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GIRL ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY IN INTERSTATE 55 ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 07/20/01)
A toddler suffered only minor injuries in a freakish accident that trapped her in a car seat. "When we were first told about it, they said that there was a possibility she was dead," said Mary Job of Kelso, Mo., whose daughter and granddaughter survived a serious wreck on Interstate 55. "When we walked into the hospital and saw her sitting up, we just about fell over."...
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FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT GETS BIG TEST, MIXED REVIEWS
(Local News ~ 07/20/01)
Dimple Bridges remembers the flood of 1986. That year, in the year before the city's $40 million west-end flood-control project, 2 1/2 feet of floodwater found its way into the Garber's Men's Wear store in Town Plaza that Bridges owns with her husband...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU REQUESTS REHEARING ON RIVER CAMPUS
(Local News ~ 07/20/01)
The city of Cape Girardeau contends that a ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals could force city councils to write ridiculously long ordinance titles to avoid potential lawsuits. The St. Louis law firm of Armstrong and Teasdale filed a motion last week requesting the court of appeals rehear the city's case or voluntarily transfer it to the Missouri Supreme Court. ...
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RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY; CITY RUNS OUT OF BARRICADES CLOSING ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS
(Local News ~ 07/20/01)
The flooding may not be over for Cape Girardeau area residents grappling with rain-soaked car engines and damp basements. Torrential rains could drench the area again this morning, the Paducah, Ky., National Weather Service office predicts. But dry weather is forecast for the weekend, thanks to a cold front expected to move in from the northeast tonight...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW MANY CUBITS ARE IN AN ARK
(Column ~ 07/20/01)
Watching the Broadway River gushing toward the cataract that formed Thursday morning on Presbyterian Church Hill, I couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. I remembered all the detours and one-way streets we endured for months -- and months and months -- while workers separated sewer lines so stuff from our toilets would go to the sewage-treatment plant and rainwater would go to the river...
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SEN. CARNAHAN OPENS REGIONAL OFFICE IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 07/20/01)
U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan broke a 14-year tradition of regional office sharing in Cape Girardeau by the state's two senators, opening her doors on Broadway in the H&H Building. The move resolved the question of whether Carnahan, a Democrat, would have a permanent presence in predominantly Republican Cape Girardeau County...
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OTAHKIANS FINALLY WORK OUT GAME WITH SO. ILLINOIS
(College Sports ~ 07/20/01)
The first meeting with regional rival Southern Illinois in 20 years and a possible game against NCAA Tournament qualifier Missouri highlight Southeast Missouri State University's 2001-2002 women's basketball schedule that was released Thursday. Southeast's 27-game regular-season schedule will also feature a tournament at Texas-Pan American and the usual 16 Ohio Valley Conference contests...
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SPORTS DIGEST: LASSIES CLASSIC FINAL ROUND IS RAINED OUT
(High School Sports ~ 07/20/01)
The 23rd annual Lassies Classic at the Cape Girardeau Country Club was reduced to an 18-hole affair when rain wiped out Thursday's scheduled final round. Scores from Wednesday's opening round were used to determine the various flight champions. There were two holes-in-one Wednesday, by Catherine Weed on No. 11 and Diane Fowler on No. 6...
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SPORTS DIGEST: SEMO SOCCER PLAYER ON NATIONAL TITLE TEAM
(College Sports ~ 07/20/01)
Southeast Missouri State University soccer player Jen Cross was part of the St. Louis J.B. Marine team that won the National Open Club Championship last week. Cross, a St. Louis native who will be a sophomore defender for the Otahkians this year, joined the J.B. Marine squad after it had won the Missouri state title and advanced to regionals...
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MICHAEL CURTNER
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
Michael W. Curtner, 38, of Knoxville, Tenn., lost his battle with a malignant brain tumor Thursday, July 12, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospice Care Center in Knoxville. Michael was born March 23, 1963, at Sikeston, Mo., son of C.R. and Reva Curtner, who survive...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/20/01)
Daughter to Scott and Shawnna Tyan Rhine of Anna, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:39 p.m. Thursday, July 12, 2001. Name, Megan Deanna. Weight, 5 pounds 12 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Rhine is the former Shawnna Kohler, daughter of Bonnie Kohler of Millcreek, Ill. She is employed by American Red Cross. Rhine is the son of Everette and Carolyn Rhine of Anna...
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EDITH ALDRIDGE
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Edith K. Aldridge, 82, of Wolf Lake, Ill., died Thursday, July 19, 2001, at her home. She was born Nov. 16, 1918, in Olive Branch, Ill., daughter of William and Lula Beeman Walker. She and Charles Aldridge were married July 26, 1947...
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PEARL PARR
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
WYATT, Mo. -- Pearl Ellen Parr, 97, died Thursday, July 19, 2001, at the home of a daughter near Wyatt. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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EDWIN MCCARVILLE
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
Graveside service for Edwin Donald McCarville of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. today at Lorimier Cemetery. The Rev. Lee Roy Quinn will officiate. There is no visitation. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. McCarville, 69, died Friday, July 13, 2001, at his home...
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LESTER KING
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
MATTHEWS, Mo. -- Lester Moore King, 89, of Matthews died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born July 22, 1911, in Ruma, Ill., son of James Robert and Carrie Lydia Moore King. He and Luthada Ashley were married July 29, 1942. She died Nov. 25, 1977. He and Elizabeth Pickle were married in February 1984...
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ELIZABETH VERSHELDON
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elizabeth M. "Sis" Versheldon, 95, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born May 23, 1906, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of August and Anna M. Gotto Versheldon. Versheldon was retired from International Shoe Co. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and Daughters of Isabella...
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JOSEPH ULRICH
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Joseph Augustine "Joe" Ulrich, 75, of Anna died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at Union County Hospital. He was born Oct. 3, 1925, in Olmsted, Ill., son of Michael and Lena Curt Ulrich. He and Opal Inman were married Nov. 8, 1947, in Grand Chain, Ill...
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HENRY SHORT JR.
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
Funeral for Henry Wesley "Butch" Short Jr. of Cape Girardeau will be held at noon today at Rainey Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo. The Rev. Andrew Lovins will officiate. Burial will be in Hagy Cemetery at Dexter. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until time of service...
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STEVEN BLACK
(Obituary ~ 07/20/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Steven Chase Black, 2, died Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy, Mo. He was born Aug. 11, 1998, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Survivors include his mother, Stephanie Parris of Dexter; his father, Doran Black of Elsberry, Mo.; two brothers, Aaron Parris II and Dawson Rupp of Dexter; maternal grandparents, Eugene and Doris Price of Dexter and Steve Carl of Puxico, Mo.; paternal grandparents, Larry and Carolyn Black of Elsberry; maternal great-grandparents, John and Beatrice Hagy of Dexter; paternal great-grandparents, Jim and Vera Placker of Elsberry and Janice Black of Pennsylvania.. ...
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LETTERS: SERVICE MEMBERS IN KOREAN WAR OFTEN OVERLOOKED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/20/01)
To the editor: I am distressed to see the news media consistently ignoring the Korean War. A year or so ago, I called KFVS-12 when it mentioned every war except the Korean War. The other day, a veteran contacted me and told me the advertising for the air show mentioned every war except the Korean War...
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EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS: A MORAL HOPE
(Editorial ~ 07/20/01)
As a practicing physician for almost 30 years, I have witnessed many wonderful advances in the science of medicine. Indeed, many of the therapies that benefit my patients today on a routine basis were not imagined when I graduated from medical school in 1973...
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MORE TICKETS WILL LIKELY MEAN SAFER STREETS
(Editorial ~ 07/20/01)
Although Cape Girardeau police have issued nearly 1,000 more tickets in the first half of 2001 than in the first six months of last year, there has been a slight increase in the number of vehicular accidents requiring a police response. The idea is that increased enforcement of traffic laws should make motorists more aware of and more responsible for their driving habits and, in the process, result in fewer accidents...
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WANT TO GET ON TAPE
(Editorial ~ 07/20/01)
A fellow in Massachusetts was stopped by police in 1998. He felt he was being hassled, so he secretly turned on a tape recorder in his car. He later took the tape to police headquarters to complain about what he considered to be harassment. Instead, he was arrested and convicted for violating that state's electronic surveillance law. His conviction was upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Court...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/20/01)
DON'T TELL me what good Christians you are. Show me. CONTRARY TO what David Limbaugh believes and espouses, man is irrational by nature. We are and should be more guided by our gut-instinct moral compass. Rather than trying to suppress our feelings in favor of false reason, we should be cultivating our emotional intelligence. Limbaugh should immerse himself in Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" and William Barrett's "Irrational Man."...
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LETTERS: TAX CUT COMBINED WITH SPENDING EQUALS DEFICITS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/20/01)
To the editor: President Bush considers his tax-cut bill to be a monumental achievement. He should have cut spending first to see if we could afford a tax cut. Now spending will increase, and the tax cut will revive the deficit-spending monster that Bill Clinton tamed -- and which Republicans don't know how to control...
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COFFEE & TUNES AT THE HOMEY YELLOW MOON: MORE THAN JUST A BASIC CUP OF JOE
(Local News ~ 07/20/01)
COBDEN, Ill. -- A shaggy biker complimenting owner Mary White on the "nice ambiance" is the first clue that the Yellow Moon Cafe is not your usual coffeehouse. Ambiance the Yellow Moon has, much of it provided by the clientele. Owners Mary and Michael White have created a spot where old-timers in camouflage hunting gear order French vanilla cappuccinos in the mornings. ...
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