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Kidney transplant binds K.C. couple as wedding nears
(State News ~ 12/30/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ten months after his girlfriend gave him one of her kidneys, Travis Spire-Sweet is going strong and making plans to marry the woman he credits with saving his life. The 30-year-old Kansas City acupuncturist didn't know what it felt like to have a fully functioning kidney until now. Taesha Benson, 34, made it possible, donating the organ last February...
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Kansas City court helps veterans avoid jail
(State News ~ 12/30/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A special division of the Kansas City Municipal Court provides alternatives to military veterans who commit nonviolent offenses. Kansas City launched its Veterans Treatment Court in 2009, modeling it after the Veterans Treatment Court that began a year earlier in Buffalo, N.Y. That program provides alternatives to jail time to military veterans who commit nonviolent offenses. Qualified veterans receive counseling or other assistance, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Christmas tree recycling at Arena Park
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Christmas trees are stacked up for recycling, Sunday, Dec. 29, at a collection point at the southeast corner of Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Tax cuts on tap again for Missouri legislators
(State News ~ 12/30/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Stymied by a gubernatorial veto, Missouri lawmakers and business groups plan to try again -- and, potentially, again and again -- to enact an income-tax cut in 2014. Republican legislative leaders pledge that an income-tax cut will be an early priority in their annual session that starts Jan. 8...
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Missouri bill would extend waiting period for abortion
(State News ~ 12/30/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Women seeking an abortion in Missouri would need to wait an additional two days under legislation proposed in the state Senate. Republican Sen. David Sater says it would offer more time to consider the decision and could reduce the number of abortions. He said he thinks some people have too hastily decided to have an abortion and ultimately regretted the decision...
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Playful Sunday afternoon at Discovery Playhouse
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com ABOVE: Isabella, 6, left, and Lilah, 4, Pattengill place foam balls into tubes of the Air-Maze-ing Fun exhibit Sunday at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Jackson, Cape to meet for Christmas tournament championship
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/13)
The Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament wraps up today with four games.
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Regent adds Southeast to his list of civic activity
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
A member of many boards from community and university foundations to hospitals, Don LaFerla of Carthage, Mo., is well acquainted with community involvement. He's been honored to serve on all the panels, but he finds his latest quite humbling -- a seat on the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents...
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Jackson woman dies in apartment fire
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
A Jackson woman died Sunday afternoon in a fire at her apartment at 320 Shawnee Circle. Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton identified the woman Sunday night as 61-year-old Sandra Riggins. He said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. The fire was called in at 1:50 p.m. and Jackson Fire Department chief Jason Mouser said the fire was confined to the living room of the affected downstairs unit...
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Mo. church's Civil War-era crèche figures get TLC
(State News ~ 12/30/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A Civil War-era Nativity scene is about to be spruced up as part of a $10 million restoration of a landmark church next to the Gateway Arch. The life-size, cast-iron crèche figures have been a holiday staple for 147 years at the Basilica of St. ...
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The sun rises for all of us
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/30/13)
Early morning, down by the river, 12-28-2013
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River City Aquatics Celebrates Holidays through Service and Socials
(Submitted Story ~ 12/30/13)
River City Aquatics (RCA) celebrated the holidays with a series of service events to support the community. Swimmers and their families spent a day at Feed My Starving Children, held at the Osage Center, and collected canned goods to support food needs in the local Cape Girardeau area. Additional service projects are scheduled for spring, including a park cleanup day, and a conservation project...
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New Gateley garden work set to begin in spring
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
A former Cape Girardeau city councilman's honorary rose garden will be re-created starting this spring. Melvin Gateley, who served in Ward 2 for eight years, said he wants the garden to become "a community affair." Plans to relocate the rose garden named for Gateley that was behind city hall at 401 Independence St. ...
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Just hanging out
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/30/13)
After a hard day's work, Marty likes to hide in a closet and take a nap.
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Church renovating former synagogue in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
A church that has taken up residence in a former synagogue in downtown Cape Girardeau is bringing new life and plans for improvements to the historic building. The B'nai Israel Synagogue at 126 S. Main St. has seen various but limited uses for many years. The synagogue, built in 1937 in Spanish and Islamic styles, saw more regular Jewish religious use into the 1970s. But by the late 1980s, it held only limited worship services because of the decline of the area's Jewish population...
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Our Angel
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/30/13)
Madison was an angel in our church's Christmas Program!
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Lucky Loves to Hear Stories
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/30/13)
Madison reads a book to our kitten Lucky!
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Kitty Cat PJ's
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/30/13)
Madison and her "baby" wear new kitty PJ's for Christmas, and of course our kitten Lucky had to be in the picture too!
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/30/13)
Today is Monday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2013. There is one day left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 30, 1813, British troops burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812. On this date: In 1853, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to buy some 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico for $10 million in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase...
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New Year's Eve celebrations
(Editorial ~ 12/30/13)
New Year's Eve is a great time to celebrate another 365 days; to join friends, to collectively let our hair down and enjoy an evening out. There's nothing wrong with spending New Year's at home, playing board games and watching the ball drop on television, of course...
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Births 12/30/13
(Births ~ 12/30/13)
Daughter to Andrew Michael Hinkle and Latasha Nicole Terry of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 9:25 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. Name, Kenzie Amari. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Fourth child, second daughter. Ms. Terry is the daughter of Henry and Vanessa Terry of Cape Girardeau. She is employed in housekeeping at Southeast. Hinkle is the son of Charleen Hinkle of Cape Girardeau. He is employed in management at McDonald's...
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Mary Watson
(Obituary ~ 12/30/13)
Mary Ella Watson, 81, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born March 12, 1932, in Alexander County, Ill., to the late John Eugene and Ella Mae Burchyett Kaufman. Mary and Daerrel Forehand were married April 1, 1955, and he preceded her in death June 27,1977. She then married Norman Watson April 9, 1981, and he preceded her in death July 23, 2003...
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Robert Pecord
(Obituary ~ 12/30/13)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Robert "Bobby" Joseph Pecord, 77, of Miller City, Ill., passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at his home. Bobby was born March 29, 1936, at Mound City, son of the late Merlin Pecord and Lena Decker Pecord. Bobby was an Air Force veteran; a retired farmer; and owned and operated Sleepy's Lounge and Camp Ground for 15 years in the Horse Shoe Lake area; he was a member and served as past president of the Alexander-Pulaski County Sportsmen Club of Miller City...
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Charly Foulk
(Obituary ~ 12/30/13)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. — Charly Foulk of Rockview died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.
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Edward Durham
(Obituary ~ 12/30/13)
TROY, Mo. -- Edward "Ed" Franklin Durham, 96, of Troy passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at the Elsberry Health Care Center in Elsberry, Mo. He was born Aug. 31, 1917, in Hiram, Mo., a son of the late Sidney and Sarah Fronabarger Durham. Edward was united in marriage to Wanda M. Haynes on Nov. 20, 1942, in St. Louis, and they had many happy years together...
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Juanita Bryant
(Obituary ~ 12/30/13)
THEBES, Ill. -- Juanita Lorene Bryant, 92, of Thebes died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 4, 1921, the daughter of Monroe and Rose Kelly Orick in Gale, Ill. Juanita married Oscar Andrew Bryant on March 6, 1936. ...
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Out of the past 12/30/13
(Out of the Past ~ 12/30/13)
A grant of $2,000 has been presented to the Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council by the Burlington Northern Foundation; the money will be used to replace program equipment at the council's Camp Lewallen in Wayne County. The Jackson High School Indians varsity basketball team is out in the cold weather early in the morning awaiting the arrival of their cheerleaders; while the squad returns somewhat let down from Dallas, Texas, after competing in the National Cheerleaders Association's national competition, members are cheered up by the University High Christmas Tournament champions.. ...
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Egyptian rapper speaks for women's rights
(Entertainment ~ 12/30/13)
CAIRO -- As soon as the beat started, the young woman bobbed her head to the rhythm, raised her hands to get the crowd clapping and then unleashed a flood of rap lyrics that tackled some of the biggest social challenges women face in the Arab world...
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Speak Out 12/30/13
(Speak Out ~ 12/30/13)
I have voted for taxes to pay for different things, but I stopped a few years ago. A prime example is the William Street proposal and voting to renew a tax that is about to expire. The puzzle to me is that this would even be discussed, much less be voted on. ...
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Jackson police report 12/30/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/30/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/30/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/30/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/30/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/30/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Online shopping grows, with some growing pains
(Business ~ 12/30/13)
Americans waited until the last minute to buy holiday gifts, but retailers weren't prepared for the spike. Heavy spending in the final days of the mostly lackluster season sent sales up 3.5 percent between Nov. 1 and Tuesday, according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, which tracks payments but doesn't give dollar figures...
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Shattenkirk lifts Blues over Stars 3-2 in overtime
(Professional Sports ~ 12/30/13)
DALLAS -- Kevin Shattenkirk and the St. Louis Blues took advantage of Dallas' struggling penalty killers -- with only a few seconds to spare. Shattenkirk scored a power-play goal 4:49 into overtime, giving the Blues a 3-2 victory over the Stars on Sunday...
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Hollywood poised for best-ever box-office year
(Business ~ 12/30/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Despite a string of summertime flops, Hollywood is expected to have a banner year at the domestic box office, coming in just shy of $11 billion, the largest annual take ever. But because of higher ticket prices, actual attendance at North American theaters remained flat after a decade of decline...
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Feeling United States snub, Saudis strengthen ties elsewhere
(International News ~ 12/30/13)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Increasingly vocal in its frustration over U.S. policies in the Mideast, Saudi Arabia is strengthening ties elsewhere, seeking out an alignment that will bolster its position after it was pushed to the sidelines this year...
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Sour end to season Seattle celebrates title after romping Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 12/30/13)
SEATTLE -- Once the doors to the Seattle Seahawks' locker room opened, the music came blaring out. Players danced while still in uniform and donned hats reading "NFC West Champions." On their third try, the Seahawks finally got to celebrate after wrapping up the division title and home-field advantage in the playoffs with a 27-9 win over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday...
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$1.80 for soap: Al-Qaida records every expense
(International News ~ 12/30/13)
TIMBUKTU, Mali -- The convoy of cars bearing the black al-Qaida flag came at high speed, and the manager of the modest grocery store thought he was about to be robbed. Mohamed Djitteye rushed to lock his till and cowered behind the counter. He was dumbfounded when instead, the al-Qaida commander gently opened the grocery's glass door and asked for a pot of mustard. Then he asked for a receipt...
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Kansas City backups lose Chargers in OT
(Professional Sports ~ 12/30/13)
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers must feel they're living charmed lives these days. How else to explain that everything they needed to have happen -- and more -- fell into place to allow them to sneak into the playoffs for the first time in four years?...
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16 killed in suicide bombing in Russia
(International News ~ 12/30/13)
MOSCOW -- A suicide bomber struck a busy railway station in southern Russia on Sunday, killing at least 15 other people and wounding scores more, officials said, in a stark reminder of the threat Russia is facing as it prepares to host February's Olympics in Sochi...
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GOP can count ways to Senate majority
(National News ~ 12/30/13)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans count enough competitive races to challenge Democrats for control of the Senate in the 2014 elections, if only they can figure out what to do with the tea party. Crowded primaries in states such as Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina, where tea partyers and social conservatives are fighting for the nomination and pushing candidates further right, worry many Republicans, especially after they saw their legitimate shots at a Senate majority slip away in 2010 and 2012...
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Among Cuban exiles, an old toast goes silent
(National News ~ 12/30/13)
MIAMI -- In their first years of exile from Cuba in the 1960s, Gustavo Pérez Firmat's family uttered the toast as a wish they anxiously waited to fulfill. Pérez Firmat's parents and grandparents would proclaim "Next year in Cuba" as they lifted glasses of scotch at Christmas and New Year's Eve...
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Worker abuse by diplomats a problem, advocates say
(National News ~ 12/30/13)
NEW YORK -- The prosecution of an Indian consular official in New York accused of forcing her maid to toil for little pay highlights a problem advocates say is all too common -- workers for foreign governments who bring along the baggage of human trafficking to the U.S...
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Federal health market surpasses 1 million sign-ups
(National News ~ 12/30/13)
HONOLULU -- A December surge propelled health-care sign-ups through the government's rehabilitated website past the 1 million mark, the Obama administration said Sunday, reflecting new vigor for the problem-plagued federal insurance market. Combined with numbers for state-run markets due in January, that should put total enrollment in the new private insurance plans under President Barack Obama's health law at about 2 million people through the end of the year, independent experts said...
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Legal pot sales begin amid uncertainty
(National News ~ 12/30/13)
DENVER -- A gleaming white Apple store of weed is how Pete Williams sees his new Denver marijuana dispensary. Two floors of pot-growing rooms will have windows showing the shopping public how the mind-altering plant is grown. Shoppers will be able to peruse drying marijuana buds and see pot trimmers at work separating the valuable flowers from the less-prized stems and leaves...
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The world braces for the upcoming retirement crisis
(Business ~ 12/30/13)
A global retirement crisis is bearing down on workers of all ages. Spawned years before the recession and the 2008 financial meltdown, the crisis was significantly worsened by those twin traumas. It will play out for decades, and its consequences will be far-reaching...
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Bank of Advance employees recognized
(Business ~ 12/30/13)
The Bank of Advance in Advance, Mo., recently presented its Decades of Service awards to Derek Beussink, Cammy Gard and Leslie Rainey Thompson for 10 years of service; Melinda Masters and Kathy Barry for 20 years of service; Judy Bolton for 30 years of service; and Vernie Becker for 40 years of service...
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Business Notebook: Hospitals added $19 billion to Missouri economy in 2012, report says
(Business ~ 12/30/13)
A University of Missouri report for the Missouri Hospital Association found that hospitals' investments in employees and capital in 2012 added more than $19 billion to Missouri's economy, according to a news release from the Missouri Hospital Association...
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Prayer 12/30/13
(Prayer ~ 12/30/13)
Lead us, O Lord Jesus, in your righteousness that we may glorify you. Amen.
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Southeast men's basketball team beaten at buzzer by Missouri State
(College Sports ~ 12/30/13)
The Bears banked in a shot to hand the Redhawks a 81-78 defeat on Sunday.
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