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Patrol investigates death of truck driver; sheriff's department calls it an accident
(Local News ~ 03/01/19)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a truck driver who was struck by another truck Wednesday at a Procter & Gamble paper products plant truck lot in Cape Girardeau County. Sgt. Clark Parrott said the victim was struck by a truck that backed into him on the lot...
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Culture & Entertainment Notebook: Trench art buff Jeff Shrader goes from collector to trader
(Entertainment ~ 03/01/19)
Since childhood, antique dealer Jeff Shrader of Jackson has been intrigued by pieces of "trench art," the brass relics created by soldiers during World War I and World War II. Nearly 250 of the shiny, occasionally colorful relics are among the mountain of historical memorabilia he has for sale at Pastimes Antiques in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Miner, Mo., board seeks to impeach, oust police chief
(Local News ~ 03/01/19)
Aldermen in Miner, Missouri, have filed articles of impeachment against the city's police chief in an effort to remove him from office. The aldermen accused Police Chief Christopher Griggs of bullying city employees, having an "explicit sexual video" of his wife on his office computer, refusing the board's order to reinstate a police department employee and failing to work 40 hours a week...
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The "Why": Insurance executive leverages business platform for a higher calling
(B Magazine ~ 03/01/19)
You might have read organizational consultant, author and speaker Simon Sinek's books or listened to his speech about "the why," defined as the purpose or core belief that motivates someone to do something. For insurance professional Marc Harris, "the why" is helping guys become the husbands, fathers and leaders they were meant to be. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/01/19)
Today is Friday, March 1, the 60th day of 2019. There are 305 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 1, 1932, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, New Jersey. (Remains identified as those of the child were found the following May.)...
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Psych hospital partnership announced for Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/01/19)
SoutheastHEALTH and Universal Health Services are entering into a partnership to build a behavioral health hospital in Cape Girardeau, officials announced Thursday. "With the limited access to behavioral health providers in Southeast's service area, patients in crisis commonly come to the emergency departments of acute-care hospitals, which challenges the care team's ability to provide appropriate treatment and stabilization, post-discharge placement, and patient transportation," said SoutheastHEALTH President and CEO Ken Bateman at a news conference Thursday.. ...
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Notre Dame teaching valuable lessons in business
(Editorial ~ 03/01/19)
Students at Notre Dame Regional High School are getting hands-on lessons in the world of entrepreneurship. The high school's business law class doesn't just study legalities, but what it takes to own and operate a business. The class includes research and building a business from scratch; and at the end of the semester, the students present their projects in a "Shark Tank"-like situation, according to a recent story by Marybeth Niederkorn...
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Coyote fur is in big demand thanks to popular parkas
(Community ~ 03/01/19)
HERKIMER, N.Y. -- Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers. Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the hoods on Canada Goose coats and their many global imitators. A good western coyote, prized for its silky, light-colored fur, can fetch more than $100. The top price at a recent Colorado auction hit $170, a 40 percent increase from four years ago...
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Pakistan pledges to release captive Indian fighter pilot
(International News ~ 03/01/19)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's prime minister pledged on Thursday his country would release a captured Indian fighter pilot, a move that could help defuse the most serious confrontation in two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors over the disputed region of Kashmir...
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Israel's Netanyahu jolted by corruption allegations
(International News ~ 03/01/19)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's attorney general Thursday recommended criminal charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of corruption cases, shaking up an already tumultuous election campaign and threatening to end the Israeli leader's decades-long political career...
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Tribe says Corps' pipeline findings preordained
(National News ~ 03/01/19)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The Native American tribe leading the fight against the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Thursday a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers document shows the agency concluded the pipeline won't unfairly affect tribes before it consulted them...
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Talks collapse between Trump, Kim amid standoff
(International News ~ 03/01/19)
HANOI, Vietnam -- Talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday after the two sides failed to bridge a standoff over U.S. sanctions, a dispiriting end to high-stakes meetings meant to disarm a global nuclear threat...
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U.S. growth is likely to slow from 2.6 pct. pace last quarter
(National News ~ 03/01/19)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy turned in a solid performance in 2018, boosted in part by tax cuts and higher government spending. But growth slowed by year's end, and most economists envision a weaker outlook for the coming months and probably years...
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Cohen returns to Capitol Hill after slamming Trump as liar
(National News ~ 03/01/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's former lawyer returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday for hours of closed-door questioning after publicly branding his former boss a racist and a con man who lied about business dealings in Russia and directed him to conceal extramarital relationships...
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New sensors monitor sick babies without wires blocking hugs
(National News ~ 03/01/19)
WASHINGTON -- Peek into any U.S. hospital's baby ICU, and you'll see sick and premature newborns covered in wired monitors that tear at fragile skin and make it hard for parents to cuddle their kids. Now researchers have created tiny skin-like wireless sensors that may finally cut those cords...
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Senate confirms acting EPA chief for permanent role
(National News ~ 03/01/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite concerns by Democrats and one Republican about regulatory rollbacks he's made in eight months as the agency's acting chief...
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California residents survey damage as historic floods recede
(National News ~ 03/01/19)
GUERNEVILLE, Calif. -- Tom Orr began moving lyrics and scripts, clothes and photo albums from his apartment as authorities ordered evacuations along a rising Northern California river threatening to hit a historic crest. But the actor and writer couldn't move costumes, computers and performance videos. ...
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DeVos proposes federal tax credits to advance school choice options
(National News ~ 03/01/19)
The Trump administration renewed its push for school choice on Thursday with a proposal to provide $5 billion a year in federal tax credits for donations made to groups offering scholarships for private schools, apprenticeships and other educational programs...
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DOR director: He was in error, not tax withholding tables
(State News ~ 03/01/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Oops! Missouri Department of Revenue director Joel Walters said last year the state's tax withholding tables had been wrong for at least 15 years. He ordered changes to tables to prevent taxpayers from withholding too much money...
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Out of the past: March 1
(Out of the Past ~ 03/01/19)
For the past year, Boyd Gaming Corp. has had a stalwart partner in the majority of downtown merchants who support its proposal for a riverboat casino and complex in downtown Cape Girardeau; but now another group of local businessmen and residents -- the South Cape Development Group -- has started a campaign backing Lady Luck Gambling Corp.'s proposed resort...
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Weekend Outlook: No matter the weather forecast, fun is guaranteed
(Entertainment ~ 03/01/19)
One day I wake up and it's winter; the next day, it's spring. Good thing there's something stable in life I can always rely on for my weekend plans: TGIF. Aside from that being a shameless plug for the Southeast Missourian entertainment section, we do have several interesting events going on the next few days...
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Patricia Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 03/01/19)
Patricia Louise Seabaugh, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at Cape Town Senior Living facility. She was born June 20, 1920, in Los Angeles. Her parents were Ivan and Mildred Fisher. They moved to Cape Girardeau in 1932, where she attended Franklin Elementary, Cape Girardeau Central High School and Southeast Missouri State University...
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Jack Piepenbrok
(Obituary ~ 03/01/19)
Jack Martin Piepenbrok, 76, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at his home. He was born March 31, 1942, in Houston to Martin E. and Verla S. Seabaugh Piepenbrok. He and Beverly Lynn Seabaugh were married Sept. 5, 1965, in Marble Hill, Missouri. They had been married 49 years when Beverly passed away March 19, 2015...
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Speak Out 3/1/19
(Speak Out ~ 03/01/19)
People complaining about smaller tax refunds need to remember that the size of your refund has little to do with how much tax you actually pay. People largely have control over the size of their refunds by withholding more or less from their paychecks. If you get a large refund, that simply means that you paid too much and gave the government an interest-free loan. That is money you could have kept and spent as needed throughout the year, or saved in an account of your own...
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Prayer 3/1/19
(Prayer ~ 03/01/19)
Lord Jesus, we worship you for you are the way, the truth and the life. Amen.
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Publicist says Luke Perry under 'observation' in California hospital
(Entertainment ~ 03/01/19)
LOS ANGELES -- "Riverdale" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Luke Perry has been hospitalized, his publicist said Thursday. Arnold Robinson told The Associated Press the 52-year-old actor is "currently under observation" at the hospital. Paramedics responded to a 911 call at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at a home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles and took a patient to a hospital, the city's fire department said. Public records list the address as Perry's...
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Birth 3/1/19
(Births ~ 03/01/19)
Daughter to Clayton and Kara Schlitt of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 2:39 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Name, Scarlett Lynn. Weight, 6 pounds, 9.1 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Schlitt is the daughter of Mitch and Terry Baker of Jackson, and Joe True of Jackson. She is employed by Southern Bank. Schlitt is the son of Jim and Dianna Schlitt of Jackson. He works for DSW Signs...
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Missouri proposes truce with Kansas in business battle
(State News ~ 03/01/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers want to give Kansas a second shot at a truce in a long-running battle over businesses in the Kansas City area...
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House approves scholarship for older adults
(State News ~ 03/01/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missourians age 25 and older would be eligible for a new full-ride college scholarship to study high-demand fields under a bill passed by the state House. House members voted 101-49 Thursday to send the measure to the Senate...
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Dennis Straubinger
(Obituary ~ 03/01/19)
Dennis Straubinger, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Calvin Phillips
(Obituary ~ 03/01/19)
Calvin Phillips, 89, of Jackson died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Mary Jackson
(Obituary ~ 03/01/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary Ann Jackson, 73, of Sikeston passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Hunter Acres Caring Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Joyce Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 03/01/19)
Joyce Abernathy, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Like Father like son
(Submitted Story ~ 03/01/19)
Reed Borgfield of Jackson has been racing motorcycles since he was 4 years old. He is the son of Tim and Lora Borgfield of a Jackson and Tim is no stranger to racing as he has won numerous National championships as well as a World championship in motocross and Jet Ski Racing. ...
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Climate change past and present
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/01/19)
A Jan. 25 article by the Associated Press cited Earth's 2018 average temperature at 58.93 degrees, 1.39 degrees warmer than the average from 1951 to 1980. Information from the 1981 Compton Encyclopedia states one theory of what caused the ice ages were large quantities of dust in the atmosphere, possibly from volcanic activity. Today, governments regulate industry and vehicles to reduce air pollution...
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