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Extends LR summer school R-1 passes $55m spending plans
(Local News ~ 06/29/18)
A budget approved Thursday by the Poplar Bluff R-1 Board of Education would allow the district to pay cash for a proposed multi-million dollar building project slated to begin this fall and a new policy for teachers aiming to crack down on absenteeism...
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On immigration, Democrats give Trump the upper hand -- again
(Column ~ 06/29/18)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats just can't help themselves. They were winning the battle over family separations at the southern border. Americans of all political persuasions were horrified by the images of children in cages separated from their parents. Despite President Trump's efforts to blame Democrats for the catastrophe, polls showed that a plurality of Americans placed the blame squarely on the president's shoulders. ...
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'Abolish ICE' Zealots Occupy Fantasy Island
(Column ~ 06/29/18)
"No ban. No wall. No borders at all." That is the radical rallying cry of the Democratic Socialists of America. Waving desecrated U.S. flags, grubby fists and ratty anarchy banners, DSA's professional protesters are targeting Trump administration officials, threatening immigration enforcement agents, and blockading detention facilities and processing centers nationwide...
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Episcopal group releases financial report, videos
(Local News ~ 06/29/18)
The Church Pension Group, a financial services organizationthatserves the Episcopal Church, released a report to General Convention to answer questions it has received in recent months and to share its final report on the costs of pension benefits in foreign dioceses...
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Jonathan Bernard Parker
(Obituary ~ 06/29/18)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Jonathan Bernard Parker, 39, of Jackson, Tenn. died Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Jackson Madison Count General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden and will be followed at 1 p.m. by the funeral in the chapel. Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery in Malden, Mo...
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Gary Lee Garner
(Obituary ~ 06/29/18)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Gary Lee Garner, 67, of Paris, Tenn., died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in Van Buren, Ark. Visitation will be held 11 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel with Brother Bobby Garner officiating. Burial will be in Caroline Dowdy Cemetery in Dexter, Mo...
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Rick Doughten
(Obituary ~ 06/29/18)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Rick Doughten, 66, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 1, 2018 at Landess Funeral Home Chapel in Campbell. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements...
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Vernon Earnheart
(Obituary ~ 06/29/18)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Vernon Earnheart, 78, of Malden died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Landess Funeral Home of Malden.
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You speak to God, but do you listen to God
(Local News ~ 06/29/18)
Has God ever spoken to you? Have you ever heard His voice? I start this off with questions because I believe our walk on this earth is a never ending question. Whether it's, why are we here, or what happens when we leave, our lives are categorically a barrage of questions...
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Thomas Henry Crowley
(Obituary ~ 06/29/18)
ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Thomas Henry Crowley, 84, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at his residence in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will begin for the public at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 2018, at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore, with the funeral service at 10 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, in the funeral home chapel, Ellsinore. Rev. John Crowley will be officiating. Burial will be at Walton Chapel near Ellsinore. Online condolences: www.mcspaddenfh.com...
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Homicide suspected Autopsy today in Dexter death
(Local News ~ 06/29/18)
DEXTER, Mo. -- An autopsy has been scheduled for today following the suspected homicide of a Dexter man. Few details have been released concerning the death of Jimmy Lynn Casey, 66, as the Stoddard County Major Case Squad continues to investigate. More information is expected following the autopsy, according to Stoddard County Coroner Kenny Pope. It was scheduled to start at 9 a.m. in Farmington...
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Storm damage at h.s. N'ville gives raises
(Local News ~ 06/29/18)
The Neelyville R-IV Board of Education unanimously approved a 1.7 percent pay increase on the salary schedule base for certified staff. "I think it's time we did something for our teachers, staff and faculty," Superintendent Brad Hagood said recognizing it had been about three years since the last pay raise...
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Homicide suspected Autopsy today in Dexter death
(Local News ~ 06/29/18)
DEXTER, Mo. -- An autopsy has been scheduled for today following the suspected homicide of a Dexter man. Few details have been released concerning the death of Jimmy Lynn Casey, 66, as the Stoddard County Major Case Squad continues to investigate. More information is expected following the autopsy, according to Stoddard County Coroner Kenny Pope. It was scheduled to start at 9 a.m. in Farmington...
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