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Four hurt when car at Potosi demolition derby goes into audience
(State News ~ 09/17/07)
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) -- A demolition derby car hit four spectators during an event this weekend, leading to injuries that were not life-threatening. Rose Mary Skaggs, 62, suffered a broken leg and cuts to her hips and thighs when a car went into the audience at Saturday night's event...
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Poplar Bluff officer faces stealing charges
(State News ~ 09/17/07)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) -- A Poplar Bluff police officer is charged with stealing, after allegedly taking about $13,000 from a bank account for a police organization. Patrolman Joe Craft, a nine-year department veteran, was fired Friday after he was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Seat belt use rises for Missouri teenagers
(State News ~ 09/17/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- More teenage drivers are using seat belts in Missouri. But they still buckle up less frequently than adults. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety says 61 percent of teenagers are wearing seat belts. That's up from 58 percent last year...
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Rediger drops out of race for House seat
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
Retired businessman Harry Rediger withdrew Monday from the contest for the Republican nomination in the Feb. 5 special election for Cape Girardeau's Missouri House seat. In a letter to Holly Lintner, chairwoman of the party committee that will make the nomination, Rediger endorsed Wayne Wallingford, a former Air Force officer and businessman...
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Kent Library begins Athenaeum series
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
Staff at the Southeast Missouri State University's Kent Library hope it will be a center for scholarship and culture on campus and in the greater community. To make that happen, the library is hosting a series of scholarly and cultural events on a regular basis for the first time...
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Keeping the fair clean no easy feat
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
Gene Criddle has been arriving at Arena Park at 6 a.m. for more than a week, wearing a bright orange vest over his shirt. The Cape Girardeau resident, who typically cleans homes and rental properties for a living, has been part of the SEMO District Fair cleanup crew for five years...
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Gear-heads shift to downtown for annual car show
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
Low riders and muscle cars filled the parking lot at the south end of Main Street on Sunday in Cape Girardeau. Each one was shined up and waiting for a prize in the River City Rodders 30th annual car show. The show was moved downtown this year in an attempt to bring people to the area and increase awareness and patronage of Main Street businesses. It brought more than 200 cars and drivers and many more car enthusiasts...
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Ethics discussed in private
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
The Missouri Ethics Commission meets in closed session with its attorney, then emerges to pass without comment or debate a resolution on how to deal with candidates who took campaign contributions that exceeded legal limits. Gov. Matt Blunt's chief of staff Ed Martin replies to a request from the Springfield News-Leader to disclose his e-mails that he cannot do so. The e-mails were all deleted, Martin said...
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Cell tower going up near Center Junction
(Column ~ 09/17/07)
There's going to be an addition to the skyline near Center Junction, Robin Cole of the Rite Group told me last week. AT&T will operate the 125-foot cellular tower on land owned by Cole southeast of the interchange, he said. Crown Castle International, which specializes in building communication towers and leasing them to service providers, began digging the foundation last week...
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Making music
(Editorial ~ 09/17/07)
Regular attendees may have noticed a different sound at Southeast Missouri State University' first home football game. The Golden Eagles Marching Band has doubled in size with nearly 150 members. Barry Bernhardt, the director of the university's bands, said the quality of the band has never been in question, but fatter numbers will make a fatter sound and give the band more marching options for halftime shows...
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Speak Out 9/17/07
(Speak Out ~ 09/17/07)
Kids not in school; Money is important; Trust and respect; School bullying; Prudent turns; Out of the district; Not surprised; Caring for pets; Long-distance mail; Jackson's marquees; Cherished grandkids; Show us how; Dog mess in park; Excellent concert; Tone it down; Proper procedure; Better sanitation; In good shape; Support limits; Serious misconduct; Finger on the pulse; Drive-through respect; Need stoplight; Bad behavior; Why not do both?; Bad example; Fate worse than death; Funny column; Planes are no mystery; Psychics in Congress
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Going union?
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County Sheriff's Department employees have been in talks with local Teamsters union officials about the possibility of joining the union. The talks come after a Missouri Supreme Court decision handed down earlier this summer that granted public employees the right to unionize...
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Refunds could hit lawmakers hard
(State News ~ 09/17/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Months of campaigning, traveling, fund-raising and spending finally paid off for Steven Tilley when his fellow Republicans made him the new House majority leader. But on the same day Tilley won election to the prestigious position, the Missouri Ethics Commission took a little of the luster off his prize...
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Bridge competition open to students
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
The Misosuri Department of Transportation is sponsoring its fourth annual bridge building competition for high school juniors and seniors in its 14-county Southeast District. Competitors receive a bridge kit with 20 pieces of balsa wood, a spool of thread and a bottle of glue. Each student must design and build the most efficient model of a light-weight bridge that carries the greatest load possible...
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Out of the past 9/17/07
(Out of the Past ~ 09/17/07)
After enduring threatening weather throughout the first half of the week, fairgoers delighted in a perfect day yesterday; moderate temperatures and no hint of rain encouraged a crowd of about 16,500 to attend the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park. Deborah Mitchell of Cape Girardeau has been named assistant dean of students/student life at Southeast Missouri State University; she replaces Fran Williams, who resigned last spring...
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Sikeston meeting to discuss 'dangerously unsafe' bridges
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
The mayor of Sikeston, Mo., has called for a bridge summit, and he's getting it. The City of Sikeston will host an open meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Clinton Community Building, 501 Campanella Drive in Sikeston. Mayor Mike Marshall said the two bridges nearest his city, on highways 60 and 51, which connect Missouri and Kentucky, "are old, extremely narrow and dangerously unsafe."...
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Studio guns down St. Joseph's hope for 'Jesse James' movie premiere
(State News ~ 09/17/07)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Jesse James is a big deal in St. Joseph, which is where the Wild West outlaw was assassinated. But that doesn't seem to matter to Hollywood. "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" is being released in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Austin, Texas, on Friday. The movie stars Brad Pitt as James and Casey Affleck as his assassin...
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Southwest starts sale in nod to scantily-clad passenger
(Community ~ 09/17/07)
DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines, after getting grief for telling a young woman her outfit was too revealing to fly, is now using the brouhaha as a marketing ploy -- announcing a fare sale to honor miniskirts. Ebbert took her case to "The Dr. Phil Show" on Friday. Host Phil McGraw read an apology from Southwest chief executive Gary Kelly during the show, which is scheduled to air Tuesday...
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Travelers clamoring to see airport bathroom where senator was arrested
(National News ~ 09/17/07)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- When tourists ask for the bathroom in the Minneapolis airport lately, it's usually not because they have to go. It's because they want to see the stall made famous by U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's arrest in a sex sting. "It's become a tourist attraction," said Karen Evans, information specialist at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...
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Mabel Aufdenberg
(Obituary ~ 09/17/07)
Mabel L. Aufdenberg, age 96, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at Jackson Manor. She was born Sept. 16, 1911, in Frohna, Mo., daughter of the late Henry and Alma Koenig Mangels. She and Victor L. Aufdenberg were married Oct. 2, 1938. He passed away Jan. 17, 1999...
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Paul Barks
(Obituary ~ 09/17/07)
Paul Barks, 84, of Columbia, Mo., formerly of Bell City, Mo., was born Jan. 22, 1923, near Bell City and passed away Sept. 15, 2007, at the University Hospital in Columbia. Paul had worked in carpentry and in social work. He had been the director of the Southeast Missouri Agency on Aging in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the Bell City United Methodist Church; where he had been a lay speaker for more than 15 years...
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Virginia Girard
(Obituary ~ 09/17/07)
Virginia Girard, 84, formerly of Scott City, Mo., died Sunday Sept. 16, 2007, at West County Care Center in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Roy Holmes
(Obituary ~ 09/17/07)
Roy L. Holmes, 75, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Lloyd Holshouser
(Obituary ~ 09/17/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Lloyd D. Holshouser, 71, of Anna died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. He was born Jan. 6, 1936, in McClure, Ill., son of Albert and Alberta Kaufman Holshouser. He and Bernetta Miller were married May 16, 1959. Holshouser was a member of the United Missionary Baptist Church...
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Paul Eichhorn
(Obituary ~ 09/17/07)
Paul A. Eichhorn, 87, of New Wells, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born June 8, 1920, in St. Louis County, son of Toney and Amelia Stanglein Eichhorn. He and Olivia Kraus were married May 4, 1952, in St. Louis...
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Berniece Dannenmueller
(Obituary ~ 09/17/07)
Berniece Dannenmueller, 97, of Kelso, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Cape/Jackson police report 9/17/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/17/07)
Arrests; Jackson: Summonses
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2,000 people evacuated as wildfire tears through California forest
(National News ~ 09/17/07)
FAWNSKIN, Calif. -- Firefighters Sunday were battling two raging wildfires in Southern California that forced nearly 2,000 people to evacuate. The larger blaze burned 15,433 acres of dense, dry bush in the San Bernardino National Forest and was 12 percent contained. Authorities initially said the charred 18,000 acres but infrared mapping overnight showed the fire was smaller...
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President Bush to nominate Mukasey as attorney general
(National News ~ 09/17/07)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush has settled on Michael B. Mukasey, a retired federal judge from New York, to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general and will announce his selection today, a source familiar with the president's decision said Sunday evening...
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Trial set for S.C. man accused of holding girl captive in bunker
(National News ~ 09/17/07)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A year after he was taken into custody, a man goes on trial this week on charges he held a 14-year-old girl captive in an underground bunker until she summoned help with a cell phone text message. Pretrial publicity prompted the judge to move the trial of Vinson Filyaw nearly 200 miles, from Kershaw County northeast of Columbia to the state's southern tip. The case gained national attention when the girl saved herself after being held more than a week...
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O.J. Simpson arrested in alleged robbery involving memorabilia
(National News ~ 09/17/07)
LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday and faces multiple felony charges in an alleged armed robbery of collectors involving the former football great's sports memorabilia, authorities said. Simpson was arrested shortly after 11 a.m., Capt. James Dillon said...
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Gates says he would recommend veto of measure to give troops more rest
(National News ~ 09/17/07)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he would recommend a veto of a Senate proposal that would give troops more rest between deployments in Iraq, branding it a dangerous "backdoor way" to draw down forces. Democrats pledged to push ahead with the plan by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., and expressed confidence they could round up the votes to pass it, although perhaps not by the margin to override a veto...
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Latest turmoil in Iraqi politics leaves U.S.-backed deals uncertain
(International News ~ 09/17/07)
BAGHDAD -- Muqtada al-Sadr's decision to withdraw from the Shiite bloc is the most dramatic sign of the transformation in Iraqi politics. Old alliances are fraying, new ones are forming. That makes any progress on U.S.-sought political deals even less likely until the power shuffling plays itself out. On the bright side, the reshuffling could eventually have a positive effect, setting up firmer coalitions more willing to compromise...
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Plane crashes in heavy rain at Thai tourist destination Phuket
(International News ~ 09/17/07)
PHUKET, Thailand -- Investigators searched the twisted and charred wreckage of a passenger flight late Sunday for clues why it crashed in stormy weather on the resort island of Phuket, killing at least 91 people, including 55 foreign tourists. Searchers found the plane's two flight data recorders, or black boxes, but authorities said it was too early to say what caused Sunday's crash. Transport Minister Theera Haocharoen said the black boxes would be sent to the United States for analysis...
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Grand idea, ill-judged words engulf India in religious furor
(International News ~ 09/17/07)
NEW DELHI -- For the new India and its booming economy, the idea seemed eminently sensible: dredge a shipping channel between India and the nearby island of Sri Lanka, cutting voyages between the subcontinent's coasts by up to 30 hours. What could religion possibly have to do with it?...
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Greek prime minister's conservative party wins parliamentary election
(International News ~ 09/17/07)
ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's conservative prime minister won re-election Sunday with a diminished majority in parliament after a financial scandal and devastating forest fires that killed more than 65 people last month. The slimmer majority could make it harder for the government to carry out crucial economic and educational reforms, including overhauling Greece's fractured and debt-ridden pension system...
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Suspect in ex-KGB agent poisoning announces bid for Russian parliament
(International News ~ 09/17/07)
MOSCOW -- The sole suspect in the radiation poisoning death of a former KGB agent announced plans to run for parliament Sunday on the ticket of a pro-Kremlin ultranationalist party. Andrei Lugovoi, another former KGB officer who met with Alexander Litvinenko at a London hotel bar Nov. 1 hours before Litvinenko fell ill, told state-run Russia Today television that he had no desire to go into politics but changed his mind because of British accusations...
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Open secret: Health care fuels Cape Girardeau economy
(Business ~ 09/17/07)
With a total payroll in excess of $170 million annually, Cape Girardeau's two hospitals spend more money on wages than entire sectors of the economy. Add the $84 million payrolls for doctors' offices and the picture becomes clear: Health care is taking care of Cape Girardeau...
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Memo 9/17/07
(Business ~ 09/17/07)
Business seminar set for November Associated Industries of Missouri will host a conference Nov. 14 and 15 in Columbia, Mo., to provide information on new state economic development programs, environmental matters and other business issues. Among the presentations will be a seminar of the new sales-tax exemption for utilities used in the manufacturing process and a program led by Doyle Childers, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, on the department's new ombudsman program. ...
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Auto talks reach pivotal point as chance for strike looms
(National News ~ 09/17/07)
DETROIT -- Contract negotiations between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers reached a critical point Sunday as local union officials hoped for an agreement but prepared once again for a possible strike today. Leaders at factories across the country received conflicting reports out of Detroit on Sunday afternoon. ...
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'Sopranos' wins best drama Emmy
(Entertainment ~ 09/17/07)
LOS ANGELES -- "The Sopranos" turned its cut-to-black final season into Emmy gold Sunday, winning the best drama series award, and newcomer "30 Rock" was named best comedy series. The mob saga's victory was nearly unprecedented, with only one other drama series, 1977's "Upstairs, Downstairs," having claimed the top trophy after leaving the air...
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Young women complete long study of traditional Indian dance
(State News ~ 09/17/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Eyes forward, backs straight, three striking young ladies ascend the stage and offer flower petals to Shiva in exchange for blessings. The pleats on their skirts spread into fans when they walk. Raven braids adorned with citrus blossoms hang like drapery down their backs. Faces are like those of porcelain china dolls, painted with creamy mocha makeup...
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American Legion Post 63 commander attends national convention in Reno
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
Dennis Woeltje, American Legion Commander of Post 63 in Cape Girardeau, recently attended the American Legion's 89th National Convention in Reno, Nev.. More than 5,000 American Legion leaders attended the convention. Woeltje has been active in programs that benefit veterans, their families and the children of this area for at least six years...
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Hicks completes Navy basic training
(Local News ~ 09/17/07)
Navy Seaman Kenya R. Hicks, daughter of Regina M. and Ronald S. Hicks of Sikeston, Mo., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. -- From staff reports...
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Community digest 9/17/07
(Community News ~ 09/17/07)
Neighborhood group meets Thursday; Date changes for Crump School reunion; First 'pretty in pink' fund-raiser planned; Riverside Library accepts donations for sale; Deadline for Branson trips is Oct. 1; Amelunke reunion planned for Oct. 7; Coach Bess to speak at Oak Ridge banquet
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Rams come up short against 49ers
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/07)
ST. LOUIS -- It was the kind of play Dante Hall has made many times, camped under a punt, waiting to make the catch. This time, late in the fourth quarter Sunday, he dropped it. Marcus Hudson recovered for San Francisco, setting up the winning field goal in the 49ers' 17-16 win over St. Louis...
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Ex-Central receiver is enrolled at Hayti
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/07)
George Hamilton III, who led Cape Central in receiving last year as a sophomore, has returned from Florida and enrolled in a high school in Southeast Missouri. Hayti coach David Gilmore confirmed Friday night that Hamilton has moved to Hayti and is living with his father...
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Redhawks post 2-0 win over Air Force
(College Sports ~ 09/17/07)
Southeast Missouri State's soccer team posted a 2-0 victory over Air Force on Sunday as it conclude the Toys for Tots Tournament at Saint Louis University. Freshman Vanessa Hart scored an unassisted goal four minutes into the game after Air Force failed to clear a ball 15 yards from the goal...
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Marquis helps Cubs bury Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Jason Marquis has come back to haunt his former team. Matt Murton hit a three-run homer, and Marquis allowed just one run while pitching into the seventh inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 win over the slumping St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday...
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Thome makes 500th HR a walk-off blast in White Sox's 9-7 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/07)
CHICAGO -- Jim Thome knew his 500th homer would be special. He had no idea it would be a game-winner, too. Thome hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels, becoming the 23rd player -- and third this season -- to reach 500 home runs...
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St. Louis opens preseason with 3-1 loss
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Eric Perrin scored twice to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night in the preseason opener for both teams. The Blues' top offseason acquisition, free-agent forward Paul Kariya, got off to a good start by scoring St. Louis' only goal...
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NFL: Sunday's results
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/07)
Browns 51, Bengals 45 Derek Anderson threw five touchdown passes, Jamal Lewis rushed for 216 yards and Cleveland (1-1), so desperate after losing its home opener it traded its starting quarterback, outlasted Cincinnati (1-1) and Carson Palmer on Sunday...
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For Southeast football, any win is a good win
(Sports Column ~ 09/17/07)
No, Southeast Missouri State did not beat a traditional power Saturday night. Far from it. Indiana State, which fell to the Redhawks 13-10, has now lost 30 of its last 31 games. The contest at Houck Stadium could have gone either way. The teams had nearly identical yardage totals. Better ball security (ISU lost three fumbles) and a better kicker (ISU missed two field goals of less than 40 yards) might very well have given the Sycamores the victory...
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Rate cut still may mean wild ride for stock market
(National News ~ 09/17/07)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street's wait is up: the Federal Reserve meets this week to decide what to do about interest rates. Investors can call it what they like -- their Super Bowl, their Election Day, their Day of Reckoning -- but they might want to keep in mind that Tuesday's decision may end up raising as many questions as it answers...
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Chicken chain takes on deep-fried South with grilled option
(State News ~ 09/17/07)
HIRAM, Ga. -- Robert Bowman loves his chicken, especially when it's breaded and loaded in a fryer. "When I go on a trip, that's all I'll eat is fried chicken. I just like fried chicken," the 67-year-old retired postal worker said. But during a recent lunch at a restaurant near his home, the poultry on Bowman's plate was prepared differently from the Southern style he was used to. Instead of being fried, it was grilled and marinated with citrus, herbs and spices...
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Signing off with a victory
(Professional Sports ~ 09/17/07)
ST. LOUIS -- The final day of the inaugural Tour of Missouri served as a victory lap for George Hincapie and the Discovery Channel team. Several of them, in fact. Hincapie took the individual title and Discovery Channel claimed the team title Sunday in its final U.S. appearance, playing it safe in the final stage of the six-day, 563-mile event, a 74-mile circuit race...
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Corn harvest looks large, thanks to ethanol demand
(State News ~ 09/17/07)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Waiting to unload corn at a grain elevator this week, Kyle Winkelmann took a few minutes to marvel at how rain had fallen on his central Illinois fields at just right times this season. Before he could finish talking, though, Winkelmann was headed back to his fields near Tallula, a dozen miles northwest of Springfield, trying to keep up with the combines...
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People on the move 9/17/07
(Business ~ 09/17/07)
UPS honors local driver for years of service; Real estate agent wins trip to conference; Financial adviser earns spot in Patriot Club; Truck dealer recognizes longtime workers
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