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Cape may allow chickens on any property within city
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
Chickens could be kept throughout the city of Cape Girardeau under a proposal that will be considered Monday by the City Council. As drafted by city staff, the measure would allow up to six hens to be kept on any property in the city limits, including residential, commercial and industrial zones...
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Area school chiefs still assessing new laws on fighting, bullying
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
While the superintendents of Cape Girardeau and Jackson school districts say new mandatory reporting laws about fighting and bullying likely won't mean significant change to disciplinary procedure, they also say the adjustments are ongoing. Two Missouri statutes that went into effect Jan. 1 concern third-degree assault and first-degree harassment and modify what schools are required to report to law enforcement...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2017. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1867, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in overriding President Andrew Johnson's veto of the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, giving black men in the nation's capital the right to vote...
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Witten -- Ponder
(Wedding ~ 01/08/17)
Lindsey Janelle Witten and Ryan Timothy Ponder, both of Columbia, Missouri, were married June 18, 2016, at Blue Bell Farm in Fayette, Missouri. Pastor Dave Cover of The Crossing Church officiated the ceremony. Music provided by Brian and Molly Vrbicek accompanied the exchange of vows...
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Lecco -- Harter
(Wedding ~ 01/08/17)
Jamie Lecco and Dominique Harter, both of Cape Girardeau, were married Aug. 27, 2016, at Columbia Country Club in Columbia, Missouri. Jamie is the daughter of Joe Lecco and May Barnhart, both of Ashland, Missouri. Dominique is the the son of Glen and Julie Harter of Cape Girardeau...
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Snider -- Chasteen
(Wedding ~ 01/08/17)
Candice Snider and Alex Chasteen were married Dec. 19, 2016, at Holiday Isle Beach in Destin, Florida. Candice is the daughter of Steve and Jeanette Snider of Chaffee, Missouri. Alex is the son of Larry and Cindy Chasteen of Oran, Missouri. The rehearsal dinner and reception were at Waterview Towers Penthouse...
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Holeman -- Phillips
(Engagement ~ 01/08/17)
Shirley Holeman of Brandon, Mississippi, announces the engagement of her daughter Connor Thweatt Holman to Luke Timothy Phillips, both of Oxford, Mississippi. He is the son of Mark and Kellie Phillips of Cape Girardeau. Connor is a senior at the University of Mississippi in Oxford studying international studies and French. She plans to pursue a career in higher-education adminstration after graduation...
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Ponder -- Williams
(Engagement ~ 01/08/17)
Michael and Connie Ponder of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter Emily Elizabeth Ponder to John Stephen Williams, both of Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Stephen and Nancy Williams of Dalton, Georgia. Emily is a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. ...
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Scherer -- Ampie
(Wedding ~ 01/08/17)
Tonya Scherer and Ron Ampie, both of Lake Forest, California, were married March 19, 2016, at SEVEN4ONE in Laguna Beach, California. Hans Dumayag, friend of the couple, performed the ceremony. Tonya is the daughter of Dennis and Sharon Scherer of Cape Girardeau. Ron is the son of Andy and Cha-oom Ampie of Beaumont, California, originally from Bangkok, Thailand...
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4x4 - 1/8/17
(01/08/17)
Jan. 10 is Peculiar People Day. What is one peculiar detail about you?
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Finishing together
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
When Debbie Leoni started the Southeast Missouri chapter of My Team Triumph in 2013, she did so on a hunch. She believed the Cape Girardeau running community would welcome an organization that could help disabled individuals by pushing special race chairs...
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A goose in danger
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
On New Year's Day, I found these two Canada geese foraging along the shore of a 30-acre lake. A flock of about 250 other Canada geese were swimming farther out in the lake. I photographed the pair as they stayed close to the shore and close together...
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FYI - 1-8-17
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
The New Life Gospel Center will only have one service at 2 p.m. today at the church, 401 Oak St. in Scott City. Pastor Jack Owens welcomes all visitors. The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donors. Upcoming blood drives include:...
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Light Comfort
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
After the holidays, our appetites can go in a couple of different directions. On the one hand, after a steady diet of stuffed birds and figgy puddings, we seek something lighter, something that feels clean and simple. On the other hand, it's cold out there, and we want food that's satisfying to curl up with...
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Vegetables are a way of life
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
It is kind of amazing how many fast food restaurants there are today. It seems like there is one on about every corner in big and small cities alike. One is running a special on single- and double- and triple-patty burgers. What I'm afraid of is our younger generation is growing up without any ties to the garden and the soil. Burgers and fries just lack something. But adding veggies to our meals doesn't mean we throw out taste for health...
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Fresh recipes to try out in 2017
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
The new year just seems to be calling for some new recipes. I started looking for a few new recipes that would be time and money efficient and came across several I want to try. In the course of looking, I also was reminded of an old favorite salad using ramen noodles as an ingredient. Even though it is an older recipe, it is still a good one to revisit...
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Club news 1-8-17
(Community News ~ 01/08/17)
The December meeting was a luncheon held at the home of Morgan Lake and honored the many junior members there are in the chapter. Special recognition was given to the new junior members, as well as those who have been members a long time but joined as a junior...
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There is a reason they are called disciplines
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
For most people, the beginning weeks of a new year are a time of reassessment as we begin to take stock of our lives. Some of us have committed to lose weight, run a half-marathon, eat less sweets, drink less alcohol, give up smoking or read more books. Scores of commitments are made and it's almost become commonplace knowledge that those resolutions barely make it past the month of January...
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Adopt - Reeses
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
Reeses is a sweet 10-year-old beagle/terrier mix. She is housebroken. Reeses is available for adoption at the Humane Society; call (573) 334-5837.
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Adopt - Daniel
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
This is Daniel. He is a 6- to 7-year-old male in need of a loving home! He is available at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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There's more to poinsettias than their showy leaves
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
Early winter is when poinsettias come into the limelight, showing off their colors in homes and shop windows. But a poinsettia is more than just seasonally flamboyant. To check out more of this plant's botanical flair, set your holiday poinsettia on a table in good light so that you can look closely at its flowers. The flowers are not those large, red, leaf-like structures; those are just that -- modified leaves called bracts. The bracts are for attracting pollinating insects...
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Chamber updates, a ruby-crowned visitor and remembering those lost in 2016
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
Happy birthday to Barbara Little, Cathy Graham, Brooke McFerron, Wilma McGuire, Rachel Reischman, Stephen Bentley, Kimberly Hester, Amanda Proctor, Larry Mott, Randy Coy, Kade Atkins, Sid Atkins, Marlene Powers, Brennan Robinson, Jimmy Blue, Carolyn Schott, Linda Wessel, Marc Sadler, Tina Horton, Corrie Montgomery, Angela Holland, Clay Moore, Becky Smith, Edward Renaud, Mark Schultz, Sara Grace Stagoski, Marilyn Lindy, Shelia Ottman, Carl Estes Jr., Victoria Viall, Sue Campbell, Karen Griffith, Mildred Chapman, Debbie Cook, Jordan White, Christy Seyer, Tripp Dacus, Laura Halter, Becky Hahn, Michael Nation, Clifford Barlow Jr., Ann Nordin and Dorothy Heuring.. ...
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Prayer 1/8/17
(Prayer ~ 01/08/17)
O Lord Jesus, precious Savior, may your peace fill our hearts. Amen.
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Communication important in Klaus Park tree plan
(Editorial ~ 01/08/17)
When government boards and commissions see that few, if any, members of the public attend meetings or become engaged, we imagine it can become easy to forget how much people care about operations. Add to that notion the noise that comes from anonymous online naysayers and critics, and it can lead to government and civic leaders who would rather insulate themselves, take care of matters internally and move projects along without seeking public input. ...
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America and health care
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/08/17)
The Affordable Care Act is unpopular with many. But its main provisions are very popular. The rate of uninsured Americans has never been lower. You cannot be refused coverage because of pre-existing conditions. n Women cannot be charged more than men...
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State park to be named after outgoing Missouri governor
(State News ~ 01/08/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new 1,230-acre park in the St. Francois Mountains will be named after outgoing Gov. Jay Nixon. The Department of Natural Resources on Thursday announced the park will feature a connection to the Ozark Trail, which links to Taum Sauk Mountain and Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park...
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Out of the past: Jan. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 01/08/17)
Four Memphis, Tennessee, women were arrested and charged in an alleged shoplifting scheme using a specially-designed bag to thwart electronic anti-theft systems at two West Park Mall clothing stores; authorities recovered $3,500 in women's clothing, two walkie-talkie radios and several cans of Mace...
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Rita Winkler
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rita T. Winkler, 91, of Perryville died Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 10, 1925, in Claryville, Missouri, daughter of Benjamin J. and Rosa A. Zoellner Schott. She married Albert Hugo Winkler on June 28, 1947. He preceded her in death Oct. 9, 1997...
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Don Statler
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
DENVER — Kennyn Don Statler, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, in Denver. Don was born Jan. 13, 1935, to Lloyd L. and Marie C. Hahs Statler. He married Deloris “Dee” Jean Hager on July 13, 1963. They had two children, enjoyed 37 years as husband and wife, and resided in Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Michigan before Dee’s death in 2010...
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Estelle Ricketts
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Estelle Bess Ricketts, 98, of Greensboro, formerly of the Cape Girardeau area, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Greensboro. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Hazel Reams
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Hazel M. Reams, 84, of Chaffee died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at Chaffee Nursing Center. There will be a graveside service at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of the services.
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Robert 'Bob' Porter
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
SIKES-TON, Mo. — Robert “Bob” Porter, 86, of Sikeston died Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Flint, Michigan, to the late E.O. and Edith Davis Porter, but spent most of his younger years in Campbell, Missouri, where both his maternal and paternal families resided...
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Charles Parker
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Charles William Parker, 79, of Chaffee passed away Thursday night, Jan. 5, 2017, at the family home, after battling cancer. He was born Dec. 22, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to the late Harold and Lucille Pape Parker. He married Doris A. Crowden on Oct. 6, 1962, and she survives of the home...
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LGBT activists view Obama as champion of their cause
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
It was a new look for the White House, bathed in rainbow colors to celebrate the Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex marriage nationwide. President Barack Obama, who was inside, felt the glow on that June night in 2015. "To see people gathered in the evening outside on a beautiful summer night, and to feel whole and to feel accepted, and to feel that they had a right to love -- that was pretty cool," he said days later...
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Cat that fell from moving car on highway found alive
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
BOSTON -- A cat that fell from a moving car on a highway on Christmas Day has been found alive. Owner Erin McCutcheon was taking 6-year-old Juno to her mother's house when it slipped out of its carrier. McCutcheon's boyfriend opened and re-shut their rattling van door, and the cat tumbled onto Interstate 93. Electricians doing maintenance at I-93 on Wednesday found the cat crouched and hiding 80 feet up in the air on a steel girder that runs under the highway...
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Penn State abuse scandal costs approach a quarter-billion
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Penn State's costs related to the Jerry Sandusky scandal are approaching a quarter-billion dollars and growing, five years after the former assistant football coach's arrest on child molestation charges. The scandal's overall cost to the school has reached at least $237 million, including a recent $12 million verdict in the whistleblower and defamation case brought by former assistant coach Mike McQueary, whose testimony helped convict Sandusky in 2012...
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Trump's pick for intelligence chief spent years lobbying
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- Former senator Dan Coats, in line to be national intelligence director, has swung back and forth between government service and lobbying, the type of Washington career President-elect Donald Trump has mocked. The Indiana Republican, 73, has made four spins through the capital's revolving door and become wealthy...
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Betty Lou Haskins
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Betty Lou Haskins, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center. There will be no services. Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Interment will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Vera Farrow
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Vera I. Farrow, 101, of Jackson passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 12, 1915, in Perry County, Missouri, to John C. and Esther Cox Davis. She and Arnold W. Farrow eloped March 12, 1937, to Benton, Missouri. They had been married nearly 48 years when Arnold passed away Feb. 15, 1985...
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Sister Julianne Diebold
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
WHEATON, Ill. — Sister Julianne Diebold, at age 95, breathed into the fullness of God on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at the Wheaton Franciscan Motherhouse in Wheaton. She entered the Franciscan order in 1951 and professed perpetual vows in 1957. She was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret Ressel and Denis Diebold; her sisters, Susan Diebold, Mary (Sister Flora) Diebold, Brigitta Toler, Caroline Seiler, Philomene Buhs and Josephine (Sister Denise) Diebold; and brothers, Albert, George, Anton and Andrew Diebold. ...
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Brenda Delay
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Brenda Delay, 65, Overland Park died Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at her home. Brenda was born in Cape Girardeau. After graduating from Southeast Missouri State University, Brenda began her career as a school teacher for first- and second-graders. ...
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Michael Blackwell
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Michael Douglas Blackwell, 71, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in Columbia. Michael was born April 30, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Paul and Hazel Brasher Blackwell. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry during Vietnam from 1963 to 1967. ...
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Several Trump picks' ethics reviews incomplete
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices have not completed a full review to avoid conflicts of interest, the government's ethics office said, even as Republican senators move quickly to hold at least nine confirmation hearings next week...
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Nearly $100K raised for Chicago beating victim
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
CHICAGO -- An online effort to raise money for a mentally disabled man whose beating was broadcast live on Facebook in Chicago has brought in nearly $100,000. The GoFundMe campaign called "Let's show the Chicago victim love" had a goal of $10,000. As of Saturday, the account had reached over $92,000...
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Trump: 'Stupid' people oppose better Russia ties
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
NEW YORK -- President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday "only 'stupid' people or fools" would dismiss closer ties with Russia, and he seemed unswayed after his classified briefing on an intelligence report that accused Moscow of meddling on his behalf in the election that catapulted him to power...
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Trump, Schumer go from potential allies to antagonists
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- In the weeks after November's election, President-elect Donald Trump and incoming Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer sounded like potential allies. Trump tweeted about their "good relationship" and Schumer's "ability to get things done." Schumer spoke of issues such as infrastructure and trade where Trump had embraced Democratic positions, and the New York senator cited common ground with the next president on "a good number of economic issues."...
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Jackson fire report 1/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Carbon monoxide alarm on Discovery Court. n Emergency medical service on Main Street. Saturday n Emergency medical service on North Shawnee Boulevard.
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Airport gunman charged; death penalty sought
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Iraq War veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida was charged Saturday and could face the death penalty if convicted. Esteban Santiago, 26, told investigators he planned the attack, buying a one-way ticket to the Fort Lauderdale airport, a federal complaint said...
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Turkey's tourism takes big hit after extremist attacks
(International News ~ 01/08/17)
ISTANBUL -- The once-bustling Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is quiet. The shops and restaurants in the city's trendy Istiklal Street are all but empty of foreign customers, and the hotels in the upscale Nisantasi district are nearly deserted. Turkey's economy is suffering in the face of a string of extremist attacks -- including the nightclub massacre of New Year's revelers, most of them foreigners -- and uncertainty after the failed coup in July against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that saw more than 270 people killed.. ...
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Syria's opposition says at least 43 killed in Azaz blast
(International News ~ 01/08/17)
BEIRUT -- At least 43 people were killed when a car bomb ripped through the center of a busy commercial district of a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, damaging buildings and leaving rescue workers searching for survivors amid the wreckage, activists and rescue workers said...
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Trump critics divided on whether to celebate inaugural
(National News ~ 01/08/17)
WASHINGTON -- It's typically an unquestioned honor to participate in the inauguration of an American president. Who wouldn't want to be part of such a historic event? This time, however, it's different. The divisions over Donald Trump's election have politicians, celebrities and even high-school students debating whether taking part in the inauguration is a political act that demonstrates support for the new president and his agenda or a nonpartisan tribute to democratic traditions and a peaceful transfer of power.. ...
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Brother of airport shooting suspect says government failed him
(International News ~ 01/08/17)
PENUELAS, Puerto Rico -- The brother of a man accused of killing five people at a Florida airport questioned Saturday why his brother was allowed to keep his gun after U.S. authorities knew he'd become increasingly paranoid and was hearing voices. Esteban Santiago, 26, had trouble controlling his anger after serving in Iraq and told his brother he felt he was being chased and controlled by the CIA through secret online messages...
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Reynolds, Fisher laid to rest at Hollywood Hills cemetery
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Carrie Fisher, who has been laid to rest alongside her mother Debbie Reynolds, was adored by family, friends and fans for her gallows humor and frank talk about her struggles with mental illness. What better home for her ashes, her brother Todd Fisher and daughter Billie Lourd decided, than a porcelain urn in the shape of an outsized anti-depressant?...
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Hollywood may be in mood to party at Golden Globes
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/17)
Is Hollywood in the mood to party? Today, the movie industry will gather for the Golden Globes, which regularly are one of the most freewheeling and frothiest award shows of the year. Champagne will flow. Punchlines will fly. But the tone of this year's ceremony may be different, and not just because it will be the first time in nearly a decade that someone other than Ricky Gervais or the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler duo is hosting...
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Tilikum, orca that killed trainer, dies at SeaWorld Orlando
(Entertainment ~ 01/08/17)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and later was profiled in a documentary that helped sway popular opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity...
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Children go through tryouts for 'Wizard of Oz'
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
Nerves were humming and toes tapping Saturday morning in On Cue Performing Arts Studio in Cape Girardeau. Parents and children warmed up voices, rehearsed dance moves and chatted with each other as they waited to be called. A photo booth allowed auditioners to pose and play before their auditions with the panel, which is casting actors for a local production of “The Wizard of Oz."...
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Infant saved by emergency c-section after fatal wreck has brain damage
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
The 7-month-old girl who was saved with an emergency cesarean section after her mother died in an accident on Interstate 55 has been diagnosed with brain damage, according to court documents. Maddyson Iler was born after her mother, Sarah Iler, was killed in a three-vehicle wreck May 11 on I-55 just south of Cape Girardeau...
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River Campus continues to evolve as 10th year approaches
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
When Jerry Ford asked how many people had attended an event at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus, just about every hand went up at the First Friday Coffee at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. Ford, with Rhonda Weller-Stilson, associate dean and director of the Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts, gave a presentation that focused on the history and effect the River Campus has had since its founding a decade ago...
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Namesake statue stolen from Melaina's Magical Playland
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
Cape Girardeau police are investigating the theft of a bronze statue from a memorial playground. The bronze statue depicted 3-year-old Melaina Cunningham, who died in 2009 and is the namesake of Melaina’s Magical Playland in County Park North in Cape Girardeau...
- Don't lament; learn from what's passed (Community ~ 01/08/17)
- The day of small things (Community ~ 01/08/17)
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Making plans instead of resolutions
(Community ~ 01/08/17)
It's a new year. It's that time when everyone you know is promising that this year is going to be different. This year is the year I go to the gym, this year is the year I get a new job, this year is the year we go on that beach vacation, this year is the year we get financially stable...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/8/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Christopher J. Turner, 53, 735 William St., was arrested at 216 S. Ellis St. on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for probation violation...
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