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Cape church, neighbors silent about day care
(Local News ~ 08/05/07)
Residents of a Cape Girardeau neighborhood and the pastor of Christ Church of the Heartland have yet to speak about a proposed day care that caused a dustup between them. Four weeks ago, the church formally withdrew a request for a permit to start the day care. Neighbors had complained about the effects of construction and a day-care center's potential for noise and traffic problems...
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Cape school district goes from deficit to surplus
(Local News ~ 08/05/07)
Three years ago, the Cape Girardeau School District was plagued with financial woes that forced the school board to make tough budget cuts. But today the school system is enjoying rosy finances that have the district putting more money in reserve. So much so that school board members are looking how to spend some of the surplus. Board president Steven Trautwein and board member Kyle McDonald have suggested that some of the money be spent on building improvements...
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Accident injures three in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 08/05/07)
Three people were injured in a one-vehicle accident Friday night in Cape Girardeau County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Injured were Allison Bueter, 17, and Larry Nussbaum, 16, both of Leopold, Mo.; and Marissa Vangennip, 17, of Marble Hill, Mo. All three suffered moderate injuries, the patrol said...
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Bidding opens for project to update airport
(Local News ~ 08/05/07)
The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport is getting a facelift. The areas of the general aviation terminal destined for a makeover include refueling, aircraft repair, the main flight terminal and the rental and sales areas. Independent architect Phillip B. Smith of Cape Girardeau, who designed the renovation, said his initial cost estimate for the work is $300,000 to $350,000. Bids are being accepted until 2 p.m. Aug. 21...
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Speak Out 8/5/07
(Speak Out ~ 08/05/07)
May be too late; Subsidizing the dead; Fighting governor; Computer learning; Bad to worse; Thanks for help; Smoking issues; Packing the court; High utility bill; Safety warning; Deer not so cute; Protect yourself; Wasting money; A good thing; Time assessment
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Popp - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 08/05/07)
Mr. and Mrs. John Popp of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house reception May 27, 2007, at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Jackson. Their family hosted the event. Following the reception, a dinner honoring family members was held in the fellowship hall. Pianist was Tim Smith...
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Meyer - 71 years
(Anniversary ~ 08/05/07)
Joe Lynn and Vesta Mae Meyer of Jackson observed their 71st wedding anniversary July 13, 2007. They were married July 13, 1936, in Illinois. They have lived in Jackson most of their lives. The couple has three daughters, Marilyn Harrellson of St. Charles, Mo., Darlene (John) Derr of St. Joseph, Mo., and Diana Meyer of Cape Girardeau. They have six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson...
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Phillips - 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 08/05/07)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Phillips of Morley celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception July 8, 2007, at Morley Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Hosts were their children, Kathy (Jim) Blevins of Chaffee, Mo., and Delbert (Sondra) Phillips of Scott City...
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Reinwald-Proffer
(Engagement ~ 08/05/07)
Rick Reinwald and Linda Pickup of Perryville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Dana Reinwald, to Greg Ben Proffer, both of Jackson. He is the son of Ben and Helen Proffer of Jackson. Reinwald is a 2001 graduate of Perryville High School, and 2005 graduate of College of the Ozarks. She is employed at Blue Cross Blue Shield...
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Dorward-Essner
(Engagement ~ 08/05/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- Kristina Dorward and James Essner announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Don and Darla Dorward of Columbia, Mo. Essner is the son of Stan and Shirley Essner of Benton. Dorward is a 2002 graduate of Rock Bridge High School. She received a degree in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2006, and is pursuing a master's degree in business administration from Columbia College. She is employed in the psychiatric department at University Hospital...
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Pogue-Miller
(Engagement ~ 08/05/07)
Bryan and Darlene Pogue of Fredericktown, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Shaen Layle Pogue, to Gregory Reid Miller. He is the son of Hershel and Barbara Miller of Cape Girardeau. Pogue is a 2000 graduate of Fredericktown High School. ...
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Sullivan - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 08/05/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Sullivan of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family in July 2007. A reunion was held at Table Rock Lake, and a party was held at Sullivan's Steak House in Branson, Mo. Their children were hosts. Sullivan and Doris Hecht were married Aug. 17, 1957, in St. Louis...
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Veterans' care
(Editorial ~ 08/05/07)
With U.S. military personnel engaged in the deadly strife of Iraq and Afghanistan, more and more wounded soldiers are returning to the U.S. in need of medical care and support. But the overwhelmed Department of Veterans Affairs has, in several well-publicized instances, failed to deliver, more out of bureaucratic red tape than a lack of competent medical resources...
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Carkin-Wise
(Engagement ~ 08/05/07)
John and Diana Carkin of Topeka, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jaime Carkin, to Brett Wise, both of Raytown, Mo. He is the son of Michael and Linda Wise of St. Joseph, Mo., and Judy and Keith Beussink of Cape Girardeau. Carkin is a graduate of Blue Springs High School. ...
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Young-Hahs
(Engagement ~ 08/05/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Young of Unionville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Leann Young, to Benjamin Hahs. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hahs of Friedheim, Mo. Young is a 2004 graduate of Putnam County Schools in Unionville. She received an associate of arts degree from Moberly Area Community College in 2006, and is a senior at Southeast Missouri State University majoring in elementary education...
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O'Brien-Smith
(Engagement ~ 08/05/07)
Brad and Brenda Smith of Jackson announce the engagement of their son, Ryan Travis Smith, to Ellen Leanne O'Brien. She is the daughter of Mike and Debbie O'Brien of St. Louis. O'Brien is a 1999 graduate of Oakville Senior High School. She received bachelor of science and master of arts degrees from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a speech/language pathologist with the Special School District of St. Louis County...
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Out of the past 8/5/07
(Out of the Past ~ 08/05/07)
A tradition of autumn, the 32nd Missourian Art Exhibition, will offer its visual treat for area residents Oct. 16-23; the exhibition is being held in conjunction with the re-opening of the Cape River Heritage Museum in its new location in the former fire department headquarters on Independence Street...
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Eifert-Dorlac
(Wedding ~ 08/05/07)
Amber S. Eifert and Jason M. Dorlac were married March 7, 2007, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The bride is the daughter of Kris and Darla Eifert of Festus, Mo., formerly of Scott City. The groom is the son of Donald and Andra Dorlac of Herculaneum, Mo...
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Stunned by horrific accident
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/05/07)
To the editor:As recent transplants to Southeastern Missouri from Minnesota, my husband and I were stunned and deeply saddened to hear of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse over the Mississippi River Wednesday in Minneapolis. After frantic telephone calls to our former hometown -- many of which failed because of cell-phone problems following the bridge's collapse -- we were fortunate to determine that our family members who still reside there were all safe...
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Gorbachev puts blame on the U.S.
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/05/07)
To the editor:This writer has been an admirer of Mikhail Gorbachev since he less the USSR surrender to the U.S. in the decades-old Cold War. He was certainly deserving of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize and will be remembered as one of the world's great leaders of the 20th century...
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Shriners, Angel Flight are partners
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/05/07)
To the editor:Thank you for printing the informative article in the July 29 paper regarding Angel Flight. As the article stated, Angel Flight is made up of over 1,000 volunteer professional and amateur pilots who give their time and the use of their personal aircraft to fly passengers who cannot afford airline tickets or need immediate attention to get medical treatment...
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No one has better solution
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/05/07)
To the editor:I continue to hear criticism of President Bush and the Iraq war from individuals, news media and politicians. I have a standard reply to such: "What would you be saying if President Bush had done nothing and we had had another 9-11?" I've not yet had one reply. Why? Haven't they put that much though into their thinking, or are they just following their thought leader? No one should enjoy what is occurring, but it may be very necessary...
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Fan Speak 8/5/07
(Other Sports ~ 08/05/07)
Happy to host Bard; To the Editor:; MARK BROWNING; Fairbanks, Alaska
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Area digest
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/07)
Heartland team drops World Series opener The Heartland Nationals 12-and-under softball team dropped its opening game at the Babe Ruth League World Series in Wilson, N.C., on Friday. The Nationals allowed five runs in the first inning and Johnson County, N.C., held on for the 6-3 victory...
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Offensive linemen begin process of meshing into cohesive unit
(College Sports ~ 08/05/07)
Veteran Francisco Perez smacked into a lot of new faces during drills Saturday afternoon. The offensive lineman doesn't plan on his fellow Southeast Missouri State offensive linemen remaining unknowns for long. "I have the most experience on the offensive line now," Perez said. "I kind of take these young guys under my wing and just kind of show them the ways and how to play, how to practice."...
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Fan Speak 8/5/07
(Other Sports ~ 08/05/07)
Nuts for Squirrels; Ditto; Name caller; Weaver dreamin'; Run-around; Longer season
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Fire report 8/5/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/05/07)
n At 7:27 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1100 block of Ranney Avenue. n At 12:03 a.m., emergency medical service in the unit block of South West End Boulevard. n At 1:32 a.m., emergency medical service in the 500 block of South Sprigg Street...
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Police report 8/5/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/05/07)
DWI; Jackson: Summons
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Earl Wade
(Obituary ~ 08/05/07)
BLODGETT, Mo. -- Earl Rice "Junior" Wade, 76, of Sikeston, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1930, at Luxora, Ark., son of Rice William and Anna Lucille Reynolds Wade. He married Anne Turney Nov. 22, 1957, at Blodgett...
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Linda Snead
(Obituary ~ 08/05/07)
Linda C. Snead, 51, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 28, 1955, at Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Carroll and Edna Nelson Snead. She was a member of LaCroix United Methodist Church. She had worked at Kmart and Lowes in Cape Girardeau...
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Pakistani opposition leader to challenge Musharraf
(International News ~ 08/05/07)
LAHORE, Pakistan -- One of Pakistan's most outspoken opposition leaders emerged from prison to a cheering crowd Saturday and vowed to press his campaign against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who is already struggling with rising dissent and militant violence...
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Mahjong can lead to epileptic seizures
(International News ~ 08/05/07)
HONG KONG -- Playing the popular Chinese tile game mahjong can lead to seizures, Hong Kong researchers say, calling the phenomenon "mahjong epilepsy." In a study published in the Hong Kong Medical Journal's August edition, researchers reviewed 23 cases of mahjong players who suffered seizures. They concluded that mahjong-induced epilepsy is a specific condition -- not the result of the stress or exhaustion associated with the game...
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Official: Iran, U.S. to discuss Iraq security committee in Baghdad
(International News ~ 08/05/07)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran and the United States will meet in Baghdad on Monday to discuss ways to ease Iraq's security problems, Tehran's ambassador to Baghdad said. The meeting -- to discuss a committee Iran and the United States agreed to set up last month to deal with security issues -- would be the third between the two countries in recent months over Iraq. The first round in May broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran...
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Britain bans some exports due to foot-and-mouth discovery
(International News ~ 08/05/07)
WANBOROUGH, England -- Britain raced to avert economic disaster Saturday by halting meat and dairy exports and the movement of livestock around the country after foot-and-mouth disease was found on a southern English farm. Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed to work "night and day" to avoid a repeat of a 2001 outbreak, when millions of dead animals were burned on pyres, swaths of the countryside were closed, rural tourism was badly hurt and British meat was shut out of international markets...
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Trevor Benefield
(Obituary ~ 08/05/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Trevor Dawson Benefield, 4, of Anna died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at the Union County Hospital in Anna due to injuries from an automobile accident near Cobden, Ill. He was born Feb. 16, 2003, in Marion, Ill., son of Stephen and Tonia Miller Benefield...
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Mildred Ford
(Obituary ~ 08/05/07)
Mildred B. Ford, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 2, 1922, at Advance, Mo., daughter of Maple and Tracy Simmers Ramsey. She and Paul O. Ford were married April 13, 1942, at Jackson...
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Norman Keller
(Obituary ~ 08/05/07)
Norman A. Keller, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Charles McCowen
(Obituary ~ 08/05/07)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Charles E. McCowen, 63, of Mound City died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at his home. He was born March 15, 1944, at Cairo, Ill., son of Lee Roy and Dorothy Peddie McCowen. He worked as a pilot for Waterfront Services and later was employed by CGB Co. of Mound City...
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Finding a place in the world
(Local News ~ 08/05/07)
In Cape Girardeau County, people in desperate circumstances can find temporary housing at the Revival Center in Jackson and both Vision House and the Safe House for Women in Cape Girardeau. Although the 43-room Revival Center does not limit how long someone can stay, little else exists to help people in this situation make the transition into owning or even renting a house...
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Project Hope's mission
(Local News ~ 08/05/07)
Denis Rigdon started coordinating faith-based mentoring programs with congregations through Project Hope in 2000. Most of the people being helped have some kind of physical or mental disability or addiction. More than 60 churches throughout the region are part of the network, although not all have active mentoring programs operating. ...
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The DePew family begins again
(Local News ~ 08/05/07)
The numbering of the mailboxes at the entrance to Jackson's hard-scrabble Barks Mobile Home Park is as unpredictable as some of the lives inside. Just so there's no mistake, "DePew Family" is written in glitter and glue on a piece of construction paper pasted next to the front door of trailer No. 57...
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House votes to expand government's ability to wiretap without warrants
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
WASHINGTON -- The House handed President Bush a victory Saturday, voting to expand the government's abilities to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign suspects whose communications pass through the United States. The 227-183 vote, which followed the Senate's approval Friday, sends the bill to Bush for his signature. He had urged Congress to approve it, saying Saturday, "Protecting America is our most solemn obligation."...
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Hot rocks in Earth's crust offer hope for clean energy
(International News ~ 08/05/07)
BASEL, Switzerland -- When tremors started cracking walls and bathroom tiles in this Swiss city on the Rhine, the engineers knew they had a problem. "The glass vases on the shelf rattled, and there was a loud bang," Catherine Wueest, a teashop owner, recalls. "I thought a truck had crashed into the building."...
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Iraq's power grid nearing collapse
(International News ~ 08/05/07)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's power grid is on the brink of collapse because of insurgent sabotage of infrastructure, rising demand, fuel shortages and provinces that are unplugging local power stations from the national grid, officials said Saturday. Electricity Ministry spokesman Aziz al-Shimari said power generation nationally is only meeting half the demand, and there had been four nationwide blackouts over the past two days. ...
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Iraqi lawmakers greet Asian Cup soccer heroes
(International News ~ 08/05/07)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi lawmakers clapped and cheered for the country's Asian Cup soccer champs at a rare gathering Saturday during parliament's summer recess. Politicians posed for photos with the players at a hotel in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, but the celebration was closed to all but Iraq's political elite, with tight security preventing regular citizens from welcoming their soccer heroes home in person...
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Attorneys disagree on effect of campaign finance ruling
(State News ~ 08/05/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A candidate who successfully challenged the repeal of contribution limits said Friday that politicians should have to return excess donations, while a Republican Senate leader said the opposite. The Missouri Supreme Court had asked interested parties to offer written arguments by Friday on whether its July ruling restoring campaign contribution limits should apply going forward only or date back to January, when the challenged law removing limits took effect...
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University of Missouri-Columbia wants to drop city's name
(State News ~ 08/05/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- With so many four-year schools in the state taking on new names, the University of Missouri-Columbia wants to go back to its old one. Chancellor Brady Deaton and other leaders would like to drop the hyphen -- and everything after it -- and return to the name by which the school was known before the four-campus University of Missouri system was formed in 1963...
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Art lessons brought father, son together
(State News ~ 08/05/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Thirteen years ago this summer, Jovan Hansman -- then Jovan Simpson -- was walking around his neighborhood in the city's Clinton-Peabody public housing complex when he spotted a white guy in a parking lot. "You never saw white people down at Peabody," he recalled. "If you saw a white person, it was for drugs or undercover police."...
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Grocer switches to hormone-free milk
(State News ~ 08/05/07)
ST. LOUIS -- One of the nation's largest retail grocery chains has announced plans to switch to milk free of synthetic hormones. The announcement earlier this month from Kroger Co. is another blow to suburban St. Louis-based Monsanto Co., which already had been reducing inventory of its milk production-boosting hormone as Starbucks Coffee Co. and other retailers rejected it...
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Soldier at Fort Campbell sentenced to 110 years in rape, murder of Iraqi girl
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A soldier convicted of rape and murder in the death of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slayings of her family was sentenced Saturday to 110 years in prison. Pfc. Jesse Spielman was convicted late Friday of rape, conspiracy to commit rape, housebreaking with intent to rape and four counts of felony murder...
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More black women consider 'dating out'
(State News ~ 08/05/07)
RICHMOND, Va. -- For years, Toinetta Jones played the dating game by her mom's strict rule. "Mom always told me, 'Don't you ever bring a white man home,"' recalled Jones, echoing an edict issued by many Southern, black mothers. But at 37, the Alexandria divorcee has shifted to dating "anyone who asks me out," regardless of race...
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Denver-area library patron accused of selling thousands in borrowed items
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
DENVER -- A library patron suspected of selling hundreds of books, tapes and DVDs he had borrowed has cost Denver-area libraries tens of thousands of dollars, officials said. Thomas Pilaar, 33, was suspected of using different names to obtain seven library cards from the Denver Public Library, then checking out 300 items per card and selling at least some of the items, KCNC-TV in Denver reported...
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Artist becomes cause celebre with replica Revolutionary War sub
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
NEW YORK -- Duke Riley: Artist. Patriot. Moron? On the morning after his arrest in New York Harbor, the skipper of a ramshackle replica of a Revolutionary War-era, wooden hulled submarine found himself splashed across the city's front pages Saturday in less than flattering terms...
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Phoenix probe rocketing toward Mars, should arrive in spring
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A robotic dirt and ice digger rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, beginning a 422 million-mile journey that NASA hopes will culminate next spring in the first-ever landing within the red planet's Arctic Circle. The Phoenix Mars Lander blasted off before dawn, precisely on time, hurtling through the clear moonlit sky aboard an unmanned Delta rocket. The rocket looked as though it was heading straight for Mars, a bright reddish dot in the eastern sky...
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Alone or with support, relatives wait out search for bridge victims
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Mohamed Sahal is in seclusion, praying through tears for his missing pregnant wife and 2-year-old daughter. The teenage stepchildren of a red-haired construction worker called "Jolly" are huddled at home, thinking about the man who helped raise them and imagining the horror he must have experienced as he plunged into the river...
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Teacher ready to blast off to space station
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- When former schoolteacher Barbara Morgan leaves Earth on a space shuttle this week, she hopes her students back in Idaho learn a lesson from her 22-year wait to get into orbit: perseverance and patience. That's what defines teachers, said the astronaut, who is achieving her dream at age 55...
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Bush surveys collapsed bridge, pledges to help speed rebuilding
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
MINNEAPOLIS -- President Bush pledged Saturday to cut red tape that could delay rebuilding a highway bridge that once arched over the Mississippi River but now lies crumbled in muddy water concealing some victims. Bush, still dogged by his administration's sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina, toured the site of Wednesday's collapse, which sent dozens of cars sliding into the river from the Minneapolis span. At least five people died and about 100 others were injured...
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Teen's headstone repossessed due to unpaid bill
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
SPRINGVILLE, Utah -- The cemetery headstone for a teenager who died in a car wreck was repossessed after a $750 bill went unpaid. "That's just business," said Linda Anderson of Memorial Art Monument. "If we give every stone to everybody, we'd be out of business. They'd repossess your car if you didn't make payments."...
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Authorities try classical music to chase gangs from bus stop
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
TACOMA, Wash. -- City authorities, fed up with gang activity in public places, are taking Bach their bus stop. Transit workers are installing speakers this week to pump classical music from Seattle's KING-FM into the Tacoma Mall Transit Center. The tactic is designed to disperse young criminals who make drug deals at the bus stop or use public transportation to circulate between the mall and other trouble-prone places...
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1980s singers try to build largest kazoo band ever in New York City
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
NEW YORK -- Members of a 1980s funk and disco group hit a sour note in their attempt to break the world record for the largest kazoo ensemble, falling short of the some 2,600 impromptu musicians needed. Organizers were hoping to sign up 3,000 impromptu players for the evening attempt in Harlem, which was led by the female vocalists of Skyy. Their 1980 song "Skyyzoo" featured the sound of kazoos being played for some gentle backup...
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Zoom-zoom spirit
(National News ~ 08/05/07)
Mazda's "zoom-zoom" spirit is alive and well in the performance version of its smallest car. Drivers better keep a close eye on the speedometer, because the 2007 Mazdaspeed3 zoom-zooms so readily, it can get way above speed limits all too quickly...
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Social networking sites clicking with older generation
(Community ~ 08/05/07)
Throw away that pen and paper, the days of stationary are long gone. Replaced first by the cell phone, then by e-mail, now by an online social utility that will connect you with people from all over the world. In the single blink of an eye, the world is literally at your fingertips...
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Dunklin County forces decisive game
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/07)
Dunklin County will take on Anheuser-Busch of St. Louis at 1 p.m. today in the deciding game of the American Legion Zone 4 baseball tournament at Jackson. Dunklin County came back through the losers bracket and forced a winner-take-all game in the double-elimination tournament with two extra-inning victories Saturday...
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Life with a temporarily one-armed wife
(Column ~ 08/05/07)
Husband-and-wife journalists Bob Miller and Callie Clark Miller share the same small house (still), work in the same office (again) and somehow manage to cling to their sanity (barely). Older and wiser (she's wiser, he's just older), the Southeast Missourian sweethearts offer their views on everyday issues, told from two different perspectives....
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