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BRIDGE RISING FROM MURKY MISSISSIPPI
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
The $100 million-plus Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River to connect Cape Girardeau to Southern Illinois, is scheduled to be completed by 2003. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the project is 15 percent done. The last four years have seen massive concrete supports climbing from the gray water, with spans beginning from both shores and intended to meet over the center of the river...
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HOTELS LARGEST EMPLOYER FOR CITY
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Mid-America Hotels, which includes restaurants, construction, administration and hotel workers, including the Holiday Inn and Victorian Inn in Cape Girardeau, continues to head the list of "Top 15" employers in Cape Girardeau. In compiling top employers, the Southest Missourian consulted with the Directory of Manufacturing and Basic Industry for Missouri, the Directory for Southeast Missouri Region, and a number of businesses on the list...
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LARGE CROWD READS AT OAK RIDGE ACTIVITY
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
OAK RIDGE -- Thirty-eight students and 36 parents attended Oak Ridge Elementary's Family Reading Night, Monday. The event is designed to get students and parents to read together. Parents also learn reading-related activities that can be incorporated in the home...
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POST 158 WILL JOIN IN LEGION CELEBRATION
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
A gala birthday party is being planned by Altenthal-Joerns Post 158 of the American Legion in Jackson as part of the Legion's worldwide observance of its 82th anniversary in March, Post Commander Bill Sullivan announced recently. Under a special committee headed by Bill Poe, the 82th birthday will be observed with a banquet March 15 at the Legion Hall in Jackson. Happy Hour is at 5:30 p.m.; the banquet at 6:45 p.m...
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GOOD THINKING: THE ASHES OF LENT
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
Ash Wednesday is Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon word "lencten" meaning "spring." Lent also comes from a German word "lenz" which refers to that time of the year when the days begin to "Ienighten."...
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SPARKS RECEIVES MISSOURI CHAMBER BUSINESS AWARD
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
Rick Sparks, University of Missouri Outreach and Extension business and industry specialist in Jackson, received the Missouri Chamber of Commerce Outreach and Extension Business Award. Dan Mehan, Missouri chamber president, presented the award Oct. 24 during University Outreach and Extension's annual conference...
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FREE POETRY CONTEST OPEN TO JACKSON RESIDENTS
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
The International Library of Poetry has announced that $58,000 in prizes will be awarded this year in the International Open Poetry Contest. Poets from the Jackson area, particularly beginners, are welcome to try to win their share of more than 250 prizes. The deadline for the contest is April 30. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free...
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AREA'S TOP EMPLOYERS SEE GROWTH; SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INDUSTRIES SEE EXPANSION
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
More than 550 manufacturing facilities employ about 34,000 people in 14 Southeast Missouri counties. These counties have experienced steady industrial growth during the 1990s. When TG-USA Corp. opened in Perryville more than a decade ago, it produced transmission gears for Ford Motor Co. and steering wheels for Chrysler Corp...
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CRAIGLOW BOOKKEEPING MOVES UPTOWN
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
Beverly Craiglow Koehler is no stranger to the Jackson business community and neither is the building she is renovating at 520 S. Hope. Koehler has operated Beverly Craiglow Bookkeeping Services since 1985 -- first out of her home and later at 1233 Old Cape Road...
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PACK 12 UB SCOUTS HOLD BLUE & GOLD BANQUET
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
"Merlin," portrayed by Carolyn Davis, packmaster, is helped by Chelley Lewis as Pam Petzoldt looks on during the banquet. Karl Kindt, knight of St. Louis, appeared for the Scouts and their families in his suit of armor. He talked to the crwod about all that is required to be a knight and how he became one...
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FAMILY READING NIGHT DRAWS 38
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
Family time: Quality time was shared, as well as books, at Oak Ridge Elementary School's Family Reading Night, Monday. Technology: Part of the Oak Ridge Elementary School accelerated reader program involves taking quizzes on a computer, after reading books...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU PLANS FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Just as Cape Girardeau has grown in size during the past 10 years, so have its parks. New park space was bought and developed and improvements planned at existing parks, and the work continues. The city's Parks and Recreation Department continues to make improvements and plans...
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THE WEEKEND HUNTER: HUNTER PROVES RUMORS ARE TRUE
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
With the rumors flying around Southern Missouri about big bucks, it's almost impossible to keep track. When the rumors of big bucks come from Southeast Missouri, it's almost like a dream. At this point in time, there are seven to eight different record-book deer, if not state and world records rumors...
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2000 CENSUS MEANS CHANGE FOR CAPE AREA
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
Local officials and community leaders are counting on the 2000 census to provide a statistical snapshot of progress for Cape Girardeau County. They know the area has grown over the last decade, with new subdivisions and businesses taking root where once there were farm fields...
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DAILY TELEVISION LISTINGS COMING IN NEWSPAPER
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
Beginning Tuesday, the Southeast Missourian will have prime-time TV listings in each edition. The weekly magazine, TV Today, will no longer be published. The new TV listings in the newspaper will appear on the same page as a summary of market activity Tuesdays through Saturdays. On Sundays and Mondays, the page with TV listings will feature entertainment news...
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LEGISLATOR, DIVORCED PARENTS SEEK REPEAL OF RELOCATION LAW
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
A two-year-old Missouri law has become a surprise weapon in the bloody wars between some divorced parents. Last July, Mary Long of Joplin, Mo., was about to embark on a new phase of her life. The primary caretaker of her two children and ignorant of the 1998 relocation law, Long was finalizing a move to Cape Girardeau to join her second husband and pursue classes at Southeast Missouri State University...
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WHAT'S IN STORE: CAPE WEST PARK A MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Dairy cows once grazed on prime pastureland on the Siemers farm. Today, the area has been turned into a major commercial development, harvesting sales generated by a crop of name-brand stores ranging from Wal-Mart to Target. Cape West Business Park opened a decade ago with little more than a concrete street and the confident vision of developers Charles and Robert Drury...
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A SMOKE SCREEN: JACKSON SCHOOL OFFICIALS TRY TO CONTROL STUDENTS' OFF-CAMPUS BEHAVIOR
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A new disciplinary policy at Jackson High School blurs the boundaries between the school campus and private property and pits school authority against students' personal freedom. The Jackson Board of Education recently gave administrators punitive control over off-campus behavior that would violate school policies if done on school property. ...
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MARK MY WORD: THE ADVENTURE OF WORDS AND GRAND OPENINGS
(Column ~ 02/25/01)
Words are an adventure in third grade. They're the cat's "meow" and the "toot" of a horn. Words like "boom," "baa," and "beep" also find their way into spelling tests. Becca recently had such a test. She loved it. Of course, our oldest daughter likes words anyway. But these words were fun for her. She giggled as she looked over a list of 20 "sound" words. They included everything from "click" to "clank" and "tweet" to "woof."...
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MALL MANAGER: COMMERCIAL GROWTH ELSEWHERE BENEFITS WESTFIELD
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Mall manager Jim Govro loves the commercial development that has mushroomed on the west side of Interstate 55. Govro manages Westfield Shoppingtown West Park, the 20-year-old mall on William Street, a few blocks east of Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau...
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NOISY STORMS DO LITTLE DAMAGE
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
A few hours of severe storms Saturday evening blocked off a few streets and knocked over trees and some power lines in the region, but did little lasting damage, authorities reported. Watches for severe thunderstorms with high winds gusting up to 45 miles an hour were announced by the National Weather Service for much of Southeast Missouri and southern Illinois early Saturday evening. The first tornado watch of the year was also in effect for a few Bootheel counties...
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WHAT DO WE WANT TO SEE?
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
The extermination of all government-subsidized housing. A red-light district. A 20-foot statue of Rush Limbaugh. These were three of the more colorful responses to the recent www.semissourian.com poll, "What one addition or improvement would you most like to see in the Cape Girardeau area within the next 10 years?"...
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JACKSON, CAPE GIRARDEAU CHAMBERS SHOW GROWTH
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Jackson's chamber of commerce has spent the past 10 years changing, while Cape Girardeau's has generally remained the same, say chamber leaders. Cape Girardeau couldn't have grown much, said John Mehner, chamber president and chief executive officer. The chamber is already the fourth largest in the state, trailing only St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield...
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SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY TO HOLD PLANNING FORUMS
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
Southeast Missouri State University will hold public forums this week with students at its Bootheel higher education centers in Malden, Kennett and Sikeston. The forums are part of the university's efforts to secure student, faculty and staff input in developing a new strategic plan for the institution...
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POLICE SEEK FAILED THIEVES
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Police are looking for two men who, despite having the keys, tried and failed to steal a car at a gas station Saturday. A 29-year-old woman from Jackson had stopped for gas at Easy Pump at 114 S. Union St. about 3:50 p.m., Sgt. Howard Hammers said. When she went inside the store to pay, she left her keys in the car. Then a man climbed into her Chevrolet Corsica and attempted to drive off...
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A DECADE OF BUSINESS: CENSUS WILL GIVE INSIGHT TO FUTURE AND CURRENT BUSINESS OWNERS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Some of them are businesses we frequent every week. Others opened, closed and were forgotten. But the hundreds of businesses that operated in Cape Girardeau County in the 1990s made most of the area what it is. A listing of most of them brings back memories for many...
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HEALTHY GAINS: HOSPITALS GROW TO SERVE PATIENTS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
The last decade was a period of rapid expansion for both of Cape Girardeau's hospitals, Southeast Missouri Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center. Southeast changes Southeast completed its largest addition ever, the $19 million Clinical Services Building, in 1994...
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SOUTHEST WINS FINALE
(College Sports ~ 02/25/01)
Even without its leading scorer, the Morehead State men's basketball team still proved to be a mighty formidable opponent for Southeast Missouri State University Saturday night. But the Eagles, playing without freshman Ricky Minard (who was injured) and his 17-point average, couldn't quite prevent the Indians from closing out the regular season with a five-game winning streak...
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OTAHKIANS ESTABLISH MOMENTUM FOR TOURNEY
(College Sports ~ 02/25/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team ended the regular season with a victory and assured itself of being able to carry some momentum into the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The Otahkians broke a two-game losing streak Saturday night by pulling away late for an 81-61 triumph over visiting Morehead State, which had a four-game winning streak snapped...
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THE LATEST LINE: GOOD LUCK IN TRYING TO PICK OVC TOURNAMENT WINNER
(Sports Column ~ 02/25/01)
If you're trying to pick a winner -- or even the finalists -- in the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament that begins Tuesday, I have just two words of wisdom. Good luck. That's because, in recent years, the tournament has never been more wide open, particularly for the teams fortunate enough to get to Nashville, Tenn., where the OVC's 'Final Four' will be held Friday and Saturday...
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OTAHKIANS SAVE BEST OF LAST, BEAT WINONA
(College Sports ~ 02/25/01)
The Southeast Missouri State Otahkians' gymnastics team sent senior Kathy Smith out in style Saturday, defeating the Winona State Warriors 193.200 -- 186.400 at the Houck Field House. Southeast (8-5 overall, 1-3 in dual meets) posted a season-best score and got its first victory in a dual meet this season in an all-around team effort, setting team season-highs in three of four events. The Otahks also swept the first three places in each event...
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AGING POPULATION MOVING TO NURSING HOMES
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
A family's decision to turn primary care of a loved one over to a nursing home can be devastating, but it's a decision more and more families are making as the nation's elderly population grows and eligible adults enter the workplace. Nearly two dozen nursing homes operate in Cape Girardeau County, the bulk of them in Cape Girardeau. Most have expanded their buildings and services in recent years to offer a healthy, secure home where they can provide holistic care to patients...
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SOUTH ALABAMA NIPS SOUTHEAS 2-1
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/01)
MOBILE, Ala. -- Southeast starting pitcher Tommy Thomas had another tough-luck outing as he gave up just two earned runs -- his first two in three starts this season -- but fell to 0-2 as South Alabama slipped past Southeast 2-1 Saturday. South Alabama, ranked No. ...
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CAREER CENTER'S MOVE LEAVES ROOM FOR EXPANSION
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Most Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center programs -- including those with the medical field -- will be expanded when the school moves into its new building under construction off Silver Springs Road. Construction of the new center will be substantially complete by the end of the month, and staff members have begun preparations to move from the existing vocational school at 301 N. ...
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RISE IN MEDICAID PATIENTS BURDEN DOCTORS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Medicaid in Missouri is growing, in ways that are considered both good and bad. In the past 10 years, the state has moved steadily toward becoming a national leader in assuring that most residents have some form of health insurance. Since 1990, over 388,000 residents have been enrolled in Medicaid, which nearly doubles the number of people who receive medical assistance through the program...
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BUSINESS INCUBATORS HELP NEW COMPANIES THRIVE
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Cape Girardeau may be a notch closer to obtaining a business incubator. Groups are looking at buildings as a potential site for an incubator, a Southeast Missouri grad student is working on an extensive project on incubators and the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce is still talking about it...
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NOTRE DAME GIRLS TROUNCE WOODLAND
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Top-seeded Notre Dame, No. 2 Kelly and No. 3 Charleston all posted easy victories, while No. 4 Scott City slipped past No. 5 Greenville in the first round of the Class 2A, District 2 girls basketball tournament Saturday. Notre Dame knocked off winless Woodland 65-11...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LEADS NATION IN CHURCH ATTENDANCE; SPIRITUAL HEALTH IMPORTANT TO MANY CAPE GIRARDEAU RESIDENTS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
While less than half of Americans attended church last week, in Southeast Missouri, those numbers could be slightly higher. Church attendance in the area generally peaks higher than the national averages. Church attendance in the "Bible Belt," which includes Missouri, reached 44 percent, with almost equal attendance of Catholics and Protestants...
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AMERICAN CHURCH MEMBERSHIP TOPS 151 MILLION, BOOK SHOWS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
NEW YORK -- Total U.S. church membership is 151,097,906 in 320,697 congregations, according to the "2001 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches." Three-fourths of those members belong to the 10 largest denominations. The nation's biggest denominations are the Roman Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention, which posted membership increases of 373,048 and 122,400 respectively from the previous year...
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AREA CHURCHES START SMALL, FIND SUCCESS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
New churches aren't easy ventures to begin but several seem to be thriving in Southeast Missouri, an area in the midst of the Bible Belt. Most new congregations actually begin as an arm of a "parent" church or association of churches who offer support through personnel, programs and finances...
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FINDING A HAPPY MEDIUM FOR AQUATIC VEGETATION
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
Ask any local angler his or her opinion on the merits of aquatic vegetation in the local fishing hole and you are likely to hear responses ranging from "Get rid of it all!" to "We need more!" Most serious bass and panfish anglers understand the important role aquatic vegetation plays in providing quality fishing. Whether called grass, moss or seaweed, aquatic vegetation is generally an important link between the numbers and quality size fish we anglers seek...
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DONALD GARNER
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Donald Duane Garner, 43, of Dexter died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at Three Rivers Health Care North Campus. He was born Dec. 6, 1957, in Cairo, Mich., son of Robert and Maxine Clary Garner. He and Jody Smothers were married Aug. 11, 1979...
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PATRICIA STALLINGS
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Patricia Ann Stallings, 53, of Charleston died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Jan. 23, 1948, at Mississippi County, daughter of John William "Bill" and Frances Martin Stockman. She and John Calmore "J.C." Stallings II were married March 20, 1974...
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EVEA FREEMAN
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
ORAN, Mo. -- Evea Mae Freeman, 77, of Oran died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner, Mo. She was born Feb. 14, 1924, in Oran, daughter of William Dave and Ethel Eva Climer Carter. She and O. B. Freeman were married Feb. 14, 1944. He died Dec. 9, 1983...
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LAVINA CREST
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Lavina Crest, 83, of Bloomfield died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Beverly Health Care Center in Bloomfield. She was born on Nov. 25, 1917, at Conran, Mo., daughter of William T. and Lillie Furlong Porter. She spent most of her life in the Bloomfield community. She was a member of the Beech Grove General Baptist Church...
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MECIE GROSECLOSE
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
Mecie M. Groseclose, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 3, 1917, at Oran, Mo., daughter of William M. and Dora B. Bess Wilkinson. She and Harry Groseclose were married Nov. 27, 1936, at Cairo, Ill. He died Jan. 26, 1989...
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JOHNIE MYERS
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Johnie Lee Myers, 83, of Fenton, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born on July 11, 1917, at Lutesville, Mo., son of Albert and Sarah Seabaugh Myers. He and Drucille Bess were married May 18, 1946. She died Sept. 9, 1995...
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JIMMIE RAMBEAU JR
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jimmie Wayne Rambeau Jr., 33, of Anna died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born on May 27, 1967, at Cape Girardeau, son of Jimmie Wayne and Ruth Treese Rambeau Sr. He was employed at Procter & Gamble in Cape Girardeau County until an automobile accident in 1995...
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EVA WHITE
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Eva June Farris White, 64, of Grand Junction, Colo., and formerly of Karnak, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at Rosewood Health Center in Joliet, Ill. She was born at Boaz, Ill., daughter of Wourth and Ethel Gore Farris. She was retired as a secretary from the Rocky Mountain Medical Center in Grand Junction...
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HAROLD BURTON
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Harold Lynn Burton, 72, of Dexter died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at Three Rivers Health Care North in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born July 27, 1928, in Arkansas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Burton. He was a retired warehouse manager and lived in the Piedmont, Mo., and St. Louis areas before moving to Dexter two years ago...
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ALMA ACORD
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Alma Copeland Acord, 51, of Memphis, Tenn., died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at Grenada Lake Medical Center in Grenada, Miss. She was born Dec. 12, 1949, at Morehouse, Mo., daughter of Claude Lee and Eva Lou Patrick Copeland. She and Mike Acord were married Nov. 27, 1970, at Dexter, Mo....
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GARY MURRAY
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Gary Dean Murray, 49, of Alto Pass died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born May 9, 1951, at Anna, Ill., son of Robert and Marian Richardson Murray. Murray served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and was a member of Disabled American Veterans...
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BILLY MOORE
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Billy Moore, 55, of Springfield died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at his home. He was born April 18, 1945, in Hickman, Ky., son of Harold B. Moore and Dula Mae Ray Moore. He was an accountant with the Illinois Department of Transportation and a U.S. Army veteran...
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LES SHORT
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
Willis "Les" Short, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. He was born June 18, 1910, at Jackson, Mo., son of Maurice and Kathryn Paul Short. He and Mozella Cobble were married Oct. 28, 1933. Short worked for the Missouri Highway Department on a surveying crew. ...
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DAVID MCRAVEN
(Obituary ~ 02/25/01)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- David E. McRaven, 56, of Jonesboro died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Sparta Community Hospital. He was born Nov. 27, 1944, at Union County, son of Claude and Sophronia Harwood. He and Susan Thompson were married Dec. 15, 1962. McRaven worked as a water well driller for many years. He was presently a truck driver for Gilster Mary Lee. He attended the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro...
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LETTERS: WRITER SHOULD PROMOTE HEALING, NOT DIVISIVENESS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/25/01)
To the editor: My sister, who is white, went to vote in Indiana and was turned away. She said this had happened before. My sister works very hard at her job, so it seems a shame that she was turned away at the polling place. It was not just blacks being turned away in the November election. Louie King wasn't right to say George W. Bush came by the election unfairly. Our men and women in the military deserved to have their votes counted, and Al Gore attempted to deny this...
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LETTERS: HERE'S COMFORT FOR THOSE WHO ARE SEARCHING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/25/01)
To the editor: We are living in an upside-down world, and people are searching for something to cling to for comfort and peace. I thought this clipping from a church bulletin might fit: "How does a person know he is accepted by God? "A person isn't saved by what he does. ...
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CARNAHAN PLAN RESTS ON FAULTY ASSUMPTIONS
(Editorial ~ 02/25/01)
There are two problems with the $50 billion education plan U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan came to Jackson, Mo., last week to promote. First, her plan -- actually, the idea was formulated during her late husband's Senate campaign -- accepts the notion that smaller class sizes produce better education results...
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CENSUS DECISION BEST LEFT AT CABINET LEVEL
(Editorial ~ 02/25/01)
The new commerce secretary in the Bush administration has moved quickly to put off -- if not undo -- a leftover plan to count Americans on the basis of a computer formula. This counting method, called statistical sampling, was favored by Democrats during Bill Clinton's days because it allowed for census guesstimates of mostly poor and minority Americans who might not have been counted in the official 2000 census...
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THE PATHOLOGY OF HATE-CLINTON GROUPS
(Column ~ 02/25/01)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The ongoing cottage industry that has been spawned by numerous activities of the nation's immediate past president and his wife is still struggling to stay alive, although there are a few encouraging signs the captains of this enterprise may someday exhaust their supply of vitriol. Heaven only knows what they will fill their columns and commentaries with then...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/25/01)
DURING A crisis, I feel a person should give from the heart like a good Christian. Then why do these same people go all over telling what they've done and how much they've given and what it's cost them? To me, this is hypocritical. TO KFVS-12 and the Southeast Missourian: Please continue to support the "Back the Blue" campaigns and keep us updated on the officers. ...
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GROWING UP: DOCTORS' PARK CONTINUES TO EXPAND
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Doctors' Park is bursting at the seams. Physically, the medical park can't expand much more. The specialists who flock to it have snapped up nearly every available lot. But technologically, expansion of the services offered by Doctors' Park is limitless...
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LIVING WITH A FISHBOWL: AQUARIUMS REMAIN POPULAR AIDS TO RELAXATION
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
It's the gurgle of bubbling water and the soothing sight of colorful fish swimming in tanks that attract many aquarium owners to the hobby. Watching fish swim around a large tank or aquarium is relaxing, enthusiasts say. That's why aquariums, especially small, vaselike containers complete with plant and fish, are so popular...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: VISIT WITH A PHI BETA KAPPA MOLE
(Column ~ 02/25/01)
What does J.K. Rowling, William Hardwood and Louis L'Amour have in common? Well, they are writers of fiction: bestseller fiction. J.K. Rowling has had as many as four of her Harry Potter books on the bestseller list at one time and for a long time. L'Amour, in his day, was on that bestseller list many, many times. Hardwood probably was too. Not only in the U.S. but his native England...
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MEDICAL SERVICES INCREASE AS DOCTORS' PARK GROWS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
As Doctors' Park grows, so does the number of services being offered there. Small operations that used to require overnight stays in hospitals now can be performed in a couple of hours in the doctor's office. For example, Doctors' Park Surgery Inc. is the area's largest ambulatory surgery center with five operating rooms and one procedure room and does ear, nose and throat, endoscopic, eye, general, general dental, gynecologic, orthopedic, plastic and reconstructive, podiatric and urologic surgeries.. ...
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WEDDINGS: RAPP-MOORE
(Wedding ~ 02/25/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Terri Lynn Rapp and Jeffrey James Moore were united in marriage Feb. 2, 2001, at Emanuel United Church of Christ. The Revs. Samuel Roethemeyer and Ann Mowery performed the double ring ceremony. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Carson Burns of Jackson. The groom is the son of Dixie Moore of Jackson, and the late James F. "Jim" Moore...
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WEDDINGS: LEGRAND-LAWSON
(Wedding ~ 02/25/01)
St. Mary's Cathedral was the setting Oct. 28, 2000, for the wedding of Linda LeGrand and Allan Lawson. Msgr. Richard Rolwing performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Lenny Kuper and soloist was Alan Bruns, both of Cape Girardeau. Reader was Lisbeth Hostetler of Columbia, Mo...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: CAPE GIRARDEAU IN MEDICAL, BUSINESS BIG LEAGUE
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Seventy-five years ago, when Cape Girardeau was a younger town, the boundaries were simple -- life revolved around Main Street and Broadway. Then, as cities are inclined to do, Cape Girardeau grew. Southeast Missouri Hospital opened on the western-most border, and a new commercial thoroughfare, Kingshighway, was developed. Then came the city's first shopping center, the Town Plaza...
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WEDDINGS: WOLPERS-RHODES
(Wedding ~ 02/25/01)
Jessica Leah Markhart Wolpers and Darrin Lee Rhodes exchanged vows Oct. 14, 2000, at Cape Bible Chapel. The Revs. Kevin Rhodes of Searcy, Ark., brother of the groom, and Luther Rhodes of Jackson, Mo., father of the groom, performed the double ring ceremony. Music was provided by Carol Walther of Jackson...
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WEDDINGS: SCHWENDEMANN-SPURLOCK
(Wedding ~ 02/25/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Christine Marie Schwendemann and Dean Alan Spurlock were married Oct. 7, 2000, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Msgr. William Stanton performed the double ring ceremony. Lectors were Thomas Schwendemann of Silex, Mo., godfather of the bride, and Laura Schwendemann of Portageville, Mo., sister of the bride...
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ANNIVERSARY: CLIFTONS MARK 50TH EVENT
(Anniversary ~ 02/25/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. "Red" Clifton of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner Nov. 4, 2000, at New McKendree United Methodist Church. The event was hosted by their children and spouses: Penny and Bernie Meyer of Perryville, Mo., Joana and Rick Hoffman of St. Charles, Mo., Julie and Mike Smith of Jefferson City, Mo., and Joe and Lisa Clifton of Cary, N.C.; their grandchildren and a great-grandchild...
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ENGAGEMENTS; GARFIELD-EDWARDS
(Engagement ~ 02/25/01)
Mr. and Mrs. John Garfield of Columbia, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Marie Garfield, to Dr. Timothy John Edwards. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Edwards of Cape Girardeau. Garfield received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Truman State University. She is a cardiac electrophysiology nurse at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tenn...
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WEDDINGS: HATLEY-OWEN
(Wedding ~ 02/25/01)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Tara Dawn Hatley and Kenneth Ira Owen were married Aug. 19, 2000, at First Baptist Church in Charleston, Mo. The Rev. Gordon Adank of Quincy, Fla., performed the ceremony. Music was by Melinda Nelson, cousin of the bride. Vocalists were Lana Carmen and Marty Nelson, cousins of the bride...
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WEDDINGS: BERKBIGLER-FRIESE
(Wedding ~ 02/25/01)
FRIEDHEIM, Mo. -- Kristal Ann Berkbigler and Robert Joseph Friese were married Sept. 30, 2000, at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, Mo. The Rev. Mark Bozada performed the double ring ceremony. Lector was Dianne Rellergert and eucharistic minister was Norma Wibbenmeyer, aunts of the bride. Offertory was by Richard Renner and Charlie Rellergert, uncles of the bride...
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CHARLESTON SEES ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OF STATE PRISON
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mississippi County residents are poised to reap the economic benefits of 430-plus jobs created by a $70 million prison, set to open this fall. Charleston, the county seat and site of the prison, already is experiencing an economic rejuvenation because of the maximum-security Southeast Correctional Center, now under construction off Interstate 57...
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ANNIVERSARY: SLINKARDS WED 50 YEARS
(Anniversary ~ 02/25/01)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Slinkard of Oak Ridge celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner and dance Feb. 24, 2001, at Deerfield Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Hosts were their children. Slinkard and Sally Pulliam were married Feb. 23, 1951, at the Bollinger County Courthouse in Marble Hill, Mo...
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ENGAGEMENTS: MCMILLAN-PONDER
(Engagement ~ 02/25/01)
FRIEDHEIM, Mo. -- Marvin and Sharon McMillan of Friedheim announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Leigh McMillan, to Daniel James Ponder. He is the son of Norbert and Toni Ponder of Perryville, Mo. McMillan is a 1995 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 1999. She is a customer service officer at First National Bank in Cape Girardeau...
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HEAVY DUTY: SCHOOL NURSES EXPECTED TO DO MORE UNDER LAW
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Gone are the days when a school nurse's role consisted mainly of checking for fevers and placing bandages over playground scrapes. Although fevers and bandages remain, today's school nurses have a much heavier workload that includes keeping up with daily emergencies, record keeping and health screenings. In addition, they handle complex medical problems that may include installing catheters and dispensing medications so powerful they must be kept under lock and key...
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AMERICAN RAILROAD INDUSTRIES: RIGHT ON TRACK
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway excursion trains are a regular sight in Jackson during the warm months. Lesser known is a Jackson company that keeps railcars running throughout the United States. American Railcar Industries at 1305 Lenco Ave., makes parts for hopper cars and tanker cars, the workhorses of the railroad industry. The parts range from 1-ounce valves to parts that weigh thousands of pounds...
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RETAIL ENJOYS STEADY PROFITS; CITY AND COUNTY SALES TAX REVENUE CONTINUES TO RISE
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Cape Girardeau County could be headed for another billion-dollar retail sales year. The county's more than 470 retail establishments, headed by strong sales in furniture, appliances and family apparel, passed the billion-dollar annual sales milestone during the fiscal year that ended June 30, after flirting with it for five years...
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SABRELINER KEEPS ITS JETS IN THE AIR; THE STURDY WORKMANSHIP OF PERRYVILLE'S MECHANICS HAS ALWAYS ATTRACTED PILOTS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- They don't make Sabreliner aircraft like they used to, which is why pilots bring their planes here. The St. Louis-based company with finishing facilities in Perryville has not built a new airplane since 1981, but as an original equipment manufacturer and service provider to military planes, it keeps running, said David Reddick, company spokesman...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU MAKES DECADE OF IMPROVEMENTS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Cape Girardeau drivers have learned to dodge orange construction cones with great skill during the past decade while crews worked to make major improvements to the city's infrastructure, sewer lines and roads. The work often has meant creating detours and traffic delays, but city officials say the delays have been worth it...
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LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Pockets of Cape Girardeau have changed considerably since the city first began formal planning procedures, but the biggest changes yet to come likely will be on the city's south side. Cape Girardeau maintains what is known as a Future Land Use Plan. ...
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LIVING LARGE: HOUSING MARKET FUTURE UP IN THE AIR
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
People with an eye for architecture can tell by driving around Cape Girardeau that the past 10 years have seen a significant amount of new residential building. The recent slowdown in the national economy, however, has left the city's housing market with an uncertain tomorrow. Views on the future of the market vary, depending on the local real-estate agent you speak to...
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COLD WEATHER SLOWS PERMITS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Sales of new single-family homes in the nation could go down as the second best in history. The new home market, sluggish through most of first half of 2000, rebounded the final half of the year nationally and could emerge with about 900,000 in sales, second only to 1999, when a total of 907,000 new homes were sold, at a medium price of $160,000...
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TANGLED IN THE WEB: MORE BUSINESSES LOOK TO THE INTERNET FOR CUSTOMERS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Virtually anything for sale can be found on the Internet, and local merchants and service providers are making sure they have access to the potential customer pool. More and more, local owners of small and large businesses are developing Web sites to promote their wares. From swimming pools to luxury cars, desserts to musical instruments, a bevy of items sold by Cape Girardeans can be purchased on the Internet...
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS: JACKSON COMPANY STAYS BUSY; LINCOLN & MCBRIDE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 45 YEARS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- It only takes one bright, sunny and warm spring day to bring in business at Lincoln & McBride Paint and Aluminum Co. in Jackson. Once warm weather arrives, people are ready to start remodeling and renovation projects around the house, the paint company's owner, Doug Kaminskey, said...
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COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY WANTS COORDINATED SERVICES
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Cape Girardeau County is moving forward in establishing a coordinated transportation system for area residents. The county commission established the fledgling Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority last year, hired a consultant and directed him to secure grant funds from the Missouri Department of Transportation to improve and operate transportation services...
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PRISONS OFFER BIG BOOST TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WORKFORCE
(Local News ~ 02/25/01)
At one time -- and not that long ago -- communities shunned the idea of a prison in their back yard. That has changed. Job-hungry communities everywhere have jumped into races for proposed new prisons that promise expanded employment and a bonanza of state spending on everything from sewage treatment to power and water...
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UNIVERSITY'S EXPANSION INCLUDES NEW BUILDINGS
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Dempster Hall was completed in 1996. (SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN) Southeast Missouri State University resembled a perpetual construction site for much of the past decade as the school moved ahead with an expensive list of building projects that have transformed and expanded the campus...
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SOUTHEAST ENROLLMENT CONTINUES TO INCREASE
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Enrollment numbers at Southeast Missouri State University continued to climb during the 1990s, as the university expanded its programs and improved buildings. Adding graduate programs in business, nursing, social work and health fitness administration helped launch an interest in the university's advanced degree programs, officials say...
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UNIVERSITY ENJOYS DECADE OF GROWTH
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
Southeast Missouri State University still has its copper-domed Academic Hall, but much of the campus has changed over the past decade. There are new buildings and new academic programs. The university has boosted enrollment and reached out to the region through the establishment of area higher education centers, interactive television courses and the Internet...
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Y2K BUSINESS LICENSES; NEW BUSINESSES ABOUNDED IN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
The following is a listing of new business licenses issued by the city of Cape Girardeau and the Cape Girardeau County collector's office during the year 2000. Some franchises may list out-of-town or out-of-state addresses. All the county business licenses are for locations with Cape Girardeau addresses unless otherwise noted...
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CAPE COUNTY BUILDS IN THE YEAR 2000
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau County government spent millions of dollars on new construction projects in 2000, highlighted by construction of a new jail. The $8 million jail and sheriff's office, built adjacent to the existing jail in Jackson, will open on March 4 with an open house from 1:30-4 p.m...
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SHOW ME CENTER PACKS HOUSE FOR EVENTS IN 2000
(Business ~ 02/25/01)
The Show Me Center just welcomed its 4 millionth customer since its opening in 1987. Customer Brandi Jackman, who received two tickets to Wrestlemania among other prizes, was selected during the World Wrestling Federation show on Feb. 18. Even though attendance at some events during the 2000 was disappointing, others helped push toward the 4-million-customer mark...
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