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A day at the auction
(Community ~ 07/09/17)
At one time or another, we have all been on the road and have passed a tractor trailer hauling a load of cattle. Certainly, we have all wondered where are they going? Since Sept. 25, 1970, some of those cows traveling on the road have most likely come from Fruitland Livestock Auction Co. ...
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Cape council to slow process to fill upcoming vacancy; five people seek seat
(Local News ~ 07/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau City Council plans to slow the selection process to choose a replacement for Ward 6 Councilman Wayne Bowen until after he resigns officially, Mayor Harry Rediger said Friday. Five people have expressed interest in taking a seat on the Cape Girardeau City Council. The latest is part-time Cape Girardeau police officer Darin Hickey, who submitted a letter to city staff Friday...
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Cape man identified in Illinois lake drowning
(Local News ~ 07/09/17)
A 64-year-old Cape Girardeau man drowned Friday morning at Kinkaid Lake in Southern Illinois. According to a news release issued by Jackson County, Illinois, sheriff’s Sgt. Carson K. Bunton, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as Larry Huffman of Cape Girardeau.
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State ag agency issues temporary ban on dicamba herbicide
(Local News ~ 07/09/17)
The Missouri Department of Agriculture issued a moratorium Friday afternoon on all use and sale of dicamba products.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/09/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, July 9, the 190th day of 2017. There are 175 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 9, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York. On this date:...
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Cope -- Tucker
(Wedding ~ 07/09/17)
Danielle Wrae Cope and Devin Chad Tucker were married Oct. 15, 2016, at Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau. Jebediah Morris performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Danny and Petty Cope of Kelso, Missouri. The groom is the son of Brian Tucker of Eureka, Missouri, and Cindy Morris of Cape Girardeau...
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Baby Steps: Parental self-acceptance sets example for children
(Column ~ 07/09/17)
I was one of those children who decided when puberty hit that I was ugly. I hated my hair, my body, my skin tone, even my voice. I stopped wearing shorts at age 13 and started sweating it out in jeans at summer camp and riding my bike. At 14, I stopped even attempting to buy a swimsuit and just watched in my jeans as everyone else enjoyed the pool...
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Generosity
(Community ~ 07/09/17)
Submitted by Dave Cantrell A Kraftig Beer promotion ran in May, where a certain percentage of all Kraftig Beer sales was donated to the Avenue of Flags program by participating bars and organizations. Participating businesses included Jackson Elks, Cape Elks, Cape VFW, Wings Etc., JR’s Bar and Billiards, The Library, Jackson American Legion, Schindler’s Tavern and Cape Eagles. Together they raised $1,250. This money will all go to the cost of The Veterans Memorial Plaza that is currently under construction at North County Park with a planned rededication ceremony scheduled for Veterans Day this year. Pictured (from left): Dave Cantrell of VFW Post 3838, Jim “Whales” Whaley of Cape Elks, Dave Reiminger of Jackson Elks, Mitch Miller & Courtland Kohlfeld of Kohlfeld Dist. Inc. and Alex Hoffmeister of Wings Etc.
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Club news 7-9-17
(Community News ~ 07/09/17)
Cindy Jenks of Fairdealing, Missouri, was elected president of the Missouri Federation of Women's Democratic Clubs on July 1 at its annual convention. This year, the convention was hosted by the Cass County Democratic Women and was held in Jefferson City, Missouri, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel June 30 through July 2. ...
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The hands of time
(Column ~ 07/09/17)
I wear a regular watch. It is black with a brown leather band and off-white stitching. It has a large minute hand, a short, fat hour hand, and a bright orange second hand ticking away moments of the day. The watch tracks the date and has some other dials that do something, though I could not tell you what...
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Learning something from everyone
(Column ~ 07/09/17)
Janie had some relatives with whom she failed to connect. Many were older and seemingly somewhat uneducated. She felt they had little to offer in the way of genuine knowledge, much as youth think about their parents when they're teenagers. Nevertheless, she visited them, loved them and respected them...
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'Song of Songs'
(Column ~ 07/09/17)
When I was a kid, I sat through some very boring sermons. I did not grow up in churches that spoiled children by simply removing them from worship; I just had to sit there. There were a variety of strategies to get through tedious sermons without going mad: I would doodle on offering envelopes, squint at the hanging lights to make them look like lasers, and I would even try to sneak action figures in my socks if my mother made me wear long pants that day...
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Adopt Safe Harbor 7-9-17
(Community ~ 07/09/17)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary These are two of the beautiful kittens available for adoption at Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary. Call (573) 243-9823.
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Go ahead: Dive into the veggie noodle world with 'zoodles'
(Community ~ 07/09/17)
Vegetable "noodles" are super trendy, and summer is the best time to make them since the king of veggie noodle -- zucchini -- is ubiquitous, and inexpensive. Go ahead and load up, because zucchini is a true powerhouse of vitamins. One cup provides over a third of your daily vitamin C, and about 10 percent of five additional vitamins and minerals, and weighs in at under 20 calories...
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Bursting flavor from the grill
(Column ~ 07/09/17)
Summer is here, and barbecue season is in full swing. I always look for new recipes to put on my grill when summer grilling season rolls around, and this year is no different. There is such a wide preference between gas or charcoal grills, and now there are so many more options like the pellet-fed grills. Whatever your preferred method of outdoor cooking is, there are plenty of recipes to try...
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Getting an education the old-fashioned way -- in a one-room schoolhouse
(Column ~ 07/09/17)
I was visiting with my brother in Nebraska the other day and he commented how he and his wife had gone into Arthur, Nebraska, and ate at Bunkhouse Bar & Grill. Mavis and Irwin Smith had come up from Ogallala, Nebraska, which was about 40 miles, and were also there eating. ...
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The wilder side of yellow
(Column ~ 07/09/17)
I took this photo a few weeks ago. This is a native wildflower called plains coreopsis. It is an annual plant that produces abundant seed and requires little to no care in a native wildflower garden. Once it becomes established, it usually will reseed itself from year to year...
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Senior Center Menus for 7-10 to 7-14
(Community ~ 07/09/17)
Monday: Swiss steak or chicken Parmesan, mashed potatoes or buttered noodles, green beans, hot roll and mixed-berry crisp. Tuesday: Turkey roll-up or beef nachos, seasoned black beans, tossed lettuce salad, whole-grain bread and strawberries and bananas or Texas sheet cake...
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FYI 7-9-17
(Community ~ 07/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Department wil host a cheerleading clinic Monday through Thursday at the Osage Centre. The clinic will be held 9 a.m. to noon each day. The clinic will teach the fundamentals of cheering, motion technique, jump technique, cheers, chants and performance. For more information, call (573) 339-6342 or email cdennis@cityofcape.org...
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GT - 4x4 7-9-17
(07/09/17)
What recently released/soon to be released movie do you want to see?
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Settling back into the nest for the dog days of summer
(Column ~ 07/09/17)
Happy birthday to Bobby Burks, Jeremy Chapman, Chris Robinson, Mark Robinson, Leonard Kluesner, David Lape III, Gary Kluesner, Claude Marion, Eric Cobb, Jack Coomer, Donna Fisher, Jordan Cook, Joann Tatum, Seger Ruiz, Fabian Schott, Gary Bentley, Lloyd McMullin, Joe Mohorc, Joann Schmitt, Scott Montgomery, Norman Dudley, Norma Van Gennip, Jill Graham, Debbie Schlosser, Justin Holmes, Courtney Teegarden, Diana Knutson, Becky Hanlon and Shellie Seyer...
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Speak Out 7-9-17
(Speak Out ~ 07/09/17)
Thank you to all the great people in this area. Today after losing my load of lumber in the street, many people stopped and asked to help me. Thank you all. Just proves there are many great people in the Cape area. Even a lady and her small daughter stopped. Again thank you. I will definitely pass this act of kindness on to others in need...
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City eyes new approach to blight with RFPs
(Editorial ~ 07/09/17)
The City of Cape Girardeau is hoping a new approach to developing blighted property might turn around a couple of eyesores on Good Hope Street. As reported by Mark Bliss, the buildings at 631 and 633 Good Hope Streets are in disrepair. A third building collapsed in 2014, and the city levied a $51,684 tax lien against the property to recover the cost of clean-up...
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Springfield police: Man used stun gun on 3 toddlers
(State News ~ 07/09/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield couple is charged with several felonies after police say the man used a stun gun on three toddlers. Greene County authorities said 22-year-old Gale Epple allegedly used a stun gun on a 2-year-old girl and 1-year-old twins, the children of his 21-year-old wife, Shelby Crabtree...
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Kansas City-area universities add gender-inclusive housing
(State News ~ 07/09/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas have joined a growing list of colleges that are setting aside housing for students who don't identify with a specific gender. The two universities each have assigned housing for more than 20 students who might be transgender, transitioning from their birth gender or who don't fit into the traditional idea of male or female roles. ...
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Missouri bill targets ambulance calls to abortion clinics
(State News ~ 07/09/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republicans want to make it a crime for abortion clinic staff to ask ambulances to respond to calls at their facilities without sirens or lights, a move abortion-rights advocates say is unnecessary and another veiled attempt to restrict access to abortion providers...
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Out of the past: July 9
(Out of the Past ~ 07/09/17)
A structural engineer with R.W. McDermott and Associate Consulting Engineers in Kirkwood, Missouri, yesterday toured Cape Girardeau's four oldest school buildings looking for problems. He is expected to submit his findings and a plan for a more complete survey to the school board by this weekend's board retreat...
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Jackson police report 7/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/09/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Blake Bening, 17, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of being a minor in possession of alcohol by consumption. n Cameron Eggimann, 17, of Millersville was arrested on suspicion of being a minor in possession of alcohol by consumption...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at midnight on Koch Avenue; 9:05 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 11:36 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 3:37 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 4:02 p.m. on North Spanish Street; 4:05 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 4:24 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 4:25 p.m. on Broadway; and 6:54 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/9/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/09/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs n Matthew J. Craig, 37, 1524 Revlon Drive, was arrested at North Kingshighway and Kurre Lane on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, failure to drive within a single lane and no insurance...
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Births 7/9/17
(Births ~ 07/09/17)
Son to William Andrew Mayer and Sarah LeAnn Holman of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:53 p.m. Sunday, June 18, 2017. Name, Drake Alan. Weight, 7 pounds, 5 ounces. First child. Holman is the daughter of Michelle Laxton and Jerry Laxton of Scott City. Mayer is the son of Tonia Allen of Benton, Kentucky, and Doug Mayer of Fulton, Kentucky. He is employed by S&W Cabinets...
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Gene Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
Stanley Eugene “Gene” Vaughn, 82, of Cape Girardeau went to be with our Lord and Savior at 11 p.m. Monday, July 3, 2017, at Fountainbleau Lodge, with his daughter, Gina, at his side. Gene was born May 17, 1935, in Ashley, Illinois, to Claude and Clara Pierjok Vaughn. They preceded him in death. He married the love of his life, Marilyn Sue Mullins, on Aug. 15, 1966. She also preceded him in death...
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John Turpin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
John David Turpin Jr., 16, of Jackson died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Wanda Schweer
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
Wanda Lee Schweer, 91, of Jackson passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 30, 1926, near Oak Ridge to Walter and Freda Barks Martin. She and Eugene Dale Schweer were married Aug. 8, 1946. They had been married 51 years when Eugene passed away Sept. 30, 1997...
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Ethel Richards
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Ethel Mae Richards, 87, of Oran passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at the family home. She was born Oct. 10, 1929, in Marshall, Arkansas, to the late Robert and Ada Thompson Lance. She married Royce Beavers on Aug. 7, 1946, and he preceded her in death May 21, 1994. She married Jack Richards on March 12, 2005, and he survives of the home...
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Steve Niemann
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
Steve J. Niemann, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, with military honors...
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Peggy Lantz
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
LYNN, Ark. — Peggy L. Lantz, 58, of Lynn passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 17, 1959, in Chaffee, Missouri, to the late James and Lorene White Kinsey. Peggy worked as a branch manager for the Bank of Cave City Branch of Strawberry, Arkansas. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Chaffee. She volunteered at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas...
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Jim Frentzel
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
ST. LOUIS — “Don’t be sad for me, I lived a good life ... live yours,” is what he always said. Charles E. “Jim” Frentzel, 91, of St. Louis, formerly of Jackson, died peacefully Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Bethesda Dilworth Nursing Home in St. Louis...
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Mary Fox
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
Mary Russell Fox, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. Mary was born to Helen Coerver and Burwell Fox Jr. on Oct. 30, 1926. She attended school at the Campus School and College High, and then graduated with the class of 1947 from Southeast Missouri State University. She later received a master's degree from Columbia University...
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Judie Fluegge
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
Judith A. “Judie” Fluegge, 72, of Millersville passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 18, 1944, in St. Louis, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Theo and Helen Hendrix Probst. She and Milford C. Fluegge were married Sept. 9, 1984...
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Connie Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Connie E. Cunningham, 66, of Perryville died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her home. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Luther Brotherton
(Obituary ~ 07/09/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Luther J. Brotherton, 90, of Perryville died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Friends may call from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, in Chester, Illinois. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Michael Folgerson officiating. Burial will be in Post Oak Cemetery in Patton, Missouri...
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Escaped inmate may have used wire cutters delivered by drone
(National News ~ 07/09/17)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina inmate broke out of a maximum-security prison using wire cutters that apparently were flown in by drone, officials said Friday, describing a new and hard-to-stop means of escape. Convicted kidnapper Jimmy Causey, 46, was recaptured at a Texas motel, more than two days after bolting to freedom in a plot worthy of a Hollywood script. It was the second time in 12 years he escaped...
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Prosecutor shocked by mistrial for cop who killed black man
(National News ~ 07/09/17)
TULSA, Okla. -- An Oklahoma prosecutor said Saturday he was shocked when a judge declared a mistrial in the case of a white former Tulsa police officer who fatally shot his daughter's black boyfriend because jurors had deliberated for only a few hours...
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Sheila Michaels, who popularized 'Ms.' for women, dies at 78
(National News ~ 07/09/17)
NEW YORK -- Sheila Michaels, a feminist and civil-rights activist in the 1960s who has been credited with popularizing the courtesy title "Ms.," died June 22 in New York. She was 78. Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of New York City's Congregation Beit Simchat Torah was at Michaels' bedside when she died. Michaels had been suffering from leukemia...
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Tillerson slowly embraces traditional diplomacy amid crises
(International News ~ 07/09/17)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Six months into a job he didn't seek or particularly want, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to be slowly embracing a more traditional approach to American diplomacy after early signs of resistance. While his plans for a potentially radical overhaul of the State Department, including steep budget and staffing cuts, continue to draw criticism from the foreign-policy establishment, Tillerson has in recent days taken steps to bolster his and his agency's role in an administration heavy with skeptics of the international order previous presidents of both political parties spent decades building and nurturing.. ...
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Beeping alarm clock stuck in wall vent since 2004
(National News ~ 07/09/17)
ROSS, Pa. -- A contractor removed a beeping alarm clock that's been inside a family's wall vent for nearly 14 years. Low-Cost Heating and Air Conditioning went to the home and removed the clock. Homeowner Jerry Lynn said he tied the battery-operated clock to a string in 2004 and lowered it inside the wall so the beeping alarm would pinpoint where he needed to drill for a TV cable. The clock fell off the string and has beeped each day. A corroded battery still was powering the clock...
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Putin hails meeting, thinks Trump accepted election denials
(International News ~ 07/09/17)
HAMBURG, Germany -- Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Saturday he thinks Trump accepted his assurances Russia didn't meddle in the U.S. presidential election, and their conversation could be a model for improving ties between the two countries...
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FBI: Flight attendant broke wine bottle over man's head
(National News ~ 07/09/17)
SEATTLE -- A flight attendant broke a wine bottle over the head of a man who lunged for an exit door and fought with other passengers during a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Beijing, but it didn't faze him, an FBI agent wrote in charging papers filed Friday...
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American gored at Pamplona bull run promises to run again
(International News ~ 07/09/17)
BARCELONA, Spain --One of the two Americans gored Saturday during this year's second running of the bulls in the Spanish city of Pamplona is swearing he will run again before the festival is over. Bill Hillmann, a 35-year-old writer who was gored three years ago at the San Fermin festival, was in stable condition...
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Owners of poached elephants in Sri Lanka may escape sanction
(International News ~ 07/09/17)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A group of wealthy businessmen, a Buddhist priest and other social higher-ups on trial in Sri Lanka for allegedly keeping illegally captured elephants may get their animals back -- legally. Sri Lanka's government says it is ready to forgive the owners of poached elephants and give them a chance to apply for licenses if they can prove in court they did not know the animals that were confiscated from them had been illegally captured from the wild...
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Melania, Ivanka have starring roles in Trump's foreign trip
(International News ~ 07/09/17)
HAMBURG, Germany -- Why, yes, that was Ivanka Trump briefly filling her father's seat at the Group of 20 summit, an international gathering that turned out to be quite the family affair for the Trumps. The president's daughter attracted attention after a member of the Russian delegation tweeted a photograph of her sitting in her father's chair during an official summit event Saturday...
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Trump, Asian allies seek counter to North Korean 'menace'
(International News ~ 07/09/17)
HAMBURG, Germany -- Wrapping up his second European tour, President Donald Trump searched for consensus with Asian allies Saturday on how to counter the "menace" of North Korea after its test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. "Something has to be done about it," Trump said as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping...
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Jailed Venezuela opposition leader Lopez given house arrest
(International News ~ 07/09/17)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was released from prison and placed under house arrest Saturday after more than three years in a military lockup, a shock reversal by the government that fueled hopes for a broader amnesty for dozens of jailed activists in a country sliding deeper into political turmoil...
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Ashcroft's office flooded with calls about voter information
(State News ~ 07/09/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri voters have flooded Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's office with calls expressing concern about his decision to give some voter-registration information to a national commission investigating alleged voter fraud. The office received "literally hundreds of calls" this week," spokeswoman Maura Browning said Thursday...
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Trial to decide whether railroad shares blame in movie-crew death
(Entertainment ~ 07/09/17)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A movie director served jail time for trespassing onto a Georgia railroad bridge and putting his film crew in the path of a freight train that slammed into the group and killed a young camera assistant. The dead woman's parents are going to court, saying the railroad should share the blame, though it denied the filmmakers permission to work on its tracks...
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Local business owners speak about entrepreneurship
(Local News ~ 07/09/17)
Three area business owners led a panel discussion on what it means to be an entrepreneur during the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Coffee at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. Dana Thomas, George “Skip” Wrape and Chris Carnell each shared what inspired them to strike out on their own...
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State election officials worry about 2018 election security
(National News ~ 07/09/17)
INDIANAPOLIS -- State election officials voiced doubt Saturday adequate security measures can be adopted before 2018 elections to safeguard against the possibility of a foreign government interfering in U.S. elections. That's according to attendees at a weekend gathering of the National Association of Secretaries of State, whose conference was held amid an uproar over a White House commission investigating President Donald Trump's allegations of voter fraud and heightened concern about Russian attempts to interfere in U.S. ...
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Prayer 7/9/17
(Prayer ~ 07/09/17)
Lord Jesus, we lift up your name, for you are the Good Shepherd. Amen.
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