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Officers conduct drug bust at Carthage
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Scores of law officers swarmed this southwestern Missouri town early Wednesday, raiding homes and arresting at least 46 people in a massive drug and weapons bust dubbed "Operation Cocaine Cowboys." The sweep by more than 150 federal agents and state, county and city officers came after an investigation that began in November 1999, said Chris Whitley, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Todd Graves...
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Romantics remember favorite Valentines
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
When Charles, Duke of Orleans, scribbled rhymed love letters to his wife in France while being held prisoner in the Tower of London after the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, little did he know he actually created one of the first valentines. Today, cards, flowers, and more will be exchanged by cupids of all ages -- all in the name of St. Valentine...
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Military digest 2/14
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
Henderson ends training at center Senior recruit Nicholas Edward Henderson has graduated from Great Lakes Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Ill. During his nine-week training Henderson performed drill and ceremony marches and was taught traditions, customs and discipline of the Navy. He became familiar with usage of small firearms, gas masks, basic damage control and basic firefighting...
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Conference to aid farmers
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A number of speakers, including USDA rural development director Greg Branum, Ron Steinmetz from Bootheel Counseling Services in Sikeston and Dr. John Stormer, author of "Death of a Nation," will address the 12th annual Rural Restoration Conference at the Best Western Coach House in Sikeston Friday through Sunday...
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Cape police report 2/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/14/02)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Feb. 14 ArrestsPhillip Edwin Thomas, 31, of 325 Elm, Jackson, Mo., was arrested Tuesday for possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. Antwan Deshon Johnson, 24, of 921 Hackberry, Apt. 210, was arrested Tuesday on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear in court...
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Look for positive role models for students
(Editorial ~ 02/14/02)
It is difficult to criticize anyone who is able to communicate these days with young students in a positive way. And when someone manages to get at-risk students to take an interest in their schoolwork, it is indeed laudable. But when a rapper uses lyrics filled with illegal drug use, profanity and graphic sex to get his message across to students, it is also difficult to understand why Missouri's governor and several legislators are handing out special honors...
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Attrackers fire at U.S. base in Afghanistan, two injured
(International News ~ 02/14/02)
Associated Press WriterKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Attackers who opened fire on the main American base in southern Afghanistan appeared well-organized and moved within 50 yards of U.S. positions, an Army spokesman said Thursday. Two U.S. soldiers were slightly wounded in the firefight, which broke out Wednesday night at the Kandahar airport base, the U.S. military said. U.S. forces fought back with machine guns and scrambled helicopter gunships to drive off the attackers...
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Young girls respond quickly in emergency
(Editorial ~ 02/14/02)
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. And even children can be well-trained heroes. This was certainly the case recently when 4-year-old Kaelyn Stinnett and 7-year-old Kelsie Stinnett acted swiftly to avoid a disaster -- just as they had been taught...
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Perryville falls to .500 with loss to St. Pius
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/02)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- Perryville missed a potential game-tying 3-point basket in the closing seconds as it fell to .500 on the season with a 61-58 loss to St. Pius Wednesday night in boys basketball. Tim Winningham and Andrew Meyr each finished with 15 points for Perryville (12-12), while Jason Dreyer added 14...
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Indians have agenda for state meet
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Brock Howard and James Love return to the state high school wrestling tournament with something to prove. One wants to prove something to his competitors, the other, to himself. The Jackson High School teammates each get their chance when Class 4A double-elimination competition begins at 6 p.m. today in Columbia, Mo...
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Otahks look to end four-game OVC skid
(College Sports ~ 02/14/02)
The last time Southeast Missouri State University's women played at the Show Me Center, they were hopeful of contending for a top-four Ohio Valley Conference finish, which would mean a home date for the first round of the OVC Tournament. But a lot has changed since then. ...
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SE begins last push for OVC tourney
(College Sports ~ 02/14/02)
On Jan. 17, Tennessee-Martin handed Southeast Missouri State University its most decisive Ohio Valley Conference loss of the season, the 89-73 final score not even indicative of how lopsided the game was. "We were essentially never in the game," said Southeast coach Gary Garner, whose squad trailed by 17 points at halftime, fell behind by more than 20 points early in the second half and never seriously challenged the rest of the way...
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MU stops Nebraska 87-71
(College Sports ~ 02/14/02)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Kareem Rush scored a season-high 30 points as Missouri beat Nebraska 87-71 Wednesday night. Clarence Gilbert added 14 points and Rickey Paulding scored 13 as the Tigers (18-7, 7-4) swept the season series for the second time in three years...
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Lamping touts newest stadium funding bill
(Other Sports ~ 02/14/02)
Cardinals president Mark Lamping said a bill introduced this week helps support his claim that a stadium funded by public and private money would not be a risk to taxpayers. The legislation, introduced late Monday by Rep. Jim Foley, D-St. Ann, would hold the team responsible for building the $300 million Ballpark Village, six city blocks of housing, retail and entertainment sites that would surround a proposed $346 million baseball stadium in downtown St. Louis...
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Community digest 2/14
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
Downtown merchants plan silent, live auction The Downtown Merchants Association Auction will be held Feb. 23 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 318 S. Spanish, in downtown Cape Girardeau. A silent auction will be held from 6 to 8 p. m. with the live auction at 8 p.m...
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Gay activist talks about reaching the media
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
Gay, lesbian and bisexual people must build relationships with the media if they want to see better and fairer portrayals of themselves in newspapers and on TV, says Bill Belzer, a Kansas City-based official with the Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation...
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Board offers cell tower guidelines
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
A company wishing to build a telecommunication or cell phone tower within the city limits of Cape Girardeau will have to prove it cannot share an existing tower within a one-mile radius, according to an ordinance proposed at a Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Wednesday night...
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Rape trial starts
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
The Associated Press GREENFIELD, Mo. -- Jury selection began Wednesday in the Dade County trial of a Missouri State Highway Patrol pilot accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in 1989. Sgt. David Callaway, 41, of Marshfield, is charged with rape, sodomy and sexual abuse. A pilot for the patrol, he remains on unpaid administrative leave. Prosecutors said Callaway abused the girl while teaching her to swim at a Stockton Lake campground...
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Jay Nixon advises Kentucky Senate on telemarketing bill
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Missouri's attorney general offered some neighborly advice Wednesday: Kentucky should strictly regulate telemarketers or risk becoming a favorite target. As more states enact tough laws against telephone solicitors, the industry will turn more attention to states without strict regulations, said Jay Nixon, the attorney general and a national leader on the issue...
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GOP candidates turn away from negative ads
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
CHICAGO -- After releasing a series of attack ads and feel-good biographical spots, two Republican candidates for governor came out with commercials this week that discuss the issues and their records. Attorney General Jim Ryan's spot outlines his education plan, while Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood uses testimonials to highlight her record in office...
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Jobless claims fall second week in row
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- New claims for unemployment insurance dipped for the second week in a row to a level suggesting that companies may be easing layoffs as signs of an economic recovery mount. The Labor Department reported Thursday that for the work week ending Feb. 9, new claims for jobless benefits fell by a seasonally adjusted 8,000 to 373,000, the lowest level since Jan. 19...
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Sports digest 2/14/02
(Professional Sports ~ 02/14/02)
Auto racing Bill Simpson said all he wanted was an apology. Now he's taking NASCAR to court. The former owner of Simpson Performance Products sued NASCAR on Wednesday, claiming it wrongly blamed his company's seat belt for Dale Earnhardt's death a year ago...
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Blues encounter loss before Olympic break
(Professional Sports ~ 02/14/02)
DENVER -- Recently acquired forward Mike Keane helped set up Dan Hinote's go-ahead goal, and the Colorado Avalanche headed into the Olympic break with a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. Rookie Radim Vrbata also scored for Colorado, and Greg de Vries had an empty-net goal in the final minute...
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Carnahan, Bond split on farm bill
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
WASHINGTON -- Splitting along party lines, Democratic Sen. Jean Carnahan supported and Republican Sen. Kit Bond opposed the Senate-written farm bill. Passed on a 58-40 vote, the measure limits subsidies to farmers, adds new payments for crops including milk, honey, wool and lentils and doubles conservation spending. It also bans meatpackers from owning their own supplies of livestock...
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Campaign-spending overhaul faces fight
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
WASHINGTON -- The most sweeping overhaul of campaign spending rules in a generation eased past a series of obstacles Wednesday in marathon House debate, clearing the way for a post-midnight vote on passage. Republican leaders battled to the end against the bill designed to reduce the role of money in politics, arguing it was stacked against their party and unconstitutional as well. ...
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Bush dashes Pakistan's hope for aid
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush praised Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for showing "great courage and vision" in the war against terrorism and pledged Wednesday to help trim his nation's $3 billion debt. But Bush dashed Musharraf's hopes for trade benefits, fighter jets and a U.S. commitment to mediate disputes between Pakistan and India...
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Blunt Enron executive willing to testify
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
WASHINGTON -- Enron executive Sherron Watkins warned Chairman Kenneth Lay on Oct. 30 that "We need to come clean" and disclose the heavy financial losses from the company's complex web of partnerships. Watkins' warning came a little more than a week before the company reported the huge losses, which prompted an investigation by federal regulators. Within a month, the big energy-trading company collapsed into bankruptcy...
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Bush seeks options in Iraq showdown
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Wednesday he would consider a wide range of options to oust Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi president "needs to understand I am serious," Bush said. Bush did not exclude the possibility of a military strike to overthrow Saddam, who has pursued weapons of mass destruction and refused to admit U.N. weapons inspectors...
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President offers alternative to Kyoto
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, offering his alternative to the Kyoto global warming pact, wants U.S. businesses to voluntarily track and reduce their output of greenhouse gases. He would offer an array of tax incentives for corporations, farms and individuals to do so...
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USPS decisions should be made at local level
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/14/02)
To the editor: Let's get back to service. The ideal the U.S. Postal Service was founded on -- service -- has given way to the beloved dollar. Currently, the USPS is under a self-imposed hiring freeze, which prevents the Processing and Distribution Facility from getting the new hires it desperately needs. The burden not only falls on the workers on the floor and the supervisors who manage the floor operations, but the customers feel the effects as well...
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SIU to cut 30 jobs, some summer classes to fill budget hole
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University will cut 30 jobs, mostly among maintenance workers, and some summer classes to help fill a $7.4 million budget gap this year, Chancellor Walter Wendler said Wednesday. The university will also consider raising tuition starting in the fall 2003 to help the school's finances in the future, he said...
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French official - Skating judge was pressured before vote
(Professional Sports ~ 02/14/02)
AP Sports WriterSALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- France's Olympic chief said the French figure skating judge was "manipulated" into voting for the Russians in the pairs competition, a stunning revelation in the sport's biggest scandal since Tonya and Nancy...
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Playing it cool puts Goebel in position for a medal
(Professional Sports ~ 02/14/02)
AP Sports WriterSALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Sitting next to President Bush at the opening ceremony was really cool, and it's been a hoot hanging out with the speedskaters and the bobsledders. Timothy Goebel sounded like the ultimate rookie when he said he was more interested in fun than medals at the Olympics...
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Enron exec testifies before Congress
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Sherron Watkins, the Enron Corp. executive who raised concerns about the company's books last summer, warned then-Chairman Kenneth Lay and several other executives that the company was engaging in "outright manipulations" of income statements, a lawmaker said Thursday...
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Enron exec says Fastow wanted her fired for going to chairman
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Enron Corp. executive Sherron Watkins accused two top company officials Thursday of duping then-Chairman Kenneth Lay and the board of directors about improper -- and possibly illegal -- partnerships that concealed over $1 billion in debt...
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Bush offers incentives to reduce pollution voluntarily
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Thursday proposed an array of tax incentives to encourage businesses, farmers and individuals to reduce pollution as an alternative to an international global warming accord he said would hurt the U.S. economy...
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Three Israelis killed in Gaza bombing
(International News ~ 02/14/02)
Associated Press ReporterJERUSALEM (AP) -- Three Israelis were killed and two wounded Thursday when a bomb went off next to a tank in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military officials said. Palestinians opened fire on a civilian convoy guarded by soldiers and set off a bomb, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Israelis sent a tank into the area and a huge bomb exploded under it, they said. The officials would not say whether the casualties were soldiers or civilians...
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Skating union head says he won't speed up process
(Professional Sports ~ 02/14/02)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Despite pressure from the International Olympic Committee, the head of the skating union refused Thursday to move up a hearing on the controversy over pairs figure skating. IOC president Jacques Rogge sent a letter Wednesday to the head of the International Skating Union Ottavio Cinquanta urging them to settle the furor over the judging, which has become the biggest story of the Salt Lake City Games...
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Iran arrests 150 foreigners, questions them on terrorist links
(International News ~ 02/14/02)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Authorities arrested some 150 people, including European, Arab and African nationals, who entered Iran from Pakistan and are questioning them over any links to the Taliban or al-Qaida, the state news agency said Thursday. So far in the questioning, none of the detainees has been connected to Afghanistan's former ruling militia or Osama bin Laden's terror network, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported, citing an unidentified source...
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Spain's Muehlegg wins second gold medal
(Professional Sports ~ 02/14/02)
AP Sports WriterMIDWAY, Utah (AP) -- Johann Muehlegg of Spain won his second gold medal of the Winter Games, dominating the men's cross-country pursuit event Thursday despite a fall. Norwegians Thomas Alsgaard and Frode Estil tied for the silver medal. Alsgaard lunged his left ski forward at the finish line to create the tie before falling to the ground...
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Dow finishes above 10,000 for first time in more than a month
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street stalled in lackluster trading Thursday as investors collected profits from the market's latest advance, but the Dow Jones industrials managed to close just above 10,000 for the first time in more than a month...
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All you need is love, Wile E. Coyote on Valentine's Day
(Column ~ 02/14/02)
Feb. 14, 2002 Dear Carolyn, Being voted the Valentine's Day king in the fifth grade at Jefferson School has been one of the great honors of my life. The beautiful, red-haired Sherry Thomas, who I was crazy about, was the Valentine's Day queen, and we reigned over the lunch period that day in construction-paper crowns...
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The selling of a seminary and the making of a school
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
1989 The grounds for St. Vincent's Seminary are put up for sale, 10 years after the school closed its doors. 1995 A civic group called Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation announces plans to buy the seminary property for $700,000 to house a cultural center or museum. The plans fell through the following year due to lack of funding...
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Cape, SEMO officials ready to move ahead with project
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
A Missouri Supreme Court ruling Wednesday on the River Campus project could get the art school project rolling again, say Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University officials. While elated, they admit they're not ready to start construction and renovations just yet to turn a former Catholic seminary into a visual and performing arts school...
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Bluff man convicted on drug count
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
GREENVILLE, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man faces the possibility of up to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him on a drug possession charge this week. Jon Kiser, Wayne County prosecuting attorney, said an Iron County jury convicted Billy Lynn Blocker, 41, of possessing one tablet of diazepam. The case was heard in Iron County on a change of venue from Wayne County...
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Sikeston teens set to open skate park
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- After years of commuting to Memphis and St. Louis, Sikeston area youths and their parents will finally have the convenience of a skate park. Dirty Bearings, scheduled to open this week, was founded by Sikeston High School students Devin Mills, 16, and Jordy Parker, 15. It's believed to be the only skate park in the history of Sikeston...
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State honors area art teacher
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- High school art teacher Linda Melkersman of Sikeston, Mo., was honored by the state on Wednesday for her contributions to furthering the arts in Southeast Missouri. Melkersman, who teaches at New Madrid County Central High School, received the Missouri Arts Award for art education from Gov. Bob Holden and first lady Lori Hauser Holden during a ceremony in the state Capitol attended by hundreds of arts supporters...
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Speak Out A 02/14/02
(Speak Out ~ 02/14/02)
Lots of repairs I RECENTLY heard that the Missouri Department of Transportation got an award for the highway being in good shape between Benton and Sikeston. I drive that road every day, and I have lost count of repairs. I don't know where that award came from, but that road is terrible...
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Elsie Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
Mrs. Elsie Ellen Charlotte McLain Reynolds passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2002, at the age of 86, at Green Park Residence Center in St. Louis. She was born in Cape Girardeau to Charles Augustus McLain and Avia Ellen Slinkard McLain May 16, 1915. She married Henry John Reynolds Jr., son of Henry J. Reynolds Sr. and Mary C. Donnelly Reynolds Nov. 23, 1939, at St. Vincent's Church. He preceded her in death in 1968...
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Lula Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lula Kiefer, 86, of Perryville, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 11, 1915, in Bollinger County, the daughter of Harry and Sarah Crites Brotherton. She and Everett Kiefer were married Jan. 1, 1940, in Perryville...
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Gary Howell
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gary Lynn Howell, 38, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services of Cape Girardeau. He was born June 4, 1963, at Farmington, Mo., son of Carl Dean and LaNelle Ruth Holmes Howell Sr. He and Clara May Cook were married July 21, 1997, in Scott City, Mo...
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Joe Allmon
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Joe Eugene Allmon, 75, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 5, 1927, in Hickory Ridge, Ark., son of Everett and Rovilla Waddle Allmon. He married Marion Reed...
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Robert Hines
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
Robert Hines, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Alexia Lewis
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Alexia Janis Lewis, 11 months, of Sikeston died unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at her home. She was born March 8, 2001, at Sikeston, daughter of Rick and Samantha Gibbs Lewis. Survivors include her parents; two brothers, Rick Lewis Jr. ...
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C.W. McEndree
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
C.W. McEndree, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. He was born May 17, 1916, in Xenia, Ill., son of Lewis and Alma Johnson McEndree. He and Melva Maurine Kerr were married Aug. 25, 1943, in Brookport, Ill...
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Bootheel man donates kidney
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- What God led David Morgeson to do is probably a first for Poplar Bluff. On Jan. 24, he entered Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and donated one of his kidneys to Carol Aldridge, 49, someone he didn't know. Aldridge said, "It saved my life."...
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Out of the past 2/14/02
(Out of the Past ~ 02/14/02)
10 years ago: Feb. 14, 1992 It's moving day for remaining tenants of Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport terminal building, as city prepares for $1.1 million renovation of facility; work is expected to begin later this spring, but tenants are being asked to temporarily relocate to prepare terminal building for asbestos-removal project...
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Correction 2/14/02
(Correction ~ 02/14/02)
Jeannie Fadler is St. Francis Medical Center's vice president of patient care services. Her name was incorrect in Wednesday's edition. Erin L. Schoen's name was listed incorrectly in the Southeast Missouri State University dean's list. The Southeast Missourian regrets the errors...
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Births 2/14
(Births ~ 02/14/02)
Panagos Son to Nicholas and Keisha Renea Panagos of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002. Name, Joseph Aaron. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Panagos is the former Keisha Clardy, daughter of Ed and Tammy Clardy of Jackson. She is a teacher at Orchard Elementary in Jackson. Panagos is the son of Kathryn Panagos of Jackson and Mike and Joyce Panagos of Fenton, Mo. He is employed at Fronabarger Concreters Inc...
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Eddie Holly
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Eddie Lee Holly, 59, of Cairo died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church in Tamms, Ill. The Rev. James Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds, Ill...
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Glenn Eldridge
(Obituary ~ 02/14/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Glenn Eldridge, 75, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at his home. He was born Dec. 20, 1926, at Chaffee, son of John and Ethel Mae Carnell Eldridge. He and Mildred Crumbaugh were married Dec. 20, 1950. Eldridge was a retired mill superintendent and had worked at Cape Grain and C.G.B. in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and past master of Chaffee Masonic Lodge 615...
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People talke 2/14/02
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
Friends of Harrison fix bogus death address LOS ANGELES -- Friends of former Beatles guitarist George Harrison have corrected a death certificate that listed a bogus address as the place where he died. The original document filed with Los Angeles County authorities listed a nonexistent Beverly Hills address as the place where the 58-year-old Harrison died Nov. 29 of lung cancer...
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Arizona case could affect 800 death row cases in 9 states
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The fate of nearly 800 death row inmates in Florida and eight other states may rest on the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court case that could have the most dramatic effect in 30 years on the way states apply the death penalty. The high court agreed last month to hear a case from Arizona that asks whether a judge instead of a jury can decide whether a convicted killer deserves the death penalty...
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Spirituality can deepen meaning of life
(Community ~ 02/14/02)
"We are coming to realize that spirituality is of the utmost importance at the end of life," said the Rev. Kevin Calloway. "It is that which ultimately concerns us. When someone knows they are dying, life is put in perspective." For the next installment of a special series "Living with Dying in America," see tomorrow's Southeast Missourian...
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Flu season hits Cape
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
Flu season has hit Cape Girardeau and Jackson with a vengence, with school attendence dropping dramatically. Respiratory infections have caused 450 absences in the last three days. For the full story, see tomorrow's Southeast Missourian.
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Love and money
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
The deepest confines of the human heart know no recession. At least that's how a Valentine's Day card writer might sum up the situation. In regular speak, that just means people will be shelling out the big bucks for their sweeties today despite the firm grip the recession holds on the country...
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Court rejects Drury on River Campus
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court handed River Campus supporters a double victory on Tuesday, declaring valid two Cape Girardeau city ordinances key to the project moving forward. In a 7-0 decision, the court ruled the ordinance that put a 1-cent hotel/motel tax on the November 1998 ballot for voter approval didn't violate the city charter's "clear title" requirements. ...
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Flu season strikes at schools' attendance
(Local News ~ 02/14/02)
There were so many sick children at R.O. Hawkins Junior High on Wednesday that the nurse's office didn't have enough room for all of them to lie down. And it's not just that Jackson, Mo., school. Kids all over Cape Girardeau County have been hit with a bug. Central High principal Mike Cowan said his school has an average daily attendance rate of about 95 percent, but in the past few days it has dropped to about 86 percent...
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Nation digest 2/14/02
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
Congressman denies coercing bribes CLEVELAND -- Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. told jurors at his bribery trial Wednesday that he never coerced bribes or favors and claimed the government was out to get him, partly for his legislative actions involving the Internal Revenue Service...
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Lindh pleads innocent to conspiracy
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- John Walker Lindh pleaded innocent Wednesday to conspiring to kill Americans, then was denounced as a traitor in an emotional outpouring outside court by the family of a slain CIA officer who had questioned him in Afghanistan. "Not guilty, sir," Lindh told the judge, in a routine arraignment that was followed by an awkward encounter between two fathers inside the courthouse and the strong statements outside. The CIA officer's widow said Lindh should be sentenced to death...
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Country music outlaw Waylon Jennings dies
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Waylon Jennings, whose rebellious songs and brash attitude defined the outlaw movement in country music, died Wednesday after a long battle with diabetes-related health problems. He was 64. Jennings spokeswoman Schatzie Hageman said Jennings died peacefully at his home in Arizona...
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Former student takes 28 hostages at university
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Necole Arrigo's class at Fairfield University was discussing the concept of time when a confused-looking young man stumbled into the room with what he claimed was a bomb. The next few hours would seem like an eternity. Patrick Arbelo, 24, a legally blind 2001 graduate of the Roman Catholic university, announced to the class that he was a member of "The National United Federalist Socialist Party." And he was holding a box with a wire sticking out of it...
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Miss America calls reports she's unhappy with job false
(National News ~ 02/14/02)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Reports of her unhappiness have been greatly exaggerated, reigning Miss America Katie Harman said Wednesday. In an eight-page letter to pageant directors this month, Harman's parents had said the 21-year-old collegian was upset over unexpected fees, a lack of lucrative bookings and rude treatment of her parents...
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Court - Drug search was legal
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A police trick that led to a man's arrest on drug charges was constitutional, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. In a 4-3 decision, the court said a deceptive drug checkpoint scheme provided the necessary legal circumstances for police to search the man's vehicle and for drugs found inside to be used as evidence against him...
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Senate panel hears bill on children's access to weapons
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missourians who carelessly leave weapons around when children are present would be fined $500 under a bill heard Wednesday by a Senate panel. The legislation, known as the Children's Firearm Access Prevention Act, would punish those who allow children under the age of 17 to have easy access to weapons and ammunition...
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Lawmakers plan security measures for Capitol
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State officials are moving ahead with plans for nearly $2.4 million in Capitol complex security measures even as some lawmakers wonder if they are all necessary. Security at the Capitol and large state buildings was tightened after the Sept. 11 attacks and the U.S. military response in Afghanistan...
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Republican margin in senate narrows
(State News ~ 02/14/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Maida Coleman of St. Louis was sworn in Wednesday as the newest member of the Missouri Senate. The former Democratic House member was administered the oath of office by Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White shortly after noon in her new Senate office. Her former House colleagues and Gov. Bob Holden attended a ceremonial swearing-in held later in the Senate chamber...
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EU, Islamic nations want conflicts to end
(International News ~ 02/14/02)
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- European and Islamic countries looking to improve relations after the Sept. 11 attacks agreed Wednesday that a settlement of the Mideast conflict was key to preventing Muslim resentment of the West. But the two groups split on whether Israel should be condemned...
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Afghan governor admits U.S. paid bombing survivors
(International News ~ 02/14/02)
TARIN KOT, Afghanistan -- U.S. warplanes bombarded a tractor carrying fleeing Afghan women and children in October, an Afghan governor said Wednesday. The governor said there were Taliban fighters among the civilians, a claim the survivors deny. The survivors say 21 civilians, some of them babies, were killed in the attack in the village of Thorai in central Uruzgan province...
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Arafat turns wrath on own security chief
(International News ~ 02/14/02)
JERUSALEM -- It was a startling scene even for the mercurial Yasser Arafat: during an argument, the Palestinian leader tried to punch his West Bank security chief and pulled a gun on him for defying orders. Arafat's outburst may have been more than political theater, with some saying he appears increasingly unnerved by open talk in Israel -- and more discreet whispers in Washington -- about sidelining him...
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Pope gives out ashes in symbolic church ceremony
(International News ~ 02/14/02)
ROME -- Performing an ancient ritual in a fifth-century basilica, Pope John Paul II smudged ashes Wednesday on the heads of cardinals, nuns and lay faithful as a reminder of their mortality and said people struck by tragedy need to regain faith and the joy for life...
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Milosevic questions tribunal's legality
(International News ~ 02/14/02)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Faced with graphic images from a ruthless campaign of ethnic cleansing that prosecutors say he masterminded, Slobodan Milosevic lashed back Wednesday at the U.N. court, challenging its legality, in his first comments at his war crimes trial...
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Big River -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
Mark Twain's classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom. Their adventures along the way bring to life Twain's vivid characters from his novel. Propelled by an award-winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana...
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River City Players present Neil Simon comedy
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
"Proposals," Neil Simon's bittersweet, nostalgic comedy, will kick off the River City Player's new season Feb. 14 -16 at Port Cape's River City Yacht Club. "Proposals" is a mixed bag of entertainment. It's a comedy, but a comedy that gets its laughs from the very real tensions of estranged relationships and their regrets...
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"Inspirations from the Baroque"
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
Compositions by Baroque composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Georgg Philipp Telemann and others will be presented by the Southeast Chamber Orchestra February 16 at 8pm in historic Old St. Vincent's Church in downtown Cape Girardeau. Gary Miller will be the featured harpsichord soloist in a composition by Bach. Paul Thomposn will perform a flute solo in a composition by Telemann. Modern compositions by Benjamin Britten and Pablo Casals will also be presented. For information, call (573)651-2141...
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Nelly and the Saints
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
Hailed as hip-hop's brightest talent, American Music Award winner NELLY will grace the Arena stage with his band, the St. Lunatics. They will perform Saturday, March 30 at 7:30pm in the SIU Arena in Carbondale. Tickets go on sale February 16 by the "wristband system" and are $24 and $18. For more information call the SIU Arena Special Events Ticket Office at 618/453-5341 or log onto www.siu.edu/~arena...
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Fantastic, Classic Rock
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
They are back. . . enjoy good 'ole rock 'n roll when REO Speedwagon and Styx return to the Arena stage. The SIU Arena in Carbondale will present these two classic bands on February 28, 7:30pm. REO continues to ride the storm out and is one of the most successful bands in all of rock. Vocal group extraordinaire Styx, with Tommy Shaw, is sure to strike an amazingly energetic performance. Both bands have a closet full of hits that are sure to have the audience singing along to every word...
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Billboard's Top Ten
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
Billboard's Top Ten Modern Rock Tracks 1. Blurry, Puddle of Mudd 2. In the End, Linkin Park 3. Youth of The Nation, P.O.D. 4. Wasting My Time, Default 5. Last Nite, The Strokes 6. Crawling In The Dark, Hoobastank 7. Wish You Were Here, Incubus 8. Defy You, The Offspring...
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"Piece of My Heart" - A cathartic drama
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
The Southeast University Theatre presents "A Piece of MY Heart" by Shirley Lauro. The production is a powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam - five nurses, and a country-western singer who is booked by an unscrupulous agent to entertain the troops...
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Local music and theatre events
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
Thursday, 2/14 Proposals Dinner Theatre/River City Yacht Club/ Port Cape, Zito/Bel Air Friday, 2/15 Color Will, Willy Jak's Boardgames at Grace's Mix 96.5 DJ, Jeremiah's Proposals Dinner Theatre/River City Yacht Club/Port Cape...
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Big Muddy Film Festival
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
The 24th Annual Big Muddy Film Festival runs from February 22 through March 3 and showcases Independent films from around the world; animation, experimental, narrative and documentary film styles. Film screenings are held at various venues on the Southern Illinois University Campus in Carbondale and throughout Carbondale and Murphysboro...
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Art Exhibit "Emotional Impact" at Gallery 100
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
Douglas Baltz exhibits his acrylic paintings on canvas that are the culmination of his many years of study in color, contrast and expressionism, using realism and negative space to incite an emotional response and affect his audience. He titles his show "Emotional Impact."...
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The Dharma Bum by Jaysen Buterin
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
"Without clarity, we seldom think well; without provocation, we seldom think at all." - Donald Keesey Did you ever have that moment of zen where at any second you feel like you could freeze time and live exactly in that moment? Or even better yet, freeze time around the world except for yourself and spend fortnights running amok around this soggy giant orb, rioting and pillaging (although these are generally activities that don't look nearly as impressive with an army of one, but hey, it's my moment of zen and I can loot if I want to), spreading your hedonism and debauchery from zip code to zip code, stampeding the women and raping the cattle...wait a minute.... ...
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Ever eat here? Manee Thai
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
I had a bad experience at a shady Thai restaurant the one time I tried it, so it was a long time before I was willing to try it again. Someone suggested that I should give Thai food a second chance at Manee Thai. I was reluctant, but my friend said she wanted to try it too, so we ventured out to try some new tastes for lunch. The restaurant is right beside Kidd's on Broadway, so it has a very convenient location for students, or me since I work downtown...
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Book To Movie Primer
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
By Justin Colburn & Keayn Dunya With the current trend of Book-to-Movie deals there has been a question about why the movie industry is not able to do an accurate translation for the written word to the silver screen. Once upon a time there was an indy press comic book writer named Brian Michael Bendis who created an award winning crime series called Goldfish. ...
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Mystikaleidoscopes
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
ARIES - You hold a lot of power right, so be careful how you throw your weight around. You will find that the things you say and do can be quite influential, and you should not underestimate the power of your words, whether they be bad or good. You will find that there is a warrior element within you that is strong and ready to fight at a moment's notice. This could be used to your advantage or disadvantage, it's up to you...
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Movie Review - "The Count of Monte Cristo"
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
Reviewed by Justin Colburn & Keayn Dunya '"The Count of Monte Cristo" is Alexandre Dumas classic story of an innocent man wrongly but deliberately imprisoned and his strategy for revenge against those who betrayed him. Edmond Dantes (JIM CAVIEZEL, Frequency) is a guileless and honest young sailor whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (DAGMARA DOMINCZYK) are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand Mondego (GUY PEARCE, Ravenous), who wants Mercedes for himself, deceives him. ...
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Movie Review - "Black Hawk Down"
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
Reviewed by Jim Obert The good news is the thrilling "Black Hawk Down" is still playing in Cape Girardeau. The bad news is it's still playing at Town Plaza Cinema, which is probably one of the worst places to view a major movie in the state...
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Kill Your TV
(Entertainment ~ 02/14/02)
by Jason Parker, Mix 104.7's afternoon personality So I get this email from someone who reads Kill Your TV... It reads..."so what advice would you give so someone who has no idea what to get their special someone for Valentines Day?" Here's the answer. ...
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