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Southeast Missouri State gymnasts win season-opening meet
(College Sports ~ 01/12/15)
Perfection wasn't expected in the Southeast Missouri State gymnastics squad's season opener Sunday. The expectations were for the Redhawks to keep pushing through even when they made mistakes.
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Writer turns 4 weeks into 50,000 words
(State News ~ 01/12/15)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The writer faces nothing so daunting as the blank page staring back. Amanda Davies knows this. And she meets the challenge that empty space poses. In this particular case, the blank page had been conquered, through many early morning sprees on her laptop computer and marathon weekend sessions. And almost four weeks later, in a vehicle somewhere on the Kansas Turnpike headed for Texas, she celebrated the 50,000th word, the St. Joseph News-Press...
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MU rolls out voluntary buyout for academic administrators
(State News ~ 01/12/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia is offering a buyout option for some of its academic administrators. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that 28 administrators are eligible out of 48 total academic administrators, including deans and the provost. To receive the buyout, the administrators must be retirement eligible and turn 62 by Aug. 31. Participants will receive a one-time payment of 1 1/2 times their base salary, not to exceed $200,000...
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Missouri prisoners' crocheted hats raise shaken baby syndrome awareness
(State News ~ 01/12/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mary Gabel is pretty quick at crocheting MU-themed baby hats for the Restorative Justice Program at the Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Missouri. It takes Gabel, 58, about 45 minutes to finish a hat. After all, she's been crocheting for 40 years. She said she often has to remind younger inmates at the prison that it takes time and practice to be as fast as she is, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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Springfield's city council considers 'trolley bike' business
(State News ~ 01/12/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- People who want a leisurely bike ride through Springfield while partying with their friends might someday be able to hop on a "trolley bike." Two entrepreneurs are asking the city for permission to bring the motorized and pedal-powered vehicle to downtown Springfield and other entertainment areas. ...
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Boeing may reap $229M in new subsidies from Missouri
(State News ~ 01/12/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri has agreed to an incentive package with Boeing that provides the aerospace giant up to $229 million if employment grows and less if it shrinks moderately. The deal reflects worry that Boeing's local employment may tumble as major fighter programs wind down, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which obtained details of the subsidies through an open records request...
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As home-school numbers rise, regulation falls
(State News ~ 01/12/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The number of homeschooled children continues to rise in the country -- now up to an estimated 2.2 million, including thousands in the Kansas City area. Public oversight of homeschooling? Not so much. In fact, Pennsylvania -- where homeschooling families had to register with the local school district, submit study plans and follow other rules -- recently eased its regulations under pressure from homeschool advocates...
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Cold weather can bring burst pipes, water damage
(Local News ~ 01/12/15)
The onset of winter can cause many problems for the unprepared. Among the most damaging issues to crop up when temperatures begin to drop is frozen pipes. As water freezes, it expands, causing pipes -- metal or plastic -- to break. Once this happens, flooding water can seep into floors, ceilings, walls and more...
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Council to consider transportation project proposals
(Local News ~ 01/12/15)
This year, the city of Cape Girardeau will ask voters to renew a tax that has funded roundabouts, lighted crosswalks and other transportation updates throughout the city. The city will continue with the latest installment of the Transportation Trust Fund today, when the subcommittee responsible for prioritizing a list of projects presents its official list to the Cape Girardeau City Council...
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Movie 'Love Chronicles (of the Cape)' shot locally will tell stories inspired by real life
(Local News ~ 01/12/15)
When Adam Rookard rubbed his snot on a fellow cheerleader in high school, he never told the girl it was him. Now, almost three years later, he's owning up to it. This story may not seem like the type of thing someone would want to make a movie about, but it's one of the many life stories of Southeast Missourians that will appear in the movie "Love Chronicles (of the Cape)."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/12/15)
Today is Monday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2015. There are 353 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 12, 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected, 204-174, a proposed constitutional amendment to give women nationwide the right to vote. The silent film drama "A Fool There Was," which propelled Theda Bara to stardom with her portrayal of a predatory vamp, premiered in New York...
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Study: White men get most entry-level TV directing jobs
(Entertainment ~ 01/12/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Women and minority directors are losing out on crucial entry-level jobs, according to a Directors Guild of America study released Friday. Of the 479 first-time directors hired to work on TV series from 2009 to 2014, men represented 82 percent and women 18 percent, the study said. The vast majority of the first-time directors -- 87 percent -- were white...
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Out of the past: Jan. 12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/12/15)
Sen. John Dennis will introduce a bill next week in the Missouri Senate that will allow voters in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties to approve a 25-year, 1-cent sales tax and establish an authority to oversee the development and maintenance of a proposed 7,700-acre recreational lake; the bill will make changes in a measure passed two years ago that authorized the counties to approve a sales tax for 15 years to construct a lake, but made no mention of establishing an entity for overseeing the lake.. ...
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Editorial: Runners help disabled people run races, cross the finish line
(Editorial ~ 01/12/15)
Our communities never cease to inspire us in the ways they find to give of themselves. One of the many recent examples is the myTEAM TRIUMPH one-mile "fun run" event held on New Year's Day. As reported by Emily Priddy, the participants of myTEAM TRIUMPH combine able-bodied individuals helping those with disabilities run races. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/12/15
(Local News ~ 01/12/15)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today n None at this time n Items listed on the agenda n Purchase orders n General and Prop 1 sales tax revenue spreadsheet n Wireless USA representative Gerald Walton n Refer request for proposals received for election management software to county clerk for review and recommendation...
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Speak Out 1/12/15
(Speak Out ~ 01/12/15)
Talk about these low-information voter Democrats, they say the Democrats are for the working man. You better check your facts, because the Democrats are putting taxes on the working man. So, how can you sit there and tell people, "Oh, the Democrats are for the working man," when they put most of the taxes on people?...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/12/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/15)
* At 7:54 a.m., an alarm sounding on North Sprigg Street. n At 11 a.m., medical assist on Edgewood Road. n At 11:52 a.m., medical assist on Emily Court. n At 12:18 p.m., arcing, shorted electrical equipment on Kingsway Drive. n At 12:57 p.m., a call to Cousin Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/12/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/12/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Eric K. Jones, 25, of St. Louis was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation. n Jacob W. Morrison, 21, 2222 Earleen Drive, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for being a minor in possession of alcohol and shoplifting...
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Mitchell Walter
(Obituary ~ 01/12/15)
Mitchell R. Walter, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at his home. A memorial service will be at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Raymond Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 01/12/15)
Raymond R. Seabaugh, 92, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 19, 1922, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Aaron and Bertha E. Seabaugh Seabaugh. He and Vanita Werner were married Aug. ...
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Kermit Meystedt
(Obituary ~ 01/12/15)
Kermit J. "Moose" Meystedt I, 69, of Cape Girardeau went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. He was born July 20, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, son to Clarence and Hazel Meystedt. Moose graduated from Central High School in 1963 and received a bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1967, where he still holds the record for most points scored in a single basketball game, 52 points. ...
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Sheila Boes
(Obituary ~ 01/12/15)
Sheila Ruth Boes, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 7, 1951, in Cape Girardeau to Edwin and Anna Hale Held. Survivors include a son, Terry (Tabetha) Held of Plato, Missouri; three daughters, Tracy Hay of Scott City, Candance Walsh of Cape Girardeau and Misty (Danny) Smith of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Roger Held of McClure, Illinois; six sisters, Carolyn Dinwiddie and Donna Froggatt of Scott City, Phyllis Miller of Chaffee, Missouri, Linda Matlock of Burfordsville, Cathy Medford of Benton, Missouri, and Debbie Gullett of Jackson; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.. ...
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Streak of solid hiring bolsters confidence about 2015
(Business ~ 01/12/15)
WASHINGTON -- A healthy month of hiring in December capped the best year for U.S. job growth since 1999, demonstrating that employers are more confident than they've been since the recession began. Nearly 3 million jobs were added in 2014, and continued solid hiring is expected to propel the economy this year to its fastest growth in a decade. The gains are putting distance between the strengthening American economy and struggling nations overseas...
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Big obstacles remain for drone revolution
(Business ~ 01/12/15)
BOULEVARD, Calif. -- The drones are coming. Not as flying deliverymen that bring diapers, books or soup cans to your home, a vision put forth by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to much fanfare a little more than a year ago. Instead, drones will help spray crops, inspect high-voltage power lines and hover over movie sets to provide directors with new vantage points. They also will work for insurance companies, real estate agencies, ski resorts and dozens of other businesses...
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Business Notebook: Local developer breaks ground on townhomes
(Business ~ 01/12/15)
Cape Girardeau native Kenny Pincksten, owner of Prestige Development, is building a five-unit town house complex on Cape Girardeau's North Main Street. The three-story town house row is the first part of a two-phase development Picksten is building on the west side of the street between Broadway and Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. A second phase will include a street-level, two-story commercial building, Pincksten said...
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Health officials link California apple packer to listeria deaths
(National News ~ 01/12/15)
WASHINGTON -- Strains of listeria found inside a California apple packing facility match listeria bacteria that have sickened 32 people across the country, including at least three deaths, the Food and Drug Administration said. The illnesses and deaths have been linked to consumption of caramel apples. Health officials warned consumers in December to avoid all prepackaged caramel apples after the deaths and illnesses in 11 states were reported...
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Judge could rule in dispute over MLK Bible and Nobel medal
(National News ~ 01/12/15)
ATLANTA -- The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s traveling Bible hasn't gone on regular display since President Barack Obama used it while taking his second oath of office two years ago. The public hasn't seen the slain civil rights icon's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal in recent years, either...
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Police: 5 guns found in car of Idaho shooting-spree suspect
(National News ~ 01/12/15)
Investigators found five guns and a laptop computer in the vehicle of a man suspected of killing three people in a shooting spree, a police chief said Sunday, but they hadn't yet uncovered any motive for the rampage. John Lee, 29, was arrested following a high-speed chase in nearby Washington after the shootings Saturday. ...
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'Boyhood' leads Golden Globes, 'Grand Budapest' upsets
(National News ~ 01/12/15)
Hollywood toasted free speech in its myriad forms, from "Je Suis Charlie" tributes to George Clooney punchlines, at an earnest Golden Globes on Sunday, where the tender coming-of-age drama "Boyhood" topped all films. Richard Linklater's 12-years-in-the-making movie was right on time at the Globes, winning the night's top honor, best drama, as well as best director for Linklater and best supporting actress for Patricia Arquette...
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Searchers retrieve 1 of 2 black boxes from AirAsia plane
(International News ~ 01/12/15)
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia -- Divers retrieved one of the black boxes today from the AirAsia plane that plummeted more than two weeks ago into the Java Sea, a major breakthrough in the slow-moving hunt to recover bodies and wreckage. The flight data recorder was found under part of the plane's wing and brought to the surface early in the morning, said Henry Bambang Soelistyo, head of the national search and rescue agency...
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Millions rally for unity against terrorism in France
(International News ~ 01/12/15)
PARIS -- More than a million people surged through the boulevards of Paris behind dozens of world leaders walking arm-in-arm Sunday in a rally for unity described as the largest demonstration in French history. Millions more marched around the country and the world to repudiate three days of terror that killed 17 people and changed France...
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High court case could foil government suits over job bias
(National News ~ 01/12/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court could put the brakes on the Obama administration's growing crackdown against companies facing claims of discrimination against women, minorities and other protected groups. Justices will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that considers whether employers can defend discrimination lawsuits by asserting that government lawyers did not try hard enough to settle claims before going to court...
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911 call: Family in minivan stuck under semi, towed 16 miles
(National News ~ 01/12/15)
GRAYLING, Mich. -- A couple called 911 during a storm and described how they were trapped in their minivan as it was dragged 16 miles along Interstate 75 in northern Michigan after it became lodged beneath the rear of a tractor-trailer. The Grand Rapids Press ( http://bit.ly/1KoLUzi ) posted about three minutes of a call Matthew and Pamela Menz made early Wednesday to Roscommon County's 911...
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Prayer 1/12/15
(Prayer ~ 01/12/15)
Lord Jesus, may the work we do honor you, our Savior. Amen.
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People on the Move 1/12/15
(Business ~ 01/12/15)
Rice "Pete" Burns Jr. will replace current chairman John M. Thompson on the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority board as Thompson retires from the position, according to a news release from the port. Thompson, of Jackson, is president of the Bank of Missouri...
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Dr. Rudie Slaughter jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/12/15)
Dr. Rudie W. Slaughter jr., 83, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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