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Carter Co. has most candidates in area
(Local News ~ 03/28/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Carter County has the largest number of candidates filing for county offices in the Aug. 5 primary election among the seven counties in the Daily American Republic circulation area. "This is the most candidates I have ever seen," said Becky Gibbs, who is retiring at the end of the year. She began working in the office on June 1, 1983, and was elected county clerk as a Democrat in 1990...
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County Clerk: Kingree not a resident, can't run for Div. II judge
(Local News ~ 03/28/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Acting on legal advice, Butler County Clerk Tonyi Deffendall has determined Rocky Kingree does not meet the residency requirement in state law to be a Republican candidate for Division II associate circuit judge in Butler County in the Aug. 5 primary election...
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Teacher of year Karlish cares deeply
(Local News ~ 03/28/14)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Those who know Gail Karlish best in the classroom -- her students -- describe the Poplar Bluff High School teacher as a dedicated educator who offers more than lessons in physics, but also comfort and support. Karlish was honored Wednesday as the Poplar Bluff R-I Teacher of the Year, selected from the district's nearly 400 certified staff. A building Teacher of the Year was also honored from each campus, as well as three grade span Teachers of the Year...
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Onion sets a harbinger of spring
(Features ~ 03/28/14)
I always know spring is finally here when the onion sets appear for sale in the area stores. Often we are asked if it is best to plant onion seeds, onion plants or onion sets in the garden. MU experts say that onion sets are easiest to handle and develop quickly for green onions as well as onions for winter storage. ...
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Outing the Common Core overlords
(Column ~ 03/28/14)
By MICHELLE MALKIN They're everywhere. Turn on Fox News, local news, Animal Planet, HGTV, The Family Channel or talk radio. Pro-Common Core commercials have been airing ad nauseam in a desperate attempt to persuade American families to support the beleaguered federal education standards/testing/technology racket. Who's funding these public relations pushes? D.C. lobbyists, entrenched politicians and Big Business interests...
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Bizarre arguments & behavior
(Column ~ 03/28/14)
By WALTER E. WILLIAMS Some statements and arguments are so asinine that you'd have to be an academic or a leftist to take them seriously. Take the accusation that Republicans and conservatives are conducting a war on women. Does that mean they're waging war on their daughters, wives, mothers and other female members of their families? If so, do they abide by the Geneva Conventions' bans on torture, or do they engage in enhanced interrogation and intimidation methods, such as waterboarding, with female family members? You might say that leftists don't mean actual war. ...
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Get govt. out of timber industry
(Column ~ 03/28/14)
Many people do not realize that Missouri is one of the leading producers of timber products in the United States. The timber and related industries provides jobs to over 47,000 Missourians and injects over $8 billion dollars into our state's economy. ...
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Audrey Blaich
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
Audrey Blaich Audrey Blaich, 89, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at her residence. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff with the funeral service following at 11:30 a.m. A complete obituary will be published in Friday's edition of the Daily American Republic...
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Grace Hellums
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
Grace Hellums Grace A. Hellums, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at her residence. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.
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Mules return 3 starters, young team
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/14)
The winter storm that covered the Poplar Bluff tennis court with ice and snow earlier this month only slowed down the Mules for so long. The players were out shoveling it away and were playing soon after thanks to warmer temperatures. While they waited for the melting, the Mules took to hitting against the concrete walls at the Kindergarten Center gym or running at Peters Gym...
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...commits to play at Southeast Missouri St
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- When Dexter senior guard Hannah Noe went on an official visit to Southeast Missouri State and met with the Southeast women's basketball coaches on Wednesday, she already had a strong feeling about what her future would hold. "They had talked to me throughout the season and I kind of had in mind that they were pretty much No. 1 on my list for schools," Noe said. "And so when we went today for the official visit I decided at the beginning of the visit to commit."...
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William
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
William "Pete" James CAMPBELL, Mo. -- William "Pete" Robert James, 93, of Campbell died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. Visitation will begin at 10 am, Friday at the Landess Funeral Home in Campbell with the funeral service following at noon at the funeral home chapel with Rev. George Needham officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell...
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Noe sweeps SEMO Conference awards...
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/14)
Hannah Noe had a memorable day. When the Dexter senior woke up Wednesday morning, she didn't realize that she would be committing to a Division I college and win the award for top girls basketball player in the SEMO Conference. A few short hours after committing to Southeast Missouri State University, Noe brought home a bulk of the honors given out at the 56th Annual Poplar Bluff Letter Club Basketball Banquet at the Black River Coliseum. ...
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John W. Childers
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
John W. Childers WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- John W. Childers, Sr. 74, of Wappapello, Mo., died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Childers was born Dec. 22, 1939 in Pocahontas, Ark. to Glen T. and Willene Etcherson Childers. ...
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Georgia Hefner
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
Georgia Hefner CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Georgia L. Hefner, 92, of Union, Mo., formerly of Qulin, Mo., died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Mo. Visitation will be from 3-4 p.m. Friday at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel in Campbell with the funeral beginning at 4 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell...
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Margaret
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
Margaret Cookson PUXICO, Mo. -- Margaret D. Cookson of Puxico departed this life on March 24, 2014, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., having reached the age of 81. She was born Oct. 10, 1932 in Puxico, the daughter of the late George W. Harbin and Georgiana (Clark) Harbin...
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Lady Raiders edged in sweep
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/14)
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The Lady Raiders played two completely different games against Dyersburg State on Wednesday, and lost them both by the same margin. Dyersburg State won the opener 1-0 and then took a 5-run lead in the afternoon game before holding on for a 10-9 win in 10 innings...