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Knuckler baffles 'Birds
(Professional Sports ~ 07/30/10)
The Cardinals were shut out for the 10th time this season and fell out of first with a 4-0 loss to the Mets
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Perry County judge to sit with appeals court for a day
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
Perry County Associate Circuit Judge Michael Bullerdieck will take part of a program implemented by Chief Judge Roy L. Richter and act as special judge in the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District on Sept. 1. By reading briefs and transcripts and participating in the arguments before the Court of Appeals, the program is to give trial judges insight into the appellate process...
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Cape County Commission extends sick leave for deputy recovering from stroke
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners approved a motion Thursday to extend donated sick leave for county sheriff's deputy Ronald Hobeck. Hobeck suffered a stroke in January while on duty.
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St. Clair man faces Perry County charges
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
A St. Clair, Mo., man once properly registered as a sex offender in Perry County was arrested by deputies Tuesday on two outstanding county warrants, according to a news release from the sheriff's department. Ramsey S. Davis, 29, was arrested in Franklin County after authorities say he failed to report to a court hearing for fleeing the scene of an accident in Perry County...
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158th District candidates Wallingford, Tracy want state to review all spending
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
The Republican candidates for Cape Girardeau's legislative seat called for a complete review of state government spending during a 45-minute forum Thursday at the Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club. Wayne Wallingford, chief people person at McDonald's of Southeast Missouri, and Debra Tracy, a Cape Girardeau City Council member, also sought to sway the party faithful as they discussed taxes, economic development and state retirement systems. ...
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Mo. ballot measure tests federal health care law
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law. Missouri on Tuesday will become the first state to the test the popularity of President Barack Obama's top policy accomplishment with a statewide ballot proposal attempting to reject its core mandate that most Americans have health insurance...
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Murder trial moves back to Cape Girardeau County from St. Louis
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
A Cape Girardeau County murder case set to begin in St. Louis County in November has been transferred back to Jackson, where a jury of Southeast Missouri residents will hear the case.
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Cape River Heritage Museum Joins First Fridays
(Submitted Story ~ 07/30/10)
The Cape River Heritage Museum joins First Fridays with author reception starting August 6th. The public is invited to a Wine and Cheese Reception to honor Bonnie Stepenoff and a book signing for her book The Dead End Kids of St. Louis. "Artfully written and well researched. ...
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Racing Cyclist Jerry Willis Visits HealthPoint
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/30/10)
Jerry Willis, a cyclist who has diabetes, rode a stationary bike as he talked to children at Camp DAY Break at HealthPoint Fitness in Jackson on Thursday, July 29. Camp DAY Break is a two-day summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes, sponsored by Kohl's Youth Diabetes Care Network, a service of Southeast Missouri Hospital's Diabetes Center. ...
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Stoddard County biodiesel plant considering technology to turn waste into fuel
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A new process for converting waste into synthetic diesel fuel is being given serious consideration by Global Fuels LLC of Dexter, which currently produces biodiesel from chicken fat. The new process would produce a high grade of synthetic diesel using waste products such as corn stalks, rice hulls, sawdust wood chips and other wood waste...
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fly on small flower
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/30/10)
a fly on a small flower
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Rooster in boxelder tree
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/30/10)
rooster in boxelder tree at sunset.
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Summit of Long's Peak, Colorado
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/30/10)
Trey Maevers and his father Jim Maevers, of Cape Girardeau, on the summit of Long's Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. They climbed the mountain on July 24, 2010, starting the 12 hour round trip hike at 3am. Jim is holding a picture of his son Ashton(AJ)Maevers who had planned on accompanying his brother and father, however he accepted an earlier than scheduled opening for Basic training in the United States Marine Corps. ...
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Bollinger County recycling center to open in August
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
The grand opening for the Bollinger County Recycling Center will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at the center on Highway 51, seven miles north of the four-way stop in Marble Hill. The center will be open to the public Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. following the opening...
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Sweet Hummingbird
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/30/10)
This little Hummingbird was taking a break from feeding and looking into our window.
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Between thunderstorms
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/30/10)
Loving the beautiful cloudscapes in the sky in between thunderstorms.
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Drying off
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/30/10)
In between thunderstorms, spotted this hawk taking a rest, maybe drying out his feathers and somewhere nearby I could here another one calling. So beautiful!
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not so rapid transit
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/30/10)
Retired passenger car in Jackson.
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Jackson artist Dave Walker uses scraps of material to create 'fabricscapes'
(Entertainment ~ 07/30/10)
Though Jackson artist Dave Walker's pieces have sharp edges and defined lines, upon closer inspection his work reveals itself to be soft and smooth to the touch. Walker works as the administrator of Jackson Manor nursing home and is a longtime oil and watercolor artist with a degree in art education. A recent venture into a new medium, fabrics, has garnered him several awards and placement in a national art show...
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Cave concert benefits local public radio
(Entertainment ~ 07/30/10)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Many people explore Missouri's caves, but in late August about 150 people will be able to enjoy a concert in one of Ste. Genevieve County's caverns. KRCU plans the Concert in a Cave to raise money for programming on the station, which broadcasts in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. The third annual Concert in a Cave will be Aug. 27 at Cave Vineyard in rural Ste. Genevieve County...
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Best bet: Bonnie Stepenoff book signing
(Entertainment ~ 07/30/10)
A wine and cheese reception and book signing for author Bonnie Stepenoff's "The Dead End Kids of St. Louis: Homeless Boys and the People Who Tried to Save Them" will start at 5 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Cape River Heritage Museum. Stepenoff is a professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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D.C. 'Housewives' have one thing in common: lack of political clout
(Entertainment ~ 07/30/10)
"I love to just make an entrance," declares one of the new "Real Housewives of D.C." on the show's debut episode, set to air Thursday. Quick, guess which one! Of course, that line, given what we all know, comes from Michaele Salahi -- whose uninvited "entrance" into the White House last fall threw Washington into a tizzy, raised serious questions about presidential security, caused major fallout at the Secret Service and led to the departure of the White House social secretary...
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Funny business
(Column ~ 07/30/10)
People love to laugh, that's for sure. Laughter is the reason we TiVo "Saturday Night Live" or "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." No one sadly and reluctantly buys a ticket for a Vince Vaughn movie. They're smiling with anticipation of his one-liners and lightning fast monologues...
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Speak Out 7/30/10
(Speak Out ~ 07/30/10)
THE Hoops for Life 5K run was one of the most organized 5K runs I've ever been associated with. From start to finish, these people knew exactly what they were doing. I met the race coordinator after the race. His name was Shannon Aldridge. He did a great job. Thank you...
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School, town taxes
(Editorial ~ 07/30/10)
In addition to choosing candidates in next Tuesday's primary election, one area school district and two towns will vote on tax issues. These are important decisions for voters, who need to be informed about the proposals. The Meadow Heights School District will vote on an operating levy increase of 50 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Currently, the levy is $2.75, the minimum required by the state. The tax burden would be offset a bit by a 10-cent reduction in the district's debt levy...
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Prayer 7/30/10
(Prayer ~ 07/30/10)
In times of sorrow, O God, remind us of all that is good and decent in our lives. Amen.
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Aunt Esther
(Column ~ 07/30/10)
The last of my late mother's siblings died this week. In recent months the husbands of two of her sisters died. All the aunts and uncles on my mother's side of the family are gone. Death also has come calling on the next generation. My brother and one of our cousins are dead. And even the next generation has had its first loss, the lovely daughter of one of the cousins...
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Don't put all the blame on postal service workers
(Column ~ 07/30/10)
After reading the op-ed piece from the National Newspaper Association on the exigent postal increases, I felt compelled to clear up some of the issues cited. Yes, the U.S. Postal Service has gotten itself in financial straits. The NNA correctly pointed out that this is partly due to the fact that the USPS is required to prefund retiree health benefits as mandated by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. ...
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Ousted USDA employee to sue blogger
(National News ~ 07/30/10)
SAN DIEGO -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist. Sherrod was forced to resign last week as director of rural development in Georgia after Andrew Breitbart posted the edited video online. In the full video, Sherrod, who is black, spoke to a local NAACP group about racial reconciliation and overcoming her initial reluctance to help a white farmer...
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4 Alaska Air National Guardsmen killed in plane crash at military base
(National News ~ 07/30/10)
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The deadly crash of a military cargo plane on a training mission occurred just about a minute after it took off from a runway at an Alaska base, officials said Thursday. Three of the men killed in the Wednesday evening accident were in the Alaska Air National Guard, and the fourth was on active duty at Elmendorf, Air Force Col. Jack McMullen said Thursday...
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Arizona appeals order that blocks parts of new immigration law
(National News ~ 07/30/10)
PHOENIX -- Arizona asked an appeals court Thursday to lift a judge's order blocking most of the state's immigration law as the city of Phoenix filled with protesters, including about 50 who were arrested for confronting officers in riot gear. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer called U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton's Wednesday's decision halting the law "a bump in the road," and the state appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Thursday...
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Republicans block small business lending bill
(National News ~ 07/30/10)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's election-year jobs agenda suffered a new setback Thursday when Senate Republicans blocked a bill creating a $30 billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses. The fund would be available to community banks with less than $10 billion in assets to help them increase lending to small businesses. The bill would combine the fund with about $12 billion in tax breaks aimed at small businesses...
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Russian forest fires destroy homes; hundreds of people flee
(International News ~ 07/30/10)
MOSCOW -- Forest fires encircled a southern Russian city and tore through provincial villages Thursday, forcing mass evacuations as Moscow suffered through a record, weeks-long heat wave and smog cloud caused by peat-bog fires. Some 212,506 acres were burning nationwide, and flames all but encircled the city of Voronezh, 300 miles southeast of Moscow. Forest fires on Moscow's outskirts reached the city's western fringe, in the Krylatskoye district, but were extinguished toward nightfall...
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Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army
(International News ~ 07/30/10)
MEXICO CITY -- One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, the Mexican army announced. The death of Coronel, 56, is the biggest strike yet against Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman -- Mexico's top drug lord -- since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against drug traffickers in late 2006...
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Body of 2nd U.S. sailor found in Afghanistan
(International News ~ 07/30/10)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban. An investigation is underway, but with both sailors dead, U.S. ...
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As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
(National News ~ 07/30/10)
WASHINGTON -- Estimates of the number of graves potentially affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster...
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Paul Guard Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
Paul H. Guard Jr., 77, of Wappapello, Mo., died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 16, 1932, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Paul Howard and Lena Myrant Guard. He and Billie Chappell were married June 12, 1952 in Cape Girardeau...
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Lou Carroll
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lou A. Carroll, 60, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at her home. She was born July 11, 1950, in Peoria, Ill., daughter of Cliff and Lois Smith Bowling. Carroll worked in quality control at TNT plastics. She was of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed being a grandmother and watching her grandkids play ball. She was an avid Chiefs fan...
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Shirley Roth
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
Shirley L. Roth, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at his home. He was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Frohna, Mo., to Theodore Joseph and Melissa Marie Aurich Roth. He and Shirley A. Meyer were married Nov. 23, 1957, in Cape Girardeau. Roth was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, Telephone Pioneers, Eagles Aerie 3775, and a life member of VFW Post 3838. He worked at Southwestern Bell 37 years...
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Harold Dunn
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Harold J. Dunn, 86, of Chaffee died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 10, 1923, at Advance, Mo., son of James E. and Grace Bollinger Dunn. He and Ruth Jones were married May 22, 1946...
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Myrtle Hurt
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
Myrtle Lou Hurt, 71, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Boonville, Mo., died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Private service will be held with Rob Fields officiating. Burial will be in SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Boonville...
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Joe Grant
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
Joe D. Grant, 78, of Jackson died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in Grand Lake, Colo. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Vergil Williams
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
Vergil E. Williams of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at his home. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Herman Ressel
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
ORAN, Mo. — Herman Joe Ressel of Oran died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at his home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran is in charge of arrangements.
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Flora Blythe
(Obituary ~ 07/30/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Flora E. Blythe, 90, of Perryville died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Births 7/30/10
(Births ~ 07/30/10)
Daughter to Creston Rod and Amanda Rose Moore of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:01 p.m. Friday, July 23, 2010. Name, Emma Rose. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Moore is the former Amanda Haertling, daughter of Jeff and Bonnie Haertling of Perryville, Mo. She is a registered nurse at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Moore is the son of Tammi and Chris Vaughn of Belton, Mo., and Dan and Linda Moore of Reeds Spring, Mo. He is a parts consultant with Brennecke Chevrolet...
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Out of the past 7/30/10
(Out of the Past ~ 07/30/10)
The contractor on an access road being built to the Southeast Missouri Regional Port near Scott City and an engineering firm on the port project are trying to determine what caused a portion of the road to sink, apparently over the weekend; portions of an estimated 100 feet of the road appear to have sunk about three feet...
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Jackson police/fire report 7/30/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/30/10)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in U.S.
(National News ~ 07/30/10)
NEW YORK -- Toyota is recalling nearly half a million cars, most of them large sedans sold in the U.S., for problems that can cause the steering wheel to lock up. It's the latest indication that the automaker is still struggling with vehicle problems even as it works to overhaul quality control...
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GAO to investigate St. Louis VA center
(State News ~ 07/30/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The investigative arm of Congress is now looking into the improper sterilization of dental equipment at the St. Louis VA Medical Center. KMOX Radio reported that the Government Accountability Office is including the case in its investigation of similar incidents at other Veterans' Administration medical centers across the country...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/30/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/30/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Scott City road to be reduced
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
Outer Road 60 from Route AA to Ashley Street in Scott City will be reduced to one lane for pavement repairs. Weather permitting, work will be done from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Start of Route Y work moved back
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
Work to replace the Route Y bridge over Drainage Ditch No. 1 in Stoddard County has been moved back and is now expected to begin Aug. 16. The road will remain closed from Route AB to Route Z while construction is underway. Completion is expected in mid-October. This will be the final Route Y bridge to be replaced through the Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program...
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Lane reduction continues on Highway 91
(Local News ~ 07/30/10)
Highway 91 from County Road 447 to County Road 385 in Scott County will continue to be reduced to one lane for bridge repairs next week. Repairs will go on from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
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Area digest
(Community Sports ~ 07/30/10)
The team of Harriette Myers and Alice Temm won the 44-team Rebecca's Run tournament, capturing the title of the two-day event Thursday at Dalhousie Golf Club. Myers and Temm tied Diane Chancellor and Kathy Glennon with a two-day total of 136. Myers and Temm shot a 67 in the first-day scramble, then carded a 69 in the best-ball format Thursday...
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Bradford misses workout
(Professional Sports ~ 07/30/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The most prominent St. Louis Rams newcomer missed the first day of rookie workouts. Teammates expected to see quarterback Sam Bradford soon enough. Veteran A.J. Feeley, who'll be the starter until Bradford's ready, said Thursday that missing one day of practice is no big deal...
- East Missouri Action agency holds back-to-school fair (Local News ~ 07/30/10)
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NW Missouri St. to be smoke-free campus
(State News ~ 07/30/10)
MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Northwest Missouri State University will be a smoke-free campus, beginning Saturday. The university's Board of Regents agreed Thursday to follow a staff recommendation that smoking be banned everywhere on the campus Aug. 1. The Maryville Daily Forum reports that the university had previously allowed smoking only in designated areas, all of them outside...
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Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious
(National News ~ 07/30/10)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment. Consumers spent less, companies slowed their restocking of shelves and the nation's trade deficit dragged more on the economy in the April-to-June quarter. In a separate report, the Commerce Department said the recession was deeper than previously estimated...
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Farmers create habitats for migrating birds
(National News ~ 07/30/10)
MAMOU, La. -- Water gurgling from a well is flooding Craig Gautreaux's rice and crawfish fields, turning the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual Gulf of Mexico wintering grounds are threatened by the oil spill. Across eight states, farmers such as Gautreaux are inundating fallow fields to provide an alternative for some of the tens of millions of ducks, geese and shorebirds that are beginning to make their way south on a flyway that stretches as far north as Alaska and Iceland.. ...
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