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THE PUBLIC MIND: CONTRARY TO ARTICLE, MOST EDUCATORS DON'T ABUSE THE SYSTEM
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/31/93)
To the Editor: As we all know, the front page of any newspaper carries the most important news of the day, and editors make decisions as to which events are of most interest to readers. The front page of the March 15 Southeast Missourian included an Associated Press story concerning a moonlighting professor. ...
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MEETING SET APRIL 7 TO DISCUSS UPCOMING SCENIC DRIVE
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
Plans are "go" for the third annual Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive, a 131-mile journey through cities and villages of Southeast Missouri. The weekend event, scheduled April 24-25, is a self-conducted tour along a designated route that includes a number of special sites of interest...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: ALMA SCHRADER TEACHER FINDS FUN A GOOD `TOOL'
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
Stan Seiler, a sixth-grade teacher at Alma Schrader Elementary in Cape Girardeau, believes one of the best educational tools is fun. "I try to bring as much excitement into the classroom as possible," Seiler said. "I hope that excitement then transfers to the students. I love to see them excited about the fun things we do."...
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CAPE COUNTY PAY COMMISSION TO MEET ON POSSIBLE SALARY HIKES
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
JACKSON - The Cape Girardeau County Pay Commission will meet again April 12 to consider whether to increase salaries for elected officials. The group met on March 22 but did not take any action because it needed some legal issues resolved by Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle...
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SOUTHEAST PARTICIPATES IN COUNSELING EXCHANGE WITH ENGLAND
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
Eight Southeast Missouri State University graduate students and a faculty member will take part in the Counseling Psychology Group Exchange Program with England this semester. The Southeast students, all pursuing master's degrees in counseling, will leave for London, England, May 14, where they will visit counseling sites and attend seminars at the Roehampton Institute. During their two-week visit, the students will stay with host families in London...
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CITY'S TREE PROGRAM A UNIQUE WAY TO GIVE TRIBUTE TO PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee, has a unique way to honor a loved one or commemorate a special event. The Commemorative Tree Program, now in its seventh year, enables citizens to have trees planted in someone's honor...
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VOTERS IN JACKSON WARDS 1,3 FACE ALDERMANIC CONTESTS TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
JACKSON -- Two aldermanic races in wards 1 and 3 face Jackson voters Tuesday. Aldermen who are unopposed in the April election are Ward 2 Alderman Kevin Sawyer and Ward 4 Alderman Jack Piepenbrok. In Ward 2, Dave Reiminger is the only candidate that filed for the one-year unexpired term of former Alderman Phil Johnston, who has moved to Oklahoma to accept a new job...
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REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR IS EYE-OPENING ACTIVITY
(Editorial ~ 03/31/93)
If you think today's teen-agers can't be serious-minded, just browse through the exhibits at the 37th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair. The scope and complexity of these experiments are astounding. They speak to the creativity of the students and the motivation of their teachers...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: READER QUESTIONS THE SOUNDNESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/31/93)
To the Editor: Recently, an environmentalist's ad in your paper declared: "66,000 square miles or 37 city blocks of trees are cut down every minute." The state of Missouri has about 69,000 square miles in it. This environmentalist says slightly over every minute every tree in an area the size of Missouri is destroyed. The whole earth has about 57,900,000 square miles of land surface. This would mean every tree on earth should be gone in just over three hours...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: PROPOSED BOND ISSUE WON'T COST NEARLY AS MUCH AS YOU THINK
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/31/93)
To the Editor: The proposed school bond issue had me scared that it would hit me with over $300 a year more tax for each of the next 20 years. This would cost me more than my lovely 54-year-old house cost to build in 1939. But I didn't know exactly how to figure my tax increase nor do most of my friends, nor did Cape's Assessment Office, nor two section of Cape's management offices. ...
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REGENTS RAISE FEE HIKES AND RENTAL CHARGES
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to hike incidental fees and raise rental charges for its off-campus apartments. The new charges will take effect this fall. Although he voted for the fee hikes, Regent Don Harrison of Cape Girardeau expressed some concern about it...
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COLONIAL CAPE PROJECT WAITS ON STUDY FUNDING
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
Although progress in the Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation's plan to purchase St. Vincent's Seminary seems idle, the foundation's director said he's confident the project is on the right track. "I feel very confident," said David Murphy, executive director of the Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation. "I think there's a lot of good accord on the city council for our project."...
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SCIENCE FAIR SHOWCASES INNOVATION
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
Can sound extinguish a candle flame? Derek Fenwick, an eighth-grade student at St. Vincent de Paul School in Cape Girardeau, believes that it can. Fenwick is one of more than 200 students who have entries in the 37th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair, which opened Tuesday at the Show Me Center...
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CENTRAL HARDWARE SAYS BANKRUPTCY WON'T AFFECT JOBS
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
Although Central Hardware Co. has filed for bankruptcy, officials say it will not affect customers or jobs. "The Cape Girardeau operation will remain open," said Ross Palmer, a spokesman for Spirit Holding Co., parent company of Central Hardware. "Neither our employees or our customers should notice any difference in the way we do business."...
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PEOPLE PROFILE
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
KIM GROVES Occupation: Freelance writer, public relations/fundraiser. Pet Peeve: "People who can't find something good in a difficult situation." The best part of my life was: "When I gave bith to my sons." Best part of my job: "Making an idea become reality."...
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GORDONVILLE MAN HURT IN THREE-CAR CRASH
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
GORDONVILLE -- A Cape Girardeau man was injured in a three-car accident which occurred at about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at Highway 25 and Route K in Gordonville. According to a report by the Missouri Highway Patrol, Bill Hayden, 20, of Cape Girardeau was injured when he turned in front of a northbound car driven by Laura Dalton, 25, of Whitewater...
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DEDICATION OF NEW VETERANS MEMORIAL IN JACKSON MAY 1
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
JACKSON - A joint meeting of the Jackson Memorial Veterans of All Wars Post 10495 and its auxiliary voted to combine the celebration of Loyalty Day with the dedication of the first phase of the Brookside Park Memorial to Veterans of All Wars on Saturday, May 1...
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WILLIAM R. BEARD
(Obituary ~ 03/31/93)
Funeral service for longtime businessman William R. Beard, 625 Louis, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Neil Stein will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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EMMA OWENS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/93)
ADVANCE -- Emma Owens, 77, Advance Route 2, died Tuesday, March 30, 1993, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. She was born April 29, 1915, at Buchanan, daughter of Jason and Florence Myers Hedrick. She and Lewis Owens were married April 17, 1946. He died Sept. 19, 1988...
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EARL WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/93)
BELL CITY -- Earl Williams, 67, of Bell City, died Tuesday, March 30, 1993, at his home. Morgan Funeral Home of Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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SHARON S. HESTER
(Obituary ~ 03/31/93)
Sharon Sue Hester, 41, of Belton, died Monday, March 29, 1993, at Belton Research Center. She was born April 25, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Grover Leon and Charlotte Griffith Snider. Survivors include a son, Jacky Gray Jr. of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Melissa Hester of Charleston; her mother, Charlotte Barnett of Cape Girardeau; six brothers, Robbie Tollison of East Cape Girardeau, Ill., Kenneth and Harold Tollison of Indianapolis, Ind., Leon Tollison of St. ...
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ADRON DEVALL `DYKE' STEPHENS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/93)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Adron Devall "Dyke" Stephens, 79, of East Prairie, died March 30, 1993, at the East Prairie Nursing Center after an extended illness. He was born April 29, 1913, in Wingo, Ky., the son of Everett and Belle Franklin Stephens. He had lived in East Prairie most of his life, and formerly was employed by the City of East Prairie...
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REV. ALONZO RHODES
(Obituary ~ 03/31/93)
The Rev. Alonzo L. Rhodes, 76, 823 Locust, died Monday, March 29, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1917, at Bessville, son of Henry A. and Annie Stearns Rhodes. He and Bessie Wallace were married June 10, 1940. She died in April 1972. He and Alma Norene Hager were married Aug. 18, 1972...
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SISTER IRENE HEISSERER
(Obituary ~ 03/31/93)
Sister Irene Heisserer, 88, of Nerinx, Ky., died Thursday, March 25, 1993, at her home. She was born April 1, 1904, near Millersville, daughter of Barney and Helen Scherer Heisserer. Sister Heisserer was accepted into the Order of Loretto in 1923, and was given the name of Sister Anacletus...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/31/93)
Daughter to Benny Birdwell and Theresa Vires of Portageville, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:03 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1993. Name, Gena Faith. Weight, 6 pounds. Miss Vires is the daughter of Helen Vires of Portageville, and James Vires of Texas. She is employed at Plastene Supply. Birdwell is a farmer, and is the son of Allie Birdwell of Portageville...
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BERTHA REED
(Obituary ~ 03/31/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Memorial service for Bertha McGill Reed of Bellevue, Wash., will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Illmo United Methodist Church. The Rev. Pamela Brakhage will officiate. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery at Scott City. Reed, 91, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1993, at Sunchase Skilled Nursing Center in Pine Bluff, Ark...
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TODAY IS DEADLINE TO REQUEST ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR APRIL 6
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
The voter registration office of the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's office at 44 N. Lorimier St. will be open from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday for the purpose of voting by absentee ballot. The county clerk's office in Jackson will be open the same hours on Saturday...
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DRIVER TRAINING ON TAP FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 03/31/93)
Training for drivers of the American Cancer Society Road to Recovery program will be held Friday in the Harrison Room at Southeast Missouri Hospital from 9-11 a.m. Road to Recovery is a program of volunteers who drive cancer patients to treatment centers and home again. The Cape Girardeau County unit is trying to recruit more volunteers to insure that all patients have transportation when they need it...
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LEND ME YOUR EAR: BUZZ WORDS ARE ONLY A SMALL DOT IN HISTORY
(Column ~ 03/31/93)
Ever wonder why an ordinary word suddenly becomes a buzz word? American Heritage defines the term as "A usually important-sounding word or phrase connected with a specialized field that is used primarily to impress laymen." This fails to cover the ordinary words that qualify. ...
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