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Lions Clubs International Foundation Awards Emergency Disaster Grant Toward Disaster Relief In Perryville
(Submitted Story ~ 03/09/17)
Lions Clubs International Foundation Chairperson, Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada has announced the approval to award an Emergency Grant of $10,000 to assist with tornado relief activities in the Perryville, Missouri area. Lions Clubs International is impressed with the hard work volunteers from several organizations that have assisted the victims of this tragedy as reports come in from Lions who've helped on the ground from Perryville, Patton, Ste. Genevieve, Cape Girardeau and Sikeston...
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Southeast Missouri State University reports 29 confirmed cases of mumps
(Local News ~ 03/09/17)
Southeast Missouri State University has had 29 confirmed cases of mumps, and the number is expected to grow, school officials said Wednesday. "The university continues to receive reports of students presenting to their health-care provider or the Campus Health Clinic with symptoms of mumps," the school said on its website...
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Missouri proposal would end tax break for seniors, disabled
(State News ~ 03/09/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Tax breaks for low-income seniors and disabled residents who live in rental housing would go away under legislation a panel of Missouri lawmakers voted to advance Wednesday as the state deals with a budget crunch. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, who leads the House Budget Committee, said eliminating the roughly $55-million-a-year tax break could spare proposed cuts to services for those groups...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, March 9, the 68th day of 2017. There are 297 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 9, 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. The Amistad, ruled in favor of a group of Africans captured by U.S. authorities after they had seized control of a Spanish schooner, La Amistad, that was transporting them to a life of slavery in Cuba; the justices ruled, 7-1, that the Africans had been illegally enslaved, and should be set free...
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Prayer 3/9/17
(Prayer ~ 03/09/17)
O Father God, direct our paths that we would glorify you. Amen.
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Speak Out 3/9/17
(Speak Out ~ 03/09/17)
A Speak Out contributor asked smokers to explain why they throw out their cigarette butts on the street, etc. It's simple -- they're selfish and disrespectful of others. My question is why, when a car pulls up to a red light and the driver opens his/her door and empties out their ashtray on the ground, the Cape Girardeau police officer in the car directly behind them doesn't pull them over and give them a ticket for littering. I've seen it twice in recent months. Ridiculous!...
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The beginning of the end
(Column ~ 03/09/17)
By 1975 U.S. combat forces had been removed from South Vietnam, and fighting the communist North Vietnamese Army (NVA) invaders was left to the South Vietnamese military. The first major test of the trained and equipped South Vietnamese military came with the North Vietnamese spring offensive of 1972. ...
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David Eckstein to speak at Semoball Awards
(Editorial ~ 03/09/17)
St. Louis Cardinals fans in the area likely remember the three years that David Eckstein spent with their favorite team. How could you forget the shortstop known for his scrappiness or his stellar performance in the 2006 World Series that led to him being named World Series MVP?...
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Inspiring to serve
(Community ~ 03/09/17)
A Midnight Run aboard buses through the streets of New York City sounds as if it would be a memorable adventure, especially for a high-school senior from the Midwest. For 10 seniors from Notre Dame Regional High School, it was an eye opener. As they made their way along tall buildings and bright lights on their first night out and about in the Big Apple, they gained a unique view of the city that never sleeps...
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Out of the past: March 9
(Out of the Past ~ 03/09/17)
A petition drive by Darrell Hanschen and Richard Schmidt of Cape Girardeau County could force the county commission to place county-wide planning and zoning requirements on the November ballot for voters' approval; the petitions must get 1,237 registered voters for the issue to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot...
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Wilma Williams
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Wilma Idell Williams, 88, of Marble Hill departed this life Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 21, 1929, in Bessville, Missouri, daughter of Jesse Odell and Vallie Mae Lincoln Devenport. She and Sebert V. Williams were united in marriage Feb. 11, 1950, and he passed away April 24, 2011...
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Nancy Lynn Sander
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Nancy Lynn Sander, 71, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the home of a sister in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Thomas L. Meyer
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Thomas L. Meyer, 98 years of age, passed away peacefully Monday, March 6, 2017, at his home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 29, 1918, in Old Appleton, the son of Hugo J. and Albertine Buchheit Meyer. He attended grade school at St. Joseph in Apple Creek, Missouri, as well as St. Boniface in Perryville, Missouri, and high school at St. Vincent de Paul in Perryville...
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Gerald McDougall
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Gerald Sanford McDougall, 71, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 5, 2017, while comfortably watching CNN and waiting to meet a dear friend for dinner. He passed so peacefully, we are certain it was from natural causes and not from the reporting of the current political climate...
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Charles Crawford
(Obituary ~ 03/09/17)
Charles L. Crawford, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. He was born June 7, 1920, in Delta to Perry and Ida Snider Crawford. He and Kathleen "Katy" Roberts were married March 22, 1942, at Cape Girardeau. Charlie served in the military police of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was foreman at Superior Electric for 31 years...
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Jackson police report 3/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/09/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Theft was reported in the 2900 block of South Old Orchard Road. n Theft was reported in the 300 block of East Jackson Boulevard. n Theft was reported in the 3500 block of Kidron Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 6:40 a.m. on Johnson Street; 11:13 a.m. on Cuesta Drive; 1:23 p.m. on Gordonville Road; 4:30 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 6:54 p.m. on Westfield Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. n Christen G. Turner, 28, of Jackson was arrested on Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to appear for improper registration and failure to appear for failure to provide motor-vehicle financial responsibility, a Bollinger County, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear for possession of a controlled substance and a Ste. ...
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Births 3/9/17
(Births ~ 03/09/17)
Son to Mark Allen and Mallory Sue Thompson of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 12:33 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Name, Remington Allen. Weight, 6 pounds, 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Thompson is the former Mallory Sikes, daughter of James Sikes Jr. and Linda Smith of Scott City. She is employed by Burger King. Thompson is the son of Larry Thompson and Candy Thompson of Cape Girardeau. He is self-employed with Thompson's Home and Lawn...
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Missouri House votes to block St. Louis minimum wage hike
(State News ~ 03/09/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri House members have voted in favor of undoing a recent court decision allowing St. Louis to raise its minimum wage. The GOP-led House in a voice vote Wednesday gave initial approval to the bill, which would block cities from adopting higher minimum wages than Missouri’s. ...
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No ruling yet on man's bond request in Jewish threats case
(State News ~ 03/09/17)
ST. LOUIS — An assistant U.S. attorney in St. Louis said the man accused of making threats against at least eight Jewish institutions is responsible for a “hateful crime.” Juan Thompson of St. Louis was in court Wednesday seeking release on bond. ...
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Commission approves Ameren rate increase
(State News ~ 03/09/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an agreement to increase Ameren Missouri’s annual electric operating revenue by about $92 million. The commission said in a news release Wednesday the agreement will take effect April 1. ...
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New not-for-profit plans to advocate for Greitens and his agenda
(State News ~ 03/09/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A newly formed not-for-profit will be able to advocate for Gov. Eric Greitens and his agenda while accepting unlimited donations and without having to disclose who is making the contributions. The organization, A New Missouri Inc., will promote the governor's agenda and will be backed "by people who care deeply about seeing the agenda enacted here in Missouri," Greitens' senior adviser, Austin Chambers, told The Kansas City Star...
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Probe sought after report on church abuse allegations
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
A district attorney has asked the state to investigate two assistant prosecutors after an Associated Press story that quoted former congregants of a North Carolina church saying the men derailed criminal probes into allegations of abuse by sect leaders...
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Forbidden Forest: Spooky new 'Harry Potter' exhibit to open
(Community ~ 03/09/17)
LEAVESDEN, England -- The wizarding world held a reunion of sorts Wednesday as some veterans of the blockbuster "Harry Potter" film series gathered at the site north of London where the films were made. There was Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy, Evanna Lynch, aka Luna Lovegood in the films, and Aragog -- the machine that made a convincing, somewhat sinister giant spider...
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Border Patrol may loosen lie-detector hiring requirement
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
SAN DIEGO -- The Border Patrol's parent agency would exempt many veterans and law-enforcement officers from a hiring requirement to take a lie-detector test under a proposal to satisfy President Donald Trump's order to add 5,000 agents, according to a memo released by the agents' union...
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Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who was fired from his prominent White House job last month, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 worth of lobbying work before Election Day that may have aided the Turkish government...
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IS gunmen in white lab coats kill 30 in Kabul hospital
(International News ~ 03/09/17)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan's capital Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The attack on the 400-bed military facility, near two civilian hospitals in Kabul's heavily guarded diplomatic quarter, set off clashes with security forces that lasted several hours...
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Deadly bus-train wreck puts railroad crossing under scrutiny
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
JACKSON, Miss. -- The site of a train-tour bus crash that killed four people in Mississippi has a troubling history of accidents, including two this year, local and federal officials said Wednesday. National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said the crossing in Biloxi has a hump that has caused tractor-trailers to bottom out, and the federal agency is looking into whether the steep grade played a role in the crash Tuesday...
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Police: Woman in labor demanded injection of heroin, meth
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
CONCORD, N.H. -- A woman in labor demanded a friend inject her with heroin and methamphetamine before firefighters arrived at their home and she gave birth while entering an ambulance, New Hampshire police said Wednesday. Police in Concord arrested Felicia Farruggia, 29, of Concord, this week, about six months after her son was born. He is in state custody...
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Women go on strike in U.S. to show their economic clout
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
PHILADELPHIA -- Many American women stayed home from work, joined rallies or wore red Wednesday to demonstrate how vital they are to the U.S. economy, as International Women's Day was observed with a multitude of events around the world. The Day Without a Woman protest in the U.S. was put together by organizers of the vast women's marches that drew more than 1 million Americans the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration...
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Industry groups oppose GOP health bill; Ryan seeks unity
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
WASHINGTON -- Pivotal industry and consumer groups mounted intensifying opposition to the Republican health-care bill as GOP leaders labored Wednesday to rally a divided party behind their high-stakes overhaul drive. Lawmakers cast Congress' initial votes on the legislation as House Speaker Paul Ryan praised the proposal as "what good, conservative health care reform looks like."...
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Public speaking at first grade: Local Christian school places priority on speech class
(Local News ~ 03/09/17)
Clad in a plastic tiara, first-grader Karsynne McAlister went up in front of her class at Cape Christian School. She faced a panel of two adult judges and her teacher, Debbie Williams, as her back was to her fellow students. “You’re going to be nervous, but that’s the whole thing — to get over it,” speech and drama teacher Terry Maire said. “You have to do it a lot in life.” ...
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City's old website used for porn
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Fla. -- Officials in a Florida Panhandle city said their former website was taken over by someone hosting pornographic content. The city of Springfield began receiving complaints last week from residents who visited the city's old website. Mayor Ralph Hammond said the city apparently let the old domain name expire, and the site contains pornography. The city seeks to buy back the old domain and any domain names similar to the city's website, springfield.fl.gov...
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Rubble, ash found in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State
(International News ~ 03/09/17)
MOSUL, Iraq -- The antiquities museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul is in ruins. Piles of rubble fill exhibition halls, and a massive fire in the building's basement has reduced hundreds of rare books and manuscripts to ankle-deep drifts of ash. Associated Press reporters were granted rare access to the museum Wednesday after Iraqi forces retook it from the Islamic State group the day before...
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Panama ex-dictator Noriega is critical after brain surgeries
(International News ~ 03/09/17)
PANAMA CITY -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was in critical condition and sedated in a hospital's intensive-care unit Wednesday after undergoing two brain surgeries. Noriega, 83, underwent the first procedure Tuesday morning to remove a benign tumor from his brain...
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Caveman menu: Woolly rhino in Belgium, mushrooms in Spain
(National News ~ 03/09/17)
WASHINGTON -- Eating like a caveman meant chowing down on woolly rhinos and sheep in Belgium but munching on mushrooms, pine nuts and moss in Spain. It all depended on where they lived, new research shows. Scientists got a sneak peek into the kitchen of three Neanderthals by scraping off the plaque stuck on their teeth and examining the DNA. ...
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Hooked on Science: 'Leprechaun snot' recipe
(Community ~ 03/09/17)
n 1/4 cup of clear glue n 1/4 cup of Borax n Warm water n Green food coloring n Step 1: Dissolve 1/4 cup of Borax into one quart of warm water. Is the solution a solid or a liquid, and why? Describe the solution by using its observable properties. n Step 2: Add a few drops of green food coloring to the 1/4 cup of clear glue and mix...
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