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Funding bill would add money to school districts
(Local News ~ 04/13/05)
The Cape Girardeau School District no longer would be hold-harmless and all Southeast Missouri districts would receive an increase in funding under a new funding formula currently being considered by the state legislature. While many changes are still likely to take place before the final version of the formula is passed, local educators say the plan looks beneficial so far...
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Kinder to narrate concert by St. Louis symphony
(Local News ~ 04/13/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder will join the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for two performances of "Lincoln Portrait," a musical tribute to Abraham Lincoln by composer Aaron Copland. Kinder, of Cape Girardeau, will narrate excepts of the 16th president's writings during the performances at the invitation of symphony president and executive director Randy Adams...
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Three Rivers board questions mediation efforts
(State News ~ 04/13/05)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Trustees from Three Rivers Community College sought answers Tuesday from the state official who has been mediating a dispute over the operation of higher education centers between the college and Southeast Missouri State University...
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Twelve suspected Taliban killed
(International News ~ 04/13/05)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. troops and warplanes reinforced Afghan forces that were ambushed on a high mountain pass in a firefight that killed about 12 militants and wounded two American soldiers, officials said Tuesday. In other reminders of Afghanistan's instability, farmers fought a gunbattle with counternarcotics police in the south, and authorities said they arrested three men suspected of trying to abduct an American in the capital...
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Scientists rush to destroy vials of pandemic flu virus
(International News ~ 04/13/05)
LONDON -- Thousands of scientists were scrambling Tuesday at the urging of global health authorities to destroy vials of a pandemic flu strain sent to labs in 18 countries as part of routine testing. The rush, urged by the World Health Organization, was sparked by a slim, but real, risk that the samples could spark a global flu epidemic...
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Debris searched
(International News ~ 04/13/05)
SAVAR, Bangladesh -- Rescuers digging through the concrete debris of a collapsed factory in Bangladesh heard survivors pleading for help Tuesday, but the cries were fading a day after the nine-story building toppled, killing at least 30 people and trapping 200...
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Death sought for cocaine slaying
(State News ~ 04/13/05)
OZARK, Mo. -- A prosecutor said Tuesday that he will seek the death penalty for two people accused of injecting a former Macon County prosecutor with a lethal dose of cocaine. The notice of intent was filed by Christian County Prosecutor Ron Cleek. Thomas Naumann, 49, and Crystal Broyles, of Nixa, are both charged with first-degree murder in the death of David Masters, 52. His body was found last month along the James River...
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Gov. Blunt delays payments to hospitals
(State News ~ 04/13/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri is delaying at least $90 million in state and federal Medicaid payments to hospitals to try to ease the state's continued cash flow problems, the governor's office and hospital officials said Tuesday. The funding cutback is the second in recent weeks by Gov. Matt Blunt's administration. The state already is delaying $100 million in payments due to its major universities...
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Redhawks attempt to thwart MU's bid for revenge
(Local News ~ 04/13/05)
The University of Missouri didn't have to wait very long to try and gain a measure of revenge against Southeast Missouri State. After the Redhawks stunned the nationally-ranked Tigers 8-5 in 10 innings in Cape Girardeau last Wednesday, the squads hook up in a rematch at 6 p.m. today in Columbia, Mo...
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Pulsipher adds to wait with hamstring injury
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Bill Pulsipher was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a mild to moderate strained right hamstring, another hurdle for the St. Louis Cardinals' left-hander to clear after a four-year absence from the major leagues. Pulsipher beat long odds to make the team despite injuring the right hamstring earlier in spring training and breaking his right big toe when it was struck by a line drive. ...
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Leagues give drug policies to Congress
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
WASHINGTON -- The NBA and NHL were among six groups that turned over documents about their drug-testing policies to the congressional committee looking into steroids in sports. The House Government Reform Committee had set Tuesday as a deadline for getting information about drug programs and test results. ...
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High-spending Mets shake 0-5 start
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
NEW YORK -- Mike Piazza is batting .150, the bullpen has been shaky and the new-look New York Mets are still in last place. This certainly wasn't the start they were hoping for after an expensive offseason makeover. But the Mets are finally beginning to feel better about themselves thanks to consecutive comeback wins...
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Illini's Williams, Brown, Head share MVP award at banquet
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
URBANA, Ill. -- Illinois juniors Deron Williams and Dee Brown said Tuesday they aren't thinking yet about the NBA draft in June, but their coach already is discussing their options with them. "We are just trying to educate them, help them know their options and just where they stand," said coach Bruce Weber. "I want to make sure we're doing the right thing for all of them. Their decision has to be an educated decision."...
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Sides will discuss new plan that blends views
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
NEW YORK -- When NHL labor talks resume, a new plan will be up for discussion that attempts to blend elements from both sides' vision of how players will be paid. Negotiations will probably resume next week, during which a new, hybrid concept -- which addresses the relationship between player costs and league revenues -- will be brought to the table, a source close to the negotiations told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday...
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NYSE stock specialists charged for insider deals
(National News ~ 04/13/05)
NEW YORK -- Fifteen specialists who managed trades on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange used their inside positions to earn an estimated $20 million in illicit gains for themselves and their firms, federal authorities charged Tuesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission also filed civil charges against 20 specialists, including the 15 charged in the criminal indictment, and the NYSE as well. An SEC official decried the violations as "profound and, at times, profane."...
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St. Louis chocolatier sues rival
(National News ~ 04/13/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Proof that competition in candy circles can be anything but sweet, one St. Louis chocolatier has accused its former owner of launching a rival company, then stealing trade secrets to peddle "impostor chocolate." Karl Bissinger Inc. -- doing business as Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier -- and president Kenneth Kellerhals II filed the seven-count lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. ...
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Save us, please
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
Mariano Rivera blows two saves against Boston, Keith Foulke gives up a game-ending homer to Derek Jeter. Cleveland's Bob Wickman wastes a ninth-inning lead against the White Sox, and the very next day Chicago closer Shingo Takatsu gives up three homers in the ninth against the Indians...
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Sand greens A dying breed still can be found in Kansas
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. -- The grass is damp here on a February morning. A group of six stands around the par-5, No. 3, the first hole visible along the gravel entrance just past the corner of Main and High streets. Marvin Jardon, 72, one of only two charter members still active at Baldwin Golf Course, raises his right arm and points to the south...
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Cards dodge the rain, Reds in 5-1 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
ST. LOUIS -- It was a toss-up whether Jason Marquis hurt the Cincinnati Reds more with his bat or his arm. Marquis hit a bases-loaded triple and pitched into the seventh inning, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory Tuesday night. "He can swing the bat, everyone knows that," Reds first baseman Sean Casey said. "I thought maybe he was a position player at first in the minors before he became a pitcher, the way he swings it."...
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Bush backs off plan to cut farm payments
(National News ~ 04/13/05)
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration on Tuesday threw in the towel on the president's proposal to slash farm payments in the face of opposition from lawmakers in both parties. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told key senators he was willing to look at other ideas for spending cuts to hold down the federal deficit...
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Teams watch; Mother Nature plays games
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/05)
If athletic directors received a nickel every time they rescheduled a contest, they actually might enjoy the spring. Tuesday's wet weather brought another round of cancellations for most outdoor sporting events. "The past week or so, I've spent a lot of time scheduling makeup games," said Paul Hale, Notre Dame's first-year athletic director who postponed one baseball game Tuesday and announced makeup dates for two others...
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Aggressive parents a growing problem for educators
(National News ~ 04/13/05)
DALLAS -- The shooting last week of a Texas high school football coach -- allegedly by a player's father -- was just the latest and most extreme example of the threats and assaults that teachers around the country say they are increasingly being subjected to by parents...
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Cod Livornese a stylish main dish that is still practical
(Community ~ 04/13/05)
Dinner in less than half an hour does not need to be a hurried job that sacrifices freshness, nutrition and taste. Here's a stylish example of a main dish that serves up plenty of flavor and goodness in just about 30 minutes. How to do it is spelled out in a practical guide whose title gets straight to the point: "Good Housekeeping Rush Hour Dinners" (Hearst Books, 2005, $14.95). ...
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Wok-seared chicken offers quick taste, little fat
(Community ~ 04/13/05)
This chicken dish offers a fresh, satisfying meal that keeps within a low-fat definition -- only about 8 grams of fat per serving -- and stir-frying it means it's quick and easy to make. About its ingredients: Chicken tenders, virtually fat-free, are a strip of rib meat typically found attached to the underside of the chicken breast, but they can also be purchased separately, according to a feature in EatingWell magazine's April-May issue...
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Britney Spears announces pregnancy on Web site
(Entertainment ~ 04/13/05)
NEW YORK -- Britney Spears has revealed what might be Hollywood's worst-kept secret: She's pregnant. In a posting on her Web site, Spears told fans that she and husband, Kevin Federline, were expecting their first child together. Her publicist, Sonia Muckle, confirmed the singer's pregnancy Tuesday but refused to provide additional details...
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Estimated 9 million TV viewers watched funeral
(Entertainment ~ 04/13/05)
More than 9 million people awakened early or stayed up late to watch Friday's TV coverage of Pope John Paul II's funeral from Rome, Nielsen Media Research said on Tuesday. The bulk of those viewers, 8.8 million, tuned to ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC, all of which carried the Mass live. An estimated 370,000 people watched on either Telemundo, Azteca America or Univision, Nielsen said...
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Tyson announces June bout with McBride
(Professional Sports ~ 04/13/05)
WASHINGTON -- Mike Tyson hunched in his chair and tapped his 9-year-old daughter's hand while she rested her head on Daddy's ample shoulder. Later, the heavyweight once called "the baddest man on the planet" cuddled his napping son. "I feel like Mr. Mom," Tyson said, then stomped his foot and smiled at his own joke. Wearing a pinstriped suit, he could have been any family man, albeit one with a tattoo on his face...
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FDA panel opposes lifting silicone breast implant ban
(National News ~ 04/13/05)
WASHINGTON -- Thirteen years after most silicone-gel breast implants were banned, federal health advisers on Tuesday narrowly rejected a manufacturer's request to bring them back to the U.S. market, citing lingering questions about safety and durability...
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Josephine Boyd
(Obituary ~ 04/13/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Josephine Boyd, 93, of Mount Vernon, Ill., formerly of Anna, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Mount Vernon Care Center. She was born May 12, 1911, in Raleigh, Ill., daughter of Walter L. and Estella Graham Cain. She and Elbert J. "Jimmy" Boyd were married July 5, 1930, in Anna. He died Feb. 17, 1990...
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Plenty of plants
(Community ~ 04/13/05)
Cape Girardeau County master gardeners hope to sell every blooming thing they put out Saturday at the group's fifth annual plant sale. Volunteers will begin getting plants ready today, and around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, trucks and trailers loaded with plants will arrive at the Missouri Conservation Shelter at Arena Park to set up the sale. By 7 a.m., said master gardener Anne Foust, rain or shine, the mayhem begins...
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David Lichtenegger
(Obituary ~ 04/13/05)
David J. Lichtenegger, 59, of Pryor, Okla., died Monday, April 11, 2005, in Pryor. He was born May 26, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, son of Melvin and Norma Lichtenegger. He and Fran Ashlock were married Nov. 23, 1968, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Lichtenegger was a graduate of Jackson High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University...
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Sports briefs 4/13/05
(Other Sports ~ 04/13/05)
Baseball...
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William Bridgeman
(Obituary ~ 04/13/05)
William G. Bridgeman, 62, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2005. He was born in Galveston, Texas, and soon moved to Cape Girardeau. He grew up and completed a year of high school in Cape Girardeau before moving to St. Louis, where he finished high school. Bill attended Westminster College at Fulton, Mo., then transferred to and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia...
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Joseph Lampe
(Obituary ~ 04/13/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Joseph John Lampe, 72, of Benton died Monday, April 11, 2005, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 25, 1933, in Glennonville, Mo., son of Clemens Mathias and Regina Sophie Peters Lampe. He and Dorothy Ann Radin were married Nov. 5, 1955, in Wilhelmina, Mo...
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Midwifery bill is potentially bad
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/13/05)
To the editor: I am writing in response to Dr. Elizabeth Allmenn's support of House Bill 36 regarding midwifery. This is a bad bill for Missouri and potentially a bad bill for women. H.B. 36 would make the practice of midwifery not the practice of medicine and would allow anyone with an interest in delivering babies the ability to do so without supervision and with unknown qualifications...
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Put back Social Security money
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/13/05)
To the editor; If President Bush wants to fix Social Security, his first duty must be to put back the money he took out of Social Security. GESTLE GREEN, Dutchtown
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Thanks to county park crew
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/13/05)
To the editor: Words cannot express how grateful we are to the Cape Girardeau County park superintendent, Bruce Watkins, and to Don McQuay and the park workers. We were married April 9 at the gazebo at the Cape Girardeau courthouse. Mr. Watkins, Mr. McQuay and the park workers were right on top of things. The gazebo looked wonderful. Everyone went the extra mile to make everything just right. Thank you for everything...
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Spend our money on us first
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/13/05)
To the editor: The president says the Social Security fund is nearly bankrupt. In my opinion, that's caused by two things: retiring baby boomers and greed. Social Security was designed to take care of people when they retire. After World War II, there was a population explosion. For 40 years, these people paid into the fund. More people were paying into the fund than collecting from it. There was a surplus...
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Government of, by and for business
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/13/05)
To the editor: At first I was against Gov. Matt Blunt's decision to fly around the state in corporate jets rather than using state airplanes. While it saved taxpayers some money on the front end, the perception was the governor might be later obligated to those who made their business planes available...
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Out of the past 4/13/05
(Out of the Past ~ 04/13/05)
25 years ago: April 13, 1980 More than 500 Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts packed the Arena and its surrounding grounds with their wares Saturday afternoon for the Shawnee District Scout-O-Rama. Ross Conner is ordained deacon in the evening at New Bethel Baptist Church, 1507 S. Sprigg...
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Club news 4/13/05
(Community News ~ 04/13/05)
Xi Nu Phi; Oak Ridge FCE; Church Women United; Laureate Alpha Rho; Progressive Club; Lamplighters FCE; Exchange Club; New Salem UMW; American Legion Post 158
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Births 4/13/05
(Births ~ 04/13/05)
Winslow...
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Oran pounds out 17-2 win over Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/05)
Oran's bats awoke in a big way Tuesday with a home baseball rout of Bloomfield 17-2. Caleb Seyer went 4-for-4, including two home runs and five RBIs. Austin Dumey added three hits and Chase Seyer had two hits and two RBIs. The Eagles (5-1) had 13 hits in all...
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Region digest 04/13/05
(Local News ~ 04/13/05)
Soap Box Derby route set; clinic to be held; Scott City woman pleads guilty to drug charge; Two men sentenced on firearm charges
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Senate pulls marathon debate on school funds
(Local News ~ 04/13/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When lawmakers began tackling the thorny issue of overhauling Missouri's system for distributing public funds earlier this year, Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons feared the effort inevitably would deteriorate into "the legislative equivalent of a food fight." To his pleasant surprise that hasn't happened...
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Planning and Zoning Commission agenda
(Local News ~ 04/13/05)
7 p.m. today Public hearings * Request of Melissa Hazel to rezone 505 Optimist Drive from M-2, heavy industrial district, to R-1, single-family residential district. * Request of Lorenzo and Alesha Martin for a special-use permit for a child-care center for up to 20 children at 411 S. Ellis St. in a R-3, two-family dwelling, district...
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Cape Girardeau hires city engineer
(Local News ~ 04/13/05)
Joshua Richardson, a professional engineer from western Illinois, will head Cape Girardeau's engineering office. City manager Doug Leslie announced the hiring Tuesday. Richardson will start as city engineer on May 15. Richardson of Blandinsville, Ill., currently serves as county engineer for McDonough and Henderson counties in Illinois...
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Police reports 4/13/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/13/05)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items Tuesday. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI * Michael Hung Trang, 22, 307 N. Pacific St., was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving the wrong way on a one-way street...
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Fire reports 4/13/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/13/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: * At 7:16 p.m., lines down at 1500 W. Cape Rock Drive. * At 8:45 p.m., emergency medical service at 1800 Perryville Road. * At 9:05 p.m., emergency medical service at 915 Maple St...
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Oak Ridge will try to start eight-team tournament today
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/05)
Weather permitting, the Oak Ridge baseball tournament will get under way today with the host squad facing Zalma in a 4 p.m. matchup. The eight-team tournament features local Class 1 and Class 2 teams and, in addition to Oak Ridge and Zalma, includes St. Vincent, Woodland, Marquand, Meadow Heights, Leopold and Delta...
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Frank Snider Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/13/05)
Frank L. Snider Sr., 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. He was born April 5, 1914, at Burfordville, son of Samuel and Ona Moore Snider. He and Margaret Wilma Smith were married May 25, 1935, at Benton, Mo. She died Jan. 16, 1983...
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Thanks, educators
(Editorial ~ 04/13/05)
Using classroom experience to benefit students and a desire to see students excel have captured the attention of two area chambers of commerce as they select educators to receive special honors for their hard work. Educators of the year were recently selected by the Cape Girardeau and Jackson chambers...
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Speak Out 4/13/05
(Speak Out ~ 04/13/05)
Don't spoil the soup; Yard-sale locator; Not appropriate; Statewide school tax; Biased poll questions; Medicaid fallout; Selfish, irrational; Pitiful plea for pills; Thanks for the help; Smell test; Thanks for cleanup; School voting; The cost of obesity; Fuel wake-up call; Part of history; Investing to retire; Sad about Rockview
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9 million expected to seek extensions for tax returns
(National News ~ 04/13/05)
WASHINGTON -- Like your grade school teacher, the Internal Revenue Service won't believe the dog ate your homework -- or your tax return. But harried taxpayers can get another four months beyond Friday's April 15 deadline for getting their returns in...
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German SWAT team rescues schoolchildren held by man armed with knife
(International News ~ 04/13/05)
ENNEPETAL, Germany -- German police commandos slipped into a house where a knife-wielding man was holding four schoolgirls hostage Tuesday, surprising the suspect and taking him into custody while rescuing his captives after a five-hour standoff. The man inflicted a superficial knife wound on the stomach of a 16-year-old hostage, whom he held with three 11-year-olds, before he was captured by a police SWAT team that entered the red brick house at the end of a cul-de-sac shortly after 6 p.m., lead investigator Ulrich Kuhne said.. ...
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Calls for American troops to leave gaining momentum
(International News ~ 04/13/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqis are increasingly calling on U.S. forces to leave their troubled nation, emboldened by a newly elected parliament and the growing presence of their blue-uniformed police forces -- even though the new Iraqi leaders say it's too early to talk about a U.S. pullout...
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Black women less likely than whites to seek info on genetic breast cancer risk
(National News ~ 04/13/05)
CHICAGO -- Black women with a family history of breast cancer are much less likely than whites to get genetic counseling, in part because of the mistaken notion that the genetic form of the illness is a white woman's disease, researchers say. While breast cancer generally is more common among white women, some data suggest both races have similar rates of genetic flaws known as BRCA mutations that greatly increase the risk of developing the disease. ...
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Three indicted on charges they targeted U.S. financial institutions
(National News ~ 04/13/05)
WASHINGTON -- While the Sept. 11 hijackers were putting the final touches on their deadly plans for the World Trade Center and Pentagon, federal authorities say another group of terrorists was plotting attacks on other landmarks in New York and Washington...
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Florida's rules of the road
(Column ~ 04/13/05)
Editor's note: This column was originally published April 11, 2000. Used to be, Broadway and Kingshighway were my biggest pains, traffic-wise. Navigating around Jackson at 8 a.m. or 5 p.m. was nightmarish. And the McDonald's on Broadway? I really had to want those McNuggets to attempt getting in and out of that drive-through. (Of course, I DID really want them. Plus a shake and fries.)...
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Storms, hail lash area; 5 funnel clouds sighted
(Local News ~ 04/13/05)
All eyes were on the sky much of Tuesday as a string of powerful thunderstorms ripped through the Cape Girardeau area, dumping hail and producing numerous funnel clouds and flash flooding...
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Food tastes best when shared with friends
(Column ~ 04/13/05)
Employees at a bank in Cape Girardeau are cooking up a storm. Brenda Bowman from the bank told me that they enjoy carry-in foods from time to time. I always think food tastes better when shared with friends and co-workers. The bank employees have a special relationship with the senior center where I work, because several times a week, they come to the center and help in the kitchen to serve the noon meal...
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