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Mormon church's president Monson dies
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Thomas S. Monson, considered a prophet by nearly 16 million Mormons worldwide, has died at the age of 90 after a nearly a decade as church president. He expanded the church's reach and its transparency and was known for promoting humanitarian causes despite leading a divisive fight against same-sex marriage...
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Frozen pipes lead to fire of family's home in Cape County
(Local News ~ 01/03/18)
A man trying to thaw his frozen water pipes accidentally started a fire that destroyed his family's mobile home early Wednesday, a fire official said. Firefighters from the Gordonville Fire Protection District, along with Jackson, Delta and Millersville departments, responded to the blaze, which was reported at 1:25 a.m...
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Schindler's Tavern leads effort to help family after Oran house fire
(Local News ~ 01/03/18)
People stopped by Schindler’s Tavern in New Hamburg, Missouri, on New Year’s Day, not to toast 2018, but to drop off clothes for a family that a day earlier lost everything in a fire. Chelsi Bradley, who manages the tavern, said Tuesday that area residents dropped off clothes throughout the day Monday. The clothes are being stored in an enclosed trailer, she said...
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Jackson organization rescues 72 dogs from hoarder; local Humane Society shelter cares for 70 of the animals
(Local News ~ 01/03/18)
A Malden, Missouri, woman cried as one by one she turned over 34 dogs to Mac’s Mission animal rescue group Tuesday, the head of the group said. It marked the second time in three days more than 30 dogs in the woman’s possession had been turned over to the Jackson-based rescue group...
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The deep freeze: Cold snap affects river, residents
(Local News ~ 01/03/18)
Unusually low temperatures are affecting the region in numerous ways, from river traffic to tourism to safety. Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing until the weekend, said Robin Smith, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2018. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1868, Japan's Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of the emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns; the upheaval paved the way for Japan's drive toward becoming a modern power...
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Lefty Krugman misses the mark on small towns
(Column ~ 01/03/18)
Paul Krugman is the Nobel Prize winning liberal voice of the New York Times. Krugman’s “expertise” is in the field of economics. But ever the liberal, Krugman sees everything through a far left political prism. This week, New Yorker Krugman pondered an unusual question: Why do small towns exist?...
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Start anew in the New Year
(Column ~ 01/03/18)
Whoever said the older you get, the faster time flies sure wasn't lying. Doesn't it seem like we just rang in 2017 an eye blink ago? And yet here we already are -- in 2018. Every new year elicits expectations of starting anew -- new beginnings, new opportunities, new horizons. ...
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Are Google, Facebook good for America?
(Column ~ 01/03/18)
For Facebook and Google: How good was 2017? In my industry, we follow what they do closely — and I’ve had the opportunity to visit both headquarters to learn from their management. Whip smart, impressive, creative people work there. And, financially, they’re soaring. In 2017, the two companies accounted for 84 percent of all digital advertising (outside China), including 96 percent of its growth, according to industry forecasts by Magna and GroupM...
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U.S. commander wants to apply more military heat on Taliban
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- The top American commander for the Middle East wants a more aggressive Afghan military pressuring Taliban and other insurgents over the normally quieter months of Afghanistan's winter, and then quickly going on the offensive in the spring. It's all part of a plan the United States hopes will change the course of a war now entering its 17th year...
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Trump sounds open to dialogue, but mocks N. Korea leader
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump sounded open Tuesday to the possibility of an inter-Korean dialogue after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare overture toward South Korea in a New Year's address. But Trump's ambassador to the United Nations insisted talks would not be meaningful unless the North was getting rid of its nuclear weapons, and Trump later boasted his "nuclear button" is bigger and more powerful than Kim's...
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S. Korea offers to talk with North on Olympics
(International News ~ 01/03/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea on Tuesday offered high-level talks with rival North Korea to find ways to cooperate on next month's Winter Olympics in the South. Seoul's quick proposal following a rare rapprochement overture from the North a day earlier offers the possibility of better ties after a year that saw a nuclear standoff increase fear of war on the Korean Peninsula...
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Longest-serving GOP in Senate will not seek re-election
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for his seat. Hatch, 83, said he's always been a fighter, "but every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves."...
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2017: A safe year to fly
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- There were no commercial passenger jet deaths anywhere in the world last year. It's a remarkable record, but one that has been building for some time. Global and U.S. commercial aviation deaths have been trending downward for more than a decade due to a variety of factors...
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Increasing number of women expected to enter races
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
ATLANTA -- Inside a classroom on the campus of a community college in downtown Dallas, a group of two dozen women took turns sharing their names, hometowns and what they hoped would be their future titles. Congresswoman. Dallas County judge. State representative...
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Many colleges don't track suicides
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
BOSTON -- Most of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental-health services. Tabulating student suicides comes with its own set of challenges and problems. But without that data, prevention advocates say, schools have no way to measure their success and can overlook trends that could offer insight to help them save lives...
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Iran residents blame poor economy, government corruption for protests
(International News ~ 01/03/18)
TEHRAN, Iran -- As Iranians take to the streets in the biggest demonstrations in nearly a decade, residents of the increasingly tense capital say they sympathize with the protesters' economic grievances and anger at official corruption. The Associated Press spoke to Iranians in Tehran on Tuesday, the sixth day of protests that have seen at least 21 people killed and hundreds arrested across the country. ...
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U.S. calls on Iran to unblock social media amid unrest
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration stepped up its support for protesters in Iran on Tuesday, calling on the government to stop blocking Instagram and other social-media sites while encouraging Iranians to use special software to circumvent controls...
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Iran protests boil over into violence
(International News ~ 01/03/18)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Breaking his silence over nationwide protests that included calls for his ouster, Iran's supreme leader Tuesday blamed the demonstrations on "enemies of Iran," saying they were meddling in its internal affairs. The remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the demonstrations -- the largest seen in Iran since its disputed 2009 presidential election -- came after a bloody night that saw protesters try to storm a police station and the first deaths among its security forces. ...
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Bitter cold tests winter-wise, delivers shock to South
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Bitterly cold temperatures gripped much of the nation Tuesday, testing the mettle of even winter-wise northerners and delivering a shock to those accustomed to far milder weather in the South. The cold has been blamed for at least a dozen deaths, prompted officials to open warming centers in the Deep South and triggered pleas from government officials to check on neighbors, especially those who are elderly, sick or who live alone...
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2 new faces and old partisan standoffs as Congress returns
(National News ~ 01/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- There will be two fresh Senate faces and some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers today as Congress begins its 2018 session staring at the year's first potential calamity -- an election-year government shutdown unless there's a bipartisan spending pact by Jan. 19...
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Out of the past: Jan. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 01/03/18)
Cornerstone Assembly Church, 298 N. West End Blvd., conducts special services recognizing the church's second anniversary; guest speaker at the morning service is the Rev. Mickey Davis of Indianapolis; the evening service highlights the church's two-year history with congregational testimonies...
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Eugenie Wessel
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
Eugenie F. Wessel, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at Life Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Bill Proffer
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. -- Billy Gene "Bill" Proffer, 85, of Hot Springs Village passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born April 15, 1932, in Scott City to William and Elise Hargraves Proffer. Bill enjoyed the many opportunities his career allowed him. ...
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Melba McCulley
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
Melba McCulley, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at Life Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Louvena Lynn
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Louvena Lynn, 88, of Chaffee passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born March 20, 1929, in Morley, Missouri, to the late Doc and Leona Kingston Frazier. She married Walter Lee Lynn on Nov. 11, 1947, and he preceded her in death...
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Richard Kogge
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
Richard "Rich" Kogge, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Margaret Joyce
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
Margaret Mary "Margie" Joyce, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Estates of Perryville in Perryville, Missouri. She was born June 12, 1938, in Cape Girardeau County to James and Ella Fisher Crader. She and Gerald Clyde "Bud" Joyce Sr. were married Oct. 28, 1955. He preceded her in death April 18, 1998...
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Jon Harrell
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
Jon Paul Harrell, 35, of Scott City died Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the chapel, with Seth Harrell officiating. Burial will be in St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery in Chaffee, Missouri...
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Harry Colbert
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
THAYER, Mo. -- Harry Colbert, 83, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at Shady Oaks Healthcare Center in Thayer. He was born Jan. 8, 1934, in McCrory, Arkansas, to Harry Koester and Nellie Creasy Tanner. Harry grew up in Black Oak, Arkansas, under the care of his adoptive parents, G.W. and Delia Colbert...
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Rev. Lawrence Christensen
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Lawrence P. Christensen, C.M., 82, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at Apostle of Charity Residence in Perryville. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., today and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Mary Mother of God Chapel at St. Mary's of the Barrens Catholic Church in Perryville...
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Dr. S. Charles Balsamo
(Obituary ~ 01/03/18)
Dr. Salvatore Charles "Charlie" Balsamo of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. He was born Aug. 31, 1928, in Columbia, Missouri, to Salvatore Balsamo and Kathryn McCasky Balsamo. Charlie graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1950. ...
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Jackson police report 1/3/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/18)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Dexter Elcan, 32, of Los Angeles was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs, possession of marijuana under 10 grams, failure to drive on right half of roadway and operating a motor vehicle while driver's license revoked...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/3/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists were made at 9:49 a.m. on South Hanover Street; 11:45 a.m. on William Street; 12:07 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 4:14 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 5:04 p.m. on North Water Street; 6:34 p.m. on Franklin Avenue; 6:56 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; and 11:16 p.m. on Watkins Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/3/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of a violation on an order of protection and stalking in the 800 block of North Fountain Street...
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Births 1/3/18
(Births ~ 01/03/18)
Daughter to David J. and Hilary M. Rhoden of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:43 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Name, Evelyn Claire. Weight, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Rhoden is the former Hilary Elders, daughter of Gary and Tammy Elders of Scott City. Rhoden is the son of Douglas and Dana Gibbar of Perryville, Missouri...
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NBC names Hoda Kotb as Lauer replacement on 'Today'
(Entertainment ~ 01/03/18)
NEW YORK -- NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the "Today" show's first two hours with Savannah Guthrie, replacing Matt Lauer following his firing on sexual misconduct charges in late November. Kotb, 53, will continue to co-host the show's fourth hour with Kathie Lee Gifford...
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GOP senator appointed to Missouri utility regulation board
(State News ~ 01/03/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Eric Greitens has appointed fellow Republican Sen. Ryan Silvey to the state's utility regulation board. Greitens announced Silvey's appointment to the Public Service Commission on Tuesday, the day before the start of the 2018 legislative session...
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Missouri panel recommends 10-cent gas tax increase
(State News ~ 01/03/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri panel is recommending increasing the state's 17-cent fuel tax by 10 cents for gas and 12 cents for diesel to pay for road and bridge work. Transportation taskforce leader Rep. Kevin Corlew on Tuesday said the fuel tax increase would bring in an estimated $430 million annually. That would fill a little more than half of the $825 million annual shortfall facing Missouri transportation...
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Organization files lawsuit against Gov. Greitens over use of app
(State News ~ 01/03/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An organization that advocates for open government is asking a judge to bar Gov. Eric Greitens and his staff from using an app that deletes messages after they're read, claiming the secretive communication violates the state's public records laws and is "a significant affront" to democratic traditions...
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Bitter cold suspected in death of St. Louis man found in trash bin
(State News ~ 01/03/18)
ST. LOUIS -- The bitter cold settling over much of the nation is suspected in the death of a homeless man whose body was found in a trash bin in St. Louis, where homeless shelters are packed during a long stretch of unusually frigid weather. Firefighters found the body of the 54-year-old man inside a bin near an apartment complex Monday, when temperatures dipped to minus 6 degrees. ...
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Prayer 1/3/18
(Prayer ~ 01/03/18)
O Father God, may we love one another as you love us. Amen.
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Speak Out 1/3/18
(Speak Out ~ 01/03/18)
Hurry up 2020, America needs a legitimately elected president. Something this country has not had since 2016. Thank you, Russia. ...
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Rhodes Earns Best Overall Social Media Engagement Award from Industry Magazine
(Submitted Story ~ 01/03/18)
CS Decisions magazine has awarded Rhodes with its 2017 Best Overall Engagement through Ongoing Campaigns award for creatively engaging customers using social media. The article announcing the award is available at https://www.cstoredecisions.com/2018/01/02/2018-social-media-awards/...
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Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Kicks Off Next Century of Female Entrepreneurs with 2018 Girl Scout Cookie Season
(Submitted Story ~ 01/03/18)
The 101st year of Girl Scouts selling cookies begins with the return of the popular Girl Scout S’mores. Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland enters the next century of Girl Scouts selling cookies. The Girl Scout Cookie Program® not only teaches girls essential entrepreneurial skills but also powers amazing experiences for them across the United States. ...
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Fire destroys home
(Local News ~ 01/03/18)
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