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IDEAS FOR DOWNTOWN PRESENTED AT MEETING
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
More street lighting, municipal gardens and a free shuttle linking the university to the planned River Campus are among ideas a consultant suggests might help revitalize downtown Cape Girardeau. Michael Schroeder, a representative of a company hired to put together a conceptual plan for the revitalization of downtown Cape Girardeau, presented those ideas at a meeting Wednesday night...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: FIGHTING AGAINST BECOMING TRAGICALLY NUMB
(Column ~ 03/08/01)
March 9, 2001 Dear Carly and Kim, I'm sure your parents have spoken with you about the boy who killed two of his classmates in California earlier this week. I'm sure they tried to comfort you and reassure you that it's still safe to go to school. I'm not sure adults understand what's going on any more than you do. When we were in school, we were concerned about our grades and making the team, not getting killed...
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STUDENT CENTER PLAN QUESTIONED
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
Funding questions surround a proposal for a new student center at Southeast Missouri State University, Board of Regents President Don Dickerson says. Student leaders back a 4-year-old plan to renovate and expand 40-year-old Parker Hall to use as a student union...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LIONS CLUBS TO HOLD DISTRICT MEETING
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
Southeast Missouri Lions clubs will hold a district convention Friday and Saturday in Cape Girardeau. About 120 members from Lions clubs in the district are expected to attend the convention at the Holiday Inn. Buster Hall, international director of Lions International, will be the featured speaker at a banquet Saturday night. Hall is from Anchorage, Alaska...
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CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: PRODUCTION SCHEDULES, FINANCIAL PLANS KEEP KIDS BUSY
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
With products sporting such creative names as Castle Crunch, Fireballs and Rainbow Krispies, local fifth-graders are gaining skills that will help them run summer lemonade stands or future enterprises. This week, three Alma Schrader Elementary School fifth-grade classes will prepare snack foods daily and take them to the school cafeteria to sell during lunch periods. ...
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CAPE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL COURT
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
A 30-year-old Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to manufacturing methamphetamine, an assistant U.S. attorney said. Leonard Espenan pleaded guilty to one felony count of attempting to manufacture meth, said Abbie Crites-Leoni, special assistant U.S. attorney...
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APPEALS COURT SAYS LAWSUIT MAY PROCEED AGAINST LONE STAR
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
A Scott City woman's lawsuit against Lone Star Industries for the death of her husband has been reinstated following a decision by the Missouri Appeals Court. A trial court's decision to dismiss Vicki Howell's wrongful death suit was overturned Tuesday by the Eastern District Court of Appeals. This clears the way for Howell to seek damages against the cement plant for the 1997 death of Carl Howell Jr., said her attorney, Stephen Ringkamp of St. Louis...
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SOUTHEAST RECEIVES 10-YEAR ACCREDITATION
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
Southeast Missouri State University has received a 10-year re-accreditation from the Commission on Institutes of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. Dr. Ken Dobbins, university president, said the association's accreditation provides assurance to prospective students that the institution meets its stated objectives...
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SIKESTON MAN ACCUSED OF SEX ACTS WITH BOYS
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A 30-year-old man is charged with seven felony crimes for alleged sexual activity with three boys, the Scott County prosecutor said. Joel C. Williams of Sikeston was arrested this week after the father of two of the boys spoke to police, a detective with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety said in an affidavit...
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SCHOLAR SEES MIDEAST PEACE IN OFFING
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
Despite the recent heightened hostilities between Palestinians and Israelis and the collapse of the peace process, Middle East specialist Judith Kipper says an agreement establishing a Palestinian homeland is inevitable in our lifetime. The statesmen required to lead the two sides to peace are not in power, she said, "but it will come sooner than later."...
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COUNTY SAYS NEW JAIL WILL HELP FINANCIALLY
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
Language contained in the 2000 financial statement for Cape Girardeau County can leave some scratching their head in confusion. But county officials offered explanations of the more mysterious accounts named in the 2000 financial statement that was published in the legal-notices section of Southeast Missourian on March 1...
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ND SPLITS 2A SECTIONAL GAMES; LADY 'DOGS TURN BACK TWIN RIVERS
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/01)
Deana McCormick was the question. Twin Rivers had no answer. McCormick, Notre Dame's 6-foot center, scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the No. 1 ranked Lady Bulldogs (25-3) steamrolled Twin Rivers (25-4) 75-49 in a state sectional game at Cape Central's Tiger Fieldhouse Wednesday night...
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SE TO FACE PERENNIAL POWER OKLAHOMA ST.
(College Sports ~ 03/08/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team will continue its rugged early season schedule with three more games away from home over the next two days, including a contest against one of the nation's premier squads. The Indians are in Stillwater, Okla., today, where they will face Central Oklahoma at 11:30 a.m. and nationally ranked Oklahoma State at 3 p.m...
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TIGERS TUNE UP FOR SEASON WITH ACES
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/01)
If two practice-round shots are any indication, the Cape Central Tigers golf team appears ready for the upcoming high school season. On two occasions in the past week, Tiger golfers have been perfect as both sophomore Walter Lents and senior Nick Harter recorded holes-in-one at Cape Girardeau Country Club. The aces were the first for each golfer both wielded 8-irons to perform the feats...
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BERNICE DUVALL
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bernice M. DuVall, 85, of Perryville died Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born July 14, 1915, in Silver Lake, Mo., the daughter of James F. and Emma Loretta Nations DuVall. She was a bookkeeper and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/08/01)
Daughter to Lowell Wayne Grovenor and Michelly Rae Glastetter of Scott City, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:23 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001. Name, Sarah Michelle. Weight, 6 pounds 9 1/2 ounces. Seventh child, fourth daughter. Ms. Glastetter is the former Michelly Morrow, daughter of James and Diane Morrow of Scott City. Grovenor is the son of the late Thomas Grovenor and Irene Niswonger. He is employed at Alliance Blue Cross Blue Shield...
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LOUISE SMITH
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Louise A. Smith, 81, of Ocean Springs, Miss., died Monday, March 5, 2001, in the Ocean Springs Hospital. She was born March 4, 1920, at Morley, daughter of Clarence and Nellie Florence Bryant Abernathy. She and McGoy Smith were married Jan. 16, 1937. He died Dec. 5, 1983...
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LEO THOMPSON
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leo D. "Duke" Thompson, 67, died Monday, March 5, 2001, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 1, 1934, at Yount, Mo., son of Leo P. and Ruth Ann Harris Thompson. He and Della M. Dickison were married Dec. 22, 1956, in Hernando, Miss...
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ROY MILLER
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Roy "Tony" Miller, 88, of Karnak died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Arrangements are incomplete at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak.
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SHARON VAUGHN
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Sharon Marie Vaughn, 51, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at Alpine North Nursing Home in Riverside, Mo. She was born Sept. 11, 1949, at Fort Francis E. Warren Air Base in Wyoming, daughter of Paul B. and Sophia C. Heider Vaughn...
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JERRY COFFEE
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Jerry Coffee, 79, of Morley died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo. He was born Sept. 4, 1921, at Marston, Mo., son of John and Mary Edna McCarey Coffee. He and Betty June Ford were married March 4, 1944. She died May 16, 1995...
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JAMES THORN
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
MAKANDA, Ill. -- James I. Thorn, 80, of Makanda died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born Dec. 5, 1920, at Hooker, Ark., son of Ira and Clema "Penny" Thorn. He and Georgia Helen Livers were married May 29, 1942...
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BAILEY JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
BELKNAP, Ill. -- Bailey Bethany Lynn Johnson, newborn daughter of Stanley and Janet Huckelberry Johnson of Belknap, died Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. She also is survived by four sisters, Bergandi, Bridgett, Brittany and Brandi Johnson, all of Belknap; maternal grandparents, Aleen and Gene Huckelberry of Belknap and paternal grandparents Sharon and Stanley Johnson of Grand Chain, Ill...
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PAULINE REIMERS
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
Pauline Reimers, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born March 18, 1915, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., daughter of Charles and Virginia Robbins Branch. She and Harry Reimers were married in 1941 in Sacramento, Calif. He preceded her in death...
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DONNA PENROD
(Obituary ~ 03/08/01)
Donna Penrod, 71, of Cypress, Ill., died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at the Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Crain Funeral Home in Dongola, Ill.
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LETTERS: NEW RESEARCH ARGUES AGAINST EMBRYONIC CELLS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/01)
To the editor: Those who support the use of embryonic stem cells for research, killing the unborn child in the process, may lose their justification for continuing this practice, according to reports out of Scotland. The BBC reported that the company which cloned the sheep Dolly has announced a discovery which could make the use of adult stem cells an even more viable alternative than it already is. ...
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LETTERS: BIOTECH CROPS HAVE ADVANTAGES AROUND THE WORLD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/01)
To the editor: The weeks leading up to spring planting is the time when farmers make key decisions that go a long way in determining what kind of year 2001 will be for our farms and families. One of the decisions I'm most confident about is my selection and use of biotechnology seed. Biotech crops have proven to be beneficial not just to farmers, but to everyone in the food chain, including consumers...
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ROUNDABOUTS OFFER SAFETY, BEAUTFICATION
(Editorial ~ 03/08/01)
To the editor: I am very disappointed by the daily tabulation of no votes from Web surfers in the semissourian.com weekly poll regarding the construction of future roundabouts. Roundabouts are one of the safest, most efficient, attractive and cost-effective methods of traffic control devices available today...
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NEW HOME FOR CRIME LAB WELL-DESERVED
(Editorial ~ 03/08/01)
The Southeast Missouri Regional Crime Lab, which for 25 years has had to operate from cramped quarters in an old house on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, soon will get a new home. With announcement of a $750,000 grant from the U.S. ...
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PROPOSED VOTING CHANGES DEMAND CAREFUL STUDY
(Editorial ~ 03/08/01)
A legislative effort to allow Missourians to cast votes in the 14 days before any primary or general election should be carefully considered. State Sen. Anita Yeckel, R-St. Louis, has proposed such a bill. A similar measure was approved by a House committee and awaits floor debate. ...
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GOP: BREAK ETHNIC BARRIERS TO REACH INDIVIDUALS
(Column ~ 03/08/01)
I almost fell out of my chair watching Fox News Sunday when liberal Juan Williams questioned whether the black community's unflagging support of Bill Clinton could be attributable to something other than Clinton serving the black community's interests...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/08/01)
HOW DARE the Japanese expect an apology from the U.S. Navy for accidentally sinking one of their ships. I'm 71 years old, and I've yet to hear the slightest hint of an apology when the Japanese bombed our Pearl Harbor when I was just a kid. That was a deliberate bombing. This was an accident. I won't hold my breath until our federal government makes the Japanese apologize to us...
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THE SKINNY ON SCHOOL FOOD
(Local News ~ 03/08/01)
School meals get leaner and more nutritious, but are children really eating what's good for them? A recent report from the U.S. Agriculture Department shows that school meals are lower in fat and calories than they were in the early 1990s. A second report on children's diets shows that children who eat school meals get more nutrients and vitamins than their counterparts who don't eat at school...
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