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Rain stops, reign continues
(Community Sports ~ 07/13/09)
The Plaza Tire Capahas survived spotty weather and the much-improved Pine Bluff (Ark.) Braves to win their fifth straight National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional title. In a championship-round game that spanned two days, Plaza Tire held off the Braves 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Capaha Field...
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Chaffee woman injured in Saturday crash
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
ORAN, Mo. - A single-vehicle Saturday morning crash left a Chaffee woman with moderate injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Sarah A. Williams, 19, was traveling on Highway 77 when her 1995 Toyota ran off the roadway and struck a guardrail at around 6:45 a.m. Williams was then transported by private vehicle to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Her Toyota was totaled...
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Lightning reason for Saturday evening power outage
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
A lightning strike was the reason for a power outage to about 3,600 AmerenUE customers Saturday evening. AmerenUE spokesman Mike Cleary said that at 9:17 p.m. lightning struck the building that houses control equipment at the company's Clark substation near Clark and New Madrid streets. Cleary said outages ranged from one hour to one hour, 45 minutes...
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Lacy Lou of Winterhaven
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/13/09)
Here is our girl Lacy. Her favorite pastime is chasing squirrels and playing in her wading pool. She is a westie/bichon hybrid and of course our baby.
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The Newest Canine Good Citizens
(Submitted Story ~ 07/13/09)
Cape Girardeau was once again the site of the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen certification on July 11th. The CGC training program concentrates on basic obedience, but the certification takes the basic commands a step further to also insure the graduates are social with people and other dogs. All dogs were rescued or shelter dogs, and included the first American Pit Bull Terrier from Chaffee, Missouri to gain the CGC certification...
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Kiwanis Membership Drive
(Submitted Story ~ 07/13/09)
Kiwanis Membership Drive Cape Girardeau, MO -- www.capekiwanis.com Cape Girardeau, MO, July 13, 2009--The Kiwanis Club of Cape Girardeau is launching a membership drive to strengthen its base, and to encourage community and service-minded citizens to consider joining the organization, which works on community service projects, especially those that benefit children...
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Albert Pujols moving to Cape Girardeau?
(Submitted Story ~ 07/13/09)
How true could this rumor be? A friend of mine who works for the Cardinals in Jupiter during Spring Training told me that when he interviewed Albert this year, and learned that my friend was from Cape Girardeau...Albert starting asking lot's of questions about Cape Girardeau, and more specifically...Notre Dame High School...
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New exective director begins work at Arts Council of Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
Melissa Miller took over as executive director of the arts council last week, where she will oversee council events and programming such as the art academy.
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Sing Out For Hunger
(Submitted Story ~ 07/13/09)
A free concert will be held at Crossroads Fellowship August 2, 6:00 pm to benefit the Jackson Ministerial Alliance food pantry. Local talent performing will include: Awakening, Christy Shinn, Beth St. John, Jeremy Verhines, Jeff Hankins, and Jordan Cox. A Love Offering or can food donation is welcome. Come and enjoy a wonderful event to help your community...
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Joshua Kezer adjusting to life out of prison, reuniting with family
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
For years, Hadley James said a specific prayer at each family gathering, asking that he would one day get the chance to have all five of his grandchildren together at dinner again.
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To the Aldermen of Jackson
(Submitted Story ~ 07/13/09)
I must comment, for my Father, on the recent decision of the Jackson Alderman to ban fireworks in our town: A couple of weeks ago I had the great opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. with our local seventh graders through a program sponsored by the Jackson R-2 school system. ...
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Talking shop with Wendell Miller
(Business ~ 07/13/09)
Pizza remains a staple food of many Americans, and there's nothing like the convenience of having it delivered to your door. One friendly face greeting customers of Domino's Pizza is Wendell Miller, who was recently named the company's delivery expert of the year. He works at Credit Bureau Services in Cape Girardeau and part time at Domino's. Southeast Missourian business reporter Brian Blackwell visited with Miller last week to learn more about his secret to success...
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10-year-old Malden, Mo., boy improving after joy ride ends in crash
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
MALDEN, Mo. -- A 10-year-old Malden boy was initially listed in serious condition in a St. Louis hospital, but is reportedly improving following a trip behind the wheel of a Chevy Cavalier in the early morning hours Friday
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Orgill's Mid-America SuperCenter gets ready for opening in Sikeston, Mo.
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
SIKESTON, Mo -- One year ago, Orgill announced plans to make Sikeston the site of its new Mid-America SuperCenter. Now, things are ahead of schedule for its Aug. 3 opening.
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Speak Out 7/13/09
(Speak Out ~ 07/13/09)
Tax compromise; Picking channels; Choice of words; No signal; Save our country; Good idea; Provide seating; It's our park too; Jackson Grinch; More than crumbs
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Jackson input
(Editorial ~ 07/13/09)
The spur-of-the-moment decision by the Jackson Board of Aldermen to ban fireworks generated an immediate and overwhelming backlash sufficient to change the minds of some of the aldermen who supported the ban. As a result, it is likely that the board will reverse itself when it meets July 20...
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Prayer 7/13/09
(Prayer ~ 07/13/09)
For the memory of those we hold dear, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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2 men held on murder charges in Florida couple's slaying
(National News ~ 07/13/09)
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two men were held late Sunday on open murder charges in the slaying of a wealthy Florida Panhandle couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities. Day laborer Wayne Coldiron turned himself in to Escambia County authorities and Leonard P. Gonzalez Jr. was arrested in neighboring Santa Rosa County, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said...
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Website recreates Apollo 11 mission in real time
(National News ~ 07/13/09)
BOSTON -- Families crowded around black-and-white television sets in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon. Now, they'll be able to watch the Apollo 11 mission recreated in real time on the web, follow Twitter feeds of transmissions between Mission Control and the spacecraft and even get an e-mail alert when the lunar module touches down. ...
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Officials push for health care in spite of delay for Supreme Court hearings
(National News ~ 07/13/09)
WASHINGTON -- Legislation to overhaul the nation's health systems is unlikely to make it through the House and Senate before the August target set by President Obama and other Democratic leaders, lawmakers said Sunday. Democrats and Republicans alike said the administration's health-care proposals are moving forward on Capitol Hill but cautioned against rushing into a spending plan that could costs trillions of dollars over the next decade. ...
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Tenn. business offers costumed characters
(State News ~ 07/13/09)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jamie Meadows knows how to entertain a crowd. As a former Smokey mascot for the University of Tennessee, Meadows enlivened audiences and fans from 1999 to 2002. Now the 29-year-old is capitalizing on his experience by teaming with his wife Natalie to start Character Impressions, a business that provides life-size costumed characters for parties or corporate events...
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Iowa museum exhibit gives shimmering look at iconic crop
(State News ~ 07/13/09)
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Hanging from ropes on the ceiling, 28 glass ears of corn shimmer in the dim light. Behind them, images of cornfields flicker on the walls and you hear the sound of wind and chirping birds and crickets. As your eyes adjust, you see that there's more going on here, though, than a video and a display of dazzling blown glass...
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Fire report 7/13/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/13/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday:...
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Police report 7/13/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/13/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Assault Thefts Burglary Property damage Miscellaneous Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. ...
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Out of the past 7/13/09
(Out of the Past ~ 07/13/09)
25 years ago: July 13, 1984 Cape Girardeau Mayor Howard C. Tooke assures Sydney Pollack, president of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, the Cape Girardeau City Council will vote Wednesday on selection of a site for the controversial multipurpose building; the regents have already voted to place the building on the university campus...
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Southeast icon Charlie Brune will be missed
(Sports Column ~ 07/13/09)
Although Charlie Brune lived a long and rewarding life, I was still saddened by the death of the Southeast Missouri State athletic icon. Brune, the patriarch of what is regarded as the first family of Southeast football whose involvement in Southeast athletics spanned more than 60 years, passed away Friday at age 88...
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Ji wins U.S. Women's Open
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/09)
Eun Hee Ji, a 23-year-old from South Korea, made a lengthy birdie putt on the 72nd hole to emerge from a Sunday scramble with an even-par 71 and claim the U.S. Women's Open in Bethlehem, Pa. She outlasted playing partner and third-round leader Cristie Kerr, who struggled from the outset in the final round and failed in her bid for a second Women's Open title in three years...
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Hoffman, Pena, Duke join All-Star teams as replacements
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/09)
ST. LOUIS -- Trevor Hoffman was supposed to take his sons fishing. Instead, they're all headed back to the All-Star game. The career saves leader was a late addition to the National League squad, joining Pittsburgh pitcher Zach Duke and Tampa Bay first baseman Carlos Pena as players picked Sunday to replace All-Stars unable to participate Tuesday night...
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Ludwick powers Cards to split
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/09)
CHICAGO -- Ryan Ludwick more than made up for Albert Pujols' rare bad game. Ludwick hit a pair of two-run homers, Adam Wainwright pitched eight strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals salvaged a split by beating the Chicago Cubs 4-2 in the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader...
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Stuckey turns quick hip tip into MVP advice
(Community Sports ~ 07/13/09)
A tip from a teammate led to Denver Stuckey being named the most valuable player of the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional. Stuckey went 2-for-8 in the Plaza Tire Capahas' first two regional games. He flew out to left field in his initial at-bat Saturday night against the Pine Bluff (Ark.) Braves in the championship round...
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Armstrong remains in third at Tour de France
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/09)
TARBES, France -- With the Pyrenees behind him but the toughest rides still to come, Lance Armstrong is already talking about another run next year in the Tour de France. The 37-year-old Texan, coming out of 3 1/2 years of retirement, remained in third place after Sunday's ninth stage. Astana teammate Alberto Contador stayed in second place with about one-third of the race over and Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy held the yellow jersey a third straight day...
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Sotomayor confirmation hearings begin today
(National News ~ 07/13/09)
WASHINGTON -- Sonia Sotomayor has advantages as she begins the next public hearing of her legal career, a nationally televised consideration of her nomination to be the first Hispanic and the third woman on the Supreme Court. She will tell her story to a jury tilted in her favor -- the Democratic caucus holds a comfortable majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee and a filibuster-resistant 60 votes in the Senate...
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Two senators suggest CIA concealment broke law
(National News ~ 07/13/09)
WASHINGTON -- Six months into Barack Obama's presidency, his Democratic allies are pushing for a pair of investigations into Bush-era torture and anti-terrorism policies. Two senators, including the head of the intelligence committee, suggested Sunday the previous administration broke the law by concealing a CIA counterterrorism program from Congress...
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Allies' stances cited in U.S. debate over gays in military
(National News ~ 07/13/09)
NEW YORK -- When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's militaries -- and those differing approaches are invoked by both sides as Americans renew debate over the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy...
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Spanish debate teen abortion without parental consent
(International News ~ 07/13/09)
MADRID -- Spain's socialist prime minister has irked those on the right and in the Catholic church by legalizing gay marriage and instituting fast-track divorce. Now he has hit a nerve even among his supporters with a proposal to let 16-year-olds get abortions without parental consent...
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Young workers push for wider web access
(State News ~ 07/13/09)
CHICAGO -- Ryan Tracy thought he'd entered the Dark Ages when he graduated college and arrived in the working world. His employer blocked access to Facebook, Gmail and other popular Internet sites. He had no wireless access for his laptop and often ran to a nearby cafe on work time so he could use its Wi-Fi connection to send large files...
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Neb. man says daughter was killed in Mo. plane crash
(State News ~ 07/13/09)
Tarkio, Mo. -- The father of a pilot who died when her plane crashed during practice for an air show in northwest Missouri said she was attempting an aggressive maneuver, but he doesn't know what made her go down. The Atchison County, Mo., Sheriff's Department confirmed Sunday that Chandy Clanton, 36, of Lincoln, Neb., died Friday while performing aerobatics. The FAA is investigating the crash of her Edge 540 propeller-driven plane in a bean field east of Tarkio...
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Neighborhood grocery store opening in south Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 07/13/09)
Patrick Buck loves south Cape Girardeau, where he has spent most of his life. When the opportunity came along to open a convenience store, he thought one in his neighborhood was a logical choice. Scheduled to open July 23, B&H Convenience will offer cold cuts, slush drinks, snack cakes and other foods found inside a small country store. Buck's cousin, James Fullenwider, will also hold part ownership in the store, which will be open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week at 1021 Bloomfield St...
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People on the move 7/13/09
(Business ~ 07/13/09)
LeGrand receives NHPro certification for ATMs Bill LeGrand, owner and manager of LeGrand Technical Services LLC of Kelso, Mo., recently received the NHPro Certification for Nautilus Hyosung's line of financial market automated teller machines. The certification was awarded after a one-week training class at Hyosung's Dallas manufacturing facility. ...
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Lillie Wills
(Obituary ~ 07/13/09)
Lillie L. Wills, 100, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial in Kurreville Cemetery...
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Obama's driving record: Where are the cops?
(Column ~ 07/13/09)
I am a 60-year-old American citizen with children and grandchildren, and I love the good old USA, but I'm afraid those initials could soon stand for United Socialists of America. I'm not a political activist, but I have voted in every election since 1968 and I'm concerned about where our country is headed. I want to share my feelings in an easy way for people to understand. Thus, a simple little story:...
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Area digest 7/13/09
(Community Sports ~ 07/13/09)
Seabaugh team captures title The team of Ron Seabaugh, Bill Morgan, Rob Mitchell and Pat Evans took first place at the Big Kahuna tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club. There was a tie for second place between the team of Jeff Patton, Cord Dombrowski, David Kaelin and Rick Miller and the team of Brevin Giebler, Bill Bishop, Ken Schmitz and Bob Garrett...
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Pujols to catch first pitch from Obama
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/09)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols will catch when President Obama throws the ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star game Tuesday. The eight-time All Star leads the majors with 32 home runs. Major League Baseball also announced Sunday in a news release that the six living St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famers -- Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Red Schoendienst, Bruce Sutter, and Ozzie Smith -- will be on field for the pitch and to greet Obama...
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Obama chooses Alabama doctor as next surgeon general
(National News ~ 07/13/09)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama turned to the Deep South for the next surgeon general, a rural Alabama family physician who made headlines with fierce determination to rebuild her nonprofit medical clinic in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. An administration official said Obama will announce the nomination of Dr. Regina Benjamin later Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to upstage the official announcement...
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Lawmakers look to health bill despite delays
(National News ~ 07/13/09)
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers from both parties are telling the White House they will go on vacation next month and leave behind -- and incomplete -- President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. White House officials sought a massive reworking of the nation's health care system before Congress left on August recess, but key lawmakers signaled on Sunday the administration would be disappointed. ...
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Nixon signs energy efficiency legislation
(State News ~ 07/13/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation allowing utilities to charge customers for energy-savings programs. State utility regulators already have allowed some utilities to factor the cost of their energy-savings initiatives into the basic rates they charge customers...
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Missouri storms caused $12 million in timber damage
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Storms that swept across Missouri in May caused millions of dollars of damage to timber. The Missouri Department of Conservation says the storms damaged 204 million board feet of timber on 113,000 acres. More than half of that was on private land, with the rest in the Mark Twain National Forest or conservation areas...
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Sikeston woman wins entrepreneurial contest, to expand rental business
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
A Sikeston, Mo., resident was named the winner of the "You're In Business" entrepreneurial contest Friday.
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Seminarian from Mexico celebrates Independence Day as U.S. citizen
(Local News ~ 07/13/09)
Alex Ascencio spent the Fourth of July alongside fellow Americans at Arena Park last weekend. Unlike most of the people there, he was celebrating his first Independence Day as a U.S. citizen.
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