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SEMO Top 10 football poll for Nov. 7
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/02)
The top 10 teams in this week's SEMO Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association football poll with first-place votes, record, points received and previous ranking: Team ... W-L ... points ... previous 1. Cape Girardeau Central (16) ... 8-1 ... 240 ... 2...
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Security Council reviews revamped U.S. resolution
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States pushed for a quick U.N. vote Wednesday on a revised Iraq resolution which threatens Saddam Hussein with "serious consequences," while trying to ease concerns about setting off a new war. But after eight weeks of intensive wrangling in the Security Council, and some major concessions by the Bush administration, France and Russia are still not satisfied...
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DNA finally identifies child killed in Titanic sinking
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
TORONTO -- Nearly a century ago, Canadian sailors buried an unidentified infant who died on the Titanic and, touched by the tragedy, called him the Unknown Child -- a symbol of all the children who were lost when the luxury liner sank. Now at last, the child is known. On Tuesday, Magda Schleifer, a retired Finnish bank clerk, visited the grave, which DNA tests have now established holds the remains of one of her relatives...
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Authorities say at least 17 dead following crash
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
LUXEMBOURG -- A twin-engine plane crashed in fog as it approached Luxembourg's airport Wednesday, killing 17 people and seriously injuring five others aboard, police said. The Luxair turboprop Fokker-50, on a flight from Berlin's Tempelhof airport, had 19 passengers and three crew members aboard when it crashed in a farmer's field near the village of Roodt-Syr -- just six miles short of Findel airport...
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Sharon's Likud Party in the lead ahead of January vote
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud Party is favored to emerge as Israel's strongest faction in an abbreviated election campaign, and Sharon holds a slim edge over his main rival for party leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, according to polls published Wednesday...
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Storming of theater necessary, but costly, Putin admits
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
MOSCOW -- Meeting with survivors of last month's hostage crisis, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his government had no doubts about the need to storm the Moscow theater but acknowledged the death toll was high. At least 120 hostages died -- 118 of them from the opiate-based gas Russia used to incapacitate the attackers, who had threatened to blow up the building if Russia did not end its war in Chechnya. The other two were shot by the gunmen...
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Abducted banker freed in Georgia
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
TBILISI, Georgia -- A British banking expert kidnapped nearly five months ago was freed by Georgian forces in a special operation on Wednesday. Peter Shaw was feeling well and was being transported to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, Security Minister Valery Khaburdzania said on Rustavi-2 television...
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Butler - Queen warned him of shadowy forces
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
LONDON -- In his first extensive comments since Queen Elizabeth II brought a surprise end to his theft trial, Princess Diana's former butler said the monarch warned him to beware of shadowy forces that might resent his close ties to the royal family...
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Vatican says chastity only surefire way to prevent AIDS
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican repeated its opposition to using condoms as a way to fight AIDS, saying Wednesday that chastity was the best way to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Monsignor Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Workers, acknowledged that to some, the Vatican position may sound "ridiculous in the society in which we live."...
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Constitutional convention fails, but three amendments pass
(State News ~ 11/07/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri voters were prepared to make three changes to the state constitution but weren't inclined to authorize a review of the state's guiding legal document. A proposal to authorize a constitutional convention failed by a roughly 2-to-1 margin in Tuesday's election, with all precincts reporting on all constitutional issues...
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Triumphant GOP looks to form new agenda for Capitol
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush and his party savored sweeping midterm election victories Wednesday and began sketching an agenda for a new, Republican-controlled Congress. "I'm excited to be able to be on offense," said Republican Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi, the once and future Senate majority leader. He said GOP priorities will include a new Homeland Security Department as well as targeted tax cuts to help the economy. He added that Bush's judicial nominees could expect speedier review...
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And the winner is ... still unclear in several states
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman and Republican challenger Bob Riley both claimed victory in the Alabama governor's race Wednesday, with Siegelman charging that a GOP-dominated county altered its vote totals in the middle of the night. Congressional contests in Colorado, Louisiana, New York and Texas were still not settled, and the governor's races in Arizona and Oregon weren't decided until late Wednesday afternoon...
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Missouri boosts GOP in state, nation
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Republican Jim Talent insisted Wednesday he won't automatically fall in step with President Bush when he joins a new GOP-controlled Senate. Not that the White House should worry about having a maverick on its hands. Talent campaigned on an agenda matching Bush's ideas for creating jobs, improving health-care benefits and boosting defense spending...
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Off-field problems give Big Ten big troubles
(Professional Sports ~ 11/07/02)
MADISON, Wis. -- Bar fights. Assaults. Public intoxication. Drug use. Carrying a concealed weapon. A vicious stabbing. And sadly, a fatal shooting. It's a laundry list of crimes that could occur on any given night in any major city in America. In the past year, they've occurred at nearly every football program in the Big Ten Conference...
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Manager title a record 4th for Cards' La Russa
(Professional Sports ~ 11/07/02)
NEW YORK -- Mike Scioscia was surrounded by screaming youngsters once again Wednesday. Only this time, they weren't his Anaheim Angels, they were fifth-graders on a field trip to a botanical garden. Still on a high 10 days after his team won the World Series, Scioscia was honored with the AL Manager of the Year award and spoke about it as he went on a field trip with his daughter Taylor's class in Thousand Oaks, Calif...
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Court considers shielding companies from asbestos claims
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to limit mounting asbestos lawsuits in a case that asks if the fear of getting cancer is enough to give former railroad workers damage awards. Congress also is being urged to protect companies from asbestos suits, which carry a $200 billion price tag. There are more than 600,000 asbestos-related lawsuits before courts today and many more are expected to be filed...
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Experts make change to protect key Internet computers
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- Experts have made an important change to the 13 computer servers that manage global Internet traffic, separating two of them to help better defend against the type of attack that occurred last month. Verisign Inc., which operates two of the root servers, moved one computer overnight Tuesday to a different building in an unspecified location in northern Virginia and onto a different part of its network, company spokeswoman Cheryl Regan said Wednesday...
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Thousands protest war, globalization near U.S. base
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
PISA, Italy -- Some 3,000 anti-global activists kicked off a five-day forum in Italy on Wednesday with a protest outside an American military base against U.S. threats to attack Iraq. "Yankees Go Home!" the demonstrators shouted as helicopters hovered overhead...
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Plan for shared sovereignty expected to fail at the ballot box
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
GIBRALTAR -- Residents of Gibraltar are expected to resoundingly reject a British-Spanish proposal to share sovereignty over the colony, the chief minister said Wednesday. "I don't believe this vote will be a close call," Peter Caruana said a day before the nearly 21,000 voters in the disputed territory are scheduled to hold a referendum on the proposal...
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Five Americans among train fire victims
(International News ~ 11/07/02)
NANCY, France -- A fire on an overnight train in eastern France filled a sleeping car with deadly smoke Wednesday, killing 12 people -- including five Americans from the same family -- and driving panicked passengers to smash windows and jump to safety...
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Alan Jackson wins five CMA awards
(Entertainment ~ 11/07/02)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Alan Jackson couldn't go wrong Wednesday, taking home his second entertainer of the year award and four other honors at the annual Country Music Association Awards. His five awards tied a record for most received in one year. Johnny Cash had that many in 1969, as did Vince Gill in 1993...
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Gephardt to leave House leadership role
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt intends to announce today that he is stepping down as House Democratic leader after eight years, senior aides said, one day after his party suffered historic losses in midterm elections. The expected announcement would clear the way for a succession struggle between Reps. Nancy Pelosi of California and Martin Frost of Texas, who rank second and third in the party leadership...
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Cape guardsmen prepare to assist NATO in Bosnia
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Six soldiers from a Missouri National Guard unit in Cape Girardeau will head to war-torn Bosnia in January for a six-month tour of duty to support NATO's peace-keeping forces. "The people going have known for six months about the possibility, but it's been in the planning for a few years," said Guard spokeswoman 1st Lt. Tamara Spicer. "Right now they are preparing to go. In the National Guard, you have to always be prepared to go."...
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Girl-and-cat cookie ritual worthy of trip to NYC
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Whether she first became enamored with biting through the twin chocolate wafers or tasting the sugary sweetness of the creme filling, Danielle Robbins isn't sure. She's just a girl who really loves Oreos. Every day after school, the fifth-grade student at St. Vincent De Paul School in Cape Girardeau sits down at home with her cat, appropriately named Oreo, to snack on her favorite treat...
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Flying $57 million worth of gleaming trouble
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Last summer, Southeast Missouri State University graduate Lt. Corey Pritchard earned a place in aviation history. He became the first aviator to land the Navy's new Super Hornet fighter on its initial aircraft carrier deployment. Pritchard now is one of 17 pilots assigned to a squadron of 12 E-model Super Hornets in the Arabian Sea. The 1996 Southeast graduate is aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier supporting Operation Enduring Freedom...
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Area lawmakers picked for leadership posts
(State News ~ 11/07/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Southeast Missourians stand to be a force in the General Assembly next year with three area lawmakers slated for leadership posts. After nominating current Minority Floor Leader Catherine Hanaway of Warson Woods as the first woman speaker of the House in Missouri history on Tuesday, newly elected House Republicans turned to state Reps. Rod Jetton and Jason Crowell to round out the top of the caucus hierarchy...
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Showdown with EKU presents a coaching honor
(Sports Column ~ 11/07/02)
It will be a great honor and a tremendous opportunity for our football team when we play Eastern Kentucky at 5 p.m. Saturday in coach Roy Kidd's final game at Roy Kidd Stadium in Richmond. I've known coach Kidd for about 13 or 14 years and I really respect what he has accomplished in his 39 year coaching career at EKU. ...
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Laughter guaranteed in 'Lend Me a Tenor'
(Entertainment ~ 11/07/02)
The Cleveland Grand Opera Company hopes to put itself on the cultural map by bringing famed Italian tenor Tito Merelli (Steve Wissinger) to town to perform the lead in Verdi's "Otello." An unfortunate thing happens before the curtain, though. Tito commits suicide. At least the opera company thinks he has...
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How to be in the world is question
(Column ~ 11/07/02)
Nov. 7, 2002 Dear Julie, How to be in the world is the question all of us work out for ourselves. Parents do much of the teaching but they have agendas. Most of us will still be figuring out parent-child issues in our graves. Mentors are different from parents. They usually have no vested interest. Often the teaching occurs unconsciously when another's way-of-being in the world is absorbed. The realization of the effect they had on you only occurs much later...
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Former Enron CFO pleads innocent to 78-charge indictment
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
HOUSTON -- Former Enron Corp. chief financial officer Andrew Fastow pleaded innocent Wednesday to a 78-count federal indictment charging him with masterminding complex financial schemes that enriched him and helped doom the energy trading powerhouse...
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Cholesterol-busters used on MS
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
California scientists say a statin drug already used by millions of heart patients to lower harmful cholesterol levels has improved and even reversed some of the debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis in mice. And while that does not prove the drug would work for humans, another study using a second statin drug on a small number of MS patients is showing early positive signs...
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People talk 11/7/02
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
Elton to young artists: 'save your money' LONDON -- The music business views young artists as nothing more than moneymakers and forces them to put image over music, Elton John said Wednesday. "We started off as songwriters and there were no videos in those days -- you had to work live to get a record contract," John said on Independent Television's GMTV morning show...
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Sniper suspects charged in shooting of FBI analyst
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
FAIRFAX, Va. -- A Virginia prosecutor charged sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and 17-year-old John Lee Malvo with capital murder Wednesday in the killing of an FBI analyst, saying he believes he has sufficient evidence to go to trial immediately...
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Pigskin politician tosses out opinion
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
HOLDREGE, Neb. -- Rep. Tom Osborne still can't get away from football talk. During a meeting Monday at Holdrege City Auditorium, the Nebraska football coach turned Republican congressman was pulled away from questions about Iraq, the new farm bill and water by a question about football...
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CBS claims ABC mimics its 'Survivor' with new show
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
NEW YORK -- Here's the plot for the latest reality drama from network television: Two networks are stranded on a legal island where one claims that copyrights leave room for just a sole survivor. In a lawsuit Wednesday, CBS insists that ABC has unfairly tried to cash in on the success of CBS's "Survivor" series, one of the highest-rated shows on television...
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Adelphia sues accounting firm
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
PHILADELPHIA -- Adelphia Communications sued its former accountants Wednesday, accusing them of failing to report "self-dealing and financial chicanery" by founder John J. Rigas and his family. The lawsuit accused Deloitte & Touche of professional negligence and breach of its contract with Adelphia...
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Drugs-for-weapons plots bring federal charges
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials announced charges Wednesday involving alleged plots to sell drugs to finance weapons purchases for Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization and a Colombian paramilitary group. The separate cases show the threat to national security from the "toxic combination of drugs and terrorism," Attorney General John Ashcroft said...
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Fed board springs 'surprise' with half-point cut in rates
(National News ~ 11/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday reduced a key interest rate by one-half of a percentage point as the central bank tries to keep America's stop-and-go recovery from stalling amid worries about a war with Iraq. Commercial banks were expected to respond by moving a benchmark consumer rate to its lowest point since 1959...
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Speak Out A 11/07/02
(Speak Out ~ 11/07/02)
Candidates can call I WAS going to call to gripe about candidates calling me at home even though I'm on Missouri's No Call List. But I did some checking first. It turns out that candidates are exempt from the No Call List. Their freedom of expression is protected, while the commercial messages of telemarketers is not. So not everyone is prevented by the No Call List from making calls to your home...
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Marie Fulenwider
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
Marie Ann Fulenwider, 89, of Bridgeton, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, at Mark Twain Manor in Bridgeton. She was born April 10, 1913, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Dr. J.J. and Lydia Sophia Rueseler Schneider. She and Joe Fulenwider were married Dec. 30, 1935, in Cape Girardeau. He died June 15, 1972...
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Robert Roy
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
PATTON, Mo. -- The funeral for Robert Lee Roy of Patton will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Raymond Oxford will officiate. Burial will be in Lindsey Cemetery in McClure, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. today...
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Fred Wadlington
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
Fred Wadlington, 83, of Scott City died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, at his home. He was born Aug. 6, 1919, at Blodgett, Mo., son of Robert Daniel and Laura Adell Dean Wadlington. He and Eva May Walter were married March 23, 1940. She died June 11, 1989. Wadlington had been a driver with Elfrink Trucking Co...
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Alma Geringer
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
BIEHLE, Mo. -- Alma B. Geringer, 78, of Biehle died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, at her home. She was born Dec. 13, 1923, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Frank and Bertha Schott Wingerter. She was married to Nelbert H. Geringer May 17, 1945. Geringer was a member of St. Maurus Catholic Church and St. Ann's Sodality...
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Betty Hessenflow
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
The funeral for Betty J. Hessenflow of Colorado Springs, Colo., will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shrine of Remembrance in Colorado Springs. Private burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. Hessenflow, 73, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002, at SemperCare Hospital in Colorado Springs...
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Gertrude Myers
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
Gertrude "Gert" Myers, 68, of O'Fallon, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, at her home. She was born March 16, 1934, at Burfordville, daughter of Erma and Pansey Howard Eakins. She and Wayne Myers were married Jan. 31, 1953. Myers was a nurse assistant 28 years at Missouri Baptist Hospital...
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Jack Shelton
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Jack C. Shelton, 79, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, Ill. He was born Dec. 5, 1922, in Jonesboro, son of Everette Rollie and Elsie Beatrice Baldwin Shelton. He and Bethella West were married July 18, 1946...
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George Knight Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
The funeral for George Ferris Knight Jr. of Williamson, Ga., was held Monday at Haisten McCullough Funeral Home in Griffin, Ga. The Rev. Robert Land officiated. Burial was in Williamson United Methodist Church Cemetery. Knight, 69, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at Spalding Regional Hospital...
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Philip Corzine
(Obituary ~ 11/07/02)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Philip Austin Corzine, 19, of Karnak died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky., from injuries sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident Tuesday morning near Karnak. He graduated from Century High School this year and was e employed at Dippin' Dots Inc. at Paducah. He attended the First Pentecost Church in Karnak. He was a member of the NWTF Association and the National Rifle Association...
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Births 11/7/02
(Births ~ 11/07/02)
Lowery Son to Jennifer Lynn Lowery and Christopher Lee Stults Jr. of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:34 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002. Name, Erik Michael. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. Second son. Ms. Lowery is the daughter of Michael Lowery of Bonne Terre, Mo. Stults is the son of Christopher Stults Sr. and Cathy Stults of Benton, Mo...
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Out of the past 11/7/02
(Out of the Past ~ 11/07/02)
10 years ago: Nov. 7, 1992 Scouting for Food drive results in collection of 13,900 cans of food in Cape Girardeau area alone; canned goods are collected by Scouts in entire region served by Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council, but only figures from Cape Girardeau food drive are available; last year 11,000 cans of food were collected in Cape Girardeau area...
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Dexter chief of police resigns
(State News ~ 11/07/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Southeast Missouri police chief accused of hindering prosecution has resigned. Dexter Mayor Joe Weber said he would accept the resignation of Police Chief Ken Rinehart effective Nov. 12. Rinehart offered his resignation to city officials Tuesday and made no comments concerning his decision...
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Cape council discusses finance task force's recommendations
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
The Cape Girardeau City Council debated two fundamental issues Wednesday night regarding the Citizens Finance Task Force's four-pronged tax recommendation aimed at boosting operating revenue and paying for three major projects. It was the first time the council has met to discuss the recommendation in length and the council, minus councilman Jay Purcell, deliberated for 90 minutes on whether voters should be asked to vote for four separate taxes or one big increase in sales tax; and whether an aquatic center should be included in a package meant to address needs.. ...
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Area schools plan Veteran's Day activities
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Local school districts have planned several Veteran's Day events to allow students an opportunity to express appreciation for area veterans and the sacrifices they've made throughout history. Central High School's eighth annual Tribute to Veterans program will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11 in the new high school's gymnasium at 1000 S. Silver Springs Road...
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FanFare 11/7/02
(Other Sports ~ 11/07/02)
Briefly Baseball Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez married longtime girlfriend Cynthia Scurtis last weekend, The Dallas Morning News reported in Wednesday editions. Rodriguez, 27, and Scurtis were married Saturday in a small ceremony in Dallas, the Rangers said. ...
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Voters misuse parking spaces for handicapped
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/07/02)
To the editor: I have just returned from voting and, as every time I vote, I never cease to be amazed by the inevitability that some of our upstanding citizens choose to violate the law while fulfilling their civic duty. I am talking about the number of cars without a a disabled hang tag or plate parked in disabled parking at polling places. ...
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Central looks for easy way out of district race
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/02)
It's been too good a season to be heading for a side entrance, a back door or looking to slip through an open window to get into the playoffs. The Central Tigers (8-1, 2-0) have only one entrance in mind as they prepare for tonight's regular-season finale against Poplar Bluff...
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Huffman heads back to state with Leopold
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/02)
LEOPOLD, Mo. --Winning seems to follow Leanne Huffman. She played for three Class 1 state volleyball championships while at Zalma High School, helping the Bulldogs to the state championship in 1990. The "Zalma Zinger" went on to play at Southeast Missouri State University, where the Otahkians won four straight OVC titles and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time her senior season...
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Community digest 11/7/02
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Millersville Masonic Lodge to hold dinner MILLERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Millersville Masonic Lodge Westview No. 103 will be serving dinner at 6:45 p.m. today. All masons are invited, and a meeting will follow. For more information, contact Billy Keele at 866-3282...
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Cape Executives Club changes names, looks
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Ever heard of a club where you didn't have to do anything except pay your dues, show up and enjoy yourself? It does exist. The Cape Girardeau Dinner Club has been doing just that since 1951. "The organization is devoted to the better acquaintance of front-ranking business professional men and women with outstanding figures of world government, industry, finance, business and science," said Judith Anne Lang, dinner club secretary...
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Silver Haired Legislature delegate travel to Jefferson City
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Southeast Missourian Members of Missouri's Silver Haired Legislature want to make sure state lawmakers know exactly what is on their minds. That's why area delegates traveled to the state capital in Jefferson City, Mo., last week to participate in a mock legislative session and reach a consensus on priority issues that they will turn around and present to the Missouri General Assembly...
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Community cuisine 11/7/02
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
St. Lawrence Church to hold fall dinner NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- St. Lawrence Church in New Hamburg will be holding its annual Fall Dinner and Country Store from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the St. Lawrence Parish Center. The menu will include turkey, chicken and dressing, sweet potatoes, buttered potatoes, corn, slaw, green beans, dessert and a drink...
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Standing-room-only crowd hears arguments in bargaining case
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Before a rare standing-room audience, the Missouri Supreme Court Tuesday heard a case that could dramatically alter government sector labor-management relations in the state. The case is brought by two former Jefferson City School District employees and their union representative who claim that, contrary to a 55-year court precedent, the Missouri Constitution grants collective bargaining rights to public employees...
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Region briefs 11/07/02
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Sexual abuse charge made against councilmanA Delta City Council member faces allegations of molesting a disabled man, investigators said. Roger D. Moore, 39, was charged Oct. 7 by Cape Girardeau County assistant prosecuting attorney Angel Woodruff with a class A misdemeanor of sexual misconduct...
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Provisional ballots cause no problems in area
(Local News ~ 11/07/02)
Missouri's first-time use of provisional ballots didn't muddy Tuesday's election results or create confusion at the polls, state election officials said Wednesday. "It went exceptionally well," said Spence Jackson, spokesman for Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt who had championed provisional voting as part of the state's new election law...
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Cape fire report 11/7/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/07/02)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Nov. 7 Firefighters responded Tuesday to the following items: At 7:45 p.m., emergency medical service at 814 S. Ellis. At 9:35 p.m., alarm sounding at St. Francis Medical Center. Firefighters responded Wednesday to the following items: At 12:44 a.m., emergency medical service at 2716 Janet...
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Cape police report 11/7/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/07/02)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Nov. 7 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Jason C. Mabry, 23, of 2827 Hopper Road, was arrested Tuesday on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for passing bad checks...
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State's delays imperil economic development
(Editorial ~ 11/07/02)
Kinder Morgan Power Co.'s recent decision to drop its plans to build a $300 million power plant in rural Cape Girardeau County came as good news and as bad news. For several property owners in the Crump and Whitewater communities who had vigorously opposed the plant, the decision was good news...
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MoDOT starts thinking outside the box
(Editorial ~ 11/07/02)
The Missouri Department of Transportation is looking at some ideas that would produce more revenue for highways and other transportation needs. Some of these ideas might be called thinking outside the box, but it's that kind of thinking the department needs right now...
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Health briefs 11/7
(Community ~ 11/07/02)
Today Blood pressure screening from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Cape Girardeau Senior Center. The screening is sponsored by the Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Breast Cancer Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. in first floor of Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, call 651-5825...
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Surgeon uses TV cameras to see inside incisions
(Community ~ 11/07/02)
PITTSBURGH Dr. Marc Philippon's first patient is wheeled into the operating room by 7 a.m. on this July day to receive general anesthesia. Philippon is pioneering a form of arthroscopic surgery that can keep patients from having to have hips replaced later. He has refined the procedure since 1998, and now is doing hundreds per year. One of Philippon's goals is to cut down on the 300,000 Americans who opt for hip-replacement surgery each year...
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Innovation saves some from hip replacement
(Community ~ 11/07/02)
Because Dr. Marc Philippon is not one to brag, someone else will have to tell you that the list of private numbers in his cell-phone memory would be the envy of any sports agent or fan. "We were discussing Greg Norman's line of wines over dinner and the possibility of promoting the wines at our restaurants," said Chicago-area restaurateur Joe Carlucci, a Philippon patient who hosted the doctor at Carlucci in Rosemont, Ill., in May when he was in town to speak at a medical conference. ...
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District football games for Nov. 7
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/02)
Class 4, District 1 POPLAR BLUFF (4-5, 1-1) AT CENTRAL (8-1, 2-0) Last week: Sikeston 33, Poplar Bluff 16; Central 29, Perryville 14 Last year: POPLAR BLUFF 26, CENTRAL 10 NOTES: Central would secure its third straight district crown with a victory. ...
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Tigers escape Mules' rally for district championship
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Central wrapped up one football district title -- the European kind -- on Wednesday and can do the same tonight by beating the same team. The Tigers defended their Class 3, District 1 soccer title with a 5-3 win over Poplar Bluff when Heath Orr scored his school-record 28th and 29th goals of the season. Grant Hengst's goal in the 54th minute broke a 3-3 tie while Trey Wills added an insurance goal six minutes later...
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Area sports digest 11/7/02
(Other Sports ~ 11/07/02)
Cheney picked for national baseball list Ryan Cheney of Jackson has been chosen for "Who's Who in Youth League Baseball 2002." The distinction is given to only about five percent of the nearly one million Babe Ruth League players in the United States and Canada. It's awarded to players based on their accomplishments in performance and leadership on the field...
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