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Vote yes to continue the 1-cent sales tax
(Editorial ~ 08/03/13)
Sikeston voters have the opportunity Tuesday to approve the continuation of a 1-cent sales tax that will shape the future of our community for the next decade. First approved by Sikeston voters in 2004, the 1-cent sales tax has been used to fund improvements in the Public Safety Department, to provide revenue for the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority and to finance the city's obligation to the SEMO-Sikeston college campus...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 08/03/13)
I just read in the paper from a supporter on the one-cent sales tax. I'd like to put my one-cents worth in and tell them to vote against it. We are taxed enough on everything that we do, and the city has already proved that they can waste over $25,000 just to hire somebody. Let them come back just like everyone else and spend their money wisely. We don't need to be taxes anymore. Please, vote against the one-cent sales tax...
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Doris Robinson
(Obituary ~ 08/03/13)
DEXTER -- Doris Jean Robinson, age 80, departed this life Aug. 1, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary, see Sunday's Standard Democrat or log on to the electronic edition.
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13u MPR: East Prairie 13U advance in Regional
(Community Sports ~ 08/03/13)
FOUNTAIN, Colo. -- The 13U East Prairie Eagles baseball team played their first game of the 13U Midwest Plains Regional tournament Friday and put up an impressive first round victory. East Prairie defeated Derby, Kansas 19-7 in Fountain, Colorado to keep inside the winner's bracket of the double-elimination 8-team tournament...
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Senior Babe Ruth | Midwest Plains Regional: Squirrels' domination continues
(Community Sports ~ 08/03/13)
OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- Much like their run to the Senior Babe Ruth state title, the Charleston Fighting Squirrels have spent their first two games of the Midwest Plains Regional tournament dominating the opposition. Their latest win came on Friday when the Squirrels pounded out 14 hits to down Ottumwa, Iowa 10-0 in five innings on the mercy-rule...
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Merchants can 'adopt' city security cameras
(Local News ~ 08/03/13)
SIKESTON -- Some see a need and decide they want to adopt. Sikeston City Councilman Steven Burch abstained from the vote to establish an "adopt-a-camera" program in the city due to an apparent conflict of interest: his business is the first to offer a camera to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety...
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Constant communication is key to successful school year
(Local News ~ 08/03/13)
SIKESTON -- Constant communication between home and school is the key to a successful school year for children. And there's no better time to open that line of communication than the beginning of a new school year, according to local educators. "That cannot be stressed enough," said Scott Central Elementary Principal Stacey Russell. "The success of a child depends on the home-and-school connection."...
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