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One Jackson ward contested in April
(Local News ~ 03/26/06)
Jackson's municipal election on April 4 will have only one contested race. Incumbent Joe Baker, who has been on the Jackson Board of Aldermen since 1999, will face off against Thomas P. Gleeson III, who ran for alderman in 1986, for a two-year term in Ward 4...
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Bruins back in Final Four for record-tying 16th time
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/06)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Before rushing to cut down the nets, UCLA's players and coaches stayed on the podium and led their fans in a popular school cheer. "UC-LA! UC-LA!" That's right, the Bruins are back. College basketball's most storied program is going to the Final Four again. Arron Afflalo, coach Ben Howland and the rest of the Bruins have returned UCLA to the lofty level of its glory years...
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Canada's hotly debated seal hunt starts
(International News ~ 03/26/06)
GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE -- Sealers took to the thawing ice floes off the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, the first day of Canada's contentious seal hunt, confronting animal rights activists who claim the annual cull is cruel. Reporters and activists tried to get as close as permitted to the hunt on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but their presence infuriated sealers hunting for scarce animals on small, drifting ice pans...
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Belarusian police clash with opposition demonstrators
(International News ~ 03/26/06)
MINSK, Belarus -- Black-clad riot police clubbed demonstrators as government opponents marched Saturday in defiance of a show of force by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko that has drawn U.S. and European Union sanctions. A week into protests set off by the disputed election that handed Lukashenko a third term, opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich told a crowd of thousands that momentum is growing to bring democracy to Belarus...
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Ames survives tough day at TPC
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/06)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Stephen Ames took on Sawgrass at full strength and finished a grueling afternoon with a rare smile, surviving with a 2-under 70 to take a one-shot lead Saturday in The Players Championship. Ames didn't do anything spectacular down the stretch. All he did was keep it simple, the best way to survive the notorious TPC at Sawgrass that crushed the hopes of Arron Oberholser, constantly fooled Tiger Woods and slapped around anyone who made the slightest mistake...
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S.D. tribe hopes for economic push from defense contract
(National News ~ 03/26/06)
MISSION, S.D. -- It's the sort of operation one could easily overlook in a big city: 15 to 30 people making and testing circuit boards for a Defense Department contractor. But for the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, home to some of the poorest people in America and a staggering unemployment rate, the planned facility could be the seed that blooms into economic development and new opportunities for the young...
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Alligator makes house call, knocks on door
(National News ~ 03/26/06)
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. -- So now the alligators are going door to door. When Lori Pachelli heard someone knocking at the door of her home in a gated community in this southwest Florida community earlier this week, she looked out to see an unwelcome visitor on her front stoop: an 8-foot alligator...
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Anderson to be next MU coach
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri is completing an agreement with Alabama-Birmingham coach Mike Anderson to be its next basketball coach, according to media reports. All citing unnamed sources, the Columbia Daily Tribune, The Kansas City Star, ESPN.com and STLToday.com, the Web site of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, all reported Saturday that Anderson would be hired to replace former coach Quin Snyder, who resigned in February...
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Senators warn Iraqis that U.S. patience wearing thin
(International News ~ 03/26/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- As a gunbattle raged south of Baghdad, Sens. John McCain and Russell Feingold told Iraqi leaders Saturday that American patience was growing thin and they needed to urgently overcome their stalemate and form a national unity government...
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Set your Sights on whites
(Community ~ 03/26/06)
NEW YORK -- After years of throwing at shoppers every bright color they could concoct -- often punctuated by metallics and beads -- fashion designers are declaring spring a more peaceful and tranquil season. Many of the button-down shirts, crocheted sweaters, eyelet dresses and high-waisted pants in stores this season are offered in Grand Cayman sand, cappuccino foam or moonlight -- all fancy names for white...
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Ponson delivers again, as Cards top Dodgers
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/06)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Sidney Ponson pitched Saturday as if he still had to win a job. The St. Louis Cardinals' right-hander, who was given the fifth starting spot earlier this week, worked six innings in a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He gave up only two hits and the only damage was a home run by Ricky Ledee leading off the fifth...
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Lettermen- LSU, UCLA headed to Final Four
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/06)
ATLANTA -- They've known each other since they were kids, drawn together at the basketball court. Now, LSU's homegrown Tigers are heading to the Final Four together. Glen Davis scored 26 points, including a decisive 3-pointer in overtime, and Tyrus Thomas added 21 points and 13 rebounds Saturday, leading LSU to its first Final Four since 1986 with a 70-60 victory over Texas in the Atlanta Regional final...
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Country star Buck Owens dies at 76
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Singer Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with hits like "Act Naturally" and brought the genre to TV on the long-running "Hee Haw," died Saturday. He was 76. Owens died at his home in Bakersfield, said family spokesman Jim Shaw. The cause of death was not immediately known. Owens had undergone throat cancer surgery in 1993 and was hospitalized with pneumonia in 1997...
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Paul Koehler
(Obituary ~ 03/26/06)
Paul David "Dave" Koehler, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 18, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, son of Paul J. and Catherine Horrell Koehler. Koehler graduated from Notre Dame High School and Southeast Missouri State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration and an associate's degree in computer science. ...
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Lucas Lemons
(Obituary ~ 03/26/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lucas D.Lemons, 25, of Marble Hill, formerly of Zalma, Mo., died Friday, March 24, 2006, at Marble Hill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Mo.
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Redhawks split two with Skyhawks
(College Sports ~ 03/26/06)
Southeast Missouri State's softball team has suddenly seen its dynamic offense go a bit stale. The Redhawks had just eight hits in two games Saturday, but were still able to salvage an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader split with visiting Tennessee-Martin...
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TWU sticks the landing
(College Sports ~ 03/26/06)
Texas Women's University put things together at just the right time. The result was a surprise victory in Saturday's five-team Midwest Independent Conference women's gymnastics meet in Cape Girardeau. TWU, which had never won an MIC title since the league was formed in 1991, entered this year's event at Houck Field House ranked third...
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Redhawks climb above .500 by defeating Aces
(College Sports ~ 03/26/06)
The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team climbed back above the .500 mark Saturday with a 4-3 victory over visiting Evansville. Southeast improved to 8-7 with the non-conference triumph as the Redhawks continued the program's best season since 1997. They have won three of their last four matches...
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Comment is slap in face to public defenders
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/26/06)
By H. Morley Swingle One of my favorite Mark Twain quotes was his quip to a newsman following a story incorrectly mentioning his death that "reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." Our local public defenders must have felt a similar reaction when they read the recent article in the Missourian where a bureaucrat from the Missouri State Public Defender System claimed things are so bad for public defenders statewide that the lawyers must resort to delivering pizzas to supplement their income. ...
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Speak Out 3/26/06
(Speak Out ~ 03/26/06)
Thanks for hilarity; Custard, less transit; Transportation costs; Government owners; Can't stop abortion; Selective policing; Hope it's a joke; Better days; Heaven-sent son; His accomplishments; Events change us; Proper handling; Global cycles; Ask the drivers; Plight of the unborn
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Diane Gregerson
(Obituary ~ 03/26/06)
OLIVETTE, Mo. -- Diane Gregerson of Olivette, formerly of Chaffee, Mo., died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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James Wyndham
(Obituary ~ 03/26/06)
James Edward Wyndham, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at his home. He was born March 18, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, son of William and Ethel Green Wyndham. Wyndham graduated from College High School. He worked for Cape Paint and Glass in Cape Girardeau. Later he worked for Columbia Construction Co. and retired in 2001. He was a member of the local carpenters union...
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James Buckman
(Obituary ~ 03/26/06)
James W. Buckman, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 24, 2006, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.
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Bollinger-Forester
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
Brent and Mary Bollinger of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Louise Bollinger, to Trent Wayne Forester. He is the son of Kenneth and Rebecca Forester of Jackson. Bollinger is a 2001 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis. She is a computer teacher at Jackson Junior High School and a softball coach...
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Ina Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 03/26/06)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Ina Louise Rhodes, 90, of Sedgewickville died Friday, March 24, 2006, at Eldercare in Marble Hill, Mo. She was born Jan. 20, 1916, at Sedgewickville, daughter of Amaziah and Dicy Malinda Fulton Cook. She and Webster D. Rhodes were married Oct. 13, 1934. He died Nov. 16, 1994...
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Hillis-Banken
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
Greg Hillis of Essex, Mo., and Bruce and Marsha Gant of Dexter, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miranda Hillis, to Lance Banken, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of John and LaVeda Banken of Dexter. Hillis is a 2000 graduate of Dexter High School. She is employed at Arbors at Auburn Creek Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau...
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McAllister-Hart
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
Mark and Cheryl McAllister of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Margot Elese McAllister of Ballwin, Mo., to Jeremy Andrew Hart of Chesterfield, Mo. McAllister is a 2005 graduate of Central High School. She is majoring in clinical laboratory science at Maryville University in St. Louis...
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Canady-Knaup
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
Doyle and Cindy Canady of Morley, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Nicole Canady, to Thomas Bosco Knaup, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Carla Knaup of Cape Girardeau, and the late Richard Knaup. Canady is a 1996 graduate of Scott County Central High School, and is a student...
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Melton- Weston
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
Jackie Mason and Danny Mason of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Angela Monique Melton, to Todd Edward Weston. He is the son of Susan Weston and Edward Weston of Cape Girardeau. Melton is attending Columbia College. Weston received a bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Bleckler-Barker
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
Russ Bleckler of Park Hills, Mo., and Denise Bleckler of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Marcie Elizabeth Bleckler, to Edward Shawn Barker. He is the son of Edward and Dorothy Barker of Cape Girardeau. Bleckler is a 2000 graduate of Ste. Genevieve High School. She received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Southeast Missouri State University in 2004. She is employed at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Steinkamp- Cook
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
Howard and Cindy McIntyre of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Tori Tenelle Steinkamp, to Dustin Lynn Cook. He is the son of Bill and Debbie Newell of Oak Ridge. Steinkamp is a graduate of Central High School. Cook is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School. He is employed with World Finance Corp...
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Reed-Kiser
(Wedding ~ 03/26/06)
Elizabeth Anne Reed and John Morgan Kiser were married Oct. 14, 2005, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. Monsignor Edward M. Eftink performed the ceremony. Soloist was Darlene Bullinger and accompanist was Jerry Ganiel, both of Jackson...
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Engelen-Brown
(Wedding ~ 03/26/06)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Deanna Marie Engelen and Christopher Domnic Brown were married May 28, 2005, at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold. The Rev. Bill Huggins performed the ceremony. Organist was Mary Jansen of Leopold. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Annabel Engelen of Leopold. The groom is the son of Kenneth and Mary Jane Brown of Marble Hill, Mo...
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Mangels-Miget
(Wedding ~ 03/26/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lori Mangels and Eric Miget exchanged vows Sept. 3, 2005, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The Rev. David Johnson performed the ceremony. Music was by the Kinnison Family. Lowell and Diane Mangels of Friedheim, Mo., are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Richard and Margie Miget of Perryville...
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Price-Brashear
(Wedding ~ 03/26/06)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Leeanna Price and Travis J. Brashear exchanged wedding vows Feb. 18, 2006, at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nev. Thomas L. Johnson performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Billy Rhodes of Advance and Marcy Straw of Mount Carmel, Ill. The groom is the son of Thomas and Sharon Brashear of Oran, Mo...
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Talley-Blyzes
(Wedding ~ 03/26/06)
Maria Elizabeth Talley and Thurman Adam Blyzes exchanged vows March 4, 2006, at Chapel in the Glen in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Dr. Mike Simpson performed the ceremony. Parents of the bride are the late Joyce and William Halley of Morley, Mo., and the late Robert Mack of Palm Beach, Fla. The groom is the son of Tina Blyzes and Mike and Margaret Blyzes of Cape Girardeau...
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Central hammers Mules
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/06)
Central's bats came alive Saturday, as the Tigers pounded host Poplar Bluff for 13 hits and a 13-4 SEMO Conference win. The Tigers, who had just three hits in a loss Thursday to Kennett, scored five times in the fourth and six in the fifth. Brad LaBruyere (2-0) and Justin Myers combined for 11 strikeouts and held Poplar Bluff to five hits. LaBruyere pitched the first four innings, allowing three runs on four hits. Myers finished the final three innings and allowed one run on one hit...
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Bulldogs rally past Central for tourney title
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/06)
Notre Dame girls soccer coach Jeff Worley decided to shake things up with his team trailing 1-0 and about 15 minutes remaining in Saturday's championship game of the Noon Optimist Tournament against Central. He sacrificed a defender to put an extra player up top...
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John Bradshaw
(Obituary ~ 03/26/06)
John Patrick Bradshaw, 83, passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, March 23, 2006, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 3, 1922, to Patrick and Johanna Heffernan Wright Bradshaw in New Brunswick, N.J. Bradshaw attended St. Peters Catholic High School in New Brunswick, Rutgers University, Mount St. Mary's College and The Catholic University of America...
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Meissner captures world title
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/06)
CALGARY, Alberta -- America has a world champion -- Kimmie Meissner, not Sasha Cohen. Following the tradition of teenage American women pulling off big upsets, the 16-year-old Meissner used the performance of her life Saturday to soar to the World Figure Skating Championships title...
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Blues fall in overtime for sixth straight loss
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche are closing in on first-place Calgary in the Northwest Division. Sakic scored a power-play goal 57 seconds into overtime to give the Avalanche a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night and move them within a point of the Flames...
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Underground Railroad museum to seek public funding
(Community ~ 03/26/06)
CINCINNATI -- A national museum commemorating the Underground Railroad is $5.5 million in the red just 18 months after opening, and officials said they will seek public money to continue operations. When the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened in August 2004 with an annual budget of more than $10 million, officials said they would rely on admissions, donations and grants. But the center's chief executive, John Pepper, said income has not met expectations...
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ESPN Sports Travel now available through Orbitz
(Community ~ 03/26/06)
BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN and Orbitz have teamed up to create ESPN Sports Travel, a booking and travel information site for sports fans. The new Web site at sports.espn.go.com/travel/ allows users to book flights and hotels through Orbitz without leaving the ESPN.com Web site. (It can also be accessed by going to ESPN.com, scrolling down the home page and clicking on "travel.")...
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World briefs 3/26/06
(Local News ~ 03/26/06)
Thais call for king to replace prime minister; Russian denies Moscow provided intel to Iraq; Scientists: Skull in Ethiopia at least 250,000 years old
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Police reports 3/26/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/06)
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Williams-Lappe
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
Tom and Donna Williams of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Karisa Michelle Williams, to Kevin Patrick Lappe. He is the son of Paul and Debbie Lappe of Cape Girardeau. Williams is a 2002 graduate of Jackson High School, attended Southeast Missouri State University and Metro Business College, receiving an associate degree in business communications and computer maintenance. She is a warranty administrator at Bening Mazda...
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New makeup can help curb smoking, eating urges
(Community ~ 03/26/06)
NEW YORK -- Want more from your makeup? Joey New York says the company's new lip collections will help you quit smoking, lose weight or, at the very least, attract men. LipNix uses a fragrance blend of lemon, geranium and helichrysum -- a plant with an earthy smell -- that supposedly helps curb the urge to smoke. The combined scents stimulate the neural-receptors in the brain that have been conditioned to get stimulation from nicotine...
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Selling forest land
(Editorial ~ 03/26/06)
The dime-for-a-dollar proposal to sell 21,566 acres of the Mark Twain National Forest in southern Missouri is being opposed by U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson -- most of the land is in her congressional district -- and by both of the state's U.S. senators -- Kit Bond and Jim Talent -- and by Gov. Matt Blunt...
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Fire reports 3/26/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/06)
Cape Girardeau...
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Area digest March26
(Community Sports ~ 03/26/06)
Special Olympics track event April 8 The Southeast Special Olympics Track and Field Meet is scheduled for April 8 at the Central Junior High School track complex. Opening ceremonies will take place at 10 a.m., and the track events will begin at 10:30 a.m...
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Seabaugh places first in scholarship tourney
(Community Sports ~ 03/26/06)
Fifty-two bowlers competed in the Optimist Youth End-of-Season bowling tournament at the Jackson Bowling Lanes on Saturday. Contestants, who ranged in age from 6 to 18, were split into three age groups. A scholarship was awarded to the winner of the 15 to 20 age group...
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Out of the past 3/26/06
(Out of the Past ~ 03/26/06)
25 years ago: March 26, 1981 Work could begin as early as next week on the $600,000-plus addition to the North Hall of Science at Southeast Missouri State University, Dr. A.R. Meyer, Southeast's vice president for administrative services, tells the school's board of regents; North Hall now houses the university's mathematics department, but with completion of the addition, it will also house computer science courses...
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Welkers are married 40 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/26/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Welker of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary March 4, 2006. Welker and Judith Anne Smithey were married March 4, 1966, at West Side Church of God by the Rev. James Holm. Their daughters and sons-in-law are Sara and Ben Quick of Anna, Ill., Brooke and Tom Breuer of Jackson, Rachel and Rodney Durham of Cape Girardeau. A son died May 15, 1972...
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Pattersons mark 50th event
(Anniversary ~ 03/26/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patterson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 3, 2006. Patterson and Shirley Wigger were married March 3, 1956, at First Baptist Church in DeSoto, Mo. A graduate of St. Paul School of Theology, Patterson served 10 years as a United Methodist minister. He was also a continuing education specialist and regional director for the University of Missouri...
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Taake-Klein
(Engagement ~ 03/26/06)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Ken and Rosita Taake of Ullin announce the engagement of their daughter, Bethany Taake, to Lucas Klein. He is the son of Larry Klein of Cairo, Ill., and Kelli Clutts of Anna, Ill. Taake is a senior at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, pursuing a degree in accounting. She expects to join the accounting department of Archer Daniels Midland in Decatur, Ill., in June...
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Lofton captures first place in Run for a Child 10K
(Community Sports ~ 03/26/06)
Adam Lofton was the top overall finisher in the 10-kilometer race Saturday in the Southeast Missouri Hospital Wellness Services CASA Run For a Child at HealthPoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau. Lofton finished in 35 minutes, 49 seconds. Adela Sams captured the female 10K title in 42:41...
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Fan Speak March26
(Community Sports ~ 03/26/06)
A vote for McFerren I AM glad to see Lennies McFerren threw his hat in the ring for the men's basketball head coach position at Southeast Missouri State. Coach McFerren would be an outstanding choice for a program that has to be rebuilt into a winning team once again. ...
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Home and garden show provides insights on current trends
(Local News ~ 03/26/06)
The 26th annual Home and Garden show at the Show Me Center was flooded at its opening Saturday by people in the market for home upgrades, services and ideas. Sarah Geringer, Southeast Missouri Homebuilder's Association event coordinator, said that about five of the nearly 110 vendors exhibiting were new...
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Parallel pregnancies
(Community ~ 03/26/06)
The same obstetrician. The same hospital. The same due date. Both baby girls. Both first-borns. One was born at 7:37 p.m. The other at 3:37 a.m. "Crazy." That's how sisters Shea Johnson and Shanna Crosier describe the past nine months, after they discovered they were both pregnant...
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Afghan president seeks way to free Christian convert on trial
(International News ~ 03/26/06)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Under mounting foreign pressure, President Hamid Karzai searched on Saturday for a way to free an Afghan man on trial for converting from Islam to Christianity without angering Muslim clerics who have called for him to be killed...
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Congregation honors slain pastor while awaiting his wife's return
(National News ~ 03/26/06)
SELMER, Tenn. -- Members of the congregation planted flowers Saturday outside the Fourth Street Church of Christ as they waited for their minister's wife to be brought home to face first-degree murder charges in the death of her husband. The gardening project and a spring cleanup had been planned weeks ago by Matthew Winkler, the 31-year-old minister who was shot to death at the parsonage he shared with his wife Mary and their three young children...
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Sikeston police seek teen suspect in shooting
(Local News ~ 03/26/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Police were searching for a 16-year-old boy suspected of shooting another youth in Sikeston, Mo. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the left shoulder at 845 Ruth St. around 9:30 p.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. ...
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Mourners honor Chilean bus crash victims
(National News ~ 03/26/06)
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Hundreds of mourners paid emotional tribute Saturday to 10 senior citizens who lost their lives in a Chilean bus crash, recalling their love for life and for each other. Cantor Eli Perlman, the spiritual leader of the Jewish Congregation of Concordia, where six of the victims had worshipped, recited the names of the dead. ...
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Thousands stage demonstrations for second day in California
(National News ~ 03/26/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Tens of thousands of immigrant rights advocates from across Southern California marched Saturday in protest of federal legislation that would build more walls along the U.S.-Mexico border and make helping illegal immigrants a crime. The march followed rallies on Friday that drew throngs of protesters to major cities around the nation...
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Transit authority, Kelley Transportation still negotiating details
(Local News ~ 03/26/06)
The two main public transportation entities in Cape Girardeau County are still negotiating details in the county transit authority's buyout of Kelley Transportation Co. Inc. That's why not many details have been released about the future transit system, officials say...
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Redhawks' offensive funk continues in two setbacks
(College Sports ~ 03/26/06)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State's offensive funk continued Saturday, as the Redhawks started Ohio Valley Conference play with a doubleheader loss. Despite receiving strong pitching, the Redhawks fell to host Tennessee-Martin 3-2 and 2-1. The opener, scheduled for nine innings, went 10, while the nightcap was a seven-inning affair...
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Nigeria agrees to hand over Liberian warlord Charles Taylor
(International News ~ 03/26/06)
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria said Saturday it is ready to hand over Liberian warlord Charles Taylor to be the first former African head of state tried for crimes against humanity, making a reluctant move that will be a strong warning for other warmongers on the continent...
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U.N. nuclear inspectors to look at Iran's uranium enrichment program
(International News ~ 03/26/06)
VIENNA, Austria -- U.N. inspectors should know by next week how far Iran has advanced on the path to nuclear enrichment, diplomats said Saturday -- findings that could shape Security Council action against Tehran and hurt U.S. claims that Iran has accelerated its efforts...
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Announcement on Southeast basketball job finalists probably at least a week away
(Sports Column ~ 03/26/06)
As the process to hire Southeast Missouri State's new men's basketball coach continues, speculation on who might wind up being some of the leading candidates continues to intensify. And since Southeast athletic director Don Kaverman said he doesn't anticipate the university announcing the finalists until after the Final Four -- the NCAA championship game is on April 3 -- we will have at least another full week for names to be tossed about...
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Coffin fit: At Frozen Dead Guy Days, the star is on ice
(National News ~ 03/26/06)
NEDERLAND, Colo. -- If you've ever heard of this Colorado mountain town, you've probably also heard about Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, better known as the "Frozen Dead Guy." He doesn't do a whole lot -- just lies in a Tuff shed that's frequently packed with dry ice. But he's at the center of the morbid festival known as Frozen Dead Guy Days...
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Five local players named all-state
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/06)
Three area teams made the trip to the state final four in basketball this season, and all three were represented on the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association all-state team, which was released last week. Bell City, runner-up in the Class 1 boys tournament, topped the list with two all-state players. ...
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Flood map delays spur angst for Gulf Coast
(National News ~ 03/26/06)
WASHINGTON -- Delays in releasing new federal maps of New Orleans' most flood-prone neighborhoods have slowed rebuilding, frustrated homeowners and created uncertainty about the future of the region ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. And the angst may all be for nothing, the government says...
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Trains, trains, go away
(Local News ~ 03/26/06)
The train tracks that cross U.S. 60 near Morehouse, Mo., don't see much use -- only one or two trains cross there on a weekly basis. Most people who use the route would say that's a good thing, considering about 12,000 vehicles cross over the tracks every day, traveling at a speed of 65 mph on the four-lane divided highway...
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