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LETTERS: ASK LEGISLATORS TO DROP NEA FUNDING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/29/98)
To the editor: Are you all as sick of reading about, talking about, and moaning about this whole Clinton affair as I am? For the life of me I can not understand why the American people seem to be so blind to the fact that we would not have to be subjected to all of this if Clinton had only come clean 9 months ago and saved us millions of dollars in taxpayers money as well. ...
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REP. EMERSON VOTES AGAINST REPUBLICAN TAX-CUT MEASURE
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson voted against her own party's tax-cut bill Saturday because she said it was a "political gimmick" and didn't protect Social Security. The GOP-backed bill passed the House on a 229-195 vote. Only 11 Republicans voted against the measure, including Emerson. She was the only Republican member of the Missouri delegation to vote against the tax-cut plan...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: INTERNET OFFERS FUN AND GAMES JAMMED WITH SOUNDS AND PICTURES
(Column ~ 09/29/98)
Kids love digital stuff. There's no doubt about it. And the Internet offers a lot of choices, pictures, sounds and videos just for kids. Peggy: I saw the power of computing firsthand this weekend when my daughter invited some friends to spend the night. The computer became the most popular spot in the house as 8-year-olds crowded around to see what was happening on the screen. Amazing...
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QUILTERS TO HONOR SEMO
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
The River Heritage Quilters' Guild is creating a quilt in honor of Southeast Missouri State University's 125th anniversary. The quilt will focus on campus buildings. The centerpiece will depict Academic Hall, and each of the 14 surrounding blocks will represent each of the other buildings on campus, including the original Normal School building. An appliqued border will then frame the entire quilt...
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QUILT SHOW ANNOUNCES WINNERS
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
A number of area quilters received honors during the River Heritage Quilt Show in the Family Life Center at Centenary United Methodist Church. More than 600 people attended the weekend show to see local quilts on display and to learn more about quilting techniques...
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FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN DAMAGES HOME NEAR ADVANCE
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
ADVANCE -- The cause of a fire that severely damaged a home near Advance Tuesday morning remained unknown. Firefighters were investigating the fire, which occurred about a quarter-mile from the junction of County Road 204 and Highway 25. The one-and-one-half-story structure is owned by Charlotte Revelle...
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READY TO LEARN: EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENINGS CATCH BARRIERS TO LERANING
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
John Simminger held his daughter Anna Rose as she threw a ball to Carla Aufdenberg during the gross motor skills test. Screenings to catch vision, hearing, coordination or other problems help parents and teachers make sure youngsters are ready, willing and able to learn...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 09/29/98)
I WOULD like to make a comment on how the law ought to be equal for everyone such as Bill Clinton. Why is it he was accused of sexual harassment? When you look at the actual charge, it's actually sexual abuse. When you touch the private part of another person, that is called sexual abuse. Sexual harassment is when you make lewd and sexy comments about a woman. That's sexual harassment. Why is Clinton only being accused of sexual harassment when it's actually sexual abuse?...
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LETTERS: NEED ASSURANCES ON RIVER CAMPUS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/29/98)
To the editor: I have been following with keen interest the conversion of the former seminary in Cape Girardeau for Southeast Missouri State University's performing arts programs. I am also a huge fan of B.W. Harrison, and his long history with the university and local historic preservation are to be applauded. I am, however, incredibly frustrated at SEMO's lack of information on the matter. They are not getting my tax vote until specific items are addressed...
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LETTERS: PRINTING VIEWS OF THOSE WHO DISAGREE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/29/98)
To the editor: You are the type of newspaper that one can seldom find anywhere in this country. Thursday's paper published letters from hordes of people who disagree with your correct conservative beliefs. On the other hand, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has strong left-wing beliefs, and it will not publish an all-facts correct letter upholding our fine U.S. senator, Kit Bond, who has been demonized by TV ads and articles in the Post-Dispatch by his lying opponent, Jay Nixon...
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LETTERS: DEBATES BEING HELD IN 8TH DISTRICT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/29/98)
To the editor: debate a contention by words or arguments: as a: formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according the rules of parliamentary procedure b: a regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary)...
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LET'S SEE WHO WANTS TO CUT TAXES
(Editorial ~ 09/29/98)
Congressional Republicans are pushing anew for tax cuts before their adjournment in a few weeks. President Clinton and the Democrats are responding that any such move for much-needed tax relief is an assault on Social Security. Republicans responded with a plan that dedicates 90 percent of the expected federal budget surplus to Social Security, with the other 10 percent to go toward tax cuts. ...
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SCHOOL VOUCERS ARE PROVING THEMSELVES
(Editorial ~ 09/29/98)
The two major candidates for the 8th District congressional seat have recently weighed in on the subject of parental freedom to choose the schools their children will attend. On this issue Democratic nominee Tony Heckemeyer agrees with incumbent U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson: Moving toward any form of voucher system is the wrong way to go...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: SHAWNEE ELEMENTARY TEACHER SHOWS PASSION FOR HER STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Kathy Matlock has had a lifetime association with the Shawnee School District, where she is in her 12th year of teaching at Shawnee Elementary School South. She is a native of McClure, Ill., where the elementary school is located. She, her husband Rollie, and sons Clay and Clinton all also attended the grade school and are graduates of Shawnee High School...
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WILLIAM WOODS INTRODUCES COURSES
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
Southeast Missouri State University isn't the only four-year school offering college courses in the Bootheel. William Woods University, which serves over 1,000 students on its Fulton campus, is venturing into the Bootheel. The formerly all-women's college is bringing three degree programs to the Bootheel...
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BANNED BOOKS: WEEK STREESES RIGHT TO READ WHAT YOU LIKE
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
Freedom of choice is being celebrated by librarians and pro-choice literature advocates this week in honor of Banned Books Week. Each year the American Library Association and other groups designate a week to promote "the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them."...
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MORE VIEWS ON MERGER PRESENTED; ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HOLDS HEARING ON HOSPITALS
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
Representatives from the Missouri attorney general's office listened at a public hearing Monday night to opinions and concerns of those who favor and oppose the proposed merger of Cape Girardeau's two hospitals. Nearly 300 people crowded into a cramped meeting room at the Osage Centre to explain to James Layton and Forest Hanna III, both of the attorney general's office, why they support or don't support the proposed merger of Southeast Missouri Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center...
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CAIRO TO HOLD RIVERBOAT DAYS; RESTORED GEM THEATER WILL BE UNVEILED
(Local News ~ 09/29/98)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The big paddlewheelers won't be here, but Cairo's Riverboat Days is expected to attract large crowds. The four-day festival kicks off Thursday. Theme of the ninth extravaganza is "Carnivale." It will feature the excitement of a New Orleans-style Mardi Gras celebration...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: FAMILES HELP YOU PUT TOGETHER PIECES OF YOUR LIFE
(Column ~ 09/29/98)
I've been putting the pieces of my family history together somewhat like you do a puzzle. Sometimes the stories of life get better with age. In the past few months, I've learned more about my family ancestry than I did when I spent months trying to piece together a family tree through what research and information was readily available...
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SPORTS VIEW: MUSCLING UP DEFINES GAME OF SLOW-PITCH
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/98)
About 10 years ago, I stepped into the laid-back world of slow-pitch softball. It took some getting used to. After years of playing baseball, slow-pitch slowed my blood. It obviously requires a lower degree of physical skill, not to mention mental sharpness...
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INDIANS GETTING READY TO SAMPLE LIFE ON THE ROAD (SEMO NOTES)
(College Sports ~ 09/29/98)
Southeast Missouri State University's football team spent the first four weeks of the season playing games in the friendly confines of Houck Stadium. This week, the Indians will get a chance to experience their first taste of the road. The Indians, 2-2 overall and 1-1 in Ohio Valley Conference play after Saturday's 41-14 romp past Tennessee-Martin, will face a major challenge this Saturday when they take on Eastern Illinois. The kickoff in Charleston is set for 1:30 p.m...
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SEMO GOLFERS FALTER, WIND UP SECOND IN TOURNAMENT (SEMO SPORTS)
(College Sports ~ 09/29/98)
NORMAL, Ill. -- Southeast Missouri State University's golf squad could not hold its lead Monday as the Indians wound up second in the 15-team D.A. Weibring Tournament hosted by Illinois State. The Indians led by two strokes after Sunday's first 36 holes. But Arkansas State fired a 1-over 285 over Monday's final 18 holes while Southeast could manage only a 303...
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KELLY SOFTBALL USES LATE BURST TO BEAT NOTRE DAME
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/98)
Trailing 1-0 after four innings, defending Class 2A state softball champion Kelly High scored six runs in the fifth and two in the sixth and beat host Notre Dame 8-1 Monday. Kelly touched Notre Dame pitcher Holly Schnurbusch for 11 hits, with two apiece from Bridgett Riley, Megan Beggs, Ashley Beggs and Marissa Essner...
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COENA GLASTETTER
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
MARYLAND HEIGHTS -- Coena C. Glastetter, 88, of Maryland Heights died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998. She was born Nov. 23, 1909, in Kelso, daughter of Louis and Rose Burger Calliotte. She was married to Joseph Glastetter, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Martin Glastetter; four daughters, Marie Fiorino, Barbara Willig, Coena Sulin and Ann Kirkwood; a sister, Bertha Beinart; and a brother, William Calliotte...
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MARY L. BECKER
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Mary L. Becker, 86, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998, at Fayetteville City Hospital. She was a resident of Cape Girardeau before moving to Fayetteville in 1992. She was born Nov. 22, 1911, in Hutton Valley, Mo., daughter of Frank and Mary Banks Preston. On Sept. 15, 1933, she married Charles Becker in Cape Girardeau. He died Nov. 27, 1946...
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JIMMY W. DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
Funeral service for Jimmy W. Davis, 58, of Cape Girardeau, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel with the Rev. Frank Bain officiating. Davis died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998, at his home. He retired from the Missouri National Guard in 1991 and worked for Foamex on Nash Road in Cape Girardeau...
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ERNEST CHRESTMAN
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Ernest Chrestman, 90, of Mounds died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998, at his home. He was born Sept. 10, 1908, in Water Valley, Miss., son of Flem and Fannie Goodman Chrestman. He owned and operated Chrestman Food Center in Cairo until his retirement. He was a member of the Cairo Baptist Church...
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BEATRICE STOCKING
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
CHARLESTON -- Beatrice Stocking, 84, formerly of Charleston died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998, at the Surry Place Nursing Facility at Chesterfield. She was born Aug. 3, 1914, at Charleston, daughter of Joseph L. and Ida Wilhelm Halter. She lived in Charleston most of her life. She was a member of the St. Henry Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella...
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OPAL FAULKNER
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
CHAFFEE -- Funeral for Opal Maxine Faulkner of Water Valley, Miss., formerly of Chaffee, was held Wednesday at Browning Funeral Home in Water Valley. Faulkner, 71, died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998, at the home of her daughter in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She was born April 5, 1927, at Warm Springs, Ark., daughter of Ralph and Edith Marlett Dalton...
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DELMAR R. SMITH
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
Delmar R. Smith, 81, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 21, 1917, in Arkansas, the son of Clarence and Ethel Smith. Smith was a farmer. He was a member of First Christian Church at Cape Girardeau and the I.O.O.F. No. 385 at Lutesville, and at I.O.O.F. No. 67 at Cape Giardeau...
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DIXIE TAYLOR
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
ADVANCE -- Funeral for Dixie Taylor of Advance will be held at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Advance. Dale Wiseman and Larry Greenfield will officiate. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. at the church. Taylor, 62, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/29/98)
Daughter to Glenn and Maria Shelby of Hazel Green, Ala., Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, Ala., Thursday, Sept. 17, 1998. Name, Madison Leigh. Weight, 8 pounds. Mrs. Shelby is the former Maria Ice, daughter of Forrest and Laura Jo Ice of Miller City, Ill. Shelby is the son of Nancy Kweik of St. Louis Park, Minn., and Glenn and Jean Shelby of Kevil, Ky...
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DEWEY PHILLIPS
(Obituary ~ 09/29/98)
SIKESTON -- Dewey "Wally" Phillips, 77, died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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