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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENTS SET
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
Plans are being finalized and tickets sold for the annual Mayors' Prayer Breakfast and National Day of Prayer events in Cape Girardeau. Tickets for the prayer breakfast are available for $6 per person or $48 per table of eight. The breakfast will be at 6:30 a.m. May 3 at the Osage Community Centre...
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AREA MEN FORM BAND FOR YOUTHS
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Four Southeast Missouri men felt an urgent calling to begin a new youth ministry in the region, so they formed a band. Fade 2 White is a part of the Infinity Ministries formed by Danny Tetley of New Hamburg, Kevin Sigman of Chaffee and Scott Slinkard and Shawn Asmus, both of Jackson...
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PRAYER FOR A CONTINENT: A STORY OF ONE LOCAL WOMAN SERVING HER CHURCH IN AFRICA
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- For years Barbara Popp prayed for Southern Baptist missionaries working and living in Lesotho, Africa, but it wasn't until earlier this year that she made the trip herself to get a clearer picture of how they live. Popp and her husband, John, visited missionaries Wes and Beth Gestring in January and attended an international prayer conference in Zimbabwe...
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THE LITTLE SCHOOL THAT COULD: GORDONVILLE SCHOOL EXCELS
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
GORDONVILLE, Mo. -- In a rural community along a back highway off a winding, gravel road sits a tiny school whose only indicator is a single, bright yellow school-crossing sign. The school is a squat brick-and-mortar structure built in 1951, unassuming and lacking the metal flash and technologically advanced luster of newer facilities in Cape Girardeau County, but that doesn't matter...
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BOND BACKING TAX-CUT PROPOSAL
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond isn't ready to stage a Boston Tea Party, but he thinks it's time Congress backs President George W. Bush and cuts taxes. "Our expected government surplus, meaning excess tax receipts, over the next 10 years will top $5.6 trillion," Bond said Friday afternoon during a visit to Cape Girardeau. "It's high time we returned some of that money to the hard-working people who earned it."...
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TEEN GUILTY OF KILLING GRANDMOTHER
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Joshua Wolf, who cried and shielded his face through most of his four-day trial, displayed a wooden expression Friday as a Boone County jury announced he would spend the rest of his life in prison. Wolf, 17, was accused of killing the grandmother who raised him, Carol Lindley, 56, with a rifle shot to the head on May 8 and then setting fire to their Cape Girardeau County home two days later to cover up the murder...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: INTERLUDES OF SOLITUDE AND A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
(Column ~ 04/21/01)
Like Winnie the Pooh, I believe everybody needs a private place, a thinking spot if you will, where they can go for solitude. Preferably, the place is located in or near your home, but I know from experience that's not always possible or practical. Take my childhood, for instance. ...
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'SHOW ME DAY' TODAY AT UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
Prospective students and their parents are invited to "Show Me Day" today on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Beginning at noon at the Show Me Center, the event provides an opportunity for all individuals interested in attending college to take a closer look at Southeast...
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'WHASSUP' AT THE PTO FOLLIES?
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- In the Scott City PTO Follies, people do things they don't ordinarily do. When, for instance, do you think schools superintendent Roger Tatum and elementary school principal Carol Blanton last greeted each other with the immortal word "Whassup?"...
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TOUGH TEST PUTS APPLICANTS' FEET TO THE FIRE
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
The race to become a Cape Girardeau firefighter Tuesday was a walk. "I don't think you could make it if you ran," said Greg Hecht, one of 23 who went through a physical endurance test to become a firefighter Tuesday. The test, which involves swinging a sledgehammer, dragging a dummy and five other tasks, which must be completed in seven minutes. In the past, some candidates ran from one event to the next, but this year everyone kept a conservative pace, said Fred Vincel, training officer...
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ON THE RISE: RIVER MAY TOP FLOOD STAGE AT CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
The Mississippi River's rising floodwaters are rolling toward Cape Girardeau, National Weather Service forecasters say. The river is forecast to crest here at 33 feet on May 1, a foot above flood stage and 3 feet above Friday's level. But Andy Juden Jr. ...
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MCFERREN EXPLORES CHS JOB, WITHDRAWS
(College Sports ~ 04/21/01)
Legendary high school basketball coach Lennies McFerren told the Southeast Missourian Friday that he was interested in the Cape Central head coaching job, but took his name out of consideration because Central didn't have a non-coaching position to his liking...
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CHAFFEE BLANKS DEXTER IN RED DEVIL CLASSIC
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee collected its 11th straight victory as it moved into the semifinals of its own Red Devils Baseball Classic Friday with an 8-0 victory over Dexter at Harmon Field. Matt Stroup and Rusty Duncan combined on the three-hit shutout...
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CAPE CENTRAL WILL HOLD RELAYS TODAY
(College Sports ~ 04/21/01)
After a one-year hiatus, the Cape Central Relays are back. The Tigers will host a 14-team meet at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Southeast Missouri State University's Abe Stuber Track and Field Complex. The event, called off last year after several schools had scheduling conflicts with Easter weekend, is not a typical meet...
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'EARTHQUAKE' ANDERSON TO RUMBLE FOR DEAMONS
(College Sports ~ 04/21/01)
The XFL's inaugural Million Dollar Game tonight will feature a significant local flavor. Former Southeast Missouri State University star running back Kelvin Anderson has been a key player for the San Francisco Demons. Anderson was known as "Earthquake" when he came out of New Madrid County Central High School in the early 1990s and he went on to have a record-breaking career at Southeast, setting the school's all-time rushing record that still stands by gaining 3,392 yards in three seasons from 1992 through 1994.. ...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/21/01)
Son to Greg Deimund and Betsy Richey of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:14 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2001. Name, Clayton Richey. Weight, 6 pounds 13 ounces. Second child. Ms. Richey is the daughter of Mike and Becky Richey of Cape Girardeau. Deimund is the son of Keith and Margie Deimund of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at Merrill Lynch...
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ROY DAVENPORT
(Obituary ~ 04/21/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Roy Lee Davenport, 86, of Jackson died Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 31, 1914, at Millersville, Mo., son of Benjamin Franklin and Jeffie Arizona Davis Davenport. Davenport had been a farmer, livestock trader and real estate broker. He had made his home with a niece, Loyce Flannery and husband Bob, the past 20 years...
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VIRGIL THOMPSON
(Obituary ~ 04/21/01)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Virgil O. Thompson, 100, of Oak Ridge died Friday, April 20, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 12, 1901, at Oak Ridge, son of Herbert and Ida Harris Thompson. He and Ada Ruesler were married Oct. 5, 1927. She died May 14, 1946. He later married Lela Dambach Nov. 14, 1949...
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MARGARET GRIFFAW
(Obituary ~ 04/21/01)
Margaret E. "Margy" Griffaw, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 20, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born March 1, 1916, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John and Rosa Ostendorf Herbst. She and Joseph L. "Roy" Griffaw were married May 22, 1937, in St. Louis. He died April 16, 1974...
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LUCILLE THOMPSON
(Obituary ~ 04/21/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Lucille Thompson, 81, of Cairo died Friday, April 20, 2001, at Daystar Care Center. She was born Nov. 14, 1919, in Cairo, daughter of Joseph and Clora Lawrence Gregory. She married Carl W. Thompson, who died in 1970. Thompson was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Auxiliaries...
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KASSIDY THURMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/21/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Graveside service for Kassidy Anne Thurman will be held at 1 p.m. today at Garden of Memories Cemetery. The Rev. David Cassidy will officiate. Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel from noon to 1 p.m. The infant died shortly after birth Thursday, April 19, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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ELNER STEINHOUSE
(Obituary ~ 04/21/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Graveside service for Elner F. "Snooks" Steinhouse of Cairo will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Beechwood Cemetery in Mounds, Ill. The Rev. Kelly Cox will officiate. There is no visitation. Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements...
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GENEVA BRINDLEY
(Obituary ~ 04/21/01)
ORAN, Mo. -- Geneva Lois Brindley, 80, of Oran died Friday, April 20, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 12, 1920, at Oran, daughter of Ralph and Pearl Rollins Cummins. She and Paul Brindley were married Nov. 26, 1936. He died July 4, 1980...
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SHELTERED WORKSHOP COVERAGE EARNS AWARDS FOR JOURNALISTS
(Local News ~ 04/21/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Awards of recognition were presented to two Cape Girardeau journalists by the Region IX Council on Developmental Disabilities for their coverage of issues involving the mentally and physically handicapped. Tony Hall of the Southeast Missourian and Amy Jacquin of KFVS-TV 12 were honored Friday at the council's annual awards banquet...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/21/01)
ON HOW the liberals try to fix things to be politically correct. Instead of calling people homeless, why not change the name to urban outdoorsmen? THANKS TO the "Bible enlightenment" caller. I agree wholeheartedly. Someday people are going to learn just how dated the Bible is. ...
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TEACHERS SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR TAX INCREASE
(Editorial ~ 04/21/01)
When Cape Girardeau school superintendent Dan Steska needed money to campaign for a proposed tax increase school districts are prohibited from spending tax dollars on election campaigns he had an idea. He looked to the teachers and school personnel who understand why the schools need more money...
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SEMO's GOOD PROBLEM REQUIRES SOME FINESSE
(Editorial ~ 04/21/01)
Southeast Missouri State University has an enviable problem, but it's a problem all the same. The university may have to limit freshmen enrollment for the fall semester because of too many students, too few dorm rooms and a policy that says freshmen who live 50 or more miles from the Cape Girardeau campus have to live in dorms...
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LETTERS: NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/21/01)
To the editor: This year America celebrates the 50th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer, which was established by President Harry Truman. How blessed we are as a nation to have godly predecessors who approved legislation that allows us to publicly express our faith and dependence on God...
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LETTERS: ARABS OVERLOOKED WHILE ISRAELIS ARE CRITICIZED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/21/01)
To the editor: As Americans, we receive a very distorted view of the goings-on in the Middle East. Israel is constantly condemned by the United Nations, the United States and Canada for expelling convicted terrorists. Yet, during the same period, Kuwait expelled over 300,000 individuals solely for being Palestinian. ...
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