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St. Louis police plan 'no confidence' vote on chief
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Police Officers Association plans to ask its 1,200 members if they have confidence in Chief Joe Mokwa. Association president Kevin Ahlbrand is a sergeant on the force. He says Mokwa's leadership is being questioned over issues such as staffing, pay and benefits. He describes a, quote, "groundswell of frustration" within the group's membership...
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Panel to explore autism in Mo.
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- At a time when one out of every 150 people in the nation has an autism disorder, Missouri is examining its response to autism and how to improve services. A 16-member panel of lawmakers, health officials and parents were to hear testimony Friday on autism in Missouri at the Millennium Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis...
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120 residents to be moved from St. Louis County rehab center
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- About 120 residents of the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in St. Louis County will be moved to private, community-based programs after a federal review showed they were at risk of injury or even death, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday...
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'Nutcracker' added to River Campus schedule
(Local News ~ 08/31/07)
A late addition to the River Campus events schedule will bring "The Great Russian Nutcracker" back to Cape Girardeau on Dec. 12 and 13, after two seasons when the ballet didn't visit the city. The concert was booked in May, said Robert Cerchio, assistant director of the Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts based at the new Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. ...
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Grand music
(Column ~ 08/31/07)
This is the last day of August, and I'd like to say good riddance to such a mean, sweltering month. But I can't. Something extraordinarily good happened this month. And I will always remember this particular August as a good month no matter what. To tell this story, I need you to go back nearly 55 years. ...
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Judge upholds domestic assault charges against Cape man
(Local News ~ 08/31/07)
At a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning, Circuit Judge Gary A. Kamp decided to uphold charges against Bradley J. Daugherty in connection with a domestic assault. Daugherty, 18, is accused of assaulting a woman Aug. 5 at a Cape Girardeau residence...
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FEMA trailers still a deal despite formaldehyde odor, health officials say
(Local News ~ 08/31/07)
The spare FEMA trailers bought by local health departments "for a song" may carry a sour note. But Charlotte Craig and Barry Cook won't be singing the blues about it. "Let the buyer beware," said Craig, Cape Girardeau's health department administrator, of reported formaldehyde odors in the trailers. Barry Cook, Scott Country's health department administrator, said he's been keeping up with Federal Emergency Management Agency bulletins on the topic...
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Seeking solutions
(Editorial ~ 08/31/07)
For three years Francine's Gardens on Pacific Street in Cape Girardeau has been the location for about 50 weddings a year in outdoor gardens, a setting preferred by many brides. And those weddings feature wedding receptions where liquor is served, even though Francine's Gardens doesn't have a liquor license. ...
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Speak Out 8/31/07
(Speak Out ~ 08/31/07)
Can't get appointment; Obstructed view; Our obligation; Cost-saving blend; Balancing act; Keep us informed; Let them walk; More discipline; Punish to the max; Waiting at stoplights; He needs help; Better comparison
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Small players, big game
(Local News ~ 08/31/07)
In the language of Football Coachspeak, the word "big" or "huge" can be substituted to mean important. Huge game tonight, boys. Gonna come down to big plays. But when high school teams across Southeast Missouri step on the field for the first time tonight, a handful of players will be out to prove that football is a little man's game, too...
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Out of the past 8/31/07
(Out of the Past ~ 08/31/07)
Looking happy and healthy, Dejan Kocevski met with reporters yesterday to bid farewell to Cape Girardeau nearly six months after he was discovered alone and unconscious in the basement of his burning home; custody of the boy has been awarded his father, who will take him home to Germany...
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SIU president disputes allegations he plagiarized his 1984 dissertation
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
Southern Illinois University's president, a former congressman and one-time candidate for Illinois governor, is facing allegations that he plagiarized parts of his 1984 doctoral dissertation, according to a published report. SIU's student newspaper, The Daily Egyptian, reported Thursday that it analyzed Glenn Poshard's 111-page doctoral dissertation, obtained from an anonymous source, and reported that it found at least 30 sections that either were not attributed to their original sources or not put in quotation marks to show they weren't Poshard's writing.. ...
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Police search for man who tried to rob Chicago bank
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
CHICAGO -- Police locked down schools, blocked streets and ordered businesses to close Thursday as they surrounded a Chicago bank where they believed a gunman was holed up, possibly with hostages -- only to discover hours later that he had escaped and had never held anyone inside...
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Boy charged with murder faces plea hearing next week
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Owen Welty, who was charged with first-degree murder as a 13-year-old, faces a plea hearing next week for the 2006 killing of a Dexter man. He has been certified as an adult and could face life in prison if found guilty. When Welty, now 14, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 64-year-old Don McCollough, he became one of the youngest people in Missouri to be tried as an adult in a murder case. McCollough was shot to death Nov. 14 on his farm near Bloomfield...
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Lois Cook
(Obituary ~ 08/31/07)
Lois G. Cook, age 77, of Cape Girardeau, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 18, 1930, in Morley, Mo., daughter of Ralph D. and Ruby Lawson Abernathy. In early years, Lois worked in Cape Girardeau for Southwestern Bell Co. as an operator. She worked at the former Thorngate Garment Factory in Chaffee, Mo., for a number of years, retiring as an inspector...
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Ada Wagoner
(Obituary ~ 08/31/07)
ORAN, Mo. -- Ada Jean Wagoner was welcomed into heaven Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007. She passed away at the home of a daughter, Shirley Mason, at the age of 89. Born Aug. 16, 1918, in Oran, Mo., to Peter and Jewel Kappler, she married Charles Wagoner June 12, 1935. He preceded her in death Aug. 18, 1979...
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Eugene Glastetter
(Obituary ~ 08/31/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Eugene Leo Glastetter, 86, of Chaffee died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born April 3, 1921, at New Hamburg, Mo., son of Anton and Regina Heuring Glastetter. He and Rella Agnes Glueck were married March 10, 1945...
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James Messmer
(Obituary ~ 08/31/07)
James John Messmer, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born April 20, 1930, at Kelso, Mo., son of Edward Valentine and Clara Martin Messmer. He and Elizabeth Ann Colomb were married Feb. 5, 1955, in Houma, La...
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Gladys Edwards
(Obituary ~ 08/31/07)
Gladys Emma Edwards, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Larry Kissiar
(Obituary ~ 08/31/07)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Larry E. Kissiar, 55, of Tamms died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 15, 1952, in Anna, Ill., son of Homer and Rosa Thompson Kissiar. He and Carolyn Mueller were married Sept. 25, 1969...
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Centralia teen dies from rare disease
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
CENTRALIA, Mo. -- A 15-year-old girl has died from a rare but treatable tick-borne disease, officials said Thursday. The Boone County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Emily Powell, a Centralia High School freshman. The cause of death was ehrlichiosis, a bacterial illness. She died Wednesday, two days after being admitted to University Hospital in Columbia...
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Mo. lawmakers pass $66 million tax-break bill
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a measure offering $66 million a year in new tax breaks, sending Gov. Matt Blunt a bill touted as pivotal to the creation of thousands of jobs. Under the banner of economic development, the bill would expand or create tax credits for businesses, their investors, developers, beef cattle farmers and movie makers. It even would legalize ticket scalping, which advocates contend could bring jobs to Missouri...
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Doctor seeks to join Planned Parenthood challenge of Mo. abortion law
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A suburban St. Louis physician has asked a federal judge for permission to join Planned Parenthood's challenge of a Missouri law that would add new regulations for abortion providers. Dr. Allen Palmer, of Bridgeton, filed a motion Wednesday asking to be added to the case as a plaintiff...
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Cape fire report 8/31/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/07)
n At 2:39 p.m., illegal burn on Kage Road. n At 4:54 p.m., line down at 1516 New Madrid St. n At 1:33 a.m., emergency medical service in the unit block of North Park Ave. n At 2:58 a.m., emergency medical service at 1000 Towers Circle. n At 7:34 a.m., a false alarm at 800 S. Sprigg St...
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Cape/Jackson police report 8/31/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/07)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Summonses; Assaults; Thefts; Jackson: Arrest; Summonses; Property damage
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Artist arrested in early torching of Burning Man effigy in Nev. desert
(National News ~ 08/31/07)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Burning Man became Burnt Man four days early on Tuesday, and a San Francisco performance artist was arrested on suspicion of igniting the signature figure of the counterculture festival in the remote Nevada desert. The early morning fire scorched about 85 percent of the structure, Burning Man spokeswoman Andie Grace said. ...
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Justice Department investigating whether Gonzales misled Congress
(National News ~ 08/31/07)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department said Thursday it is investigating whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied or otherwise misled Congress last month in sworn testimony about the Bush administration's domestic terrorist spying program. Details of the inquiry by Justice Department inspector general Glenn A. Fine were released three days after Gonzales abruptly announced he was stepping down despite months of vowing to remain on the job...
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NASA: More severe U.S. storms will come with global warming
(National News ~ 08/31/07)
WASHINGTON -- As the world warms, the United States will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes, a trailblazing study by NASA scientists suggests. While other research has warned of broad weather changes on a large scale, like more extreme hurricanes and droughts, the new study predicts even smaller events like thunderstorms will be more dangerous because of global warming...
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Exiled Pakistani political leader vows to be home Sept. 10
(International News ~ 08/31/07)
LONDON -- An embittered former Pakistani prime minister vowed Thursday to return home from exile next month to fight the attempt by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to extend his military rule. Nawaz Sharif said he would set foot in Pakistan on Sept. 10 after seven years away, setting up a three-cornered fight for power in a front-line state of the U.S.-led war on terrorism...
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Fall's familiar faces
(Entertainment ~ 08/31/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood may not have a Harry Potter, Spider-Man, Shrek or Capt. Jack Sparrow on its upcoming lineup. But the fall and holiday schedule does offer filmgoers a chance to catch up with some familiar characters, stories and movie-making teams...
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Artifacts 8/31/07
(Community ~ 08/31/07)
Local children invited to audition for ballet; Council seeks Dingeldein Award nominations; Arts council taking sign-ups for workshops; Edward Bernard features functional glass exhibit; Big Oak Tree State Park hosts living history day; Gallery offers copper wrap jewelry class; Maya Lin exhibition opens at museum; Telethon of Stars will feature talent contest; -- From staff reports
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Posh Spice to play herself on 'Ugly Betty'
(Entertainment ~ 08/31/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Victoria Beckham, now living in Los Angeles, is going Hollywood. Despite her recent denials about being interested in an acting career, Beckham, aka Posh Spice, is taking a first step by playing herself on an episode of the ABC comedy "Ugly Betty."...
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At the theaters
(Entertainment ~ 08/31/07)
New at the theaters: 'Death Sentence'; 'Halloween'; STILL PLAYING: 'Balls of Fury'; 'Becoming Jane'; 'Bourne Ultimatum'; 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'; 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'; 'Knocked Up'; 'Mr. Bean's Holiday'; 'The Nanny Diaries'; 'No Reservations'; 'Ratatouille'; 'Resurrecting the Champ'; 'Rush Hour 3'; 'The Simpsons Movie'; 'Stardust'; 'Superbad'; 'Transformers'; 'Underdog'; 'War'
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China replaces finance minister after reports of sex scandal
(International News ~ 08/31/07)
BEIJING -- China replaced its finance minister Thursday amid reports he was involved in a sex scandal and also named a new chief of secret police. The reshuffle appeared aimed at putting President Hu Jintao's allies in key positions before a Communist Party meeting that will set policies for the next five years...
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Area teams open season tonight
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/07)
The area's six high school football teams finally stop hitting each other and get to take on foes from other schools as the football season opens tonight. Only two of the area's six teams will play at home tonight, as Perryville hosts Pacific and Chaffee welcomes Grandview...
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Astros pitching keeps Redbirds silent
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/07)
HOUSTON -- Matt Albers is showing the Houston Astros how badly he wants to stay in the majors. The 24-year-old right-hander pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Lance Berkman homered for the second consecutive game and Houston beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Thursday...
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Rams close preseason with win over Chiefs
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Larry Johnson got the break-in work he needed while supplying a lackluster Chiefs-Rams preseason finale with just a smidgen of star power. Johnson, who ended a 25-day holdout earlier in the month, was the only starter of substance for either team who got on the field in St. Louis' 10-3 victory Thursday night. He shook off a bit of rust, carrying three times for 12 yards at the start of the Chiefs' first drive...
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Steinhauer leads State Farm Classic
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- U.S. Solheim Cup player Sherri Steinhauer shot a 5-under 67 in windy conditions Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the LPGA State Farm Classic, while Annika Sorenstam was four shots back in defense of her last tour title. Steinhauer, the last of the 10 automatic qualifiers for the U.S. ...
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Roddick celebrates birthday, plays pin the loss on Acasuso
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/07)
NEW YORK -- As a kid, Andy Roddick was hard-pressed to come up with a better birthday treat than going to the U.S. Open with his mom. At 9, he was thrilled to be on the scene while Jimmy Connors made a stirring run to the semifinals. "I'd get here for the first match, and I wouldn't leave till it was over. ...
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Hispanic groups criticize Blunt's crackdown on illegal immigration
(State News ~ 08/31/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Hispanic advocates criticized Gov. Matt Blunt's new crackdown on illegal immigration Thursday, just hours before Blunt announced the effort had yielded its first arrest and deportation proceedings of an undocumented resident. Hispanic business owners and professionals worry the new statewide initiative will target them for immigration checks just because of their ethnicity, said Jorge Riopedre, secretary of the St. Louis-area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce...
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Everyone's a critic: 'The Champ'
(Community ~ 08/31/07)
Three stars (out of four) Erik Kearn (Josh Harnett), a young father and journalist, wonders why his wife has kicked him out, why his editor finds his writing boring and why he keeps lying to his son about his friendships with sports celebrities. "Resurrecting the Champ" is a story about boxing, fathers and sons and journalism ethics...
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Samuel solution: Start both QBs
(College Sports ~ 08/31/07)
Tony Samuel had a solution to the question about which of his juniors would start at quarterback Thursday night in Cincinnati. Southeast Missouri State employed a formation with Houston Lillard behind center and Victor Anderson in the backfield. "Really, Vincent White was the one who came up with that," Samuel said, referring to his offensive coordinator. "Those guys were pretty competitive with each other, and you try to do something to get the best athletes on the field."...
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Southeast enjoyed opening challenge
(College Sports ~ 08/31/07)
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Even though Southeast Missouri State got thumped by a BCS conference team for the second year in a row, the Redhawks said they enjoyed testing themselves against major-college athletes. And they picked up a nice paycheck for the university in the process...
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Central softball blanks Kelly
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/07)
Amanda Nichols took matters into her own hands Thursday. Nichols scored Central's lone run and picked up the win on the mound as the Tigers defeated Kelly 1-0 in a softball showdown. Nichols singled in the second, went to second on a sacrifice bunt, took third on a fielder's choice and scored on a passed ball...
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Jackson softball moves to 4-0
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/07)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- After giving up just one run in each of their first three games, the Jackson Indians finally kept a team off the scoreboard Thursday, beating district-rival Poplar Bluff 2-0. Jessica Tuschhoff's five-hit shutout featured four strikeouts, no walks and nine pop flys...
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Jerry's swan song
(Column ~ 08/31/07)
Cape Girardeau's live music scene thrives on hot blues licks and solid rock beats -- the kind of stuff that's likely to either make it seem like you're hearing everything through a tin horn for a few hours after the show or to make you dance so hard your legs feel like jelly afterward...
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Festival just one way association spreads its message
(Entertainment ~ 08/31/07)
By now you know the City of Roses Music Festival is no more -- in name, that is. The festival, now in its 11th year, has changed its name to the River City Music Festival -- a decision made to coincide with Cape Girardeau's marketing image as a Mississippi River town...
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Scratched and clawed: Southeast yields 40 second-half points to Bearcats
(College Sports ~ 08/31/07)
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The first-half yardage was completely lopsided, but Southeast Missouri State entered the intermission within relative striking distance of heavily favored Cincinnati. Less than five minutes into the third quarter, any hopes the Redhawks had of a titanic season-opening upset was by the boards...
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Loss to strong Cincinnati team was just half bad for Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 08/31/07)
The Redhawks lost Thursday night, but they were gritty and gutty against the Division I-A Cincinnati Bearcats ... for one half. Then they were mistake-prone, coughing up the ball for easy scores and committing penalties that doomed their chances. They were running and gunning, opportunistic ... and then they were just trying to get out of Cincinnati and get home healthy -- physically and mentally...
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Former No. 1 pick sent to Detroit
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Detroit Tigers acquired right-hander Chris Lambert from St. Louis on Thursday as the player to be named later completing the trade of left-hander Mike Maroth. Lambert, who appeared in both Class AA and Class AAA in the Cardinals system this year, was assigned to Class AAA Toledo...
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United Way drive begins
(Local News ~ 08/31/07)
Volunteers raised a banner, their goal and community awareness Thursday when they announced the United Way of Southeast Missouri's $1.32 million campaign goal for the 2007 campaign at the kickoff luncheon. This year's amount is $200,000 more the 2006 campaign goal of $1,120,000...
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Cape woman writes checks for tattered Michael Vick cards
(Local News ~ 08/31/07)
Rochelle Steffen and Laura Norton-Dye met for the first time Thursday at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. The Cape Girardeau residents exchanged quick hugs, then chattered away about the spate of media calls each has received since Wednesday...
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