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ADDRESS ON POST-ABORTION SYNDROME SET
(Local News ~ 03/31/98)
Olivia Gans, national director of the Washington, D.C.-based American Victims of Abortion, will speak Thursday at Southeast Missouri State University. Gans, an authority on post-abortion syndrome, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: PLAY BALL! INTERNET OFFERS EXTENSIVE BASEBALL SITES AT ALL LEVELS (COLUMN 82)
(Column ~ 03/31/98)
Play ball. Major League Baseball kicks off the 1998 season today, one of the earliest starts on record. Many high school and college teams already are in full swing. Baseball fans can keep track of their favorite teams and players on the Internet. We'd like to start close to home at the virtual dugout for the Cape Girardeau Central High School Tiger baseball team. Find the dugout at...
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FEW PLACES REMAIN IN INTERNET CLASS FOR BEGINNERS
(Local News ~ 03/31/98)
Eight spots remain in the April 13 beginning Internet class offered by the Southeast Missourian web staff. The class will be held from 7 p.m. to 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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TEACHER'S CORNER: TEACHING VETERAN USES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR SCIENCE LESSONS
(Local News ~ 03/31/98)
Twenty-year teaching veteran Helen Gibbar uses advanced technology to teach her students about ... technology. Gibbar, who has taught at Cape Girardeau Central High School for the past 12 years, teaches biochemical technology to juniors and seniors at the school. Corporate and educational partners have provided the school with a sophisticated biotechnology lab that allows students to get a glimpse of what professionals in the field are accomplishing today...
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CIRCLING THE GLOBE: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BRING WORLD TO SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 03/31/98)
Although they come from many different countries, international students enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University share a common bond. They all miss home-cooked foods from their native countries. Margaret Hyams of Maastricht, Netherlands, said it is difficult to find her favorite candies in the United States, but she misses home-cooked favorites the most...
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CAPE-TO-SCOTT CITY ROAD: MEETING PARTICIPANTS SAY BUILD HIGHWAY
(Local News ~ 03/31/98)
Turnout was light Monday night for a public meeting in Cape Girardeau to get input on a proposal for a new road between Scott City and Cape Girardeau. Sixteen people turned out to review 15 proposed routes to connect the two cities. People who attended said another route is needed between the two cities...
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FRIENDS OF MUSIC TO PLAN FOR FUTURE
(Local News ~ 03/31/98)
Southeast Missouri State University's Friends of Music group might have changed its goals somewhat since it organized in 1994, but its intent to share good music lives on. From its beginning, the group's major goal has been to help the university raise money to build a performing arts center on campus. The center would provide space for performances by musical and theater groups and an art gallery...
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DOWNTOWN RENEWAL MEETING SET
(Local News ~ 03/31/98)
The story has been repeated all across the country over the past few decades: American downtowns are slowly dying, abandoned for the shopping mall and the super store. But downtowns in some locales are turning themselves around. In Poplar Bluff, a $12 million community center is under construction, two new parks were developed and a bridge was built over the river downtown. ...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: DISCOVERING THE VALUE OF TIME, SLEEP AND DEADLINES
(Column ~ 03/31/98)
I discovered a time warp in my home recently. And it wasn't one I had intentionally created. Apparently the kitchen clock is losing time while the other clocks in the house seem to be gaining it. I first noticed the problem about three weeks ago because several of the clocks were displaying the wrong time...
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PENTAGON STILL MAKES SOME PRICEY BUYS
(Editorial ~ 03/31/98)
Remember the $640 toilet seats the Pentagon purchased a few years ago? This and other spending oddities by the Defense Department, which shells out billions of dollars a year to suppliers, created quite a stir when they were brought to light. In fact, all the attention caused the department's inspector general to bear down on some of the Pentagon's purchasing operations...
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ON-THE-SPOT LICENSES ARE A CONVENIENCE
(Editorial ~ 03/31/98)
As a matter of convenience, one of the best things to happen recently at the license bureaus around Missouri is the new, while-you-wait license service. The new system allows motorists to go in for a driver's license and walk out with the license in their hands. Previously, license applicants had to wait a few weeks while the photo and other information were sent to Jefferson City for processing...
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LETTERS: BETTER PATIENT CARE IS THE GOAL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/31/98)
To the editor: Recently, a local group of nurse anesthetists responded to a letter written by Dr. Stephen Stigers in which he expressed concern regarding a proposal to eliminate the federal requirement for physician supervision of anesthesia provided by nurse anesthetists. We would like to address a number of points made in that letter...
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LETTERS: PARENTS MUST TAKE BACK CONTROL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/31/98)
To the editor: Once again our hearts and souls are torn and wounded by another horror, this time at Westside Middle School near Jonesboro, Ark. Suddenly whole communities are holding prayer vigils in remembrance of the martyred. How long will our resolve to do something last? A week? A month? Several months? Will it happen here? Would should we do? We already have metal detectors in many schools around the United States, as well as uniformed guards, and in other schools the guards are even armed. ...
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LETTERS: ANESTHESIA TEAMWORK IS BEST
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/31/98)
To the editor: Thanks to the nurse anesthetists who expressed thoughts following my March 21 letter concerning the Health Care Financing Administration's proposed rule change. This proposal would allow nurse anesthetists to practice without physician supervision. ...
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DEADLINE FOR PRIMARY ELECTION IS TODAY
(Local News ~ 03/31/98)
Five people have filed as candidates for the 8th District congressional seat, including incumbent Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. The latest is businessman John Hendricks of Jackson, who filed on the Libertarian Party ticket. Hendricks filed last week. In a statement issued Monday, Hendricks said third-party candidates can make a difference...
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CARDS TO START FORMER CAPAHA
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/98)
Former Cape Capahas pitcher Cliff Politte, a 54th-round draft pick in 1995 and in A-ball at the beginning of last year, has made the St. Louis Cardinals opening day roster and will start Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Politte, who pitched for the Capahas in the 1995 season, will make his major league debut in the 12:40 p.m. game at Busch Stadium...
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NOTRE DAME BLASTS DEFENDING 2A STATE CHAMP KELLY 13-3
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/98)
BENTON -- Notre Dame High's baseball team pounded Kelly, which finished third in Class 2A last season, 13-3 on the road on Monday. Notre Dame led 11-0 in the fifth inning before Kelly scored twice in the bottom of the frame. Ryan LeGrand earned the complete game victory. He allowed eight hits while striking out five and walking three...
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BRIEFLY: OERMANN, SCHMELZ HONORED
(College Sports ~ 03/31/98)
Southeast Missouri State University shortstop Jenny Oermann was named Ohio Valley Conference softball player of the week for March 22-28. Oermann hit .371, had a home run and eight RBIs and stole three bases. Also, Southeast's Debbie Schmelz was named conference pitcher of the week. In five apperances she threw 23 2/3 innings and went 3-1. She allowed one earned run, struck out seven and walked four...
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W. SHELBY BROWN
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
Mr. W. Shelby Brown age 88 of Jackson, Mo. passed away at the Southeast Hospital Sunday, March 29. He was born March 18, 1910 at Scopus, Mo. the son of W. Dellon and Nellie Tennessee (Condor) Brown. He married the former Mildred Bollinger Oct. 4, 1933 and she survives. ...
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PAMELA SUMNER
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Pamela Louise Sumner, 44, of Perryville died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born June 27, 1953, at Inglewood, Calif., the daughter of Leslie G. and Barbara L. Froemmling Sumner. She was a medical technologist...
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WILLIAM STRAIN
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
Funeral for William Henry Strain of Bridgeton will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Brendan Dempsey will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. A Masonic service will be held at 6:30...
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HAZEL JENNINGS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
Hazel Jennings, 90, died Sunday, March 1, 1998, in Laguna Hills, Calif. She was born in Kentucky, and moved to Missouri at an early age. She was a graduate of Sikeston High School and William Jewell College, and attended Will Mayfield College. Jennings taught school at Oran, Scott City, and Cape Girardeau, retiring in 1973. She moved to California in 1977...
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CATHERINE FARMER
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
CHARLESTON -- Funeral for Catherine Jane Farmer of Charleston will be held at 11 a.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. The Rev. Rick White will officiate, with burial in IOOF Cemetery. Farmer, 80, died Saturday, March 28, 1998, at her home...
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KATE EDMUNDSON
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
Private memorial service was held for Kate Edmundson of Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Edmundson, 96, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Nov. 9, 1901, in Rutherford, Tenn., daughter of Benjamin F. and Mollie Tinkle Edmundson...
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EARL WATKINS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
Graveside service for Earl E. Watkins of Little Rock, Ark., will be held at 3 p.m. today at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Roller-Drummond Funeral Home in Little Rock is in charge of arrangements. Watkins, 82, died Sunday, March 29, 1998. He was born Nov. 28, 1915, at Neelys Landing, son of Elmer and Emma Watkins...
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SCOTT WEAKLEY
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Scott Eugene Weakley, 17, of East Prairie died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in an automobile accident near East Prairie. He was born July 15, 1980, at Charleston, son of Donald Eugene and Claudia Sue O'Connor Weakley. Survivors include his father of Chaffee; his mother of East Prairie; two sisters, Melissa and Shelley Weakley of East Prairie; a half brother, Tracey Jones with the U.S. ...
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ELZO PARKS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
PUXICO -- Elzo Theodore Parks, 90, of Puxico died Monday, March 30, 1998, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born June 22, 1907, at Sturdivant, son of Edgar and Wilda Wright Parks. Parks was a retired logger and timber worker. He had lived in the Puxico area the past 20 years. He was a member of Puxico General Baptist Church and life member of VFW Post 7822 at Puxico. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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JOHN LOWDER
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
URBANDALE, Ill. -- John F. Lowder, 73, of Urbandale died Monday, March 30, 1998, at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1925, at Blodgett, Mo., son of William and Martha Huey Lowder. Lowder was a retired riverboat captain. He was a member of Cairo United Pentecostal Church, and a veteran of World War II...
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LOUISE SAUPE
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
Louise Saupe, 90, died Monday, March 30, 1998, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center. She was born April 11, 1907, in the Rock Hill community, daughter of Alvin and Mary Francis Stewart Minton. She first married Clyde Cotner, who preceded her in death. She later married Clarence Saupe May 16, 1970. He died July 30, 1985...
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OBITUARY: OMA COPELAND
(Obituary ~ 03/31/98)
Oma Copeland, 72, of Cape Girardeau died at home in Cape Girardeau, Saturday, March 28, 1998. She was born March 20, 1926 at McClure, Ill. Her parents, Everett Eudy and Julia Riehl Eudy preceded her in death. She married Henry "Jake" Copeland, November 9, 1945. She was a loving wife, wonderful mother and homemaker...
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