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Cape County park board approves disc golf course
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
The Cape Girardeau County Park Board has approved an 18-hole disc golf course for Cape County Park North.
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Jackson doubles tennis team hopes tougher schedule pays off at state meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/11)
Montana Adams and Jenny Powell seem to have an underlying theme of two in tennis that is hard to escape. From two trips to state in Class 2 to a goal of playing Day 2. It's always two. Fittingly, the Jackson juniors are at their best when they are a team of two...
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Thousands come out for Lambert concert
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
Some of the thousands who came to see Miranda Lambert at the Show Me Center got there early. Really early. Laurie and Thoma McCoy from Morley, Mo., started waiting at 12:30 p.m. for the doors to open at 6:30 p.m. They were among about 50 people who showed up before the Cape Girardeau concert of Lambert's "Revolution Continues" tour...
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Nearly 1,000 turn out for Cape job fair
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
After 20 years of working at a financial services company in Dallas, Stuart Hoeller was laid off in 2008. When he found a new job, still in finance, it didn't last long. About six months ago, he got laid off for the second time in three years.
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Auto Theft Safety Tips for Crime Prevention Month
(Submitted Story ~ 10/21/11)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, OCTOBER 21 -- October is National Crime Prevention Month and drivers have some good news: fewer Americans were victims of car thefts last year. The FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report shows a 7.2 percentage decrease in auto thefts in 2010 across the U.S. ...
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Isle to hire Cape casino GM by year's end, executive says
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
A general manager for Isle of Capri's new $125 million Cape Girardeau casino is expected to be named by year's end -- and he or she most likely will be someone from within the company, chief operating officer Arnold Block said Thursday. The general manager's first order of business early next year would then be to hire an executive team to oversee human resources, marketing, facilities, gaming and nongaming operations, Block said following the ceremonial opening of the realigned Main Street.. ...
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The Museum Concert at New Mckendree UMC
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/21/11)
Christian recording artists The Museum
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The Musem Concert at New Mckendree UMC
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/21/11)
The Museum performing at New Mckendree on October 20th
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Corps of Engineers says levee will be rebuilt to 55 feet
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday the only thing stopping them from raising the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway levee an additional four feet was $2.7 million.
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Mo. House seeks more talks on economic development
(State News ~ 10/21/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Unwilling to acknowledge defeat Thursday, the Missouri House sought more negotiation with senators over a package of business incentives that now seems all but dead.
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Cape Central Junior High breaks ground on new library project
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
A new library at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School will provide a lot more room for teachers to integrate more resources into learning and will place a new importance on reading for students, school staff and district officials say.
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Summer heat claimed more than 60 lives in Missouri, Kansas
(State News ~ 10/21/11)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The heat dome that settled over the nation this past summer, bringing record temperatures and thick tropical air, claimed more than 60 lives in Kansas and Missouri, the latest numbers show.
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U.S. appeals court hears Kinder's health care suit
(State News ~ 10/21/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says he is "cautiously optimistic" after a federal appeals court panel heard arguments in a lawsuit he brought against President Barack Obama's new health care law. A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals met Thursday in St. Paul, Minn., to take up the case. It's unclear when the panel will rule...
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Poplar Bluff man gets nine years after pleading guilty to exploitation
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man was sentenced to nearly a decade in prison this week after pleading guilty to the sexual exploitation of two local teenagers by having them expose themselves so he could videotape them. Ronald L. Vaughn pleaded guilty Tuesday to the felony of sexual exploitation of a minor before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett during what was supposed to be a pretrial conference in his case...
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Cigarette at root of 911 call, Cape police say
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
The Cape Girardeau woman who was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of calling 911 to send authorities to mediate a verbal altercation with her significant other called because the man would not speak to her or give her a cigarette, police say. Jennifer O'Neal, 25, had run out of minutes on her cellphone when she got into a verbal, nonviolent altercation with a man at her home, Cape Girardeau police spokesman Darin Hickey said. ...
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University's merit awards to be handed out tonight
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
To Dr. Susan Swartwout, recognition for the job she does goes right back to her students. "They are brave," she said. "Many of them that are first-generation college students that just work really hard and get their degrees." Like any teacher, she hopes her students will graduate and go on to have successful careers, much like she and six others who will receive special recognition tonight at the annual Copper Dome Society and Merit Award Recognition Dinner at the Show Me Center...
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SEMO Homecoming
(Editorial ~ 10/21/11)
Cape Girardeau will be buzzing this weekend as Southeast Missouri State University hosts homecoming. With the forecast showing high temperatures in the 60s and sunshine for the next three days, the weekend festivities should have an ideal environment...
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Speak Out 10/21/11
(Speak Out ~ 10/21/11)
I am so gratified to see the eventual reopening of the beautiful, old Esquire Theater. While its mission statement is to show art and independent films, what would be really fun is to have a grand reopening with the original "Blue Skies" movie. If you could find a local person who was the patron at that original show, would they not make a great guest of honor?...
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Thank you for support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/21/11)
Thank you so very much for your wonderful editorial write-up on our Dingeldein exhibit before our First Friday event. We had a fantastic showing, and the guests were so supportive and excited for our success. Here at the council, we understand the important role your editorial in the Southeast Missourian played in ensuring a great turnout, and we greatly appreciate your timing...
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Close the border
(Column ~ 10/21/11)
Deer hunting in Cape Girardeau? The city's leaders are giving it serious consideration. As the spouse of someone whose sweet disposition has been overtaken by a killer instinct, thanks to our growing deer population, I understand why the city might want to allow deer "harvesting" (which is the polite way of saying killing)...
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Prayer 10/21/11
(Prayer ~ 10/21/11)
O Lord God, may we seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with you. Amen.
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ARTifacts 10/21/11
(Entertainment ~ 10/21/11)
The film "Donnie Darko" will be the late show offering tonight and Saturday night at Cape West 14 Cine in Cape Girardeau. The show will begin at 11:30 each night. The theater will show "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," also at 11:30 p.m., Oct. 28 and 29. Cape West 14 Cine is a Wehrenberg Theatre. For more information, call 651-1726...
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Cuttin' it loose in ‘Footloose'
(Entertainment ~ 10/21/11)
The Salt Lake Tribune Craig Brewer's "Footloose" is so familiar that one could argue the movie didn't need to be made at all -- just do a digital restoration of the original 1984 version and let theater audiences groove to Kevin Bacon's dance moves all over again...
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Largest study on cellphones and cancer finds no link
(International News ~ 10/21/11)
LONDON -- Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you're concerned about your cellphone: Don't worry. Your device is probably safe. The biggest study ever to examine the possible connection between cellphones and cancer found no evidence of any link, suggesting that billions of people who are rarely more than a few inches from their phones have no special health concerns...
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Terry Jones
(Obituary ~ 10/21/11)
Terry Joseph Jones, 54, of Park Hills, Mo., formerly of Jackson, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Pocahontas, Ill. He was born Jan. 24, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, son of Lynn Vanus and Dorothy Ruch Jones. Jones was a truck driver with Proffer Produce Co. in Park Hills...
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Delbert Crowell
(Obituary ~ 10/21/11)
Delbert C. Crowell, 86, of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at Jackson Manor. He was born March 13, 1925, in Wauneta, Neb., to Leo and Iva McMullun Crowell. He and Ruby A. Daniel were married Aug. 4, 1951, in Cape Girardeau. Delbert served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a navigator on a B-17 bomber...
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William Reed
(Obituary ~ 10/21/11)
William Simpson Reed, 83, of Webster Groves, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. He was born Oct. 25, 1927, son of Oral Fletcher and Ada King Reed of Cape Girardeau. He was the grandson of Thomas Simpson and Mary Elizabeth Reed of Advance, Mo., and Dr. George Oscar and Mary Alice King of New Haven, Mo...
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Dave Whiteside
(Obituary ~ 10/21/11)
Dave Whiteside, 48, of Atlanta lost his courageous battle with cancer Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Originally from Cape Girardeau, he is the son of Jay and Freda Whiteside. He was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. He moved to Atlanta as an employee of Federal Express. An avid boater, Dave took great pleasure in spending free time with family and friends at his home and on his boat at Lake Lanier...
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Dewey Shrum
(Obituary ~ 10/21/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dewey E. Shrum, 92, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 10, 1918, in Perry County, Mo., son of Frank and May Loberg Shrum. He and Ella B. Buff were married Dec. 16, 1937...
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Georgia Neibauer
(Obituary ~ 10/21/11)
ANNA, Ill. -- Georgia Halterman Neibauer, 99, of The Villages, Fla., died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at Homewood of Freedom Pointe at The Villages. She is formerly of Anna and Paducah, Ky. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Anna City Cemetery...
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Out of the past 10/21/11
(Out of the Past ~ 10/21/11)
The city council met behind closed doors last night to select a citizens utility committee, despite legal advice that the closing might violate the state's open meetings law; the committee will review the city's utility franchise agreements with Union Electric Co...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/21/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/21/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/21/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/21/11)
Firefighters responded to the following Wednesday:...
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Jackson police and fire reports 10/21/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/21/11)
The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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New Jackson Saturday recycling center hours
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
Jackson city officials said Wednesday that the recycling center at 508 Eastview Court will shorten Saturday hours to 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning Nov. 5. Reduced Saturday hours will run through March 31. Monday through Friday business will continue as usual, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m...
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Jackson house fire's cause likely electrical
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
Residents of 211 Greensferry Road in Jackson were awakened by flickering lights caused by a fire in the attic early Thursday. Jackson firefighters received a call around 4:15 a.m. and were able to extinguish the fire and return to the station in about three hours...
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Cape Girardeau police announce parking restriction in advance of Homecoming parade
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
Areas on and near the Southeast Missouri State University homecoming parade route will have restricted parking in some spots beginning early Saturday morning. According to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Police Department, parking will be prohibited on both sides of Broadway from North West End Boulevard to Main Street; on Main Street from Park Drive to William Street; on North West End Boulevard from Broadway to Parkview Drive; on the east side of Perry Avenue from Broadway to Parkview Drive; on both sides of Bellevue Street in front of Houck Stadium and on both sides of Houck Place. ...
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False alarm leads to brief SEMO dorm evacuation
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
A dormitory at Southeast Missouri State University was evacuated briefly early Thursday afternoon when a smell of natural gas was reported. Students waited outside while the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, campus public safety officers and a representative from Ameren Missouri checked the building. No leak was found and students were allowed to return to the building after about 10 minutes, according to the campus department of public safety...
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County commission approves prepaid legal services contract
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
Returning to business tabled Monday, the Cape Girardeau County Commission approved a contract with the Missouri Association of Counties for prepaid legal services Thursday morning. The contract is for up to 10 hours per month of legal services provided by phone or in writing for a flat rate of $200. Hours in excess of 10 will be billed to the county at $75 per hour...
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Best bet: SEMO Percussion Ensemble
(Entertainment ~ 10/21/11)
On the heels of this week's traveling performance of "Blast!" the Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble will play a drums-only concert Tuesday. The show features traditional and classic percussion tunes. The Golden Eagles Marching Band drum line -- a 30-strong group of percussionists -- will perform during the second half of the concert. ...
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Nationally known performer to perform two one-man shows Sunday at Bedell
(Entertainment ~ 10/21/11)
A one-man show isn't that hard when you use the audience. Nationally known performer Timothy Mooney will perform two one-man shows Sunday at the Bedell Performance Hal
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Art and music will be on display at Art Harvest
(Entertainment ~ 10/21/11)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A music and art festival looks to draw more people to downtown Charleston this fall.
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With warped vision, Gadhafi maddened Libya, West
(International News ~ 10/21/11)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- During nearly 42 years in power, Moammar Gadhafi ruled with an eccentric brutality. He was so mercurial he turned Libya into an isolated pariah, then an oil power courted by the West, then back again. At home, his whims became law and his visions became a warped dictatorship, until he was finally toppled by his own people...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame volleyball team dispatches Leopold in two games
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/11)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Andrus flashes leather to help spark Rangers
(Professional Sports ~ 10/21/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Elvis Andrus ranged as far as he could to his left, diving at the edge of the infield grass behind second base, and snared the hard grounder off the bat of Rafael Furcal. In one fluid motion, the Rangers shortstop scooped the ball with his glove to Ian Kinsler as the second baseman glided over the bag for the force, ending the inning and preventing St. Louis from scoring a run...
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Ninth inning ruins night for Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 10/21/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Jason Motte stood in front of his locker in the quiet Cardinals clubhouse and said the same thing over and over: "I didn't do my job." St. Louis finds itself tied with the Rangers at a game apiece when it was three outs away from taking a commanding 2-0 lead against Texas...
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Richardson set to start for Missouri Tigers
(College Sports ~ 10/21/11)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Sheldon Richardson finally will get his first career start for Missouri this weekend. "It's been a long time coming," Richardson said. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound defensive tackle from St. Louis was rated the best player in the state and one of the best in the country when he signed a national letter of intent in 2009. He instead began his career at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif., after being declared academically ineligible...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team to hold public scrimmage
(College Sports ~ 10/21/11)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball fans are invited to get a sneak preview of the team Saturday. The Redhawks will hold an intrasquad scrimmage at 10:30 a.m. at the Show Me Center. There is no admission charge. Southeast, which began practice Oct. 14, hosts Harding in its lone exhibition game Nov. 7 and opens the season Nov. 11 at Missouri...
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Rams hope Lloyd bolsters offense
(Professional Sports ~ 10/21/11)
St. Louis is not only winless but has scored the fewest points in the NFL
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Football preview capsules for Week 9
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/11)
A preview of the high school football games involving teams in the Southeast Missourian's coverage area.
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Portable yard art has replaced painted windows for Southeast Homecoming
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
Homecoming is often a celebration of tradition, but this year a newcomer replaces the old favorite of window painting. "We no longer do window painting," said Michele Irby, director of Campus Life and Event Services at Southeast Missouri State University. "Last year was the first year we didn't paint."...
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Eye-opening Catwalk
(Entertainment ~ 10/21/11)
We've written stories in the Southeast Missourian about domestic abuse, which we hope raise awareness and educate the public about the need for safe places like Safe House for Women. But I don't think about it daily or even weekly. I don't think about the fact that 1.3 million women in America are physically assaulted by a partner every year or that last year Missouri helped 51,092 women, children and men in domestic violence situations...
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Dorothy Thieke
(Obituary ~ 10/21/11)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Dorothy L. Thieke, 45, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Route ZZ in Stoddard County to close for pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route ZZ from County Road 612 to U.S. 60 in Stoddard County will be closed today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Woman pleads not guilty to drug charges
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
A Scott City woman who used to co-own a bail bonds business pleaded not guilty to drug charges and bonded out of jail Wednesday. Heidi and Michael Riegert were arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia Sept. ...
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Cape man arrested for indecent exposure had violated probation for same charge
(Local News ~ 10/21/11)
A 54-year-old man who was arrested Wednesday afternoon on charges of indecent exposure and disturbing the peace was in violation of probation for a previous charge of indecent exposure, police said.
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Few Americans want immigrants' jobs in Ala.
(National News ~ 10/21/11)
ONEONTA, Ala. -- Potato farmer Keith Smith saw most of his immigrant workers leave after Alabama's tough immigration law took effect, so he hired Americans. It hasn't worked out: They show up late, work slower than seasoned farm hands and are ready to call it a day after lunch or by midafternoon. Some quit after a single day...
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Poll: Hope weak for economy, Obama's remedies
(National News ~ 10/21/11)
WASHINGTON -- The extreme funk that settled over the country during the summer has eased slightly, but Americans remain gloomy about the economy and more than half say President Barack Obama does not inspire confidence about a recovery. A sizable majority -- more than 7 in 10 -- believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and, in a new high, 43 percent describe the nation's economy as "very poor," according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. ...
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Man who freed wild animals was deep in debt
(National News ~ 10/21/11)
ZANESVILLE, Ohio -- The exotic-animal owner who killed himself after turning loose dozens of lions, tigers and other beasts was deep in debt, and a fellow big-cat enthusiast said Thursday that he had taken in so many creatures he was "in over his head."...
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Similar squads to square off at Southeast Missouri State homecoming
(College Sports ~ 10/21/11)
Southeast Missouri State and Austin Peay are coming off similar losses in which turnovers prevented both teams from having a shot at a big win. The Redhawks and Governors both hope to take care of the ball much better when they square off at 1 p.m. Saturday at Houck Stadium in Southeast's homecoming game...
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Fall music festival kicks off in downtown Cape on Oct. 28
(Entertainment ~ 10/21/11)
Fans and musicians who've grown to love a fall music festival downtown can enjoy a new tradition when the Big Muddy Spook Heavy kicks off Oct. 28. Water and Themis streets in downtown Cape Girardeau will host live music acts, arts and crafts, food vendors, a haunted maze and beer garden. Sister parties will be thrown at Buckner Brewing Co. and Port Cape Girardeau...
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