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FROM THE PULPIT: WE LIVE WITH AN EVER PRESENT DANGER
(Column ~ 02/08/98)
Whether we turn to the Book of Job or we find ourselves with Jesus in the wilderness just after his baptism (Luke's Gospel 4th chapter) or somewhere in between, scripture constantly reminds us of Satan's presence in our world. And that presence continues to tempt humankind just as Jesus was tempted. We live with an ever present danger...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
25 years ago, 1973 Two Cape Girardeau County deputy sheriffs have completed three-week basic police course at Missouri Highway Patrol Academy in Jefferson City; participating were Frank Smith and Jim Evans; course covered all phases of law enforcement, including search and seizure, laws of arrest, accidents and other investigations; Deputy Paul L. Nenninger, who joined department after graduation from Southeast Missouri State University, will take same course in April...
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COLLECTOR TELLS STORY OF SEA SHELLS
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
The Harpa Davidus, David's Harp, is one of Griffin's favorite shells in his collection. It is one of many shells in Griffin's collection that has religious significance. O. David Griffin, pastor emeritus at New McKendree United Methodist Church, spent a great deal of his life collecting sea shells and in the process he learned a great deal about each shell he collected...
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LETTERS: SCANDAL RAISES MANY QUESTIONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/08/98)
To the editor: The Clinton intern scandal raises a host of questions about the president's state of mind, his relationship with his wife and the continued Democratic and Independent support for the man, as well as Clinton's ability to continue to run the country, if that's what he is doing...
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT: WELFARE AS WE KNEW IT RESURFACES
(Column ~ 02/08/98)
President Clinton and Gov. Carnahan have mounted an aggressive campaign this year to expand big government programs. They are advocating huge new government programs targeted at children which include an unprecedented expansion of Medicaid and government run day care...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: EVEN SOME DEMOCRATS HAVE HARSH THINGS TO SAY ABOUT LYING
(Column ~ 02/08/98)
"First of all, we know he was lying." So says the lead editorial in the current issue of the Weekly Standard about the chief magistrate of the United States of America. Chillingly, the same editorial continues: "The second thing we've learned lately is that the people closest to the president know he is lying too. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/08/98)
Behavior really does matter AFTER READING the opinions in the Southeast Missourian concerning the latest Clinton sex scandal, I was amazed and disgusted to see that an ordinary person from Sikeston believes that Mr. Clinton's behavior doesn't matter. ...
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NO FOOD STAMPS FOR MISSOURI POLITICIANS
(Editorial ~ 02/08/98)
A liberal Missouri political figure recently chose the forum of a liberal group in Columbia to push a liberal idea that is overwhelmingly unpopular with Missourians, as indeed with most Americans. This time, former Lt. Gov. Harriett Woods wants to place on the ballot an initiative that would set up taxpayer financing of political campaigns in Missouri...
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MISSOURI WATCH: ZIPPERGATE OFFERS SOMETHING FOR ALL
(Column ~ 02/08/98)
The only enduring quality of the current Washington scandal is that it's providing a conclusive point for just about every segment of American culture.So far it has been possible to read "reasonable conclusions" reached by both the moderate and extreme wings of conservative and liberal thought in the U.S. ...
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`BALANCED' BUDGET: BIG GOVERNMENT RUSE
(Editorial ~ 02/08/98)
President Bill Clinton has proposed a fiscal year 1999 budget in which he is looking to spend an astounding $1.73 trillion. With great fanfare, the president announced that his would be the first balanced budget in 30 years. One cheer. A moment's reflection on the notion of a budget "balanced" at such astronomical spending levels will give pause to those who have, over the last generation, made balancing the federal budget such a singular, even obsessive fixation. ...
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FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTUER: UNIVERSITY PLANS NEW BUILDINGS, RENOVATIONS TO BOOST ENROLLMENT
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
Southeast Missouri State University hopes to transform Parker Hall into a student center that would serve as the campus' living room. The Board of Regents has yet to approve the project, but school officials and student leaders are pushing the merits of such a project...
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COUNSELORS MOVE TO CLASSROOMS
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
Cape Girardeau public school guidance counselors are beginning to put aside administrative-type duties in favor of duties more fitting for their titles. For the past three years counselors have been using the Missouri Guidance Program to develop a counseling curriculum for the district. ...
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SOUTHEAST GETTING FACELIFT
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
Southeast Missouri State University has numerous building projects on the drawing board as it works to provide a foundation for the future. It has a new business building. The renovation of its old Social Science Building should be finished by June...
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EDUCATION THROUGH INSPIRATION
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
At age 8, when his parents took him on a tour of an historic house in New Hampshire, Gary Bowen decided he wanted to live in a museum. At 47, he spins cloth, makes brooms and quilts, creates woodcuts and calligraphy, hooks rugs and lives and works in the historic Vail House in Sudbury, Vt...
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INTEGRATING ART INTO THE CLASSROOM
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
Gary Bowen's presentation Friday and Saturday was one component in a five-weekend class, An Integrated Approach to Teaching the Arts, being offered to teachers throughout the region. This weekend was primarily devoted to art, and included presentations by Southeast professor Dr. Ed Smith, creativity consultant Dr. Corliss McAllister and Crayola representative Tony Beire...
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MARK MY WORD: CHILDREN DIAL UP FUN, TOY AROUND WITH PHONES
(Column ~ 02/08/98)
When did telephones become toys? My wife, Joni, bought a flip phone the other day, bringing to five the number of phones in our home. Four of the five are in use. The other, a Garfield phone, is currently stored away. But it too might find a new home some day...
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THE LATEST LINE: SE BOUNCES BACK FOR BIG OVC VICTORY
(Sports Column ~ 02/08/98)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- When the week started, Southeast Missouri State University basketball coach Gary Garner hoped dearly the Indians would be able to go 2-1, which would be no small feat considering that all three games were on the road. Well, the Indians wound up getting their 2-1 the hard way, but the result was the same -- they stayed squarely in the hunt for a fourth-place Ohio Valley Conference finish...
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TIGERS SEE CURSADERS CRUISE TO 74-64 WIN
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
It's been a long time since the Cape Central Tigers have won a home game at the Tiger Fieldhouse. The Belleville (Ill.) Althoff Crusaders made sure it will be a little longer with a solid first half in Saturday evening's 74-64 victory. The Tigers, who are 1-5 at home with the only win coming Dec. 17 against Farmington, fell to 8-12 overall. Althoff, winners of 13 of its last 16 games, improved to 15-8...
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SE FIXES FLAT, ROLLS BY MTSU; INDIANS STUN OVC CO-LEADER 85-76
(College Sports ~ 02/08/98)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Just when you think Southeast Missouri State University's basketball Indians have reached their plateau and started to level off, here they come again. The Indians, who just two days earlier had lost by 20 points at lowly Tennessee Tech, made up for that one in a big way here Saturday afternoon as they stunned Ohio Valley Conference power Middle Tennessee State 85-76 in front of 3,671 fans at Murphy Center...
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SE GYMNASTS VICTORIOUS OVER TEXAS WOMAN'S U
(College Sports ~ 02/08/98)
Southeast Missouri's gymnastics squad posted its highest total of the season Saturday night as it defeated Texas Woman's University 188.825 to 187.650 at Houck Fieldhouse. Southeast bettered Texas Woman's in three of the four exercises. Both teams did their best scoring in the vault. Texas Woman's turned in a 48.050 to Southeast's 47.750 in the event. The Otahkians Erin Chenier tied for first with a 9.675...
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MTSU POSTS 95067 WIN OVER OTAHKS
(College Sports ~ 02/08/98)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee State University threw an 11-0 first-half run at Southeast Missouri and went on to defeat the Otahkian 95-67 in Ohio Valley Conference action Saturday. With the loss, Southeast fell to 7-14 overall and 5-9 in the OVC. MTSU upped its mark to 12-9 and 8-5 in the OVC...
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BLUFF TOPS JACKSON IN 2OT IN CHARLESTON FINAL 66-61
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
CHARLESTON -- Poplar Bluff, ranked fifth in Class 4A, withstood two overtimes and seven 3-pointers from Jackson's Dana Eakins Friday night to upset the second-ranked Lady Indians 66-61 in the title game of the Charleston Girls Invitational. The win avenged Poplar Bluff's only loss of the season, improving the second-seeded Lady Mules to 18-1. Jackson, the tournament's top seed, fell to 18-2...
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OAKVILLE TIGERS ROAR TO DISTRICT 1 TITLE; JHS WRESTLERS THIRD
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
This is the Year of the Tigers. Oakville High's Tigers broke Fox's five-year grip on the Class 4A, District 1 wrestling tournament Saturday night at Jackson Gymnasium, outscoring the Warriors by nearly 100 points. Oakville, ranked No. 1 in St. Louis and No. 20 in the country by a national coaches organization, put all 14 wrestlers in the championship match and racked up 269 points. Fox was second with 171.5...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: IT HOPS, IT SWIMS, IT MUST BE THAT...SWAM RABBIT!
(Column ~ 02/08/98)
A Swamp Rabbit!? Ever heard of a rabbit that swims? Well, this creature exists, and lives in Southeast Missouri. It is called a swamp rabbit, or Sylvilagus aquaticus in official terms. Before European settlement, almost all of the lowlands in southeast Missouri were bottomland hardwood forest, good habitat for swamp rabbits. ...
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AREA BRIEFS: SCORPIONS WELCOM PLAYERS
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
The Kohlfeld Scorpions Rugby Club welcomes new players for the upcoming season. The Scorpions, who open their season Feb. 21 against the SIU Salukis, practice Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Arena Park. under the lights on East Rodney Drive. For more information, contact Tim Joplin at 334-5626...
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AREA BRIEFS: STEAMBOAT TRIATHLON APRIL 26
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
The 14th Annual Steamboat Classic Triathlon will be held April 26. The race will consist of a 500-yard swim, a 15.5-mile bike ride and a 5-mile run. The event will begin and end at Central Pool. Preregistration, postmarked by April 20, is $26 for individuals and $31 for teams. Day of race registration is $31 for individuals and $36 for teams. Race day check-in begins at 8 a.m. and the race begins at 10 a.m...
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AREA BRIEFS: SCOTT CITY BASEBALL MEETING
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
The Scott City Parks & Recreation Department will hold a Youth League baseball meeting Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. All interested coaches, parents and public are invited to attend. Coach applications are available at City Hall and will distributed at the meeting...
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AREA BRIEFS: AQUATIC PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
The Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Department begins a variety of aquatic programs at Central Pool in February. Classes offered: Learn-to-Swim (all ages), Lifeguard Training, Water Safety Instructor and Aqua Aerobics. For more information, call the Central Pool at 335-4040 or the Parks and Recreation Department at 335-5421...
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AREA BRIEFS: AAU/USA PRELIMINARY TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
A preliminary basketball tournaments for AAU/USA will be held in Poplar Bluff in March. A tournament will be held March 22-23 for ages 13-and-under and March 28-29 for 14-and-over. Team entries must be received before March 7. For more information on entering a team, contact Linda Jacquemain at (573)686-6851...
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AREA BRIEFS: CAPAHAS BENEFIT AUCTION
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
The Kohlfeld Capahas baseball team will hold its annual benefit auction March 21 at the Show Me Center. Doors will open at 8 a.m. and the auction will begin at 9. The Capahas will also hold a benefit golf tournament on June 19 at Bent Creek Golf Course. Cost of the four-man scramble will be $260 per team...
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AREA BRIEFS: SCOTT CITY ALUMNI TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/98)
The 13th Annual Scott City Alumni Basketball Tournament will be held March 20-22 at Scott City High School. This year's tournament will feature teams from the classes of 1967 through 1997. There will be a competitive and non-competitive division. For more information, contact the Scott City Parks & Recreation Department at 264-3411 or 264-2157...
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JOSEPH MASON SACHSE
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
Joseph Mason Sachse, 53, of 232 Cadmium Lane died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998, at his home. He was born May 24, 1944, at Old Appleton, the son of Dale and Sally Buchheit Sachse. He and Janetta Mae Irvin were married April 19, 1966. She died April 6, 1997...
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R.L. NEWTON
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
SIKESTON -- Roy Lee "R.L." Newton of Sikeston died Friday, Feb. 6, 1998, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was 76. He was born Sept. 5, 1921, at Marston, the son of Clarence and Truey Newton Roe. He married Opal L. Fausett on Feb. 17, 1940, at New Madrid. She survives...
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MARTHA G. FORD
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
Martha G. Ford, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 6, 1998, at the Lutheran Home. She was born April 24, 1924, at Alton, Ill., daughter of Harry W. and Clydo Wilson. She was a member of the Eastern Star, the Galilee Baptist Church and its Woman's Missionary Union organization. She played the piano at the church for 60 years...
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BERNICE E. FORD
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
Bernice E. Ford, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 6, 1998, at her home. She was born May 7, 1924, at Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Herbert and Emma Clessen Hoxie. She was a homemaker. She married George Ford on Dec. 24, 1942, in East Detroit...
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MADELINE MACKLEY GRANT
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
SIKESTON -- Madeline Mackley Grant, 76, of Sikeston died Friday, Feb. 6, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born March 24, 1921, at Blodgett, daughter of Roy Henry and Alma Hutchison Mackley. She married Sherman E. Grant on Feb. 12, 1941, at Cape Girardeau. He died on June 29, 1977...
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AGNES LAURA KOENIG
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
FARRAR -- Agnes Laura Koenig, 90, of Farrar died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998, at her home. She was born April 30, 1907, at Farrar, daughter of Ernest and Magdalena Roth Koenig. She married Martin Herman Claus Koenig on Sept. 27, 1931. He died on Feb. 17, 1987...
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FLORENCE ROSENBERG
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Florence Rosenberg, 85, of Jonesboro died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998, at Jonesboro Health Care in Jonesboro. She was born Nov. 16, 1912, in Chicago, the daughter of Thomas and Louise Gualano Pontarelli. She is survived by a brother, Thomas D. Pontarelli of Ponce Inlet, Fla., along with other relatives...
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SIRPHENIA S. CLARK
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
DEXTER -- Sirphenia S. Clark, 78, of Dexter died Friday, Feb. 6, 1998, at the Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was born June 23, 1919, at Farrenburg, daughter of Ivan J. and Myrtle Snider Wilson. She was a member of the Southwest Church of the Nazarene in Dexter, and a former employee of Weber's Ben Franklin and the Elder Manufacturing Co. in Dexter...
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WAYNE H. SMITH
(Obituary ~ 02/08/98)
GRAY RIDGE -- Wayne H. Smith, a former resident of Gray Ridge, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998, at the Piggott Nursing Center in Piggott, Ark. He was 83. He was born Aug. 24, 1914, in Rives, the son of Joseph and Nellie Smith Brown. He married Thelma Lucille Harris in Marble Hill on Jan. 11, 1934. She preceded him in death on Jan. 2, 1981...
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TALES OF TRUE LOVE: DIFFERENT SETTINGS, SAME SENTIMENT
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
The stories are different, but the sentiments are the same when it comes to true love. With Valentine's Day approaching, the Southeast Missourian asked some well-known area residents to tell how they found true love. Al Spradling III found his true love at a wedding reception. Mary Kasten found hers on a double date. Paul Sander found his true love at the Jackson City Park. Nancy Jernigan found hers on a trip to New Orleans...
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FOR MOST OF THE CENTURY: AND THEN CAME EDWARD
(Column ~ 02/08/98)
Jean Bell Mosley's new autobiography, "For Most of the Century," is only available in serialized form in the Southeast Missourian. Return each week for her continuing story. Although I applied for a school teaching position in the spring of 1933, having secured by Sixty Hour Teacher's Certificate from Flat River Junior College, I did not get one. ...
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KRCU RADIO SETS SUNDAY PROGRAMS
(Local News ~ 02/08/98)
Ruby Streate, artistic director of the Katherine Dunham Museum Children's Workshop and Dr. Marc Strauss, assistant professor of dance at Southeast Missouri State University, will be the guests Sunday on KRCU's "Going Public." The half-hour show will air at 3 p.m. on 90.9 FM, the region's public radio station...
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