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SAFE IN THE SON: EXPERIMENTAL CREAM MIGHT REPAIR UV DAMAGE
(Local News ~ 08/16/01)
Diana Warren of Scott City, Mo., makes certain she and her toddler son are lathered in sunscreen before they head to the pool for an afternoon. Aaron Ulrich applies sunscreen regularly during his shift at Capaha Pool in Cape Girardeau, but some of his co-workers, like Jessica Summary, don't worry much about the harmful effects of the summer sun...
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'CLASSIC AMERICAN CAMPUS': SOUTHEAST RESTORING EMPTY SEMINARY LIBRARY AT PERRYVILLE
(Local News ~ 08/16/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The halls are empty, the classrooms deserted in the former Catholic library building at St. Mary's of the Barrens. But the 47-year-old stone building, with its arched entrance and marble and terrazzo foyer with Latin inscription, still displays a whisper of its old greatness on the quiet grounds of the former seminary...
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HOSPITAL STAFF PITCHES IN TO SAVE HIGHWAY PATROL DOG
(Local News ~ 08/16/01)
Missouri highway patrolman Rick Sanders knew his partner wasn't feeling well. When you ride a beat with a guy for nearly four years, you get to know him pretty well, and this guy was listless, his eyes dull and his breathing labored. And his nose wasn't cold...
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ACHOO! ALLERGY SEASON MOVING TOWARD PEAK
(Local News ~ 08/16/01)
For some, this time of year is a season of wonderment. As summer defers to fall, the temperatures begin to cool. Students return to school. Leaves begin to change into a vast array of breathtaking colors. Allergy sufferers, however, have a different perspective...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: GRANDMA WAS A PRACTICAL WOMAN
(Column ~ 08/16/01)
Aug. 16, 2001 Dear Leslie, My Grandma Ruby was diagnosed with cancer last winter. She was 94. The doctor didn't give us much to hope for. We were ready to accept whatever Grandma wanted to do. She wanted to live to be 100. Bring on the surgeon. Bring on the chemotherapy...
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JACKSON MUNY BAND TO PLAY ON COURTHOUSE LAWN
(Local News ~ 08/16/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson Municipal Band will give its final weekly concert at 8 p.m. today on the courthouse lawn. Special guest will be singer Crystal McCallister, a Jackson resident who has recorded three CDs: "Simple Things," combining Southern and contemporary gospel, the Christmas-themed "Angels in the Snow" and "For Sentimental Reasons," a collections of 1940s hits...
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REGENTS TO DISCUSS CHARTER SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 08/16/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Regents today will discuss its options regarding a proposed charter school in St. Louis that has been unable to find a suitable building or financing. The regents in September approved a five-year charter to a St. Louis neighborhood group to operate an elementary and middle school near the Missouri Botanical Garden. Approval hinged on the group's ability to find an acceptable building and get its financing in order...
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VALEDICTORIANS, SALUTATORIANS NOW HEADED FOR UNIVERSITIES
(Local News ~ 08/16/01)
Cape Central High School Valedictorians were Sarah Brown and Stephen Stahr. Brown will be attending the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. She received a scholarship from Procter and Gamble. She is the daughter of Richard and Kathy Brown of Cape Girardeau...
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SE LINE YOUNG, RESTLESS
(College Sports ~ 08/16/01)
In general, Southeast Missouri State University will field an extremely young football team this year, with only a handful of senior starters and a host of true freshmen slated to see extensive action. But at no position are the Indians younger than along the offensive line, a spot where most pups rarely see action. The Indians currently have three true freshmen and a pair of sophomores listed among their five starters...
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CHAFFEE LEGION READY TO TAKE A SHOT
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/01)
Chaffee Medicap Pharmacy manager Jeff Graviett realizes his American Legion baseball squad will be going up against the best of the best when the eight-team Mid-South Regional begins today in Enid, Okla. After all, the tournament features seven state champions along with a solid host squad...
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SE RECEIVES VERBAL COMMITMENT FROM 6-7 PREP SENIOR
(College Sports ~ 08/16/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's 2002-2003 men's basketball recruiting class should be bolstered by a top high school player from Illinois. Cole Grapperhaus, a 6-7 senior center at Mater Dei in Breese, Ill., gave Southeast a verbal commitment earlier this week and he plans to make it official during the early signing period in November. Verbal commitments are non-binding, meaning Grapperhaus can still sign with another program...
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SPORTS DIGEST: NEW HAMBURG HEAT FALLS IN SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/01)
ABBEVILLE, La. -- The New Hamburg Heat fell to 2-3 in tournament play of the 16-U Softball World Series after a 10-0 loss to a team from the Southwest Region. The Heat managed only one hit while committing four errors, while their opponent scored at least one run in every inning...
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LETTERS: EDITORIAL MAKES CLAIMS WITHOUT ANY REAL DATA
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/16/01)
To the editor: Regarding your editorial, "Hydroelectric plant is clean power source": You failed to mention that this is actually costing AmerenUE more money to pump water to the top of the mountain than the money they generate when the water flows down during peak demand time...
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LETTERS: BOYS IN DELTA SHOW RESPECT FOR FUNERAL CARS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/16/01)
To the editor: Last week my father-in-law passed away. During the funeral procession from Cape Girar-deau to Leopold, we passed through Delta, Mo. As the procession came through town, of course everyone pulled their vehicles to the side of the road out of respect for the deceased...
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A HEARTFELT BUT MISGUIDED DECISION
(Column ~ 08/16/01)
An e-mailer challenged me: "Are you going to have the guts to now write an article bashing Bush on his decision to partially fund stem-cell research? If you're going to hold true to your principles, you will." My answer: I think President Bush made the wrong decision, and I will not try to justify it. But I'm not going to bash him, because I don't believe his decision was primarily motivated by political considerations, notwithstanding reports to the contrary...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/16/01)
IT IS the school district's responsibility to supply all instructional needs. This should come before the dozens of extracurricular activities from band to basketball. If teachers are buying classroom supplies, it is because the district, with the community's endorsement through its elected board members, is spending thousands of dollars on optional extracurricular activities ahead of instructional supplies. ...
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KANSAS CITY LIGHT-RAIL PROPOSAL BEST FORGOTTEN
(Editorial ~ 08/16/01)
The third time certainly was no charm for Kansas City's proposed light-rail system. Voters on Aug. 7 overwhelmingly rejected the proposal that would have established a half-penny city sales tax for 25 years to help fund, subsidize and operate the system over 25 miles of track beginning in 2008...
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FIELD-TO-SHELF PRODUCE KEEPS EVERYONE HAPPY
(Editorial ~ 08/16/01)
Quality vegetables and watermelons are finding their way from the fertile soil of Missouri's Bootheel to the produce sections of grocery stores in the St. Louis metropolitan area through a field-to-shelf arrangement between Schnuck Market Inc. and the Missouri Bootheel Small Farmers Produce Cooperative...
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LETTERS: DAIRY FARMERS NEED LOW COSTS AND LOWER TAXES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/16/01)
To the editor: I must express my disappointment with U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's remarks ("Emerson begins tour at Cape Dairy farm," Aug. 10) regarding the future of the federal government's role in the dairy industry. The chaotic state of milk marketing today is largely due to a history of federal interference with the free market dating back to the New Deal. ...
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ELIZABETH HANGER
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
ALLENVILLE, Mo. -- Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Hanger, 69, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born Jan. 20, 1932, in Allenville, Mo., daughter of Joseph and Veda Dysinger Bond. She married Clyde L. Hanger Sr...
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ERLINE WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Erline Williams, 85, of Anna died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, at her home. She was born Nov. 27, 1915, in Anna, daughter of James Richmond and Rachel Louise Peery Brown. She and Rufus Darwin Williams were married Nov. 1, 1936. He died March 8, 2001...
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ALVIA DUNN
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Funeral for Alvia Dunn of Karnak will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak. The Rev. Ken Sharp will officiate. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery at Cypress, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 9 a.m. until time of service...
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RUBY ERWIN
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
Ruby Erwin, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 2, 1906, in Thackery, Ill., daughter of William and Laura Hinkle York. She and Leland C. Erwin were married March 15, 1924, in McLeansboro, Ill. He died Sept. 30, 1971...
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JOELLA EDMOND
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Joella Edmond, 90, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at Clearview Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 14, 1911, in Montgomery, Miss., daughter of Tom and Lola Shelton Rutledge. She and Jessie Edmond Sr. were married Nov. 11, 1950, in Grenada County, Miss...
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WILBERT VERSEMANN
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
NEW WELLS, Mo. -- Wilbert Herman Versemann, 84, of New Wells died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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LISA SMALLEY
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
Lisa Louise Smalley, 37, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, July 26, 2001. She was born Nov. 8, 1963, in Elmhurst, Ill., daughter of Oscar and Olive Foster. She and Andrew Smalley were married July 17, 1982. He also died July 26, 2001...
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WILEY BELL
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
Wiley Lee Bell, 50, of St. Louis and formerly of Lilbourn, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born April 9, 1951, in Catron, Mo., the son of Wiley and Evelyn Jackson Bell Sr. He served in the U.S. Navy...
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NEW SCOTT COUNTY OFFICIAL EXPECTED TO HELP ECONOMY
(Local News ~ 08/16/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County will soon have a full-time official dedicated to economic development for the county. "I think it will put the county on the offensive in bringing new businesses and industry to the county instead of waiting for them to come to us," said Jamie Burger, commissioner...
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JOHN REID
(Obituary ~ 08/16/01)
John W. Reid, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at Chateau Health Center. He was born Feb. 13, 1908, about 1 1/2 miles east of Oak Ridge, Mo., son of William Scott and Marzilla Malone Reid. He and Grace Ellis were married Jan. 22, 1938, in Bardwell, Ky...
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