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St. Vincent volleyball team stuns Scott City in district final
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
"We played them at the SEMO tournament and we beat them one out of three, so we knew we could beat them," Indians coach Pam Riney said.
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Carnahan cancels trip to Saint Francis Medical Center
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Robin Carnahan, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, has canceled her Cape Girardeau visit today, which had been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. She was scheduled to tour Saint Francis Medical Center
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Application filed for second quarry at Fruitland
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
A permit for a second quarry near Saxony Lutheran High School has been filed with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, while the public comment period begins today for another quarry proposed near the same area. Strack Excavating, LLC, is proposing a 76-acre limestone quarry between U.S. 61 and County Road 601, according to an application received by DNR on Oct. 19...
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Sikeston City Council puts moratorium on new payday loan businesses
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston City Council has decided on a six-month moratorium on any new payday loan businesses or branch offices within the city while they research legislative options. "During that time council will research what we can do locally and draft appropriate legislation for consideration," said Linda Lowes, director of governmental services...
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Man sought in connection to Cape Girardeau murder arrested in Georgia
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
A 19-year-old Charleston, Mo., teenager Cape Girardeau police have been seeking for questioning in a June murder case was arrested Thursday in Dekalb County, Ga. Armster "Bud" Robinson III was arrested on a felony charge, although an automated telephone system at the Dekalb County Sheriff's Department didn't list all the charge information...
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ND blocks Perryville's path in Class 3 District 1 final
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
The Bulldogs slammed the door on the Pirates in the opening game on their way to a 25-13, 25-20 win.
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Leopold sweeps rival Zalma in title match
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
The Wildcats claimed a ninth consecutive district title with a 25-19, 25-19 win.
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Fun in the Leaves
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/27/10)
Lain and Bailey Rees have a little fun playing in the leaves at their Grammy & Paw-Paw's house.
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Alma Schrader Walking School Bus (WSB)
(Submitted Story ~ 10/27/10)
Alma Schrader Walking School Bus (WSB) had a "Special Guest" today. Mayor Harry Rediger walked with about 43 students to school Wednesday morning. The WSB walks every Wednesday morning for six weeks in the fall & six weeks in the spring. I have 3 routes in the WSB. ...
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Send A Dog To Prison
(Submitted Story ~ 10/27/10)
This Saturday, October 30, Busch's Pet Products at 121 S. Broadview #5 here in Cape Girardeau will be hosting their first Howl-O-Ween celebration. The Caruthersville Humane Society will be presenting Tori the Pit Bull in her role as spokes dog for the Puppies for Parole program, Bootheelers. This will be Tori's first appearance in Cape Girardeau and she is excited about meeting and greeting all the visitors to the festivities...
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Broadway building rehabilitation project awaiting Community Block Development Grant
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
The future of one of Cape Girardeau's oldest buildings -- also one of its most glaring eyesores -- is hinging on a $400,000 state grant that would help convert the 142-year-old structure at the corner of Broadway and Sprigg streets into a historically renovated mix of commercial and residential space...
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Adopt Lydia
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/27/10)
Lydia is a 5 year Jack Russell Terrier and what a sweetheart! She loves to be cuddled and doesn't at all mind a good grooming. Lydia has been vaccinated and de-wormed and will be micro chipped when adopted. She's tested negative for heartworms. Looking for a laid back lapdog? Lydia is your girl. ...
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Young At Heart
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/27/10)
Penny Trampe from Metropolis, IL celebrated his 94th birthday on Oct 19th. He played in the Pioneer Pool League LLC 2010 National Team 8-Ball Championship at Harrah's Casino. Penny plays pool every week on Thursday night "just for the competition".
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County commission weighing the cost, benefits of borrowing money for an accelerated paving program
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
During its summer paving program, the Cape Girardeau County highway department paved 7.75 miles of gravel roads, leaving about 250 miles of unpaved roads in the county. Commissioner Jay Purcell is a proponent of borrowing money and paving the bulk, if not all, of those roads in a short amount of time. ...
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Mayors at gaming forum say casino didn't bring crime to their towns, boosted economy
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Mayors from towns with casinos touted the benefits of gaming in their communities Tuesday night during a forum organized by Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Rediger. About 80 people listened as mayors from Maryland Heights, Mo., Boonville, Mo., and Alton, Ill., answered questions at Glenn Auditorium on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...
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Halloween rules only apply to sex offenders convicted after 2008
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Not all registered sex offenders in Cape Girardeau County will be prohibited from dishing out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters Sunday because of a Missouri Supreme Court decision in January that sided with an offender convicted of a sex crime about 20 years ago...
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Get out and Enjoy this Week!! Come share the Joy!
(Submitted Story ~ 10/27/10)
Come one, come all Thursday night from 7:30 PM to ? at Port Cape where you will all enjoy great music and jam with the Ivas John band and others to help build a home for the hounds at Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary. A silent auction. good food as only the Port can make it and good friends - doesn't get any better. This will be the kick-off to a number of events this season for Safe Harbor and others...
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Leo Kohlfeld, founder of beer distribution business, dies
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Leo Kohlfeld was the beer man. Kohlfeld, 82, the founder of Kohlfeld Distributing in Jackson, died Tuesday after battling cancer. He began his career at age 19 driving a beer truck for a William Schott's Stag distributorship and worked his way up to manager in the mid 1950s. He purchased the business in 1968 and it has continued to grow ever since, said Mitch Miller, account manager at Kohlfeld Distributing. Miller worked with Kohlfeld for 38 years...
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Zombies invade NYC during morning rush-hour
(National News ~ 10/27/10)
NEW YORK -- As if the morning commute wasn't odd enough, intrepid New Yorkers trying to make their way to work had to battle past hordes of the walking dead. Two dozen zombies, their clothes spattered with fake blood, were staggering up and down the block Tuesday outside Madison Square Garden. Downtown, others shuffled across the Brooklyn Bridge...
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Ariz. turns to U.K. for lethal injection drug
(National News ~ 10/27/10)
FLORENCE, Ariz. -- Facing a nationwide shortage of a lethal injection drug, Arizona has taken an unusual step that other death penalty states may soon follow: get their supplies from another country. Such a move, experts say, raises questions about the effectiveness of the drug. But it also may further complicate executions in the 35 states that allow them, as inmates challenge the use of drugs not approved by federal inspectors for use in the U.S...
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Michael J. Fox is happy with his past and present
(Entertainment ~ 10/27/10)
NEW YORK -- No need for time travel for Michael J. Fox. The actor says he's happy with his life just the way it is. In fact, Fox says if he could jump in a DeLorean time machine -- like his "Back to the Future" character Marty McFly -- and share any advice, he would say "keep doing what you're doing." Fox said the role brought him to where he is now and he "wouldn't want to be anywhere else."...
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Indonesia hit by tsunami, eruption
(International News ~ 10/27/10)
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia -- A volcanic eruption and a tsunami killed scores of people hundreds of miles apart in Indonesia -- spasms from the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which spawns disasters from deep within the Earth. Tuesday's eruption of Mount Merapi killed at least 18 people, forced thousands to flee down its slopes and spewed burning ash and smoke high into the air on the island of Java...
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Garbage workers back on the job as French strike loses steam
(International News ~ 10/27/10)
PARIS -- French garbage collectors waded through mounds of reeking trash as they headed back to work Tuesday and some oil workers deserted their picket lines -- signs of fading momentum in the battle against raising the retirement age. France's finance minister declared that the massive protest movement had finally reached a "turning point," and the Senate gave its final 177 to 151 vote approval to President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to increase the retirement age from 60 to 62...
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Obama empathizing with voters on campaign trail
(National News ~ 10/27/10)
WASHINGTON -- According to President Barack Obama, Americans are angry, frustrated, scared, anxious, uncertain, nervous, discouraged and shaken up. They're also confused and not thinking clearly. Heading into critical midterm elections, Obama has been freely sharing this gloomy diagnosis on the campaign trail, at times sounding more like a psychiatrist than a politician. ...
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Outside groups spending for Republicans
(National News ~ 10/27/10)
WASHINGTON -- A year ago, two top Republican strategists sat down for lunch at the venerable Mayflower Hotel, five blocks from the White House, calculating how to exploit the voter anger they had seen erupt at Democratic town hall meetings that summer...
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Fall recipes and family traditions
(Column ~ 10/27/10)
As temperatures turn cooler, I am amazed at how many people are looking into their recipe files and telling me about a new recipe or an old forgotten one they have found. Over the past several days nearly everywhere I have gone conversations have turned to recipes and what people are making for different occasions. Although they don't often have the recipes with them, it is still fun to hear stories about how families spend time together and about food traditions...
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Cape Girardeau County candidates report finances before election
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
With less than a week before the general election, Republican Clint Tracy has over twice as much money on hand than his Democratic opponent in the Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner race. According to the latest disclosure reports, Tracy, has $1,087.48 on hand, while an amended report states Pat Wissman has $496.63...
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A healthy overhaul for cheese-stuffed chicken
(Community ~ 10/27/10)
Any meal that is golden and crunchy on the outside and oozes rich melted cheese from inside is bound to be a diet buster, right? Not always. Though cheddar- and Gorgonzola-stuffed chicken breasts sounds like a health hazard, this recipe is totally reasonable...
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Florida company introduces red celery 20 years in the making
(Community ~ 10/27/10)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Is America ready for red celery? A Florida produce company thinks so and has bet consumers will bite on the colorful crunch of its new product. Red celery will hit selected supermarkets Dec. 1 -- in time to add some eye-catching color to holiday tables, said Dan Duda, president of Duda Farm Fresh Foods, which was unveiled the new celery at a produce industry trade show earlier this month in Orlando, Fla...
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Sharpie lovers find endless uses for the markers, pens
(Community ~ 10/27/10)
Exhausted new moms use them to mark their twins. Doodlers on hyper-drive buy them to trick out their cars. Conan O'Brien morphed into one on Twitter, and Taylor Swift used one as eyeliner in a pinch. It's hard to find someone -- anyone -- who doesn't love the hardworking Sharpie, excluding the loved ones of little wall-drawing Picassos...
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Polyantha is a rose that keeps on giving
(Community ~ 10/27/10)
There's a rose that week after week, since spring, has been decked out in pretty pink blossoms. Even going into fall, the plant is covered with hopeful flower buds, many of which are prodded open on balmy days. Polyantha is obviously not your average rose...
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Scott City couple arrested for alleged methamphetamine production, child endangerment
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Two Scott City residents were arrested Saturday after authorities served a search warrant at their residence and discovered the couple allegedly making methamphetamine. Police said they also located several grams of methamphetamine and more than an ounce of clear fluid that also tested positive for meth in the residence belonging to David L. Kielhofner II and Melissa R. Stepp...
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Strong storms leave hundreds without power, cause widespread damage in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
A powerful line of early-morning storms ripped through the region Tuesday, causing widespread pockets of damage and leaving hundreds without power in Southeast Missouri. High winds and heavy rains toppled utility lines and trees, and some residential property damage was reported throughout the region...
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Highway 25 to be reduced for repairs
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Highway 25 between Route U and McNew Drive in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday...
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Cause of fire at Havco Wood Products unknown
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Havco Wood Products, LLC in Scott City began a clean-up operation Tuesday afternoon, shortly after a silo fire was extinguished by Scott County fire departments. Scott City and several other departments responded to the fire before the sun came up Tuesday after smoke was reported coming from one of the company's silos...
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Jackson School Board votes to change history curriculum
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
Jackson High School will change history. At the request of the school's social studies department, the Jackson School Board on Tuesday approved a couple of changes to social studies curriculum. World history, taught at the sophomore level, will be moved to the junior year. Correspondingly, advanced placement world history will be taught in 11th grade. Recent U.S. history, a semester course taught at the 11th-grade level, and AP American History will be moved to 10th grade...
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Consumer confidence rises only slightly during October
(National News ~ 10/27/10)
NEW YORK -- Americans' confidence in the economy stayed stuck in gloomy territory in October, with Wall Street's gains in recent months not boosting spirits much. Coaxing shoppers out of their shells will be the major challenge for retailers heading into the holiday season. That could mean they'll be continuing to push big discounts...
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Polls show Blunt leading Carnahan as push begins
(State News ~ 10/27/10)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Rep. Roy Blunt on Tuesday kicked off a 50-city bus tour for the final week of the race for Missouri's open U.S. Senate seat, telling supporters the election is a referendum on the policies of the Obama administration. "The crowd in control in Washington doesn't think what we believe matters," the Republican congressman told dozens of supporters on the front lawn of an upscale home in the western Missouri city of St. Joseph...
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No to Prop. B
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/27/10)
I am opposed to Proposition B. No one wants any animal to be abused or neglected, but we already have laws to address these issues. If a few dog breeders don't abide by the current laws, I doubt that they will abide by new ones. Additional laws and regulations would make it more difficult for the reputable breeders to compete...
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No chickens in the city
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/27/10)
Chickens in the backyard? And all this is because one person asked the mayor and city council to make an exception. What about the rest of us? Don't we have any say about it? Have any of you ever lived next door to a backyard full of chickens? I have, and I never want to do it again. The stench is horrible, the noise is unbelievable and they draw flies by the hundreds...
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Small business grants
(Editorial ~ 10/27/10)
The Southeast Missouri State University's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was recently awarded two grants from the Small Business Administration's Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME). One grant, totaling $148,912, will fund the center's training programs for low-income entrepreneurs. The center's program, Operation Jump Start, will be a model for other programs in the eight-state Delta Regional Authority...
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Speak Out 10/27/10
(Speak Out ~ 10/27/10)
CAPE Girardeau's police officers have shown a tremendous lack of common sense by endorsing the casino effort. Their statement said they hoped the city would hire more police officers if the casino were to come to Cape Girardeau. This is the same organization that has publicly accused the city of not keeping promises in the past, and they think this time they can trust the city?...
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Police report 10/27/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Fire report 10/27/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Mary Howard
(Obituary ~ 10/27/10)
Mary Louise Howard, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 8, 1935, in LaForge, Mo., to Lonnie and Elzora Callis Howard. She and Billie Howard were married Oct. 7, 1967, in St. Charles, Mo. He preceded her in death Oct. 2, 2003...
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Roland Stadt
(Obituary ~ 10/27/10)
Roland George Stadt, 89, of Jackson died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 7, 1921, in Grant Park, Ill., to George and Maria Sophia Caroline Riechers Stadt. Roland married Luella E. Ahrens June 16, 1951...
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Betty Hency
(Obituary ~ 10/27/10)
Betty Lee Hency, 65, of Cape Girardeau has left her earthly home and gone to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. She was born Nov. 27, 1944, in St. Louis, to Raymond and Loretta Schoenfelt Harris. She and Ralph Stewart Hency were married Oct. 28, 1962...
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Betty Campbell
(Obituary ~ 10/27/10)
Betty J. Campbell, 86, of O'Fallon, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, in O'Fallon. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Leo Kohlfeld
(Obituary ~ 10/27/10)
Leo A. Kohlfeld, 82, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at his home. Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. An Elks service, parish prayers and Knights of Columbus rosary will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday...
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Births 10/27/10
(Births ~ 10/27/10)
Daughter to Terry Lee and Jill Suzanne Farrar of St. Charles, Mo., 12:19 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Name, Elana Suzanne. Weight, 7 pounds, 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Farrar is the former Jill Lukefahr, daughter of Robert and Suzie Lukefahr of Jackson. She is principal in the Fort Zumwalt School District. Farrar is the son of Sandy Farrar and the late Jim Farrar. He is a teacher/coach in the Hazelwood School District...
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Out of the past 10/27/10
(Out of the Past ~ 10/27/10)
Jane Cooper Stacy, director of alumni services at Southeast Missouri State University, has received the Diploma of Educational Ministries from the Seminary Extension Independent Study Institute, Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, Tenn. KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Royals destroy the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 in the seventh game of the World Series...
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High school roundup: Bell City wins district crown
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
All the area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Jackson police/fire report 10/27/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/27/10)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Prayer 10/27/10
(Prayer ~ 10/27/10)
Thank you, O Lord, that there is no condemnation for those who put their trust in you. Amen.
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Tigers encounter controversy in season finale
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
Poplar Bluff swept Central in a match that featured scoring problems
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Farmington ousts Jackson in two games
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Farmington Knights simply proved too powerful Tuesday night. Jackson was outmatched at the net all night and fell to the top-ranked Knights 25-13, 25-17 in the first semifinal at the Class 4 District 1 volleyball tournament...
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Local players help Racers defeat Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 10/27/10)
Murray State topped Southeast in four games in OVC play
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A devilish good use for Halloween candy
(Column ~ 10/27/10)
Recently Kimberly Daniels, writing on Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network website, warned that Halloween candy is demonic. "Most of the candy sold during this season has been dedicated and prayed over by witches," she maintained. Now I know why I always pilfered candy from my children's Halloween bags, just like 90 percent of parents, according to surveys. The devil made me do it...
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Tariq Aziz, Iraq's foreign minister under Saddam, sentenced to hang
(International News ~ 10/27/10)
BAGHDAD -- The international face of Saddam Hussein's regime, Tariq Aziz, was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for persecuting Shiites just over three months after the Americans transferred him to Iraqi government custody. Iraqi High Tribunal spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Sahib did not say when the 74-year-old former foreign minister would go to the gallows. Aziz has 30 days to launch an appeal...
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Truth lost in the shuffle
(Column ~ 10/27/10)
But one outcome is certain in next week's elections. The ultra-liberal media will undoubtedly claim a Democratic victory regardless of the outcome. I assure you the scripts are already written. Unless the GOP wins every single House and Senate seat, our state-run media will somehow spin the outcome to portray it as an astounding victory for the Democrats and the Obama administration...
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Kelly Middle School
(Honor Roll ~ 10/27/10)
A Honor Roll 6th grade: Anthony Agin, Bryston Beggs, Meghan Foley, Natalie Groves, Anna Hughes, Austin Kerr, Kade Proctor, Melinda Scheffer, Megan Walker, Johnathon Watkins, Kevin Wright. 7th grade: Caitlyn Bambrough, Aaron Birk, Kama Collier, Mckenzie Hutson, Adison Shoaf, Cassidy Stone...
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Southeast Missourian Player of the Week: Tyson Estes
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
Estes rushed for 200 yards for a second consecutive week and helped the Red Devils to a 41-18 victory over Cleveland NJROTC on Friday.
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Jackson South Elementary
(Honor Roll ~ 10/27/10)
Jackson South Elementary 4th grade: Seth Brandel, Hailey Cras, Michael Dilley, Amber Donze, Chloe Griffin, Kaleb Irby, Hailey Mitchel, Elizabeth Sanders, Montana Stoner, William Ward, Payton Young, Ethan Whitener, Mason Brando, Exodus Donley, Morgan East, Colton Friese, Caroline Hume, Hunter Large, Justin Litzelfelner, McKenna Popp, Joshua Randol, Christyn Schaefer, Tyke Schubert, Chadd Williamson, Kaylee Wilson, Elena Berjer, Alaina Broussard, Sophie Crabtree, Jane Heisserer, Dylan Jones, Taylor Keller, Cyrus Looman, Aryn Malone, John McFarland, Ashlyn Pechon, Scout Pettit, Kaity Pipkin, Nathan Reiminger, Seth Rigg, Maddie Sanchez, Hayden Shovan, Stephani Weakley, Allexis Allstun, Wesley Blattel, Kaitlin Bruns, Case Englehart, Matthew Heisserer, Dylan Heu, Lexi Hill, Leslie McGuire, Maria McNally, Natalie Miller, Alyssa Ramsey, Tanner Walton, Peyton Watson, Tyler Webb.. ...
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Egyptian High School
(Honor Roll ~ 10/27/10)
High Honor Roll 9th grade: Denise Carson, Danielle Carthell, Cameron Grueninger, Hannah McClarney, Skylar McKee, Elizabeth Randles, Kayde Wood. 10th grade: Bryce Bigham, Jimberlea Bledsoe, Corika Coleman, Katie Heinrich, Skylar Morgan, Austin Murphy.
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Egyptian Middle School
(Honor Roll ~ 10/27/10)
High Honor Roll 6th grade: Emmalea Bigham, Wyatt Caldwell, Daneesha Carthell, Aron Goldsmith, Tyra Huff, Greer Thomas, Kayteuna Thomas, Gage Wolford. 7th grade: Ashton Curtis, Noah Dillingham, Olivia Khourie, Blake Mix, Dristin Rose, Kimalee Story, Kimber White. 8th grade: Cambria Bigham, Cameron Masterson, Misti May.
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Egyptian Elementary School
(Honor Roll ~ 10/27/10)
Egyptian Elementary School High Honor Roll 3rd grade: Cayden Bigham, Alleigh Curtis, Brandon Dover, Dawson Essex, Morgan Dodd, Jared Green, Jolie Hill, Kelcie Kobel, Ivoree Lacey, Jimmy Mains, Lucas McLaughlin, Camryn Mitchell, Morgan Pace, Noah Reeves, Jacob Tellor, Ryan VanDommelen, Joseph Warren, Koby White...
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