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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: WONDERS OF E-MAIL, HOME PAGES ARE AVAILABLE FREE ONLINE (COLUMN 127)
(Column ~ 02/16/99)
One of the wonders of the Internet, in our opinion, remains electronic mail. It's a great way to talk with family and friends without additional long distance costs -- especially if they live out of town or out of the country. It's also instant and easy. You never have to look for an envelope or stamp. But as we remind people in our Internet training classes, e-mail is not private. There are groups that scan the world's e-mail. Consider it more of a postcard, not a letter...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: TEACHER FEELS CHILDREN TEACH VALUABLE LESSONS
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
JACKSON -- Five-year teaching veteran Tina Kight believes teaching is fascinating. Kight, a third grade teacher at North Elementary School in Jackson, said she can't remember a time when she didn't want to be a teacher. "I enrolled in college as an elementary education major and never wavered in my decision," she said. "I am fortunate to thoroughly love my work...
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THE JOY OF READING: BOOK CLUB ENCOURAGES DISCUSSION, LITERACY
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
Kathy Davenport, left, and Shannon Anders looked at a book during the Reading Club meeting. Reading Club members, from left, Ann Green, Ken Green and Tom Dohogne listened to Zoffuto speak to the group. Central High School librarian Julia Jorgensen hopes to rekindle a love for reading in parents, students and teachers using a monthly book club she established in September...
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MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY GETS BOOST
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
When Dallas Morehead introduces himself, he explains that he is president of the Missouri Mental Health Consumer Network and that he has a mental illness. Then he waits for the reaction. But Morehead hopes for a day when the reaction doesn't come. The network is launching an initiative that encourages those with a mental illness to serve as advocate for themselves and others with mental disorders...
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TAMMS: MARCH 17 EXECUTION SET AT NEW PENITENTIARY
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
TAMMS, Ill. -- An execution date has been set by the Illinois Supreme Court for Andrew Kokoraleis, who was convicted of murder in DuPage County in 1984. The execution is to take place at Tamms Correctional Center. Kokoraleis has been scheduled for execution twice before but received reprieves. A March 17 execution was set earlier this month...
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PANEL REVIEWS SCHOOL BOUNDARIES
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
A committee is meeting to determine whether attendance boundaries adopted two years ago for Cape Girardeau elementary schools are still practical. The 12-member Attendance Area Study Committee convened in November 1996 to develop a plan to redraw boundary lines for the district's six elementary schools. At the same time the committee was organized, the Board of Education approved a 10-year, two-phase master plan for the school district...
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MARDI GRAS' BEGINNINGS EMBEDDED IN FAITH, LENT
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
To some today is Fat Tuesday. To others it is Carnival or Shrove Tuesday. To most it is Mardi Gras. The image that many have of Mardi Gras is of wild parties and elaborate parades through the streets of New Orleans with masked and costumed revelers...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: VISIT BRINGS BACK CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF TOYS
(Column ~ 02/16/99)
Relatives came to visit over the weekend and with them came old memories and the reappearance of toys from my childhood. My aunt and uncle arrived late Friday night with a vehicle full of suitcases and pillows and a boisterous set of 4-year-old twins in tow. The girls are my aunt's grandchildren...
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LETTERS: BARGAINING BAD FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/99)
To the editor: Supporters of collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees are making their biggest push in years for this ill-conceived legislation in the Missouri General Assembly. Gov. Mel Carnahan urged lawmakers to send him a collective-bargaining bill this year in his State of the State address. House Speaker Steve Gaw is even on board with the idea...
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LETTERS: CONSIDER HIRING DISABLED WORKERS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/99)
To the editor: This letter is in response to the Jan. 10 article, "Low jobless rate spells difficulty for recruiters." As a company serving people and employers with their employment needs, we would like to respond to the difficulties companies are having in recruiting good employees. ...
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MAKE CHECKS EASIER AT GUN SHOWS
(Editorial ~ 02/16/99)
Gun shows, like the SEMO Gun Show held a couple of weekends ago at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau, are the new target of gun-control proponents. The Clinton administration says gun shows are "convenience stores" for individuals who want guns to commit crimes...
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FOCUS: FAIRNESS, BENEFIT OF HISTORIC EFFORT
(Editorial ~ 02/16/99)
A recent study of historic-preservation efforts in Cape Girardeau appears to recognize that the creation of ultrarestrictive historic districts might be unpopular. The report suggests less restrictive conservation zoning districts. However, these districts also would impinge on property owners' rights in an effort to have everyone in the district conform to a set of rules and limits regarding future develop and changes to existing structures...
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INSPECTION OF RIVER BRIDGE WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC DELAYS
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
One lane on the Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau will be closed weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the next two weeks. The Missouri Department of Transportation will be conducting a routine inspection of the bridge. The inspection, which begins today, is expected to be concluded by Feb. 26...
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PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING COMPOSER KAREL HUSA COMING TO SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
Karel Husa has spent most of his 77 years composing prize-winning music and conducting major orchestras from London to Hong Kong to New York. In March, Husa will spend a week at Southeast Missouri State University. The festival will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning Husa in a week of classes, public lectures and concerts March 8 through 12...
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COUNCIL TO VOTE ONCE AGAIN ON EXTENSION OF KENT
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
If the Cape Girardeau City Council gives its approval tonight, the Kent Street extension project finally will become reality. Probably. Since 1990, the City Council has approved extending Kent Street, located in the Woodland Hills subdivision, on numerous occasions. However, for one reason or another, the issue kept coming up again, and the work never got done...
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ENROLLMENT DRIVE FOR MC+ SET AT THREE SITES FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 02/16/99)
Cape Girardeau's hospitals and local Division of Family Services will help launch Missouri's MC+ for Kids program with a sign-up day Friday at each hospital. Each hospital and the Division of Family Services will have representatives available during the day to assist parents and guardians with applications for the program. An evening sign-up will be held at West Park Mall...
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SOUTHEAST FINDS EKU COLONELS IN FULL RETREAT
(College Sports ~ 02/16/99)
RICHMOND, Ky. -- For whatever reasons, Eastern Kentucky's basketball team has had a horrendous season and the Colonels will almost certainly finish last in the Ohio Valley Conference. Southeast Missouri State University's Indians hope to keep the Colonels in their season-long funk tonight when the squads square off in a 7:45 tipoff at McBrayer Arena...
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CAPE CENTRAL GIRLS RIP SIKESTON 66-34
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/99)
Cape Central's girls basketball team took care of business early Monday, building a 20-point first-quarter lead en route to a 66-34 victory over Sikeston. Central improved to 17-6 overall and 3-1 in the SEMO Conference. Kim Aslinger led the way with 20 points while teammate Dionna Webb was right behind with 19...
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KC FEE THROW WINNERS
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/99)
Nine boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, won crowned champions at the 1999 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship in Leopold. The winners advanced to the district competition in Scott City. Leopold winners Age 10 Boys: Tyler Clubb Age 11 Girls: Tonya Arnzen...
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ORAN 8TH GRADERS POST PERFECT MARK
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/99)
ORAN -- After the Oran Junior High School seventh grade basketball team finished with an 11-1 record last year, there was only one way for the players to finish better as eighth-graders. Mission accomplished. Oran's eighth grade basketball team recently wrapped up a perfect season with a 15-0 record, including championships in the Delta Tournament and Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: JACKSON YOUTH SOCCER COACHES CLINIC
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/99)
A soccer coaches clinic for coaches and interested parents will be held Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Jackson City Hall Conference Room. Sponsored by the Jackson Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with Southeast Missouri Hospital's Generations Center and Main Street Fitness Center, the free clinic will include information on growth and development, hydration, stretching, warmups, strengthening, cardiovascular conditioning, hyperthermia and more...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: JACKSON BOYS BASEBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/99)
The Jackson Boys Baseball League has announced its registration dates. Registration, for ages 6 to 18, will be held at the following dates and times in the Jackson City Hall Community Room: Feb. 27 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.), Feb. 28 (1-4 p.m.) and March 4 (6-9 p.m.)...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: JACKSON BOYS BASEBALL LEAGUE COACHES MEETING
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/99)
The Jackson Boys Baseball League will hold its spring coaches meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Jackson City Hall Community Room.
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YOUTH BRIEFS: JACKSON GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/99)
Sign-ups for the Jackson Girls Softball League will be held on three upcoming dates at Main Street Fitness in Jackson. Registration dates and times: Feb. 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; March 5, 6-9 p.m.; and March 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Girls ages 6 to 12 are eligible to play...
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JERRY D. LEECH
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Jerry Dale Leech, 59, of East Prairie died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born July 9, 1939, at East Prairie to Dave and Martha Agnes O'Connor Leech. He married Patsy Ann Henderson Dec. 18, 1970, at East Prairie...
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CHARLES CUPP
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
PARMA -- Funeral for Charles Edward Cupp of Parma will be held at 1 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Parma. The Rev. Jody Duncan will officiate. Burial will be in McGrew Cemetery at Senath. Cupp, 62, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, in Malden...
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LUDEAN EVERS
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
CYPRESS, Ill. -- Funeral for LuDean Evers of Cypress will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak. The Revs. Tom Snell, Jay Franklin and Ed Hoke will officiate. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-9 p.m. today. An Eastern Star service will be held at 7...
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FRED JOBE
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
CHAFFEE -- Fred Jobe, 73, of Chaffee died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 19, 1925, at Catron, son of Fred and Nettie Leona Byers Jobe. He and Margery White were married June 7, 1943. Jobe retired as a machine operator with Missouri Petroleum Co. in St. Louis. He was a member of General Baptist Church at Chaffee...
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BRAD FILER
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Stephen Bradley "Brad" Filer, 48, of Marble Hill died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 20, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, son of Lester "Red" and Jewell Beasley Filer. Filer had worked at Lutesville Pallet Co...
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VIRGIE REISS
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Virgie M. Reiss, 87, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Ill. She was born Nov. 7, 1911, at Menfro, daughter of Clem Sylvester and Bernadette Mattingly Gibbar. She and Martin C. Reiss were married April 4, 1932. He died Feb. 6, 1980...
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CHARLES MASTERSON
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
Charles D. Masterson, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1921, at Kennett, son of the Rev. E.E. and Eva Floyd Masterson. He and Margaret Meador were married May 18, 1940, at Clarkton...
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JERRY COCHRAN
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
ADVANCE -- Jerry Lee Cochran, 47, of Advance died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter. He was born Dec. 29, 1951, in St. Louis, son of Jack and Vernia Beulah Chesser Cochran. Cochran was a truck driver with Vernon Wilson Trucking Co. of Bernie...
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CHARLES MORGAN
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Charles R. Morgan, 81, of Hammond, La., died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at his home. He was born Nov. 12, 1917, in Cobden, son of John P. and Frances Grammer Morgan. Morgan was a retired produce broker and truck driver. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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JUNE PENDER
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
June Ann Pender, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born June 23, 1920, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Clark Moore. She and Lindel "Bud" Pender were married Nov. 16, 1936, in Cape Girardeau...
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LLOYD THOMASON
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
FARMINGTON -- Lloyd Roosevelt Thomason, 74, of Farmington died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at Fleur De Lis Nursing Center. He was born Feb. 17, 1924, in Bollinger County, son of Charles and Beulah Drum Thomason. Thomason had worked in utility repair at Ford Motor Co. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, lifetime member of Norman L. Rigdon VFW Post 5896 at Farmington, lifetime member of AmVets at Berkeley, and former member of UAW Local 325 in Hazelwood...
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DONALD MCCORMICK
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
Funeral for Donald Ray McCormick of Kansas City, Kan., will be held at 1 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Cy Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Friends may call at the chapel from 12:30 p.m. until service time...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/16/99)
Son to Rodney Lee and Vicky Gail Buchanan of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:48 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999. Name, Dallas James. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Buchanan is the former Vicky Gass, daughter of Evelyn Gass of Cape Girardeau, and the late Robert Gass. She is a physical therapist at Southeast Hospital. Buchanan is the son of Fran Buchanan of Cape Girardeau and Dwight Buchanan of Scott City. He is a carpenter with McClanahan Construction...
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ORVAL E. KERSEY
(Obituary ~ 02/16/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Orval E. Kersey, 58, of East Prairie died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Aug. 15, 1940, at Farrenburg to Orval and Liza Mae Loomis Kersey. He married Helen Geneva Mayabb April 23, 1964...
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