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VERSIONS OF THE WORD
(Local News ~ 07/25/98)
The Bible still comes in basic black. But you'll find Bible covers in plenty of other colors too, as well as various translations. There also are numerous study Bibles that include a wealth of historical and cultural information along with the regular Bible text...
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
(Local News ~ 07/25/98)
The Bible began as oral literature thousands of years ago. The original handwritten manuscripts of the Bible have long since vanished. All that remains are hand-written copies that were recopied over and over again. The oldest Greek manuscripts of large parts of the Bible date to the fourth century A.D. Older papyrus fragments of the New Testament, written in Greek, do exist...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 07/25/98)
An old-timer is someone who insists a baseball team is made up of nine players but hasn't read about the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals. Missouri Democrats held candidate-training classes and called the events Camp Carnahan. Where were the poison ivy, heat rashes and homesick kids?...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU ROAD PLAN WORKING WELL
(Editorial ~ 07/25/98)
Trust is a matter of confidence, reliance and integrity. Cape Girardeau's Transportation Trust Fund is a place where tax dollars are held to pay for 20 designated street improvement projects. That fund carries the trust of the community that these projects will be completed in a timely matter...
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REGISTRATION LAW SERVES ITS PURPOSE
(Editorial ~ 07/25/98)
For the last two years, Todd Earl Ice lived quietly near Oak Ridge. But a "60 Minutes" broadcast changed all that. Twenty years ago, Ice was convicted for brutally murdering a 7-year-old girl and slashing the throat of her mother. Ice spent nearly two decades in Kentucky's prison and mental-health institutions. His release in 1996 caused a firestorm that led to changes in Kentucky law. Now victims must be notified when mentally ill criminals are set free...
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LETTERS: DANCE CLASSES, THEATER HOME NEEDED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/25/98)
To the editor: Recently I decided I wanted to learn how to swing dance. Much to my disappointment, I have been unable to find any help in this area about instruction on this re-popularized form of dance. Cape Girardeau has let me down again in the area of the performing arts. ...
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LETTERS: VOTER REGESTRATION ENDED FRAUD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/25/98)
To the editor: Back in ancient times -- 40 or 50 years ago -- elections may have been decided by illegal votes. Since voter registration started (in the early 1970s), I know of no vote buying or any other illegal voting. I do know that Republicans have resented the fact that black voters vote mostly Democratic. Republicans have on occasion taken subtle steps -- riding up and down in front of the polls and taking photographs -- to try to intimidate them not to vote...
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PRISON UPDATE: CHARLESTON PREPARES FOR CONSTRUCTION START
(Local News ~ 07/25/98)
CHARLESTON -- Eight months after being named the home of the first maximum-security prison built in Southeast Missouri, Mississippi County residents are finally seeing the facility move from paper to reality. Some 107 contractors hopeful of winning the bid to build the $73 million, 1,500-bed Charleston Correctional Center visited the city earlier this week to learn the plans and specifications of the project. ...
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NIXON ANNOUNCES STRIKE FORCE
(Local News ~ 07/25/98)
Missouri law enforcement has two new weapons in the war on methamphetamine. Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon announced Friday new legislation that will allow cooperative drug investigative and arrest powers between bordering counties in Missouri and Illinois...
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SNAKES! REPTILES INVADE CAPE LIBRARY
(Local News ~ 07/25/98)
Seven-year-old Abby Withers slowly reached out her hand to pet the 5-foot bull snake as it passed before her. She shivered a bit, made a face, but then smiled. "I was really scared," she said, "but it was kind of cool. It felt like a slimy basketball. But now I'm not as scared."...
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DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE FOR TWO CITIES; OFFICIALS FROM THE CAPE, JACKSON WILL TALK LONG-RANGE GROWTH PLANS
(Local News ~ 07/25/98)
A committee formed to study annexation issues shared by Cape Girardeau and Jackson will meet Tuesday to trade information about each city's 5-, 10- and 20-year growth plans. The public meeting will be held at 3 p.m. at Jackson City Hall. At this juncture, the committee wants to hear the respective staffs' ideas about projected growth and take them back to the city councils, Jackson Mayor Paul Sander said...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: ONLY ONE OPINION COUNTS WHEN IT COMES TO POTTY TRAINING
(Column ~ 07/25/98)
I've heard opinions from all the experts, but in the end, the one person whose opinion matters about this potty training experience is the only person who's keeping mum on the subject. I decided earlier this year that I would potty train Jerry over the summer. I figured that his turning 2, coupled with warmer weather and less clothing, would be all the incentive he needed to get to the toilet when Nature called...
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PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS PLAN AUGUST EVENTS
(Local News ~ 07/25/98)
Parents Without Partners will hold an orientation meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau. A Singles Dance will be held at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at the VFW Hall in Cape Girardeau. Another Singles Dance will be held at 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the American Legion Hall in Jackson...
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SENATE OKs CRIME LAB FUNDS
(Local News ~ 07/25/98)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate has approved an $800,000 appropriation to complete the expansion and renovation of the Southeast Missouri Crime Laboratory in Cape Girardeau. U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond said the expansion will help the lab move into a larger facility equipped with DNA, forensics and ballistics technology and become a training facility for officers dealing with the flood of methamphetamine production in Southeast Missouri."...
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JACKSON LEGION REACHES TOURNEY FINAL; SIKESTON ELIMINATED BY 11-10 LOSS
(High School Sports ~ 07/25/98)
Jackson's never-say die American Legion baseball team simply refused to buckle late Friday night during the loser's bracket final of the District 14 Tournament being played at Capaha Field. The last seed among the seven tourney squads, Jackson entered the double-elimination event having lost all 12 regular-season district games...
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OTAHKIANS SIGN THREE PREP STARS
(College Sports ~ 07/25/98)
Southeast Missouri State University softball coach Lana Richmond has completed her 1999 Otahkian squad with the signing of three recruits. Recently signing with the Otahkians were Emmy Kisaka, Courtney Ekland and Angela Hess. All are 1998 high school graduates who will be freshmen this year...
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FORMER SE FOOTBALL COACH DEAD AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKE
(College Sports ~ 07/25/98)
Doug Miller wasn't in Cape Girardeau long, but Southeast Missouri State University football coach John Mumford said he definitely made an impact with the Indians' program. Miller, who spent the 1996 season as a graduate assistant coach on Mumford's staff, died earlier this week in Colorado as he was struck by lightning during a camping trip...
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NBA's MAHORN IMPARTS ADVICE AT CAPE GIRARDEAU YOUTH CLINIC
(High School Sports ~ 07/25/98)
Treat people with respect and keep life's priorities in order. Those were two of the points National Basketball Association player Rick Mahorn emphasized the most Friday as he spoke to more than 100 youngsters attending a basketball clinic put on by New Bethel Church of Cape Girardeau...
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CHAFFEE JR. LEGION SQUEEZES PAST JEFFERSON CITY 4-3
(High School Sports ~ 07/25/98)
BALLWIN -- It wasn't supposed to be a squeeze bunt, but Brad Kolwyck drove in the winning run against Jefferson City in the bottom of the seventh inning of Friday's Junior Legion State Tournament. Chaffee (33-15) won the contest 4-3 when Tory Meyr attempted to steal home with two outs in the final inning. With Meyr racing down the third-base line, Kolwyck thought he missed a squeeze sign from manager Jeff Graviett and dropped a bunt that perplexed the Jefferson City defense...
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JAMES GREEN
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
SIKESTON -- James David Green of Sikeston died Friday, July 24, 1998, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was 62. He was born Nov. 17, 1936, in Advance, son of Enda Hawkins Green of Bloomfield and the late Barney Green. He married Freda Williamson Aug. 16, 1957. She survives...
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RODNEY JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
SIKESTON -- Funeral for Rodney Jackson of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at West End Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Roosevelt Williams officiating. Burial will be in Pullen Cemetery near Bell City. Friends may call at Ponder Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. Sunday...
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ALLIVE MCDONALD
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
KENNETT -- Funeral for Allive E. "Alice" McDonald of Kennett was held Friday at McDaniel Funeral Home, with the Rev. Don Slatton officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. McDonald, 87, died Tuesday, July 21, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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MICHAEL STOBAUGH
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
MATTHEWS -- Michael A. Stobaugh, 47, of Matthews drowned Thursday, July 23, 1998, at Clearwater Lake near Piedmont. He was born June 27, 1951, in Sikeston, son of Olen O. and Addie Throop Stobaugh. He and Marilyn Henderhan were married Aug. 30, 1974, at Canalou...
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EVELYN JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Evelyn Beth Johnson, 56, of East Prairie died Thursday, July 23, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, following an extended illness. She was born Oct. 18, 1941, at Wyatt, daughter of Ben Edward and Bonnie Pearl Johnson...
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CHUCK HANNA JR.
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
SIKESTON -- Billy C. "Chuck" Hanna Jr., 44, of Sikeston died Friday, July 24, 1998, at his home. He was born Feb. 4, 1954, in Sikeston, son of Billy C. and Elma Overby Hanna Sr. He and Julie Kluesner were married April 25, 1987. Hanna was a music teacher at Sikeston Middle School 20 years, and had played in the Tufa Band many years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church...
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CHARLES SCOTT
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
Charles Scott, 87, of Mound City, Kan., died Thursday, July 23, 1998, at Crystal Care Nursing Center in Mound City. He was born Aug. 17, 1910, near Mound City, son of Leo Bertner and Edna E. Hahn Scott. He and Ruth Barnes were married Feb. 15, 1930, in Mound City. She died May 25, 1990...
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JOYCE COOMER
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
MATTHEWS -- Joyce C. Coomer, 58, of St. Peters died Thursday, July 23, 1998, at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles. She was born March 11, 1940, at Matthews, daughter of William and Naomi Lucey. She married Elroy Coomer. Coomer retired as an accountant with Monsanto Chemical Co., where she worked 32 years...
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VIRGINIA KROKROSKIA
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
Virginia L. Krokroskia, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 23, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 13, 1926, in Picher, Okla., daughter of Clayton and Nancy Bond Nelums. She and Edwin J. Krokroskia were married April 20, 1945, in Columbus, Kan. He died Sept. 11, 1992...
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VIRGINIA TWITTY
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
Virginia E. Twitty, 87, of Chateau Girardeau died Friday, July 24, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center. She is formerly of Lilbourn. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.
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JAY JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
James W. "Jay" Johnson, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 24, 1998, at his home. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the chapel.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/25/98)
Son to Terry and Teresa Dalton of Batavia, Ill., Central Du Page Hospital in Winfield, Ill., 1:23 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 1998. Name, Jesse Grant. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Dalton is the former Teresa Sparkman, daughter of Mary Sparkman and Glenn Sparkman of Cape Girardeau. She is a registered nurse with Du Page County Health Department. Dalton is the son of Bill and Anita Dalton of Festus. He is self-employed in environmental soil and water testing...
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LOIS REA
(Obituary ~ 07/25/98)
MARBLE HILL -- Lois M. Rea, 77, of Marble Hill died Thursday, July 23, 1998, at the family home following an illness. She was born May 29, 1921, at Zalma, daughter of Charley and Sarah Sturgeon Dinkins. She and Hobert Rea were married in April 1939. He preceded her in death...
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