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OLD-FASHIONED GOOD TIME: NO COSTUME, EXPERIENCE OR DATE ARE NECESSARY AT CONTRA DANCE
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
Dancers get a chance every fourth Friday of the month to learn contra dancing at Parker Dance Studio. An old-fashioned barn dance at the end of the 20th century? Well, why not? say members of Cape Friends of Old Time Music and Dance. The barn dance, or "contra dance," is a healthy, inexpensive form of entertainment. And in this age of recreational options which cater to the individual rather than group, a contra dance offers an opportunity to enjoy the company of other people...
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`A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE (PLAY REVIEW)
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
If you've seen "A Midsummer Night's Dream" many times before, see ACTER's version for the nuances of language and the focus most productions lack. For those who've never seen Shakespeare's most magical play, this production should make you want to see others...
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OLD APPLETON BRIDGE PROJECT GETS BOOST
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
OLD APPLETON -- The Old Appleton bridge is $200,000 closer to restoration, thanks to a check from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The state funding, coupled with money raised by volunteers, should cover costs of rebuilding and replacing the bridge across Apple Creek, said Renee Dellamano, one of the committee members organizing the restoration...
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CENTRAL PEP RALLY HONORS STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
More than half of Cape Girardeau Central High School students were recognized Wednesday for excellence in academics and attendance during the third annual Academic Pep Rally. Principal Randie Fidler said the event is held to let students know good performance in school can be fun and rewarding...
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PROSECUTOR SAYS HE IS TOUGH ON PERJURY
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
Prosecution of perjury is never easy, but it isn't impossible, Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle told members of the Cape Girardeau Lions Club Wednesday. Backed by projected reproduction of a recent Time magazine cover showing Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, Swingle said allegations concerning the president and former White House intern have brought the issue of perjury into the national spotlight...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: WEIGHED DOWN WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOING ON VACATION
(Column ~ 02/26/98)
Feb. 26, 1998 Dear Pat, One of the growth experiences of going on a trip is trusting your friends or family to take care of your responsibilities while you're away. Sometimes the growth is painful. I still cringe about leaving a candle burning while staying at my friend Julie's house during one of her vacations 10 years ago. Nothing caught fire, but the candle was on a tin plate that became hot and left a black ring in her redwood windowsill...
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LETTERS: FOCUS ON DOUGHNUT, NOT THE HOLE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/26/98)
To the editor: According to President Clinton, the budget of the United States will not be balanced for the first time in a generation. This, we are told, should cause great elation all across the land. However, upon closer inspection it appears that the budget-balancing act was performed primarily by raising taxes to their highest levels in over 30 year and by gutting the budget for our national defense...
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LETTERS: JOURNET GIVES BIASED VIEW OF BOND
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/26/98)
To the editor: As we enter another election cycle, we will again have the opportunity to hear periodically from the environmental specialist from the Hill -- not Washington, not Jefferson City, but our own Southeast Missouri State University -- Professor Alan R.P. Journet. It is interesting that Professor Journet chose U.S. Sen. Kit Bond to attack initially, because there is no one who works harder for Missourians using a common-sense approach to fight Big Government than Bond...
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LOCAL CONTROL FOR TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
(Editorial ~ 02/26/98)
Several states that have imposed testing standards for would-be teachers are making a sad discovery: Many college graduates who have met all the educational and certification requirement to become teachers can't pass basic tests that cover reading, writing and mathematics...
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LETTERS: NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN IS THE ANSWER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/26/98)
To the editor: It's not surprising, but it's appalling. Virtually each day another fragmented plan concerning health care is launched: another group of doctors offering discount service here, another HMO or managed-care system there, still another hospital-doctor system here and there, another corporate substructure or superstructure somewhere else. ...
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REDUCING BIG GOVERNMENT IS A GOOD GOAL
(Editorial ~ 02/26/98)
Speaking of government regulations: U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson struck a responsive chord recently during the annual Rural Restoration Conference sponsored by Adopt a Farm Family of America in Sikeston. She told farmers of the never-ending efforts to reduce Big Government and its onerous regulations for everything from global warming to clean water...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/26/98)
SO A wetland blocks new school construction. We sure are lucky to have bureaucrats who can show us a wetland when we can't see it ourselves. What idiocy. We are fools to put up with such tyranny. I THINK Cape Girardeau and Jackson are trying to annex property and take our nice pretty trees away and put in roads. I would like for them to leave like it is...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 02/26/98)
Gov. Mel Carnahan is promoting preschool classes for kids as young as 3 years old. The next generation will be able to work algebra equations before they can tie their shoes. For those who haven't been keeping up with the news, Missouri's new methamphetamine hotline does NOT provide the latest information on where the drug can be purchased...
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PROGRAM FOR DEAF, INTERPRETERS SET
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
A program for the deaf and interpreters will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence headquarters, 121 S. Broadview, Suite 10. The program includes a discussion of the barriers and challenges the deaf face daily. Language and deaf culture will be discussed...
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REP. NAEGER FILES FOR RE-ELECTION
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
State Rep. Patrick Naeger filed Tuesday for re-election to a third term. The Perryville Republican represents the 155th District, which covers Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties. "It is indeed an honor to have the opportunity to place my name before the voters of Ste. Genevieve and Perry County, and again ask them for the privilege to serve as their representative in the state Capitol," he said...
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SCHWAB FILES FOR RE-ELECTION IN 157TH DISTRICT
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
State Rep. David Schwab filed Wednesday in Jefferson City for re-election to a sixth term. The Jackson Republican has represented the 157th District since being elected to the House in 1988. Schwab, 55, said he will campaign on the theme "We can do better."...
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KASTEN WILL SEEK NINTH TERM IN 158TH DISTRICT
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
State Rep. Mary Kasten filed Wednesday for re-election to a ninth term. The 69-year-old Cape Girardeau Republican has represented the 158th District since first winning election to the House in 1982. "My love for Cape Girardeau prompts me to want to serve another term," Kasten said...
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OSTROWSKI FILES FOR U.S. SENATE
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Ostrowski of Cape Girardeau said Wednesday that his anti-abortion views will be the focus of his campaign. He filed Tuesday as a Democratic candidate. The leading Democratic candidate for the Senate seat is Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon...
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FEW SPOTS LEFT IN BEGINNERS' MARCH 9 INTERNET CLASS
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
Ten spots remain in the March 9 beginning Internet class offered by the Southeast Missourian web staff. The class will be held from 7-9 p.m. in Dempster Hall, on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The university is a co-sponsor of the community training...
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HELICOPTERS PUT AIR UNITS ON PLANT ROOF
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
A helicopter was used to install 14 air-conditioning units on the roof of the Dana Corp. plant Wednesday afternoon. The $4.2 million project, which involves installation of 400 tons of air conditioning, is expected to be completed within two to three months. Spicer axle components are manufactured in the 140,000-square-foot plant...
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SE WATCHES ANOTHER LEAD EVAPORATE
(College Sports ~ 02/26/98)
The good news for Southeast Missouri State University's baseball Indians Wednesday afternoon was that they belted five home runs. But the bad news took precedence because the Indians lost yet another late lead as Southern Illinois squeezed out a 9-7 victory in front of about 150 fans at Capaha Field...
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COURT SESSION: DESPITE BIG LOSS, SEMO SEASON FULL OF POSITIVES
(College Sports ~ 02/26/98)
We had one of our biggest wins of the season Saturday night when we beat second-place Eastern Illinois in overtime on the road, but we suffered our toughest loss of the season Tuesday night in the opening round of the OVC Tournament, losing at Austin Peay...
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INDIANS, TIGERS SET TITLE BOUT; TOP-SEEDED INDIANS SLAY KNIGHTS 60-51
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/98)
Like a dog that wants your steak, Farmington High wouldn't go away. But once Cory Daniel's anxiety abated, Jackson slayed the Knights. Leading by three points with 3 minutes 45 seconds to go, Daniel at last broke a game-long funk, scoring eight straight points, and led the Indians Tuesday night to a 60-51 win in a semifinal game in the Class 4A, District 1 tournament at Tiger Fieldhouse...
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INDIANS, TIGERS SET TITLE BOUT; CAPE CENTRAL RIDES BERGERSON BINGE
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/98)
Cape Central senior Chris Bergerson scored 20 points Wednesday night at the Tiger Field House to lead the second-seeded Tigers into the Class 4A, District 1 final with a 62-59 semifinal win over No. 3 Poplar Bluff. Oh yeah, those 20 points all came in the third quarter as the 6-foot-5 Bergerson brought the Tigers back from a 32-21 halftime deficit. Adding six first-half points, Bergerson finished with a game-high 26 points...
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BRIEFLY: SOUTHEAST GOLFER WINS EVENT
(College Sports ~ 02/26/98)
Southeast Missouri State University junior Jason Owen shot a 72 Monday to claim individual honors at a 22-team golf tournament in Jackson, Miss. Owen led Southeast to a sixth-place finish in the tournament which was shortened to just one day due to bad weather. The Indians shot 315 as a team...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/98)
Chris Bergerson School: Cape Central Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Position: Forward Coach: Brett Reutzel Week report: Bergerson poured in 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in an 81-67 loss at state-ranked Charleston on Tuesday. In Central's regular-season finale at Ste. Genevieve on Friday, the 6-foot-5 Bergerson totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 102-63 victory over the Dragons...
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PERRYVILLE GIRLS STUMBLE INTO FINAL OF 3A, DISTRICT 2
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/98)
PARK HILLS -- The top-seeded Perryville High girls basketball team withstood fourth-seeded Arcadia Valley's upset bid in the semifinals of the Class 3A, District 2 Tournament held at Mineral Area College, winning 39-34 Wednesday night. Perryville moved on to Friday's 6:30 p.m. championship game against second-seed Park Hills, but had to weather a poor shooting night to advance...
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CLYDE FREELAND
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
SIKESTON -- Clyde A. Freeland, 80, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born July 15, 1917, at Fredericktown, he was a son of James Hartwell and Esther Stacy Freeland. He married Inez Andres May 9, 1937. She died Nov. 25, 1992...
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ERLENE HANSON
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Erlene Hanson, 76, of East Prairie died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born June 3, 1921, at Peach Orchard, daughter of Ross and Marie Wilson Abernathy. She married Dan Hanson in September 1940. He died June 18, 1995...
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WILLARD MECKER
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
JACKSON -- Willard O. "Buck" Mecker, 82, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 9, 1915, at McBride, son of Oscar E. and Lula C. Brewer Mecker. He married Lillie Garland Ridings Oct. 16, 1948. She died Nov. 3, 1980...
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LINUS HOFFMAN
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Linus J. Hoffman, 84, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, in Perryville. He was born March 20, 1913, in Perry County, son of Andrew J. and Julie Sutterer Hoffman. He and Hester Ernst were married April 23, 1935. Hoffman was a farmer. He also had served as an alderman, presiding judge in Perry County, served on First National Bank board 18 years, and was a former vice president of the bank board...
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MURREL NEWTON
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
MOREHOUSE -- Funeral service for Murrel Newton of Morehouse will be held at 2 p.m. today at Morehouse General Baptist Church. The Rev. Randy Thomas will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home at Morehouse is in charge of arrangements...
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ROZELLA MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
Rozella Martin, 67, of Granite City, Ill., died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Fla. She was born Dec. 30, 1930, at Chaffee, daughter of Jesse and Clarissa May Campbell Carnell. Martin had been a seamstress at Arnold Palmer Manufacturing in Bolding, Ark...
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ELMER WELTER
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
ORAN -- Funeral Mass for Elmer James Welter of Oran will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Guardian Angel Catholic Church. Msgr. Richard Rolwing and the Rev. Normand Varone will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with military graveside rites...
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HORTENSE WATKINS
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
BENTON -- Graveside service for Wilma Hortense Watkins of Benton will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Bennie Wilsey will officiate. There is no visitation. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home at Scott City is in charge of arrangements...
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SENNO SCHILLING
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
Funeral service for Senno Schilling of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. today at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel. The Rev. Barry Pfanstiel will officiate. Entombment will be in Memorial Park Mausoleum, with military rites by VFW Post 3838. Schilling, 76, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at Missouri Veterans Home...
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ANNIE COOK
(Obituary ~ 02/26/98)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Annie P. Cook, 87, of Sedgewickville died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at her home. She was born May 19, 1910, at Sedgewickville, daughter of James and Amanda Green Seabaugh. She and Loy H. Cook were married Dec. 5, 1931. He died Jan. 1, 1997...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/26/98)
Daughter to Stephen and Michelle Grojean of St. Peters, St. John's Mercy Hospital, 11:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 1998. Name, Bridget Rose. Weight, 9 pounds 4 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Grojean is the former Michelle McGuirk, daughter of John and Norma McGuirk of Ballwin. Grojean is the son of Francis and Lucille Grojean of Cape Girardeau. He is a process engineer at MEMC Electronic Materials in St. Peters...
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JANET ROBERT FILES FOR RE-ELECTION
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds Janet Robert filed Tuesday for re-election to a sixth term. The Cape Girardeau Democrat has served as county recorder for 21 years. "I have devoted nearly all of my professional life as recorder," she said...
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WELDON MACKE FILES FOR RE-ELECTION
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
Cape Girardeau County Auditor H. Weldon Macke filed for re-election Tuesday, the first day of filing for the 1998 fall election. "When I entered office in 1969, I made a pledge that my office would always be open to all the public. I have kept that promise," said Macke...
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TRIPPING OVER SHAKESPEARE
(Local News ~ 02/26/98)
Someone walking by the University Center Ballroom at noon Wednesday might have thought the 35 perfectly normal looking people inside had gone mad. One second they were lamenting "If I only had a brain" in unison, the next they were on all fours barking...
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