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Rocket keeps Astros soaring
(Professional Sports ~ 09/15/04)
Roger Clemens collected his 17th victory in Houston's 7-5 victory over the Cardinals. By R.B. Fallstrom ~ The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Roger Clemens won his 327th career game with seven strong innings, and the Houston Astros kept pace in the NL wild-card race by holding on for a 7-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night...
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Light, bright recipe combines mint, goat cheese
(Community ~ 09/15/04)
This recipe comes from a feature in Cooking Light magazine's September issue, on a menu for a "fabulous seafood supper." It is served with marinated mushrooms, made while you prepare the shrimp dish, and garlic bread. Shrimp With Lemon, Mint and Goat Cheese...
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Live-action television launches cartoon renaissance
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/04)
LOS ANGELES -- A thin line separates Jennifer Garner's "Alias" character from reality. It's a series of thin lines, actually -- sketches that take her sexy superspy from the world of live action to the world of animation. The seven-minute "Animated Alias" on the new third-season DVD of the ABC thriller is the latest example of a renaissance in the short-cartoon format inspired by the success of 2003's "The Animatrix."...
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Usher leads American Music Award nominations
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/04)
LOS ANGELES -- R&B casanova Usher, whose album "Confessions" steamed up the charts with songs about sex, affairs and breakups, received a leading four nominations Tuesday for the American Music Awards. Many categories included last year's winners -- Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Linkin Park -- and previous nominees Beyonce, Avril Lavigne, Norah Jones and R. Kelly...
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OPEC, Ivan, Iraq unnerve oil traders
(National News ~ 09/15/04)
VIENNA, Austria -- OPEC members were divided Tuesday on whether their output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause oil prices to drop. Elsewhere, traders were unnerved by Hurricane Ivan heading toward the oil and natural gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and an attack by insurgents on a crucial pipeline juncture in Iraq that showed the country's vulnerability...
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Americans, Europeans appear to drift apart on issue of Iran
(International News ~ 09/15/04)
VIENNA, Austria -- A U.S.-European rift surfaced Tuesday over how harshly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program, with the Europeans ignoring American suggestions and circulating their own recommendations to other delegates at a key meeting of the U.N. atomic agency...
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Israeli Cabinet OKs cash advances to settlers who leave homes
(International News ~ 09/15/04)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Cabinet ministers approved cash advances Tuesday of up to $115,000 to Jewish settlers willing to leave their homes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank -- the first concrete step toward carrying out Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's contentious pullout plan...
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Photographers in Princess Diana case acquitted by appeals court
(International News ~ 09/15/04)
The Associated Press PARIS -- A Paris appeals court on Tuesday upheld the acquittals of three photographers accused of invasion of privacy after they took pictures of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed at the scene of their deadly crash. Jacques Langevin, Christian Martinez and Fabrice Chassery were first acquitted last November. Fayed's father, Egyptian-born billionaire Mohammed al Fayed, filed an appeal, which the Paris court rejected...
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Energizer gets bright idea for powering new flashlights
(State News ~ 09/15/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Anyone who has fumbled and cursed when the power goes out and the flashlight goes dead may have something new to beam about -- a flashlight that accepts batteries of different sizes. St. Louis-based Energizer Holdings Inc. considers its Quick Switch a shining example of utility, with users able to raid batteries from such things as remote controls, toys or wall clocks and plunk them into the flashlight...
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Playoff tickets to go on sale next week
(Professional Sports ~ 09/15/04)
With the Cardinals leading the Chicago Cubs by 16.5 games in the NL Central, tickets for the league division series and league championship games are set to go on sale Sept. 22 in St. Louis. The St. Louis Cardinals announced Tuesday that Major League Baseball had given approval to begin selling the tickets at 8 a.m. that day. Fans can line up starting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 21...
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Giants win, but Bonds still sits at 699
(Professional Sports ~ 09/15/04)
The San Francisco slugger went 0-for-2 with two walks in a 3-2 victory over Milwaukee. By Arnie Stapleton ~ The Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Brewers manager Ned Yost said he and the Miller Park crowd would be happy if Barry Bonds hit his 700th homer and Milwaukee beat the San Francisco Giants. Neither happened...
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Loss to Troy St. still irks Pinkel
(Professional Sports ~ 09/15/04)
The Tigers will try to rebound against Ball State. By Michael Petre ~ The Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Nothing irks Missouri coach Gary Pinkel more than when his team beats itself. And after last week's loss to Troy, he found plenty to be upset about...
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FDA orders stronger warning labels
(National News ~ 09/15/04)
WASHINGTON -- Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning -- in a black box on the label -- that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday. It's a rare risk, and therefore families need detailed information on how to balance that concern with the need to treat depression, which itself can lead to suicide, cautioned advisers to the Food and Drug Administration...
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Ivan threatens Gulf Coast; New Orleans braces for strike
(National News ~ 09/15/04)
NEW ORLEANS -- More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this below-sea-level city in what could be the most disastrous storm to hit in nearly 40 years...
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Report ahead of flu season says hospitalizations on the rise
(National News ~ 09/15/04)
By LINDSEY TANNER The Associated Press CHICAGO -- The number of people hospitalized in the United States because of the flu has climbed substantially over the past two decades to an average of more than 200,000 a year, in large part because of the aging of the population, a government study found...
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Man drops baby out of car
(National News ~ 09/15/04)
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A man being chased by sheriff's deputies dropped his fiancee's 8-month-old daughter out of a moving car, sending the baby tumbling across the highway in her car seat. The girl was unhurt, but the man later was fatally injured in a crash...
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Rangers reliever faces charges after throwing chair at A's fans
(Professional Sports ~ 09/15/04)
By Janie McCauley ~ The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. -- Texas reliever Frank Francisco was arrested Tuesday morning on a charge of aggravated battery after he threw a chair into the right-field box seats and hit two spectators in the head during Monday night's loss to the Oakland Athletics...
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It's all systems go for NHL lockout
(Professional Sports ~ 09/15/04)
The expected work stoppage will begin 12:01 a.m. Thursday. By Ira Podell ~ The Associated Press TORONTO -- Wade Redden took off his practice gear unsure of when he'd have a chance to put it on again. His injured shoulder wouldn't allow him to play for Canada in the World Cup of Hockey championship on Tuesday night. ...
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Winless Saturday for OVC includes a severe injury
(College Sports ~ 09/15/04)
The conference has more on its mind than just five losses. By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian It was a black Saturday for Ohio Valley Conference football teams as OVC squads went 0-5 -- and only one of those defeats was by less than 14 points...
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Car bomb in Baghdad sows chaos in U.S. plan
(International News ~ 09/15/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital Tuesday in attacks that killed at least 59 people and struck at the heart of the U.S. strategy for fighting Iraq's escalating insurgency...
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Playing the lead role
(Local News ~ 09/15/04)
There were no female administrators in the Jackson School District when Rita Fisher was hired in 1995 as an elementary principal. Fisher and another woman who was hired as a principal that same year were the first in the district's history. Nearly 10 years later, Jackson's female administrative body has grown to five, including Dr. Fisher, who is now an assistant superintendent...
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Jackson breaks ground for senior center
(Local News ~ 09/15/04)
Their faces may have been decorated with age lines. Their hair may have long ago lost the original color and thickness. But there was an unmistakable childlike enthusiasm just off East Main Street Tuesday when about 30 seniors celebrated the official groundbreaking for the new senior center in Jackson...
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Well-groomed cattle clean up at District Fair
(Local News ~ 09/15/04)
The cattle get shampooed every day during the SEMO District Fair. Most don't complain. "They love it," said Brian Meier of Jackson as he rinsed the soap off one of his Angus calves at the fair in Cape Girardeau Tuesday morning. Cattle don't get this kind of treatment down on the farm, said Darrell Aufdenberg of Jackson as he soaped and rinsed Nicky, a 6-month-old Hereford calf...
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Lage promoted to vice president of Rust Communications
(Local News ~ 09/15/04)
Wally Lage, publisher of the Southeast Missourian and chief operating officer of Rust Communications the past 11 years, has been promoted to vice president of Rust Communications. He will continue as the company's chief operating officer. Jon K. Rust, son of Rust Communications founder Gary W. Rust, has been named publisher of the Southeast Missourian. He continues as co-president of Rust Communications, a post he has held with his brother, Rex Rust, since February 2001...
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MoDOT - Old bridge was safe
(Local News ~ 09/15/04)
Last Thursday's bridge blast took down more of Cape Girardeau's old Mississippi River bridge than expected, collapsing 76-year-old steel beams beyond the blast area. Spectators wondered if they had been playing Russian roulette in recent years every time they drove across the narrow span...
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Legislature could pursue ending casino loss limit
(State News ~ 09/15/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After years of giving little attention to proposals to eliminate Missouri's casino loss limit, the legislature will likely get serious about the issue when it convenes next year, the chairman of a legislative panel that studies gambling issues said Tuesday...
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'Lunch bunch' offers potluck recipes
(Column ~ 09/15/04)
At one place of business in Cape Girardeau, there are dining rooms where the employees eat lunch together every working day. The diners known as the "round table lunch bunch" carry in potluck on occasion to celebrate various occasions. I'm sure that following the departure of the state inspectors, that might be a cause for a small celebration at their table...
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My own reality TV show
(Column ~ 09/15/04)
Single people are so much fun. After you've been married for a decade or so and can barely remember being with someone you wouldn't belch in front of, they remind you about romance. I'm monitoring the love lives of a number of single friends. It's like my own reality show. I'll share some plot lines with you:...
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Region digest 09/15/04
(Local News ~ 09/15/04)
Man gets four years for stealing OnStar vehicle A Cape Girardeau man who was arrested six days after being released from prison is headed back there. Sean K. Poole, 19, was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for his theft in April of a Chevrolet Tahoe equipped with the OnStar global tracking device. ...
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Out of the past 9/15/04
(Out of the Past ~ 09/15/04)
10 years ago: Sept. 15, 1994 Attendance at 1994 version of SEMO District Fair is at record pace, and board member Pete Poe says total count could exceed 90,000 if pace continues; grandstand entertainment this evening is Restless Heart. State board has cleared way for Saint Francis Medical Center to add second cardiac catherization lab despite opposition from business group and committee's own staff...
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Jon Fisher
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
Jon Kent Fisher, 60, passed from this earth to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004. He was born Oct. 14, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of Elwood Vincent and Kathleen Barringer Fisher. For the past decade he had lived in Houston, Texas, where he most recently was the west district fine arts coordinator for the Houston Independent School District...
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Paul Presnell
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
PATTON, Mo. -- Paul Presnell, 72, of Patton died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 6, 1932, at Patton, son of Robert Edward and Callie Yount Presnell. He and Mildred I. Robinson were married Oct. 8, 1955...
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Mary Menz
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Mary M. Menz, 73, of New Hamburg died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at her home. She was born April 30, 1931, in St. Louis, daughter of Frank and Minnie Eftink Arnzen. She and Gilbert T. Menz were married June 29, 1957. Menz was a machine operator at Carter Carburetor in St. Louis and retired as main housekeeper at Howard Johnson in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, St. Ann's Sodality and New Hamburg Senior Citizens...
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Brad Rew
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Brad Rew, 44, of St. Louis died Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, in St. Louis. He was born May 5, 1960, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., son of Chuck Rew and Linda Sifford. Rew was a graduate of Tulsa High School in Tulsa, Okla. Survivors include his mother, Linda Sifford of Advance; his father, Chuck Rew of Kentucky; and a brother, Bruce Rew of Key Largo, Fla...
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Anna Henderson
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
Anna Ellen Henderson, 82, of Delta died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Irene Gearing
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
Irene Mary Gearing, 90, of Scott City died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 2, 1913, at Grays Point, Mo., daughter of Ira T. and Rosa Lee Butler Wright. She and Orville Estes "Sprad" Gearing were married Dec. 29, 1934. He died Feb. 4, 1980...
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Leona Boyd
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
LICK CREEK, Ill. -- Leona Boyd, 98, of Lick Creek died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center in Jonesboro, Ill. She was born Oct. 31, 1905, in Buncombe, Ill., daughter of Willie and Ethel Manus Treece. She and Bon C. Boyd were married Feb. 3, 1926, at Lick Creek. He died Oct. 22, 1990...
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Russell McNeely
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
Allen Russell McNeely, 65, of Scott City died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 13, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, son of Guy and Estle Hawkins McNeely. He and Barbara Ann Nesta were married May 18, 1996, at Commerce, Mo...
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Correction 9/15
(Correction ~ 09/15/04)
In Tuesday's edition, Clarence Shirrell's name was misspelled in a Class of 2morrow news brief.
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Correction 9/15
(Correction ~ 09/15/04)
In Monday's edition, the location for the 13th annual St. Joseph Dinner Auction should have been given as 606 Sycamore St. in Scott City.
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Correction 9/15
(Correction ~ 09/15/04)
A story in Tuesday's edition incorrectly stated B.W. Harrison's religious affiliation. He attended Old St. Vincent's Church and was active in the Friends of Old St. Vincent's Church. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Club news 9/15/04
(Community News ~ 09/15/04)
FCE Wonderworkers The FCE Wonderworkers Extension Club met at the home of Margie E. Reisenbichler on Aug. 8. The meeting was opened by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, and the devotion "Keep the fork" was given by the hostess. Business was on a project for the Girardot Center for Youth and Family. Members voted to remain in the extension and dues were to be brought to the September meeting on Thursday at the home of Nelda Starzinger...
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William Harrison
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
William Winford "B.W." Harrison, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 2, 1910, at Salem, Mo., son of Abner and Ida R. Warden Harrison. He and Hazel Huhn, a graduate home economist, were married Oct. 19, 1947, in Cape Girardeau. She died Oct. 11, 1990...
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Garret Froemsdorf
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
Garret Lee Froemsdorf, 17, of Waialua, Hawaii, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004, at home, surrounded by his family. He was born July 12, 1987, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a senior at Waialua High and Intermediate School. He is survived by his parents, Bruce and Connie Froemsdorf; a sister, Amy of the home; paternal grandmother, Jewell Froemsdorf of Jackson; maternal grandparents, John and Marie Rose Moneyhun of Whitewater...
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Deanna Schott
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Deanna Schott, 35, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, at Union County Hospital. She was born Nov. 30, 1968, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Leonard "Buzz" and Phyllis Campbell Bixby. She and David G. Schott were married Sept. 9, 1995, at Wolf Lake, Ill...
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Power goes out near Millersville
(Local News ~ 09/15/04)
Some 293 customers of Black River Electric Co-Op near Millersville were without electricity Tuesday night. The power went off around 8:21 p.m. The source of the outage was a feeder off a substation near Whitewater, said operations dispatcher Phyllis Miller...
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Cape fire report 09/15/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/15/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items on Monday: At 5:13 p.m., alarm sounding at 245 Aquamsi St. At 6:12 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2800 block of Bloomfield Road. At 6:29 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2500 block of Maria Louise Street...
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Reality remodeling
(Community ~ 09/15/04)
Home improvement shows aren't always realistic, but do give viewers great tips. By James and Morris Carey ~ The Associated Press Home improvement and do-it-yourself television shows that document and demonstrate how to maintain and improve the Great American Dream have been popular for more than two decades...
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Community involvement
(Editorial ~ 09/15/04)
An effort to help make Cape Girardeau a healthier community is also giving participants an opportunity to do something good for others in the process. Shape Up Cape, a community fitness program sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, is asking participants to volunteer at community agencies during the last week of the contest...
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Chaffee victorious in Illinois
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/04)
Chaffee's softball team followed a tight win over district opponent Naylor with a comfortable 10-3 win Tuesday on the road at Egyptian High School in Illinois. Whitney Horrell allowed six hits in seven innings to improve to 2-0. She struck out five and walked two...
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Poplar Bluff outscores Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/04)
The Notre Dame soccer team could not contain Poplar Bluff forward Justin Alford in a 4-2 loss to the Mules on Tuesday night at home. Alford scored three goals in a 20-minute span in the first half to help Poplar Bluff grab a 4-2 halftime lead. Frankie Ellis and Mark Unterreiner were Notre Dame's (3-3) goal scorers. Jason Delgado had an assist...
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Southeast volleyball sweeps SIU for its first victory
(College Sports ~ 09/15/04)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team finally notched its first victory of the season as the Otahkians swept host Southern Illinois 30-25, 30-24, 32-30 Tuesday night. Jessica Koeper led the Otahkians (1-8) in kills with 15 and Jessica Wilfong added 10. Lauren Scannell came up with 18 digs and Jill Miller added 12. Setter Jamie Baumstark recorded 36 assists...
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Sports briefs 9/15/04
(Other Sports ~ 09/15/04)
Hockey The Blues have signed defenseman Barret Jackman to a three-year contract. Terms were not disclosed, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Jackman will earn $4.5 million over the length of the deal. Jackman, 23, missed most of last season after injuring his shoulder. He played in just 15 games with one goal and two assists and 41 penalty minutes...
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Thanks for article on horses at fair
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/15/04)
To the editor: In response to "Grand gaits: Riders give their best at fair's horse show": I want to compliment your reporter, Julia Metelski, who interviewed me for this article. She was very nice and interesting to speak with. She conducted a professional and thorough interview...
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Why the Red Cross charged in WWII
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/15/04)
To the editor: As a Red Cross volunteer, I recently approached the Chaffee VFW for a donation. I was informed by many World War II veterans that they did not support the Red Cross because during the war the Red Cross charged for coffee and doughnuts...
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Zell Miller distorted facts in speech
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/15/04)
To the editor: In response to the letter "Terrorism, safety are main issues": So Tom McCanless thinks Zell Miller made the greatest speech he has ever heard? It's too bad that the pastor didn't take the time to do a reality check on what Miller said. He would have found that Miller intentionally distorted facts...
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Speak Out 09/15/04
(Speak Out ~ 09/15/04)
Swimming facilities THE GATOR Swim Team is practicing in Perryville in September while it takes Cape Girardeau's Parks and Recreation Department three weeks to put the bubble on the pool at Central Junior High School. Staff members at the Perryville Parks Center have been excellent hosts so far, and they have a wonderful facility. ...
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Vesta Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 09/15/04)
Vesta M. Bollinger, 74, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 9, 1930, at Millersville, daughter of Hubert F. and Dessie M. Seabaugh Hartle. She and E. Glen Bollinger were married Aug. 13, 1949, in Piggott, Ark...
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Wiethop Truck Sales reaches half-century mark
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Founder Carroll Wiethop sold first truck for $1,699 By Jim Obert Business Today Wiethop Truck Sales in Cape Girardeau is celebrating its 50th year as an International Truck Dealer this month. Bill Gosche, president and general manager, said several parts and service specials will be available during the week of Sept. 13-17. Also, there will be an open house for customers on Saturday, Sept. 18...
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Bankruptcies for September 2004
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
BANKRUPTCIES Bankruptcies filed through Sept. 10 for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeastern Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscott, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau County tax liens
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Cape Girardeau County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds, during the month of August. For more information contact the recorder's office at 243-8123. TAX LIENS AGAINST: Airnext Communications...
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Ashley Furniture to open next year
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today JACKSON -- David Donley of Commercial Real Estate Specialists Inc. said he recently brokered a deal that will bring a new commercial development to the nine acres beside Buchheit at the corner of East Jackson Boulevard and Old Orchard Road. That development will be anchored by a 50,000-square-foot Ashley Furniture Home Store...
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Malden group will design Web site
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today BENTON -- Creative Design Group of Malden will be responsible for presenting Scott County to the world after being awarded the bid to produce the county's Web site. County commissioners awarded the bid during their regular meeting Aug. 24 accepting as the best bid the group's offer to establish the site for a total project cost of $5,050 plus $60 monthly to host the site...
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Stanley - Small-business financial tune up
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Chances are, your business has a "business plan," a plan that describes your products, distributions channels, marketing strategy, and revenue goals among other things. A business plan helps you maximize the profitability of your business. Whether you are aware of it or not, you also have a "business succession" plan for your business. ...
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MoDOT hopes for brighter future with new director
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today JEFFERSON CITY -- Try as it might, the Missouri Department of Transportation has been unable to bury the past. For six years, the department and its governing board, the State Highways and Transportation Commission, have dealt with an intense public backlash stemming from broken promises to deliver a substantially upgraded highway system. ...
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People news
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Becky Unger has joined Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. in Cape Girardeau as a sales assistant. Michael Buckley has joined US Bank in Cape Girardeau as a commercial lender. John Heacos and Jackson Clay Hunter have joined Mitchell Real Estate in Sikeston as sales agents...
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Arnold ascending with economic speech
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
By Larry Kudlow National Review Online economics editor CEO of Kudlow & Co. NEW YORK -- With Reaganesque optimism, a vision of muscular Republicanism, and a ringing endorsement of President George W. Bush, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a stunningly effective speech at the recent Republican convention in New York. The Governator also sent a strong message to immigrants, independents, and undecided voters that the GOP is a safe-harbor destination deserving of their support...
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Business briefs
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI CAPE GIRARDEAU D'Ladium, a bar, has opened at 1127 Broadway in the building that formerly housed the Pladium bar. The owners are Mark and Paul Dirnberger. ProTech Diesel, a truck repair facility, has opened at 3258 E. Outer Road...
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Regional firms to receive job training money
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
By Jim Obert Business Today JEFFERSON CITY - Five regional companies are among 64 Missouri companies sharing almost $2 million in employee training money from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Mississippi Lime will use $28,750 to train 60 new employees, Sabreliner will use $11,500 to train six, Rubbermaid Organizational Products will use $11,500 to train 20, Midway Containers will use $8,625 to train 25 and MoCap Plastic Products will use $13,800 to train 25...
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Keene - Is your investment portfolio "off-balance?"
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
The investment markets have gone through another wild year -- fortunately, this time the volatility was generally in a positive direction. But the dramatic swing in stock returns after three bear years, along with dramatic swings in some other types of assets, again raises a question all investors should answer every year: do I need to rebalance my portfolio?...
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Partners to develop property in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today Gary and Sandy Helwege and Gary and Jane Stanley have acquired 15.5 acres on the 1700 block of N. Kingshighway, next to O'Laughlin Law Firm and World of Honda. This property was formerly owned by Food Giant Corp. and was platted for a new grocery retail business and pharmaceutical/retail business...
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What is the fastest-growing occupation?
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
What is one of the hottest career fields today? Computer software engineering. Because information technology and computers have had such an impact on our everyday lives, there is a continuous need for qualified personnel to design and develop new computer software programs and systems to meet the changing needs of businesses and the general public...
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Casino Aztar tax case headed to Missouri Supreme Court
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today JEFFERSON CITY -- So far in her long-running property tax dispute with Casino Aztar, Pemiscot County Assessor Donna Snider has rolled snake eyes. The Missouri Supreme Court recently provided Snider with one more opportunity to beat the house and recoup for local governments the $2.5 million in back taxes she says the casino owes...
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Economic development alliance to hold fall conference
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today The recently formed Southeast Missouri Economic Development Alliance (SMEDA) has announced plans for its first big event, which is hoped will move the group closer to its goal of attracting business to a six-county area in the Bootheel...
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Recognitions
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Steven Fritzler has earned the chartered financial consultant professional designation from the American College in Bryn Mawr, Penn. Candidates for the distinction must complete at least eight courses and 16 hours of examinations, and must also fulfill stringent experience and ethics requirements. Fritzler is a financial consultant with Faith Financial Planners Inc. in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape sees record year for building permits
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
By Tony Rehagen Special to Business Today For those Cape Girardeau residents who think they've noticed an excess of cranes, concrete trucks and construction workers in their city this summer: Don't worry, it isn't just you. The Cape Girardeau Department of Inspection Services recently announced that 2004 will be a record year for new commercial building construction within the city limits. ...
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Railroad track removal would affect Tetra Pak
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today SIKESTON - Over the years, urban planning specialists and others have discussed how getting rid of the railroad tracks alongside Malone Avenue would benefit Sikeston and its potential for growth. But then, there is the other side of the story -- jobs...
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Highlights of new overtime regulations
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today Highlights of the Labor Department's new overtime regulations that recently took effect: # Workers earning $23,660 annually or less are eligible for overtime pay for working more than 40 hours a week. The department says about 1.3 million workers will be newly eligible...
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Nestle Purina moves warehouse facility to Bloomfield
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Silgan Plastics expands at Cape building Business Today Nestle Purina Petcare Co. has moved its warehousing and distribution facility from 4780 Nash Road in Cape Girardeau to a new company-owned facility at its Bloomfield manufacturing plant. Locally the company manufactures pet care products including kitty litter...
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Air filtration company to headquarter in Cape
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today Edge Enterprises Inc. will open an operations facility at the Eagle Peak Building at 760 S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place Ltd., handled the lease transaction on the 3,120-square-foot office space...
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Spartech Corp. buys three divisions of VPI
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today The St. Louis-based Spartech Corp. recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of three divisions of Vinyl Plastics Inc., which is based in Wisconsin. Those VPI operations acquired include the sheet products division that serves graphic arts, medical packaging and retail markets; the contract manufacturing division, which provides noncarpet flooring and sound barrier products to the transportation industry; and the film and converting division, which prints and laminates products for distribution. ...
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River Ridge Winery celebrates a decade
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today COMMERCE -- On Sept. 17, 1994, Jerry and Joannie Smith opened a winery on an 80-acre farm two miles north of Commerce. Over the past decade, River Ridge Winery has grown internally and externally, but the Smiths are keeping their mission the same: to provide a homey and friendly place for their patrons to enjoy wine, food, nature and friends...
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IT company buys Sikeston outfit
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today SCOTT CITY -- When owner Jay Butler decided to close the doors to Software Hardware, an information technology company in Sikeston, he was determined not to leave his customers without tech support. So he chose to sell his company to Scott City's Technology and Networking Inc...
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Scott County tax liens
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Scott County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tom Dirnberger, Scott County recorder of deeds, during the month of August are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 545-3551...
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Stoddard County tax liens
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Stoddard County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Kay Asbell, recorder of deeds, during the month of August are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 568-3444...
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Mueller - Company culture check
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Serendipity is defined as good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries. By that definition many of us would find it serendipitous to find a workplace where there is a culture of shared visions, enthusiasm and work ethic. The question for many business leaders is "how do we achieve a certain type of culture in the workplace?"...
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The high cost of failing to market
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
By John Graham "We had to stop the mailings to our hospitality database," said Tom Helbach, president of Mosinee Insurance Agency in Wisconsin. "We were getting so many calls we couldn't process the work efficiently until we made some internal changes."...
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Small business economic conditions improve
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
suntimesnews.com WASHINGTON, D.C. - Economic conditions for small business improved in the second quarter of 2004 according to the recently released Quarterly Indicators: The Economy And Small Business. The report, issued by the Office of Advocacy, shows proprietors' income increased at an annualized rate of 14.8 percent and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) optimism index remained in record high territory...
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Missouri manufacturing is on rebound
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
By Kelvin Simmons Director Missouri Department of Economic Development The manufacturing industry has long been a mainstay of Missouri's economy. However, employment in this industry has suffered greatly since the turn of the century. Productivity gains in the past two decades, the natural progression from an industrialized economy to the knowledge-based economy, and effects of the national recession are all mitigating factors that have impacted the manufacturing sector in Missouri recently...
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A sportsman's paradise
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Southern Rod and Gun and Feeder's Outdoors By Jill Bock Special to Business Today SIKESTON - At a time when many people are giving up business for retirement and hobbies, Joe Gooch is giving up retirement to create a new business from his hobby. And together, Gooch and his brother, Jim, intend to create a complete shop for sportsmen from Southeast Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Arkansas...
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The debit card revolution is here to stay
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
aracopy.com In 1951, the first bank credit card was issued and America quickly fell in love with plastic. Sure, there were some fees and interest charges, but living on "pay later" credit became a financial lifestyle for millions. In 1969, the first automated teller machine debuted, and America eventually warmed to the concept of ATMs. ...
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New bank opening in Poplar Bluff
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Sterling Bank owned by 30 local shareholders Business Today POPLAR BLUFF -- When the founders of Sterling Bank went to work a year ago to start the process of opening a new bank, they did so knowing the positive impact the bank could have on the community...
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Efforts underway to develop portions of Jackson
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today JACKSON -- The Jackson Industrial Development Corp., a group affiliated with the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, is in the process of developing property off Route PP for industry and soccer. The development corporation is in the process of seeking bids for grading that would be required on the upper portion of the property...
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Kennett Chamber hosts downtown renovation forum
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today KENNETT -- The Chamber of Commerce presented plans to replace sidewalks, lamp posts and awnings to a crowd of downtown merchants, city officials and Kennett residents at a Sept. 2 downtown renovation meeting. "I believe this is going to be our last chance to renovate downtown," said Keith Mitchell, downtown merchant. "We need to have merchants, council members and the community care about this project or else it's not going to get done."...
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O'Reilly Auto Parts to open in Cape
(Business ~ 09/15/04)
Business Today Cape Girardeau will be home to the newest O'Reilly Auto Parts Store, according to Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place Ltd. who handled the lease transaction. Kelsey said the Springfield, Mo.-based parts distributor finalized a long-term lease on the 12,000- square-foot building at 370 N. Kingshighway near the Broadway intersection...
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