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SEMO: Hazing goes on despite warnings
(Local News ~ 05/20/07)
For days, Michael Davis was punched, slapped, slammed to the ground and caned on his bare feet, all as a way to welcome him into a fraternity. In the end, the hazing he endured at the hands of Kappa Alpha Psi members at Southeast Missouri State University cost him his life. He died in his bed in his Cape Girardeau apartment Feb. 15, 1994. The cause of death was internal bleeding...
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Fans line up for WWE wrestling at the Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 05/20/07)
It was a day where dad might just let you get away with body slamming your little brother. Fans young and old alike flocked to the Show Me Center on Saturday as WWE Raw WrestleMania Revenge came to town. For the wrestling novices, plenty were ready to give pointers on their favorite moves...
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Area grocery stores face price pressure
(Local News ~ 05/20/07)
Gas prices aren't the only prices going up. Food prices rose 3.9 percent in April compared with the same month in 2006 across the United States, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks the average cost of groceries in cities across the nation. ...
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Haslers are married 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 05/20/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hasler of Fort Collins, Colo., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family cookout May 13 at the home of a daughter in Loveland, Colo. Hasler and Wilma Standridge were married May 13, 1947. They recently moved to Fort Collins from Jackson...
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Johnson-Benear
(Engagement ~ 05/20/07)
PATTON, Mo. -- Barbara Johnson of Patton and Craig and Kathy Johnson of Yucaipa, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Misty Dawn Johnson, to Jeremy Glennon Benear, both of O'Fallon, Mo. He is the son of Ginger and Gregg Moore of O'Fallon and Kevin Benear of St. Louis...
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Buscher-Huffman
(Engagement ~ 05/20/07)
Edward and Maureen Buscher of Warrenton, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Bridget Buscher, to Shannon Huffman, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Larry and Robin Huffman of Cape Girardeau. Buscher is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed by BKD, LLP in St. Louis...
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Jansens are together 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 05/20/07)
ORAN, Mo. -- George Patrick and Margaret Louise Jansen recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A Mass of thanksgiving was concelebrated by the Revs. Oliver Clavin and James Seyer May 5, 2007, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. The couple was later honored with a reception, dinner and dance hosted by their children and grandchildren at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Scott City...
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Bennett-Vanpool
(Engagement ~ 05/20/07)
Deanna Flaherty of Cape Girardeau and Jerry Bennett of Thebes, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Torie Nicole Bennett, to Branden Wayne Vanpool, both of Olive Branch, Ill. He is the son of Fred and Cindy Vetter of Commerce, Mo. Bennett is a 2003 graduate of Egyptian High School. She received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Southern Illinois University, and plans to pursue a master's degree in counseling at Southeast Missouri State University this fall...
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Long-McFerron
(Wedding ~ 05/20/07)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Alisa Aleen Long and Ross Daniel McFerron were united in marriage March 24, 2007, in St. Vincent's In-the-Vineyards Chapel at Chaumette Vineyards and Winery in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. The Rev. Rocky Good of Farmington, Mo., performed the ceremony...
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Graf-Burton
(Wedding ~ 05/20/07)
Patricia Leigh Graf and Christopher Matthew Burton were married May 9, 2007, at Common Pleas Courthouse. Judge Peter Statler performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Heidi and Don Barks of Hiram, Mo. The groom is the son of Tanya Hall of Burfordville...
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Mohundro-Miller
(Engagement ~ 05/20/07)
Larry and Mary Mohundro of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Diane Mohundro, to Derek Paul Miller. He is the son of Brian and Lisa Burger of Jackson, and the late Douglas Miller of Scott City. Mohundro is a 2005 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She is attending Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She is employed at Midwest Lipodissolve and Weight Loss...
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Lindley-Byrd
(Wedding ~ 05/20/07)
Laine Lindley and Daniel Byrd exchanged wedding vows March 7, 2007, at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas, Nev. The Rev. Buddy Yates performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of John and Linda Koenig of Cape Girardeau and Chip Lindley of Jefferson City, Mo. The groom is the son of Jim Byrd of Cape Girardeau, and the late Jean Byrd...
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Speak Out 5/20/07
(Speak Out ~ 05/20/07)
Teaching gig; Graduation schedule; Safe issues; Equal time; Getting to work
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Ethanol plan threatens memories
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/07)
To the editor:As a person who grew up in Graysboro right by the proposed ethanol plant, I'm afraid it will change the sweet memories of my birthplace and where I grew up. My father bough our homeplace in the early 1920s. His children and grandchildren own a sizable amount of it today. We grew up watching the riverboats and listening to the trains crossing the bridge to Thebes, Ill. It reminds me of the era of the Waltons on the TV show...
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Ethanol concerns lack merit
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/07)
To the editor:Monty Keesee seems to be turning in to the little boy who cried wolf. This looks like petty blackmail, seeing as there haven't been any studies to show that what he is saying could or couldn't happen. Bill Baron has children and grandchildren in this town, I am his step-daughter. ...
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Funding the war
(Editorial ~ 05/20/07)
As last week came to a close, congressional leaders were looking for a compromise on funding for the Iraq war that would pass White House muster. While many Americans are fed up with the political games involving the funding measure, frustration levels are growing among senators and representatives too...
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Disney would have been impressed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/07)
To the editor:Nobody likes a braggart. So please forgive me as I gush about my niece, Katherine Rollins, and the entire cast and crew of "Beauty and the Beast," Disney's full-length Broadway musical presented last weekend at Central Junior High School. ...
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ArtsCape 2006 generated a profit
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/07)
To the editor:Reading Matt Sanders' May 16 article about ArtsCape, one might think the cost to produce ArtsCape 2006 was taken directly from the Arts Council's bottom line with no cost recovery. In actuality, generous sponsorships covered all 2006 festival costs and receipts from booth rentals, T-shirt sales and art tent activities allowed the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri (of which I am a former chair) to net a small profit of around $4,000 for the 2006 festival. ...
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Health care is your responsibility
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/07)
To the editor:Would you knock on your neighbor's door and ask for money to take your child with the flu to the doctor? No? That is exactly what some folks are doing when they demand health care for everyone. I know that sounds cold, but my wife and I have 10 children between us, and there have been times when we did not have health insurance. ...
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Get the facts about animal ID
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/07)
To the editor:I'd like to take this opportunity to provide your readers with accurate information about U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Identification System. The facts are these: NAIS is a modern, streamlined information system that will enable producers and animal health officials to respond quickly and effectively to animal health events...
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'Candidatespeak' cause for concern
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/20/07)
To the editor:The things some of these macho candidates for president say really concern me. They say they are going to aggressively destroy the worldwide threat of Islamic fundamentalists. This will do nothing but bankrupt us and alienate possible allies. ...
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Wilford Brown
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Wilford Brown, 85, of Marble Hill died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. He was born June 11, 1921, in Marble Hill, son of Troy Lee and Sara E. Fox Brown. He and Juanita C. Rhodes were married Sept. 24, 1949, at Lutesville, Mo...
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Andrew Seyer II
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
On May 18, 2007, Andrew J. "Junior" Seyer II, 71, of Oak Ridge was called home by our heavenly father after fighting a nearly one-year battle with cancer. He was born on April 1, 1936, in Oak Ridge to Andrew and Colletta Westrich Seyer. He and Bertha Meyer were married July 2, 1960, at St. Joseph Catholic Church at Apple Creek, Mo...
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Births 5/20/07
(Births ~ 05/20/07)
Siemers; Brown; Gibson; Klipfel; Jones; Boland
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Police report 5/20/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/20/07)
Summonses
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Glenda Starzinger
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
Glenda Sue Starzinger, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 8, 1940, at Neely's Landing, Mo., daughter of Ralph Monroe Singleton and Mary Dale Allen. She was married to Allen Starzinger...
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Guy Dale
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Guy J. Dale, 84, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Jonesboro Health Care Center, in Jonesboro, Ill. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola.
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Judith Wessel
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
Judith B. Wessel, 37, of Herndon, Va., passed away Monday, May 14, 2007, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born March 18, 1970, in Dumaguete City, Philippines, daughter of Miguel Laguardia and Consorcia Leyson Belasques Badon. She and Kirk W. Wessel were married Dec. 7, 1991...
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Ronnie Abraham Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
Ronnie Lee Abraham Jr., 29, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born May 22, 1977, in Hayti, Mo., son of Ronnie Lee and Jamesetter Braxton Abraham. Abraham attended Central High School in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Hayti High School. He was formerly a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. He had worked for Defender...
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Stefen Hill
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
HERRIN, Ill -- Stefen Hill, 56, of Herrin died Monday, May 14, 2007, at Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids, Mich. He was born Oct. 7, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, son of Murle Mack and Lily Pearl Hill. Hill was a truck driver for Pilot Express. He graduated from Southest Missouri State University with a degree in business. Hill was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. When stationed in California, he earned his private pilot's license...
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Hubert Pingel
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hubert A. Pingel, 89, died Friday, May 18, 2007, at Perry Oaks Manor. He was born Sept. 10, 1917, in Biehle, Mo., son of August A. and M. Agnes Unterreiner Pingel. He and Stella Arlina Feltz were married Dec. 18, 1944, in Sereno, Mo., She died Jan. 28, 2000...
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Allen Whitehead
(Obituary ~ 05/20/07)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Allen Whitehead, 59, of Frohna died Friday, May 18, 2007 at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1948 in East St. Louis, Ill., son of Joseph and Nadell Adams Whitehead. Whitehead was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and past member of the American Legion, VFW and AmVets. He worked as an electrical engineer...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda
(Local News ~ 05/20/07)
7:30 p.m. Monday Jackson City Hall, 101 Court St., Jackson Public hearing n Hearing to consider an amendment to city ordinances, regarding the creation of a CO-1 (enhanced commercial overlay) district. n Hearing to consider the rezoning of Lots 42 through 57 of Nine Oaks Subdivision, from R-2 (single-family residential) district to R-3 (one- and two-family residential) district, as submitted by B&R Developers LLC, Ronald and Marcia Clark, and Bobby and Jane Clark...
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U.S. Embassy in Iraq is biggest and priciest, but not safe enough
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
WASHINGTON -- The new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will be the world's largest and most expensive foreign mission, though it may not be large enough or secure enough to cope with the chaos in Iraq. The Bush administration designed the 104-acre compound -- set to open in September in what today is a war zone -- to be an ultra-secure enclave. But it also hoped that downtown Baghdad would cease being a battleground when diplomats moved in...
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U.S. troops cast wider net in hunt for comrades taken in raid
(International News ~ 05/20/07)
BAGHDAD -- U.S. forces broadened their hunt Saturday for three missing comrades beyond the rural area south of Baghdad where they disappeared, and their top commander expressed optimism that at least two of them were still alive a week after their isolated outpost was ambushed...
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Japanese naval academy raided by police
(International News ~ 05/20/07)
TOKYO -- Japan's state and navy police raided a Japanese naval academy Saturday over an alleged leak of sensitive warship technology data shared between Japan and the United States, officials said. The case involves U.S.-developed technology of high-tech Aegis radar on several advanced Japanese destroyers that is also used by U.S. ...
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Angry relatives clash with police after mosque bombing in India
(International News ~ 05/20/07)
HYDERABAD, India -- Relatives of people killed in a bomb blast at a 17th century mosque in India complained Saturday that police had not adequately protected worshippers, as angry Muslim residents pelted police with stones, injuring at least four officers...
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8 resign from Russian news agency
(International News ~ 05/20/07)
MOSCOW -- Eight correspondents have resigned from a Russian broadcast news agency to protest the pro-Kremlin management's decision to withhold stories in line with a new policy that half its coverage must portray the government in a "positive" light, journalists said...
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Australian al-Qaida supporter repatriated from Gitmo
(International News ~ 05/20/07)
ADELAIDE, Australia -- Convicted al-Qaida supporter David Hicks landed in his hometown in a private jet Sunday after more than five years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Hicks -- the first terrorist suspect convicted by a U.S. military commission in Cuba -- was transferred to a South Australia state prison to serve the final seven months of his sentence for aiding al-Qaida in Afghanistan...
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G-8 finance officials stress aid, debt relief for Africa
(International News ~ 05/20/07)
WERDER-HAVEL, Germany -- The Group of Eight called Saturday for more aid, increased debt relief and responsible lending to Africa, vowing the world's wealthy nations would not forget their pledges to the poverty-stricken continent. Wrapping up two days of talks by finance officials under tight security at a resort on Lake Schwielowsee, officials from Germany, Italy, Britain, Japan, Canada, Russia, the United States and France called for improved financial oversight and said Africa would be a central point of next month's wider G-8 summit in Heiligendamm.. ...
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Gunmen begin leaving rooftop positions in compliance with Palestinian truce
(International News ~ 05/20/07)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Gunmen armed with rifles, grenades and explosives climbed down from rooftop positions Saturday and residents began venturing out of bullet-scarred homes after their leaders agreed to end a week of Palestinian factional bloodshed in Gaza...
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Young bear wanders into medical clinic
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A young patient sauntered into a medical clinic Friday morning and got prompt treatment -- a tranquilizer dart and a quick trip back to the wilds. But this patient was the four-legged kind: a young black bear who was probably hungry from a winter of hibernation...
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Man convicted in 1990 murder; prosecutors say he committed others
(State News ~ 05/20/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Prosecutors say the conviction of a man in a 1990 strangling case ends a serial killer's career. A Jackson County jury convicted Clifton Ray on Friday of strangling Joycie Flowers 17 years ago. His only possible sentence for first-degree murder is life without parole...
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Renovated Churchill museum bringing in more visitors
(State News ~ 05/20/07)
FULTON, Mo. -- Winston Churchill feared the rise of Adolf Hitler and worried about Germany rebuilding its military. When other British leaders wanted to appease Hitler, Churchill called on his country to strengthen its military forces. He was a lone voice...
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Investigators probe crash that killed Snowbirds pilot weeks before his wedding
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- The Canadian Forces pilot killed in a Snowbirds jet crash during rehearsal for weekend performances at Malmstrom Air Force Base was to be married next month in Montreal, the unit's commanding officer said Saturday. Capt. Shawn McCaughey, 31, of Candiac, Quebec, died Friday afternoon when his jet -- flying upside down in a four-plane formation -- broke from the cluster of Snowbirds and hurtled 300 feet to the ground...
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Remote Florida site eyed for new green town
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
THE FUTURE SITE OF SKY, Fla. -- Homes here could be heated or cooled using the Earth's natural underground temperature. Appliances would be run by solar-powered batteries. Houses would be oriented to avoid the summer sun. And everyone could grow some of their own food in the garden each house will have or in community orchards. ...
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Immigration plan changes rules for relatives
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
NEW YORK -- Nabila Khan wouldn't be in the United States if it weren't for her sister. Her sister sponsored Khan's immigration from Pakistan. Four years ago, Khan started the process to do the same for another sister, the only one left in their native land...
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Mom of slain soldier seeks better health screening for troops
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Barbara Damon-Day, the mother of a Maine Army National Guard captain who died of unexplained causes while serving in Afghanistan, has been on a mission of her own. Carrying a thick notebook filled with information about soldiers' health issues -- and pictures of her son, Capt. Patrick Damon -- Damon-Day worked the halls of the state house to line up support for legislation inspired by her son's mysterious death last June...
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N.J. forest fire stokes tensions between Guard, neighbors
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP -- The Warren Grove Gunnery Range says it tries hard to be a good neighbor to the growing communities in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. But if your neighbor repeatedly set the neighborhood on fire, crashed a plane into it, and shot up the local elementary school, how neighborly would you feel?...
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President Bush praises senators for help with immigration overhaul
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
CRAWFORD, Texas -- Thankful for a breakthrough, President Bush on Saturday praised senators of both parties for delivering a potential deal to overhaul U.S. immigration policy. The compromise aims to grant legal status to millions of people in the country unlawfully, stiffen border security and create a program for temporary workers. It also would reshape requirements for new immigrants and take measures to prevent illegal workers from getting jobs...
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Pa. Marine's last request for supplies for his platoon inspires mother's charity
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
PHILADELPHIA -- Five days before Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy was killed in Iraq, he inspired his own memorial fund. During a Sunday morning phone call from the Anbar province, he described staying 20 men per room in an old schoolhouse, packed into bunk beds in the scorching heat. The stench, he said, was overwhelming...
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Spring brings out nudists in Vermont town
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- Spring has arrived in this southeastern Vermont town known for its live-and-let-live culture. The trees are less bare, and some local residents are more so. Resident Theresa Toney said she was dining at a downtown restaurant when she spotted this spring's first naked person. She looked out the window "and saw a man in his 60s walking up and down Main Street totally nude," she told the Brattleboro Reformer newspaper. "This is indecent exposure where it doesn't belong."...
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Jackson girls lead march to state meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/07)
It was a big day for area Class 3 and 4 track athletes Saturday as many qualified for state competition and several set school records. Jackson and Central participated in the Class 4 sectional at Parkway South, while Notre Dame and Perryville competed in the Class 3 sectional at Farmington...
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Saxony's Etzold wins four titles in final state meet appearance
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Saxony Lutheran's boys track and field team added four more first-place medals to its haul on Saturday, but it was not enough to knock off defending Class 1 champion Polo at the Class 1 and 2 state track and field championships at Dwight T. Reed Stadium...
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2 plumbing companies battle over phone number
(National News ~ 05/20/07)
LINCOLN, R.I. -- One-hit wonder Tommy Tutone made the phone number 867-5309 famous in the band's 1982 hit single, which uses the digits over and over in its catchy refrain. Now, a Rhode Island company and a national firm are battling over the right to use the number, which doesn't reach the "Jenny" that Tutone sings about, but could find callers a decent plumber...
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Redhawks lose finale, finish third in OVC race
(College Sports ~ 05/20/07)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State needed to win and have Jacksonville State lose in order to earn a bye for the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Neither happened Saturday as the OVC's regular season came to a close, meaning the Redhawks will enter the six-team league tournament as the No. 3 seed and be forced to play in the opening round...
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A sneak preview of Southeast's basketball schedule
(Sports Column ~ 05/20/07)
Although a few opponents still need to be filled in before the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball schedule can officially be released, many of the Redhawks' 11 non-conference games are set. Southeast opens the 2007-08 season at Xavier on Nov. 10 and plays its second contest Nov. 14 at Illinois State...
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Missouri farmers fighting infestations of armyworms
(State News ~ 05/20/07)
NEVADA, Mo. -- After coping with a severe spring freeze and days of torrential rain, farmers in parts of southern and western Missouri are confronting yet another enemy: armyworms. No one can say yet if voracious caterpillars will cause destruction of grasses and wheat on the scale of infestations that hit Missouri in 2001 and, to a lesser extent, again in 2004...
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Public outcry results in big talk, no action
(State News ~ 05/20/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A few months ago, Missouri residents were upset and demanding change on problems ranging from losing electricity to a failing school system to being bothered during dinner by political calls. When the year began, legislative leaders and Gov. Matt Blunt also expressed outrage and promised they would make changes this year...
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