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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: READER RESPONDS TO COLUMN ON MORALS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/13/94)
To the Editor: The Jan. 10 edition of the Southeast Missourian included on the editorial page an item by Robert L. Bartley, editor of the Wall Street Journal. I defer to Mr. Bartley as a writer, but I think it necessary to challenge his sense of moral evaluation...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: UP AND DOWN
(Column ~ 01/13/94)
Jan. 13, 1994 Dear Leslie, Just as I am settling into my comfortable new home in California, the reality that so many people have none seems everywhere I look. DC's father is in Hong Kong this month giving dental care to Vietnamese people staying in refugee camps. ...
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COMMERCE SLOWLY REBUILDS, AWAITS COMING SPRING
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
COMMERCE -- It was once the biggest port city on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Memphis, not to mention the county seat of Scott County. Since it was founded in 1790, the village of Commerce lived through some of the toughest times history had to deal...
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WORKSHOP ON WHEELS TO PRESENT PROGRAM TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Workshop on Wheels will present a workshop entitled "Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Two's" tonight at 7 at Kid's and Kompany Inc., 1604 Main Street in Scott City. Lisa Lipke will emphasize activities appropriate for learning centers that facilitate physical, social and cognitive development. A variety of activities such as manipulatives, flannel board, props, puppets and books that have been successfully used with 2-year-olds will be discussed...
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HORSE-CARE SEMINAR TO BE SATURDAY AT PATTON
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
PATTON -- A general horse-care seminar will be presented Saturday at the Patton Saddle Club Grounds. Dr. Linus Huck of Jackson, a veterinarian, will speak. A dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and the seminar will begin at 7:30. Members are asked to bring chips or finger foods; meat and beverages will be provided by the club...
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AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES EXPO SET
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The eighth annual Heartland Agriculture and Natural Resources Expo will be held Jan. 28-29 in the Bess Activity Center of Three Rivers Community College here. Eighty booths will display items relating to all aspects of agriculture and natural resources in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas. ...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY REMAINS IN GOOD FISCAL HEALTH
(Editorial ~ 01/13/94)
Cape Girardeau County has a well-deserved reputation for fiscal responsibility. Over the years, the county government here has avoided the shortfalls of many similar bodies around the state whose budgetary affairs stand in disarray. Credit for this is in part due to a growing and prosperous county. Don't overlook, however, the role played in financial management by a vigilant group of county commissioners and other county officials...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: STATE SENATOR TAKES ISSUE WITH OLIVER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/13/94)
To the Editor: I am intrigued. In your newspaper of Dec. 27th, a letter to the editor from John L. Oliver, Jr. was headlined "Highway Commissioner suggests newspaper throw State Auditor's legal opinions in trash can". Mr. Oliver attacked your paper for printing State Auditor Margaret Kelly's report of ten school districts violating the constitution by raising property taxes without a vote of the people. ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: COACHING COMMENT DRAWS RESPONSE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/13/94)
To the Editor: For some reason this topic as taken each of my family member into great discussion time. Most of all, my husband and I, then my two children. I feel sorry for each, Coach Janet and the sports writer, because I feel they meant no harm...
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MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION IS PLANNED AS COMMUNITY EVENT
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
The third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration will be held Friday at the First Baptist Church, 926 Broadway. The service begins at 7 p.m. and is open to the community. "While one part is to celebrate the person Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," said Andrew Pratt of the Baptist Student Center, "the other aspect is to focus on the kind of citizenship and qualities Dr. ...
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AREA LEGISLATORS ON SPEECH: NO SURPRISES
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
JEFFERSON CITY - Area legislators agreed Wednesday that there were few surprises in Gov. Mel Carnahan's State of the State address. Nevertheless, the issues he outlined as priorities will provide lawmakers with a difficult four and a half months of work...
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P&Z: SHORTEN TIME ON PERRYVILLE ROAD UPGRADE
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
Cape Girardeau's major street plan for the next five years likely will remain unchanged with one exception. "We really want to see Perryville Road moved up and done as soon as possible," said Harry Rediger of the city's planning and zoning commission...
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BUSINESS BUILDING INCLUDED IN GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
Southeast Missouri State University President Kala Stroup isn't ready to turn the shovel on construction of a new business building, but at least the shovel's in sight. Stroup told reporters Wednesday afternoon that she was delighted that Gov. Mel Carnahan included $12.68 million in funding for the new College of Business Administration building in his 1995 fiscal year budget. But she cautioned that the money is not yet in the bank...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE FARES WELL IN GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
JEFFERSON CITY -- After several years of effort, full funding for a new College of Business Building at Southeast Missouri State University has finally made it into the governor's budget. In his budget for Fiscal Year 1995 that begins July 1, Gov. Mel Carnahan included $12.68 million for the business building as one of the projects that would be funded with a $250 million general obligation bond issue he is proposing...
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ROYAL E. REEVES
(Obituary ~ 01/13/94)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Royal E. "Chug" Reeves of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Charles Buck will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park here. Reeves, 82, died Monday, Jan. 10, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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GLEN E. EAKER
(Obituary ~ 01/13/94)
Glen Eric Eaker, 97, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1994, at his home. He was born Dec. 19, 1896, near Lutesville, son of William W. and Mary M. Galloway Eaker. He and Furlie V. James were married Jan. 12, 1918. Eaker was a retired farmer, and member of Point Pleasant General Baptist Church near Marble Hill...
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VERA M. FORNKOHL
(Obituary ~ 01/13/94)
Funeral service for Vera M. Fornkohl, 2001 N. Kingshighway, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Revs. James Caughlan and Ernest Jordan will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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REV. JOSEPH S. FLANGA
(Obituary ~ 01/13/94)
PERRYVILLE -- The Rev. Joseph S. Flanga, 70, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1994, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 10, 1923, in New Orleans, La., son of Joseph and Catherine Sartalamachhia Flanga. Flanga retired in 1988 at St. Mary's Seminary...
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WILLIAM C. BRYANT JR.
(Obituary ~ 01/13/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- William C. Bryant Jr., 81, East Prairie Route 2, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 17, 1912, in East Prairie, son of William C. and Mona Howard Bryant Sr. He and Myrtle "Lucy" Wright were married Sept. 22, 1934...
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LARRY PULLEN
(Obituary ~ 01/13/94)
BELL CITY -- Larry Pullen, 43, of Chicago, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 1994, at Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center in Chicago. He was born Oct. 24, 1950, in Chicago, son of Robert and Carrie Johnson Pullen. Survivors include a daughter, Samantha Pullen of Chicago; his parents of Chicago; three brothers, Robert and Tracy Pullen of Chicago, and Marvin Pullen of Madison, Wis...
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CHARLES F. GRASSHAM
(Obituary ~ 01/13/94)
Funeral service for Charles F. Grassham of Van Buren will be held at 10 a.m. today at McSpadden Funeral Chapel in Van Buren. The Rev. Dana Burris will officiate, with burial in Van Buren Masonic Cemetery. Grassham, 72, died Monday, Jan. 10, 1994, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff...
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BERRY W. RUSSELL
(Obituary ~ 01/13/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Berry W. Russell, 67, of Marble Hill, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Feb. 18, 1926, at Marble Hill, son of Jesse and Permealie Long Russell. He married Alveta Baker Ramsey. She died in October 1976...
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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: CHORAL UNION DRAWS TALENT FROM COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
To the untrained ear, Room 205 in Southeast Missouri State's Brandt Music Hall appeared to be giving birth to some of the sweetest strains of Handel's "Messiah." But to John B. Egbert, coordinator of choral and vocal studies at Southeast, the wind pipes of these 50-plus Choral Union singers sounded willing but a tad rusty...
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FACULTY VOICE RECITAL COMBINES BAROQUE ARIAS WITH SPIRITUALS
(Local News ~ 01/13/94)
Louisa Panou-Takahashi, assistant professor of music at Southeast Missouri State University will present a faculty voice recital at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 in Old St. Vincent's Church. Takahashi will be assisted by Sara Edgerton, Southeast assistant professor of music; Gary Miller, Southeast professor of music; Jerry Richardson, Southeast assistant professor of music; and Charlene Peyton, a music teacher in the Cape Girardeau Public School System...
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