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Gov. Nixon praises Campbell school dist.
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
CAMPBELL, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon visited Campbell High School on Wednesday to recognize the district for its continued academic achievement and discuss his efforts to ensure every student in Missouri has access to a quality education. "Great schools don't happen by accident, they are the product of a lot of hard work and support from parents, teachers, administrators and the community," Nixon said. ...
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PBRMC CEO going to Ark.
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
Charles L. Stewart, who has served as the Market CEO for Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center and Southeast Missouri area for the past 19 months, has been promoted to the position of Market CEO for the Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Ark., also owned by Health Management Associates...
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Uptick in HIV testing Butler Co. tests double after arrest
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
By SAMANTHA RINEHART SEMO News Serviced (DAR reporter Donna Farley provided some information for this article.) Butler County Health Department has seen requests for HIV testing nearly double since a Stoddard County man was arrested last week and charged with felony recklessly infecting another with HIV. Other area public health centers are also reporting an increase...
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Van Buren Pair jailed after alleged bank threats
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor VAN BUREN, Mo. -- An elderly Van Buren, Mo., couple was charged this morning with entering a Carter County bank, demanding the return of $200 bank employees had "stolen" and threatening to "kill everyone inside" if their demands weren't met...
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Postal official says no delays
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
By AMITY DOWNNG SEMO News Servicde CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The U.S. Postal Service denies assertions by a local postal union leader that the transfer of mail processing from Cape Girardeau to St. Louis is causing significant delays in mail arrival and delivery mishaps...
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Proceeds benefit group's children's hospitals Shrine rodeo Fri., Sat.
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Members of the Three Rivers Shrine Club hope the public will show their support Friday and Saturday for some very special children. The group's 6th Annual Championship Rodeo serves as one of its primary fundraisers to support Shriners' hospitals, which provide free medical care to children under the age of 18, said member Steve Johnson...
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Confusion over mandated health coverage persists
(Local News ~ 09/06/13)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Every state will open a health insurance marketplace on Oct. 1, yet the majority of those expected to utilize the websites have little or no idea what they are. While politicians continue to fight about the components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, confusion among the citizens who will have to live by its rules has become common place...
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Speak Out 9/6/13
(Opinion ~ 09/06/13)
Poll questions not slanted I just wanted to comment about your poll questions that you run on your website and in your paper. I just wanted to tell you just how much I appreciate how fair and unbiased they are and never slanted. Just sayin. Thank you, Speak Out...
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Pointers for making pickles
(Features ~ 09/06/13)
This was the week for several interesting food preservation questions. One question was what caused a person's pickles to turn soft. Sometimes pickles just don't turn out right even when you do everything the "same way as last year." What's a pickler to do?...
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Now wanted: An accomplice
(Column ~ 09/06/13)
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Because Syria's convulsion has become as serious as Barack Obama has been careless in speaking about it, he is suddenly and uncharacteristically insisting that Congress participate in governance. Regarding institutional derangements, he is the infection against which he pretends to be an immunization...
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Waldo Williams
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
Waldo Williams ALTON, Mo.--Waldo Williams, 78, of Van Buren, Mo. died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Clary Funeral Home in Alton, Mo. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Clary Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cotton Creek Cemetery...
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Painted into a bad corner
(Column ~ 09/06/13)
By MIKE JENSEN Publisher Sikeston Standard Democrat If you Google the phrase "Indecision is the hallmark of mediocrity," you'll likely come up empty. That's because it was a conclusion on the business world I concocted many years ago. As I watched businessmen run their operations, it was those who were willing to make tough decisions - some unpopular - who succeeded...
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Gone, the element of surprise
(Column ~ 09/06/13)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- Having leaked to the world, and thus to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a detailed briefing of the coming U.S. air attack on Syria -- (1) the source (offshore warships and perhaps a bomber or two), (2) the weapon (cruise missiles), (3) the duration (two or three days), (4) the purpose (punishment, not "regime change") -- perhaps we should be publishing the exact time the bombs will fall, lest we disrupt dinner in Damascus...
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Native American Days at Piggott
(Community News ~ 09/06/13)
Native American Days at Piggott The 10th Annual Native American Days will be held from noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, on the grounds of the Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum & Study Center., 1071 Heritage Park Drive, Piggott, Ark. There will be no house tours during this event, and there is no admission charge. Free hot dogs and sodas while supply lasts...
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Bearcats, Mules look to control tempo
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/13)
After slowing down one fast-paced offense, the Poplar Bluff football team will face another Friday when the Mules host Dexter at Morrow Stadium. "A lot like Union," Mules coach Mark Barousse said of the Bearcats. "Very athletic quarterback (who) throws it around pretty good."...
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Hunters challenged with few cut corn fields Rain can't spoil dove season opener
(Outdoors ~ 09/06/13)
By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor A mid-morning rain shower couldn't spoil the opening day of Missouri's dove season for area hunters. "The hunting pressure was pretty high," said Dunklin County Conservation Agent Eric Heuring. "There were quite a few people out."...
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Squirrel hunting is a favorite fall activity
(Outdoors ~ 09/06/13)
By JOHN PRATT Mo. Dept. of Conservation A favorite fall activity I enjoy is squirrel hunting. I grew up squirrel hunting. It was a very popular hunting pastime of my youth. As many will remember, there was a time in Missouri when deer were not as numerous and turkeys were few. ...
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Patricia Taylor
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
Patricia Taylor CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Patricia A. Taylor, 64, of Campbell, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Patricia was born May 21, 1949. She was married to Tom Taylor, and they lived most of their lives in Holts Summitt, Mo. They moved to Campbell about 16 years ago. Patricia loved to play bingo, fish and go to the river boat with her special friend, Barbara Elliot...
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MDC confirms mountain lion at Peck Ranch
(Outdoors ~ 09/06/13)
By CANDICE DAVIS Mo. Dept. of Conservation CARTER COUNTY, Mo - The Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed the sighting of a mountain lion on its Peck Ranch Conservation Area in Carter County. The confirmation is based on a trail camera photo taken Aug. 26...
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Michael Ignatius Crihfield
(Births ~ 09/06/13)
Travis and Michelle Crihfield of Poplar Bluff, Mo., have chosen the name Michael Ignatius Crihfield for their 7-pound, 4-ounce son born at 4:59 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 in Poplar Bluff. Grandparents are Terry and Rhoda Crihfield of Poplar Bluff, Ralph Ogden of Farmington, Mo. and Phylis Ogden of Ste. Genevieve, Mo...
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Leonard
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
Leonard Eastwood Jr. WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Leonard Eastwood Jr., 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Eastwood was born in Poplar Bluff on July 25, 1935, to Leonard and Dorothy Gunter Eastwood. On Jan. 12, 1957, he married Edith Cicek in Germany. She survives of the home...
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Dennis Tipton
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
Dennis Tipton LAKE JACKSON, Texas--Dennis Dean Tipton, 49, of Lake Jackson, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died May 22, 2013 in Lake Jackson. A memorial service was held in Lake Jackson.
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Rev. Jerry
(Obituary ~ 09/06/13)
Rev. Jerry Anderson Reverend Jerry Wayne Anderson, 57, of Athens, Ga., died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Anderson was born Sept. 25, 1955, in Poplar Bluff to Phillip J. and Sallie Mae Lewis-Anderson. Thirty-two years ago, he married Debbie D. Anderson, and to this union, they had a son, Adrian J. Anderson...
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Encore? Nguyen's record hard to duplicate
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/13)
Don't expect Bi Nguyen to run for 300 yards every week. Unless, that is, he runs 15 yards every time he touches the ball. "Twenty-nine carries is a lot of times to touch the football," Mules coach Mark Barousse said of Nguyen's record-setting 320 yards in Friday's 31-14 win at Union...
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Naylor runs past Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/13)
Through two road games against larger schools, the Class 1 Naylor Lady Eagles have given up four runs and only one of them were earned. After losing 2-0 in their season opener at Notre Dame, the Lady Eagles beat Poplar Bluff 13-2 in five innings Wednesday at Bacon Park...
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Around Town name wrong
(Community News ~ 09/06/13)
Around Town name wrong In Tuesdays edition of the Daily American Republic in the edition of "Around town with Corey" Poppy Jo King's last name was misidentified because of incorrect information being provided. The DAR regrets any inconvenience or embarrassment the error might have caused...
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