-
American idol has hockey singing the blues
(Sports Column ~ 06/02/03)
dwilson In a world dominated by reality television programs based on plot twists, a feel-good-nonfiction-sports story is king. Networks are introducing a new reality television show every week and Americans are gobbling them up. So why isn't anyone watching the Stanley Cup playoffs?...
-
Floods, sinkholes force evacuations in Colorado
(National News ~ 06/02/03)
VAIL, Colo. -- More than 400 residents were ordered to evacuate Sunday as heavy spring runoff and rain increased fears of mudslides and sent a creek over its banks. High water also created a large sinkhole that forced the closure of the major east-west highway across Colorado...
-
Seven-minute movie by female Saudi director debuts on Internet
(Entertainment ~ 06/02/03)
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia -- The film is only seven minutes long. It was shot with a video camera, cost $1,000 to make and can only be seen on the Internet. And it is remarkable. "Who...?" was filmed by Haifaa al-Mansour in this conservative Muslim country, which has no movie industry or even theaters. Some Saudis believe it's against their religion to own TV sets or show images of the human form...
-
Hong Kong health-care worker dies from SARS
(International News ~ 06/02/03)
HONG KONG -- An eighth front-line Hong Kong health care worker died of SARS on Sunday, and in Canada nurses accused hospital officials of ignoring warnings of Toronto's latest outbreak, which also claimed another victim. In Taiwan, officials handed out free thermometers in an island-wide "take-your-temperature" campaign amid signs containment efforts were paying off. The number of daily infections remained in single digits for the fourth day in a row...
-
FBI director says Saudi attacks have 'hallmarks' of al-Qaida
(International News ~ 06/02/03)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- FBI director Robert Mueller on Sunday said the Riyadh suicide bombings bore "all the hallmarks" of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror group, and he praised the U.S.-Saudi cooperation in the investigation of the attacks. Mueller, who arrived in Saudi Arabia earlier in the day from Jordan, said he was in the Gulf kingdom to praise Saudi officials for their support in the war on terror and the probe into the fatal May 12 attacks...
-
World briefs 06/02/03
(International News ~ 06/02/03)
Israel eases some travel restrictions JERUSALEM -- Israel eased travel restrictions Sunday on Palestinians and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he would probably dismantle illegal settlement outposts soon, as leaders prepared for a summit with President Bush aimed at ending 32 months of Mideast violence...
-
World leaders try to establish united front at annual summit
(International News ~ 06/02/03)
EVIAN, France -- World leaders clamped a harmonious face on a summit simmering with Iraq war disputes Sunday, striking a united front with pledges of billions of dollars to fight AIDS and hunger in poor nations. The meeting's most closely watched moment was the welcoming handshake between French President Jacques Chirac and President Bush, whose wartime differences led to angry recriminations on both sides of the Atlantic. ...
-
Few Iraqis turning in weapons
(International News ~ 06/02/03)
David and Marie Mayberry of Commerce, Mo., maintained their sense of humor with a for-sale sign as their home was flooded by the Mississippi River in 1993. "I'm sick of this," Marie Mayberry said from the front porch of their home on July 10, 1993...
-
Holden, legislature prepare for special session on budget
(State News ~ 06/02/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After weeks of accusations, political posturing and complex accounting, Gov. Bob Holden prepared to square off this week against the Republican-controlled legislature in a special session on Missouri's state budget. From the fall of the gavel at noon today, Holden and the legislature will have less than a month to pass a revised state budget or face a potential government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins July 1...
-
Landowners, state swap property
(State News ~ 06/02/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Last year, the Department of Natural Resources was doing some routine surveying and came up with an interesting discovery: Part of James Lyons' house was in a state park. The boundaries of Thousand Hills State Park in northern Missouri had encroached on Lyons' property by seven-tenths of an acre. And Lyons had encroached on park land by 1.7 acres...
-
Blue Springs man lives with memories of death march
(State News ~ 06/02/03)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Harold Costigan lives in a world with no sound and little light -- where the memory of his last clear senses is filled with the faces of hungry and dying soldiers. Costigan, 86, of Blue Springs, is a World War II veteran and a survivor of the Bataan Death March and the Japanese prison camps in the Philippines. ...
-
Suspected bomber spent months at supremacist compound
(State News ~ 06/02/03)
SCHELL CITY, Mo. -- Suspected Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph spent about four months at a white supremacist compound in southwest Missouri 18 years ago, according to a director of the Church of Israel. Dan Gayman told The Joplin Globe in 2001 that Rudolph, his mother, Patricia, and his brother Jamie stayed on the church's Schell City property for about four months from November 1984 until the next spring...
-
Convicted levee breaker, serving life, maintains his innocence
(State News ~ 06/02/03)
WEST QUINCY, Mo. -- James Scott spends his days minding his own business, keeping a low profile among the convicted rapists, murderers and drug pushers. "You've got a rule in prison -- you see nothing, you hear nothing," Scott, 33, said. He spoke in low, measured tones during an interview inside the Jefferson City Correctional Center, where he is serving a life sentence as the only person ever tried and convicted for an obscure state law: causing a catastrophe...
-
Talent has plan for highway bonds
(Editorial ~ 06/02/03)
U.S. Sen. Jim Talent of Missouri criss-crossed the state last week with an interesting idea, stopping in Cape Girardeau to talk about it with a roomful of people in the know. He was in front of various businessmen and entrepreneurs talking about how to upgrade the roads in Missouri -- and the rest of the nation -- and make them more conducive to travel...
-
James Brown keeps up pace of hard work
(Entertainment ~ 06/02/03)
The Associated PressNEW YORK -- Five decades of splits, stop-on-a-dime spins and side-gliding dance steps can take a toll even on the hardest-working man in show business. "I'm getting very tired, and I'd love to quit yesterday," says James Brown, his gruff voice sounding a bit weary after a recent late-night performance at B.B. King's nightclub...
-
MTV honors its 2003 movie award winners in irreverent style
(National News ~ 06/02/03)
LOS ANGELES -- You don't have to exist to get an MTV Movie Award. The irreverent ceremony honored the little green Jedi, Yoda, for best fight scene from "Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones," while the raspy creep Gollum from "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" won for "virtual performance" and for best on screen team for its performance alongside human co-stars Elijah Wood and Sean Astin...
-
Antiques taking over downtown
(Column ~ 06/02/03)
For more than 15 years, it was Riverside Gymnastics. Then for several years it was Main Street Furniture. Starting July 1, the property at 45 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau -- one of downtown's larger buildings -- will take on another incarnation, this time as Pastimes Antiques...
-
Living by the river's whim
(Local News ~ 06/02/03)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Buddy Vetter and the Mississippi River are bound together. Retired now, he was a riverboat pilot for 38 years. He was on the river when the Mississippi came after his family's double-wide mobile home in July of 1993. With the help of neighbors and family members, his wife, Mary, moved their belongings to a relative's house while vowing to return...
-
Tornado pulls people together at Immaculate Conception
(Local News ~ 06/02/03)
MATTHEW APGAR * photos@semissourian.com Charlie Daniels and his band played in the Auto Tire & Parts Race Track in Benton, Mo., on Sunday. About 750 people danced and sang along with Daniels' country music. By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian...
-
Technology to zap TV commercials worries industry
(Business ~ 06/02/03)
Don't ask Harry Rediger about Britney Spears dancing with a can of Pepsi or two sexy girls in a cat-fight over Miller Lite or even some teenage punk pushing Dell Computers. Chances are, if it's a television commercial, he hasn't seen it. "I'm skipping as many as I can," said the retired retail manager from Cape Girardeau. "I don't have to watch them anymore."...
-
Country star Daniels plays Benton concert
(Local News ~ 06/02/03)
BENTON, Mo. -- In her 67 years, Barbara Caraway has been to 22 Charlie Daniels Band concerts. "I've been a fan all my life. I just love him," said Caraway, who lives in Cape Girardeau. Caraway and around 750 other people turned out Sunday night at the Auto Tire & Parts Race Track in Benton to hear the 66-year-old Daniels sing about barstools, lost love and rowdy crowds...
-
Jobless rate tells only one part of story on economy
(Business ~ 06/02/03)
NEW YORK -- The nation's unemployment rate has edged up to 6 percent, but frustrated jobseekers -- shoulder to shoulder with so many others who have recently lost work -- are convinced the number is missing something. They're right, experts say. The unemployment figure, based on the government's monthly survey of 55,000 households, only counts those people who have made an effort to look for a job in the last four weeks...
-
Growing pains fading, satellite radio is ready to blast off
(Business ~ 06/02/03)
NEW YORK -- Satellite radio comes from space bearing gifts: 100 digital channels with eclectic music options and few or no commercials, beamed directly to cars and home stereos throughout the continental United States. Less than a year ago, potential subscribers and investors were treating it like an unwelcome visitor from another planet. Its dueling providers, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., were warning they might run out of cash...
-
Businesses wheeling, dealing to gain a foothold in Iraqi market
(Business ~ 06/02/03)
and Brad Foss ~ The Associated Press Companies specializing in security, construction, energy and telecommunications will benefit first from the lifting of economic sanctions in Iraq, where U.S. government contracts offer chances for big profits...
-
People talk 06/02/03
(National News ~ 06/02/03)
Presidential job would 'never' interest Oprah SEATTLE -- Oprah for president? A fan was handing out orange bumper stickers promoting the idea, but don't hold your breath. The idea doesn't interest Oprah Winfrey -- top daytime TV talk-show host, magazine publisher, movie star, honored literacy booster and all-around mover and shaker...
-
Search begins for Rudolph's hiding places as legal battle brews
(National News ~ 06/02/03)
MURPHY, N.C. -- Suspected Olympic park bomber Eric Rudolph remained under heavy guard in a county jail Sunday as federal agents in camouflage headed into the surrounding woods again, this time hoping to figure out how he eluded them for five years. Dozens of law enforcement vehicles lined U.S. 74 across from Murphy High School, a short distance from the grocery store where Rudolph was caught early Saturday when a rookie police officer spotted him scrounging for food...
-
New study confirms controversial ImClone drug effective
(National News ~ 06/02/03)
CHICAGO --The fortunes of Erbitux, the experimental medicine that brought down the head of ImClone and ensnarled Martha Stewart in a Wall Street scandal, got a boost Sunday from a new study that concluded it helps terminally ill victims of colon cancer...
-
Doctors find blocking blood vessels improves cancer survival
(National News ~ 06/02/03)
CHICAGO -- For the first time, doctors have convincingly shown that blocking tumors' blood supply can help cancer patients live longer, proving a theory that has cycled through years of hope and frustration. The idea -- the lifelong quest of Harvard's Dr. Judah Folkman -- is that cancer needs a growing network of blood vessels to survive. Shutting down this process, called angiogenesis, should arrest tumors and even obliterate them...
-
Nation briefs 06/02/03
(National News ~ 06/02/03)
Senate begins debate on increasing ethanol in gas WASHINGTON -- Politicians hail ethanol, the corn-based gasoline additive, as a boon to the environment and a way to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil. But ethanol also comes with its own environmental problems and scientists disagree over whether producing ethanol actually uses more fossil energy than it replaces...
-
Newman claims MBNA 400
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/03)
DOVER, Del. -- Ryan Newman lost power steering, but not determination, and held off Jeff Gordon to win Sunday at Dover International Speedway. The victory in the MBNA 400 gave Newman what he hopes will be the momentum to move into contention in the Winston Cup points race...
-
Perry breezes to second straight win
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/03)
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Kenny Perry has gone unnoticed for 17 years on the PGA Tour. Not anymore. One week after a record-setting victory at the Colonial, Perry built another big lead Sunday at the Memorial. He ran out of gas at the end and closed with three straight bogeys, but still shot even-par 72 for a two-shot victory over Lee Janzen...
-
Mutombo a spectator so far
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/03)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Watching the New Jersey Nets make a run at the NBA title hasn't been much fun for Dikembe Mutombo. A proud man, Mutombo has played in four of the Nets' 14 playoff games, and it seems doubtful that the eight-time All Star and four-time defensive player of the year will have a big role in the finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Game 1 is Wednesday night in San Antonio...
-
Hoang Nguyen
(Obituary ~ 06/02/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Hoang Xvan Nguyen, 81, of Miner, Mo., formerly of Vietnam died Friday, May 30, 2003, at his home. He was born Jan. 1, 1922, in Nghe An, Vietnam, son of Danh Van and Trieu Thi Nguyen. He and Nam Thi Nguyen were married in 1955 in Saigon...
-
Penney Jackson
(Obituary ~ 06/02/03)
Penney Lynn Jackson, 38, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 31, 2003, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
-
Geneva Roy
(Obituary ~ 06/02/03)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Geneva D. Roy, 82, of Advance died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at the Heartland Care Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are pending with Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
-
John Jakal
(Obituary ~ 06/02/03)
TAMMS, Ill. -- John Jakal, 91, of Tamms died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at City Care Nursing Center in Anna, Ill. He was born April 12, 1912. He resided at H&S Shelter Care Center in Tamms for many years. Visitation will be after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. Graveside funeral service and burial will follow at 10 a.m. at Liberty Cemetery east of Pulaski, Ill., with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating...
-
Mary Malley
(Obituary ~ 06/02/03)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Mary Malley, 86, of Russellville, Ky., formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville. She was born July 5, 1916, in Unity, Ill., daughter of Harry and Myrtle Douglas Woodney. She was married to James Thomas "Pat" Malley, who preceded her in death...
-
Out of the past 6/2/03
(Out of the Past ~ 06/02/03)
10 years ago: June 2, 1993 For first time since early April, Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau is below flood stage; but water woes inside East Cape Girardeau, Ill.-Clear Creek Levee District are expected to continue for at least another week or two; one-way traffic will remain in effect over part of water-covered Illinois Route 3 between Route 146 junction and Gale for another seven to 10 days...
-
Peggy Barlow
(Obituary ~ 06/02/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Peggy Sue Barlow, 63, of Chaffee, formerly of Delta, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
-
Dalhousie hosts qualifying for Missouri Amateur meet today
(Community Sports ~ 06/02/03)
Dalhousie Golf Club will become a stepping stone for the Missouri Amateur Golf Championship today when it hosts one of six qualifying tournaments around the state. Twelve of the 31 golfers in today's 18-hole competition will earn spots in the field for the tournament, which will be June 24 to 29 at Hickory Hills Country Club in Springfield...
-
Capahas sweep another doubleheader
(Community Sports ~ 06/02/03)
The Cape Girardeau Craftsman Union Capahas are off to a 4-0 season start after sweeping another home doubleheader Sunday. After winning twice against Valmeyer (Ill.) Saturday, the Capahas disposed of the St. Louis Printers 6-4 and 13-2 at Capaha Field...
-
Teen Challenge has a good year for berries
(Editorial ~ 06/02/03)
Everybody knows that the people at Teen Challenge work hard, not just at overcoming drug problems in a Christian-based treatment program, but also at growing outstanding strawberries. But despite all of the hard work at the rural Cape Girardeau group home, Teen Challenge had a couple of years of measly strawberry crops. Organizers feared people might turn away from the organization's annual strawberry festival...
-
Speak Out A 06/02/03
(Speak Out ~ 06/02/03)
Political rhetoric IT'S THE same rhetoric from both Republicans and Democrats: Take all the credit, give none to the other. Spread hate for each other. Statesmanship be damned. Tax cuts and more tax cuts to get re-elected in 2004. The economy has its ups and downs regardless of party. It will turn around, and Republicans will take credit. Both parties use deception on the American people...
-
Dixie genius to the rescue
(Column ~ 06/02/03)
KENNETT, Mo. -- I like to think that the inherent, indigenous and inexhaustible genius that prevails throughout much of America's Dixieland will someday rub off on those of us who live right along the Mason-Dixon line or even hundreds of miles north of it...
-
Missouri companies considering partnership to build power plant
(State News ~ 06/02/03)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Two Missouri electric companies and a Nebraska company are considering a $1 billion partnership to build a 600-megawatt power plant. Springfield City Utilities, Joplin-based Empire District Electric Co. and Omaha, Neb.-based Tenaska Energy have not yet signed any agreements regarding the proposed coal plant, said Bill Braudt Jr., general manager of project development at Tenaska...
-
FanFare 6/2/03
(Other Sports ~ 06/02/03)
Briefly Baseball Roger Clemens was denied his 300th career victory for the second time Sunday when the host Detroit Tigers rallied from six runs down and tied the New York Yankees in the seventh inning. Clemens pitched six innings and was in position to become the 21st pitcher in history to win No. 300, but New York's bullpen and defense let him down...
-
Business memo 06/02/03
(Business ~ 06/02/03)
Development conference held at Lake Ozark The 45th annual Governor's Business Development Conference came to a close last week at the Lodge of Four Seasons at Lake Ozark. Creating jobs in a knowledge-based economy was the theme of this year's conference, which featured informational sessions, guest speakers and business networking opportunities...
-
Disciplined Cardinals avoid sweep
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Discipline in the middle of the lineup helped the St. Louis Cardinals snap a three-game losing streak. Albert Pujols, Jim Edmonds and Scott Rolen drew consecutive two-out walks to set up Edgar Renteria's tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning of a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday...
-
Isringhausen set for stint in minor leagues
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/03)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen will be sent on a rehab assignment after throwing to hitters Sunday for the third time in a six-day span. Manager Tony La Russa said Isringhausen probably will pitch Tuesday or Wednesday somewhere in the minor league system. The location has not yet been determined, but the Cardinals would prefer that the team be at home...
-
Venus Williams suffers early exit at hands of Russian teen
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/03)
PARIS -- Jeers and whistles rained down as Venus Williams brushed past a TV interviewer on her way off the court. She raised a hand to wave stiffly. In the stands above, her sister Serena and mother quickly rose to leave. The family isn't used to such early exits at Grand Slam tournaments...
-
Anaheim needs to win again
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/03)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- They don't mind being called lucky Ducks. Even Adam Oates, their most experienced player, called them exactly that. If it took a fortuitous bounce or a freaky play to get them back into the Stanley Cup finals against the New Jersey Devils, so what? As Oates said Sunday, "Winning was huge for us. If it's 3-0, it's a lot different series."...
-
Decision could reshape landscape of newspapers, TV, radio
(National News ~ 06/02/03)
WASHINGTON -- Rules governing ownership of newspapers and television and radio stations are on the verge of changes that could significantly alter who controls what people see, hear and read. In a vote set for Monday, the Republican majority on the five-member Federal Communications Commission was expected to allow companies to buy more television stations and, in some cases, own both a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same city...
-
Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 06/02/03)
Monday, June 2 7 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearingsn A public hearing regarding the request of Jeffrey A. and Laura Thomas for a special-use permit for a lighted pole sign at 1925 William St. A public hearing regarding the request of St. Francis Medical Center for a special-use permit for a four-story Health and Wellness Center at 150 S. Mount Auburn Road in a general commercial district...
-
Community Q&A 06/02/03
(Local News ~ 06/02/03)
Name: Jackie Griffith Lives in: Cape Girardeau Family: Husband, Steve; daughters, Kelly Winder and Deidre Griffith; granddaughter, Jacqueline Belle Winder, and grandson, Blaise Winder. Job: Recent retiree of AmerenUE, Area Wide United Way board member...
-
Red Cross trying to get type O blood
(Local News ~ 06/02/03)
CHRIS PAGANO*semissourian.com Bill Copanas has donated blood more than 100 times. He feels this is an opportunity to help others. Southeast Missourian Giving blood is a "painless ordeal," according to longtime donor Richard Giles, and sometimes donors help people they know...
-
Military digest 06/02/03
(Local News ~ 06/02/03)
Marine to ship out on USS Nassau group Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joe C. Hester, son of Stacia D. and Cliff C. Hester of Scott City, is preparing to reboard ships of the USS Nassau Amphibious Ready Group while assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C...
-
Community cuisine 06/02/03
(Local News ~ 06/02/03)
Church to have ham and bean supper Wesley United Methodist Church on Highway 177 in Fruitland will hold a ham and bean supper from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The meal includes ham and beans, corn bread, coleslaw and pies. Children 5 and under eat free. Ministry to hold fish fry Friday...
-
Cape/Jackson fire reports 6/2/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/03)
Cape Girardeau Monday, June 2 Firefighters responded to the following items Saturday: At 5:24 p.m., a medical assist at 630 North St. At 5:39 p.m., an outside fire at 1330 Southern Expressway. At 9:02 p.m., a medical assist at 1137 S. Pacific. At 9:26 p.m., a medical assist at 407 N. Kingshighway...
-
Cape police report 6/2/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/03)
Cape Girardeau Monday, June 2 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Danita Russell, 36, of 534 N. Fountain, Apt. 2, Cape Girardeau received a summons Saturday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
-
People on the move 06/02/03
(Business ~ 06/02/03)
Cottonwood recognizes employee of the year Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center recognized the Employee of the Year for 2003 during the annual Employee Relations Day held at the center on May 16. Sharon McDowell of Cape Girardeau was selected for the award by co-workers, who cited her professionalism and skills in working with others. McDowell began her career at Cottonwood in 1999 as a direct care staff member and is currently children's psychiatric care supervisor...
-
Holden, Legislature prepare for special session on budget
(State News ~ 06/02/03)
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's Legislature began a special session Monday -- called back to work by Gov. Bob Holden to reconsider spending cuts to education and human services, and decide whether to refer tax increases to voters...
Stories from Monday, June 2, 2003
Browse other days