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Smith placed on personal leave
(College Sports ~ 11/09/06)
Southeast Missouri State placed women's basketball coach B.J. Smith on leave Thursday for personal reasons, athletic director Don Kaverman said. "We're not commenting on the reasons," Kaverman said Thursday. He added that the leave, during which time Smith will be paid, was indefinite...
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Cape police arrest Risco man for assault
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
Southeast Missourian A man who allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend was charged with domestic assault Wednesday. Danny Bierschwal, 36, of Risco, Mo., is accused of waving a knife in front of his 38-year-old girlfriend and her two teenage sons around 10 p.m. Tuesday in Cape Girardeau, police Cpl. Jason Selzer said...
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Officials play out pandemic scenarios
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
The event was to gauge the county's readiness for the arrival of an airborne disease like avian flu. By TJ GREANEY Southeast Missourian Asking "what if" can be fun, but when contagious disease is the topic, the implications are deadly serious. Approximately 65 area officials, medical professionals, first responders and others met Wednesday at the Osage Community Centre for a "table top" exercise. ...
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Southeast outlines tech park plan
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
Southeast Missouri State University plans to rely on a major St. Louis developer to transform approximately 400 acres of farmland into retail stores, commercial businesses, science and technology research operations and residential development. School officials are looking at inking an agreement with THF, which has developed a number of mixed-use developments...
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Blunt praises local law enforcement agencies
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- People wishing to protest at funerals of soldiers may find it much more difficult to do in Missouri with law enforcement agencies willing to ensure the services are protected, Gov. Matt Blunt said Wednesday. In the governor's Jefferson City office, Blunt issued a proclamation to Cape Girardeau-area law enforcement officials who worked to enforce Missouri's Funeral Protest Law...
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Voter errors delayed returns in some Southeast Missouri counties
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
Election night difficulties led to late returns from some area counties Tuesday night, causing final vote counts to be delayed until near midnight in some cases. In both Stoddard and Mississippi counties, several ballots were rejected by optical scan machines and had to be taken before a resolution board to verify voter intent...
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Speak Out 11/8/06
(Speak Out ~ 11/09/06)
Just one vote I WONDER how many political candidates realize that very little of what they said had much influence on voters, who know the candidates can't do what they promise. They only have one vote if they get elected. Best subdivision I AM a property owner and resident of Whispering Oaks subdivision in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Off to the NCAA
(Editorial ~ 11/09/06)
First the Southeast Missouri State University women's soccer team clinched the Ohio Valley Conference title Sunday, which guaranteed it a place in the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. And the best part was that the team would be making its first NCAA appearance in St. Louis...
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Pride of place
(Editorial ~ 11/09/06)
In a recent news story in the Southeast Missourian, a woman was described as a "Bootheel author." As it turns out, she is from Bloomfield, Mo. Bootheel? As it turns out, folks in Southeast Missouri are just as particular about their geographic designations as Missourians statewide are about the pronunciation of MissourEE. Or is it MissourUH?...
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Winners planning for new jobs; losers, next race
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
By RUDI KELLER Southeast Missourian The barrage of on-air advertising, direct mail and telephone calls is over, and Marble Hill, Mo., voter Lela Green was ready for it to end after voting Tuesday. Green, who at 80 has been voting since Harry Truman was president, said she was almost unable to use her telephone with all the intrusive pleas for a vote...
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Bill Cosby settles lawsuit over alleged 2004 assault
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/06)
By MARYCLAIRE DALE The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Bill Cosby settled a lawsuit Wednesday with a woman who said the entertainer drugged and sexually assaulted her at his home outside Philadelphia. Terms of the settlement will remain confidential, according to a one-paragraph statement released jointly by both sides...
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World welcomes shift in U.S. political landscape
(International News ~ 11/09/06)
By PAUL HAVEN The Associated Press MADRID, Spain -- The electoral rebuke for President Bush and the resignation of his defense secretary, both deeply unpopular away from American shores over the Iraq war, was celebrated throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia...
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Russia rejects European-proposed sanctions against Iran
(International News ~ 11/09/06)
By HENRY MEYER The Associated Press MOSCOW -- Russia has rejected European-proposed U.N. sanctions aimed at forcing Iran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons drive, but Moscow appears to be applying its own pressure by threatening to delay a key nuclear power project...
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Missouri jail goes pink to manage inmates
(State News ~ 11/09/06)
The new look is part of extensive repairs necessary after an escape attempt. The Associated Press BUFFALO, Mo. -- Prisoners returning to a southwest Missouri county jail damaged in a failed breakout will find a new color scheme -- pink with blue teddy bear accents...
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Rumsfeld resigns; former CIA director tapped as replacement
(National News ~ 11/09/06)
By ROBERT BURNS and KATHERINE SHRADER The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- After years of defending his secretary of defense, President Bush on Wednesday announced Donald H. Rumsfeld's resignation within hours of the Democrats' triumph in congressional elections. Bush reached back to his father's administration to tap a former CIA director to run the Pentagon...
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Light rail finally gets green light in K.C.
(State News ~ 11/09/06)
The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- City officials in Kansas City were reeling Wednesday, a day after voters approved a ballot initiative that requires the city to build a light-rail system. Expected to go down in flames like six previous ballot attempts had, the initiative instead passed overwhelmingly in four metro area counties, despite what critics said was a lack of specifics on how the project would work and a source of money too small to do the job...
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SIU ousts Carbondale chancellor
(State News ~ 11/09/06)
By JIM SUHR The Associated Press CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Dogged by allegations of plagiarism and "intellectual dishonesty," Southern Illinois University's chancellor will be replaced with an interim chief of the 20,000-student Carbondale campus, the university system's president announced Wednesday...
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Democrats look ahead to minimum wage increase, bipartisanship
(National News ~ 11/09/06)
By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Restored to power, congressional Democrats pledged Wednesday to press for a new course in Iraq and move promptly to raise the minimum wage. "We will not disappoint" the American people, said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaker-in-waiting...
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Cindy Sheehan arrested at White House
(National News ~ 11/09/06)
By DERRILL HOLLY The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Wednesday as she led about 50 protesters to a White House gate Wednesday to deliver anti-war petitions she said were signed by 80,000 Americans. The Berkeley, Calif., woman, whose son was killed in Iraq more than two years ago, was arrested along with three other women on the sidewalk outside the White House gate, said Lt. ...
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Democrats gain full control of Congress with win in Virginia
(National News ~ 11/09/06)
By BOB LEWIS The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. -- Democrat Jim Webb won Virginia's pivotal Senate race Wednesday, unseating Republican George Allen and giving the Democrats total control of Congress for the first time in 12 years. After GOP Sen. Conrad Burns' loss in Montana, the Virginia contest was the last undecided Senate race in the country. Webb's victory gave the Democrats 51 Senate seats and majorities in both the House and Senate for the first time since 1994...
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Births 11/9/06
(Births ~ 11/09/06)
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James Robinson
(Obituary ~ 11/09/06)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- James H. Robinson, 74, of Advance died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 28, 1932, at Enough, Mo., son of the Rev. Andy and Lucy Morley Robinson. He and Francis Dentson were married April 12, 1952, at Arbor, Mo. She died in 1991...
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William Jansen
(Obituary ~ 11/09/06)
ORAN, Mo. -- William H. "Bill" Jansen, 81, of Oran died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, at the Lutheran Home. He was born March 21, 1925, at Leopold, Mo., son of Henry Joseph and Caroline Arnzen Jansen. He and Dorothy Schoen were married July 14, 1945, at New Hamburg, Mo...
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Crafts, gifts and collectibles show benefits community
(Community News ~ 11/09/06)
Southeast Missourian One-of-a-kind holiday gift items can be found at the 11th annual Christmas Extravaganza scheduled for Nov. 17 to 19 near Jackson. The best thing about the show is that proceeds from the event will benefit the Notre Dame Performing and Visual Arts Program, Operation Freedom Soldier Christmas packages, Toys for Tots and Christmas for the Elderly...
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Linus Heisserer
(Obituary ~ 11/09/06)
Linus Aloysius Heisserer, 87, of Scott City died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 29, 1919, at Kelso, Mo., son of August and Clara Bucher Heisserer. He and Frances Marie Sietman were married Sept. 8, 1943, at Oran, Mo. She died Aug. 30, 1999...
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Cape County Archive volunteers accomplish much
(Community News ~ 11/09/06)
Southeast Missourian Ten volunteers were honored for their service since the center's opening in 2001 at a recent Cape County Archive Center event. Altogether, 81 individuals, plus the Jackson High School Honor Society, have worked 7,230 hours processing records, deeds, creating huge probate and circuit court databases and creating an 1890 census book...
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St. Vincent proves its point against Valle
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The St. Vincent football team has come a long way in the last month. And now they're headed to the Class 1 quarterfinals, courtesy of Wednesday night's impressive 17-7 sectional victory over visiting Ste. Genevieve Valle Catholic...
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Tigers take a Ribbing
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/06)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Too much Travis Ribbing led to a recipe of disaster for Central's football team Wednesday night, as Farmington rode its senior running back to four first-half touchdowns and a 50-7 sectional win. Ribbing rushed for 214 yards in the opening half, and carried just once after the break to finish with 222 yards on 18 carries. Three of those first-half rushes went for scores, and Ribbing also caught a 33-yard touchdown pass...
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Jackson's Meyr signs with Mizzou; Notre Dame duo signing this week
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/06)
Rex Meyr wants to stay close to home. For that reason, the Jackson senior chose the University of Missouri for his college choice over Arkansas and Alabama-Birmingham. Meyr signed his letter of intent on Wednesday to attend Missouri, a Big 12 school that was a participant in the NCAA tournament this past season and reached the final eight...
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Maryland No. 1 in preseason poll
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/06)
Maryland followed one milestone by achieving another. Seven months after winning its first national championship in women's basketball, Maryland is No. 1 in the preseason for the first time. The Terrapins were an overwhelming choice as the top team in The Associated Press poll on Wednesday, receiving 47 of the 50 first-place votes from a national media panel and compiling 1,246 points -- 85 more than No. 2 North Carolina...
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Still life with dust bunnies
(Column ~ 11/09/06)
Nov. 9, 2006 Dear Julie, Ten women are coming for dinner. While eating they'll dissect the book "Still Life with Chickens." Chicken isn't on the menu. The annual arrival of DC's book club is our version of spring cleaning. Weeks of preparation precede the event. ...
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Out of the past 11/9/06
(Out of the Past ~ 11/09/06)
25 years ago: Nov. 9, 1981 Two incumbent councilmen and a former city official have filed petitions of candidacy for the April Cape Girardeau City Council election, the first election under the new home rule charter form of government; incumbents Loretta Schneider and Robert K. Herbst have filed to retain their seats, and filing for mayor is Roy Smith, who served as a councilman from 1952 until 1954 under the commission form of government...
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Correction 11/9/06
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
In Wednesday's article about Glenda Ross' sentencing, her 1-year jail sentence was suspended and she was ordered to serve 30 days shock incarceration, with credit for time served. Ross was released on two years probation. If she violates probation, she will be required to serve the full year in jail...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/9/06
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
9 a.m. today County Administration Building 1 Barton Square in Jackson Routine business Action items Discussion items and appointments...
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Stem-cell opponents to continue seeking restrictions in Missouri
(State News ~ 11/09/06)
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Supporters of a groundbreaking constitutional amendment protecting stem-cell research in Missouri hoped for a mandate from Tuesday's narrow victory. Instead, they could be facing a backlash. Despite being outspent by nearly $27 million in an effort that had backing from the state's Republican governor and its business leaders, opponents of the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative took solace Wednesday in a defeat by fewer than 47,000 votes out of a total of nearly 2.1 million cast.. ...
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Planning and Zoning Commission action items 11/9/06
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
Planning and Zoning Commission action items...
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Business digest 11/09/06
(National News ~ 11/09/06)
Two businessmen seek to buy Tribune Co. LOS ANGELES -- Billionaire businessman Eli Broad and supermarket magnate Ron Burkle have teamed up to submit a bid for the Tribune Co., The Associated Press has learned. Details of the offer by the companies controlled by the two businessmen were not disclosed. ...
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Illinois couple embark on mission to try every pancake house in state
(State News ~ 11/09/06)
The Associated Press If you've ever beheld a stack of freshly made pancakes and felt sure you could eat every single one, then you might begin to appreciate Amanda Steiger's and Joe Niemczyk's mission. They adore pancakes so much that they've embarked on what they expect to be a decade-long journey to sample flapjacks in every, or nearly every, pancake house in Illinois...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 11/9/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/06)
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Cape fire reports 11/9/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/06)
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Community briefs 11/9/06
(Community News ~ 11/09/06)
Miner Nursing Center schedules craft sale MINER, Mo. -- The Miner Nursing Center has scheduled its Christmas Craft Sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Proceeds will benefit the residents' activity fund. The nursing center is at 410 Route H...
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Top five priority bills presented by the Silver Haired Legislature
(Community News ~ 11/09/06)
Southeast Missourian Delegates to the 33rd annual legislative session of the Silver Haired Legislature met in Jefferson City to choose five priority bills to be presented to the Missouri Legislature in mid-January. The delegates debated and voted on 20 proposals during the three day session at the Truman Hotel and Conference Center and the House and Senate Chambers of the Capitol...
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Hamas leader calls for renewal of attacks after Israeli shelling in Gaza
(International News ~ 11/09/06)
Eighteen members of one family were killed, including eight children. By DIAA HADID The Associated Press BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip -- One weeping man dipped his hand in the blood of a dead relative and smeared it over his face, wailing "God avenge us, God avenge us."...
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Attack at Pakistan army training camp kills at least 42 soldiers
(International News ~ 11/09/06)
By RIAZ KHAN The Associated Press DARGAI, Pakistan -- In the deadliest suicide attack on the Pakistani military, a man with explosives strapped to his body ran up to soldiers doing calisthenics Wednesday and blew himself up, killing at least 42 troops and wounding 20...
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China issues 'one dog' policy in Beijing to try to stamp out rabies
(International News ~ 11/09/06)
By SCOTT McDONALD The Associated Press BEIJING -- It's the year of the dog in China, but it's not a good year for man's best friend: An effort to stamp out rabies has prompted authorities to limit families in Beijing to one dog. The directive, reported by state media Wednesday, follows a campaign in which tens of thousands of dogs were killed to fight the disease...
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Seniorphobia
(Column ~ 11/09/06)
There is a distressing trend I have noticed among those of us who are of the baby boomer ilk -- making fun of seniors. I know, horrifying. "You know you are a senior if your idea of weight lifting is standing up." And how about this joke on seniors: "Getting 'lucky' means you found your car in the parking lot."...
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Padres hire Angels pitching coach Black to manage team
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/06)
The Associated Press SAN DIEGO -- Angels pitching coach Bud Black was hired Wednesday to replace Bruce Bochy as the manager of the San Diego Padres, a baseball official said. Black will be introduced at the team's awards banquet Thursday night, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because an official announcement hadn't been made...
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Technically, players want refs to back off with fouls
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/06)
The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Now, it's the players who are fed up with what's happening after the whistle in NBA games. With technical foul calls nearly doubled compared to the same point last season, union director Billy Hunter wants commissioner David Stern to lighten up on the NBA's crackdown on complaining -- or he might even seek legal action against the league...
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Miami players, shocked after death of teammate, plan to play
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/06)
The Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- The plan called for the Miami Hurricanes to have a normal practice, two hours of working on third-down blitz packages and kickoff returns. Normal wasn't possible Wednesday. Less than 24 hours after Bryan Pata, one of the Hurricanes' most-respected players, was killed outside his apartment, his team was back on the football field, preparing for Saturday's game at No. 23 Maryland...
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Health briefs 11/9/06
(Community ~ 11/09/06)
Briefly Coping with loss Southeast Missouri Hospital social services director Julie Metzger will discuss coping with the loss of a child at a free program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 in meeting room 106 at the hospital. Metzger will discuss grief and the specifics of bereavement for parents who have lost children. Her presentation will cover what makes coping difficult, survival and getting through the holidays...
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Youth deer hunt harvest increases, turkey harvest declines
(Outdoors ~ 11/09/06)
The numbers topped 10,000 for both seasons. Southeast Missourian JEFFERSON CITY -- Good weather helped youth deer hunters post a strong harvest in Missouri's youth deer season on Oct. 28 and 29. Additionally, fall turkey numbers crossed the 10,000 mark again, although those figures decreased from last year, according to information provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation...
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Rams reach midseason back at .500
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/06)
Tougher competition. The Rams (4-4) fattened up on the Cardinals, Lions and Packers -- who are a combined 6-18 -- before faltering against the Seahawks, Chargers and Chiefs -- a combined 16-8. The end result: The Rams are squarely in the middle of the pack in Scott Linehan's first year as coach. ...
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Southeast women land two players from Ohio
(College Sports ~ 11/09/06)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball program is dipping into the Ohio talent pool for two members of its 2007 recruiting class. Tori Fite of Massillon, Ohio, and Lauren Sharpe of Tipp City, Ohio, both signed national letters of intent on Wednesday to play basketball at Southeast...
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Tourney appearance better than a night for the seniors
(College Sports ~ 11/09/06)
Jessi Wuellner and Caitlin Huber did not get to experience a senior night because Southeast Missouri State's scheduled game against Central Arkansas was canceled. But Southeast's surprising run to the NCAA tournament has erased any disappointment the team's lone seniors might have felt on Oct. 27 when heavy rain wiped out what was to have been a celebration of their four-year college careers...
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Rutgers braces for historic game
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/06)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Students camping out. Temporary bleachers to accommodate the overflow crowd. Tickets that usually sell for $28, going for $200 on eBay. Rutgers football sure has come a long way in a short time. No long ago it was hard to give away tickets to a Scarlet Knights game. Now, seats for tonight's battle of unbeatens between the No. 15 Scarlet Knights and No. 3 Louisville are so scarce that even Gov. Jon S. Corzine appealed to athletic director Robert Mulcahy for an extra pair...
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Foggy morning in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
Fog engulfed the area Wednesday morning before clearing for an unseasonably warm day with temperatures in the mid-60s. Today's forecast also calls for a sunny day. Temperatures are expected to reach the lower 70s.
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Railroad accident
(Local News ~ 11/09/06)
Boxcars loaded with malted barley rested on their sides along tracks near the intersection of South Sprigg and La Cruz streets in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday. At about 5 p.m. Tuesday, a railroad engine pulling 17 cars at 6 mph went around a curve on the tracks, which are owned by the SEMO Regional Port Authority. ...
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Earnhardt emerging as title contender despite struggles
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/06)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has worked his way up to third in the Chase for the championship standings -- no easy feat considering the issues he had from flag to flag at Texas Motor Speedway. First, he battled strep throat and sore joints, both of which required him to increase his intake of fluids. But all that extra drinking gave him a severe case of heartburn, and he felt so lousy he said it was hard to focus on finishing the race...
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Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness
(Community ~ 11/09/06)
According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, more than 18 million Americans suffer from diabetes -- and nearly one-third of them do not know it. Diabetes affects many parts of the body and can lead to diabetic retinopathy, which is the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in American adults. It is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina...
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Dow Jones hits another record following Democratic congressional wins
(National News ~ 11/09/06)
By TIM PARADIS The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Wall Street rose for a third straight session Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials reaching another record close as investors grew more confident that a huge victory by Democrats in congressional elections would result in gridlock and keep lawmakers out of the way of business interests...
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Speak Out 11/9/06
(Speak Out ~ 11/09/06)
Good economy TELL ME this, Democrats. If the economy is so bad, how is it people are building houses and buying expensive cars? It doesn't sound to me like anyone is hurting. Angry rhetoric IF YOU wonder why there's a divide in this country, look at the angry rhetoric on both sides. ...
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