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LETTERS: NEW BOOKS FEATURE AFRICAN-AMERICANS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/99)
To the editor: As a recipient of a 1999 YELL Foundation grant, I want to thank the foundation for funding this grant. A series entitled "Outstanding African Americans" will be purchased, offering the ninth-grade students enrolled in reading classes the opportunity to examine the successes and setbacks of men and women in the fields of government, entertainment, sports and civil rights. ...
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IF YOU HAVE REAL CLASS, YOU DON'T NEED MUCH OF ANYTHING ELSE
(Column ~ 12/08/99)
What is class? Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident in the knowledge that you can meet life head on and handle whatever comes along. Jacob had it. Esau didn't. Symbolically, we can look to Jacob's wrestling match with the angel. Those who have class have wrestled with their own personal angel and won a victory that marks them thereafter...
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TEEN CHALLENGE MARKS MORE SUCCESS STORIES
(Editorial ~ 12/08/99)
Just to the north of Cape Girardeau, a pretty amazing program operates quietly and effectively. The Mid-America Teen Challenge is in the business of saving lives by rescuing lost souls from alcoholism and drug abuse. It is one of 120 such centers nationwide and 250 worldwide. Through a 10-month program of hard work and faith, Teen Challenge has achieved a very high cure rate -- more than 70 percent -- for its graduates...
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CEREMONY OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FOND FAREWELL TO WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Editorial ~ 12/08/99)
It's hard to say goodbye even when it's time for the new to replace the old. A closing ceremony was held recently for Washington Elementary School, which will close its doors later this month along with May Greene Elementary School. Students at both schools will return to classes in January in the new Blanchard Elementary School...
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LETTERS: HOLIDAY CONCERT WAS MAGNIFICENT EFFORT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/99)
To the editor: Magnificent is the word best describing the Festive Holiday Concert presented by the Southeast Missouri State University Music Department Nov. 30 in Academic Auditorium. I'm no music critic, but the audience was obviously thrilled by the beautiful blending of the 67-members orchestra and 190-member voices of the Choral Union and University Choir...
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LETTERS: MORE EVIDENCEOF GLOBAL WARMING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/99)
To the editor: Although science cannot prove with absolute certainty that any hypothesis is correct, the results of research can provide strong indications about trends and relationships. We are well aware that a dwindling number of individuals, including the editorial board of the Southeast Missourian, clings to the belief that there is no global-warming trend and that all the evidence thus far provided is a hoax perpetrated to serve some left-wing or socialist end that they fear. ...
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STATE REVENUE FROM SALE OF DRIVER RECORDS DECLINES UNDER NEW LAW
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Revenue the state receives from the sale of driver records has declined since the imposition of privacy restrictions on the information. Congress passed the Drivers Privacy Protection Act in 1994. The measure requires states to impose stricter guidelines concerning the release of information citizens must provide when applying for a driver's license or licensing a vehicle...
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VETERANS RECALL PEARL HARBOR, WAKE ISLAND
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
Melvin D. Bacon and John Power placed a memorial wreath in the Mississippi River Tuesday to commemorate the deaths of U.S. servicemen who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor 58 years ago. Bacon, a World War II and Korean War veteran who resides at the Missouri Veterans Home here, joined members of the American Legion and VFW posts for a brief Pearl Harbor Day observance along the river in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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TODAY'S COLUMN: SANTA'S HELPER LIVES HER LIFE AS A POKEMON IGNORAMUS
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
My children want Pokemon cards for Christmas. So do a million other kids, which means a million other moms out desperately searching for these trading cards. Never mind that most of the searchers are as clueless as I am about what Pokemon are nor can tell the difference between a Charmander and a Bulbasaur...
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SPEAKER ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING NEW
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
Every time Sarah Hyatt reads "Science and Health" she learns something new. She found hope as a teen-ager contemplating suicide and reassurance later as a parent trying her best to raise teen-age children. As the child of an alcoholic parent, the teen-age Hyatt couldn't see "how much God loved me" until she began reading the book. Then "I found an understanding and could see my value and that I have purpose."...
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HIGH COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS IN ADVANCE CASE
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of a Stoddard County man whose driver's license suspension was set aside by a lower court. At issue is whether the Department of Revenue retains the right to appeal in license suspension cases after it has complied with a trial court's order to return a driver's license and remove the suspension from the driver's record...
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HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS WINNERS NAMED
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
The winners of Cape Girardeau's Holiday of Lights competition were announced Tuesday. For the competition, members of the Beautification Committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce judged decorated businesses and homes in seven sections of the city. Following are the winners...
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OPENINGS REMAIN IN FINAL 1999 INTERNET TRAINING CLASS
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
A limited number of openings remain for the final community Internet training class of 1999. This training session aimed at beginners is co-sponsored by the Southeast Missourian and Southeast Missouri State University. It is taught by members of the SEMissourian.com Web staff...
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NEW HEART SURGERY SYSTEM OFFERS SHORTER RECOVERY TIME AND LESS PAIN
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
A new minimally invasive cardiac surgery being used at St. Francis Medical Center offers patients improvement in the pain and recovery time for heart valve surgery, according to the surgeon using the system. Cardiac and thoracic surgeon Dr. Edward Bender is using the Port-Access system to perform heart valve repair and replacement and atrial septal defect (hole in the heart) surgery on select patients...
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IDEAS FOR CONSERVATION CENTER OUTGROWING BOUNDARIES OF PARK
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
Even though the layout of a $4.7 million conservation center for Cape Girardeau is still in the talking stages, it has already begun to outgrow the boundaries of North Cape Girardeau County Park. Some city and Southeast Missouri State University officials would like to link the proposed center with existing trails and plans for trails around Cape Girardeau...
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MICROSOFT BUILDS A BETTER MOUS TRAP FOR CAPE
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
A new program at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School could give job applicants an edge over their competition. The vocational school is one of 24 Missouri schools selected to receive more than $1 million in equipment and materials to set up training and testing centers for the Microsoft Office User Specialist, or MOUS, training certification program. ...
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DISCORD, FRICTION MEAN PROPHECY IS COMING TRUE
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
The discord in and on the Earth are signs that the ancient prophecy of spiritual awakening found in many cultures and traditions is coming true, Native American teacher and storyteller Rainbow Eagle says. This seismic activity and social friction are "a birthing time for Mother Earth."...
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COURT SESSION: INDIANS FEEL GOOD ABOUT 5-0 RECORD
(College Sports ~ 12/08/99)
It feels good to be 5-0 at this point in the season and it feels particularly satisfying to be 1-0 in the OVC with a road win at Tennessee Tech. Thursday night's win over the Golden Eagles was definitely our most satisfying to date. It was a road win, a conference win and it got us started on the right foot in the OVC race. We can now enjoy being in first place or at least a tie for first until at least the year 2000...
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OTAHKIANS REDISCOVER WIN COLUMN
(College Sports ~ 12/08/99)
For the first time since Nov. 19, Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen and his Otahkians were able to smile after a game. That's because the Otahkians broke a six-game losing streak Tuesday night with a fairly routine 83-72 victory over Division II Oakland City in front of 834 fans at the Show Me Center...
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ND FALLS SHORT OF FINAL IN SIKESTON TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/99)
SIKESTON -- The composure and clutch shooting that boosted Notre Dame's basketball team in its first three games disappeared at some point in the third quarter Tuesday night. And Kennett's Anton McKinney and Prentiss Brown were the magicians responsible...
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SOUTHEAST PACKS PERFECT RECORD FOR MONTANA TOURNEY
(College Sports ~ 12/08/99)
Southeast Missouri State University men's basketball coach Gary Garner figures the Indians could very well be 7-0 by the end of this weekend. But Garner also figures the Indians could also wind up 5-2 if they're not at the top of their game. That's how competitive and balanced he believes the four-team KGVO Coca-Cola Classic hosted by the University of Montana will be...
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AREA BRIEFS: NEW JACKSON AREA YOUTH FOOTBALL SEEKS DONATIONS
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/99)
The Jackson Area Youth Football Foundation has been formed to bring youth tackle and flag football leagues to Jackson in the fall of 2000. The non-profit organization is beginning to raise funds to kick off the inaugural season. Tax deductible donations can be made to the Kick Off Fund. For more information, contact Dennis Sievers at 243-1702, Sam Birk 243-3958 or Terry Bass at 833-6137...
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BRIEFLY: BINGGELI PICKED FOR TRACK, CROSS COUNTRY HALL OF FAME
(College Sports ~ 12/08/99)
Former Southeast Missouri State University cross country and women's track coach Fred Binggeli will be inducted into the Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame Friday. Binggeli, currently assistant executive director of the Missouri State High School Activities Association, coached at Southeast from 1981-85. He led Southeast to the 1984 NCAA Division II cross country title...
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NOTRE DAME PLACES THREE ON ALL-STATE SOCCER TEAM
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/99)
Notre Dame's soccer team may have not won its state sectional game against St. Mary's. But the Bulldogs' 1-0 loss earned Notre Dame enough respect from St. Mary's coach Steve Schad to lobby for three Bulldogs to be voted to the All-State team. Senior Notre Dame soccer players Oliver Sanders, Wesley Steele and Michael Gosche were recently named Missouri Class 1A-3A First-Team All-State while Cape Central junior midfielder Brett McNabb was given honorable mention on the Class 4A team...
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SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL BOYS JUMP ON ZALMA EARLY, POST 85-48 VICTORY
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/99)
ZALMA -- Jreece Johnson scored 22 points to lead four Braves in double figures as Scott County Central breezed to an 85-48 victory over Zalma Tuesday night in boys high school basketball action. Chris Johnson added 17 points, Todd Blissett netted 16 and Terrance Williams scored 15...
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DORIS PAULDING
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
ST. MARYS -- Doris Mildred Paulding, 84, of St. Marys died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 5, 1915, in Brockton, Mass., daughter of Leo and Catherine Reilly Millette. She and Ralph F. Paulding Jr. were married Jan. 1, 1936. He died Aug. 22, 1991...
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THELMA ABERNATHIE
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
Thelma Abernathie, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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WALTER RAY
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
MALDEN -- Walter Ray, 90, of Malden died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999, at Malden Nursing Center. He was born April 24, 1909, at Sikeston, son of Jasper and Dalia Hardwood Ray. He and Nora Moore were married Jan. 25, 1929, at Parma. She died June 12, 1983. Ray lived in St. Louis most of his life, and in Malden the past three years. He retired from Mississippi Glass Co. of St. Louis. He was a member of Gateway Temple...
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OPAL RAY
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral for Opal Jewel Ray of East Prairie will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Shelby Funeral Home. Martin Lucas will officiate. Burial will be in Dogwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. today. Ray, 86, died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at Putnam County Care Center in Unionville...
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FRANCES COFFEE
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
Frances E. Coffey, 77, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in Siloam Springs. She was born Aug. 17, 1922, at Hayti, daughter of William and Aneelah Sands Vancil. Coffey was a 1940 graduate of Central High School, and received a bachelor of arts degree from Southeast Missouri State University...
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JIMMIE MITCHELL SR.
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
SIKESTON -- Jimmie Lee Mitchell Sr., 88, of Sikeston died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 10, 1911, in Coahoma County, Miss., son of Eprham and Lula Mitchell. He and Johnnie Mae Marshall were married in 1954. She died in 1971. He and Mary Tate were married in 1995...
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MATTIE REAVIS
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
Mattie Kathryn Retherford Reavis, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 23, 1915, in Lilbourn, daughter of Charles and Ethel Jones Calhoun. She married Thomas Cecil Retherford on July 9, 1935. He died June 1974. She married Cloyd Reavis in March 1981. He survives...
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VERA WINDER
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Vera Roberta Winder, 64, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at her home. She was born Dec. 6, 1935, in Vandalia, Ill., daughter of John and Mary Etta Stone Shepard. She and Robert E. Winder were married April 14, 1974, in Rockford, Ill. He died Nov. 14, 1998...
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PATRICK E. MCCLELLAN
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
JACKSON -- Patrick E. McClellan, 73, died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born May 26, 1926, in North Dakota, son of William and Rose Dostar McClellan. He and Alberta "Candy" Adams were married Dec. 28, 1973. She survives...
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ELIZABETH BRYANT
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
SIKESTON -- Elizabeth Amelia Bryant, 73, of Sikeston died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Feb. 22, 1926, in Benton, daughter of Walter Louis and Swettie Isabelle Bryant. Bryant was a member of St. John Baptist Church, and had served on the ushers board...
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DOYLE BROWN SR.
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
SIKESTON -- Doyle Rhea Brown Sr., 86, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 3, 1913, in Fulton, Miss., son of James Milton and Rosa Lee Grady Brown. He and Judy Moore were married May 17, 1930. She died Feb. 11, 1990. He later married Ann Strickland May 15, 1991, in Sikeston...
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CRASH INJURES WOMAN, CHILD
(Local News ~ 12/08/99)
A Jackson woman faces DWI charges after an accident on Kingshighway that blocked traffic and sent her and a 5-year-old boy to the hospital. Heather Ann Cook, of 2092 Old Toll Road, received a summons for her part in the accident on Monday, said Cpl. Kevin Orr of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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THELMA SCHRADER
(Obituary ~ 12/08/99)
MALDEN -- Funeral for Thelma Virginia Schrader of Malden will be held at 11 a.m. today at Rainey Funeral Home in Bernie. Stan Dauck will officiate. Burial will be in Bernie Cemetery. Schrader, 81, died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI: EASY CHRISTMAS FUDGE BRINGS ON ACCOLADES AND MEMORIES
(Column ~ 12/08/99)
How often we hear the words, "My, how times have changed." Well, let me tell you a Christmas story of the long ago 1960s, and you will know just how much times have changed. I began the seventh grade in the fall of 1963, and I just couldn't wait until Christmas. ...
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DEPARTMENT DAYS: THE FADING INSITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT STORE WAS ONCEA SOURCE OF CULINARY WONDER
(Column ~ 12/08/99)
Creamed spinach is not something you'd normally associate with Christmas. But at our house it is. It goes back several years to when our family used to journey to St. Louis on the day after Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday season by shopping downtown, a tradition for us until the kids grew up, the downtown began to decline and merchants started pushing Christmas sales the day after Halloween...
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RECIPE SWAP: 'RECIPE SWAP' CELEBRATES ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY WITH MORE GREAT LOCAL RECIPES
(Column ~ 12/08/99)
Happy birthday, Recipe Swap! Yes, can you believe an entire year has come and gone? Recipe Swap is one year old. I hope it is the beginning of a long, happy life. You, the readers, have been so good to support this column of trading recipes and ideas. The content and success of Recipe Swap is to your credit. Congratulations!...
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