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LETTERS: STACKED DECK ON CLIMATE TREATY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/28/99)
To the editor: Today the Environmental Protection Agency will be holding a forum in Kansas City on "Climate Change: What Does It Mean for the Midwest?" This forum represents another step by the administration to implement a dangerous United Nations global climate treaty, known as the Kyoto Protocol, over the nearly unanimous objection of Congress. ...
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION GROUP TO GIVE AWARD
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
Jacqueline Holt, park curator of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, N.C., will receive the 1999 Arthur H. Mattingly Award in Historic Preservation. Holt will receive the award at the annual banquet Saturday of the Historic Preservation Association at Southeast Missouri State University. The banquet in the University Center Missouriana Room will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the program at 8 p.m...
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COPPER DOME DINNER TO HONOR SEVEN WHO ATTENDED SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
Seven Southeast Missouri State University alumni will receive the school's Alumni Merit awards at the Copper Dome dinner at 7 p.m. May 7 at the Show Me Center. For the first time, the awards were based solely on merit with no consideration given to the specific college at Southeast from which the person graduated...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/28/99)
TEENS need help. We need not only watch for teens with anger, but also look at the people who do not accept others into their little groups. Anyone who gossips does not accept those who are different and makes fun of others has a problem also. All need help...
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RUST COMMENTARY: PRODUCTIVITY BOOSTS ECONOMY
(Column ~ 04/28/99)
Productivity is the key: Productivity is the unsung hero of this long economic expansion, now entering its ninth year. By next February, it'll be the longest stretch of U.S. economic growth ever, passing the record 106 months in the 1960s. In all the fuss over the stock market, exports, strong housing and autos, low inflation and interest rates, productivity often gets short shrift...
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LIMBAUGH COMMENTARY: COLUMBINE AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
(Column ~ 04/28/99)
One unfortunate aspect of political campaigns is that they tend to pressure candidates into speaking out on all major events and issues and offering political solutions for every solitary problem encountered by our society. One of those events is last week's tragic student massacre in Littleton, Colo...
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NORTH DAKOTA PICKS KUPCHELLA TO LEAD
(Editorial ~ 04/28/99)
Dr. Charles Kupchella has served Southeast Missouri State University well as provost since his arrival in 1993. But he has his sights set on North Dakota. Kupchella will soon become president of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He was chosen from nearly 50 candiates for the position...
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ISSUE IS SETTLED
(Editorial ~ 04/28/99)
The recent boundary dispute in the Cape Girardeau School District has been finally resolved. The Board of Education approved new elementary school boundaries after weeks of debate. Not everyone is happy, but the board did its best to achieve a compromise among parents...
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LETTERS: IT'S UP TO US TO TEACH VALUSES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/28/99)
To the editor: Concerning last week's deadly event at Littleton, Colo., I have heard many people asking, "How and why did this happen?" I have seen even more television and heard talk-radio shows speak on the subject. My conclusion from these shows is that people don't want to know why these things happen. If they did, we would hear substantial and intelligent input from our leaders...
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LETTERS: A DIFFERENT VIEW OF JUSTICE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/28/99)
To the editor: As Speak Out comment published April 22 said, "Justice was done when Jack Kevorkian was given 10 to 15 years in prison. If this is a life sentence for him, then I will have no regrets, because this is just part of the justice that he deserves for the murders he has committed."...
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LETTERS: SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW MILLENNIUM
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/28/99)
To the editor: As the year 2000 approaches, here are a few ideas to stimulate actions to improve our community. Religious participation: If all the churches lit their steeples, they would be beacons of hope to their neighborhoods and the community. If all the congregations developed activities for their immediate neighborhoods -- not must members -- with emphasis on youths as the Rev. Mike Woelk of the Livingway Foursquare Church has instituted, they would create additional beacons of hope...
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WEED AND SEED SEEKS ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
Finding alternative activities for youths who roam the streets with nothing to do or who peddle drugs on street corners should be a top priority for the Weed and Seed program, members of a local steering committee said. And it is. The committee talked about looking at other ways to promote the Weed and Seed presence during a local steering committee meeting Tuesday night. About 12 people attended the meeting at the Good Hope Neighborhood Police Station...
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RESERVISTS CALLED UP; 33,000 TO ACTIVE DUTY BECAUSE OF KOSOVO
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
While many Southeast Missouri residents oppose the use of ground troops in Kosovo, President Clinton asked for more than 33,000 reservists to report to active duty Tuesday. The Pentagon will order 33,102 reservists to active duty for the Kosovo conflict...
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PARENTS ASK ABOUT SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
Parents of some 200 children attending Cape Girardeau public schools are deciding whether they want their children to remain next fall at the school they currently attend. After months of debate, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education established elementary school boundaries earlier this month that slightly modified the original plan adopted in 1997. ...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: WHO SAYS ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH BARBIE?
(Column ~ 04/28/99)
Editor's note: While Heidi Nieland takes a writing sabbatical, the Southeast Missourian will print some "favorites" from the past. This column originally ran Aug. 8, 1995. The "Oprah" topic a few weeks back was how silent lessons taught to little girls affect their self-image years later...
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SEMO STUDENTS PLUNGE INTO COMMUNITY SERVICE
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
Southeast Missouri State University student Tara Benson must decide what to do with her Saturday afternoon -- clean apartments for the Safe House for Women, reorganize the Girl Scout library or help with a children's bicycle safety program. Benson is among some 200 university students who will volunteer for a variety of community service projects Saturday during Plunge '99, the third annual event to encourage volunteerism...
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EVENT MARKS CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
In the time it takes to type this sentence a person will become a victim of a violent crime in America. Someone is a victim of a violent crime every 10 seconds, said Bettie Knoll of the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Knoll keeps up with such statistics. She is a victims' rights advocate for Cape Girardeau and a coordinator of an annual forum to observe Victim Rights' Week, which is this week in Missouri...
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RAIL CROSSINGS CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will close two Cape Girardeau County railroad crossings for repairs. The crossing on Route EE between Chaffee and Delta will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Thursday. The crossing will be open to traffic overnight...
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AREA WOMEN WILL RAISE MONEY BY RUNNING
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
Nicole Schabbing and her sister-in-law Tracy Schabbing hope that training in humid Southeast Missouri weather will prepare them for their first marathon to be run June 19 in Anchorage, Alaska. The marathon is a fund-raising event for the Leukemia Society of America. In addition to agreeing to complete the 26.2-mile run, each participant agreed to raise money for patients fighting leukemia. They have committed to raising $3,800 to sponsor a little boy named Andy who lives in St. Louis...
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'PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES' SEMINAR ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
The Southeast Missouri State University College of Business will host a day-long seminar Thursday at Glenn Auditorium in Robert A. Dempster Hall. The seminar, "Professional Challenges Seminar: Discussions Among Students, Faculty, and Accounting and Finance Professionals," will get under way at 7:30 a.m. with registration...
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EMPLOYEES PICKET NEW JAIL IN TAMMS
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Medical contractual employees at the Tamms Corrections Center conducted an informational picket near the prison here Tuesday concerning negotiations between the Illinois Department of Corrections and their employer, Wexford Health Services, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa...
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BONILLA STROLLS TOWARD RECORD
(College Sports ~ 04/28/99)
Drawing a walk might not sound like the most glamorous feat in baseball. But for Southeast Missouri State University's Clemente Bonilla Jr., it's been part of his ticket to a fabulous freshman season -- and an almost certain school record. Entering today's 5 p.m. game at Belmont (Tenn.), Bonilla has walked 38 times, which puts him just one shy of the single-season mark set by Steve Bieser in 1989...
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OWEN TO TRANSFER OUT OF SE HOOP PROGRAM
(College Sports ~ 04/28/99)
Former Cape Girardeau Central High School standout Nathan Owen will no longer be a part of the Southeast Missouri State University basketball program. The 6-foot-2 sophomore guard has requested and been granted an unconditional release so he can transfer to another college...
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LEADER OF THE PACK: BROOKINS TAKES OVER REIINS OF TIGER FOOTBALL
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/99)
Lawrence Brookins has his hands full and he knows it. Brookins, who was officially introduced Tuesday as Cape Girardeau Central High School's new head football coach, takes over a team which went 4-6 last season, lost its star 6-foot-3 quarterback and hasn't won a district championship since 1989...
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BULLDOGS DEFUSE SIKESTON OFFENSE FOR SLICK 5-0 WIN
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/99)
Notre Dame made it look easy Tuesday. The Bulldogs were nearly flawless on the field and Brian Obermann tossed a four-hit shutout as Notre Dame pinned visiting Sikeston 5-0 to remain unbeaten in SEMO conference play. Even when Notre Dame looked mortal, it quickly glossed over the situation...
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AREA BRIEFS: CAPE COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS GOLF TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/99)
The Cape Girardeau County Board of Realtors will hold its 2nd annual golf tournament May 17 at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. Tee off for the four-person mixed scramble will be at 1 p.m. Cost is $60 per person. Four hole-in-one prizes will be awarded, including a car on No. 8...
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AREA BRIEFS: SEMO's ANNUAL WOMEN'S GOLF SCRAMBLE
(College Sports ~ 04/28/99)
Southeast Missouri State University will hold its annual women's golf scramble June 12 at Jaycee Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. The four-person scramble will begin at 8 a.m. and will be followed by lunch. Cost is $55 per person. For more information contact Southeast volleyball coach Cindy Gannon at 651-2997...
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CAPE CENTRAL TOPS DEXTER, SURFACES ABOVE .500
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/99)
DEXTER -- It's been a long struggle, but Cape Girardeau Central High's baseball team has finally climbed above the .500 mark. The Tigers, who have been surging in recent games, rallied past host Dexter 8-3 Tuesday as they improved their record to 10-9...
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ROBERT ESSELMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Robert J. Esselman, 64, of Perryville died Monday, April 26, 1999, at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born May 25, 1934, in Perry County, son of Ralph W. and LaVerne Guyott Esselman. He and Wilma Oswald were married Dec. 16, 1995...
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LORENE BREWER
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Lorene T. Brewer, 92, of Perryville died Monday, April 26, 1999, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 20, 1906, at Perryville, daughter of William and Albertine Zoellner Ernst. She and Joseph Glennon Brewer were married April 17, 1926. He died May 3, 1980...
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RICHARD HENDERSON
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
ORAN -- Richard Henderson, 58, of Oran died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter. He was born Jan. 20, 1941, at Dexter, son of Paul and Anna Mae Fairchild Henderson. He and Jean Musgrave were married Dec. 24, 1958, in Dexter...
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MARGARET MODGLIN
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
WAPPAPELLO -- Margaret Modglin, 67, of Wappapello died Monday, April 26, 1999, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter. She was born Nov. 9, 1931, at Qulin, daughter of Russell and Opal Davis Pennington. She and Willard "Bill" Modglin were married Dec. 6, 1947, at Pocahontas, Ark...
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HERMAN BOND
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
RANDLES -- Funeral for Herman W. Bond of St. Louis was held April 17, 1999, in St. Louis. Bond, 74, died Thursday, April 15, 1999, in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 14, 1924, at Randles, son of Harvey and Beulah Bond. He married the former Mayrene Rhodes...
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MARY CARROLL
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
Funeral for Mary Margaret Carroll of St. Joseph will be held at 10 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Warrensburg. The Rev. Alex Wales will officiate. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery at Sedalia. Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home at Warrensburg is in charge of arrangements...
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DOROTHY PRATT
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
SIKESTON -- Dorothy Arlene Pratt, 75, of Sikeston died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Nov. 20, 1923, in Mercer County, Ill., daughter of Charles G. and Minnie Viola Dunker Ziegenhorn. She and Wayman Pratt were married April 12, 1941, at Kennett...
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MARGUERITE MCDONALD
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
Marguerite C. McDonald, 84, of Springfield died Monday, April 26, 1999, at Primrose Place Health Care Center in Springfield. She was born Jan. 12, 1915, at DeSoto, daughter of Hiram C. and Naomi Inman Johnson. She and Dr. Joseph R. McDonald were married March 21, 1941. He died Aug. 15, 1991...
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ROBERT HAWKS
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
STURDIVANT -- Robert "Linus" Hawks, 87, of Sturdivant died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 25, 1912, at Birch Tree, son of Robert and Clara Kuykendall Hawks. He and Naomi Ruth Owens were married May 3, 1936...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/28/99)
Daughter to Chris Brian Grebe and Angela Dawn Laxton of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:51 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 1999. Name, Shayla Robin. Weight, 7 pounds 13 ounces. Ms. Laxton is the daughter of Mary Ann Laxton of Chaffee and Charles Laxton of Marble Hill. She is employed at Drury Inn and Suites. Grebe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Reisenbichler Jr. of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grebe of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at Farrow Fabricating...
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E. PORTER FARMER
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
E. Porter Farmer born October 4, 1906 in Dixon, KY to Mary and William Farmer, began his eternal life with our Heavenly Father on Sunday, April 25, 1999. Mr. Farmer spent the last few years in El Paso but was a long time resident of Missouri and an Army Veteran. ...
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JOSEPH EDWARD MCDERMOTT
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
Joseph Edward McDermott, 67, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, April 25, 1999 at Select Specialty Hospital in the St. Francis Hospital Building in Memphis, Tn. He was born in St. Louis, Mo. on September 23, 1931. He was the son of the late Albert and Myrtle Martin McDermott. ...
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ZITTIE ROGERS
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
BELL CITY -- Zittie Rogers of Bell City died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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ANNIE MERRIWEATHER
(Obituary ~ 04/28/99)
PINHOOK -- Annie Lee Merriweather, 66, of Pinhook died Monday, April 26, 1999, at her home. She was born July 26, 1932, in Tiptonville, Tenn., daughter of Ulisha and Zedia Gooch Crider. She and Clyde Merriweather were married Jan. 19, 1949. Merriweather was a cook at Head Start more than 24 years, retiring in May 1998. She was a member of Union Baptist Church and served on the Ushers Board...
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ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI: TANGO POTATOES CAN LIVEN UP DINNER TABLE
(Column ~ 04/28/99)
Nothing livens up a dinner table like Tango Potatoes -- a parade of whipped potatoes afloat in butter, garlic, onion and sour cream. I shall never forget the first time I tasted tango potatoes. I was one of the honorees at a countywide high school award banquet, where the menu included tango potatoes and smoked pork chops...
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OLIVER HOUSE TO DISPLAY VINTAGE CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES
(Local News ~ 04/28/99)
JACKSON -- The Oliver House, 224 E. Adams, will display vintage clothing and accessories from 1 to 4:30 p.m. May 2. The clothing is owned by Shery Varney. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children. The Oliver House is a pre-Civil War brick Federal style home. It has been restored and furnished by the Jackson Heritage Association to represent the late Victorian era when the family of Missouri Sen. Robert Burett Oliver and Marie Watkins Oliver lived in the home...
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RECIPE SWAP: DELICIOUS, QUICK MUFFINS HELP READERS START DAY WITH A SMILE
(Column ~ 04/28/99)
With the weather in this crazy pattern lately, not only do I not know how to dress for work in the morning, but I'm not sure what to fix for dinner when I get home. Will it be soup or stew because it is rainy and dreary or barbecue on the back deck while Scott and the kids play ball in the back yard? Well one thing is for sure, we will enjoy something no matter what the weather decides to do...
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A HARTE APPETITE: BISCUITS BRIDGE BETWEEN PASTRY, CAKE
(Column ~ 04/28/99)
Good old-fashioned biscuits with jam are always popular. What could be better than having your cake and eating it, too? How about having your cake and eating pie crust, too! That, according to Rose Levy Beranbaum, is exactly what you have when you eat a biscuit, and she should know, for Beranbaum is the author of both the Cake Bible and the Pie and Pastry Bible...
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