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A touch of autumn means road trips and narrow blacktops
(Column ~ 11/09/01)
I hate to say this, because I believe in jinxes. But this weather is spectacular. Here's why: Reason No. 1: Fall colors continue to glow. I thought we passed the peak for autumn leaves a couple of weeks ago, but the bright sunshine continues to turn those gold leaves into a stunning display...
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Businessmen work to overthrow Taliban
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
CHICAGO -- They seem an unlikely trio to be dabbling in world politics: a pair of brothers from Chicago with deep pockets and a deeper love of Afghanistan, and a former national security adviser involved in the Iran-Contra affair. But Joseph and James Ritchie, with the assistance and expertise of former Reagan national security adviser Robert "Bud" McFarlane, are trying to do what U.S. bombs so far have failed to accomplish: topple the Taliban...
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State relaxes gas payment rule for winter
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missourians with overdue natural gas bills will have an easier time keeping or regaining their service under changes approved Thursday to the state's cold weather rule. Utility regulators say the changes are needed because, with winter approaching, an unusually high number of people already lack heat or face disconnection because they have not paid last year's bills...
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Rivermen sink Indians
(College Sports ~ 11/09/01)
Southeast Missourian For those who believe in omens, remember that Southeast Missouri State University's men's basketball team lost an exhibition game two years ago -- and wound up winning their first Ohio Valley Conference championship and reaching the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time...
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Stewart looks to continue monopoly at Pennzoil 400
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/01)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Tony Stewart's bumpy ride through the politics of NASCAR has done little to hurt his performance on the track, and he'd like to prove that again by winning the Pennzoil 400. In 1999, Stewart was a record-setting rookie and well on his way to becoming one of the most popular drivers in the Winston Cup series. But he has spent much of the last two seasons hearing boos from the fans...
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Blues notch 3-1 win over Canucks
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Pavol Demitra scored twice, and Al MacInnis had a goal and an assist, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory Thursday night over the Vancouver Canucks. It was the only meeting between the teams this season at the Savvis Center. The Blues have won nine of 10 home games against the Canucks, who entered with three wins in four outings. St. Louis has won three of four...
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NBC plane gets escort
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/01)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Two F-16 fighter jets escorted a private plane carrying NBC Sports' Olympic leadership when it lost radio contact with air traffic controllers after taking off at Salt Lake International Airport. NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, NBC Sports president Ken Schanzer, NBC Olympics co-chairman Dennis Swanson, and announcers Jim McKay, Hannah Storm and Dan Hicks were heading to the East Coast on the Gulfstream jet Wednesday after a four-day Winter Olympics production seminar in Salt Lake City.. ...
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Sports digest 11/9/01
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/01)
Former manager Oates to battle brain tumor ARLINGTON, Texas -- Former Texas manager Johnny Oates has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and will undergo surgery later this month. Oates began to experience some weakness in his left side in late October and was forced to cut short a telephone interview due to weakness and slurred speech. He underwent tests and was told of the diagnosis Monday...
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Players launch fight against contraction by filing grievance
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/01)
NEW YORK -- Baseball players began their fight to stop owners from eliminating two major league teams, filing a grievance claiming their labor contract was violated. Management and the union met for about two hours Thursday, their first session since owners voted earlier in the week to get rid of two teams next year -- with Montreal and Minnesota the front-runners to disappear...
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Cooperstown ready for road game
(Professional Sports ~ 11/09/01)
NEW YORK -- Shoeless Joe Jackson's shoes, Babe Ruth's bat, and Jackie Robinson's jersey are about to take a road trip. For the first time, the baseball Hall of Fame is taking a major exhibition beyond its home in Cooperstown, N.Y. About 500 artifacts will go on a four-year, 10-city tour, starting in March at the American Museum of Natural History...
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Mortgage refinancing booms as rates hit 30-year low
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates dipped this week to the lowest level in 30 years of record keeping, helping to spur a further boom in mortgage refinancing. Rates for 30-year mortgages dropped to 6.45 percent, down from 6.56 percent the previous week, according to a nationwide survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac...
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Guard's presence increasing at airports
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush will announce an expanded role for National Guard troops at airports, possibly stationing them at boarding gates, administration officials said Thursday. An announcement was expected Friday at a White House ceremony honoring private-sector employers of guardsmen and reservists, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity...
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Senate approves bill to boost spies' war with terrorism
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would beef up the intelligence services to strengthen America's ability to combat terrorism. "Our legislation authorizes activities that will rebuild the foundation of our intelligence community so that we can meet the terrorism challenge," said Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee...
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Wider student drug tests considered by court
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to decide whether schools may give drug tests to nearly any student involved in after-school activities, from the chess club to cheerleading, without evidence of a drug problem. Critics say such broad testing is unconstitutional and a step toward universal screening. Supporters say it is necessary in the face of drug use by young people...
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Texas senator becomes mother all over again
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
DALLAS -- For the second time in four months, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson is a new mother. The Texas Republican and her husband, Ray Hutchison, adopted 3-month-old Houston Taylor Hutchison about a month ago, spokeswoman Lisette McSoud Mondello said Thursday...
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Livestock auctions 11/9/01
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
n Fruitland LivestockFRUITLAND, MO. -- FRUITLAND LIVESTOCK AUCTION TUESDAY. RECEIPTS, 751; LAST WEEK, 488; LAST YEAR, 798. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS SOLD STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER, HEIFERS SOLD 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD 2.00 LOWER; DEMAND MODERATE AND SUPPLY LIGHT. ...
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Panel holds final redistricting hearing
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The chairman of a judicial panel charged with redrawing Missouri's legislative districts acknowledges that the final map won't satisfy everyone, but it will be fair. "The truth is that we're going to end up with a map drawn by amateurs," said Judge Robert G. Ulrich, chairman of the Missouri Appellate Apportionment Commission. "But with each public hearing that we have, we become more knowledgeable of the interests, needs, perceptions and wishes of the citizens."...
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Ex-GOP worker pleads guilty to license extortion charges
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
CHICAGO -- A former state employee pleaded guilty Thursday to taking payoffs for issuing bogus drivers licenses to drunken drivers and real licenses to illegal aliens who lacked the required identification. John Spahn, 54, a former Republican precinct committeeman in Kane County, said a co-worker in the secretary of state's office never told him that the applicants he was bringing in to get licenses under phony names had lost their licenses due to drunken-driving convictions...
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Panel hears testimony on child relocation law
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A House panel is revisiting a law that restricts the movement of divorced parents who have custody of their children. Representatives began hearings Thursday on the relocation law, which has been debated but not significantly changed by lawmakers since it was approved in 1998...
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Discount stores do well in October
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
NEW YORK -- Consumers stayed frugal in October -- not even Halloween or big discounts persuaded them to spend -- and the nation's big retailers were left with another disappointing month. Discounters and other moderate-priced chains reported the best results Thursday as retailers announced their monthly sales. Shoppers bypassed mall-based apparel stores, which meant companies such as AnnTaylor Stores, Abercrombie & Fitch and Gap Inc. again languished...
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Sex change makes TV viewers yawn
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
NEW YORK -- Producers of "The Education of Max Bickford" anticipated a fuss after casting the role of Erica, a college professor who used a sabbatical for a sex change operation. Never before had such a character been a regular in prime-time television...
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Audio reviews - 'Britney' not for adults
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
"Britney" (Jive) -- Britney Spears Ever since Britney Spears made her come-hither debut with "... Baby One More Time" at 16, she's been playing grown-up -- flirting with adult sexuality while maintaining the innocent charms of a teen-age girl...
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'Gunfight' rages near stronghold of Taliban
(International News ~ 11/09/01)
JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan -- U.S. jets struck Taliban targets across northern Afghanistan on Thursday and fierce fighting was reported around the Taliban-held city of Mazar-e-Sharif, cornerstone of the Islamic militia's control of the north. The commander of the U.S.-led coalition confirmed a "gunfight" was raging south of Mazar-e-Sharif, although he refused to give details. ...
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Suicide bombing foiled by Israelis
(International News ~ 11/09/01)
JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up when Israeli commandos stormed his hide-out Thursday. Before daybreak, the Israeli border police special anti-terror unit stormed the building where the bomber was hiding in the West Bank. The Palestinian detonated the explosives, killing himself and wounding two commandos, said Lt. Col. Amos Yaakov of the border police...
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Eight bodies found as violence goes on in Mexican border town
(International News ~ 11/09/01)
CIUDAD JUAREZ -- After police made arrests and the bodies stopped turning up in the desert, authorities hoped that a string of rape-murders -- among the most horrific of crimes even for this violent border city -- finally were at an end. But the shocking discovery this week of eight more bodies showed they were wrong, said women's rights activists who have long insisted that the killings continued...
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Murder trial hearing postponed to Wednesday
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- A change of venue hearing for castrated rapist and murder suspect Wayne DuMond has been continued until Wednesday. A hearing had been scheduled in Clay County for Thursday afternoon on DuMond's motion to move his trial from the Kansas City suburb of Liberty. DuMond has argued that he can't get a fair trial in Clay County...
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Father of boy pleads guilty to abuse
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
MONTICELLO, Mo. -- The father of a 16-year-old Heartland Christian Academy student pleaded guilty Thursday to child abuse for excessively spanking his son. Meanwhile, four Heartland workers also charged in the case pleaded innocent. James O'Rourke, 49, of Shelbyville, Mo., will be sentenced Dec. ...
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State investigates foul odor
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State agencies are investigating a foul odor that has been reported as far north as Moberly, Mo., and as far south as Eldon, Mo., in the Ozarks region. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources on Thursday began performing meteorological analyses to track the source of the odor based on wind speeds and direction. The department said the air movement has generally followed the Missouri River...
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Farmers give views about Missouri River
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri farmers urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to leave the seasonal flow of the state's namesake river alone. Speaking at a public hearing Wednesday night, riverside farmers said proposed changes to the Corps' river management plan could leave their land soggy or flooded during spring planting...
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Videotaped sex assaults lead to criminal charges
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
VERSAILLES, Mo. -- A Gravois Mills man who allegedly videotaped sexual acts he had with unconscious young men has been charged with one count of deviate sexual assault, Morgan County Sheriff's office said. The charge against Gary S. Lahmeyer, 51, followed an investigation started by Sedalia police, who had ob-tained videotapes allegedly showing sexual activity Lahmeyer had with between 12 and 15 young men, said Morgan County Sheriff's Detective Greg Martin...
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Jurors asked to spare man from death penalty
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- A man who could face the death penalty after his conviction on a capital murder charge maintained his innocence Thursday and asked a jury to spare his life. James Baughman said he didn't take part in the 1999 murders of Joanne Kneece and her former husband, James Suggs...
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Early woman crime reporter dies at age 93
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. -- Virginia L. Marmaduke, a reporter who covered Chicago sports, crime and corruption when most women journalists were relegated to the society pages, died Thursday. She was 93. A spokesman for Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home in Pinckneyville said the cause of death was not immediately available...
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Driver who killed four has prior traffic arrests
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
CARMI, Ill. -- A Danville man who police say drove drunk and caused a wreck that killed four members of a family was convicted of alcohol-related traffic crimes and other driving offenses several times before the crash, according to court documents...
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Third man indicted in suspected bank robbery ring
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
ST. LOUIS -- A man once imprisoned for his role in a staged armored car holdup was indicted Thursday in a series of bank robberies in which employees were abducted as family and friends were held hostage or threatened. The indictment returned against Andre Worthy names the 25-year-old St. Louis man as a co-defendant in the robberies of local Firstar banks in February 2000 and on June 2 of this year...
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Jetton urges voluntary school prayer
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
JACKSON, MO. -- State Rep. Rod Jetton wants Congress to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow voluntary prayer in public schools. He will discuss the issue at a news conference at 3:30 p.m. today at Jackson High School. The Marble Hill Republican plans to introduce a resolution in the Missouri General Assembly that urges Congress to act on U.S. ...
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Jackson fire report 11/9
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/01)
Jackson Friday, Nov. 9 Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:An alarm on Cedar. An alarm sounding on East Jackson Boulevard. Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: A natural fire near Highway 25.
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Cape area hoping to become 'urbanized'
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
In 1991, the U.S. Census Bureau announced 33 new urbanized areas, a population-based designation that allowed those growing cities strong voices in local transportation decisions and planning. The greater Cape Girardeau area wasn't among them, although its leaders hoped it would be...
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Annual auction nets $40,000
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
Daily Dunklin Democrats KENNETT, Mo. -- The Delta Children's Home annual auction, held recently, was a huge success according to its chairman Julie Lack. The event netted more than $40,000 in profits, and organizers have already begun looking toward the new year...
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Dunklin County clerk to be election monitor
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
Daily Dunklin Democrat KENNETT, Mo. -- Charles Isbell will go to Europe Saturday. It's not a vacation, though. He will be working. Isbell, Dunklin County's chief election official, will go to Kosovo for the parliamentary elections Nov. 17 where he'll work as an international election observer...
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Hands of a virtuoso
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
Cho-Liang Lin is a Taiwan-born violin virtuoso whose discography includes solo recordings with many of the finest orchestras in the country and collaborations with luminaries such as Isaac Stern and Yo-Yo Ma. His hands summon from the violin some of the most beautiful music ever written...
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Sikeston woman arrested in baby's death
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman was arrested Thursday accused of killing the baby girl of a friend. Latoya Marie Fletcher is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Sept. 17 death of Octavia Nyshae Clark, 5 months. Police officers give this account:...
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Changing careers in changing times
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
Policeman to Chamber of Commerce executive. Truck driver turned minister. Big career changes. Why? Many people who have successfully done a career flip-flop say it's for new directions and challenges. Ed Thompson, who opened Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shop early last year, had interest in the food business when he graduated from Southeast Missouri State University more than 25 years ago...
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Chaffee's Eskew takes Scott City position
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Chaffee, Mo., city administrator Ron Eskew will take over Erika Glock's duties as city administrator in Scott City Dec. 1. Glock, Scott City's administrator since August 1998, left Oct. 26 to become city administrator in Mount Vernon, Mo...
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Model United Nations focuses on terrorism
(Local News ~ 11/09/01)
Chechen rebels. Nerve gas. A world on edge. A.J. Barks never figured it would be so hard to save the world, at least not at a Model United Nations where the security council wrestled with how to deal with make-believe disaster: Chechen rebels threatening to release deadly nerve gas in Moscow...
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FBI profile - Anthrax mailer probably a man with a grudge
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The anthrax mailings probably are the work of a man who is familiar with hazardous material, works where he has little contact with other people and may have held a grudge against letters' addressees, the FBI said Friday...
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Stimulus plan could trigger Missouri tax cuts
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Economic stimulus plans pending before Congress could trigger a state tax cut for businesses and some individuals, the governor's budget office said Friday. While good news to taxpayers, the federal plans could force Missouri government to cut expenses, programs or personnel to make up for lost revenue, budget officials said...
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Anthrax found in four New Jersey postal facilities
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
Associated Press WriterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Anthrax has been found at four New Jersey post offices that send mail to the processing center where contaminated letters were sent to Washington and New York, The Associated Press learned Friday...
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Bush says coalition against terror never stronger
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Brushing aside criticism, President Bush said Friday the worldwide coalition against terrorism has never been stronger and added, "now is the time for action" on military, diplomatic and other fronts...
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New Jersey child found day after being abducted
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
Associated Press WriterSPRING LAKE, N.J. (AP) -- A 6-year-old girl whose family left New York after the Sept. 11 attacks was found safe at a mall Friday after being abducted from outside her home the day before, broadcast reports said. Anna Cardelfe was found at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, family friend Rosanna Scotto, a Fox 5 News New York anchor, told the station during a live broadcast. ...
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Wholesale prices fall by record amount in October
(National News ~ 11/09/01)
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Prices at the wholesale level plunged 1.6 percent in October, the biggest one-month drop in 54 years of record-keeping, as gasoline and energy prices fell by the largest amount in 12 years, the government said Friday...
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Opposition claims to have entered Mazar-e-Sharif
(International News ~ 11/09/01)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Opposition forces claimed Friday they broke though Taliban defenses around Mazar-e-Sharif and entered the key northern city. The report could not independently confirmed. Opposition spokesman Ashraf Nadeem said the Taliban appeared to have abandoned the city. "We are moving through one neighborhood at a time," he said...
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Jake Wells work on display at Kelsen
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
An exhibit of art by the late Jake Wells will be on display at the Kelsen Gallery, 13 S. Spanish St. Wells, who died in 1999, was a Southeast art professor who became well known for his public murals and for his collection of watercolors depicting Missouri mills. The exhibit is being sponsored by the gallery and by the Southeast Missouri State University Foundation...
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Group may ask repeal of livestock law
(State News ~ 11/09/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A leading state farmer group may push for a full repeal of a recently enacted livestock pricing law, a Senate committee was told Thursday. The Senate Interim Committee on Agriculture and Improving the Rural Economy met to gather public input for possible legislation for the 2002 legislative session, which begins in January. Other issues discussed included boosting incentives for ethanol use and reducing state regulations on farmers...
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Out of the past 11/9/01
(Out of the Past ~ 11/09/01)
10 years ago: Nov. 9, 1991 Tamms, Ill. - Small group of people is continuing efforts to bring halt to logging in Shawnee National Forest; dozen people from Shawnee Defense Fund group hold what they describe as "tree top" news conference from Burner Hill area of forest to relay their message to public...
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Births 11/9/01
(Births ~ 11/09/01)
Beahan Son to Robert Michael and Cheryl Yvonne Beahan of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:33 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001. Name, Broden Breyer. Weight, 8 pounds 8 ounces. Fifth child, third son. Mrs. Beahan is the former Cheryl Arnzen, daughter of Ed and Jo Arnzen of Cape Girardeau. Beahan is the son of Robert and Vonnie Beahan of O'Fallon, Mo. He is an engineer at Dana Corp...
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Cape fire report 11/9
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/01)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Nov. 9 Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:At 5:13 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1818 Broadway. At 8:08 p.m., an illegal burn at 100 S. Hanover. Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:At 1:56 a.m., an emergency medical service at 1112 Linden...
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Perryville schools can now look to future
(Editorial ~ 11/09/01)
The jubilation among supporters of the school-tax increase that passed by a wide margin Tuesday in the Perryville School District was all but too much to contain. It was the first time since 1974 that district voters had approved a tax increase. As a result, district officials were looking at a grim future that included drastic cuts. Sports and extracurricular activities were on the chopping block...
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Cape police report 11/09/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/01)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Nov. 9 ArrestsJody Ray Burton, 42, 45 S. West End Blvd., was arrested Wednesday for forgery. TheftGasoline was reported stolen Wednesday at 2012 William. Gasoline was reported stolen Wednesday at Shell D-Mart, 3415 William. Gasoline was reported stolen Thursday at Shell D-Mart, 3415 William...
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Put teeth into accountability for vehicles
(Editorial ~ 11/09/01)
Ever since Missouri's state auditor, Claire McCaskill, issued reports showing what a loose grasp state government has of its vehicles, boats and airplanes -- all purchased with tax dollars -- a lot of taxpayers have been grumbling about more government waste...
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Twenty wins is a must in competitive Big 12
(College Sports ~ 11/09/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Just to be average, a coach in the Big 12 needs to win 20 games a year. Five Big 12 coaches -- Bob Knight, Eddie Sutton, Roy Williams, Kelvin Sampson and Dave Bliss -- have 300 or more career victories. Only three have fewer than 200...
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Otahkians grab major awards at OVC banquet
(College Sports ~ 11/09/01)
As befitting a team that went through the Ohio Valley Conference without a loss, Southeast Missouri State University's Otahkians garnered three of the league's four major individual honors that were announced during the conference's awards banquet Thursday night at the Show Me Center...
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Rush makes MU a dangerous team
(College Sports ~ 11/09/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Bad news for Missouri opponents: coach Quin Snyder says Kareem Rush has gotten better. The Big 12's leading scorer and preseason player of the year isn't resting on his laurels. He's been fine-tuning his game, learning to create his shot without the ball and catching it ready to fire...
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Conference tourney begins action today
(College Sports ~ 11/09/01)
Even though Southeast Missouri State University women's soccer team tore through the Ohio Valley Conference without a loss this year, coach Heather Nelson knows the Otahkians won't have it easy as they try to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The Otahkians, by virtue of winning their first-ever OVC regular-season championship in just their third year as a program, will host the league tournament this weekend at Houck Stadium...
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Still waiting for an accounting of highway funds
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/09/01)
To the editor: Recently a caller to Speak Out indicated that the reason for the slow pace of bridge construction around Cape Girardeau was that the people of Missouri were not paying enough taxes. I realize it has been a while since there was anything in the paper about Missouri's grand 15-year highway plan, so let me refresh your memory...
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Marion Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Marion Mitchell, 77, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at the Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Aug. 31, 1924, at Essex, Mo., the son of Willie and Anna Ledbetter Mitchell. He married Virginia Lawrence on Aug. 8, 1946, at Dexter. She preceded him in death on March 22, 1996. He then married Sue Sides Joseph on Jan. 16, 1999, at Essex. She survives...
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Myrtle McGowen
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Myrtle McGowen, 74, of Dexter died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at Missouri Southern Healthcare. She was born Oct. 6, 1927, at Ellsinore, Mo., daughter of J.O. and Dora Ketcherside Carter. She and Charles McGowen were married Jan. 26, 1943, in Malden, Mo...
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Mary Hink
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Mary "Sue" Hink, 62, of Scott City died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at her home. Born May 24, 1939, in Fornfelt, Mo., she was the daughter of William and Nona Lincoln Welker. On May 19, 1957, she was married to Richard Gordon Hink. He died Jan. 26, 2000...
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Thelbert Metheny
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Thelbert Lee Metheny, 81, of Oak Ridge died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 12, 1920, at Gravel Hill, Mo., son of Sam and Daisy Robinson Metheny. He and Bonnie Janell Clark were married Aug. 25, 1944...
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LaVerne Dilallo
(Obituary ~ 11/09/01)
LaVerne Kieffer Dilallo, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1919, in Evansville, Ill., daughter of George Edward and Barbara Reinhardt Kieffer. She and Ferdinand Dilallo were married May 13, 1938, in St. Louis...
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Speak Out A 11/09/01
(Speak Out ~ 11/09/01)
Speech examples NOTHING I have ever read in Speak Out could in any way be considered legally prohibited hate speech, with the possible exception of a Speak Out comment describing an alleged fundamentalist Christian as "murderous" and "hate spewing."...
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Bible is clear on condemnation of homosexuality
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/09/01)
To the editor: The Bible clearly condemns homosexuality. It says homosexuals cannot and will not inherit the kingdom of God (I Corinthians 6:9-11). Even scarier is Romans 1:18-32. This passage not only lists homosexuality as a gross sin, it also says people who approve of such things don't acknowledge God any longer and are just as bad off as the homosexuals themselves. ...
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OFF! the Shelf
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
TITLE: On Writing AUTHOR: Stephen King An autobiography of sorts, On Writing begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his early focus on writing to tell a story. A series of vivid memories from adolescence, college, and the struggling years that led up to his first novel, Carrie, offer a fresh and often funny perspective on the formation of a writer...
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Halloween Cake
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
A Concert Review By Jason Stone A wise man once said, "Music makes the world go around." Maybe not, but he should have. Regardless music does have a certain driving force behind it and that's what lured me to St. Louis on Halloween night. Who were these masked musicians, powerful enough to drag me two hours from my home? They were none other than the musical genius of Cake. ...
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New kid on the block
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
By Jason Stone Hello faithful OFF readers. My name is Jason Stone, and hopefully you'll be seeing my name a lot in the coming months. I've recently been given the chance to type an article or two for the publication. I hope to be successful at this endeavor, as do I hope you enjoy what I have to say. ...
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The Dharma Bum
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
By Jaysen Buterin "There is great ability in being able to conceal one's ability." - La Rochefoucauld And so boys and girls another Halloween has come and gone, crashing and burning into the annals of history from its maniacal sugar high, it's door-to-door costumed chicanery, it's flaming bags of dog poo that Ted shouldn't put out with his boots, and it's undeniable allure for kids of all ages who, despite national anxieties and fears, nomadically scavenged the neighbourhoods in gangs and tribes of ghouls, ghosts, goblins, vampires, animated figures, action heroes, patriotic icons and of course, the commonly misperceived and horribly denigrating stereotypical visage of the witch - complete with broomstick, pointy hat, green mask and proverbial wart - elucidating the historical irony of assuming the appearance of an iconoclastic entity whom the orthodox institutional patriarchal majority vilified, persecuted, and for the most part lashed out against with puerile assumption, that has now become the latest in a long line of preternatural pop-culture coquets to sneak its way into the pantheon of plastic and latex goodness that one can find at the costume section at the local Wal-Mart wedged in between the discount gun rack and the profligating grandstand exhibit of Christmas wares that herald the surreptitious transition of seasons and its capitalistic cohort in crime - the shopping holiday, and of course, denotes the departure of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" from the airwaves for a whole year, leaving us to our own devices, but I digress.... ...
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Of dreams and the abstract...
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri announces two new exhibits, "Fractured Memory Paintings" by Bridget Parris in Gallery 100, and "Works from the Basement" by Mark Rospenda in the Lorimier Gallery. Bridget Parris' paintings depict dreams and memories through the use of the figure and interior. ...
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Ever eat here? We did!
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
Burrito-ville By Misty Smith My friend and I had been to the old Burrito-ville and decided to try out the bigger version of the restaurant, newly built in the plaza right across from Towers, on Sprigg. It's very convenient, especially for college students, I personally like it better than the original location on Broadway. ...
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Christmas arts & crafts show extravaganza
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Arts Council of Southeast's Missouri's Arts and Crafts Bazaar. Hundreds of crafters from all over the country will display their hand-made arts and crafts at 450 booths spread out at both the Show Me Center and the Osage Centre in Cape...
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Mouzr's Mayhem
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
By Amanda Mouser What is it that excites people when it comes to communicating with the dead or seeing your future? Is it human nature to seek the unknown or to test others ability to do such? I think it is a little of both. There has been a rise in channeling, a medium through which info is perceived from a source other than the personal conscious self. Whether it is divine or demonic guidance, is it real?...
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Billboard Top Ten
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
Billboard's Top Ten Modern Rock Tracks 1. How You Remind Me, Nickelback 2. I Wish You Were Here, Incubus 3. Control, Puddle of Mudd 4. Alive, P.O.D. 5. Smooth Criminal, Alien Ant Farm 6. Fade, Staind 7. In the End, Linkin Park 8. Down With The Sickness, Disturbed...
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Original works of Jake Wells on exhibit
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
Original paintings and sketches of Jake Wells, former chair of the Department of Art at Southeast Missouri State University and well known for his work depicting water mills, will be displayed in The Kelsen Gallery, 13 S. Spanish, in Cape Girardeau beginning Nov. 9...
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The Slow Castration of What Used to Be Rock
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
Submission by Tom Edwards The first subtle snip of castration occurred in 1978 when the Who's Keith Moon croaked after taking a handful of sedatives to keep him from drinking 3 gallons of Scotch a day. The damning second snip occurred somewhere in the middle of a Peter Frampton vox box solo in the 70's and mainstream rock's last hair follicle fell off when Led Zeppelin's John Bonham downed 17 vodkas in an hour and choked on his own vomit in 1980...
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Feedback - Gabe something was really pretty good...
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
I just finished reading Chad Armbruster's review of Ryan Harper's band at the City of Roses Festival. I thought it odd that never, was it mentioned that the band performed for the first time with a new guitarist. I saw them on the main stage before Eddie Money, and then again at Willy Jak's at midnight Saturday. ...
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Performing arts at Southeast
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
BEST OF SONDHEIM Some of the most popular songs from some of the greatest scores written for the American musical stage by one of the greatest living Broadway composers of our day, Stephen Sondheim will be performed. Selections will include favorites from his musicals "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "Anyone Can Whistle," "Company," "Follies," "Sweeney Todd," "Into the Woods," and others...
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Reel News
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
THE OTHERS PG-13 Reviewed by Donna Denson This movie was not at all what I expected. It wasn't bad. The scenes for it just gave me the impression I was going to see a scary, mindless flick. The Others proved to be a smart, literate tale of the supernatural - suspenseful enough to hold one's attention without resorting to gore and violence...
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Concert schedule
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
ST. LOUIS AREA BLUEBERRY HILL'S DUCK ROOM Wednesday, 11/7...................Kim Wilson's Blues Review Thursday, 11/8......................IFFY Wednesday, 11/14.......................Chuck Berry Thursday, 11/29..................Shemekia Copeland Saturday, 12/1.................Saffire -The Uppity Blues Women...
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Mystikaleidoscopes
(Entertainment ~ 11/09/01)
Colorful Sun Sign Profiles When someone is born, the stars are in a certain position. They follow an unchanging yearly pattern and return to the same place each time that person has a birthday. Actually, it's the Earth that returns to the same spot each year. ...
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OFF! the Top of My Head
(Column ~ 11/09/01)
By Chad Armbruster Here's a joke for you. A short balding Jewish guy walks in a counselors office (stop me if you've heard this one) and says, "Hey, I'm I think I'm depressed." and the lady says, "Well, go to your doctor and get some medication." (ba-dump-bump-ching) Thank you, you're a great audience. I'll be here for the rest of my life...
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