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Name released in 'suspicious' death in Advance
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. - Stoddard County Coroner Kenny Pope identified a body found in an Advance parking lot as 34-year-old Sean Crow of Bernie, Mo. Pope said Crow was a graduate of Bernie High School and worked as a heavy equipment operator in the Parma, Mo., area. ..
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Ride of the Week: 1984 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
(Submitted Story ~ 02/21/13)
Make and model: 1984 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Owner(s): Jason Schenimann Owner's hometown: Scott City Custom camoflauge, CB radio, custom rear lighting for duck hunting set up. My car's name: Quack Wagon Scouting for doves. Saw it, drove it, had to have it...
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Saxony girls dominate Clearwater in district final
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/13)
PARK HILLS, Mo. -- Two years ago the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team won its first game in district play. Last season the Crusaders won two district games during a surprise run to the championship game before playing nervous and tentative in a lopsided loss...
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St. Vincent's season ends in semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/13)
A furious second-half rally by St. Vincent fell just short as the Indians dropped a 44-42 decision to Ellsbury in a Class 2 District 4 boys basketball semifinal in Crystal City, Mo. St. Vincent trailed 23-14 at halftime, but a 17-9 third-quarter run pulled the Indians within 32-31 heading into the final quarter. Trent Elder's 3-pointer gave St. Vincent a 36-35 lead midway through the period, but Ellsbury answered right back with a three and never relinquished the lead...
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Southeast rally falls just short
(College Sports ~ 02/21/13)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team failed to build on its first Ohio Valley Conference road win of the season. Southeast, coming off Saturday's 22-point romp at Tennessee-Martin, wiped out a late eight-point deficit to tie Jacksonville State Wednesday night.
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Sizzling Redhawks win, improve to 5-0
(College Sports ~ 02/21/13)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team continued its hot start to the season by avenging a stunning loss from last year. Mid-Continent, an NAIA program from Mayfield, Ky., upset the Redhawks 10-9 a year ago in Cape Girardeau. The Cougars paid another visit to Capaha Field on a chilly Wednesday afternoon -- and this time Southeast rolled 9-1 in front of an announced 195 fans who witnessed the second leg of the Redhawks' nine-game homestand...
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Girls golf tournament returning to Dalhousie
(Community Sports ~ 02/21/13)
The American Junior Golf Association will return to Dalhousie Golf Club in June after a three-year absence with the Rolex Girls Junior Championship. Course owner Cord Dombrowski made the announcement of the 72-player event at a luncheon Wednesday at Dalhousie...
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Anti-union measures ban proposed by House Democrat
(State News ~ 02/21/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House Democrat's plan would send colleagues to prison for proposing legislation limiting collective bargaining rights. Representative Jeff Roorda of Barnhart, Mo., introduced the bill Friday in response to a Republican House member's proposal to jail lawmakers for introducing gun control measures...
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Mo. Senate backs expanded powers for rural counties
(State News ~ 02/21/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators have endorsed a pair of bills giving rural counties greater authority to establish building codes and provide housing for senior citizens. One bill that received initial approval Tuesday would allow rural counties to seek voter approval to adopt building codes, just as more populous counties already can do. The legislation would exempt buildings used solely for agricultural purposes from the codes...
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Tax amnesty approved by Mo. House
(State News ~ 02/21/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved an amnesty period in which delinquent taxpayers would be allowed to pay what they owe without penalty, but the Senate's top Republican warned the proposal might not make it through his chamber...
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Sheriff: Death of person in parking lot suspicious
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Stoddard County's sheriff on Wednesday said the death of a person found inside a vehicle in a business parking lot is of a "suspicious nature." Sheriff Carl Hefner released few details about the body inside a red GMC pickup truck on the parking lot of McDonald's in Advance. As of late Wednesday, the body hadn't been identified. An autopsy was scheduled for today...
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Isle of Capri revenue increased over last year
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
Isle of Capri released its third quarter financial report Wednesday, which reflected an overall increase in revenue compared to last year. "We are pleased that we are attracting customers [from] Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Missouri," said Virginia McDowell, president and chief executive officer, about Isle Casino Cape Girardeau in a conference call after the release of the report...
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Regents hear from university community in strategic planning session
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
A consultant solicited ideas from dozens of members of the Southeast Missouri State University community, hoping to define how best to move the university forward in coming years, during a daylong session with the university's Board of Regents on Wednesday...
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Perryville police chief takes voluntary leave during probe
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- City leaders have opened an investigation into allegations of misconduct by Perryville police chief Keith Tarrillion, but they are staying silent about the allegations. A member of the Perryville Police Department made a claim this month alleging conduct by Tarrillion "inconsistent with his official character and duty," according to a city news release. The city is interviewing members of the department, and Tarrillion has taken a voluntary leave of absence. ...
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Sales tax fallout hits dealers, others
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
For months, Missouri car dealers and potential customers have been doing business under new rules that have put dealers at a competitive disadvantage. Customers can cross a state line and save hundreds of dollars on a new vehicle. If the product is bought out of state, it's sales-tax free thanks to a Missouri Supreme Court ruling last year that invalidated the collection of local sales tax on those purchases...
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St. Louis man charged with assaulting SEMO public safety officer
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
A St. Louis man faced a Cape Girardeau County judge Tuesday on accusations he assaulted a Southeast Missouri State University public safety officer and possessed marijuana. Manik Rashid Webber Young, 19, was charged by the Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor's Office with second-degree assault of a law enforcement officer and misdemeanor marijuana possession. ...
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4th and 5th Grade Champions
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/21/13)
Haylee Quatmann (left) and Kalei Schmidt (right) show off their trophies and their metals for 2013 Jackson Noon Optimist 1st place 4th and 5th grade girls basketball.
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Working in the snow and ice
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/21/13)
Working in the snow and ice
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Ice Decorates the Deck Post
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/21/13)
Beautiful icicles on the post on my back deck
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Icicles on limb
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/21/13)
Icicles on tree limb
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Iced Trees
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/21/13)
Ice covered trees in my front yard
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Gas leak reported before blast leveled restaurant
(State News ~ 02/21/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A day after a natural gas explosion leveled JJ's restaurant Tuesday, investigators raced to search the rubble and tried to understand how the blast happened despite suspicions that flammable fuel had been leaking, maybe for weeks, somewhere in the busy Country Club Plaza shopping area...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/21/13)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2013. There are 313 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 21, 1613, Mikhail Romanov, 16, was unanimously chosen by Russia's national assembly to be czar, beginning a dynasty that would last three centuries...
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Next calendar 2/21/13
(Community ~ 02/21/13)
TODAY NEW MOVIES EVENTS FRIDAY EVENTS SATURDAY SUNDAY NEXT WEEK NEW MOVIES GAMES CDs DVDs...
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Official: Calif. gunman was loner, ‘gamer'
(National News ~ 02/21/13)
TUSTIN, Calif. -- A woman who was the first of three people killed in a gunman's rampage has been identified, but her relationship to the shooter -- a videogame-playing loner -- remained unknown Wednesday, authorities said. Courtney Aoki, 20, of Buena Park was shot multiple times early Tuesday in the home that gunman Ali Syed, 20, shared with his parents, said Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino...
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Smallest planet yet found outside solar system
(National News ~ 02/21/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Astronomers searching for planets outside our solar system have discovered the tiniest one yet -- one that's about the size of our moon, but hunters for life in the universe will need to poke elsewhere. The new world orbits too close to its sun-like star and is too sizzling to support life. Its surface temperature is an estimated 700 degrees Fahrenheit. It also lacks an atmosphere and water on its rocky surface...
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Shiites bury their dead in troubled Pakistani city
(International News ~ 02/21/13)
QUETTA, Pakistan -- Pakistani Shiites buried their kin killed in a massive bombing last weekend in the southwestern city of Quetta but the funeral on Wednesday was marred by gunfire as both protesters and police fired into the air. Shiite Muslims have increasingly come under attack in this Sunni Muslim-dominated country where many extremists do not consider them to be true Muslims...
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Egypt's military signals impatience with president
(International News ~ 02/21/13)
CAIRO -- Egypt's powerful military is showing signs of growing impatience with the country's Islamist leaders, indirectly criticizing their policies and issuing thinly veiled threats that it might seize power again. The tension is raising the specter of another military intervention much like the one in 2011, when generals replaced longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak after they sided with anti-regime protesters in their 18-day popular uprising...
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Lawyer: Israel won't free Palestinian on strike
(International News ~ 02/21/13)
JERUSALEM -- A lawyer for a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike said Israel's supreme court rejected a petition to release his client. Attorney Nery Ramati said he was told Wednesday to exhaust the appeals process with a military committee first, before petitioning the top court...
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Pistorius applied for licenses for six more guns
(International News ~ 02/21/13)
JOHANNESBURG -- Oscar Pistorius applied for firearm licenses for six more guns weeks before the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp inside his house on Feb. 14. The applications were made Jan. 22, a little more than three weeks before Pistorius shot his girlfriend dead in his home with a licensed 9 mm pistol...
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Gingrich: GOP failing to grasp new demographics
(National News ~ 02/21/13)
WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said President Barack Obama's campaign was "eight, maybe 10 years, ahead" of the Republican Party last year in understanding the rapidly changing face of the American electorate. Gingrich said GOP strategists have failed to respond effectively to the new demographic landscape...
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Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty in campaign case
(National News ~ 02/21/13)
WASHINGTON -- Former representative Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. He faces 46 to 57 months in prison, and a fine of $10,000 to $100,000, under a plea deal with prosecutors...
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Thoughts on debt ceiling
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/13)
The upcoming sequester of federal spending is receiving a great deal of attention in the news media. This sequester is a reduction in federal spending, which was enacted by Congress last August in order to avoid exceeding the debt ceiling. To quote James Fallows of the Atlantic magazine, there are two sentences which should be part of any discussion of the debt ceiling. They are:...
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Entrepreneurship
(Editorial ~ 02/21/13)
We're in the midst of National Entrepreneurship Week, a time to recognize the efforts of entrepreneurs and expose students in high school and college, as well as business and civic leaders, to the importance of entrepreneurship. Southeast Missouri State University is participating in this year's celebration. Today, there will be an Extreme Entrepreneurship event held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Glenn Auditorium. Festivities include presentations, exhibits, workshops and Q-and-A sessions...
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Utility surcharge measure OK'd by panel
(State News ~ 02/21/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri power companies could seek a surcharge for infrastructure projects under a proposal endorsed Wednesday by a Senate energy committee. Utilities could ask to levy the infrastructure surcharge between formal rate cases before the state Public Service Commission. ...
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Out of the past 2/21/13
(Out of the Past ~ 02/21/13)
Heartsong -- composed of Linda Mahn, Linda Meadows, Charlene Peyton and Donna Propst -- presents a concert in the evening at First General Baptist Church; Heartsong is active in the Sanctuary Choir at Lynwood Baptist Church. Briggs & Stratton Corp., a manufacturer of small engines that last week announced plans to build a $27 million plant at Poplar Bluff, Mo., probably looked at the Cape Girardeau area; however, utility rates, incentives and other factors may have prevented serious consideration of a Cape Girardeau County site.. ...
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Births 2/21/13
(Births ~ 02/21/13)
Son to Adam Charles and Sarah Rae Johnson of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:59 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Name, Owen Charles. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Mrs. Johnson is the former Sarah Wessel, daughter of Dennis and Jane Wessel of Gordonville. She is employed by Marathon Benefits Group. Johnson is the son of John and Pat Johnson of Advance, Mo. He is a self-employed farmer...
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Deputy saves woman who drives into river
(State News ~ 02/21/13)
WEST ALTON, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri deputy is being credited for saving a woman after she drove into the Mississippi River. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said St. Charles County deputy Mike Hoefle was off duty Friday night when he saw a car race past him toward a closed recreation area. He saw the car drive through a parking lot and into the icy water...
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Cleora Pfautsch
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
Cleora Pfautsch, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1928, in Little Berger, Mo., to Otto and Alma Vogel Jannusch. She and Marvin Pfautsch were married Sept. 17, 1949, in Hermann, Mo. They were married for 62 years. He preceded her in death Dec. 29, 2011...
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Deborah O'Banion
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Deborah O'Banion, 80, of Cairo died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Cairo High School. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the school, with Charles Ivy officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds, Ill...
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John Muench
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
FARRAR, Mo. -- John M. Muench, 77, of Farrar died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at his home. He was born Sept. 28, 1935, in Uniontown, Mo., son of John B. and Norma Schuessler Muench. He and Mary Lou Hadler were married Nov. 26, 1955. Muench had been part-owner of Altenburg Lumber Co. and a school bus driver for Meyer Bus Line. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Riverhills Antique Tractor Club, board member of Saxon Memorial and a 4-H leader...
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Lena Moyers
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lena Fern Moyers, 74, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to time of service Saturday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Terry Douglas and Chris Douglas officiating. Burial will be in Lessley Ridge Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Jane McKeown
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
Jane Doughty McKeown, 88, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Farmington Presbyterian Manor. She was born Oct. 25, 1924, in Cape Girardeau to Harry and Louise Meyer Doughty. Jane was a bright woman and graduated from Central High School in 1941 at the age of 16. ...
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ESPN magazine editor gives Michael Davis Lecture on Wednesday
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com ESPN the Magazine senior editor Keith Reed points to an audience member during a question-and-answer period during his lecture on the importance of diversity in journalism at Southeast Missouri State University´s Michael Davis Lecture on Wednesday at Rose Theatre on campus. ...
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Clarence Lieneke
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
Clarence "Fred" Lieneke, 74, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A Masonic service will be held at 6 p.m., immediately followed by the funeral...
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Helen Herd
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
Helen Marie Herd, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Lutheran Home. She was born May 21, 1936, in Logan City, Ark., to Jesse M. and Ida Seamens Martin. She and Robert Herd were married May 22, 1960, in Arroyo Grande, Calif. They were happily married for 52 years...
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Raymond Burchyett
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
McCLURE, Ill. — Raymond Burchyett, 88, of McClure died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Fredi Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Fredi May Abernathy, 81, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 19, 1931, in Wittenberg, Mo., to Steve and Daisy Roberts Garris. She and Bobby Gene Abernathy were married Nov. 10, 1963, in Crosstown, Mo...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/21/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/21/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/21/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety released the following item. Theft...
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New York developer: Airline reneging on 9/11 promise
(National News ~ 02/21/13)
NEW YORK -- A World Trade Center developer asked a judge Wednesday to disqualify American Airlines from using an "act of war" defense to dodge property liability resulting from the Sept. 11 attacks. Lawyers for the developer, Larry Silverstein, filed papers in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to urge rejection of American Airlines' claim that the 2001 terrorist attack was an act of war that should shield the airline from liability. They called the claims proof of "breathtaking cynicism."...
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BP civil settlement remains elusive as trial nears closer
(National News ~ 02/21/13)
NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Justice Department and the five Gulf Coast states affected by a massive oil spill nearly three years ago have indicated they would like to settle their environmental and economic claims with BP PLC before a trial scheduled to begin next week...
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Speak Out 2/21/13
(Speak Out ~ 02/21/13)
I grew up on North Frederick Street by Southeast. It was always a nice neighborhood. Now there are break-ins and people getting beaten up. It's a shame not be safe in your own home. God is in control When I see a bolt of lightning, I'm reminded that God is control...
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Who's neXt 2/21/13
(Community ~ 02/21/13)
The following student has been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2013-2014 academic year: Notre Dame Regional High School and Saxony Lutheran High School won gold awards in MoDOT's "Battle of the Belt Challenge." Schools were challenged to set up two surprise seat-belt checks nearby and students were to create 30-second videos about the importance of seat-belt usage. ...
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Hooked on Science: Elephant archwire
(Community ~ 02/21/13)
Elephants never forget and neither does an archwire. Using a few items from around the house, you can do an experiment that uses something your dentist uses to straighten teeth. Materials Instructions STEP 1: Bend the archwire into a different shape...
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'A dream come true': Central orchestra to give first concert in new auditorium Tuesday
(Community ~ 02/21/13)
Cape Girardeau Central High School orchestras are warming up for their first concert in the multimillion dollar Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall. The freshman and high school orchestras will perform their annual Winter Music Concert in the Broadway-style theater, complete with orchestra pits and state-of-the art lighting and acoustical systems...
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Prayer 2/21/13
(Prayer ~ 02/21/13)
Father God, we praise you, for you are our Creator, the potter who molds the clay. Amen.
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Little audience for 'Zero Dark Thirty' in Pakistan
(Entertainment ~ 02/21/13)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan stars in "Zero Dark Thirty," from early scenes at a detention site to the dramatic closing minutes as Navy SEALs assault the hideout of Osama bin Laden. The Academy Award-nominated film about the hunt for the al-Qaeda leader has sparked a controversy in Pakistan about its portrayal of the country, and it will likely not be shown on the local big screen anytime soon...
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It's a 'Hard Knock Life' on Wednesday at Southeast
(Local News ~ 02/21/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Anna Hebrank, center, portraying Annie, performs "Hard Knock Life," along with the other orphans in Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Theatre and Dance production of "Annie" on Wednesday night at the Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus....
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