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Elderly woman injured when car hits her in McDonald's parking lot
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
One person was injured in a Friday morning motor vehicle accident at the McDonald's restaurant at 1925 Broadway St. in Cape Girardeau, according to police. An elderly woman was struck when a driver reversed out of the McDonald's parking lot, a Cape Girardeau Police Department officer at the scene said...
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Bad bite: A tick can make you allergic to red meat
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
A bug can turn you into a vegetarian, or at least make you swear off red meat. Doctors across the nation are seeing a surge of sudden meat allergies in people bitten by a certain kind of tick. This bizarre problem was only discovered a few years ago but is growing as the ticks spread from the Southwest and the East to more parts of the United States. In some cases, eating a burger or a steak has landed people in the hospital with severe allergic reactions...
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New program director with Read to Succeed begins school year
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
United Way of Southeast Missouri's Read to Succeed program is about to begin the school year with a new program director. Charla Myers, who has worked in the early childhood and early intervention fields since 1996, just came on board Monday. Still, she already is searching for about 200 volunteers for five Cape Girardeau elementary schools...
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Missouri gay marriage case moved to federal court
(State News ~ 08/08/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge will hear a lawsuit challenging Missouri's ban on gay marriage after state Attorney General Chris Koster intervened in the case and moved it out of state court. The switch could put the Missouri case on a more direct route through the federal appellate courts at a time when U.S. judges have been increasingly striking down other states' gay-marriage bans...
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Obama authorizes renewed airstrikes in Iraq
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama authorized U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq on Thursday night, warning they would be launched if needed to defend Americans from advancing Islamic militants and protect civilians under siege. His announcement threatened a renewal of U.S. military involvement in the country's sectarian war...
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TV writer, Cape Girardeau native McNeely remembered
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/14)
Jerry McNeely -- Cape Girardeau native, Emmy Award-nominted television writer and creator of the TV series "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law" -- was remembered this week as modest, mild-mannered, intelligent and determined. McNeely, who died July 14 of Parkinson's disease in Tarzana, California, was buried Wednesday in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Fruitland...
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Knights Of Columbus BBQ Cookoff
(Submitted Story ~ 08/08/14)
The 3rd annual Knights Of Columbus BBQ COOKOFF was held by Council 6420 in Scott City on July 25th/26th.Below is a list of winners and the sponsors of each contest. Pork Steak sponsored by K-103: Winner- From the Rooter to the Tooter. Bloody Mary sponsored by K-103:Winner-Smokin Butts and Kickin Ashes...
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Chester Girl Scouts donate blankets to tiny patients at Saint Francis
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/08/14)
Girl Scout Troop 8231 in Chester, Ill., made blankets for babies in Saint Francis Medical Center's Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as a service project. Several of the girls, along with their troop leaders, visited the Level III NICU to donate their baby quilts and learn more about how Saint Francis cares for its tiniest patients. ...
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Boost for veterans' health: Obama signs new law
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
FORT BELVOIR, Va. -- Tens of thousands of military veterans who have been enduring long waits for medical care should be able to turn to private doctors almost immediately under a law signed Thursday by President Barack Obama. Other changes will take longer under the $16.3 billion law, which is the government's most sweeping response to the problems that have rocked the Veterans Affairs Department and led to the ouster of Eric Shinseki as VA secretary...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
Today is Friday, August 8, the 220th day of 2014. There are 145 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day, following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal...
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Legion Field trail paving project nears completion
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
By the end of this month, pedestrians in Jackson should have a smoother hike along the Legion Field levee. Parks and recreation director Shane Anderson said workers are "about 50 percent done" paving a 200-yard section of the trail connecting Washington and Mary streets...
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When things aren't right, they are wrong. Plain wrong
(Column ~ 08/08/14)
There are lots of things I don't understand. I'll bet there are lots of things you don't understand. Maybe the two things I don't understand right now are among the things you can't figure out either. Example 1: If I made a list of minor and major aggravations in my lifetime, this would be at or near the top of the "major" group. What is it? It's mail-in rebates...
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Volunteer with CASA for kids
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/08/14)
What are your thoughts on volunteering, on giving back to your community, on paying it forward? Do you think about it on a regular basis? Is a little voice inside you telling you that you need to help someone to improve their lives? CASA of Southeast Missouri Inc. ...
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Theater group to perform 'Little Women' musical
(Editorial ~ 08/08/14)
The Jackson-based theater group Acting Out! is set to present its latest musical this weekend, "Little Women." The Broadway musical was first performed in 2005, more than a century after the book by Louisa May Alcott was published. "Little Women" tells a story of four sisters and their mother from Massachusetts as their father served in the Civil War...
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Department of Education to ease restrictions on student loans
(Community ~ 08/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Education said Thursday it will try to make it easier for students and parents with troubled credit histories to get college loans. New rules would ease restrictions on college students seeking loans from the government's direct loan program...
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Oil boom and housing bust alter U.S. spending trends
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- North Dakotans, enriched by an oil boom, stepped up their spending at triple the national pace in the three years that followed the recession. In Nevada, smacked hard by the housing bust, consumers barely increased their spending...
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Jobless aid applications fall to 289K
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
WASHINGTON -- Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as jobless claims remain at relatively low levels that point toward stronger economic growth. Weekly applications for unemployment aid fell 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 289,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The prior week's was revised up slightly to 303,000...
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Zatrun Twiggs
(Obituary ~ 08/08/14)
Zatrun Twiggs, 28, of Charleston, Missouri, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 21, 1985, in Cape Girardeau, to Christopher Arnel Payne and Pamela Suzette Twiggs. He and Shurita Williams were married April 6, 2010, in Jackson...
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Justin Murphy
(Obituary ~ 08/08/14)
Justin Taylor Murphy, 8, of Oriole died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was born Nov. 17, 2005, in Cape Girardeau, to Regina Ann Mize and James Murphy. Justin attended Nell Holcomb Elementary School. He is survived by his father, James Murphy of Perryville, Missouri; two brothers, Austin Murphy of Perryville, Drew Murphy of Anna, Illinois; maternal grandmother, Marie Mize of Oriole; maternal grandfather, Micheal Mize of Old Appleton; paternal grandmother, Mary Murphy-Kerr of Olive Branch, Illinois; maternal great-grandmother, Ethel Mize of Jackson; his mother's fiance, Gary Kelley, and his children, Nathan and Victoria Kelley, all of Oriole; numerous aunts, uncles, other relatives and many friends.. ...
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Regina Mize
(Obituary ~ 08/08/14)
Regina Ann Mize, 39, of Oriole died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 23, 1974, in Portsmouth, Virginia, to Micheal and Marie Richardson Mize. Regina was a clerk at Fruitland Dressed Meats. She loved her family and everyone loved her...
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Scott Baker
(Obituary ~ 08/08/14)
Scott Wayne "Catfish" Baker, 56, of Lewisville, Texas, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014, following an optimistic and courageous struggle with kidney cancer. His greatest joys were his strong faith, family and friends. He enjoyed playing guitar, writing songs, watching baseball and NASCAR. His musical tastes were many, including his beloved Rolling Stones. He was most content when he was cooking for others or crappie fishing with his buddies...
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Marvin Lukefahr
(Obituary ~ 08/08/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Marvin T. Lukefahr, 87, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. He was a Merchant Marine veteran of World War II and Army veteran of the Korean War. A memorial Mass will be held Aug. 14 at noon at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Highland, Missouri, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating...
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Jack Hamper
(Obituary ~ 08/08/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jack E. Hamper, 64, of Perryville died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, in the Saint Francis Medical Center emergency room in Cape Girardeau. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam era. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Cletus Hahs
(Obituary ~ 08/08/14)
Cletus W. Hahs, 98, of Jackson died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Jackson Manor. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Births 8/8/14
(Births ~ 08/08/14)
Son to Matthew Gabriel and Stephanie Lynn Escamilla Rodden of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Name, Kal-El Jordan. Weight, 8 pounds, 14 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Stephanie is the daughter of Joe Childress and Ginny Childress of Cape Girardeau. Matthew is the son of John Rodden of San Antonio. He is district manager with Banana Republic...
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Out of the past 8/8/14
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/14)
A request for funding for the proposed Interstate 66 project sparked a heated debate at last night's city council meeting, with the council finally tabling the matter over the objections of Mayor Gene Rhodes. City councilman Albert M. Spradling III announces he will seek the office of mayor in Cape Girardeau; Spradling was the top vote-getter in 1988, when he was first elected to a four-year council term...
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Cape band The Big Idea recently signed a contract with Mudstomp Records
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/14)
Will Montgomery leans on a pool cue as Tommy Main racks up another game on a quiet weekday night at the Rude Dog Pub. They circle the table slowly in the narrow bar under stickers for their band, The Big Idea, mixed into decorations on the wall. Give them a guitar and a banjo, and Montgomery and Main are half of one of Cape Girardeau's most reliable local acts...
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Jackson police report 8/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/8/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summons Burglaries Assaults Miscellaneous...
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Best Bet 8/8/14: Jour de Fete
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/14)
With more than 100 arts and crafts booths, plus hands-on exhibits and special attractions, the annual Jour de Fete celebration takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in St. Genevieve, Missouri. As the first European settlement in Missouri, Ste. Genevieve long has been home to artisans and craftsmen, and its French Colonial atmosphere provides the setting for this annual event...
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Road work 8/8/14
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
Highway 177 reduced for pavement repairs Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County, from U.S. 61 to Route J, will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews make pavement repairs. A news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Sept. 15 through Oct. 31...
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Melvin Gateley supervises garden construction
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Melvin Gateley, left, supervises City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department employees Tim Maynard, center left, Gary Burke, Andrew Berghoff and Kevin Weber, as they lay brick pavers in the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden, Thursday, Aug. ...
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Two die as result of Sunday's crash in Jackson
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
Regina Mize and Justin Murphy have died as a result of a car accident Sunday afternoon. Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said Mize, 39, of Jackson died in the hospital Wednesday shortly after the death of Justin Murphy, 8, at St. Louis Children's hospital...
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Poplar Bluff athlete diagnosed with rare heart defect
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
St. Louis doctors have diagnosed a Poplar Bluff, Missouri, football player with a rare heart condition that nearly took his life. Caleb Morrow, a sophomore on the football team, has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, said Tim Krakowiak, communications and marketing coordinator for the Poplar Bluff school district...
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Jurors find man guilty of murder in porch shooting
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
DETROIT -- A suburban Detroit man who insisted he killed an unarmed woman on his porch in self-defense was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday after the jury rejected his tearful claim he fired through a screen door in the wee hours because he feared his life was at risk...
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Flow of child migrants slows
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
McALLEN, Texas -- Fewer unaccompanied immigrant children are crossing the Texas-Mexico border, allowing the federal government to close the temporary shelters it hurriedly opened to handle the surge, authorities say. Arrests in South Texas have fallen in recent weeks to about 100 a day, down from 300 or more in June, according to the Border Patrol. ...
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You'll have Nixon to kick around - at least on Twitter
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/14)
NEW YORK -- If you believe media reports, Richard Nixon suffered a stroke in 1994 and died days later at age 81. He is buried in his native Yorba Linda, California, silent as the country marks the 40th anniversary of his resignation. But the many obsessives among the 7,000-plus followers of @Dick_Nixon couldn't be blamed for sharing the president's suspicion of reporters. ...
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Jackson High School recognized nationally
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
Jackson High School is among a handful nationwide to receive the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award. To become one of the 11 schools to earn the award this year, at least 50 percent of its students had to earn the award based on their performance on the 2014 High Schools That Work Assessment. Winning schools also met the Adequate Yearly Progress criteria of the federal No Child Left Behind Act or had a graduation rate of at least 85 percent...
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Russia retaliates against sanctions
(International News ~ 08/08/14)
MOSCOW -- Russia retaliated Thursday for sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine by banning most food imports from the West, dealing a blow to Europe that takes aim at hurting the U.S., Canada and Australia. In choosing to make an economic move, President Vladimir Putin signaled he isn't ready at this point to send troops into Ukraine. He also showed he's willing to inflict pain on his own people to make a point...
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Man faces assault and weapon charges
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Missouri, man is scheduled to be arraigned today in New Madrid County Circuit Court before Judge Joshua D. Underwood on assault, property damage and weapon charges. A probable-cause statement provided by New Madrid County Circuit Clerk Marsha Meatte Holiman states 26-year-old Parris M. Hill was arrested by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety after a disturbance July 31 at Bootheel Counseling Services...
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Grain fungus found in Missouri can prove deadly to cattle
(State News ~ 08/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Farmers and ranchers in southwest Missouri are being urged to monitor livestock after ergot, a fungus that can be deadly for cattle, was spotted in several hayfields and pastures. Ergot is an airborne fungus that affects seed heads of cereal grains such as rye, barley, oat and wheat. It is most prevalent in wet, humid years...
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Running in the rain
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Bryan Schutte runs to his truck during a downpour of rain Thursday in downtown Cape Girardeau. The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport reported more than an inch of rain fell Thursday....
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Bad shot doesn't spoil good round for McIlory
(Professional Sports ~ 08/08/14)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For Rory McIlroy, the shockingly bad shot came out of nowhere. No worries. By the time he walked off the 18th green, there was little doubt he was still the man to beat at the PGA Championship. McIlroy ripped off four straight birdies on the back side and closed with another at the 18th hole, shooting a 5-under 66 at Valhalla that left him one shot off the lead Thursday...
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Sources: Kevin Love to join LeBron in Cleveland
(Professional Sports ~ 08/08/14)
Kevin Love isn't on his way to Cleveland just yet, but it won't be long before LeBron James has a new All-Star teammate with him on the Cavaliers. Minnesota and Cleveland have agreed in principle to a trade that will send Love to the Cavaliers for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a first-round draft pick, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. ...
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US soccer star Donovan says he's done after this season
(Professional Sports ~ 08/08/14)
CARSON, Calif. -- A year after Landon Donovan returned to soccer, he realized he had lost his passion for the sport again. This time, the best player in American history decided to walk away for good. The 32-year-old Donovan announced Thursday he will retire from professional soccer at the end of the MLS season, wrapping up the most prolific career in the league's history with one last run at a championship with the LA Galaxy...
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NCAA board hands 5 biggest conferences more power
(Professional Sports ~ 08/08/14)
The Leagues say they need more flexibility to enact change
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Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams faces old team
(Professional Sports ~ 08/08/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Alec Ogletree ended fellow linebacker James Laurinaitis' four-year run as the St. Louis Rams' leading tackler in his rookie season. As with the rest of the defense, there's no resting on that accomplishment. Everybody is getting pushed and prodded to do more by new coordinator Gregg Williams. No doubt, many of them are hearing that distinctive barking from the sideline in their sleep...
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Artifacts 8/9/14
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/14)
Folk musicians Gary and Roberta Gordon will be the guests of KRCU Public Radio when it presents a concert at Cave Vineyard in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, on Aug. 22. The evening will begin with a social hour at 6, which will feature wine tastings provided by Cave Vineyard, as well as refreshments. ...
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Major provisions of VA health care law
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
A law signed Thursday by President Barack Obama aims to alleviate delays many veterans have faced in getting treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics and end the widespread practice of covering up long wait times for appointments. The legislation also makes it easier to fire hospital administrators and other senior VA executives...
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Iselle to give Hawaii first hurricane in 22 years
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
HONOLULU -- Hawaii residents preparing for the first of two hurricanes swirling toward the islands got whacked by another natural hazard Thursday when a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck, shaking people on the Big Island as they boarded up their homes...
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Remains of U.S. airmen missing since World War II accounted for
(National News ~ 08/08/14)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The remains of two missing airmen have been accounted for 70 years after they disappeared when their plane went down over Papua New Guinea during World War II, U.S. military officials said. The remains of 1st Lts. William Bernier and Bryant Poulsen were identified through DNA and other evidence collected from the crash site in a forest on the Pacific island nation, said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Melinda Morgan with the Defense Prisoner of War-Missing Personnel Office...
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Khmer Rouge leaders convicted by tribunal
(International News ~ 08/08/14)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- They were leaders of Cambodia's infamous Khmer Rouge, the fanatical communist movement behind a 1970s reign of terror that transformed this entire Southeast Asian nation into a slave state -- a place where cities were emptied of inhabitants, religion and schools were banned, and anyone deemed a threat was executed...
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Iraqi militants seize country's largest dam
(International News ~ 08/08/14)
BAGHDAD -- Militants from the Islamic State group seized Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam Thursday, giving them control of enormous power and water resources and leverage over the Tigris River that runs through the heart of Baghdad. The fighting has trapped tens of thousands of members of religious minorities on a mountaintop, and the Obama administration was weighing airstrikes or airdrops of food and medicine to help them, according to U.S. ...
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Residential fire sprinklers can save lives and property
(Column ~ 08/08/14)
Recently Rick Davis, mayor of the Bootheel community of Caruthersville, died of apparent smoke inhalation in his second-story bedroom, after his house caught fire late Wednesday night, July 23. The mayor's passing came just days after a Southwest Missouri woman died in a house fire in Seymour. Mr. ...
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Prayer 8/8/14
(Prayer ~ 08/08/14)
O Lord Jesus, may we love others as you love us. Amen.
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Squirrels start World Series today
(Community Sports ~ 08/08/14)
The Charleston-based team is playing in its second straight Babe Ruth World Series
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Threshing fest shows a long-ago era
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/14)
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. -- The 55th annual Steam, Gas and Threshing Show will take place Aug. 13 through 17 at the fairgrounds in Pinckneyville. Sponsored by the American Thresherman Association, the event begins at 6 p.m. Aug. 13 with horse pulls and mule relays...
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