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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: CHILDREN ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO FIND EXCITEMENT ON THE INTERNET (COLUMN 134)
(Column ~ 04/06/99)
When it comes to the Internet, toddlers and preschoolers can find lots of fun and educational sites. With just the click of a mouse, any number of games come to life for these youngest Web surfers. Reading skills aren't necessary for many of the games, and familiar faces and characters fill the screen...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: BOHN MAKES IT HER BUSINESS TO KEEP STUDENTS MOTIVATED
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Second-grade teacher Shelly Bohn hasn't always wanted to be a teacher. Bohn, who is in her 10th year of teaching in Scott City schools, started her college career with a business degree in mind. She changed her mind, however, and is happy she did...
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SITTING IN THE COMFORT ZONE
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
Nikki Clark relaxed on beanbags while reading "The Grouchy Ladybug" at the Cape Girardeau Civic Center. Austin Riley read a book in the library of the Civic Center. The Cape Girardeau Public Library's Rolling Readers outreach program builds youth literacy by providing a comfortable place to read close to home...
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FAILING RIVER: SCIENTISTS HOPE TO HEAL ECOLOGY
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
Ecologically speaking, the stretch of Mississippi River from St. Louis to Cairo, Ill., is in failing health, a scientist said Monday. Dr. Ken Lubinski of the U.S. Geological Survey provided an assessment of the river's ecological state during a workshop at the Cape Girardeau Public Library...
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QUILT COMMEMORATES SEMO'S 125 YEARS
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's past has been woven into its future, thanks to the efforts of the River Heritage Quilt Guild. Forty-two quilters created a 95-by-125-inch quilt depicting campus buildings. They presented the quilt to university officials Monday night in honor of Southeast's 125th anniversary...
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COUNTY GETS BUILDING FOR STORAGE OF OLD RECORDS
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
JACKSON -- The Cape Girardeau County Commission will establish a county archives center that will open within a year. The county purchased a building at 112 E. Washington that formerly housed a Texaco station. The station closed at the end of the year...
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CHAMBER NAMES TOP EDUCATORS IN CAPE, JACKSON
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
Local educators were honored by chambers of commerce in Cape Girardeau and Jackson Monday as part of annual recognition programs. The Jackson Chamber of Commerce recognized three people as Educators of the Year during a press conference. The organization began honoring educators in 1997. Teachers Ellen Lukens, Brenda Crain and Cathy Boyd were recognized for outstanding achievement...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: MAID NEEDED TO CATCH UP WITH HOUSEHOLD CHORES
(Column ~ 04/06/99)
I never thought I'd say this but I need a maid. As organized as I try to be, the household chores have just gotten away from me. I generally like housework and the sense of accomplishment that comes from seeing the dust wiped away and the sparkle of a newly mopped floor. But lately I've lost control, and the house is slowly winning the war on grime...
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DOGWOOD-AZALEA FESTIVAL PLANNED APRIL 15 TO 18
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
CHARLESTON -- The home of Missouri co-champion dogwood trees will blossom with activity, beginning next week during the 31st annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival. The Charleston Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the festival April 15 through 18 to celebrate the pink and white blooms of dogwood trees and azalea bushes. The town has encouraged plantings of the colorful foliage for more than 50 years, resulting in a 6-mile blooming tour viewed by some 6,000 visitors each spring...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/06/99)
THEY HAVE put a 25 mph on the Cape-Mississippi Bridge. OK, how about let's do some enforcement? And why couldn't we set up a weigh scale to see if these trucks are under the legal limit to be on the bridge in the first place? I'M A senior at Southeast Missouri State University, and I'd like to make a comment about the increase in tuition. ...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 04/06/99)
There are so many members of the General Assembly running for other state jobs in 2000 that some observers wonder if there will be enough left for a quorum in the next session. It's good to have U.S. Sen. John Ashcroft running for re-election instead of the presidency, because now he can discuss Missouri problems instead of those no one, including John, understands...
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PARTY RECORDS AT POLLS: TOO MANY QUESTIONS
(Editorial ~ 04/06/99)
The political-party ballot voters request at primary elections in Missouri could be tracked under legislation that has cleared the state Senate. This objectionable feature was in a bill sponsored by state Sen. Steve Stoll, D-Festus. It is part of a larger measure covering many election topics, such as qualifications for petition gatherers...
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LEGISLATION NEEDED FOR Y2K LAWSUITS
(Editorial ~ 04/06/99)
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved one of several bills before Congress aimed at averting lawsuits related to Year 2000 computer breakdowns. If the bill is ever to become law, the Republican sponsor says supporters must overcome Democratic resistance...
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LETTERS: LEADERS, NOT THE PEOPLE, WANT WAR
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/06/99)
To the editor: Once again we are at war with another nation we know little about. Research I have done to find out why the Serbs and the Albanians are fighting just leads into more research. I found more questions than answers in my quest. Years ago, the Serbs inhabited this land now called Kosovo. ...
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AUSTRIAN CARVER TO DEMONSTRATE HIS CRAFT AT 7 TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
Austrian carver Robert Mitterer will demonstrate wood carving at 7 tonight at Gallery 100, Independence and Spanish. Mitterer has carved for more than 30 years. He is a master carver and instructor at the Austrian Woodcarving School at Tyrol, Austria...
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PATROL CORPORAL PROMOTED
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced that Cpl. Reggie M. Walker has been promoted to sergeant at zone 5 in Cape Girardeau. Walker, 33, began his career with the patrol on Aug. 1, 1986, at Troop F in Jefferson City. In 1989 he transferred to Troop E and was stationed at Portageville...
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CITY WILL PURSUE GRANT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSES
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
Cape Girardeau wants to help families find affordable housing or rehabilitate older homes with funding from a $225,000 grant. The City Council approved a resolution Monday night that allows city staff to seek the grant funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa. The money would supplement the current Jefferson-Shawnee Neighborhood Block Grant...
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SEMO SETS UP COMMITTEE ON INDIANS
(Local News ~ 04/06/99)
Southeast Missouri State University has formed a committee to focus on American Indian culture. The goal of the Committee on University Relations with Native Americans is to showcase to the community the cultural diversity of Indian views, perspectives, art, literature, music an dance...
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INJURIES SIDELINE KEY SE LINEMEN IN DRILLS
(College Sports ~ 04/06/99)
After four spring practice sessions, Southeast Missouri State University football coach John Mumford says he is searching for consistency -- and some healthy offensive linemen. "We've been kind of up and down, which is pretty typical," he said. "Everybody is working really hard but we just need to get more consistency...
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RAIN SUSPENDS GAME BETWEEN CENTRAL, ND
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/99)
Cape Girardeau high schools Central and Notre Dame were hooked up in an exciting baseball game Monday afternoon -- until the weather turned nasty. Central led Notre Dame 3-2 in the bottom of the third inning at Capaha Field when lightning and rain interrupted play...
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BRIEFLY: SCOTT CITY'S NOON NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/99)
Scott City's Megan Noon has been selected to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State Team. Noon, a senior, ranks first in her class at Scott City High School with a 4.0 G.P.A. and scored 30 on the ACT. On the court she helped lead Scott City to an 18-9 record. She will be honored at the academic all-state banquet April 18 in Columbia...
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BRIEFLY: OTAHKIANS' WHITE EARNS OVC HONOR
(College Sports ~ 04/06/99)
Southeast Missouri State University junior outfielder Kelsey White has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week. White, a junior-college transfer from Rend Lake in Illinois, went 7-for-13 as the Otahkians swept doubleheaders from Austin Peay and Eastern Illinois...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/06/99)
Daughter to Clifton and Susan M. Allee of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:20 p.m. Monday, March 29, 1999. Name, Tessa Jo. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Allee is the former Susan McDonald, daughter of Clyde and Dorothy McDonald of Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Allee are employed at McDonald Co. Inc. He is the son of Paul and Joretta Allee of Jackson...
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SUSAN MEZICK
(Obituary ~ 04/06/99)
Mrs. Susan Mezick, 66, of LeGrange, Ga. died March 25, 1999 at her home in Porterdale. She was born July 23, 1932 in Porterdale, Ga., daughter of the late Bill and Mattie Hadaway Gilliam.Survivors include four daughters and one son, Pat Dampier of Brandon, Miss.; Gayla Crabtree of Scott City, Mo.; Cecil Jones of Palm Harbor, Fla.; Deborah Weissinger of West Point, Ga.; and Monica Gharehaghi of Port Hueheme, Calif.Funeral services were Monday, March 29, 1999 at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home with the Rev. ...
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EUGENE FRAZIER
(Obituary ~ 04/06/99)
Mr. Eugene Frazier of Cape Girardeau passed away on Sunday, April 4, 1999 at home. He was 75 years old and a well-known antique dealer who specialized in glass. He was born June 7, 1923 at Portageville, the son of Dock and Leona Kingston Frazier. He married Gladys Hahn on Dec. 27, 1944 in Fort Riley, Kan...
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CHARLOTTE ADAMS
(Obituary ~ 04/06/99)
SIKESTON -- Funeral for Charlotte Adams of Sikeston will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. Dr. Jim Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday. Adams, 80, died Sunday, April 4, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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CARL GLADNEY
(Obituary ~ 04/06/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral for Carl E. Gladney of Troy was held Thursday at Kemper-Marsh Funeral Home in Troy. The Rev. Ed Pawlisbta officiated. Private burial was Friday at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Troy. Announcement courtesy of Ford and Sons Funeral Homes in Cape Girardeau...
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BRENDA HELD
(Obituary ~ 04/06/99)
KELSO -- Funeral for Brenda Joyce Held of Kelso will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kassly Mortuary in Fairview Heights, Ill. The Rev. James Haupt will officiate. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery at Belleville, Ill. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City from 4-8 p.m. today. Friends may also call at Kassly Mortuary Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time...
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WOODROW WHITE
(Obituary ~ 04/06/99)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Graveside service for Woodrow White of Jonesboro will be held at 10 a.m. today at Anna City Cemetery. The Rev. Ron Cox will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements...
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MABELLE YACKEL
(Obituary ~ 04/06/99)
METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Mabelle Yackel, 95, of Metropolis died Monday, April 5, 1999, at Massac Memorial Hospital. Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak is in charge of arrangements.
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GERALD SAMPLE
(Obituary ~ 04/06/99)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Gerald W. Sample, 77, of McClure died Sunday, April 4, 1999, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born May 8, 1921, in Bollinger County in Missouri, son of DeWitt and Hattie Mae Newell Sample. He first married Barbara Constance in 1944 in Big Spring, Texas. She preceded him in death. He and Daisy Craft were married Feb. 7, 1983, in Cape Girardeau...
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