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How McConnell is winning the long game
(Column ~ 05/31/18)
WASHINGTON -- Franklin Roosevelt, afflicted by the disease at age 39, died in April 1945 at the polio recuperation facility he had created in Warm Springs, Georgia. Before then, Mitch McConnell living in Five Points, Alabama, began going there for treatment for the polio that struck him at age 2, in 1944...
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Royal Wedding brings back memories of walking in London
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/31/18)
To the readers of this paper did you watch the Royal Wedding? I did. And I do wish Harry and Megan much happeness. I am glad that I was not born into a Royal Family. Have to be a tough sort of person to be just a bit happy. I watched the wedding with a bit more knowledge then the average American. ...
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Mountain lion confirmed near Mammoth Spring
(Outdoors ~ 05/31/18)
MAMMOTH SPRING, Ark. -- The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed the sighting of a mountain lion near Mammoth Spring in northern Arkansas. A game camera photo of a mountain lion was taken in January and sent to the AGFC earlier this month. Biologists were able to verify the photo and its location...
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Thank Republicans for your Right to Try
(Column ~ 05/31/18)
By MARC A. THIESSEN WASHINGTON -- Imagine the horror of learning you have a terminal illness for which science has not yet come up with a treatment. Now imagine receiving the same diagnosis, and then learning a promising new treatment exists that could save your life -- but you can't get access to it thanks to governmental obstacles...
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Why ABC's decision to cancel 'Roseanne' might be good for GOP
(Column ~ 05/31/18)
A week after its season finale, "Roseanne" went out with a bang. And oddly enough, Republicans ought to be thankful. ABC canceled the show Tuesday after star Roseanne Barr tweeted that a former top adviser to President Barack Obama was the love child of talking apes and the Muslim Brotherhood. That was beyond the pale, even for a show whose debut attracted 18 million viewers...
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Bobbie Joe Browne, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/31/18)
PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Bobbie Joe Browne, Sr., 77, of Iron County, Mo., died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his son's home near Annapolis. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Des Arc Assembly of God Church. Funeral services will follow at noon Saturday at the church with Rev. ...
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Bob King
(Obituary ~ 05/31/18)
Bob King, 85, of Puxico, Mo. died, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Life Chapel Assembly of God in Puxico, Mo. Online Condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com
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Catfish and bluegill fishing remains hot
(Outdoors ~ 05/31/18)
While crappie fishing has slowed a bit after the spawn, catfishing remains red hot. Anglers continue to catch good numbers of channel cats at both Clearwater and Wappapello lakes from late evening through the early morning hours. As expected, stinkbait is catching a lot of fish, as are nightcrawlers and cut bait...
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18 FORE Life Charity nears $3 million mark in cancer help
(Local News ~ 05/31/18)
The Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life Charity Golf Event will be held Friday and Saturday as the organization works toward a goal of providing $3 million in assistance to area cancer patients and their families. The homegrown effort has distributed more than $2.2 million since its start in 2000, every dollar to someone in need in Southeast Missouri, according to organizer Scott Kruse...
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VOTES NEEDED FOR ONLINE CONTEST Church seeks help to create center at old Northside site
(Local News ~ 05/31/18)
A church with more than a century of doing good work in the Poplar Bluff community is asking for help to give an old building new life. Brown Chapel A.M.E. would like to renovate the former Northside Nutrition building to serve as a community center...
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Dille authors 2nd faith-based book
(Local News ~ 05/31/18)
"Answers to Prayers and Questions Asked Along the Way to the Grave" is the second faith-based book written by retired pharmacist James Francis Dille of Poplar Bluff. The author will hold a book signing from 1-5 p.m. Friday at Dille's Discount Pharmacy...
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(High School Sports ~ 05/31/18)
O'FALLON, Mo. - With Malden's first state championship on the line, Dee Triplett never lost hope. The Strafford Indians brought home four runs to take a 6-4 advantage in the top of the fifth. "The way we have been hitting the ball I knew we would score again and get back in the game," said Triplett, who bats third for Malden and started on the mound in the semifinals. "We've just kept hitting and battling all season when we get behind."...
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Brain fitness class offered
(Community News ~ 05/31/18)
Staff Reports The University of Missouri Extension in Butler County is offering a Boost Your Brain & Memory: Brain Fitness Class. Just as you can control and improve your general physical health with good habits, so too can you improve the health of your brain--boosting your memory and mental agility, as well as reducing your risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias...
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WAPPAPELLO Winning $1 million Scratchers ticket sold
(Local News ~ 05/31/18)
Staff Reports John Hulley and Sheri Stone of Wappapello went to their local Food Rite on May 16 for a bag of ice, and on the way out, they decided to buy some Missouri Lottery Scratchers tickets. They each took a few to scratch when they got home, and Stone's set contained the big winning ticket -- a million dollars...
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Senator, area leaders discuss tax reform
(Local News ~ 05/31/18)
Sen. Roy Blunt sat down with nearly 30 business leaders and elected officials from around the area to discuss tax reform and its benefits Wednesday at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport. When President Donald Trump rolled out his tax reform plan, he quickly suggested a different name. Blunt said the president did not want people to think it was a way to increase taxes...
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Man sentenced to 25 years in gun theft
(Local News ~ 05/31/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- An East St. Louis, Ill., man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Tuesday afternoon for illegally possessing firearms stolen during a burglary at Instapawn on Highway NN and in connection with two unrelated carjackings...
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