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Oran adds officer to more active department
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
ORAN, Mo. -- A long time has passed since tiny Oran, population roughly 1,200, had three full-time police officers. But policing tradition in Oran hasn't meant much to chief Marc Tragesser, who took over the job in July from the retiring Howard Stevens. Tragesser took the office with a mission of shaping up what he said was the town's relaxed attitude toward law enforcement...
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Area schools raising funds for charities
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
Many local schools are holding charity events and toy drives, aiming to meet local charity needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina which drew many donations to the southern part of the country. People are always looking for places and ways to give during the holidays, Eagle Ridge administrative assistant Sarah Hess said. She said she doesn't think the outpouring of help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is going to affect holiday giving too much...
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Man pleads guilty to lighter charges for endangerment
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
A father pleading guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment Monday sought to downplay his role in allowing unsanitary conditions including a major roach infestation in his home. Denver Brooks, 24, said time spent working made it more difficult to make sure the Cape Girardeau house he shared with his wife, two children, mother and other adults was clean...
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Child molesters, rapist plead guilty to reduce charges
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
Cape Girardeau County prosecutors extracted guilty pleas Monday from two child molesters and a rapist in bargains that resulted in some charges being reduced or dismissed. The recommended sentences in each case -- ranging from a low of four months in the county jail to 15 years in prison -- reflect the facts of the crimes and the wishes of victims and their families, assistant prosecutor Angel Woodruff said...
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Charleston man's appeal denied
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
A Charleston, Mo., man serving 21 years for a 2002 car accident that killed two and severely injured a third person on Big Bend Boulevard lost an appeal last week. The Missouri Court of Appeals denied Scott L. Bragg's attempt to overturn his guilty plea. Bragg had sought to show that there weren't enough facts to support his plea, that his attorney pressured him to plead guilty because Bragg couldn't pay for trial services, and that his attorney was ineffective...
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Jackson burglary suspect gets five years' probation
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
A Jackson man who left blood evidence at the scene of a burglary will be on probation for five years, Judge Benjamin Lewis decided Monday. Travis L. Burke, 30, has repaid the $36 he stole in the robbery and told Lewis he was sorry for his crime. "He has an alcohol problem he has battled most of his adult life," attorney Allen Moss said on behalf of his client...
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Memphis man sentenced for Cape bank robbery
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
Eric A. Mitchell, 31, of Memphis, Tenn., was sentenced on Monday to 151 months in federal prison for robbing the Bank of Missouri at 1622 N. Kingshighway Drive on May 20. He appeared before U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry, and assistant U.S. attorney Keith D. Sorrell handled the prosecution...
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Shooting victim won't press charges
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The victim of a shooting at a Sikeston bar early Sunday will not press charges against a suspect arrested later in the day, police say. Responding to a call at 3 a.m. Sunday, Sikeston police found Fonta T. McKeller, 26, lying on the floor with a single gunshot wound to the back at the Jazz-Z and Blues-Z club, police said...
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AT&T, SBC customers won't see immediate impact
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
SBC Communications' recent $16 billion acquisition of AT&T has created the largest telecommunications company in the United States. But Marsha Haskell, SBC's regional director of external affairs in Cape Girardeau, said it might be awhile until customers of the new AT&T Inc. see any changes, including a new name...
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New Kingshighway post office substation opens
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
A new post office substation opened Monday at the Bi-State Oil convenience store at 920 N. Kingshighway. The substation, located on the west end of Cape Girardeau, will offer standard post office services, excluding post office boxes, registered mail and money orders. The substation will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends...
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Retail holiday draws diehard shoppers
(Column ~ 11/29/05)
Joni lives for Black Friday. Like a lot of hard-core shoppers, my wife loves the before-dawn sales that mark the Friday after Thanksgiving as the official start of the holiday shopping season. This year, I promised to accompany her on her shopping spree. But I came down with a sinus infection which forced me to stay in bed and miss the opportunity to see firsthand how to fight one's way to the cash register...
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Cape County announces drug cards; pharmacists oppose plan
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
Beginning today, Cape Girardeau County will issue a free prescription drug discount card intended to help the uninsured and under-insured residents. But some area pharmacists are questioning the actual benefits of the card and say the county could lose some sales tax revenue because of the card...
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Study: Doctors often issue unneeded drugs to children
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
Given the success of antibiotics in recent decades in fighting infections, many parents take their sick children to the doctor expecting to leave with a prescription for those medicines. Many times they do get those drugs even when the drugs aren't warranted, a new study reports...
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Colts dispose of Steelers, remain perfect
(Professional Sports ~ 11/29/05)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts are shoving aside challengers as if they'll never be beaten. Now the Pittsburgh Steelers are out of the way, too. From their first offensive play Monday night, the unbeaten Colts dominated the Steelers, winning their 11th straight game 26-7. Peyton Manning hit a streaking Marvin Harrison in stride for an 80-yard score, and the Colts never looked back...
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Rookie heroics
(Professional Sports ~ 11/29/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Out of high school, the choice was easy for Ryan Fitzpatrick. With only one college scholarship offer, and that from Division I-AA Eastern Washington, the St. Louis Rams' third-string quarterback chose to pay his way to Harvard. Now, he's got the education and a game to match...
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Roberta Roy
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Roberta A. Kerr Roy, 50, of Ruma, Ill., formerly of Villa Ridge, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, at home. Roberta "Birdie" was born July 28, 1955, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of Edna Kerr of Villa Ridge and the late Joseph Kerr. She married Robert "Bob" Roy July 10, 1973, at Villa Ridge Union Church in Villa Ridge...
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Charter changes need due diligence
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/29/05)
To the editor: In response to the story "Cape council, mayor split on changes to charter": My wife and I are planning to retire to the Cape Girardeau area since she is originally from the area. We have been looking for property for the last two years, and I have been watching the events of the area...
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Thanks for honoring veterans
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/29/05)
To the editor: I want to thank you for the wonderful article which appeared in your paper Nov. 12 regarding Veterans Day activities. It had special meaning to me this year as a veteran currently deployed in Iraq. It is heartwarming to know that the effort of the military is still recognized by so many...
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Elderly ID
(Editorial ~ 11/29/05)
The plight of Emogene Whitted of Columbia, Mo., is one that has become all too familiar to elderly Missourians who want to renew their driver's licenses and now have to prove their identity under a new state law aimed at improving homeland security and thwarting identity theft...
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Helen Sheets
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
Helen Kasten Sheets, 94, of Cape Girardeau went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005. She was a resident of the Lutheran Home three and a half years. Mrs. Sheets was born Oct. 12, 1911, at Oak Ridge, daughter of T.E. and Annette Kasten. She and Raymond Lee Sheets, a longtime Cape Girardeau educator, were married June 7, 1935, at Moberly, Mo. He preceded her in death Nov. 25, 1994...
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Charles Maher
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
Retired Lt. Col. Charles J. Maher of Oakville, Mo., died after a brief illness at St. Anthony's Medical Center Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 17, 1918, son of Charles and Anna Maher of Dublin, Ireland. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers William, Thomas and Jack...
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Fayvette Swank
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
Fayvette Swank, 86, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at Upshur Manor in Gilmer, Texas. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Eva Bangert
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
Eva A. Bangert, 90, of Carlinville, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at St. Francis Hospital. She was born Sept. 7, 1915, in Godfrey, Ill., daughter of Thomas and Annie Gerl Evans. She and James F. Bangert were married July 20, 1935, in Jerseyville, Ill. He died Nov. 2, 1968...
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Loran Wallace
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Loran Wilbourn Wallace, 85, of Advance died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born Nov. 16, 1920, at Zalma, Mo., son of Curtis and Cora Corjine Wallace. He and Altie Mae Peters were married in December 1940. She died Jan. 3, 1973...
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Sharon Propst
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
Sharon Kay Propst, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 9, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Howard "Dick" and Ruby P. Stanfill Propst. Propst worked at Regional Primary Care, and was a member of Patton United Methodist Church at Patton, Mo...
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Police reports 11/29/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/29/05)
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Fire reports 11/29/05
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Piece of marble molding falls near D.C. tourists
(National News ~ 11/29/05)
WASHINGTON -- A basketball-sized piece of marble molding fell from the facade over the entrance to the Supreme Court Monday, landing on the steps near visitors waiting to enter the building. No one was hurt. The chunk of Vermont marble was part of the dentil molding that serves as a frame for nine sculptural figures completed in 1935. ...
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More Iraqi security forces leading fight against insurgency
(National News ~ 11/29/05)
WASHINGTON -- A growing number of Iraqi troop battalions -- nearly four dozen as of this week -- are playing lead roles in the fight against the insurgency, and American commanders have turned over more than two dozen U.S.-established bases to Iraqi government control, officials said Monday...
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Troops to congressman- 'Don't pull out' of Iraq
(National News ~ 11/29/05)
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tim Murphy, one of two members of Congress treated at a military hospital after a weekend accident in Iraq, said Monday that wounded soldiers had told him the United States should remain in Iraq. "Every soldier I talked to said, 'Don't pull out. Do not make it so those who have been wounded and those who have died have done so in vain. We know we can take care of this cause. We got to finish this,"' said Murphy, R-Pa., at a Capitol Hill news conference...
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Lawsuit seeks to stop stem-cell ballot initiative
(State News ~ 11/29/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Opponents of embryonic stem-cell research are suing Missouri's secretary of state to try to block an initiative protecting stem-cell research from appearing on the 2006 ballot. The lawsuit alleges the title of the proposed constitutional amendment is "unfair and deceptive" by claiming to "ban human cloning or attempted human cloning" when actually allowing a contentious cloning procedure. ...
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Speak Out 11/29/05
(Speak Out ~ 11/29/05)
We need buses; Height of hypocrisy; Emboldening the enemy; Cemetery vandalism; Deaths in Iraq; Aid to enemies; Waiting for delivery; Use your imagination; Send a message
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Ann Amos
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
Ann Garnell Amos, 67, of Scott City died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 20, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of William Frank and Florence Elaine King Briggen. She and Curtis Ronald Amos were married July 1, 1955. He died Dec. 1, 1995...
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Births 11/29/05
(Births ~ 11/29/05)
Heflin; Dunn; Welker
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Carlos Letcher
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
Carlos Theodore Letcher, 37, of Scott City died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 7, 1968, in Kankakee, Ill., son of Carl and Margrete Carrington Letcher. He and Heidi Marie McDonald were married Nov. 9, 1999...
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Thomas Gore
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Thomas Gore, 90, of Paducah, Ky., died Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, at Superior Care Center in Paducah. He was the son of Edward and May Allison Gore. He married Helen Ulrich. Gore retired as a sheetmetal worker with Local 73 in Chicago. He was owner/broker of Tom's Realty in Glenwood, Ark., and had been a salesman for PAMCO. He was formerly of Olmsted...
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Charles Dry
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
SCOPUS, Mo. -- Charles Everett James Dry was stillborn Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was the son of Tony and Tiffany Garland Dry of Scopus. Survivors include his parents; maternal grandparents Mike and Becky Garland of Scopus; paternal grandparents David Dry of Cape Girardeau, Dawn Grammer of Oak Ridge; maternal great-grandparents Bessie Welker of Marble Hill, Mo., Dave and Shirley Evans of St. ...
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Cletus Givens
(Obituary ~ 11/29/05)
Cletus N. Givens, 87, of Delta died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. He was born Jan. 3, 1918, at Delta, son of Ancil Ivan and Grace Wilson Smith Givens. He and Glenda A. Looney were married Jan. 18, 1945. She died Sept. 23, 1994...
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Out of the past 11/29/05
(Out of the Past ~ 11/29/05)
25 years ago: Nov. 29, 1980 Applications from all parts of the country have been received at Cape Girardeau City Hall in response o the city's advertised opening in the city manager's office; the city has received resumes and applications from about 30 candidates for the office...
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Saddam lashes out in court
(International News ~ 11/29/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- One by one, they shuffled into the courtroom, once masters of Iraq, now broken men, standing trial for crimes against humanity and facing the gallows. Then came Saddam Hussein, swaggering, confident and combative. His defiance appeared aimed at rallying his Sunni Arab supporters and distracting the court from the business at hand. After a brief hearing, the judge adjourned until next Monday -- only 10 days before national parliamentary elections...
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Ladder truck dedicated to fire department
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
The new 100-foot ladder truck was officially put into service by the Cape Girardeau Fire Department during a dedication ceremony Monday. The truck will be housed at the fire station No. 1 at South Sprigg Street. ...
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College basketball polls 11/29/05
(College Sports ~ 11/29/05)
College basketball polls AP Men's Top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:...
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Post-earthquake Kashmir winter claims first life
(International News ~ 11/29/05)
BAGH, Pakistan -- The baby boy survived the devastating earthquake in the Himalayan highlands. Then came the cold and the snow. On Monday, the 3-month-old became the first reported victim of what officials fear will be a new disaster for the 3.5 million Pakistanis who lost their homes last month: winter...
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Southeast focuses on practice after trip
(College Sports ~ 11/29/05)
Southeast Missouri State played its first four games in a span of 10 days, including three games in the past seven days. That kind of schedule doesn't allow for very much practice time, which coach Gary Garner believes is critical for his inexperienced team...
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Vintage flair
(Community ~ 11/29/05)
A teenage girl's worst nightmare? If walking into a party wearing the exact same dress as another girl isn't at the very top of the list, it can't be far behind. To avoid a look-alike contest during the holidays, fashion experts suggest taking a different route from the usual mall-shopping. Instead, they suggest taking a detour to vintage shops, resale stores and even flea markets for one-of-a-kind clothing items...
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Lost in translation: Does that Chinese tattoo mean what you think?
(Local News ~ 11/29/05)
BEIJING -- "Pig." That was the word printed on her T-shirt in Chinese -- an enormous design taking up the entire front. "PIG." "Do you know what your shirt says?" my dad called out to the stranger sitting at the picnic table across from us that summer years ago in Cape Cod...
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Braves fall in opening round of Oran tourney
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/05)
The potential matchup between Class 1 rivals Bell City and Scott County Central was derailed Monday as Bell City defeated Oran 80-39 and Scott County Central fell to Malden 90-77 in the first round of the Oran Invitational boys basketball tournament...
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Study shows problems in youth sports
(Professional Sports ~ 11/29/05)
ST. LOUIS -- A study of youth sports found evidence of cheating, taunting, even intentionally trying to hurt an opponent. And the bad behavior wasn't limited to the kids -- some coaches admitted yelling at athletes -- even abusing them. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri-St. ...
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Mets add Wagner to growing arsenal
(Professional Sports ~ 11/29/05)
NEW YORK -- In a pair of record-setting deals for relief pitchers, Billy Wagner reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a $43 million, four-year contract with the New York Mets only hours after B.J. Ryan finalized a $47 million, five-year agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays...
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Slumping Lions fire Mariucci, promote Jauron to head coach
(Professional Sports ~ 11/29/05)
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions fired coach Steve Mariucci on Monday and promoted defensive coordinator Dick Jauron to succeed him on an interim basis. Mariucci's record with the Lions was 15-28. His 2003 hiring was hailed by fans and media alike, but he was not able to turn around a team that has won one playoff game since 1957...
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Sports briefs 11/29/05
(Other Sports ~ 11/29/05)
Colleges...
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Bridled emotions
(Professional Sports ~ 11/29/05)
Using the end zone as a putting green will get a player penalized in college football. Anything that looks like a Lambeau Leap also will draw a flag. And don't dare make like a cowboy and use your fingers as six-shooters. While the post-touchdown antics of Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson and other NFL hotdogs seem to get goofier every week, the NCAA wants its officials to crack down on showboating...
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Rose's ballot time expires; Hershiser, Gooden join list
(Professional Sports ~ 11/29/05)
NEW YORK -- Pete Rose's eligibility for the baseball writers' Hall of Fame ballot expired Monday when the 2006 candidates were announced, a group that includes Cy Young Award winners Orel Hershiser and Dwight Gooden. Albert Belle, Will Clark and Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen were among 14 first-time candidates on the 29-man ballot. Bruce Sutter is the holdover who came closest to election, falling 43 votes shy last year...
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Redhawks face improved Salukis
(College Sports ~ 11/29/05)
Southern Illinois doesn't appear to be nearly the easy mark it has been for other women's basketball teams in recent years. And that has Southeast Missouri State coach B.J. Smith wary entering tonight's 7:30 p.m. tipoff at the Show Me Center, as the Redhawks (2-2) square off with the Salukis (3-0)...
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