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QBs Manning, McNair share MVP honor
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/04)
Star quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Steve McNair reached the individual pinnacle of the NFL on Friday when they shared The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award. In just the third tie since the award began in 1957, the premier passers each received 16 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL...
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Issue of women in combat draw little D.C. comment
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
WASHINGTON -- Female American troops in Iraq have killed Iraqis with bombs and bullets. They've won medals for valor and Purple Hearts for combat wounds. They've been captured as prisoners of war, killed by enemy fire and buried as heroes in Arlington National Cemetery...
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Safety net tightens on air travel; more flights are canceled
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
WASHINGTON -- The safety net tightened around air travel Friday as British flights to Washington and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were canceled, while law enforcement officials acknowledged that some delays were caused by mistaken identities. Mexican authorities also reported another cancellation...
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Iran holds off on visit by senator
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
WASHINGTON -- Iran informed the United States on Friday that it is not prepared to immediately accept an administration proposal to send Sen. Elizabeth Dole to Iran to deliver earthquake relief supplies. Iran said it prefers that the U.S. proposal be "held in abeyance" because of the current situation on the ground in Iran, State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said...
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Davis may be the key to Carolina gaining revenge against Dallas
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/04)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Stephen Davis sat down at his locker, unaware Steve Spurrier had just resigned as coach of the Washington Redskins. When told, he didn't believe it. He checked his cell phone: Eight messages. A sly smile crept across his face for a second. Then someone asked if one of those messages was the Redskins begging him to come back...
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Ravens, Lewis look to continue recent mastery over Titans
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/04)
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens' dominance of the Tennessee Titans can be traced to the rivalry within the rivalry: Ray Lewis versus Eddie George. Tennessee (12-4) will be seeking to snap a five-game losing streak against Baltimore (10-6) in a first-round AFC playoff game today. The biggest roadblock in the Titans' trek to the Super Bowl is Lewis, the NFL Defensive Player of the Year and one of the fiercest linebackers in the game...
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Ohio St. picks up win over Kansas St.
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/04)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Craig Krenzel left college football with another Fiesta Bowl triumph and another MVP award. Ell Roberson's comeback fell one touchdown short in a game many thought he would not play. Krenzel, who finished his Ohio State career 24-3 as a starter, matched his career high with four touchdown passes -- two apiece to Michael Jenkins and Santonio Holmes -- and No. 7 Ohio State held off No. 8 Kansas State 35-28 on Friday night...
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Casino opponents mobilize in St. Louis County
(State News ~ 01/03/04)
ST. LOUIS -- With public meetings and prayer vigils, some opponents in south St. Louis County are challenging proposals for a new casino. "None of us are of the mind-set that casinos or gambling are bad," though prospects of a gambling site not far from a south St. Louis County elementary school aren't acceptable, said Debbie Wirtel, a mother organizing parents opposed to the plan...
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Talent says state's federal education money goes untouched
(State News ~ 01/03/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Sen. Jim Talent said Friday that state officials have not tapped $72 million in federal education money earmarked for Missouri in the past few years, and that it's still available. But state education officials said that, over time, they will make use of the money...
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Attacking mad cow
(Editorial ~ 01/03/04)
Thirty countries have banned U.S. beef imports since a single case of mad cow disease was confirmed in Washington state Dec. 23. Missouri's position as the second-leading producer of beef cows in the nation makes the need to control mad cow disease all the more pressing...
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A voice for unity Episcopal moderates, liberals struggle withi
(Community News ~ 01/03/04)
Nancy Key, a lifelong Episcopalian, grew uneasy as speaker after speaker at her diocesan meeting rose to denounce the confirmation of the first openly gay bishop in the history of the American church. The Diocese of San Joaquin, Calif., is among the more conservative in the nation, and its bishop, John-David Schofield, is prominent in the network moving toward a break with the denomination's leaders...
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Neighbors don't want Taste activity
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/03/04)
To the editor: As a property owner on South Lorimier Street, I'd like to see the Taste closed down. If the owner of the establishment can't control the property and its clients, let's do it for him. These are not the actions of the people I'd like to see in my neighborhood. Why do we think the neighbors there want them? Enough is enough already. Let's close it now...
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Guardsmen expect call to active duty
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/03/04)
To the editor: I and many other veterans can only laugh at the article "Working overtime" in last Sunday's paper. What did this guy think he was being paid for 31 years in the Guard for? Summer camp? No one forced any of these people to accept an assignment or paycheck to be in the National Guard. We've had an all-volunteer military force since the mid-1970s...
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Top-ranked USC plans to tune out controversial Sugar Bowl
(College Sports ~ 01/03/04)
PASADENA, Calif. -- Let the rest of the country tune in to the Sugar Bowl on Sunday night. The USC Trojans believe college football's championship has already been decided. "I'm not going to watch it and I don't care," Southern California receiver Mike Williams said. "All we know is that we took care of business...
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UConn looks to stretch home win streak to 70
(College Sports ~ 01/03/04)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The plan is simple and the results beyond question. "Our approach is we're not going to lose at home," Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said. Top-ranked Connecticut stays true to its word, and has a chance to again rewrite the record books of women's college basketball...
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Calendar
(Community News ~ 01/03/04)
Today Gospel singing with The Gloryroad Travelers and the Victory Men Quartet at 7 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Villa Ridge, Ill. Upcoming Cape Girardeau County Christian Women's Club will meet at 11 a.m. Jan. 12 at Delmonico's in Jackson. Speaker is Debbie Osborne of St. Charles. Lunch and day-care reservations are needed by Jan. 8; call Bonnie Macke at 243-2866...
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Conservative Catholic beliefs are under the spotlight due to
(Community News ~ 01/03/04)
hey attend Mass in Latin, using a liturgy Rome abolished. They abstain from meat on Fridays and women cover their heads in church. For more than three decades, a small group of American Roman Catholics has been quietly worshipping in ways the Vatican told them to abandon...
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Add a sacred element to everything
(Community News ~ 01/03/04)
"Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for one who loves another has fulfilled the law." Romans 13: 8. Have you ever wondered if you were spiritual enough? And thought if there was only extra time you could do more for God? Time to pray more often, attend church more frequently and make a concentrated effort to help other people. I was vulnerable to all those feelings until I recently heard a comment made by our pastor that allowed me to change my perspective...
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Official- Audit found deficiencies in Catholic dioceses' abuse
(Community News ~ 01/03/04)
An upcoming report on whether Roman Catholic bishops are implementing their new mandatory discipline plan for sexually abusive priests will say most dioceses are complying, but "there is still a lot that needs to be done," the official overseeing the audit said Friday...
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North Korea visit draws cool response from Bush administration
(International News ~ 01/03/04)
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration, pressing for the irreversible and verifiable elimination of North Korea's nuclear program, distanced itself Friday from planned visits there by congressional aides and private scientists. White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said that a six-nation effort to address the issue -- which began last August -- is the appropriate forum for such an undertaking...
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Steve Irwin's crocodile stunt draws Aussie ire
(International News ~ 01/03/04)
BRISBANE, Australia -- "Crocodile hunter" Steve Irwin's latest stunt -- hand feeding a large crocodile while holding his infant son -- drew fire from viewers Saturday, a visit by police and the promise of a government investigation. Before a crowd of onlookers at his reptile park in Beerwah, north of Brisbane, Irwin on Friday cradled his month-old son, Robert, under one arm and dangled a piece of chicken from the other hand in front of a 13-foot crocodile...
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Post office facility hampered by leaks
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
Several leaks in the roof of the Cape Girardeau Post Office have forced the carrier operation to be moved temporarily to the processing center at 475 Kell Farm Drive. "The leaks in the roof have been causing us some problems," postmaster Michael Keefe said. "We have cases set up and water dripping down, so we've had to move equipment. We don't want mail getting wet."...
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Student regent named at Southeast Missouri State
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
Southast Missourian India Jeffery of St. Louis has been appointed student regent at Southeast Missouri State University. Jeffery, who is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing, will replace Laura Hockensmith, whose term on the board of regents has expired. Gov. Bob Holden appointed Jeffery to a one-year term earlier this week. In Missouri, student regents attend board meetings but don't have voting power...
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Arkansas' Nutt offered Nebraska job
(College Sports ~ 01/03/04)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Houston Nutt of Arkansas was offered the coaching job at Nebraska, and the Razorbacks were awaiting his decision. "He's just trying to decide now and weighing all options," Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles said Friday. "I had a nice visit with him and I was kind of encouraged that he might stay."...
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Chaffee woman claims lottery prize
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- On the day after Christmas, Mary Lizenbee drove to the Breaktime gas station just to get fuel for her vehicle. She received a dollar in change, so she bought a Powerball ticket. Lizenbee now is $100,000 richer. The 62-year-old Chaffee woman matched all five white-ball numbers in the Dec. 27 Powerball drawing. She barely missed the sixth number that would have enabled her to share in the $221.5 million top prize...
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Friday's warmth no record for Bootheel
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
The second day of 2004 brought near record-breaking warm temperatures to Southeast Missouri. In Cape Girardeau, where the average temperature on Jan. 2 has been 39.8 over the past five years, the high reached 64. The record high for Jan. 2 in Cape Girardeau was set in 2000, when the temperature reached 69 degrees. ...
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A Democrat breaks with political tradition
(Column ~ 01/03/04)
By P. Amy MacKinnon ~ From the Christian Science Monitor MARSHFIELD, Mass. -- When I was growing up, the family dinner was a tradition. Above the clatter of plates, my parents discussed the world around us from their perspectives at either end of the great oak table. ...
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Kitna pulls off one more comeback for Bengals
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/04)
CINCINNATI -- Jon Kitna's whole career has been about comebacks. Written off in college, he made it to the NFL as an undrafted free agent. He led Seattle to the playoffs, only to lose his job. He came to Cincinnati as a starter and lost his job again...
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Two charged in fatal New Year's Day shooting
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
An after-hours nightclub is back in business this weekend and two brothers face felony charges in the wake of Thursday's early morning fatal shooting outside the Taste in Cape Girardeau. Club operator Patrick Buck said he stood just a foot from the man who shot Anton Shamon Miller in the back while outside the club at 402 Good Hope. The 25-year-old Miller lived at 411 S. Frederick St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Some Indian tribes bring back banishment as penalty
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Banishment, long regarded as the ultimate punishment among American Indians, is making a comeback among tribes trying to find more effective ways to deal with gangs and drugs. Generations ago, banishment meant casting offenders out and making them fend for themselves in the forest or on the plains...
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Probe enters halo of dust, gas around comet
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
PASADENA, Calif. -- A NASA spacecraft flew through the bright halo of a distant comet Friday to scoop up less than a thimbleful of dust that could shed light on how our solar system was formed. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said its Stardust spacecraft passed within an estimated 143 miles of the comet Wild 2 as it plowed through the gossamer cloud that cloaks the dirty ball of ice and rock...
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Egypt to press Palestinian militants to end attacks
(International News ~ 01/03/04)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Egypt will send its intelligence chief to the Palestinian areas next week in a renewed effort to press militant groups to halt attacks on Israel, Palestinian officials said Friday. The visit by Gen. Omar Suleiman comes amid growing Palestinian concerns that Israel will impose its own borders on the West Bank if peace efforts break down...
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Afghans narrow gap over constitution in emergency talks
(International News ~ 01/03/04)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans on both sides of an ugly ethnic divide at the country's constitutional convention said they narrowed their differences during crisis talks with American and U.N. officials Friday. The progress during a one-day break at the loya jirga could avert a complete collapse of the gathering, seen as a historic opportunity to help this war-ravaged nation toward the promise of peace and stability...
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Iran plans to rebuild citadel crumbled in deadly earthquake
(International News ~ 01/03/04)
BAM, Iran -- Most of the 30 circular guard towers have crumbled into avalanches of dirt, along with parts of the thick, mud-brick walls. The bathhouses, gymnasiums and a Zoroastrian temple that survived for centuries now resemble a moonscape. The earthquake that killed nearly a third of this Iranian city's people last week also devastated its archaeological jewel -- the Arg-e-Bam, or Citadel of Bam, the world's largest mud-brick fortress, parts of which date back 2,200 years...
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World digest 01/03/04
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
Libya seeks reward for opening to inspections NEW YORK -- Libya's prime minister said his country wants to be rewarded for opening up to nuclear inspections, and stressed that the United States must lift sanctions by May 12 or his government won't have to pay $6 million to each family of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing victims, according to an interview published Friday. ...
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Economists predict drop in unemployment in 2004
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
NEW YORK -- Companies are expected to step up hiring in 2004 after a year in which household spending boosted the economy more than business investment, according to a group of economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal. The 54 economists surveyed for the Journal's 2004 economic-forecast report said they thought the unemployment rate could fall to 5.5 percent by November...
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N. Carolina couple claims half of Powerball jackpot
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- So where do two of America's newest multimillion-dollar lottery winners eat lunch to celebrate? Try the Steak n Shake. Norman and Deanna Shue went to the burger joint Thursday after finding out they had won half of Wednesday's $221.5 million Powerball jackpot. They wanted to claim the prize but couldn't because state offices were closed for New Year's Day...
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Threatened suit alters 'possum drop'
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A threatened lawsuit over a live "possum drop" to ring in New Year's prompted folks in a mountain town known as the "Opossum Capital of the World" to roll over and use a roadkill replacement. But Brasstown isn't ready to give up on its proudest local tradition...
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NASA rover being readied for risky Red Planet landing
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
PASADENA, Calif. -- After a journey of seven months and 303 million miles, a six-wheeled NASA rover will speed like a bullet tonight toward the surface of Mars and, if all goes as planned, stop with a bounce. The plunge through the Martian atmosphere at 12,300 mph will mark the start of the riskiest portion of the voyage thus far...
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Rettia Crites
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
Rettia M. Crites, 82, of Daisy passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 3, 1921, in Daisy, daughter of Phillip and Rebecca Propst Sebaugh. She and Alfred Crites were married Oct. 12, 1940. He passed away Oct. 1, 1993...
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Roland Wagner
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
Roland Clinton Wagner, 79, of Jackson died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 2, 1924, in Jackson, son of Henry Joseph and Florentine Louise Wolgast Wagner. He and Betty Ruth McKinney were married Oct. 2, 1948, in Chattanooga, Tenn...
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N.Y. family seeks answers for boys with rare disorder
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
MACHIAS, N.Y. -- Four-year-old Dalton Eisenhardt and his 2-year-old brother, Wyatt, don't protest or complain about the machines that hold onto them with tubes and cords during every moment of their lives. Despite the tracheotomies, the feeding tubes and ever-present nurses, the boys smile...
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First few trading sessions of January could set the tone
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street rode out 2003 on a wave of optimism this past week as upbeat investors bet that the economic rebound will accelerate. But analysts say the next few trading days may be more telling since early January gains historically bode well for the rest of the year...
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Cracks appearing in part of Iraq's U.S.-trained civil defense
(International News ~ 01/03/04)
TIKRIT, Iraq -- A foot patrol of U.S.-trained Iraqi civil defense officers emerges from an alley into the bustle of this city's main highway. Quickly, some of the men wrap scarves around their faces, fearful of being recognized by insurgents attacking Americans and their Iraqi allies...
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American manufacturing turned in best month in 20 years
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
NEW YORK -- The nation's manufacturing sector finished 2003 with its most robust month of growth in 20 years. The Institute for Supply Management reported Friday that its manufacturing index jumped to 66.2 in December from 62.8 the previous month, strong evidence that the economic turnaround continues to pick up steam...
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50 Cent's 'Get Rich' album leads 2003 sales
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
LOS ANGELES -- Rapper 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' was the top-selling album in 2003, followed by Norah Jones' Grammy-winning debut, "Come Away With Me." "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' sold 6.5 million units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The jazzy "Come Away With Me," which won the Grammy for album of the year, sold more than 5 million. CD album sales declined 2 percent from the previous year and overall album sales fell 3.6 percent. Overall music unit sales were off 0.8 percent...
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Italians shunning Mediterranean diet
(International News ~ 01/03/04)
ROME -- Big. That's how many Italians sum up their impressions of the United States -- from the Grand Canyon to the jumbo burgers to the backsides. But Italians no longer have to cross an ocean to gape at flab. This country of the good-for-your-waistline Mediterranean diet has somehow produced a generation of chubby children. And with Italian youngsters now among Europe's fattest, doctors are worrying about the nation's health future...
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Testing on tampered meat yields inconclusive results
(State News ~ 01/03/04)
ST. LOUIS -- More tests have failed to identify foreign objects found last month in two packages of ground beef at a suburban St. Louis supermarket, leaving police and health officials hoping the FBI can unravel the matter, officials said Friday. "It's a mystery," said Lisa Bedian, spokeswoman for the city of St. Peters, where the packages were found at a Schnucks store on Dec. 8 and Dec. 27...
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Republican enthusiasm for states' rights on back burner
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
WASHINGTON -- Traditionally the champions of small government and states' rights, President Bush and his allies in Congress have aggressively pursued policies that expand the powers of Washington in the schoolroom, the courthouse, the home and the doctor's office...
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Blitz fits
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/04)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams were vulnerable to the blitz all season, and the bye week gave the coaching staff extra time to deal with it. The Rams gave up 43 sacks this season, tied for fourth-highest in the NFL. The vast majority of the sacks came on blitzes, including all four in their 30-20 loss at Detroit in the regular-season finale...
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Christian singer to perform at Lynwood Baptist
(Community News ~ 01/03/04)
John Starnes is a Christian musician who weaves the story of his life into the tapestry of his song lyrics. He will perform Jan. 11 at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The concert begins at 6 p.m. and will take the place of the church's usual evening worship...
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Cape school officials worry cutbacks have scared off candidates
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
With just 17 days until the filing deadline and only one person signed up to run, officials in the Cape Girardeau School District are worried that current budget woes have discouraged interest in the 2004 school board election. Since school board filing opened Dec. 16, only incumbent Dr. Martha Zlokovich has filed for one of the two vacancies on Cape Girardeau's seven-member board. Each opening is a three-year term...
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City outlines new plan for sales tax
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
Cape Girardeau would have a new fire station, a renovated police station, more firefighters and better-paid police under a fire sales-tax proposal that the city council could put before the voters in April. City manager Doug Leslie has drawn up a quarter-cent sales-tax proposal that the council will consider placing on the April 6 ballot when it meets Monday night...
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Four Cape voting precincts being combined into two
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
Four Cape Girardeau voting precincts will be consolidated to two in time for the Feb. 3 presidential primary election, Cape Girar-deau County clerk Rodney Miller said. Precincts 4 and 5 will be combined and will both vote at the Centenary United Methodist Church...
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Indians wander into the land of the Mastadons
(College Sports ~ 01/03/04)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Southeast Missouri State University's Indians were disappointed that they missed out on an upset at DePaul Wednesday afternoon. But the last thing the Indians (6-4) want is to come up totally empty on their two-game road trip. That's why they're approaching today's noon contest at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne (2-10) as one of their most important of the season, especially since it will be Southeast's final non-conference test...
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School funding disparity likely to be focus of attention in '04
(State News ~ 01/03/04)
FESTUS, Mo. -- A roomful of children sitting on bleachers hesitantly search for the notes to "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" on their recorders. Their music teacher, Joshua Rhine, encourages them and eventually relents, playing the music on a stereo for them to follow along...
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Tailspin for beef exporters
(National News ~ 01/03/04)
Pancost Trucking had been profitably hauling about eight refrigerated containers full of beef each week from Colorado to West Coast ports until the mad cow scare led dozens of countries to ban American beef. Now the Sterling, Colo.-based company is "in a tailspin" because two of its biggest customers, Tyson Foods and Excel, a division of Cargill, have all but halted exports, leaving owner Gerry Schaefer scrambling to find other work for his 20 drivers...
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Bridge project could mean rough going for motorists
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
Motorists may find it rough going on a temporary gravel road built across soggy ground and designed to detour traffic while a Bloomfield Road bridge is replaced. Construction workers are attacking drainage problems that threaten to undermine the detour road which is expected to carry thousands of motorists daily for the next three months...
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Donation account opened for family made homeless
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
An account at Union Planters Bank has been opened for accepting donations for the family of John and Brooke Foltz of Festus, Mo., by their friends and relatives in Jackson. The Foltzes lost their home Dec. 20 to a fire. The cause of the fire is still undetermined, according to friend Ruth Nitschwitz...
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Court names local judge to state commission
(Local News ~ 01/03/04)
The Missouri Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Judge John P. Heisserer to the Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution Services in domestic relations cases. Heisserer is a circuit judge in the 32nd Judicial Circuit, which includes Cape Girardeau, Perry and Bollinger counties. He replaces Mary Kasten of Cape Girardeau on the commission, which has a membership of the judiciary, family law attorneys, the University of Missouri School of Law and legislators...
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Fire report 1/3/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded Thursday to the following items: At 7:06 p.m., motor vehicle accident at William and Farrar. At 7:29 p.m., medical assist at 524 Louis. At 10:06 p.m., medical assist at 411 Themis. Firefighters responded Friday to the following items: At 3:08 a.m., medical assist at 2700 Pioneer Drive, No. 167...
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Lorene Segraves
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
Lorene T. Segraves, 93, of Scott City died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at her home. She was born May 23, 1910, at Senath, Mo., daughter of William and Nancy Fox Turman. She and Richard W. Segraves were married May 9, 1931. He died Oct. 18, 1957. Segraves was formerly of Cape Girardeau. She had been a receptionist for Dr. James Kinder, retiring in 1980. She was a member of Grace Pentecostal Church...
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Lew Harmon
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
Lew B. Harmon Jr., 67, of Cape Girardeau, died unexpectedly Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, in a hospital at Fulton, Mo. He was president of Peoples Bank of Jackson and Altenburg, Mo. Parker Funeral Home in Columbia, Mo., is in charge of arrangements. Announcement courtesy of McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson...
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Mary Ross
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mary Ross, 54, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 26, 1949, in New Madrid County, Mo., daughter of Harry and Helen Young Burns. She married James Ross. Ross was a member of First Baptist Church...
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Fred Kaempfer
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
Fred L. Kaempfer, 80, of Jackson died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 27, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, son of William F. and Millie Ann Davis Kaempfer. He and Louise Dabbs were married March 25, 1952, in Cape Girardeau. She died April 10, 1988...
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Kathleen Parks
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
Kathleen S. Parks, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at the Lifecare Center of Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.
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Vastie Griffin
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Vastie Griffin, 100, of Sikeston died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Dec. 5, 1903, in Red Banks, Miss., daughter of George and Lula Young. She and John Griffin were married in 1926. Griffin was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church...
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Ruie Calhoun
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
Ruie Elizabeth Calhoun, 71, of Scott City died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 10, 1932, in Johnsonville, Tenn., daughter of William Henry and Mamie Corbitt Ledbetter. She and Raymond Lee Calhoun were married in January 1960. He died Dec. 21, 2003...
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Verda Fronabarger
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
Verda Lou Fronabarger, 85, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 18, 1918, in Burfordville, daughter of Jason and Matilda Green Phelps. She and Dale W. Fronabarger were married Dec. 24, 1939...
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Ruth Miesner
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Ruth M. Miesner, 86, of Altenburg died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 27, 1917, at Wittenberg, Mo., daughter of John and Hulda Richter Heins. She and Gilbert Claus Miesner were married Feb. 26, 1938. He died Nov. 16, 1994...
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Faye Heard
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Faye Heard, 91, of Hobart, Ind., formerly of Dongola, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at Miller's Merry Manor in Hobart. Crain Funeral Home in Dongola is in charge of arrangements.
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Police report 1/3/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Antonio J. Lawrence, P.O. Box 54, Mounds, Ill., was arrested Thursday on Cape Girardeau County warrants for probation violation and failure to appear...
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Sheriff report 1/3/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/04)
Cape Girardeau County The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Joey A. Stoffreger, 26, of Chaffee, Mo., was arrested Dec. 27 on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for driving while intoxicated and assault of a law enforcement officer...
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Sports briefs 1/3/04
(Other Sports ~ 01/03/04)
Basketball Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who is making his own case for Rookie of the Year, will miss at least two weeks with a bone bruise in his right wrist. Third among rookies in scoring behind highly touted LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, Wade was placed on the injured list after undergoing an MRI. He is expected to wear a cast for at least two weeks...
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Speak Out 01/03/04
(Speak Out ~ 01/03/04)
What our wives say I AM constantly hearing about the problems that the University of Missouri president's wife has caused in Columbia. There are several things being overlooked here. She was not interviewed by the board of curators nor hired by the state. ...
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Births 1/3/04
(Births ~ 01/03/04)
Smith Son to John Franklin Smith and Rhonda Kay White of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:58 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. Name, Dalton Gage. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. Ms. White is the daughter of Sandi and M.G. Cook of Scott City. Smith is the son of John and Gladys Smith of Scott City...
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Out of the past 1/3/04
(Out of the Past ~ 01/03/04)
10 years ago: Jan. 3, 1994 Proposed $1.46 per month trash fee increase is again delayed as Cape Girardeau City Council votes to have citizens group examine volume-based billing options; council refuses to take steps to bid out city trash service to private contractors...
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Alice Cox
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
ANNA, Ill. -- Alice Cox, 93, of Anna died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at Heartland Health Care Center in Avon, Ind. Crain Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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Virginia Finn
(Obituary ~ 01/03/04)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Virginia Rose Finn, 82, of Bloomfield died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance, Mo. She was born March 18, 1921, at Williamsville, Mo., daughter of Roy and Pearl McGee Haynie Sr. She and Alvin Finn were married July 27, 1940, at Kennett, Mo...
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New Salem opens tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/03/04)
New Salem Baptist hosted the Midwest Sports Christmas Classic with five boys and girls teams beginning play on Friday night at New Salem Baptist. The five teams involved in the two-day tournament include New Salem Baptist, Heartland High School, Peoples Christian, Southern Missouri Christian and Life Christian...
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