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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: JOINS BEAUTY SALON
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
Danea Johnson of Jackson has joined Studio Design beauty salon at 229 S. Broadview in Cape Girardeau. Johnson, who has more than four years of experience in the beauty industry, is a graduate of Stage One The Hair School in Cape Girardeau. She offers a variety of hair styling, including cutting, highlights and family styles...
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BUSINESS MEMO: DED GROUP VISITS
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
A group of representatives from the Business and Attraction group of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, visited the Cape Girardeau area recently. "Every year the group visits to look at potential business sites," said Mitch Robinson, executive director of the Cape Girardeau Area Recruitment Association...
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BUSINESS MEMO: ELECTRIC CAR FUTURE
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
The future of electric cars in the United States is likely to be determined when California decides whether to pursue a requirement for pollution-free vehicles. The state's Air Resources Board is to rule this fall whether to keep, modify or drop a rule requiring that 10 percent of new cars and light trucks sold in the state have zero emissions. The rule would affect all automakers selling at least 3,000 new cars a year in the state and would take effect with 2003 models...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: JOINS LAW FIRM
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
Nathan Cooper of Cape Girardeau has joined the law firm of Lichtenegger, Weiss and Fetterhoff, 1210 Greenway Drive in Jackson. Cooper will engage in the general practice of law and will also be handling immigration and naturalization matters. Cooper is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and a 1999 graduate of St. Louis University Law School...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: JOINS SALES TEAM
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
Ralph Sharp, Marti Sutton and Reginald Kennedy have joined the sales team at AA Mobile Homes, Interstate 55 & Airport Road. Sharp, who has been a resident of Cape Girardeau since 1973, previously served as manager of Tobacco Lane. He is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and has more than 25 years of sales experience...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: BANK PROMOTIONS
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
Kathleen Bertrand and Gary Howard of Cape Girardeau have received promotions at Firstar Bank of Southeast Missouri. Bertrand has been named senior vice president. She has more than 16 years experience in banking, and is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University; the Graduate School of Banking in Boulder, Color.; American Institute of Banking Compliance School; and, the Midsouth School of Banking...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: NEW CAR WINNERS
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
Steve and Vickie Bollinger of Jackson were recent winners of a 2000 Ford Taurus in the college football Bowl Championship Series (BCS), a national promotion sponsored by Ford Motor Co. Ford presented a Taurus for every touchdown scored during the four-game Taurus Touchdown Drive Sweepstakes...
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WILSON & HEISSERER L.C. FORM NEW LAW FIRM IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
Stephen C. Wilson and Elizabeth H. Heisserer have joined their law practices to form a new law firm -- Wilson & Heisserer L.C. The new firm is at 310 Broadway, 8th Floor, KFVS Tower in downtown Cape Girardeau. Wilson, a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, also attended American University in Washington, D.C., and Southeast Missouri State University...
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BONDS OR BOND FUNDS: WHICH BUYING OPTION IS RIGHT FOR YOU? (FINANCIAL FOCUS)
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
This "Financial Focus" column is prepared by Edward Jones Investments, headquartered in St. Louis. Jones includes branches throughout the nation, including Cape Girardeau and Jackson. In the blazing stock market of the 1990s, bonds were often the forgotten stepchild of the financial world. ...
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50 YEARS OF CREDIT ON CARDS
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
In 1888, author Edward Bellamy imagined America as a "cashless cooperative." In his utopian fantasy novel, "Looking Backward from the Year 2000 to 1888." Bellamy wrote that every citizen in 2000 will have "a credit card issued to him/her, which can be used to procure products at public storehouses found in every community."...
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BUSINESS MEMO: HOME SALES STILL ROBUST
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
Americans bought fewer new homes in February as mortgage rates rose, yet the level of sales remained robust overall, leaving economists to marvel at the housing sector's resilience. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that sales of new homes fell by an unexpected 0.5 percent last month but the seasonally adjusted annual rate was 919,000, a level higher than expectations...
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BUSINESS MEMO: SHOPKO RECOGNIZED
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
ShopKo Stores Inc. has received national recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency. ShopKo received the Energy Start Award for energy conservation efforts at 160 ShopKo stores. The company has been successful in reducing energy consumption by 20 percent, despite a 22 percent increase in the stores' operating hours...
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BUSINESS MEMO: BUSINESS COUNSELING
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions at Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Perryville and Malden this month. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available April 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The free counseling sessions last about an hour. Call 335-3312 for appointment...
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BUSINESS MEMO: PORT ANNIVERSARY
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority, along the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau and Scott City, will hold its 25th anniversary celebration May 16. The Corps of Engineers' towboat, "M.V. Pathfinder," will be at the port to provide a river tour at 2 p.m. A plaque presentation will be made at 4 o'clock, and a fish fry dinner will be provided at 4:30 ...
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BUSINESS MEMO: TAX TRAINING SEMINARS
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
The Missouri Department of Revenue will conduct a number of business tax seminars to familiarize new businesses with tax-related issues. The workshops will include training on sales tax, withholding tax and business tax registrations. Two of free seminars will be held at Cape Girardeau June 13 and Nov. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Cape Girardeau Tax Assistance Center, 3102 Blattner Drive, Suite 102...
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BUSINESS MEMO: COMING UP
(Business ~ 04/03/00)
Wednesday Workers' Compensation Discussion Group, 12:30 p.m., Drury Lodge. Friday Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee, 7:30 a.m., Show Me Center. April 17-18 Missouri Industry of the Year Awards & Missouri Industry Day, Jefferson City...
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HIGH TECH CORNER: MICROSOFT VS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
(Column ~ 04/03/00)
Tuesday was to be the big day for the Microsoft antitrust case, but it is not going to happen. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson really wants the two sides to come to an agreement. If this happens, he does not have to make a ruling. The judge making a ruling in either sides' favor will definitely make a lot of people unhappy. ...
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TICKET SALES FOR SOUTHEAST NIGHT AT BUSCH STADIUM SWELLS TO 750
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
Today Cardinal fans will hear the familiar cry: Play Ball. It's opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals. That means only 61 days remain until Southeast Night at Busch Stadium. Co-sponsors Southeast Missouri State University and the Southeast Missourian are hoping between 1,500 and 2,000 Southeast Missourians attend the Cardinal game against the Cleveland Indians June 3...
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PROSECUTION FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE TO FILL OUT FORM UNLIKELY
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
Federal law requires people to fill out their census forms, but those who don't likely won't be prosecuted, Census Bureau officials say. Census Bureau spokesman Tom Beaver said persons who refuse to fill out the census questionnaires face $100 fines...
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CAPE COUNTY'S OLDEST PRACTICING LAWYER RETIRING
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
Raymond H. Vogel is no stranger to the law. Vogel, 84, is the oldest practicing attorney in Cape Girardeau County. Later this month, after more than 54 years of practice, he will retire. Vogel knew he wanted to be an attorney soon after entering Normal School (now Southeast Missouri State University) as a freshman...
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BETTER CENSUS WOULDN'T HAVE HELPED REGION
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
Missouri would have lost federal funding if the 1990 census figures had been adjusted for a more accurate population count, the federal General Accounting Office says. That's the conclusion of a GAO report released last year that looked at the census undercount and its impact on federal funding for all 50 states and the District of Columbia...
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NATIONAL ALCOHOL SCREENING DAY SET FOR APRIL 6
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
Alcohol abuse is an equal-opportunity problem, affecting men, women, young, old and those in every socio-economic bracket. And with the large number of people with alcohol problems and the young age at which many start drinking, Tammy Inman, director of community services for the area's Family Counseling Centers, felt it was important for those centers to participate in National Alcohol Screening Day, set for April 6...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
Cape Girardeau City Council Monday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session, 5 p.m. Public hearings Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) New ordinances (First reading) Motion accepting into the city's system the sanitary sewer and water improvements for a portion of Sewer District 16-F...
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SOUTHEAST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OFFERS TASTES OF OTHER CULTURES
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
Joo Kyung Sung had to consult a family recipe and phone her mother before cooking japchae for the International festival Sunday. And it took several phone calls home before Sung knew exactly what ingredients to buy and how to prepare the traditional Korean noodle dish...
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FAIR OFFERS FAMILIES TIME TOGETHER FOR A QUARTER
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
You can't buy much for 25 cents these days, but Sunday afternoon that admission price would buy you a whole day's worth of entertainment. The Family Fun Fair was once again held at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. Proceeds there go to benefit the Community Counseling Center...
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KASTEN, GATELEY TO CAP OFF COUNCIL CAREERS
(Local News ~ 04/03/00)
When Dr. Melvin Kasten and Melvin Gateley take their seats tonight in the city council chambers, it will be for one of their last meetings as members of the Cape Girardeau City Council. Both men have served as city council members since 1992, ranking them as the senior members of the city's elected body...
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BOOTHEEL LAKE IS EXPECTED TO HOLD WATER THIS TIME, PROVIDING FISHING FOR AREA RESIDENTS
(Editorial ~ 04/03/00)
It has been a long time coming, but Jerry P. Combs Lake near Kennett finally opened Saturday. Some might find it fitting that the lake opened on April Fools' Day, but let's hope the irony doesn't make any difference. The Department of Conservation, after all, has had enough problems with the lake already...
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HIGHWAY 34 ONLY NEEDS TARGETED UPGRADES
(Editorial ~ 04/03/00)
The Missouri Department of Transportation is approaching the possible upgrade of Highway 34 across the region with the logic that a major overhaul of the 85-mile stretch between Jackson and Piedmont isn't really necessary. We agree. While significant improvements to portions of Highway 34 in and around Jackson, Marble Hill and Piedmont would be welcome to help carry local traffic, the time isn't right for the state to bear the expense of a major straightening and widening of the highway from Jackson to its western ending point at U.S. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/03/00)
HISTORY IS history. The Civil War is past history. A lot of men died and suffered for their beliefs on both sides. But it is history. If they want to fly the Confederate flag in South Carolina, that is their business. If they want a plaque on the courthouse in Texas, that is their business. This is a democracy. A democracy is supposed to be ruled by the majority of the people. Why are we allowing 15 percent of the population of the United States to dictate what most of the people do?...
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LETTERS: DON'T LUMP TRAILER OWNERS TOGETHER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/03/00)
To the editor: Just a note to express my displeasure at what has been going on with the issue on land covenants. I have learned that even the farmers are trying to get zoning laws to keep out trailer trash. To an extent, this is understandable. Please do me one favor. ...
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SE SOFTBALL SUFFERS LOSS TO T. TECH
(College Sports ~ 04/03/00)
Southeast Missouri State University's softball team came up short Sunday in its bid for a three-game sweep of Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee Tech. The Otahkians managed just three hits -- all singles -- and suffered a 5-2 loss to the visiting Eaglettes...
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ESTHER JAMES
(Obituary ~ 04/03/00)
Esther Ellen Propst James, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 2, 2000, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Sept. 17, 1915, at Lixville, Mo., daughter of Caruthers and Rosetta Pavey Conrad. She married Tony Edwin Propst Sept. 24, 1932, at Sedgewickville. He died July 25, 1957. She and Max James were married March 15, 1980, at Cape Girardeau. He died May 10, 1994...
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BERNARD BIERSCHWAL
(Obituary ~ 04/03/00)
Bernard "Bernie" Bierschwal, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 1, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Dec. 26, 1914, son of Louis and Anna Hargens Bierschwal. He and Ruth Sailer were married Dec. 19, 1948, at Cape Girardeau. Bierschwal worked in the family business, the former Bierschwal Meat Market, at Cape Girardeau for many years. He also worked at the former Hirsch's Thrift Way and the Riverside Lumber Co. He retired in 1976...
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WARREN MANNING
(Obituary ~ 04/03/00)
SIKESTON -- Warren R. Manning, 70, of Sikeston, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Blanchard Funeral Home.
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ALMA BAUE
(Obituary ~ 04/03/00)
FROHNA -- Alma A. Baue, 84, formerly of Frohna, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, at Charleviox Nursing Home in St. Charles. She was born on Sept. 1, 1915, in Perryville, daughter of Emanuel and Mary Hansen Hoffstetter. She married Frederic W. Baue on May 16, 1944...
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KATHRYN MONTGOMERY
(Obituary ~ 04/03/00)
CHAFFEE -- Kathryn Montgomery, 84, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 20, 1915, at Tuckerman, Ark., daughter of Pleasant Howell and Theresa Goatcher Bowden. She and J.P. Montgomery were married Nov. 18, 1935...
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DAISY KELLY
(Obituary ~ 04/03/00)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Daisy Kelly, 75, of Olmsted and formerly of Olive Branch died Saturday, April 1, 2000, at Daystar Care Center at Cairo. She was born Nov. 16, 1924, at Olive Branch, daughter of Barney and Elizabeth Hill Henderson. She was married to William E. Kelly. He died in 1984...
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