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Cape Girardeau Fire Department receives grant
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department received a big grant Tuesday to support Community Early Response Teams. The State Emergency Management Agency announced that the department received $34,736 in federal tax money for the program that trains volunteers to help their neighbors in an emergency...
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Building assessor departs to join army of volunteers
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
L. David Fleming left the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Tuesday morning for Baton Rouge, La. He'll arrive in Baton Rouge this morning to start his first day as a hurricane volunteer with the American Red Cross. "It's a passion of mine to help people out," he said...
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Wind partly the cause of Tuesday's power outage
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
About 1,000 Cape Girardeau residents woke up to no power along Mount Auburn Road and Independence Street early Tuesday after two primary wires went out at a Mount Auburn substation. Inspections concluded that wind and a failed splice were to blame, said Jean Mason, manager of AmerenUE's SEMO division...
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Big bats hurt Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/05)
MIAMI -- Carlos Delgado and the Marlins caught a break to pull off a comeback that reminded manager Jack McKeon of Florida's 2003 World Series championship season. Delgado hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning, and Florida recovered after blowing an early lead to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Tuesday night...
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Serious approach led to rout of Lions
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/05)
ST. LOUIS -- One week made a huge difference for the St. Louis Rams, who are closing in on the season opener with confidence. The Rams treated their third preseason game like a regular-season game after coach Mike Martz turned up the intensity in practice, pulling the plug on air conditioning in the indoor facility and throwing in live tackling and extra wind sprints. The result was an impressive all-around performance in a 37-13 victory at Detroit on Monday night...
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Roddick fails to get past opening round
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/05)
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Roddick wore a look of disbelief on the court and an hour later when he tried to make sense of the beating he just took. The worst birthday of Roddick's life ended with three straight tiebreak losses and a shocking first-round exit from the U.S. Open against a player making his debut in the tournament...
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Another Paris apartment fire kills seven African immigrants
(International News ~ 08/31/05)
PARIS -- The apartment building was so run down its owner didn't want it anymore. But like two other Paris buildings recently gutted by fires, it was home to dozens of poor Africans, many of whom were illegal immigrants. Firefighters said seven people, including four children, died in Monday night's blaze, the third since April to gut buildings housing foreigners in Paris...
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Schools put off games in Katrina aftermath
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/05)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU postponed its scheduled football game Saturday night against North Texas because of Hurricane Katrina. "The events of yesterday and this morning have made it clear that this is not the time to play a football game," LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said Tuesday. "This is a dire situation that rivals any in the history of our state, and our priorities are on participating in recovery efforts."...
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Smith heads back to Europe for meet
(College Sports ~ 08/31/05)
Southeast Missouri State junior Miles Smith is not yet done with his world travels for this year. Smith, a member of the United States 1,600-meter relay team that won a gold medal at the recent IAAF World Championships for track and field in Helsinki, Finland, will run the 400 meters for the USA in the eight-team Decca Nations meet in Paris, France, on Saturday...
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Welcoming 'Killshot'
(Editorial ~ 08/31/05)
Movie fans are excited about the choice of Cape Girardeau as a location for the movie version of "Killshot," an Elmore Leonard novel. Most of the movie will be shot in Canada, but three days of filming are scheduled for Cape Girardeau in December or January. The film company's short stay is expected to pump hundreds of thousands of dollars into the local economy...
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St. Vincent ranked in state poll
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/05)
Defending Class 1 state champion St. Vincent is the only local team to find a spot in the state's preseason football poll. St. Vincent ended up third and had two first-place votes. Greenfield, a state quarterfinalist last year, had six first-place votes and ranked first in the poll, ahead of Salisbury. One of St. Vincent's district rivals, Valle Catholic of Ste. Genevieve, was ranked No. 8...
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Jackson volleyball debuts with sweep
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/05)
Jackson opened its volleyball schedule with a 25-17, 25-15 sweep of visiting St. Vincent on Tuesday. Natalie Koeper led the Indians with 17 digs. Jodie Gipson had 30 assists, Lucy Hartmann added 10 kills and Amanda Peiffer had 10 kills and eight blocks...
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Nation digest 08/31/05
(National News ~ 08/31/05)
FBI will assess inmates for possible threats SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- FBI agents nationwide have been ordered to conduct "threat assessments" of inmates who may have become radicalized in prison and could commit extremist violence upon their release, according to an FBI letter obtained by The Associated Press. ...
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Gust blunted Katrina just before landfall
(National News ~ 08/31/05)
Devastating as Katrina was, it would have been far worse but for a puff of dry air that came out of the Midwest, weakening the hurricane just before it reached land and pushing it slightly to the east. The gust transformed a Category 5 monster into a less-threatening Category 3 storm, and pushed Katrina off its Big Easy-bound trajectory, sparing New Orleans a direct hit -- though not horrendous harm...
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Lora Dale
(Obituary ~ 08/31/05)
Lora Jane Cary Dale, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005. She was born Nov. 7, 1909, at Senath, Mo., daughter of Walter and Sally Natier Cary. She and Earl Dale were married Oct. 9, 1926, in Piggott, Ark. He died Dec. 2, 2001. Mrs. Dale was a member of First Baptist Church at Kennett, Mo., and a member of Eastern Star 55 years...
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Region/state digest 08/31/05
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
Ag seminar series at Southeast starts today Southeast Missouri State University's agriculture department will hold a series of seminars this fall focusing on the role of Missouri agriculture in the local, national and global economies. Beginning today, the department will feature noontime lectures on Wednesdays in Polytechnic Building, room 201. ...
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Out of the past 8/31/05
(Out of the Past ~ 08/31/05)
25 years ago: Aug. 31, 1980 Former President Gerald R. Ford will be in Cape Girardeau Sept. 16, in behalf of Republican congressional candidate Bill Emerson; the former president is expected to arrive in Cape Girardeau from Kansas City, Mo., the night of Sept. 15, and hold a news conference and fund-raising breakfast the next morning for the De Soto Republican...
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CFC supports the arts in Cape
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/31/05)
To the editor: I apologize for anything that might have been said in recent e-mails you have received. We at the Cape Filmmakers Cooperative are doing all we can to put an end to this ridiculousness. Mike Huntington is no longer a member or associated with the CFC in any way. His statements are his own and not the views of the CFC...
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Club news 8/31/05
(Community News ~ 08/31/05)
St. Mary CCW...
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Births 8/31/05
(Births ~ 08/31/05)
Williams; Muench; Cocom; Kennon; Muench; Miller
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Ethanol is solution to high prices
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/31/05)
To the editor: Everywhere you go these days, folks are complaining about the high price of gasoline. But no one seems to know what can we do about it. I have a suggestion: Buy ethanol. This homegrown, renewable fuel made from corn can help lower gas prices at the pump. ...
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Speak Out 8/31/05
(Speak Out ~ 08/31/05)
Embarrassing history; Too general; Too many cars; Cell-phone myth; Close to a library; Speeding big rigs; Defending the SUV; Health concerns; Better line of vision; Improving lives; Intersection weeds; Intolerant standard; Making ethanol; Reading project
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Melba Peeler
(Obituary ~ 08/31/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Melba Peeler, 87, of Belleville, Ill., formerly of Cypress, Ill., and Anna, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, at her home. She was born March 18, 1918, in Cypress, daughter of Dee and Ella Evans George. She and Wayne Peeler were married Dec. 25, 1943. He died Feb. 3, 1994...
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Winifred Cagle
(Obituary ~ 08/31/05)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Winifred Reeves Cagle, 97, of Livonia, Mich., formerly of Pulaski and Branson, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005, at the home of a daughter and son-in-law in Livonia. She was born March 26, 1908, in Pulaski, daughter of James Franklin and Hallie Olive Bankson Reeves. She married James Harold Cagle, who died Oct. 6, 1984...
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William Gifford
(Obituary ~ 08/31/05)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- William M. Gifford, 77, of East Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Small estates affected by taxes too
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/31/05)
To the editor: U. S. Sen. Bill Frist's column on the estate tax left out a few facts. The estate tax, or some variation of it, has many supporters as does the capital gains tax. It is easy to be in favor of taxes someone else has to pay, especially when we think it only applies to the rich. The problem is that the taxpayers are not all nameless multimillionaires. They are right here in our neighborhoods...
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Sports briefs 8/31/05
(Other Sports ~ 08/31/05)
Baseball...
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Irma Kroenung
(Obituary ~ 08/31/05)
Irma M. Albrecht Kroenung of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005. Wife of the late Erwin D. Kroenung; dear mother of Glenn (Barbara) and Paul (Susan) Kroenung; grandmother of Eugene, Phillip, Jill, Joseph and Jeffrey, Mary and Kenneth; dear great-grandmother of 11; sister-in-law; aunt; great-aunt; cousin; and friend...
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New recipes offer pita pizza, Mexican lasagna dishes
(Community ~ 08/31/05)
When I sat down to write this column I did not have any recipe mail to share and wondered what I would share with you this week. Then I checked my e-mail and found that a friend had sent me about 12 recipes, perfect for sharing. So, from a friend of mine to you, here are several new recipes to add to your clipped recipe file...
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Gulf Coast rescuers race time to find living as two levees break
(National News ~ 08/31/05)
NEW ORLEANS -- Rescuers along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast pushed aside the dead to reach the living Tuesday in a race against time and rising waters, while New Orleans sank deeper into crisis and Louisiana's governor ordered storm refugees out of this drowning city...
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Four Navy reservists headed to Mideast
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
Cape police officer was shocked when he learned he would be deployed. Military deployment overseas is nothing new to Cape Girardeau police patrolman David Tucker. During 10 years of active military duty, he spent a lot of time outside the United States...
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Aquatic center to have palms, deck, whirlpool and waterproof classroom
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
Southeast regents are expected to approve the design on Thursday. Southeast Missouri State University plans to move ahead with an aquatic center that includes an irregularly shaped recreational pool complete with potted palm trees. Students will be able to do more than splash around under a conceptual design that the board of regents is expected to approve Thursday. They will have an opportunity to get some exercise in a six-lane, 25-yard lap pool or relax in a whirlpool...
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Former Cape couple kept in touch by telephone as Katrina struck their Mississippi home
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
High school sweethearts from Cape Girardeau were hundreds of miles apart when Hurricane Katrina hit their Mississippi home, but that doesn't mean they weren't together. Faye Pind of Picayune, Miss., was visiting a daughter in Chesapeake, Va., while the hurricane was lashing their home 45 miles northeast of New Orleans. But every 10 minutes, from early Monday morning while the storm approached until the lines went dead about 5:30 p.m., she spoke by with her husband, Mike, by telephone...
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Census Bureau: Poverty rate rises to 12.7 percent
(National News ~ 08/31/05)
WASHINGTON -- Even with a robust economy that was adding jobs last year, the number of Americans who fell into poverty rose to 37 million -- up 1.1 million from 2003 -- according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday. It marks the fourth straight increase in the government's annual poverty measure...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 8/31/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: * At 1:40 a.m., alarm sounding at 435 N. Frederick St. * At 3:28 a.m., alarm sounding at 100 West Park Mall. * At 6:26 a.m., citizen assist at 1800 Brink Ave. * At 7:19 a.m., lines down at Independence St. and Mount Auburn Road...
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Cape police report 8/31/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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World briefs 8/31/05
(International News ~ 08/31/05)
U.S. launches airstrikes near Syrian border BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. warplanes launched airstrikes Tuesday near the Syrian border, destroying what the military described as three terrorist safe houses. Iraqi officials said fighting was underway there between tribes that support and oppose foreign fighters. ...
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Japanese reluctance to borrow in contrast to America's trend
(National News ~ 08/31/05)
Editor's note: Growing debt has long been a concern in the United States, from individuals buying on credit to Washington budgets. But many economists are now warning that runaway spending and borrowing have the nation on track toward a major economic crash. The final installment of a three-part series, this piece examines the attitude toward debt in Japan, the world's second-largest economy...
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The first play at Houck Stadium
(College Sports ~ 08/31/05)
Southeast's Max Neville ran back the opening kickoff 75 years ago. As far as longevity goes, Houck Stadium doesn't have a thing on Max Neville. Thursday night's season opener against Southern Illinois will mark the 75th anniversary of Houck as the home of Southeast Missouri State football...
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Rams cut 13 players, including draft pick
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/05)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams cut 13 players Tuesday and placed cornerback Jerametrius Butler, who had season-ending knee surgery, on injured reserve. The most notable cuts were sixth-round pick Dante Ridgeway, a wide receiver, and oft-injured offensive tackle Grant Williams, who started 11 games when the Rams were needy at right tackle...
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Injury may spoil Hartmann reunion
(College Sports ~ 08/31/05)
Southeast's Erin Hartmann was looking forward to facing her sister, Molly, in Friday's home opener against St. Louis University. One of the primary reasons Erin Hartmann was looking forward to Southeast Missouri State's home soccer opener probably won't come to fruition...
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Funky folders freshen up school
(Column ~ 08/31/05)
It's back to school time. I try to say that as often as I can to my little brother. There's no worse thought for a seventh grader. He's spent the summer dreading the end of August. For me, the end of summer always presented a final burst of creativity before the melancholy of the school year set in...
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Data deficit: Good information is critical to making decisions
(Column ~ 08/31/05)
The Missouri State Government Review Commission is entering the final stages of a 10-month process of hearings, subcommittee meetings and many hours of reading and analysis. Ninety percent of the subcommittee meetings have concluded. Members and assigned staff are putting their recommendations into written form for the full commission's review, discussion, acceptance, modification or rejection...
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Rita causes death, destruction before hitting coast
(National News ~ 08/31/05)
Full impact expected along Texas-Louisiana coast today. BEAUMONT, Texas -- Hurricane Rita steamed toward refinery towns along the Texas-Louisiana coast with 120 mph winds Friday, creating havoc even before it arrived: Levee breaks caused new flooding in New Orleans, and as many as 24 people were killed when a bus carrying nursing-home evacuees caught fire in a traffic jam...
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Killshot
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
Morley Swingle says it's appropriate that the star of the now defunct MTV stunt show called "Jackass" will likely be playing the Cape Girardeau deputy U.S. marshal in the movie version of "Killshot." Because that's what the character is. "That's what he was in the book," said Swingle, the Cape Girardeau County prosecutor who is a huge fan of "Killshot" author Elmore Leonard...
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Music lovers get taste of talent, heat at festival
(Local News ~ 08/31/05)
Audiences and performers tasted variety as they endured muggy heat at the City of Roses Festival on Friday. Early performances on the four main stages delivered music that appealed to all ages and also covered different genres. Clusters of people sampled the performances, migrating among the three stands along Water Street...
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Jackson pounds Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/05)
The Indians evened their record with a 42-0 SEMO Conference victory. SIKESTON, Mo. -- At least for one game, the Jackson Indians solved their turnover problems. After turning the ball over 11 times in two of their first three games during a 1-2 start, the Indians had none in a nearly flawless 42-0 victory against SEMO North rival Sikeston on Friday night at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...
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Rams taste first victory
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/05)
Scott City defeated visiting Brentwood 26-20. Southeast Missourian Scott City football coach Terry Flannigan told his young players before Friday's home game against Brentwood it was time to step up and start playing like veterans. The Rams listened, with sophomore Cody Carlyle scoring the game-winning touchdown with 1 minute,18 seconds remaining to give Scott City its first win of the season, 26-20. Scott City improved to 1-3...
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Redhawks open OVC with scoreless duel against EIU
(College Sports ~ 08/31/05)
The two squads battled through 110-minutes of scoreless soccer. Southeast Missouri State women's soccer coach Heather Nelson didn't envision Friday night's Ohio Valley Conference opener being totally dominated by defense. But that's what happened as the Redhawks and visiting Eastern Illinois battled to a 0-0 tie in front of about 250 fans at Houck Stadium...
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Redbirds lose with ace on mound
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/05)
St. Louis lost 9-6, as Chris Carpenter failed to get his 22nd win for the third time. The Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Struggling to get his 18th win, Chris Capuano found a way to get his most important out. Facing Mark Grudzielanek with two runners on and two outs in the sixth inning, he induced an inning-ending groundout that preserved a tie...
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'Hawks open OVC vs. defending champs
(College Sports ~ 08/31/05)
On the surface, Jacksonville State might not look like a football team heavily favored to win its third straight Ohio Valley Conference title. But, despite three narrow losses against a tough nonconference schedule, coach Jack Crowe believes this version of the Gamecocks will prove better than his previous two units...
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