44 years after assassination, King's image evolving
WASHINGTON -- On the National Mall in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. is a towering, heroic figure carved in stone. On the Broadway stage, he's a living, breathing man who chain smokes, sips...
View ArticleReport: Joplin may not have debt from tornado
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A new report says the city of Joplin might not end up with any debt related to the May 22 tornado. The report from the city finance director estimated that costs to the city,...
View ArticleSwan to seek 147th District House seat
One political announcement Monday prompted a second. Kathy Swan, a member of the Cape Girardeau City Council since 2010, plans to run for the 147th District Missouri House seat that is being vacated...
View ArticleFour receive humanitarian award at Cape MLK luncheon
Four Cape Girardeau residents were recognized for their contributions to the community Monday during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Luncheon at the Salvation Army. Betty Mosley,...
View ArticleWissman enters Jackson School Board race
Three candidates are now in the running for seats on Jackson's school board. Pat Wissman filed Friday. Other candidates are Paul Stoner and 12-year-incumbent Brent Wills. Wills and Cathy Goodman have...
View ArticleStudy finds no better odds using 3 embryos in in-vitro fertilization
LONDON -- A new study of fertility treatment found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get just two embryos. They also have a greater chance...
View ArticleElectric plants shift power from coal to natural gas
PITTSBURGH -- The huge, belching smokestacks of electric power plants have long symbolized air pollution woes. But a shift is under way: More and more electric plants around the nation are being...
View ArticleFugitive's suit against Kansas hostages dropped
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Colorado man who held a Kansas couple hostage then sued them for breach of contract for turning him in. Jesse Dimmick of Denver contended he...
View ArticleSteve Jobs action figure pulled from market
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The company that began advertising for an incredibly lifelike Steve Jobs doll won't sell the figurines after all because of pressure from family and Apple lawyers. In Icons had...
View ArticleIsraeli PM: Palestinians not interested in peace talks
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged Monday that the Palestinians have no interest in restarting peace negotiations, suggesting that newly resumed contacts between the sides...
View ArticleAl-Qaida in Yemen captures town
SANAA, Yemen -- A band of al-Qaida militants took full control on Monday of a town 100 miles south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and freeing at...
View ArticleSeat-belt challenge
It's 6 a.m. You wake up, get dressed and grab a bite to eat before you head out to your car. What comes next? If you're a student at an area high school your next step is to buckle your seat belt....
View ArticleGreat letter on wealth envy
I wholeheartedly endorse the letter "Wealth envy and Obama" by Todd Beussink in response to the Jan. 6 article by one Jack Knowlan Sr. For me, he hit the nail squarely on the head, and I would...
View ArticleStudent Council ceremony
Student Council and Student Senate refer to the same group at Cape Girardeau Central High School. In 1925, Central students and the administration pondered the idea of a student council. In 1926 the...
View ArticleBreast cancer awareness
My name is Taly Ann Anderson, and I would like to know if you can print it in the paper each 12th of the month about women doing monthly self-exams and mammograms. This is very important to me...
View ArticleSpeak Out 1/17/12
ALBERT has gone to that land far away, The Angels are waiting for him to have his say. A great player he was when he was with us, But now he is gone, let's not make a fuss. The crowds will keep...
View ArticlePrayer 1/17/12
O God, in whatever we do, whether in word or deed, may we do it for your glory. Amen.
View ArticleCruise ship operator blames captain for wreck
ROME -- Italy's cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany that...
View ArticleHorse fly named after Beyonce
CANBERRA, Australia -- A newly discovered horse fly in Australia was so "bootylicious," there was only one name worthy of its beauty: Beyonce. Previously published results from Bryan Lessard, a...
View ArticleLeona Riney
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leona M. Riney, 75, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at Woodland Hills Nursing Facility in Marble Hill, Mo. She was born June 5, 1936, in St. Louis, daughter of Raymond L....
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