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GLAUCOMA: THIEF IN THE NIGHT GETS A NEW ENEMY
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
They call it a thief in the night. Glaucoma, a disease of the optic nerve, is the leading cause of blindness in the United States, especially in older Americans. The disease often develops gradually and painlessly without symptoms. Professionals say it can't be prevented, but with early detection it can be controlled...
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FLU VACCINATIONS VITAL TO YOUR WINTER HEALTH
(Column ~ 10/19/00)
Each year 35 to 50 million Americans get the flu and as many as 20,000 people die from it. It's among the leading causes of death in the United States, especially among those over 50. Even though nearly $4.6 billion are spent annually on direct medical costs related to the flu, less than half of those who would benefit from vaccination get vaccinated...
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GOVERNMENT: PLANNING OPPONENENTS' SIGNS VIOLATE STATE LAW
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Opponents of planning and zoning in Cape Girardeau County have erected "vote no" yard signs that violate the state's campaign finance disclosure law, state and local election officials say. The signs don't disclose who paid for their printing...
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CRIME: COUSINS CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- Murder charges against two cousins accused of killing a Scott City, Mo., woman were elevated from second-degree to first-degree murder Wednesday. New charges were filed Wednesday against Gary W. Biggs, 36, of Cape Girardeau and his cousin, Charles "Scott" Biggs, 31, of Scott City in connection with the killing of 57-year-old Willie Mae Vasquez last July, said Scott Holste, spokesman for the Missouri attorney general's office...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: HOLDING THE WORLD TOGETHER ONE PIECE AT A TIME
(Column ~ 10/19/00)
Oct. 19, 2000 Dear Pat, The story is an old one straight out of Hollywood. Leaving family and all that is familiar behind, small town girl with a dream moves to the big city. Other than in the movies, the story often ends badly or at least in frustration...
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INCREASED BUS SAFETY EMPHASIZED
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
Scott City schools Superintendent Roger Tatum is ready for the dark, foggy mornings of early October to end. Tatum calls the period just prior to the end of daylight-saving time "the worst case scenario" for school bus drivers responsible for safely transporting students to and from school...
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TEENS GET LEADERSHIP LESSONS
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
A new program to offer Cape Girardeau students the same lessons in leadership that the city's adults can enjoy began Wednesday. Members of the first Student Leadership Academy met for about a half hour Wednesday night for orientation at Drury Lodge. Parents also were invited to learn about the program, which kicks off with a weekend retreat next Friday...
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ELECTION: CROWELL, NEUMEYER RACE FOR 158TH
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
A freshman legislator from Cape Girardeau should be poised for leadership roles before any changes associated with term limits occur, say the two candidates for the 158th district in the Missouri House of Representatives. Both the Republican and Democratic candidates for the district agree that changes are coming in Missouri government, and both say they are ready to help Cape Girardeau benefit from that transition...
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CAPE POLICE RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANT
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
A $32,000 federal grant for the Cape Girardeau Police Department will make for better communications and improved computers, the police chief said. The U.S. Justice Department makes law enforcement block grants available annually, Chief Rick Hetzel said. Cape Girardeau police have been able to use it to buy new equipment or update out-of-date items for several years, he said...
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TENNIS: MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/00)
What a difference a year has made for Jackson High School sophomore Kim Anderson. Last year at this time, Anderson was in a major period of depression. Despite qualifying for the Class 4A state tennis tournament as a freshman, she could not participate because of a serious knee injury...
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HIGH SCHOOL: SHORT-HANDED ND DOWNS WASHINGTON
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/00)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Rebounding from a subpar performance Tuesday, Notre Dame -- despite playing much of the game shorthanded -- defeated Washington 3-2 at the St. Dominic Tournament at O'Fallon. The win sends Notre Dame (14-6-1) into the consolation game today...
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DOROTHY SCHLIMME
(Obituary ~ 10/19/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Dorothy M. Schlimme, 82, of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home at Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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TRANSPORTATION: DEER VS. CAR COLLISIONS ARE NUMEROUS, COSTLY
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
A supervisor for an Arkansas utility company came up with his own plan to scare deer off dark country roads. He taped some dogs barking, rigged an amplifier speaker to the front of his truck and then broadcast the tape as he cruised down highways. But he had to abandon his plan. The loud barking was not only scaring deer, it was awakening residents who live near the road...
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HAZEL ARTERBERRY
(Obituary ~ 10/19/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Hazel L. Arterberry, 91, of Anna died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born July 10, 1909, in Cobden, Ill., the daughter of Will and Maude Dillow Yates. She married Ed Arterberry on Oct. 26, 1929. He died March 19, 1986...
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VERN HEIMBACH
(Obituary ~ 10/19/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Vern Albert Heimbach, 69, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 17, 1931, in Jackson, son of Vernon L. and Leona Fatchett Heimbach. He and Gail Hodge were married Dec. 18, 1986...
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RALPH CHANCE
(Obituary ~ 10/19/00)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Ralph C. Chance, 67, of East Prairie died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 23, 1933, in Memphis, Tenn., son of Ervin Lee and Gladys Mae Liley Chance. He married Annie Grace Brewer on Oct. 8, 1955. She survives...
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OLLIE MEKAN
(Obituary ~ 10/19/00)
BERNIE, Mo. -- Ollie Bell Mekan, 97, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at the Westwood Hills Health Care Center at Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born Jan. 14, 1903, in Frisco, Mo., daughter of Louis J. and Effie Caroline Brinson Grim. She married August J.F. Mekan at Dexter, Mo., on Dec. 19, 1921. He died on Feb. 27, 1979...
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DOROTHY KIRT
(Obituary ~ 10/19/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Dorothy Kirt, 62, of Anna died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at her home. She was born Dec. 10, 1937, in Jonesboro, Ill., daughter of Paul and Edith Lacy Dillon. She married Don Kirt, who died May 6, 1998. Kirt was head nurse in surgery at Carbondale Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill., many years. She later owned and operated Spanish Oaks Center, Cardinal House and Cardinal Manor...
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'LAUGHTER FOR LIFE' AIMS TO GET PEOPLE TALKING
(Local News ~ 10/19/00)
Al Staggs takes on different personas to get people talking about religion and how it has affected American life, and each one brings a new and necessary voice to the conversation. Staggs will give four performances during a visit next week to the Southeast Missouri State University campus and area churches as part of the Messer Lectures...
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A MOTHER'S CAREER AND TAKING CARE OF OUR MILITARY
(Column ~ 10/19/00)
I've been on a busy schedule the last week to Chicago twice ... St. Louis twice ... and plans are to be in mid-Missouri this week. Makes it hard to keep up with all of the e-mails, voice mails, letters, newspapers and trade publications, but one of the purposes of these trips has been to reduce my activity with three state or national boards on which I serve. By this time next summer, those obligations will be reduced dramatically as I'm trying to build more flex time in my schedule...
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PUBLIC HELP NEEDED IN CLEANERS VANDALISM
(Editorial ~ 10/19/00)
Who knows why vandals do the miserable things they do? The mayhem and senseless destruction earlier this month at Patrick's Cleaners on Broadway defies explanation. Surely it takes a distorted mind to damage clothing and set a fire, and, in doing so, affect the lives of countless innocent victims who may have lost special and costly items...
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STOPLIGHT CAMERAS NEED FULL ASSESSMENT
(Editorial ~ 10/19/00)
It's hard to say how much each of us is being watched when we are outside our homes. Cameras monitor our withdrawals from ATMs. Most business establishments have some sort of security-camera system. Most of the Southeast Missouri State University campus is blanketed with monitoring cameras that were installed a few years ago to give the campus police an overview of the comings and goings over a sizable area...
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LETTERS: MUSIC FESTIVAL'S VOLUME NEEDS TO BE CONTROLLED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/00)
To the editor: Last Friday, the City of Roses Music Festival opened in the downtown area. This was the first year the festival was heard for a 20-block radius. The noise level was such that, several blocks away inside a house with the windows closed, it drowned out the television. I called the police, and they informed me they could hear the concert on Sprigg Street but could not do anything to ask organizers to turn down the volume because City Hall had issued the festival a permit...
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LETTERS: ALEXANDER CO. VOTERS NEED CANDIDATE DEBATE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/00)
To the editor: As you know, the election for Alexander County state's attorney is nearly upon the voters, as well as many other county positions and the presidential election. I will focus on the state's attorney race due to the justice system that has been in place for so long in this county. The people forget they owe no one in the system anything. But, because of their vote, the justice system owes them honesty, fairness and true justice...
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LETTERS: NO SUPPORT FOR THIS KIND OF JACKSON PRIDE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/00)
To the editor: I am responding to Michael Tomlin's Oct. 11 letter regarding Jackson pride, pride in the football team, pride in the school system. Mr. Tomlin state that newcomers who have just moved to the area really don't care about the children. If that is true, the newcomers must be following an example set by the Jackson School Board and Coach Gross. ...
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