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Police searching for robbery suspect
(Local News ~ 08/12/05)
A grab-and-run robber eluded Cape Girardeau police Thursday after taking cash from a discount store. A white man, 20 to 30 years old, grabbed money from a cash register at the Dollar General Store, 64 S. Plaza Way, early Thursday evening. He was last seen running around the rear of the store chased by pursuing store employees, officer Richard Harris said...
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Sikeston arts festival ties in with annual Jaycee rodeo
(Local News ~ 08/12/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo has become a time honored tradition in its 53 years in Sikeston, drawing in thousands of rodeo fans from around the country. Now the Sikeston Depot Museum is trying to craft a new tradition out of rodeo week that complements the Western fever gripping the town. This week the depot is holding its first Cowboy Up! Arts Festival, featuring Western-oriented arts and crafts for a down-home arts experience...
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Cubs end losing streak
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
CHICAGO -- Greg Maddux worked hard for victory No. 314, then rejected talk about his retirement. The four-time Cy Young Award winner pitched his first complete game in more than a year to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 11-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, tying Gaylord Perry for 16th on the career wins list...
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Smith ready to shine on world stage
(College Sports ~ 08/12/05)
The Southeast runner is scheduled to compete as part of a U.S. relay team on Saturday. Southeast Missouri State coach Joey Haines believes Miles Smith is set for a strong performance at the IAAF World Championships in track and field. Smith, about to enter his junior year at Southeast, will compete Saturday on the United States' 1,600-meter relay team during the preliminary round in Helsinki, Finland...
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Lawsuit challenges crackdown on adult entertainment
(Local News ~ 08/12/05)
Law imposes tighter restrictions on sexually oriented businesses. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When it comes to legislation, a lawsuit against the state claims stripping and drunken driving don't mix. The adult entertainment industry is asking a judge to invalidate a new Missouri law that imposes tight restrictions on the operation of sexually oriented businesses. ...
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Alleged arsonist arrested
(Local News ~ 08/12/05)
The 19-year-old suspect was not a tenant at the apartment building, but the common rest room was easily accessible. A suspect has been arrested for arson a day after a fire severely damaged the third floor of a Cape Girardeau apartment building and killed an occupant's dog...
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U.N. concerned about Iran's work at nuclear facility
(International News ~ 08/12/05)
VIENNA, Austria -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed "serious concern" Thursday over Iran's resumption of nuclear activities that could lead to an atomic bomb and diplomats said Tehran faced a September deadline to stop uranium conversion at a plant in central Iran...
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Group encourages seat belt use in buses
(State News ~ 08/12/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A group assigned to study school bus safety recommended Thursday that school districts consider putting seat belts in buses, but stopped short of suggesting that belts should be mandatory. The task force was established by Gov. Matt Blunt after three school bus crashes within a week this spring killed two motorists and injured dozens of schoolchildren...
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Britain to deport 10 foreigners
(International News ~ 08/12/05)
LONDON -- Britain detained a Palestinian cleric considered Osama bin Laden's spiritual ambassador in Europe and nine other foreigners Thursday, saying they were a threat to national security and would be deported. An attorney for the cleric, Sheik Omar Mahmood Abu Omar, confirmed he was taken into custody. The Home Office didn't identify the detainees, but a British official said Abu Qatada was among those detained...
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Ex-WorldCom CFO Sullivan gets five years
(National News ~ 08/12/05)
NEW YORK -- Former WorldCom finance chief Scott Sullivan was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for his high-ranking role in the largest accounting fraud in U.S. history. Sullivan became the fifth WorldCom executive to be sentenced to prison in the $11 billion scandal. His sentence is topped only by that of ex-CEO Bernard Ebbers, who got 25 years...
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Gordon tries to get back on track on road course
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
So far this season, the twisty track at Infineon Raceway has been the high point of a challenging season for Robby Gordon as he struggles to develop a team, woo sponsors and work out the quirks in an engine new to NASCAR. This weekend, Gordon -- one of a handful of Nextel Cup regulars who is as comfortable turning right as left -- heads to Upstate New York and Watkins Glen International, the only other road course on the Nextel Cup tour. He'll warm up in the Busch race Saturday...
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Speak Out 8/12/05
(Speak Out ~ 08/12/05)
Clever idea; Fed up with GOP; Sandwich update; Rough crossing; Lightening up; Isolate predators; What do they do?; Thanks for rescue; Wonderful dance troupe; Here's an idea; Bumpy streets
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Learn a lesson from cat's death
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/12/05)
To the editor: The purr-fect murder has been committed. The deceased is a dead cat, a former living, breathing, sentient innocent. The suspect has been convicted. He pleaded guilty to actions that drained the cat of all nine lives. He pleaded guilty to squeezing, throwing and stomping the cat. Nice, huh?...
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Thornton opts to stay in Boston
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
BOSTON -- Joe Thornton is going to captain the Boston Bruins for quite some time. The 26-year-old star center, who could've become an unrestricted free agent next summer, signed a three-year deal with the Bruins on Thursday that will pay $6.6 million in each season...
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Etienne arrested, charged with armed robbery
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Police said heavyweight boxer Clifford Etienne held up a check cashing business, fired a shot when a clerk failed to move fast enough and pulled a gun on officers as he tried carjack two different vehicles with children inside. Etienne, who took up boxing while serving a prison sentence for armed robbery, was arrested Wednesday night as he tried to escape when the car he was driving ran up on a curb. ...
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Civil War marker donations sought
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/12/05)
To the editor: On July 2, 2005, a roadside marker was erected in southern Bollinger County honoring the men who lost their lives at the Battle of Mingo Swamp on Feb. 4, 1863. Over 150 people attended a reception at the Zalma Masonic Lodge. The descendants and friends of the Cato/McGee families are requesting assistance. A monument at Greenbriar Cemetery is badly needed to mark the spot where 28 men who lost their lives that day are buried...
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Floodway protection
(Editorial ~ 08/12/05)
The U.S. Corps of Engineers concedes it made an erroneous calculation regarding how many acres should be set aside to offset the impact of the St. Johns Bayou-New Madrid Floodway project. The corps and other officials say correcting the mitigation plan will delay the $85 million project a couple of months. ...
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Karen New
(Obituary ~ 08/12/05)
Karen L. New, 48, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 15, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Robert and Lelia Crader Huffman. Karen worked 10 years as a CNA at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She then became disabled, and did volunteer work at Jackson Boarding Home. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Jackson...
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Glen Gentry
(Obituary ~ 08/12/05)
Glen Roger Gentry, 80, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 4, 1925, at Miner, Mo., son of Glen H. and Pearl Collins Gentry. He and Rose Clark were married Oct. 6, 1942...
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Margaret Larmie
(Obituary ~ 08/12/05)
Margaret Ann Bacon Larmie, 73, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born May 13, 1932, at Doniphan. She and Dewey G. Larmie were married March 23, 1974. Mrs. Larmie was a member of First Christian Church, Lady Elks, Chaffee Country CB'ers, and chairperson of the fund-raising committee for Harmon Field, all in Chaffee, Mo...
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Barron no-show for Thursday practice at dome
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
ST. LOUIS -- The Rams' first-round draft pick Alex Barron was a no-show at Thursday's practice, one day after ending a two-week holdout and agreeing to a five-year contract. Rams coach Mike Martz was not pleased with the situation. "I have no idea where he is or what he's doing or if he's coming in September or October or November, who knows?" Martz said. "I don't know what to expect. If the kid really wanted to be here, he'd be here. I'm upset with the whole thing."...
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Artifacts 8/12/05
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/05)
River City Players present 'A Few Good Men'; Redneck BBQ Cookoff set for Saturday ; Dance camp puts on show Saturday, Sunday; Two nights of bluegrass at Lake Wappapello; Route 66 Association to tour Missouri roads; Old Iron Works Days coming in October
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Fingerstyle guitarist opens second half of summer series
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/05)
The second half of the Tunes at Twilight season is set to kick off tonight with a bang. As the concert series makes its return to the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo (this time at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.) it will do so with what is sure to be one of its most captivating and competent acts yet -- a fingerpicking specialist named Kraig Kenning...
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Upcoming acts feature variety of styles, local musicians
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/05)
Starting with tonight's performance by Kraig Kenning, the second half of the Tunes at Twilight season will offer a variety of styles played by quality performers, featuring some local performers, said talent booker Larry Underberg. Tonight's show will be followed by Rod Picott on Aug. 19, a singer/songwriter in the vein of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits...
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Out of the past 8/12/05
(Out of the Past ~ 08/12/05)
25 years ago: Aug. 12, 1980 One of the roughest streets in Cape Girardeau -- Independence between Minnesota and Kingshighway -- soon will be one of the smoothest in the city as a result of repaving, which begins today; Girardeau Contractors Inc. begins scraping off the old, buckled asphalt in preparation for pouring a new surface...
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Births 8/12/05
(Births ~ 08/12/05)
Hauger...
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At the theaters 8/12/05
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/05)
'Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'; 'Four Brothers'; 'Skeleton Key'; Still in theaters; 'Bad News Bears'; 'The Dukes of Hazzard'; 'March of the Penguins'; 'Must Love Dogs'; 'Sky High'; 'Stealth'; 'War of the Worlds'; 'The Wedding Crashers'
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Jessica Poe
(Obituary ~ 08/12/05)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Jessica Ann Poe, 26, of Bloomfield died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at her home. She was born June 13, 1979, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Jerry W. and Betty Roberts Bridwell. She and Roy L. Poe Jr. were married Sept. 15, 2001, at Blodgett, Mo...
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Beulah Miller
(Obituary ~ 08/12/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Beulah H. Miller, 88, of Sikeston died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005, at Clearview Nursing Center. She was born April 8, 1917, in Chester County, Tenn., daughter of Andy A. and Dosha Melinda King. She and C.O. Miller were married March 2, 1940. He died June 5, 1988...
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Elizabeth Lieb
(Obituary ~ 08/12/05)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Elizabeth W. Lieb, 100, of Mounds died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. She was born Dec. 4, 1904, in Wickliffe, Ky., daughter of Joseph Walter and Daisy Vaden Futrell Farley. She married Henry Lieb Sr., who died in 1992...
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Dorothy Thomason
(Obituary ~ 08/12/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Dorothy Marie Thomason, 84, of Sikeston died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Oct. 17, 1920, in Harrell, Ark., daughter of I.L. and Irene Abernathy Williams. She and Curtis Lee Thomason were married Dec. 26, 1936, in Harrell. He died Jan. 3, 1994...
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Anti-war group co-founder will speak in Cape in September
(Local News ~ 08/12/05)
The mother of a fallen soldier will bring her crusade for peace to Cape Girardeau next month, a local anti-war activist said Thursday. ** Lila Lipscomb of Salem, Mich., is a co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, a group of families who have lost relatives to the war and are pushing for an immediate pullout from Iraq...
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Historic Thebes courthouse: Monument to neglect
(Local News ~ 08/12/05)
THEBES, Ill. -- The two-story sandstone courthouse sits atop a bluff, commanding a sweeping view of the Mississippi River. But the 157-year-old building seems anything but majestic these days. An arched wooden door to the building remains padlocked. Scrub trees, weeds and brush surround the courthouse, partially obscuring the front of the building...
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Major river disruption only days away
(Local News ~ 08/12/05)
River could drop to 6.1 feet by Sunday. Major disruptions in Mississippi River barge traffic are only days away, the captain of a dredge working north of Cape Girardeau said Thursday. On Friday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent the dredge named the America to the Moccasin Springs area near Trail of Tears State Park to clear out the channel. The river has fallen due to the summer's drought...
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Grieving mother wants word with Bush
(National News ~ 08/12/05)
Protesters camping outside of the president's ranch want to talk to Bush about pulling out of Iraq. CRAWFORD, Texas -- They were just a few miles away from each other Thursday, standing under a hot midday sun to express their concern about U.S. troops dying in Iraq. But President Bush and the grieving mother outside his ranch were worlds apart on how best to honor the dead...
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Emerson's annual farm tour includes questions on immigration, tax system
(Local News ~ 08/12/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Guest workers, pesticides and taxes topped the list of issues David Diebold wanted to discuss with U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson Thursday during her stop at his orchard on her annual farm tour. Diebold said the problem is not immigration, it is discrimination against the workers...
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Cab driver's tip leads to arrest of couple suspected in deadly courthouse escape
(National News ~ 08/12/05)
NEWPORT, Ky. -- The cabbie who picked up the couple suspected in a deadly courthouse escape in Tennessee said Thursday he did not buy their story that they needed to get to Ohio for an Amway convention. A tip from cabdriver Mike Wagers led police to George and Jennifer Hyatte, who were arrested without a struggle Wednesday night at a budget motel in Columbus, Ohio, authorities said...
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Nation briefs 8/12/05
(National News ~ 08/12/05)
Mars orbiter launch postponed until today CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA postponed the launch of a spacecraft to Mars on Thursday after a glitch popped up in the computer software used for monitoring the fueling of the rocket used for liftoff. The problem with the software that measures the amount of fuel being loaded into the rocket appeared with just minutes left until liftoff. The launch was rescheduled for this morning...
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World briefs 8/12/05
(International News ~ 08/12/05)
Lebanese security forces arrest Muslim cleric BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Security forces have arrested Omar Bakri, the Islamic fundamentalist cleric who is being investigated in Britain on terror-related charges, officials said Thursday. The officials refused to say when or where Bakri was arrested. ...
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U.S. soldier, civilians reportedly killed in airstrike in southern Afghanistan
(International News ~ 08/12/05)
QALAT, Afghanistan -- Villagers in southern Afghanistan said Thursday that U.S. airstrikes during operations against militants this week killed civilians and wounded others, including an infant. A U.S. service member was killed in the east -- the sixth American fatality in a week...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 8/12/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 08/12/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: * At 5:30 p.m., structure fire at 401 S. Pacific St. * At 6:56 p.m., alarm sounding at 2705 Plymouth Drive. Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: * At 4:17 a.m., emergency medical service at 45 S. West End Blvd...
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A hometown homage
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/05)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The town of Chaffee knows that it owes its existence to the railroad. A century ago, Chaffee was formed out of a wheat field thanks largely to the Frisco railroad company's development of the area. While Chaffee marks its centennial this year, local artist Aaron Horrell is paying homage to that railroad history with a downtown mural...
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Rookie quarterback from Harvard looks forward to hitting field tonight vs. Bears
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
Fitzpatrick is battling for the No. 3 position with Smoker. ST. LOUIS -- As a child, Ryan Fitzpatrick received a Jim Everett uniform as a Christmas present. Everett, a quarterback for the then-Los Angeles Rams, was Fitzpatrick's favorite player. Fitzpatrick dreamed of wearing a Rams uniform and playing for them...
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Here comes the rain again: Mother Nature expected to disrupt Kelso Klassic
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/05)
The 21st annual Kelso Klassic fast-pitch softball tournament was rained out in June, and director Larry Eftink has a feeling Kelso will get another dose of rain when the event resumes on Friday. After all, it has rained on the tournament 17 of the last 18 years...
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Rotten Royals: During losing streak, low point was Tuesday's collapse vs. Indians
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As captain, spokesman and the lone icon on the worst team in baseball, Mike Sweeney knows exactly what to say -- even when words fail him. "What can you say?" he said. How many new ways can there be to describe the Kansas City Royals and the dire plight of this once-proud franchise?...
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Nelson will get first look at soccer team during Saturday's exhibition
(College Sports ~ 08/12/05)
Southeast Missouri State women's soccer coach Heather Nelson will get to see her 2005 team against outside competition for the first time Saturday when the Redhawks play the St. Louis Soccer Club in a 7:30 p.m. exhibition game at Houck Stadium. "It's always good to go up against another team," said Nelson, whose squad began practice Thursday. "We need to determine the conditioning of our team members and work on our system of play...
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Corrections 8/12/05
(Other Sports ~ 08/12/05)
n In the July 31 edition, due to information submitted, Cape Girardeau Senior Babe Ruth baseball assistant coach Matt Smith's name was published incorrectly. n Gators Swim Team member Steffan Troxel's first name was misspelled in Wednesday's edition. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error...
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All-American Soap Box Derby: Local racers were eliminated early
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/05)
Austin Martin of Cape Girardeau and Hunter Schuette of Jackson both failed to make it past the first round of racing at the 68th All-American Soap Box Derby on July 30. The race, which was part of a week full of festivities with 500 racers expected to compete, took place at Derby Downs, a 954-foot race track in Akron, Ohio...
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High-value family hauler: The Rio Cinco is perfect for young buyers on tight budget
(Column ~ 08/12/05)
The Kia story begins in 1944 with the founding of a factory focused on bicycle wheel manufacturing. Within a year, the Seoul, South Korea, factory was laying the groundwork for what would become a major bicycle manufacturing operation. In the 1960s the company moved into the manufacture of motor scooters, then three-wheeled delivery vehicles. By the early 1970s Kia was building trucks, and as the decade came to a close, Kia was producing the Peugeot 604 and Fiat 132 for the Asian market...
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Ahoy! Don't call me Ishmael
(Column ~ 08/12/05)
Editor's note: This column was originally published March 12, 2004. No one loves looking at the ocean more than I do. I am particularly fond of crashing waves and spouting whales. Another benefit of an ocean is fresh seafood. Waves, whales, seafood -- these are among the reasons my wife and I have spent so many vacations on the Oregon Coast since we first discovered Highway 101 in 1972. ...
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Palmeiro returns but doesn't say much to media
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
BALTIMORE -- There was no apology, no mention of the s-word. Rafael Palmeiro returned from a 10-day suspension Thursday eager to play baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, yet unwilling to discuss the positive test for steroids that tarnished his name, perhaps forever...
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Defense ready to set record straight
(College Sports ~ 08/12/05)
After five days of easing into things -- per NCAA rules -- Southeast Missouri State began full-contact, two-a-day practices Thursday. And as far as the Redhawks' defense is concerned, it's never too soon to start setting a tone. "We're really trying to get after it, trying to take things to a higher level, trying to set a new tone," said senior safety Mike Miller following Thursday's evening session at Houck Stadium...
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Six players tied for lead after first day
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/05)
Mickelson enjoyed his opening round while Woods finished at 5-over-par 75. SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- The final major of the year looks nothing like the others. There was Phil Mickelson, swallowed up by the gallery and exchanging high-fives as he rediscovered some of his magic Thursday at the PGA Championship...
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Everybody's a critic: 'The Dukes of Hazzard'
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/05)
Two stars (out of four) Twenty years have slipped by since "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its TV run in 1985. Now, I haven't seen every single "Dukes of Hazzard" TV episode, but I'm pretty sure interrupted sex scenes and partial nudity never mixed it up onscreen like this remake did -- and that's allowing for the fact that the Dukes weren't exactly saints back then, either...
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Car with locking steering wheel cannot be driven
(Column ~ 08/12/05)
Dear Tom and Ray: The steering wheel on my 2003 Acura RSX has locked on me while driving three times now. I took it in to the dealership, and they could not find anything wrong and thus were unable to fix it. I have to quickly stop the car and turn off the ignition, and then when I restart the car, the steering wheel unlocks. The last time, I almost hit a tree. Help before I kill myself or, even worse, someone else...
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