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Obama ramping up campaign in Missouri
(State News ~ 09/25/07)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is ramping up his campaign organization in Missouri. The Illinois senator's campaign is placing a full-time director in Missouri and plans to open offices in St. Louis and Kansas City in the next few weeks...
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Apparent suicide ends standoff at site of shootings in Jennings
(State News ~ 09/25/07)
JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) -- A standoff with an armed man suspected in two shootings ended when the man apparently committed suicide inside a home, police said Tuesday. The man was suspected of shooting two other men, both in the chest, abdomen and legs. Authorities said the injuries to both men were life-threatening...
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Scott City residents discuss projects with MoDOT
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
MoDOT's ears are open when it comes to the Ramsey Creek Bridge project, a proposed interchange south of Scott City and relieving traffic congestion on Interstate 55 in the Scott City area, agency officials say. Monday night the state transportation agency held the first of two public meetings this week to discuss its traffic study of the I-55 corridor from Fruitland to Scott City. Another will be held Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center...
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Orchestra to provide preview in new recital hall
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
Fans of the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra -- and those who are just curious -- can get a free sneak peek at the orchestra's upcoming 2007-2008 season Sunday. A pared-down orchestra ensemble of about 40 musicians will present two short programs -- one at 2 p.m. ...
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MoDOT, public to discuss I-55 traffic study
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
People in the Scott City and Cape Girardeau area interested in seeing the findings of MoDOT's recent Interstate 55 traffic study for themselves will have their chance with two open house meetings this week. And those at the Scott City meeting are being encouraged to ask questions about some major work planned in their area -- the Ramsey Creek Bridge project...
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Storm-water abatement funding lost in tax talk
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
Storm-water abatement is hardly an exciting subject. That could be why Cape Girardeau's Public Works Department seems to have gotten lost in discussions about the proposed half-cent tax for parks improvements and storm-water abatement. "It's easy to get confused about this. People say, 'What's one got to do with the other?'" said Tim Gramling, public works director. "There's a certain number of people who will always be against a tax,"...
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County gets no bids for paving
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
The ambitious plan to use inexpensive chip-and-seal paving to put a hard surface on 11 miles of Cape Girardeau County roads failed to draw a single bid from contractors. The County Road and Bridge Advisory Board met Monday evening to discuss the lack of bids. Proposals were due last Thursday, but neither an advertisement nor direct solicitations to contractors drew any bids...
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Speak Out 9/25/07
(Speak Out ~ 09/25/07)
Tasering issues; Secondhand smoke; Teacher participation; Center lane; Not a stereotype; No public smoking; Receipt suggestions; Patient driver
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Use ballots against Missouri's activist judges
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/25/07)
To the editor:I support Gov. Matt Blunt as he seeks to get politics out of Missouri courtrooms. I don't want to end up in a state that allows unelected judges to make laws and raise my taxes. A judge interprets the law, not makes it. It seems like many of those in Missouri's judicial system need to go back to law school and refresh their memory on this. If we don't stop activist judges now, we could end up like some of our neighbor states that have judge-ordered tax increases...
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Parks and sewers
(Editorial ~ 09/25/07)
Efforts to place a sales-tax increase on the ballot in Cape Girardeau, possibly as early as next spring, gained ground recently when the city council responded more positively to scaled-back plans for park improvements and storm-water projects. The original wish list for parks has been cut to $20 million from $31 million, and plans for storm-water improvements have been cut to $3 million from $5 million. ...
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Owner of burned Mo. group home arrested on fraud charge
(State News ~ 09/25/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The owner of a Missouri group home where 11 people died in a fire is under arrest on a federal charge of Medicaid fraud. Federal prosecutors said Robert DuPont, 62, of Joplin, was arrested Monday and is being held without bail until a court hearing Wednesday...
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Out of the past 9/25/07
(Out of the Past ~ 09/25/07)
Delmer A. Cobble of Jackson, a longtime educator appointed to the Missouri State Board of Education in 1977, has been selected as its president for 1982-1983. Robert L. Knight, the chairman of the Scott City Police Personnel Board, tenders his resignation, citing a "current atmosphere of distrust and animosity"; the community's police department has been the subject of controversy and dissension in past months...
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Constitution trumps Sunshine Law
(Column ~ 09/25/07)
By Jim Jeffries I feel strongly compelled to write this because of the Sept. 17 article "Ethics discussed in private" by Rudi Keller and because of what I see and hear practically every day whenever someone uses the words "activist judge." What is an activist judge? It is a term used by those who don't agree with a decision a judge has made. ...
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College party paper is not for everyone
(State News ~ 09/25/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Ah, college life. All-night study sessions in the library. Professors challenging the conventional wisdom. Snowball battles on the quad. Get real. For students at the University of Missouri-Columbia, college is all about casual sex, meddling parents, foul-mouthed friendships and partying until you puke. At least that's the portrayal in The Booze News, a new weekly newspaper that glorifies the wonders of excessive drinking...
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County investigates 11 stores for alcohol sales to minors
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's department investigated 11 area convenience stores Friday in an attempt to targetstores selling alcohol to minors. Employees at four stores received summonses in connection with the investigation. Amber Girrard, 18, at Smith Stop in Dutchtown, Mo.; Katherine Lee, 38, at Amerimart No. ...
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Bench trial granted in local drug case
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
Dr. Reno R. Cova Jr., a 64-year-old Cape Girardeau physician arrested last February on suspicion of drug charges, was granted a bench trial in his case. Stephen C. Wilson, Cova's attorney, requested the bench trial during a case review Monday afternoon before Circuit Judge Benjamin F. Lewis. The trial was scheduled for 9 a.m. Nov. 21...
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Churches feeding more than the soul
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
The end of the month can mean the beginning of rough times for many people who live on a tight budget or receive government aid at the beginning of the month. By the last week, the budget is usually stretched thin and the food stamps have run out. It is with that in mind that the Salvation Army provides a hot dinner Monday through Friday the last week of every month. ...
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Driving safety program to be held Friday
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
A driving safety program designed to gauge how safe a vehicle is for an older driver will be offered Friday at the Osage Community Centre. Called Car Fit, the program is sponsored by the American Society on Aging, AAA, the American Occupational Therapy Association and the AARP. ...
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Ethanol plant pollution to be topic of hearing
(Local News ~ 09/25/07)
A state advisory panel designed to help small businesses present their views on air pollution enforcement issues will hold a public hearing Wednesday on the effect of ethanol production. The Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee, chaired by Robin Cole of The Rite Group, will hold a regular quarterly meeting beginning at 10 a.m. ...
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Judge issues injunction against Mo. abortion law
(State News ~ 09/25/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday barring the state from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics until it can negotiate a compromise with abortion providers. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith, of Kansas City, left attorneys for both the state and for abortion providers claiming victory...
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UAW says national strike is about member job security
(National News ~ 09/25/07)
DETROIT -- In the end, the first nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to promise: job security. UAW officials said the 73,000 UAW members who work at about 80 U.S. ...
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River locks bill expected to clear Senate
(State News ~ 09/25/07)
WASHINGTON -- A long-awaited water projects bill that would send millions of dollars to Missouri is expected to clear the Senate without support from Sen. Claire McCaskill. The Missouri Democrat plans to vote against the $21 billion measure because of the way lawmakers inserted pet projects, or earmarks, into the bill...
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Missourians caught in international steroid busts
(State News ~ 09/25/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Four people were charged in Missouri as part of an international investigation of illicit steroid labs, federal prosecutor John Wood announced Monday. The four were among more than 120 people arrested in an 18-month investigation called Operation Raw Deal, which involved nine foreign countries and led to the seizure of 56 laboratories in the this country for manufacturing anabolic steroids and human growth hormone...
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Keith Bauer
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
Keith H. Bauer went to meet our Lord Jesus Christ Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at home, after an illness at the age of 56. Don't be sad, for Keith is with the Lord and rejoice in knowing that! Keith was born May 25, 1951, in Chicago, to George W. and Marion Howard Bauer. He was united in marriage to Karen L. Eaker at Gordonville March 19, 2000...
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William McCain
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
William L. "Sonny" McCain, 59, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 4, 1948, at Neelys Landing, son of Howard M. and Wilma J. Golden McCain. McCain attended Jackson High School. He worked for Kasten Masonry in Jackson, the former Florsheim Shoe Co. in Cape Girardeau, and for Ceramo in Jackson 12 years. He had been disabled since 2003...
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Mary Vaughan
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
Mary Jane Vaughan, 91, of Jackson died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at Jackson Manor. She was born March 20, 1916, at Campbell, Mo., daughter of Caleb Edgar and Cora Elizabeth Benson Ellis. She and Kennett Dabney Asher were married Dec. 26, 1939, in Caruthersville, Mo. She and Leeds Butler were married June 19, 1967, at Portageville, Mo. She and Robert Vaughan were married May 6, 1984, in Nevada City, Calif...
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Marjie Lynch
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
Marjie M. Lynch, 85, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Broken Arrow, Okla., died Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born March 16, 1922, in Atwood, Kan., daughter of Sylvester C. and Emma Louise Ohlson Loker. She and Archie K. Lynch were married Jan. 14, 1951, in McCook, Neb. He died July 31, 1981...
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Joseph Carter
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
Joseph Martin Carter, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 26, 1909, in Doniphan, Mo., son of Alvin L. and Edith Pearl Martin Carter. He and Elizabeth Estes were married June 12, 1933, in Hollister, Mo. She died Dec. 20, 1992...
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Carl Fledderman
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
Carl R. Fledderman, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at his home. He was born Aug. 7, 1947, in St. Louis, son of Carl and Wilma Johnson Fledderman. He and Madonna Curd Sitze were married March 9, 1990. Fledderman was an international sales representative with VTG Corp. at Fruitland...
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Pauline Roslen
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Pauline Roslen, 67, of Sikeston died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at her home. She was born Aug. 28, 1940, in Grants, N.M., daughter of Paul Edward and Rose Lee McMillin Sorter. She and Gilbert E. Roslen were married Oct. 6, 1956, in Holbrook, Ariz...
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Helen Lowes
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
Helen M. Lowes, 82, of Oak Ridge died Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 28, 1924, at Gordonville, daughter of Arthur and Dora Grossheider Koch. She and Harold A. Lowes were married July 16, 1950. He died Jan. 21, 2004...
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Rosemary Axelson
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
Rosemary Axelson, 86, of Cairo, Ill., died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, at Life Care Center in LaCenter, Ky. She was born on Jan. 28, 1921, the daughter of Peter J. and Rose C. Donovan Dowd. She was a retired beautician and a member of St. Patrick's Church in Cairo...
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Lillian Sanders
(Obituary ~ 09/25/07)
Lillian L. Sanders, 84, of Scott City died Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Tense Ahmadinejad questions Sept. 11, Holocaust
(National News ~ 09/25/07)
NEW YORK -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad questioned the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks and defended the right to cast doubt on the Holocaust in a tense appearance Monday at Columbia University, whose president accused the hard-line leader of behaving like "a petty and cruel dictator."...
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U.N. climate summit hears calls for urgent action, concerns over separate U.S.-led meetings
(International News ~ 09/25/07)
UNITED NATIONS -- With tales of rising seas and talk of human solidarity, world leaders at the first United Nations climate summit sought Monday to put new urgency into global talks to reduce global-warming emissions. What's needed is "action, action, action," California's environmentalist governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, told the assembled presidents and premiers...
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Fall cleaning
(Community ~ 09/25/07)
I'm going to tell you what I'm sure you have heard before -- and probably still ignore: Cotton swabs are a big no-no. Hair pins and other small hook-type objects people use in attempts to empty the ear canal also top the list of things that make your doctor cringe...
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Critical condition: Area blood supply is drastically low
(Community ~ 09/25/07)
The average person can donate one pint of blood every eight weeks. The Red Cross reports nothing near that is being collected and the blood supply in the area is critically low. Smaller hospitals have had to share blood with busier ones and physicians have had to re-evaluate the immediacy of operations...
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Blood drives 9/25/06
(Community ~ 09/25/07)
Today n Perry Park Center, 800 City Park Drive, Perryville, Mo., noon to 6 p.m. n Bell City High School, Bell City, Mo., 2 to 6 p.m. Friday n Leopold Elementary School, 100 Main St., Leopold, Mo., 2 to 7 p.m. n Bloomfield High School, 301 W. Missouri, Bloomfield, Mo., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m...
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Health calendar 9/25/07
(Community ~ 09/25/07)
Calendar Thursday n Sibling class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Saint Francis Medical Center. For children ages 3 to 9 to learn how they can help in the birthing process and help them become better siblings. Call 877-231-2229 to register. n Nutrition Plus Club at 5:30 p.m. ...
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Auction for Baldwin charity includes variety of VIP packages
(Entertainment ~ 09/25/07)
NEW YORK -- William Baldwin is auctioning a day on the campaign trail with presidential hopeful John Edwards and a private falconry lesson with Robert Kennedy Jr. to raise funds for his mother's foundation. Baldwin personally lined up the VIP packages for an online auction to benefit The Carol M. ...
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Lillard sidelined with cracked ribs
(College Sports ~ 09/25/07)
By Marty MishowSoutheast Missourian Southeast Missouri State quarterback Houston Lillard suffered a rib injury early during Saturday's game at Samford and never returned. But afterward, Lillard expressed confidence that he would be able to play in the Redhawks' next contest...
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ND tracks down win over Kelly
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/07)
Notre Dame leadoff hitter Erika Reinagel said over the past three years Bulldogs coach Jeff Graviett and her other coaches have helped her realize she does not have to drive the ball hard to get on base. Instead, all she has to do is use her quick speed...
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Jackson's Tuschoff hurls no-hitter
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/07)
Jessica Tuschoff pitched a three-inning no hitter as the Jackson softball team routed host Perryville 16-0 on Monday. Tuschoff struck out four and walked none as the Indians improved to 14-9. Maggie Baugh and Sienna Miller both had three-run home runs for Jackson. Jessica Pitts drove in four runs, while Hana Bolen had two hits...
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Area sports digest 9/25/07
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/07)
Karnes places first at Benton races Steve Karnes won the Crate Late Models division Friday night at Auto Tire and Parts Racepark in Benton, Mo. Greg Casey won Purestreet, while Matt Brown and Scott Austin won Cruisers. Spradling wins seniorclub championship...
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NFL County prosecutor plans to go after Vick
(Professional Sports ~ 09/25/07)
RICHMOND, Va. -- The prosecutor in the rural county where Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has admitted to bankrolling a dogfighting operation plans to present "a host of bills of indictment" regarding the case to a grand jury on Tuesday...
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Ailing Pujols sits one RBI shy of MLB history
(Professional Sports ~ 09/25/07)
ST. LOUIS -- One precious swing at a time, Albert Pujols closed in on another career milestone. Pinch-hitting success had the St. Louis Cardinals' star, hobbled by a strained left calf muscle, one RBI away from becoming the first player to get 100 RBIs in his first seven seasons. He had missed five straight starts entering the team's season-ending seven-game trip, while doing his part by going 2-for-2 with a bases-loaded walk and four RBIs...
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Brewers keep fading hopes alive, rout Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 09/25/07)
MILWAUKEE -- Prince Fielder hit his NL-leading 48th home run and the Milwaukee Brewers moved within three games of first place, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 13-5 on Monday night. Brewers manager Ned Yost was ejected for the second consecutive day even though his team gained a half-game on the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. But simply winning in the final week of the season won't be enough to save the Brewers' fading playoff hopes...
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Molina, Mulder undergo surgery
(Professional Sports ~ 09/25/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and pitcher Mark Mulder had season-ending surgery Monday. Molina underwent surgery for torn cartilage in his right knee. Mulder, who struggled in three September starts, also had arthroscopic surgery on his previously repaired rotator cuff. Club officials had described it as a cleanup procedure on an unhealed portion of the rotator cuff...
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Wounds mount for 0-3 Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 09/25/07)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson will miss at least one week with a partial tear of his left groin, an injury sustained in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 24-3 loss at Tampa Bay. Rookie Brian Leonard, a second-round pick from Rutgers, will get his first start Sunday at Dallas. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson was hopeful Jackson would be out only one game...
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