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Missouri Senate advances farm tax credit measure
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a bill intended to make tax credits more valuable for corn growers and other farmers. The legislation by Sen. David Klindt targets tax credits that farmers receive for investing in value-added agriculture projects, such as ethanol or biodiesel production...
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Pedestrian bridge signals start of work on hiking trail
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
The first signs of Jackson's hiking and biking trail sprung to life Monday morning as construction workers installed a pedestrian bridge over Rocky Branch along Route D. A crane lowered the bridge into place, blocking one lane of traffic for about 20 to 25 minutes...
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Phones in school - For whom the cell rings
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
The cell phone debate rages at school, too. While the gadgets have been banned in classrooms in many places, the tide has been turning toward more leniency, according to the American Association of School Administrators, which attributed the change to events of Sept. 11, 2001, and to students using cell phones to alert authorities during the Columbine High School shootings in 1999...
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Prosecutor - Stewart thought 'she would never get caught'
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart and her stockbroker concocted a flimsy cover story about why the homemaking icon sold her ImClone Systems stock and left a "trail of evidence" exposing their lies, a federal prosecutor said Monday in closing arguments. In a methodical three-hour closing argument, prosecutor Michael Schachter told jurors that Stewart and broker Peter Bacanovic believed they would never get caught...
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Grocery chains ready to bring back workers
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
LOS ANGELES -- Supermarket chains targeted in the 4 1/2-month-long Southern California grocery strike began moving Monday to get thousands of idled clerks back to work, and get customers back to their stores. A day after United Food and Commercial Workers union members voted to ratify a new labor contract, supermarket operators Albertsons Inc., Kroger Co., and Safeway Inc. were asking workers to call in and get ready to report...
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Vermont town to vote today on whether to secede
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
KILLINGTON, Vt. -- The sign welcoming visitors to Killington heralds this ski-resort town as the heart of Vermont. Today, though, residents will vote on whether they want the town to secede and join New Hampshire following a simmering dispute over property taxes...
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'X Files'-like project looks for cause of mysterious deaths
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
ATLANTA -- In a project resembling something out of "The X Files," federal health officials say the causes of a quarter of the deaths that have stumped coroners in recent years appear to be from ordinary, treatable conditions. The Unexplained Deaths Project is a collection of data on the mysterious deaths of 227 children and adults from 1995 to 2003...
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IRS allows deduction for costly weight-loss treatment
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
Obese Americans who take drastic, expensive action to lose weight under a doctor's orders will at least be able to lighten their tax load. The Internal Revenue Service allows taxpayers who are forced to spend thousands of dollars because of obesity to deduct expenses for stomach-stapling surgery, approved weight-loss drugs and nutritional counseling...
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Many younger viewers turn to Jon Stewart for their news
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/04)
NEW YORK -- Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Dan Rather ... and Jon Stewart? Readers over 30 might scoff at Stewart's inclusion -- assuming they know who he is. For many under 30, the host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" is, improbably, an important news source...
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'The Passion' poised to continue climbing
(Entertainment ~ 03/02/04)
LOS ANGELES -- After opening with an astonishing $125.2 million over five days, Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" is positioned to get even bigger as the Roman Catholic season of Lent leads up to Easter on April 11. The box-office total announced Monday by distributor Newmarket Films pushed "The Passion" past "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" ($124.1 million) for biggest debut ever by a film opening on a Wednesday -- Ash Wednesday, in this case...
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Nation digest 03/02/04
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
Coast Guard gives up search for 18 missing NORFOLK, Va. -- The Coast Guard gave up the search Monday for 18 crewmen missing after a tanker carrying industrial ethanol exploded and sank off the Virginia coast. At least three other crewmen were killed. ...
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Lonely border posts in front line of hunt for al-Qaida
(International News ~ 03/02/04)
SATIWAN, Afghanistan -- In sight of Osama bin Laden's last known redoubt, and spitting distance from one of the least-tamed borders in the world, a group of young Afghan soldiers erected a lonely tent Monday -- a humble outpost meant to discourage al-Qaida and Taliban fighters from slipping back and forth from Pakistan...
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New Iraq constitution separates power, uses checks and balances
(International News ~ 03/02/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Under the interim constitution approved Monday, Iraq will be a federalist state with two official languages, a prime minister who runs the country's daily affairs and a president who can launch a war -- but only with the approval of parliament...
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World digest 03/02/04
(International News ~ 03/02/04)
Russia's Putin names new prime minister MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin nominated a low-profile technocrat to the post of prime minister on Monday, signalling he wanted a politically unambitious head of government to push through sensitive economic reforms. ...
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Haitian rebel convoy enters capital to joyous welcome
(International News ~ 03/02/04)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Rebels rolled into the capital Monday and were met by hundreds of residents dancing in the streets and cheering the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. U.S. Marines and French troops secured key sites. People clapped and waved as they yelled "Good job!" and called out the name of key rebel leader Guy Philippe. The convoy first rolled through Petionville, a wealthy suburb, before moving into the heart of Port-au-Prince...
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Republicans seek to tighten Medicaid plan for children
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
The Associated PressJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A House Republican proposal to require more families to pay Medicaid premiums could lead to 20,000 children losing health care coverage, the Department of Social Services has estimated. The predicted loss of enrollment in the MC+ for Kids program is in addition to 48,000 children and adults who would lose coverage under the traditional Medicaid program for the poor and disabled under the Republican budget plan...
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Jury chosen for lawsuit of popcorn factory workers
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A jury was chosen Monday in the first of a series of claims brought by workers with a rare lung disease they say was caused by artificial butter vapors at a microwave popcorn plant. A jury of seven women and five men was picked and four alternate jurors were also chosen. Lawyers for both sides agreed not to speak to the media until the trial was over...
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Family sorts out cookie business
(Column ~ 03/02/04)
Every year at this time our living room resembles a cookie warehouse. It's stacked so full of boxes of Girl Scout cookies that we have to erect a safety gate to keep our pet pooch, Cassie, from devouring the tasty treats. Cassie loves to eat anything and everything -- including those famous cookies...
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Bodies of missing family found in woods
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
YAZOO CITY, Miss. -- The bodies of three family members who disappeared from their home on Valentine's Day were found in a wooded area of Mississippi on Monday, and a relative was charged with murder, authorities said. District Attorney James Powell told The Associated Press late Monday that the bodies had been identified as Michael and Rebecca Hargon and their 4-year-old son. An autopsy was scheduled for late Monday night or today...
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Aria, Concerto winners prepare for March 9 performance
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
o the musically untrained ear, each run-through at rehearsal sounds the same, but for the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra and the four aria and concerto winners who will be featured performers with the symphony next week, there is always one more step to perfection...
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Arguments begin in Cape County capital murder trial
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
Opening arguments start today in Cape Girardeau County's first capital murder trial in years. Prosecutor Morley Swingle is seeking the death penalty against Mark Gill in connection with the killing of Ralph L. Lape Jr. in 2002. For more on this story, read Wednesday's Southeast Missourian...
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Southeast Missouri names Bradford defensive coordinator
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - A week after naming a new offensive coordinator, Southeast Missouri State coach Tim Billings on Tuesday named Damon Bradford to lead the defense. Bradford coached linebackers at Tennessee Tech the past four seasons. He replaces Shannon Morrison, who resigned to take a job at Lehigh...
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Former St. Louis representative dies
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former state Rep. Matthew W. O'Neill, a Democrat who served the 66th District in south St. Louis from 1985 to 1997, has died. O'Neill died Sunday at Forest Park Hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home. He was 66. O'Neill served on the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission from 1997 to 2002...
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Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble to perform
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
The Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble of the U.S. Air Force band will perform in Cape Girardeau Saturday. The concert is at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Central Junior High Auditorium. Tickets are free and should be requested in advance from the Southeast Missourian. The concert is open to the general public, but only ticketholders will be allowed in before 6:45 p.m...
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Panthers upend SIU
(Professional Sports ~ 03/02/04)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Matt Schneiderman and David Gruber scored 16 points each, leading Northern Iowa to a 68-52 victory Monday night that ruined 15th-ranked Southern Illinois' bid to finish unbeaten in the Missouri Valley Conference. Northern Iowa (18-9, 12-6) was the sharper team from the start in the regular-season finale and never trailed. ...
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No way Jose
(Professional Sports ~ 03/02/04)
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Jose Canseco better hope the book he claims to be writing is more successful than his performance in an open tryout with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Canseco probably wrote his final chapter in baseball at Monday's tryout, looking anything like the slugger who intimidated opposing pitchers in the late 1980s and '90s...
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Cape council finalizes quarter-cent fire sales tax vote
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
Cape Girardeau voters will go to the polls on June 8 to decide the fate of a quarter-cent fire sales tax. The city council, with little comment, gave final approval Monday night to an ordinance putting the tax issue on the ballot. The measure will include a sunset clause that would automatically terminate half of the sales tax or one-eighth of a cent on Dec. 31, 2014...
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Marquand puts end to Saxony's maiden crusade
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/04)
Saxony Lutheran's boys basketball team's inaugural varsity season came to an end Monday night with a 53-49 loss to Marquand in the first round of the Class 1 District 2 tournament at Zalma High School. Marquand, the fifth seed, will play top-seeded Bell City at 6 p.m. tonight in a semifinal matchup. No. 6 Oran upset Leopold in Monday's other quarterfinal game and will play No. 2 Delta at 7:30 p.m. in tonight's other semifinal...
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Despite early exits, large schools had big seasons
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/04)
Despite being shut out of the state basketball playoffs, local Class 5 schools once again had standout seasons. Jackson's boys and girls teams combined for 45 wins. The boys' 22-5 season matched their highest win total since 1993, when the team went 22-4 under Steve Burk. Included in those 22 wins for Jackson were three wins over rival Central, an upset of Charleston, a win over state-ranked Scott City and a Christmas Tournament win over Bell City...
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Otahks need 'three good games'
(College Sports ~ 03/02/04)
Southeast Missouri State University's Otahkians didn't have to wait long to try and avenge a recent loss. Murray State, which beat Southeast 64-59 on Thursday in Murray, Ky., visits the Show Me Center tonight for a 7 p.m. first-round game in the eight-team Ohio Valley Conference tournament...
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Indians visit unbeaten Mississippi
(College Sports ~ 03/02/04)
Bolstered by a stirring comeback victory, Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team begins a series today against another high-profile opponent. The Indians (1-3) travel to Oxford, Miss., for a pair of games with the Mississippi Rebels (6-0), ranked 12th nationally by Baseball America. The teams will meet at 6:30 p.m. both today and Wednesday...
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Education funds
(Column ~ 03/02/04)
By Peter Kinder I would like to address alleged factual errors in the Feb. 26 guest column by Rebecca McDowell Cook. Cook states that a recent guest column of mine contained factual errors. My facts and figures come directly from the director of finance and the chief budget officer at the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education, which any reader is welcome to verify...
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Sheriffs hold off on concealed weapons permits
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
Sheriffs in the region are heeding guidance from the Missouri Sheriff's Association suggesting they prepare to issue permits but refrain from actually doing so. Both the association and Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon have asked sheriffs to wait until after a statutory fix clears the legislature before issuing permits to avoid lawsuits on the Hancock Amendment question. ...
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UC renovation aimed at attracting students
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
The heart of Southeast Missouri State University's campus is prepped for surgery, but the procedure officials characterize as minor carries a hefty price tag. In response to open campus forums conducted last fall, the university board of regents recently approved a plan to refurbish and renovate the University Center at Henderson Street and Normal Avenue. The project, which is set to start this month and is slated for a summer 2005 completion, will cost $550,000 to $600,000...
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Shooting follows fight at home in East Cape
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
Illinois State Police investigated a shooting Monday at a home in East Cape Girardeau, Ill., in which at least one man died. Glen L. Lang Jr., 38, of East Cape Girardeau was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Francis Medical Center of a gunshot wound, said Cape Girardeau County Coroner Mike Hurst. An autopsy will be performed today...
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State Senate approves amendment banning gay marriages
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Putting its mark on an issue that has garnered national attention, the state Senate passed a measure Monday that would ask voters to ban gay marriage in the Missouri Constitution. The Senate's 26-6 vote in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment sent the measure to the House, which has yet to debate its own version. If both chambers pass the same proposal, the question would go on the ballot in November...
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Southern Illinois man faces federal kidnapping charge
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
BENTON, Ill. -- An Illinois man was charged Monday with federal kidnapping in the abduction of a Burger King employee, who later escaped near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, authorities said. Jonathan Milton Martin, 43, of Centralia walked into the Burger King in West Frankfort, about 90 miles southeast of St. Louis, on Thursday and handed an employee a job application with a handwritten note warning that he had a gun, federal prosecutors said...
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Scouting positive influence
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: "I don't think that you get character from Boy Scouting." The anonymous author of this patently ridiculous statement printed in Speak Out is absolutely and totally wrong. No one who has ever had contact with the Boy Scouts of America would author such an absurd statement. ...
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Don't want anyone killed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: Just because a man took a life does not mean his life should be taken also. To everybody who has killed a bug, bird or rat: Do you think you should be killed in return for that? Most people say that's not the same, but in a way it is. If someone did that in your family, wouldn't you rather he got life than the death penalty? I know I don't want to see my family member executed. What would you say or do if he was yours?...
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Leaders need moral roots
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: My wife and I are deeply concerned about a form of child abuse called same-sex marriage. It is strange that we are forced to spend millions in the fight against AIDS while allowing the main cause of this illness to be allowed legal status by a few liberal courts...
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Make pols focus on future
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: I have a serious issue with the U.S. government wanting to cut Social Security. Why not cut the president's salary and his retirement pay? How about cutting the pay of representatives and senators? What about the $400 million for the Mars rovers? They may send back all kinds of good information, but in reality that $400 million is gone...
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See film that bares lies
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: As the Bush administration prepared the nation for an invasion of Iraq, six critical lies were employed: 1. Iraq was responsible for the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Yet no link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida has been demonstrated...
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Speak Out 03/02/04
(Speak Out ~ 03/02/04)
No 'kaboom' in Bible THE BIG Bang theory in the textbooks says my ancestor was a rock and then became soup, and everyone came from that. There is nothing wrong with science, but first there have to be facts to back science up. There are no facts to back up the Big Bang theory. The Bible explains how God created everything in six days. God said, "Let there be!" He did not say, "Kaboom, there it be!"...
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William Sadler
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
William Doyle "Woody" Sadler, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 17, 1922, in Chaffee, Mo., son of Monroe C. and Ada Belle Roberts Sadler. He and Virgie Eaker were married May 17, 1942, in Cape Girardeau...
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Meta Krieger
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
Meta L. Krieger, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1912, at Egypt Mills, daughter of August and Agnes Scholl Borchelt. She and Walter Krieger were married Jan. 15, 1933, in Cape Girardeau. He died Oct. 29, 1978...
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Michael Walsh
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Michael D. Walsh, 74, of Cairo died Monday, March 1, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Roger Conant
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Roger E. Conant, 75, of Villa Ridge died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. He was born Aug. 5, 1928, in Tamms, Ill., son of Edward and Louise Parker Conant. He and Birdie Douglas were married Nov. 25, 1948...
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Lyman Evans
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
Lyman F. Evans, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Dec. 12, 1910, in Cape Girardeau, son of Walter and Marie Hawthorne Evans. He and Agnes Littell were married Sept. 10, 1932. She died July 27, 1992...
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Harry Kassel
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Harry E. Kassel, 72, of St. Louis, formerly of Perryville, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Ill. He was born Oct. 9, 1931, at Frohna, Mo., son of Arthur and Magdelina Oberndorfer Kassel. He and Merilyn Thompson were married July 5, 1952, in St. Louis...
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Anna DuBois
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna Marie DuBois, 36, formerly of Perryville, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at Bristol Manor in Ellsberry, Mo. She was born Sept. 20, 1967, in St. Louis County, daughter of Paul J. and Janet Huber DuBois. Survivors include her father of St. Louis; her mother; a brother, Andrew DuBois; and maternal grandmother, Selma Huber, all of Perryville...
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Ronnie McKay
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
BENTON, Mo. -- Ronnie M. McKay, 63, of Bellflower, Calif., died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Bellflower. He was born Oct. 11, 1940, in San Pedro, Calif., son of Alfred L. and Marie Maxine Wainwright McKay. McKay was a mechanic...
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Glen Lang Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Glen L. Lang Jr., 38, of East Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 1, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Barkett Funeral Home.
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Births 3/2/04
(Births ~ 03/02/04)
DozierSon to Mitchell Blake and Kasie Lynn Dozier of Delta, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:29 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. Name, Mason Ray. Weight, 6 pounds 7 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Dozier is the former Kasie Williams, daughter of Dale and Tammy Williams of Chaffee, Mo. Dozier is the son of Diane and Joe Griffin of Allenville. He is employed by Tierney Farms...
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Social Security for needy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: It looks like the powers that be in Washington want to take more income away from senior citizens who need it the most by cutting our Social Security benefits. If they would cut out the benefits to those who already have enough to live on, there would be plenty for the rest of us. ...
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NCLB - Money, control
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: The No Child Left Behind Act sets high standards for student performance and provides the resources needed to meet them. Under President Bush's leadership, federal funding for education has increased 59.8 percent from 2000 to 2003. A large portion of that money goes toward helping high-poverty schools. The funds also go toward efforts to retain high-quality teachers...
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Consumer spending up 0.4 percent in January
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
WASHINGTON --Consumers boosted their spending by a solid 0.4 percent in January, a fresh sign they are keeping their pocketbooks and wallets sufficiently open to keep the economic recovery going. The over-the-month increase reported by the Commerce Department on Monday matched analysts' expectations. The advance came after a bigger 0.5 percent rise in December, which was slightly stronger than first estimated a month ago...
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Pentagon alerts 18,000 in Guard to ready for duty
(National News ~ 03/02/04)
WASHINGTON -- About 18,000 National Guard soldiers from four major units have gone on alert for likely deployment to Iraq late this year or in early 2005, the Pentagon said Monday. The announcement underscores the deepening involvement of Guard and Reserve forces in U.S.-led efforts to quell the insurgency in Iraq and stabilize the country. So far 45 Guard and Reserve members have been killed in action in Iraq and 42 more have died of nonhostile causes...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action 3/2/04
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
Approved an ordinance amending the 2004 budget. Approved an ordinance accepting the dedication of an electric line easement deed from Gladys Siebert. Approved an ordinance accepting the dedication of a tree trimming easement deed from the Kenneth and Mary Wagner Trust...
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Many Missouri schools turn to voters for money
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Voters in 113 of Missouri's 524 school districts will be asked next month to approve higher taxes for public schools, state education officials said Tuesday. Most of the districts with questions on April 6 ballots will seek approval of higher property taxes or bond issues for capital improvements, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said after surveying districts statewide...
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Mental health centers in Cape, El Dorado Springs may be saved
(State News ~ 03/02/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Two mental health centers scheduled to close June 30 might remain open after all, the director of the state Department of Mental Health said Tuesday. Gov. Bob Holden, in his budget plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1, proposed to save $7.4 million by closing the Cottonwood Children's Center in Cape Girardeau and the Southwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center in El Dorado Springs...
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Cape Girardeau City Council action 3/2/04
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
Public Hearings Held a public hearing regarding the proposed capital improvements program. Held a public hearing regarding the request of Dennis and Wendy Pennington for a special-use permit to operate a day-care group home for up to 20 children at their home at 832 S. Sprigg in an R-3, two-family district...
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Cape fire report 3/2/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded Sunday to the following items: At 5:06 p.m., medical assist at 20 S. Sprigg. At 7:20 p.m., grass fire at 3135 Laurel Lane. Firefighters responded Monday to the following items: At 6:15 a.m., medical assist at 1117 Ranney....
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Cape/Jackson police reports 3/2/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/02/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts Gasoline was reported stolen Sunday by Rhodes 101 at 1610 N. Kingshighway. A 20-inch flat screen television was reported stolen Friday at New Hall at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Are you there, Mother Dearest?
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
You know, I never thought I'd hear myself saying this. My parents were right: High school is the best four years of your life. I remember when I used to complain about a two-page essay ... and I still do. In college, I'll be lucky if the introduction doesn't have to be two pages...
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Let's learn to be offended again
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
I was strolling along a cobblestone road a fortnight ago and to my surprise, I heard a tiny, innocent child say to his beloved mother, "Look yonder, Ma! There goes a Latin-American male ... I mean Spanish-influenced male ... I mean earthly inhabitant ... Oh, crap!" The confused child was carried away in a storm of tears, all because of political correctness...
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Bringing the world to school
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
For a few days each week, the world comes to Franklin Elementary School. International students from Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands who are in the United States to learn about education are spending time in the Cape Girardeau elementary school each week...
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Learning briefs 3/2/04
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
Jackson student attends musical arts event Alisha Bohnert of Jackson recently attended a two-day musical arts event at Concordia University in Seward, Neb. Around 120 high school musicians from 10 states attended the event, which culimated with a concert. Bohnert is a student at Saxony Lutheran High School in Cape Girardeau and was chosen for the select women's choir...
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School salaries
(Editorial ~ 03/02/04)
Several days ago the Associated Press reported on a statewide survey that showed more than one-fourth of Missouri's school superintendents received pay increases even though their districts were eliminating some teaching positions. However, those pay increases for administrators generally were linked to pay increases for the rest of the teaching staff. And superintendents in our area say they won't take a pay increase next year if teachers don't get raises...
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Kelly girls reach final with 20th win
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/04)
Second-seeded Kelly advanced to the finals of the Class 3 District 1 tournament with a 57-26 win over sixth-seeded St. Vincent on Monday night at Bloomfield High School. Kelly held a 25-11 lead at halftime and extended the lead in the third quarter...
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Weapons make it worse
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: Cape Girardeau and Jackson do not need people having concealed weapons. It will make things worse, especially for Cape Girardeau. I know, because I once lived in Cape, and it's too rough for me now. You'd have to pay me to live there even in a decent neighborhood...
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State needs faster Internet
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/04)
To the editor: Missouri communities increasingly want and need high-speed Internet access to keep and attract business and provide for jobs, better education and increased health care. Consumers also need choice and innovation in the kind of broadband services they receive...
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Out of the past 3/2/04
(Out of the Past ~ 03/02/04)
10 years ago: March 2, 1994 Cape Girardeau City Council met Tuesday behind closed doors to iron out final details in city's process to endorse one of two riverboat gaming proposals; process will culminate Monday, when council will recommend either Boyd Gaming or Lady Luck Gaming be granted license to operate riverboat casino in Cape Girardeau...
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