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Emerson seeks Homeland Security money for inland ports
(Local News ~ 03/07/04)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson has asked for more Homeland Security funding to be dispersed to Midwest states. Emerson on Friday brought up the subject of interior waterways during a subcommittee hearing on Homeland Security. She acknowledged that there is less of a chance that Midwest cities would be terrorist targets, but she said smaller cities and inland ports shouldn't be forgotten...
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Travel briefs
(Community ~ 03/07/04)
Talent set for New Orleans Jazzfest NEW ORLEANS -- Harry Connick Jr., Lenny Kravitz, Smokey Robinson, Branford Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck and B.B. King are among scores of acts -- some widely known, others with small but faithful followings -- set for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival...
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Waiting for permits
(Editorial ~ 03/07/04)
A recent Missouri Supreme Court decision makes it clear that the state's concealed-weapons law is constitutional. Not so clear, however, is the question of certain fees involved in the application process. Instead of inviting more lawsuits and more lengthy delays, most sheriffs have decided to get ready for the concealed-weapon permit process but hold off on issuing permits until the legislature clears up the fee issue. Steps are being taken in the current legislative session to do that...
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Striking and stylish
(Community ~ 03/07/04)
Sometimes the very absence of color is as striking a visual element as the use of color. A pale palette is one design elements that sets the house at 2700 Wedgewood in Jackson apart from other houses. This is a brick ranch with a two-car garage and many traditional elements, but also a surprise or two. The first surprise is at the home's entrance. There a soothing goldfish pond bubbles away, with the goldfish catching the sun with their sudden movements through the water...
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Unsure what to plant in food plots? First ask when, where, why
(Outdoors ~ 03/07/04)
This is the first in a two-part series. By Roger Frazier ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian I receive many phone calls and e-mails that ask, "What should I plant in my wildlife food plot?" My response is another question: "Do you want your food plot to be successful? Then you'll want to know when, where, why and how you should plant your food plot."...
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Youths would still cost the state
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/07/04)
To the editor: In response to the article "Mental health centers may not have to close": I would like the state to take a good look at how much it costs to have children in foster care, because what many people don't understand is that the children at Cottonwood Treatment Center will not go home if the center closes. ...
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Lies generated by Bush critics
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/07/04)
To the editor: A recent letter listed six critical lies. Yes, they are lies -- but not from the Bush administration. They are from the writer herself and her sources. 1. President Bush never said 9-11 was a direct result of Iraq. He said from the day it happened it was the work of al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden...
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Policy decision based on error
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/07/04)
To the editor: U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's office is basing policy decisions on false information. A month ago I wrote a letter to Emerson urging her to vote against the Musgrave Federal Marriage Amendment. In her reply Emerson claimed that, regarding tolerance and equal rights of homosexuals, "We have codified it. Civil unions are available in most states for same-sex relationships."...
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Out of the past 3/7/04
(Out of the Past ~ 03/07/04)
10 years ago: March 7, 1993 About 100 Naval reservists at Cape Girardeau Naval Reserve Center received Kuwait Liberation Medals yesterday; former Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft spoke at ceremony. After year's wait, Cape Girardeau City Council endorses Boyd Gaming Corp.'s proposal for riverboat casino in Cape Girardeau; officials with Lady Luck Gaming say they'll continue efforts to secure gaming license here; Missouri Gaming Commission has final say on who is granted gaming license...
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Burchyett-Frey
(Wedding ~ 03/07/04)
Old McKendree Chapel in Jackson was the setting Sept. 13, 2003, for the wedding of Jill Ann Burchyett and Thomas Leon Frey. The Rev. Mike Parry performed the ceremony. Music was by Trio Girardeaux. The bride is the daughter of Lois Burgess of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Rosemary and Thomas Whittard of Cape Girardeau and Joseph Frey of Millington, Tenn...
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Popp-White
(Wedding ~ 03/07/04)
Allison Nicole Popp and James Stephen White were married Oct. 4, 2003, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville, Ala. Elise Moss and D. Jay Robinson performed the ceremony. Music was by Drew Belk, Jessica Dunaway and Becky Waters. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Popp of Huntsville. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Gentry of Rainsville, Ala...
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Welch-Cagle
(Wedding ~ 03/07/04)
Carol Ann Welch and Jay Lewis Cagle were united in marriage June 7, 2003, at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Jay White performed the ceremony. Pianist was Chris Belle. The unity reading was given by Jennifer Cabiness. Bridesmaids were Samantha Jennings; Leigh Denbow; Christina Flannigan, sister of the bride; and Brandi Cagle, cousin of the groom. Junior bridesmaid was Jessica Flannigan, niece of the bride...
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Mireles-Moore
(Wedding ~ 03/07/04)
Angela Rodgers Mireles and Kevin Michael Moore were married May 3, 2003, at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Darryl Faire Sr. performed the ceremony. Music was by John Hearnes of Nashville, Tenn., cousin of the bride, and Billie and Andrew Houston of Erlanger, Ky. Vocalist was Geri Harmon of Cincinnati, Ohio, cousin of the bride. Readers were Barbara Homan of Tucson, Ariz., and Anita Winnika of Overland Park, Kan., aunts of the groom...
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Weissinger-Johnson
(Wedding ~ 03/07/04)
Melisa Dawn Weissinger and Johnny Lee "Bird" Johnson Jr. were married Feb. 21, 2004. Darlene Imler performed the ceremony. Parents of the bride are Shannon Mungle of Cape Girardeau and Margaret Mungle of Joplin, Mo. The groom is the son of Patricia Curry of Cape Girardeau and Johnny Johnson Sr. of Kewanee, Mo...
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Seesing- Kluesner
(Engagement ~ 03/07/04)
Richard and Joyce Francis of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Marie Seesing, to John Kluesner. He is the son of Leonard and Edna Kluesner of Chaffee, Mo. Seesing is a graduate of Central High School and Southeast Missouri State University. She is an executive assistant at St. Francis Medical Center...
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Koerber- Puls
(Engagement ~ 03/07/04)
Richard and Susan Koerber of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Koerber, to Drew Hayes Puls. He is the son of Van and Pat Puls of Naples, Fla. Koerber is employed at Studio Designs. Puls is employed by Stockselector.Com...
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Stanford suffers first loss
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/04)
Washington pinned first loss on the Cardinal. The Stanford Cardinal never got a chance to pull off another last-second victory. The top-ranked Cardinal lost for the first time this season Saturday, falling 75-62 to Washington two days after rallying to beat Washington State on a buzzer beater...
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Men's skin has different needs than women's
(Community ~ 03/07/04)
NEW YORK -- Men's skin care lines have long been a part of top cosmetics companies' offerings in department stores. But similar products have been popping up in recent months on drugstore aisles as well, raising the question: Do men really need their own stuff or can image-conscious men keep raiding their wives' skin-care products?...
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U.S. sending team for trials of war crimes
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
WASHINGTON -- A team of 50 Justice Department prosecutors, investigators and support staff left for Iraq this weekend to assemble war crimes cases against former President Saddam Hussein and others in his former regime, a senior official said Saturday...
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China's new budget to put priority on farmers, military
(International News ~ 03/07/04)
BEIJING -- Putting its money on stability, the Chinese government on Saturday announced a 2004 budget that sharply raises spending for the restive countryside and hands a double-digit increase to an outdated military grappling with a changing world...
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Education cuts
(Column ~ 03/07/04)
By Rebecca McDowell Cook Peter Kinder has provided more heat but no more light with his second guest column claiming Missouri schools have more, rather than less, money this year. Kinder is right that I think the debate should center on the foundation formula, which is basic state aid to schools, because that is the part of education funding controlled by the legislature. ...
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Odds and Ends 15A
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
Georgia theater sells tickets of the beast ROME, Ga. -- Tickets at one movie theater screening Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" are being deemed decidedly unholy. The number 666, which many Christians recognize as the "mark of the beast," is appearing on movie tickets for Gibson's film at a Georgia theater, drawing complaints from some moviegoers. ...
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Congressman's former wife seeks his job in Washington
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
SAN ANTONIO -- Becky Whetstone has something to say to people who think they know why she's running for Congress: Enough already with the jilted-wife-hellbent-on-revenge theory. It's true that her former husband holds the congressional seat she is seeking. ...
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Bush to visit Sept. 11 memorial this week
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
President Bush, facing criticism from victims' relatives for using images of the destroyed World Trade Center in campaign ads, will visit a Sept. 11 memorial in New York this week. Bush plans to tour the memorial Thursday in Long Island's Nassau County. ...
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Blacks divided on gays' civil rights imagery
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
When small-town Mayor Jason West started presiding over gay weddings, he saw it as nothing short of "the flowering of the largest civil rights movement the country's had in a generation." "The people who would forbid gays from marrying in this country are those who would have made Rosa Parks sit in the back of the bus," said the Green Party mayor of New Paltz, N.Y...
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Bush proposal may help thaw Mexican-American relations
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush gave Mexican President Vicente Fox a gift to take home on Saturday: his pledge to exempt certain frequent Mexican visitors from onerous new security checks at the U.S. border. The visit by Fox to Bush's Central Texas ranch, held a year and a half after it was originally scheduled, was designed to lay past disputes to rest...
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Water taxi capsizes in Baltimore harbor
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
BALTIMORE -- A water taxi with 25 people aboard capsized Saturday in Baltimore's Inner Harbor after a violent gust of wind struck the boat, leaving passengers frantically clinging to the overturned pontoon in frigid waters. Four people are believed to have died...
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Romping rhymes Author finds a steamy side to nursery rhymes
(Entertainment ~ 03/07/04)
LONDON -- They seem innocent enough, but Jack and Jill may have become amorous as they climbed that hill for a pail of water. And instead of a water bird, "Goosey, goosey gander" may refer to a woman of ill repute, says Chris Roberts, a social history graduate and librarian at the University of East London. Roberts has re-examined the origins of 24 popular nursery rhymes for a new book, "Heavy Words Thrown Lightly."...
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Power shifts in Iraq as occupation nears end
(International News ~ 03/07/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The snag over signing Iraq's interim constitution shows how power is shifting here, with Washington's ability to sway events diminishing as the June 30 deadline for the end of the U.S.-led occupation nears. Weeks of intense negotiations under strong U.S. ...
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Haitian rebels say they won't disarm until Aristide supporters
(International News ~ 03/07/04)
GONAIVES, Haiti -- Before a raging fire, rebel fighters in this bleak western town offered metal scraps Saturday to a voodoo war god, portending still more violence for Haiti. Though rebel leader Guy Philippe has pledged his fighters will disarm, many insist they will not give up their weapons until militant supporters of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide do the same...
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Thousands march in Paris for women's rights
(International News ~ 03/07/04)
PARIS -- Thousands of women marched through Paris on Saturday to press for equal rights for women and show support for a law to ban Islamic head scarves in public schools. Some carried pink signs, and one held a replica of a gallows with dolls in the style of Barbie dangling from ropes. One sign read, "Neither for Sale nor for the Taking."...
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U.S. forces kill nine alleged Taliban fighters
(International News ~ 03/07/04)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. special-operations snipers killed nine suspected Taliban militants in the Afghan mountains bordering Pakistan, the military said Saturday, marking one of American forces' deadliest engagement in months. The military would not say if the clash marked the start of a promised spring offensive to capture Osama bin Laden, though a spokesman said the fighting began when as many as 40 suspected Taliban tried to flank the position held by the Americans and their Afghan army allies.. ...
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Explosion rips through Moscow apartments
(International News ~ 03/07/04)
MOSCOW -- An explosion tore through a Moscow apartment building before dawn Sunday, injuring five people and forcing police to evacuate the rest of the 12-story building, Russian news media reported. Authorities said the blast may have been caused by a gas leak...
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Hoff-Brockmeyer
(Engagement ~ 03/07/04)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- James and Nancy Hoff of St. Charles, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Deborah K. Hoff, to Nicholas R. Brockmeyer. He is the son of Sharon Eakin of Bell City, formerly of Cape Girardeau, and Ronald and Carol Brockmeyer of St. Charles...
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O'Connell-Hahn
(Engagement ~ 03/07/04)
Diane O'Connell of Kennett, Mo., announces the engagement of her daughter, Lenell Diane O'Connell of Cape Girardeau, to Justin Andrew Hahn. He is the son of Morris and Shirley Hahn of Oran, Mo. O'Connell received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001, and expects to receive a master's degree in business administration in May from Southeast. She is admissions web counselor at Southeast...
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Shumate returns to sidelines
(Sports Column ~ 03/07/04)
After a seven-year absence, the winningest men's basketball coach in Southeast Missouri State University history -- by far -- is ready for a return to the court. Ron Shumate, who built the Indians' program into an NCAA Division II powerhouse and laid the groundwork for their Division I move, recently accepted a position as the coach at Soddy-Daisy High School in Chattanooga, Tenn...
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50 years ago, Central won its first boys basketball state title
(Community Sports ~ 03/07/04)
Magical. No other word can describe what took place 50 years ago Saturday in Houck Field House. A team of confident yet humble players, guided by a demanding and inspirational coaching legend, took aim at a state championship in front of a hometown crowd and played the perfect game at the perfect time...
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Holden selections fill state highway board
(State News ~ 03/07/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Once he fills two openings on the Missouri State Highways and Transportation Commission, Gov. Bob Holden will have appointed nearly every member of one of the most powerful state boards. The six-member commission is the governing authority of the Missouri Department of Transportation and has constitutionally granted independence to make policy decisions largely free from interference by the governor or the Missouri Legislature...
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Rules of Grammer
(Local News ~ 03/07/04)
It's a tiny, white fleck, barely visible to the naked eye. Look through the glass tube, and the fleck explodes into a nightmarishly large bulb with eight legs and tiny hairs sprouting from its back. And hey, it's moving! Welcome to Russell Grammer's world of science, where George Washington Carver rules and even the ugliest mite goes from gross to fascinating under a microscope...
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Presidential candidates working to define each other
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
In John Kerry's world, President Bush is a job-killing, gay-bashing, special interest pawn. To the president, Kerry is a tax-raising, flip-flopping liberal who is soft on terrorism and hard on the U.S. military. The presumptive Democratic nominee has been airing TV ads for months, bragging about his Vietnam War record and his promises for the country while exploiting Bush's potential vulnerabilities: job losses and ties to special interests...
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Kitchen gets first coaching victory
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/04)
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The biggest emotion the St. Louis Blues felt after beating the New York Islanders was relief. Former Islanders goalie Chris Osgood stopped 39 shots, and Keith Tkachuk scored his team-leading 27th goal late in the second period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 victory over New York on Saturday night...
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Marlins win with rally in ninth inning
(Professional Sports ~ 03/07/04)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Ramon Castro hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth as Florida rallied to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Saturday. The hit capped a three-run rally with two outs in the ninth against reliever Cal Eldred. The win gave the Marlins a 2-1 record in the exhibition season, and the Cardinals have lost all four of their exhibition games...
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Notre Dame failed to reach state's final four for fourth straig
(High School Sports ~ 03/07/04)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The Notre Dame girls basketball team had its fourth straight trip to Columbia and the state final four in its sight. But the opportunity slipped away in a 58-55 overtime loss to St. James in a Class 4 state quarterfinal matchup Saturday at the Farmington Civic Center...
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Universal design becoming more acceptable for homes
(Community ~ 03/07/04)
As Amy Vaughn hangs up from a call, she confirms an evolutionary residential trend: the housing market is changing in favor of accessibility, comfort and functionality. "That was another couple who want plans for a one-story home," says Vaughn, who will hear many more such requests as she works the phones for The Associated Press House of the Week. "They don't want to walk up and down stairs anymore."...
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Improper watering ails houseplants
(Community ~ 03/07/04)
You can easily become almost an expert in diagnosing your friends' houseplant troubles. First say "Too much water." Then, if your friend acknowledges hardly ever remembering to water the sickly plant in question, merely respond, "Too little water." Chuckle, chuckle...
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Joe Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 03/07/04)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Joe H. Bollinger, 79, of Sedgewickville died Saturday, March 6, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 21, 1924, in Sedgewickville, son of Elmer and Mary Ellis Bollinger. He and Myrtle Weibrecht married Dec. 23, 1950, in Ste. Genevieve, Mo...
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Carolyn Hazel
(Obituary ~ 03/07/04)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Carolyn Hazel, 55, of Lebanon, Ill., died Friday, March 5, 2004, at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Mo. She was born April 2, 1948, in Sikeston, Mo., daughter of the late James and Alberta Miller Hazel. Survivors include three brothers, Harold Hazel of Mayestown, Ill., Jimmie Hazel of Advance and Homer Hazel of Wright City, Mo.; a sister, Billie Hester of O'Fallon, Mo...
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Samuel Foster
(Obituary ~ 03/07/04)
Samuel Franklin Foster, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 5, 2004, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Mary Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/07/04)
Mary Inez Smith, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 5, 2004, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Dec. 5, 1910, at Clayton, Mo., daughter of B. Hugh and Bessie Burris Smith. Smith received a B.S. degree in English from Southeast Missouri State University and a master of arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ...
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Lydia Hogg
(Obituary ~ 03/07/04)
PERKINS, Mo. -- Lydia Hogg, 97, of Perkins died Saturday, March 6, 2004, at her residence. She was born Sept. 17, 1906, in Golconda, Ill., daughter of Joseph and Kate Hollman Story. She and James Hogg were married Nov. 4, 1922. He died March 3, 1963...
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SEMO sports briefs 3/7/04
(College Sports ~ 03/07/04)
Southeast Missouri State's gymnastics team finished second in the the Gym'Back Invitational at the University of Arkansas. The Otahkians (12-3) picked up wins over Centenary and Texas Women's University and finished behind the host team in the four-team event...
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People news 3/7/04
(National News ~ 03/07/04)
David Crosby arrested on marijuana, gun charges NEW YORK -- Musician David Crosby was arrested on marijuana and gun possession charges early Saturday at a Times Square hotel, hours after earning a standing ovation at a New Jersey concert, police said. ...
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Gauthier-McFarland
(Engagement ~ 03/07/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Edward and Maryann Gauthier of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Rose Gauthier, to Shannon Richard McFarland, both of St. Louis. He is the son of the late Richard and Donna McFarland of Springfield, Mo. Gauthier received a bachelor of arts degree in mass communications from Southeast Missouri State University. She is education coordinator at the National Kidney Foundation in St. Louis...
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Welter-Pfaff
(Engagement ~ 03/07/04)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Jerome Welter of Fredericktown announces the engagement of his daughter, Jennifer M. Welter, to Kevin J. Pfaff, both of St. Charles, Mo. He is the son of Patricia Pfaff of St. Peters, Mo., and the late Harold Pfaff. Welter is also the daughter of the late Doris Welter...
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Landewee-Bollinger
(Engagement ~ 03/07/04)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Bill and Glenda Landewee of Leopold announce the engagement of their daughter, Jill Landewee, to Tyson Bollinger of Marble Hill, Mo. He is the son of Kirk Bollinger of Marble Hill and Terri Bollinger of Houston, Texas. Landewee is a 1997 graduate of Leopold High School. She received a bachelor of music degree from Southeast Missouri State University. She is an elementary music and choral teacher at Senath-Hornersville School District in Senath, Mo...
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Leffler- Lovelady
(Engagement ~ 03/07/04)
Wayne and Carolyn Leffler of St. Louis announce the engagement of their daughter, Nancy Jo Leffler, to Jimmy Lovelady of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of the late J.A. and Lois Lovelady of Greenbrier, Ark. The couple plans to be married March 20 at Red Star Baptist Church...
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Corrections - March 6
(Community Sports ~ 03/07/04)
The entry fee for the Cape Shrine Club Golf Tournament is $55. For tournament information, contact is Eddie Schreiner at 243-5503. An incorrect entry fee amount was listed in Thursday's paper. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error....
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Outdoors calendar 3/7/04
(Outdoors ~ 03/07/04)
Hunting clinic: The Southeast Missouri Youth Hunting Clinic will be April 3 at the Apple Creek Conservation Area and Jackson High School Agriculture Building. The clinic will be 4:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and offers a learning and turkey-hunting experience to youths ages 11-15. ...
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Speak Out 3/7/04
(Speak Out ~ 03/07/04)
Time for accountability I AM taxed and fund-raised to the point I just can't take it anymore. How about you? Let's vote for fiscal responsibility from our lawmakers, politicians and government leaders including those who are currently running the schools into the ground...
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Concerned about program
(Community Sports ~ 03/07/04)
I have been a SEMO basketball fan for many years. I rarely miss a game although I live in the St. Louis area. The drives to games are becoming much longer due to our poor record and more expensive due to gas prices. The value of a ticket is diminishing...
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FanSpeak 3/7/04
(Community Sports ~ 03/07/04)
We made a mistake I AM confused. How did the Delta Bobcats girls basketball team finish both third and fourth in the state last year? Your miniscule district article listed them as third one place and fourth in another sentence. I checked their trophy case and they placed third last year, and we are still proud of them...
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Not a fan of FanSpeak
(Community Sports ~ 03/07/04)
Thank you, Darla Craft. You have expressed what I hope is a majority opinion. FanSpeak has become the "National Enquirer" of the Southeast Missourian. I find FanSpeak especially troubling because, as Ms. Craft pointed out, the attacks are often personal. Usually negative in nature, these comments are directed at local students and schools...
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Cruise over the coral reef in Key Largo
(Community ~ 03/07/04)
KEY LARGO, Fla. -- For those who haven't been there, the name Key Largo probably brings to mind Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson and a hotel full of gangsters waiting out a hurricane with booze and gunplay. But once you get to Key Largo, those black-and-white movie images are wiped out by the rainbow of reality: The turquoise sea, the green mangroves, and the brilliant colors of tropical fish and other marine life found in the only contiguous coral barrier reef in North America.. ...
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Craft projects can liven up rainy spring afternoons
(Community ~ 03/07/04)
NEW YORK -- If you've heard your children say "there's nothing to do" one too many times, it might be time to stockpile some indoor activities. Several new craft activity books offer ideas to save for a rainy day, if spring showers keep you indoors or if winter keeps its grip on your area long past February...
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Five fab on fashion
(Community ~ 03/07/04)
NEW YORK -- Not every man can pull off the bright colors and vintage-inspired fashions that have made "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" host Carson Kressley one of the most recognizable members of the TV cast, and he's not out to inspire a bunch of look-alikes in the "fab five's" new book...
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The right to read
(International News ~ 03/07/04)
TARGU BUJOR, Romania -- Tired of reading soap opera subtitles to his wife while watching TV, Costel Pitigoi issued her a decree: Learn to read them yourself. So Maria Pitigoi joined 29 other women in this town's Gypsy enclave in a new reading program aimed at putting the long-mistreated ethnic group on a more equal footing with Europe's other peoples...
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Night train to Music City
(Entertainment ~ 03/07/04)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Little Richard, Aretha Franklin and B.B. King played in the same Nashville nightclubs where guitarist Jimi Hendrix and saxophonist Hank Crawford cut their musical teeth. James Brown, Etta James and a parade of other black singers recorded here, often using country music's top session musicians. Meanwhile, white disc jockeys at the powerful radio station WLAC were broadcasting black music across much of the country after dark...
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Raymond Burger
(Obituary ~ 03/07/04)
Raymond Anthony Burger, 89, of Midlothian, Va., died Thursday, March 4, 2004, at Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, Va. He was born Feb. 10, 1915, at Kelso, Mo., son of Charles Anton and Helen Anna Leible Burger. He and Margaret E. Marlin were married Aug. 11, 1934, at Belleville, Ill...
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