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ON TRACK: KIDS' NEWSPAPER MARKS ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
The Southeast Missourian Jr. is a newspaper by kids, for kids, and as it celebrates its one-year anniversary, editor and creator Cheryl Ellis believes the paper has had a positive impact on area kids. "The Jr. gives kids a constructive way to spend their time when there are so many nonconstructive ways out there," she said. "It's a great way for them to feel like they've accomplished something if they get published or win a contest."...
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'WIDE MEADOWS': SURPRISES AFTER THE AUCTION (A CONTINUING SERIES)
(Column ~ 07/31/01)
Editor's note: This is an excerpt of a chapter from Jean Bell Mosley's book "Wide Meadows" that was first published in 1960. In the meantime the bidding had resumed. "Twenty!" the woman said, looking unruffled but resigned, as if she were prepared to go on to a hundred or more...
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SHERIFF NOT READY TO TAKE CITY PRISONERS
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Sheriff John Jordan has shut the door for now on any possibility of housing Cape Girardeau city prisoners in the county jail. City officials haven't approached Jordan with the idea, but Mayor Al Spradling III suggested the move following the release of a draft report of a study that looked at ways to improve operations of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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A HUB FOR BUYERS: LOCAL RETAIL SALES OFF TO GOOD START THIS YEAR
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
Despite slipping retail sales in some parts of the country, Cape Girardeau County retailers are off to a good start this year. Both Cape Girardeau city and county officials reported increases in retail sales-tax collections the first six months of 2001, an indication that consumers are spending...
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FIRE-DAMAGED BUILDINGS DECLARED PUBLIC NUISANCES
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
Cape Girardeau officials have put the owners of three recently fire-damaged buildings on notice -- repair the structures or tear them down. Or we will. And then we'll bill you for it. The buildings, including the old Kidd Oil building at 300 N. Main St. ...
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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL REPORTS GROWTH
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
Growth has been a good problem for the Cape Gir-ardeau alternative school program since its creation five years ago. School leaders and the three-member County Commission lauded the program during a presentation made Monday during the Board of Education meeting...
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MENTORING PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TAX CREDITS
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
The Missouri Mentoring Partnership's tax credits for employers who participate in the Youth Opportunities Program have been renewed for two years. The Cape Girardeau-based partnership recently received notification of the renewal from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The renewal is for $228,750 for the period, but the Missouri Mentoring Partnership can apply for more if necessary. In the 2000 tax year, the group turned in $123,502 in tax credits...
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LOCAL WINNER FEELS LIKE A CHAMP
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Evan Henry of Jackson may have been eliminated in the first heat at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, over the weekend, but the 10-year-old said he still feels like a winner. "Everybody was so nice," Evan said on his return. "The whole city was great. They really go all out."...
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VETERANS HOME NURSING ASSISTANTS TO HAVE BAKE SALE
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
The certified nursing assistants at the Cape Girardeau Missouri Veterans Home will hold a bake sale and white elephant sale in the Veterans Home lobby from 7 to 10 a.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m. today. Proceeds will help fund more extensive participation of Veterans Home nursing assistants in training, motivational and recognition programs sponsored by the National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants...
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CONCERT TO FEATURE SCOUTS
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
Boy Scout Troop 5, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3838 in Cape Gir-ardeau and its ladies' auxiliary, will conduct the Pledge of Allegiance and salute of the flag prior to the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Capaha Park...
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AUGUST BLOOD DRIVES SLATED
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
The American Red Cross will hold a series of blood drives during August to help meet what it calls a "constant need" of blood to help hospitals fight trauma and accident victims as well as patients with cancer, leukemia, sickle cell disease and anemia...
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CAPE MAIL GETTING PICKED UP MORE OFTEN
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
The U.S. Postal Service is picking up mail more frequently at designated collection points in Cape Girardeau. "But we're still making regular pickups at all the collection boxes," said Toni Charles, manager of customer services at the Cape Girardeau Post Office...
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P&G, TARGET EMPLOYEES PAINT OFFICES
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
Procter & Gamble employees painted the inside of the Cape Girardeau Boys and Girls Club on Broadway as part of their monthly team-building exercise. The work on Monday provided a big boost for the club, Boys and Girls Club officials said. Today, six Target employees will volunteer with the American Red Cross in Cape Girardeau, painting those offices as part of Operation United Way, Target's nationwide volunteerism effort...
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BANDITS LUG HOME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
(High School Sports ~ 07/31/01)
A group of local Bandits made news this past weekend in Hutchinson, Kan., by taking off with the USSSA World Series title. The group, formally known as the Cape County Bandits, a 12-and-under baseball team, returned home to Cape Girardeau on Sunday lugging the championship trophy of the 84-team national tournament...
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SPORTS DIGEST: MONTGOMERY 2-FOR-3 AFTER ATPR VICTORY
(High School Sports ~ 07/31/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- Joey Montgomery is 2-for-3 in visits to Auto Tire and Parts Racepark after he won Saturday's feature race for sprints. Montgomery, who leads the season standings at the track near his home in Farmington, Mo., led all 25 laps of Saturday's event after he started on the pole. Caution flags kept the field bunched early, but Montgomery led the final 19 laps unchallanged...
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SHRILEY LUMERT
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
MATTHEWS, Mo. -- Shirley Jean Lumert, 65, of Matthews died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at her home. She was born April 4, 1936, at Matthews, daughter of Arbie and Clara Deane Lumert. Lumert was a data processor at Noranda Aluminum. She was a lifelong resident of Matthews, and a member of Matthews Methodist Church...
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LEADERSHIP CONFAB TO KICK OFF
(Local News ~ 07/31/01)
Area youth will gather in Cape Girardeau today for the annual Team Spirit DWI Leadership Training Conference. The kickoff will be at the Holiday Inn at 10 a.m. Team Spirit is a leadership training program designed to empower high school-age youth to become active in preventing alcohol and other drug use, particularly as it relates to driving. This is accomplished by working with teams of 8 to 10 students and two advisers from nine high schools in Southeast Missouri...
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NORMAN EGGIMANN
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Norman W. Eggimann, 88, of Jackson died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at St. Clement Hospital in Red Bud, Ill. He was born Feb. 2, 1913, near Gordonville, Mo., son of August and Anna Grebe Eggimann. He and Bernice Helen Fingerhut were married Oct. 14, 1936. She died Nov. 13, 1986...
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JUANITA HALL
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Juanita Hall, 87, of Dexter, died Sunday, July 20, 2001, at Vintage Villa Nursing Center in Dexter. She was born April 18, 1914, at Bernie, Mo., daughter of Birl and Edith Christmas Pointer. She and Veuell C. Hall were married March 23, 1937, at Piggott, Ark. He died Aug. 24, 1988...
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ILMA RHYNE
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
LONGTOWN, Mo. -- Ilma Rhyne, 81, of Longtown died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at PerryOaks Manor in Perryville, Mo. She was born Sept. 25, 1919, at Friedheim, Mo., daughter of Henry and Louise Dickmann Kaiser. She and August E. Rhyne were married Oct. 21, 1945. He died May 11, 1996...
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JOSEPH HOPKINS
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Joseph Hopkins, 94, of Crystal City, Mo., died Monday, July 30, 2001, at Crystal Oaks Nursing Center in Crystal City. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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MARY HARRIS
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Mary Christine Harris, 82, of Park Hills, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at Claru Deville Nursing Home in Fredericktown, Mo. She was born March 17, 1919, at Arab, Mo. She and Roger J. Harris were married April 9, 1938. He died Aug. 31, 1990...
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BILLY BRAGG
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
Billy Joe Bragg, 71, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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MILDRED MAYBERRY
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Funeral for Mildred Irene Mayberry of Zalma will be held at 11 a.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Mo. The Rev. Gene Lineberry will officiate. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery near Bloomfield, Mo. Mayberry, 80, died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at Puxico, Mo...
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ELERY HODGE
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Elery Lee Hodge, 92, of Chaffee died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 7, 1908, at Neelys Landing, Mo., son of John William and Emma Nora Garner Hodge. He and Lora Delo Dunn were married Aug. 22, 1931, at Jackson, Mo. She died June 23, 1983...
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GREG WATTS
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James Gregory "Greg" Watts, 38, of Perryville died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at his home. He was born March 19, 1963, in Victoria, Texas, son of James "Buck" and Kay Frances Winfield Watts Jr. Watts was a graduate of Perryville High School. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and Freedom of the Road Riders...
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ROBERT BONEBRAKE SR.
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Funeral for Robert Dean Bonebrake Sr. of Dexter will be held at noon today at Rainey Funeral Home. The Rev. Dennis Ward will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until time of service. Bonebrake, 63, died Friday, July 27, 2001, at Southern Missouri Healthcare...
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WILLIAM BIRD SR.
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- William Carl Bird Sr., 86, of Jonesboro died Monday, July 30, 2001, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born Oct. 6, 1914, in Union County, Ill., son of Ira and Myrtle Hoyle Bird. He and Lulu Fox were married March 4, 1939. She died July 4, 1982...
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KATHLEEN AKERS
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
Kathleen Akers, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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JACK MOWERY
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Doyt Lolo "Jack" Mowery, 93, of Sonoma, Calif., died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at his home. He was born in Ullin, Ill. Mowery was a dentist, and lived in Jackson 50 years. He had lived in Sonoma 31 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, American Dental Association, Missouri State Dental Association, Southeast Missouri Dental Association, and Rotary Club of Jackson. ...
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ANN MACY-SWEET
(Obituary ~ 07/31/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ann Macy-Sweet, 73, of Anna died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill. She was born Nov. 13, 1927, in Albany, N.Y., daughter of John E. and Ann Drew O'Brien. She and Thomas J. Macy were married April 6, 1947. He died July 7, 1989. She later married Charles Sweet, who died Dec. 4, 1999...
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LETTERS: PLEASE HAVE PITY ON OTHERS WHO LACK TOMATOES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/31/01)
To the editor: Joe Sullivan really has got to stop talking about tomatoes in his column. Every time he does, I start to drool, and my wife tells me it is quite unattractive. Not to mention the fact that the contents of my shirt pocket get all wet and slobbery...
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BUSH STICKS TO HIS GUNS ON GLOBAL WARMING
(Editorial ~ 07/31/01)
Global warming. The subject arose yet again in the Group of Eight summit talks among the leading industrial nations, recently concluded in Genoa, Italy. The 1997 Kyoto protocol, which was rejected (95-0) in a U.S. Senate vote so decisive that the Clinton administration never even submitted it for ratification, seeks to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions. ...
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BIG LABOR UNTOUCHED BY CAMPAIGN REFORM
(Editorial ~ 07/31/01)
A flash from The Associated Press reveals that Big Labor and the Democratic Party coordinated their efforts to an extraordinary degree in the infamous 1996 campaign. "Documents that the Democratic Party and unions have sued to keep secret reveal a campaign strategy in which labor and party officials served side-by-side on committees that directed the Democrats' election activities in each state," read an AP dispatch...
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IS THERE AN ECHO?
(Editorial ~ 07/31/01)
WASHINGTON -- News stories about the 2000 census have been arriving with heavy spin attached. A front-page article in The Washington Post reported "huge increases" in the number of gay and lesbian households in the District of Columbia and across the country. Indeed, one activist told the Post that the numbers are "a political weapon."...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/31/01)
I LIVE in a trailer park in Cape. I think it is pretty bad when a tenant has to use his own weed trimmer because the manager is not taking care of her job. Everyone is supposed to take care of his own yard but not the surrounding areas. I have to pay $145 a month, and I think we should have those areas mowed at least once every two weeks. ...
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LETTERS: BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGES SHOWS BIGOTRY, IGNORANCE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/31/01)
To the editor: About your July 24 editorial, "Same-sex marriage ban was right thing to do" (posted online at semissourian.com): Who was the fool who wrote that? Gov. Bob Holden did the wrong thing. All the various federal and state laws forbidding same-sex marriage are ridiculous notions trying to prevent something that may never happen. ...
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