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LETTERS: CONCEALED WEAPONS AREN'T THE CURE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/14/99)
To the editor: Missourians face an April 6 ballot initiative, sponsored by the National Rifle Association, which would radically liberize our state's carry-concealed weapons law. Currently, Missouri does not allow the general public to carry concealed weapons outside of one's private property. ...
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TRADITIONAL FEAST TRANSPORTS GUESTS TO BIBLICAL TIMES
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Fifty-six guests sat at the tables ready for the food. They started by eating humus and rolled grape leaves with raisins and walnuts. Then came the leeks with olive oil, vinegar and mustard seed as well as the tabbouleh and bread. All the while, a harp and other stringed instruments entertained and soothed...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
25 years ago: 1974 Officials of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. said Wednesday that if significant majority of Jackson customers indicate they may be willing to share cost of toll-free service with Oak Ridge-Pocahontas area, extended-area service could be established; petition drive has been under way to have toll-free service established between Jackson and Oak Ridge...
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SIEMER HAS RETURNED HOME TO FIND NICHE
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Like many talented young people who leave for college, Andrea Siemer never expected to return home to stay. Seven years after she was crowned Miss Show Me Basketball, however, the Jackson High School graduate has indeed returned and has found her own niche in the area...
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SIEMER REFLECTS ON TRIP TO NCAA 'BIG DANCE' WITH MIZZOU IN 1994
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
As "March Madness" sweeps America, one local resident knows first-hand what it feels like to be on one of the 64 select teams to make the NCAA Tournament. Andrea Siemer, now an orthopedic physical therapist at Southeast Missouri Hospital, is the only Jackson High School product to play in an NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of that 1994 Missouri-Texas Tech tournament game...
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BUCHHEIT STORE CHAIN STRESSES TEAMWORK, PERSONAL SERVICE
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Shortly after Rudy Buchheit opened the first Buchheit farm and general merchandise store at Biehle in rural Perry County, he established a wagon wheel as the company's emblem. The hub represents teamwork pulling together to make the business work. Buchheit's philosophy was, and remains: If a spoke is missing, a wheel doesn't work, and if employees aren't pulling together as a team a business will not work. ...
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JHS STUDENTS BRING SHAKESPEARE TO STAGE
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Shakespeare is coming to the Jackson High School stage this week. The Jackson High School Drama Club will present its 1999 spring play, A Midsummer Night's Dream" at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday in the JHS Auditorium. The pesentation is a version adapted by Doug McClure from the original Shakespeare play. Tracy Fisher will direct the production, with Gabe Hartwig and Connie Aufdenberg serving as student directors and jack Johannes as stage manager...
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CIVIL RIGHTS EXPERT TO GIVE DUGGER LECTURE APRIL 1
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
"Multicultural Education and the Teaching of History" will be the topic of the annual Harold Holmes Dugger Lecture on April 1 at Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Charles Taylor, director of the education program at the Center for Professional Development of the Credit Union National Association in Madison, Wis., will deliver the lecture at 8 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/14/99)
MY CHILDREN attend one of the finest schools in Cape Girardeau County. Since we are a public school, prayer is not allowed to be taught. Recently, one of our kindergarten teachers was diagnosed with breast cancer and is getting ready to undergo surgery and start treatments. ...
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LIMBAUGH COMMENTARY: IMPEACHMENT BACKLASH? DEMOCRAT SUPPORT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY
(Column ~ 03/14/99)
Timid, moderate Republicans kept warning Senate Republicans to end the impeachment trial so as not to incur the people's wrath and jeopardize their hold on both houses of Congress in 2000. They were wrong. Other Republicans held fast to their conviction that Senate Republicans should be guided by principle, not political expedience. They were correct...
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MISSOURI WATCH: MILLENNIUM: A NEW MISSOURI CHARTER
(Column ~ 03/14/99)
Twenty-eight years after Missourians approved the rewrite of their state Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark civil rights decision, a ruling that led to the expenditure of more than $3.1 billion by the state's taxpayers to correct the imperfections and illegalities of the 1945 charter...
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WITH TERM LIMITS, DROP LEGISLATIVE PENSIONS
(Editorial ~ 03/14/99)
Not every legislator in Jefferson City chooses to make a career of service in the General Assembly. Under term limits that now apply to legislators, both senators and representatives are limited to eight years in each chamber. Theoretically, someone could serve, with voter approval, eight years in the House and then eight years in the Senate for a total of 16 years...
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BEKKI COOK LEAVING ON A HIGH NOTE
(Editorial ~ 03/14/99)
A lot of folks hereabouts have watched Secretary of State Bekki Cook's performance with interest. After all, she is one of us. Recently, she announced that she would not seek re-election and would leave public office when her term expires in January 2001...
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AMERICAN LEGION POST 158 CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
A gala birthday celebration is being planned by the Altenthal-Joerns Post 158 of The American Legion in Jackson, as part of the Legion's world wide observance of its 80th anniversary in March. A special committee directed by Bill Poe will orchestrate the celebration of the 80th birthday of the American Legion here Thursday. ...
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DEAR GRANDPA
(Column ~ 03/14/99)
Dear Grandpa: I keep hearing about young people being kidnapped and killed. This scares me. How can I keep this from happening to me? Heather. Dear Heather: You can do several things to avoid being captured and killed. First, realize there are some really bad people out there. That is a fact...
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GUN DUEL? TWO SIDES READY TO DEBATE CONCEALED WEAPONS ISSUE
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Both sides on the concealed weapons issue want to duel it out in debates prior to the April 6 election. Missourians Against Crime -- which is pushing for passage of the "right to carry" measure -- proposed Saturday that four debates be held around the state...
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PROPOSAL COMPARISONS: CRUNCHING NUMBERS, COUNTING THE KIDS (DRAWING THE LINES -- SECOND IN A SERIES)
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
When a committee studying redistricting Cape Girardeau public schools reconvened in January, chairman Steve Trautwein anticipated one meeting to "tweak" the plan a little. In 1997 the committee had redrawn lines to consolidate Cape Girardeau's six elementary school into five. At that time, the committee knew it would need to meet again to firm up the numbers of students at each school...
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PROPOSAL COMPARISONS: PARENTS HAVE OWN BOUNDARY IDEAS (DRAWING THE LINES -- SECOND IN A SERIES)
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Ask and you shall receive. The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is requesting input regarding a recent proposal to redraw elementary school boundaries, and they're getting it. Parents have ideas galore when it comes to righting what they believe would be a big mistake in uprooting some 350 kids when school begins in August. They hope the school board will listen to their suggestions and reconsider broad changes to existing boundaries...
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SOLAR HOME: COUPLE BUILDS SOLAR HOME NORTH OF CAPE
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Trees surround Journet's and Conrad's new passive solar house. Dr. Kathy Conway and Dr. Alan Journet are environmentalists who belong to the Sierra Club and often are conducting field research in tropical conservation ecology in Costa Rica when they aren't teaching at Southeast Missouri State University...
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LEADERS SAY GOP MUST FOCUS ON ISSUES
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
The Republican Party must focus on America's issues instead of President Clinton's problems, GOP leaders said Saturday. U.S. Rep. Steve Largent, R-Okla., told reporters in Cape Girardeau that the Republican Party spent the last two years "treading water" by focusing solely on Clinton's problems...
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KEEPING THE FAMILY IN BLUEGRASS
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
PATTON -- About 10 years ago, Don Ezell returned from his first bluegrass festival knowing what he wanted his family to do. So he went out and bought himself a guitar and his then-13-year-old son Rory a mandolin. "Rory didn't want no part of no mandolin," Ezell told the audience Saturday at the first Dogwood Hills Gospel Bluegrass Festival. "He liked Nintendo and watching TV...
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MARK MY WORD: DAUGHTER VIEWS WARRIOR PRINCESS AS CAREER MOVE
(Column ~ 03/14/99)
When it comes to role models for 3-year-olds, there's nothing quite like Xena, the warrior princess of television fame. Our daughter, Bailey, says she wants to grow up and be just like Xena. Maybe it's the leather battle suit or the way Xena dispenses swift justice with her sword that intrigues our impressionable daughter...
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LADY BULLDOGS SEE STATE HOPES RUN AFOUL
(College Sports ~ 03/14/99)
PARK HILLS -- The turning point in Saturday night's Class 2A quarterfinal basketball game between Notre Dame and John Burroughs wasn't a 3-pointer. It wasn't an open-court steal or a fast-break layup. It wasn't a charge. It was a bloody lip. In a game that was decided as much by the officials as it was by the players, John Burroughs advanced to the 2A Final Four with a 63-56 win at Park Hills Central High School...
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THE LATEST LINE: NCAA HOOP TOURNEY OFF TO WILD START
(Sports Column ~ 03/14/99)
My NCAA Tournament bracket is already a mess, but I really don't care. I just love seeing all those upsets, which make the 64-team basketball extravaganza the most exciting few weeks in all of sports. You've got to love it when a Southwest Missouri stifles Wisconsin, a Creighton beats Louisville, a Weber State stuns North Carolina or a Gonzaga makes the Sweet 16...
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SEMO SOFTBALL HEADS WEST FOR CAPITAL CLASSIC
(College Sports ~ 03/14/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's softball team will spend spring break in California competing in one of the nation's toughest tournaments. The Otahkians will join 15 other squads in the Capital Classic in Sacramento. "We are excited about going to one of the top tournaments in the country, which features a lot of ranked teams," said Southeast coach Lana Richmond. "I still feel we are a veteran club and this will help us because we will be playing against top-notch competition."...
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OTAHK GYMNASTICS HOLDS FINAL HOME MEET TODAY VS. AUBURN
(College Sports ~ 03/14/99)
Auburn of the Southeastern Conference will be the final home opponent for the Southeast Missouri State University gymnastics team today. The Otahkians and Tigers will square off in a 2 p.m. dual meet at Houck Field House. Southeast and Auburn are both seeking big scores to enhance chances of earning an NCAA Regional berth. Southeast is sixth in Region 3 with a regional qualifying score of 193.28 while Auburn is eighth in Region 4 with a regional qualifying score of 192.11...
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DESMET HOLDS ON TO CLAIM 4A TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/99)
COLUMBIA -- Bob Keppel hit all of eight of his shots in the first half to lead DeSmet to a 70-64 victory over Vashon for the Class 4A boys state championship Saturday night. It was the teams' first meeting in a state championship game, though Vashon has made 16 final four appearances and DeSmet has made 11. It was DeSmet's first title since 1982...
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LADY TIGERS PLACE 4TH AT MARQUETTE
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/99)
ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central's girls swim team finished fourth in the 12-team Marquette Relays held Saturday. Host school Marquette won the competition with 185 points. Cape Central, which medaled in seven of the 10 relays, finished with a 129 total. The trio of Grace Freeman, Jean Maguire and Mary Beth Owen led the way with second-place finishes in the 900 progressive and 300 backstroke relays. They also took third in the 300 butterfly relay...
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BULL'S-EYE: HUFFMAN HITS HIS 3RD WORLD TITLE
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Unfortunately for archers, motorcycle racing is a young man's sport. Rodney Huffman use to race motorcycles, but at age 26 he decided the physically demanding sport was best suited for younger bones. The year was 1988 and the Benton resident was quickly looking for another diversion...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: LIKE THE T REX, WETLANDS' REAL STRENGTH IS DECEPTIVE
(Column ~ 03/14/99)
A wise man will change his mind but a fool never does. Anyone who makes decisions based on available information must reconsider opinions when new information arises. A great example of this is the meat eating dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex. For years scientists looked at the tiny arms this gigantic reptile had and called them useless. It was obvious! A six ton lizard that had arms the size of a 180 lb. human were obviously useless!...
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON ROTARY CLUB HOOPFEST
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/99)
The Jackson Rotary Club will hold its annual 3-on-3 Hoopfest April 24. The event is for boys and girls ages 10 and older. Cash and trophy prizes will be awarded. For more information, call Dale Dickerson at 204-4090 or 204-1384.
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AREA BRIEFS: SCOTT CITY YOUTH LEAGUE REGISTRATION
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/99)
The Scott City Park and Recreation Department will conduct its Youth League registration March 15 and March 20 at Scott City High School. Registration will be held from 4-8 p.m. on March 15 and 8-11 a.m. on March 20. The league is open to youths ages 6 to 18. Applications for coaches will also be available...
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JAMES J. MULLALLY III
(Obituary ~ 03/14/99)
ROLLA -- James "Jimmy" J. Mullally III, 42, of Rolla died in an automobile accident Thursday, March 11, 1999. He was the son of James J. and Ann Price Mullally of Steelville. He married Marta Garner of Cape Girardeau. He was the general manager of the Mullally Distributing Co. and a graduate of CBC High School in St. Louis. He was a member of the Rolla Lions Club, Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Missouri Beer Wholesalers Association, the Missouri Restaurant Association and Holy Cross Church in Cuba, Mo...
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BARBARA J. FOSTER
(Obituary ~ 03/14/99)
Barbara J. Myers Foster, 57, of O'Fallon and formerly of East Prairie died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at the St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles. She was born Oct. 23, 1941, at East Prairie, daughter of Joe and Kathleen Couch Myers. She married Jerry Foster...
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DEAN D. CONRAD
(Obituary ~ 03/14/99)
Dean D. Conrad, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 13, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born April 13, 1923, at Patton, son of Dale Conrad and Ruby Dolle Conrad. He and Margaret Parks married July 30, 1949, at Cape Girardeau. Conrad was an avid vegetable gardener and hunter. ...
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DEROTHLE COMBS
(Obituary ~ 03/14/99)
PENNINGTON, ARK. -- Derothle Combs, 89, of Pennington died Thursday, March 11, 1999. She was born Oct. 21, 1917, at Pennington. She married H.G. "Blue" Combs, who preceded her in death. She is survived by three sons, Joe Combs of Marion, Ark., Billy Combs of Flippin, Ark., and Danny Combs of Balch, Ark.; two daughters, Barbara Rushing of Cape Girardeau and Earline Combs of Harrisburg, Ark.; a brother, Ruby Williams of St. Louis; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren...
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MARY KARRAKER
(Obituary ~ 03/14/99)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Mary Karraker, 72, of Dongola died Friday, March 12, 1999, at City Care Center in Cobden. She was born Oct. 30, 1926, at Dongola, daughter of Oscar and Minnie Peeler Karraker. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Dongola. She is survived by a sister, Ondean Cunningham of Anna. Four brothers and a sister preceded her in death...
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TALKING TRASH: CITY WORKERS DO THE HEAVY LIFTING
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
Jerry Jaco has been driving a trash truck for 15 years. Gary Jones lifts tons of trash into the truck on a daily basis. When Jerry Jaco talks trash, it's not an insult. It's his job. Jaco picks up trash for the city of Cape Girardeau. He has been working for the city's solid waste division for 15 years...
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CAPE LIBRARY PLANS TREE MAZE
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
The Cape Girardeau Public Library invites young adults in grades 5th through 12th to participate in a Tree Maze on March 25. The event is scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. at the library. Participants will make their way through a maze of clues as they learn how to use a scientific key to identify different kinds of trees...
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ZONTA PLANS EASTER HUNT FOR LITERACY
(Local News ~ 03/14/99)
The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau will host an Easter Bunny Tea Party on Saturday, March 27 at 2 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. The event will include an Easter egg hunt. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at Ruopp & Ruopp, 1818 Broadway...
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