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Stories from Thursday, September 27, 2001

Mo. National Guard reports heightened interest in signing up (09/27/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With America's war on terrorism, Missouri National Guard recruiters have been busier than normal in the past two weeks fielding inquiries from prospective soldiers. But the heightened interest hasn't translated into more recruits...
Faculty member, 12 alumni win merit awards (09/27/01)
Twelve alumni and a faculty member at Southeast Missouri State University will receive Merit awards at homecoming festivities on Oct. 19. The awards will be presented at a 7 p.m. dinner at the Show Me Center, school officials said. Alumni Merit awards are presented by each of Southeast's academic colleges and schools to honor distinguished alumni. The awards have been given annually since 1958...
$74 million Los Angeles building may be structurally unsound (09/27/01)
LOS ANGELES -- A 19-year-old building slated to become the school district's new headquarters may be structurally unsound, needing repairs costing up to $60 million, a report found. The Los Angeles Unified School District's inspector general warned Tuesday that the 29-story downtown building has some uneven floors that are too weak to support even file cabinets. Repairs could cost about $2 million per floor, on top of the $74.5 million price tag, he said...
Boil-water order lifted at Millersville (09/27/01)
MILLERSVILLE, Mo. -- An order to boil water in Millersville enacted Friday after workers found animal waste tucked into above-ground access to the water line was lifted Wednesday. Two samples tested by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources showed the water was completely safe...
Students acquire insights on world terrorism (09/27/01)
Imtiaz Hussain stood quietly against the wall in the back of a crowded Southeast Missouri State University lecture hall as 125 people, mainly students, looked for answers in a nation at war with terrorism. Several Southeast political science professors talked about Muslim terrorists and the Sept. 11 attacks on the East Coast that killed thousands, mostly in New York...
Boil-water order lifted at Millersville (09/27/01)
Southeast Missourian MILLERSVILLE, Mo. -- An order to boil water in Millersville enacted Friday after workers found animal waste tucked into above-ground access to the water line was lifted Wednesday. Two samples tested by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources showed the water was completely safe...
Pat Boone revives 30-year-old album (09/27/01)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Pat Boone says he's invigorated by the passionate displays of red, white and blue since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. "I haven't seen this kind of patriotic fervor in years," Boone said Tuesday in announcing the rerelease of his 30-year-old album, "American Glory," which features a dozen tunes, including "Anchors Aweigh" and "The Star-Spangled Banner."...
Floodfest celebrates town's grit (09/27/01)
Southeast Missourian COMMERCE, Mo. -- After devastating battles with the Mississippi River in 1993 and 1995, people who still lived in Commerce became resigned to hearing the name of their town and the word "flood" in the same sentence. "That's why we named it Floodfest," Theresa Wright said of the festival that now celebrates the support the town received during the floods and the growth -- albeit small -- that has occurred since then...
Students acquire insights on world terrorism (09/27/01)
Southeast Missourian Imtiaz Hussain stood quietly against the wall in the back of a crowded Southeast Missouri State University lecture hall as 125 people, mainly students, looked for answers in a nation at war with terrorism. Several Southeast political science professors talked about Muslim terrorists and the Sept. 11 attacks on the East Coast that killed thousands, mostly in New York...
Foliage brighter than last year in state's southwest (09/27/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Those traveling to Southwest Missouri this fall should find much more intense colors than last year, state Department of Natural Resources regional forester Duane Parker said. "I think we're going to have a good season this year," Parker said of Springfield and surrounding areas. "We had adequate rainfall throughout the summer and early fall, and most of the trees are in reasonably good condition."...
Doe Run ordered to stop hauling lead in open trucks (09/27/01)
HERCULANEUM, Mo. -- The state has ordered the Doe Run Co. to change the way it does business here, requiring the operator of the nation's largest lead smelter to halt all activities causing or contributing to the community's lead-pollution problem...
FBI studies theft of gear to make state driver's licenses (09/27/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Police in suburban St. Louis are investigating the theft of equipment that could produce about 200 authentic-looking Missouri driver's licenses. Kathy Burkett is the owner of the equipment, stolen from a suburban St. Louis office in Overland that contracts with the state to make licenses...
Some make conscious decision to avoid flag (09/27/01)
CHICAGO -- They gathered at a mosque on Chicago's northwest side -- Jews, Muslims and Christians together -- to pray and sing for peace. Some carried handwritten signs of unity, including one that read "Shalom, Salaam, Peace." But one symbol was nowhere to be found: the American flag. While much of the nation has been all but blanketed in the stars and stripes since the Sept. 11 attacks, some Americans have made the conscious, and sometimes unpopular, decision not to fly the flag...
FBI raises questions about foreigners at Neosho airport (09/27/01)
The FBI has interviewed witnesses who encountered three men of Middle Eastern descent seeking to immediately buy an airplane and flying lessons at the Neosho, Mo., airport, a month before the East Coast terror attacks. The witnesses said the Aug. 12 visitors asked seemingly strange questions: Could a single-engine plane for sale make it to London -- or, alternately, to Memphis, Tenn.? Could it reach an airspeed of 300 mph?...
Doniphan man pleads guilty to drug possession (09/27/01)
Doniphan man pleads guilty to drug possession VAN BUREN, Mo. -- A Doniphan man was placed on probation this week after pleading guilty to a drug possession charge in Carter County Circuit Court. Butler County prosecuting attorney Kevin Barbour said Jon Braschler, 31, pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine...
Holden to post National Guard at airports (09/27/01)
Associated Press Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Bob Holden plans to post at least 150 National Guardsmen at seven commercial airports in Missouri in response to President Bush's request for heightened security. The deployments could occur as soon as next week and may last for several months, with the federal government picking up the bill, the governor's office said Thursday...
Holden names adviser on homeland security (09/27/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden has named a retired Army colonel to serve as a special adviser on homeland security -- a Cabinet-level position mirroring one created recently by President Bush. Timothy Daniel, a former strategist at the Pentagon and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was hired Wednesday to review Missouri's emergency response plans in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...
Missouri National Guard recruiters busier than normal (09/27/01)
Southeast Missourian JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With America's war on terrorism, Missouri National Guard recruiters have been busier than normal in the past two weeks fielding inquiries from prospective soldiers. But the heightened interest hasn't translated into more recruits...
Anti-meth task force receives federal grant (09/27/01)
A coalition of Missouri law enforcers trying to fight methamphetamine operations statewide will get nearly $2.5 million in additional federal funding, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The money brings to $5.6 million the amount of Justice Department funds the Missouri Sheriffs' Methamphetamine Relief Team Project has received since last year...
State's nuclear plants re-examine security (09/27/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Nuclear power plants in Missouri and across the country are re-examining security after terrorists used fuel-laden commercial airplanes as weapons. Security in the past has focused on preventing commando raids, internal sabotage or possibly a truck bomb. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has never tested whether plants, such as the University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor and the Callaway Nuclear Plant, could withstand the impact of a commercial aircraft...
Congress' spirit of unity splinters over economy (09/27/01)
WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan spirit that has dominated Congress since the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes is being strained, with clashes erupting between Democrats and Republicans over the economy, laid-off workers and other issues. Fissures are opening between the two parties and also within each of them over measures aimed at reviving the stalled economy. Against GOP opposition, Democrats want to add provisions helping laid-off aviation workers to airline security legislation...
10 arrested in hazardous-materials probe (09/27/01)
WASHINGTON -- Law enforcement authorities arrested 10 Middle Eastern men in three states Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining licenses to transport hazardous materials. The arrests were made in connection with the terrorist attacks investigation...
Bush, Powell look for movement on Mideast peace talks (09/27/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Wednesday that upcoming security talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority were a hopeful sign. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell said the talks set for Friday by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat could lead to shoring up a shattered truce and to peacemaking moves proposed by a panel headed by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell...
Delta latest to announce layoffs (09/27/01)
WASHINGTON -- Delta Air Lines announced thousands of layoffs Wednesday in a jarring prelude to a new administration bid to restore confidence in air travel following the terrorist attacks. Pakistan reported broad agreement with the U.S. military on a plan to strike Osama bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan...
Sen. Bond joins calls for tightening visas (09/27/01)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Kit Bond is pushing for background checks for foreign visa applicants and a sophisticated tracking system once they arrive in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Dozens of those detained for questioning about the suicide hijackings were from Middle Eastern countries and had violated immigration rules, and many are charged with overstaying visitor or business visas. One suspected hijacker on the Pentagon-bound airliner entered on a student visa...
Pentagon calls up 635 more reservists (09/27/01)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon called up more than 600 additional military reservists Wednesday for the campaign against terrorism. Those tapped included Seabees and other Naval reservists as well as security forces with an Air Force Special Operations unit in Florida...
Americans told to stay away from Indonesia (09/27/01)
WASHINGTON -- The State Department warned Americans on Wednesday to stay away from Indonesia, saying the terrorist attacks have "significantly" raised concerns for the safety of U.S. citizens there. The department also authorized all U.S. government employees with non-emergency jobs to leave the country and advised those staying to "exercise maximum caution."...
Families applying for death certificates (09/27/01)
NEW YORK -- Hundreds of people, some sobbing, filtered into a building on a Hudson River pier Wednesday, many to begin the heartbreaking process of applying for death certificates for loved ones still missing in the smoking ruins of the World Trade Center...
Bush putting federal security blankets on airports (09/27/01)
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Governors moved to call up National Guard troops to protect airports in response to President Bush's request Thursday, even while awaiting details on what he wants them to do. Bush introduced steps to throw a federal security blanket over commercial aviation and declared, "We will not surrender our freedom to travel."...
Photos of suspected hijackers released (09/27/01)
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday released photographs of the 19 suspected hijackers, saying that it is part of "a national neighborhood watch" in which they hoped Americans might recognize some of the hijackers...
Stocks fall, ending two-day advance; retreat expected (09/27/01)
NEW YORK -- Stocks fell back Wednesday as investors, wary about the economy and awaiting the U.S. response to the terrorist attacks, collected profits after Wall Street's two-day advance. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 92.58 points to 8,567.39, according to preliminary calculations, giving back nearly a quarter of its 424-point gain Monday and Tuesday...
Cincinnati officer acquitted in shooting (09/27/01)
CINCINNATI -- A white police officer was acquitted Wednesday in the killing of an unarmed black man that sparked the city's worst racial unrest in three decades. Officer Stephen Roach had been charged with negligent homicide and obstructing official business after he shot Timothy Thomas, 19, in a dark alley early on April 7...
Alabama mine's safety questioned (09/27/01)
BROOKWOOD, Ala. -- The co-workers and families of victims caught in two deep coal mine explosions want to know why the mine wasn't made safer after several dangerous incidents that preceded the weekend blast that killed 13. United Mine Workers International President Cecil Roberts was meeting with the families at the union hall on Wednesday morning, delaying a news conference...
Minnesota state workers unsure about calling strike (09/27/01)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Two unions representing nearly 28,000 Minnesota state workers have voted to go on strike, and Gov. Jesse Ventura has ordered the National Guard to be ready to fulfill vital functions if they do. The walkout deadline was pushed from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 because of the terrorist attacks, which also have tempered some strike support...
New York picks mayoral candidates (09/27/01)
NEW YORK -- New Yorkers still grappling with the horror of terrorism finished a mayoral primary postponed by the World Trade Center attacks, nominating Republican billionaire Michael Bloomberg and sending two Democrats to a runoff. Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer received 36 percent of the vote and Public Advocate Mark Green 31 percent in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Since neither received the 40 percent required to capture the nomination, they will compete head-to-head on Oct. 11...
Powell says Jackson visit would serve little purpose (09/27/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Jesse Jackson would likely solve nothing by visiting Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia because the United States has nothing to negotiate. "He is free to travel," Powell said Thursday. "I don't know what purpose would be served right now, since the position of the United States and the international community is quite clear."...
Russia offers Germany oil for terrorism war (09/27/01)
ESSEN, Germany -- Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the "doors wide open" to foreign investment in his country, telling Germany's top business executives Wednesday that tax and customs reform have created a good business climate in Russia...
Iran is opposed to assisting U.S. (09/27/01)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's supreme leader said in a blistering speech Wednesday that his nation would not participate in any U.S.-led coalition against terrorism, taking a tough line despite many Iranians' expressions of sympathy for Americans. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called U.S. behavior "disgusting" and said in a state-run television address to the nation that Iran does not consider the United States "competent and sincere (enough) to lead any global campaign against terrorism."...
U.S. seeks NATO help in search for bin-Laden (09/27/01)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The United States told NATO allies Wednesday it needs more information on how to find Osama bin Laden and his followers and asked their help in gathering intelligence. "If we need collective (military) action, we'll ask for it," Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said after briefing NATO military leaders on the administration's campaign against terrorism...
OPEC pursues oil output decision in informal talks (09/27/01)
VIENNA, Austria -- OPEC delegates broke off informal talks Wednesday without agreeing whether the oil producers' cartel should adjust output, highlighting their dilemma of trying to reverse a slide in crude prices without worsening the global economic slowdown...
Israeli Jews celebrate Day of Atonement (09/27/01)
JERUSALEM -- A year after a Palestinian uprising began, Israeli Jews on Wednesday marked the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, reflecting on the past year's troubles and looking to the future with apprehension. Yom Kippur, the day that Jews ask atonement for sins, offered a moment of quiet for reflecting and fasting after a year of upheaval. The holy day began at sundown Wednesday and ends at sundown Thursday...
Central blanks Jackson, reaches .500 mark (09/27/01)
Cape Central got a strong pitching performance from Holly Schurbusch to blank arch-rival Jackson 3-0 in a SEMO Conference softball game at Arena Park Wednesday. After struggling early in the season, the Lady Tigers have climbed back to the .500 mark at 11-11 and appear to be peaking at the right time...
Southeast soccer among nation's best (09/27/01)
Southeast soccer among nation's best The weekly NCAA Division I soccer rankings are out, and the Southeast Missouri State Otahkians rank high in several different categories. Senior goalkeeper Beth Guccione is one of 11 goalkeepers in the country ranked No. 1 in goals-against average (0.00). Of those 11, Guccione has played in more games (6) than any of them...
Kelly makes like Pharaoh, rules Egyptian (09/27/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- Kelly High outscored Egyptian, Ill. 15-3 over two games as its pitchers allowed a combined seven hits Wednesday. The Lady Hawks (15-4) ripped Egyptian 9-2 in the first game, then recorded a 6-1 victory in the nightcap. In the first game, Bridgett Riley picked up the win. She allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks...
Freshmen fill key roles for Southeast (09/27/01)
When Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings said before the season that plenty of freshmen would have an opportunity to fill key roles for the Indians in 2001, he sure wasn't kidding. Nine either redshirt or true freshmen are currently manning starting positions for the Indians and at least that many more are filling key backup roles...
McGwire lifts Cards (09/27/01)
HOUSTON -- Mark McGwire broke out of a slump with two home runs and Darryl Kile allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros 5-1 Wednesday night. The victory was St. Louis' second in a row over the Astros and pulled the Cardinals within 3 1/2 games of Houston in the NL Central Division...
Wolf shreds Reds, throws one-hitter as Phillies' win (09/27/01)
PHILADELPHIA -- Randy Wolf pitched a one-hitter, giving up Raul Gonzalez's first major league hit in the opening inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-0 Wednesday night. The Phillies stayed one game behind the first-place Atlanta Braves in the NL East...
Mariners knock down Rangers, finish sweep (09/27/01)
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Bret Boone ran his RBI total to 135 with a two-run single as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. The Mariners, who have swept a club-record 15 series this season, extended their AL record with their 57th road victory. The major league record of 60 by the 1906 Chicago Cubs is out of reach because Seattle has only two more road games...
Henderson needs two more runs to pass Ty Cobb for most runs (09/27/01)
SAN DIEGO -- Don't forget about Rickey! While Barry Bonds chases Mark McGwire's home-run record, and Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn collect retirement gifts, Rickey Henderson has been quietly -- yes, Rickey can do things quietly -- pursuing a record that's as simple as it is important...
Flu shots available in Scott County (09/27/01)
Health Calendar Today "Ask the Doctor" airs at 8 p.m. on Channel 5. Topic is Cox II-MI issue, with Dr. Philip Taylor. The call-in medical show is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society, St. Francis Medical Center and Southeast Missouri Hospital...
A long recovery - Months of rehab ahead for attack victims (09/27/01)
WASHINGTON The critically burned patients resemble mummies, wrapped in gauze and a foil-like bandage impregnated with germ-fighting silver. Most can't speak with oxygen tubes down their throats. One has a serious infection, and a special rotating bed turns his body almost upside down to help force air through his lungs...
Sleep illnesses disrupt good night's rest (09/27/01)
Snoring might be keeping your spouse awake at night, but what if you woke more tired than when you went to bed the night before? Many people who suffer from a sleep disorder feel groggier and wearier when they wake than when they went to bed. Sleep disorders affect 40 million Americans, and almost half of them suffer from sleep apnea...
We have found something in common with Donald Trump (09/27/01)
Sept. 27, 2001 Dear Patty, Amid the emotional turmoil of the past two weeks, DC and I have been trying to renovate the rental house we bought. In so many ways, our hearts have been elsewhere. After spending my adulthood living in other people's houses and apartments, becoming a homeowner a few years ago was shocking enough for me. Now we have bought the house next door and are landlords. We have something in common with Donald Trump....
Raymond Lewis (09/27/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Raymond "Jack" Lewis, 91, of Anna died at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at his home. He was born Dec. 11, 1909, at Carrier Mills, Ill., son of Charles and Della Turner Lewis. He and Josephine L. Woods were married April 10, 1937, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cairo, Ill...
Ramona Hamm (09/27/01)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Ramona Hamm, 98, of San Diego, Calif., died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001. She was born March 29, 1903, at New Hamburg, daughter of Louis and Mary Schwartz Gosche. She and Theodore Hamm were married Sept. 1, 1929, in San Francisco, Calif. He died March 7, 1976...
Nettie Rodgers (09/27/01)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Funeral for Nettie Rodgers of Ullin, formerly of Mounds, Ill., will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Assembly of God Church in Mounds. The Rev. Ernest Browning will officiate. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Ill...
James Noel (09/27/01)
James McArthur Noel, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born May 16, 1942, in Hermandale, Mo., son of Ernest and Mabel Bingham Noel. Noel attended Southeast Missouri State University. He was a line machine operator in cold beverage canning, and attended St. Mary's Cathedral...
Marie Shrum (09/27/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marie Audell Shrum, 87, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Shrum was born Jan. 6, 1914, in the Perry County community of Cross Roads to Gilbert L. and Flossie Ann Murray Conrad. She was educated in Perryville, Mo., and attended Southeast Missouri State Teachers College...
Mary Junkerman (09/27/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mary Frances Karraker Junkerman, 83, of Anna died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at City Care Center in Anna. She was born May 21, 1918, in Ullin, daughter of Ollie and Vinnie Walker Daniels. She married Elmo Karraker, who preceded her in death...
Births 9/27/01 (09/27/01)
Daughter to Russ and Tiffany Hatfield of Arlington, Texas, Baylor Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas, 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001. Name, Haley Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds 3 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hatfield is the former Tiffany Miller, daughter of Rick and Priscilla Miller of Cape Girardeau. Hatfield is the son of Larry and Paula Hatfield of Oran, Mo. He is a student at the University of Texas, and is employed at Outback Restaurant...
Jackson fire report 9/27/01 (09/27/01)
Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: A citizen assist at North Shawnee.
Cape police report 9/27/01 (09/27/01)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Sept. 27 ArrestsMovina Anton Smith, 27, Lilbourn, Mo., was arrested Tuesday for failure to appear. David Wayne Mayberry, 19, Scott City, Mo., was arrested Tuesday for failure to appear. Julius Frazier, 23, 1413 William, was arrested Tuesday for contempt of court and forgery...
Cape fire report 9/27/01 (09/27/01)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Sept. 27 Firefighters responded to the following calls on Tuesday:At 6:20 p.m., an emergency medical service at 415 Bellevue. At 10:54 p.m., an alarm sounding at 1000 Towers. Firefighters responded to the following calls on Wednesday:At 6:49 a.m., fire alarm activated at 1526 Grandview...
Out of the past 9/27/01 (09/27/01)
10 years ago: Sept. 27, 1991 First Exchange Bank Corp. of Cape Girardeau and Federal Reserve Board of Governors have entered into agreement designed to prevent financial problems within bank-holding corporation and its five subsidiary banks; agreement was issued Monday after First Exchange Corp. Board of Directors consented to terms of order through board resolution of Sept. 12...
River Campus issue deserves speedy ruling (09/27/01)
Cape Girardeau's effort to join Southeast Missouri State University in funding its River Campus has attracted the attention of other Missouri cities, not because they favor the city participating in the endeavor, but because they fear the effects an appellate court's ruling against Cape Girardeau might have on them...
Children have found what patriotism is all about (09/27/01)
Children across the United States suddenly were confronted with the harsh realities of the world when hijackers slammed two commercial jets into New York's World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon in Washington. At Orchard Elementary School in Jackson, hallways are lined with students' papers about what being an American means to them. ...
Holden's order is going to court (09/27/01)
It was just a matter of time. A group of state employees has filed a lawsuit to halt the collective bargaining executive order issued by Gov. Bob Holden. We hope and believe the courts will side with the state workers in their effort to overturn the controversial unionization mandate issued by Holden...
Mosley's book enjoyed (09/27/01)
To the editor: Sometimes I wind up keeping the right things. Yesterday, while going through old letters and notes, I discovered a real treasure: a brief letter from Jean Bell Mosley. Today, her thank-you message is as timely as when it arrived at my former residence. Postmarked April 22, 1960, the letter explains itself:...
Speak Out 9/27/01 (09/27/01)
I NEVER ever had a hero, but after this tragedy, I have close to 6,000 or so. God help me if I should ever groan and moan about my pain again. Too much Clinton I WANT to reply to a Speak out in Monday's column saying that he's tired of CNN showing nothing but Clinton and Mrs. Clinton on TV. I guess he doesn't know that CNN stands for the Clinton News Network, just like CBS is the Clinton Broadcasting Company. What he needs to do is watch Fox News if he wants to really know what's going on...