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SOUTHEAST LITERARY PRIZES ANNOUNCED
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Journey, the Southeast Missouri State University student literary magazine, has announced award winners. Winners for visual arts are: Shah Reeza, Cape Girardeau, 1st; Heather Baskin, Perryville, Mo., 2nd; Sarah Geringer, Jackson, Mo.; 3rd. Winners for poetry are: Tom Eaton, Dexter, Mo., 1st; Michael Hermann, Arnold, Mo., 2nd; Dan Crocker, Cape Girardeau, 3rd...
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AMERICAN ROUTES: THE NEW ADDITION TO THE KRCU-FM SCHEDULE AIRS AT NOON SATURDAYS
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Nick Sitzer is an artesian well of knowledge about American music. The host of the public radio show "American Routes" loves the idea of playing a song by country balladeer Ray Price back-to-back with one by blues belter Etta James hoping his audience will understand why...
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FAST TIMES: RACETRACK;S NEW OWNERS EMBRACE AMBITIOUS PLANS
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- The traffic through the front door of the 77 Market told store owner David Flynn what he's waited to hear for three years. The racetrack across the road was open again. "Our shelves were pretty much picked clean the weekend they opened," Flynn said. "My wife didn't even think the track would have an impact on us, but it's been good. It's good for a lot of us here."...
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DIRT-TRACK RACING CONQUERS ALL FOR CLOSE-KNIT BENTON FAMILY
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- Some might say the Johnson family is obsessed with racing. Consider the evidence: Sondi Johnson is delaying heart valve surgery until after the season so she won't miss a single race. "I'd feel guilty if I weren't there," she said. Terry Johnson will work on his stock car every night until the season's end in October. That's after working on his own farm and then at a part-time job...
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COUPLE JAILED AFTER SHOOTING IN CAPAHA PARK
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Police are waiting for a possible victim to come forward following a shooting in Capaha Park. The single shot fired late Wednesday led to the arrest of a Jackson, Mo., couple, police said. James Erwin Blue, 52, is charged with first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. His wife, Jo Anna Blue, 55, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon...
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MAN ARRESTED AFTER FIGHT WITH POLICE
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A Jackson man was arrested Thursday following a fight with two police officers in a residential neighborhood. The unidentified man assaulted two police officers who were placing him under arrest for careless and imprudent driving and peace disturbance, Jackson police said...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: A THING OF BEAUTY FROM A ROCK PILE -- IN THE NICK OF TIME
(Column ~ 05/18/01)
The painter, who was putting a fresh coat of white latex on the doors of our house, made the mistake of mentioning the rocks piled on our patio. I don't think there's anything that makes a house look tidy and trim like a good coat of paint on the most obvious parts. The g arage door is especially prominent, and its gleaming white surface is refreshing and ... well, clean...
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SCRADER PRINCIPAL STARS AT AWARDS GALA
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
The students at Alma Schrader Elementary School cheered wildly Thursday at the sight of an unexpected "rock star" -- their principal, Frank Ellis. Ellis dressed up for an assembly to reward students who achieved their goal of 35,000 points in the Accelerated Reader program...
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CITIZENS TELL PERILS OF TRACKS
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Several Scott City residents have begun efforts to make a railroad crossing safer for drivers in the area. The "Bell Crossing" is across from Highway N in Scott County, just outside the Scott City limits on County Road 305, there's a railroad crossing known as "Bell Crossing."...
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50 CARS EXPECTED TO RACE SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Driving at speeds of 20 miles an hour was never more exciting than it will be Saturday as about 50 soapbox derby cars travel down Sprigg Street, event organizers said. The racing, which starts at 10 a.m. in front of Blanchard School, returned to Cape Girardeau last fall after an absence of more than 50 years, said Chap Arnold, who is organizing the event for the Rotary Club...
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CAIRO'S BLACK MAJORITY GROWS; WHITES LEAVING OR GETTING OLDER
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Mayor James Wilson is here to stay, but many of his fellow white neighbors have died or moved away in the past 10 years. Blacks are a growing majority in the economically depressed, blue-collar town that sits a at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in extreme Southern Illinois...
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EIU ESCORTS SOUTHEAST TO AN EARLY EXIT
(College Sports ~ 05/18/01)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- It was an elimination game that played like a championship contest, but that was of little consolation to Southeast Missouri State University baseball coach Mark Hogan. The look on Hogan's face said it all Thursday afternoon just moments after the Indians' gut-wrenching 2-1 loss to Eastern Illinois in the loser's bracket of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Brooks Stadium...
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DRAMATIC HR LIFTS CHAFFEE TO CROWN
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/01)
With one swing of the bat, the Chaffee Red Devils put a fork in the Kelly Hawks' 2001 baseball season. A walk-off home run by G. P. Glueck off Kelly reliever Garrett Stricker with two outs in the bottom of the seventh powered Chaffee to a 5-4 victory in the Class 2A, District 2 championship game at Notre Dame High School on Thursday...
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FARMINGTON SLIPS PAST CENTRAL 2-1
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/01)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The Cape Central Tigers fought. Down to the last game, the last inning, the last at-bat, the last pitch. But Central (14-14) didn't quite have enough as the Farmington Knights (18-7) knocked off the Tigers 2-1 in an intense, well-played Class 4A, District 1 championship game at Wilson Rozier Ball Park Thursday...
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ST. VINCENT STOPS ORAN, WINS DISTRICT
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/01)
ORAN, Mo. -- The champs are still the champs. Defending Class 1A state baseball champion St. Vincent, the third seed in the 1A, District 2 Tournament, knocked off No. 1 Oran 8-5 Thursday afternoon to advance to the sectional round of the state playoffs...
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AREA ATHLETES PACK HIGH HOPES FOR STATE MEET
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/01)
Some of the area's best athletes -- regardless of school size -- will compete in the Class 2A state track and field meet in Jefferson City, Mo., today and Saturday. Scott City's Loren Groves may be the most amazing of the group, considering she's a freshman. Groves advanced in three events, the 100 and 300 hurdles and the discus...
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ON AUTO RACING: LATEMODEL RACER EYES BIG PAYOFF
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/01)
Joey Mack found the perfect combination in the debut for his new GRT-built late model race car Saturday. That same result this week could make him $4,500 richer. The Benton racer unveiled the new car with the familiar No. 97 Saturday at Poinsett County Speedway in Harrisburg, Ark., and promptly dusted a 15-car field. A bigger turnout is expected when the track holds a two-day event that begins today with a $1,000-to-win race and wraps up Saturday with a $3,000 top prize...
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FLORENCE HANNAH
(Obituary ~ 05/18/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Florence Hannah, 85, of Sikeston died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Aug. 22, 1915, in Winfield, Ala., daughter of Joe and Bertha Mays. She married C.M. Hannah. Hannah lived in Sikeston most of her life, and was a member of the Church of Christ...
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POLICE ARREST MAN, LOOK FOR SECOND MAN
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A 34-year-old man who started a six-hour standoff with police Wednesday had nothing to do with the neighborhood shootout that preceded the ordeal, an officer said. Ronnie Robinson blockaded himself in an arcade he owns in the 100 block of Branum Street after police swarmed the area because he was wanted for two misdemeanor crimes, said Sikeston police Capt. Dan Armour...
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LELIA PALMER
(Obituary ~ 05/18/01)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Lelia Ruth Palmer, 76, of Mounds died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. She was born March 23, 1925, in Mounds, daughter of Roy and Ethel Helman Palmer. Palmer was a member of the Congregational Church and Smiles One Senior Citizens Center...
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GLADYS EDDLEMAN
(Obituary ~ 05/18/01)
Gladys Olivia Eddleman, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 1, 1915, in Cape Girardeau County, Mo., daughter of Preston and Blanche Abernathy Noland. She first married Paul Johnson, who preceded her in death. She and Harley Eddleman were married Aug. 14, 1948, in Piggott, Ark...
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LAVERN TRIPLETT
(Obituary ~ 05/18/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Funeral for Lavern Louise Triplett of Dexter will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The Revs. Willard VanBibber and Eddie Dunivan will officiate. Burial will be in Triplett Cemetery near Dexter. Triplett, 71, died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at Dexter Memorial Hospital...
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FRED HORN
(Obituary ~ 05/18/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Fred Horn, 77, of Anna died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at Union County Hospital. He was born Sept. 20, 1923, at Wolf Lake, Ill., son of Kelton and Pauline Smick Horn. He and Margaret Fisher were married March 2, 1946. Horn was a custodian and bus driver 37 years for Anna School District 37. ...
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LETTERS: FOX NEWS MOVES ON CABLE LINEUP: A CONSPIRACY?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/18/01)
To the editor: The new Charter Communications cable-TV line up is very disappointing. No more Fox News Channel on the basic level of service, but we have another sports channel and a great deal more junk and trash added. This is almost like a conspiracy to keep people from hearing both sides of the ongoing political fiasco. Fox News is the only news channel that has the courage to tell it like it is and let people know there are two sides to every story...
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LETTERS: BEING POLITICALLY CORRECT MAY LEAD US INTO OBLIVION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/18/01)
To the editor: A thought regarding all this political-correctness garbage: It used to be striving for the godly brotherhood of man which, in time, became inclusive. Now it is political correctness which, if illogically pursued and applied to the max, will have us all in oblivion...
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LETTERS: WWII MEMORIAL: PLEASE ENCOURAGE CONSTRUCTION START
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/18/01)
To the editor: I am the son of a World War II veteran who was lost to his family in 1998. I donate to the World War II Memorial in my father's name to honor him and the other veterans of that war. I am writing this to raise the alarm. A small but vocal minority is trying to stop construction of the memorial. This minority feels the memorial doesn't deserve a place of honor on the Mall in Washington, D.C...
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LETTERS; FINES DON'T COVER RESULTING COSTS AFTER POLLUTION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/18/01)
To the editor: The editorial about the cement plant in Ste. Genevieve takes the position that nobody wants to pollute the Mississippi River more than it already is and then takes the position that Holnam Inc. should be allowed to operate because of its economic impact. Aren't the two positions inconsistent?...
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HONEST POLITICIANS DON'T FRET OVER FALSE CLAIMS
(Editorial ~ 05/18/01)
What exactly constitutes lying and misrepresentation in political advertising is often a matter of opinion fueled by allegiances to a particular candidate or political party. So an effort to get a bill through the Missouri Legislature before it adjourns today that would bar knowingly unfounded claims in political ads is running into all kinds of snags. Example: Who will decide if a campaign ad is false?...
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IF NATION NEEDS MORE JUDGES, LET'S GET THEM
(Editorial ~ 05/18/01)
Even if it mattered, it would be difficult to pinpoint which political party first decided to obstruct political appointments -- especially those for the federal judiciary -- as a partisan sledge hammer. Suffice to say both Republicans and Democrats have blocked presidential appointments in order to make a point...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 05/18/01)
THREE CHEERS for Herb Nance. It seems like everything you find anymore is made in China. I went to buy a pair of shoes the other day, and that's all I could find. I came home without buying a pair of shoes. As a veteran, it's my God-given right not to buy from China...
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LETTERS: AWARD WINNER APPRECIATES HER CUSTOMER FRIENDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/18/01)
To the editor: Thanks to my associates and customer friends at Schnucks for all the great things you have done for me, including nominating me to be associate of the month for April. ESTHER NABOR Delta, Mo.
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