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2 boys injured in St. Louis-area crash of stolen car
(State News ~ 03/21/07)
KINLOCH, Mo. (AP) -- Two boys were badly injured Wednesday after the stolen car they were in crashed in suburban St. Louis. The accident happened about 5 a.m. in Kinloch when the car ran into a parked truck trailer. The car had been stolen about four hours earlier in Ferguson, St. Louis County Police spokesman Rick Eckhard said...
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Former Sen. Jim Talent joins Fleishman-Hillard
(State News ~ 03/21/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent has joined Fleishman-Hillard, the St. Louis-based public relations firm. The firm announced Wednesday that Talent will advise a broad base of clients in local and national public affairs and government relations. He'll work from the agency's offices in St. Louis and Washington...
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Chrysler cuts in St. Louis worse than expected
(State News ~ 03/21/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The job losses at DaimlerChrysler's suburban St. Louis operation will be worse than previously reported. The automaker said it will eliminate more than 1,900 jobs at its two plants in Fenton -- more than 600 more than previously thought...
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Missing youths reportedly seen in New Madrid
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Police are investigating a reported sighting of two Perryville youths who reportedly ran away from home Tuesday morning. Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaff said Wednesday an employee at the Flying J truck stop in New Madrid, Mo., called saying Brandon Lundmark, 14, and Brianna Williams, 12, may have been in the truck stop's convenience store Wednesday morning...
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Approval of passports taking longer
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
America's war on terror has lengthened the time it takes to get a passport. With passports now required to visit Mexico and Canada, it now takes about 10 weeks on average to get them, said Charles Hutson, Cape Girardeau County circuit clerk. For those in a rush, an expedited passport can be obtained in three to four weeks but at a higher cost, Hutson said...
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Status of Stoddard County landfill still in limbo
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A landfill is Stoddard County that serves Cape Girardeau and Jackson is still awaiting word on whether it can begin to accept waste again. Lemons Landfill in Dexter has been unable to accept waste since late February after the Missouri Department of Natural Resources expressed concerns about the stability of a new "cell." A cell is a lined pit in the ground in which landfill waste is buried...
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Farmer says he saw anhydrous ammonia theft; two arrested
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
LITHIUM, Mo. -- Two men face various drug charges after deputies allegedly caught them stealing anhydrous ammonia from a Perry County farmer Wednesday. Thomas B. Wilson, 31, of Paris, Mo., and Joseph H. Hendrix, 41, of Fenton, Mo., are in custody pending misdemeanor and felony charges of drug and paraphernalia possession and theft of anhydrous ammonia, according to the Perry County Sheriff's Department...
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My first lesson in public relations
(Column ~ 03/21/07)
Public opinion matters. Perception matters. This is a hard lesson for most politicians. The ones who think about it too much turn into finger-in-the-air, poll-watching ninnies. But the ones who ignore it -- see Howard Dean, Trent Lott, Jesse Jackson and recently Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -- pay a heavy price...
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14-year-old boy accused of taking father's truck, money
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A 14-year-old Perryville boy accused of taking his father's pickup truck and driving off with his 12-year-girlfriend Tuesday had been grounded for driving the vehicle to his girlfriend's house last week, the father said. Jerod Lundmark said he last saw his son at home about 9 p.m. Monday after they had a discussion about his behavior...
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Governor touts high-tech care
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
Missouri's Medicaid system could stand to learn a thing or two from Jiffy Lube, Gov. Matt Blunt said during a visit Tuesday to Cross Trails Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. At Jiffy Lube, "they've got all the information on your car. They can tell you what kind of oil it uses, details about repairs that have been done, how many miles it has. There's no reason we should have better information about our vehicles than we have about our bodies," Blunt said...
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The organic option
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
The pet food recall last weekend did not shock Victoria McDowell. For years she's been telling people they need to change their pet's diet. "People respond that they've had healthy pets all their lives," she said. "I ask them, 'Are you sure? Do you think they've died of natural causes?'"...
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Foreign students face pressures of their own
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
When Sajal Shrestha leaves college he'll be under more stress to find a job than his American classmates. Shrestha will graduate in May from Southeast Missouri State University with a business degree in accounting. He plans to continue studying for his master's degree in business at Southeast and finally become a certified public accountant...
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Jackson hopefuls say new school needed
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
The Jackson School District will need to build a new elementary school at some point to handle growing enrollment, school board candidates said Tuesday night. Three of the four candidates seeking two positions on the school board attended a candidate forum at the Jackson Middle School library. The candidates -- Dan Stover, Marc Harris and incumbent Gerald Adams -- answered questions posed by a moderator and members of the audience...
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Jackson school candidates to speak at forum
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
The public will have an opportunity to hear Jackson school board candidates discuss issues facing the school district at a forum tonight. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. at the Jackson Middle School cafeteria. Incumbent Gerald Adams is seeking re-election. Also running are Dan Stover, Marc Harris and Brian Dameron...
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Speak Out 3/21/07
(Speak Out ~ 03/21/07)
Green exit signs; Unpatriotic points; We must be fools; Illegals in the field; Dying breed?; Blame River Campus; Same treatment; Unpardonable act; Double jeopardy; Complete pullout; Tremendous talent; Is it sour grapes?; Best neighbors; Overlooked faults
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Making amendments
(Editorial ~ 03/21/07)
Proposals to increase the majority needed to amend the Missouri Constitution have been introduced in the legislature. One would increase the current simple-majority vote needed to a 60 percent majority. Two others would raise the threshold to a two-thirds majority vote...
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Out of the past 3/21/07
(Out of the Past ~ 03/21/07)
After four years of living and studying in Rome, the Rev. David Hulshof has returned to Southeast Missouri to serve in his home diocese; Hulshof is preaching and teaching, and doing all the services delegated to a deacon, at St. Mary's Parish in Cape Girardeau; he will be ordained a priest April 18 at his home parish of St. Eustacius in Portageville, Mo...
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Caruthersville school can be saved
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/21/07)
To the editor:In response to the story "Bond issue an 'uphill battle' for Caruthersville": Engineers have confirmed the structural integrity of Caruthersville High School and that the main building can be repaired. That it survived intact is a testament to the fact that it was extremely well-built...
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ABC, NBC put focus on work of longtime reporters in Iraq
(Entertainment ~ 03/21/07)
NEW YORK -- During his four years in Iraq, NBC News correspondent Richard Engel has escaped two attempted carjackings and a roadside bomb. Another bomb blew the door off his hotel room, sending shrapnel that burned holes through sheets of the bed where he was sleeping...
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Correction 3/21/07
(Correction ~ 03/21/07)
Michelle Felter's name was incorrectly spelled in a news brief Tuesday of University of Missouri-Columbia students who made the fall semester dean's list. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Scott Co. says it's left with no choice, will take over upkeep of cemetery
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County government doesn't want to be involved in the cemetery maintenance business, but the county has no choice. Last week the Missouri attorney general's office sought and received a court injunction transferring record-keeping duties of the Forest Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Morley, Mo. While the injunction doesn't specify a legal obligation to provide maintenance and upkeep, county commissioners say they will do so anyway...
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Northbound I-55 to be closed today in Scott Co.
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
Southeast Missourian Northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane near the Route AA overpass as crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation repair guardrails from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today, weather permitting. For more information, call MoDOT's Customer Service Center at (888) ASK-MODOT...
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Man killed Saturday in I-55 accident identified as Scott City resident
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
The man who was killed Saturday after a single-car accident on Interstate 55 has been identified as a 26-year-old Scott City resident. Cory Don Adam Ezell was either walking alongside or was on the northbound lane of Interstate 55 in Scott City when he was struck by a car and killed, Scott County chief deputy coroner Jerry Goin said Tuesday...
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Scott City Council action 3/21/07
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
n The council voted 5 to 3 Monday to allow Water Engineering of Sikeston, Mo., to draw up engineering plans for sewer and storm water drainage improvements at 503 Main St. n The council voted 8 to 0 to pay the first $1,500 in deductibles for medical care and up to $500 in deductibles for prescription costs for its new employee health care plan to take effect April 1...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action 3/21/07
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
Monday Jackson City Hall, 101 Court St., Jackson Action items Power and light committee n Approved a motion to set the Spring Clean-Up/Fix-Up Days for the week of April 30 through May 4. n Approved a motion accepting the bid of Rockhill and Sons Mowing of Jackson in the amount of $1,333 per mowing event, regarding the 2007 Park Mowing Service Project...
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Engineers inspect Wappapello Lake dam
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers last week dropped the lake level at Lake Wappapello and lowered massive blocks of concrete in the five sieve gates located just before the entrance to the dam. ...
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Supreme Court reverses ruling in lead smelter lawsuit
(State News ~ 03/21/07)
ST. LOUIS -- A lawsuit against the operators of a lead smelter in the eastern Missouri town Herculaneum can move forward as a class action on behalf of more than 200 children in the community, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The court reversed and remanded a ruling out of St. ...
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Court: Allegation that ex-wife tried to hire hit man can't change divorce
(State News ~ 03/21/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A man who claims his ex-wife tried to hire a hit man to kill him will have to keep paying her more than $2,400 a month after the Supreme Court ruled their divorce agreement can't be changed. Joseph Richardson -- whose ex-wife, Ida Richardson, has not been charged with trying to have him killed -- argued that there are exceptions that allow a fixed separation agreement to be changed. ...
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Cheney goes to the hospital after having discomfort in leg
(National News ~ 03/21/07)
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney went to George Washington University Hospital on Tuesday morning after experiencing discomfort in his left lower leg, where a blood clot was recently discovered. After consulting with his doctors, Cheney was asked to return to the hospital for repeat ultrasound imaging of the deep venous thrombosis, or clot, in that leg, said spokeswoman Megan McGinn...
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Auto workers support Bush's push for fuel-efficient cars
(State News ~ 03/21/07)
CLAYCOMO, Mo. -- President Bush told a crowd of auto workers on the outskirts of Kansas City Tuesday that the hybrid vehicles they make are fitting examples of the fuel-efficient vehicles he hopes to see filling roads in the future. It was just what the proud employees wanted to hear...
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Bush offers to let Congress interview aides on firings
(National News ~ 03/21/07)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush warned Democrats Tuesday to accept his offer to have top aides testify about the firings of federal prosecutors only privately and not under oath, or risk a constitutional showdown from which he would not back down. Democrats' response to his proposal was swift and firm. "Testimony should be on the record and under oath. That's the formula for true accountability," said Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee...
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Missing Boy Scout found alive four days after wandering from camp
(National News ~ 03/21/07)
McGRADY, N.C. -- A 12-year-old Boy Scout whose favorite book was about a youngster lost in the wilderness now has his own harrowing survival tale to tell after rescuers found him Tuesday, dehydrated and disoriented from four days in the wooded mountains of North Carolina...
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Kathryn Koenig
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
Kathryn E. Koenig, 86, of Gordonville died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born in Germany, daughter of Joseph and Frances Martin Dunz. She and Emil F. Koenig were married June 12, 1941, in Cape Girardeau. Koenig was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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Donna Proffer
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
Donna Lee Proffer, 61, of Millersville died Monday, March 19, 2007, at her home. She was born Jan. 6, 1946, in St. Louis, daughter of Earl and Shirley McConnell Muschamp. Proffer retired as shipping supervisor with Major Custom Cable. Survivors include a daughter, Lisa Kirkpatrick of Glenallen, Mo.; a son, Michael Proffer of Scopus, Mo.; two brothers, James Alderman of Texas, Rick Muschamp of Lake St. ...
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David Russell
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- David Larry Russell, 63, of Marble Hill died Monday, March 19, 2007, at his home. He was born May 5, 1943, at Marble Hill, son of Jesse M. and Permealie Ann Long Russell. He and Connie Taylor were married in 1973 in Texas. Russell was a retired automobile mechanic...
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Cory Ezell
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
Cory Don Adam Ezell, 26, of Scott City was killed in a pedestrian/automobile accident on Interstate 55 Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Scott City. He was born July 13, 1980, at Hayti, Mo., son of Donnie and Margie Johnson Ezell. Ezell was a graduate of Woodland High School in Marble Hill, Mo...
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Anna LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Anna Marie LeGrand, 68, of Chaffee died Monday, March 19, 2007, at her home. She was born Feb. 20, 1939, at Rockview, Mo., daughter of Leonard August and Lena Caroline Hoefler Tucker. She and Marvin A. LeGrand were married Nov. 29, 1958...
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Kathryn Sauerbrun
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
OLMSTEAD, Ill. -- Kathryn Irene Sauerbrun, 64, of Olmsted, Ill., died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at her home. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Scott Kelly and John Windings officiating. Interment will be in the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens Villa Ridge...
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Lora Clinton
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- Lora Ellen Clinton, 73, of Benton died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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Vivian Masters
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Vivian Marie Masters, 82, of St. Louis, formerly of Marble Hill, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo. She was born Dec. 1, 1924, at Gatewood, Mo., daughter of Grover Cleveland and Winnie M. Theford Snodgrass. She and David Andrew Masters were married Aug. 29, 1953. He died April 1, 1995...
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Ida Rambo
(Obituary ~ 03/21/07)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ida Ruth Rambo, 73, of St. Louis, formerly of Marble Hill, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 28, 1933, in Potrerillos, Chile, daughter of Felix and Gladys Whitely. She and Tommy Elwood Rambo were married Dec. 30, 1973. He died July 5, 1983...
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Cape/Jackson police report 3/21/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/21/07)
Arrests; Thefts; Assaults
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Cape/Jackson fire report 3/21/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/21/07)
n At 12:54 a.m., box alarm at 803 Minnesota Ave. n At 7:49 a.m., medical assist in the 3000 block of William Street. n At 8:39 a.m., medical assist in the 400 block of North Main Street. n At 9:24 a.m., medical assist in the 1200 block of Linden Street...
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Rescuers find more bodies after blast in Russian mine
(International News ~ 03/21/07)
NOVOKUZNETSK, Russia -- Rescuers found five more bodies Tuesday in a Siberian coal mine rocked by a methane gas explosion, raising the death toll to 105 in Russia's deadliest mining disaster in a decade. Some 200 workers were in the Ulyanovskaya mine in the coal-rich Kuznetsk Basin region at the time of the blast, which occurred early Monday at a depth of about 885 feet, emergency and regional officials said...
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Fires kills 62 at Russian nursing home
(International News ~ 03/21/07)
KAMYSHEVATSKAYA, Russia -- Flames engulfed a nursing home in this village without a fire station Tuesday, killing 62 frail and elderly residents after the night watchman ignored two alarms and emergency teams took nearly an hour to arrive. At least 30 people were injured...
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German attorney for far-right activist charged with denying the Holocaust
(International News ~ 03/21/07)
BERLIN -- German prosecutors Tuesday charged the former lawyer for a far-right activist with incitement, accusing her of denying the Holocaust and ending one of her legal filings with "Heil Hitler." Sylvia Stolz represented Ernst Zundel in his first trial, which collapsed after Stolz was banned from proceedings on grounds she was trying to sabotage the proceedings...
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Recipes for March Madness
(Column ~ 03/21/07)
March Madness is in full swing. My husband, Scott, proclaimed March as "the most wonderful time of the year." He has NCAA basketball tournament brackets spread all over the TV area, marking them with wins and losses as each game passes. Game after game goes by, and my losses keep piling up. Oh well, I'm in it for the fun. But for my son's sake, I do have to say, "Go Gators!"...
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The poor man's cow finally gets its due
(Column ~ 03/21/07)
Perhaps you've heard the story about the goat in the junkyard who was happily devouring a rusted can of 35mm movie film when another goat came up to him and asked if he was enjoying his meal. "Well," said the first goat, "the book was better." That story perpetuates a stereotype about goats that is a myth. ...
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Club news 3/21/07
(Community News ~ 03/21/07)
Wonderworkers FCE; VFW Auxiliary 10495; Lamplighters FCE; Alpha Mu Master; Town & Country FCE; American Legion
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Around your house 3/21/07
(Community ~ 03/21/07)
Gardening Things to do this week Delay planting if the garden soil is too wet. When a ball of soil crumbles easily after being squeezed together in your hand, it is dry enough to be safely worked. Plant peas, lettuce, radishes, kohlrabi, mustard greens, collards, turnips, Irish potatoes, spinach and onions (seeds and sets) outdoors. ...
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Consumer Reports releases investigation on car-seat error
(National News ~ 03/21/07)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error...
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Blockbuster CEO to leave company by end of year
(National News ~ 03/21/07)
SAN ANTONIO -- The chairman and chief executive of Blockbuster Inc. will leave by the end of the year, ending a high-profile salary squabble with the movie-rental company's board, it announced Tuesday. ...
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McDonald's asks dictionaries to redefine 'McJobs'
(National News ~ 03/21/07)
CHICAGO -- McDonald's Corp. is reviving its campaign to ditch the dictionary definition of "McJob," this time setting its sites on the vocabulary of Britons. The world's largest fast food company said Tuesday it plans to launch a campaign in the U.K. ...
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Hooters of America to open Israel restaurants
(National News ~ 03/21/07)
ATLANTA -- Hooters, the restaurant chain known for its tasty wings and scantily clad servers, is heading to Israel. Atlanta-based Hooters of America Inc. said in a statement Monday that it has reached a franchise deal with llana and Ofer Ahiraz to open the first Hooters restaurant this year in Israel, with several more locations in Israel to follow...
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Climate Protection Initiative to show 'An Inconvenient Truth' at library
(Local News ~ 03/21/07)
Southeast Missourian The Southeast Missouri Climate Protection Initiative will host a free screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" at 7 p.m. March 28 in the Hirsch Community Room of the Cape Girardeau Public Library...
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Redhawks hitters maintain hot streak
(College Sports ~ 03/21/07)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team scored in double figures for the second consecutive game and just the third time all season on Tuesday. The Redhawks beat up on an Arkansas team for the second straight game, beating Central Arkansas 12-5 in a game that increased the team's winning streak to five games, a season-best...
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Kelly's Johnson moves to Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 03/21/07)
After a three-year stint as Kelly boys basketball coach, Cory Johnson will join the Jackson coaching staff next school year as an assistant coach. Johnson led the Hawks to 39 wins in his first two seasons on the bench. Kelly fell off this past season, finishing 9-16. Overall, Johnson finished with a three-year record of 48-32...
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Getting out of the fast lane
(Community Sports ~ 03/21/07)
The Cape Girardeau Country Club recently filled the spot of head professional. It appears their man, Steve Harris, can also drive a pretty mean cart, too. Harris, 62, who most recently served as the director of instruction at the Central States Golf Academy in Plymouth, Ind., joined the club's staff on Feb. 19...
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Cubs pitchers Wood, Prior battle injuries
(Professional Sports ~ 03/21/07)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Kerry Wood and Mark Prior both are trying to stay off the disabled list as opening day approaches for the Chicago Cubs. Wood, coming back from a torn right rotator cuff, threw 25 pitches off a mound Tuesday at the Cubs' spring-training complex in Mesa. On March 11, he strained his right triceps while pitching against Milwaukee, and it's unclear whether he will be ready for the start of the season...
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Reyes throws six scoreless innings
(Professional Sports ~ 03/21/07)
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Anthony Reyes has picked up where he left off. Reyes pitched six innings and lowered his ERA to 0.56 Tuesday night in the St. Louis Cardinals' 13-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Reyes, who beat Detroit's Justin Verlander in last year's World Series-opening matchup of rookie starters, allowed four hits, struck out one and walked one...
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Smoking banned at Busch Stadium
(Professional Sports ~ 03/21/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, is going smoke-free starting next month. The club announced Monday it will prohibit smoking inside the ballpark beginning opening night April 1. Busch Stadium will become the 15th of 30 ballparks in Major League Baseball to go completely smoke-free. Smoking has been prohibited in the stadium's seating areas since 1995...
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Memphis remains suspect despite 24-game streak
(Professional Sports ~ 03/21/07)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A 24-game winning streak hasn't convinced everyone that Memphis is a legitimate national championship contender. After all, the second-seeded Tigers didn't get much of a challenge from their Conference USA rivals, none of which made the NCAA tournament. Counting North Texas and Nevada, the two teams Memphis beat to get to the South Regional semifinals, the Tigers have defeated five teams that made the NCAA's field of 65...
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No-calls cost St. Louis in loss to Ottawa
(Professional Sports ~ 03/21/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Antoine Vermette scored a short-handed goal to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The winning goal came moments after the Blues thought they had taken the lead. Brad Boyes put the puck in with 16:46 left and moments before play was stopped when Senators goalie Martin Gerber took possession of the puck. ...
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Tigers sweep season-opening meet
(High School Sports ~ 03/21/07)
The Central track and field teams swept a three-team meet with Notre Dame and Dexter on Tuesday at Central Junior High. The boys finished with 114 points, Notre Dame was second (57) and Dexter was third (12). Tyler Terry swept the long jump and triple jump and ran on two winning relays for the Tigers. Central won all four relays...
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Unearned runs hurt Redhawks
(High School Sports ~ 03/21/07)
A pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the 12th inning Tuesday cost Southeast Missouri State, which suffered a 3-2 loss at Middle Tennessee State. The Redhawks scored a run in the top of the 12th on a Katie Otterness sacrifice fly to take the lead, but an error from pitcher Elaine Fisher brought home the tying run, and Corrie Abel drove home the winning run with a bases-loaded single...
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Southeast Missouri Baseball Hall of Fame bios
(Community Sports ~ 03/21/07)
Harold "Hallie" Norman, of Dexter Hallie Norman began his playing days in the sandlots of Southeast Missouri. As a teenager, he was invited to play on the Dexter City team in the "Independent League of Southern Missouri." This league consisted of teams from Dexter, Poplar Bluff, Doniphan, Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, Malden and Kennett. ...
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