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Cape Girardeau, Sikeston to host Irish-themed events this weekend
(Entertainment ~ 03/17/17)
Green beer, live music, costume contests and more are on tap for St. Patrick's Day 2017. Here is a look at events and celebrations scheduled in the Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri area. Downtown Cape Girardeau will have its annual St. Patrick's Day pub crawl, sponsored by The Library at 10 S. ...
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Legislature OKs bill raising fines for herbicide damage
(Local News ~ 03/17/17)
Missouri lawmakers gave final approval to a bill increasing fines for illegal use of herbicides resulting in damage to other farmers’ crops, the Associated Press reported Thursday. The Missouri House passed the bill Thursday in a vote of 139-18. The bill, HB 662, already had passed the Senate. It now goes to Gov. Eric Greitens, and if he signs it, will go into effect immediately...
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Stoddard County first in region to adopt drug-monitoring program
(Local News ~ 03/17/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — The Stoddard County Commission voted 3-0 to pass an ordinance establishing a prescription-drug monitoring program in Stoddard County at its regular meeting March 6. The county is the only one thus far in Southeast Missouri to adopt the program using a data-collection system based in St. Louis County...
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Cairo man pleads guilty to bank murders
(Local News ~ 03/17/17)
BENTON, Ill. — A man who stabbed three bank employees, leaving two of them dead, as part of an attempted bank robbery in Cairo, Illinois, will spend the rest of his life in prison. James Nathaniel Watts, 32, pleaded guilty to two charges Thursday afternoon in federal court...
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Neighborhood residents push for community center in south Cape
(Local News ~ 03/17/17)
South Cape Girardeau needs a community center that would serve neighborhood children, residents said at a public meeting Thursday. Some 30 people turned out for the meeting at Shawnee Park Center, hosted by the Authentic Voices neighborhood organization...
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Juvenile Detention Center demolition begins Thursday in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/17/17)
Demolition of the old Cape Girardeau County Juvenile Detention Center begins Thursday at 325 Merriwether St. in Cape Girardeau. County parks employees are getting the property ready to sell.
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Cape School Board candidates praise 1:1, discuss future of district
(Local News ~ 03/17/17)
Candidates for Cape Girardeau School Board each drew on their respective strengths in answering a question about the 1:1 tablets and laptops initiative for students Thursday at a SEMO Pachyderms forum. Tony Smee has been on the Cape Girardeau School Board for eight years, and he answered the question from the perspective of government experience. He works as the chief deputy appraiser for Cape Girardeau County...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/17/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, March 17, the 76th day of 2017. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On March 17, 1942, six days after departing the Philippines during World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia to become supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater...
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Locals raise money for children's cancer research
(Editorial ~ 03/17/17)
There were lots of smiles and laughter when nine people had their heads shaved earlier this month. The head-shaving event, organized by Andrea Allstun, raised money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which funds children's cancer research. Allstun, who'd shaved her head in 2015 for the cause, was contacted by Jennifer Singleton, whose daughter Sarah is a childhood-cancer survivor. The pair hope it becomes an annual event...
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Our city's leaders
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/17/17)
C. S. Lewis tells the story of a man who takes his dog for a walk. As they approach a light pole, the dog goes to one side and the owner to the other. The dog wants to go forward, but the owner holds tight. It's not that the owner is against the dog going forward; he just wants him to do it on his terms. The dog eventually concedes and both go forward together...
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To Jason Smith
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/17/17)
Dear Jason Smith, I am insulted by many comments you've made disparaging President Obama without any proof for what you've said. Please stop representing me by bad-mouthing the former president, who led historic improvements in the world, ended two wars, caught Osama Bin Laden, saved the auto industry, solved decades-old issues with Iran and Cuba, and started the U.S. on track with the rest of the modern world to offer cost-effective universal health care...
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Healthcare costs; A bitter pill
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/17/17)
When asked "why does healthcare cost so much?", politicians and others only talk about insurance cost. A discussion targeting insurance cost is just what the healthcare industry want and politicians (needing to finance their next campaign) keep directing media to. The control of the conversation is made possible with lobbying money from device makers, hospital groups and pharmaceutical industry.*...
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Prayer 3/17/17
(Prayer ~ 03/17/17)
Lord Jesus, thank you for grace and the gift of eternal life through you. Amen.
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No matter the problem, the solution is a good wall
(Column ~ 03/17/17)
Let's start by revisiting a couple of issues that seem to have died down a bit in our favorite river city. We haven't heard much about marauding deer and cackling hens in recent days, have we? Well, surely we can do something about that. It occurs to me that events unfolding on the national front may hold lessons we should be heeding. In particular, I think one major proposal in Washington may be worth scaling down to fit our own urban needs...
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Out of the past: March 17
(Out of the Past ~ 03/17/17)
The Salvation Army has kicked off a million-dollar capital campaign for a new building, which will be constructed near the intersection of South Sprigg and Good Hope streets in Cape Girardeau. Fred R. "Rock" and Judy Wilferth are co-chairpersons for the campaign...
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Doris Tyler
(Obituary ~ 03/17/17)
SUNNYVALE, Texas -- Doris June Allen Tyler was born July 1, 1933, and passed away March 14, 2017. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, William and Arra Allen, and sisters, Myrtle Garner, Rose Dasovich, Frieda Hunt, Christine Dockins, Magalene Miles and Albertine Mainer...
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Patsy Statler
(Obituary ~ 03/17/17)
Patsy Ruth Statler, 88, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. She was born Dec. 27, 1928, in Scott County, daughter of David "Guy" and Ollie Lillian McClain Slinkard. She and Merlin V. "Pete" Statler were married Aug. 8, 1953. He passed away March 1, 2016...
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Harold Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/17/17)
Harold G. Smith, formerly of rural Sikeston, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 15, 1927, the son of the late James T. and Wilamina Caroline "Mina C." Lohear Smith. Smith, a 32nd-degree Mason, was a retired self-employed farmer and also had been employed by Duckett Truck Sales and Agricultural Statistics Service. ...
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Ivan Sander
(Obituary ~ 03/17/17)
VANCLEAVE, Miss. -- Ivan Lee Sander, 89, of Vancleave, formerly of Columbia, Missouri, entered eternal life peacefully at home Thursday, March 16, 2017, after a short illness. He's now back in Betty's loving arms. There will be a private funeral with interment in Jackson...
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George F. LaGois Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/17/17)
George F. LaGois Sr. of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, of cancer while visiting his son in Tucson, Arizona. He was born March 8, 1949, to Walter and Alice LaGois in Hempstead, New York. George enjoyed working as a semi-truck driver for over 40 years. He was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church. He served his church in many ways, one being the chaperon/driver for several youth trips...
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Danielle Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/17/17)
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Danielle S. Jones, 34, of Oshkosh passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017. She was born April 16, 1982, in Cape Girardeau to Alan and Kathy Lix Jones. Danielle attended the Jackson Public Schools until her family relocated to Green Bay, Wisconsin. ...
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Clarence Irvin
(Obituary ~ 03/17/17)
SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Clarence "Chuck" Edward Irvin, 76, of Springdale, formerly of Bessville, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. A memorial service will begin at noon at the funeral home. Inurnment with military honors will follow at Old Union Cemetery near Bessville...
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Mary Etta Branum
(Obituary ~ 03/17/17)
Mary Etta Branum, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Garden of Memories in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Births 3/17/17
(Births ~ 03/17/17)
Son to Rocky Alex Pretty and Karen Elizabeth Moore of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:02 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Name, Dominik James Harvey. Weight, 7 pounds, 6 ounces. Second child, first son. Moore is the daughter of Natasha Moore and Randall Moore of Jackson. Pretty is the son of Pam Pretty and Roy Pretty of Jonesboro, Arkansas. He is employed by Fruitland American Meats...
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3 people shot, student arrested in French school shooting
(International News ~ 03/17/17)
PARIS -- A 16-year-old student opened fire at a high school Thursday in southern France, wounding two other students and the principal trying to intervene, officials said. Police moved into the Alexis de Tocqueville school in the town of Grasse -- the country's picturesque perfume capital -- and arrested the still-armed suspect, identified by the Interior Ministry spokesman as Killian Barbey...
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Trump's planned reduction in refugees may hit Myanmar worst
(International News ~ 03/17/17)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Tin, her husband and five children have cleared years of refugee hurdles to come to the U.S.: blood tests, interviews, DNA and fingerprints, background checks. She has her one must-bring possession within reach, a well-worn Bible, and keeps their phone charged for the U.S. Embassy to call...
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10 hurt by explosion on Mount Etna
(International News ~ 03/17/17)
MILAN -- Sicily's Mount Etna volcano unleashed an explosion Thursday, hurling molten rocks and steam that rained down on tourists, journalists and a scientist who scrambled to escape the barrage. Ten people were reported injured. The tourists, who were drawn to Etna to observe the spectacle of the active volcano erupting, were caught by surprise when its flowing magma hit thick snow, causing a phreatic explosion that rained rock and other material down upon them...
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Coin-operated binoculars stolen in Massachusetts
(National News ~ 03/17/17)
FLORIDA, Mass. -- Massachusetts State Police are investigating the theft of a pair of 305-pound, coin-operated, binocularlike devices that gave tourists spectacular views along the state's famous Mohawk Trail. The viewers are mounted on metal posts at scenic vistas. Police said Wednesday they think the bronze and cast-iron viewers were cut from their wooden platform next to the Eastern Summit gift shop in the town of Florida sometime between Feb. 27 and March 7...
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Health bill short of votes, GOP leaders look to Trump
(National News ~ 03/17/17)
WASHINGTON -- Short of votes for their health-care bill, Republican congressional leaders turned to President Donald Trump on Thursday to wrangle support for the divisive legislation they hope to push through Congress before Easter. But Trump sounded more like he was at the start of a negotiation than ready to close the deal. ...
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White House resists GOP pressure, stands by wiretap claim
(National News ~ 03/17/17)
WASHINGTON -- The White House on Thursday stood by President Donald Trump's unproven accusations his predecessor wiretapped his New York skyscraper, despite growing bipartisan agreement there's no evidence to back up the claim and mounting pressure to retract the statement...
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Travel ban rulings highlight trouble posed by Trump record
(National News ~ 03/17/17)
SEATTLE -- Federal law gives the president broad authority over immigration. Jimmy Carter used it to deny some Iranians entry to the U.S. during the hostage crisis, Ronald Reagan to bar Cubans who didn't already have relatives here and President Barack Obama to keep out North Korean officials. So why does President Donald Trump keep running into legal trouble with his efforts to freeze immigration by refugees and citizens of some predominantly Muslim nations?...
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Trump's budget: Build up military, build the wall
(National News ~ 03/17/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's new $1.15 trillion budget would reshape America's government with the broad, conservative strokes he promised as a candidate, ordering generous increases for the military, slashing domestic programs and riling Democrats and fellow Republicans by going after favored programs...
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'Saturday Night Live' to air live to all, not taped for some
(Entertainment ~ 03/17/17)
NEW YORK -- After 42 seasons, "Saturday Night Live" is trying something new: airing live to everybody. For the first time, "SNL" will broadcast live simultaneously across the U.S. for its final four shows of the season, NBC announced Thursday. Until now, viewers in the Mountain and Pacific time zones have seen the show not as it aired "live from New York," but on tape delay...
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Depeche Mode hopes its new CD gets 'people to think a bit'
(Entertainment ~ 03/17/17)
NEW YORK -- Depeche Mode's new album kicks off with a dire warning we're going backward as a society. Things quickly go downhill from there. "Spirit" then tells us we've been lied to and advocates revolution, convicts everyone of treason and urges selfish scum to turn their guns on themselves -- and that's just the first four songs...
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Artifacts 3/17/17
(Entertainment ~ 03/17/17)
Southeast Missouri State University graduate student and poet Stephen Furlong will give a presentation to the Southeast Missouri Writers' Guild from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Oscar Hirsch Room at Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark Ave. For more information, visit semwg.org...
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Best Bet: Eastern Ozark Rendezvous to be this weekend
(Entertainment ~ 03/17/17)
Re-enactments, an archery competition, live artisan demonstrations and more await at the Eastern Ozark Rendezvous from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Barks Plantation on Route ZZ near Glenallen, Missouri. Food and refreshments also will be available. The event is free to the public. For more information, call (573) 225-4424 or email smittytsmith@gmail.com...
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#SemoSelfie 3/17/17
(Entertainment ~ 03/17/17)
Obligatory concert selfie! #roadshow17 #semoselfie #rendcollective
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Missouri House votes for restrictions on child marriages
(State News ~ 03/17/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House passed a bill that would require teenagers to be older before they could get married without permission from a judge. House members voted 139-1 Thursday to send the measure to the Senate. Under current law, children ages 15 to 17 can get married with permission from a parent, and those younger than 15 need approval from a judge...
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Missouri tax break for seniors, disabled renters could end
(State News ~ 03/17/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House voted to end a tax break for low-income seniors and disabled renters. House members voted 85-72 Thursday in favor of axing the roughly $55-million-a-year tax break. Republican House budget leaders said the money could be used to prevent cuts proposed by Gov. Eric Greitens to in-home and nursing-care services next fiscal year...
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Missouri House OKs bill to limit medical malpractice suits
(State News ~ 03/17/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A bill advancing in the Missouri Legislature would change whom patients could sue for medical malpractice. The bill passed the House 101-50 Thursday and now goes to the Senate. If made law, patients could sue hospitals only if the physician accused of wrongdoing is an employee...
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Missouri prosecutor seeks death penalty against woman
(State News ~ 03/17/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri prosecutor said Thursday he'll seek the death penalty against a suburban St. Louis woman accused of killing a disabled man to shift attention away from her in another slaying. St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar's announcement he'll pursue capital punishment against Pamela Huff of O'Fallon comes at a time no women are among 26 Missouri inmates awaiting execution by injection...
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Missouri House passes charter expansion bill
(State News ~ 03/17/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two philosophies about public education were at odds in the Missouri Legislature this week as the House debated, and narrowly passed, a proposal to expand charter schools in the state Thursday with an 83-76 vote. The bill would allow charter schools to move into heavily-populated districts, such as Springfield and Columbia, and allows them to open in a district when at least one building meets less than 60 percent of state standards...
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Road work 3/17/17
(Local News ~ 03/17/17)
Route Y in Perry County between Route A and County Road 438 will be reduced with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews trim trees. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily Monday through March 31, according to a MoDOT news release...
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