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Rams tumble to 1-11 against Bears
(Professional Sports ~ 12/07/09)
CHICAGO -- The way Jay Cutler started, the Chicago Bears looked as though they were headed to a lopsided win. Instead, they had to hang on to get by lowly St. Louis. Even so, they'll take this. Cutler faded after a strong start, throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown without an interception, and the Bears beat the Rams 17-9 on Sunday after dropping four straight and six of seven...
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I-55 reduced to one lane in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
North and southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction while crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation repair pavement. This section of roadway is located from Route E at Oak Ridge to the Perry/Cape Girardeau County Line...
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Caruthersville man arrested after fight
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - A shout of "he's got a gun" prompted Caruthersville officers to take cover and unholster their weapons as they tried to stop a fight Saturday night. Officers had stopped at a residence after seeing several subjects fighting in the front yard. As officers exited their vehicle, according to a news release issued by City Marshal Chris Riggs, one of the individuals alerted them to the gun...
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Prayer 12/7/09
(Prayer ~ 12/07/09)
Look with compassion, O God, on those who mourn the victims of Pearl Harbor. Amen.
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Congratulations to Eagle Scout Austin Sutterer
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/09)
Troop 311 of the Boy Scouts of America is proud to announce that Austin Sutterer has earned Scouting's highest rank, Eagle Scout. Austin's Eagle Court of Honor was held on October 11th, 2009, at St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Jackson...
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Congratulations to Eagle Scout Tyler Tuschhoff
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/09)
Troop 311 of the Boy Scouts of America is proud to announce that Tyler Tuschhoff has earned Scouting's highest rank, Eagle Scout. Tyler's Eagle Court of Honor was held on October 11th, 2009, at St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Jackson. Tyler has participated in high adventure trips to the Northern Tier, Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, and Sea Base in the Bahamas. ...
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Jackson Boy Gets First Deer
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/07/09)
Nick Kluesner of Jackson, 11 years old, killed his first deer on November 17th at a farm in Cape Girardeau County. It was a spike buck. He is the son of Becky and John Northern and Robert and Brenda Kluesner. He is the grandson of Fred McLard, Carol Lukefahr, and Joe and Jane Kluesner...
- Fire report erroneously published (Local News ~ 12/07/09)
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Conversations with Santa
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/07/09)
My son telling Santa how good he's been all year round.
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Anticipation
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/07/09)
Anticipating Santa's arrival on the train.
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Your Business: Talking Shop with Loyd Ivey, founder of Mitek Corp.
(Business ~ 12/07/09)
Loyd Ivey may be a world traveler, but the chairman and CEO of Mitek Corp. still has a special place in his heart for Southeast Missouri. A native of Marble Hill, Mo., Ivey started his business before he was 25 years old and has since grown it into a multibillion-dollar company with more than 850 employees. ...
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LensCrafters OneDay of Giving
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/09)
Just recently LenCrafters in Cape Girardeau hosted OneDay on December 1, 2009. OneDay is a day designated to assist children that are less fortunate with free eye exam and glassess. Thanks to the partnership of Jefferson and Franklin Elementary school nurses, we were able to make this event possible; with there partnership we were able to help a select number of elementary children with this community service. ...
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Madrigal Feaste will be gala event of the season
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/09)
Cape Central High School Commons will be the scene of the annual Madrigal Feaste on December 11 and 12 with singing, toasting, dancing and feasting. Celebrations will cater the annual event, and Choral Director Dina Casey said it "will usher in the Christmas season splendiferously!" The Town Crier's call will be at 6:45. The public is invited, reservations are $20.00 each and tables of twelve are available...
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HDSA Family Christmas
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/07/09)
On Saturday, December 5, the Heartland Down Syndrome Association held its Third Annual Christmas Party. Over 50 children and adults were treated to a special visit from Santa, who distributed gifts to the children. The Heartland Down Syndrome Association is a support group for families of children of all ages with Down syndrome. ...
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Church Added to Christmas Country Church Tour
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/09)
We are pleased to announce that Apple Creek Presbyterian Church will be participating in the 2009 Christmas Country Church Tour. See the article about the tour published earlier. The tour is Dec. 17 and 18 from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. Just select a church from the list to begin your self guided tour. You will receive a brochure listing the churches and a map. It was necessary for Old Salem Methodist near Millersville to drop out should that be on a list already published and posted...
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Congratulations to Eagle Scout Josh Sellers
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/09)
Troop 311 of the Boy Scouts of America is proud to announce that Josh Sellers has earned Scouting's highest rank, Eagle Scout. Josh's Eagle Court of Honor was held on October 11th, 2009, at St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Jackson. Josh began his scouting career as a Tiger Cub Scout in 1999. ...
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Teen injured in crash Sunday
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in a one-car accident Sunday on County Road 439 one mile north of Jackson. According to a report from the Missouri Highway Patrol, Jason M. Kirby of Jackson was alone at the time of the accident in a 1998 Jeep. The accident occurred about 11 a.m. when Kirby failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the road, striking a tree...
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Cape Girardeau County Archive Center documenting headstones at more than 200 cemeteries
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
What looked like a bare tract of land proved to be anything but when Marla Ives tripped. "I have no center of balance, which is a good thing here," she said after her fall revealed a headstone. Ives, an employee of the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center, cleared chunks of grass from a marker with the last name "Shults." At Wilson Cemetery, just east of Oak Ridge, there is a cleared section of the graveyard where some headstones have fallen over and are buried under a layer of dirt...
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Neal E. Boyd surprises audience at La Croix United Methodist Church Christmas concert
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
Christmas at La Croix, an annual concert at Cape Girardeau's La Croix United Methodist Church, is designed to reach out to those who don't have a home church. This year, it reached someone special. Brad Aycock, a church member and organizer, said the concert was the most successful yet, thanks in part to a high attendance and a surprise guest...
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Pearl Harbor survivor returns for first time since WWII
(National News ~ 12/07/09)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Ed Johann will always remember the sound of planes diving out of the sky to bomb U.S. battleships, the explosions and the screams of sailors. He still recalls the stench of burning oil and flesh. The 86-year-old retired firefighter is due to return today to Pearl Harbor for the first time since World War II to attend a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack...
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'Unprecedented' U.N. climate summit begins
(International News ~ 12/07/09)
COPENHAGEN -- Delegates converged Sunday for the grand finale of two years of tough, sometimes bitter negotiations on a climate change treaty, as U.N. officials calculated that pledges offered in the last few weeks to reduce greenhouse gases put the world within reach of keeping global warming under control...
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U.S.: Bin Laden may slip into Afghanistan
(National News ~ 12/07/09)
WASHINGTON -- Osama bin Laden may be slipping back and forth from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Or the U.S. might not have a clue, more than eight years after the al-Qaida leader masterminded the terrorist attacks on America. Given a chance Sunday to clear away some of the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of the world's most wanted terrorist, Obama administration officials seemed to add to it with what appeared to be conflicting assessments...
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Dec. 7, 1941
(Editorial ~ 12/07/09)
Most Americans have milestone memories: The assassination of President Kennedy, the space shuttle disasters, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. For many older Americans, that defining moment is Dec. 7, 1941. That's the day Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor, pushing the United States into World War II...
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Speak Out 12/7/09
(Speak Out ~ 12/07/09)
THE person who commented about the sloppy attire of some bank employees around town may want to check out Commerce Bank. Their employees dress professionally and are courteous to customers. MY purse was stolen. Apparently, it is one of seven that have been stolen in the Cape Girardeau area in the last three days. ...
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Scientists, lawyers mull effects of home robots
(National News ~ 12/07/09)
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Eric Horvitz illustrates the potential dilemmas of living with robots by telling the story of how he once got stuck in an elevator at Stanford Hospital with a droid the size of a washing machine. "I remembered thinking, 'Whoa, this is scary,' as it whirled around, almost knocking me down," the Microsoft researcher recalled. "Then, I thought, 'What if I were a patient?' There could be big issues here."...
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Police report 12/7/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/07/09)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Assault Burglaries Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt....
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Fire report 12/7/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/07/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Iva Proffer
(Obituary ~ 12/07/09)
Iva Beatrice Proffer, 100, of Hendersonville, Tenn., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at National Health Care Cenetr in Hendersonville. She was born April 8, 1909, in Whitewater to Ivy Gracy and Eva Galeener Brincefield. She and Omar Glen Proffer were married March 26, 1927, at Cape Girardeau. He died Nov. 14, 1989...
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Betty McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 12/07/09)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Betty A. (Calvin) McDaniel, 74, of Tamms died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 14, 1935, in Pulaski, Ill., daughter of the late Lawrence and Dorothy Lackey Calvin. She was a member of the Tamms Community Church, a former factory employee of Anna Shoe Co., a housewife and a homemaker...
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Hadley James
(Obituary ~ 12/07/09)
*** Hadley James Hadley James, 76, of Arbor, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.
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Births 12/7/09
(Births ~ 12/07/09)
Son to Rebecca Michelle Morales and Justin Gene Freeman of Advance, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:32 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Name, Dameon Gene. Weight, 6 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Ms. Morales is the daughter of Mona Keene of Advance and Richard Morales of Flagstaff, Ariz. She is a waitress and cook at Sams Restaurant. Freeman is the son of Cindy Freeman of Advance, and the late Kelly Freeman. He is employed at Jackson Door and Window...
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Richard Stone
(Obituary ~ 12/07/09)
Richard L. Stone, 57, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at his residence. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Graveside services will be at the Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill, with the Rev. Don Cox officiating...
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William Fowler
(Obituary ~ 12/07/09)
ZALMA, Mo. -- William Raymond Fowler, 62, of Zalma died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1947, the son of Jessie and Kathleen Acord Freeman. He worked for VIP. He attended Brownwood General Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Kathy Vouderie of Zalma...
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Out of the past 12/7/09
(Out of the Past ~ 12/07/09)
The Southeast Missourian, which has for the past decade sponsored Toybox with the Cape Girardeau Jaycees, is this year beginning a companion project -- Christmas for the Elderly -- specifically for seniors. According to Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court Judge A.J. ...
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Majeed returns to run Stevie's Steakburger
(Business ~ 12/07/09)
When Steve Majeed left Cape Girardeau to return to his native Pakistan in July, he believed the move would be for many, many years. But e-mails and phone calls from former customers of Stevie's Steakburger business at 600 Broadway prompted him to move back to the area to operate the burger joint and SEMO Gas, 40 N. Sprigg St., both of which he leased. Majeed told me he wasn't pleased with the way Stevie's Steakburger was being managed...
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Plans for fast track children's health care on hold in Missouri
(State News ~ 12/07/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- It's known as "Express Lane Eligibility" -- an effort to put children on the fast track for government-run health care coverage. But in Missouri, the Express Lane has become the slow lane. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show the Missouri Department of Social Services recommended the adoption this spring of a half-dozen measures intended to enroll more children in government health care programs for low- and middle-income families...
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Senior needs clothes, medicine
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
Ms. H. is 94 years old and living on a fixed income. It is not enough to pay for her medical needs, but she doesn't qualify for Medicaid. With no family she is desperately needing help with her medical needs because she is diabetic and has high blood pressure and dementia. ...
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'Buy local' movement takes off at shops in Providence, R.I.
(National News ~ 12/07/09)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A lot of things have helped Deb Dormody and her partners turn their annual holiday craft show, Craftland, into a year-round permanent store: a growing appreciation for handmade goods, a desire to support the arts, and -- surprisingly -- the bad economy, which she says has pushed people to examine how they spend their money...
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Group reaches goal to mark vets' graves
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Wreaths Across America, a not-for-profit organization, reached its goal this year of getting sponsorship for enough wreaths to place one on each gravesite at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield. A ceremony will be at 11 a.m. ...
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Schools upset over supplies with Obama logo
(State News ~ 12/07/09)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Several Missouri schools are complaining about notebooks and pencils with designs similar to the logos from President Barack Obama's campaign. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that complaints from unhappy officials at three Missouri schools have prompted the company responsible for the materials to recall notebooks and pencils...
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Program shows youths the effects of meth
(State News ~ 12/07/09)
IMPERIAL, Mo. -- Using methamphetamine is a real health hazard, but the sheriff in a Missouri county with one of worst meth problems in the nation is using a computer program to show youths how the drug can affect their looks. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer believes appealing to the vanity of children will help prevent them from using meth. ...
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Mo. facility picked for biofuels effort
(State News ~ 12/07/09)
WASHINGTON -- Missouri is getting a big energy investment from the federal government. The Department of Energy says Missouri is one of 15 states picked for a plan to produce advanced biofuels. The project includes up to $25 million for a St. Joseph facility that will produce cellulosic ethanol from switchgrass and energy sorghum using biochemical conversion processes...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
7:30 p.m. today at Jackson City Hall Action items Power and light committee Street committee...
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Warner, Cards outduel Favre, Vikings
(Professional Sports ~ 12/07/09)
Two old quarterbacks with golden resumes and ageless arms took the field Sunday night. Kurt Warner was marvelous, Brett Favre was miserable. Warner, back after missing a game with a concussion, threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns and Arizona's defense stifled Favre and the Minnesota Vikings in a stunningly one-sided 30-17 victory for the Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz...
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Redhawks men's squad takes turn for better
(Sports Column ~ 12/07/09)
It's only nine games into the season, but right now I rate the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team a pleasant surprise. The Redhawks have already matched the win total from last year's 3-27 campaign that featured an 0-18 Ohio Valley Conference record and led to a new coaching staff along with 11 new players...
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Missouri will play Navy in Texas Bowl
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/09)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri announced Sunday that its football team will face Navy in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 31 in Houston. The Texas Bowl had the final selection of teams from the Big 12, and once the Insight Bowl passed over Missouri (8-4) for Iowa State (6-6), the faceoff with Navy (8-4) at Reliant Stadium was set...
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Bulldogs lose to Incarnate Word in title game
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/09)
Notre Dame got nine points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and three assists from Jane Morrill, but it wasn't enough as the Bulldogs fell to Incarnate Word 49-35 in the championship game of the Farmington Invitational girls basketball tournament Saturday...
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Texas, Alabama to decide BCS title
(Professional Sports ~ 12/07/09)
Alabama and Texas get to play in a national title game. For TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, the math doesn't quite add up, but they still get a spot in a BCS bowl. The quirky, often imperfect method of choosing a national champion succeeded Sunday in matching top-ranked Alabama against No. 2 Texas in the BCS championship -- a Jan. 7 game between undefeated teams that will bring together Heisman Trophy hopefuls Colt McCoy of the Longhorns and Mark Ingram of the Crimson Tide...
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12-0 Colts match NFL record with 21st straight regular-season win
(Professional Sports ~ 12/07/09)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning keeps finding new winning formulas, and the Colts keep making history. Instead of another patented comeback or impressive air show, Manning opened December by playing keepaway from Tennessee and leading the Colts to a 27-17 victory over Tennessee for their record-tying 21st consecutive regular-season win...
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Saints draw on lofty connections to stay unbeaten
(Professional Sports ~ 12/07/09)
LANDOVER, Md. -- Oh, what a charmed life the unbeaten New Orleans Saints are leading these days. There's surely no other way to explain how a Drew Brees interception that somehow morphed into another touchdown for Robert Meachem, or the fact that the Washington Redskins missed a 23-yard field goal that would have sealed a victory with less than 2 minutes to play...
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People on the move 12/4/09
(Business ~ 12/07/09)
Shannon Thompson has joined Elite Travel as a certified destination wedding and honeymoon consultant. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, Thompson has more than 10 years of sales and customer service experience. In addition to her wedding and honeymoon duties, Thompson will focus on public relations and marketing the launch of Elite's "Get Married Free" program...
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Obama urges Dems to approve health care overhaul
(National News ~ 12/07/09)
WASHINGTON -- Casting health care overhaul as a legacy for the American people and failure as politically unthinkable, President Barack Obama on Sunday rallied Senate Democrats to deliver on their party's half-century quest to expand the social safety net by providing access for all...
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Remembering Pearl Harbor
(Column ~ 12/07/09)
I don't have a story about where I was or what I was doing on Dec. 7, 1941, but I remember Pearl Harbor even though I wasn't born yet. I heard the stories growing up. My dad remembered. He was in a bowling alley in Forest Hills, N.Y., when a buddy ran in and yelled, "Johnnie, get your gun. The Japs just invaded Pearl Harbor." "Japs" was an acceptable word back then, even if no one knew where Pearl Harbor was. But from that day forward, no one would ever forget...
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Official: KC schools have 1,000 too many employees
(State News ~ 12/07/09)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A human resources official for the Kansas City schools says the district has about 1,000 too many employees. Steve Harris is the new assistant superintendent of human resources. He says the district's 3,300 employees are too many for an enrollment of about 17,000...
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Delegation of French educators in Missouri
(State News ~ 12/07/09)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A delegation of French educators will visit schools in Missouri this week as part of a plan to start a new partnership. The group will be hosted by Missouri education officials and will tour schools in St. Louis and Jefferson City...
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LAUNCH students blast off to new heights
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
Students in the Kennett School District's LAUNCH Program are soaring to new heights, participating in various creativity-based studies. LAUNCH-- Learners Achieving Under Necessarily Challenging Horizons-- is the Kennett School District's gifted program for students in third through eighth-grade. The program focuses on academic enrichment, according to program director Rayanna Dalton...
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More than 1,300 attend Junior Beta Club convention in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
The cheering grew louder and louder in an immense display of school pride, as about 35 middle schools throughout the state were introduced by their representatives. More than 1,300 attendees participated in the seventh annual Missouri Junior Beta Club Convention held at the Black River Coliseum on Friday...
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Scott County commission considering bids for city employee health insurance
(Local News ~ 12/07/09)
BENTON, Mo. -- When it comes to health insurance, Scott County commissioners want to keep their prices low, but also provide a good plan for the employees. "One thing we are trying to do is hold our insurance as best we can for our employees," Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger said. "That is a really good benefit offered here."...
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