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Circuit judge faces retirement issue in primary; Reed seeks to unseat Dolan
(Local News ~ 07/25/18)
A Southeast Missouri circuit judge faces a Democratic primary challenge from a Scott City attorney who says the judge will be forced to retire before the end of his six-year term. David Dolan, circuit judge for the 33rd circuit of Scott and Mississippi counties, is challenged by attorney Rebecca Reed in the Aug. 7 primary. Dolan is seeking election to a fourth term. The winner will be unopposed in the November general election...
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Multiple states, genres represented during 5-day #Fawkesfest18
(Local News ~ 07/25/18)
A five-day music festival — #Fawkesfest18 — featuring nearly 40 alternative rock, pop punk, metal and indie bands will be rocking The River Valley Banquet Center beginning at 7 p.m. today in downtown Cape Girardeau. Justin Aden, owner of local promotion company Fawkes Entertainment and previous owner of Mixing 10, said he began to refocus on supporting local bands earlier this year...
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U.S. announces billions to help farmers hurt by Trump tariffs
(Local News ~ 07/25/18)
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will provide $12 billion in emergency relief to ease the pain of American farmers slammed by President Donald Trump’s escalating trade disputes with China and other countries. However, some farm-state Republicans quickly dismissed the plan, declaring farmers want markets for their crops, not payoffs for lost sales and lower prices...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/25/18)
Today is Wednesday, July 25, the 206th day of 2018. There are 159 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 25, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein signed a declaration at the White House ending their countries' 46-year-old formal state of war...
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Sponsored: Close to Home: Outreach efforts increase healthcare access for the patients who need it
(B Magazine ~ 07/25/18)
When it comes to population health, the numbers are seldom kind to the people of Southeast Missouri. The rates of childhood poverty and low birthweight are higher there. So too are the rates of cancers, premature death, and a variety of other negative outcomes...
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A party in search of 'opportunity'?
(Column ~ 07/25/18)
With an incendiary President capable of mass alienation and mid-term election history on their side, the Democrats should be poised for the upcoming November election showdown. Instead, the Democrats find themselves in search of a message. Still stinging from their massive defeat in 2016, a vocal and energized wing of the Democratic party believes the road to success lies in socialism...
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Voting no on Prop A
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/25/18)
On Tuesday, Aug. 7, Missouri voters will render a decision on what is labeled a Right to Work law. It would eliminate union shops in favor of open shops or non-union work places. A union shop is a workplace where all bargaining unit employees are members of the labor union representing them...
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Trump tempers Iran rhetoric, says he's ready for new deal
(State News ~ 07/25/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- President Donald Trump tempered his threatening rhetoric toward Iran on Tuesday, two days after he sent an all-caps warning of future conflict. Addressing the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Trump took credit for pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear accord, but said his administration stands ready for Iran to come back to the negotiating table...
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Colors of summer
(Local News ~ 07/25/18)
Abbie Wilmarth practices a routine Tuesday with members of the Marching Tigers color guard of Cape Girardeau Central High School at Ivers Square in Cape Girardeau.
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First lady visits hospital to promote 'Be Best'
(National News ~ 07/25/18)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Melania Trump joined in the children's pastimes of blowing bubbles and playing with trains Tuesday as she promoted her "Be Best" campaign at a hospital and expressed her desire to help educate mothers and children about the dangers of drug misuse and dependency...
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Kemp wins Georgia GOP runoff
(National News ~ 07/25/18)
ATLANTA -- With a damning secret recording of his opponent and a Trump-Pence endorsement late in the race, Secretary of State Brian Kemp on Tuesday won a bruising Republican runoff in the race for Georgia governor. A self-described "unapologetic conservative" whose campaign ran an eyebrow-raising ad stating he could use his own pickup to "round up criminal illegals," Kemp rode a national wave of voter contempt for the establishment in favor of bare-knuckled outsider politics...
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Ryan: Trump 'trolling' with clearances threat
(National News ~ 07/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's threat to revoke the security clearances of top former officials critical of his administration left congressional leaders stunned and confused, with the House speaker shrugging it off as a bit of "trolling." "I think he's just trolling people, honestly," Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters Tuesday with a laugh...
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Without evidence, Trump says Russia will favor Dems
(National News ~ 07/25/18)
WASHINGTON -- Under pressure to show he's taking the threat of Russian interference seriously, President Donald Trump claimed without evidence Tuesday that Moscow will be "fighting very hard" to help Democrats win in the 2018 midterm elections. Trump, who has offered mixed messages on Russian interference in U.S. elections -- at times even calling it a "hoax" -- acknowledged in a tweet the midterms are a likely target...
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Apprehensions increasing at border with Canada
(National News ~ 07/25/18)
DERBY LINE, Vt. -- While the Trump administration fortifies the southern border, there's growing concern over the number of foreigners entering the country illegally across the porous northern border with Canada. People crossing the border between Vermont and Quebec have paid smugglers up to $4,000, usually payable when the immigrants reach their U.S. destination, according to officials and court documents...
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Laos dam flooding leaves hundreds missing
(International News ~ 07/25/18)
BANGKOK -- Massive flooding from a South Korean-constructed hydroelectric dam in Laos left several people dead and hundreds missing, state media said Tuesday. Rescue efforts were underway as top government officials rushed to the site and public appeals were launched for aid...
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Wildfires in Greece kill 74 in deadliest blazes in decades
(International News ~ 07/25/18)
RAFINA, Greece -- The death toll from Greece's deadliest wildfires in decades climbed to 74 Tuesday as rescue crews searched on land and sea for those who sought to escape the blazes engulfing popular summer resort spots near Athens. The number of victims appeared set to go even higher, with crews checking charred homes and vehicles and the coast guard scouring beaches and deeper waters. There was no definitive count of the missing...
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Toronto officials debate guns in wake of weekend shootings
(International News ~ 07/25/18)
TORONTO -- Of all the things people in Toronto are horrified by in the aftermath of the shooting in which two people were killed and 13 injured, this stands out: The man responsible had a handgun. To mass shooting-weary America -- where there are about 300 million guns of all kinds -- possession of a handgun might seem commonplace...
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N. Korea said to be dismantling key parts of launch site
(International News ~ 07/25/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at its main satellite launch site in a step toward fulfilling a commitment made by leader Kim Jong Un at his summit with President Donald Trump in June. While Pyongyang could be trying to build trust with Washington as they engage in talks to resolve the nuclear standoff, analysts say dismantling a few facilities at the site alone wouldn't realistically reduce North Korea's military capability or represent a material step toward denuclearization. ...
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Charges of rigging, intimidation mar Pakistan campaign
(International News ~ 07/25/18)
ISLAMABAD -- As Pakistan prepares to make history today by electing a third straight civilian government, rights activists, analysts and candidates say the campaign has been among its dirtiest ever, imperiling the country's wobbly transition to democratic rule...
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Thai soccer boys prepare for ordination
(International News ~ 07/25/18)
MAE SAI, Thailand -- The young soccer teammates and their coach who were rescued after being trapped in a cave in northern Thailand had their heads shaved in a ceremony Tuesday as they prepared to be ordained as Buddhist novices and monks. Eleven of the 12 boys and their coach prayed to ancient relics and offered drinks and desserts in gilded bowls to spirits at a Buddhist temple. The 12th team member who was trapped in the cave didn't take part because he isn't Buddhist...
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Congo confirms end of latest Ebola outbreak
(International News ~ 07/25/18)
KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo's latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is over, the health ministry announced Tuesday, after a 42-day observation period with no new confirmed cases recorded. There were 54 Ebola cases, including 33 deaths, in the outbreak declared in early May in northwest Equateur province, the ministry said...
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Heart of Yosemite park to close as crews battle blaze near forest
(Community ~ 07/25/18)
LOS ANGELES -- The heart of Yosemite National Park, where throngs of tourists are awe-struck by cascading waterfalls and towering granite features such as El Capitan and Half Dome, will be closed as firefighters try to corral a huge wildfire just to the west, casting a smoky pall and threatening the park's forest, officials said Tuesday...
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Board recommends Cosby be found sexually violent predator
(Entertainment ~ 07/25/18)
A Pennsylvania board recommended Bill Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator, which would require the former TV star to attend at least monthly sex offender counseling, in prison and out, and police to post warning flyers throughout his neighborhood whenever he is freed...
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Out of the past: July 25
(Out of the Past ~ 07/25/18)
Four area natives and residents were among a group of Adorers of the Blood of Christ who recently celebrated their anniversaries of religious profession; they are Sister Ignatia Greaser, a native of New Hamburg, Missouri; Sister Celeste Compas, a native of Kelso, Missouri; Sister Dorothy Reinhold, a resident of Kelso; and Sister Etheldreda Heard, a native of Oran, Missouri...
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Ivanka shutting down clothing company
(Community ~ 07/25/18)
NEW YORK -- Ivanka Trump is shutting down her clothing company and laying off 18 employees after some stores dropped her line and she decided ethics restrictions were holding back its ability to grow. The president's daughter said in statement she made the decision to focus more on work as a White House adviser...
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Bernadine Stratman
(Obituary ~ 07/25/18)
Bernadine C. Stratman, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 15, 1930, in Glennonville, Missouri, to William and Cecelia Fortman Stratman. She and Sheldon Stratman Jr. were married June 15, 1949, at Glennonville...
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David Massey
(Obituary ~ 07/25/18)
David Lee Massey, 75, of Perkins, Missouri, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the home of his daughter. He was born Aug. 13, 1942, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to William Kermet and Bertha Mae Johnson Massey. He married Judith Massey, and she preceded him in death...
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Lindall Liley
(Obituary ~ 07/25/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lindall H. Liley, 88, passed away July 24, 2018, at Woodland Hills Nursing in Marble Hill. He was born Aug. 22, 1929, near Lutesville, Missouri, son of William O. and Elsie L. Eaker Liley. He and Phyllis Jo Gibson were united in marriage Feb 2, 1973, and she preceded him in death Aug. 30, 2000...
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Paul Heuring
(Obituary ~ 07/25/18)
Paul "Chub" Heuring, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 27, 1934, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to Anton "Tony" and Clara LeGrand Heuring. Paul's graduating class of 1954 was the first to graduate from the then new Cape Girardeau Central High School. ...
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Sara Bradley
(Obituary ~ 07/25/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Sara D. Bradley, 41, died Monday, July 16, 2018, at Osage Beach Regional Hospital in the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Marble Hill United Methodist Church in Marble Hill, with the Rev. Anthony Stewart officiating...
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Angeline Behrle
(Obituary ~ 07/25/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Angeline Christine Behrle, 91, of Perryville died Monday, July 23, 2018, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born Jan. 13, 1927, in Lawrenceton, Missouri, daughter of Herman and Christine Grither Schwent. She and Herbert J. Behrle were married Oct. 8, 1949. He preceded her in death Nov. 7, 1973...
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Sylvester Banks
(Obituary ~ 07/25/18)
Sylvester Fredrick Banks, 54, a resident of Austell, Georgia, and formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Friday, July 20, 2018, at his sister's home in Cape Girardeau. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Wyatt, Missouri, with Elder Elvin Greer officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Charleston, with Williams Funeral Home of Charleston in charge of arrangements...
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Prayer 7/25/18
(Prayer ~ 07/25/18)
Lord Jesus, may we guard our words and honor you in what we say. Amen.
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Speak Out 7/25/18
(Speak Out ~ 07/25/18)
With all the changes taking place on the St. Louis Cardinals, now is the time for the Redbirds to sign Cape Girardeau native and current free agent Shae Simmons. Simmons is a talented pitcher who could help the new-look Cardinals reach the playoffs this year and beyond...
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Mount Auburn Road reduced
(Local News ~ 07/25/18)
On Monday, private contractors, who are making a connection for a water main, reduced Mount Auburn Road's southbound traffic to one lane just south of Hopper Road. The work, which will allow for the development of the property at that corner, has now demanded that both southbound lanes be closed, according to a Cape Girardeau Public Works Street Division news release. ...
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Newspaper seeks reader input on new draft policy
(Column ~ 07/25/18)
Today the Southeast Missourian announces a DRAFT of a new policy regarding misdemeanor crimes reported in the newspaper. For the next two weeks (until August 8) we will take comments on the changes. News management, publisher and assistant publisher will review the comments before finalizing policy...
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Traffic crash in Perry County kills 2
(Local News ~ 07/25/18)
A traffic crash involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer killed two people Tuesday in Perry County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. on Highway 51 at Quarry Road, patrol Troop C public information officer Dallas Thompson said...
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