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SEMO Friends of NRA banquet Aug. 18
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Even with political allies currently holding the majority in Washington, D.C., and recent favorable rulings from various courts, local Second Amendment advocates know there is an outspoken segment of the American population relentless in its zeal to disarm citizens, and that is why the 26th annual SEMO Friends of NRA banquet is expected to be as big as ever...
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'We can't rely on locking the door' Active shooter training a must
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
A recent active shooter training inside Dexter High School was nerve wracking for assistant superintendent Gavin Miller, who played the role of the active shooter during the simulation. "I'm holding a real pistol," said Miller, who described sounds of gunfire in the background. "You have three or four people in the hallway trying to get out. People were bleeding and asking for help. I knew they were coming for me. It was very intense."...
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Bernie school board sets tax rate, hires staff
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
The Bernie Board of Education held its annual tax rate hearing Monday, before the start of the regular school board meeting, according to minutes provided by the district. The tax rate for the general fund was set at $2.9753. The tax rate in the debt service fund was held at $0.30...
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Commission Concerned group presses SB40, workshop issue
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
A group of nearly 25 Stoddard County citizens packed the commission chambers Monday morning to express their concern to commissioners about taxpayer money and how it's spent in the midst of the Senate Bill 40 and Sheltered Workshop disagreements. The group, led by Mike McCollough, described themselves as concerned taxpayers advocating for the developmentally disabled of Stoddard County and many more who couldn't be in attendance...
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DHS takes on exciting atmosphere to instill student pride
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Dexter High School is an exciting place this fall. Floors have been buffed to the traditional back-to-school glow, and classrooms and hallways received the obligatory paint spruce-up. New cabinets and counter tops have been installed in the Family and Consumer Science (FACS) classroom, and a new science curriculum added -- geared toward students who are interested in the bio-medical field. These and many other changes and updates greeted students when they returned to classes last week...
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The ruin of us all: Lack of civility
(Column ~ 08/15/18)
By MICHAEL JENSEN Way back in the 1970s, a brainy group of MIT professors and researchers developed a computer model that predicted the "end of civilized life as we know it" by 2040. And as part of that computer prediction, the first major change that will usher in this decayed social structure will occur in 2020...
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Cities and states ranked by small businesses
(Business ~ 08/15/18)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Thumbtack, the website and app that locates local professionals, announced Tuesday the results from its 2018 Small Business Friendliness Survey, ranking all 50 states and 57 cities based on factors including licensing requirements, tax regulations, and labor and hiring regulations...
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With specials Aug. 20-25 Rob's Flowers celebrates 30 years in bloom
(Business ~ 08/15/18)
Thirty years ago, Rob and Debbie Knowles began their florist business in a small building on North Main Street. Today, the shop has bloomed into a vision larger than the couple ever expected. "From the very beginning, we have always been very family oriented," Andy Knowles said. "My sister, Cassie, and I grew up in the flower shop."...
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America's lengthening enemies list
(Column ~ 08/15/18)
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Friday, deep into the 17th year of America's longest war, Taliban forces overran Ghazni, a provincial capital that sits on the highway from Kabul to Kandahar. The ferocity of the Taliban offensive brought U.S. advisers along with U.S. air power, including a B-1 bomber, into the battle...
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Easy way to lower the trade deficit
(Column ~ 08/15/18)
By STEPHEN MOORE From the first day Donald Trump started running for president, he has raged against America's large and persistent trade deficit. His tariff policies are designed to try to reduce these trade imbalances. It is the metric he uses to gage whether other nations are playing by the rules of our trade deals. As a pure economic accounting measure, the U.S. GDP goes down when we import and goes up when we export...
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Enough's enough
(Column ~ 08/15/18)
By WALTER E. WILLIAMS During the weekend of Aug. 4-5 (and the preceding Friday night), 12 Chicagoans were shot dead, and 62 others were shot and wounded, the Chicago Tribune reported (https://tinyurl.com/yde7jb83). Before last week's mayhem, 1,718 Chicagoans had been shot since the beginning of the year, and 306 had been murdered. ...
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At LA Zoo Police look into video of man spanking hippo
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police are investigating after a video shows a man spanking a hippopotamus at the Los Angeles Zoo. The video shows the man crossing a railing last week and sneaking up on two hippos, Rosie and Mara. He smacks Rosie on the rear and her mother lifts her head as the man runs off and raises his arms in gesture of victory...
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Barbara Ann McGee
(Obituary ~ 08/15/18)
NEELYVILLE, Mo.-- Barbara Ann McGee, 76, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, at her residence in Colorado Springs, Colo. Visitation will be from noon - 1 p.m. Friday until the funeral service at 1 p.m. at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. Burial will be in the Naylor Memorial Cemetery...
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Stoddard County sheltered workshop Request for 10 years of financial records
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Stoddard County commissioners are looking into a request by a group of citizens for Sheltered Workshop financial documents dating back 10 years. The group of nearly 25 citizens packed the commission chambers Monday morning to express their concern about taxpayer money and how it's spent in the midst of the Senate Bill 40 and Sheltered Workshop disagreements...
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'We can't rely on locking the door' Active shooter training a must at area schools
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH and CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writers As area school districts prepared to return to classes this month those efforts have included active-shooter training for their faculty and staff at Poplar Bluff, Twin Rivers, Neelyville and Dexter schools, as well as others...
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MHAM accepts entries for Pics by the People
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Entries are being accepted now for the 31st Annual Pictures By the People contest at Margaret Harwell Art Museum. Framed photographs and entry fees have to be turned in by Aug. 27. Submissions will be the featured show Sept. 7-28 at the museum. The competition is later this year to accommodate a July and August show by artist Paul Jackson, who recently completed a mural on the campus of Three Rivers College, said Steve Whitworth, museum director...
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Charles Faust
(Obituary ~ 08/15/18)
Charles Faust, 74, of Arnold, Mo. died on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Poplar Bluff, Mo., with Brian Brower officiating. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com...
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H.H. 'Bud' White
(Obituary ~ 08/15/18)
H.H. "Bud" White, born July 20, 1936, in Royal Oak, Michigan, to Troy and Grace White and left this world as we know it in Poplar Bluff on Aug. 13, 2018. Troy White was the Pastor of Alliance Church in Bernie, Missouri until he was fatally injured in a hunting accident in 1964. ...
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Friday Back to School Bash at Boys and Girls Club
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
The Boys and Girls Club of Poplar Bluff invites the community to attend it's Back to School Bash from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of the club's location at 1306 Victory Lane. Join the club for food, fun and entertainment, as well as free giveaways for club members in a positive environment, said club resource development director Gail Fox. Students do not need to be members of the organization to attend...
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Class, district assignments to be adjusted annually
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
No longer will Missouri high schools have to wait to see an enrollment spike or drop take effect. Beginning this year, the Missouri State High School Activities Association will release new class and district assignments annually. The goal is to make sure schools of similar size are competing against one another, accounting for sudden, drastic shifts in student enrollment...
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