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Rebuilding of Jackson school nearly done
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
Thirteen months ago, with much of his school in wreckage, it was hard for Monsignor Edward Eftink to imagine anything good could come from the F-3 tornado that swept through Jackson in May 2003. Today, a quick tour through Immaculate Conception School has Eftink pointing out thousands of improvements the tornado allowed for, most of them in the form of square footage...
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Omaha rock makes its mark on nation
(Entertainment ~ 06/29/04)
OMAHA, Neb. -- When the band Tilly and the Wall takes the stage, you're going to hear guitars, keyboards, hymn-like vocals -- plus thigh-slaps and a woman tap-dancing on hollow boxes and metal discs to create different tones. Omaha, once known as the homeland of corn-fed beef, is now the nation's capital of idiosyncratic alternative rock. The youth-oriented sound often makes use of nonstandard rock instruments -- such as cellos, steel guitars or old, tired pianos...
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Militants air claim they have killed kidnapped U.S. soldier
(International News ~ 06/29/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi militants killed an American soldier they have held hostage for nearly three months, saying the killing was because the U.S. government did not change its policy in Iraq, Al-Jazeera television reported today. News of the killing of Spc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, came hours after the United States returned sovereignty in Iraq to an interim government. The report did not say when Maupin was killed...
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Allawi faces daunting task - attaining security and acceptance
(International News ~ 06/29/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iyad Allawi, the prime minister who took power in Iraq on Monday, is dismissed by militant Shiites and Sunnis as a puppet of the Americans. To many Iraqis, he is an out-of-touch "outsider" who has no popular base. One thing is certain though: the CIA-linked opposition leader-turned-politician seems determined to do everything he can to restore security, including use of some tactics that hark back to Saddam Hussein's days...
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Iraq takes power two days early
(International News ~ 06/29/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's new leaders reclaimed their nation two days early, accepting limited power Monday from U.S. occupiers, who wished them prosperity and handed them a staggering slate of problems -- including a lethal insurgency the Americans admit they underestimated...
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Republicans call for bipartisan teams to watch for voter fraud
(State News ~ 06/29/04)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Warning of potential voter fraud, Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie on Monday called for the creation of bipartisan teams to go into polling places on Election Day to watch for and investigate irregularities in Missouri and other battleground states...
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Holden signs bills on mental health insurance, property taxes
(State News ~ 06/29/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Elderly and disabled homeowners could get a tax break and many Missourians could find it cheaper and easier to get mental health insurance under bills signed into law Monday by Gov. Bob Holden. The mental health legislation will affect nearly two million Missourians by requiring their group insurers to treat mental health coverage the same as they do physical health. ...
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Cardinals sign No. 1 pick Lambert
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals said Monday they have signed hard-throwing right-hander Chris Lambert, their top pick in last month's draft. Lambert, the 19th pick of the June 7 draft, will report to Single-A Peoria, the Cardinals said in a statement that did not reveal terms of the deal...
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Montgomery seeks arbitration to combat possible lifetime ban
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Montgomery will go to an international arbitration panel to contest a possible lifetime ban sought by U.S. doping officials. Montgomery's legal team informed the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of its decision Monday to appeal to the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport...
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Drag racer dies at Gateway
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
MADISON, Ill. -- Drag racer Darrell Russell died Sunday after his car broke up while traveling about 300 mph and burst into flames during a Top Fuel race at Gateway International Raceway. Russell had crossed the finish line on the quarter-mile strip and deployed his parachute when his dragster came apart in the second round of eliminations at the Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals...
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Danton's attorney seeks change of venue
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
ST. LOUIS -- An attorney for St. Louis Blues player Mike Danton argued for a change of venue in his client's murder-for-hire case Monday, saying it "has been subject to an extraordinary amount of pretrial publicity." Attorney Robert Haar acknowledged its unusual for such requests to be granted in federal trials such as this one, which was scheduled Monday for September...
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Family stuck in war with wallpaper
(Column ~ 06/29/04)
Our house looks like a battle zone these days. Don't blame us. It's our wallpaper that's the problem. Joni and I spent much of last weekend attacking our dining room and kitchen walls to remove old wallpaper. Becca and Bailey helped some. So did our 12-year-old goddaughter, who begged to help us scrape off wallpaper. She said it was fun to tear it off. We wanted it off, too, but we wouldn't describe it as anything remotely like fun...
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SEMO can respect Indian heritage
(Column ~ 06/29/04)
By Cliff F. Rudesill Anything -- whether it be people, plants, animals or traditional mascots -- will die if they don't receive nourishment, water or attention. Present and recent past Southeast Missouri State University administrations, for a variety of reasons, have done nothing to help sustain the traditional Southeast mascots, the Indians and Otahkians...
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Big dreams
(Column ~ 06/29/04)
By John Brieden By his very nature, the 40th president of the United States was an optimist. To Ronald Reagan, "America is too great for small dreams." As we celebrate our nation's 228th birthday, it seems a fitting time to renew our optimism with the spirit of dedicated Americans who continue to put themselves in harm's way to bring freedom to the oppressed...
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High-flying hope
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The climb to the top of the 10-story SCR (selective catalytic reduction) unit No. 2 at the New Madrid Power Plant is one that David Childers and Dennis Meier have made frequently since the falcons arrived 11 days ago. But this journey is different, filled with much more uncertainty...
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Kentucky may take over at Wickliffe Mounds
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
WICKLIFFE, Ky. -- Kentucky's state park service would take over management of Wickliffe Mounds, an ancient American Indian burial site in western Kentucky, under an agreement being worked out with Murray State University, officials said Monday. But Kit Wesler, an archaeology professor at Murray State University and director of the Wickliffe Mounds Research Center, said he's still waiting for a signed agreement only two days before the university is scheduled to close the center at Wickliffe because of budget cuts.. ...
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Jackson, county headed to court today
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
The first round of court trials to determine if Cape Girardeau County will have to pay the city of Jackson upward of a half-million dollars in lost road and bridge tax revenue begins today. A bench trial has been set for 10 a.m. today in Cape Girardeau's 32nd Judicial Court to hear the arguments. Judge Byron D. Luber of Caruthersville has been assigned to hear the case...
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One man sentenced; two others enter guilty pleas
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
Southeast Missourian A Cape Girardeau man was sentenced Monday on a drug charge in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau while two other area men entered guilty pleas on weapons charges. Robert Woods, 18, received a sentence of five years and three months for one felony count of possession of cocaine base with the intent to distribute...
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Armstrong pursues Tour record that has eluded past champs
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
PARIS -- Lance Armstrong hopes to do what no other cyclist has done, a test so demanding it has blocked the four great champions before him. He wants to become the first six-time winner of the Tour de France, a punishing ride of 2,126 miles over countryside and mountains, three weeks of pain and sweat that burn the lungs and torment the legs...
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Error fatal to Cards' streak
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
PITTSBURGH -- Jack Wilson turned a baserunning mistake rarely seen at a level above Little League into an improbable victory for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the NL's hottest team. Wilson circled the bases on a bizarre play in the bottom of the ninth that began with his apparent double and the Pirates, held hitless into the seventh by Jeff Suppan, rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Monday night...
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Roddick advances to quarterfinal round
(Professional Sports ~ 06/29/04)
WIMBLEDON, England -- It had to happen sometime, at some tournament. Their lives intersected under dire circumstances off the court, and Andy Roddick and Sjeng Schalken were bound to face each other on one, sooner or later. Roddick helped about a dozen people, including fellow tennis players, escape a fatal hotel fire in May before the Italian Open. One, Schalken, will be his quarterfinal opponent at Wimbledon...
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Ex-Indian Christian signs with Yankees
(Community Sports ~ 06/29/04)
Former Southeast Missouri State University baseball standout Justin Christian has gained a spot with arguably the game's most tradition-rich franchise. Christian, who was in his second season with the River City (Mo.) Rascals, an independent team, recently had his contract purchased by the New York Yankees organization...
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Funding for A+
(Column ~ 06/29/04)
Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader Something strange is going on at the state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Even though the agency knew in April that its projected budget would not cover expenses for the A+ Schools program, it did not ask for more money from the legislature...
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Running mates
(Column ~ 06/29/04)
Washington (Mo.) Missourian About the only "suspense" in this year's presidential race is the question of whom Democrat Sen. John Kerry will select as his running mate. From news reports, it appears he wanted Sen. John McCain, Republican from Arizona, who reportedly has said "no" and who renewed his loyalty to the GOP...
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Consumer spending up by 1 percent in May
(National News ~ 06/29/04)
WASHINGTON -- Consumers -- the lifeblood of the economy -- boosted their spending in May by the largest amount in more than two years, an encouraging sign for the recovery's strength. The Commerce Department reported Monday that consumer spending rose by a sizable 1 percent, a considerable pickup from the 0.2 percent increase registered in April. ...
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Court says U.S. can't hold terror suspects in legal limbo
(National News ~ 06/29/04)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the war on terrorism does not give the government a "blank check" to hold a U.S. citizen and foreign-born terror suspects in legal limbo, a forceful denunciation of Bush administration tactics since the Sept. 11 attacks...
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Speak Out 6/29/04
(Speak Out ~ 06/29/04)
Deserving of award I SAW that Bob Reeves, the weatherman for KFVS12, had won a broadcasting award. I would just like to say he is very well deserving. He has done a very good job broadcasting the weather. Doing OK at Wal-Mart I WISH people would leave Wal-Mart alone. ...
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Verna Hanna
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
Verna Mae Hanna, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 28, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 8, 1935, at Allenville, daughter of Albert Martin and Meta Louise Lehne Hengst. She and William F. Hanna were married May 20, 1993, at Wickliffe, Ky...
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Jesse Culbertson
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
Jesse Paul Culbertson, 73, of Evansville, Ind., died Monday, June 28, 2004, at Columbia Health Care in Evansville. He is formerly of Scott City. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Janice Hasty
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Janice F. Hasty, 59, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born March 12, 1945, in Buchanan, Tenn., daughter of Hubert and Velda Alton. She and Dennis Hasty were married July 14, 1973, in Elizabeth City, N.C...
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Floy Lowery
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Floy Marie Lowery, 90, of East Prairie died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born June 15, 1914, at Scott City, daughter of Joseph and Jessie Mayfield Gottlob. She and Henry Lowery were married April 14, 1941. He died Nov. 20, 1984...
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Keith Yates
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
BUNCOMBE, Ill. -- Keith L. Yates, 52, of Buncombe died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at his home. He was born July 13, 1951, in Harrisburg, Ill., son of Wendell L. and Carla June Crews Yates. He first married Lois Gurley. He later married Diane K. Darner Dec. 19, 1992, at Buncombe...
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Derral Webb
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
PATTON, Mo. -- Derral C. Webb, 60, of Patton died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at his home. He was born April 7, 1944, in St. Louis, son of Arthur and Vera Lacy Webb. He and Debra Schremp were married Sept. 9, 1983. Webb retired as a maintenance worker at Mississippi Lime Co. in Ste. Genevieve, Mo...
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Madonna Choate
(Obituary ~ 06/29/04)
ANNA, Ill. -- Madonna Choate, 85, of Anna died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born April 21, 1919, in St. Elmo, Ill., daughter of Leslie H. and Ethel Elizabeth Byers Ross. She and Clyde Lee Choate were married May 10, 1947, in Carbondale, Ill. He died Oct. 5, 2001...
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Births 6/29/04
(Births ~ 06/29/04)
Pyrtle Daughter to Merlin and Nicole Pyrtle of Jackson, Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, 7:37 a.m. Sunday, June 13, 2004. Name, Madelyn Grace. Weight, 4 pounds 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Pyrtle is the former Nicole Kipp, daughter of Dale and Donna Kipp of Van Buren, Mo. Pyrtle is the son of Dale and Jennie Pyrtle of Doniphan, Mo. He is business manager at United Parcel Service...
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Out of the past 6/29/04
(Out of the Past ~ 06/29/04)
10 years ago: June 29, 1994 CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ernie Lawson was named new superintendent of Chaffee schools at special executive session last night; his appointment followed last week's unexpected resignation by Wayne Pressley, superintendent here past three years...
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Child abuse is treated seriously
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/29/04)
To the editor: I am present in Judge Peter Statler's courtroom weekly on cases that involve allegations of child abuse and/or neglect. He cares very much about the children. How the cases are handled, the decisions made and the fact that CASA is asked to be present reflect this in Judge Statler's courtroom...
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Area sports digest 6/29/04
(Other Sports ~ 06/29/04)
Bradley wins singles title at charity tennis tourney Bill Bradley defeated Bill Dahnke 6-4, 6-4 to win the men's open singles title over the weekend in the first annual All Cancer Erased tennis tournament at Southeast Missouri State University's courts...
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Sports briefs 6/29/04
(Other Sports ~ 06/29/04)
Baseball The Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded infielder-outfielder Jose Bautista to Kansas City for cash Monday. Bautista had been designated for assignment Friday. He hit .167 with no homers and one RBI in 12 games for the Devil Rays. Bautista, 23, opened the season with Baltimore and hit .273 in 11 at-bats over 16 games. Tampa Bay claimed him off waivers June 3...
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Summary of Monday's actions by the Supreme Court
(National News ~ 06/29/04)
The Supreme Court also took these actions Monday: Ruled that intentional police questioning of a criminal suspect twice is usually improper if the first interrogation is done without warning the suspect of his right to remain silent. Declined to consider whether a landmark disability law requires that disabled moviegoers get better seats than the front-row seating they're often given in new stadium-seating theaters; critics say the front row seats force the disabled to awkwardly crane their necks.. ...
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World briefs 6/29/04
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
Bird flu could threaten humans worldwide WASHINGTON -- A strain of bird flu that scientists fear could lead to a worldwide pandemic in humans is becoming more infectious to mammals. Scientists say it is only a matter of time before the virus adapts to spread among humans. ...
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Cape fire report 6/29/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items on Sunday: At 8:34 p.m., an emergency medical service at 719 William St. At 9:24 p.m., an emergency medical service at 611 S. West End Blvd. At 10:01 p.m., a motor vehicle accident at 2787 Hawthorn St...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 6/29/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Vincent L. Flores, 17, address unknown, was arrested Sunday on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for possession of liquor by a minor...
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Learning briefs 6/29
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
Local students attend Boys State at CMSU The following local students recently attended the American Legion Boys State at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo. : Garrett Huck will be a senior next year at Jackson High School involved in FBLA, Spanish Club, football and wrestling. He is the son of Curt and Kathy Huck of Jackson and was sponsored by the Jackson Optimists Club...
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Quick carb conundrum
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
America has once again found a new diet craze. The whole no-carb thing started out innocently enough. But then it grew into this monstrous sell-out that is becoming a part of our fast-food industries, soft drinks, beer and God knows what else. I love seeing the advertisements for the new low-carb Coke and the no-carb burgers from Burger King and Sonic. ...
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Amber's Inspirational quotes
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
Recently I took it upon myself to come up with the daily slogan for the little girls basketball camp at Notre Dame. Even though they may have been cheesy, when I really stopped and thought about them they made a lot of sense. The first day I used one that I stole from a camp I had attended...
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Teens who want to sleep late have some experts on their side
(Local News ~ 06/29/04)
If your teenager is a real night owl, the kind who likes to hit the snooze button on school days and sleep in on the weekends, Dr. Edward O'Malley has a diagnosis: "That's a completely normal teen," says O'Malley, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Conn...
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Avoiding West Nile
(Editorial ~ 06/29/04)
The West Nile virus already has been found in Missouri this year. Birds and a horse have had the virus. And some mosquitoes, which carry the virus from animal to animal -- including humans -- have the virus. This doesn't mean anyone bitten by a mosquito will get the West Nile virus. And those who get the virus may not even be aware of it, because in many cases the symptoms are so mild...
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Former Otahk assistant joins ORU staff
(College Sports ~ 06/29/04)
Former Southeast Missouri State University assistant women's basketball coach Rick Karr, who recently left the Otahkians to move back to his home state of Oklahoma, has found another job right around the corner from where he lives. Karr was hired Monday as an assistant women's basketball coach at Oral Roberts University, located in Tulsa, Okla. Karr replaces Eric Ely, who left to take a similar job at Missouri...
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Locals survive Snowshoe mountain
(Community Sports ~ 06/29/04)
After trudging through the slick, muddy mess that was Snowshoe Mountain, Patrick Koetting reached the finish line at 2:52 a.m. But unlike the David Hasselhoff 5 B team's previous nine laps in the 24 Hours of Snowshoe mountain bike race, there was no teammate ready to ride. Keven Bricknell had just finished a lap before Koetting. Brian Smentkowski was vomiting and Jim Fox was suffering with cramps...
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Ford & Sons falls to Oakville
(Community Sports ~ 06/29/04)
Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team got a rude welcome home Monday after returning from a four-day stint at the Paducah Tournament, dropping a 9-2 decision in the opener of a doubleheader against Oakville at Capaha Field. After losing 4-3 against Jackson in the fifth-place game in Paducah on Sunday, Ford & Sons could only muster seven hits and two runs in the doubleheader opener. Ford & Sons fell to 10-18 with the loss...
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