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Wash U. med students see other side of St. Louis
(State News ~ 08/12/13)
ST. LOUIS -- New medical students at Washington University are stepping outside the classroom to see a side of St. Louis far different from the exclusive private school's leafy undergraduate campus and its Central West End medical complex. The program has incoming students visit some of St. Louis' most distressed neighborhoods to expose the doctors-in-training to public health needs. The voluntary program is in its 14th year and becomes mandatory next year...
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Suit filed in electrocution at Lake of the Ozarks
(State News ~ 08/12/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The mother of two Boone County children electrocuted in a 2012 Fourth of July boat dock accident at Lake of the Ozarks is suing the utility company that owns the popular recreational lake. A wrongful-death lawsuit filed in July in Morgan County by Angela Anderson of Ashland claims Union Electric Co. ...
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Link between firefighters, arson is common
(State News ~ 08/12/13)
OLD MONROE, Mo. -- The arson arrest of a volunteer Missouri firefighter isn't as uncommon as some might think. Lincoln County volunteer firefighter Dustin Grigsby was arrested Monday and accused of torching a garage, but authorities say he is suspected in 14 other suspicious fires in the Old Monroe area...
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Route M overpass construction on schedule despite rain
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Construction of the Route M overpass in Scott County, which was destroyed in May in a train crash, was not delayed by last week's deluge. Missouri Department of Transportation officials accepted project bids June 28 and by July 1 awarded a $2,319,363 contract for an emergency bridge replacement to Goodwin Brothers Construction Co. It also granted the contractors early notice to proceed in order to begin construction as soon as possible...
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Missouri fair clown draws criticism for Obama mask
(State News ~ 08/12/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A clown wearing a President Barack Obama mask appeared at a Missouri State Fair rodeo this weekend and the announcer asked the enthusiastic spectators if they wanted to see "Obama run down by a bull." The antics led the state's second highest-ranking official, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, to denounce the performance in a tweet Sunday. He said it was "disrespectful" to the president...
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Recently deceased 'Oz' munchkin visited Cape
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
The world of popular culture lost one of its icons Wednesday when Margaret Pellegrini, one of the last surviving munchkins from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," died from complications of a stroke. Pellegrini, 89, died at a hospital near Phoenix, where she had been admitted after suffering a stroke Aug. 5...
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Three Southeast Missouri State QBs compete for starting job
(College Sports ~ 08/12/13)
Southeast Missouri State football coach Tony Samuel said he's not sure who the Redhawks' starting quarterback will be. While some might regard that as a problem, Samuel sees it as a luxury. According to Samuel, the Redhawks have no less than three capable signal callers who he would feel comfortable putting on the field for the Aug. 29 season opener at Southeastern Louisiana...
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Cape County deputies, feds investigate damage to bridge
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputies and federal agencies are investigating an apparent explosion on a bridge near Oak Ridge, Lt. David James reported Sunday. Deputies investigating damage to the bridge on County Road 459 called in agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to help with the investigation after discovering the damage appeared to have been caused by some type of explosive device, James wrote in an email message to local media outlets...
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No bikes on Broadway: New signs announce old ordinance
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
The Broadway Corridor Project spruced up the streetscape of downtown Cape Girardeau in an attempt to bring more locals and tourists closer to the Mississippi River. With more foot and bicycle traffic making its way along the new promenade sidewalks, city officials and business owners noticed a safety hazard -- bicycles...
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/12/13)
This is a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar
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Holocaust Memorial Berlin
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/12/13)
Memorial consists of 2,700 concrete slabs. Located near the under ground bunker where Hitler committed suicide.
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Wheel of Life Statue Vigeland Park, Oslo Norway
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/12/13)
Symbol of etenity - Man's journey from cradle to grave, with seagull that flew into photo
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Perryville to request statewide quarantine
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- As Perry County looks down the barrel of a possible quarantine that could put local firewood dealers out of business, local leaders plan to contact state officials to request the quarantine be expanded to the entire state. At its regular meeting last week, the Perryville Board of Aldermen discussed the potential effect of a countywide quarantine on wood products after a field agent from the Missouri Department of Agriculture found emerald ash borers in a Perryville park...
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22 years later, fatal shooting remains unsolved
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Southeast Missourian overlooked this case in its Aug. 2 roundup of unsolved homicides and disappearances. Today is the 22nd anniversary of the discovery of Lee Moore's body on his farm near Whitewater. Authorities have not made any arrests in the case and are seeking the public's help in bringing Moore's killer or killers to justice...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/12/13)
Today is Monday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2013. There are 141 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 12, 1953, the Soviet Union conducted a secret test of its first hydrogen bomb. On this date: In 1813, Austria declared war on France...
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Cell tower
(Editorial ~ 08/12/13)
Municipal governing bodies often find themselves in the middle of difficult situations. A decision to help one entity may harm others. A zoning change may help bring jobs here, but hurt property values there. Rarely are city councils given credit and thanks for making difficult decisions. Our Speak Out commentary and online chatter reflect a tone that councils always seem to make the wrong call...
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Kelso Fastpitch places third at World Series
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/13)
Kelso Fastpitch took third place at the NAFA A-Major World Series in Des Moines, Iowa, over the weekend. The local men's fastpitch softball team won its first five tournament games to move into Saturday night's winners bracket final of the 38-team, double-elimination event...
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Football teams on all levels are preparing
(Sports Column ~ 08/12/13)
The Southeast Missouri State football team began preseason practice last Monday. Just a few hours to the north, and only a few days earlier, the University of Missouri held its first workout. The rejuvenated St. Louis Rams, after last year's respectable season that has fueled even higher hopes for this year, are well under way with their training camp...
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Cards avoid sweep by Cubs, snap four-game slide
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/13)
ST. LOUIS -- For the first time in a while, the St. Louis Cardinals had good reason to use their closer. After such a long wait between pressure situations, Edward Mujica did not let anybody down. Mujica converted his first save chance in 18 games, working the last two innings in an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs that ended a four-game losing streak and avoided a sweep on Sunday...
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‘Elysium' takes top spot at box office with $30.5 million
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/13)
NEW YORK -- The dystopian science fiction thriller "Elysium" topped the weekend box office with $30.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, enough to beat three newcomers, including the Jennifer Aniston comedy "We're the Millers." Sony's "Elysium," directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Matt Damon, opened in line with expectations, but still debuted somewhat modestly for a $115 million action film. ...
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Six of 12 small cars do well in front crash tests
(Business ~ 08/12/13)
DETROIT -- Two redesigned Honda Civic models were the only small cars to get the top rating in stringent front-end crash tests performed by an insurance industry group. In all, half of the 12 compact and subcompact cars tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety fared poorly, but six performed well. Safety is critical in the fast-growing small-car market, with many buyers downsizing from larger vehicles...
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Ackman pushes for J.C. Penney chairman to leave
(Business ~ 08/12/13)
NEW YORK -- The battle over J.C. Penney's future just got uglier. Activist investor Bill Ackman said Friday he has lost confidence in J.C. Penney's board and its chairman should be replaced. Penney Chairman Thomas Engibous fired back and called Ackman's comments inaccurate...
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Out of the past 8/12/13
(Out of the Past ~ 08/12/13)
The countdown is on for Notre Dame High School's new principal; with less than two weeks before the start of classes, Sister Mary Ann Fischer, S.S.N.D., is looking forward to the new challenge. The Southeast Missouri State University Foundation, the fundraising arm of the university, has recorded a record $5.7 million in gifts during the 1988 fiscal year ending June 30; included in the figure is a gift of the Bootheel Education Center, formerly a Pepsi-Cola bottling plant at Malden, Mo., by Harry L. ...
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Walter Finger
(Obituary ~ 08/12/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Walter R. Finger, 79, of Perryville died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, at his daughter's home in Perryville. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Milton Ryan CM and the Rev. Walter Reisinger CM officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/12/13
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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Peggy Knowlan
(Obituary ~ 08/12/13)
Peggy Lou Johnson Knowlan, 90, of Jackson died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. She was born Sept. 18, 1922, in Wichita Falls, Texas, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Stella Ellis Johnson. She spent her childhood in various parts of Texas. She had polio at an early age and spent part of her teen years at Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Warm Springs Polio Foundation in Warm Springs, Ga. ...
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Jackson fire report 8/12/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/13)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Wednesday:...
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Jackson police report 8/12/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/12/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/12/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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France arrests serviceman accused of mosque plot
(International News ~ 08/12/13)
PARIS -- The French Interior Ministry says a military serviceman who was planning an attack on a mosque has been arrested. In a statement Sunday, the ministry said a 23-year-old man, who was stationed at an air base near the city of Lyon, was "close to ideas of the extreme, radical right." The statement said the man was planning to fire on a mosque in the area. It did not say when he was taken into custody. The ministry did not immediately respond to requests for more details...
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Nearly 1,200 more settlement homes have been approved in Israel
(International News ~ 08/12/13)
JERUSALEM -- Israel approved building nearly 1,200 more settlement homes Sunday and agreed to release 26 long-held Palestinian security prisoners -- highlighting an apparent settlements-for-prisoners trade-off that got both sides back to peace talks after a five-year freeze...
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Egypt police to besiege sit-in sites
(International News ~ 08/12/13)
CAIRO -- Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi fortified their two Cairo sit-in sites as Egyptian security officials said their forces will move against the entrenched protest camps within 24 hours -- perhaps as early as daybreak today...
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Transgender teen killed by mob in Jamaica
(International News ~ 08/12/13)
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica -- Dwayne Jones was relentlessly teased in high school for being effeminate until he dropped out. His father not only kicked him out of the house at the age of 14 but also helped jeering neighbors push the youngster from the rough Jamaican slum where he grew up...
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Snowden's father gets visa to visit son in Russia
(National News ~ 08/12/13)
WASHINGTON -- National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's father has secured documents to visit his son in Russia and plans to discuss how he could fight espionage charges, Lon Snowden and his attorney said Sunday. Neither Lon Snowden nor his attorney Bruce Fein has spoken directly with the former NSA analyst since he fled the United States and received asylum in Russia, they said. ...
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Immigration campaign passes by some in GOP
(National News ~ 08/12/13)
BEL AIR, Md. -- Immigration advocates are swarming the country this month, trying to persuade House Republicans to pass a comprehensive overhaul. It was hard to tell at the town-hall meeting that second-term Republican Rep. Andy Harris held recently in this town northeast of Baltimore...
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TV viewers find workarounds amid fee fights
(National News ~ 08/12/13)
LOS ANGELES -- A week into the blackout of CBS programming to millions of Time Warner Cable subscribers, viewers are finding workarounds. Nancy Keiter, a graphic designer in New York, planned to watch early rounds of the PGA Championship golf tournament on TNT on Saturday and Sunday until 2 p.m. Eastern time. Then, she'll switch from the TV set to her computer, where she'll head to PGA.com. The site followed the featured golfers with live video coverage through the trophy ceremony...
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2-year-old boy abducted from R.I. home found safe
(National News ~ 08/12/13)
JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A 2-year-old Rhode Island boy was found wandering around a housing project miles from his home hours after his mother and another woman were found slain at their house Sunday and two men were under arrest, police said. A patrolman in Providence spotted Isaiah Perez walking in the Chad Brown project by himself around 8:15 p.m., said Johnston Deputy Police Chief Daniel Parrillo. The toddler was evaluated at Hasbro Children's Hospital and had no injuries, he said...
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Father kills son, himself at New Hampshire YWCA office
(National News ~ 08/12/13)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A New Hampshire software engineer shot his 9-year-old son to death before taking his own life during supervised visitation at a YWCA office, officials said Sunday. An adult supervisor was present when Muni Savyon, 54, of Manchester took out a handgun and shot 9-year-old Joshua Savyon of Amherst before shooting himself around 10 a.m., the attorney general's office said...
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Religious family survives being lost at sea
(National News ~ 08/12/13)
PHOENIX -- A northern Arizona family has survived being lost at sea for weeks after an ill-fated attempt to leave the U.S. over what they consider government interference in religion. Hannah Gastonguay and her family were scheduled to fly back home Sunday after taking their two small children and her father-in-law and setting sail from San Diego for the tiny island nation of Kiribati in May...
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People on the move 8/12/13
(Business ~ 08/12/13)
Saint Francis president and CEO elected to elite society Steve Bjelich, Saint Francis Healthcare System president and chief executive officer, has been elected to the elite Healthcare Executives Study Society. The society is one of the oldest voluntary educational organizations available to healthcare professionals and it seeks to advance the state and art of executive leadership and influence the development of healthcare public policy. ...
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Business Notebook: Adult counseling center opens in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 08/12/13)
Heartland Counseling Center, which specializes in marriage and couples counseling and individual counseling for adults, is now open at 2909 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau. Tender Hearts Child Therapy Center and Heartland Counseling Center will be housed under the same roof, but daytime space will be devoted to adults, an email from the center said...
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Ancient dwelling still divides archaeologists
(National News ~ 08/12/13)
AVELLA, Pa. -- A rainstorm at an ancient rock shelter in western Pennsylvania has brought a renowned archaeologist back to the site of where a furious debate was launched in 1973 over when the first humans came to the Americas. As a young archaeologist, Jim Adovasio found radiocarbon evidence that humans had visited the Meadowcroft site 16,000 years ago. ...
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Prayer 8/12/13
(Prayer ~ 08/12/13)
Lord God, may we extend mercy and forgiveness to others as you have to us. Amen.
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Bruce Scheeter returns to taxidermy competitions after 10-year absence
(Business ~ 08/12/13)
Taxidermist Bruce Scheeter thought of closing his shop, Showcase Taxidermy Studio in Cape Girardeau, when the economy went into recession and his business began to take a toll. A trade he started studying after his brother's friend mounted Scheeter's first deer he killed with a bow and arrow, Scheeter enjoys being his own boss and doing something he enjoys. But he said sometimes it's tough to be a taxidermist and make a living...
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