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Indians face SIU, Mizzou in big week
(College Sports ~ 03/23/04)
A pair of non-league rivalry games this week will help Southeast Missouri State University prepare for the start of Ohio Valley Conference play. The Indians (8-9) visit Southern Illinois-Carbondale (3-13) at 2 p.m. today and host Missouri (18-4-1) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, the latter contest being Bluff City Beer Night, with the local distributorship providing free food and beverages...
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Family dispute could derail Supreme Court case on Pledge
(National News ~ 03/23/04)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The historic challenge to the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance might never have reached the Supreme Court if not for a collision of faith between two parents -- one an atheist, the other a born-again Christian. Normally, the personal sagas of the parties in a Supreme Court case are just a footnote to the constitutional principles. But the clash between the parents threatens to derail the entire case, which will be heard by the high court on Wednesday...
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Philip Roth's work to go in anthology
(Entertainment ~ 03/23/04)
NEW YORK -- Philip Roth will collaborate with the Library of America on an eight-volume anthology of his works, including such classic novels as "Portnoy's Complaint" and "The Counterlife." It marks just the third time the Library of America has published the books of a living writer, and the first time the writer has participated in the project...
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Author says he's 'connecting the dots' on Plum Island lab
(Entertainment ~ 03/23/04)
PLUM ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Plum Island Animal Disease Center off eastern Long Island may have been responsible for outbreaks of Lyme disease and West Nile virus and could be vulnerable to terrorist attacks, a new book claims. Although lawyer and first-time author Michael Carroll concedes he has no direct evidence, he insists he's right, citing seven years researching "Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory," published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins.. ...
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Clapton pays tribute to bluesman Johnson
(Entertainment ~ 03/23/04)
NEW YORK -- Of course, Eric Clapton remembers the first time he heard Robert Johnson's music. He was 15. Already an aspiring blues guitarist, he would play a limited repertoire in the corner of a pub. Clapton and a friend used to buy blues albums, unheard, simply because they were intrigued by pictures on the cover...
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As China's cities embrace capitalism, farmers remain locked in
(International News ~ 03/23/04)
DAGAOKOU, China -- China's government insists it is serious about lifting farmers' incomes to narrow the rich-poor divide. If that's true, the villagers of Dagaokou have some ideas. "If I could, I'd invest my own money in improving the land," says wheat farmer Wang Yuqi. "The better the land, the higher the quality of your crops, and the more money you can make."...
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Terror suspects may have escaped fortress through secret tunnel
(International News ~ 03/23/04)
WANA, Pakistan -- Pakistani forces discovered a mile-long tunnel leading from a besieged mud fortress to a dry stream bed, and said Monday the secret passage may have allowed top al-Qaida suspects to escape toward the Afghan frontier. The revelation came as Pakistani authorities began DNA tests to identify foreign terrorists killed in the weeklong offensive in South Waziristan, where thousands of troops have been battling hundreds of die-hard militants...
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Limbo queen bends and splits her way to the top
(State News ~ 03/23/04)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- About halfway through any given skating session at Empire Roller Rink, the first eight beats of the Limbo Rock snap the attention of dozens of children and even some adults. They stop what they're doing and rush to the skate floor to claim their spots in line...
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Former armored car employee sentenced in thefts
(State News ~ 03/23/04)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A former employee of an armored vehicle business was sentenced to prison for stealing more than $200,000. Stephanie Fuller Moreno, 38, of Springfield, was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in federal prison without parole, U.S. Attorney Todd P. Graves announced. U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. also ordered Moreno to pay restitution of $206,246...
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HUD pulls plan over closing costs
(National News ~ 03/23/04)
WASHINGTON -- Federal housing officials on Monday withdrew a proposal that they said could have simplified mortgage settlements and saved consumers hundreds of dollars on closing costs. The Federal Trade Commission and others had questioned whether the plan would accomplish those goals...
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Supreme Court will decide if refusal to give ID is punishable
(National News ~ 03/23/04)
WASHINGTON -- Do you have to tell the police your name? Depending on how the Supreme Court rules, the answer could be the difference between arrest and freedom. The justices heard arguments Monday in a first-of-its kind case that asks whether people can be punished for refusing to identify themselves...
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Government may stretch out power plant cleanup of mercury
(National News ~ 03/23/04)
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is leaning toward stretching out plans for reducing mercury pollution from power plants through the marketplace rather than rely on technology for quick cuts. Some plants would be able to buy their way out of reducing emissions...
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FDA - Warnings on labels for antidepressants recommended
(National News ~ 03/23/04)
WASHINGTON -- Doctors who prescribe some popular antidepressants should monitor their patients closely for warning signs of suicide, especially when they first start the pills or change a dose, the government warned Monday. The Food and Drug Administration asked makers of 10 drugs to add or strengthen suicide-related warnings on their labels...
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Correction 3/23/04
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
Cindy Seyer's name was misspelled in People on the Move in Monday's paper. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Terry Nichols goes on trial for murder in Oklahoma City bombing
(National News ~ 03/23/04)
McALESTER, Okla. -- Terry Nichols went on trial for his life Monday in the Oklahoma City bombing and was alternately portrayed as an eager participant in the attack and a fall guy in a conspiracy wider than the government has acknowledged. Nichols hated the U.S. government and worked hand-in-hand with Timothy McVeigh in assembling and detonating the "huge, monstrous bomb," prosecutor Lou Keel said during opening statements in the state murder trial...
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Daughter braces for a smile
(Column ~ 03/23/04)
Becca has braces. It's one of those rites of passage that many children endure. Growing up, I managed to avoid braces. As I recall, my dentist said I had a big mouth. My family certainly will attest to that. My sister ended up with braces. She wasn't happy that I had such an expansive mouth...
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Herzog to speak at Southeast golf event in April
(College Sports ~ 03/23/04)
Southeast Missouri State University baseball coach Mark Hogan is always trying to come up with unique ways to raise money for his program. Hogan's latest venture figures to be a big hit with anybody who followed the St. Louis Cardinals during some of their exciting and highly successful Whitey Herzog-led times of the 1980s...
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4 Otahks qualify for regional
(College Sports ~ 03/23/04)
Despite falling just short of qualifying for the NCAA South Central Regional meet as a team, Southeast Missouri State University interim gymnastics coach Tom Farden couldn't have been much happier with the way the season went. The Otahkians went 15-7 for their first winning record since 1998 and learned Monday that they will send four competitors to the regional on April 3 at the University of Arizona...
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Bunkers to bunk
(Professional Sports ~ 03/23/04)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tiger Woods sometimes adds green to his wardrobe in April, but that usually means a jacket from Augusta National -- not fatigues from Fort Bragg. The day after the Masters, the world's No. 1 golfer will swap his spikes for Army boots...
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Williams sharp in Cards' 7-2 victory over Braves
(Professional Sports ~ 03/23/04)
The Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Woody Williams cruised through two innings in his second start of spring training. Williams allowed only one hit -- Andruw Jones' solo homer -- and struck out two Monday in the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves...
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State legislature moving slow on gun law remedy
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Nearly one month after the Missouri Supreme Court identified a flaw in the state's new concealed weapons law, legislation to fix the problem has made scant progress in the Missouri Legislature. Despite concerns that a flood of lawsuits could result as county sheriffs begin issuing permits to carry concealed weapons to qualified Missourians, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, said there is no urgent need for lawmakers to address the issue this year. ...
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Bond's re-election campaign visits Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
With Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" blaring over the loudspeakers and a gathering of about 50 people waving placards and chanting "Kit, Kit," the back room of the Southeast Missouri Regional Crime Laboratory in Cape Girardeau took on the atmosphere of a prizefight...
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Sheriff to accept applications for conceal-carry permit
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County Sheriff Gary J. Schaaf says his office will begin accepting applications for conceal-carry permits beginning Wednesday and Thursday. Schaaf said he will have enough personnel on staff those two days to accommodate the extra work. If the process goes well, he will consider taking them on a regular basis "at some point in the future," he said...
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Notre Dame tops Jackson 8-3 in baseball opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/04)
Lee Essner struck out 11 batters and Notre Dame scored six runs in the final three innings to defeat Jackson 8-3 in Monday's high school baseball season opener at Notre Dame Regional High School. Essner allowed four hits while walking four. He was also 2-for-4 at the plate...
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Rare mussels make home in Poplar Bluff
(State News ~ 03/23/04)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- For a mundane creature that lacks the importance of the bald eagle on the endangered species list, the murky Black River waters that run through this town appear to be a good hideout. One biological researcher says he's found a habitat for certain federally endangered and threatened freshwater mussels beneath Poplar Bluff bridges...
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Sousa portrayer kicks off Cape visit
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
Few Cape Girardeau residents who witnessed John Philip Sousa's visit to the city 75 years ago are still around, but thanks to Keith Brion the rest will have a chance of their own. Brion, a retired Yale music professor who portrays Sousa, arrived in Cape Girardeau Friday night and started his official visit off on Monday with a visit to the Cape Girardeau Rotary Club, where he talked about Sousa's life during a slide show. ...
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Management by fire
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- On March 18, a group of 18 firefighters set fire to 10 acres of land in an area below the dam at Lake Girardeau. They were just doing their job. The firefighters are part of a larger group known as the Forestry Strike Team, in existence now for about a year. ...
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Late deal saves baking institution from closing doors
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
It wasn't quite zero hour, but it was still cutting it close. At 11 a.m. Thursday, two days before he planned to lock the doors to My Daddy's Cheesecake for the last time, Wes Kinsey got a phone call from Kevin Stanfield, franchisee of three local Blimpies Subs & Salads stores. As a result, the Cape Girardeau baking institution got a stay of execution, and Kinsey was taking cheesecake orders Monday morning...
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Area broadcast pioneer dies
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
Herb Taylor, a pioneer in television broadcasting who helped start KRCU radio at Southeast Missouri State University nearly 30 years ago, was remembered by colleagues Monday as a natural performer who loved literature and life. Taylor died Friday at his home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 75...
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Region briefs 3/23/04
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
Small bomb explodes in mailbox, no injuries CAMDENTON, Mo. -- A small bomb exploded in a mail drop box Monday morning, but there were no injuries and only minor damage to the mail, the Camden County Sheriff's Department said. When sheriff's deputies arrived on the scene, the bomb "had already done what it was going to do," said Gary Bowling, operations captain for the department. ...
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National briefs 3/23/04
(National News ~ 03/23/04)
Young people more supportive of gay marriage CHICAGO -- While the majority of Americans oppose legalizing same-sex marriage, people younger than 30 have consistently been more supportive of it than their elders. For instance, a poll taken last month for the National Annenberg Election Survey at the University of Pennsylvania showed that just over half of people ages 18 to 29 would oppose a law in their states that would allow lesbians and gay men to marry a same-sex partner. ...
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Malpractice is a shell game
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/23/04)
To the editor: Your article about doctors leaving Illinois and moving to Missouri for the lower malpractice rates shows the fallacy of Dr. Scot Pringle's letter. The insurance industry is orchestrating a shell game, cloaking itself in the misfortunes of doctors. At the end of the veto session last year, Gov. Bob Holden invited doctors and trial lawyers to meet to try to resolve problems in the system. The doctors refused to come...
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Speak Out 3/23/04
(Speak Out ~ 03/23/04)
Use common sense REGARDING THE widening of Broadway: I beg that the powers that be not allow the engineers who were involved in the roundabout or the intersection of Independence and Mount Auburn Road be involved in it, because it's going to be a disaster. Get somebody who has some common sense...
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Wilbur Barks
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Wilbur L. Barks, 76, of Sedgewickville died Friday, March 19, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 29, 1927, at Lixville, Mo., son of Lewis and Barbara Bohnert Barks. He and Goldie "Jean" Crabtree were married in May 1959...
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James Allen
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
James Eugene "Coach" Allen, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 21, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 10, 1920, in Fulton, Ky., son of Leo Eugene and Mary Lee Hughes Allen. He and Vonda Jean Brasher were married Nov. 25, 1948, in Cape Girardeau...
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Herb Taylor
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
Herb Taylor passed away peacefully at his Cape Girardeau home Friday, March 19, 2004. An accomplished author, professor, poet, philosopher and performer, Mr. Taylor's professional career spanned 50 years involvement in media and education. Herb was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy, and son, Mark...
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Mae Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
Mae Jewel Smith, 76, of Jackson died Sunday, March 21, 2004, at her home. She was born Sept. 20, 1927, in Jackson, daughter of Lawrence Maple and Vida Mae Smith Williams. She and Vernon R. Smith were married Aug. 22, 1951. Smith was a member of Apostolic Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church in Scott City...
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Pervis Lukefahr Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Pervis L. Lukefahr Sr., 92, of Leopold died Saturday, March 20, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 11, 1911, at Millheim, Mo., son of Thomas Jefferson and Hattie Blaylock Lukefahr. He first married Beulah Haupt, who died Oct. 2, 1969. He later married Nellie Sterns, who preceded him in death. He then married Revena Friese, who also preceded him in death...
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Virginia Evans
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
Virginia Evans, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 22, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Jay Bratti
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Jay Harris Bratti, 57, of Glenallen died Monday, March 22, 2004, at Parkland Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. He was born Sept. 15, 1946, in Hoboken, N.J., son of Harris Edgar and Ruth Esther Sitze Bratti. Bratti was a line foreman and telephone cable installer. He was a 1964 graduate of Woodland High School...
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Johnie Eaton
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Johnie H. Eaton, 82, of Morehouse died Saturday, March 20, 2004, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Oct. 16, 1921, at Gray Ridge, Mo., son of Charlie and Dellia Capps Eaton. He and Anna Corene Wader were married June 31, 1942, at Benton, Mo...
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Ollie Schrum
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ollie O. Schrum, 76, of Chaffee died Saturday, March 20, 2004, in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 24, 1928, in DeSoto, Mo., son of Ollie O. and Margie Sloan Hoylman Schrum. He and Linda Jimerson were married July 26, 1971, in Illinois...
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Marie Spicer
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Marie Martin Spicer, 83, of Chaffee died Monday, March 22, 2004, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Joe Evans
(Obituary ~ 03/23/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Joe H. Evans, 58, of Troy, Ill., died at his daughter's home in Olney, Ill., Sunday, March 21, 2004. Evans was born Aug. 5, 1945, in Glen Mary, Ala. He married Alice W. Ashcraft March 20, 1954. He was a sales representative for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and a member of First Baptist Church of Maryville, Ill...
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Students excel in drama
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/23/04)
To the editor: A March 19 Speak Out comment was brought to my attention. The individual described the drama department at Jackson High School as being in a "downward spiral." Since I am, in essence, the drama department at JHS, I feel obligated to respond...
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A year later, we know truth
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/23/04)
To the editor: It's been over a year since George Bush sought congressional authority for his military invasion of Iraq. Caving to public pressure generated by alarming White House intelligence interpretations, Congress granted authority for the president to undertake military action but only if the national security of the United States were threatened...
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World briefs 3/23/04
(International News ~ 03/23/04)
Nigeria grants toppled Haitian leader asylum ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria has agreed to a request by Caribbean leaders to grant former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide temporary asylum, the nation's presidency said Monday. The request came from the 15-nation Caribbean Community, known as Caricom, Nigerian presidential spokeswoman Remi Oyo said in a statement late Monday. ...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 3/23/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Mark A. Campbell, 31, 1418 Jefferson, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of burglary and second-degree stealing...
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Cape fire report 3/23/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items Sunday: At 6:24 p.m., medical assist at 3003 Themis. At 8:14 p.m., medical assist at 1927 N. Kingshighway. At 8:25 p.m., mutual aid and a smoke scare at 2801 S. Orchard, Jackson. Firefighters responded to the following items Monday: At 7:25 a.m., emergency medical service at 1240 Linden St...
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Hands-on work brings satisfaction
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
"People underestimate the benefits of manual labor. There's freedom in it." This line, by actor Morgan Freeman, in the movie "Bruce Almighty," is forgotten by many and practiced by some. Most of the people in this world have developed into couch potatoes because of remotes, cars and rapidly advancing technology. People don't remember how all work was accomplished by their ancestors in the early 1700s...
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Dirty dancing
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Lauren Bandle doesn't mince words when describing the dance moves of some of her classmates. "Gross and kind of nasty," she said, her distaste audible. Bandle, a seventh-grader at Southwest Junior High School, said dirty dancing, also known as "grinding," used to be a problem at school dances. But since a new policy cracked down on student gyrating last fall, she has noticed a marked difference...
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Listening to the soul of music
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
Music has become one of the common building blocks of our daily lives. Just about everybody listens to music, and has a decided preference as to which type. Whether soft or loud, slow or fast, understandable or complete gibberish, we all prefer one type of music or another...
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Learning briefs 3/23
(Local News ~ 03/23/04)
Jackson student receives $500 scholarship Benjamin Wachter of Jackson was recently presented with a $500 scholarship from the Bootheel Boss Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation in Cape Girardeau. Bartels recognized by state Scholars program...
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9-11 belongs to everyone
(Editorial ~ 03/23/04)
The Greenville (S.C.) News President Bush is not exploiting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on this nation by including appropriately solemn images from Ground Zero in his re-election commercials. Charges that he is exploiting the tragedy for political gain are opportunistic...
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The conservation tax
(Editorial ~ 03/23/04)
Since voters approved a eighth-cent sales tax for the Missouri Conservation Department in 1976, several things have happened, most of which are regarded as good. The MCD embarked on a land-acquisition program to set aside conservation areas in every county, preserving some of the best nature areas the state has to offer outside of the Department of Natural Resources' state park system. And numerous tracts have been set aside for hunting and fishing enthusiasts...
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Sports briefs 3/23/04
(Other Sports ~ 03/23/04)
Basketball Houston Rockets point guard Steve Francis was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for cursing during a halftime television interview and for criticizing officials. Francis drew a technical foul, then complained about what he considered a non-call in the closing seconds of the first half of Houston's 100-95 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. ...
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Area sports digest 3/23/04
(Other Sports ~ 03/23/04)
Hall of fame banquet The Southeast Missouri Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame will hold its annual banquet and induction ceremony Saturday night at the VFW Hall in Sikeston. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. Eight individuals will be inducted, including former Cape Girardeau American Legion baseball manager Ron Michel, who was also a standout player for many years in the area. Also honored posthumously will be Roger Pattillo (Poplar Bluff)...
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Spain won't appease terror
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/23/04)
To the editor: The voters in Spain correctly realized that the war in Iraq has nothing to do with the war on terrorism. The new government realized that, in order to fight terrorism, they must concentrate on the real danger, and they also know that the voters will hold them responsible to do just that. ...
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Administration is deceptive
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/23/04)
To the editor: Americans should speak out against the pattern of deception employed by the current administration. According to the American Conservative Union, "the president's 2005 budget reveal[s] that the administration is now working with estimates [of Medicare reform] more than 30 percent higher than those it was using to round up congressional support."...
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Out of the past 3/23/04
(Out of the Past ~ 03/23/04)
10 years ago: March 23, 1994 Southeast Missouri State University's administrators have scrapped plans to raise room charges for most campus residence halls in face of opposition from student leaders. Year after opening, Cape Girardeau Senior Center on North Clark Street, nonprofit agency, is struggling to make its monthly payments; center leaders held news conference yesterday announcing they will kick off campaign aimed at raising half-million dollars...
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