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THE PATH TO BETTER PARENTING: AREA SEMINARS OFFER HELP TO FAMILIES FACING STRUGGLES
(Local News ~ 03/13/99)
Raising a child has never been an easy task. Ask any parent. Parenting takes a lot of trust and prayer, said Greg Rommel, minister of family and congregational life at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel. The rewards and benefits easily outweigh the stresses of the job, but don't take away the struggles families face, area ministers say...
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REPUBLICAN FROM PLATTE COUNTY CAMPAIGNING EARLY FOR TREASURER
(Local News ~ 03/13/99)
Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Todd Graves says the state routinely violates the Hancock Amendment's spending lid, and if elected state treasurer he would seek to force the state to abide by it. Graves visited Cape Girardeau Friday. He plans to attend the local Republican Party's Lincoln Day dinner Saturday at the A.C. Brase Arena Building...
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'AMERICAN LIFE' PREMIERS ON RADIO SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 03/13/99)
The radio show "This American Life" is a rare gift from the electronic media: an entertaining show with both brains and heart. The first show three and one-half years ago, "New Beginnings," told the story of a man whose life is transformed by his belief that he has only six months to live. Another show, "Sissies," included a segment about a gay man who cared for his frail mother after his parents' find out he is gay, and divorce...
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REAL ANSWERS: '90s PARENTING CONCEPTS SCARY, INEFFECTIVE
(Column ~ 03/13/99)
A Nevada mom was arrested for leaving a baby in a car in summer heat to go gambling. A Midwest mother was arrested after a bystander saw her swat her kid on the bottom, and called the police. Both women were sentenced to attend "parenting classes." While it certainly seems appropriate to force a misguided parent to learn the proper way to protect and discipline a child, a government-run "parenting class" sounded rather chilling. ...
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BIG PARTY WILL BRING IN 2000; GALA FOR 1,000 SET AT SHOW ME CENTER
(Local News ~ 03/13/99)
You can't usher in the new millennium without a grand party, and Cape Girardeau businesswoman Judy Wilferth is helping to plan a New Year's Eve party that will be just that. Even though the new millennium doesn't start until 2001, Wilferth and friends are preparing to celebrate on Dec. 31 with a party at the Show Me Center that is expected to cost more than $100,000...
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JACKSON REDREW LINES LAST YEAR (DRAWING THE LINES)
(Local News ~ 03/13/99)
JACKSON -- A year ago, Jackson School District tackled the issue of drawing lines for elementary school boundaries as it prepared to open the new South Elementary School. In making the change, Jackson consciously moved from grade-level-attendance centers toward a neighborhood concept, explained Superintendent Howard Jones...
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WHERE WILL OUR CHILDREN GO? (DRAWING THE LINES -- FIRST IN A SERIES)
(Local News ~ 03/13/99)
Elizabeth Seesing wants her children to attend Franklin Elementary School. Janet Berry feels just as strongly that her children should attend Alma Schrader Elementary School. Therein lies a problem faced by the Cape Girardeau School District as it tries to consolidate six elementary schools to five...
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THREE-RING CIRCUS PERFORMS TODAY
(Local News ~ 03/13/99)
Martin Espana's great-grandfather was a comedian and acrobat in Brazil. His grandfather was a tight-wire walker. His father, Martin Sr., is a "catcher" in their trapeze act. And 17-year-old Martin is the daring young man on the flying trapeze. Learning to fly 25 feet off the ground is difficult and requires a lot of timing and concentration, Martin says. "It's like a clock ticking."...
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UPGRADE TO CITY WATER PLANT WILL BEGIN SOON
(Local News ~ 03/13/99)
Construction of a clear well and storage tank at the Cape Rock Water Treatment Plant will get under way soon. Construction of the 1.75-million-gallon tank and well at a cost of $1.2 million could be finished by May. A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the site at 20 E. Cape Rock Drive Friday. Presented was an architect's drawing of improvements planned at the site over the next two years...
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DELAY DECISION ON PREP PERIODS
(Editorial ~ 03/13/99)
And speaking of timing, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education should delay a decision to reduce the number of preparation periods for secondary school teachers. This is certainly not a new issue. The district has long considered eliminating a second preparation period for secondary teacher as a way of saving several hundred thousand dollars. Already, elementary teachers in the district have only one preparation period...
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JACKSON CANDIDATE WANTS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE FUTURE (ANOTHER VIEW)
(Editorial ~ 03/13/99)
Recent articles in the Southeast Missourian and Cash Book Journal have suggested that I'm attacking Jackson City Hall and the administrative staff. My opponent is claiming that I am taking the "low road" in my campaign. As a candidate for alderman, I was only trying to ask fair questions and raise valid issues concerning the recent action by the city. ...
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NO NEED TO HURRY ON SCHOOL BOUNDARIES
(Editorial ~ 03/13/99)
Timing is everything. Sometimes rushing can leave anger and too many what-ifs. The Cape Girardeau Board of Education should slow down as it redraws the district's boundaries for elementary-school attendance areas. The board has indicated it will make a decision in April. There are plenty of good reasons to wait...
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JOHNSON BREAKS RECORD; SE BREAKS EVEN WITH UTM
(College Sports ~ 03/13/99)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- On a record-setting day for Jeremy Johnson, Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team saw its hopes for a doubleheader sweep foiled late. Johnson, the Indians' junior center fielder, had three doubles Friday as he became the school's career leader in that category. The former Egyptian (Ill.) High star now has 43 doubles, breaking the old mark of 41 set by Tom Breuer from 1993-96...
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FINAL FOUR OR FINAL ENCOUNTER? ND GIRLS FACE JOHN BURROUGHS IN 2A QUARTERFINAL
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/99)
After practice on Thursday, Notre Dame High girls basketball coach Jerry Grim was grinning from ear to ear. And rightfully so. Practice was over, but there were several girls still there shooting free throws and jump shots, repeating post moves and working on ball handling skills...
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BRIEFLY: SCORPIONS LOSE TO ROYALS
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/99)
The Kohlfeld Scorpions Rugby Club suffered a 17-10 loss to the St. Louis Royals last weekend. Scorers in the game for the Scorpions were Mike Stites and Marc Harris. "Obviously, we don't like to lose the game," said Scorpions coach Tim Joplin. "But the team showed tremendous improvement from our previous game and we can use this disappointment as a springboard for future success."...
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BRIEFLY: ST. FRANCIS STARTS PROGRAM
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/99)
St. Francis' Center for Health and Rehabilitation has started a new program geared toward enhancing athletes' sports performance through specialized training. The program, which is the only such system in the region, utilizes "very specific weight protocols and equipment," said Dale Rauh, center director...
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CARL RAINES
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Carl Raines, 88, of Jonesboro died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Nov. 4, 1910, in Kewanee, son of John and Nora Book Raines. He first married Mary Bishop in 1933 in St. Louis. She died in 1972. He later married Helen Lindsey Nov. 13, 1983, in Las Vegas, Nev...
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CLETUS SRONCE
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Cletus L. Sronce, 88, of McClure died Friday, March 12, 1999, at his home. He was born March 18, 1910, at Delta, Ill., son of Willis and Sarah Dickerson Sronce. He and Lurabell Hutchison were married Nov. 7, 1936. Sronce retired as a machinist with Pennsylvania Railroad. He was a member of Brotherhood of Railroad Workers...
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ELMER WESTRICH
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
Funeral Mass for Elmer Westrich of Jacksboro, Tenn., formerly of Cape Girardeau, will be held at 8 p.m. today at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in LaFollette, Tenn. The Rev. Greg Neuzil will officiate. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Leach Cemetery in Lake City, Tenn...
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LLOYD WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
NEW MADRID -- Lloyd B. Williams, 79, of New Madrid died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born July 4, 1919, in Coslesco, Miss., son of Thomas and Ira Huff Williams. He and Jessie Willene Jackson were married Nov. 1, 1940, in New Madrid...
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OLGA LADREITER
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
JACKSON -- Olga M. Ladreiter, 84, of Jackson died Friday, March 12, 1999, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 16, 1914, at Pocahontas, daughter of Henry and Christine Walther Ruehling. She and Clarence "Tommy" Ladreiter were married June 23, 1935. He died Nov. 27, 1991...
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DOC SHY
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
CHAFFEE -- Funeral Mass for Gordon Samuel "Doc" Shy Jr. of Chaffee will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. The Rev. Ralph J. Duffner will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 4 p.m. Sunday. Parish prayers will be at 6 p.m. Sunday...
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LEON CANTRELL
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
BLOOMFIELD -- Albert Leon Cantrell, 72, of Bloomfield died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at his home. He was born Aug. 27, 1926, at Thayer, son of James Newton and Mattie Lou Siminio Cantrell. He married Arlue Martin. Cantrell was a retired construction worker. He was a member of Christ Gospel Church at Gipsy...
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JOLENE CRAWFORD
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jolene Crawford, 70, of Anna died Friday, March 12, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born April 11, 1928, at Tunnel Hill, daughter of Walter and Bessie McCuan Lawrence. She and John C. Crawford were married March 28, 1973, at Anna...
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LARRY MOORE
(Obituary ~ 03/13/99)
SIKESTON -- Larry Dale Moore, 52, of Sikeston died Thursday, March 11, 1999, in the Emergency Room at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born May 6, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of Hunter Franklin and Ella Pauline Tate Moore. He and Terry Crowe were married June 14, 1994, in Memphis, Tenn...
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