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University to start tracking local business trends
(Local News ~ 07/24/06)
A new business trend survey is intended to take some of the guesswork out of gauging the complete economic picture of Cape Girardeau County, according to those proposing the idea. The survey, expected to begin in September, will ask business owners to log onto a Web site and answer questions about general business conditions, said Dr. Bruce Domazlicky, director of Southeast Missouri State University's Center for Economic and Business Research...
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This old oak
(Local News ~ 07/24/06)
Anna, Ill. -- An enormous oak tree sticks out from the others that line Ron and Maxine Ellis' driveway in Anna. Roots from the 96-foot tall Shumard oak are bigger than several trees surrounding it. On Sunday, Ron Ellis watched as his 8-year-old grandson, Jacob Ellis, attempted to climb the base of the tree. "I don't think I can do it," Jacob Ellis said...
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Camp Quality aids children with cancer
(Local News ~ 07/24/06)
This summer, 19-year-old Jessica Cooper fell in love. With an 8-year-old cancer patient. With an idea she believes changed her life. Cooper, a 2005 Perryville High School graduate, heard about Camp Quality while volunteering for another not-for-profit organization...
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Some sex offenders no longer required to register
(Local News ~ 07/24/06)
Cape Girardeau Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle mailed more than 40 letters Monday to convicted sex offenders telling them they no longer have to register with their local county. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled June 30 that it was unconstitutional under the Missouri Constitution to require sex offenders convicted prior to Jan. 1, 1995 to register in the state...
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One man sentenced, another pleads guilty to child molestation
(Local News ~ 07/24/06)
One man was sentenced to 12 years in prison and another pleaded guilty Monday to felony child molestation. Circuit Court Benjamin Lewis handed down the sentence to Scott A. Spreitler, 43, of Perryville, Mo., for fondling a 5-year-old boy. In an unrelated case before Lewis, Daniel Kreiter, 43, of Cape Girardeau, pleaded guilty to child molestation for fondling a 10-year-old girl...
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Scott County group opposes track swap
(Local News ~ 07/24/06)
A group of Scott County residents says it has 2,000 signatures on a petition against the proposed increase of train traffic through the county, and that more are on the way. The group, made up of residents of Sikeston, the Sikeston city government and residents from the county's northern section, have gone door to door and posted the call for signatures on Sikeston's Web site...
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Few offer stance on Prop 1 issue
(Local News ~ 07/24/06)
Cape Girardeau County voters looking for advice on whether to support a county sales tax issue on the Aug. 8 ballot won't receive much guidance from candidates for county offices. Only one candidate in a contested primary -- Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones, seeking the Republican nomination for a fourth term -- is willing to take an unambiguous stand in favor of the tax...
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Scott County captures District 14 title
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/06)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Scott County American Legion coach Tom Dirnberger told his team before the start of Sunday's District 14 championship game in Chaffee, Mo., to be ready to play top-seeded Dunklin County twice. Dirnberger planned to have his top two pitchers ready for the second game if it became necessary, and his plan came to fruition as Jon Simpher and Andy Stephens helped second-seeded Scott County knock off Dunklin County 7-6 in the second championship game to earn a birth in the zone tournament.. ...
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Charter school temporarily transforms into private school
(State News ~ 07/24/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A struggling charter high school has lost state funding, but the operating company's founder plans to pick up the tab so students can attend for free for another year. Southwest Charter School's temporary transition to a private school will give the operating company, Imagine Schools of Arlington, Va., another year to search for a new sponsor. Still, the operating company won't get a recommendation from its previous sponsor, Central Missouri State University...
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Weaver gains first victory with Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Jim Edmonds homered for the fourth time in five games, Albert Pujols added a two-run shot, and the St. Louis Cardinals tied the longest home run streak in franchise history at 18 games in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
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Hamlin wins second race at Pocono
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/06)
LONG POND, Pa. -- Denny Hamlin completed the Pocono sweep on Sunday, blowing away the field for an easy second victory that pushed the rookie into championship contention. While Hamlin was cruising around Pocono Raceway, teammate Tony Stewart nearly self-destructed and Dale Earnhardt Jr. took another hit in his pursuit of the Nextel Cup title...
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Redbirds go perfect 7-0 vs. Dodgers this season
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/06)
LOS ANGELES - Pitching on his normal four days' rest, Jason Marquis bounced back from an awful outing. Facing the Los Angeles Dodgers' suddenly anemic offense didn't hurt, either. Marquis became the NL's first 12-game winner and the St. Louis Cardinals used two home runs from Juan Encarnacion to beat the Dodgers 6-1 Sunday, sweeping the season series for the first time in the 115-year rivalry...
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Landis christens post-Armstrong era with victory
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/06)
PARIS -- The highs and lows of Floyd Landis' nail-biter of a bike race ended without a hitch Sunday as he won the Tour de France and kept cycling's most prestigious title in American hands for the eighth straight year. The 30-year-old Landis cruised to victory on the cobblestones of the Champs-Elysˇes, a day after regaining the leader's yellow jersey and building an insurmountable lead in the final time trial...
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Shriners help children get needed treatment
(State News ~ 07/24/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When parade-goers see eight cherry-red, mini Indy cars and a mini-tow truck coming down the parade route, it's evident the men of Jefferson City's Capital City Shrine Club are enjoying a second childhood with their grown-up toys...
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Men fined $20,000 for illegal handling of medical waste
(State News ~ 07/24/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Two men have been ordered to pay $20,000 in fines for storing infectious medical waste in a Columbia home. During a hearing Friday in Boone County Circuit Court, Majed El-Dweik, 40, of Columbia was ordered to pay $5,000 to the state, while Moumen Kuziez of Baldwin was fined $15,000...
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Consumers testing dryers and washers connected to the Internet
(National News ~ 07/24/06)
ATLANTA -- The technology behind cleaning clothes has spun through more than a few cycles over the last century, from clunky hand-cranked machines to today's gleaming appliances that can detect a load's size and even how much grime is ground into the fabric...
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New York's governor urged to declare power failure a disaster
(National News ~ 07/24/06)
NEW YORK -- A group of political leaders urged Gov. George Pataki on Sunday to designate a section of the city suffering from a prolonged power failure a disaster area, making it eligible for federal aid. "Anywhere else it would be," Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., said at a news conference in the borough of Queens, which officials often complain is overlooked. "If this were an area of 100,000 people in upstate New York, the governor would have declared it a disaster area."...
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Sniper shootings kill 1, injure another on Indiana highway
(National News ~ 07/24/06)
SEYMOUR, Ind. -- Sniper attacks targeted two pickup trucks early Sunday on a busy highway, killing one person and wounding a second, and police asked other motorists who had been through the area to check their vehicles for bullet holes. Hours later, two more vehicles were struck by bullets on another four-lane highway about 100 miles away, but there was no immediate indication if the two cases were connected, police said...
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Two brothers die when canoe flips over on Lake Waukomis
(State News ~ 07/24/06)
LAKE WAUKOMIS, Mo. -- Two brothers drowned early Saturday morning when their canoe flipped over on Lake Waukomis, police said. The bodies of John Utter, 24, and James Utter, 23, were recovered several hours after their canoe overturned. Police said the accident happened around 3:30 a.m...
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Helen Brown
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
Helen J. Brown, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 22, 2006, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 13, 1934, in Bowling Green, Ky., daughter of Roy J. and Judy Pettis Lober. She and Howard G. Brown were married Jan. 2, 1954, in Charleston, Mo...
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Birk's carvings
(Editorial ~ 07/24/06)
August Birk started carving statues from tree trunks with a chain saw. Over more than 20 years, he has graduated to a power tools that enable him to achieve greater detail, but he still cranks up the chain saw when needed. Now 81, the former plumbing contractor has created 21 different wood sculptures that dot the Cape Girardeau landscape. ...
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Speak Out 7/24/06
(Speak Out ~ 07/24/06)
TJ's diatribe; Campaign limits; Around the law; Booster-seat help; Walking in traffic; Old but still potent; Increasing values; Qualified applicants; Money in reserves; Electric rates; No critical shortage; Political motivation; Roadside grass; School hiring; Jackson's perks; Placing blame; Not enough effort; Perfect hero; They earn them; Those who serve; Can't co-exist; Don't blame teachers; Saving lives; Border issues
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John Hohler
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
John G. Hohler, 68, of Jackson, died Saturday, July 22, 2006, at his residence in Jackson. He was born April 12, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, son of Henry W. and Gladys Herbst Hohler. He and Glenna Buchholtz were married on May 31, 1985, and she survives at the home...
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Evelyn Allers
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
Evelyn Allers, 60, of Jackson died Saturday, July 22, 2006. Arrangements are incomplete with McCombs Funeral Home of Jackson.
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Bennie Morrison
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
Bennie Joe Morrison, 80, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Charleston and Sikeston, Mo, died Saturday, July 22, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 17, 1926, in Sikeston, son of Benjamin Franklin and Anna Virgin Gipson Springs Morrison. He and Glenda Marie Keller were married June 12, 1945, in Sikeston. She survives of the home in Cape Girardeau...
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Debra Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
Debra Kay Abernathy, 51, of Marble Hill, Mo., died Friday, July 21, 2006, at her residence in Marble Hill. She was born Aug. 2, 1954, in Pontiac, Mich., daughter of Cecil Samuel and Hazel Lucille Trout Abernathy. Abernathy was a customer service sales representative for SBC for 16 years...
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Jewel James
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
Jewel Armstrong James, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 19, 1921, in Courtland, Miss. James moved from Hayti to Cape Girardeau in 1997 and was a volunteer at the Salvation Army with "Meals with Friends."...
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Out of the past 7/24/06
(Out of the Past ~ 07/24/06)
25 years ago: July 24, 1981 A five-year effort by the speech pathology faculty at Southeast Missouri State University has paid dividends in the form of accreditation for the university's graduate program in this field by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association...
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Connie Taylor
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Connie Sue Taylor, 55, of Williamsville, Mo., died Friday, July 21, 2006, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born Sept. 15, 1950, in Randles. She and John Taylor were married on June 8, 1985, in Valley Station, Ky. He survives in Williamsville...
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Mary Henson
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
Mary Lou Henson, 76, of Patton died Saturday, July 22, 2006, at the Arbors at Auburn Creek in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 22, 1930, in Sedgewickville, Mo., daughter of Ellis and Bessie Miinch Bollinger. She and Loyd "Pete" Henson were married Aug. 30, 1948, and he died on Feb. 14, 1996...
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Business memo 07/24/06
(Business ~ 07/24/06)
Edward Jones ranks top in investor satisfaction The financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in full-service investor satisfaction for the second consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 investor satisfaction study, the 12 Cape Girardeau area Edward Jones investment representatives announced recently. ...
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Catherine Villalobos
(Obituary ~ 07/24/06)
Catherine Villalobos, 63, of Dongola, Ill., formerly of Montclair, Calif., died Saturday, July 22, 2006, at her home in Dongola. She was born May 11, 1943, in Monterey, Calif., daughter of Lee Erwin and Beulah Mae Anderson Hosier. She and Bernardo Villalobos were married and he died April 12, 1985...
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Morley woman attends life skills conference in N.C.
(Community News ~ 07/24/06)
Donna Taylor of Morley, Mo., recently attended the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 97th annual conference, "Life skills! Solutions for Thriving in Threatening Times," in Charlotte, N.C. About 1,000 people attended to hear topics on workplace wellness, disaster preparedness and identity theft prevention...
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People on the move 07/24/06
(Business ~ 07/24/06)
Administrator receives nursing certification Southeast Missouri Hospital home-care administrator Sheila Beussink has received nursing certification granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in the specialty of nursing administration. The certification requirements are met by continuing education credit hours, hours worked in a specialty area and a written exam. Beussink has been employed at Southeast since 1988...
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Parts of St. Louis still lack power
(State News ~ 07/24/06)
ST. LOUIS -- More than 100 dump trucks rolled through city streets on Sunday collecting mangled trees and branches left behind by last week's powerful storms that cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers. While the number of those without electricity continued to decline Sunday, piles of debris rose up to 25 feet high at one of three city drop-off points, according to parks officials...
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2 dead, several injured in shooting outside Kansas City Knights of Columbus hall
(State News ~ 07/24/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gunfire erupted early Sunday outside a Knights of Columbus hall where a party had attracted hundreds of young people, killing two men and wounding at least 10 other people, police said. An officer handling a traffic accident heard several gunshots around 1 a.m. from near the fraternal lodge, located behind a commercial strip on a busy street in south Kansas City...
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Cape police reports 7/24/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/24/06)
The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt....
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 7/24/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/24/06)
Cape Girardeau...
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40 years and still serving: Cape West Rotary Club celebrates anniversary
(Community News ~ 07/24/06)
Cape West Rotary Club celebrated its 40th anniversary Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Elks Club with three of its original 23 charter members in attendance. The three original members were Rock Wilferth, Vern Hopkins and Walter Vinyard. Cape West Rotary Club was the second Cape Girardeau Rotary Club in the city, formed when president Raymond E. ...
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Community briefs 7/24/06
(Community News ~ 07/24/06)
Show Me Center holds beauty pageant The Show Me Center will present America's Cover Miss and Cover Boy preliminary beauty pageant at 1 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Show Me Center. Age divisions include girls, newborn to age 25; boys, newborn to three years old. All contestants will model in back-to-school attire. For more information, call Dena at (405) 707-7397 or visit www.amcvrmiss. com...
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Under pressure, FDA moves to ensure independence of outside advisers
(National News ~ 07/24/06)
WASHINGTON -- Outside experts who advise the government on drugs and other regulated products often have financial ties to industry, creating the potential for conflicts of interest. Bar these scientists from review panels, say some members of Congress and critics of the Food and Drug Administration. Not possible, the agency says, because so many scientists whose expertise the government relies on have ties to industries under FDA regulation...
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From addiction to business: Upstate New York man grows coral in his basement
(Business ~ 07/24/06)
DRYDEN, N.Y. -- In upstate New York, famous for its snowy winters and far from any tropical ocean, Steve Lowes is growing coral reefs in his basement. The 41-year-old English-born Lowes is raising dozens of coral species for his Web-based coral business, Reef Encounters, and is one of a growing breed of coral farmer who have found a niche supporting the booming hobby of keeping aquariums, which in 2005 was a $6.9 billion market...
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B&N manager leaving -- but not why you think
(Column ~ 07/24/06)
The first thing Steve Turner wants you to know is that he wasn't shoved. Or pushed. He made the leap his own bad self. He's leaving his job as manager of the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Cape Girardeau on his own. ClichZ aside, he's doing it to pursue a dream no less...
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Area sports digest 7/24/06
(Other Sports ~ 07/24/06)
Jackson wins individual title at Jaycee tourney Mitch Jackson of Cape Girardeau shot a second-round 2-over-par 72 Sunday to win the RC Cola Individual Championship at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course. Jackson, who held a four-shot lead after a 71 on Saturday, posted a 143 total for a six-shot victory over Mike Cotner...
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Sports briefs 7/24/06
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/06)
Baseball n Texas Rangers manager Buck Showalter missed Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox because of dehydration. Showalter was treated at Rush University Medical Center, where he received an IV, the team said. It was just the third time in his 11 years as a manager that Showalter missed a game. With Showalter out, bench coach Don Wakamatsu managed the Rangers...
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'Pirates' tops box office for third week
(Entertainment ~ 07/24/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Johnny Depp and his pirate friends are keeping all the box-office treasure for themselves. Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" remained the top movie for the third straight weekend, hauling in $35 million and lifting its total to $321.7 million after just 17 days, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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Couple's store a throwback to mom-and-pop days
(Business ~ 07/24/06)
Thinking back to his days of growing up in Lexington, Ky., Robert Gentry remembers the corner store as a place where neighbors gathered to chat about topics across the board while sipping on Cokes. "People have forgotten the old mom-and-pop corner stores," Gentry said. "For a couple years, we've been thinking about it, and we want to try and help folks remember."...
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Hot for dots: Former farm boy finds ice cream business mighty cool
(State News ~ 07/24/06)
EUREKA, Mo. -- Steve Rusakiewicz had never heard of Dippin' Dots, much less wrapped his tongue around the colorful flash-frozen ice cream in BB-sized pellets. But taking a respite from the muggy July heat at the Six Flags amusement park near this St. Louis suburb, the 28-year-old Rolla, Mo., man plunked down $6 for a medium-sized cup of the icy treat and instantly proclaimed himself hot for the dots...
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Despite new law, health insurance costs still rising
(State News ~ 07/24/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Desires sometimes conflict with the bottom line for small business owners. Consider Linda Bax, who has desired to offer health insurance at her four-person travel agency but never done so because of the cost. During the 2004 elections, Bax put her hope in Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Blunt...
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Pops looks down on No. 11
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/06)
HOYLAKE, England -- Tiger Woods bottled up his emotions when he buried his father in May. Even as he stalked the brown, baked links of the British Open on Sunday, his steely focus never wavered. Until he tapped in his final putt. That gave him his third claret jug, his 11th major championship, but the first victory he couldn't share with Pops...
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Cape loses in final but makes regional
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/06)
An opening-round, heartbreaking loss to Mineral Area did not deter Cape Girardeau's Senior Babe Ruth team from clawing its way all the way to the championship of the state tournament Sunday in Charles-ton, Mo. Cape beat Boonville 5-4 and Central Missouri 10-8 on Sunday to earn a spot in the championship game against Mineral Area. ...
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