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LETTERS: NEED TO STRESS DANGERS OF SPEED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/11/98)
To the editor: The Southeast Missourian, KFVS Channel 12 and Cape Girardeau's Central High School are all sending the wrong message in only stressing the use of seat belts for saving lives and reducing the risk of serious injuries. Besides the use of seat belts, you should also be promoting the fact that speed kills. ...
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RIVERBOATS TO MAKE STOPS IN CAPE THIS YEAR
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
The Mississippi Queen, one of three riverboats of the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. in New Orleans, will dock along the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau this month. The Mississippi Queen, a twin-stacked vessel 382 feet long, has been a visitor to Cape Girardeau in past years, including five stops in 1997...
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EDUCATION HELPS REDUCE CHILD ABUSE
(Editorial ~ 04/11/98)
There is perhaps nothing more despicable in the world of crime than the abuse and neglect of children. But it certainly is not an outrage limited to unknown pedophiles. Far too often it is parents or other relatives who inflict the abuse or neglect. And it is not a crime limited to big cities or faraway places...
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ST. FRANCIS MOVES ENTRANCES
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
St. Francis Medical Center has moved the entrances for its emergency and Convenient Care departments. The new entrance is on the north side of the new Healing Arts Center, which is adjacent to the main hospital building. For quickest access, hospital patrons should enter the hospital campus via the Gordonville Road drive and follow the drive past the helicopter pads...
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CHAMBER HONORS FOUR OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS
(Editorial ~ 04/11/98)
Think back. No doubt a handful of exceptional teachers stand out in your mind. These men and women may have contributed to your profession today. For many, a great teaching can have a lasting positive impact on an individual's love of learning. Each year, the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce honors top educators. It is a wonderful program that pays tribute to well-deserving teachers at all levels...
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AFRAID TO GO TO SCHOOL
(Editorial ~ 04/11/98)
I am a senior, so I have been in school a long time. Never once have I felt that my life was in danger, but lately I'm starting to wonder if I should. The thought of being shot at or seriously injured never crossed my mind until the recent outbreaks of shooting incidents in Mississippi, Kentucky and Arkansas...
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LETTERS: MEWSPAPER MENTORS APPRECIATED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/11/98)
To the editor: It is with appreciation that the Missouri Mentoring Partnership recognizes the mentorship of Joyce Hunter and Tyra Reppert for three young women who have recently worked in the circulation department of your newspaper. Two of these young women were foster children under the care of the Missouri Division of Family Services, and the third was a former foster child who had been adopted. ...
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LETTERS: CELEBRATE DOING AWAY WITH SLAVERY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/11/98)
To the editor: Instead of beating ourselves up over the fact that we once had slavery in the United States, it seems to me that we should be celebrating the fact that we did away with slavery. Slavery was accepted as a way of life throughout history...
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LETTERS: VOTERS IGNORE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/11/98)
To the editor: The election for city councilmen and several other issues was held last Tuesday. Only 13 percent of registered voters exercised their right as citizens of a democracy. A democracy is government by the people exercised directly or by representatives. ...
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MISSOURI ASSESSMENT PROGRAM BECOMES MANDATORY; NEW TEST REQUIRES STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN ANSWERS
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
Throughout April, students across the state will put away their books and notebooks and spend hours taking standardized proficiency tests. But they will have more to think about than just making sure they completely fill in the oval using a No. 2 pencil when they begin taking the new Missouri Assessment Program math assessment this month...
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FIRE BEING CONSIDERED AT BIG OAK TREE PARK
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Big Oak Tree State Park some day may have few giant oaks, and that concerns Southeast Missouri State University biology professor Alan Journet. He wants to give a helping hand to Mother Nature so new oak trees can take root in the park. Journet wants to do what the American Indians did years ago. He wants to burn the dense layer of shrubs and small trees in small test plots...
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A MID-CITY REFUGE: THEMIS STREET GARDEN ATTRACTS ATTENTION
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
The TV antenna in the middle of Jerome Seyer's garden is functional only if you are a bird looking for a roost. A horse-head-shaped piece of driftwood found in a creek near Egypt Mills has no known purpose there by the koi pond. Now, neither do the small black stove that heated his family's farmhouse when Seyer was a boy nor the old-fashioned pitcher pump that fetched their water. But they are in the garden, too...
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CHESTER BRIDGE TO BE ONE LANE; MAINTENANCE IS UNDER WAY
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
CHESTER, Ill. -- Traffic will be reduced to one lane on the Mississippi River bridge at Chester later this month as repair work resumes. The Missouri Department of Transportation is overseeing the $4.66 million project to upgrade the bridge. Traffic restrictions on the bridge will begin April 25 at the earliest, said Dale Kinneman, resident engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation at Park Hills...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: MORE PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE A LESSON IN RESPONSIBILITY
(Column ~ 04/11/98)
As a child, I often received lessons on responsibility. I was responsible for cleaning my room and feeding the dog, spending my allowance wisely and taking the Kool-Aid pitcher out of the refrigerator when I drank the last of it. These were simple yet important responsibilities, and there were always repercussions if I failed to perform them. My responsibilities grew in size and content as I did...
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PASSOVER: TRADITIONAL SYMBOLS REMIND CHRISTIANS OF SACRIFICE
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
If God had brought us out of Egypt, It would have been enough for us! If God had given us the Torah and no more, It would have been enough for us! If God had only sent the Messiah, It would have been enough for us! --Dayenu, a Hebrew song sung at Passover...
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RUGBY FOR WOMEN; LOCAL PLAYERS DON'T SKIRT THE ISSUE
(College Sports ~ 04/11/98)
A simple dare during a friendly group conversation was all it took to get the ball rolling toward forming a women's rugby team in Cape Girardeau. And, even though participation in the squad has not yet been overwhelming, its coach and some of his players believe that the best is yet to come for women's rugby in this area...
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SOUTHEAST GYMNASTS TO COMPETE IN NIT
(College Sports ~ 04/11/98)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's gymnastics team will attempt to finish its first season under coach Kris Buchheister with a bang tonight. The Otahkians will join seven other squads for the National Invitational Tournament of women's gymnastics. The meet, hosted by the University of Iowa, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in Iowa City...
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GEORGIA TECH BOUNCES SE IN SERIES OPENER
(College Sports ~ 04/11/98)
ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech freshman Cory Vance struck out 14 Indians as the Yellow Jackets won the first of a three-game series Friday with a 13-2 victory over Southeast Missouri State University. Jay Hood and Eric McQueen each provided homers as Tech (26-11), ranked No. 25 in the nation, won for the ninth time in its last 11 games. Southeast fell to 20-14...
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CENTRAL PULLS OFF TW COMEBACK WINS IN CHAMBER CLASSIC
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/98)
SOUTH HAVEN, Miss. -- The Cape Central Tigers pulled off the upset of the Chamber Classic Tournament, handing a 9-5 loss to Mississippi's top high school baseball team, New Hope, Thursday. In Friday's play, the Tigers followed up with a 13-10 victory over South Panola (Miss.) before losing to Collierville (Tenn.) 10-1...
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CHARLES BUNTING
(Obituary ~ 04/11/98)
JACKSON -- Charles A. "Chuck" Bunting, 68, of Greenville, Ill., died Thursday, April 9, 1998, at his home. He was born March 1, 1930, in Olney, Ill., son of Clyde and Leona Hunter Bunting. He and Margaret P. McNeely were married March 13, 1951, in Cape Girardeau...
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NORMA DOVER
(Obituary ~ 04/11/98)
ORAN -- Funeral for Norma Ruth Dover, Oran Route 1, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Blanchard Funeral Chapel (formerly Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel) in Sikeston. The Rev. Liz Tolbert Banks will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston...
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MARION PUTNAM
(Obituary ~ 04/11/98)
CHARLESTON -- Funeral for Marion Faye Pigg Putnam of Charleston will be held at 11 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. The Rev. Gerald Penn will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston. Putnam, 59, died Thursday, April 9, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...
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EDWARD HEISSERER
(Obituary ~ 04/11/98)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral Mass for Edward A. Heisserer, Scott City Route 1, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. The Rev. Oliver Clavin will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City after 3 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at 6:30...
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LAWRENCE LIMBAUGH
(Obituary ~ 04/11/98)
SIKESTON -- Lawrence M. "Bing" Limbaugh, 58, of Granada Hills, Calif., died Thursday, April 9, 1998, in Granada Hills. He was formerly of Sikeston. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/11/98)
Son to Kenneth Davis and Cathie Gail Garrett Jr. of Charleston, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:29 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 1998. Name, Justin Kyle. Weight, 8 pounds 3 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Garrett is the former Cathie Fitzgerald, daughter of the late Shirley Fitzgerald. She is employed at Mississippi County Abstract Co. Garrett is the son of Kenny and Sally Garrett of Charleston. He is employed by Bob Ralph Distributing...
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AMA PRESENTS BRIEFING FOR SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANTS
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
The American Management Association's 11th annual briefing for secretaries and administrative assistants will be held April 22 at Southeast Missouri State University. The briefing is a nationwide video conference. It will be transmitted to various sites nationwide by satellite...
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP CLEAN UP CAPAHA PARK
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
Volunteers are needed to help fix up and clean up Cape Girardeau's city parks for the 13th annual "Friends of the Parks Day" April 18. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Capaha Park, and work will continue from 9 to noon, with lunch provided for all participants...
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AREA STUDENTS GET ADVANCE DEGREES AT UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
Degrees were conferred upon 492 students during fall semester commencement exercises at Southeast Missouri State University. Area residents who received advance degrees or graduated with honors: Bernie: Christy Beth Griffin, bachelor of science in education, magna cum laude...
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SOUTHEAST NAMES DEAN OF EXTENDED LEARNING
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
Southeast Missouri State University has hired Dr. Pat Lipetzky, associate dean of the Center for Continuing Studies at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, as dean of extended learning. Lipetzky, who will assume her new duties July 15, will be responsible for continuing and extended learning initiatives that are currently part of the duties of Dr. Sheila Caskey, dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Extended Learning. Caskey plans to retire in May...
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KENT LIBRARY WILL HAVE NEW DIRECTOR ON JULY 13
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
Dr. Sarah Mort Cron, head of access services at the University of Northern Iowa's Rod Library, has been named director of Kent Library and dean of academic information services at the school. Cron will start her new job at Southeast Missouri State University July 13. She replaces Dr. James Zink, who recently retired...
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COMMUNITY TOURISM CONFERENCE SET THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 04/11/98)
The Southeast Missouri State University College of Health and Human Services and the Tourism Advisory Council of Southeast Missouri are co-sponsoring Show Me the Money, a community tourism conference, on Thursday at Osage Community Centre. The conference will feature speakers from around the nation who are experts in the area of heritage tourism. The program will emphasize how Cape Girardeau can benefit from heritage tourism...
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