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TEACHER'S CORNER: OAK RIDGE TEACHER STRIVES TO HELP PUPILS UNDERSTAND
(Local News ~ 04/14/93)
Carole Del Vecchio, who teaches math and introduction to computer programming to grades 8-12 at Oak Ridge High School, cares that her students get all they can from her courses. "I guess the most gratifying thing about my job is when a student is finally able to say, `I get it,'" she said...
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LEND ME YOUR EAR: HELP WITH COLUMNS IS A TWO-WAY STREET
(Column ~ 04/14/93)
Easter was observed between these columns, so Richard Lederer's coinage "choconivorous" missed the hunt. The author of "The Miracle of Language" defines his amusing neologism as "the tendency when eating a chocolate rabbit to bite the head off first."...
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WHAT NEXT?: CAPE BOARD CONSIDERS FUND NEEDS
(Local News ~ 04/14/93)
Cape Girardeau Board of Education members aren't ready to take "no" for an answer. One week after voters rejected a proposed $25 million bond issue and a building fund levy hike, school board members Tuesday talked of drawing up a new capital improvements funding plan to submit to voters...
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CONFERENCE WILL HIGHLIGHT ANTI-DRUG RALLY
(Local News ~ 04/14/93)
An anti-drug rally Thursday will crown the first of a two-day event the sixth annual Healthy Lifestyles Conference on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The free rally is slated for 6:30-10:30 p.m. in the Show Me Center and open to the public. The event is expected to draw between 500 and 1,000 participants...
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PAY UP!: LAST-MINUTE INCOME TAX FILERS ARE FACING THURSDAY DEADLINE
(Local News ~ 04/14/93)
Almost one million Missourians have waited until the final two days to place their income tax returns in the mail. "There are a lot of people out there who wait until the last minute," said Paul Kipper, manager of the Internal Revenue Service office in Cape Girardeau. "As of last weekend a total of 1,458,527 Missourians had filed their taxes, with 270,446 of them using the electronic filing system."...
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JACKSON PROJECT ADVANCES; BIDDING SCHEDULED FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 04/14/93)
JACKSON -- A newly reor~ganized Jackson School Board got an upbeat report Tuesday on the status of the district's $5.4 million middle school construction program. The project received a green light from school district patrons last week by a wide majority...
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PEOPLE PROFILE
(Local News ~ 04/14/93)
ERIC MARQUART Occupation: Agent/Registered rep. for New York Life. The best part of my job is: "helping people reduce taxes and make more on investments." Best part of my life is: "Every day with new challenges, people and experiences." What do you do in your spare time? "Volunteer with Red Cross, Salvation Army and Kiwanis Club."...
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STUDENTS PROTEST, STAND UP FOR FAVORITE TEACHER
(Local News ~ 04/14/93)
Twelve students quietly demonstrated outside the Cape Girardeau Public Schools offices Tuesday afternoon to protest the district's decision not to rehire one of their favorite teachers. The students, led by junior Jamie Filer, held signs reading "Academics Take Priority" and "We Need Quality Teachers." Most are students in classes taught by Mike Josue, an untenured teacher whose one-year contract will not be renewed for the next academic year...
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DOLORES SIMPSON
(Obituary ~ 04/14/93)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Dolores Simpson, 79, of Murphysboro and formerly of Cairo died April 13, 1993, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home Pleasant Grove Chapel in Murphysboro. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/14/93)
Son to Maj. Russ and Maj. Karla Dodd of Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Air Force Academy Hospital there, 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 1993. Name, Sean Ryan. Weight, 6 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Dodd is the former Karla Crain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Crain of Jackson. She is operational contracting officer at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Dodd is with U.S. Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Denney Dodd of Crumb, Texas...
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CORA I. GRAHAM
(Obituary ~ 04/14/93)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Cora Isabell Graham, 75, of Mound City, died Tuesday, April 13, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 21, 1917, in Mound City, daughter of John William and Hannah Caldwell Travis. She married Maurice Parrish Graham, who died Dec. 14, 1976...
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DAVID L. HIGHFILL
(Obituary ~ 04/14/93)
David Lee Highfill, 35, 1517 Dunklin, died Tuesday, April 13, 1993, at his home. He was born March 14, 1958, in Torrance, Calif., son of Emerson "Jerry" and Jo Ann Grantham Highfill. Highfill had been a machinist at Solar Press in Perryville. He was a member of Eagles 3775 and SEMO Chapter of Harley Owners Group...
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LOY K. SHRUM
(Obituary ~ 04/14/93)
JACKSON -- Loy Kelly Shrum, 77, of Wright City, formerly of Jackson, died Tuesday, April 13, 1993, at Garden View Care Center in O'Fallon. He was born July 23, 1915, at Lixville, son of Jeff and Muggy Anna Wills Shrum. He and Ora Ellen Dennis were married Aug. 16, 1941. She died July 5, 1988...
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WILLIAM B. POSTON
(Obituary ~ 04/14/93)
William B. Poston, 62, of Waco, Texas, died Monday, April 12, 1993, while vacationing in Branson. He was born Oct. 29, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, son of William B. and Mildred Sitze Poston Sr. He and Lucille Pick were married April 23, 1955. Poston served in the U.S. Army from 1946-69. He owned Bill's Upholstery in Waco from 1970 until retiring in 1991. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waco...
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VIRGINIA H. CUMMINS
(Obituary ~ 04/14/93)
Funeral service for Virginia H. Cummins of Brandon, Miss., will be held at 11 a.m. today at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. S.S. Borum will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to service time...
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BOND REFINANCING MAKE PARK PROPOSAL A REALITY
(Editorial ~ 04/14/93)
Just as many homeowners have taken advantage of low interest rates to refinance, so has the city of Cape Girardeau. The result will be a considerable savings to taxpayers, those who will now get more bang for their buck in the Convention and Tourism Fund. The city has been a good steward of our investments in working to obtain the best rates on city debt...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: GENERAL MANAGER OF TCI DISCUSSES RATES AND REGULATION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/93)
To the Editor: Today some 60 million Americans receive a major share of their information, education and entertainment through cable television, including 13,000 right here in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. The variety of programs and specialized channels cable brings to the home continues to grow each year, this medium truly the "portal of the information age" and the average person's access to an expanding world. Cable is so ubiquitous, it is largely taken for granted...
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JACKSON NOON OPTIMIST CLUB EXTENDS `SAFETY CITY USA' COURSE THIS SPRING
(Local News ~ 04/14/93)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Noon Optimist Club is extending its "Safety City USA" child-safety program an additional two weeks this spring. "We decided to extend the program two weeks because of the overwhelming response to our first Safety City USA program last year," said Beverly Nelson, a member of the Jackson Noon Optimist Club and chairman of the Safety City USA project...
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