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Mo. seat belt use remains behind national average
(State News ~ 11/22/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri continues to lag behind the national average for seat belt use. The Department of Transportation says seat belt use has remained stagnant at 79 percent compared to the nationwide average of 85 percent. Use among Missouri teens increased by a single percentage point from 66 percent to 67 percent...
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Cardinals send David Freese to Angels in trade
(Professional Sports ~ 11/22/13)
Former World Series MVP David Freese was traded from his hometown St. Louis Cardinals to the Los Angeles Angels in a four-player deal Friday.
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Dexter takes initial step toward laptops for students
(Local News ~ 11/22/13)
The day will likely come, and within the foreseeable future, when school textbooks in large part will be a thing of the past. The Dexter Board of Education took the initial step during this week's board meeting to head that direction...
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Students to help victims of tornadoes
(Local News ~ 11/22/13)
More than 100 Southeast Missouri State University students will head to Washington, Ill., on Saturday to help the town recover from the EF4 tornado that hit it Sunday. Nick Maddock, president of the interfraternity council, which oversees all the fraternities at Southeast and treasurer of Student Government, said the group is leaving about 6:30 a.m. Saturday and will return to Cape Girardeau about 10 p.m. Sunday...
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Man jailed on charges related to 3 burglaries
(Local News ~ 11/22/13)
A Cape Girardeau man is in jail on six felony charges on charges he burglarized three properties in as many weeks in Cape Girardeau County. Jason Reid Terry, 36, admitted he broke into shop buildings on County Road 645, a garage on County Road 214 and a residence on County Road 208, according to a probable-cause statement filed in the case Thursday...
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Southeast students to participate in e-voting audit
(Local News ~ 11/22/13)
Starting today, Southeast Missouri State University students can begin tackling questions on social issues, health care and smartphones in the voting booth, said Dr. Jill Young, an instructor at the Donald L. Harrison College of Business. While not part of an actual election, this is a chance for students to participate in a statistical pilot project focused on auditing election outcomes calculated with e-voting machines, according to a news release from the university...
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Prosecutor opposes second change of venue for Monia
(Local News ~ 11/22/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Scott County prosecutor has filed a motion to reconsider a second change of venue in one of three criminal cases against a Cape Girardeau man accused of defrauding an elderly Scott City couple of more than $200,000. Keith Monia faces a total of 15 felony charges in two counties...
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Vinson to Young proves to be a lethal weapon for streaking Tigers
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/13)
Central quarterback Dennis Vinson can relate to the complexities of high school football, especially for sophomores, who sometimes are thrown into the fire of varsity action for the first time. He remembers his first varsity experience as a sophomore...
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Solemn events will mark JFK anniversary today
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
DALLAS -- Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas' Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, featuring everything from makeshift memorials to marching drummers to discussions about who else might have been in on the killing...
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SEMO professor talks about historic JFK moment
(Local News ~ 11/22/13)
The United States ground to a halt 50 years ago today as news broke that President John F. Kennedy had been shot during a presidential motorcade in Dallas. The memory of Jackie Kennedy, dressed in pink, climbing toward the back of the vehicle that was carrying the slumped president is seared in many people's memories...
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Democrats vote to cut filibusters
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
WASHINGTON -- Sweeping aside a century of precedent, Democrats took a chunk out of the Senate's hallowed filibuster tradition on Thursday and cleared the way for speedy confirmation of controversial appointments made by President Barack Obama and chief executives in the future...
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Cape gets crafty
(Entertainment ~ 11/22/13)
Cape Girardeau will become a regular craft show-palooza this weekend when it hosts arts and crafts shows offering gifts for the holidays and other occasions. One destination for visitors will be the Christmas Arts and Crafts Extravaganza, sponsored by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri for the past 43 years. According to Murielle Gaither, director of the arts council, there will be more than 300 vendors at its two locations at the Show Me Center and Osage Centre...
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Christmas Craft Fair
(Submitted Story ~ 11/22/13)
Christmas Craft Fair FREE ADMISSION When: December 14, 2013 Time: 10:00-2:00 Where: Delta High School *Call Lisa Reitzel at 576-6335 with any questions*
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Local Education and Common Core
(Submitted Story ~ 11/22/13)
"Don't believe me, educate yourself and you decide!" Stacy Shore, speaker at the Common Core State Standards Initiative presentation in Cape Girardeau. A group of local citizens interested in reforming and maintaining local control of education along with Concerned Women of America, Missouri hosted a meeting outlining the Common Core State Standards Initiative on November 20th, at the Osage Center. ...
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sunrise
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/22/13)
Another November sunrise over the river
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CMS Sixth Grade November Students of the Month
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/22/13)
Cape Central Middle School sixth grade Students of the Month for November are, from left: (front row) Tyrus Reddin, Tyran Jackson, Brooklyn Sides and Joe Castillejos; (second row) Christian Cruz-Marcial, Carlos Nunez, Gunner Crosnoe and Matthew Huey; (third row) JT Haggerty, Jason Robert, Jada Cox-McClellon and Macee Hoskins. SoutheastHEALTH recognizes these students in its role as a Partner in Education with Central Middle School...
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CMS Fifth Grade November Students of the Month
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/22/13)
Cape Central Middle School fifth grade Students of the Month for November are, from left: (front row) Evie Frazier, Delaney Shaffer, Cecilia Aceves and Darius Jones; (second row) Antwan Benson, Tyler Gibbs, Adrienne Vincent, Mason Diamond and Tyreonna McGhee; (third row) Brotey Crisman, Kareem Shaheen, Rodney Townsend and Shaiheim Neal. SoutheastHEALTH recognizes these students in its role as a Partner in Education with Central Middle School...
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Athletics Announces Grand Opening of GoSoutheastGe
(Submitted Story ~ 11/22/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Athletics is proud to announce the grand opening of GoSoutheastGear.com, the official online store for Redhawk Athletics. The store will feature a wide product range of nearly 800 items, the largest selection of officially licensed Southeast Missouri State University merchandise available anywhere online...
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US Bank is a Proud Supporter of the United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/22/13)
US Bank was pleased to present a check to the United Way of Southeast Missouri in the amount of $10,670.62 on Friday for the 2013 campaign year. Pictured left to right: Cooper McKelvey- Branch Manager, US Bank; Jeanne Muckerman- Campaign Chairperson, United Way of Southeast Missouri; Shannon Daniels, Senior Financial Advisor, US Bancorp; Ryan Wiley- Project Specialist, US Bank, Nick Burger- Commercial Relationship Manager, US Bank...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
Today is Friday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2013. There are 39 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot to death during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally, in the same open car as the president, was seriously wounded. A suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, was arrested...
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Tigers show grit, make history with playoff run
(Editorial ~ 11/22/13)
The Central Tigers football team hasn't played in a state semifinal since 1978. Today the team, just by stepping on the field, will etch its place in the school's sports history when it takes on perennial power Webb City, the defending state champ and the team ranked No. 1 in the state...
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Experts say fix for health site needs more time and money
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
NEW YORK -- Technology experts say healing what ails the Healthcare.gov website will be a tougher task than the Obama administration acknowledges. "It's going to cost a lot of tax dollars to get this done," said Bill Curtis, senior vice president and chief scientist at CAST, a French software analysis company with offices in the U.S...
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Three women held captive for 30 years
(International News ~ 11/22/13)
LONDON -- Three women have been freed after spending 30 years held captive in a south London home, including one woman believed to have spent her entire life in domestic slavery, police announced Thursday. London's Metropolitan Police spoke about the rescues after two people -- a man and a woman, both 67 -- were arrested Thursday on suspicion of forced labor and domestic servitude...
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Karzai urges U.S.-Afghan security pact
(International News ~ 11/22/13)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai urged tribal elders Thursday to approve a security pact with Washington that could keep thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan until 2024, but he added a wrinkle that he prefers his successor sign the document after elections next April...
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Senate panel advances Yellen's bid to lead Fed
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
WASHINGTON -- A Senate panel on Thursday advanced Janet Yellen's nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, setting up a final vote in the full Senate after lawmakers return from a two-week Thanksgiving break. The Senate Banking Committee approved her nomination on a 14-8 vote. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-V.Wa., was the only Democrat to oppose Yellen's nomination. Republican Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Mark Kirk of Illinois supported her...
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Southeast violin professor gets around
(Entertainment ~ 11/22/13)
Growing up in a musical household, Southeast Missouri State University applied violin and viola professor Brandon Christensen knew from a young age he wanted to have some sort of career in music. "The story is that when I came home from my first violin lesson, I told my mother I was going to be a violinist when I grew up," Christensen said...
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Studio: ‘Wonderful Life' sequel has no wings
(Entertainment ~ 11/22/13)
LOS ANGELES -- Fans outraged that a sequel to a beloved holiday film is in the works are no longer out in the cold. A spokeswoman for Paramount Pictures, which owns the rights to "It's a Wonderful Life," said Wednesday the studio would fight a group of producers who are working on a follow-up to the 1946 holiday classic. ...
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Monty Python reunion will be in July on London arena
(Entertainment ~ 11/22/13)
LONDON -- And now for something completely different: A comeback show from the Monty Python gang, reuniting about four decades since they last performed on a British stage. The veteran comedy group said Thursday it is staging a one-off show at London's O2 arena in July, which they promised will include "a little comedy, a lot of pathos, some music and a tiny bit of ancient sex."...
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‘Monster' cosmic blast zipped harmlessly by Earth
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
WASHINGTON -- Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth would have been toast. Because the blast was 3.7 billion light-years away, mankind was spared. But orbiting telescopes got the fireworks show of a lifetime in April...
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Federal agency releases study on Joplin tornado preparedness
(State News ~ 11/22/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal study of the 2011 Joplin tornado suggests that stronger building codes, more storm shelters and improved emergency communication systems could have significantly reduced the death toll and the costs of rebuilding from country's deadliest single modern tornado...
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Task force recommends policies on discrimination ordinances
(State News ~ 11/22/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield task force recommends the city not hold a public vote on any ordinance regarding discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, saying it could create divisions and harm the city's reputation. The task force's top recommendation in a report issued Wednesday was that the Springfield City Council pass an ordinance guarding against discrimination only in housing. ...
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Mo. lets insurers renew canceled health policies
(State News ~ 11/22/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri will allow health insurance companies to continue offering policies that otherwise would have been canceled because they don't comply with federal law, Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday. Nationwide, more than 4 million people who buy their own insurance have received notices that their policies are ending because they don't meet minimum coverage requirements due to kick in next year under the federal health care law enacted by President Barack Obama...
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Missouri secretary of state backs bill aiding candidates in military
(State News ~ 11/22/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander plans to push legislation next year that could give deployed military members aspiring to public office a chance to be listed first on the ballot. Kander said Thursday that Missouri election laws effectively relegate deployed military reservists and National Guard members to the middle or bottom of the candidate list on primary election ballots...
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Group sues over mid-Mo. school prayer sessions
(State News ~ 11/22/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A lawsuit filed by a secular organization seeks to prevent teacher-sponsored school prayer sessions at a mid-Missouri high school. In a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the legal arm of the American Humanist Association claims that prayer sessions held at Fayette High School violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which says the government may not establish an official religion...
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Fireworks lit in SUV cause accident
(State News ~ 11/22/13)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- An accident that caused a fiery crash in St. Louis County is blamed on fireworks that went off inside an SUV. The accident happened Wednesday morning on Interstate 270. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a woman and her two teenage sons were seriously injured when fireworks ignited inside the vehicle...
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Out of the past 11/22/13
(Out of the Past ~ 11/22/13)
Heavy heat and smoke damage resulted from a fire at Rumors Inc., 26 N. Main St., last night; the heaviest damage was in the stage area, the south wall and the entire south area of the building. The Scott City City Council last night approved the first reading of a plan-of-intent ordinance; if adopted, the ordinance would enlarge Scott City by at least two square miles to the northwest and extend its city limits northward to Nash Road east of Interstate 55...
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Births 11/22/13
(Births ~ 11/22/13)
Daughter to Gregory and Jennifer Murakami of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Name, Amaya Renee. Weight, 5 pounds, 3 ounces. Fourth child, third daughter. Mrs. Murakami is the former Jennifer Kuhn, daughter of Sue and Steve Kuhn of Girard, Pa. She is employed by TG Missouri. Murakami is the son of Robert and Christine Murakami of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Dish Network...
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Alma Schilling
(Obituary ~ 11/22/13)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. -- Alma L. Schilling, 87, of Uniontown passed away Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. She was born March 14, 1926, in Uniontown, daughter of William H. and Bertha M. Kassel Kasten. She married Raymond W. Schilling on Sept. 21, 1946. He preceded her in death Nov. 4, 2003...
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Jackie Russell
(Obituary ~ 11/22/13)
Jackie Russell, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1957, in Watervliet, Mich., to Noel Thomas and Elizabeth Rock Russell. He was a member of the APA Pool Association. Jackie is survived by his stepchildren, Ethel Brown, Aaron Price and Amanda Price, all of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Jerry Russell of Melbourne, Fla.; eight sisters, Christine Russell of Trumann, Ark., Mary Elmore of Charlotte, N.C., Lynda Blagskin of Niles, Mich., Margie Howard of Bridgman, Mich., Ruth Wade of Trumann, Ethel Chambers of Trumann, Carolyn Beachamp of Philadelphia, Miss., and Patsy Russell of Trumann; and eight stepgrandchildren.. ...
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Robert Jones
(Obituary ~ 11/22/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Robert "Bob" Eugene Jones, 85, of Mounds passed away at 3:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. Bob was born Dec. 27, 1927, in Campbell, Mo., son of the late Tommy Jones and Florence Rich Jones. Bob was a U.S. Navy veteran, a member of the Mounds United Methodist Church, member of the Pulaski County Memorial VFW Post 8891 of Mounds and attended Smiles 1 Senior Citizen Center in Mounds...
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Gwendolyn Guffey
(Obituary ~ 11/22/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Gwendolyn "Joann" Guffey, 80, of Advance passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born Feb. 27, 1933, at Ardeola, Mo., the daughter of Bill and Earleen Matheney Abner. Survivors include three sons, Michael R. ...
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Jackson police report 11/22/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/22/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/22/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/22/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/22/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/22/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Central to play powerhouse Webb City in Class 4 semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/13)
The road to Class 4 state football championships usually runs through Webb City, a town with a population of about 11,000 located seven miles northeast of Joplin, Mo. Central will travel that road today when it heads on a 336-mile journey to the other side of the state to take on the three-time defending state champion in a Class 4 semifinal at 1:30 p.m. Saturday...
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Southeast women's basketball team falls short of upset vs. Mizzou
(College Sports ~ 11/22/13)
The Southeast women led by nine points at halftime in a 62-57 loss to Missouri
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Southeast men's basketball team returns home vs. Mid-Continent
(College Sports ~ 11/22/13)
the Redhawks bring a 2-2 mark into tonight's game against the NAIA school
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Green-Beckham begins to fulfill high expectations at MU
(Professional Sports ~ 11/22/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Dorial Green-Beckham remembers how it felt to play as a freshman. Paralleling the roller-coaster ride No. 8 Missouri has taken in the Southeastern Conference, the star receiver experienced a tumultuous first season before landing on his feet this year, appearing at ease as he jokes with teammates and talks without hesitation to reporters...
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Sizzling Blues beat Bruins 3-2 on Roy's shootout goal
(Professional Sports ~ 11/22/13)
BOSTON -- Derek Roy blew a chance to end the game in the first minute of overtime. Then St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock gave him a chance to make up for it. Roy scored once in regulation and added the clincher in the fourth round of the shootout Thursday night to lead the Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins...
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Skakel freed on bail as he awaits new trial
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel got his first taste of freedom in more than 11 years Thursday when he was freed on bail while prosecutors appeal a ruling granting him a new trial in the 1975 slaying of neighbor Martha Moxley. Skakel, the 53-year-old nephew of Robert F. ...
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Confused pilot lands a 747 on wrong Wichita runway
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Moments after touching down, the pilot of a cargo-hauling jumbo jet seemed confused in his exchanges with air traffic controllers who had guided his Boeing 747 toward a Kansas Air Force base. When puzzled controllers told the pilot he was nine miles north of his intended destination, he made an unusual admission: "Uh, yes sir, we just landed at the other airport."...
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North Korea detains U.S. veteran, son says
(International News ~ 11/22/13)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean officials detained an 85-year-old U.S. veteran of the Korean War last month as he sat in a plane set to leave the country, the man's son said. A uniformed North Korean officer boarded the plane Oct. 26 and asked Merrill Newman, a tourist, for his passport before telling a stewardess that Newman had to leave the plane, the son, Jeffrey Newman, said Wednesday...
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Southeast volleyball loses in OVC tourney
(College Sports ~ 11/22/13)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team saw its season end with a four-game loss to Austin Peay in the first round of the OVC tournament Thursday in Morehead, Ky. Fifth-seeded Austin Peay won 25-23, 19-25, 25-15, 25-23. Colleen Yarber paced the fourth-seeded Redhawks with 20 kills. Berkley Idel led the defensive effort with 15 digs, while Julie Shives added 10 digs and had 37 assists...
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A slice of time, half a century later
(Column ~ 11/22/13)
PREFACE: Everyone of a certain age has a frozen memory of events that occurred 50 years ago today. These events changed the world, but not for the last time. My memory is no better than anyone else's, and everyone who was old enough to remember the day President Kennedy was shot can tell his or her own story. The story I am telling today is the story I know best: my own slice of time...
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ARTifacts 11/22/13
(Entertainment ~ 11/22/13)
Tickets are on sale for the Tower of Power band's summer tour with Journey and the Steve Miller Band. The show will be July 11 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Maryland Heights, Mo. Tickets for the public are available at livenation.com. Fans can make a donation to benefit those affected by Typhoon Haiyan at time of their ticket purchase. For more about these bands, go to journeymusic.com, stevemillerband.com and towerofpower.com...
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Guest Column: Cape's business variety, friendliness make positive impression
(Column ~ 11/22/13)
Many years ago I had the opportunity to visit your city for the first time. I arrived via the American Queen as a scheduled stop. I remember then thinking what a great place it was with so many friendly people and that I would like to make a return visit...
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Prayer 11/22/13
(Prayer ~ 11/22/13)
Lord Jesus, thank you for your wondrous peace which you generously give to us. Amen.
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Best Bet
(Entertainment ~ 11/22/13)
The comedic musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie," the story of a small-town girl who comes to New York City to "make it big" in 1922, will be presented at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday in the Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall at Cape Central High School. ...
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Where were you?
(Local News ~ 11/22/13)
Area residents share their memories of President Kennedy's assassination. What were you doing when news of the assassination came? She was in her bedroom making her bed. She heard it on the TV in the living room, and didn't believe what she heard at first...
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Somber nation marks 50th anniversary of JFK death
(National News ~ 11/22/13)
DALLAS (AP) -- From a street in downtown Dallas to the shores of Cape Cod, a somber nation paused Friday to remember John F. Kennedy 50 years after the young, handsome president was gunned down in an open-top limousine. A half-century later, the assassination still stirs quiet sadness in the baby boom generation that remembers it as the beginning of a darker, more cynical time. ...
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