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LETTERS: COOPERATION LEADS TO GOOD TRAINING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/07/99)
To the editor: Cape Girardeau residents had the recent privilege to witness the power of cooperation as a variety of community members gave of their time and resources to facilitate the presentation of a four-day workshop to prepare sexual assault nurse examiners. ...
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BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM WILL BE HELD TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
Jackson voters will get a chance to find out how candidates for the Board of Education feel on various topics Tuesday night. The 1999 Board of Education candidates for the Jackson School District will answer questions from the public March 16 from 7-9 p.m. at the Jackson Middle School library...
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NEW CO-OP CHIEF HAS PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
Jerry Day, new general manager of the Jackson Coop, brings an unusual pair of hobbies with him. He is into fishing and antiques. "My wife got me interested in antiques," he explained. "She runs an antique shop and I just got interested in it." Day oversees the Coop's three operations, based in Jackson, Perryville and Whitewater. ...
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CIRCLE K CONVENTION: MORE THAN JUST SPEAKERS AND SEMINARS
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
With paintbrush in hand and a few small splatters of white paint on her sweatshirt, Circle K member Sarah Greaves said she was enjoying her first few minutes of painting at the Cape Girardeau Head Start. "Come back later, though," she joked. Greaves, a student at Southeast Missouri State University, is one of over 60 Circle K members from Missouri and Arkansas who spent Saturday doing various projects in the Cape Girardeau community as part of the Circle K International District Convention...
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GIRL SCOUT WEEK BEGINS WITH EASTER BASKET SERVICE PROJECT
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
Cape Girardeau Girl Scouts are celebrating Girl Scout Week and the 87th birthday of Girl Scouting this week with a service project. Scouts are donating non-perishable food items and gift certificates, along with an Easter fun item, to be assembled into Easter baskets. ...
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CAPE DOCTOR EARNS PATENT ON CATARACT SURGERY DEVICE
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
As cataract surgery has become increasingly precise, Dr. Charles Cozean Jr., a Cape Girardeau eye surgeon, began looking for a way to make surgical tools equally precise. Cozean has received a patent on a new surgical device that he says also makes cataract repair safer. The device is called a hydraulic capsulorhexitome. Basically it replaces a technique that required freehand tearing of a portion of the eye with controlled removal of the tissue using water pressure...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF NURSING RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
Southeast Missouri Hospital's College of Nursing has received approval from the State Board of Nursing to offer a two-year associate of applied science in nursing program for individuals without prior health care education. The program will prepare students for careers as registered nurses...
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YOUNGSTER SOUGHT TO MODEL FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CATALOG
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
A national children's clothing catalog will be working with Children's Bazaar in Cape Girardeau to find young models for the Fall '99 edition. Children's Apparel Service, a national buying office from Dallas, will bring their production team in May to shoot the catalog...
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SCOTT COUNTY ELECTIONS: INCUMBENTS, NEWCOMER TO SC SCHOOL BOARD
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Voters narrowed a field of eight candidates Tuesday to fill three, three-year positions on the Scott City Board of Education. Incumbents Wayne Pettit and William Wilthong easily won additional terms in office, receiving 665 and 512 votes, respectively. Sally Porch also was elected, receiving 625 votes...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/07/99)
I AGREE with the caller who questions the Missourian's support of voodoo economics. I think the Missourian should drop its subscription rates by 20 percent, allowing people to spend more money with the Missourian's advertisers, thereby allowing the advertisers to pay their employees more and produce more goods. What do you think, Missourian? Let's give it a shot...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES COMING UP SHORT
(Column ~ 03/07/99)
A gigantic struggle is playing out in your state Capitol over the issue of collective bargaining for public employees, and by the time lawmakers headed home this week, it was beginning to look as though the wheels were coming off the effort to pass it. ...
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MISSOURI WATCH: MISSING MMILLENNIUM MOMENTUM
(Column ~ 03/07/99)
Whether we are prepared for it or not, the new millennium will be upon us far sooner than we have thus far prepared for it. Like a ubiquitous presidential scandal, the start of a new century and a new thousand-year period has been discussed, debated and dissed, sometimes all in the same breath...
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JACKSON CITY COMMENTARY: JACKSON'S GROWTH SHOULD REMAIN ORDERLY
(Column ~ 03/07/99)
The economy in Jackson continues to be strong as the City of Jackson realized a seven percent increase in sales tax receipts during the 1998 fiscal year. Construction starts remain very good as 119 single family building permits issued in 1998. Commercial building is also on a very strong upswing as Jackson approved a record 21 million plus dollars in total building permits last year. ...
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DEATH-PENALTY ISSUES HAUNT CARNAHAN
(Editorial ~ 03/07/99)
As every Missourian knows, Gov. Mel Carnahan responded favorably in January to the personal plea of Pope John Paul II for clemency in the death penalty case of triple murderer Darrell Mease. We bow to no one in our respect and admiration for the pontiff, a towering figure on the world stage whose leadership played a huge role in the collapse of the Soviet Union and its evil empire. ...
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TERM LIMITS MAY BE REVISITED
(Editorial ~ 03/07/99)
By a margin of more than 70 percent, Missouri voters passed term limits on our state lawmakers in November 1992. (On the same date, Missourians endorsed term limits for our federal congressmen and senators to take effect at such time as half the 50 states have done the same.) Beginning with state legislators elected after that date, the most any person can serve is eight years in the House and eight in the Senate. ...
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LETTERS: PROGRESS EDITION FULL OF MEMORIES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/07/99)
To the editor: Well, I will say you did an outstanding job on your special progress edition in the Missourian Feb. 28. I am nearly 95 years of age, so we older people especially enjoyed reading about something we could remember, especially the older buildings that have been demolished...
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WIN OVER BLUFF IN '91 HELPED SPUR GIRLS' DYNASTY
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
Although Jackson girls basketball had been around a generation, one could say it was born on March 2, 1991, when freshman Jill Heit took a brilliant pass from teammate Brenda Thompson and sank a huge layup. That monumental play--coming 31 seconds after a huge steal and rebound by all-stater Andrea Siemer helped the Lady Indians break the ice and prove to the world and to itself what it could do...
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THE SKY THIS MARCH: WHAT IF WOMEN REALLY WERE FROM VENUS AND MEN WERE FROM MARS?
(Column ~ 03/07/99)
I was reading the popular text book by John Gray, "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus", the other day. Anyone who has spent any time with the opposite gender will appreciate the insight the book provides. As I read the book, I couldn't help wondering... what if men really were from Mars and women really were from Venus?...
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'GREAT SCOUT EVENT' TAKES OFF
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
Joe Layton was confident heading into the annual pinewood derby race Saturday morning. After all, his car, fashioned from a block of wood, had turned in the best time for the Layton's whole troop back in Marble Hill. The secret is in the design, the third-grader explained, as heat after heat took place Saturday at the Osage Community Centre in Cape Girardeau...
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CAPE TEACHERS MAY LOSE ONE PREP PERIOD
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
The Cape Girardeau school board will consider whether to continue a second class preparation period for secondary teachers during a meeting March 15. Board members requested the item be added to the next meeting's agenda during a half-day study session Saturday. A decision must be made about the preparation periods before mid-April because it could impact the number of secondary teachers rehired for next school year...
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CAPE SCHOOL BOARD STUDIES BUDGET
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
Cape Girardeau school administrators told the school board it needed to set priorities so administrators could produce sound financial projections for the next five years. School board members and administrators met in a half-day study session Saturday at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce board room. Board members discussed long-term budget projections and class scheduling among other issues during the annual meeting...
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THE COST OF COLLEGE: STATE COMMISSION APPOINTED TO EXAMINE PRICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
How affordable is a college education in Missouri? A state commission hopes to answer that question this year. The Missouri Commission on the Affordability of Higher Education was established by the state's Coordinating Board for Higher Education to make recommendations about the price of attending college...
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MARK MY WORD: CANDLELIGHT, FIREFLIES ILLUMINATE LIFE'S MODERN CONVENIENCES
(Column ~ 03/07/99)
Pioneers we're not. The other night in the middle of a storm, our power went out. I climbed the dark stairs and felt my way into the upstairs bathroom where I grabbed the emergency flashlight off the wall. Unfortunately, the flashlight's battery power has been steadily dwindling in recent months. This time, the flashlight stayed on just long enough for us to find and light a few candles...
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THE LATEST LINE: SEMO GAVE HOOP FANS EVERYWHERE A REAL THRILL
(Sports Column ~ 03/07/99)
I've watched the replay of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship game about a dozen times so far. I keep hoping Murray State's Aubrey Reese will miss that last shot. But it goes in every time. Still, what a game. And what a season for Southeast Missouri State University's basketball Indians...
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INDIANS STOLL TO VICTORY; SOUTHEAST POCKETS 6-5 WIN ON BASES-LOADED WALK
(College Sports ~ 03/07/99)
A cold, windy afternoon at Capaha Park Saturday kept Becky Spiers and other fans under wraps at the baseball game between Southeast and Northern Illinois. To Southeast Missouri State University's baseball players, the only thing more soothing than a warm blanket and a mug of hot chocolate after their game with Northern Illinois on Saturday, was the satisfaction of a 6-5 extra-inning win at home...
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BEYOND BRISK: WEATHER CUTS CLASSIC TO ONE-DAY EVENT
(College Sports ~ 03/07/99)
The inaugural Southeast Classic opened to a cool reception Saturday as only one tournament game was played before cold, blustery conditions won out. The Southeast Classic will resume today, but will not include the originally scheduled consolation and championship games...
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SE GYMNASTS PLACE 3RD IN BACK-TO-BACK MEETS
(College Sports ~ 03/07/99)
BOISE, Idaho -- Southeast Missouri State University's gymnastics team placed third for the second straight night in a four-team meet, but the Otahkians came away more upbeat after Saturday's performance. With a 194.125 total, Southeast bettered its score Friday at Oregon State by over six points...
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AREA BRIEFS: CAPAHAS BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/99)
The McDowell Capahas will hold their second annual benefit golf tournament May 6 at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. Lunch will be served at noon, with tee times beginning at 1 p.m. The entry fee of $65 includes lunch and a golf cart. All proceeds go toward the McDowell Capahas summer baseball team...
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AREA BRIEFS: CAPE YOUTH BASEBALL REGISTRATION
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/99)
The Cape Girardeau Youth Baseball League wil holds its summer league registration on three upcoming dates in the courtyard alongside Pasta House at West Park Mall. Registration is at the following dates and times for youths ages 6-15: March 21 (1-4 p.m.), March 25 (6-8 p.m.), March 28 (1-4 p.m.)...
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AREA BRIEFS: SEMO HORSESHOE ASSOCIATION MEETING
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/99)
The SEMO Horseshoe Association will hold its annual meeting today at 1 p.m. at the Jackson Knights of Columbus Hall.
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON WOMEN'S SOFTBALL MEETING
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/99)
The Jackson Women's Slow-Pitch Softball League will hold a meeting March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Jackson Riverside Regional Library. For more information, call Michelle at 243-0269.
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IRENE COLLINS
(Obituary ~ 03/07/99)
Irene Collins, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 5, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born July 19, 1916, at Egypt Mills, daughter of Samuel E. and Mary Elizabeth Wolters Collins. She was a graduate of University High School in 1935 and a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and Kage F.C.E...
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FANNY SPEARS
(Obituary ~ 03/07/99)
ADVANCE -- Fannie Hefner Spears, 94, of Advance died Saturday, March 6, 1999, at the Advance Nursing Center. She was born May 20, 1904, at Advance, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Cox Redman. On Dec. 23, 1925, she married Fred Hefner. He died in 1970...
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MILDRED PARKER
(Obituary ~ 03/07/99)
SIKESTON -- Mildred Ables Parker, 86, of Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, died Saturday, March 6, 1999. She was born June 19, 1912, in Bardwell, Ky., daughter of Lawrence W. and Etta Pearl Moore Ables. She was a housewife and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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CHARLES "BUD" SALLEE
(Obituary ~ 03/07/99)
CHAFFEE -- Charles "Bud" Sallee, 64, of Chaffee died Friday, March 5, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Sept. 26, 1934, at London, Ark., son of J.C. and Altha Greener Sallee. He was owner and operator of Sallee Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Co. in Oran. He was also a member of the Oran Baptist Church and the Sikeston Eagles Club...
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MERYL BELLE GRIFFITH
(Obituary ~ 03/07/99)
WAPPAPELLO -- Meryl Belle Griffith, 93, of Wappapello, died Friday, March 5, 1999, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. She was born Nov. 29, 1905, at Giltner, Neb., daughter of James Otis and Mildred Sarah Cameron Ranard. She was a homemaker and a Baptist...
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DELSIE MORSE
(Obituary ~ 03/07/99)
BELL CITY -- Delsie Morse, 87, of Bell City died Saturday, March 6, 1999, at the Advance Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 9, 1911, at Vanduser, daughter of Jesse and Mary Cliffton Thompson. She and Odes "Square" Morse were married July 19, 1936. He died Oct. 26, 1995...
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BARBARA SMITH
(Obituary ~ 03/07/99)
MATTHEWS -- Barbara M. Cockrum Smith, 54, of Matthews and formerly of Mississippi County, died Saturday, March 6, 1999, at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 20, 1944, in Charleston to Mary Frances Stallings and Robert Franklin Marshall...
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ELIZABETH R. SMITH
(Obituary ~ 03/07/99)
ST. LOUIS -- Elizabeth R. Smith, 91, formerly of Puxico, died Saturday, March 6, 1999, at the Christian Hospital Northeast in St. Louis. She was born Aug. 1, 1907, in McGee to Charley Lewis and Mary Ollie Ross Rodgers. She had lived in St. Louis for many years before returning to Puxico after her retirement. ...
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HORSE SENSE: PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPED BETWEEN RIDER, HORSE
(Local News ~ 03/07/99)
SuAnne Remley guided Joe Bob Lynx onto a platform to simulate walking across a bridge. Before heading outside the stable for practice, Remley brushed the horse's tail. The rider's foot can be used to help guide the horse. SuAnne Remley leaned forward from the saddle and patted Joe Bob Lynx, a 10-year-old quarter horse, on the neck. The horse had worked hard during his morning lessons and Remley was pleased with his progress...
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