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EDUCATION ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB; INTERNET INTERACTS WITH STATE, LOCAL STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
With the advances in science and technology, students are no longer confined to just a classroom for their education. Now the information superhighway takes them around the world in seconds. Many schools, including those in Southeast Missouri, are connected to the Internet, which gives students and teachers a direct link to the latest information on education...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: TEACHER USES INCENTIVE GRANTS TO FUND CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
PATTON -- Incentive grants have helped Amy Cook teach her students at Meadow Heights Elementary School. For the past three years, Cook, a third-grade teacher, has written and received state incentive grants. With the money, she is able to buy classroom supplies, books and computers...
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PERRYVILLE GETS LOOK AT FIRST OF THREE CANDIDATES
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
PERRYVILLE -- The weather canceled classes Monday at the Perryville school district, but it didn't stop the business of searching for a new superintendent. Dr. Dan Roe is the first of three candidates for the superintendent's job to visit the school district...
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LONG-AWAITED HOUSE VOTE FAILS TO PRODUCE SPEAKER
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
After three days, the Missouri House of Representatives finally voted Monday on a replacement for outgoing Speaker Bob Griffin. However, neither of the two candidates nominated could capture a majority of the vote, and the House will enter its fourth day in session today without settling on a leader...
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SUPERINTENDENT CHOICE FOR CAPE MAY COME SOON
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
Dr. Richard Bollwerk will interview today, Dr. Dan Tallent will interview Thursday for the job of Cape Girardeau superintendent, and a new school district leader could be announced at the Jan. 16 Board of Education meeting. The deadline for internal candidates for the Cape Girardeau job was noon Monday. Bollwerk was named acting superintendent in December after the school board fired former Superintendent Neyland Clark. Bollwerk was the assistant superintendent...
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COUNCILMAN WITHDRAWS PLAN FOR NEW BOARD
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
A Cape Girardeau city councilman Monday night withdrew his plan for a board of governors to foster economic development. Councilman Melvin Gateley last month proposed that the council create a five-member board to formulate a plan for economic development and look at funding public-private partnerships...
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COUNCIL OKs UTILITY BILLING CHANGES
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
The Cape Girardeau City Council voted Monday night to change how the city deals with delinquent utility bills. City policy was to disconnect water service to customers with delinquent bills of $10 or more. The council agreed to a city staff recommendation to raise the cutoff level to $15...
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MARK MY WORD: FALLING SNOW DOESN'T DETER NEW CAR SHOPPERS
(Column ~ 01/09/96)
The white stuff makes people panic around here. At the first hint of snow, area residents routinely race to the grocery stores to buy huge quantities of bread and milk. Even people who don't regularly eat sandwiches or drink milk buy the stuff. Man doesn't live by bread alone, unless he's facing a snowstorm...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 01/09/96)
Pony Express State MY OPINION of what should be on the Missouri license plate is the Pony Express. We were the original state of the Pony Express, and I think this would be a wonderful thing to have on there. Cut the junkets CONCERNING the article in the Southeast Missourian Jan. ...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
Cape Girardeau County: Billy and Carlene Newell to Paul and Stephanie Scheffer; Plaza Gifts and Office Supplies Inc. to Vernon Rhodes et al.; Vernon Rhodes et al. to Plaza Gifts and Office Supply Inc.; Plaza Gifts and Office Supplies Inc. to Steven and Donna Essner; The Charles F. Blattner Trust et al. to Daniel and Terri Penrod; John K. and Judith Holcomb to John David Holcomb...
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ROSIE L. HILL
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
SCOTT CITY -- Rosie L. Hill, 56, of Scott City died Monday, Jan. 8, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City.
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NANCY J. SCHREMP
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Nancy Jane Schremp, 50, of Perryville, died Monday, Jan. 8, 1996, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 1, 1945, in St. Louis, daughter of Orville and Vera Funk Robinson. She and Kenneth E. Schremp were married in July 1975...
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HELEN KRUEGER
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
Helen Krueger, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 8, 1996, at the Chateau Skilled Nursing Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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RAY RANDALL
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
JACKSON -- Ray Randall, 87, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 7, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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BURNEST COX
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
THEBES, Ill. -- Funeral service for Burnest Cox, Thebes Route 1, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Alexander Freewill Baptist Church near Olive Branch. The Rev. Billy Don Heady will officiate, with burial in Olive Branch Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 11 a.m. to service time...
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ZELMA C. HUBER
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Zelma C. Huber, 79, formerly of Perryville, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996, at St. Theresa's at Southgate in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 24, 1916, in Perry County, daughter of Peter and Pauline Modde Steinbecker. She and Chalmer "Jim" Huber were married May 20, 1938. He died Feb. 26, 1984...
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ROBERT E. BREWER
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Robert E. Brewer, 77, of Perryville, died Monday, Jan. 8, 1996, at Perry Oaks Nursing Center. He was born Sept. 6, 1918, in Perryville, son of Emmett and Olivia Pittman Brewer. He and Elaine Giesler were married Nov. 30, 1940. Brewer was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of Holy Name Society, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, and a 3rd Degree with Knights of Columbus...
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EARL SCHRECK
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
CHARLESTON -- Earl Schreck, 91, formerly of Charleston, died Monday, Jan. 8, 1996, at Bertrand Retirement Facility. He was born July 30, 1904, in Jasper County, son of George Washington and Ona Jane Patton Schreck. He first married Marie Woods, who died in March 1932. He later married Claudia M. Turner Sept. 3, 1943. She died May 3, 1989...
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OLGA A. GONES
(Obituary ~ 01/09/96)
WHITEWATER -- Olga Arlene Gones of Whitewater died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996, in Chula Vista, Calif. Arrangements are incomplete.
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WHITE HOUSE BLOT
(Editorial ~ 01/09/96)
Disturbing revelations from Washington last week draw serious questions about the veracity and intentions of the Clinton White House. After more than two years of categorical denials concerning possession of key Whitewater documents, the president's lawyers on Friday released copies of a portion of the missing files. ...
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AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF DESE HEARINGS
(Editorial ~ 01/09/96)
I want to inform you of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education hearing held in Poplar Bluff Jan. 4. There were between 100 and 130 people in attendance, with the majority being educators or people in some way connected with the reform process. ...
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LATE FILING IN WARD PROMPTS CAPE COUNCIL PRIMARY RACE
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
Dru Reeves' 11th-hour filing for Ward 3 alderman meant a Feb. 6 primary election for the Cape Girardeau City Council this year. The city's charter dictates there be a primary election when the number of people filing for positions is more than twice the number of positions. In this case, there is one City Council seat coming open each in Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 5...
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SOUTHEAST HOSPITAL ADDS OPTION FOR NURSING EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
Southeast Missouri Hospital's College of Nursing is adding a two-year track to its nursing "bridge" program. The State Board of Nursing has approved the addition, which will allow the college to shift up to 12 of its 35 slots for nursing students to the new track, said Tonya Buttry, chairwoman of the College of Nursing...
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COUNTY HIRES ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
JACKSON -- Michael G. Deimund became Cape Girardeau County's fourth assistant prosecutor Monday, accepting a new position created by the County Commission. Commissioners said last week that adding another assistant prosecutor would fulfill a provision that says first-class counties must have a county counselor. The person could be a local lawyer with a private practice, someone who could make as much as $50,000 a year for his services...
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TUDENT CHEERS IN BOWL GAME
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
Casey Glueck, a student at Notre Dame High School, recently performed during the Aloha Bowl game New Year's Day. The football game was televised nationally. Glueck was among 500 student members of the National Cheerleaders Association Team to perform during the pregame and halftime festivities...
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AREA STUDENTS EARN SOUTHEAST SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
Southeast Missouri State University recently awarded several scholarships to area students. Four students received the Regents' Scholarship while three others earned the President's Scholarship. Alissa B. Swindell of Advance and Derek C. Watson, Ryan W. Seabaugh and Lillie D. Weaver, all of Cape Girardeau, received the Regents' Scholarship...
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BOY SCOUT EARNS AWARD
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Nathan Gregory Stamp, 16, formerly of Scott City, recently earned his Eagle Scout badge. As part of his scouting project, he landscaped the entrance to the Christ the King Catholic Church Junior High School. He is a student at the Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock. He also is a member of the concert and jazz bands at the school...
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STUDENT EARNS SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 01/09/96)
Robert G. Marietta of Cape Girardeau was recently commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He will graduate from St. Louis University next year and continue his education through the Navy program. He is a 1992 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School...
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