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Kill Your TV
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
By Mix 104.7 Afternoon Whore "Parker" Okay, so I'm sitting here checking my email and I get this email from Chad, the guy who is in charge of this Off Magazine thing. Anyway he's letting me know that today is the deadline to write this thing and so after much pondering (about one minute), I've decided to give advice to those guys out there who are thinking about or in the process of getting married, since I myself married a few months ago...
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Rush Hour 2
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
As reviewed by Alex Terry At first, I thought that Rush Hour 2 would be more of a traffic ticket than "the second rush." I laughed myself silly through the original hit Rush Hour, but I couldn't see how they could expand it anymore. Once the lights dimmed and the movie started, however, I found that Jackie Chan can still kick butt and Chris Tucker can still talk trash. ...
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Reel News
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
Jurassic Park III By Alex Terry When I sat down to see Jurassic Park III, I expected this new addition to the trilogy would quickly become as old as the dinosaurs in it. I mean, the second film- Jurassic Park: Lost World- didn't expand too much (unless you count the T- Rex running loose in San Diego). ...
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Tattooing in the New Millennium
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
By John Hitt, Owner of Hittman's Tattoos I've been out of high school now for exactly ten years and I can't believe how things have changed in such a short period. When I was in high school the farthest thing from my mind was getting a tattoo or body piercing. ...
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Event Schedule for August and September
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
MISSOURI RIVERPORT AMPHITHEATRE Sun. 8/19/2001 Jo Dee Messina Mon. 8/20/2001 John Mellencamp Wed. 8/22/2001 Tim McGraw & Kenny Chesney Sat. 8/26/2001 Backstreet Boys Tues. 8/28/2001 Stevie Nicks & Sheryl Crow Sat. 9/8/2001 Sammy Hagar...
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Willie Jak's
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
By Misty Smith I didn't quite know what to expect when I walked in. Is it going to be the same as everywhere else? Is it going to be cliche? Will the people be snobbish and unapproachable? Is it going to look like a bar? It's like a different world when you go in Willy Jak's, especially if it's still light outside. ...
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Top Ten
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
Billboard's Top Ten Video Rentals 1. The Family Man 2. Down to Earth 3. The Wedding Planner 4. Double Take 5. Saving Silverman 6. Unbreakable 7. Thirteen Days 8. Cast Away 9. Save the Last Dance 10. The Gift Billboard's Top Ten Modern Rock Tracks...
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Speakeasy
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
Cocktail -- the very word rolls off your tongue, invoking images of pleasant evenings, intimate encounters and gatherings of friends. The cocktail hour transcends all social classes and is a statement of awareness and knowledge of adult concerns, pleasures and sensibilities. ...
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National Folk Artists to Play Grace Cafe
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
Bill Passalacqua, recording folk artist, will be bringing his mixture of blues, bluegrass, and Americana to Cape Girardeau. Passalacqua's music is a straightforward mix behind passionate vocals. With hints of Bob Dylan and Steve Earl, he is sure to put on an interesting live performance, The show is booked at Grace Cafe ( on the comer of Themis and Spanish in downtown Cape) August 30 at 8pm. ...
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Cason Point
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
By Richard Cason "Flag Burning and Why It Should Be Illegal" was the topic of a recent speech for college that my girlfriend had to give. Her objective was to convince the rest of her class that intentional flag desecration should be punishable with jail time...
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Local Calendar
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
Grace's 8/17 2nd Veil 8/18 Junipurr Wind 8/23 Open Mic/ Writers Night 8/24 Ryan Griggs 8/25 Randy Green 8/30 Bill Passalacqua (national tour) 8/31 Don Haupt Jr. Rude Dog 8/17-18 Zito 8/24-25 Van Gogh's Ear...
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The Dharma Bum
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
by Jaysen Buterin "Vacation, All I ever wanted, Vacation, Had to get away" - Vacation, The Go-Go's Oh, hello boys and girls, long time no see. Did you miss us? I know I certainly missed you, Cape Girardeau, and most assuredly, to my throngs of zealously devoted fans, admirers and stalkers, I missed you most of all. So I say with my usual acrimonious temerity to all three of you out there.....
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Poet's Pub
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
Realization Lined up at the gates people laugh and giggle, happy to be here. Through the doors, everyone tries to pack in. Front and center stage a man walks out. "I have always known for miracles to happen at all good shows." At this one, many, many miracles will be performed...
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Health Corner
(Entertainment ~ 08/15/01)
Kissing Leads to Tooth Decay? According to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association the cavity-causing bacteria found in saliva may be able to travel mouth to mouth during the blissful moments of kissing...
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OFF! the top of my head
(Column ~ 08/15/01)
By Chad Armbruster Well, we did it. We're back as promised. Through rain, shine, fire and brimstone we have again managed to flood the streets with our wise words of wishful thought. So, my only question to you the reader is: Does absence make the heart grow fonder? If not, don't feel bad. ...
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Ameren wants power plant in Reynolds County
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Business Today LESTERVILLE -- Ameren Corp. wants to build a hydroelectric power plant on top of Church Mountain in nearby Reynolds County. It would be Ameren's largest hydroelectric plant. Church Mountain is not far from Taum Sauk Mountain and Johnson's Shut-ins state parks...
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Cape accepts state funds for airport work
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Aircraft maker intends to locate here Business Today New planes could be taxiing down the runway at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport now that the city accepted a state loan to fund infrastructure improvement for an aircraft company to build planes here...
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Drive-ins and carhops of yesteryear
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
By Katie Duncan Special to Business Today KENNETT -- It was the age of the automobile. Teenagers everywhere had a car and they spent their weekend nights cruising. They would show off their wheels and meet friends at the local drive-in. Kennett was no exception. During the mid-'50s until the mid-'70s, the places to be were the Log Cabin, McGhee's Drive-In and A&W...
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A growing wine industry in Southern Illinois
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
By B. Ray Owen Special to Business Today ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Before Alto Vineyards, the economic impact of the Southern Illinois grape and wine industry was easy to measure. It's easy to measure nothing. Today, more than two decades after Guy Renzaglia, Ted Wichmann and Skip Cosgrove started a vineyard in the hills just north of Alto Pass, the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail has become a tourist destination in Southern Illinois...
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Southeast Hospital to open new inpatient rehab unit
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Business Today Southeast Missouri Hospital is closing its skilled nursing facility to make way for a new unit that can offer better care and less inconvenience to rehabilitation patients and their families. The new inpatient rehabilitation unit at the hospital is in the midst of renovations and should be open to patients Oct. 1...
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Three Rivers Healthcare opens new unit
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Business Today POPLAR BLUFF -- Three Rivers Healthcare has opened a new intensive care unit for the treatment of critically ill cardiac, medical and surgical patients. It is in a 5,096-square-foot addition built behind the new Women's Health Center...
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Bernie Family Clinic opens its doors
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Business Today BERNIE -- July 20 marked the official opening of Bernie Family Clinic on Hunts Road. Opened as a community/migrant center, the clinic is operated by Semo Health Network, whose central office is in New Madrid. Jack Clingan, Semo Health Network administrator, said the group had been looking to locate in Bloomfield, but several things led to the decision to establish a clinic in Bernie...
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Industrial Park improvements
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
BONNE TERRE - The City Council recently contracted with Loana Contractors Inc. for construction of sewer mains, and the council accepted bids from Water Works Specialties for water-related materials for the city's 100-acre industrial park. Work on the sewer mains began several weeks ago...
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Commercial property being developed
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Business Today POPLAR BLUFF -- With the development of the U.S. 67 Bypass and the expansion of Route PP, commercial development is also taking place off PP near Pike Creek, in what used to be Deerfield Estates. Danny Hogg of Doniphan is developing 70 acres of land for commercial building. He says he is reasonably sure that three of those plots are spoken for -- an insurance office, a glass company and a convenience store...
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First industrial building tenants in production
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Business Today DEXTER -- In one short month, the Dexter Chamber of Commerce's industrial building, formerly the Paramount Hat Co., has its first tenant up and running. Venture Products Inc. of Oran began producing caps in its new Dexter facility in early August...
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Local briefs
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
BRPC director named Tyrone Thompson has been named executive director for the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission (BRPC). Thompson replaces Leon Steinbruek, who announced his intention to retire near the end of last year...
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University study - cement plant would have positive impact
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Editor's Note: At the request of Holnam Inc., the Center for Economic and Business Research at the Donald L. Harrison School of Business at Southeast Missouri State University evaluated the economic impact of the proposed Lee Island cement plant in Ste. Genevieve County. ...
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MoDOT shifts focus in region to road repair
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Business Today JEFFERSON CITY -- State transportation funding for Southeast Missouri projects over the next five years will be primarily allocated for repairing existing roads and replacing old bridges. Less than half the funding will go to expanding the area's road system...
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Picking a trust and choosing a trustee
(Column ~ 08/15/01)
Trusts -- among the most versatile and flexible financial planning tools -- have become an increasingly common part of asset management, estate conservation and tax strategies. And no matter who you are or what you want the trust to accomplish, you'll be faced with an important decision right off the bat -- whom do you want to act as trustee?...
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Rolling on down to New Orleans
(Column ~ 08/15/01)
The train rolled to a jolting stop as the brakes let out a final moan. We had arrived at the hot and tasty city of New Orleans. With kids in tow, I headed toward a city filled with tastes and sounds. For accommodations I had selected the Hyatt Regency, mostly for location since it is only two short blocks from the train station. This cosmopolitan hotel is huge and modern in design, encased in glass and steel...
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People news
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Southeast Missouri Dr. Scott McDougal has joined Regional Eyecare Center in Cape Girardeau as an optometrist. Andy Hancock ha been named managing partner of Outback Steakhouse in Cape Girardeau. Dr. Christopher Compton has joined Heartland Family Physicians Clinic and Prompt Care in Jackson...
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Stoddard County tax liens
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Stoddard County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Kay Asbell, recorder of deeds, during the month of July are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 568-3444.Tax Liens Against...
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Cape County tax liens
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Cape Girardeau County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds, during the month of July are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 243-8123...
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Business licenses
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Cape Girardeau County Business Licenses (all located in Cape Girardeau unless otherwise noted) Dollar General Store 1937 E. Jackson Blvd. Jackson Constructive Cabling 604 W. Main St. Jackson Eclipse Hair Studio 38 N. Spanish R&S Specialty Gifts...
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Scott County tax liens
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Scott County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tom Dirnberger, Scott County recorder of deeds, during the month of July are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 545-3551...
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Southeast Missouri recognitions
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Ben Tally Jr. recently was honored at the Medicap Pharmacies Inc. annual meeting. Tally, who operates a Medicap Pharmacy in Cape Girardeau, was named to the President's Capsule Club for outstanding sales performance during the past year. Medicap Pharmacies Inc. operates 198 locations in 37 states...
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Business Briefs
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau Family Eye Care has opened at 3019 William St. in the former Horner Rausch Optical building. The optometrist is Dr. Troy Bell. New members of the Chamber of Commerce are Credit Bureau Services, New Paradigm Interiors, Pediatric Eye Care of the Heartland, The Roberts Group...
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August Bankruptcies
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Bankruptcies filed through Aug. 10 for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeastern Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscott, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Tax relief -- the changes in the tax laws
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Part 2 of a 2-part series Last month we discussed the fact that the federal tax relief will be phased in gradually over the next 10 years. We continue with additional information you need to take advantage of the changes in the federal tax laws...
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Estate tax changes require careful planning
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Many wealthier taxpayers may be excited that the new tax act eventually eliminates estate taxes, but they may not realize that the law's complexity and uncertainty will require cautious planning, say many financial advisement professionals. Here are some of those planning highlights...
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Creating an effective expense control program
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
With today's slowing economy many business owners are searching for ways to maintain profitability. A well-defined cost reduction program can yield positive results, but requires a well-planned approach. Unless adequate records are maintained through a proper accounting system, analyzing your costs can prove difficult if not impossible. Thus, an understanding of how expenses inter-relate with revenues, gross profits, costs of goods sold, and inventories is essential to effective cost reduction...
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Build hydroelectric plant in Reynolds County
(Business ~ 08/15/01)
Ameren Corp., a major utility company that serves much of eastern Missouri, could build its largest hydroelectric plant in nearby Reynolds County near Taum Sauk Mountain, the state's highest peak at 1,772 feet. Ameren Development Co., a subsidiary of the energy company, applied in June for a permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...
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LOCAL FARMER INVENTS 'DREAM MACHINE'; PAUL LANPHER'S 'STRIP-TILL DREAM MACHINE' SAVES FERTILIZER, SHOULD INCREASE CORN YIELDS
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Stacks of plow blades rest on old wooden pallets inside a large barn and tool shed on the Paul Lanpher farm near Advance. Pipes have been welded into places on the plow blades. Some of the pipes contain small holes, others are larger...
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FATE OF CITY'S RIVER CAMPUS TAXES UNCERTAIN
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
Cape Girardeau has collected $266,559 from the voter-approved tax intended to provide the city's share of funding for Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. But it remains uncertain what will happen with that money should court rulings declaring the tax invalid be upheld...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: TAKING SIDES ON THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES FACING CAPE
(Column ~ 08/15/01)
The harshest criticism of my career -- not counting Speak Out -- was delivered by a tipsy man at a local bar several weeks ago. I'm not sure whether he got drunk so he'd have the nerve to get in my face or whether he was going to get into somebody's face that night, and mine just happened to get in the way...
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BIKERS FOR BABIES MOTORCYCLE RIDE SET FOR SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
About 250 bikers are expected to turn out Saturday in Cape Girardeau for the Bikers for Babies motorcycle ride to benefit the March of Dimes. This will be the third annual motorcycle ride. Last year's event raised nearly $20,000. Organizers this year hope to raise $22,000 to fight birth defects and infant mortality...
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SEMIFINALISTS IN FOTO FEST CONTEST ANNOUNCED
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
Photos with great composition that show tender silhouettes and special moments with children were winners in the final week of the Foto Fest contest. The winning pictures are published on page 8B of today's Southeast Missourian, and additional photos can be seen on the newspaper's Web site at www.semissourian.com. The pictures also are on display at Westfield Shoppingtown West Park...
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EXPANDING SUNDAY PROGRAM REQUIRES SPRITUAL GROWTH
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
Sunday schools don't grow using gimmicks, methods and program plans but through true spiritual development, says an expert in the field. Dr. Leon Kilbreath, who is known in Southern Baptist circles as "Mr. Sunday School USA," will conclude an association revival at 7 tonight at First Baptist Church in Jackson, Mo...
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EMERSON OFFICE TO STOP BY 4 CITIES
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's mobile office will make stops at four area cities in Southeast Missouri this week and next. The mobile office will stop at the Advance, Oran and Chaffee city halls Thursday and at the Perry County Administration Building in Perryville on Aug. 23...
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CAPE GIRL NAMED TO TIME KIDS NEWS STAFF
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
On her first writing attempt as a journalist, Emily Ponder did what some reporters repeatedly fail to do -- she made deadline. Of course, Ponder's only 12. Ponder's story submission on a Cape Girardeau girl who organized a diabetes awareness walk helped Ponder become one of only 15 kid reporters from across the country who will report for the Time For Kids magazine and Timeforkids.com...
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JACKSON SCHOOL BOARD SAYS LITTLE ABOUT LAST WEEK'S TAX-LEVY DEFEAT
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson school board members and the school administration made little mention during Tuesday night's board meeting of last week's defeat of a 25-cent tax-levy increase. Jackson School District voters on Aug. 7 shot down the tax-levy hike by a vote of 2,119 to 1,196...
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OKLAHOMA BOUND: MISSOURI AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPS PREPARE FOR MID-SOUTH REGIONAL
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- As exhilarating as Chaffee Medicap Pharmacy's run to the Senior American Legion state championship was, the squad hasn't had all that much time to savor its feat. That's because an even bigger tournament looms on the horizon. Chaffee is getting ready for the eight-team Mid-South Regional that will be played Thursday through Monday in Enid, Okla...
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OVCE PRESEASON POLL: OTAHKS WILL PLACE THIRD
(College Sports ~ 08/15/01)
Southeast Missouri State University women's soccer coach Heather Nelson figures her squad is picked right about where it should be in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll. In voting by the league's head soccer coaches that was released Tuesday, the Otahkians tied for third in the six-team league, along with Murray State...
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MEDICAP PLAYERS SIGN WITH COLLEGES
(College Sports ~ 08/15/01)
Four members of Chaffee's Medicap Pharmacy American Legion team recently signed to play college ball. Perry Rice, Andrew DePeder and Garrett Cook are all headed to Central Methodist, an NAIA school in Fayette, Mo., while Adam Friga is headed to Northwest Mississippi Community College...
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SPORTS DIGEST: SEMO GYMNASTS RANK HIGH IN ACADEMICS
(College Sports ~ 08/15/01)
The Southeast Missouri State University gymnastics team ranked 14th in the nation last year in overall grade-point average among all collegiate gymnastics squads, according to statistics by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women...
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LETTERS: CHURCH'S BELLS REPRESENT PEACE, UNITY, STABILITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/01)
To the editor: Hearing the church chimes often throughout the day means a lot to me. I am very sensitive to sound and have much appreciated the sense of peace and safety that the chimes bring to the community. Being bombarded by sirens from emergency and law-enforcement vehicles cause a much different reaction in me, as does the random rumble of loud music from passing vehicles and barking dogs. ...
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LETTERS: POSTAL WORKERS STRIVE TO GIVE THE BEST SERVICE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/01)
To the editor: The U.S. Postal Service operates with zero tax dollars. What sets the Postal Service apart is that our business strives for service, not profit. Aside from our ever-expanding technological advances, our greatest resource is our workforce and its goal to be the best at what we do...
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CASA NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP YOUNGSTERS
(Editorial ~ 08/15/01)
CASA volunteers represent the segment of our society with the smallest voice: children from troubled homes who become entangled in the legal system. Court Appointed Special Advocates show up for judicial proceedings involving their young clients and provide that voice. They speak to the children and their parents to see what custody arrangement or other living situation will be best. In some cases, they supervise visitation. They may be the only adult who is a constant in their clients' lives...
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LEADERSHIP CAPE DEVELOPS USEFUL PROJECTS
(Editorial ~ 08/15/01)
The addition to the Leadership Cape curriculum of a required project to benefit the community was an inspired one. Each year, the Leadership Cape brings together about 25 of the city's decision-makers for an in-depth introduction to private and public community programs and facilities. Since 1998, the class members have been divided into teams and required to produce a plan to better something about Cape Girardeau...
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LEGION TEAM MEMORIES -- AND FANTASY
(Editorial ~ 08/15/01)
Fifty years ago on Aug. 18, 1951, the CAPE AMERICAN LEGION team boarded a Frisco train for Altus, Okla., where it was to compete in the regional championship after winning the same state championship won last week by CHAFFEE'S Legion team. The Cape team players making the trip were Coach Charles Blattner, Manager Jack Lail, Batboy Jerry Ford, Dellum Hanks, Paul Heuring, Paul Stehr, Gary Rust, Joe Weaver, C.W. ...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/15/01)
YOU DON'T sell school taxes by appealing to the consciences of the citizens concerning the impact the failure to pass said tax will have on the children. You must convince the voting public that the passage of a school tax will be of economic benefit to those living within the school district. Period. End of story...
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AUDRA HILL
(Obituary ~ 08/15/01)
Audra Maxine Young Hill, 95, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 7, 1905, in Piedmont, Mo., daughter of John and Rebecca McGlathlin Young. She married Hartford Ellington Hill Sr. Jan. 7, 1928, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death April 21, 1983...
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MARY ANN HALLER
(Obituary ~ 08/15/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Private family service for Mary Ann Haller, 66, of rural Jefferson City will be held today at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home in Jefferson City. The Rev. J. David will officiate. Entombment will be in Resurrection Mausoleum. She is the sister of Wally Lage of Cape Girardeau...
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LLOYD SIMMONS
(Obituary ~ 08/15/01)
ORAN, Mo. -- Lloyd S. Simmons, 80, of St. Charles, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 17, 1921, at Oran, son of Charles Raymond and Rose Ann Cloninger Simmons. Simmons was an assembler at Emerson Electric 18 years, and worked at Barry Wehmiller Manufacturing 13 years. He was a member of American Legion Post 184 in Jennings, Mo...
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IRENE BONER
(Obituary ~ 08/15/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- Irene E. Boner, 61, of Steeleville, Ill., died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Ill. She was born March 25, 1940, in Mount Vernon, Ky., daughter of William L. and Mary L. Robbins Bullock. She and Robert W. Boner II were married Nov. 7, 1968, in Mount Vernon...
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MARION PEARSON
(Obituary ~ 08/15/01)
THEBES, Ill. -- Funeral for Marion Pearson of Thebes will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill. The Rev. Carl Fisher will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery at Thebes. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Friday...
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DORIS WEBER
(Obituary ~ 08/15/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Doris Ann Weber, 59, of Scott City died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at the home of a daughter in Scott City. She was born Dec. 7, 1941, at Oran, Mo., daughter of Lawrence August and Clara Catherine Glastetter Westrich. She and Leon Paul Weber were married Sept. 30, 1961, in Cape Girardeau. He died Oct. 10, 1995...
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ALVIA DUNN
(Obituary ~ 08/15/01)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Alvia Dunn, 85, of Karnak died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, Ill. Arrangements are incomplete at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak.
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HALLIE BENNETT
(Obituary ~ 08/15/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Hallie Maureen Bennett, 93, of Bloomfield died Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, in Charlotte, N.C. She was born Jan. 24, 1908, at Bloomfield, daughter of Harmon and Florence Alma Capps Howard. She and Jesse Walter Bennett were married June 14, 1929...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/15/01)
Daughter to William Marc and Shannon Lynn Walker of Mound City, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001. Name, Sydnie Rae. Weight, 7 pounds 1/2 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Walker is the former Shannon Ramage, daughter of Harvey Ramage and Sharon Ramage of Olmsted, Ill. She is head teller at Community National Bank. Walker is the son of Barry Walker and Kay Walker of Anna, Ill. He is a tugboat pilot with Louisiana Dock Co...
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16-YEAR-OLD SETS PANTS ON FIRE
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
A 16-year-old girl incarcerated at the juvenile detention center set a pair of pants on fire Tuesday causing a small disruption at that facility, said Cape Girardeau firefighters. Shortly after 3 p.m., emergency workers were called to the scene at 325 Merriwether St., where the juvenile had apparently removed her pants, put them on a bed in the cell she was in and set them ablaze...
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RECIPE SWAP: SUMMER CAN BE FULL OF ADVENTURE AND GOOD FOOD
(Column ~ 08/15/01)
This summer has been such a great time for our family. Each day has brought a whole new set adventures. Two of their favorites have been the creek right behind our house and T-ball. The creek has crawfish in it and the kids love playing in the mud looking for scurrying crawfish. ...
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BACK TO SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
Cape Girardeau County CAPE GIRARDEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT Superintendent - Dr. Dan Steska, 335-6654 Assistant Superintendent - Cathy Evans (elementary), 335-8820 Assistant Superintendent - Mark Bowles (secondary), 335-8820 Assistant Superintendent (Special Services) Dr. Betty Chong, 335-7900...
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BUS ROUTES: CAPE GIRARDEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCES BUS ROUTES
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
Due to construction, there may be some variations of these morning routes. Bus #1, Clippard Start at Broadview and Indepdence, right on Broadview, stop at 505 Broadview at 7:30; right on Maria Louise, left on Kingshighway, right on Lexington, left on Abbey, stop at Saddleridge at 7:38, stop at Horseshoe (both) at 7:39, stop at Arabian at 7:40, left on Kenneth, stop at Saddle Gate Court at 7:42, stop at Wild Horse Trail at 7: 43, stop at Bridle Path Court at 7:44, stop at 3030 Kenneth at 7:45, right on Cape Lacroix, right on Boutin Road, turn around at Winter Green, left on Boutin Road, stop at County Road 620 at 7:48, left on Cape LaCroix, stop at Wig Wam at 7:49, stop at Lynwood Hills at 7:50, right on Lexington, right on Kingshighway, stop at Echo Valley at 7:50, continue on Kingshighway to Limbaugh, right on Limbaugh, stop at H&R Alarm, turn around at Elks Lodge parking lot, come back out on Limbaugh, left on Kingshighway, right on Boulder Crest (top), stop at Hunter at 7:54, stop at Prospect at 7:55, right on Kingshighway, stop at 1900 Kingshighway Star Vue Trailer Court at 7:57, right on Kiwanis, right on Jaycee, left on East Rodney, stop at apartment complex 100 block at 8:03, go to school.. ...
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BUS ROUTES: JACKSON SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE BUS ROUTES FOR 2001-2002
(Local News ~ 08/15/01)
These are the morning routes for buses serving Jackson public schools. Rural routes Bus #2, Sue Long, Blue Heart Route begins on Highway 34 at 7 a.m., just past Co. Rd. 347. South on 343. Turn around, return to east on Highway 34, south on Co. Rd. 341/ Turn around, return on Highway 34 to east on 34/72. ...
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