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Shoes on utility lines can have several meanings
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
Some say it is a way of marking gang territory or advertising the availability of drugs. Others believe it is a commemoration of some rite of passage or milestone. Still others think it is simply a form of artistic expression. They call it shoefiti — the practice of tying the laces of shoes together and flinging them over utility lines. ...
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Area under winter storm warning
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois will likely be impacted by a major winter storm during the next few days. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning through Tuesday evening for the area, which includes the Missouri counties of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott, Stoddard and Wayne and the Illinois counties of Alexander, Jackson and Union...
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Re-enlistments on the rise
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
Area recruiters say enlistments and re-enlistments in the U.S. armed forces are on the rise in Southeast Missouri. Despite other areas of the country reporting the tough economic times as a driving force for a rise in enlistments, area recruiters say that's not the case here...
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VFW names annual essay contest winners at event
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
The Cape Girardeau Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary held a special banquet Sunday afternoon to honor the 2008-2009 Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen's essay contest winners. About 150 VFW members, students, parents and guests gathered at the VFW hall in Cape Girardeau to acknowledge essay writers from the area...
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Michele L. Mungle
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
Michele L. Mungle, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 21, 1947, daughter of Lesley Frank and Geniva McKaslin Warner. On Dec. 24, 1973, she married Gary Clyde Mungle at the South Side Baptist Church...
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Sundance: 'Push' best U.S. drama
(Entertainment ~ 01/26/09)
PARK CITY, Utah -- The Sundance Film Festival's prizes for best U.S. drama have gone to "Push," the dark yet hopeful story of a young woman finding her way out of nightmarish circumstances in 1980s Harlem. "Push," based on the 1996 novel by the poet Sapphire and directed by Lee Daniels, won both the grand jury and audience awards. The film version is subtitled "Based on the Novel by Sapphire" to distinguish it from the Dakota Fanning-Chris Evans sci-fi thriller due out next month...
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People on the move 1/26/09
(Business ~ 01/26/09)
Trucking company holds employee appreciation dinner Byron L. Lang Inc. recently hosted an employee appreciation dinner, with about 30 employees present. Jack Faries was recognized for his 18 years of dedicated service to the trucking company. ...
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Letter to the editor
(Community Sports ~ 01/26/09)
Let me begin this letter by expressing my understanding of how difficult it must be for you and your staff to choose from the many talented athletes in our area. However, in reading the recent article on the All-Southeast Missourian girls cross country team, I was struck by a couple of omissions from the team...
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Norman Bullinger
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Norman G. Bullinger, 75, of Chaffee died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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God cares what's on the inside
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/26/09)
In response to the letter regarding church attire: The God I love and worship loves us all, regardless of what we wear. My God and church care about what is inside, not what you look on the outside. The cowboy style of trucks, horses, boots, hats and jeans may not be for everyone, but it is for me...
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Out of the past 1/26/09
(Out of the Past ~ 01/26/09)
25 years ago: Jan. 26, 1984 Dense fog, which has blanketed Southeast Missouri since yesterday, makes traveling hazardous; numerous minor accidents have been reported in the region, and no planes are landing at the municipal airport. A construction worker is critically injured when scaffolding gives way inside an empty petroleum tank and he falls 35 feet; the accident occurs while he is sandblasting the inside of the tank at the BioKyowa Corp. Mississippi River site...
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Prayer 012609
(Column ~ 01/26/09)
Send us your love and mercy, O God, and show us how to love one another. Amen.
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France, Spain still shaken by storms; at least 20 dead
(International News ~ 01/26/09)
PARIS -- French authorities deployed 10,000 cleanup and recovery workers and Spain let evacuated villagers return home Sunday, a day after deadly storms pounded southwest France and northeast Spain. Authorities in Spain reported at least 12 deaths linked to the storm, including four children crushed as a sports facility buckled in high winds in Barcelona. ...
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Streep, Penn win lead-acting honors at SAG
(Entertainment ~ 01/26/09)
LOS ANGELES -- Meryl Streep of the Roman Catholic drama "Doubt" and Sean Penn of the Harvey Milk film biography "Milk" won lead-acting honors Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The prize for overall cast went to "Slumdog Millionaire," while Heath Ledger of "The Dark Knight" and Kate Winslet of "The Reader" took supporting honors...
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Democrats: Stimulus plan no quick fix for economy
(National News ~ 01/26/09)
WASHINGTON -- The White House warned Sunday that the country could face a long and painful financial recovery, even with major government intervention to stimulate the economy and save financial institutions. "We're off and running, but it's going to get worse before it gets better," said Vice President Joe Biden, taking the lead on a theme echoed by other Democratic officials on the Sunday talk shows...
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Impeachment trial to go on today without Ill. governor
(State News ~ 01/26/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- If there's such a thing as a "normal" impeachment trial, the one that starts today in Illinois doesn't qualify. The defendant, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, won't participate. He'll be talking to Whoopi Goldberg and Larry King instead of facing the state Senate...
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Rounding the bases with Jay Randolph
(Business ~ 01/26/09)
Q: What is it like calling Cardinal games? A: It's a real joy to be back and bring Cardinal games to the viewers from the broadcast booth. So much tradition is with Cardinals baseball. Once a Cardinal, always a Cardinal. Q: How has the economy affected the team?...
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Calif. drought leads farmers to idle fields
(National News ~ 01/26/09)
MENDOTA, Calif. -- Consumers may pay more for spring lettuce and summer melons in grocery stores across the country now that California farmers have started abandoning fields in response to a drought. California's Central Valley grows most of the country's fruits and vegetables in normal years, but this winter thousands of acres are turning to dust. The state is in its worst drought in nearly two decades...
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Mildred Davis
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Mildred "Midge" Davis, 95, of Chaffee died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born March 5, 1913, in London, Ark., daughter of Marvin and Minnie Jones Brown. She and Gradon S. Davis Sr. were married Feb. 17, 1948. He died May 13, 2004...
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Arkansas man arrested in Dunklin County, Mo., after assaulting wife on road
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
KENNETT, Mo. -- An Arkansas man was arrested on Wednesday after he chased down in wife in a car, according to Dunklin County authorities. Jesus Manuel Rangel, of Arkansas, was arrested after assaulting his wife on Highway 108 near Arbyrd, Mo., on Wednesday...
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Fed Reserve expected to keep rates at record lows
(National News ~ 01/26/09)
WASHINGTON -- With the country stuck in a painful recession, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its key interest rate at an all-time low this week and examine other unconventional ways to lift the economy. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues are battling a three-headed economic monster: crises in the housing, credit and financial markets that -- taken together -- haven't been seen since the 1930s...
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'Major ice storm' possible
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
The National Weather Service has predicted a possible "major ice storm" to hit this area between Monday night and Wednesday morning. A winter storm watch issued Sunday indicates a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow to affect all of Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky and the extreme northwest tip of Tennessee...
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Christopher Burrow
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
POCAHONTAS, Ark. — Christopher Allan Burrow, 41, of Lindewold, N.J., died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, at his home. He was born July 23, 1967, in San Diego, son of Clark and Lucreta (Polly) Burrow. He is survived by his father of Oak Ridge; two sons, Josh Brooks of Oliver Springs, Tenn., and Jamison Burrow of Carneys Point, N.J.; a daughter, Jenna Burrow of Carneys Point; a sister, Julie Reilman of Trenton, Ill.; a brother, Aaron Burrow of Smithton, Ill.; a grandfather, Kern Burrow of Pocahontas, Ark.; and a grandmother, Louise Tanksley of Mineola, Texas.. ...
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Sri Lanka: Army has seized last rebel stronghold
(International News ~ 01/26/09)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan forces captured the Tamil Tigers' last major stronghold Sunday, confining the rebels to a narrow slice of jungle and ending their decade-long domination of the country's north. Army commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka said the ethnic separatist war that has plagued this Indian Ocean island nation since 1983 was nearly over...
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Scott County tries to make ends meet on budget
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
BENTON -- People and businesses aren't the only ones working to make ends meet. Scott County is also having a hard time making everything add up while planning this year's finances. "Our budget is a struggle," Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger said. He and other commissioners continued their discussion of the 2009 budget during their regular meeting Thursday...
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Cape too late on historic options
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/26/09)
Whither now "historic" Cape Girardeau? Grind your gears toward the future? Smooth out the human bumps? Or lurk in stasis until you can salvage your bric-a-brac for the bed-and-breakfast set? Shame on you, Cape Girardeau, for coming to the party far too late. What about the treasures you could have salvaged but didn't?...
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Steven Dannenmueller
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
HOUSE SPRINGS, Mo. — Steven J. Dannenmueller, 38, of House Springs, formerly of Kelso, Mo., died Jan. 22, 2009, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Sept. 9, 1970, in Cape Girardeau to Donald and Deborah K. Dannenmueller of Kelso. On Jan. 31, 2003, in Hillsboro, Mo., he married Debbie Borgmeyer Dannenmueller...
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Sophia Wallgren
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
Sophia R. Wallgren, 91, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at the Lutheran Home after 25 months on hospice care with liver cancer, leaving behind family and many friends saddened by her passing but thankful for and blessed by her life. She was born Dec. ...
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Tigers learn to bury opposition
(College Sports ~ 01/26/09)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Four days after hanging on to win at Oklahoma State, Missouri had the finishing touch. The Tigers (17-3, 4-1 Big 12) have a 14-game winning streak at home after beating Texas Tech 97-86 on Saturday, fighting off a handful of challenges at the end. That was unlike the Oklahoma State game when they nearly squandered a 15-point cushion with 4:10 to play and mustered only six free throws the rest of the way...
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Police report 1/26/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/26/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Tyler B. Jones, 23, 280 Shadybrook Drive, Gordonville, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and exhibition driving...
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Freedom looms for terrorist
(National News ~ 01/26/09)
NEW YORK -- In 1973, a young terrorist named Khalid Duhham Al-Jawary entered the United States and quickly began plotting an attack in New York City. He built three powerful bombs -- bombs powerful enough to kill, maim and destroy -- and put them in rental cars scattered around town, near Israeli targets...
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Howard gains valuable experience
(High School Sports ~ 01/26/09)
Central junior Desmond Howard had the most difficult task of any wrestler in the finals of the SEMO Conference tournament Saturday: survive against Brad Wisdom. "My game plan was to last as long as I could and not get pinned, make it a close match," Howard said. "But it didn't turn out as I expected."...
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Robert Turley
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
Robert Turley, 80, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Speak Out 1/26/09
(Speak Out ~ 01/26/09)
Austrian economics PAUL Krugman may have may have won the Nobel Prize, but that doesn't mean much nowadays. He subscribes to Keynesian economics, which typically cheers more governmental intervention in the market. This idea has given us these bubbles in tech markets and more recently the housing bubble. ...
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Latest in series of Pa. fires claims 15 homes
(National News ~ 01/26/09)
AP Photo PAWES101, PAWES102, PAWES103 COATESVILLE, Pa. -- The latest in a string of suspicious fires in this Philadelphia suburb tore through a block of row houses, damaging 15 homes, leaving several dozen people homeless and prompting city officials to declare a state of emergency...
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Fan speak 1/26/09
(Community Sports ~ 01/26/09)
Go Crusaders I WOULD just like to say congratulations to Saxony Lutheran. It has officially moved into the big leagues after beating Central in boys basketball. The Crusaders should be recognized as one of the area powerhouses now. Congratulations to Saxony. Central sports has exhibited one more time that they are going in the wrong direction...
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Missouri lawmakers exempt themselves from records law
(State News ~ 01/26/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- They require others to comply with open-government laws. But Missouri legislators have exempted themselves from having to turn over documents they prefer to keep secret. The Missouri House and Senate have interpreted the Sunshine Law not to apply to individual lawmakers -- even though it does apply to the legislature as a whole, legislative committees and legislative staff...
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Area calendar
(Community Sports ~ 01/26/09)
Baseball n Southeast camps: The Southeast Missouri State baseball program will host two prospect camps at Houck Field House for teens age 13 through seniors in high school Saturday and Sunday and Feb. 7 and 8. Cost: $95. Campers must bring their own workout gear. Info: 986-6002...
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Cardinals wander country, spreading mediocrity
(Professional Sports ~ 01/26/09)
TEMPE, Ariz. — Born in an Irish neighborhood in Chicago 111 years ago, the Cardinals have spread football mediocrity or worse from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River to the Sonoran Desert. While their opponent in Sunday's Super Bowl took root in Pittsburgh and, as the Steelers, acquired that city's gritty, blue-collar persona, the Cardinals wandered from north to south in search of a home...
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Kirk puts team before health; Mishow predicts men win
(High School Sports ~ 01/26/09)
This disastrous Southeast Missouri State men's basketball season keeps spiraling downward. Saturday's 80-55 loss at Murray State was the Redhawks' 10th straight setback as they closed in on the program's longest Division I losing streak of 12 during the 2005-06 campaign...
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Corps fixing spring flood damage at Table Rock Lake
(State News ~ 01/26/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A year after heavy rains caused historic flooding at Table Rock Lake in southwest Missouri workers are close to repairing most of the damage in preparation for visitors returning this spring. In some cases, the campgrounds and parks will be better than before the flooding...
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Southeast Missouri prepares for anticipated winter storm
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
Before the winter storm approaches the area, businesses and law enforcement are urging residents to be prepared ahead of the anticipated weather. The wintry precipitation is expected to begin around 9 or 10 p.m. today in Cape Girardeau County, with forecasts calling for five to 10 inches of snow and sleet before the first round ends around noon Tuesday. A second round is expected to bring either snow and sleet or freezing rain and sleet before ending Wednesday morning...
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Federer finds way to rally, survive
(Professional Sports ~ 01/26/09)
MELBOURNE, Australia -- For two sets it looked as if Roger Federer's run at a record 14th Grand Slam title was going to be derailed by Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open. Then the 6-foot-5 Czech had a meltdown, and Federer swooped, recovering for a 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory Sunday -- only his fourth career comeback from two sets down -- to reach the quarterfinals...
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Thomas Earl Trout
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
Thomas Earl Trout, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 19, 1930, in Campbell, Mo., son of the late James Ora and Dottie Mae Wright Trout. He and Shelby Jean Limbaugh were married April 15, 1954, in Pontiac, Mich...
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Conference includes talk by area firefighter
(Column ~ 01/26/09)
John Sachen of Cape Girardeau is among the speakers scheduled for the 2009 Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, set for April 19 to 25. There's one problem: Attendees won't find his name or his seminar, "Fire Under Pressure" on the list of the upcoming FDIC workshops, he wrote in a recent e-mail. Blame a single staple...
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Gerald Moss
(Obituary ~ 01/26/09)
SCOTT CITY — Gerald Edwin Moss, 72, of Scott City died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at home. He was born June 9, 1936, in Farrenburg, Mo., son of Laura Estelle Moss. He and Doris Deborah Cope were married Sept. 2, 1964, in Jackson. He was a truck driver for Didion Foundry in St. Peters., Mo., and worked on the dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and attended the Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the Elks Club of Cape Girardeau...
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Fire report 1/26/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/26/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: n At 5:51 p.m., illegal burn in the 3800 block of Valley View Lane. n At 7:23 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1800 block of Sherwood Drive. n At 8:13 p.m., still alarm in the 600 block of South Silver Springs Road...
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East emerges in all-star shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 01/26/09)
MONTREAL -- The home of hockey produced an All-Star shootout from start to finish. All that was missing was Rocket Richard. In the city where the NHL was born 92 years earlier, with the All-Star game as the backdrop, Alex Kovalev gave Montreal and Canadiens fans something new to cheer about in the 100th season of the league's most storied franchise...
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Local businesses offer $40,000 advertising award
(Business ~ 01/26/09)
Four Cape Girardeau businesses are offering a $40,000 grant for advertising assistance, production and media placement this year. The Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals, in partnership with the Southeast Missourian, Red Letter Communications, Mississippi River Radio and KFVS12, are the sponsoring agencies of the Advertising for a Cause award...
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Another Blessing
(Submitted Story ~ 01/26/09)
My great-grandchildren reading my book. I think they like it!
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This afternoon on seMissourian.com
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
Have you heard the latest forecast? If not, you might want to check it out.The National Weather Service is calling for significant accumulation of snow and ice throughout our area starting tonight and continuing into Tuesday night. ...
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Tuesday closings
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
The following schools and other entities have reported Tuesday closures to the Southeast Missourian or we've obtained verification of their closing:All Cape Girardeau County government offices. St. ...
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DELTA DENTAL VISITS 4 CAPE GIARARDEAU, OVER 300 MISSOURI SCHOOLS WITH ITS LAND OF SMILES PROGRAM
(Submitted Story ~ 01/26/09)
ST. LOUIS, MO, January 23, 2009 … Almost 1500 children from Alma Schrader, Charles C. Clippard, Orchard and South elementary schools in Cape Girardeau County were visited by Delta Dental’s Tooth Wizard, his friendly sidekick Panda, and their arch-enemy PlaqueMan as part of the "Land of Smiles" statewide tour. ...
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Effort seeks St. Louis as trade hub with China
(State News ~ 01/26/09)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis civic leaders have dubbed it "The Big Idea." If it works, St. Louis could become a major trade hub with China. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., joined civic leaders and China's ambassador to the U.S., Zhou Wenzhong (pronounced Joh Wen-Zawng), on Monday to announce formation of the Midwest China Hub Commission. The commission is made up of representatives from St. Louis city, St. Louis County, the state of Missouri and other entities...
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Perry County police seek two burglary suspects
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
Perry County authorities are searching for two burglary suspects believed to be from the St. Louis area, said Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf. Marcie D. Buhlinger, 21, and Christopher E. Jameson, 32, both of High Ridge, Mo., were charged with a string of burglary and property damage-related crimes Friday, but their whereabouts are unknown, Schaaf said Monday morning...
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$1000 LFCS Donation
(Submitted Story ~ 01/26/09)
The C.W. Rushing Charitable Trust made a $1000 donation to Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri on January 21, 2009. The money for this donation came as a result of the 2008 Captain Woody Rushing Golf Tournament that was held at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson, Missouri...
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Teen accused of rape has court date postponed
(Local News ~ 01/26/09)
An arraignment hearing in the case of a Sikeston, Mo., teen charged with raping an 80-year-old woman has been rescheduled.Mitchell T. West was scheduled to appear before Cape Girardeau County Circuit Judge Benjamin F. Lewis at 2 p.m. on Monday, but the case has been continued until Feb. 23...
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Scott County tax plan makes sense
(Editorial ~ 01/26/09)
Scott County voters are being asked to renew a half-cent sales tax for law enforcement that expired last year. The vote is Feb. 3, and county commissioners are offering a trade-off that appears both prudent and reasonable: the elimination of the county portion of real estate and personal property taxes...
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VDAY Cape Girardeau Announces Auditions
(Submitted Story ~ 01/26/09)
VDAY of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University are proud to announce auditions for "The Vagina Monologues," to be held Thursday, January 29 at 6 pm in the Ervin Resource Room (GB113). Auditions consist of a cold reading. All community members regardless of experience are welcome to audition...
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