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THREE GENERATIONS OF PERSUASION, LAW
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
The challenge before every lawyer is to persuade an audience, whether it be a jury or a judge, with a sincere argument, three generations of attorneys named Limbaugh agree. And some of the best persuasion comes from good speech, said Rush H. Limbaugh Sr., who at 104 is the oldest practicing lawyer in the United States...
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MARK MY WORD: MAGAZINE WONDERS: ARE YOU A WIMPY PARENT?
(Column ~ 01/30/96)
"Are you a wimpy parent? Take our quiz," urged the headline on the front page of one of those parents' magazines. Naturally, Joni and I had to take the quiz. People tend to take notice of wimpiness allegations. Just ask George Bush. Joni and I used to take all those Cosmopolitan quizzes, which were designed to enlighten us about our relationships or at the very least start arguments...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 01/30/96)
AFTER LISTENING to the commentaries on the networks after the Clinton speech, I finally figured out what their initials stand for. CBS is Clinton Broadcasting System, ABC is All Bill Clinton, and NBC is Nothing But Clinton. HOW CAN people complain about the riverboat that's going to, and I repeat, going to come to the Diversion Channel? The boat won't hurt any fishing. ...
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WELFARE INMATES
(Editorial ~ 01/30/96)
When Missouri's state auditor, Margaret Kelly, decided to cross-check names of welfare recipients with names of prison inmates, she came up with some interesting matches -- 508 of them, to be exact, for May 1995. There just one problem: By law, prison inmates aren't entitled to welfare benefits...
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TEEN CHALLENGE HALFWAY TO GOAL
(Editorial ~ 01/30/96)
Most folks in the Cape Girardeau area know Teen Challenge as the organization that has a popular stand during the height of the strawberry season. Others know some Teen Challenge participants through their work mowing lawns and raking yards. Some are surprised to learn that Mid-America Teen Challenge is part of a national organization that has one of the highest success rates in turning around the lives of men and women who have been addicted to drugs and alcohol. ...
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LETTERS: CLINTON'S BUDGET FACTS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/30/96)
To the editor: In the last year, the Republican Congress has drastically changed the terms of the debate in Washington. Now the question is how, not whether, to balance the federal budget. One of the latecomers to this debate is President Clinton, who on Jan. ...
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LETTERS: GOVERNMENT STRANGLE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/30/96)
To the editor: What is socialism? Does government authority equate to a loss of personal freedoms? Of course. How, you ask? Let's look at a couple of examples. Our state senators, showing they always have public well-being at heart, learn through other government agencies and special-interest lobbyists that some new septic tanks aren't being installed properly. Well, let's pass a law...
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LETTERS: STEREOTYPES IN STORY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/30/96)
To the editor: I am a student at the Alternative Education Center. I am 17 years of age, married with no children. My lowest grade was a 90 percent, and I plan on going to college after I graduate. I'm not here because I'm a gang member or a teen-age mother but because I can't afford to go to school full-time, work part-time and still be able to pay the bills...
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ANNA HYDRICK
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Anna Odessa Hydrick of Sikeston will be held at 10 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home, with Dr. Jim Guffie officiating. Burial will be in Vanndale Cemetery in Vanndale, Ark. Hydrick, 85, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, at her home...
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WILLIAM CRABTREE
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
Dr. William L. "Bill" Crabtree Sr., 83, of Commerce, Texas, former football player at Central High School and Southeast Missouri State University, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He was born May 12, 1912, in Missouri, son of C.B. and Ora Dell Stevens Crabtree. He and Mary Carter Mann were married Dec. 23, 1940, in Paris, Ky...
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VIOLET BOLLINGER
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
Violet Anna Bollinger, 89, 1420 Good Hope, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 24, 1906, in St. Paul, Minn., daughter of Chris and Augusta Eck Krogmann. She and William M. Bollinger were married Jan. 6, 1927, in Marble Hill...
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GERTRUDE VINER
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Gertrude A. Viner, 94, of Olive Branch, died Monday, Jan. 29, 1996, in Tamms. Jones Funeral Home at Tamms is in charge of arrangements.
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NELSON VOLKERDING
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
Nelson Louis Volkerding, 80, 213 N. Clark, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, at the Lutheran Home. He was born July 16, 1915, at Gordonville, son of Louis V. and Oma O'Neal Volkerding. He and Dorothy Reisenbichler were married Jan. 19, 1941, at New Wells...
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LEONA WOODHAM
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Leona Woodham, 92, of East Prairie, died Monday, Jan. 29, 1996, at Sells Rest Home in Matthews. Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie is in charge of arrangements.
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HELEN N. CARTER
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
Helen N. Carter, 95, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, at Bond Nursing Care Center in Marble Hill. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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PATRICIA YOUNG
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
JACKSON -- Funeral mass for Patricia Ann Young of Jackson will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Milton Ryan will officiate. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. at Beaver Dam Cemetery in Ripley County...
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CLARENCE H. STOREY
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
SIKESTON -- Graveside service for Clarence H. Storey of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Masonic Cemetery in Pocahontas, Ark. The Revs. Curtis Vandergriff and Perry Vandergriff will officiate. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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GLENN CONNER
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Glenn Junior Conner, 57, Dongola Route 2, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, at his home. He was born Feb. 2, 1938, in Alton, Mo., son of Glenn Alvin and Goldie Harvell Conner. Survivors include three daughters, a son, and his mother. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clary Funeral Home in Alton, Mo. Burial will be in Bardley Cemetery at Bardley, Mo...
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ELDA SPERLING
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
JACKSON -- Elda A. Sperling, 84, of Jackson, died Monday, Jan. 29, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 5, 1911, west of Gordonville, daughter of Albert and Bertha Lange Schwab. She and Fred C. Sperling were married Feb. 19, 1938. He died Sept. 6, 1963...
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PAUL STRICKER
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
CHARLESTON -- Paul Harness Stricker, 76, Charleston Route 2, died Monday, Jan. 29, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 20, 1919, in Scott County, son of Joseph Bernard and Hannah Harness Stricker. He and Mary Ellen Halter were married June 10, 1942...
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JOHNNIE DUGAN
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
WYATT -- Johnnie Jo Dugan, 73, of Wyatt, died Monday, Jan. 29, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 5, 1923, at Point Pleasant, daughter of James Horace and Rachel Samnah Swank Potter. She and Robert J. Dugan were married Feb. 27, 1943...
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BERNICE BEATTY
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
Bernice Beatty, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 29, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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SAMUEL D. AUSTIN
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
CHAFFEE -- Samuel Dale Austin, 39, of Chaffee died Monday Jan. 29, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee. Other arrangements are incomplete.
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ARTHUR H. FERGUSON
(Obituary ~ 01/30/96)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Arthur Hal Ferguson, 46, of St. Louis, formerly of East Prairie, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born March 31, 1949, in Hickman, Ky., son of Alves Elmer and Florence Myra Mathews Ferguson...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/30/96)
Son to Jeff Stone and Bobbi Seabaugh of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:26 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995. Name, Landon Jeffrey. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounce. Ms. Seabaugh is the former Bobbi Wilson, daughter of Ann Wilson of Millersville. She is employed at Boatmen's Bank. Stone is the son of Garry and Paulette Stone of Jackson. He is owner of J&S Wholesale...
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COUNCIL EYES CAPITAL BUDGET
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Cape Girardeau needs a parks maintenance building more than a new golf pro shop, two councilmen said Monday night. Councilmen Tom Neumeyer and Melvin Gateley suggested the maintenance building should be a top priority. The project is on the unfunded list, while construction of a new golf pro shop is listed in the city's five-year capital improvements plan. The plan outlines $74 million worth of projects...
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SENATOR WILL DISCUSS JUVENILE CRIME DURING CAPE GIRARDEAU VISIT
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., will meet with local law enforcement officers, school officials and students in Cape Girardeau today to discuss juvenile crime. In September, Ashcroft introduced the Violent and Hard-Core Juvenile Offender Reform Act, which calls for stiffer penalties for youthful offenders and greater access to juvenile criminal records. Ashcroft's visit is part of a two-day series of discussions throughout the state to gather input...
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STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE HONORS
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Carrie Patterson of Cape Girardeau was recently named to the President's List for fall 1995 at the Mississippi University for Women. Students must earn a 4.0 grade-point average to be named to the list. Matthew Cox Waldron of Jackson was recently named to the honor roll at Culver-Stockton College in Canton. He is the son of Kenneth and Norma Waldron of Jackson...
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STUDENT WINS GEOGRAPHY BEE
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Evan Batterton, an eighth-grade student at St. Mary's Cathedral School, has won the local level of the National Geography Bee contest. He is now eligible for the state bee on March 29. National winners can earn from $10,000 to $25,000 in college scholarships...
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ST. VINCENT HOLDS SPELLING BEE
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Gail Heuschober, a seventh-grader at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, won the junior high level of the 1996 St. Louis Regional Spelling Bee. Other winners were Elizabeth Kimball and Racheal Essner. Heuschober is now eligible to compete in the 1996 St. Louis Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
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SHAWNEE COURSE AT VO-TECH
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Shawnee Community College is offering two spring semester classes at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational Technical School. The courses offered are English Composition on Wednesday evening and College Algebra on Tuesday evenings. The classes meet from 6 to 9:20 p.m...
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LEGAL SECRETARIES TO MEET
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
The Cape Girardeau County Legal Secretaries Association held its January meeting at the law offices of Limbaugh, Russell, Payne & Howard. John Harding of the Limbaugh firm spoke about criminal law. During the meeting, plans were made to attend the Missouri Association of Legal Secretaries Winter board meeting Feb. 9 and 10 in Kansas City...
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ALLEN NETS AWARD, SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Tori A. Allen of Jackson has been awarded a Missouri Leadership Award and a Girl's State Leadership award to attend Southeast Missouri State University. The Missouri Leadership Award is a $500 one-year award for Missouri students who have earned an Enhanced ACT score of 22. The Girl's State Leadership Award is a one-time $300 award for freshman who attended Girl's State and have an ACT score of 22...
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STAGE ONE PUPIL EARNS SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Trish Garmon, an instructor trainee at Stage One, has been nominated for the Eva Rust Scholarship Fund. For more than 50 years, Rust went to the Cape Girardeau Beauty School, now called Stage One, to get a manicure and to have her hair done. Manager Mary Jane Ervin did her hair as a student at the school. After Rust's death, she started a scholarship fund in her honor...
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SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Eighteen area students were awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University last week. Twelve students earned the President's Scholarship which is awarded to high school seniors who score a 24 on the Enhanced ACT or have a grade-point average of 3.5. The scholarship is worth $1,200 per academic year...
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EXCHANGE CLUB RECOGNIZES STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Kristin Reinagel has been named Student of the Month for December by the Cape Girardeau Exchange Club. Reinagel is a senior at Notre Dame High School and a member of the National Honor Society and the Quill and Scroll Honor Society. She also received the 1995 Danforth "I Dare You" Leadership award...
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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL OFFERS WAY FOR STUDENTS TO GET AN EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
Instructor Joyce Barylski, left, worked with Kathy Hannah and Chris Robbins as they wrote letters to the editor of the Southeast Missourian. Georgia Rodgers has to deal with more than high school homework. The 19-year-old is married and has a 16-month-old daughter and two stepsons, ages 5 and 8. She also holds down a part-time job with a Jackson day-care center and is a breast-feeding educator for the Women, Infants and Children program...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: ALLCOCK USES `WHOLE' PERSON TO TEACH MUSIC
(Local News ~ 01/30/96)
JACKSON -- Ruth Ann Allcock tries to teach more than just whole notes in her music classes at West Lane Elementary School. Allcock, who teaches fourth- and fifth-grade music classes, uses the "whole" person as well. "I want every student to be prepared for a future in music," she said. "Since all will not follow this path, I also try to nourish their appreciation for different types of music."...
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