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Two seats change on Cape board
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Two faces will change on the Cape Girardeau School Board while the Jackson and Scott City boards will remain the same after Tuesday's election. Incumbents Sharon Mueller and Steve Trautwein both were re-elected to the Cape Girardeau board for three-year terms along with newcomer Tom Reinagel. Elected to a one-year term was Charles Bertrand...
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Paul Sander wins Jackson mayoral race again
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
The pay is lousy. You're subject to public scorn, fair or not. And then there's the time -- the Monday night meetings, the daytime meetings and the constant telephone calls at all times of day. Yet, after six terms as mayor and a city political resume that dates back to 1986, Jackson Mayor Paul Sander will come back for more...
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Cape council.1a
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Cape Girardeau voters elected write-in candidate Debra Tracy and former city councilwoman Loretta Schneider to the city council Tuesday, filling two seats that had been vacant for over three months. Tracy and Schneider are scheduled to be sworn in Thursday at city hall...
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McClure picks Dillon as head of village's first government
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Voters in McClure elected their first mayor Tuesday, choosing Cheryle Brenda Dillon, who last year led the fight to incorporate the more-than-century-old town as a village. "I am very pleased," said Dillon, who shouted for joy at the Alexander County Courthouse in Cairo after the election results were posted...
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Perryville will continue electing police chief
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perryville voters shot down a proposal that would allow the police chief to be appointed rather than elected. The final vote was 557 to 284, with 66.23 percent voting Tuesday against the measure being pushed by city administrator Bill Lewis...
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Bollinger schools elect new board members
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Several school board and city board races were decided Tuesday with all four school boards in the county receiving new members. Jo Ann Shrum was the lone incumbent to be defeated for the Woodland School Board. She will be replaced by Joanna Marie Shetley. School boards in Leopold, Meadow Heights and Zalma also voted in new members. All of the city board races were uncontested...
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Subject of manhunt in Texas caught in Paducah
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Billy McGee, who led police on an 11-day manhunt after shooting at a Texas police officer and killing several search dogs, was apprehended Tuesday morning in a Paducah homeless shelter. "We got a tip from somebody that overheard him say that he was going there," said Terry Long, chief deputy sheriff of the McCracken County Sheriff's Department in Paducah...
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Jackson chamber picks four for top teaching award
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Educators with a combined 85-plus years of experience were chosen for the 2005 Jackson Chamber of Commerce's Educators of the Year award. David Gross, Sharlett Eftink, Becky Riney and Nancy Seyer will be honored for their work in education at a banquet April 21 in Jackson...
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Cape county school boards
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Candidates in Delta, Oak Ridge picked for boards It may not have been the race that grabbed the most headlines, but the Delta School Board race ended up being perhaps the most evenly matched race in the area Tuesday night. Seven candidates were running for three spots. ...
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Jackson police see increase in drug arrests
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
The Jackson police are on a first-name basis with many of the city's drug users now. And police chief James Humphreys plans to keep it that way. Over the past six weeks, Jackson police have arrested 43 people on drug charges. That may not sound like a lot, but it is for Jackson, a town of roughly 12,000 people that prides itself on low crime, good schools and numerous churches...
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OFF! Magazine and Rage 103.7 to present concert April 8
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Battery Kate, Elixir, Knotted Fear, Rock Solid, Roadside Memory, and Essence of Lojic will perform Friday, April 8 as part of the OFF!-n-Rage Concert. OFF! Magazine and Rage 103.7, in collaboration with Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation and Shivelbine's, present this first of its kind concert at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are three dollars at the door...
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State Senator Jason Crowell
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
OFF! sat down with Missouri State Senator Jason Crowell. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State and the University of Missouri School of Law, Crowell was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2000 and re-elected in 2002. In 2004, Crowell was elected to represent Southeast Missouri's 27th Senate District, a position vacated by current Lt. Governor Peter Kinder...
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Redbirds debut with a 7-3 win over Astros
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/05)
HOUSTON -- With one swing by Jim Edmonds, the St. Louis Cardinals finally took a lead. From there, the Cardinals had little trouble remembering how to win again. "That got rid of all the tension," Reggie Sanders said after the Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 7-3 Tuesday night in a season-opening rematch of the 2004 NL championship series. "It relaxed us."...
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House panel restores funds for Amtrak, Alzheimer's research
(State News ~ 04/06/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- House budget writers on Tuesday restored money for Amtrak passenger train service and Alzheimer's research -- two items targeted for elimination in earlier budget proposals. The House budget plan would fund the passenger trains, which make eight stops between Kansas City and St. Louis, with about $6.2 million, roughly the same amount Amtrak received for the current fiscal year...
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Wal-Mart defends work at conference
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
ROGERS, Ark. -- Wal-Mart is "good for America" and the barrage of criticism against the company is an effort to protect the status quo in retailing, president and CEO Lee Scott said Tuesday in a sharp attack on community activists, organized labor and retail rivals...
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Bells, white smoke used to announce selection of new pope
(International News ~ 04/06/05)
VATICAN CITY -- Responding to Pope John Paul II's request, the Vatican will depart from centuries-old tradition by ringing bells in addition to sending up white smoke to signal the election of his successor. Before he died Saturday at age 84, John Paul also made his wish known "to be buried in the ground" and not placed in an above-ground tomb, Archbishop Piero Marini said Tuesday. ...
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Tent cities go up as hundreds of thousands stream into Rome
(International News ~ 04/06/05)
ROME -- A Polish college student hitchhiked for 54 hours, bouncing in the back of a lumber truck and a tractor-trailer rig hauling chocolates. A disabled German retiree rode through the night on a spine-twisting red-eye train. Their journeys ended Tuesday at a makeshift tent city hastily erected on a wind-swept field on the outskirts of Rome. ...
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Deliveryman, missing since Friday, found in stuck elevator
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
NEW YORK -- A deliveryman who vanished after taking Chinese food to a Bronx high-rise apartment building was found alive Tuesday after apparently spending more than three days trapped in an elevator that had become stuck between floors. Ming Kuang Chen, 35, had been the subject of a widespread search after he failed to return to his restaurant Friday night with $200 in receipts, prompting speculation that he was the victim of armed bandits or some other urban horror...
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Proposed legislation would make spitting in jail a felony
(State News ~ 04/06/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Missouri prisoners have been spitting on guards, and state legislators are trying to stop them with the threat of more time behind bars. The House gave initial approval Tuesday to legislation making it a felony for an inmate to expose a prison employee, visitor or another inmate to bodily fluids such as saliva, blood, urine, feces or semen...
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Illinois left just one task undone on to-do list
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/05)
ST. LOUIS -- One by one, Illinois crossed off the goals it had set months earlier. A No. 1 ranking. The Big Ten regular-season and conference titles. A top seed in the NCAA tournament. A spot in the Final Four. But the only thing the Illini couldn't accomplish was the one goal they really wanted, what they said out loud after every practice: a national championship...
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Missouri voters pick three new legislators in seat swap
(State News ~ 04/06/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republicans apparently claimed two legislative seats formerly held by Democrats on Tuesday, while a Democrat has won a seat previously held by a Republican, according to final, unofficial election results from the Missouri secretary of state's office...
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New suspect charged in principal's shooting
(State News ~ 04/06/05)
BLACKWELL, Mo. -- A new suspect has been charged in the killing of a longtime eastern Missouri grade school principal, authorities said Tuesday. Meanwhile, charges were dropped against two of three men previously charged in Lloyd Agers' death. Agers' remains were found March 21 in his home in the eastern Missouri town of Blackwell, after a fire that destroyed the house. Authorities originally thought the fire was accidental, but an autopsy revealed that Agers, 60, had been shot...
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Gore's new TV channel geared for Internet generation
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/05)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Al Gore has a plan for luring the Internet generation back to television: make it more participatory by having viewers contribute their own video. The former vice president and longtime Internet champion joined investors Monday to announce the creation of Current, a cable TV channel that will target younger viewers with a blend of news, culture and viewer-produced video...
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Thursday lineup, basketball boost CBS in ratings
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/05)
NEW YORK -- CBS' strong Thursday night lineup and the NCAA men's basketball tournament helped the network dominate the prime-time ratings competition last week. Led by "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," all three of CBS's Thursday programs were among the six most-watched programs of the week, according to Nielsen Media Research. Three of NBC's programs that night were in reruns...
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LaBruyere fires gem at ND
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
It would have been hard to imagine Central sophomore pitcher Brad LaBruyere could have pitched much better than he did against Jackson in a 13-strikeout, 1-0 loss March 29. A week later, LaBruyere did just that, throwing a no-hitter in a 2-0 home victory against Notre Dame on Tuesday...
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Redhawks change luck with 10-inning victory
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Southeast escaped a ninth-inning jam and went on to defeat St. Louis University 3-2. Southeast Missourian ST. LOUIS -- Southeast Missouri State's Freddy Lopez picked a perfect time for his first extra-base hit of the year. Lopez delivered a two-run double in the top of the 10th inning to break a tie and send the Redhawks to a 3-2 victory against host St. Louis University on Tuesday...
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Baylor captures national title rout
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Baylor Lady Bears simply wanted to be a shining light for a university that needed something to applaud. One dazzling national championship ought to do. Sophia Young's 26 points, Emily Niemann's precise 3-point shooting and the brilliant, energetic play of Baylor's backcourt carried Baylor to an 84-62 victory over Michigan State on Tuesday night for the school's first NCAA title by a women's team...
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Illini get a hero's reception back home
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- One last rally. One more chance for Illinois fans to show the team their appreciation for 37 victories and countless highlights this season. So they turned out an estimated 20,000-strong, nearly filling one side of Memorial Stadium Tuesday to welcome their Illini home from St. Louis. Never mind that Illinois lost its last game, falling 75-70 to North Carolina in the national championship game Monday night...
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No sport seems to fit in Florida
(Column ~ 04/06/05)
For me, baseball is the cool nip of spring games flowing into the moist heat of summer. Football is leaves changing and team logo sweatshirts. Basketball is snow on the ground outside but plenty of heat inside. In short, sports are inextricably linked with Missouri weather...
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Connecticut plans challenge to education act
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut is preparing a lawsuit to challenge President Bush's No Child Left Behind education law, and become the first state to challenge the federal mandate in court. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday the federal lawsuit will contend the law illegally and unconstitutionally requires states and communities to spend millions more than the federal government provides for test development and school reform programs...
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Kansas voters give OK to gay marriage ban
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Voters in Kansas overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday banning same-sex couples from marrying or entering into civil unions. With more than half of precincts reporting, 298,647 votes, or 70 percent, were cast in favor of a constitutional amendment, with 128,366, or 30 percent, opposed...
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Get the most with mojo chicken
(Community ~ 04/06/05)
There's a vibrant Latin flair to this chicken dish, a touch of Cuban style. Allow a little time for marinating the chicken in a typical "mojo," the highly seasoned but low-fat citrus marinade, and savor the resulting rich taste and aroma. The recipe is among several developed by Steve Petusevsky for the April issue of Health magazine. The chicken is accompanied, if you wish, by a coconut-rice side dish. The rice gets a golden glow from turmeric and a flavor twist from the coconut...
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ABC News' Jennings starts chemotherapy to treat lung cancer
(Entertainment ~ 04/06/05)
NEW YORK -- Peter Jennings, who revealed he has lung cancer Tuesday, plans to continue on "World News Tonight" as much as he can after beginning chemotherapy next week. Jennings, ABC's chief anchorman since 1983, planned to be at his desk Tuesday -- a day after getting his diagnosis...
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Past-champion Singh brims with confidence
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/05)
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Vijay Singh's car pulled up in front of the clubhouse at Augusta National, and he knew the routine from there. He climbed the green-carpeted stairs to the Masters champions locker room, a place he has occupied the last five years. A view from the top is most appropriate for Singh at this Masters...
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Cardinals place Ankiel on waivers
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/05)
HOUSTON -- Rick Ankiel was placed on unconditional release waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals, who are waiting to find out whether he will be claimed by another team. Ankiel, who was on the Cardinals' opening-day roster Sunday, was out of options. He has a $400,000 salary, and the Cardinals have said they hope to have him in their minor league system if he is not claimed by another team...
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Southeast golfer tie for third
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Southeast Missouri State golf team tied for third among 16 teams at the Belmont Invitational, a two-day event that concluded Tuesday. The Redhawks had a 54-hole total of 866 to tie with fellow Ohio Valley Conference member Morehead State. Missouri (824) was first, followed by OVC member Tennessee Tech (859)...
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Man faces return to nursing home
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/06/05)
To the editor: I am a 53-year-old quadriplegic, one of many severely disabled Missourians deemed Medicaid ineligible if the House passes Senate Bill 539. With the help of in-home personal care provided by Medicaid, I was able to leave the dehumanizing confinement of a Missouri nursing home. For the past five years I have lived in my own apartment with a dignity and quality of life unmatched by any institution...
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Smoking causes destruction
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/06/05)
To the editor: It isn't easy to stop smoking. I know, because I smoked at one time. In early days, cigarettes sold for 10 cents a pack. Only a few brands were filtered. At one time cigarettes were so scarce people rolled their own. I did that on occasion...
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It was about the Constitution
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/06/05)
To the editor: David Limbaugh's column this past weekend makes it clear that, along with Congress and the president, he still doesn't get it when it comes to the Schiavo tragedy and public opinion. Earth to Limbaugh: It was about the Constitution...
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Stanley Brown
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Stanley Brown, 80, of Chaffee died Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee.
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Speak Out 4/6/05
(Speak Out ~ 04/06/05)
Proud of SIU; Thanks for sidewalks; Dining discrimination; Statewide ban; School funding; Dawdling drivers; Expensive knowledge; Danforth's assessment; Public works questions; Better than Cairo; Food-stamp abuse; Lexington traffic; Someone has to work; MAP test schedule
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Leo Wulfers
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
Leo Frank Wulfers, 83, passed away Monday, April 4, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born Jan. 3, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, son of Otto J. and Leona T. Haas Wulfers. He and Lawana Lee Foreman were married in 1948. She died Nov. 25, 2004...
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Carl Wallman
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
Carl Ray Wallman, 64, of Jackson died Monday, April 4, 2005, at his home. He was born July 24, 1940, on the old Southard Farm near Pocahontas, son of Carl and Ora Emma Bollinger Wallman. He was one of five children. He was confirmed into the Lutheran Church. He and Evelyn Crader were married Oct. 11, 1963. They lived in Pocahontas before moving to Jackson. They had three children...
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Mary Summers
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Mary Helen Summers, 73, of Fayetteville died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at Washington Regional Medical Center. She was born June 7, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Willice Jasper and Mabel Lorene Higgason Pledger. She married the Rev. John David Summers Dec. 22, 1956, in Cape Girardeau...
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Julia Schmaeng
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Julia M. Schmaeng, 94, of Mound City died Thursday, March 31, 2005, at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Mo. She was born Nov. 18, 1910, in Mound City, daughter of Andrew and May Sedwell DeVore. She married Albert Schmaeng, who died in 1978...
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Sybil Weakley
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Sybil Bernice Weakley, 85, of Charleston died Monday, April 4, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born June 7, 1919, in Black Oak, Ark., daughter of Almath Witt and Bertha Simpkins Hodge. She and James A. Weakley were married Jan. 6, 1934. He died March 23, 1980...
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Anna Riggins
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Anna Mae Riggins, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 21, 1919, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of John and Edith Potillo Sisney. She and Roy V. Riggins were married Dec. 5, 1942, in Poplar Bluff. He died Dec. 21, 2004...
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Anna Quade
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
Anna Lee Quade, 78, of Burfordville died Monday, April 4, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 2, 1927, in Oak Ridge, daughter of Oscar and Anna Hahs Schweer. She and Cleman Quade were married Aug. 24, 1945, in Jackson. He died Nov. 5, 1997...
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Wanda Schultz
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wanda L. Schultz, 74, of Perryville died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 22, 1930, in Green County, Ark., daughter of Nelson W. and Lillie Mofield Austin Sr. She and Richard Schultz were married Nov. 30, 1963...
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Allen Harrell
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
Allen Scott Harrell, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Nov. 19, 1914, in Dallas, Texas, son of Allen and Nellie Osborne Harrell. He and Edna M. Strickland were married June 16, 1936, in Kechi, Kan. She died Feb. 12, 2002...
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Edgar Balsman
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. -- Edgar Leo Balsman, 81, of Uniontown died Monday, April 4, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 20, 1924, in Perry County, Mo., son of Leo Andrew and Gertrude Caroline Unterreiner Balsman Sr. He and Corrine Anne Blechle were married Aug. 16, 1947. She died May 10, 1994...
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Births 4/6/05
(Births ~ 04/06/05)
Holder; Rose
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Out of the past 4/6/05
(Out of the Past ~ 04/06/05)
25 years ago: April 6, 1980 The Rev. Gerald Bethards, pastor of the Cobden, Boaz and Villa Ridge Congregational churches, is guest speaker at the 44th annual Bald Knob Easter sunrise service. PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The home of Evelyn Swan on Shelby Street on the south edge of Perryville explodes in the morning, injuring five people, three of them critically; a lighted match near a gas stove is a possible cause of the blast; the injured are Swan; her granddaughter, Deborah Cox; Swan's mother, Bernice Kiefer; Anna Cox and Floyd Cox.. ...
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Sports briefs 4/6/05
(Other Sports ~ 04/06/05)
Boxing...
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Greenspan- Gas prices strain energy markets
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
WASHINGTON -- High oil and natural gas prices have put energy markets under a degree of strain that hasn't been seen in a generation, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday, but he warned policy-makers against interfering with market forces he hoped would eventually stabilize prices...
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Drug makers developing clearinghouse to aid uninsured
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
WASHINGTON -- Drug manufacturers, under fire from consumer advocacy groups for opposing legislation to reduce prescription costs, announced Tuesday they would spend about $30 million through June to develop and promote a program that would help poor Americans gain access to the medicines they need...
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Fire reports 4/6/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following call Monday: * At 6:29 p.m., a box alarm at 132 N. Main St. Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: * At 5:31 a.m., emergency medical service at 306 N. Middle St. * At 5:51 a.m., emergency medical service at 814 N. West End Blvd...
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Six incumbents, one newcomer win in Scott City races
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
The makeup of the Scott City Council will largely remain intact following Tuesday's municipal election. In a race with seven seats up for election, five of them contested, all the incumbents but one were re-elected. In the Ward 2 race for a one-year unexpired term, Jim McCarty defeated incumbent John Crail 36 to 16. McCarty is the owner of Soups and Sweets and a relative newcomer to the city in which most council candidates have lived for decades...
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Scott County to round up tires
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County will hold two more Saturday tire roundups in April for county residents. Residents may drop off passenger car tires from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. April 16 and 23 at the county road and bridge department shed in Benton. The county needs another 400 tires to arrange a pickup...
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Police reports 4/6/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/05)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items on Tuesday. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI * Jennifer L. Hashley, of Jackson, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident...
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HGTV program to feature work of area native
(Community ~ 04/06/05)
It didn't take much for Jane Rader DeBoe to go from "I don't want to be on TV" to "That'll get me on TV!" DeBoe, a native of Cape Girardeau and now a noted interior designer in Boca Raton, Fla., will be featured Thursday on HGTV's "Designer's Challenge."...
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Dangerous roads
(Editorial ~ 04/06/05)
Drive the back roads of Southeast Missouri and you're apt to see rolling hills, farmland and wonderful scenery. But driving those roads could put you at risk. More than half the state's fatality accidents occur on two-lane roadways, not the well-traveled interstates criss-cross the Show Me State...
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Two Perry County school candidates re-elected
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Two Perry County school board incumbents were re-elected to their posts Tuesday night while a third was ousted to make room for a new face. Incumbents G. Scott Cooper and Jeff Weibrecht will each retain their seats on the school board. ...
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No Child Left Behind law due for renovation
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Margaret Spellings plans to fundamentally change enforcement of the No Child Left Behind law, giving preferential treatment to states that prove they're serious about raising achievement, Bush administration officials say...
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Tar heels share favorite recipes in cookbook
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
As the NCAA National Basketball Tournament was underway, my husband was on pins and needles as North Carolina played for the national title. He has been a big UNC fan for many years and in fact we attended a game there while on our honeymoon 15 years ago. ...
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Softball team to host SIU
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team will play host to one of the nation's hottest squads today when Southern Illinois visits for a 3 p.m. doubleheader. SIU (28-8, 8-1 Missouri Valley Conference) has won 11 straight games, and 22 of its last 23, as the Salukis are ranked 24th in this week's ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25...
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Jackson baseball stays perfect
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
The Jackson baseball team remained undefeated by breaking open a one-run game with a nine-run seventh inning en route to an 11-3 victory at Chaffee. Jackson (6-0) recorded six of its eight hits in the seventh inning. Joel Penrod notched the win, allowing four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked four and struck out four. Kyle Brown finished up for his second save...
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Area digest 4/6/05
(Other Sports ~ 04/06/05)
Umpires meeting set for Thursday The SEMO Umpires Association will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at Kohlfeld Distributing's meeting rooms. The meeting will cover baseball and softball part 2 tests and other association business. For information, contact Paul Friga at (573) 270-0476...
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Grafting moves into gardens
(Community ~ 04/06/05)
A comment, often made by gardeners, is that they want to plant something different in their landscape. They are tired of the standard fare of boxwoods, yews, spirea and crimson pygmy barberries. With this in mind I am listing several "different" plants that you might consider planting in your landscape...
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Jackson school bond fails second attempt
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Students in the Kelly School District will get their new high school, but those in Jackson will live with the current facilities for now. Both Kelly and Jackson school districts have had previous bond issues for new high schools fail, but 69 percent of the Kelly district voters approved the school's $3.5 million plan Tuesday...
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Scott County road, water districts OK'd by voters
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
A road district will remain intact and a new water district will be formed after Scott County voters cast their ballots Tuesday. According to unofficial results from Scott County Clerk Rita Milam, voters have chosen to keep the Illmo Special Road District serving the extreme northeast section of the county near Scott City and approved the formation of Rural Water District No. 4...
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St. Louis firm trying to win converts to recycling mercury thermostats
(State News ~ 04/06/05)
ST. LOUIS -- When J.B. Richman tells other contractors he recycles thermostats containing mercury switches, they often respond with indifference or jokes. "When I tell them what I do, they look at me like I'm a silly old man," said Richman, who runs J.B. Richman HVACR in St. Louis...
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Administration to tighten rules for Americans visiting Canada
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. passport: It may get tougher to return home without it. Starting in 2008, Americans traveling from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, the Caribbean and Panama will be required to show their passports to re-enter the United States under regulations proposed Tuesday by the Bush administration...
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Government says St. Louis woman cost it millions in false tax returns
(State News ~ 04/06/05)
ST. LOUIS -- A tax preparer filed false returns for clients that cost the government an estimated $6.5 million, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The civil complaint said Ella Mae Peterson -- employed at an H&R Block Tax Services office from 1984 to 2004 -- allegedly prepared false or fraudulent returns...
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Spingfield-Cape bishop recalls last conversation with pope
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri Catholics won't have an official delegation at the funeral of Pope John Paul II, as had been expected. The five bishops from the state had intended to attend the funeral but found that travel arrangements couldn't be made. Bishop John J. Leibrecht of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese had anticipated attending the service but couldn't make the necessary arrangements in time for the service...
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Jailed Saddam will be able to watch Iraqi presidential election
(International News ~ 04/06/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein will be able to watch from his Baghdad jail cell as Iraq's newly elected parliament chooses a new president today, the next step in building Iraq's first democratically elected government in 50 years, Iraqi officials said...
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New report details black inequality
(National News ~ 04/06/05)
NEW YORK -- Though income and education gaps between black and white Americans have narrowed significantly, black households still have barely one-tenth the net worth of white households, according to a new National Urban League report. Middle class blacks' tenuous hold on prosperity reflects racial discrimination in housing and other wealth-building arenas -- both historically and now -- and suggests that today's civil rights battles are largely economic, said Marc H. ...
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A Dutch Protestant reflects on a Polish Catholic pope
(Column ~ 04/06/05)
I am an ordained Protestant of the Reformed, or Dutch Calvinist, persuasion. My experience with Catholics, specifically Polish Catholics, began in the neighborhood in which I was raised. Most on my block were either Dutch Reformed or Polish Catholics. ...
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Three fishermen thrown from boat; two drown
(State News ~ 04/06/05)
CEDAR CREEK, Mo. -- The bodies of two men who drowned in Taney County after being thrown into the water from a fishing boat were recovered Monday afternoon from Bull Shoals Lake in southwest Missouri. The Missouri State Water Patrol said the men disappeared Saturday afternoon near the mouth of Bee Creek. ...
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Dating Advice From Luke by Luke Monahan
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
It is the question all single men (even some single women) fear. You are romantically involved with someone (but not really). You're having a casual conversation (but not completely). And then the query is posed: "Are we dating, or are we just hooking up?" Ouch...
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Guitar Ensemble to Play Free Concert April 18
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
The Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University will present the Southeast Guitar Ensemble in concert April 18 on the University campus. The program will take place at 8 p.m. in the Lutheran Chapel, located at the corner of Pacific and College Hill. The concert is open to the public and is free...
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Community Theatre
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Cape Girardeau's River City Players Community Theatre will be presenting the beloved classic comedy, Harvey April 8, 9, and 13-16 at the River City Yacht Club at Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant. A famous play by Mary Chase, Harvey is well-known for its movie version starring Jimmy Stewart. ...
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Music Lessons: This Is Your Life, The Mix Tape
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
A few weeks ago I was lying in bed in a hotel room in Galveston, Texas , falling asleep to my XM satellite radio, when I decided to spend some time on the '40s station. I was looking for the oldest music I could find. Weird, I know. But, I've become obsessed with time lately, constantly crunching the numbers to get some sense of where I stand in the continuum. ...
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Rites of Spring
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Some of the area's best musicians will gather for 3 days of live music April 28-30 at The Camp. The 2nd Annual Rites Of Spring Music Festival features 16 bands, including Rock Solid, Elixir, Inkognito, Fused, Fists of Phoenix, Minds Above, Lost Possum, Catatonic, Nova Lunacy, and In The Clear...
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Dallas Children's Theater to Present 'Coyote Tales' April 20 at Southeast
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will present "Coyote Tales," an original production written, performed, and produced by the Dallas Children's Theater, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 20 in Academic Auditorium...
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Band Review
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Melding bebop, jazz, reggae, country and rock, the Tiffany Christopher Band is one band you must see. Performing with spirit, con brio and a positive vibe, the group mixes electric and acoustic with some jazz thrown in on vocals and Tiffany Christopher's knack for playing polyrhythms -- a pillar of jazz -- on her guitar. One can see that the band is having a good time on stage. Because of that, you have a good time with this band...
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