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Obama encouraged by G20 Syria talks, plans speech
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- President Barack Obama claimed a growing recognition among foreign leaders Friday that "the world cannot stand idly by" in the face of chemical weapons use in Syria, and said he plans to make his case to the American people in an address Tuesday night...
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US employers add 169K jobs; rate falls to 7.3 pct.
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy is producing jobs at a subpar pace -- a trend the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding this month whether to slow its bond buying and, if so, by how much. Employers added 169,000 jobs in August but many fewer in June and July than previously thought, the Labor Department said Friday. Combined, June, July and August amounted to the weakest three-month stretch of job growth in a year...
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More charges against Dexter, Mo. man in HIV case
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A rural Missouri man charged with infecting another man with HIV is now facing charges that accuse him of risking infection to three other partners. Stoddard County prosecutor Russell Oliver said Friday that 36-year-old David Mangum of Dexter, Mo., is now facing 21 additional counts for having unprotected sex with three men without telling them he was HIV-positive...
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SEMO Fair schedule
(Entertainment ~ 09/06/13)
The 158th edition of the SEMO District Fair will begin Saturday in Arena Park, and people of all ages will be making their trek to Cape Girardeau to take in the carnival rides and perhaps more than a few deep-fried treats. As usual, there will be plenty of events for fairgoers to enjoy through the fair's end on Sept. ...
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Health-law studies show low basic premiums
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's health-care law appears to mirror a trend in job-based insurance, where employees are being nudged into cost-saving plans that require them to pay a bigger share of their medical expenses. Two independent studies out this week highlighted attractive prices for less-generous "bronze" plans that will offer low monthly premiums but require patients to pick up more of the cost if they get sick...
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Murder suspect also faces loss of property
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- If he is convicted on federal drug-trafficking charges, homicide suspect Melvin Scherrer could lose more than his freedom. According to a grand-jury indictment handed down last month, Scherrer, 49, of Bonne Terre must forfeit three motorcycles, two pickup trucks, a gooseneck trailer, a 1969 Camaro, assorted jewelry, a handgun and more than three acres of real estate if he is convicted of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.. ...
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Boyd trying again for House seat
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Less than a year ago, Neal E. Boyd was in an election fight for a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. And now, he announced Thursday, he is ready to try it again. "This time will be a very different challenge," Boyd, a Sikeston native and the 2008 winner of "America's Got Talent" television talent contest, said in a news release...
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Reds tag 6-2 loss on Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 09/06/13)
St. Louis drops important divisional series in Cincinnati
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SEMO District Fair expects a strong turnout
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
The sight of carnival rides and the aroma of deep-fried treats are expected to draw people of all ages to Arena Park for the 2013 SEMO District Fair. The fair, in its 158th year, runs through Sept. 14. Organizers are predicting good crowds throughout the annual event...
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Bid deadline looms for Scott City school theater/safe room
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
Deadline for bids for a performing arts theater/safe room for the Scott City School District is coming up Thursday. Superintendent Diann Ulmer said the application process for a $1.5 million grant to finance the building began in the fall 2010, but it wasn't until June 24 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the district to move forward with the bid process...
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Cape school district amends its tax rate
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
Because of an error in forms sent by the Missouri State Auditor's Office, Cape Girardeau School Board members amended the district's tax rate Thursday night. The total tax rate of 4.1567 cents per $100 valuation remains the same, but 1 cent moved into the debt service column, superintendent James Welker said...
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Broadway Prescription Hosts Flu Vaccine Clinics
(Submitted Story ~ 09/06/13)
In addition to administering the flu vaccine in their 710 Broadway location, Broadway Prescription Shop will host two flu clinics open to the public, giving anyone in the area the opportunity to become immunized against influenza. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend everyone over six months should get a flu vaccine every year since flu strains change, and the virus adapts accordingly. ...
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A Resolution On Syria
(Submitted Story ~ 09/06/13)
Based on the Cape County Tea Party Board of Directors' understanding of the current situation in Syria and the current effort in the U.S. Legislative and Executive Branches to authorize war, the following resolution has been endorsed by 8 of 9 members of the board (the 9th could not be reached):...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
Today is Friday, Sept. 6, the 249th day of 2013. There are 116 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. (McKinley died eight days later; Czolgosz was executed on October 29.)...
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Hutson auction
(Editorial ~ 09/06/13)
The 26th annual Charles L. Hutson Auction benefiting Old Town Cape will be held Saturday at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau events center. Hutson, who died in 2003, was a local visionary, and his family continues to support the downtown area and this community. We appreciate the work of his wife, Judi, and sons, Chris and Dave, who manage the family furniture store in Cape Girardeau's downtown...
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The Syria question: Does it really matter to you?
(Column ~ 09/06/13)
Whatever President Obama's motivation for seeking congressional authorization for a military response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria (constitutional, political, moral -- all of the above, and more), there are significant indications that most Americans would prefer to see our nation err on the side of caution in this matter...
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Guest column: IRS additional scrutiny of veterans groups unacceptable
(Column ~ 09/06/13)
As if illegally targeting groups based on their conservative political or religious beliefs isn't bad enough, it now appears IRS auditors have America's veterans in their cross hairs. The House Committee on Veterans Affairs last week requested the Internal Revenue Service respond to complaints its inspectors are asking veterans service organizations such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars to provide official discharge papers or service records during reviews of their tax-exempt status.. ...
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Births 9/6/13
(Births ~ 09/06/13)
Son to Anthony Tyler Sample and Emily J. Keller of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:58 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Name, Easton Jaxson. Weight, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Second child, first son. Ms. Keller is the daughter of Joe and Mary Keller of Cape Girardeau. Sample is the son of Elizabeth Hall of Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 9/6/13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/06/13)
President Ronald Reagan is scheduled to visit Cape Girardeau on Sept. 14, according to local officials involved in planning the trip; the president is slated to be at the Show Me Center tentatively between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; the invitation to appear here was extended by the University Foundation...
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Jackson police report 9/6/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/06/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/6/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/06/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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NASA is aiming for the moon again
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is headed back to the moon, this time to explore its thin atmosphere and rough dust. The robotic spacecraft LADEE (pronounced LA'-dee), will fly to the moon by way of Virginia's Eastern Shore. Liftoff is set for late tonight from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility...
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San Antonio adopts gay-rights rules
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio's leaders on Thursday approved anti-bias protections for gay and transgender residents, over the disapproval of top Texas Republicans and religious conservatives who packed a city council hearing and occasionally shamed supporters for comparing the issue to the civil rights movement...
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Harper enters ‘Dancing With the Stars' competition
(Entertainment ~ 09/06/13)
NEW YORK -- Busy cancer patient Valerie Harper leads a class of 12 amateur hoofers in the upcoming 17th season of "Dancing With the Stars." The cast was revealed Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." For a show that has reached an increasingly older audience, ABC added an injection of youth with reality stars Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi of "Jersey Shore" and Ozzy's kid Jack Osbourne...
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First Friday receptions
(Entertainment ~ 09/06/13)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will host a reception for member artists of the Arts Council during the annual Members' Exhibit. The artwork will be on display in the Lorimier Gallery and Gallery 100 until Sept. 28. Reception from 5 to 9 p.m....
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Ella Sitze
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Ella Pauline "Polly" Sitze, 72, of Glenallen passed away Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Glenallen on Oct. 11, 1940, daughter of Paul F. and Laura C. Huskey Deck. On Nov. 5, 1960, she married Jerry Wayne Sitze at Glenallen Baptist Church. He preceded her in death July 23, 2012...
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Ariel Castro's family prepares to claim body
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The family of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro planned to claim his body Thursday as investigations sought to determine how a man who was perhaps Ohio's most notorious prisoner managed to hang himself with a bedsheet while in protective custody...
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Agency: Hunter caused huge wildfire near Yosemite
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A gigantic wildfire in and around Yosemite National Park was caused by an illegal fire set by a hunter, the U.S. Forest Service said Thursday. The agency said there is no indication the hunter was involved with illegal marijuana cultivation, which a fire chief had speculated as the possible cause of the blaze...
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Man confesses in video to role in fatal car crash
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A driver has confessed in a video posted online that he's to blame for a wrong-way car crash stemming from a night of heavy drinking that killed another man and says he's willing to take "full responsibility." The 3 1/2-minute video, posted on at least two websites Tuesday, shows 22-year-old Matthew Cordle describing what led to the accident in which he killed the man three months ago...
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Superstorm Sandy destroyed precious reminders of 9/11
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
NEW YORK -- The letters and photos were beyond value -- some of the mementos Joe Quinn still had to remember his older brother Jimmy, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Now they are gone, sullied by floodwaters and charred by fires that tore through the Queens community of Breezy Point last October during superstorm Sandy...
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Obama seeks world leaders' support to strike Syria
(International News ~ 09/06/13)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- President Barack Obama pressed fellow world leaders Thursday to support a U.S.-led strike on Syria, but he ran into opposition from Russia, China and even the European Union -- which condemned the deadly recent chemical weapons attack in Bashar Assad's country but declared it too soon for military action...
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Egypt's interior minister escapes bombing
(International News ~ 09/06/13)
CAIRO -- Egypt's interior minister escaped an assassination attempt Thursday when a suspected car bomb tore through his convoy, wounding 22 people and leaving a major Cairo boulevard strewn with debris -- the first such attack since the military ousted the Islamist president...
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Upper Midwest drought worsens
(State News ~ 09/06/13)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Drought conditions have worsened across parts of the Midwest in the last week, including in the nation's leading corn-producing state as Iowa cooked in record-breaking temperatures that topped 100 degrees. Farmers in Iowa and other neighboring states are now expecting this year's drought to reduce the fall harvest for corn and soybeans, though the impact isn't expected to be as bad as last year's drought -- the worst since the 1950s...
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Robert Moore
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert Glennon Moore, 80, of Perryville died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 5, 1933, in Perry County, son of Lawrence W. and Gladys T. Gremaud Moore. He and Mary Ann Sutterer were married Dec. 28, 1957, in Perryville...
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Man pleads not guilty to spreading HIV
(State News ~ 09/06/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter man who told authorities he had sexual contact with as many 300 people since being diagnosed with HIV pleaded not guilty Thursday to infecting another man with the virus, and prosecutors said more charges are expected. David Mangum entered the plea after being charged with recklessly infecting another with HIV, which in Missouri -- where sentences for such crimes are among the nation's harshest -- carries up to life in prison. ...
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John Hovis
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- John H. Hovis, 55, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Jerry Sander and Jack Faries officiating. Burial will be in Grassy Cemetery at Grassy, Mo...
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Pamela Cate
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
Pamela A. Cate, 57, of Scott City passed away Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 17, 1956, in Whitewater, to the late Ruddle Otto and Mary Stevens Gloth. Pamela and Norman Cate were married Dec. 22, 1988. He preceded her in death Sept. 8, 2011...
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Brighter US economy makes Fed tapering more likely
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
WASHINGTON -- The economy is showing strength as summer nears a close -- a trend that's raising the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will slow its bond buying later this month. The steady improvement also is lifting hopes for Friday's report on job growth last month. The August gain is expected to nearly match the year's monthly average of 192,000 jobs...
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Report: US, British have cracked most encryption used online
(National News ~ 09/06/13)
WASHINGTON -- The National Security Agency, working with the British government, has secretly been unraveling encryption technology that billions of Internet users rely upon to keep their electronic messages and confidential data safe from prying eyes, according to published reports Thursday based on internal U.S. government documents...
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Dottie Boothe
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
PATTON, Mo. -- Dottie Lee Boothe, 72, of Patton passed away Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born Aug. 7, 1941, in Mayfield, Mo., daughter of John L. and Olive M. Douglas Kirkpatrick. She and Joseph Boothe were married Nov. 15, 1963...
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Best bet: Tunes at Tales by the river
(Entertainment ~ 09/06/13)
Looking for a change of pace this weekend? At 6:30 p.m. today the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus hosts an event called Tunes and Tales: An Evening of Storytelling. Appalachian storyteller Michael Reno Harrell and the bluesy Rev. Robert Jones perform in this third storytelling event of 2013 at the River Campus. The event happens in the Bedell Performance Hall. For tickets or more information go to rivercampusevents.com or call the River Campus box office at 651-2265....
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New PBS team low key about milestone
(Entertainment ~ 09/06/13)
NEW YORK -- Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff didn't think much about the milestone upon being appointed the first women to co-anchor a national daily news program on television -- until flowers began filling their offices and strangers offered congratulations...
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ARTifacts 9/6/13
(Entertainment ~ 09/06/13)
Adult art workshops are being offered by the Crisp Museum at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus this fall as a part of the Tuesdays at the Museum workshops. Each workshop is from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshops will include watercolor, Sept 10, 17 and 24; glass to pastel chalk, Oct. ...
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How about those apples
(Community ~ 09/06/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jean Roth picks out a peck of Gala apples from Levi Linge at the Cape Farmers Market on Thursday in the Town Plaza parking lot. Apple season has just begun. "It looks like this season's crop is better than last year's," Lingle said. "Much better."...
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A 'Gone Girl' grunt
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com A grip unloads equipment to be used in the production of "Gone Girl," from a truck in the Blair Best Box parking lot Thursday, Sept. 5, in Cape Girardeau. Grips lighting and rigging technicians who work film and television productions. ...
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High school football Week 2: Jackson, Vianney cross paths again
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/13)
Last week: Vianney 42, Francis Howell North 28; Jackson 47, North County 13 Last year: Jackson 43, Vianney 14 (regular season); Jackson 54, Vianney 14 (Class 5 District 1 semifinal) Outlook: It hasn't exactly been an NHL playoff series, but Jackson and Vianney are getting to know each other intimately. Jackson coach Brent Eckley will be coaching his 12th game at Jackson tonight, and he already will be facing the Golden Griffins for the third time...
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High school roundup: Dexter sweeps Jackson spikers
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/13)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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New type of fruit fly makes its way to Missouri
(State News ~ 09/06/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A new kind of fruit fly is causing problems for some Missouri farmers. The University of Missouri says that the spotted wing drosophila has made its way to Missouri this summer and could be particularly troublesome. University entomologist Bruce Barrett says the female flies have serrated body parts that allow them to cut through the skin of fruit and insert their eggs inside. The developing maggots then eat the fruit...
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Fuel charge decreased for Ameren Missouri
(State News ~ 09/06/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri regulators have adopted a lower fuel adjustment tariff that should reduce bills for Ameren Missouri's electric customers. The Public Service Commission says the decrease amounts to about $1.97 per month for residential customers. It takes effect Sept. 24...
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St. Louis judges consider city gun court
(State News ~ 09/06/13)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- City judges in St. Louis are considering a plan to create a special court for gun-related crime. Circuit Judge Jack Garvey wants to add court divisions dedicated to armed robberies and cases involving the unlawful use of weapons. KMOX-AM ( cbsloc.al/14kxxdu ) reports that Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Mayor Francis Slay and Police Chief Sam Dotson voiced support for the proposal at a Wednesday lunch meeting...
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St. Louis Co. police chief opposes veto override
(State News ~ 09/06/13)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch is asking Republican state lawmakers to not override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a House bill that would nullify some federal gun-control laws. Fitch told House Speaker Tim Jones in a Thursday letter that House Bill 436 "would hinder local law enforcement's ability to enforce existing laws."...
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Prayer 9/6/13
(Prayer ~ 09/06/13)
O Father God, may we be diligent in prayer and spend time in your Holy Word. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State hires tennis coach
(College Sports ~ 09/06/13)
Former Texas A&M player Leah Hottois was announced as Southeast Missouri State's women's tennis coach Thursday. Hottois was an assistant for both the men's and women's tennis programs at the University of Dayton last season. Before her stint at Dayton, Hottois coached both nationally and sectionally ranked juniors for eight years at various tennis clubs in Massachusetts. She led a USTA junior team to a national championship...
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Southeast womens' basketball team to play in-state foes again in 2013-14
(College Sports ~ 09/06/13)
The 2013-14 Southeast Missouri State women's basketball schedule announced Thursday will again offer the the Redhawks an opportunity for state bragging rights, something coach Ty Margenthaler is excited about. Southeast, for the second year in a row, will play all four of Missouri's other Division I programs...
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Southeast Missouri State announces men's basketball schedule
(College Sports ~ 09/06/13)
Games at Saint Louis University and Memphis, along with a tournament in Mexico and the first meeting with Missouri State in a decade, highlight Southeast Missouri State's 2013-14 nonconference men's basketball schedule...
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Southeast Missouri State football team faces long odds at Ole Miss
(College Sports ~ 09/06/13)
Southeast is a 49-point underdog against the FBS school from the SEC
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Hitler bodyguard Rochus Misch dies at 96
(International News ~ 09/06/13)
BERLIN (AP) -- Rochus Misch, who served as Adolf Hitler's devoted bodyguard for most of World War II and was the last remaining witness to the Nazi leader's final hours in his Berlin bunker, has died. He was 96. Misch died Thursday in Berlin after a short illness, Burkhard Nachtigall, who helped him ghostwrite his 2008 memoir, told The Associated Press in an email on Friday...
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Towing, towing, towing on the river Thursday
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A towboat pushes north past a stretch of sandbar on the Mississippi River, below the bluffs at Cape Rock Scenic Overlook on Thursday in Cape Girardeau. ...
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FB Top 5
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/13)
Our panel of experts rank the top five high school football teams in the area:After Week 1 1. JACKSON (1-0, 39 points). Torrid second half, which included 26 points in the fourth quarter, sparked 47-13 win over North County on Friday. Rushed for 373 yards, threw for 113 more. Pretty impressive...
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