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Route U in Cape County reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 02/05/15)
Route U in Cape Girardeau County, from Highway 34 to Route N, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will be performed today through Tuesday, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to a MoDOT news release...
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Central football's Flye-Sadler signs with Austin Peay
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/15)
In front of a handful of family, friends and coaches, senior offensive tackle Jaylen Flye-Sadler signed a National Letter of Intent at Central High School to continue his football career with Austin Peay.
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Jackson's Jordan Nelson signs to play soccer for her parents at Southeast Missouri State
(College Sports ~ 02/05/15)
It was only fitting for Jordan Nelson to sign a National Letter of Intent with Southeast Missouri State on Wednesday. The daughter of longtime Southeast soccer coach Heather Nelson and associate coach Paul Nelson, Jordan has always been a Redhawk.
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Southeast Missouri State football team inks Jackson QB Dante Vandeven
(College Sports ~ 02/05/15)
"Well, first and foremost, he's got 'it,'" Matukewicz said of Vandeven at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to discuss he newest signing class.
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Illinois man charged in Southeast student's fatal shooting
(State News ~ 02/05/15)
An Illinois man was in custody Wednesday on charges he murdered a Southeast Missouri State University student during a failed robbery attempt last month in downtown St. Louis. Christopher Grant, 18, of Collinsville, Illinois, was charged with first-degree murder and several other felonies in connection with the Jan. 11 shooting death of 19-year-old Robert Christman III, who was a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz makes most of extra time to recruit bigger, deeper class
(College Sports ~ 02/05/15)
After a rush to sign his first class, Matukewicz had a full year to collect commitments from the 26 players who signed to play at Southeast on Wednesday.
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Area officials tell of accomplishments, challenges at forum
(Local News ~ 02/05/15)
Members of the public had a chance to hear updates from area school and government officials Wednesday night at a town-hall meeting hosted by the League of Women Voters of Southeast Missouri and the Cape Girardeau and Jackson chambers of commerce. Cape Girardeau School District superintendent Dr. ...
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State troopers nab murder suspect with Cape ties
(Local News ~ 02/05/15)
A Cape Girardeau man was in custody late Wednesday night on charges he shot a man to death Sunday near Hiram, Missouri. Michael Burkman, 47, is accused of killing John C. Fowler, 57. Burkman was charged Monday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action by Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Jackson...
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FCC chairman proposes regulating Internet like phone service
(National News ~ 02/05/15)
WASHINGTON -- Declaring the Internet critical for the nation, a top U.S. regulator Wednesday proposed an unprecedented expansion of federal power to ensure providers don't block or slow web traffic for America's countless users. The proposal by Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler was a victory for advocates of "net neutrality," the idea that Internet providers must allow data to move across their networks without interference. ...
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Missouri Senate approves bill to ramp up state ethics laws
(State News ~ 02/05/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State senators on Wednesday gave initial approval to strengthening ethics laws in Missouri -- the only state with the trio of unlimited campaign contributions, no limits on gifts from lobbyists and no restrictions against state lawmakers going into lobbying as soon as they leave public office...
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Chaffee football player Trevor Morehead officially an Austin Peay Governor
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/15)
Although Chaffee's Trevor Morehead had already made plans to play college football prior to the start of his final varsity season, everything could've changed when the 6-foot-2, 291-pound offensive and defensive lineman tore his ACL during a Week 4 game.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/05/15)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2015. There are 329 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 1940, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded "Tuxedo Junction" for RCA Victor's Bluebird label. On this date: In 1783, Sweden recognized the independence of the United States...
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Speak Out 2/5/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/05/15)
** Fuel cost; ** Health care cost
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Civil War marker, panel on display at courthouse steps
(Editorial ~ 02/05/15)
Downtown Cape Girardeau has another resource for learning history, thanks to a new Civil War informational plaque. The addition was unveiled at the base of the Common Pleas Courthouse steps on Jan. 27, the anniversary of the date Ulysses S. Grant received orders to leave Cairo, Illinois, and go to southwestern Tennessee...
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Missouri Senate approves bill to ramp up state ethics laws
(State News ~ 02/05/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State senators on Wednesday gave initial approval to strengthening ethics laws in Missouri, the only state with the trio of unlimited campaign contributions, no limits on gifts from lobbyists and no restrictions against state lawmakers going into lobbying as soon as they leave public office...
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Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in girlfriend's strangling death
(Local News ~ 02/05/15)
JACKSON -- The boyfriend of an Arkansas woman pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to a manslaughter charge in connection with her strangulation death at a downtown Poplar Bluff apartment building. Jeremy Allen Winkle, 29, pleaded guilty to an amended information filed with the court by Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Barbour...
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Ferguson seeks to repair image with new initiative
(State News ~ 02/05/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis County is hoping to breathe new life into property left damaged in the aftermath of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. County officials and residents are backing a new initiative that will raze and rehabilitate blighted areas in Ferguson and surrounding communities so people are not constantly reminded of the recent turmoil...
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Mo. highway panel OKs plan for limited construction
(State News ~ 02/05/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri drivers will see limited maintenance on some roads as the state's transportation department grapples with a budget shortfall. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved a plan Tuesday that will focus its efforts on about one-fourth of the state's 32,000 miles of roads when the agency's annual construction budget drops to $325 million in 2017...
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Better Business Bureau warns of fraudulent faxes
(Local News ~ 02/05/15)
Kathy Nenninger knew something wasn't right when she got an invoice for advertising her employer never ordered, demanding the Advance, Missouri, business pay the bill immediately or risk being turned over to a collection agency. "It's like, 'Huh?'" Nenninger said, laughing...
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Births 2/5/15
(Births ~ 02/05/15)
Son to John Eric and Kelsie Lynn Hensel of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:39 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. Name, Noah James. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Hensel is the former Kelsie Gilbreath, daughter of James Gilbreath and Pamela Gilbreath of St. Louis. She is employed by Merry Maids. Hensel is the son of Julia Schrum of Cape Girardeau and James Hensel Sr. of Ellington, Missouri. He is employed by Smokin Brothers...
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Anger, grief in Mideast at IS killing of Jordanian pilot
(International News ~ 02/05/15)
CAIRO -- The horrific fate of a captured Jordanian pilot, burned to death by the Islamic State group, unleashed a wave of grief and rage on Wednesday across the Middle East, a region long riven by upheavals and violence. Political and religious leaders united in outrage and condemnation, saying the slaying of the airman goes against Islam's teachings...
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Out of the past: Feb. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 02/05/15)
As many as 75 to 100 workers from Perry County could be among those who will lose their jobs at a Fenton, Missouri, auto manufacturing plant this month or in September; Chrysler announced plans last week to close Plant No. 1 at Fenton. Final architectural plans for a new combination nature center and regional headquarters of the Missouri Department of Conservation in Cape Girardeau County are nearly finished; bids for the project will be sought later this month...
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Ex-medical researcher gets life term in wife's cyanide death
(National News ~ 02/05/15)
PITTSBURGH -- A former medical researcher was sentenced Wednesday to a mandatory life prison sentence without possibility of parole in the cyanide poisoning death of his neurologist wife. Robert Ferrante, 66, was convicted in November of first-degree murder, when a jury agreed with prosecutors that he laced 41-year-old Dr. ...
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Jackson fire report 2/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/15)
* Car fire at Bast Street and Jackson Boulevard. n Citizen assist at South Shawnee Boulevard...
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Jackson police report 2/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Dustin E. Grissom, 30, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear for a show-cause order. n Jenna L. Maynard, 39, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for a child-restraint violation...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/15)
* At 12:34 a.m., no incident found on arrival on North Kingshighway. n At 10:39 a.m., call canceled en route to North Henderson Avenue. n At 10:58 a.m., medical assist on Koch Avenue. n At 12:42 p.m., medical assist on Themis Street. n At 5:36 p.m., good intent call on Perryville Road...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/5/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Lawrence J. Moser, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated and following too closely. n Tershe N. Wilson, 19, of Springfield, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for a probation violation...
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Walter Sewing
(Obituary ~ 02/05/15)
Walter Martin Sewing, 92, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 8, 1922, in Gordonville, son of Fritz and Anna Grossheider Sewing. He and Norma Peetz were married July 28, 1946, in Gordonville...
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Vernon Raines
(Obituary ~ 02/05/15)
Vernon Floyd Raines, 82, of Scott City died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born April 2, 1932, in Scott City, son of Jesse Joseph and Hattie Belle Cook Raines. He and Peggy Lorraine Leist were married Oct. 21, 1954, in Scott City. She preceded him in death Aug. 27, 2009...
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Ronnie Kirk
(Obituary ~ 02/05/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ronnie Lee Kirk, 72, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at the home of a son. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. A memorial service will be at a later date...
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Donna Keen
(Obituary ~ 02/05/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Donna Ruth Keen, 81, of Benton died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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Austin Bagby
(Obituary ~ 02/05/15)
Austin W. Bagby, 91, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at his home. He was born June 8, 1923, in Villa Ridge, Illinois, to Richard M. and Flora I. Essex Bagby. He and Josie Viola Ervin were married July 26, 1946, in Villa Ridge. Austin was a staff sergeant in the U.S. ...
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Pigeon pageant for beautiful birds dispels 'rats with wings'
(Community ~ 02/05/15)
ONTARIO, Calif. -- Dogs aren't the only animals that vie for best in show. Hundreds of breeds of pigeons compete in their own version of the Westminster show, strutting on long, thick legs or fluttering curly, lacy feathers in their bid to be best bird...
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Hooked on Science: Battery bounce
(Community ~ 02/05/15)
There's an easy way to test if a battery is charged. n Charged AA alkaline battery n Uncharged AA alkaline battery STEP 1: Hold the charged AA alkaline battery so the positive end is pointing downward. Drop the battery about 4 inches from above a hard surface and observe...
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Gaming on the go: Cellphone-app games popular because of mobility, connectivity, price
(Community ~ 02/05/15)
If there were any doubts about the ubiquity of cellphone-app gaming, Liam Neeson's Super Bowl ad for "Clash of Clans" destroyed them faster than a raiding party of Hog riders. Inside jokes aside, games were the undisputed superstars of the app industry last year. Games accounted for the many of the most popular paid downloads, and despite being a free download, "Clash of Clans" was the highest-grossing app of the year for iPhone and iPad...
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Staples buys Office Depot for $6B to keep pace with change
(National News ~ 02/05/15)
NEW YORK -- Evolving shopping habits have forced yet another retailer to think outside the box. Staples, the nation's largest "big box" office supply chain, announced Wednesday it's spending about $6 billion to buy its second-ranked rival, Office Depot...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/5/15
(Local News ~ 02/05/15)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today n None at this time n Items list on agenda n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Missouri State Tax Commission letter of approval for assessor reimbursement request dated Jan. 12. n Notification by Missouri State Tax Commission -- Consumer Price Index increase is eight tenths of one percent (0.8 percent) for the December 2013 to December 2014 period...
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SUV driver's behavior under scrutiny in deadly train crash
(National News ~ 02/05/15)
VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Federal investigators looking into a fiery commuter train wreck that killed six people zeroed in Wednesday on what they called the big question: Why was an SUV stopped on the tracks, between the crossing gates? A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived to examine the blackened and mangled wreckage and the Metro-North train's black-box-type data recorders the morning after the rush-hour collision with the sport utility vehicle about 20 miles north of New York City.. ...
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Crashed Taiwan plane hoisted from river; 25 confirmed dead
(International News ~ 02/05/15)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Rescuers used a crane to hoist a wrecked TransAsia Airways plane from a shallow river in Taiwan's capital late Wednesday as they searched into the night for 18 people missing in a crash that killed at least 25 others. Flight 235 with 58 people aboard -- most of them travelers from China -- banked sharply on its side shortly after takeoff from Taipei, clipped a highway bridge and careened into the Keelung River...
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Lawyers: Evidence shows Saudi Arabia aided 9/11 hijackers
(National News ~ 02/05/15)
NEW YORK -- Lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks say they have new evidence agents of Saudi Arabia "directly and knowingly" helped the hijackers, including sworn testimony from the so-called 20th hijacker and from three principals of the U.S. government's two primary probes of the attacks...
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Some GOP want tax credits in health alternative
(National News ~ 02/05/15)
WASHINGTON -- A small, influential group of Republicans, in search of a replacement health-care law, will propose tax credits to help lower-income individuals and families purchase insurance, officials said Wednesday. The GOP lawmakers would jettison the controversial coverage requirement in the current "Obamacare" law...
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Man killed by police also shot by officers in 2009
(State News ~ 02/05/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A man fatally shot this week during a confrontation with St. Louis police was wounded by officers in 2009 after he brandished a gun, police said Wednesday. Ledarius Williams, 23, of St. Louis County, died Tuesday afternoon after he was shot during a struggle with two officers in a gangway between two homes in the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis...
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Three E.B. White books soon will be available as e-books
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/15)
NEW YORK -- Three E.B. White classics read by millions of parents to their children will soon be available on the digital screen. HarperCollins announced Wednesday that "Charlotte's Web," "Stuart Little" and "The Trumpet of the Swan" can be bought as e-books starting March 17. White's granddaughter, Martha White, said family members had worried e-books would hurt business for their preferred format, paper...
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Amid 'Mockingbird' sequel buzz, worries about Lee's wishes
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/15)
MONROEVILLE, Ala. -- Hometown friends and fans of "To Kill A Mockingbird" author Harper Lee are struggling to reconcile a publisher's announcement -- her decades-old manuscript for a sequel had been rediscovered and will be released -- with the image of the reclusive writer at her sister's recent funeral...
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Give him his props
(Local News ~ 02/05/15)
Tom Fornkohl walks through a field of repaired towboat propellers Wednesday at Missouri Dry Dock and Repair in Cape Girardeau. Propellers this size can weigh nearly 8,000 pounds.
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Missouri lands Beckner, ranked among top recruits
(College Sports ~ 02/05/15)
Another dominant year in the Southeastern Conference helped Missouri land one of the top recruits in the nation. Defensive lineman Terry Beckner Jr. of East St. Louis, Illinois, chose the Tigers over national champion Ohio State, Florida State and Auburn.
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Randolph's 20 points lead Alabama past Missouri 62-49
(College Sports ~ 02/05/15)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Levi Randolph scored 20 points and made three 3-pointers to lead Alabama to a 62-49 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night. The Crimson Tide (14-8, 4-5 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from two straight losses to hand the Tigers (7-15, 1-8) their eighth consecutive defeat...
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Southeast men set to take on OVC leader Murray State
(College Sports ~ 02/05/15)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team will face the Ohio Valley Conference's undisputed best when it faces the Murray State Racers tonight. The Racers bring a 17-game winning streak and a 9-0 conference mark into the contest, which is set to tipoff at 7 p.m. at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky, following the women's game...
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Former K-State QB headlines JUCO class for Southeast
(College Sports ~ 02/05/15)
About three months ago it became clear to Southeast Missouri State coach Tom Matukewicz that Iowa Western Community College quarterback Tay Bender was within reach of the Redhawks, which was something he hadn't anticipated. The redshirt sophomore was nearing the end of the season, during which he led his team to an 11-1 record with its only loss coming in the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship game, when running backs coach Matt Martin traveled to visit him during the Redhawks' bye week in the last week of October.. ...
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State briefs 2/5/15
(State News ~ 02/05/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A measure requiring women seeking an abortion to watch a video with information about the procedure and alternatives is moving forward in the Missouri House. It requires the state's health department to create a video containing state-mandated information about abortion. ...
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Man trapped upside down in Seattle rail car for 18 hours
(National News ~ 02/05/15)
SEATTLE -- Firefighters rescued a man who was trapped for about 18 hours upside down in a parked rail car. The fire department says the man apparently crawled into a chute on the car designed to carry dry bulk materials. Dispatchers received 911 calls about 8 a.m. Wednesday, where people heard someone yelling for help. Rescuers found the man with his feet sticking up. Firefighters pulled him out by his feet. He was stiff and cold and got taken to a hospital to be examined...
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Southeast Missourian fall signing period recap
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/15)
Chase Hagerty, Southeast Missouri State baseball Jaylen Flye-Sadler, Austin Peay State football Maggie Groshong, St. Charles CC softball Sarah Kitchen, Fontbonne softball Andre Statam, Jacksonville State basketball Trevor Morehead, Austin Peay State football...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Zalma's Brent Overbey
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/15)
Zalma's Brent Overbey scored a game-high 39 points to lead the Bulldogs' boys basketball team to an 84-77 conference win over the Meadow Heights Panthers on Tuesday at Zalma High School. The junior knocked down seven 3-pointers in the contest. Clinging to a one-point lead at halftime, Zalma pulled away in the third quarter, during which it outscored Meadow Heights 24-15...
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Prayer 2/5/15
(Prayer ~ 02/05/15)
Father God, may your perfect peace fill our hearts. Amen.
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Illinois man arrested on kidnapping charge
(Local News ~ 02/05/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- An Illinois man was arrested for kidnapping early Sunday after bringing a 13-year-old girl to a Sikeston hotel. Steven Larson, 60, of Altamont, Illinois, was arrested in Sikeston on a kidnapping warrant from the Illinois State Police...
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Military should have input
(Column ~ 02/05/15)
It has never been a secret that members of Congress will negotiate and deal to get military purchasing contracts for businesses in their own districts. Even some who are ardent advocates of budget cuts will solicit votes in Congress for military contracts...
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