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LETTERS: CONCERN FROM ADULTS IS IMPORTANT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/25/99)
To the editor: As the events of the last few days fill the minds and hearts of American citizens with the images of senseless loss of lives, parents, educators and businesspeople -- all who care about children -- are questioning what they can do to prevent this type of tragedy from happening to those about whom they care...
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LOOK ALIKE EVENT TO HELP RED CROSS
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
A Mother-Child Look Alike Contest is set for 1 p.m. May 8 at West Park Mall. Proceeds benefit the American Red Cross. In the past the contest has been open to mother-daughter pairs only. This year's competition is open for mother-son pairs as well. A $5 fee will benefit Red Cross...
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LEARNING FROM THE PROS
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
Travis Braun is still trying to decide what he wants to be. Though concerned about "the money thing," one of the futures the Rolla High School junior is considering is music. Braun was one of more than 500 musicians between the ages of 10 and 18 who participated Saturday in the first annual Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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APRIL YARDS OF THE MONTH
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
Barbara Norder, left, chamber beautification member, presented the April Yard of the Month Award to Jewell Cox, 2002 Evergreen Drive. Teresa Birk, left, chamber beautification member, presented the non-residential April Yard of the Month Award to LaCroix United Methodist Church, 3102 Lexington Avenue. The Rev. Ron Watts and Mollie Wheeler, board of trustees chairperson, accepted the award...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: LOOKING FOR A RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
(Column ~ 04/25/99)
Ten months ago, this writer responded to a letter from a constituent who was horrified at the rash of school shootings cropping up across the country and wanted to know what we lawmakers had done to address school safety for her children. First I noted the Safe Schools Act of 1995 and sent her a copy of the law. ...
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MISSOURI WATCH: RIP: RASCALS IN POLITICS
(Column ~ 04/25/99)
Some day in the next millennium, when historians, political scientists, researchers, consultants and concerned citizens gather to study the reason for the collapse of representative government in America, more than a few will suggest the answer can be found in two words: political parties. Although seldom blamed, except by members of the opposition, today's political structure is far more dangerous to our republic and its government than most citizens are willing to recognize...
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ST. LOUIS SCHOOL REFORMS LOST IN SHUFFLE
(Editorial ~ 04/25/99)
One of the great outrages in recent Missouri history has unfolded in the recent settlement of the St. Louis desegregation case. First, some background. Last year the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 781, a highly unusual piece of legislation designed to assist in settling this long-running case and close out the state's obligation to atone for having operated segregated St. ...
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U.S. BUDGET: TAX CUTS VERSUS SPENDING
(Editorial ~ 04/25/99)
Congress has passed and sent to President Clinton a $1.74 trillion budget for fiscal year 2000 that deals addresses tax cuts and Social Security. "Its passage," reads an Associated Press story, "marks only the second time Congress has completed the measure on time since the April 15 deadline was set in 1987, a win for Republicans eager to show they're doing the nation's business." The budget passed the Senate by a party-line vote of 54-44, while in the House it passed by 220-208, with only three Democrats in support.. ...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
25 years ago: 1974 Workers are replacing about 6,000 square feet of roof on Ceramo Co. plant which was heavily damaged by fire April 4; it will probably take two to three more weeks before plant, which is operating on half production, returns to normal operation...
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MORE THAN 25,000 RAK STICKERS DISTRIBUTED; MORE ON ORDER
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
Response to this year's Random Acts of Kindness Week has been overwhelming. Starting on Mother's Day, May 9, and continuing for a week, thousands of people in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois are expected to be committing acts of kindness. Some will be random. People will see an opportunity to do something nice and act on that opportunity. Others will be planned...
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ARTS FOR ALL DRAWS CROWD
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
Star Marschke, left, assisted Leslie Stucker who took a turn at painting a huge canvas Saturday at the Arts for All event. Becky Nation, 7, wheeled across the asphalt steering a tray of colored chalk to create a work of art at Saturday's Arts for All celebration...
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LOOKING FOR LEAD: LEAD PAINT CAN BE A HAZARD. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR HOME IS SAFE?
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
It's spring, a time when families often beginning scraping or sanding to prepare walls and windows for a fresh coat of paint. However, homeowners or apartment dwellers considering projects should look to see what might be lurking just beneath the surface...
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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, PROFESSORS DISPLAY TALENTS
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
Beau Jordan stood transfixed by the potter's wheel spun by Amy Kephart. Kephart, an assistant professor of art at Southeast Missouri State University, demonstrated the art of pottery making Saturday at St. Vincent's seminary grounds as part of the school's Embracing Diversity symposium...
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MARK MY WORD: IN THE RULES OF LIFE, IT'S BEST NOT TO YELL, BITE OR PINCH
(Column ~ 04/25/99)
When you're 3 years old, the rules of life are rather basic. Bailey doesn't know about paying taxes or obeying speed limits. Of course, some adults have trouble with those rules too. But Bailey has discovered that society has some rules worth remembering. Lately, our youngest daughter has been repeating these rules to us...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: ONE LITTLE THING OF BEAUTY HAS BIG VALUE
(Column ~ 04/25/99)
The soul sorrowing, spirit depressing, down-heartedness of the war news and pictures batters us unceasingly. We need antidotes to cope with it, to keep us out of Deserts of Confusion and Sloughs of Despond. "Just don't watch. Don't read," some say. But that's like putting a vase of flowers on an ugly, table-top scar or hiding a splinter-festered sore with a Band-Aid...
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SE SILENCES SKYHAWKS IN DOUBLEHEADER
(College Sports ~ 04/25/99)
Tennessee-Martin's hitters surely felt a bit envious Saturday. The Skyhawks had to sit through Southeast Missouri State University's offensive field day while themselves being denied anything of the sort. Ryan Spille, who improved to 9-1, limited Ohio Valley Conference baseball mate Martin to four hits as Southeast won the opener 11-2 before 1,105 at Capaha Field. Southeast won the second game 6-0 behind Dan Huesgen's three-hitter...
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CENTRAL ZOOMS IN OWN RELAYS
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/99)
After all their running, sprinting, throwing and jumping Saturday, Cape Central's track athletes simply stood ... above all the rest. The Tigers' boys and girls teams continued their dominance, combining for 13 first-place finishes, eight seconds and five thirds, which was by far the most top-three medalists posted by any school at the 11-team Cape Central Relays...
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THE LATEST LINE: SE FOOTBALL WILL HAVE ITS WORK CUT OUT
(Sports Column ~ 04/25/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's football team wrapped up spring drills Saturday with a controlled scrimmage at Houck Stadium. By all accounts, head coach John Mumford has been relatively pleased with the way things went during the spring's 15 practice sessions allowed by the NCAA, although Saturday's performance certainly left a lot to be desired...
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JACKSON SOCCER PROGRAM OUTPUTS 4 TO COLLEGE LEVEL
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/99)
Four Jackson High School seniors -- Chris Kohm, Spencer Knowlan, Nathan Windeknecht and Jessica Shultz -- will be playing soccer at college next year. Windeknecht, Jackson's record goal scorer, netted 48 goals his senior year and will play soccer at Lindenwood College, an NAIA school in St. Charles. He was an all-state selection his senior year...
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JHS's PALMER TO CONTINUE BASKETBALL CAREER AT MAC
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/99)
Jackson High basketball standout Melissa Palmer will continue her career at the next level as she recently signed a letter of intent with Mineral Area College in Park Hills. A three-year letterwinner, Palmer averaged 14 points and five rebounds per game during her senior season and was named to the Class 4A All-State second team. Jackson lost to St. Joseph's Academy in the sectional round...
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SE's KELTNER, WENKEL PLACE 6TH AT DRAKE
(College Sports ~ 04/25/99)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Southeast Missouri State University's track and field team had several impressive performances Saturday during the prestigious Drake Relays. Heather Keltner, competing in the star-studded 400-meter invitational race that featured two Olympic champions, placed sixth with a time of 54.13 seconds. She was the third-highest collegiate finisher...
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CHARLESTON BOYS CLAIM KELLY MEET
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/99)
BENTON -- With Charleston's boys leading the way, 12 new meet records were established Saturday at the 8th annual Hawk Invitational track and field meet hosted by Kelly High School. Eleven of the records were broken on the boys' side. Charleston athletes accounted for four of the new marks as the Blue Jays finished with a first-place total of 118 points...
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MILLHAM TRANSFERS CLOSER TO HOME: MU
(College Sports ~ 04/25/99)
Christa Millham liked virtually everything about New Mexico State -- except the fact she was so far from home. That was the Jackson High School graduate's primary reasons for leaving the school after one season with the basketball team. Millham, a 5-foot-10 point guard, earlier this week signed to play with the University of Missouri. She will have to sit out next season under NCAA transfer rules and will then have three years of eligibility remaining...
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SE OFFENSE SPUTTERS IN SCRIMMAGE
(College Sports ~ 04/25/99)
In football, offense is supposed to be a positive term, something that generally results in a team putting points on the board. But for Southeast Missouri State University's Indians, their offense during Saturday's annual spring scrimmage at Houck Stadium was anything but positive...
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IDLE OTAHKS WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT OVC TITLE
(College Sports ~ 04/25/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's softball team didn't even have to take the field to wrap up its fifth consecutive Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship. While the Otahkians were idle Saturday, Middle Tennessee -- which had been tied with Southeast for the OVC lead -- lost a doubleheader to Morehead State...
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PRESERVATIONISTS VS. CONSERVATIONIST: NOT ALL ENVIRONMENTALISTS SHARE THE SAME APPROACH, BELIEFS
(Column ~ 04/25/99)
We see it often on television. We read about it in our local and national newspapers. With titles like "Environmentalists block major project," or "Environmental activists chain themselves to trees," the connotation is that environmentalists are radicals...
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AREA BRIEFS: SEMO'S NEW FIELDS OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE
(College Sports ~ 04/25/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's new field complex, located on the corner of Sprigg and Bertling, is now open for community use. The fields complex includes three new, lighted soccer/flag football fields and two softball fields. Softball or soccer games, leagues and practices may be scheduled through the Southeast Recreational Sports Department...
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AREA BRIEFS: OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/99)
The Optimist International Junior Golf Championship will be held June 5 at the Cape Jaycees Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. The tournament will consist of five age divisions for both boys and girls in ages ranging from 6 to 18. Entry fee is $35...
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AREA BRIEFS: CLEO W. MABREY MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/99)
The Cleo W. Mabrey Memorial Golf Tournament will be held May 21 at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. The tourney will have a four-person scramble format and begin at 1 p.m. There will be four flights with numerous prizes available. Cost is $60 per person, which includes lunch. Entry deadline is May 10...
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AREA BRIEFS: MEN'S SLOWPITCH TOURNAMENT RESCHEDULED IN BENTON
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/99)
The men's slowpitch tournament recently rained out in Benton has been rescheduled for May 1-2. Registration has again been opened for teams interested. Entry fee is $90 a team. For more information, contact Bruce Scheer at 545-3982 or Tony Young at 471-8381...
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SOPHIA TRUE
(Obituary ~ 04/25/99)
ADVANCE -- Sophia M. True, 94, of Advance died Saturday, April 24, 1999, at Lafayette Grand Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 13, 1904, at Leora, daughter of Joseph and Candrice James McFerron. She and Fred True were married April 3, 1924, at Bloomfield. He preceded her in death...
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AUDREY HUDSON
(Obituary ~ 04/25/99)
Audrey Hudson, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 22, 1999, at her home. She was born Dec. 16, 1933, at St. Louis, daughter of Norton and Mae Morrison Abernathy. Hudson worked as a sitter for Respite Care. She was of the Catholic faith. Hudson is survived by a daughter, Helen Veronica Lee of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Wendell Abernathy of St. Louis; two sisters, Jackie Abernathy and JoAnn Abernathy, both of St. Louis; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren...
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VERNON FINLEY
(Obituary ~ 04/25/99)
Vernon O. Finley, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday April 24, 1999, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Finley was born March 1, 1914, at Murray, Ky., son of Jasper and Florence Lemon Finley. His wife, Zedith Hayden Finley, died April 5, 1989. He had spent his early years at Charleston and had worked a machinist for McCabe-Powers Co. in St. Louis. He had been at the Veterans Home since 1994...
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VIRGIL MARLER
(Obituary ~ 04/25/99)
GREENVILLE -- Virgil Marler, 80, of Greenville died Friday, April 23, 1999, at his home. Marler was born March 31, 1919, at Kime. He and Lorene Williams were married March 12, 1938. She preceded him in death. Marler attended the Kime General Baptist Church...
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HELEN GLEVIA
(Obituary ~ 04/25/99)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Helen Glevia, 80, of Tamms died Saturday, April 24, 1999, at the Jonesboro Health Care Center at Jonesboro. Glevia was born Feb. 2, 1919, at Chicago, daughter of Pauline Walkewick. She was of the Catholic faith. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Interment will follow in the Liberty Cemetery east of Pulaski...
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SIDONIA SEABAUGH
(Obituary ~ 04/25/99)
JACKSON -- Sidonia Ruth Seabaugh, 90, of Jackson died Saturday at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born on April 27, 1908, at Lixville, daughter of William Henry and Myrtle Dell Blaylock Bangert. She was a member of the Sedgewickville Lutheran Church...
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HENRY HAUENSCHILD
(Obituary ~ 04/25/99)
JACKSON -- Henry Hauenschild, 86, of Jackson died Saturday, April 24, 1999, at his home. He was born Aug. 15, 1912, at Tilsit, son of the late J.F. "August" and Lena Nagel Hauenschild. He and Martha Maevers were married Jan. 27, 1934. She preceded him in death on Sept. 25, 1989...
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CARVING MEMORIES
(Local News ~ 04/25/99)
August W. Birk knew how to use a chainsaw to cut firewood. So he figured if his first attempt at a chainsaw carving didn't go well, the log in his front yard could quickly become another destined for the fireplace. With careful strokes of a hand-me-down chainsaw, Birk turned the log into an owl. He was a little nervous standing in the front yard of his home on Cape Rock Drive. "The neighbors could see just what I was doing," he said. "But it turned out alright."...
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