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Health care arguments: Can any portion survive?
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Several Supreme Court justices seemed receptive Wednesday to the idea that portions of President Barack Obama's health care law can survive even if the court declares the centerpiece unconstitutional. On the third and last day of arguments, the justices seemed skeptical of the position taken by Paul Clement, a lawyer for 26 states seeking to have the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tossed out in its entirety...
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Mo. senator says unions manipulate prevailing wage
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A top Missouri Senate leader says the state labor department is improperly working with unions to manipulate wages paid on public works projects. The state calculates an annual "prevailing wage" for various construction trades in each county based on surveys of wages already paid on jobs...
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Thursday meeting will detail mortgage settlement benefits for homeowners
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
Help is coming to Missourians with mortgage troubles. This week Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster's office is sending assistant attorneys general to every county in the state to spread the word on how homeowners may benefit from the national mortgage settlement with the country's largest lenders...
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Judge to look at case law before deciding whether to try man for getting gun during gas station argument
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
Calling it a "close call," a judge on Tuesday said he needs another month to decide whether a Jackson man should stand trial for grabbing a gun during a heated exchange at a Cape Girardeau gas station last November. Judge Scott Thomsen heard from three witnesses during a preliminary hearing for James H. ...
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Conservative justices question health care law
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
WASHINGTON -- The fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was cast into deeper jeopardy Tuesday as the Supreme Court's conservative justices repeatedly questioned its core requirement that virtually every American carry insurance. The court will now take up whether any remnant of the historic law can survive if that linchpin fails.
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With no opposition, Swan to assume Cape House seat next year
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
Kathy Swan didn't know it would be this easy. Tuesday's filing deadline came and went and the Cape Girardeau City Council member drew no opposition for Missouri's 147th House District, meaning she will take over the seat being vacated by Rep. Wayne Wallingford next year. Swan said Tuesday she intends to resign her council post at the end of this year...
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Central baseball team defeats Jackson 4-2 in SEMO Conference play
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/12)
Central baseball coach Steve Williams didn't know if center fielder Christian Cavaness had a chance to throw out Jackson's Trent Wills at the plate in bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday. "I knew he was going to try," Williams said. "Whether or not he had a chance, I couldn't tell because I knew it was going to be close and I knew it'd have to go in the air all the way. ...
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Immediate Help Needed--Sad Vet Story
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/12)
Those Who Care About Vietnam Era Veterans: My ex-husband is dying because he was denied health care via VA hospitals. He served overseas and refused to follow orders when he was called in to control the Anti-War Protesters. Fed up, with the military, he ended up with a dishonorable discharge after 3 years...
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Rallies draw thousands to Missouri Capitol
(State News ~ 03/28/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Thousands of people have gathered at the Missouri Capitol to rally against federal health care policies and state legislation affecting workers. The inside of the Capitol was packed Tuesday with people from religious and anti-abortion groups upset about President Barack Obama's policy requiring insurance companies to provide free birth control to women working at church-affiliated institutions...
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37 students honored at Principal's Dinner
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
Several weeks ago letters went out to a select few seventh- and eighth-grade students at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School and their parents. Seventeen seventh-graders and 20 eighth-graders were notified that on Tuesday evening they would be honored at the school's annual Principal's Dinner...
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Good Samaritan: The Ignite House Students
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/12)
Love INC would like to thank the Southeast students from The Ignite House who recently helped with some house painting at a client's house. Their gift of a few hours in service went a long way in restoring the homeowner's pride in her property. Thanks for showing Christ's love in such a practical way in our community!...
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Good Samaritan: Alma Schrader Elementary School
(Submitted Story ~ 03/28/12)
Words are not adequate to describe the impact of the Peaceball Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School. Many weeks of leadership, mentoring, training and educating young lives were evident among all students. We will never know the full impact of the influence being exhibited in these future leaders. ...
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Cape Girardeau homeowner escapes overnight fire
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
A Cape Girardeau homeowner escaped a fire by kicking through a bathroom wall and climbing out a window Monday night. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a house fire at 225 O'Connell Drive at 11:52 p.m., according to Cape Girardeau Fire Department records. ...
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Scott City man accused of assaulting infant
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Scott City man is charged with felony assault on an infant. Tyler C. Ford, 19, is charged with first-degree assault for allegedly causing serious injury Thursday to a 2-week-old by "tossing [the baby] toward the couch causing the baby to hit the floor instead," according to a felony complaint and probable-cause documents filed by Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Boyd...
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MoDOT seeks feedback on draft State Rail Plan
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will seek feedback on a new draft of its State Rail Plan at meetings in April. In Southeast Missouri, an open-house meeting will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. April 25 at the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce office, with a presentation at 4:45 p.m., according to a MoDOT news release. The plan seeks to provide a 20-year strategic framework for passenger and freight rail development in Missouri...
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Missouri Supreme Court upholds state House districts
(State News ~ 03/28/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the new boundaries drawn for state House districts after the 2010 census, finally providing some certainty to candidates heading into the 2012 elections. The high court issued a one-line ruling affirming the new districts while indicating that a longer opinion explaining the court's rationale would be issued sometime in the future. ...
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Tighter security for SAT, ACT in wake of cheating
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
MINEOLA, N.Y. -- The millions of students who take the SAT or ACT each year will have to submit photos of themselves when they sign up for the college entrance exams, under a host of new security measures announced Tuesday in the aftermath of a major cheating scandal on Long Island...
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Dems, GOP try to woo unmarried women voters
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
STERLING, Va. -- As a married woman, Marisa Hannum had her family's conservatism in mind when she backed Republicans in the 2008 and 2004 presidential elections. Now divorced, she is putting her own interests first as she weighs whether to vote for Democratic President Barack Obama or his Republican challenger this fall...
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Defense questions Southern Illinois pastor's fitness
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- The attorney for Bill Vandergraph, a former Alto Pass, Ill., pastor accused of sexually abusing a minor, has once again raised concerns about his client's fitness for trial. To read the rest of this story, visit www.thesouthern.com...
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Dexter man arrested on drug charges
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A happenstance stop by a Stoddard County sheriff's deputy Monday resulted in the seizure of a walking methamphetamine lab. According to Sheriff Carl Hefner, Deputy Keith Haynes was travelling west on Highway 114 when he noticed a man looking over the side of a railing and acting strange...
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Dexter teen charged with making terrorist threat
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter teen who formerly attended Dexter schools remains in jail today under a $7,500 cash-only bond, charged with making a terrorist threat. In an interview with Dexter police Friday, Lucas Allen, 17, reportedly admitted to posting the following comment on his Facebook page:...
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Sikeston teacher's arrest puts spotlight on electronic communication
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
The arrest of a Sikeston Junior High School teacher comes on the heels of a March 1 deadline that required Missouri schools to formulate policies to protect students in electronic communication with teachers. The teacher, Andrew Delles, 28, of Jackson, faces felony charges for sexual misconduct after he allegedly touched a 14-year-old student earlier this month. He is also charged with enticement of a child for allegedly texting explicit photographs of himself to the same student...
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Cape Civil War battle topic of Genealogical Society meeting
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
Sixteen members of the Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society and their guests were treated to a special presentation on the history of the Battle of Cape Girardeau by Cape Girardeau County Archive Center director Steve Pledger during their regular quarterly meeting Tuesday night...
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JetBlue captain: ‘They're going to take us down!'
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
LAS VEGAS -- Screaming "They're going to take us down!" a JetBlue pilot stormed through his plane rambling about a bomb and threats from Iraq on Tuesday until passengers on the Las Vegas-bound flight tackled him to the ground just outside the cockpit, passengers said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
Today is Wednesday, March 28, the 88th day of 2012. There are 278 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 28, 1942, during World War II, British naval forces staged a successful raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire in Operation Chariot, destroying the only dry dock on the Atlantic coast capable of repairing the German battleship Tirpitz...
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Route UU in Mississippi County reduced for shoulder repairs
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route UU from U.S. 60 to Iron Bank Road in Mississippi County will be reduced to one lane today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make shoulder repairs. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area...
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Public meeting set to discuss Route V bridge project
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday to discuss upcoming improvements to the Route V bridge over Big Indian Creek in Cape Girardeau County. The meeting will be held at North Elementary School in Jackson. It will have an open-house format, allowing visitors to talk one-on-one with a member of the project team. No formal presentation will be given...
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Searchers scour Arkansas Scout camp for missing boy
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
HARDY, Ark. -- Searchers held out hope Monday that they would find a 4-year-old boy who went missing at a northeastern Arkansas Boy Scouts camp over the weekend, shouting his name, Caleb, as they walked through the woods along the riverbank where he was last seen...
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Consumer confidence flat in March
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
NEW YORK -- Americans' rosy outlook about the U.S. economy remains resilient as they focus on the good in the barrage of conflicting economic news. A widely watched barometer of consumer confidence barely budged in March after last month hitting the highest level it had been in a year. Americans continued to be upbeat in March despite mixed economic signs. The stock market is up, but gas prices are, too. Unemployment is falling, but home prices also are declining...
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At least 50 people killed in Libyan tribal clashes
(International News ~ 03/28/12)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- A Libyan health official said Tuesday that at least 50 people have been killed in two days of tribal clashes in southern Libya -- on the same day that another official was reported kidnapped in the north. The tribal violence prompted the resignation of the deputy chairman of the Libyan governing council in protest over his body's inability to impose its rule on the country...
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Syria accepts peace plan, but violent clashes continue
(International News ~ 03/28/12)
QAA, Lebanon -- Syria accepted a cease-fire drawn up by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday, but the diplomatic breakthrough was swiftly overshadowed by intense clashes between government soldiers and rebels that sent bullets flying into Lebanon. Opposition members accuse President Bashar Assad of agreeing to the plan to stall for time as his troops make a renewed push to kill off bastions of dissent. ...
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Forced conversions increase Pakistan minorities' fears
(International News ~ 03/28/12)
LAHORE, Pakistan -- It was barely 4 a.m. when 19-year-old Rinkal Kumari disappeared from her home in a small village in Pakistan's southern Sindh province. When her parents awoke they found only her slippers and a scarf outside the door. A few hours later her father got a call telling him his daughter, a Hindu, had converted to Islam to marry a Muslim boy...
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Rodeo entertainment
(Editorial ~ 03/28/12)
There's bareback riding, bull riding, tie-down roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping and barrel racing. And that's just the first half of the night at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. This year marks the 60th anniversary for Sikeston's rodeo, a premier event that draws thousands of fans to the area...
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Speak Out 3/28/12
(Speak Out ~ 03/28/12)
I love Joe Sullivan's columns, and I read them all the time. The tribute to teachers was super. His mother had to be a wonderful person. I personally know teachers who spend a lot of their own money on their students, and they deserve a big thank you...
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Bill Reisenbichler
(Obituary ~ 03/28/12)
Bill H. Reisenbichler, 83, of Jackson died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 10, 1928, in Jackson, to Ervin G. "Blick" and Jewell Miller Reisenbichler. He and Jean Hobeck were married Nov. 11, 1948. She died Oct. 2, 2011...
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Births 3/28/12
(Births ~ 03/28/12)
Daughter to Derek Michael and Stacey Lynn Welter of Kelso, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 6:04 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Name, Reagan Jean. Weight, 7 pounds. Mrs. Welter is the former Stacey Seyer, daughter of Walter and Kathy Seyer of Kelso. She is recreation coordinator with Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation. Welter is the son of Bonnie and Mike Westrich of Kelso and Loretta and Michael Welter of Benton, Mo. He is an engineer with Nestle Purina Pet Care...
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Harold Clark
(Obituary ~ 03/28/12)
Harold B. "Smiley" Clark, 94, of Fredericktown, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at Madison Medical Center in Fredericktown. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to service time Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home...
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Nancy Ryan
(Obituary ~ 03/28/12)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Nancy Louise Ryan, 83, of McClure died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Randy Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery...
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Hugh Davis
(Obituary ~ 03/28/12)
Hugh "Frank" Davis, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. Friends may call from noon to service time Friday at True Vine Ministries in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the church, with Byron Bonner officiating...
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Roland Jesko
(Obituary ~ 03/28/12)
Roland Thomas Jesko, 52, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Grandbury, Texas, died Monday, March 26, 2012, in Jackson. Private service will be held in Grandbury at a later date. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
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Edward Mercer
(Obituary ~ 03/28/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Edward "Sony" Mercer, 74, of Anna, formerly of Chicago, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to service time Friday at First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ill...
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David Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 03/28/12)
David Rhodes, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Zack Strong officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery...
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Out of the past 3/28/12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/28/12)
The Southeast Missouri State University Choir has made it big in the Big Apple; the choir is scheduled to perform May 25 at Carnegie Hall in New York City; it has been invited to perform Brahm's "Requiem" along with several other groups from the Midwest in a mass choral concert...
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Overcoming divisions requires leadership
(Column ~ 03/28/12)
If somehow magically we could ignore the political jabber that dominates the news, I think we might find a more troubling trend just below the surface. If you don't pay close attention and connect all of the dots, you'll miss the single greatest challenge facing this nation...
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Prayer 3/28/12
(Prayer ~ 03/28/12)
O Lord, you Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/28/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Scott City baseball team succumbs to visiting Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/12)
Sikeston rode a complete game from starting pitcher Trey Tigart and survived a late rally to defeat host Scott City 7-4 in baseball action Tuesday. "We had them down early and let them back in it a little bit," Sikeston coach Alan Scheeter said. "Credit to them, they hit the ball up and down the lineup. I would like to see us finish a game off a little stronger than what we did instead of letting a team back in it."...
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Notre Dame baseball team scrapes out win over Perryville
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/12)
The Bulldogs had just three hits in their win against Perryville
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team loses at Arkansas State
(College Sports ~ 03/28/12)
The Redhawks lost their ninth consecutive game at Arkansas State
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Blues' Elliott records his third consecutive shutou
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Brian Elliott made 24 saves for his third consecutive shutout and Jamie Langenbrunner broke a scoreless tie in the second period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. St. Louis, which improved to 30-4-4 at home, has an NHL-leading 105 points -- two ahead of the New York Rangers in the battle for the President's Trophy. St. Louis leads Vancouver by four points in the Western Conference standings...
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High school roundup: Dexter rallies in sixth to hand Oran baseball team season's first loss
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/12)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Jackson girls soccer team peppers Central in dominating 4-0 victory
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/12)
The Indians outshot the rival Tigers 35-2
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Summit seeks to prevent nuclear-armed terrorism
(International News ~ 03/28/12)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Material that can be used to make nuclear bombs is stored in scores of buildings spread across dozens of countries. If even a fraction of it fell into the hands of terrorists, it could be disastrous. Nearly 60 world leaders who gathered Tuesday in Seoul for a nuclear security summit agreed to work on securing and accounting for all nuclear material by 2014. ...
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Pope prays for freedom, ‘renewal' during Cuba visit
(International News ~ 03/28/12)
HAVANA -- Pope Benedict XVI prayed for freedom and renewal "for the greater good of all Cubans" before the nation's patron saint Tuesday, but the island's communist leaders quickly rejected the Roman Catholic leader's appeal for political change after five decades of one-party rule...
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Bloc puts peacekeepers on standby following Mali coup
(International News ~ 03/28/12)
BAMAKO, Mali -- The body representing nations in western Africa has suspended Mali and has put a peacekeeping force on standby in the most direct threat yet to the junta that seized control of the nation in a coup last week. Alassane Ouattara, the president of Ivory Coast who is the rotating chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, said after an emergency meeting in the capital of Ivory Coast that Mali's democracy cannot be abandoned. ...
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Fight claims, pot put Fla. teen's side on defense
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
SANFORD, Fla. -- The family and supporters of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin found themselves on the defensive Monday following revelations he had been suspended for marijuana before he was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer. Police also confirmed a report that the watchman claimed Martin was the aggressor, punching him in the nose and smacking his head on a sidewalk...
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Harry Potter adventures to go on sale in e-book form
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/12)
LONDON -- At last, Harry Potter's adventures are available electronically. The seven novels about J.K. Rowling's boy wizard are for sale as e-books and audio books on the author's Pottermore website, the site's creators announced Tuesday. The books are available in English, in U.S. and U.K. editions, with the first three titles priced at $7.99 for e-books and $29.99 for audio versions...
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Jackson police and fire reports 3/28/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/12)
Summonses Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Company to move from Cape to Sikeston
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
After more than 40 years in Cape Girardeau Do it Best Corp. will move its distribution operation to a new facility in Sikeston. The company's new $30 million retail service center will be located in the Sikeston Business, Education and Technology Park. Its 115 employees will relocate to the new, 40 percent larger building after it is completed...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/28/12)
Today is Thursday, April 5, the 96th day of 2012. There are 270 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 5, 1862, during the Civil War, the monthlong Siege of Yorktown began in Virginia. (Because the Union commander, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, overestimated the enemy's strength and insisted on preparations for a full-scale assault, the Confederate defenders were finally able to slip away and head toward Williamsburg.)...
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Southeast Missourian Player of the week: Chaffee's Cody Payne
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/12)
Chaffee sophomore Cody Payne did a little of everything against Central. The right-hander threw a one-hitter and went 2 for 4 at the plate to lead the Red Devils past the Tigers 7-2 last week. He struck out seven and walked one. He only allowed three baserunners...
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