Yesterday's most read stories

Board to suggest repairs for shuttle insulation (06/23/03)
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board is preparing to recommend as early as this week that NASA fix foam insulation problems linked to the shuttle tragedy before resuming space flights, an official close to the investigation said. The recommendation might put a chill on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's plans. Space agency officials have vowed to fly again by early next year, even though they have not figured out how to fix all the problems related to the foam debris...

Group to discuss old Benton High School's fate (11/18/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- The old Benton High School is in bad shape -- floors are buckling, plumbing doesn't function and plaster is falling off the walls. But the members of the Benton Community Betterment Corp. are hoping to reverse the disrepair that has befallen the building. They want to restore the facility, and hopefully earn it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places...

100-year-old home added to national register (08/05/06)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- A century-old home in this Scott County town was one of six Missouri properties recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. "From when first moved in, we knew there was a lot of historical significance to it," Susan Bailey said...

Title: Create the right "look" to brand your candidacy (02/11/09)
Content: Dear Sam: I am struggling with the design of my résumé. I'm trying to make it look a little different than the standard templates, but I'm scared it won't be well received if it looks too different. How do I know if what I want to do is okay and will support, not hurt, my chances of getting an interview? - Linda...

New book discusses Ste. Genevieve's multicultural history (10/01/06)
For almost 10 years, professor Bonnie Stepenoff of Southeast Missouri State University has led students to historic Ste. Genevieve for field research. They've done notable excavation on the Dellasus-Kern house and examined records of the town's free black population before the Civil War...

Average age of nurses increases (10/29/05)
America's hospitals increasingly rely on older nurses who run the risk of back injuries on the job and who may soon retire, one of the nation's top nursing experts said Friday. That could pose a staffing problem if more young adults don't go into nursing, said Peter Buerhaus, nursing professor and senior associate dean for research at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tenn...

Paraplegic putting on hang-gliding show (07/07/07)
Dan Buchanan lost the use of his legs in a hang-glider accident 26 years ago. Stormy weather that day caused the hang glider to hit him on the head, giving him a compression fracture. Not one to back down from a challenge, Buchanan returned to the skies nine months after the accident and has performed a hang-glider stunt act at air shows since 1989...

Mortar envy (01/03/07)
Was I envious -- nay, jealous of the fall 2006 graduates of Southeast Missouri State University? I suppose that I was. I could have given my time in college a little longer; OK ... community college. Just the same, there's a ton of stuff I missed out on: Lively debate, socializing, networking, etc. ...

Shorthanded Tigers stumble Missouri was without two starters and three key reserves Wednesday (01/31/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mike Anderson put principles ahead of victories, yet still pushed Nebraska to the limit with a skeleton roster. Missouri's second-year coach is confident the five players he suspended in the wake of a weekend nightclub altercation learned from watching the Cornhuskers escape with a 66-62 victory, their first in the Big 12, against the severely short-handed Tigers on Wednesday night. He also hinted that the suspension might be lifted after one game...

Most read stories during the last year

Dexter, Mo., man shot, killed in Cape (02/15/08)
A Thursday night shooting on Cape Girardeau's west side has killed a 23-year-old man. The identity of the victim is being withheld until relatives are notified. According to Cape Girardeau police spokesman Sgt. Barry Hovis, the victim was about to be taken into custody by a Missouri Department of Corrections parole officer for a parole violation...

Spa's shutdown leaves some steamed (02/11/08)
I'm a stranger to the modern world of spas and salons. For me, it's hard to part with $9 for a haircut at the barber shop. A pedicure is what I do when holes start appearing in my socks. And skin care means making sure all the soap is rinsed off before I climb out of the shower...

Winter storm watch issued for Southeast Missouri (02/20/08)
The National Weather Service is warning of the possibility of significant ice and snow accumulations with a winter storm expected to hit the area possibly starting tonight.

Witness: Shooting victim unarmed (02/16/08)
Zachary C. Snyder, the 23-year-old victim in a shooting that occurred Thursday night at a Themis Street apartment complex, did not appear to be armed when he was shot once in the upper torso, a witness said Friday. Pam Dintelmann, a tenant at the apartment complex, was helping a friend unload groceries from her car when she saw Snyder speaking with a man in the parking lot near the door of her building...

Three businessmen combine to form 360 Land Development (02/25/08)
A new real estate partnership focusing on developing unincorporated parts of Cape Girardeau County has ambitious plans for building and selling homes in 2008. Mike Mathes, owner of Mathes Land Development, joined forces with Stacy Mansfield, owner of Midwest Construction, and Eugene Holloway, owner of Holloway Carpet One, to create 360 Land Development LLC, combining 12 subdivision developments and hundreds of home lots into the biggest development company in the county...

Jetton: Lazy Missourians could learn from Mexicans (02/22/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A lot of lazy Missourians, including many in Southeast Missouri, could benefit from adopting the work ethic of Mexican immigrants, House Speaker Rod Jetton said Thursday. Jetton, speaking to publishers, editors and reporters at the Missouri Governor's Mansion, made an example of Wayne County residents in his 156th Missouri House District. ...

Police say 'fugitive recovery agent' likely fired fatal shot at Cape apartment (02/15/08)
Though police continue to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night at 2857 Themis St., it appears that a fugitive recovery agent for the Missouri Department of Corrections fired the weapon, Sgt. Barry Hovis of the Cape Girardeau police department said Friday...

Woman, 20, shot and killed (02/23/08)
Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Friday morning and left a 20-year-old woman dead in her Cape Girardeau home. The Cape Girardeau-Bollinger County Major Case Squad, activated for the first time this year, spent all day Friday investigating the death of Chabreshea R. Egson...

'Office' star visits Jackson Junior High (02/26/08)
After politely listing her favorite actors, explaining how she got into showbiz and saying, no, there aren't any real jerks on set, Phyllis Smith is asked a question that makes her snort. A junior high girl wants to know: Now that you're famous, do you go shopping all the time on Rodeo Drive?...