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Resident charged with arson at Sikeston retirement home
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A resident of the Green Meadows Retirement Home has been charged with arson after the facility was destroyed by fire Wednesday. Vincent Bryant, 38, was charged with first-degree arson after he allegedly started the fire at about 11 a.m. Wednesday by igniting a blanket in his bedroom with a cigarette lighter. Firefighters remained on the scene until about 11 a.m. Thursday...
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Practitioners of ancient Hawaiian lore meet
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
Looking at the participants filing out of the afternoon session Thursday at the Plaza Conference Center wouldn't cause passers-by to raise an eyebrow. But listening to them talk about their interests just might. The 2005 International Huna Seminar is in town, bringing together people with a common interest in ancient Hawaiian secrets for focusing physical and spiritual energy...
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'No big deal' earns honors for volunteer
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
Winning awards for helping others is becoming commonplace for Frank Crites. That's not why he spends hours each week helping the Southeast Hospice comfort patients and families for an approaching death. The finest reward, he said, comes when family members tell him how much his volunteer work meant to them in the final hours of a loved one's life...
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Kinder leads statewide officials in lobbyist perks
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder accepted substantially more in perks from lobbyists during the first half of this year than the other five statewide elected officeholders combined. According to disclosure reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission covering January through June, Kinder, a Cape Girardeau Republican, took $1,598 worth of food, entertainment and gifts from registered lobbyists. ...
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Cairo's sad songs
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
Stace England creates 11-track album that includes more than 50 musicians. CAIRO, Ill. --The atmosphere of modern-day Commercial Avenue in Cairo is surreal. The wide street was designed to carry large volumes of people and goods through the city's bustling commercial center on the riverfront. Any more, Commercial Avenue is deserted like an Old West ghost town or Hollywood sound stage...
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Bridge lights could return this evening
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
An electrical contractor is expected to finish installing two new transformers today. Electricians began installing two new transformers Thursday in an effort to get the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge out of the dark. If all goes right, the decorative lights on the Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau could shine brightly as early as tonight, some three weeks after they went dark, said the project's contractor and Missouri Department of Transportation officials...
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Cape schools to consider stadium, auditorium
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
The Cape Girardeau School District may look at adding an auditorium and a football stadium to its new, $20 million high school within the next several years. Neither was included as part of the new campus, which opened in 2002, because school officials said the district couldn't afford them...
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HOG rally could rev local economy by $1.2 million
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners across the country are revving their engines for the next Harley Owners Group statewide rally, which rolls in to Cape Girardeau in September. But many business people also are gearing up for the potential economic impact the rally could have on the community...
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Museum receives grant, donation totaling $32,000
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
A gift from SBC totaling $32,000 will help assist the Southeast Missouri Regional Heritage Museum in purchasing interactive equipment for its new River Campus home. University and political leaders, along with local and state SBC leadership, announced the award Thursday at a ceremony in the museum's current location on the Southeast Missouri State University campus...
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Accident victim died from injuries
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
A local man killed in a May 23 traffic accident at William Street and South Kingshighway died as a result of his injuries and wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to an autopsy. The autopsy results of 62-year-old Michael Roberts were released by the coroner on permission of the family because of the high profile of the accident...
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Poison ivy 1, Joe 0 -- game over
(Column ~ 07/22/05)
Don Quixote jousted with windmills because he thought they were giants. I engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the wild hedge in our back yard because it is gigantic. We both lost. I don't recall if Quixote suffered any injuries that required medical attention...
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State commission meeting in Cape
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
A state commission seeking ideas for how to provide better service will be in Cape Girardeau today for public testimony. The Missouri State Government Review Commission will hold a hearing at 9 a.m. at Southeast Missouri State University's Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St...
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Improving Brewers split series with Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 07/22/05)
Milwaukee banged out 14 hits in a 12-7 victory over St. Louis. ST. LOUIS -- The Milwaukee Brewers are looking like a team on the upswing. Their four-game split with the St. Louis Cardinals was their third straight solid showing against a contender, after taking three of four from Washington and two of three at Atlanta...
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Ford Escape Hybrid lowers fuel costs
(Column ~ 07/22/05)
Although hybrid cars seem to be capturing the headlines, the technology has been around for a long time. You probably have one or two hybrids around your house! A hybrid combines two or more sources of power. I'm writing this column on a hybrid laptop computer -- it operates on batteries or household current. ...
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House votes to extend provisions of Patriot Act
(National News ~ 07/22/05)
WASHINGTON -- The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to extend the USA Patriot Act, the nation's main anti-terrorism tool, just hours after televisions in the Capitol beamed images of a new attack in London. As similar legislation worked its way through the Senate, House Republicans generally cast the law as a valuable asset in the war on terror. ...
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Williams nears end of rehab from crash
(Professional Sports ~ 07/22/05)
CHICAGO -- Two years ago, a motorcycle crash mangled Jason Williams' left leg so badly he didn't know if he'd ever be able to walk again, much less play basketball. He's not only back on the court these days, but running, cutting and jumping, determined to prove he's ready to return to the NBA. What once was a dream to keep him going through long hours of rehab is now his reality, and Williams is certain he'll be playing in the NBA this fall...
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Nixon adds Union Pacific Railroad to Katy bridge lawsuit
(State News ~ 07/22/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Union Pacific Railroad Co. has been added as a defendant in Attorney General Jay Nixon's lawsuit seeking to stop the removal of an old Missouri River bridge that preservationists hope to use for the Katy Trail State Park. Nixon's updated lawsuit, filed Wednesday, also raises a new claim -- that the bridge cannot be removed without his consent or a court decree, because the money to purchase the rail line 18 years ago came from a charitable trust, and the state must uphold the donor's wishes.. ...
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State approves AccuPoll's new voting machine
(State News ~ 07/22/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The secretary of state's office said Thursday it has approved the first company to offer touch-screen voting machines in Missouri. The company, AccuPoll Inc., was the first to be fully qualified by the state, though a couple of others are awaiting a final step to also be qualified...
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Sick scouts call for help 1,300 miles away
(State News ~ 07/22/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Emergency dispatchers in Kansas City were a little flummoxed this week when they got a call for help from an unlikely place -- the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Twelve members of Boy Scout Troop 37 from Overland Park, Kan., were hiking down Thunder Valley Trail in Surprise Valley Monday afternoon when three of their members began suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration...
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Armed men abduct two Algerian diplomats in Baghdad
(International News ~ 07/22/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen seized two Algerian diplomats Thursday -- including the country's top envoy to Iraq -- in the latest attacks aimed at scaring away Muslim diplomats and undermining the U.S.-backed Iraqi government. The abductions brought to five the number of key diplomats from Islamic countries targeted in Baghdad in less than three weeks. The top Egyptian envoy was reportedly killed after being captured, and two apparent kidnapping attempts against diplomats were foiled...
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Sudanese rough up Rice entourage; she demands and gets apology
(International News ~ 07/22/05)
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudanese security officers roughed up members of Condoleezza Rice's entourage Thursday and spoiled the African nation's hopes of showing off a new peace deal and improving a bruised reputation with the United States. The secretary of state gave Sudan's foreign minister a 90-minute deadline to make a personal apology, and he met it...
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Suspect admits throwing grenade during Bush visit
(International News ~ 07/22/05)
TBILISI, Georgia -- A man arrested after a fatal shootout with police admitted in video footage shown Thursday to throwing a grenade during a May rally where President Bush was making a speech. Vladimir Arutyunian's alleged confession came as investigators found grenades and unspecified chemicals in his home on the outskirts of Tbilisi and tried to piece together his motivations in the incident that cast a shadow over a visit meant to showcase Georgia's progress. ...
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Higher prices ahead for toys, sneakers imported from China
(National News ~ 07/22/05)
WASHINGTON -- Attention Kmart and Wal-Mart shoppers: The prices you pay for sneakers, sweat shirts, toys and thousands of other items made in China are likely to be rising soon. That's thanks to China's announcement on Thursday that it is revaluing its currency. More uncertain is whether the small revaluation will make a noticeable dent in America's huge trade deficit with China...
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Nation digest 07/22/05
(National News ~ 07/22/05)
Feds find drug tunnel under U.S.-Canada border LYNDEN, Wash. -- Federal agents have shut down an elaborate, 360-foot drug-smuggling tunnel underneath the U.S.-Canadian border -- the first such passageway discovered along the nation's northern edge, officials said Thursday. Five people were arrested on marijuana trafficking charges in this town about 90 miles north of Seattle. The tunnel runs from a hut on the Canadian side and ends under the living room of a home on the U.S. side...
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Births 7/22/05
(Births ~ 07/22/05)
Thurman; Lindsay; Henson; Geile; Allen; Kinder; Johnson; Newell; Ainsworth; Slinkard; May
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Gary Beggs
(Obituary ~ 07/22/05)
Gary Douglas Beggs, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 21, 2005, at Heartland Care and Rehab. He was born June 29, 1939, at Oran, Mo., son of W.A. and Virginia Lee Dunn Beggs. He and Kathryn "Ann" Ferrell were married Feb. 25, 1958, in Cape Girardeau...
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Russell Bell
(Obituary ~ 07/22/05)
C. Russell Bell, 88, of Cape Girardeau departed this earth to enter his heavenly home Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital, surrounded by all of his loving family. He was born Aug. 23, 1916, at Chaffee, Mo., son of William Franklin and Nora Florence Redfern Bell. He and Vanita H. Logel were married Sept. 26, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. She died Aug. 11, 1995...
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Sue Atteberry
(Obituary ~ 07/22/05)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mary Sue Atteberry, 94, of Charleston died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Feb. 14, 1911, in McCool, Miss., daughter of Walter Phillip and Hattie Wade Atteberry. Atteberry was a secretary in the family business, Atteberry Dairy, a number of years, and later worked at Winchester Chevrolet until retiring in 1983. ...
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Speak Out 7/22/05
(Speak Out ~ 07/22/05)
Police need support; Assault on capitalism; Veteran's response; Right slant; Messy intersection; Incomplete information; Tax alcohol too; Movie's downside; Proving ID; Lingering mess; More visitors?
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Evelyn Amos
(Obituary ~ 07/22/05)
Evelyn May Amos, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 21, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Oct. 12, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Barney and Mattie Wickersham Klasing. She and William Edward Amos were married Jan. 31, 1944, in Arkansas. He died Sept. 1, 1994...
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Offender photos
(Editorial ~ 07/22/05)
For several years, convicted sexual offenders in Missouri have been required to register with the sheriff's department in the county where they live. The purpose of maintaining lists of sexual offenders is to give information to the public. The public, in turn, can use the lists in a variety of ways...
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Out of the past 7/22/05
(Out of the Past ~ 07/22/05)
25 years ago: July 22, 1980 Two weeks ago, when a preliminary population figure for Cape Girardeau was announced by the Census Bureau, city officials claimed the count was substantially low; now, after conducting its own count using several computation methods, city administrators say the Census Bureau missed from 5,000 to 8,000 residents...
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Artifacts 7/22/05
(Entertainment ~ 07/22/05)
'Trojan Women' play sets open auditions at Rose; Spaces still available for July 25 to 29 arts camps; Garden Gallery nominated for top retailer award; 'Pied Piper' invites audience participation; 'Mitford' play returns to Stinson Memorial Library; Tickets now available for 'The Egg and I' ; Foreign film screened at Cape public library
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Joseph Goodall
(Obituary ~ 07/22/05)
WYATT, Mo. -- Joseph Bailey "Joe" Goodall, 89, of Wyatt died Thursday, July 21, 2005, at the home of a daughter in Vina, Ala. He was born April 24, 1916, in Marion, Ill., son of Charlie Richard and Lue Etta Fowler Goodall. He and Nellie Janette Corbett were married Feb. 14, 1940. She died July 31, 1991...
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Armed suspects rob Cape Girardeau KFC
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
Two men robbed the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Cape Girardeau shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The Cape Girardeau Police Department was investigating the robbery at press time. Officers were not able to provide much information about the crime at the fast food restaurant at 2101 Willam St...
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London studying common threads of two attacks
(International News ~ 07/22/05)
Some call attacks "amateurish"; others say bombs lost power due to old materials. LONDON -- Were the bombers in the latest attack on London copycats trying to increase fear -- or was the al-Qaida terror network trying to send a message that they can attack at will?...
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Region briefs 7/22/05
(Local News ~ 07/22/05)
Armed suspects rob Cape Girardeau KFC Two men robbed the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Cape Girardeau shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The Cape Girardeau Police Department was investigating the robbery at press time. Officers were not able to provide much information about the crime at the fast food restaurant at 2101 Willam St...
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Nearly entire state suffers from drought
(State News ~ 07/22/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Nearly the entire state is suffering from a drought, Gov. Matt Blunt said Thursday. Blunt said 106 of Missouri's 114 counties have been without significant rainfall and are affected by the drought. He asked the Missouri Farm Service Agency to conduct county reports, which will show the extent of the drought damage and could make farmers eligible for federal financial assistance...
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State briefs 7/22/05
(National News ~ 07/22/05)
Man dies after diving from cliff at quarry PERRY, Mo. -- A man died after diving 80 feet from a cliff into a water-filled rock quarry. Allan Darnell, 42, of Hannibal, was diving with friends Wednesday at Central Stone Rock Quarry near Perry, Mo. Water Patrol Sgt. Ralph Bledsoe said Darnell apparently jumped in too soon after a friend, and the two bumped heads. Darnell went under the water and did not resurface. The body was recovered about two hours later...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 7/22/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/22/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 7/22/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/22/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: * At 8:20 p.m., a wire arcing at 802 Perry Ave. * At 9:29 p.m., a wire arcing at 1927 N. Kingshighway. * At 9:41 p.m., a wire arcing at 708 S. Benton St. * At 9:56 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1800 block of Big Bend Road...
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Drivin' Rain to play at Meltdown
(Entertainment ~ 07/22/05)
Drivin' Rain is only one of the heavy-hitting rock bands that will be featured this Saturday at the Main Street Meltdown concert. Organized by a group of local rockers, the show will serve as a showcase for heavy music in the Cape Girardeau area, with five different bands playing different styles from hard jam to heavy metal...
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Local band set to expand audience
(Entertainment ~ 07/22/05)
Drivin' Rain has been a fixture on the Cape Girardeau heavy metal/hard rock scene since 1994, but now the band is setting its sights on a world stage. The hair metal-influenced rockers recently signed a distribution contract with label Perris Records, which boasts such groups as L.A. Guns and Warrant, that will allow its music to be heard across the United States and overseas...
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Sports briefs 7/22/05
(Other Sports ~ 07/22/05)
Baseball...
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Capahas post 6-4 victory
(Community Sports ~ 07/22/05)
Jamie McAlister threw six solid innings as the Plaza Tire Capahas improved to 21-6 with a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Printers on Thursday at T.R. Hughes Field. McAlister struck out one, walked none, allowed two runs and six hits in six innings. Plaza Tire trailed only once in the game, 2-1 after two innings, and led 6-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth. Robby Moore, Josh Eftink and Levi Olson had two hits apiece for the Capahas. Olson and Eftink added two RBIs apiece...
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Dial set on HOT: Football camps heat up
(High School Sports ~ 07/22/05)
Rick Chastain thought for a moment about Thursday's heat and his football camp scheduled for later in the evening at Perryville High School and reached one conclusion: "Lots of water breaks." Perryville's football players are in the middle of a camp that stretches into next week during what is shaping up as a very warm time of the year...
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Schaefer, Walter to compete in Lions Club Game
(High School Sports ~ 07/22/05)
Southeast Missourian Scott City graduate Matt Schaefer and Chaffee graduate Gabe Walter will participate in the 29th annual Missouri Lions All-Star Football Game on Saturday at Walton Stadium on the campus of Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo...
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MU tries to bounce back from 5-6 year
(College Sports ~ 07/22/05)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A year ago, much was expected of Missouri's football team, entering its fifth season under Gary Pinkel with consistently improving results. The Tigers were even eyed as favorites to win the Big 12's North Division title. Then things fell apart. ...
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Armstrong rivals find no cracks
(Professional Sports ~ 07/22/05)
MENDE, France -- Lance Armstrong feels so sure of victory, so ready for retirement, that he doesn't want to get off his bike. Not now, with the end this tantalizingly close. "Why don't we just not stop? Let's just keep riding, get it over with," Armstrong said when teammate George Hincapie, pedaling alongside during Thursday's 18th stage, reminded him that only three days and 219.6 miles remained until the Champ-Ellysees in Paris...
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Roberts leads Senior British Open in his Champions Tour debut
(Professional Sports ~ 07/22/05)
ABERDEEN, Scotland -- Loren Roberts made his Champions Tour debut Thursday with a 1-over 72 at Royal Aberdeen to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Senior British Open. Roberts, who turned 50 on June 24, overcame some uncharacteristic three-putts and the strong North Sea wind that blew across the course and kept anyone from breaking par...
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Players ratify new contract with owners
(Professional Sports ~ 07/22/05)
TORONTO -- The NHL's sole obstacle to being back in business is as easy as an empty-net goal. Players overwhelmingly supported the six-year deal in Thursday's balloting, with nearly 90 percent of the 550 players who voted supporting the deal. Now it is all but certain the board of governors will sign off, too...
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Everybody's a critic: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
(Entertainment ~ 07/22/05)
Two stars (out of four) Never having seen the original "Willie Wonka," I was prepared to be thoroughly entertained with this movie. Just in case my viewpoint was a little confused, I took my grandsons, Zach (13) and Dylan (6), to reinforce my opinion. They have the video of the original movie and love every moment of it...
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At the theaters 7/22/05
(Entertainment ~ 07/22/05)
'Bad News Bears'; 'The Devil's Rejects'; 'The Island'; 'Hustle & Flow'; 'March of the Penguins'; Still in theaters; 'Batman Begins'; 'Bewitched'; 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'; 'Dark Water'; 'Fantastic Four'; 'Herbie: Fully Loaded'; 'The Longest Yard'; 'Madagascar'; 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith'; 'War of the Worlds'; 'The Wedding Crashers'
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March of the penguins
(Entertainment ~ 07/22/05)
The penguins are marching their way to box office gold, overcoming odds that seem insurmountable as they waddle their way into America's collective wallet. In many ways, the story of the success of "March of the Penguins" mimics the film's story of perseverance against menacing natural forces. Just as the penguins fight the Antarctic winter on their way to continue their species, the film is fighting the conventional market wisdom of successful summer movies -- and winning...
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Jackson books spot in final
(Community Sports ~ 07/22/05)
Jackson turned back Cape 11-5 in the winners bracket final. SENATH, Mo. -- The Jackson American Legion team does not need to win the District 14 tournament to earn a zone berth, with an automatic berth already in hand as host. That has not stopped the red-hot Jackson squad from moving within one win of its first district crown after an 11-5 victory Thursday against Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons in the winners bracket final...
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What to do when you've got a short fuse
(Column ~ 07/22/05)
Dear Tom and Ray: I have run into a problem with my 1993 Jeep Cherokee Sport. Something is causing the fuse that serves the power door locks, radio, cigar lighter and dome light to blow. You put in a new fuse, and it blows before you can even test things out. ...
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