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A salute to the area's top students
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Southeast Missourian All of the students featured today are the top achievers at their schools: Central High School, Jackson High School, Notre Dame Regional High School, Saxony Lutheran High School and Scott City High School. All have celebrated their honors and recognition with classmates and family during graduations recently...
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Unlicensed cars court case delayed
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
The case against a Cape Girardeau business owner cited for having dozens of unlicensed cars on his lot was delayed. Despite repeated court orders, Lester Sample has failed for more than a year to remove the junked cars from his lot at 212 S. Spanish St., where he operates Riverfront Auto...
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Coroner waiting on autopsy results
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
An autopsy performed on the Cape Girardeau woman found dead in her home Saturday has not yet determined the cause of her death. Penney Jackson, a 38-year-old mother of two, was found unresponsive Saturday afternoon by paramedics. Toxicology test results aren't expected back for about six weeks, said Cape Girardeau County coroner Mike Hurst...
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Statutory rape case continued to July 21
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
A Jackson man charged with first-degree statutory rape and sodomy of a girl younger than 12 years of age appeared Monday in circuit court in Jackson. Circuit Judge William Syler continued the case to July 21. Bradley C. "Chris" Bollinger, 31, is currently free on $75,000 bail. Police began an investigation Oct. 10 after a girl came forward about the alleged sexual abuse that occurred in 1999...
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Police arrest babysitter on sex-related charges
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
A 45-year-old Sikeston man was arrested Thursday on 16 counts of first-degree statutory of having deviate sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 14, one count of first-degree child molestation and one count of possession of child pornography...
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Scott City's mayor governs through injuries
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
When Randy Kiplinger stood before the City Council in Scott City Monday night to complain about a drainage ditch, Mayor Tim Porch broke into a grin. Kiplinger and Porch were both wearing neck braces. "A broken neck is nothing to laugh at," the mayor said apologetically...
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FEMA brings 'safe room' tour to Jackson
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
For the 22 families in Jackson who lost homes on May 6 to tornadoes, federal officials are in town for a few days this week to ask them to consider one potentially life-saving change as they rebuild -- adding a safe room. In fact, officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency hopes everyone will build a so-called steel reinforced "safe room" where family members can go when severe weather hits...
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Jackson considers raising electric rates
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
The average Jackson household could see its monthly electric bill go up by $5.74 if the Jackson Board of Aldermen approves the recommendation of two engineering firms that performed a study on Jackson's electric rates. Schultz Engineering Services and Fisher and Arnold outlined their study during a public hearing at Monday night's board meeting...
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Weapons of mass distortion
(Column ~ 06/03/03)
To certain critics of U.S. policy in Iraq, the only thing worse than going to war with Saddam Hussein is the fact that we won. This they can never forgive -- which is why they are now trying to make a war crime out of the fact that the allies haven't yet found caches of weapons of mass destruction...
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People talk 6/3/03
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
Lead singer's illness forces Chicks to cancel CLEVELAND -- The Dixie Chicks canceled a sold-out concert over the weekend because lead singer Natalie Maines had a sore throat. Fans were not permitted to go to their seats at Gund Arena on Sunday and the show was canceled about 15 minutes before its 7:30 p.m start time. The concert was rescheduled for June 11...
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Comic book villains based on musician brothers is protected
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A pair of comic book villains modeled on two real-life musician brothers are constitutionally protected, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. Johnny and Edgar Autumn, comic book characters based on the real-life musical brothers Johnny and Edgar Winter, appeared in three Jonah Hex comic books published in 1995 by DC Comics. The villains were half-human, half-worm creatures with green tentacles sprouting from their chests...
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Bombing suspect appears in court, is flown to Alabama
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- After five years on the run, Olympic bombing suspect Eric Rudolph was put aboard a government plane in handcuffs and flown to Alabama to face trial first in a deadly abortion clinic attack that authorities say offers the strongest case against him...
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NYC to pay over evacuation of nursing home
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
NEW YORK -- The city agreed Monday to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming residents of a city-run nursing home were traumatized by the way they were abruptly evacuated because of concern for the facility's safety. Brenda Tripp said she had to search for her mother, Eunice, who suffers from dementia, after the 1998 evacuation of the Neponsit Health Care Center...
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U.S. military to screen soldiers for war illnesses
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
FORT STEWART, Ga. -- Col. Paula K. Underwood, an Army doctor, had just returned to her post in Germany from the 1991 Gulf War when she saw a patient whose condition baffled other doctors. The patient was a soldier, also just back from the war, who complained of memory loss. He could no longer find his way from home to work. He had trouble remembering how to make his morning coffee...
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Bishop gives up some authority to avoid indictment
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
PHOENIX -- The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix has relinquished some of his authority in an unprecedented agreement with prosecutors that will spare him from indictment on charges of protecting child-molesting priests. Under the agreement, Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien acknowledged he concealed sex-abuse allegations against priests, Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said Monday...
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Manufacturing declines, but it may signal coming recovery
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
NEW YORK -- U.S. manufacturing declined again in May, but at a much slower rate -- a sign the sector could finally be poised for recovery. In a report released Monday, The Institute for Supply Management, an industry group, said its manufacturing index was 49.4 percent last month, up from 45.4 in April. A reading below 50 means manufacturing activity is slowing; above 50 indicates the industry is growing...
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Nation digest 06/03/03
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
USS Constellation arrives home after final mission CORONADO, Calif. -- Sailors aboard the USS Constellation unfurled large "thank you" banners as the aircraft carrier returned home Monday from Iraq on its final mission before decommissioning. The ship was greeted at North Island Naval Air Station by thousands of relatives and friends shouting "welcome home" to the 5,000 sailors who had spent seven months at sea...
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Police issue 95 seat belt tickets in campaign
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
During the "Click It or Ticket" campaign in May, Cape Girardeau police issued 95 safety belt tickets, four child restraint violations, 108 speeding tickets and 35 tickets for other traffic and moving violations. The campaign was participated in by law enforcement agencies across the state to promote seat belt and child restraint use. Funding for salary pay was provided by a grant through the Missouri Division of Highway Safety...
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Tank falls off truck, ruptures gas line
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Part of Highway 34, near Marble Hill, Mo., was shut down Monday evening after a 180,000-pound tank fell off a tractor trailer and ruptured a natural gas line. The tank, about 50 feet long, did not injure anyone when it fell, said Marble Hill fire chief Jim Bollinger. No one had to be evacuated out of the area at the time...
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Point guard Parker will be speedy foe for Kidd, Nets
(Professional Sports ~ 06/03/03)
SAN ANTONIO -- Nearly two years ago, shortly after hearing the Spurs drafted a French point guard, San Antonio forward Malik Rose learned that Tony Parker had his own Web site. A few clicks later, Rose took his first look. "It was weird. It showed him dribbling around. It showed his weak French dunk. He barely got his fingers over the rim. Probably a 9-foot rim," Rose joked Monday...
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Ducks' OT mastery ties series
(Professional Sports ~ 06/03/03)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Overtime, again. The Mighty Ducks win, again. Steve Thomas put in Samuel Pahlsson's rebound 39 seconds into overtime, giving Anaheim a dramatic 1-0 victory over New Jersey on Monday night and evening the Stanley Cup finals at two games each...
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NASCAR stands firm in its ties with Jackson
(Sports Column ~ 06/03/03)
NASCAR is caught in the middle of a relentless attack by a dogged critic of Jesse Jackson. At stake are NASCAR's commitment to diversity and the allegiance of some fans who are riled by Jackson's opposition to the war in Iraq, resent him for other reasons, or simply don't want the complexion of the sport to change...
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Former Hornets coach picked to guide young Cavaliers
(Professional Sports ~ 06/03/03)
CLEVELAND -- Paul Silas knows better than anyone what is awaiting LeBron James. Silas threw enough elbows in the lane as a player that he knows there's going to be some aimed at James, the high school sensation tabbed for NBA superstardom. "This is a tough league," said Silas, a rugged rebounder for 16 years as a pro. "It's not a boy's league. This is a man's league. He's going to have to grow up right away."...
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Robredo joins three Spaniards in quarterfinals
(Professional Sports ~ 06/03/03)
PARIS -- Meet Tommy Robredo, the latest wild card dealt by the French Open. He celebrates midmatch points as though he's just won a title. He spins drop shots when no one else would. He's 21, the youngest man left at Roland Garros. And now he's in the final eight of a Grand Slam tournament, joining Albert Costa, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Moya to give Spain four quarterfinalists at a major for the first time in the Open era...
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Janet leaves Notre Dame AD position to pursue family time
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/03)
Chris Janet has always been a Bulldog at heart. He has no plans for change in that regard, but he does have new plans for his personal and professional life. On Monday, Janet announced his resignation as the Notre Dame Regional High School's athletic director and coach so he can pursue job opportunities that will allow him to spend more time with his family...
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Drew producing ahead of schedule
(Professional Sports ~ 06/03/03)
ST. LOUIS -- J.D. Drew is well on his way to conquering the injury that forced Cardinals teammate Mark McGwire out of baseball. It's been about six weeks since Drew was activated from the 15-day disabled list following offseason surgery to correct chronic patella tendinitis in his right knee. After a slow start he's playing more, resting less and contributing plenty to spark an offense that has stalled a bit recently...
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First round a reunion for former Central teammates
(College Sports ~ 06/03/03)
HATTIESBURG, Miss. --Murray State pitcher Craig Ringwald was watching the NCAA Tournament selection show a week ago when a familiar name flashed across the screen. Ringwald did a double-take. Baylor? "Of all the teams in the NCAA Tournament, I never thought we'd play Baylor," Ringwald said. "I just couldn't believe it."...
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Defending champion Texas heads to No. 1 Florida State
(College Sports ~ 06/03/03)
Defending national champion Texas is hitting the road for a super regional matchup at Florida State, the No. 1 national seed. The Longhorns (46-18) and Seminoles (54-11-1), traditionally among college baseball's most successful programs, begin play Saturday night in one of eight best-of-three super regionals announced Monday by the NCAA Division I baseball committee...
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FanFare 6/3/03
(Other Sports ~ 06/03/03)
Briefly Baseball Cardinals outfielder Albert Pujols, who hit .345 with 10 home runs and 26 RBI, on Monday was chosen the National League Player of the Month for May. Pujols hit 12 doubles and scored 25 runs in 29 games. He led all NL players in home runs, recording a .707 slugging percentage and a .394 on-base percentage. The 23-year-old leads the major leagues with a .364 batting average and a .701 slugging percentage...
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Area digest 6/3/03
(Other Sports ~ 06/03/03)
Two teams share wins in United Way tournament More than 140 golfers played through Monday's rain to help raise about $20,000 for the Area Wide United Way through its annual golf tournament at the Cape Girardeau Country Club, according to the United Way...
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Mental illness patient faces attempted murder charge
(State News ~ 06/03/03)
CHESTER, Ill. -- Longtime involuntary mental patient Rodney Yoder is finally free of the state mental-health system, only to find himself in jail awaiting trail on attempted-murder and other charges. Yoder, 44, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and being in possession of a weapon as a felon stemming from an incident three years ago at the Chester Mental Health Center, Michael Burke, a Randolph County assistant state's attorney, said Monday...
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Council votes to increase solid waste, water fees
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Cape Girardeau residents will pay more for trash and water service but neither city employees nor those who work for the private firm that runs the water service will get pay raises under a $45 million budget that won first-round approval from the city council on Monday night...
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Cape Municipal Band to host string players
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band will play the first concert of its regular season at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Capaha Park Band Shell. Special entertainment will be provided by the Central Junior High School String Orchestra. The band's program will include "Silver Shadow March," "The Ram's Horn Overture," "Samba for Flutes," "The Phantom Regiment March," "Salute to Bob Hope," "His Honor March," "Atlantic Avenue" and "Highlights from 'Mame.'"...
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45 area seventh-graders reach top of talent program
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Jesse Eichhorn scored an overall 26 out of a possible 36 on the ACT college admission exam he took earlier this year. It's a score most college-bound high school seniors would be ecstatic over, but Eichhorn is only 13 years old, a student at Jackson Middle School...
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Summer fitness program planned for area youngsters
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Main Street Fitness in Jackson is offering summer programs to get children off the couch and into the gym. Programs begin Wednesday for children from 1 to 13 years old, with classes tailored to their interests and ages. "With the increase in obesity and child diabetes, kids' fitness has been a goal of ours for several years," said Main Street Fitness assistant manager Scott Givens. "Kids who don't attend summer camps need something that will give them the idea about fitness."...
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Statins could reduce heart risk for kidney transplant patients
(International News ~ 06/03/03)
LONDON -- New research indicates that kidney transplant patients could reduce their risk of heart attacks by about a third by taking popular cholesterol-lowering drugs. Experts say the study, published today on the Web site of The Lancet medical journal, provides important evidence that statin drugs can improve the health of kidney transplant patients, who are often vulnerable to heart trouble...
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Search for life on Mars is part of space agency's mission
(International News ~ 06/03/03)
MOSCOW -- An unmanned spacecraft built by the European Space Agency blasted off atop a Russian rocket Monday on a mission to Mars, where it will orbit the planet for nearly two years and search for signs of life. The Mars Express spacecraft was launched by a Soyuz FG booster rocket from the Russian-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:45 p.m.CST, according to the agency...
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Scott City City Council actions 6/3
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
SCOTT CITY CITY COUNCIL ACTIONSMonday City Hall Old business Accepted demolition bid on house on First Street East. New business Approved liquor license for Casey's General Store. Approved liquor license for Rhodes 101 Convenience Stores...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Approved the voluntary annexation of 6.5 acres along West Independence as submitted by Robert and Lori Meyer. Accepted the bid of Innovative Idea Integration of Jackson in the amount of $43,824.68 regarding computer hardware acquisition and installation, under the computer hardware upgrade project...
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Former director of city inspections resigned his post
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/03/03)
To the editor: In the May 31 Southeast Missourian, in a story headlined "Council fires Cape city manager," the mayor stated that "he and the council were instrumental in sacking fire chief Michael Lackman, Convention and Visitors Bureau director Terri Clark-Bauer and city inspections director Tarryl Booker last year."...
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Budget is being balanced on backs of young, poor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/03/03)
To the editor: I have recently been reading about the proposed cuts in funding for education, health care and social services in Missouri. I am very concerned about the impact these cuts will have on those of us who live in Southeast Missouri. These cuts will drastically affect those who are the most vulnerable among us: children and the poor. It is probably no coincidence that this population is either too young to vote or less likely to vote. Where are the priorities of our state officials?...
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Tax cuts should go hand in hand with cost cutting
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/03/03)
To the editor: I'm all for cutting taxes. As a matter of fact, I wish there was no such devil as taxes. Individuals should voluntarily pay for the services they want or need, but that is unlikely to happen with the bloated government we have. This tax cut is unlikely to ease that bloat, because government will spend more than it takes in taxes. ...
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Speak Out A 06/03/03
(Speak Out ~ 06/03/03)
Educating the public I'M GLAD Missouri's governor is educating the public on the egregious errors of the state legislature. Their failure to close gargantuan and undeserved corporate tax loopholes has created a revenue crisis in education, health care and other essential programs. The governor should pay no attention to GOP Speak Out spinmeisters...
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Peggy Barlow
(Obituary ~ 06/03/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Peggy Sue McClain Barlow, 63, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, June 1, 2003, at the home of a daughter in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 20, 1940, at Chaffee, daughter of Henry and Mandy Cook McClain. She married Bobby E. Barlow Oct. 18, 1954, and was with him 37 years until his passing July 11, 1992...
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Penney Jackson
(Obituary ~ 06/03/03)
Penney Lynn Jackson, 38, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 31, 2003, at her home. She was born Aug. 5, 1964, in Mattoon, Ill., daughter of Wilburn L. and Billie J. Gibson Jackson. Jackson was a 1983 graduate of Granite City High School in Granite City, Ill. She moved to Cape Girardeau in 1987 from Granite City. She was a machine operator at Lee-Rowan Co. Wire Products in Jackson...
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Geneva Roy
(Obituary ~ 06/03/03)
Geneva Dorothy Roy, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Heartland Care Rehab Center. She was born July 31, 1920, in Fort Wayne, Ind., daughter of Gideon and Mageline Eberly Wansitler. She and Armor N. Roy were married Nov. 17, 1942. Roy had been head clerk at Bushes Department Store in Flint, Mich...
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Mildred Eifert
(Obituary ~ 06/03/03)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Mildred Leoria Eifert, 85, of Calhoun, Ga., died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Gordon Health Care Center in Calhoun. She was born Aug. 12, 1917, at Rockview, Mo., daughter of John and Rose Holmes Wooley. She and Norman W. Eifert were married May 17, 1941. He died Aug. 2, 1989...
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Rosemary Ward
(Obituary ~ 06/03/03)
PATTON, Mo. -- Rosemary Ward, 59, of Patton died Monday, June 2, 2003, at home, following an illness. She was born March 14, 1944, daughter of Albert Joseph and Elizabeth Grace Kish Quentin. She and Gary Ray Ward were married April 10, 1982, at St. John's, Mo...
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Robert Wilhite
(Obituary ~ 06/03/03)
Robert E. Wilhite, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 2, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Births 6/3/03
(Births ~ 06/03/03)
Miller Twin son and daughter to John E. and Beverly Joy Miller of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Tuesday, May 27, 2003. Ryan Duncan was born at 8:20 a.m. and weighed 4 pounds 15 ounces. Rachel Ann Marie was born at 8:22 a.m. and weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces. ...
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Out of the past 6/3/03
(Out of the Past ~ 06/03/03)
10 years ago: June 3, 1993 Missouri Highway and Transportation Department is considering options to improve traffic safety on Highway 61-34 beneath Interstate 55 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson; one plan includes relocating westbound lanes closer to eastbound lanes and eliminating median from near Veterans Home westward to where dual lane highway comes together...
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Professor retires, takes sports marketing director job
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Marketing professor Dr. Charles Wiles, whose career got a boost from newspaper publicity, won't be grading any more papers. But he still hopes to make the grade with his own marketing efforts. Wiles turned in his final grades last month at Southeast Missouri State University after more than three decades in the classroom. He retired from full-time teaching in 2000. Since then, he has taught a single marketing course each fall and spring semester...
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University hopes to expand dorm parking by August
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Construction workers have ripped up the Towers residence hall parking lot and dug into a hillside as part of a project to expand parking for Southeast Missouri State University's high-rise dormitories -- a move school officials say should ease the parking crunch by this fall...
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County offers tax relief for storm victims
(Editorial ~ 06/03/03)
As Jackson resident John Baker put it, thinking about paying property taxes on a house that was destroyed by a tornado would be overwhelming. It's a good thing he won't have to. Neither will any of the Cape Girardeau County residents whose homes were destroyed in the May 6 storms, thanks to a recent decision by the county commission...
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Still at war in Iraq
(Editorial ~ 06/03/03)
"The war in Iraq is not over, madam." Those are the words of Lt. Gen. David McKiernan, the commander of the coalition ground troops in Iraq, correcting a reporter last week who had asked how many U.S. soldiers had been injured "since the end of the war."...
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Battle brews amid Israelis, Palestinians before start of summit
(International News ~ 06/03/03)
JERUSALEM -- A disagreement brewed Monday between Israelis and Palestinians over the fate of more than 100 Israeli settlement outposts set up in the West Bank during 32 months of violence. Other differences -- on how to rein in Palestinian militants and the wording of summit declarations -- also persisted, underscoring the difficulty of ending the violence despite world pressure...
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Report - Inspectors in Iraq found questions but no weapons
(International News ~ 06/03/03)
The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. inspectors found no evidence Iraq had weapons of mass destruction but had many questions and leads to pursue when their searches were suspended just before the U.S.-led invasion, chief inspector Hans Blix said in his final report Monday...
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World briefs 06/03/03
(International News ~ 06/03/03)
SARS handling will be reviewed, officials say TORONTO -- Officials announced another death and 10 more SARS cases in Canada's largest city Monday and said they would review how they handled a renewed outbreak of the flu-like illness after accusations that warnings were ignored...
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Summit leaders pledge support for rebuilding Iraq after war
(International News ~ 06/03/03)
EVIAN, France -- President Bush's fiercest opponents over Iraq worked to put the war and the rift with America behind them Monday, with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder pledging firm support to build a stable and prosperous Iraq...
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Queen celebrates 50th anniversary of coronation
(International News ~ 06/03/03)
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 50th anniversary of her coronation Monday with a religious service at Westminster Abbey, the royal shrine where she was crowned. A crowd outside the abbey cheered as the queen, wearing a primrose yellow suit and hat, arrived with her husband, Prince Philip...
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President goes to Mideast for peace summits
(International News ~ 06/03/03)
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- President Bush, taking the lead in the frustrating search for Mideast peace, pledged Monday to work unstintingly for the goal of Israel and a Palestinian state living side by side without bloodshed. He said that "this is going to be a difficult process" but claimed progress...
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Start of legislative session marked by partisan controversy
(State News ~ 06/03/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A special legislative session began Monday with House Democrats accusing Republicans of procedural deception. Democratic leaders complained that majority Republicans had encouraged their own members to return to the Capitol on Monday while telling Democrats they could stay home until Thursday...
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Researchers claim antioxidants may protect brain from alcohol
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
WASHINGTON -- Antioxidants, already widely promoted as cancer-fighters, also may help protect the brain from chronic alcohol damage. Chronic alcoholism damages parts of the brain used in learning and memory, but giving rats an antioxidant protected them from the damage, according to researchers working in the United States and Spain...
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FCC allows companies to own more TV stations, newspapers
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators relaxed decades-old rules restricting media ownership Monday, permitting companies to buy more television stations and own a newspaper and a broadcast outlet in the same city. The Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 -- along party lines -- to adopt a series of changes favored by media companies...
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High court rules against 20th Century Fox
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday that companies cannot be sued under a trademark law for using information in the public domain without giving credit to the originator, a defeat for 20th Century Fox in a dispute over old war footage. Justices ruled 8-0 that a video company, Daster Corp., did not violate the trademark law when it reused World War II documentary footage without giving credit to 20th Century Fox...
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Your life at your fingertips -- courtesy of Pentagon technology
(National News ~ 06/03/03)
WASHINGTON -- Coming to you soon from the Pentagon: the diary to end all diaries -- a multimedia, digital record of everywhere you go and everything you see, hear, read, say and touch. Known as LifeLog, the project has been put out for contractor bids by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, the agency that helped build the Internet and that is now developing the next generation of anti-terrorism tools...
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Cape fire report 6/3/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/03/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, June 3 Firefighters responded to the following items Sunday: At 5:43 p.m., a trash fire at 1031 N. West End Blvd. At 7:18 p.m., a cardboard bale fire at 1310 Southern Expressway. At 7:26 p.m., a medical assist at 3003 Themis.Firefighters responded to the following items Monday:...
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Cape Girardeau City Council action 6/3/03
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Monday, June 2 Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) Repealed handicap parking on a portion of South Middle Street. Approved a record plat of Schuessler Subdivision. New ordinances (First reading) Approved a special-use permit to Jeffrey A. and Laura Thomas for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining a lighted pole sign at 1925 William St...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 6/3/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/03/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, June 3 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs Anton Shamon Miller, 24, of 12037 S. Perry, Chicago, Ill., was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and prohibited acts...
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Learning briefs 6/3
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
SAC, Catholic Campus Ministries honored The Student Activities Council and Catholic Campus Ministries were awarded Outstanding Student Organization awards at Southeast Missouri State University. The awards recognize student organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the betterment of the university community...
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Reflecting on a year spent abroad
(Local News ~ 06/03/03)
Southeast Missourian When this article runs, I will have less than a month before I make the flight back across the Pond. Everything is starting to wind down: school ends this Friday; students here have "summer fever" already; lazy afternoons with barbecues are being planned. All of these are signs that my departure is rapidly approaching...
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Tax plans met with defiance as special session opens
(State News ~ 06/03/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A special legislative session on Missouri's budget opened Monday with a few lawmakers proposing tax increases that Republican leaders indicated were likely to die. Democratic Gov. Bob Holden called lawmakers into an extra session to refer tax increases to the ballot as a way to avoid spending cuts and correct what he claims is an out-of-balance state budget...
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