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Mo. Senate approves alert for missing adults
(State News ~ 03/08/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri would have a new alert for missing adults under a measure passed Wednesday by the state Senate, while Amber Alerts would only be issued for children. The bill passed 32-0. Supporters said that the federal government has asked states to be more uniform in issuing alerts for missing children. The measure would also expand Amber Alerts to cover situations where authorities believe an abductor does not intend to harm the child...
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Senate passes MOHELA legislation
(State News ~ 03/08/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's college loan authority would gain new powers to make loans to families of K-12 students under legislation passed by the Senate on Wednesday night. The Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority already can make loans to the families of high school juniors and seniors enrolled in college credit courses, though the agency has not been doing so, said Quentin Wilson, the agency's associate director for access and success...
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Amendment restricting judges' role attracts debate
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Three lawyers seeking to stop a proposed constitutional amendment restricting the role of judges in disputes over taxes and spending took their case Thursday to the court of public opinion. Ron Baird, president of the Missouri Bar, former Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ann Covington and University of Missouri Law School professor Douglas Abrams held a news conference questioning the wisdom of the amendment, which supporters said will block the courts from imposing tax increases...
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SEMO will temporarily lose 500 parking spots to construction work
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Construction of a new parking structure at Southeast Missouri State University's New Madrid Street lot will force some students to find elsewhere to park on campus for the next several months. About 500 student parking spaces in so-called "Pig Lot" will be fenced off for the next several months while a contractor constructs a new, two-story parking structure...
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AP NewsBreak: Devlin's lawyer dismisses suggested plea deal
(State News ~ 03/08/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Michael Devlin's attorney has dismissed a plea deal being drafted by county and federal prosecutors, saying the broad outlines of the package already make it a nonstarter. Devlin, a former pizzeria manager, is accused of kidnapping two boys and faces 81 state and federal counts of kidnapping, sexual assault and producing child pornography. In addition to the federal case, Devlin, 41, is charged in Franklin, Washington and St. Louis counties...
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Tamms, Ill. woman dies in house fire
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
TAMMS, Ill.--A 33-year-old Tamms, Ill., woman died in a house fire Tuesday afternoon. Lisa Smith died of asphyxiation probably from smoke inhalation, said Alexander County Coroner Harold McNelly Thursday. McNelly pronounced Smith's death at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday...
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Miss Missouri USA to be on NBC show 'Identity'
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Oran, Mo., native and reigning Miss Missouri USA Amber Seyer will appear on an episode of the NBC TV game show "Identity," an NBC representative said Thursday. The date of Seyer's appearance is still undetermined, but she will not be on the show until after March 16, the representative said...
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Plan would give more than $24 million for SEMO projects, including autism center
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Southeast Missouri State University would receive more than $24 million for construction projects, including a center to diagnose and treat autism, officials said Thursday. The plan, backed by Gov. Matt Blunt and House and Senate leaders, would use money from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to fund $350 million for campus construction projects across the state...
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Socks being socks
(Column ~ 03/08/07)
March 8, 2007 Dear Patty, Some blame static electricity. Some say they slip into a black hole between universes. They've been disappearing for centuries now. No one knows why or how. Missing socks are one of life's unfathomable mysteries...
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Group brainstorms climate ideas
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
A local group is hoping a lot of brainstorming will be the first step toward making a dent in global climate change. "In a nutshell the problem is: 'We are the problem,'" said Dr. Alan Journet, a biology professor at Southeast Missouri State University who helped organize the group. "The problem starts with us, and the solution must also start with us."...
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Worker at Scott Co. Jail charged
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- An employee at the Scott County Jail was charged this week with two counts of attempting to tamper with a witness. Sarina R. Watkins, 29, of Sikeston was arrested Monday. She is out on a $10,000 bond. According to the probable-cause statement and chief deputy Tom Beardslee, Watkins tried to influence witnesses in a case involving a jail inmate she had a relationship with...
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Chaffee officer involved in car chase resigns
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- A Chaffee police officer involved in a controversial police pursuit Sept. 23 left the department Feb. 23, chief Martin Keys said Tuesday. Chaffee patrolman Jim Backfisch pursued a vehicle that crashed on Route U in Cape Girardeau County following a high-speed police chase that began in Chaffee...
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Assets to cash
(Editorial ~ 03/08/07)
It has been more than a year since Gov. Matt Blunt first proposed using assets from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to raise funds for needed constructions projects at the state's tax-supported colleges and universities. Now there is a plan that appears to satisfy nearly everyone and gives legislators some control over how the money is spent...
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Win-win: Tax relief,access to health care
(Column ~ 03/08/07)
By Jason Crowell I respectfully disagree with Robert Fulton's March 1 op-ed article on the tax-relief measure I and many of my colleagues in the Missouri House and Senate are advancing this session. Shielding Social Security benefits from state income taxation creates a number of positive results for all Missourians...
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Removing tattoos costs a lot
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/07)
To the editor:How do you like to see tattoos on women? No? Well, neither do I. Fads come and go, but that does not include tattoos. A popular magazine, Oklahoma Today, questioned a number of men, and guess what it found? The majority least preferred girls with tattoos or body piercings. Doesn't that give you a different slant on a fad that strips a girl of her femininity and shows a tendency to cheapen her? Of course, it does. Others think the same...
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Speak Out 3/8/07
(Speak Out ~ 03/08/07)
Grade-level reading; Big cleanup job; Big-city schmoozer; Deplorable conditions; Same caseload; Living in a bubble; Expensive fares; Turning on Bush; Speeding litterers; Wrong direction; Requested music; City of fountains
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Apology for slavery lacks substance
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/07)
To the editor:The campaign for apology for slavery, without substance, is well-intentioned but meaningless. Our nation and the American people have been apologizing for slavery for almost a century and a half. Hundreds of thousands of lives were sacrificed in the Civil War to free slaves. ...
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Out of the past 3/8/07
(Out of the Past ~ 03/08/07)
State Sen. Harriet Woods, announcing her candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate, targets her remarks at Reagan administration economic policies during a stopover at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport. An overwhelming majority of Cape Girardeau County voters questioned in a survey favor a state lottery, and more than half of them want the Blue Law prohibiting Sunday sales in the county repealed; they are almost evenly split on whether parimutual betting should be allowed on horse racing.. ...
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Cape area video stores saying goodbye to old VHS format
(Business ~ 03/08/07)
The VHS format for movies is almost dead. At Hastings Books Music & Videos at the Town Plaza in Cape Girardeau, a display has about 150 videocassettes with the sign: "Clearance sale. All videocassette tapes -- $2.99. Buy two, get one for a penny."...
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Newspaper receiving award for preservation
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
The Southeast Missourian building will be honored today with a "Preserve Missouri Award" from the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organization based in Columbia. The 81-year-old building was restored in 2005 using historic preservation tax credits from the state...
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Emerson joins call for better vet care
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
New legislation requiring stricter oversight of military medical facilities and swifter action to correct problems will be a good first step toward guaranteeing quality care for wounded soldiers, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said Wednesday. But those steps won't be enough, Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, said as she announced she is the first Republican to join Democrats in sponsoring the proposal. ...
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Terrier time
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Michaela Whitaker, left, and Beth Lincoln shared warm fuzzies as they played with a Yorkshire terrier that Elizabeth Johnson brought to a playground at Jackson City Park on Wednesday. (FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com)
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Five men indicted for allegedly transferring money to Iraq
(State News ~ 03/08/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Four associates of a Missouri-based Islamic charity and a fifth man in the Middle East have been indicted on charges that they illegally sent money to Iraq and lied about an affiliate of Osama bin Laden's having worked with the charity, the federal prosecutor's office announced Wednesday...
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Around Southeast Missouri 3/8/07
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Sikeston mayor wants crack down on litterbugs SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sikeston's mayor called on residents and law enforcement to join in the fight against litterbugs. Mayor Mike Marshall said during the regular city council meeting Monday that he has received comments from residents about litter in the city. ...
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Trinity Lutheran School open house, enrollment to be held Tuesday
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau will hold an open house and enrollment from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m Tuesday. Student work will be on display and teachers will be available to answer questions. Parents interested in enrolling their children should bring copies of their children's birth certificates, Social Security numbers, immunization records, baptismal certificates and $30 toward the registration fee...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 3/8/07
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
9 a.m. Thursday County Administration Building, 1 Barton Square, Jackson Routine business n Payroll change form. n County no burn order. n Bonds for Juvenile Department employees. Action items n Request for computer update, prosecuting attorney's office...
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Police arrest man on drug charges after 2-block pursuit
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
By C.M. Schmidlkofer Southeast Missourian Police arrested a man Monday night on charges of possession of drugs and drug paraphernailia after a two-block pursuit. Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Barry Hovis said that shortly before 10 p.m., an officer observed Mark E. Brazel, 35, whose last known address was Charleston, Mo., failing to signal when turning from North Street onto Frederick Street...
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Man gets 6 years for shoving cell phone down girlfriend's throat
(State News ~ 03/08/07)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A man convicted of second-degree domestic assault for shoving a cell phone down his girlfriend's throat was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison. Marlon Brando Gill, 25, faced a maximum sentence of seven years in prison after a jury convicted him last month of the second-degree assault for the December 2005 incident, but his attorney says he will appeal the conviction...
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Southeast regents raise student fees
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Southeast Missouri State University students will pay about 5 percent more in room and board charges on average next school year. They'll also pay more to park on campus. The school's board of regents unanimously approved the fee increases Wednesday to cover increased costs for campus housing and food service...
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Hundreds rally against embryonic cloning procedure at Mo. Capitol
(State News ~ 03/08/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Hundreds of opponents of embryonic stem-cell research crammed the Capitol halls Wednesday urging a statewide election on whether to overturn a voter-approved constitutional protection for such research. Legislative proposals to put a stem-cell research amendment back on the 2008 ballot have stalled in divided House and Senate committees...
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Illinois governor seeks $7 billion tax increase
(State News ~ 03/08/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed the biggest tax increase in Illinois history Wednesday, portraying it as both a matter of fairness to average Illinoisans and the key to meeting the state's moral obligations. In his fifth State of the State address, Blagojevich said the $7 billion in new business taxes should be used to provide health care to the uninsured and pump more money into public schools...
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Empty plot: The tale about Jesus' tomb is good fiction
(Column ~ 03/08/07)
By Kerry Wynn In his forward to "The Jesus Family Tomb," James Cameron writes, "I have come to realize that history is a consensus hallucination." Clearly, Simcha Jacobovici, Charles Pellegrino and Cameron (the Three Amigos) are trying to create a consensus around a new hallucination in claiming to have found Jesus' family tomb. Does their evidence stands up to examination?...
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Some new dollar coins missing 'In God We Trust' along edge
(National News ~ 03/08/07)
PHILADELPHIA -- An unknown number of new George Washington dollar coins were mistakenly struck without their edge inscriptions, including "In God We Trust," and are fetching around $50 apiece online. The properly struck dollar coins, bearing the likeness of the nation's first president, are inscribed along the edge with "In God We Trust," "E Pluribus Unum" and the year and mint mark. The flawed coins made it past inspectors and went into circulation Feb. 15...
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Susan Higgerson
(Obituary ~ 03/08/07)
Susan Elizabeth Long Higgerson, 47, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Dec. 26, 1959, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Carl William and Joanna Drum Long. She and Steven Higgerson were married in 1984...
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Mildred McQuaid
(Obituary ~ 03/08/07)
Mildred Marie McQuaid, 88, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at 3 a.m. in Southwest Memorial Hospital at Fort Myers. Mildred was born Dec. 30, 1918, in Tamaroa, Ill., daughter to Henry and Elizabeth Lynch Kothe. She married Howard Lyle McQuaid March 23, 1940, in Perryville, Mo. He preceded her in death Sept. 14, 1967...
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Fred Lewallen
(Obituary ~ 03/08/07)
Fred R. Lewallen, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Charles Clemons
(Obituary ~ 03/08/07)
Charles Clemons, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Gerritt Mears
(Obituary ~ 03/08/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Gerritt Edward Mears, 33, of West Frankfort, Ill., formerly of Anna, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at his home. He was born Nov. 12, 1973, in Cape Girardeau, son of Paul Edward and Janice York Mears. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Janice and Danny Ferguson of Anna; two sisters, Lisa Taylor of Anna, Nicki Mears of Dayton, Ohio; and paternal grandmother, Mary Mears of New Haven, Ill...
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Lisa Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/08/07)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Lisa Smith, 33, of Tamms died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, in a house fire. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Danny Jones officiating...
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Region briefs 3/8/07
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Sex offender gets 10 days for not registering Another of nine men wanted for failing to register as sex offenders in December has been sentenced for his crime. Norman Copeland, 27, of Jackson was sentenced Tuesday to 10 days in Cape Girardeau County Jail, said Cape Girardeau County prosecutor Morley Swingle. ...
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Man found guilty in 1996 killing
(National News ~ 03/08/07)
TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- A jury found a man guilty Wednesday in the 1996 carjacking and killing of a special education teacher who secretly tape-recorded the conversation that took place during the crime. Michael LaSane, 27, was convicted of murder, kidnapping, robbery and carjacking. He faces life in prison...
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Births 3/8/07
(Births ~ 03/08/07)
Terbrak; Kilburn; Craft; Hall; Lemons ; Sanders; Snider; Parker
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Cape/Jackson police report 3/8/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/07)
Arrests; Theft; Thefts
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Cape/Jackson fire report 3/8/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/08/07)
n At 6:18 p.m., illegal burn at 2807 Gordonville Road. n At 8:28 p.m., emergency medical service at Center Junction. n At 8:46 p.m., emergency medical service in the 500 block of North Kingshighway. n At 12:46 a.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of South Silver Springs Road...
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Bridge group uses game as a fund-raiser
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
When Linda Tewis' grandson was diagnosed three years ago with tuberous sclerosis complex, a genetic disorder characterized by seizures and tumor growth in vital organs, she turned to the Monday Ladies Bridge Group for support. Their solution: raising funds for research...
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Community cuisine 3/8/07
(Community News ~ 03/08/07)
Rotarians flip pancakes Tuesday The 58th annual Rotary Club Pancake Day will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Jackson Armory. Pancakes, sausage and beverage are included in the price. Carry out service will be available. Children's meals are discounted, and all proceeds benefit local projects...
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Former Jackson resident graduates from basic training in Great Lakes, Ill.
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Jonathan Doberenz, formerly of Jackson, has graduated from basic Navy recruit training at Great Lakes, Ill. He is attending training to be an operation specialist and quartermaster. Doberenz is the son of Randy and Edie Kagy of Milton, Fla., and Kenneth Doberenz of Perryville, Mo. He is a graduate of Milson High School...
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Zonta Club honors teachers
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Two hundred teachers at Central High School, Notre Dame Regional High School and the Alternative School will receive a token of appreciation with yellow roses today from the Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau Area, marking International Women's Day. "We are very appreciative of the special contributions these teachers make to the education and development of the youth in our community," said Maria Childress, Zonta Club president. ...
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Native plant seminar scheduled at Nature Center
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
The Missouri Department of Conservation and Cape Girar-deau County Master Gardeners have partnered to bring a native plant seminar to the Nature Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Registration, for ages 15 to adult, starts at 8 a.m. There is no registration fee...
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Community digest 3/8/07
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
Bernie Community Center holds pageant Registration for the second annual "Shining Star Pageant" to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Bernie Community Center in Bernie, Mo. Categories range from infant to age 20 and up. ...
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Health news 3/8/07
(Community ~ 03/08/07)
Cholesterol and glucose screenings for seniors at the First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge, 8 to 10:30 a.m. To schedule an appointment, call 651-5825. Infant massage at HealthPoint Plaza, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. To register, call 651-5825. Asthma education program for children and adults who deal with asthma at Southeast Missouri Hospital's Generations Center, 6:30 p.m. To register, call 651-5825...
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Struggling to breathe
(Community ~ 03/08/07)
More than a year ago, Tony Koeller's snoring kept his pregnant wife from getting a good night's rest. Koeller, of Jackson, never thought much about his noisy nighttime habit until he went to Saint Francis Sleep Disorders Center, where he was diagnosed with sleep apnea...
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What's sleep got to do with it?
(Column ~ 03/08/07)
Editor's note: This column was originally published March 2, 2006. I was once referred a 17-year-old boy whose parents were concerned because he slept all the time. I asked him straight out: "Why do you sleep so much?" "Because I can," was his straight-out response...
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Colorado may put convicts to work on farms to ease labor shortage
(National News ~ 03/08/07)
VINELAND, Colo. -- Farmer Phil Prutch isn't sure about putting Colorado convicts to work in his fields this summer. But then again, he says, he doesn't have much of a choice. Somebody has to pick the crops. Prutch has 15 acres of rotting peppers to show what happens if someone doesn't...
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Georgia man lays claim to half of jackpot
(National News ~ 03/08/07)
DALTON, Ga. -- A Georgia truck driver stepped forward Wednesday to claim half of a $390 million jackpot, the richest lottery prize in U.S. history. "I'm going to do a lot of fishing," Ed Nabors, 52, of Rocky Face, Ga., about 90 miles north of Atlanta, said in a deep Southern drawl...
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Ex-convict guilty in 2005 slaying of Florida 9-year-old
(National News ~ 03/08/07)
MIAMI -- A sex offender was found guilty Wednesday of kidnapping and raping a 9-year-old girl and burying her alive, a case that led to a crackdown around the country on people convicted of sex crimes. Jurors deliberated about four hours before returning the verdict against John Evander Couey in the slaying of Jessica Lunsford, who was snatched from her bedroom in 2005 about 150 yards from the trailer where Couey had been living...
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World briefs 3/8/07
(International News ~ 03/08/07)
Congo official arrested on uranium charge KINSHASA, Congo -- The head of Congo's atomic energy commission has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling uranium found in the Central African mineral giant, officials said Wednesday. Fortunat Lumu, the director of the country's only nuclear center, and one of his aides were arrested Tuesday "because they were accused of having illicitly sold a quantity of uranium," Attorney General Tshimanga Mukendi said. ...
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Dozens survive crash-landing of jetliner
(International News ~ 03/08/07)
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia -- Like many passengers on her flight, Nuniek Sufithri thanked God she was alive after the Boeing 737-400 made a terrifying descent and lurched off the runway, bouncing several times before plowing through a fence. Then the jetliner burst into flames, sending panic through the rows of seats...
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With rally, Hawks avenge lastyear's sectional loss to Donettes
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/07)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Kelly's 49-46 sectional win against Doniphan at Poplar Bluff High School's Peters Gym hinged on a seemingly innocent short jumper by Debra Hall with 7 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Heading into the final period, Doniphan led 38-37. And after Morgan Davis -- who Kelly coach Rod McQuerter called "the best shooter in Southeast Missouri" -- drilled a one-handed runner to open the fourth, the Donettes led 40-37...
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Redhawks recover vs. SLU
(College Sports ~ 03/08/07)
It didn't take long for Southeast Missouri State to erase the bad taste from Tuesday night. Less than 24 hours after Southeast lost at Arkansas State on a ninth-inning, walkoff home run, the Redhawks beat visiting St. Louis University 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Capaha Park...
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Bryce Kristal receives OVC honor
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/07)
Southeast Missouri State junior Bryce Kristal was on Wednesday named the Ohio Valley Conference player of the week for women's tennis. Kristal, the Redhawks' No. 1 singles player, picked up wins against Samford and Jacksonville State last weekend as Southeast began its OVC schedule. Kristal, who also teamed with twin sister Drew to split two matches at No. 1 doubles, has an overall 4-2 singles record this season...
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St. Vincent girls eliminated
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/07)
Clopton knocked the St. Vincent girls basketball team out of the Class 2 state tournament with a 60-41 victory against the Squaws at Mineral Area College. That decision leaves four area teams playing in this weekend's state tournament action: n The Kelly girls will play a Class 3 quarterfinal game against St. Louis Metro at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at the Farmington Civic Center...
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Knight's Red Raiders try to make final push for NCAA tournament field
(Professional Sports ~ 03/08/07)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Texas Tech coach Bob Knight wasn't about to guess whether his Red Raiders have already done enough to merit a spot in the NCAA tournament field. "I'm not on the tournament committee, and I have no way of knowing," he said. "I never have gotten involved with that type of thought."...
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Florida juco player makes commitment
(College Sports ~ 03/08/07)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program has received its second verbal commitment for next season. Jaycen Herring, a 6-foot-5 junior college wing player, said Wednesday that he recently told Southeast coaches he plans to sign with the Redhawks next month...
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Schumaker hits two homers in Cards' win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/08/07)
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- A season after becoming one of the best stories for the Dodgers, Takashi Saito was happy to be back on the mound. The Los Angeles Dodgers closer made his spring training debut Wednesday, pitching a scoreless fifth inning in a split squad's 11-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals...
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RacePark will host first events in three years starting April 13
(Community Sports ~ 03/08/07)
Racing will return to the Auto Tire and Parts RacePark in Benton for the first time in nearly three years. Billy Clayton and Kevin Armstrong of Racetrack Promoters issued a news release this week to annouce the finalization of a deal to lease the track from its ownership group...
- Bulldogs prepare for final four (High School Sports ~ 03/08/07)
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Cape Girardeau Best Buy robbed Wednesday
(Local News ~ 03/08/07)
A man captured on a surveillance video Wednesday at Best Buy, 3026 William St., is suspected of stealing a laptop computer from the store. Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Barry Hovis said Thursday police responded to a call at about 3:27 p.m. that the suspect grabbed a Gateway laptop computer, valued at $750, and left the store without paying for it...
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