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Report: States see fallout from health law repeal
(National News ~ 02/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- A sobering report to governors about the potential consequences of repealing the Obama-era health-care law warns federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage...
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A shot at a Harley: Man's basketball feat at Southeast game wins new motorcycle
(Local News ~ 02/27/17)
John McGowan did not expect to be the proud owner of a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle after Thursday's Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks men's basketball game. But he said he isn't sure anyone else was expecting it, either. The competition, sponsored by Lawless Harley-Davidson in Scott City and Cape Air, had a Harley-Davidson Street 750 model motorcycle as the prize. Entrants had 30 seconds to sink a free throw, a three-point shot and finally a half-court shot...
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Southeast cybersecurity team advances again to regional competition
(Local News ~ 02/27/17)
Southeast Missouri State University Cyber Defense team members are forced to fend off a dizzying array of hacks during competitions. Southeast's team did just that recently, winning a competition against other 11 schools in the state of Missouri. The team advanced to the Midwest Regional competition for the fifth consecutive year, according to a university news release...
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Singer Neal Boyd says he faces physical therapy after Jan. 22 traffic accident
(Local News ~ 02/27/17)
Singer Neal E. Boyd will be going into more rigorous physical therapy as part of his recovery from a serious automobile accident in January, according to a video posted to the his Facebook page Sunday morning. Boyd, whose pop-opera vocal performances won season 3 of "America's Got Talent" in 2008, is from Sikeston, Missouri...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/27/17)
Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2017. There are 307 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 27, 1942, the Battle of the Java Sea began during World War II; Imperial Japanese naval forces scored a decisive victory over the Allies...
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Speak Out 2/27/17
(Speak Out ~ 02/27/17)
Your last Sunday paper highlighted the River Campus production of "Big River." Unfortunately it did not mention the disclosure about the play that says -- "Contains adult content and language." The subject is the adventures of Huckleberry Finn and yet our public university cannot put on that play without it having profanity. ...
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Father-daughter dance provides positive experience
(Editorial ~ 02/27/17)
Not many things are more touching than seeing a daughter in her father's arms. The annual Father/Daughter Dance at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau is the perfect place to witness it. The Southeast Missourian caught up with a few attendees as they graced the dance floor with their fathers on Feb. 18...
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Scouts' thoughts on chickens
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/27/17)
Hello. I am Nick Stearns and I am working on my communication merit badge. I am in Troop 5 and that troop is here in Cape. I want to talk about something that I found important when I went to a city council meeting. The most recent one I went to was January 23. ...
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Prayer 2/27/17
(Prayer ~ 02/27/17)
O Lord Jesus, may we put aside selfish desires and instead help others. Amen.
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Jackson police report 2/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/27/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Miscellaneous n Peace disturbance was reported in the 900 block of Old Cape Road. n Peace disturbance was reported in the 500 block of Broadridge Drive.
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/27/17
(Local News ~ 02/27/17)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Feb. 23 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 2/27/17
(Local News ~ 02/27/17)
Jackson Board of Aldermen City hall 101 Court St. Special meeting, 10 a.m. today The board will consider items originally scheduled for action at the regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, Feb. 22, but was canceled because of the lack of a quorum. Approval of minutes...
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Raymond Yost
(Obituary ~ 02/27/17)
Raymond Glen "Buck" Yost, 82, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at Southeast- HEALTH in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 14, 1934, in Potosi, Missouri, to Louis L. and Ethel Gibson Yost. He and Norma Jean Mowery were married Sept. 11, 1955, in Potosi...
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Anna Belle McGraw
(Obituary ~ 02/27/17)
Anna Belle Brock McGraw, 94, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Portageville, Missouri, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 11, 1922, in Scrub Ridge, Missouri, daughter of Dawson Crit and Hattie Ellis Brock. She and V.A. McGraw were married Feb. 17, 1945, in Piggott, Arkansas. He passed away Dec. 28, 1979...
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Births 2/27/17
(Births ~ 02/27/17)
Son to Robert Stefan and Loretta Rose Lents of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Name, Charles Robert. Weight, 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Lents is the former Loretta Holmes, daughter of Helen Holmes of Jackson. She is a pharmacist at Medicap Pharmacy in Cape Girardeau. Lents is the son of Russell and Robyn Lents of Jackson. He is in sales with Peek Medical LLC...
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Doctor-to-doctor donation: Kidney saves sick colleague
(National News ~ 02/27/17)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- It's not unusual for a surgeon to save another doctor's life. But Dr. Colleen Coleman did so by going under the knife to help an ailing colleague who desperately needed a kidney. Coleman donated to Dr. Brian Dunn, an anesthesiologist she works with at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach whose kidneys failed from chemotherapy he received as a teenager to treat a stomach tumor...
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'Get Out' scares up big $30.5M debut at box office
(Entertainment ~ 02/27/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Great reviews and buzz propelled comedian Jordan Peele's directorial debut, the micro-budget thriller "Get Out," to a chart-topping opening weekend with $30.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. The Blumhouse-produced and Universal Pictures-distributed film cost an estimated $4.5 million to make...
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Out of the past: Feb. 27
(Out of the Past ~ 02/27/17)
Spring still may be three weeks away, but you'd never know it with the daffodils and forsythia bushes already in bloom in Cape Girardeau. Unusually mild temperatures this month have caused many early flowering plants, shrubs and some trees to begin budding or blooming...
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Koch leads fight to deregulate African-style braiding
(Community ~ 02/27/17)
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The billionaire industrialist Charles Koch and hair braider Jocelyn DoCouto have at least one thing in common. They are both part of a national movement to deregulate the business of African-style braiding. DoCouto is pushing for legislation in Rhode Island that would exempt her from the cumbersome and expensive occupational-licensing requirements for hairdressers and barbers...
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Trump says he won't attend correspondents dinner this spring
(Entertainment ~ 02/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump, who has been criticizing the news media and is famously thin-skinned, said he won't be attending the White House Correspondents' Association dinner -- sparing himself the dubious honor of being an in-the-house target of jokes...
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Couple hosts Joy Prom for special-needs community
(State News ~ 02/27/17)
LAMAR, Mo. -- Arriving at Joy Prom, everyone seems a little stunned. It's a lot to take in at first, with the sparkling lights, the red carpet and the applause greeting guests as they enter the gym. But their shyness melts as they find their friends on the dance floor and join in the festivities. Everyone is welcome at this prom for the special-needs community...
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Heroin overdose claims third member of St. Louis family
(State News ~ 02/27/17)
ST. LOUIS -- For the third time since 2009, a St. Louis family is dealing with the loss of a loved one from a heroin overdose. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 23-year-old Tyler Athanas died Wednesday at his grandmother's home, where he was living...
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Columbia creates sanctuary for migratory monarch butterflies
(State News ~ 02/27/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Volunteers in Columbia, Missouri, have been working to create a sanctuary for millions of monarch butterflies that pass through the state as they migrate to and from Mexico. Efforts to plant milkweed and other native flowers on park land were boosted this month when Columbia became the 16th city in the state to join the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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University professor becomes Missouri's first lady
(State News ~ 02/27/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Two posters hang side by side on the wall of Sheena Chestnut Greitens' office -- one declaring "Welcome to Pyongyang," the other commemorating North Korea's missile program. Behind her desk is a painting of women in military uniforms gathered around an issue of Workers' Daily, a North Korean newspaper. Greitens' decor illustrates her research specialties: East Asia and authoritarian regimes...
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Trump's choice to be Navy secretary withdraws
(National News ~ 02/27/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of the Navy, businessman Philip Bilden, said Sunday he was withdrawing from consideration for the post, citing concerns about privacy and separating himself from his business interests. Bilden's withdrawal raises similar issues to that of Vincent Viola, Trump's nominee for Army secretary, who stepped aside earlier this month...
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DWI suspected in crash that hurt 28 at New Orleans parade
(National News ~ 02/27/17)
NEW ORLEANS -- Authorities on Sunday identified the man accused of plowing into a crowd enjoying a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans while intoxicated. The New Orleans Police Department identified the man as Neilson Rizzuto, 25. Online records showed Rizzuto was arrested on several charges and was being held at the city's jail...
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Casualties mount as Iraqi troops advance in IS-held Mosul
(International News ~ 02/27/17)
MOSUL, Iraq -- "We have wounded!" the men shouted from the roadside. Two soldiers, bleeding, were being bandaged beside their smoking vehicle on the side of a dirt road. Iraqi special forces Maj. Saif Ali yelled to his driver to stop and leaped out...
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Warren Buffett sticks to business, avoids politics in letter
(Business ~ 02/27/17)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett reiterated his rosy long-term outlook for the U.S. economy and his distaste for high Wall Street fees in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that always draws a big audience. The letter released Saturday also describes the performance of the more than 90 companies Berkshire owns...
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Business notebook: Vizient stays bullish on health-care business
(Business ~ 02/27/17)
While there may be uncertainty about the future of the overall industry, the nation's largest member-owned health-care services company, Vizient, is eager to move forward, said the company's chief people officer, Colleen Risk. The Irving, Texas-based company opened an office in Cape Girardeau after acquiring MedAssets' spend and clinical-resource management and Sg2 segments in February 2016. ...
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China's thriving SUV-only automaker looks to global growth
(Business ~ 02/27/17)
BAODING, China -- Wei Jianjun is the chief matchmaker in China's love affair with the SUV. A decade ago, the chairman of Great Wall Motors Ltd. saw opportunity as the bulky vehicles began shedding their image in China as a farm tool. Wei cut back on making sedans and poured resources into its fledgling line of Havals...
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Wal-Mart works to make inroads against Amazon
(Business ~ 02/27/17)
NEW YORK -- The nation's largest retailer keeps working to make headway against the largest online seller. Wal-Mart drew more shoppers to its namesake stores in the United States, and its online sales soared 29 percent in the fourth quarter, which covers the critical holiday-shopping season...
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Southeast, rustmedia have big nights at ADDY awards
(Business ~ 02/27/17)
Southeast Missouri State University had a big night Friday at the American Advertising Awards with seven gold awards, including Best of Show. Rustmedia, owned by Rust Communications, which also owns the Southeast Missourian, won five gold awards, including two Best of Show honors, and the founder of Element 74 in Cape Girardeau received a Silver Medal Award recognition for outstanding achievement...
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'Moonlight' wins best picture in chaotic Oscar finale
(Entertainment ~ 02/27/17)
LOS ANGELES -- "Moonlight" won the best picture trophy at the Academy Awards in a historic Oscar upset that followed Warren Beatty at first reading the wrong winner. Shock and chaos spread through the Dolby Theatre when producers of "La La Land" were stopped in the middle of their acceptance speeches to be informed that Beatty had incorrectly read "La La Land" as the winner...
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People on the move 2/27/17
(Business ~ 02/27/17)
Logan Young has been named features editor at the Southeast Missourian newspaper. In her new role, she will oversee feature sections such as Good Times and SELive while directing special publications such as Flourish magazine. In naming Young to the position, editor Bob Miller commended her for the skills and leadership she showed while acting as interim features editor for several months...
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'Apollo 13,' 'Titanic' actor Bill Paxton dies at 61
(Entertainment ~ 02/27/17)
LOS ANGELES -- Bill Paxton, a prolific and charismatic actor who had memorable roles in such blockbusters as "Apollo 13" and "Twister" while also cherishing his work in "One False Move" and other low-budget movies and in the HBO series "Big Love," has died from complications due to surgery. He was 61...
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Mom mails garbage to son at college
(National News ~ 02/27/17)
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- A college student got a reminder to take out the trash when his mother sent him garbage in a care package. Connor Cox, 18, said his mother sent two boxes to him at Westminster College last month. One box contained food and other goodies. The other contained garbage. When he called to ask whether it was a mistake, Cox's mother, Connie, told him, "No, that's the trash you were supposed to take out" during a recent visit at home...
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Jackson fire report 2/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/27/17)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. Saturday n A smoke scare on Aaron Drive. n Emergency medical service on Diana Street. Sunday n Emergency medical service on Washington Street. n Emergency medical service on North Shawnee Boulevard...
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Arlene Corse
(Obituary ~ 02/27/17)
Arlene Louise Corse, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at Charleston Manor Care in Charleston, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/27/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/27/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n Medical assists were made at 2:32 p.m. on Dearmore Court; 3:44 p.m. on South Hanover Street; 6:26 p.m. on Olive Street; 6:40 p.m. on Independence Street; 7:34 p.m. on Vantage Drive; and 9:34 p.m. on South Sprigg Street...
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911 call: Bar-shooting suspect said he'd killed 'Iranians'
(National News ~ 02/27/17)
OLATHE, Kan. -- A bartender at the restaurant where a man was arrested last week in connection with an apparently racially motivated bar shooting of two Indian men told a 911 dispatcher the suspect admitted shooting two people but described them as Iranian...
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