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Taking a swing at the secret of life
(Column ~ 05/05/05)
May 5, 2005 Dear Patty, Ever since becoming somewhat serious about the sport a decade ago, I have been searching for "the secret" of golf. I yearn to divine the technique, the attitude, the understanding, whatever it is that good golfers have and the rest of us don't...
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Stepenoff chosen for journal's board of editors
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
Dr. Bonnie Stepenoff, associate professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University, has been appointed to the board of editors of the Missouri Historical Review. Seven members representing colleges and universities in Missouri serve on the board. ...
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Sentencing date set for former restaurant owner
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- A sentencing date has been set for Richard Yang, the former co-owner of Yang's Chinese Restaurant in Sikeston who fled the United States after admitting to murdering his wife in 1998 in Sikeston. Yang will appear before Circuit Judge David A. Dolan May 23 at 9 a.m. for a sentencing hearing. Yang pleaded guilty to the charge of second-degree murder in January 2000 before fleeing from the area. He was apprehended by the FBI in April in Mexico...
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Delays may put interchange off for another year
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
As a deadline approaches that would put the East Main Street Interstate 55 interchange construction off for another year, the negotiating parties continue to tug and pull at each other over property acquisition. Since January, Jackson city officials have said an intergovernmental agreement was only a couple weeks away from becoming official...
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House panel resurrects education funding bill
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With political pressure mounting, a House committee on Wednesday revived an education funding bill it had defeated last week. After making modifications intended to appease urban and suburban lawmakers who helped derail the bill, the committee voted 15-8 to forward it to the full House for further debate. All five Republicans who previously opposed the measure, joined by one Democrat, switched sides to put the bill back on track...
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Runaway bride has plenty of company
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
Jennifer Wilbanks is not alone. The story of the runaway bride from Atlanta echoes throughout the experiences of those who work in the field of wedding services. Local photographers, caterers and ministers have seen it all. There was the cold-footed bride who drove to the church but refused to get out of her car for 45 minutes...
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Learning to walk in the land of dreams
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
Naci en los Estados Unidos pero mis padres me llevaron a Mexico desde que erá muy pequeña. The words, written in bubbly teenage script on notebook paper, are a beginning of sorts for Johanna Sanchez. They were originally penned in Spanish, her native language, but later were translated to English...
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Committee recommends keeping Main Street one way
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
Main Street would stay a one-way, southbound street in downtown Cape Girardeau if a city planning committee gets its way. The committee also recommended Wednesday night that Water Street be turned into a one-way southbound road, meaning that there will be two parallel southbound, downtown streets within a block of each other...
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SEMO reaches out to another Chinese university
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
Southeast Missouri State University has forged an agreement with a second Chinese university that will allow Chinese students to take two years of course work at the Cape Girardeau school as Southeast seeks to reach out to the developing Asian nation...
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Cape man found guilty of sex crime
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
A jury found a Cape Girardeau man guilty Tuesday of first-degree statutory sodomy. Appearing before Circuit Judge William L. Syler Jr., Wayne D. Windisch, 62, was found guilty of performing a sex act with a 10-year-old boy. The victim testified he had been visiting Windisch in his home in Cape Girardeau when the sex act occurred in the defendant's bedroom on a date between July 4 and Nov. 21 of last year. The boy also testified that Windisch had performed sex acts on him 30 other times...
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Lawyers who made loans to judge could face charges
(State News ~ 05/05/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When more than a dozen lawyers were making clandestine loans to a former municipal judge who has admitted having a gambling problem, they also were taking a gamble that could lead to criminal or ethics charges against them, federal prosecutors say...
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Statement by runaway bride may come too late for some
(State News ~ 05/05/05)
DULUTH, Ga. -- Townspeople who joined in the three-day search for runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks are getting increasingly peeved that they still have not heard an apology from her. Her attorney said Wilbanks plans to issue a statement today. "She made a big mistake. She needs to come out and face it," said Ron Harris, owner of The Soda Shop in this Atlanta suburb, where most patrons were annoyed Wilbanks has been back in Georgia since Saturday but hasn't said a word about her disappearance...
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Missouri Gas Energy customers to see gas rates increase
(State News ~ 05/05/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Customers of Missouri Gas Energy can expect to see an increase in their natural gas bills starting next week. The Missouri Public Service Commission recently approved a request by the company to add a 17-cent monthly surcharge to customers' bills. The surcharge would be used to fund pipeline replacements and/or relocations. Customers can expect to see the surcharge listed on their bill as an "infrastructure system replacement surcharge" or ISRS...
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Rascals offer one-day contract on eBay
(Professional Sports ~ 05/05/05)
WANTED: Charitable someone at least 18 years old itching to take a crack at playing in a professional baseball game, ready to go deep but with deep enough pockets to buy the chance. Glove, shoes and a pen to sign an injury waiver required. Chewing tobacco not included...
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Darlington prepares for its first night race
(Professional Sports ~ 05/05/05)
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Dale Jarrett shrugs his shoulders when he looks at what has become of the old country track he used to visit when his daddy went racing. Gone is the big scoreboard and play structure at Darlington Raceway where Jarrett would climb while his father, Ned, mixed it up with NASCAR stars of the 1960s. Now, rising up around the track's perimeter is a multimillion-dollar lighting system...
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Conferences settle lawsuit
(Professional Sports ~ 05/05/05)
The Big East and Atlantic Coast conferences have ended their lawsuits over school defections with a multimillion dollar agreement. The presidents of Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and West Virginia signed off on the agreement, which drops lawsuits between the conferences, their member schools and officers. Commissioners of both leagues also endorsed the deal...
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Bonds has third surgery on knee
(Professional Sports ~ 05/05/05)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds had a third operation on his injured right knee, the latest setback in the slugger's rehabilitation, he said on his Web site Wednesday. Bonds underwent arthroscopic surgery Monday in California as doctors tried to clean out an infection, first draining fluids from his knee, according to a journal entry from Bonds posted on his Web site...
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Steroids rules trip up players from Latin America
(Professional Sports ~ 05/05/05)
NEW YORK -- Players from Spanish-speaking countries are getting tripped up by baseball's steroids policy at a disproportionate rate, raising concerns that they don't understand the rules on banned substances -- including over-the-counter supplements bought back home...
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Cape man found guilty of sex crime
(State News ~ 05/05/05)
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- Twenty-three elementary school students were taken to a hospital Wednesday morning as a precaution after a car backed into their school bus, the suburban St. Louis school district said. None of the injuries were serious. The bus driver was not injured. The car's driver was taken to a hospital, complaining of minor injuries...
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Blunt's highway appointee grilled for role in campaign
(State News ~ 05/05/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Gov. Matt Blunt's appointee to the state transportation commission survived a grilling Wednesday by the Senate Democratic leader over his role in Blunt's gubernatorial campaign. Mid-Missouri vehicle dealer Mike Kehoe leased his personal tour bus to Blunt's campaign last year, and drove Blunt around the state in it during the final weeks before the November elections. As of last month, the campaign still had not paid for the bus...
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Bombing kills 60 at Iraqi police facility
(International News ~ 05/05/05)
IRBIL, Iraq -- Hawra Mohammed had just dropped off his brother outside a police recruiting center when a loud explosion shook this usually peaceful northern Kurdish city. Mohammed raced back and nearly fainted at what he saw: bodies strewn across the blood-slicked street...
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Rose Jones
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
Rose Mary Jones, 47, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Nov. 27, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Mary Renn. She married Troy Jones. Jones also lived in Charleston and Wentzville, Mo., moving back to Cape Girardeau in 1998...
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Cards complete sweep
(Professional Sports ~ 05/05/05)
CINCINNATI -- Scott Rolen returned from a sore back and hit a two-run homer Wednesday night, sparking the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 victory and three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Mulder's seven shutout innings also helped St. Louis improve the NL's best record to 18-8, the Cardinals' best start since 1948...
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Bellamy Road top choice in early line
(Professional Sports ~ 05/05/05)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Nick Zito is ready for a memorable Kentucky Derby. Yankees boss George Steinbrenner could use a good day, too. Bellamy Road, owned by the Boss and trained by Zito, was made the 5-2 favorite for Saturday's Derby based on his most recent runaway victory, a 17 1/2-length romp in the Wood Memorial last month...
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St. Vincent second, but four advance
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/05)
St. Vincent fell short of winning the Class 1 District 1 golf tournament Wednesday at Piney Valley Golf Course in Fort Leonard Wood, but the Indians still have a chance to compete for a team state title. In a fluke of this year's district format, which advances only one team per district to the state tournament, the Indians advanced four golfers in the top 10 and will have enough golfers to score as a team at state...
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State-ranked Advance slams Puxico
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/05)
The state-ranked Advance baseball team hammered host Puxico 11-0 in five innings on Wednesday. The Hornets scored four runs in the first inning on a grand slam by Jeremy Limbaugh. Daryl Wade improved to 5-0 by allowing just two hits and striking out eight in five innings...
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Knippen earns OVC field honor
(College Sports ~ 05/05/05)
Southeast Missouri State's Brian Knippen was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Male Field Athlete of the Year for outdoor track and field on Wednesday, an award coach Joey Haines believes he richly deserved. But Haines came away a bit miffed that his sensational sophomore sprinter, Miles Smith, did not won the OVC Male Track Athlete of the Year in voting by the league's head coaches...
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Al-Qaida operative captured in Pakistan following firefight
(International News ~ 05/05/05)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Acting on a tip that foreign militants had been spotted, Pakistani commandos attacked two motorcyclists -- one disguised in women's clothing -- on a dusty graveyard near a hilly, rough-and-tumble northern town in the country's farm belt...
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Israel freezes handover of towns
(International News ~ 05/05/05)
JERUSALEM -- Israel on Wednesday froze the planned handover of West Bank towns to the Palestinians, accusing Palestinian security forces of failing to honor commitments to disarm militants in areas already under their control. In the West Bank, two Palestinian youths were shot dead by Israeli soldiers. The developments strained the already tense cease-fire...
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Washington grabs 3-2 lead in series with Chicago
(Professional Sports ~ 05/05/05)
CHICAGO -- Gilbert Arenas foiled a remarkable comeback by the Chicago Bulls and pushed the Washington Wizards within one victory of the second round of the playoffs. Arenas hit a 14-foot jumper at the buzzer Wednesday night, sending Washington to a dramatic 112-110 victory and a 3-2 series lead...
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Researchers tested AIDS drugs on foster children
(National News ~ 05/05/05)
WASHINGTON -- Government-funded researchers tested AIDS drugs on hundreds of foster children over the past two decades, often without providing them a basic protection afforded in federal law and required by some states, an Associated Press review has found...
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Rich favored over needs of poor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/05/05)
To the editor: After many years of working with women who are abused by their partners, I consider myself a kind of expert on the subject. I have watched women return to abusive relationships time and again, sometimes taking children back into violent homes. Occasionally these women even end up dead...
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Speak Out 5/5/05
(Speak Out ~ 05/05/05)
Prescription waste; Surreptitious funding; Crying toddler on logo; It's not your money; Stop at red lights; Protesting too much; Stolen basketball; Demand truth; Better doughnuts; Time to make peace; SEMO's standards; Chilling climate; Bigger problem; Object lesson; Reducing competition; Prefers football field; Food, not woodpeckers; Doesn't make sense
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Maria Lyskowski
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Dr. Maria Magdalena Lyskowski, 82, of Jefferson City, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at her home. She was born Sept. 3, 1922, in Katowice, Poland, daughter of the late Valentine and Maria Magdalena Menszczyzna. She and Dr. Stephan Lyskowski were married in Poland and the couple moved to the United States in 1950. He preceded her in death in 1968...
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Ruth Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ruth Violet Miller, 89, of Anna died Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at City Care Center. She was born Sept. 11, 1915, in Rockford, Ill., daughter of Dock and Francis Earlywine Neblock. She and Lee A. Medlin were married in August 1936 in Rockford. He died in 1967. She and Clarence Miller were married in 1969 in Anna. He died in 1986...
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Vickie Bevil
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Vickie L. Bevil, 56, of Anna died Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born May 16, 1948, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of Carroll and Gladys R. Sharp Thompson. She and Orbie G. Bevil were married in Elco, Ill...
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Claudine Hensley
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Claudine B. Hensley, 88, of Sikeston died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born July 12, 1916, in Sikeston, daughter of George W. and Eva Sadler Hensley Sr. Hensley was a stitcher 35 years at International Shoe Co., retiring in 1975. She was a charter member of Fellowship Baptist Church...
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Virginia Weber
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Virginia "Ginny" Bohnert Weber, 87, of Perryville died Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born July 8, 1917, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Fred and Ida Tucker Blessing. She and Edgar Leo Bohnert were married June 1, 1940. He died June 19, 1977. She and Adolph "Jim" Weber were married Aug. 1, 1981. He died April 9, 2001...
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Wilbert Clements
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
BIEHLE, Mo. -- Wilbert Clements, 84, of Biehle died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born April 4, 1921, in Bollinger County, Mo., son of Louis H. and Elizabeth Werth Clements. He and Thelma C. "Tooty" Buerck were married May 26, 1951. She died Oct. 6, 1984...
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Lucille Sanders
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Lucille Sanders, 93, of Cobden died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. She was born Oct. 26, 1911, in DuQuoin, Ill., daughter of Guy Fred and Carrie Clutts Wolfe. She and Floyd W. Sanders were married March 14, 1942, in Jackson. He died March 27, 1995...
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Dorothy James
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Dorothy Evelyn James, 75, of Sikeston died Friday, April 29, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born May 17, 1929, in Hickman, Ky., daughter of Walter Fisher and Alzadie Haglar Moore. She married Richard James March 11, 1964...
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Dr. Vijaya Mangunta
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
Dr. Vijaya Kumar Mangunta, 58, of Columbia, Mo., died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at University Hospital in Columbia. He was born Sept. 10, 1946, in Nellore, India, son of Venkatramana Reddy and Padmareddy Kuppchhi Mangunta. He and Lakshmi Chada were married April 9, 1972, in Tirupati, India...
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Sada Upchurch
(Obituary ~ 05/05/05)
IRONTON, Mo. -- Sada Josephine Upchurch, 90, of Ironton died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at the Baptist Home in Ironton. She was born Feb. 21, 1915, at Dudley, Mo., daughter of Oscar and Sada Nanney Upchurch. Upchurch lived near Lutesville, Mo., most of her life. She was a member of Glenallen Baptist Church...
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Births 5/5/05
(Births ~ 05/05/05)
Seabaugh...
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Too lenient with our criminals
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/05/05)
To the editor: Is the author of "Execution more costly than life" really convinced that it costs more to execute a person that to feed him for the rest of his life? There is also a moral and spiritual side to this matter. It's a tragedy to lose a family member. However, the government also has the solemn duty to punish an evil-doer according to the severity of his crime...
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'Annie' great for Cape Girardeau
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/05/05)
To the editor: My family and I had the great privilege of attending the opening night of "Annie" put on by Mike Dumey and his cast this past Thursday. I must admit, prior to attending, a part of me may have questioned the amount of attention that this little junior high school production was getting. ...
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Out of the past 5/5/05
(Out of the Past ~ 05/05/05)
25 years ago: May 5, 1980 The Cape Girardeau Public Library Board plans to check out of the present library building at Themis and Lorimier in mid-June in preparation for a tentative June 23 opening at the new location on North Clark. Work begins on the installation of a stronger interlock system for elevator doors in the Towers dormitories at Southeast Missouri State University; two recent incidents brought to light the fact that the interlocks that could alleviate a potentially dangerous situation in the dorms hadn't yet been installed.. ...
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UW participates in National Youth Services day
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
The Youth United Way recently participated in the 17th Annual National Youth Service Day by leading a service project at the Cape Girardeau Boys and Girls Club. Youth United Way members assisted with the after school program, tutored children, led activities and provided snacks. Youth Service Day is sponsored by Youth Service America, a national not-for-profit resource center committed to growing the youth service movement...
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Community digest 5/5/05
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
Jump Rope for Heart scheduled for Friday; VFW poppies go on sale to support veterans; Southern Pride Senior Program board meeting; Summer cheer clinic at South Elementary; Groups participate in Friends of the Park Day; Car wash benefits Boys and Girls Club; Elks mobile program provides dental services; Humane Society to hold first annual yard sale; Bike-A-Thon on May 21 to benefit St. Jude's; Bunny Bread employee reunion set for May 22
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Community cuisine 5/5/05
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
Fish and chicken supper on Friday in Bell City; Fish fry to be held at Eisleben Lutheran Church
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Police reports 5/5/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/05/05)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Wednesday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests * Brian K. Sauceda, 34, 2834 Whitener, No. 4, was arrested on a Scott County warrant for nonsupport. * Joseph Stewart, 23, of McComb, Miss., was arrested on a Camden County warrant for failing to appear...
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Solicitation policy
(Editorial ~ 05/05/05)
Many worthwhile projects and organizations have benefited from soliciting donations at the uptown corner of Main and Hope streets in Jackson. But Jackson city manager Jim Roach has concerns and recommends an eventual ban on solicitations. One concern is the safety of the persons doing the soliciting at the busy intersection. ...
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Thomas heading to her father's alma mater
(College Sports ~ 05/05/05)
If bloodlines count for anything, then Whitney Thomas should have quite a track career at Southeast Missouri State. Thomas, a senior hurdler at Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis County, recently signed a letter of intent to compete for the Redhawks. Her father, Rob Thomas, ranks as one of Southeast's all-time great track athletes...
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Shape Up Cape fitness campaign kicks off
(Community ~ 05/05/05)
News about America's obesity problems keeps changing, but one message remains: Exercise is important in warding off disease. Even the new food pyramid guidelines include a recommendation of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise daily as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle. The pyramid guide at www.mypyramid.gov even offers tips for how to add more physical activity to your day while you add more fruits and vegetables, too...
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Getting healthy is simple- Take a walk
(Column ~ 05/05/05)
Who has time to get healthy? Or so goes the lament common to the hordes of harried Baby Boomers, enthralled by their ever expanding schedules. Evidently they are not alone. A mere 3 percent of all Americans take the time to actually get healthy; this, according to a major Michigan State University study just published in the Archives of Internal Medicine...
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Webs and woosies
(Local News ~ 05/05/05)
A program called "Webs and Woosies," planned and implemented by 14 Southeast Missouri State University recreation students in a group development class, was recently held for Girl Scouts of Otahki Council on the campus at the Parker Gym. Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Scott City, Marble Hill and other fifth- to eighth-graders of the Girl Scouts of Otahki Council learned team-building activities through communication, trust, listening skills and problem solving. ...
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Evansville's offense gets healthy in a 13-6 victory
(College Sports ~ 05/05/05)
Evansville entered Wednesday night's baseball game at Capaha Field struggling offensively....
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Sports digest 5/5/05
(Other Sports ~ 05/05/05)
Cape Road Runners host youth meet The Cape Road Runners will be hosting a youth track meet 9 a.m. Saturday at Central Junior High with between 250 and 300 athletes expected to participate. The meet will feature athletes ages 4 to 16, including members of the Junior Road Runners Club...
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Charter school principal fired for allegedly fixing state tests
(State News ~ 05/05/05)
ST. LOUIS -- A principal at a St. Louis charter school is fired for allegedly altering state tests. Cheryl Ray was dismissed yesterday from the St. Louis Charter Academies' south campus. That was just a day after a teacher at the school's north campus was charged with assaulting a third-grade student...
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U.S. cannot account for spending of nearly $100 million in Iraq
(National News ~ 05/05/05)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. civilian authorities in Iraq cannot properly account for nearly $100 million that was supposed to have been spent on reconstruction projects in south-central Iraq, government investigators said Wednesday. There are indications of fraud in the use of the $96.6 million, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. A separate investigation of possible wrongdoing continues...
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Blair's future as prime minister at stake in Britain's elections
(International News ~ 05/05/05)
LONDON -- Tony Blair looks certain to win today's general election -- but the margin could have deep consequences for Britain's storied "special relationship" with the United States. Boasting stewardship over years of economic good times, Blair may escape serious punishment over the war in Iraq -- but he has taken enough of a battering in the campaign that any future British leader will probably be wary of backing Washington militarily in the face of hostile domestic opinion...
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Judge rejects guilty plea in prisoner abuse case
(National News ~ 05/05/05)
FORT HOOD, Texas -- A military judge Wednesday threw out Pfc. Lynndie England's guilty plea to abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, saying he was not convinced the Army reservist who appeared in some of the most notorious photos in the scandal knew her actions were wrong at the time. ...
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Injuries threaten women's bid for repeat
(College Sports ~ 05/05/05)
Despite being riddled with injuries, Southeast Missouri State's women will look to continue their Ohio Valley Conference domination this weekend. And the Southeast men will try to finally get over the hump, as the program shoots for a rare sweep during the two-day OVC Outdoor Meet in Clarksville, Tenn. Austin Peay is the host for the event, with action beginning 1 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday...
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A dose of humor does the body good
(Community ~ 05/05/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The chaplain with a pig snout visiting patients in Jefferson City's St. Marys Health Center personifies what many medical professionals and researchers are prescribing for their patients -- a good dose of humor. Medical professionals agree patients' health is no laughing matter, but they are increasingly looking to a growing body of evidence indicating humor's benefits for physical and mental health, as well as patient-caregiver relationships...
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