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Jackson Grad Publishes 'The Sky Thief'
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/16)
Wes Smith, a Jackson graduate, has published his debut novel "The Sky Thief," now available on Amazon! In this action-packed fantasy-adventure, "The Sky Thief" follows Alexandra Stirling, a young news intern from new Delta, Missouri, after she is taken to Lost Earth, a secretive society where all of Earth's legends are rooted in truth. ...
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Oak Ridge FBLA Rocks!!
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/16)
District 15 FBLA competition was held Feb. 16 at Southeast Missouri State University, which consists of 12 area schools with 412 students total. Oak Ridge FBLA had over 30 members competing. The following members qualify for State Competition April 24-26 in Springfield: Ashely Lemonds 1st Business Calculations and 4th Personal Finance, Jessica Hahs 2nd Business Calculations, Zack Moore, 4th Computer Problem Solving, Jordan Gilliland 4th Cyber Security, Maci Schamburg 5th Economics, Sky Miller 3rd Economics, Kaitlyn Shallow 3rd Health Care Administration and 6th in Personal Finance*, Autum Schumer 4th Health Care Administration, Nathan Bolin, 4th Insurance and Risk Management, Connor Bock Introduction to Business Communication 5th, Brianna Amschler 1st Introduction to Business Procedures, Caroline Abner 4th Introduction to Business Procedures. ...
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10 Missouri firms named rising stars of 2016
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Ten companies from around Missouri have won a Rising Star Award from the University of Missouri Extension Business Development Program (BDP)’s Missouri Small Business Technology & Development Centers (MO SBTDC), a statewide network of business counselors...
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State’s high court to hear lawsuit case against area judge
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Attorneys for Phillip Allen believe he should be able to give his deposition over the phone and believe strongly enough to take the case to the Missouri Supreme Court. Allen is suing the city of Cape Girardeau because of injuries he suffered while riding his bicycle on a street. ...
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Latest ruling is Cape's third strike against the First Amendment
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Cape Girardeau city laws and enforcement actions have run afoul of the First Amendment three times in the past four years. Federal judges have struck down the restrictions as unconstitutional. Twice, the cases have involved the same Cape Girardeau police officer...
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Advance principal wore 'darker makeup' in pep-rally skit
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
A high-school principal meant no disrespect when she wore "darker makeup" during a lip-sync performance of an Aretha Franklin song at a basketball pep rally Tuesday, the school superintendent said. At least one parent complained, but principal Shana Kight's performance at Advance High School in Advance, Missouri, apparently didn't cause many hurt feelings at the predominantly white school -- even with the school's two black students the superintendent said he interviewed Wednesday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
Today is Thursday, March 3, the 63rd day of 2016. There are 303 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. Twenty-five people were killed when a United Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed while approaching the Colorado Springs airport...
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Central Junior High School to perform 'The Little Mermaid'
(Editorial ~ 03/03/16)
If you know musical theatre in Cape Girardeau, the name Mike Dumey is not new to you. The Central Junior High School instructor and musical director will produce his 25th, and final, musical this weekend. It's "The Little Mermaid." The Broadway production, which is different from the animated version, will feature singing, dancing and the always-fun costume design...
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Local Missourians would benefit from drug monitoring
(Column ~ 03/03/16)
America continues to be in the throes of an opioid addiction crisis, including an epidemic of overdose deaths, with no end in sight. Those of us working every day to help Missourians struggling with addiction are desperate for tools to help stem the tide. As an addiction treatment provider, every day my agency sees the toll and effect opioid misuse has in our community and its lasting effects...
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Falling lottery sales pinch college scholarships in 8 states
(Community ~ 03/03/16)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January's $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn't enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from lottery games aren't keeping pace with the higher education costs they were supposed to pay...
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FFA Week: More than 'weeds, feeds and seeds'
(Community ~ 03/03/16)
The National FFA Organization celebrated FFA Week, a national recognition of the work of students studying agriculture, from Feb. 21 through Feb. 27. The weeklong tradition began in 1947, when the week of president George Washington's birthday was designated as National FFA Week to honor his legacy as an agriculturalist and farmer...
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Delegate count: Trump not on track to win nomination
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- Despite Donald Trump's string of Super Tuesday victories, the billionaire businessman must do even better in upcoming primaries to claim the Republican presidential nomination before the party's national convention this summer, an AP delegate count shows...
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Yearlong spacemen embrace fresh, frigid air back on Earth
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ah, there's nothing like a blast of fresh, frigid air to welcome you back to the planet after nearly a year cooped up in space. That's the word from astronaut Scott Kelly, NASA's space-endurance champ who returned to bitterly cold Kazakhstan on Wednesday, along with his roommate for the past year, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko...
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Christie's stunned look stirs mockery
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Was that really Chris Christie, the brusque, take-a-back-seat-to-no-one governor of New Jersey? Christie's seemingly shell-shocked gaze as he stood behind Donald Trump on Super Tuesday is generating befuddlement and mockery in his home state and beyond...
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Rattled Republicans seek a last-ditch strategy to stop Trump
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- Staring down the prospect of nominating Donald Trump for president, Republicans spiraled into a chaotic, last-ditch search Wednesday for a way to save the GOP from hitching its fortunes to an unpredictable celebrity candidate without alienating his throng of followers...
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Deeply split Supreme Court wrestles with abortion case
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- A Supreme Court deeply split over abortion wrestled Wednesday with widely replicated Texas regulations that could cut drastically the number of abortion clinics in the state. Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to hold the outcome in his hands on a court operating with eight justices since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia...
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Carson: 'No path forward' for White House bid
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said Wednesday he is effectively ending his bid for the White House, concluding a roller-coaster campaign that briefly took him to the top of a chaotic GOP field but ended with a Super Tuesday whimper. "I do not see a political path forward," Carson said in a statement posted on his campaign website, though he added, "I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America" and promised to offer details of his future when he speaks Friday at a conservative conference in Washington.. ...
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Tribeca Film Festival has record number of female directors
(Entertainment ~ 03/03/16)
NEW YORK -- The Tribeca Film Festival unveiled the first half of its annual slate of films Wednesday, a record third of which are from female directors, including Sophia Takal and Ingrid Jungermann. The anthology film "Madly," which has segments from Gael Garcia Bernal and Mia Wasikowska, will make its world premiere at the festival, as will the R-rated cartoon comedy showbiz takedown "Nerdland" featuring the voices of Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt...
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Cardinals newcomer Oh impresses in first appearance
(Professional Sports ~ 03/03/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals wanted to get a quick look at the newest addition to their bullpen, Seung-Hwan Oh. That's exactly what they got. The 33-year-old Korean-born reliever needed only 12 pitches to retire Florida Atlantic University in order in the third inning of Wednesday's 13-6 exhibition victory...
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Out of the past: March 3
(Out of the Past ~ 03/03/16)
Christopher Washko of Dunedin Beach, Florida, has been hired as events coordinator at the Show Me Center; he replaces Jim Doyle, who went to work for Stardate Productions in Milwaukee. Dennis Stockard has re-opened the Royal N'Orleans Restaurant, less than a year after a devastating fire reduced the 123-year-old brick building to a shell; rejecting recommendations to level the site and build a new structure, Stockard used the remaining four, 22-inch-thick brick walls to rebuild the historic Opera House.. ...
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Barbara Stucker
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Barbara J. Stucker, 68, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 30, 1947, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Joseph and Martha Entrikin Fields. She and Danny Stucker were married Dec. 4, 1965, at First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff...
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Pete Statler
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Merlin "Pete" Statler, 86, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson. He was born April 27, 1929, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, the son of Adolph and Ida Mae Seabaugh Statler. He and Patsy "Pat" Ruth Slinkard were married Aug. 8, 1953, in Jackson...
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Dorothy Ingvalson
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Dorothy Lee Ingvalson, 73, of Scott City died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 19, 1942, at home in Illmo to Alvin and Vera McGhee Held. She married Kenneth H. Ingvalson on Aug. 12, 1960. She is survived by her loving husband, Kenneth; her three children, Patricia Wamble of Cape Girardeau, Jonna (Kevin) Gilmore of Jefferson City, Missouri, and Kenneth W. ...
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Margaret Grant
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Margaret Agnes Grant, 79, of Cape Girardeau left from this earth to her heavenly home Tuesday, March 1, 2016. She was born Oct. 3, 1936, in Amityville, Long Island, New York, to Arthur John and Margaret May Nagengast Roberts. She grew up in Clyde, New York, before marrying J.C. Grant in Holly Springs, Mississippi. They made their way to the Southern Illinois/Cape Girardeau area and made it their home, along with their three children...
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Alvin Blumenberg
(Obituary ~ 03/03/16)
Alvin Wesley "Blue" Blumenberg, 67, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Monticello House. He was born Feb. 16, 1949, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Wesley William and Eloise Marie Woods Blumenberg. He served in the U.S. Army for 22 years. Alvin then was a police officer in Scott City. He was mayor of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, and later worked as a car salesman for Auffenberg and First Auto Credit...
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Jackson fire report 3/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n A citizen assist on Orchard Drive. n Emergency medical service on Connie Drive. n Hazardous materials on East Jackson Boulevard. Tuesday n An alarm sounding on East Jackson Boulevard...
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Jackson police report 3/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Camron M. Pinkerton, 17, 320 Morgan St., was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana under 35 grams. n A 15-year-old boy was referred to juvenile authorities on suspicion of assault...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 5:26 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 9:12 a.m. on North Main Street; 9:26 a.m. on Linden Street; 12:57 p.m. on Lisa Drive; 4:06 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 4:42 p.m. on Franklin Street; 7:36 p.m. on Cousin Street; and 9:40 p.m. on Broadway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/03/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Ethan R. Harris, 22, 2560 Lisa Drive, was arrested at 554 Woodbine Place on a Sikeston, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear. n Megan E. Sisk, 22, 554 Woodbine Place, was arrested at 554 Woodbine Place on suspicion of possession of marijuana, trafficking or attempt to traffic drugs and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/3/16
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Feb. 29 meeting Communications/ reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Births 3/3/16
(Births ~ 03/03/16)
Daughter to Skyler Nicole Cauble of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:32 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Name, Raegyn Blake. Weight, 9 pounds, 6 ounces. Second daughter. Cauble is the daughter of Leslie Parker of Cape Girardeau. She is a medical assistant...
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Missouri man charged with advertising for dependents
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri man has been charged with advertising on Craigslist for the identities of children he could claim as dependents on his taxes. The U.S. attorney's office said 37-year-old Raheem McClain of Ozark was charged in a three-count indictment that was unsealed Tuesday. The indictment alleges he was behind a January 2015 Craigslist posting that said: "If you have some kids you aren't claiming, I will pay you $750 each to claim them on my income tax."...
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Billy Busch announces his plan for Grant's Farm
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch heir and Kraftig Beer founder William K. "Billy" Busch unveiled his plan Wednesday to revitalize Grant's Farm and keep the sprawling attraction in the family, despite his siblings' desire to sell it to the St. Louis Zoo. Grant's Farm would remain a free tourist attraction, but add a new pavilion, exhibits and life-sized bronze statues of his parents, as well as opening it year-round. ...
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Panel OKs plan for $69M more for schools
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House panel approved a spending plan Wednesday that includes about $69 million more for K-12 schools and nearly $10 million more in performance funding for higher education. Despite the increase to basic aid, the money still would fall well short of what's needed to fully fund K-12 public schools in the fiscal year starting July 1. ...
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Missouri legislation would close police reports of suicides
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker who tried to kill herself wants to make police reports of suicides and attempted suicides closed records. St. Louis Democrat Rep. Genise Montecillo's bill received approval Wednesday from a House committee...
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Missouri Senate approves limits on union fees in paychecks
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate has approved legislation that would require public employees' annual permission for unions to withhold dues from their paychecks. Senators debated the measure for about seven hours Tuesday before passing it with a veto-proof 23-7 vote after 11 p.m. Tuesday. The bill now goes back to the House, which also passed a version of the legislation with a veto-proof majority. Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed similar legislation in past sessions...
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Missouri senator proposes expanding 'stand your ground' laws
(State News ~ 03/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator running for attorney general wants Missouri to expand its "stand your ground" laws to make it easier for people to use deadly force in self-defense. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a Republican from Columbia, told a Senate panel Wednesday people should be able to do whatever it takes to defend themselves without worrying about a lawsuit afterward...
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Former FCC chairman from Sikeston addresses service vs. ambition in book
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — While growing up in Sikeston, Al Sikes learned about leadership firsthand. Sikes watched as his father, Kendall Sikes, serve as Sikeston’s mayor and operate a successful business. He even has a check issued Dec. 31, 1960, to his father by the Sikeston city clerk for 25 cents for his service as mayor. That check, Sikes said, reinforces the lessons his father handed down — that leadership isn’t about power or money; it’s about serving others...
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Cape Girardeau County approved for aid for farmland repairs from flooding
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Because of excessive rainfall and flooding in December and January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Cape Girardeau County to implement the Emergency Conservation Program, according to a news release from Terry Birk, county director of the USDA’s Farm Services Agency...
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Beach privacy, dam security spur drone ban at Wappapello Lake
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
The use of drones is not allowed at Wappapello Lake or any of the surrounding public lands that fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the project reminded residents this week. Drones are a relatively new problem, and enforcement of these regulations has become an issue in recent weeks, according to park ranger Dan Camden...
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Jackson chamber endorses passage of use tax
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of the city’s use tax and vehicle administration fee ballot issues, both of which will be voted on in April. In a news release from the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, chamber director Brian Gerau said Jackson businesses create local jobs, reinvest in the community and play a critical role in the growth of the city...
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Governor appoints new coroner in Perry County
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Jim W. Martin of Perryville, Missouri, as the new Perry County coroner Wednesday. Martin is retired from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, where he was an instructor for children with severe developmental disabilities, and he is a substitute teacher at Parkview School ...
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Cape woman accused of trafficking meth
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
SEMO Drug Task Force officers arrested a woman on suspicion of trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine. She claimed 59 grams of methamphetamine were hers at an apartment in the 500 block of Woodbine Street on Tuesday. Megan Elizabeth Sisk, 22, of Cape Girardeau was charged with felony intent to distribute a controlled substance, felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Southbound I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 03/03/16)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance to the bridge between Route H and Route U. The work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 10, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Nation, world briefs 3/3/16
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades Wednesday, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance of a ban on all nuclear-related activity. ...
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Woman brings live tank shell to police station
(International News ~ 03/03/16)
VIENNA -- A police station in Eisenstadt, Austria, was evacuated Tuesday after a woman walked in with a live tank shell in her hand. A police statement Wednesday said the shell was exploded without incident after experts took it to a nearby sandpit. But police issued a warning not to touch or pick up anything that could be ordnance left over from World War II. The statement said the woman told police her son had found it over six months ago, and they had stored it in their garage...
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Kolten Wong agrees to $25.5M, 5-year deal with Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 03/03/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Making a long-term commitment to Kolten Wong as their second baseman, the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Wednesday to a $25.5 million, five-year contract with the 25-year-old. Wong gets $1.25 million this year, $2.5 million in 2017, $4 million in 2018, $6.5 million in 2019 and $10.25 million in 2020. St. Louis has a $12.5 million option for 2021 with a $1 million buyout...
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Guilty plea ends case of 2 slain college students
(National News ~ 03/03/16)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A hospital orderly pleaded guilty Wednesday to abducting and killing two Virginia college students, wrapping up a mystery that began in 2009 when one of the women disappeared from a Metallica concert. The other young woman, 18-year-old Hannah Graham, vanished five years later under similar circumstances after a night of partying with friends...
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Students receive scholarships
(Community ~ 03/03/16)
Sara Johnson of Cape Girardeau and Taylor Lincoln of Glen Allen, Missouri, were awarded the University Scholarship to assist with the cost of attendance at Southeast Missouri State University this fall. Johnson will be a 2016 graduate of Cape Central High School and is the daughter of Ken and Tarolyn Johnson of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Hooked on Science: Racquetball popper
(Community ~ 03/03/16)
n Racquetball n Ping-Pong ball n Scissors n STEP 1: Have an adult cut the racquetball in half. n STEP 2: Using the scissors, remove a portion of each of the hemispheres. Turn one of the racquetball poppers inside out. n STEP 3: With the concaved portion toward the floor, drop the racquetball popper on the floor and observe. What happens? If the racquetball popper does not "pop" into the air, use the scissors to remove more of the racquetball, until the popper "pops" into the air...
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Speak out 3/3/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/03/16)
Hillary Clinton's recent adoption of a populist tone is akin to an arsonist adopting Smoky Bear. Someone said in a Feb. 28 Speak Out comment that they will never understand why conservatives hate science. Well this is one of many conservatives that don't hate science. I actually teach the subject! What I'll never understand is why liberals continually stereotype conservatives!...
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Air Force upgrade
(Column ~ 03/03/16)
In April 1952 a new modern bomber made its first flight. This new bomber entered U.S. Air Force service in 1955 and has remained in service since that time. The aircraft has undergone numerous upgrades, but it is still an airplane built using 1950s technology. The U.S. Air Force and the nation have gotten their money's worth from that technology, but after more than 60 years, it has passed time to replace the B-52 bomber...
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Receive Tax Benefits While Helping a Local Child in Crisis
(Submitted Story ~ 03/03/16)
“Thank you for the shoes. They fit good and feel grate. I was surprised that you fownd them in my size. I can only remember one time of getting a brand new paire of shoes so this was awesome." This was a note we received from Evan after providing him with a new pair of shoes. ...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball season ends with OT loss in OVC tourney
(College Sports ~ 03/03/16)
SIU Edwardsville defeated the Redhawks 80-76 in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
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