ingredients. My cousin always tells me she has no trouble planning the entree and dessert, but side dishes are her stumbling block. I decided to pass along a few recipes to her and share them with you as well. I am not saying a few of these are heart healthy, but for that once-a-year indulgence at Thanksgiving, maybe it would be OK...
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Preserving the fall harvest
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
For the past week or so we have been digging our sweet potatoes. If it wasn't for the vines, it would be relatively easy. The vines make it difficult. Our sweet potatoes did decent. They didn't do well enough to brag about, but there is enough to last us through the winter. We planted some in a clay soil and they did awful. We also planted some in a sandy soil and they did real well...
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Building a home of thankfulness
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
What would happen if instead of a day of thanksgiving we lived every day in a thankful home? Here are three ways to build a thankful home. Build a thankful home by being intentional. In Joshua 24:15, the young leader addresses a crowd concerning how they will live in their new nation...
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Is life like a bowl of cherries?
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
"Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries," the name of a song, popular years ago. The music was by Ray Henderson and the lyrics by Lew Brown. Not knowing the phrase was the name of a song, I credited its wisdom to another source -- my mother. Mom claimed a quote appropriate for every occasion. Sometimes Mom would sigh and say, "Life is certainly no bowl of cherries," and went on about her business...
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All things new
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Most biblical scholars agree the prophet Isaiah is divided into three sections: Isaiah 1-39 was written before the Israelites were sent into the Babylonian Exile and Isaiah 40-55 was written while the people were in the midst of their captivity. The final third of Isaiah (chapters 56-66) is a series of prophetic oracles written as the people are returning to Jerusalem from the exile...
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Adopt Chevy
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Chevy is a 3-year-old housebroken beagle mix. He loves people and going for walks. Chevy is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Thanksgiving around the corner, Halloween memories and other childhood recollections
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Happy birthday to Idona Sue Scheffer, Donnie Reischman, Randall Hibdon, Steve Wall, Reta Mantel, Blake Perry, Jason Harrell, Walker Rice, Dottie Vickery, Joshua Sadler, Jessie Johnston, Jimmy Kinsey, Anna Pobst, Elizabeth Beck, Chris Knutson, Margaret Husband, Elijah Dickman, Robert Bowman, Pete Elledge and Gail Heisserer...
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Southeast Missouri State University distinguished service award
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Four local individuals recently were awarded Distinguished Service Awards from Southeast Missouri State University. Charles Robert "Bob" Depro of Sikeston, Missouri, is a member of the Southeast Missouri University Foundation's Horizon Club. He recently made plans for his legacy by helping the next generation of teachers with a pair of $250,000 bequests to Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Mississippi that will be used to establish endowed scholarships in his name. ...
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DIY pet beds should be cozy, safe
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
There are as many ideas for do-it-yourself pet beds as there are kinds of pets. Projects range from simple sewing patterns to complex woodwork. But the goal is a safe, customized bed that suits the pet, so "your furry family members have a cozy place to curl up," said Camille Smith, website managing editor for the home design channel HGTV...
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Club News 11-2-13-16
(Community News ~ 11/13/16)
The Nancy Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met Oct. 26 at Cape River Heritage Museum for a fundraiser luncheon. The meeting was called to order by Carolyn Webb, regent. Charlotte Slinkard, registrar, introduced the club's guests. The meal of chicken casserole, three-bean salad, Chinese cabbage salad, bread, cheesecake and chocolate cake was provided by the executive board...
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Senior center menus - 11-13-16
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Monday: Pepper steak or ham and beans, baby baker potato, roasted Brussels sprouts, whole-grain hot roll or cornbread and baked stewed apples or cookie and ice cream. Tuesday: Finger lickin' chicken or liver and onions, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, California blend veggies, whole-grain bread and fruit cocktail blend or fruit cocktail cake...
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Mental health and proposed new mandates
(Column ~ 11/13/16)
Like other mental health advocates here in Southeast Missouri, I know from long experience that medical care works best when patients and their doctors get to make decisions without outside interference. And that's why I'm worried -- deeply worried -- about some proposed new mandates emanating from Washington, D.C. that would interfere with the ways that some of the most vulnerable patients get needed medical care...
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Prayer 11-13-16
(Prayer ~ 11/13/16)
O Lord, we praise you for you are the Alpha and the Omega, the Almighty. Amen.
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Lead is an issue in Southeast Missouri
(Column ~ 11/13/16)
Lead can have significant effects on a child's health and development and can be frightening to parents and others who strive every day to provide for the safety of the most vulnerable among us. Children under six years of age are most at risk because their developing nervous systems are especially vulnerable to lead's effects...
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Trump’s victory
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/13/16)
Six major things happened to set the stage for a Trump victory: Millennials wised up to the fact that Bernie was just a lure to get them to vote for the establishment. It was a dumb move and it failed. Decades of empty promises to the black community and policies designed to keep minorities in a perpetual state of dependency has worn thin... hope and change was the last straw for many Christian black families...
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U.S., Missouri usher in new era of GOP power
(Editorial ~ 11/13/16)
The last few days have been a whirlwind for our country. In a historic election, voters decided to take the country in a new direction and elected Donald Trump as president. Trump defied predictions, conventional wisdom and so many norms on his way to the presidency...
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Out of the past: Nov. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 11/13/16)
City and Missouri Highway and Transportation Department officials yesterday broke ground on the next segment of Cape Girardeau's $3 million Lexington Avenue arterial project; the newest segment will consist of a five-lane road and bridge over Cape LaCroix Creek between Mount Auburn Road and Lexington; also, traffic signals will be installed at the intersection of Kingshighway and Mount Auburn...
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Brian Wallace
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
MORLEY, Mo. — Brian Ira Wallace, 35, of Morley died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at his home. A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Morley Baptist Church in Morley. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City is in charge of arrangements...
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Barbara Swink
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
WINCHESTER, Va. — Barbara Deimund Swink, 85, of Winchester passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in her home. She was born June 20, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of the late Ralph and Maxine Deimund. Barbara was a woman of rare talent, special warmth and vast wisdom, who will be missed by all those whose lives she touched...
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Cathryn Swift
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
Cathryn Joy Swift, 57, of Delta died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2016, at her home. A memorial service will be at a later date. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Missouri, is in charge of all arrangements.
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Billie Sweet
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
ORAN, Mo. — Billie Jo Lutes-Sweet, 52, of Oran died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the chapel. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Milton Pecord
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Milton A. Pecord, 96, of Olive Branch died at 3:55 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 10, 1920, in Miller City, Illinois, the son of Milton B. and Mary Lena Hornberger Pecord. He married Virginia Ronnebeck on Dec. 21, 1937. She preceded him in death Jan. 6, 2015...
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Edward Lohmann
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edward O. Lohmann, 79, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, near Farrar, Missouri. He was born Oct. 10, 1937, in Farrar, son of Otto and Edna Roth Lohmann. He and Bernice M. Versemann were married Aug. 10, 1963. She preceded him in death Nov. 24, 1997...
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Leta Hudgings
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
MOUNT HOLLY, Vt. -- Leta E. Davis Hudgings, 77, of Mount Holly passed away peacefully in her sleep with her husband by her side at 5:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at her home. She was born on April 27, 1939, in Ludlow, Vermont, the daughter of Col. Ellsworth C. and Dorothy Ripley Davis, who predeceased her...
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Jack Hahn
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
GLENALLEN, Mo. — Jack Lindsey Hahn, 67, of Glenallen died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. Born on June 10, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, he was the son of Eldon and Loretta Rose Hahn. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War as a helicopter door gunner. ...
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Bob Goza Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
Bob Goza Jr., 90, of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Betty Dunklin
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
Betty Jane Oberheide Dunklin, 96, passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau. Betty was born June 28, 1920, in Cape Girardeau to Leona Hasslinger Oberheide and Walter Henry Oberheide. She graduated from Central High School and attended State College (Southeast Missouri State University). ...
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Evelyn Cottner
(Obituary ~ 11/13/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Evelyn Caroline Emma Cottner, 92, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Scott City fire report 11/13/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/16)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Nov. 4 n At 8:31 a.m., a citizen assist in the 100 block of Burger Street. n At 9:12 a.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of North Lincoln Avenue. n At 10:42 a.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of Sycamore Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/13/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 7:36 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 12:39 p.m. on William Street; and 4:22 p.m. on William Street. n At 9:49 a.m., assist police or other governmental agency on Good Hope Street...
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Births 11/13/16
(Births ~ 11/13/16)
Daughter to Shelby J. and Katrina R. Hovis of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:49 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. Name, Skylar Elaine. Weight, 4 pounds, 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hovis is the former Katrina Lier, daughter of David Lier of Birmingham, Alabama, and Stacy Meyer of Millersville. She is employed as a baby sitter. Hovis is the son of Terry and Shelia Hollinger of Farmington, Missouri, and Daron and Lisa Hovis of Joplin, Illinois. He is a freelance handyman...
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Robert Vaughn, suave 'Man from U.N.C.L.E.' star, dies at 83
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
NEW YORK -- Robert Vaughn, the debonair, Oscar-nominated actor whose many film roles were eclipsed by his hugely popular turn in television's "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," has died. He was 83. Vaughn died Friday morning after a brief battle with acute leukemia, said his manager, Matthew Sullivan...
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Clay: Trump presidency won't impact Ferguson settlement
(State News ~ 11/13/16)
The election of Donald Trump as president should have no effect on the settlement agreement between the city of Ferguson and the U.S. Department of Justice, Democratic U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay of St. Louis said...
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Missouri Gov. Nixon to travel to United Arab Emirates
(State News ~ 11/13/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is stopping in the United Arab Emirates during an upcoming economic development trip. Nixon announced Friday he’ll pitch Missouri exports to government officials and businesses in the country later this month. ...
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St. Louis may ban sale of tobacco to people younger than 21
(State News ~ 11/13/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is set to vote on whether to ban the sale of tobacco, electronic cigarettes and vapor products to anyone younger than 21. The two bills were advanced Thursday and could be passed by the board as early as Nov. 18. Under the proposed legislation, the city's Department of Health can send minors into stores to test whether employees are in compliance, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Schnucks reverses course, will allow bell ringers
(State News ~ 11/13/16)
ST. LOUIS — Salvation Army bell ringers will return to Schnucks stores this holiday season after all. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Maryland Heights, Missouri-based grocery chain is granting an exception to its no solicitation policy adopted in August, allowing Salvation Army volunteers and their red kettles to return to the grocery stores for the annual fundraising drive. ...
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Missouri game officials urge chronic wasting disease testing
(State News ~ 11/13/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri game officials are urging hunters to have their deer tested for chronic wasting disease ahead of the start of firearms deer season. The opening day of firearms deer season was Saturday. Deer testing is voluntary in Barry, Christian, Douglas, McDonald, Ozark, Stone and Taney counties, but mandatory in other parts of Missouri where the disease is known to exist, according to the Springfield News-Leader...
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Fatal farm accident reported in Perry County
(State News ~ 11/13/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — A 79-year-old eastern Missouri man was killed when a tractor rolled on top of him. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Edward O. Lohmann died Friday afternoon when he was working in a Perry County farm field. Police said the accident occurred when Lohmann’s tractor stalled and rolled backwards, overturning on him...
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Successful real-estate firm built between grisly crimes
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
WOODRUFF, S.C. -- As he built a successful real-estate firm, Todd Kohlhepp's behavior struck some as odd: watching pornographic videos during work, making macabre jokes in marketing literature and openly discussing he was a sex offender. But he also was an award-winning agent described as a hard worker and good boss...
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On last foreign tour, Obama must find a way to explain Trump
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- It was supposed to be his grand valedictory tour. Now President Barack Obama must use his last major trip abroad to try to calm shocked world leaders about the outcome of the U.S. election and what comes next when Donald Trump is president...
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Deadlocked jurors force mistrial in Ohio police shooting
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
CINCINNATI -- Jurors failed to come up with a verdict against a white former police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist and were leaning toward a lesser conviction, a prosecutor said Saturday after a mistrial was declared...
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Trump advisers back deregulation, privatized Social Security
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- During his triumphant presidential campaign, Donald Trump renounced Republican orthodoxy on a Social Security overhaul. "We're not going to hurt the people who have been paying into Social Security their whole life," Trump said, calling the payment of promised benefits "honoring a deal."...
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Trump may revisit Trump Country during a victory tour
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump may take a victory tour to states that elected him president, an aide said Saturday, as boisterous protests unfolded outside the tower where he holed up with members of his transition team and fielded calls congratulating him...
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Still fighting: Vietnam vets seek help for rare cancer
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
DANVILLE, Calif. -- They were the lucky ones who made it home from Vietnam. A half-century later, some veterans are finding out they, too, are victims of the war. The enemy is a known killer in parts of Asia: Parasites ingested in raw or poorly cooked river fish. These liver flukes attach to the lining of the bile duct and, over time, cause inflammation and scarring...
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Southerners wear masks as smoke streams from mountains
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
ATLANTA -- Wildfires near the Georgia-North Carolina line are spewing smoke so thick, residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must do outdoor activities. The fires -- many of them suspected arsons -- have prompted evacuations in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee in recent days...
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Campaign's disdain for civility could leave lasting damage
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
When a South Carolina congressman shouted "You lie!" during a speech by President Barack Obama in 2009, House members rebuked him for violating norms of civility. After this year's presidential campaign, the idea people once were troubled by the outburst seems almost quaint...
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Death toll hits 50 in IS-claimed blast
(International News ~ 11/13/16)
QUETTA, Pakistan -- The death toll from a bomb blast Saturday at a Sufi shrine in southwest Pakistan has risen to 50 people with more than 100 wounded, officials said. The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the suicide attack at the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Bilal Noorani in the southwestern province of Baluchistan...
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Thousands rally, march in anti-Trump protests
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
NEW YORK -- Thousands took to the streets Saturday across the United States as demonstrations against President-elect Donald Trump continued in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and beyond. Protesters rallied at New York's Union Square before picking up steam and taking their cause toward Trump Tower. Police set up barricades in front of some of the most expensive stores in Manhattan as the group made its way along Fifth Avenue...
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McConnell, Ryan part of unlikely power trio
(National News ~ 11/13/16)
WASHINGTON -- Washington's new power trio consists of a bombastic billionaire, a telegenic policy wonk and a taciturn political tactician. How well they can get along will help determine what gets done over the next four years and whether the new president's agenda flounders or succeeds...
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Sting reopens Bataclan venue 1 year after Paris attacks
(International News ~ 11/13/16)
PARIS -- French security turned out in force Saturday night before a concert by British pop legend Sting marking the reopening of the Bataclan concert hall one year after suicidal jihadis turned the famed Paris site into a bloodbath. Hundreds of yards of barricades, body searches and scores of armed police greeted those lucky enough to get a ticket...
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NATO: Blast inside U.S. base in Afghanistan kills 4
(International News ~ 11/13/16)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An explosion at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan early Saturday killed four people, the leader of international forces in the country said. U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson said 14 people were wounded in the attack inside Bagram Air Field...
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Mass grave indicates IS horrors to come in Mosul
(International News ~ 11/13/16)
HAMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq -- For months, Islamic State group fighters drove thousands of civilians on forced marches across the Nineveh desert to the small town of Hamam al-Alil. Retreating before methodical Iraqi advances on Mosul's southern approach, IS fighters converged here, rounding up men, women and children for use as human shields and killing dozens of others...
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Hundreds of thousands rally in Seoul to demand Park's ouster
(International News ~ 11/13/16)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Hundreds of thousands of people flooded Seoul's streets Saturday demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amid a political scandal in what may be South Korea's largest protest since it shook off dictatorship three decades ago...
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McClure woman dies in one-vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 11/13/16)
An Illinois woman died in a car accident Saturday morning near McClure, Illinois. Illinois State Police determined Edith R. Heise, 34, of McClure lost control of the 2003 GMC Envoy she was driving and ran off the road about a half-mile south of Highway 146 in Alexander County just before 6:30 a.m. Saturday...
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Correspondent speaks about loss of connection between civilians, veterans
(Local News ~ 11/13/16)
NPR veterans correspondent Quil Lawrence said he started to gain more in common with the soldiers serving in Iraq he was covering, many of whom served three or more tours of duty, because they had been sucking the same dust for 10 years. While Lawrence was still a correspondent during a U.S. military conflict, he spoke with a soldier on his way home after serving multiple tours. ...
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Chaffee man arrested on drug charges
(Local News ~ 11/13/16)
A Chaffee, Missouri, man is in custody on drug charges after Scott County sheriff’s deputies searched his residence and a shed. David A. Turner, 32, is charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance...
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'They deserve a chance' - With proper care and love, special-needs pets can outperform expectations
(Community ~ 11/13/16)
Apple the white poodle-Dachshund mix went bumbling out into the yard as soon as Cherie Harris set her down. "She's just a little drunk on her feet," she said. "But I've gotta watch her or she'll run away." Harris said nobody's quite sure what's wrong with Apple, whose legs don't always work, but Harris suspects something like cerebral palsy from a difficult birthing...
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Mental health and proposed new mandates
(Column ~ 11/13/16)
Like other mental health advocates here in Southeast Missouri, I know from long experience that medical care works best when patients and their doctors get to make decisions without outside interference. And that’s why I’m worried — deeply worried — about some proposed new mandates emanating from Washington, D.C. that would interfere with the ways that some of the most vulnerable patients get needed medical care...
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Lead is an issue in Southeast Missouri
(Column ~ 11/13/16)
Lead can have significant effects on a child’s health and development and can be frightening to parents and others who strive every day to provide for the safety of the most vulnerable among us. Children under six years of age are most at risk because their developing nervous systems are especially vulnerable to lead’s effects...
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The next 4 years can be historic for our country
(Column ~ 11/13/16)
Last Tuesday’s election results showed that a majority of Americans felt we needed a change from the slippery slope of the governing of our country. It will be tough to turn around but Donald Trump has shown the fortitude, drive and leadership qualities to do just that...
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4x4 - 11-13-16
(11/13/16)
Nov. 16 is National Fast Food Day. What is your favorite place to get fast food?
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Man syndrome in the Pind household
(Column ~ 11/13/16)
We have a new man in the Pind house and his name is Cooper Donald Pind. My baby is in too big of a hurry to grow up! Every day I hear, "Mom, I'm 6, I'm a man now." Gone are the cutesy good-smelling kids shampoos, soaps and conditioners. In their place is "man soap" -- Irish Spring, Old Spice, Brut. ...
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