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With open arms: Area responded to Katrina's call
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
New Orleans might have been our dearest neighbor. Southeast Missourians responded to Hurricane Katrina's devastating strike on the Gulf Coast with the compassion of an open-armed family member. In fact, the ties to the tragedy were close for many local people, some of whom had family and friends in Louisiana and Mississippi...
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Litter picker-uppers: Community bands together to pick up trash along roads
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Fed up with roadside litter, area city and civic leaders last year launched a campaign to clean up their towns -- enlisting the aid of everyone from council members to jail inmates. Now officials in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City want to make permanent war on litter and beautify their communities with the help of the national Keep America Beautiful organization...
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Campus project: Performing arts facility changing before motorists' eyes
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
From concrete foundation walls to drywall, construction crews are creating a River Campus arts school on the grounds of a former Catholic seminary overlooking the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau. The new construction is visible to motorists crossing the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge...
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Voter approval: Construction bonds pass for Jackson, Kelly schools
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Local voters pledged more than $23 million in the past year to school construction projects which will add over 200,000 square feet of education space in the Jackson and Kelly districts. Both school districts were turned down by voters in previous elections before finally succeeding in passing multimillion-dollar bond issues in 2005...
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Dining discoveries made in Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
The gastronome Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once observed, "The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star." I don't disagree, but surely the discovery of a new restaurant is almost as exhilarating. Last year saw the opening of several new restaurants in Southeast Missouri, all doing their part to bring happiness to area residents. ...
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Spills and thrills: Jackson's new skatepark popular at all hours
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
It took five years of planning and designing and building before Jackson's skateboarders had a place they could call their own. Last June that place opened in the northern section of Jackson's City Park. A grand opening welcomed skateboarders to the $56,000 park on June 5. The skatepark features a couple of ramps and an island with rails, stairs and a drop...
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Keeping the courthouse alive: Scott County renovating historic building
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Even before the Scott County Courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 28, 2004, the county government had seen the importance of keeping the old courthouse alive. Years before, county officials had begun budgeting money for renovating the building. It was constructed in 1913 as the county's fifth courthouse, and through the years little had been done to care for the structure...
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Special needs, special care: Area health facilities offer services to the poor
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Vicki Smith goes to work each day knowing that the needs her business tries to fulfill will never be fully met. Smith is the chief executive officer of Cross Trails Medical Clinic, one of several health-care facilities and programs that have surfaced in Southeast Missouri in recent years to help address the medical needs of low-income and disadvantaged families...
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Learning Katrina's lessons: Hurricanes spur more thinking about disaster response
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
The catastrophe of suffering that followed Hurricane Katrina spurred efforts by local emergency services planners to avoid similar foul-ups. Agencies responsible for taking the lead in the event of an earthquake, epidemic or other disaster have been busily reviewing their plans and making changes since the August storm...
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New technology quickens tedious medical procedures
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
In an industry where lives hang in the balance, seconds count. To help improve efficiency, both Cape Girardeau hospitals have invested in new technology to locate problems in a patient's body quicker. Saint Francis Medical Center and Southeast Missouri Hospital have upgraded their computerized tomography scanners, which are essentially X-ray devices that can show organs and blood vessels...
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Building muscle, bouncing back: Hospitals build workout and rehabilitation facilities under one roof
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Cape Girardeau's hospitals have taken the initiative recently to offer more than medical advice and treatment. They are actively helping patients improve their health. Since September 2004, Southeast Missouri Hospital and Saint Francis Medical Center have offered the region an unusual blend of rehabilitation and fitness by opening facilities that include both within the same building...
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Robotic surgery: Southeast Hospital in on the beginning of a revolution
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
According to Newsweek magazine, an estimated 36,600 robotic procedures -- including heart-bypass surgeries, kidney transplants and hysterectomies -- were performed in 2005. The number is predicted nearly to double in 2006. Robots were first introduced to medicine in 1987. ...
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Grace United Methodist Church, Security Bank and Trust, Capaha Bank celebrate anniversaries
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Several churches and businesses celebrated landmark anniversaries in 2005. The congregation of Grace United Methodist Church reached its 150th anniversary. "Celebrating 150 years gave us a chance to have a big party to celebrate the church's rich heritage and the ministries of the last 150 years," said the church's pastor, the Rev. Scott Moon...
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Reaching the outskirts: Jackson officials to ask for new fire substation
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
This year, Jackson officials will begin discussing possible ways to fund a new fire substation -- and it may come down to asking the voters if they would be in favor of a sales tax. Jackson's one fire station is not suitable for the rapidly growing city, fire chief Brad Golden has said...
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Cape's newest station made possible by tax
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
On Jan. 20, Cape Girardeau broke ground on the new Fire Station No. 3 at 1975 N. Sprigg St. The station is being paid for by the taxpayer-approved quarter-cent fire sales tax which passed in June 2004. The new station will be much larger than its predecessor on Emerald Street, allowing more room for newer, bigger trucks. ...
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Taxing and training: Chiefs say fire tax raised public safety morale, made city safer, better equipped
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Firefighters and police officers are better equipped, better paid and happier following the first full year of Cape Girardeau's sales tax for public safety, the chiefs of the fire and police departments said. New equipment for the Cape Girardeau Fire Department includes a new aerial ladder truck, 49 new breathing units and 42 sets of protective clothing...
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Chiropractic heading into mainstream
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Almost everyone of a certain age has had this experience: Either you are in a motor vehicle accident, lift your child wrong or simply wake up one morning after an awkward sleep and you're in pain. Low back pain, neck pain, a headache or shoulder pain...
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Keeping the ball rolling: Municipal recreation facilities serve public needs
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Dan Muser has seen quite a bit of growth in his 16 years as the director of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. New facilities, such as the Shawnee Park Sports Complex and Osage Community Centre, have paved the way for new programs. "There's not too many weekends when we don't have an event or someone renting one of our facilities," said Muser, who has been with the department for 20 years...
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Leveling the playing field: Urhahn to lead state high school sporting association
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Kerwin Urhahn is a Southeast Missouri man through and through. Urhahn graduated from Oran High School, continued his education at Southeast Missouri State University, taught and coached at Bloomfield High School and is currently the superintendent of the Portageville School District...
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Cape Rock Drive is example of city's twists and turns
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
If you're trying to get from Point A to Point B, it's best not to get there by taking Cape Rock Drive. According to Cape Girardeau city planner Kent Bratton, Cape Rock Drive did not start out as a major street. But it ended up as one that goes literally every direction...
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Cape Girardeau's hospitals fill gap in perinatology needs
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
For some expectant mothers, seeing a specialized doctor for their pregnancy used to mean at least a two-hour car ride. Now it's just a ride down the street. For nearly a year, Cape Girardeau's two hospitals have been offering specialized care for women whose pregnancy may be considered high risk. Those make up about 10 percent of all pregnancies...
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Courthouse towers over downtown; completion set for late 2006
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
From the outside, it looks done. But interior walls have yet to go up as construction continues on the 150,000-square-foot brick behemoth that will become Cape Girardeau's new federal courthouse by year's end. The new $50 million structure at Independence and Frederick streets dominates the skyline even though completion is about 10 months away...
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Business timeline
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
Editor's note: Entries without an exact date occurred within the month. 3. Ed Radetic and Jeff Unterreiner opened a restaurant with a split personality: Dairy Queen/Fresco on North Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau. 3. Charter Communications and Rhodes 101 swapped corporate spots, with Rhodes purchasing Charter's corporate office building at 1620 N. Kingshighway last year, and Charter moving into Rhodes' old office space on Nash Road in Cape Girardeau...
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Anything worthwhile is worth celebrating in style
(Column ~ 02/19/06)
SHE SAID: The first mention came right before Christmas. Just a casual reminder to Bob that four momentous occasions would take place in less than two months -- our one-year wedding anniversary Feb. 11, my birthday Feb. 12, the two-year anniversary of the day he proposed Feb. 13 and Valentine's Day Feb. 14...
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Hands-on art
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
It used to be that children didn't feel welcome in the hallowed halls of the country's best art museums. And they probably weren't. Things have changed, though -- so much so that Child magazine ranks the 10 best art museum for kids in its March issue. Note that it's not "children's art museums," these are the real deal...
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Area Potter fans learn the magic of cooking
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Seventeen Harry Potter fans showed up at platform 9 3/4, also known as Southeast Missouri State University's Dearmont Cooking Lab, on Saturday to learn the magic of cooking. The three-hour workshop, inspired by J.K. Rowling's books about the boy wizard, began in the dining hall, where the first order of the day was to fix a potion before taking a kitchen safety quiz...
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Dog killed in Cape Girardeau fire
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
A dog died from a mobile home fire in Cape Girardeau on Saturday. Firefighters responded to a call at 10:02 a.m. at 3020 Boutin Drive, Lot 34. The occupant of the home, Richard Gilmore, was not present at the time. A small dog was inside and apparently died from smoke inhalation...
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Taking action against bullies
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
The poster in the glass display case at Alma Schrader Elementary explains it best. Beneath the colored pencil drawing of an angry-looking girl wearing big black boots kicking a crying classmate, a second-grader wrote: Bullying is Ugly Love your friends...
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Lombard woman sues McDonald's over french fry ingredients
(State News ~ 02/19/06)
CHICAGO -- Four days after McDonald's Corp. acknowledged its french fries contain wheat and milk ingredients, a suburban Lombard woman filed a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming the fast-food giant misled the public. Debra Moffatt seeks unspecified damages in a suit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court. Her attorney, Thomas Pakenas, said his client has celiac disease that causes gastrointestinal symptoms when set off by eating gluten, a protein found in wheat...
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River Campus still a good investment
(Editorial ~ 02/19/06)
The butting of heads going on between Speaker Rod Jetton in the Missouri House of Representatives and top officials at Southeast Missouri State University has documented a rift that never should have occurred. Now that deep holes have been dug on both sides, it appears that all the bluster has accomplished is to raise questions about actions taken nearly three years ago without regard for the future of the university's River Campus for the arts, which is scheduled to open to students by the fall semester of next year.. ...
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Bryant headlines All-Star Game
(Professional Sports ~ 02/19/06)
HOUSTON -- Even when it's only an exhibition, everyone wants to ask Kobe Bryant about point totals. Bryant won't make any predictions about how many he'll put up tonight in the NBA All-Star game, even though scoring has made him the biggest attraction in the league during the first half of the season...
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Gordon, Earnhardt seek new beginnings
(Professional Sports ~ 02/19/06)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The slate is wiped clean for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon, two drivers temporarily sprung from the shadows of their mortifying 2005 seasons. They were failures. Busts. A pair of chumps ineligible to race for the biggest prize in NASCAR...
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Designers remember a softer 1970s and '80s at Fashion Week
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
NEW YORK -- Fashion designers made their case and now it's up to the retailers, editors and stylists who attended New York Fashion Week to weigh in on what will be in -- or out -- in the fall. Of course, the real verdict will be revealed in August and September when ordinary people do their seasonal shopping...
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Battles for infield spots loom in spring training
(Professional Sports ~ 02/19/06)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Despite a third day of pitcher and catcher workouts, position players were the hot topic around the Cardinals Complex at Roger Dean Stadium on Saturday as four more arrived and a free agent was signed. General manager Walt Jocketty made his first move of spring training by signing infielder Scott Spiezio to a minor league contract...
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Police reports 2/19/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/19/06)
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Fan Speak Feb19
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Chins up KUDOS TO the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team. Keep your heads up. We enjoy every game. I FIND it odd that Southeast Missouri State athletic director Don Kaverman said he didn't know any more than what had been reported already in regard to the OVC investigation of the women's basketball team. If the athletic director doesn't know "any more," then maybe that was the problem in the first place...
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Aircraft museum to open in Idaho
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
REXBURG, Idaho -- Officials are hoping a new aircraft museum takes flight and draws tourists to this eastern Idaho town. The 18,000-square-foot Legacy Flight Museum at the Rexburg Airport houses nine vintage planes from World War II and the Korean War, a Russian jet from Cold War, and a replica World War I plane...
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Fire reports 2/19/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/19/06)
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Arkansas towns offer historic day trip
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
KEO, Ark. -- From the antique shops and museums to the way of life, nothing in the Arkansas Delta towns of Keo and Scott is very new. Living in their turn-of-the-20th-century homes and eating food made from recipes generations old, residents like it that way...
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Pulled from mothballs
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
QUINCY, Mass. -- When you step aboard the USS Salem, you won't have to give way to presidents or kings and queens or the like. They've already been there. The one-time flagship of the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and the Second Fleet in the Atlantic has served host to the former Shah of Iran, the king and queen of Greece, the president of Lebanon and other notables...
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With O'Connor off the bench, Ginsburg goes it alone
(National News ~ 02/19/06)
WASHINGTON -- It will be a different scene Tuesday when the black-robed justices of the Supreme Court emerge from behind a red, velvet curtain and take their seats at the mahogany bench. Instead of two female justices, there will only be one. Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the high court, retired last month. That left Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the lone female among the nine justices, a distinction she seems unhappy about...
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Development raises flood risk around the U.S., experts say
(State News ~ 02/19/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Intensified development in flood-prone parts of Missouri and California significantly raise the risk of New Orleans-style flooding in urban areas on the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers, researchers said Saturday. Around St. Louis, where the Mississippi River lapped at the steps of the Gateway Arch during the 1993 flood, more than 14,000 acres of flood plain have been developed since 1993. ...
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Battle site may be made historic park
(State News ~ 02/19/06)
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- A group of battlefield enthusiasts has announced plans to purchase some of the land on which Union soldiers clashed with the state's pro-Confederate governor and militia in the early days of the Civil War. A few acres of the Carthage battlefield is a State Historic Site. But the Battle of Carthage Inc. has come up with a plan that would dramatically increase the amount of preserved land...
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Redhawks win for third time, reach .500 mark
(College Sports ~ 02/19/06)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team evened its record by bringing home its third dual win in two days, 4-3 over Oakland University on Saturday. The Redhawks (3-3) saved a match point in a 9-7 doubles win by sisters Bryce and Drew Kristal to help win the doubles point, then brought home the top three singles matches to clinch the win...
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Built-in luxury
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Spacious living areas in this week's showcase home provide plenty of room for a growing family and social gatherings. The two-story house includes a large dining room, a family room with a built-in entertainment center and a large master bedroom -- in addition to three more bedrooms, a bonus room and 2.5 bathrooms. ...
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Disney's Marty Sklar stepping down
(National News ~ 02/19/06)
LOS ANGELES -- One of Walt Disney's top theme park designers is stepping down after three decades with the company, signaling the end of an era for the Magic Kingdom. Marty Sklar is one of the last remaining employees who once worked closely with the company's co-founder, Walt Disney...
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Car bombs and gunmen kill more than 20 people in Iraq
(International News ~ 02/19/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Car bombs and gunmen killed more than 20 people, including an American soldier, Saturday. The American soldier died when a roadside bomb exploded about 8 a.m. near the Shaab soccer stadium in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. command said in a statement. It was the first death of an American soldier since Tuesday and brought the number of U.S. personnel killed since the Iraq war began in March 2003 to at least 2,273, according to an Associated Press count...
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No survivors of landslide found
(International News ~ 02/19/06)
GUINSAUGON, Philippines -- The soldiers shouted and pounded stones on boulders, hoping that anyone still alive in the mud-covered elementary school would hear and signal back. But on a day filled with disappointment, misery and constant danger, their efforts were met with silence...
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Horst-Jones
(Wedding ~ 02/19/06)
St. Paul Lutheran Church was the setting Sept. 10, 2005, for the wedding of Laura Emily Horst and Jason Michael Jones. The Rev. David Johnson performed the ceremony. Organist and pianist was Pat Palisch of Jackson, violinist was Michelle Suhr of Cape Girardeau, and vocalist was Adam Sherinski of St. Louis...
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Blandine Westrich
(Obituary ~ 02/19/06)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Blandine Westrich, 96, of New Hamburg died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.
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Minnie Whitler
(Obituary ~ 02/19/06)
Minnie Clara Whitler, 85, of Gordonville, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 30, 1920, in Gordonville, daughter of Martin P. and Clara M. Eggers Hanschen. She and Louis Henry Whitler were married Sept. 19, 1946, in Gordonville. They enjoyed 57 years of marriage prior to his death on Oct. 14, 2003...
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Self-Cheek
(Wedding ~ 02/19/06)
Holly Suzanne Self and Jason Scott Cheek were married Sept. 5, 2005. The sunset ceremony was held on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Carmel, Calif. The bride is the daughter of Vic and Diane Self of Marble Hill, Mo. The groom is the son of Bill and Cathy Cheek of Cape Girardeau...
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Speak up about eminent domain issue
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/19/06)
To the editor: As landowners, we are concerned about private property rights following the U.S. Supreme Court decision last June allowing local government to condemn private property through eminent domain strictly for economic-development purposes...
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William Kluesner
(Obituary ~ 02/19/06)
William "Tom" Kluesner, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 20, 1935, at St. Joseph, Tenn., son of Frank and Monica Reischman Kluesner. He and Mary Horrell were married Jan. 7, 1956, in Jackson, Mo. She passed away March 3, 1998...
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Speak Out 2/19/06
(Speak Out ~ 02/19/06)
Losing liberty; Here's the benefit; Leave a number; Time for action; Ask for permission; Will dogs be next?; Reasons for short sleeves; Save the country; Becoming a bag lady; Memories of Flo; No comparison; Close-minded; Tough decision; Can't turn left
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Medford Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/19/06)
Medford "Pete" Taylor, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Elder Care of Marble Hill, Mo. She was born Jan. 30, 1913, at Scopus, daughter of Ora S. and Arles E. Yount Propst. She and Merrell J. Taylor were married April 19, 1935. He died Dec. 7, 1954...
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Wibbenmeyer-Gregory
(Wedding ~ 02/19/06)
FRIEDHEIM, Mo. -- Sally Ann Wibbenmeyer and Jonathan Mark Gregory II were married Aug. 12, 2005, at St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Chicago. The Rev. Gary Hogan performed the ceremony. Organist was Annette Szynal of Chicago. The bride is the daughter of Michael and Cynthia Wibbenmeyer of Friedheim. The groom is the son of Dr. Jonathan and Janet Gregory of Traverse City, Mich...
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Cook-Watson
(Wedding ~ 02/19/06)
Kelly Jo Cook and Ronald Harold Watson Jr. were married July 9, 2005, at Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church. Dr. Ronald E. Stone performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of M.G. and Sandi Cook of Scott City. Ronald and Shirley Watson of Kelso, Mo., are parents of the groom...
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Danforth-Carr
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Robert and Patricia Danforth of O'Fallon, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Nicole Danforth, to Craig Tilman Carr. He is the son of H.B. and Phyllis Carr of Belleville, Ill., formerly of Mounds. Danforth is a 1995 graduate of O'Fallon Township High School, and a 2004 graduate of McKendree College in Lebanon, Ill. She is employed at BJC Behavioral Health in Kirkwood, Mo...
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Ritter-Lark
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
Richard and Vicki Ritter of Orange, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Ritter, to Peter Jason Lark. He is the son of DeVon and Sandy Lark of St. Paul, Minn., formerly of New Wells. Ritter is a graduate of the University of California-Los Angeles. She is a teacher at Lutheran High School of Orange County...
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Starr-Lowes
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Russell and Jeannie Starr of Columbia, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Starr, to Daniel G. Lowes. He is the son of Kenneth and Linda Lowes of Sikeston. Starr is a 1997 graduate of Hickman High School, and received a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is a registered nurse in the medical/neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital in Columbia...
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Oberle-Key
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Freeman of Oak Ridge and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Oberle of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Rheannon Oberle, to Timothy Allan Key, both of Memphis, Tenn. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Key of Olive Branch, Miss...
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Buckel-Ross
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
Robert and Martha Buckel of Indianapolis, Ind., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jean Marie Buckel, to Christian Ross. He is the son of Walter and Jane Ross of Carmel, Ind., formerly of Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Gordonville. Buckel is a 1999 graduate of Roncalli High School in Indianapolis. ...
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Kentch- Watson
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
David and Barbara Kentch of Festus, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Marie Kentch, to Tyson Kai Watson. He is the son of Tony and Kristi Watson of Jackson. Kentch is a 2003 graduate of Crystal City High School, and a 2006 graduate of Allied College. She is employed at Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine in Festus...
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Lehmann-Mayfield
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
Dan and Darlene Petzoldt of Altenburg, Mo., and James Lehmann of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Denise Elainia Lehmann, to Douglas Lynn Mayfield. He is the son of Ralph and Vera Mayfield. Lehmann is a 1993 graduate of Jackson High School, and received a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1997. She is a claims representative at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri...
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Smallwood-Troth
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
Dora Calvin and Joe Guffey and Keith Winscott, all of Ashland, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jami Ann Smallwood, to Michael Scott Troth. He is the son of Michael and Laura Beth Eck of Paducah, Ky., and formerly of Cape Girardeau; David Troth of Hartsburg, Mo.; and Kim Bolen Moore of Ashland and formerly of Cape Girardeau...
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Our of the past 2/19/06
(Out of the Past ~ 02/19/06)
25 years ago: Feb. 19, 1981 BERNIE, Mo. -- Farmers unloaded $250,000 worth of soybeans into the MFA elevator yesterday after securing a promise from federal authorities that the U.S. Department of Justice would consider ruling on the validity of warehouse receipts; Puxico, Mo., farmer Wayne Cryts, who commandeered the 30,000 bushels of soybeans from the bankrupt Ristine Grain Elevator Monday, is hoping the government will recognize his receipts as proof of ownership of the soybeans...
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Churchill-LaRose
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
William and Connie Churchill of Dexter, Mo., and Susan and Don Henson of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Cheri Dawn Churchill, to Ryan David LaRose. He is the son of Brenda Hicks and David LaRose of Cape Girardeau. Churchill is a 2003 graduate of Central High School, a graduate of Metro Business College, and received certification in massage therapy. She is employed at Domains LLC...
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Orso-Blank
(Engagement ~ 02/19/06)
Thomas and Susan Orso of O'Fallon, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa J. Orso, to Scott Blank. He is the son of Robert and Gayle Blank of Cape Girardeau. Orso is a 1995 graduate of St. Dominic High School in O'Fallon. She received a bachelor of science in mass communications from Southeast Missouri State University in 1999, and received a master's in business administration from Southeast in 2005...
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Area digest Feb18
(Community Sports ~ 02/19/06)
Three Heartland teams win at home meet Three Heartland Gymnastics teams posted first-place finishes in the Heartland Invite last weekend in Cape Girardeau. The meet attracted more than 100 gymnasts from six gyms, including entries from Tennessee and Arkansas...
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Outdoors briefs Feb11
(Outdoors ~ 02/19/06)
New crappie regulations at DeLaney Lake The Missouri Department of Conservation is changing crappie fishing regulations at the Robert G. Delaney Lake effective March 1. The new regulations will limit crappie harvest to a daily limit of 15 and a 9-inch minimum length...
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James O'Connell
(Obituary ~ 02/19/06)
James Dale O'Connell, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 10, 1953, at Cape Girardeau, son of Elmer and Ann Reed O'Connell. O'Connell was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He was the former owner operator of O'Connell Dental Prosthesis in Tupelo, Miss...
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National Park Service trying to balance sightseeing and silence at Grand Canyon
(Community ~ 02/19/06)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The National Park Service is once again trying to balance sightseeing with silence in the Grand Canyon. The effort comes after more than two decades of rancor, including multiple lawsuits and a congressional order that has led to cutbacks in sightseeing flights over the canyon and howls by tour group operators -- but not enough quiet to please environmental groups, according to the Arizona Daily Sun...
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Southeast men's, women's basketball teams both endure interesting times
(Sports Column ~ 02/19/06)
It is a wild, chaotic time for Southeast Missouri State basketball these days. While the depleted men are continuing their free-fall that has coach Gary Garner's job status in question, the surging women are being investigated by the Ohio Valley Conference for potential NCAA violations...
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Early snowfall Saturday takes its toll on events
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
In Cape Girardeau, some events went on as planned and some were interrupted by 2.3 inches of snowfall that blanketed the area early Saturday morning. One notable cancellation was the second annual "Homeless in the Park" event scheduled to be held by Alpha Delta Pi and Pi Kappa Alpha Greek organizations of Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Woman charged with recklessly exposing others to HIV
(State News ~ 02/19/06)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Authorities are looking for anyone who had sexual contact with a woman now charged with recklessly exposing partners to HIV. Angela D. Harris, 26, of St. Charles, has been charged with three felony counts in connection with a two-month-long sexual relationship with a 42-year-old former boyfriend. That man has tested negative for HIV, but he must undergo additional testing because the virus can still show up...
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Forcing stroke victims to use the weak arm makes it stronger in long run
(National News ~ 02/19/06)
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- It sounds cruel: binding a stroke victim's good arm to force use of the weak one. But those who tried it for two weeks were better off in the long run, greatly improving their ability to do everyday tasks like answering the phone, doctors reported Saturday...
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New Salem Baptist girls capture second straight MCSAA 2A title
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/06)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- New Salem Baptist Academy of Marble Hill brought home its second straight girls basketball state championship with a 39-27 victory over Training Center at the Missouri Christian Schools Athletic Association Class 2A tournament Saturday...
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Bill would cap tax credit for historic preservation
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Promoters of historic preservation are organizing to defeat a move to cap tax credits aimed at promoting a small number of business activities. Renovation of historic buildings is the single most expensive economic development tax credit program for the state of Missouri. During the most recent fiscal year, taxpayers used $74.5 million worth of the preservation credits...
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Crowds small at Mardi Gras parades
(National News ~ 02/19/06)
NEW ORLEANS -- The first of the major Mardi Gras parades with marching bands, brightly decorated floats and flying plastic beads rolled down New Orleans' streets Saturday, greeted by small but celebratory crowds. Despite the widespread destruction from Hurricane Katrina, officials decided to allow a scaled-back Mardi Gras celebration this year. New Orleans parades, put on by private groups, were restricted to one corridor to help cut the cost of police protection and trash pickup...
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Sabbatini leads by four in Nissan Open
(Professional Sports ~ 02/19/06)
Woods withdrew from the event due to illness. Rory Sabbatini made a 5-foot birdie on the 18th hole Saturday that allowed him to finish the day the same way he started -- with a four-shot lead in the Nissan Open and in total command of his game. A forecast for rain gave way to brilliant skies over Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, allowing for the best scoring of the week...
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Forum to be held Monday for Illinois primary candidates
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Candidates for the March 21 Illinois primary have been invited to share their views with residents of Alexander County at a forum Monday evening in Olive Branch, Ill. The forum begins at 7 p.m. at the Horseshoe Lake Community Center on Illinois Highway 3. The forum is sponsored by Concerned Citizens for the Recovery of Cairo...
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Military: 10 U.S. troops have been accounted for after helicopter crash
(International News ~ 02/19/06)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Rescue crews called off operations Saturday after the U.S. military said it has accounted for 10 American troops who went missing after two transport helicopters crashed into the sea but declined to reveal their fate until family members were notified...
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Cheney gets ovation; Whittington goes home
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Vice President Dick Cheney ended a troubling week among friends, receiving a rousing ovation from state legislators in his first public appearance since accidentally shooting a lawyer while quail hunting. ...
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SEMO: Bonds saved millions of dollars
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Southeast Missouri State University saved millions of dollars in construction costs for the River Campus arts school by issuing bonds that allowed the project to get underway even while state financing remained in limbo, school officials said. Without the bonds -- handled through the Missouri Development Finance Board -- the university would be saddled with a more expensive project because of the rising cost of key building materials such as concrete and steel, school president Dr. ...
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Rampley finds perfection
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- This wasn't what Kamden Rampley had imagined. It wasn't on his mind every time he took the mat. Going undefeated and winning a state championship were things that would be nice if they happened, but just carrying on the excellent tradition of Jackson wrestling, for him, was enough. Placing at state for the second consecutive season would have been fantastic...
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Tigers take home two medals
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Central junior wrestlers Garrett New and Tyler Yeargain went a combined 0-4 on Saturday in the state wrestling tournament at Mizzou Arena. Those losses could not take away from the accomplishments of both wrestlers. Each finished sixth to bring home state medals...
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Davis skates to historic gold
(Professional Sports ~ 02/19/06)
Say what you want about Shani Davis. Call him a trailblazer. Accuse him of selfishness. Snicker at him for being a momma's boy. Just don't forget this: He's also an Olympic champion. Davis became the first black to claim an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history Saturday, winning the 1,000-meter speedskating race and justifying his decision to focus on himself first, his team second...
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Redhawks take over top spot in conference
(College Sports ~ 02/19/06)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- It wasn't a thing of beauty, but Southeast Missouri State's long winning streak endures. The Redhawks survived a major scare from host Tennessee-Martin on Saturday afternoon, squeezing out a 54-49 victory. Southeast's 12th consecutive triumph kept the team on course for the program's first Ohio Valley Conference championship...
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Southeast suffers 7-6 defeat in Louisiana's wintry weather
(College Sports ~ 02/19/06)
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- The McNeese State Cowboys were walking in a winter wonderland on Saturday. Well, as much of a winter wonderland as this part of the country is likely to see. In the cold, the wind and the rain, McNeese took advantage of nine walks to defeat Southeast Missouri State 7-6...
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Downed by the Riverside
(College Sports ~ 02/19/06)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Roy Booker's late scoring rush turned a blowout loss into something less certain, but it was not enough to stop California-Riverside from downing visiting Southeast Missouri State 69-61 on Saturday afternoon in a BracketBuster game at the Student Recreation Center...
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Tigers no match for Kansas in 79-46 loss
(Professional Sports ~ 02/19/06)
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The Kansas-Missouri rivalry has a history of intense, closely contested games. This wasn't one of those games. It was a rout from start to finish. No. 22 Kansas bolted to a 16-2 lead in the first half and Missouri missed 17 straight shots in the second half...
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2005 deepened Cape's store of cultural experiences
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Harley-Davidson riders converged on Cape Girardeau, the city's "Mississippi River Tales" floodwall mural was dedicated, ArtsCape and Tunes at Twilight drew the largest audiences in the history of the events while the City of Roses Music Festival struggled to find a new direction during 2005...
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Highway 34/72 project about to enter second phase
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Nearly four years ago, the first phase began in a series of three to widen Highway 34/72 from two lanes to four. Contractors recently put the finishing touches on Phase 1 -- the stretch of Jackson road from the intersection of Highway 25/U.S. 61 and Highway 34/72 to West Main Street/Cathy Drive...
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Federal road funds make Ramsey Creek dream possible
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
When Scott City leaders found out $5 million from the massive 2005 federal transportation spending bill would go to build the Ramsey Creek Bridge, they were ecstatic. The bridge, years in the planning stages, will be a tool to connect two sides of the city now separated by nothing but a large field. ...
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Jackson, Cape look to interchange rewards
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Combined efforts of various government entities was the driving force behind turning a concept developed in the 1980s -- an interchange connecting East Main Street in Jackson with Interstate 55 -- into a reality. The future East Main street interchange will provide a direct route into Cape Girardeau and Jackson and is expected to provide tremendous financial benefits to the entire county...
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Donations of all sizes help in big way
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
When it comes to giving to and supporting the local United Way, the largest donations don't necessarily come from the biggest corporations. While large corporations and professional individuals are always generous, it's the local businesses that provide the most support to the United Way's agencies...
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District fair tradition continues
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
To area residents, it's simply "the fair." It's the Southeast Missouri District Fair, the oldest continuous fair in existence in Missouri, and for more than a century it has delighted both young and old. The fair will be 151 years old when it opens later this year...
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Strong showing: Region's sales, personal income in 2005 rise over previous year
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
Southeast Missouri's economy appears strong, buoyed by a healthy increase in retail sales last year, more jobs and a rise in personal income. "By and large, I think our economy right now, especially in Cape Girardeau, looks very, very strong," said Dr. Bruce Domazlicky, a Southeast Missouri State University economist and the director of the Center for Economic and Business Research...
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2005 business licenses for Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 02/19/06)
From Dec. 1, 2004, through Jan. 7, 2005: O'Reilly Auto Parts, 370 N. Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau Main Street Pharmacy, 2865 E. Main St., Jackson Mr. Bits & Bytes, 720 Olive St., Jackson Cape Communications, 615 Broadview, Cape Girardeau Lady Laura Photography, 270 Apache Lane, Cape Girardeau...
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