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Testing her metal: Wendy Cooper's exhibit features photos printed on aluminum
(Entertainment ~ 07/25/14)
The breadth and depth of scenery at Yosemite National Park is captured in photos by Southeast Missouri State University assistant professor Wendy Cooper -- printed on aluminum. Displayed in the Crisp Museum on the university's River Campus, the photos were taken in June 2013 when Cooper, who teaches commercial photography and graphic design, led a group of 12 students to the California landmark. The photos measure 26 by 30 inches...
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Kitchen fire causes commotion at Cape apartment building
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
A kitchen fire created some excitement Thursday evening for residents of an apartment building on North Lorimier Street. Bobbie Mosley, a resident of the Lorimont House apartments at 235 N. Lorimier St., said she heard the fire alarm go off about 8:45 p.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from the apartment across the hall...
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State attorney general visits Cape for right-to-farm tour
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
Missouri State Attorney General Chris Koster's farm tour continued today with a stop in Cape Girardeau. The statewide tour is part of an effort to support Amendment 1. The measure, commonly known as right-to-farm, will appear on the Aug. 5 ballot. Koster and members from state agriculture groups such as the Missouri Farm Bureau and the Missouri Corn Growers Association gathered to discuss the issue at Joe and Mildred Kirchdoerfer's dairy farm in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Biology professor raises potential flag on mosquito-borne virus
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
Although it hasn't hit Missouri yet, a virus transmitted by the Asian tiger mosquito remains a concern for a local biology professor and arborvirologist. Asian tiger mosquitoes, which can transmit a virus called chikungunya, are a major pest in St. Louis and "definitely exist" in Cape Girardeau, said Dr. Christina Frazier of Southeast Missouri State University...
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Regulators offer compromise rate to Noranda plant
(State News ~ 07/25/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A day after regulators said they opposed a request by Ameren Missouri's biggest customer for a rate reduction of about $50 million a year, a panel that advocates for retail ratepayers proposed a deal that would give the company just over half of what it was seeking...
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Federal lawsuit accuses Cape doctor of kickback scheme
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
A federal lawsuit filed earlier this month accuses a Cape Girardeau neurosurgeon of altering his practice to benefit his fiancée's business as part of an illegal kickback scheme. The five-count complaint alleges Dr. Sonjay Fonn and his fiancée, Deborah Seeger, violated a federal anti-kickback law that seeks to prevent conflicts of interest and overuse of medical services or items by prohibiting anyone from making or accepting payments for referring, recommending or arranging for federally funded medical services.. ...
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Corvette Caravan to stop in Cape for the first time
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
Kenny Pincksten has been a car enthusiast since he was 12. He now owns two Corvettes, a 1963 model and a 2014, and is looking forward to attending the first Corvette Caravan to stop in Cape Girardeau. This marks the fifth anniversary of the caravan, in which hundreds of Corvettes travel across the United States to visit the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky...
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Faith Family Freedom Day
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/25/14)
bring your lawn chair and enjoy the day with us
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Fun in the creek
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/25/14)
My great nephews checking out the creek at G- Grandma's house
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4-H members achieve 10,000-hour hunger service goal, keep going
(Submitted Story ~ 07/25/14)
4-H members across Missouri contributed over 10,500 hours of service to fighting hunger in their communities last year. 4-H clubs and individual youth organized food drives, planted community gardens, hosted dinners, made public presentations, and promoted the Invest an Acre program as part of a yearlong 4-H campaign to find solutions to hunger through service...
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Leadership Cape Class of 2014
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/25/14)
Pictured is the 2014 Class of Leadership Cape. The Leadership Cape program is an innovative community program offered by Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Old Silo
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/25/14)
This is an old silo in south part of Cape Girardeau.
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Wild Flowers
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/25/14)
Mid-summer wild flowers
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Irish Garden
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/25/14)
The walled garden at Glenveagh Castle in Glenveagh National Park, Ireland. The gardens all across Ireland are fabulous.
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Four Lady Raiders earn academic honors
(Submitted Story ~ 07/25/14)
Four Lady Raiders earn academic honors Daily American Republic Four Lady Raiders have been selected to the 2014 Academic All American Team Taylor Friend and Brittany Hagler of the softball team and Anna Vogt of the basketball team each exceeded a 3.7 GPA and earned the Exemplary Academic Achievement Award...
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Six-Foot Lily
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/25/14)
Vivian "Todd" Jackson stand beside a backyard lily that is at least six feet tall. This is the first summer the plant has grown this big
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/25/14)
Today is Friday, July 25, the 206th day of 2014. There are 159 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 25, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein signed a declaration at the White House ending their countries' 46-year-old formal state of war...
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Missy Kitty, who rules her world, is getting older too
(Column ~ 07/25/14)
Once again, a bundle of fur and googly eyes gets top billing. It happened the other day when a lively group of Red Hat Ladies -- or, as they prefer, Women With Attitudes -- graciously asked me to be the luncheon speaker. So what were their first words of greeting? "How's Missy Kitty?"...
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Speak Out 7/25/14
(Speak Out ~ 07/25/14)
This call is from a subscriber in Perry County and I would just like to give you a thanks for your "Congressional votes" column. They are very informative. I really appreciate them. And also, on another line, your crossword puzzles have improved greatly and are more challenging, and I really appreciate them...
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Other options to fund roads
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/25/14)
Our Republican Legislature once again is sending a mixed message, thanks to the influence of big-business lobbying. The message: "To avoid raising taxes, state services are to be paid for by those who use the services; but we'll make a big exception for big trucking."...
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Hoops for Life has special meaning for local couple, runners
(Editorial ~ 07/25/14)
Shannon and Amy Aldridge are an inspiration. The couple lost their daughter Sahara in 2007 to brain cancer. But the Aldridges have been dedicated to helping others and, in effect, honoring their daughter. The annual Hoops for Life charity 5k set for Saturday is named after Sahara, whose nickname was "Hoops."...
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Charles Rhyne
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Charles Wayne Rhyne, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, departed this life Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 19, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Herbert and Lola Phillips Rhyne. He and Terry Broege were married Nov. 10, 1996, in Cairo, Georgia...
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Jack Mirly
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Jack G. Mirly, 76, of Jackson entered the gates of heaven Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 29, 1937, in Jackson, son of Walter O. and Roxie A. Dickerson Mirly. He was baptized in Jesus Christ as an infant and confirmed March 18, 1951. He and Ruth E. Bodenschatz were married May 9, 1959, in Uniontown, Missouri...
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Janet Maevers
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Janet Faye Maevers, 75, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 28, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Ben and Nora Davenport Sadler. Janet and Charley Williams were married in July 1954 in South Carolina. He passed away July 13, 1984. She and Ron Maevers were married May 16, 1980...
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Betty Huckstep
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Betty Jane Huckstep, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Jan. 1, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, to Cletus and Ruby Lindsay Hargis. She and Gene E. Huckstep were married Aug. 21, 1946, in Jackson. He passed away May 13, 1998...
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Junior Brown
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Junior Francis Brown, 88, of McClure died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 30, 1925, in Parma, Missouri, to Francis and Etta Miller Brown. He and Judith Annette Maxwell were married March 3, 1960, in Hollywood, Florida...
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Ronald Morris
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Ronald W. Morris, 71, of Pensacola, Florida, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, July 11, 2014, at his home. He was born May 7, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of John T. Morris and Nadine Summerlin Morris Giles. He and Jacqueline Sue McLain were married April 12, 1964...
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Freida Sigman
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Freida Mae Sigman, 73, of Chaffee, formerly of Wayne County, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born April 1, 1941, in Wayne County, to Lee and Mae Dickerson Rose. Freida and Truman Sigman were married Nov. 12, 1960, and to this union two children were born...
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Births 7/25/14
(Births ~ 07/25/14)
Son to Abdikani Hussein Hassan and Shukri Ibrahim Wais of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:17 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2041. Name, Saeed Abdikani. Weight, 8 pounds, 14 ounces. Third son. Shukri is the daughter of Sada Abdi and Ibrahim Wais of St. Louis...
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Theresa Blanchard
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Theresa Renee Blanchard, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Artifacts 7/25/14
(Entertainment ~ 07/25/14)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, 32 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau, will host an exhibit featuring the work by students of the Summer Art Academy at Southeast Missouri State University. The artwork will be displayed at the Arts Council through August. ...
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Best bet 7/25/14: Cape Riverfront Market
(Entertainment ~ 07/25/14)
Fresh produce, baked goods, live music and yoga -- all at Saturday's Cape Riverfront Market, which runs from 8 a.m. to noon. A demonstration of HoopYogini, a fitness regime that integrates hula hooping with hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation, will be 9 to 11 a.m. and is presented by Yoga East. Holly Benton performs at 9 a.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/25/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/25/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Burglary Theft Property damage Miscellaneous SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety released the following item...
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Tornado slams Virginia campground; 2 dead
(National News ~ 07/25/14)
CAPE CHARLES, Va. -- Albert Thorn awoke in his rental cottage Thursday to the sound of heavy rain and wind. Then, there was screaming. Within minutes, the sky turned dark, cellphones pinged with emergency messages and a tornado tore through a popular campground, ripping awnings from trailers and flipping RVs on their sides...
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GM Q2 profit falls 85 percent on recall costs
(National News ~ 07/25/14)
DETROIT -- Recall expenses chopped $1.5 billion from General Motors' bottom line in the second quarter, as it added up the costs of repairs for nearly 30 million cars and set aside funds to compensate victims of small-car crashes. The nation's biggest automaker posted a net profit of $190 million, or 11 cents per share. ...
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IMF cuts U.S., global growth forecasts
(National News ~ 07/25/14)
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund foresees the global economy expanding less than it had previously forecast, slowed by weaker growth in the United States, Russia and developing economies. The lending organization predicted Thursday that global growth will be 3.4 percent in 2014, below its April forecast of 3.7 percent. But the fund still expects the growth of the world's economy to accelerate a bit to 4 percent in 2015...
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Jackson police report 7/25/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/25/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Summonses Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Squirrels open regional with win
(Community Sports ~ 07/25/14)
The Charleston Fighting Squirrels experienced little difficulty securing a victory in its first game at the Midwest Plains Regional in Dickinson, North Dakota, Thursday afternoon. Charleston scored at least one run in each of the first four innings as it cruised past Holyoke, Colo., 11-1 in six innings at Astoria Field at Southside Ballpark...
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Chiefs welcome Charles back at camp
(Professional Sports ~ 07/25/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs welcomed back star running back Jamaal Charles on Thursday for the first day of coach Andy Reid's second training camp. Charles, who signed a two-year contract extension Wednesday, entered the practice field Thursday to thunderous cheers from fans in attendance...
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Jarret's kiss-the-bricks celebration now a tradition
(Professional Sports ~ 07/25/14)
Winners of many races, including Sunday’s Brickyard 400, have capped off win by kissing the finish line
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Nibali displays Tour de France dominance with another stage win
(Professional Sports ~ 07/25/14)
ARGELES-GAZOST, France -- Vincenzo Nibali crushed everyone on the last mountain leg of the Tour de France on Thursday, all but ensuring he will be crowned champion when the race ends in Paris in three days. On the big, final climb of Stage 18, the Italian broke out of the peloton, chased down breakaway riders, and rode solo in front for the last five miles uphill...
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Manning, Broncos reset as training camp begins
(Professional Sports ~ 07/25/14)
The quarterback is getting used to several new additions to his offense
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Tumultuous Capahas season to end at familiar NBC World Series
(Community Sports ~ 07/25/14)
The Capahas open play against Puerto Rico tonight in Wichita, Kansas.
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Host Jackson makes most of automatic bid in opening win at state tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/25/14)
Starting pitcher Zach Elfrink pitched six perfect innings in the 3-2 victory.
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FX says overnight ratings becoming meaningless
(Entertainment ~ 07/25/14)
NEW YORK -- It's a rite nearly as old as television: the morning after a new show premieres, network executives wait impatiently for the Nielsen company's estimate of how many people watched, and rush to report the first sign of a hit. Leaders at the FX network are trying something new: They're no longer talking publicly about how their programs do on opening night, believing those numbers don't accurately reflect how many people see their shows. ...
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Fans line up as Comic-Con opens
(Entertainment ~ 07/25/14)
Comic-Con is all about bringing fans close to the artists and properties they love -- after navigating crowds and waiting in line. The lineups began as soon as the San Diego Convention Center opened its doors. Fans with four-day passes to the sold-out pop-culture spectacular gained early admission to the showroom floor Wednesday night, where they were the first to see a 10-foot-tall Transformer, a Lego Spider-Man and a life-size, road-ready Hot Wheels car inspired by Darth Vader...
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Wreckage of Algeria jet found in Mali
(International News ~ 07/25/14)
OUAGADOUGO, Burkina Faso -- A Burkina Faso official says the wreckage of the Air Algerie plane that went missing with 116 aboard Thursday was found in Mali. Gen. Gilbert Diendere says the wreckage was found about 31 miles from the border of Burkina Faso near the village of Boulikessi in Mali...
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Ricky Martin to be judge on 'The Voice ... Mexico'
(Entertainment ~ 07/25/14)
MEXICO CITY -- And the fourth and final judge for "The Voice ... Mexico" is: Ricky Martin. The Puerto Rican pop star will join Yuri, Julion Alvarez and Italian songstress Laura Pausini as the judges for the singing contest. Mexico's Televisa network announced Martin will be the fourth judge Thursday, saying "all his experience and musical abilities will be available for the next season of The Voice ... Mexico."...
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Planes with Ukraine bodies arrive in the Netherlands
(International News ~ 07/25/14)
KHARKIV, Ukraine -- Two more military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash site which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels...
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Missouri Lottery says game choices affect funding
(State News ~ 07/25/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A decline in the amount of Missouri Lottery proceeds provided to education is partly because of the types of Lottery games people chose to play, a Lottery official said. Despite record high sales figures, the Lottery transferred $21.5 million less to education during the 2014 budget that concluded June 30 than during the previous year. That led Gov. Jay Nixon to seek a review of the agency's operations...
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Costumed window washers delight patients
(State News ~ 07/25/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Window washers dressed as Spider-Man are delighting young patients at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Despite temperatures in the upper 80s earlier this week, Matt McGehee and Andy Weeks couldn't bring themselves to pull off their hoods and full-body superhero suits...
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Candidate raises more than $13K
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
A Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds candidate has raised nearly $13,500 through the course of his campaign, according to the July quarterly fundraising report filed with the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's office. Total receipts for the Committee to Elect Drew Blattner were $13,475. The committee also reported $1,663 in-kind contributions...
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Scott City man charged with domestic assault
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
A Scott City man is in custody after allegedly resisting arrest and being Tasered. Marcus Allen Bowers, 25, was charged with second-degree domestic assault, resisting or interfering with arrest and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release from the Scott County Sheriff's Office...
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Doctor fires back at gunman in hospital attack
(National News ~ 07/25/14)
DARBY, Pa. -- A psychiatrist who was grazed by gunfire from a patient at a suburban Philadelphia hospital Thursday helped stop the gunman by apparently using his own weapon to shoot and wound him, but not before a caseworker was killed, authorities said...
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Poplar Bluff hires law firm to aid in city manager case
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The city of Poplar Bluff has hired a St. Louis law firm to help interim city attorney Robert Smith with its lawsuit challenging the contract of former city manager Doug Bagby. Brown & James law firm is the same that is representing Mayor Angela Pearson, who is being sued in a defamation lawsuit filed by Bagby...
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Bluff not yet taking legal action on Becker debt
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Three months have passed since an appeal was denied, and still no legal action has been taken to collect the $206,787 owed by Poplar Bluff Internet Inc. to the city of Poplar Bluff. "I left it in the hands of the city attorney to see what action needs to be taken," said Mark Massingham, interim city manager...
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Mayor of Caruthersville dies in a fire at his home
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The mayor of Caruthersville died in a fire at his home Wednesday night. Rick Davis, who was elected mayor in April, was at his home at 303 Eighth St. when a fire broke out between 10:30 and 11 p.m., according to reports. The fire is believed to be accidental, but the investigation is ongoing...
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Train derails in Dexter
(Local News ~ 07/25/14)
Fourteen southbound Union Pacific freight cars, including an LP gas tanker, derailed about 3 a.m. Thursday in Dexter. At 7 a.m., Dexter police, the Dexter Fire Department, Stoddard County sheriff's deputies and the highway patrol were sent near the Tyson Foods plant on the east end of the city while railroad crews and Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore performed air-level testing to determine whether there was an immediate danger to nearby residents...
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Iraq lawmakers elect new president
(International News ~ 07/25/14)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi lawmakers elected a veteran Kurdish politician on Thursday to replace long-serving Jalal Talabani as the country's new president in the latest step toward forming a new government. But a series of attacks killed dozens of people and Islamic militants destroyed a Muslim shrine traditionally said to be the burial place of the Prophet Jonah, underscoring the challenges facing the divided nation...
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U.N. school in Gaza caught in crossfire; 15 die
(International News ~ 07/25/14)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A U.N. school in Gaza crowded with hundreds of Palestinians seeking refuge from fighting came under fire Thursday, killing at least 15 civilians and leaving a tableau of blood-spattered pillows, blankets and children's clothing scattered in the courtyard...
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Out of the past 7/25/14
(Out of the Past ~ 07/25/14)
THEBES, Ill. -- One of the finest basketball players ever produced by Cape Girardeau Central High School dies in the morning, the result of a Monday automobile accident near here; Darla Pannier, 19, was a 1988 Central graduate; she had been named a high school basketball All American and played collegiate basketball last year at Central Methodist College in Fayette, Missouri...
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Prayer 7/25/14
(Prayer ~ 07/25/14)
Lord Jesus, may we guard our words and honor you in what we say. Amen.
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