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Jackson travels west for Lewis and Clark bicentennial event
(Local News ~ 07/26/06)
The only remaining physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is William Clark's signature on a sandstone pillar near Billings, Mont. On Tuesday, Cape Girardeau County Archive Center director Jane Randol Jackson watched a re-enactment of the event that took place 200 years ago -- Bud Clark, a descendant of William Clark, scratched his name into a sandstone plate at Pompey's Pillar National Monument in Pompey's Pillar, Mont...
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Murder charges filed against Sikeston woman for infant's death
(Local News ~ 07/26/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of her 1-year-old stepchild. Ashley Clark, 23, was charged with first-degree murder and child abuse in the death, according to a news release from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety...
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Cairo mayor says he may veto items in new city budget
(Local News ~ 07/26/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Cairo City Council Tuesday night approved a $2 million budget that is still $400,000 from being balanced. Mayor Paul Farris, long at odds with the council, declined to sign off on the appropriation until he has had a chance to review the document. After the council passed the ordinance Tuesday, Farris said he would spend the next few days examining each spending item. He informed the council that the mayor has the power to approve or disapprove any particular line item...
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Missouri higher ed board announces interim leader
(State News ~ 07/26/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state Department of Higher Education said Tuesday it has a new leader, a man who held the job about a decade ago. The Coordinating Board for Higher Education said it appointed Charles McClain as interim commissioner. He served as Missouri's higher education commissioner from 1989 to 1995, the board said. His interim appointment is effective Aug. 1...
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Electrical worker killed in St. Louis
(State News ~ 07/26/06)
ST. LOUIS -- An Ameren Corp. worker was killed Tuesday and another utility worker was injured in separate incidents while the men were trying to help restore power to the remaining 145,000 homes and businesses still without power in the St. Louis area...
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Israeli bomb kills at least 3 U.N. observers
(International News ~ 07/26/06)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An Israeli bomb destroyed a U.N. observer post on the border in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing three peacekeepers and leaving another feared dead. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued a statement announcing the deaths, saying the strike appeared to be deliberate...
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Rice find no quick fixes in Mideast
(International News ~ 07/26/06)
JERUSALEM -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won praise from Israel but little enthusiasm from its Arab neighbors as she shuttled between Middle East cities Tuesday, still lacking a formula for ending Israeli-Hezbollah fighting or for long-term peace...
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60-plus people arrested in N.J. raids
(National News ~ 07/26/06)
WEST TRENTON, N.J. -- Officers arrested more than 60 members of a notoriously violent street gang in a series of raids across New Jersey early Tuesday that also turned up drugs and guns and led to the arrests of four leaders accused of directing operations from prison...
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Caps close regular season with 10-4 win
(College Sports ~ 07/26/06)
The Plaza Tire Capahas capped off their regular season with a 10-4 road win over Fairview Heights, Ill., Tuesday night. Plaza Tire (21-9) scored early and often and used five pitchers to shut down the host team. Robby Moore gave the Capahas the lead with a leadoff home run in the first inning before Plaza Tire rattled off two in the fourth, two in the seventh and five in the eighth to put the game away...
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Pauline Fox was SEMO ambassador
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/26/06)
To the editor: With the recent death of Pauline Fox, professor of students at Southeast Missouri State University, the region has lost a superior educator and mentor to all students who came in contact with her. I am aware of many circumstances in which Dr. Fox was central and influential in the enrollment and further education of students, thus affecting their lives and futures in a most dramatic way...
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School retirees
(Editorial ~ 07/26/06)
The intent of Missouri's "critical shortage" law, passed by the legislature three years ago, was to help school districts hire qualified teachers. By declaring a critical shortage of certified teachers, a district is allowed to hire a retired teacher for up to two years...
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Somalia's Islamic militia rebuffs U.N.'s plan for peace talks
(International News ~ 07/26/06)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The leader of the Islamic militia that has taken hold of southern Somalia on Tuesday rebuffed a U.N. plan for peace talks with the government, saying he will not negotiate until the government expels all foreign troops. "Until Ethiopian troops leave Somali soil, we will never negotiate with the government," said Islamic militia leader Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys...
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Patrick stays with IRL, signs with Andretti Racing
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/06)
CHICAGO -- Danica Patrick signed with Andretti Green Racing on Tuesday, deciding to stay in the Indy Racing League instead of switching to NASCAR. Patrick will start driving for her new team in 2007. Her current contract with Rahal Letterman expires at the end of the season. Though she toyed with joining NASCAR, Patrick said last week she was leaning toward staying in the IndyCar series...
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Heat wave tests Calif.'s energy supply
(National News ~ 07/26/06)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gripped by a 10th straight day of 100-degree heat, California sweated out the possibility of more blackouts Tuesday as the number of suspected heat-related deaths climbed to at least 38 and the rotting carcasses of thousands of dairy cows and other livestock baked in the sun...
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Judge rejects Skilling's request to overturn convictions
(National News ~ 07/26/06)
HOUSTON -- A judge on Tuesday summarily rejected a request by former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling to overturn his convictions of fraud, conspiracy and other charges for helping perpetuate one of the most notorious corporate frauds in history...
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State candidate planning visit to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/26/06)
State Rep. Jack Jackson, R-Wildwood, who is running for state auditor will speak at 5:30 p.m. today at Cape County Park Pavilion 20. The event will include a cookie and lemonade picnic. The Republican primary for auditor will take place Aug. 8, and Jackson is expected to speak about his pledge to "embed" auditors into major taxpayer-funded programs from the time the programs get underway as an effort to curb wasteful spending and abuse...
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Ruth Hemmann
(Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. -- Ruth Lydia Hemmann, 85, of Uniontown died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at Parkside Meadows Retirement Community in St. Charles, Mo. She was born Aug. 3, 1920, at Uniontown, daughter of Gottfried G. and Emma Franke Hemmann. She and Edwin G. Hemmann were married Feb. 9, 1941. He died March 8, 1977...
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Herren, Woolf capture 5K titles
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/06)
Chris Herren turned 23 in style Tuesday with a dominating performance in the Jackson Parks and Recreation Department Homecomers 5-kilometer race at the Jackson City Park. The event, which included a 1-mile youth run, marked the first day of the annual Homecomers festival that concludes Saturday...
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Summer vegetables make great dishes
(Column ~ 07/26/06)
It's that time of year when squash and eggplant are abundant. These are a few of Carol Bierschwal's favorite summertime recipes. Carol lives in Cape Girardeau and not only enjoys summertime produce, but also good food and great recipes all year around. Give these a try with produce from your garden or the farmer's market...
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Births 7/26/06
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Edmunds; Harris; Miles
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Bob Ransom
(Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Bob Ransom, 77, of Tamms died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at his home. Crain Funeral Home in Tamms is in charge of arrangements.
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Joseph Esselman
(Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Joseph A. Esselman, 79, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born June 30, 1927, in St. Louis, son of Albert Joseph and Alice Loretta Pound Esselman. He and Verna Prost were married May 2, 1950...
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David Garland
(Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- David Lyn Garland, 54, of Marble Hill died Monday, July 24, 2006, at his home. He was born Dec. 15, 1951, at Marble Hill, son of Lendwood and Gracie Lucille James Garland. He and Fayetta Long were married Aug. 7, 1976, at Hurricane Fork General Baptist Church...
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Catherine O'Dell
(Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
Catherine Rae O'Dell, 55, of Scott City died Monday, July 24, 2006, at her home. She was born July 1, 1951, in Flint, Mich., daughter of Leonard Joseph and Rachel Elizabeth Smith Higgins. O'Dell was a self-employed daycare provider at Kids Inc. She was a member of Eagles Aerie 3775 in Cape Girardeau. She was a 1969 graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau...
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Kenneth Vangilder
(Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
Kenneth Vangilder, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at his home. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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David Ervin
(Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- David Ervin, 42, of Benton died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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Speak Out 7/26/06
(Speak Out ~ 07/26/06)
More protection; Weedy roads; Boost in sales; No-smoking jitters; Pay it yourself; Dusty decision; Too much noise; Let's act first-class; Democratic comeback; Extremist attitude; All for show
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Herbert Atkinson
(Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
Herbert Junior "Bill" Atkinson, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 24, 2006, at The Lutheran Home. He was born Sept. 27, 1929, in Delaware, Ark., son of Homer Herbert and Emma Anna Parsons Atkinson. He and Betty Yates were married Sept. 3, 1966, in DeKalb, Ill. She died Aug. 14, 2002...
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Former Barton County AD pleads guilty to mail fraud
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/06)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Barton County Community College's former athletic director pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud for a scheme to get a medical hardship ruling for an athlete who was not entitled to it, so that the athlete could play basketball for an extra year...
- Larry Morris (Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
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Challenge to Missouri's execution protocol now in appeals court
(State News ~ 07/26/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The state's revised plan for putting inmates to death falls short of ensuring that executions are humane, a federal judge said Tuesday as the case moved to a higher court. Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon on Monday appealed the June 26 ruling by U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan Jr. that ordered broad changes in the way the state administers lethal injections...
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Motorist killed
(Local News ~ 07/26/06)
Standard Democrat MORLEY, Mo. -- A Benton, Mo., man was fatally injured in a one-car accident Tuesday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., David R. Ervin, 42, was northbound on U.S. 61, three miles south of Morley, when his vehicle ran off the left side of the road, struck a tree and overturned, authorities said...
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Senate bill bans taking teens across state lines for abortion without consent of parents
(National News ~ 07/26/06)
WASHINGTON -- A bill that would make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge passed the Senate Tuesday, but vast differences with the House version stood between the measure and President Bush's desk...
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L.A. officials search for 50 women photographed by death-row inmate
(National News ~ 07/26/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Investigators are trying to find about 50 women who were photographed decades ago by a man now on death row for murdering two aspiring models in the early 1980s, authorities said Tuesday. Detectives are investigating whether the women were raped or killed between 1975 and 1984 by William Richard Bradford, said Los Angeles County sheriff's officials, who posted photos of the women on a department Web site in the hope that the public could help account for them...
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New roses are knockouts
(Column ~ 07/26/06)
Rose gardener "wannabes" often ask me how to start a rose garden. The conversation usually goes something like this: "I really want to grow long-term hybrid tea roses, just like my grandmother used to do. How do I get started?" I usually respond by saying, "You need to find varieties that are resistant to black spot disease."...
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Cape police reports 7/26/06
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Cape fire reports 7/26/06
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Cape Girardeau...
- Juanita Warren (Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
- Jo Cunningham (Obituary ~ 07/26/06)
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Nation briefs 7/26/06
(National News ~ 07/26/06)
Teen confesses to Ind. highway sniper attacks SEYMOUR, Ind. -- A 17-year-old confessed Tuesday to committing a series of highway shootings that killed one man, wounded another and damaged at least four vehicles, authorities said. Zachariah Blanton was arrested earlier in the day and was jailed in Jackson County. ...
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Bomb hits taxi in Kabul, killing two Afghans
(International News ~ 07/26/06)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A bomb exploded near a taxi on a busy Kabul road Tuesday, killing two Afghans, and a U.S. soldier and seven militants died in fighting in the east -- the latest wave of violence threatening Western attempts to rebuild Afghanistan...
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Quick salmon croquettes are full of flavor
(Community ~ 07/26/06)
Start to finish: 20 minutes 1 pound boneless, skinless cooked salmon 1 1/2 cups mashed potatoes 1/2 cup frozen peas Zest of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon hot sauce (optional) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper...
- Out of the past 7/26/06 (Out of the Past ~ 07/26/06)
- In Federal Court 7/26/06 (Local News ~ 07/26/06)
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Area sports digest 7/26/06
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/06)
Scott County to open vs. Festus in zone Scott County American Legion Post 369 will face defending state champion Festus in the opening round of the Zone 4 tournament at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Ellisville Athletic Complex. The five-team zone will open with two games Thursday, including host Eureka vs. District 11-12 champion Anheuser-Busch. Ballwin receives a bye and will play the winner of Eureka and Anheuser-Busch on Friday...
- Commissioner encourages strong nonconference foes (Professional Sports ~ 07/26/06)
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Teems look to replace departed stars
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mack Brown has lost his star quarterback from a national championship team. But the Texas coach still has his sense of humor. Asked how the early departure of double-threat quarterback Vince Young has affected the Longhorns' offensive game plan, Brown deadpanned: "We probably won't have more structure, but we also won't have too many third-and-30 scrambles for first down. I called a lot of those, and they were pretty exciting."...
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What price to pay for convenience?
(Column ~ 07/26/06)
I guess I've got some learning to do before I become a real Southeast Missourian. Driving around with some other reporters has shown me that locals have a different way of looking at commerce. The difference rears its head most noticeably when we're on our way back from lunch. They're hankering for cigarettes, and I'm in the mood for an afternoon coffee...
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South part of county proves tough sell for sales-tax proposal
(Local News ~ 07/26/06)
County commissioners ran into a buzzsaw powered by distrust during a town meeting Tuesday on Proposition 1, the proposed half-cent sales tax for roads and law enforcement on the Aug. 8 ballot. Several of the 33 people who attended the session at the Delta Community Center turned indignant at times over what they viewed as past neglect of their area of Cape Girardeau County...
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Missouri's photo identification law doesn't apply to absentee ballots
(Local News ~ 07/26/06)
The new law requiring a Missourians to show a photo ID when voting does not affect those who plan to vote absentee in the November election. Acceptable identification for absentee voting include an IDs issued by the state of Missouri, U.S. government or any Missouri institution of higher education. A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or other government document containing the name and address of the voter may be substituted as a valid form of ID...
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Pujols' HR holds up for 1-0 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/06)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A bomb exploded near a taxi on a busy Kabul road Tuesday, killing two Afghans, and a U.S. soldier and seven militants died in fighting in the east -- the latest wave of violence threatening Western attempts to rebuild Afghanistan...
- Dodgers ship Perez to Kansas City (Professional Sports ~ 07/26/06)
- St. Louis signs 3 draft picks; No. 1 choice yet to agree (Professional Sports ~ 07/26/06)
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Coaches, SIDs say Redhawks will finish last in OVC
(College Sports ~ 07/26/06)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Like most coaches, Tony Samuel doesn't put a whole lot of stock into preseason predictions. So Samuel was not flustered Tuesday morning when his first Southeast Missouri State football team was picked to finish dead last in the Ohio Valley Conference...
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Three 'Hawks receive preseason recognition
(College Sports ~ 07/26/06)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- At least Southeast Missouri State had more than one all-Ohio Valley Conference preseason selection this time. Last year the Redhawks placed only punter David Simonhoff on the team, which is voted on by the league's head football coaches and sports information directors...
- Linehan ready to start his first training camp (Professional Sports ~ 07/26/06)
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