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SPLIT PERSONALITIES: WILL THE REAL KURT ANGLE PLEASE STAND UP?
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
The more Kurt Angle talks about his career, his goals, his ideals, the harder it is to tell him apart from his television character. He talks at length about his personal passion for the "three I's" -- integrity, intensity and intelligence -- just as his World Wrestling Federation character adheres to in front of millions of jeering fans each week...
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SPLIT PERSONALITIES: WOMEN'S CHAMP: SILLINESS, THRILLS ARE BIG DRAWS
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
Lisa Moretti makes no secret about why she's in the World Wrestling Federation. "Two reasons -- sex sells tickets, and anything light-hearted in sports entertainment sells tickets," she said. "It's silly and campy and it's popular." Moretti's WWF character, Ivory, has been silly, camp and wildly popular to the point of becoming the WWF's women's champion, a title she holds now. ...
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RUST TURNS NEWSPAPER REINS OVER TO SONS
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
The media landscape in Southeast Missouri is changing as Gary W. Rust retires from the day-to-day operations of Rust Communications, owner of the Southeast Missourian. Jon K. Rust and Rex D. Rust, two of his sons, were named co-presidents at a company meeting Thursday...
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LOCAL CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON FATHERING
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
When Hallmark Cards offered Mother's Day and Father's Day cards to all Missouri inmates, 10 times more cards were requested for mothers than for fathers. "Our prison system is full of men who either don't have dads or don't care to remember them," says the Rev. Mike Woelk...
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CHARGES BROUGHT IN STABBING DEATH
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- The death penalty will be considered against a Scott County man suspected of killing his girlfriend and attempting to set fire to their mobile home to conceal her death, the Scott County prosecutor's office said. Larry F. Baker, 40, of rural Benton, was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree arson Thursday in the Feb. 9 death of 41-year-old Lizabeth Dunn...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: NOW HEAR THIS: ALL HANDS PLEASE REPORT ANYTHING YOU CAN
(Column ~ 02/16/01)
There is so much attention focused on the U.S. Navy right now, thanks to that awful sub collision with a Japanese fishing boat. All those news stories -- each one providing new and sometimes shocking information -- made me wonder about our own navy right here in the River City of Roses, Murals and Broadway Obstacle Course...
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CAPE COUNTY FACES NEW JAIL PHONE COSTS
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau County commissioners plan to tap into 911 funds to pay the $35,749 cost of installing telephones in the new jail and sheriff's office. Commissioners and Sheriff John Jordan said Thursday they were surprised to find that the cost wasn't included in the more than $200,000 spent on the new telephone system installed throughout county offices last year...
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ONE OFFICER HEADS TO ST. LOUIS, OTHER HOME
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
Both Cape Girardeau police officers shot during a drug search Saturday night should leave the hospital today, but Cpl. Keith May will go home while Sgt. Brad Moore will head to St. Louis for further evaluation. May and Moore were shot at the Super 8 Motel at 2011 N. Kingshighway while investigating a tip from the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force. May was shot in his abdomen by a .380 caliber handgun; Moore was hit in his left shoulder...
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CHILD CAR-SEAT SAFETY CHECKS SET FOR SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
Most children's car seats are not installed properly, so from 9 to noon Saturday the Safe Kids Coalition and Safe Communities will give parents a hand. Members of these groups, trained in child passenger safety, will examine child-restraint systems Saturday at Ford Groves at 1501 N. Kingshighway...
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SOUTHEAST ENROLLMENT UP
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's final spring semester enrollment stands at 8,713, up more than 2 percent from a year ago, school officials said Thursday. The university has 7,434 undergraduate students, up 3.5 percent from last spring. Graduate enrollment declined by 4.6 percent to 1,279...
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RIVER FIREWORKS SHOW ON HOLD
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
Plans for an elaborate Fourth of July fireworks show on the Cape Girardeau riverfront are on hold after a potential corporate sponsor pulled out of discussions reportedly for financial reasons. Tracey Glenn, public information officer for the city of Cape Girardeau, said the city and the Convention and Visitors Bureau had been courting a possible corporate sponsor -- which she declined to name -- to help pick up the tab for the proposed $30,000 event. ...
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COLONIAL DAY OFFERS STUDENTS GLIMPSE OF PAST
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
Teachers and parent volunteers at Alma Schrader Elementary School provided a series of activities Thursday to give fifth-grade students a glimpse of the difficulties colonial Americans faced to provide their families with basic necessities. Students spent the day working at nine craft stations where they learned to quilt and cross-stitch, make buttons, rugs, butter and corn husk dolls, dip candles, stencil and tin punch. ...
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HONOR ROLLS: R.O. HAWKINS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Honor Roll ~ 02/16/01)
A Honor Roll 9th Grade -- Jacob Adams, Teri Asher, Ashley Bartels, Jonathan Beasley, Nathan Bell, Lauren Berndt, Kathleen Biri, Anna Bishop, Daniel Bono, Gussie Brotherton, Chelsea Brown, Hailey Clardy, Amber Clements, Johnathan Cobb,Torie Cox, Lynsie Creasman, Casey Dickerson, Todd Diebold, Kara Dietz, Tyler Dumey, Jamie Dunlap, Bradley Eaton, Emma Evans, Jessica Farrow, Curtis Felker, Jennifer Ferrell, Nicholas Fiehler, Nikki Floyd, Amanda Foltz, Aaron Fortner, Joanna Friese, Kelly Gerlach, Gregory Gholson, Justin Gibbs, Malerie Goodman, Jonathan Gould, Gabriel Gross, Linden Hahs, Audrey Henckell, Amanda Herbst, Jon Hervas, Cody Heuer, Nathaniel Hinchey, Shawn Hinkebein, Bradley Holten, Adam Hosp, Brock Howard, Brian Huckstep, Cole Humphrey, Michael James, Andrea Jestus, Jack Johnson, Christian King, Jason Ladner, Melissa Lane, Sarah Lang, Scott Lang, Amber Leirer, Kelley Lichtenegger, Brandy Libeknecht, Jermey Loenneke, Jessica Loos, Kate Loos, Clarissa Lorenz, Zachary Mais, Brian McDonald, Jessica McIntyre, Tyler McNeely, Kelly Mitchell, April Niswonger, Kali Niswonger, Travis Niswonger, Jeremie Nothdurft, Elizabeth Nussbaum, Maria Oehl, Christy Pelikan, Christopher Philipps, Curtis Profilet, Laura Puchbauer, Tyler Puchbauer, Kelly Rees, Kelly Riggs, Eric Roth, Danielle Ruble, Leigha Sander, Krista Sanders, Amber Saupe, Dametria Scheffer, Jennifer Schlick, Charity Seyer, Matthew Shelton, Kymberly Shipman, Ryan Sitzes, Kristin Smith, Toni Smith, Jill Sneathen, Andrea Soemo, Scott Sterling, Holly Stockard, Stacy Stroer, Kathryn Vangilder, Benjamin Wachter, Amanda Watson, Abigail Weinrich, Angela Welker, Sarah Wessel, Meagan Whitehead, Rebecca Wissehr, Kaci Wright, Jenna Young.. ...
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BIDS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL WELL BELOW ESTIMATE
(Local News ~ 02/16/01)
Architects and school officials for the Cape Girardeau School District could not contain their smiles Thursday after bids to build a new high school came in well under cost estimates. Three general contractors bid on the project, and all were below the $19.6 million base bid architects projected. ...
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HONOR ROLLS: EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
(Honor Roll ~ 02/16/01)
A Honor Roll 10th Grade - Derek Rose. 9th Grade - Sammi Matthews. 8th Grade - Amber Karnes, Micah McDowell, Courtney Smith. 7th Grade - Rachel Huebel. 6th Grade - Kassy Hess, Ariel Kitchen. 5th Grade - John Davisson, Daniel Hooks, Katie Karnes, Ashley Todaro...
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HONOR ROLLS: OAK RIDGE SCHOOL
(Honor Roll ~ 02/16/01)
12th Grade - Amanda Buchheit, April Hemmann, Kyle Hobeck, Anthony Hoffman, Joleta Ludwig, Dericka Meyr, Beau Morrison, Julie Myers, Erin Pavelka, Nicole Ruesler, Deanna Schreiner, Elizabeth Slinkard. 11th Grade - Beth Faulkner, Thomas Grantham, Adam Hahs, Jennifer Hrabik, Amy Pohlman, Lindsay Robinson, Seth Stahlheber, Nikki Wilson...
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HONOR ROLLS: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL
(Honor Roll ~ 02/16/01)
A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Lauren Beussink, Hallie Fieser, Sarah Nenninger, Amanda Sutterer. 7th Grade - Andrew Bertrand, Molly Hahs, Jessica Kirn, Abby Moore, Kelli Nagel, Chelsey Rigdon, Ashley Sachse, Melissa Viox. 6th Grade - Brooke Beussink, Jordan Buchheit, Claire Goodson, Ambrosia Kiehl, Katie Lakner, Nicole Market, Chelsea McDowell, Amanda Peiffer, Allison Schwent, Sarah Sutterer...
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PERRYVILLE TRIMS CAPE CENTRAL
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/01)
Perryville rallied to put a damper on Senior Night with a 46-45 last-second win over the Lady Tigers at Tiger Field House. Perryville's Jamie Amberger hit the game-winning layin with six seconds remaining. A tight game throughout, Cape Central (14-10) moved ahead 40-33 midway through the fourth quarter. But a 9-1 run by the Lady Pirates wiped out that lead and sent Perryville up 42-41 with 1:24 to go...
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INDIANS: NOMADS OF THE DIAMOND
(College Sports ~ 02/16/01)
If Southeast Missouri State University's baseball players and coaches like motel rooms, then the next several weeks will be right up their alley. The Indians, who opened the 2001 season by sweeping a three-game home series against Iowa State last weekend, will play 14 of their next 15 contests on the road. And that would have been 15 of 16, but Wednesday's scheduled game at Memphis was rained out...
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SE ADDS SIX MORE PLAYERS
(College Sports ~ 02/16/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's football recruiting class grew to 23 Thursday as six more players signed national letters of intent with the Indians, including a pair of Cape Girardeau Central High School standouts. As expected, placekicker Brian Emmendorfer and linebacker O.J. Turner -- both Cape Central seniors -- officially committed to the Indians Thursday, as did four other high school seniors...
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LOCAL WRESTLERS REMAIN ALIVE AT STATE MEET
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jackson advanced all eight of its state qualifiers through to the second day of wrestling at the state meet at the Hearnes Center. Six of them won their first matches Thursday night while two lost, but recovered in the first round of wrestlebacks. Jackson was in fifth place with 20 points, two points out of fourth and five points out of first...
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LADY BULLDOGS ROLL PAST KELLY 78-57
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- Sophomore Erin Pfau had a game to remember as she came off the bench to score a career-high 22 points as Notre Dame posted a 78-57 victory over Class 2A rival Kelly on Thursday night. Pfau came into the game averaging around three points a game...
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BRIEFS: SEMO HOLDS INDOOR TRACK MEET TODAY
(College Sports ~ 02/16/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's men's and women's indoor track teams will host Murray State in dual meets at the Student Recreation Center today. The field events will begin at 5:30 p.m., with running events starting at 7. Southeast will be heavily favored to win both meets today...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/16/01)
Son to Bill and Libbi Cartwright of Scott City, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:33 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, 2001. Name, Cole William. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Cartwright is the former Libbi Miller, daughter of Mike and Debbie Miller of Scott City. She is employed at Miller Drywall Inc. Cartwright is the son of Willa Cartwright of Mayfield, Ky., and the late Bill Cartwright. He is employed at Procter & Gamble...
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RAYMOND RITCHIE
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
Raymond Thomas Ritchie, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born July 21, 1917, in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., son of Harold Nichols and Mabel Kline Ritchie. He and Evelyn Hanson were married Jan. 20, 1947, in Hartford, Conn...
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RUBY MCKENZIE
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Funeral for Ruby A. McKenzie of Chaffee will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The Rev. Watis Harrell will officiate. Burial will be in Union Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 4 p.m. today...
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HENRY LUBER
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Henry John Luber, 89, of Upland, Calif., formerly of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at Vencor Hospital in Monterey, Calif. He was born Aug. 13, 1911, in Pocahontas, Ark., son of John and Bertha Ausman Luber. He and Viola Irene Ford were married Dec. 16, 1938...
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NORMAN WILLE
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Norman E. Wille, 68, of Jackson died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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MARY HORRELL
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
BRAZEAU, Mo. -- Mary Jane Horrell, 77, of St. Peters, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 21, 1923, at Brazeau. Horrell was a licensed practical nurse in obstetrics at Normandy Hospital in St. Louis 33 years...
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BENJERMAN FALKOFF
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Graveside service for Benjerman Allen Falkoff will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Garden of Memories Cemetery. The Rev. Larry Davis will officiate. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. The infant died shortly after birth Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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JAMES WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- James C. Williams, 57, of Bloomsburg, Pa., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, near his home. He was born May 13, 1943, in Advance, son of Lawrence and Eula Smith Williams. He first married Wanda Leadbetter, who died April 19, 1988. He later married Lois Hunsinger...
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REV. WILLIAM STEIN
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. C. William Stein, 87, of Perryville died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at St. Mary's of the Barrens. He was born Feb. 22, 1913, in St. Louis, son of Edward Christian and Florence Strauss Stein. The Rev. Stein was a retired ordained Catholic priest. He professed his vows in 1933 at St. Mary's Seminary in Perryville. He was ordained a deacon at Kenrick Seminary in 1938 and ordained a priest at St. Mary's Seminary in Perryville in 1939...
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ANGELA HUBBS
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Angela Hubbs, 32, of Anna died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at St. Louis University Hospital. She was the daughter of Mike Leonard and Ruth Dodson Hulsey. She and Greg Hubbs were married in 1992 in Lick Creek, Ill. Hubbs was employed at RAVE in Anna and was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church...
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IRA HONEY
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
THEBES, Ill. -- Ira Loyd Honey, 90, of Thebes died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 12, 1910, near Thebes, son of Edward Cornelius and Minnie Mae Pence Honey. He and Minnie Ellen Watson were married July 24, 1941. She died Oct. 17, 1996...
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SCOTT DILLOW
(Obituary ~ 02/16/01)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Scott Lee Dillow, 45, of Ullin died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at his home. He was born Aug. 2, 1955, at Joliet, Ill., son of Bill D. and Shelia Reynolds Dillow. Dillow was a machinist. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his mother of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; a sister, Kathy Mills of Anna, Ill; a brother, Bill Dillow Jr. of Goshen, Ky.; a stepsister, Yvonne Palmer of Port St. Lucie; and friend, Mary Bracken of Ullin...
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LETTERS: FELONS SHOULD REFLECT ON DEEDS, NOT BE EXECUTED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/01)
To the editor: I am writing in response to the Feb. 7 letter about the death penalty. My social studies class was going over current events when we came upon the letter from the Rev. David V. Dissen. I know he is a very respected man, but I guess I see things differently...
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LETTERS: MONETT POLICE TRYING TO RETURN TWO TOMBSTONES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/01)
To the editor: The Monett Police Department needs your help. Officers recently responded to a landlord who went to clean up a house where renters had suddenly left and were thought to have returned to California. The landlord found two tombstones in the garage. They were for Robert Lee Simpson, March 18, 1936-May 23, 1996, SP4, U.S. Army, Korea and Walter R. Guyall, July 25, 1922-Aug. 26, 1996, Private, U.S. Army, World War II...
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LETTERS: WE MUST ALL HAVE RESPECT FOR OFFICERS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/01)
To the editor: I'm writing this letter as my way of donating to the Back the Blue fund. I am not in a position to contribute financially, but I do have a strong desire to speak out on behalf of all local law-enforcement officials. What really matters is that we learn from the most recent incident involving the Cape Girardeau police officers and understand they are putting their lives on the line every day...
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SHOOTINGS MAKE US AWARE OF DUTY DANGERS
(Editorial ~ 02/16/01)
The shootings last Saturday night of two Cape Girardeau police officers were shocking and upsetting in so many ways. Not since 1961 had a Cape Girardeau officer been wounded in a shootout. Two officers died that year following an exchange of gunfire on North Kingshighway. The last time a Cape Girardeau police officer killed an assailant was in 1984...
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MILITARY PAY INCREASES ARE WAY PAST DUE
(Editorial ~ 02/16/01)
President Bush's proposal for a significant boost in military pay is long overdue. The president is proposing pay increases of $1.4 billion and another $1 billion of incentives to retain skilled military personnel. Considering the importance of having well-trained military personnel in the various service branches, the Bush plan sounds like an idea that could go a long way at improving the lot of our men and women in uniform at a modest cost...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/16/01)
ALL RIGHT, Southeast Missourian sages, since you brought it up, what say ye? Two of your sacred cows, educational achievement and commerce are apparently at odds. SOME AREA schools deny delivery of Valentine's Day goodies to the schools partly because they think it causes a substantial disruption of the educational process. ...
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LETTERS: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS ARE MOSTLY IGNORED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/01)
To the editor: Because it is February, we once again find acquired heart disease the focus of many news articles and advertisements. And once again we find that congenital heart disease is mostly ignored. Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect, and it is estimated that each year in the United States 40,000 babies are born with them. ...
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