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LETTERS: THOSE SECRET PENSIONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/19/97)
To the editor: At the request of several people, I write the following: Once upon a time, the servant became the master, and the master became the servant. It happened in Jefferson City. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, after two years of legal battles they finally hacked their way into the almost impenetrable walls of 40 years of secrecy constructed carefully by our trusted officials to hid from us forever the size of their retirements and the way they personally tailored them...
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ANTIBIOTICS: DOCTORS SAY THEY ARE OVERPRESCRIBED
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
Antibiotics are overprescribed and increasingly ineffective against drug-resistant bacterial infections, medical experts say. Once hailed as miracle drugs, they have ironically fostered a new menace as diseases have become resistant to the medicines...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/19/97)
THE CITY supplies us with one service a year that makes you feel like your actually paying for something and then actually doing something, but my problem is the scavengers that go through your trash during spring cleanup. Could they at least please not dump the trash out of the bag?...
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RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALKS PROVIDE AN EXTRA MARGIN OF SAFETY
(Editorial ~ 04/19/97)
Sidewalks used to be fixtures in housing developments in Cape Girardeau. Now the issue of requiring sidewalks in new subdivisions is back on the table. Development of the new Forest Hills subdivision on North Sprigg Street prompted the discussion. Several residents asked the city to consider requiring sidewalks for that subdivision due to the level of traffic and the fact that a new elementary school would be built nearby...
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COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TURNS 10
(Editorial ~ 04/19/97)
The Cape Girardeau County Health Department is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In that time, the department has come a long way in scope of services it provides. The voters can thank themselves for the department's growth. In 1986, a tax was approved to fund operation of the new department...
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LETTERS: DON'T FORGET OUR REFUNDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/19/97)
To the editor: As of the writing of this letter, I am working on my Missouri taxes, having already filed my federal tax forms. I am wondering, where is my refund? In his 1996 State of the State Address, Gov. Mel Carnahan said Missourians had overpaid their taxes by an estimated $160 million and they were due a refund. ...
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LETTERS: NEW DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/19/97)
To the editor: I was very pleased and impressed to read of the red-and-blue, easy-to-read directional markers to inform visitors as well as residents in our city of the important places of interest, due in part to the expansion of Cape Girardeau. I consider that a well-planned and much needed project for Cape Girardeau...
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CORALLING THE RIVER: CORPS PROJECTS SAVE VALUABLE LAND
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
A 70-year-old Mississippi River Commission and Army Corps of Engineers project has paid big dividends for residents and land along the Lower Mississippi River Valley. The Mississippi River and Tributaries Project, established in 1928 following the devastating flood of 1927, has prevented approximately $226 billion in flood damages...
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CAN THE RIVER BE CONTROLLED?
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
There are those who say the Mississippi River will change its course, that the two large Louisiana ports of New Orleans and Baton Rouge will be left high and dry, and that Old Man River will spill into the Gulf of Mexico in the Morgan City area. When will it happen?...
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SHAWNEE FIELDS READY FOR PLAY; SEVEN TEAMS COMPETE TODAY
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
After five years of planning, $2 million in expenditures and the moving of uncounted cubic feet of dirt, the Shawnee Park Sports Complex softball fields will open today with a tournament. The Shawnee Park Sports Complex Open Tournament will bring seven softball teams from as far away as Pevely. ...
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CITY HAS SUFFICIENT MEMBERS FOR ETHICS PANEL; TWELVE MORE FILE BY NEW DEADLINE
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
The city of Cape Girardeau has found that if it asks long enough, it will find enough applicants to staff its Ethics Commission. After only five people applied for a place on the seven-member commission before the March 1 deadline, the City Council reopened filing and set a new deadline of April 15. Twelve more people applied before the second deadline, and based on their applications seven meet the exacting qualifications for membership...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: TV RATINGS SYSTEM WILL BE FINE IN TIME
(Column ~ 04/19/97)
Although we live in a time when most parents work outside the home, we shouldn't forget that television was never meant to replace human caregivers and parental supervision. Many people have pounded the new television rating system lately, saying it's barely visible, far too general and basically ineffective. I agree with this sentiment, although I think the system is a good idea that deserves a chance to improve before it's completely shot down...
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EMANUEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN JACKSON: AFTER-EASTER THOUGHTS WITH CHRIST ON HIGH
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
The Rev. Samuel E. Roethemeyer is the pastor of Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. He is a native of Nashville, Ill. He is a graduate of Greenville College, Greenville, Ill., and Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves. Roethemeyer has served parishes in Olney, Dundas, and Trenton, Ill., and has been pastor of Emanuel since June 1988...
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SCOTT COUNTY PLANS WORK ON A NUMBER OF BRIDGES
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
BENTON -- Materials have been purchased, and it is just a matter of time until some bridges in Scott County are replaced. Two of the five bridges closed this year by state inspectors have been replaced with culverts. Construction has begun on a third bridge and plans are in place for the other two...
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500 HEAR TESTIMONIALS ON SUCCESS OF TEEN CHALLENGE; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GIVES REPORT ON FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN DURING ANNUAL BANQUET
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
More than 500 people were on hand at the Show Me Center Saturday to honor the religious healing power of Mid-America Teen Challenge. Administrators and supporters of the program attended the 12th annual Spring Banquet for an evening of songs from the Teen Challenge New Creations Choir and testimonies from present and former members of the Teen Challenge student body...
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CARING COUNCIL RPESENTS AWARDS
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
The Community Caring Council elected new officers and gave awards for outstanding community service during its annual Awards and Banquet luncheon Friday. About 60 members of the council attended the luncheon, which was held at the Holiday Inn. Lori Hayden, secretary-treasurer of the council, said it was a day for thanking people for their contributions to the community...
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16 JUNIOR-HIGH STUDENTS IN NATIONAL CURRENT-EVENTS TEST
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
Students at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School recently tested their knowledge of current events against eighth-graders from across the nation. Sixteen students were chosen to compete in the Newsweek News Bowl this year. The students studied current events and read Newsweek magazines during January and February in order to answer 20 questions during the competition, which was computerized. Their scores were recorded and will be measured against other competitors...
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OTAHK VOLLEYBALL HOPES TO RELOAD WITH RECRUITS
(College Sports ~ 04/19/97)
Southeast Missouri State University volleyball coach Cindy Gannon believes she has just the recruiting class to help ease the sting from losing five seniors off last season's team that qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Gannon recently announced the signing of five players for the 1997 season, including Bernie High senior Erin Holt...
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RAIDERS GRIDIRON RECRUIT SHUTS OUT TIGERS AT HOME
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/97)
Cape Girardeau Central High baseball coach Steve Williams said the Tigers should do nothing but tip their caps to North County's Dan Smith. The Raiders' big righthander simply overmatched the Tigers Friday afternoon as Central suffered a 3-0 home-field setback...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO TENNIS TEAM SPLITS AT OVC TOURNEY
(College Sports ~ 04/19/97)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's tennis team split its two matches as the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament got under way here Friday. The Otahkians lost to Tennessee Tech 4-0 to fall into the consolation bracket, where they beat Morehead State 4-0...
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MARVIN L. PEASE
(Obituary ~ 04/19/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Marvin L. Pease, 69, died Friday, April 18, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 12, 1927, at Gideon, son of William and Barbara Ellen Havens Pease. He married Imogene Forrester on June 4, 1949. Pease served in the National Guard at St. Louis...
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RITA TINSLEY
(Obituary ~ 04/19/97)
SIKESTON -- Private graveside service for Duretta Jo "Rita" Tinsley of Sikeston was held Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Kelly Grubbs officiated. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Sikeston was in charge of arrangements. Tinsley, 69, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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CHARLES RISTER
(Obituary ~ 04/19/97)
SIKESTON -- Charles Dale Rister, 72, of Searcy, Ark., died Wednesday, April 16, 1997, at Central Arkansas Hospital in Searcy. He was born Oct. 12, 1924, in Blodgett, son of Earnie and Edna Moore Rister. He and Maxine Mangum were married Feb. 12, 1949, in Arkansas...
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CECIL COLLINS
(Obituary ~ 04/19/97)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Cecil Collins of Sikeston was held Friday at Ponder Funeral Home. Burial was in Mounds Park Cemetery at Lilbourn. Collins, 71, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997, at Sikeston Health Care. He was born July 5, 1925, son of McKinley and Clara Collins...
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LEROY STEVENS
(Obituary ~ 04/19/97)
MARBLE HILL -- Leroy J. Stevens, 54, of Marble Hill died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at his home. He was born Feb. 20, 1943, at Marble Hill, son of Pinkney and Eula Baugher Stevens. He and Patty L. Stiltner were married Nov. 19, 1996. Stevens was retired from the military, and had served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He had also been a truck driver with Bollinger County Highway Department...
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JAMIE ARNOLD
(Obituary ~ 04/19/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Funeral service for Jamie Alan Arnold of Perryville will be held at 1 p.m. today at Miller Family Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed Hankinson will officiate, with burial in Simmons Cemetery in Madison County. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to service time...
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THE REV. FLORENCE LONG
(Obituary ~ 04/19/97)
MARBLE HILL -- The Rev. Florence W. Long, 83, of Marble Hill died Friday, April 18, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center at Cape Girardeau. He was born at Marble Hill on July 22, 1913, son of Fred and Myrtle M. Russell Long. Long had been a Pentecostal minister for more than 40 years and had owned a sawmill and lumber business in the area for many years...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/19/97)
Son to Lewis and Kelly Talbert of Austin, Texas, hospital there, Saturday, March 1, 1997. Name, Thomas McHaney. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Talbert is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Neil of Houston, Texas. Talbert is the son of Dr. and Mrs. C.R. Talbert Jr. of Cape Girardeau...
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ELSIE KURRE
(Obituary ~ 04/19/97)
FRIEDHEIM -- Ella Elsie Kurre, 79, of Friedheim died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at her home. She was born Sept. 9, 1917, at Daisy, daughter of Henry John and Minnie Polly Crites Hobeck. She and Alonzo E. Kurre were married Nov. 19, 1936. Kurre had worked at Stearns' Cafe, International Shoe Co., and Sewing's Restaurant. ...
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CENTRAL BACCALAUREATE SERVICE MAY 18
(Local News ~ 04/19/97)
A baccalaureate service for the Cape Girardeau Central High School graduating class will be held May 18 at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. Charlene Peyton, formerly a music instructor in the school district, will be the guest soloist. In addition, the Central High Chamber Choir and the orchestra will perform...
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