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Area resident says of Riverways plan 'This is govt. overreach'
(Local News ~ 02/14/14)
By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When Ellington, Mo., resident Eric Mansfield addressed state lawmakers Tuesday, he not only asked a proposed General Management Plan for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways be stopped. He requested practical changes that have long been on the mind of local residents...
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Judge denies Pearson motion
(Local News ~ 02/14/14)
By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor EMINENCE, Mo. -- Arguments on Poplar Bluff Councilwoman Angela Pearson's motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by City Manager Doug Bagby were heard in Shannon County Circuit Court Monday afternoon. Presiding 37th Judicial Circuit Judge David Evans took the case under advisement and entered an order Wednesday denying the motion...
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Area pastor teaches gypsies in Romania
(Local News ~ 02/14/14)
By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer For eight days in January, Tim Schultz, pastor of Little Brushy Baptist Church at Wappapello, Mo., taught adult male students at the Gypsy Smith School in Bucharest, Romania. He was joined by retired minister Gary Dollar of Edwardsville, Ill., and Dr. Harold Phillips of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF)-Heartland, Kansas City, Mo...
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Be heart healthy on V Day
(Features ~ 02/14/14)
Well, Valentine's Day has nearly arrived. Hopefully, you have plans to give your sweetie a valentine, flowers, jewelry, chocolates, or all the above. Valentine's Day has been celebrated for a long time, probably since the Roman days or earlier. The symbol of this romantic celebration is a large red heart...
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Meet Obama, our "liar in chief"
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/14/14)
To the Editor No so long ago in America, a President's feet were held to the fire by the media and Congress and he could get into some serious trouble by lying or doing something illegal. President Nixon resigned to avoid being impeached for lying about his involvement in the break-in of Democrat Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. ...
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Virgia Holmes
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Virgia Holmes GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Virgia V. Holmes, 92, of Greenville died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at her residence. Arrangements for Virgia are pending at this time. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhome.com.
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Robert Teal
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Robert Teal PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Robert Eugene Teal, 67, of Piedmont died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Cape Girardeau, Mo. The visitation for will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday for the family and 11 a.m. for the public at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont with the service following at 1:30 p.m. also at the chapel. Burial will be at Forest Chapel in Piedmont...
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End of the line for the Welfare State?
(Column ~ 02/14/14)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN The Congressional Budget Office did not exactly say Obamacare would cost the nation 2.5 million jobs. But what it did say is vindication of what conservatives have preached since Barry Goldwater stood in the pulpit 50 years ago:...
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Irvin Hampton Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Irvin Hampton Jr. PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Irvin Hadley Hampton Jr., 86, of Piedmont died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The visitation will be at 1 p.m. Friday for the family and 1:30 p.m. for the public at the Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont with the service following at 3 p.m. also at the chapel. Burial will be at the Masonic Cemetery in Piedmont...
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A valentine for a terrorist
(Column ~ 02/14/14)
By MICHELLE MALKIN What are you doing for Valentine's Day? Bleeding-heart progressives across the country are raising money for "an evening of music, song and sharing love for recently released People's Lawyer Lynne Stewart." Warm fuzzies for one of the world's most notorious terrorist helpers? I can't think of a more stomach-turning way to mark the holiday...
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Levi Light
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Levi Light PUXICO, Mo. -- Levi Shayne Light, 6 weeks old, of Marble Hill, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. Levi, son of David and Mary Light, was born Dec. 26, 2013, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Graveside services will be held Saturday in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Salem, Mo. Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico is in charge of arrangements...
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Linda Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Linda Johnson PUXICO, Mo. -- Linda Kay Tanner-Johnson, 70, of St. Louis, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Puxico City Cemetery. Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico is in charge of local arrangements...
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Bluff can't overcome ice-cold shooting
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/14)
Despite missing shot after shot, the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules only trailed by three with three minutes left Wednesday night. But Jackson scored the next five points to hold off the Lady Mules 37-31 in a SEMO Conference game at Peters Gym. "We haven't shot it real well all year," Poplar Bluff coach Kirk Chronister said. "Boy, when you're not shooting it well you better play good defense or you're going to get blown out."...
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Lady Tigers to meet in final
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/14)
ELLSINORE -- Tigers are on the endangered species list but the Bess Activity Center will be full of Lady Tigers on Friday night. The top-seeded Neelyville Lady Tigers and the No. 2 Clearwater Lady Tigers will meet for the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament championship as each won by double-digits at East Carter Elementary school Wednesday night...
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Royals edge Neelyville, face Clearwater
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/14)
ELLSINORE -- If the various quarters of Wednesday's matchup between Twin Rivers and Neelyville were Winter Olympics sports. The fourth quarter would be alpine skiing and the first quarter would be curling. Five minutes into the game, Twin Rivers led 2-0...
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Mary Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Mary Smith DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Mary Alice Smith, 83, of Doniphan died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mary, daughter of Harry Porter and Grace Wing (McCollough) Ingels, was born March 4, 1930, in Savonsburg, Kan. She had been employed in the healthcare profession. Mary enjoyed dancing, fishing, being outdoors and she especially enjoyed being around a campfire. She was a member of the First Christian Church...
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Jewell Craven
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Jewell Craven PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jewell Childress Craven, 106, formerly of Piedmont, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at the Carriage Square Health Center in St. Joseph, Mo. Visitation will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel with Pastor Jack Ruble officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery...
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Wilma
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Wilma Stahl-Triplett ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Wilma Faye Stahl-Triplett, 81, a longtime resident of Ellsinore, formerly of Bernie, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Triplett, daughter of the late Pleasant Samuel and Willie Irene (Stephens) Rodgers, was born on May 9, 1932, in Bernie. She worked at the Ellsinore Nutrition Center and attended church at New Hope General Baptist. She enjoyed fishing and spending time with her loved ones...
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Tom Dazey
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Tom Dazey VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Dazey, 48, of Van Buren died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Blytheville, Ark. Tom was born June 18, 1965, in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Donald Albert and Jean Marie (Overturf) Dazey. In 1973, at the age of 6 years old, he moved to Van Buren from St. Louis. He grew up on the banks of the Current River on the Dazey Ranch where he learned to love nature and being outdoors...
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