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Offering hair advice just isn't my style
(Column ~ 02/13/07)
As a columnist, I know I won't make every reader happy. The other day, a woman called and left a message on a co-worker's phone. She complained at length about my column. She was particularly annoyed because, she said, my column "doesn't help people."...
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Chaffee served with second lawsuit over high-speed chase
(Local News ~ 02/13/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- A second lawsuit filed against the city of Chaffee and police officer James Backfisch seeks damages for the death of a Delta woman involved in a fatal crash during a police pursuit in September. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the children of Debra Johnson of Delta. ...
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Cape hopes for capital ideas to improve city
(Local News ~ 02/13/07)
Problems like the need for more green space and better storm-water management demand swift answers, city leaders said Monday during the annual review of Cape Girardeau's capital improvements projects. Addressing these problems will be made easier by gathering data for the city's comprehensive plan, they said...
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Bond issue considered to speed up road plan
(Local News ~ 02/13/07)
Using the revenue from a new county sales tax to back up a bond issue could greatly accelerate Cape Girardeau County's road building program, Commissioner Jay Purcell told the County Road and Bridge Advisory Board on Monday. The idea began as he was attending training sessions in Jefferson City, Purcell said. At the meetings, he said he learned that inflation in road construction is running anywhere from 8 to 11 percent, while money could be borrowed at rates as low as 4 percent...
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Board deadlocks on preschool
(Local News ~ 02/13/07)
Cape Girardeau school board members deadlocked Monday over a district administration proposal to establish a preschool in the Town Plaza shopping center when safety questions arose. Some board members are concerned about putting the preschool near a pawnshop that sells guns...
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U.S. House approves Limbaugh name for federal courthouse building in Cape
(Local News ~ 02/13/07)
The ceremonial naming of the Federal Courthouse after a well-known local attorney, the late Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr., took a step forward Monday when a bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a voice vote. U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, introduced the bill by eulogizing Limbaugh's accomplishments. ...
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Brandy Campbell
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
Brandy Nicole Campbell, 24, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, in Norfolk, Va. She was born Oct. 14, 1982, in Clinton, Okla., daughter of Mike and Jean Penick Davis. She and Wesley "Wes" Campbell were married Aug. 20, 2004, in Bartow, Fla...
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Ralph Lueders
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
Ralph James Lueders Sr., 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at Newton Wellesley Alzheimer's Center in Wellesley, Mass. Mr. Lueders was born Sept. 18, 1918, at Edina, Mo., son of Herbert Louis and Adeline Florence Popp Lueders. He was the third of seven children...
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Ruth Schwartz
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
Ruth Schwartz, 65, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at Jackson Manor. She was born Feb. 19, 1941, daughter of Gene and Hazel Grimes Allen. She and Mike Schwartz were married April 23, 1960, in Cape Girardeau. Ruth was a 1958 graduate of Jackson High School. She was a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church of Jackson...
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Robert Fornkahl
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
Robert A. Fornkahl, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 12, 1911, in Cape Girardeau, son of Herman and Amelia Holtz Fornkahl. He and Leona Rehkopf were married Nov. 28, 1935, in Cape Girardeau. She died Sept. 19, 2005...
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Anita Parrish
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
Anita Marie Wagner Parrish, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at her home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Jim Cooper and Virgil Bunch officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...
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Joel Savell
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Joel M. Savell, 88, of East Prairie died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 18, 1918, in Nashville, Tenn., son of James and Bessie Savell. He and Harriet Riley were married in December 1948 in Lilbourn, Mo...
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Lawrence Schlimpert
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
SHAWNEETOWN -- Lawrence W. Schlimpert, 90, of Lemay, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 5, 1917, in Shawneetown, son of Charles and Dora Schlimpert. He married Leona Magwitz. Schlimpert was a veteran of World War II and recipient of a Purple Heart. After his military service, he moved to St. Louis and worked in the grocery business...
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Roy Craft
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
Roy L. Craft, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Facility in Poplar Bluff. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Katie Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/13/07)
Katie Pearl Johnson, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born March 30, 1940, in Brownsville, Tenn., daughter of Earl and Mary Deberry Merriweather. Johnson was a member of New Horizon Missionary Baptist Church and an active volunteer in the community...
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Births 2/13/07
(Births ~ 02/13/07)
Missey; Voges; Eftink; Eftink
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Cape police report 2/13/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/13/07)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Summons; Assaults; Thefts; Burglary; Miscellaneous
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Redhawks hit final OVC stretch
(College Sports ~ 02/13/07)
Southeast Missouri State will have to gain needed momentum for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament away from home. But the Redhawks figure that's a good thing. The Show Me Center has not been a friendly place for the Redhawks this season as they wrapped up a 4-6 OVC home record Saturday by losing to Eastern Kentucky...
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Whitney receivesOVC player of week
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/07)
Southeast Missouri State junior post player Missy Whitney was named the Ohio Valley Conference player of the week and newcomer of the week for her performance last week. Whitney, a Three Rivers Community College transfer and Charleston High School graduate, produced her seventh double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Morehead State last week...
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Chargers fire Schottenheimer over rapport with team GM
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
SAN DIEGO -- Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired Monday night in a shocking move by team president Dean Spanos, who cited a "dysfunctional situation" between the coach and general manager A.J. Smith. Less than a month after San Diego's NFL-best 14-2 season was wrecked in a home playoff loss to New England, Spanos said the exodus of assistant coaches -- the two coordinators became NFL head coaches and two assistants became coordinators -- contributed to an "untenable" situation that resulted in the coach being fired. ...
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Hawks capture battle of state-ranked teams
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/07)
Kelly's girls basketball team hit 27 of 38 free throws and escaped Scott County Central with a 61-55 win Monday in a match of state-ranked teams. The Bravettes, ranked No. 8 in Class 1, led 23-14 after one quarter, but Kelly (18-4) outscored Scott County 18-6 in the second quarter to pull ahead 32-29 at halftime...
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Out of the past 2/13/07
(Out of the Past ~ 02/13/07)
The J.C. Penney store at West Park Mall sponsors baby races in the afternoon; 75 infants, ranging in age from 4 to 18 months, attract a large crowd of onlookers in their "run for the rattles." ORAN, Mo. -- Timmy Beussink, the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Beussink of Oran, has been chosen as Missouri's 1982 Easter Seals poster child; Timmy suffers from spina bifida and has trouble walking...
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Speak Out 2/13/07
(Speak Out ~ 02/13/07)
Take responsibility; Library commentary; Need control; Archaic law; Cancer protection; Uplifting music; Changed minds; Government in charge; Elected leadership; End the feuding; Staying in power; Spending our money; Character assassination; Advertise the opening; Open deliberations; Matter of character; Political power; Dropout rate; Better traffic; Making friends
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Leist had passion for students
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/13/07)
To the editor:Thank you for honoring one of my heroes in life, Nick Leist. When I was in school from 1991 to 1997, I had the pleasure and honor of being under the direction of one of the most wonderful and influential people in my life. Mr. Leist fueled my passion for music. He did this not by waving a baton, but by displaying his passion for caring about his students. I consider myself one of the many lucky lives he has touched over his tenure as an educator...
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ID protection
(Editorial ~ 02/13/07)
Recent events involving missing children have increased awareness among parents of how crucial having complete identification information could be. Thanks to the Missouri Masonic Children's Foundation and Wehrenberg's Cape West 14 Cine, parents of several hundred children now have a complete ID kit after Saturday's Missouri Child Identification Program, or MoCHIP...
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Bill favors private colleges
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/13/07)
To the editor:A former curator of the University of Missouri, John Lichtenegger, presented a statement of principle to the faculty council opposing Senate Bill 389, which seeks to give the legislature control over tuition at the university, mandates reports by students of both public and private aid they receive for college, provides for state scholarship aid and limits lawful research the university may undertake...
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Living values as native people
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/13/07)
To the editor:As a descendant of pilgrims and Europeans who stole Native Americans' culture and even their very lives from them, I think it is necessary, and humbling, to make the following points about recent discussions of Paul White Eagle and the AhNiYvWiYa tribe...
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Let blame fall where it should
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/13/07)
To the editor:A Feb. 5 article told of a dispute between House Speaker Rod Jetton and state Rep. Scott Lipke. In a Feb. 6 letter, Jetton said his feelings were hurt by Lipke. As one who has written laws in Pennsylvania on this same topic, I feel I know a little on about what has happened and think that the issue that Jetton brought up should never have happened...
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Acts of vandalism reported across Jackson Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/13/07)
Jackson residents in widely scattered parts of the city awoke to messy cars Saturday following a series of egging incidents, the Jackson Police Department reported. In all, 10 eggings, some found by officers investigating initial vandalism calls, were reported. Investigators have few clues to the vandalism incidents, Lt. Rodney Barnes said Monday...
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Lawyers debate Missouri's alleged ban on voting rights for mentally ill
(State News ~ 02/13/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Lawyers arguing a challenge to Missouri election law before a federal appeals court panel here disagreed Monday whether the state denies voting rights to some mentally ill people. The lawyer for a mentally ill man in Kansas City said the Missouri Constitution and state law deny voting rights to Missourians assigned a guardian because of "mental incapacity."...
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Music used to expand vocabulary
(Community ~ 02/13/07)
The idea arose during a conversation with a friend: Keith London had always loved music and words, and the talk turned to how they easily recalled lyrics from songs they hadn't heard in years. Why not harness that as a way to teach vocabulary? "We said, 'Why doesn't something like this exist for older students today?'" London said...
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College life
(Community ~ 02/13/07)
Three Jackson High School graduates share information on the college application process and talk about what life has been like since they moved away from the area. Kyle Sutherlin, a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis, is a pre-med major...
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College Prep 101
(Community ~ 02/13/07)
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal," Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Co., once said. When I began the process of applying for college, there were many obstacles that stood in my way. I didn't know which college I was going to attend, what I wanted to major in or how I was going to pay for it...
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Learning briefs 2/13/07
(Community ~ 02/13/07)
William Woods students receive master's degrees Jason Bandermann, Amy Blattel, Sarah Elfrink and Danielle Poyner, all of Cape Girardeau, and Patricia Francis of Perryville, Mo., graduated from William Woods University in December with master of business administration degrees...
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On-the-job naps might cut risk for heart problems
(National News ~ 02/13/07)
CHICAGO -- Office nappers now have the perfect excuse: New research shows that a little midday snooze seems to reduce the risk of fatal heart problems, especially among men. In the largest study to date on the health effects of napping, researchers tracked 23,681 healthy Greek adults for an average of about six years. Those who napped for about half an hour at least three times weekly had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart attacks or other heart problems than those who did not nap...
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Woodward, Novak testify how Bush officials volunteered information about CIA operative
(National News ~ 02/13/07)
WASHINGTON -- Three prominent journalists testified Monday that Bush administration officials volunteered leaks about a CIA operative, as I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's attorneys sought to suggest he was not responsible for exposing her. The jury in Libby's perjury trial heard a 66-second snippet of one of the deep background interviews given to Washington Post editor Bob Woodward for use in one of his books. ...
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Car bombs shatter Baghdad's oldest, largest market; at least 78 killed
(International News ~ 02/13/07)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Thunderous car bombs shattered a crowded marketplace in the heart of Baghdad on Monday, triggering secondary explosions, engulfing an eight-story building in flames and killing at least 78 people in the latest of a series of similar attacks aimed at the country's Shiite majority...
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World briefs 2/13/07
(International News ~ 02/13/07)
Tentative accord reached in N. Korea disarmament BEIJING -- Six countries reached a tentative agreement today on initial steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament that could usher in the first concrete progress after more than three years of talks. The U.S. envoy to the talks, assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill, said the draft agreement contained commitments on disarmament and energy assistance along with "initial actions" to be taken by certain deadlines...
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Really blue Devils
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Mike Krzyzewski had yet to establish himself as Coach K the last time he was on Duke's bench and the Blue Devils missed the NCAA tournament. That was in 1983, when he was merely a little-known third-year coach with a tough-to-spell last name...
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'Dale' offers fresh footage of the late racing legend
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nearly six years after his death, Dale Earnhardt's family is finally in total agreement about something: The biography "Dale" definitively captures the life of NASCAR's seven-time champion. "I was amazed, blown away," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said of the movie. "Couldn't believe how good it turned out. It's to the point. It's perfect."...
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Nash will miss All-Star Game
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
PHOENIX -- Steve Nash withdrew from Sunday's All-Star game because of lingering inflammation in his right shoulder. The league's two-time defending MVP has missed the last 3 1/2 games because of the injury. The Phoenix Suns said Monday he won't play at Seattle on Wednesday night, the club's last game before the All-Star break...
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Anticipated arrival: Japanese pitcher Matsuzaka arrives in Florida
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Dice-K arrived at spring training. And so did crowds of reporters, photographers and television crews who flocked to Florida to chronicle the $103 million Japanese ace's landing. That didn't count the handful of puzzled passers-by who wondered what all the fuss was about Monday at Tampa International Airport...
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Players ask court to revisit its ruling on disclosures
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Major League Baseball Players Association asked a federal appeals court late Monday to revisit its December decision to allow investigators probing steroids in sports to use the names and urine samples of more than 100 players who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs...
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Mizzou crashes ranks of nation's best teams
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Iowa State used to own Missouri, given the Cyclones' lopsided 42-3 record in the series. Which makes the Tigers' 27-12 loss on Sunday, although expectations remain sky high, that much tougher to take. Because nobody ties them in knots anymore...
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OU faces NCAA allegations over excessive job payments
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
NORMAN, Okla. -- The NCAA alleges Oklahoma failed to adequately monitor the employment of several athletes, including some football players who worked during the academic year. The NCAA's findings came in an investigation after Oklahoma self-reported violations and dismissed starting quarterback Rhett Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn in August for taking excess pay from a Norman car dealership where they worked...
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Surging Sooners: Oklahoma fights its way into the bubble picture
(Professional Sports ~ 02/13/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After a couple weeks on the job, Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel figured he had already bottomed out. Former coach Kelvin Sampson's messy departure amid an NCAA investigation into hundreds of illegal phone calls to recruits left the program on probation. The Sooners' top three players -- Taj Gray, Kevin Bookout and Terrell Everett -- had finished their careers...
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Making sacrifices to do what you want
(Column ~ 02/13/07)
I'm writing in response to the Feb. 6 op-ed column by Jay P. Green and Marcus A. Winters on average teachers' salaries. While the piece raised some thought-provoking points, its application to me is lost. You see, I haven't been teaching for enough years to be the average teacher...
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Jazz students converging on Southeast
(Local News ~ 02/13/07)
Students from 21 schools will visit the campus of Southeast Missouri State University on Friday and Saturday, all in the name of jazz. The students will come from as far north as St. Louis and as far south as Poplar Bluff, Mo., for the ninth annual Clark Terry/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival at Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Robert Conger, director of the university's jazz program, said more than 400 middle school and high school students will take part in the festival...
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Old dogs and new tricks
(Local News ~ 02/13/07)
Genie, a 7-year-old miniature dachshund owned by Lauren Cawley of Jackson, waited her turn to show what she had learned at the K9 Companions dog obedience class Monday night at the Jackson Armory.
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