~ Define ‘shade' before planting a shade garden
One of the toughest tasks in gardening is dealing with the dark side: coaxing plants to grow where the sun won't shine. But the challenge is worth it. Shade gardens can introduce many subtle colors...
View ArticleGreeks tighten belt with crisis cookbooks
ATHENS, Greece -- It's the ultimate belt-tightening handbook: No meat? Push an eggplant through the grinder instead. Chew your food long enough for your stomach to feel full. And don't forget to...
View ArticleSquad mate testifies in Marine's Iraq deaths trial
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A former squad mate of a Marine implicated in one of the Iraq War's highest profile war crimes cases testified Tuesday that the group raced to nearby homes after a roadside...
View ArticleInternet address expansion set despite ‘.worries'
NEW YORK -- Bidding will begin this week for words and brand names such as ".sport," ".NYC" and ".bank" to join ".com" as online monikers. Up to 1,000 domain name suffixes -- the ".com" in an...
View ArticleHeavy rains kill at least 28 in Brazil
JAMAPARA, Brazil -- A mudslide caused by two days of downpours has killed at least 13 people in a small town in southeastern Brazil, and another 11 are listed as missing, the head of the Rio de...
View ArticlePowerful earthquake hits off western Indonesia
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake hit waters off western Indonesia early Wednesday, prompting officials to briefly issue a tsunami warning. Panicked residents poured into the streets,...
View ArticleIran's uranium enrichment concerns Russia
MOSCOW -- Russia expressed regret and concern Tuesday about Iran's launch of uranium enrichment up to 20 percent at an underground facility, but urged all parties involved in the nuclear standoff...
View ArticleEvelyn Welter
Evelyn M. Welter, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 1, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, to George and Novella Hilderbrand Sample. She...
View ArticleMartha Knox
DANVILLE, Va. -- Martha E. Knox, 90, of Danville died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in Danville Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 7, 1921, in Jackson, daughter of Carroll W....
View ArticleOmar Farrow
Omar Ray Farrow, 91, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Dec. 23, 1920, in Cape Girardeau, son of Edward and Valodea Fern Ward Farrow. He and...
View ArticleAlice Dye
Alice Lee Dye, 70, of Van Buren, Mo., departed this life Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 19, 1941, in Deering, Mo., daughter of the late...
View ArticleEvelyn Seabaugh
Evelyn G. Seabaugh, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be...
View ArticleOut of the past 1/11/12
A new Allen Classical organ was recently dedicated at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel as part of the church's 20th anniversary celebration; the instrument was built by Allen Organ Co. of Macungie, Pa....
View ArticleRuth McDowell
Ruth McDowell, 96, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleLela McClure
ANNA, Ill. — Lela McClure, 89, of Anna died Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at Union County Hospital. Crain Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleJackson police report 1/11/12
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Burglary Miscellaneous...
View ArticleCape Girardeau fire report 1/11/12
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
View ArticleSterilization victims should get $50K, North Carolina panel says
RALEIGH, N.C. -- As many as 2,000 people forcibly sterilized decades ago in North Carolina should get $50,000 each, a task force said Tuesday, marking the first time a state has moved to compensate...
View ArticleSect kills eight in beer parlor attack in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Gunmen from a radical Islamist group opened fire Tuesday night at a beer parlor in northeast Nigeria, killing eight people including four police officers as part of their...
View ArticleRomney sweeps N.H. to cement top status; Paul second
CONCORD, N.H. -- Mitt Romney cruised to a solid victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, picking up steam from his first-place finish in the lead-off Iowa caucuses and firmly establishing...
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