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Jackson chamber honors not-for-profit volunteers
(Business ~ 02/20/06)
Fifteen people who volunteer their time working with not-for-profit organizations were recognized at the third annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday. The luncheon was held at the University Extension Center in Jackson and hosted by the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. It was sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Jackson Rotary plans Hawaiian luau dance to benefit Habitat for Humanity
(Community News ~ 02/20/06)
The 63 Rotary clubs in District 6060 have set a goal to complete construction of seven Habitat for Humanity homes throughout the district, which covers most of eastern Missouri from Hannibal to the Bootheel. The Jackson Rotary Club is holding a dance to raise funds that will contribute to its share for the cause. ...
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Bird flu possibly the latest in growing number of diseases able to jump to humans
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Humans risk being overrun by diseases from the animal world, according to researchers who have documented 38 illnesses that have made that jump over the past 25 years. That's not good news for the spread of bird flu, which experts fear could mutate and be transmitted easily among people...
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So far, concealed gun law has had little impact
(State News ~ 02/20/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Nearly two years after Missourians were given the right to carry concealed firearms, the law appears to have had little impact, advocates on both sides of the issue say. Crime has not dropped since residents were allowed to carry guns, but neither has the number of unjustified or accidental shootings risen, police said...
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Central's Wilks is double trouble
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
Few area basketball players in recent years have displayed the athletic abilities of Central junior Darnell Wilks. That athleticism has turned into raw numbers, as Wilks averages a double-double -- 19 points and 10 rebounds per game -- heading into the postseason...
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Johnson wins Daytona 500
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/06)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Cheater or champion? Such is the stigma Jimmie Johnson still had to bear after winning his first Daytona 500 less than a week after his crew chief was kicked out for illegally altering his car. Johnson won a two-lap shootout Sunday to claim the victory, capping a roller-coaster week that saw NASCAR send Chad Knaus home after he cheated during qualifying...
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Scholars rate the top 10 worst presidential mistakes
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- U.S. presidents have been blamed for some egregious errors. But who has the worst blunder? President James Buchanan, for failing to avert the Civil War, according to a survey of presidential historians organized by the University of Louisville's McConnell Center...
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Israel halts payments to Palestinians
(International News ~ 02/20/06)
JERUSALEM -- Israel branded the Palestinian government a "terrorist authority" Sunday and halted the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax money after Hamas took control of the Palestinian parliament. But the Israeli government held off on adopting even more drastic measures recommended by security officials, mindful of possible international reaction...
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Woman delivers baby at Fla. Wal-Mart
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
FLORIDA CITY, Fla. -- It was quite a special delivery for these Wal-Mart shoppers. Justine Deceus and her husband were shopping at the massive store when she started having contractions and went into labor. She had the child in the main lobby, with the help of employees. The birth was caught on tape by the security cameras...
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Easy-to-use Net calling service may kill wiretaps
(Business ~ 02/20/06)
NEW YORK -- Even as the U.S. government is embroiled in a debate over the legality of wiretapping, the fastest-growing technology for Internet calls appears to have the potential to make eavesdropping a thing of the past. Skype, the Internet calling service recently acquired by eBay Inc., provides free voice calls and instant messaging between users. ...
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Military news 2/20/06
(Community News ~ 02/20/06)
Area men complete Marine Corps training; Sikeston man returns from Naval deployment
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Saint Francis pediatrics gets valentines
(Community News ~ 02/20/06)
The women of Zeta Phi Beta, a sorority at Southeast Missouri State University, created valentine gifts containing candy, toys and personalized messages for distribution to children hospitalized at Saint Francis Medical Center. Each valentine had a personal message, a stuffed puppy and other toys to help entertain the children while they heal...
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Austrian drug raid leads to car chase
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/06)
VIENNA, Austria -- The banned Austrian ski coach at the center of a doping investigation at the Turin Olympics crashed his car into a police roadblock Sunday evening after leading authorities on a bizarre chase. Walter Mayer was slightly injured in the accident, in which he struck an unoccupied police car set up as an impromptu barrier in the town of Paternion in the southwestern province of Carinthia, about 15 miles from the Italian frontier and some 250 miles from Turin, police said. ...
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Speak Out 2/20/06
(Speak Out ~ 02/20/06)
Punish the offenders; Dragging down schools; Tell it like it is; Family cleanliness; Valuable contributions; Below-average scores; Privacy laws; Volunteering for duty; Poverty is a choice
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Mining company noted for environmental stewardship
(Business ~ 02/20/06)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Public perception of the mining industry in regard to the environment is often negative. But Unimin Corp.'s Tamms/Elco Plant, which mines and processes microcrystal silica on 2,000 acres in Alexander County, is routinely lauded for its conservation programs that were started in 1996...
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Prophet told of coming Mideast events
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/20/06)
To the editor: Over 2,600 years ago, the prophet Ezekiel foresaw a Russian-led invasion of Israel in the latter days, sometime after May 14, 1948, when Israel was nationally reborn. From that date, the coalition of invaders has been building for this final attempt to wipe Israel off the map...
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Compromise needed on River Campus
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/20/06)
To the editor: I can't help but stand on the sidelines of this debate over the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus project and be a bit flustered. I retired from the legislature in 2002 after four terms representing the good people of Perry and Ste. ...
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Investigating arson
(Editorial ~ 02/20/06)
During the past 10 years, if the Cape Girardeau Fire Department determined the origin of a fire was suspicious, the Cape Girardeau Police Department was called in to investigate. Now the two departments have resurrected a joint fire investigation team that allows the police in on the investigation while the blaze is in progress...
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Business memo 02/20/06
(Business ~ 02/20/06)
Cape Girardeau statistics included in financial study A.G. Edwards, one of the nation's leading financial services providers, has created its Nest Egg Index as an annual barometer to track Americans' savings and investments habits. By measuring statistical factors such as retirement savings plans, personal debt levels and home ownership, the Nest Egg Index compares the geographic regions where people are succeeding to areas where people face the greatest difficulty in building their nest eggs. ...
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People on the move 02/20/06
(Business ~ 02/20/06)
Rotary award goes to Girl Scouts director The Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau recently honored a longtime Rotarian with the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Rotary Foundation chairman Trudy Lee presented the award to Denise Stewart, executive director of the Girl Scouts of Otahki Council. ...
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Out of the past 2/20/06
(Out of the Past ~ 02/20/06)
25 years ago: Feb. 20, 1981 Low water on the Mississippi River has slowed barge movement considerably and has cut deeply into barge lines' profits; but relief may be on the way; the National Weather Service is calling for a rise of about two feet from St. Louis to Cairo, Ill., over the next two weeks; the stage at Cape Girardeau is 7.1 feet...
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Oran: One town divided
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Oran, Mo. -- Judi Henson doesn't like what has happened to her lifelong hometown of Oran since Police Chief Marc Tragesser started work last summer. The problem for Henson isn't necessarily the chief, but the controversy that has ripped the town apart over the way Tragesser does his job...
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County issues warant, summonses to three sex offenders
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
A warrant was issued for one man and summonses for two others who had not been in compliance with state-required registration laws for convicted sex offenders. All convicted sex offenders are required to register with the county they live in. Depending on the nature of their crime, they are required to reregister either every 90 days or year. If they move, the convicted offender must tell both the county they're leaving and the one they're moving to...
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East rallies from 21-point deficit to beat West
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/06)
HOUSTON -- A push from the Detroit Pistons, an MVP performance by LeBron James and a putback by Dwyane Wade decided an NBA All-Star game that went down to the final seconds. Trailing by 21 points, the East rallied for a 122-120 victory Sunday night behind King James and the Pistons' Fab Four...
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Everything you wanted to know about Lincoln in a one-of-a-kind store
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
CHICAGO -- About a decade ago, as she was starting to research Abraham Lincoln, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin stepped into a small bookshop she'd heard about here devoted to the nation's 16th president. She expected a dusty little store, but what she found was practically a museum, filled with books, documents, photographs and other historical gems that for decades have been making collectors, history buffs and the nation's leading historians fans of the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop.. ...
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Sabbatini slips, recovers for Nissan win
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/06)
Rory Sabbatini blew a four-shot lead, then quickly emerged from a four-way tie Sunday with a tee shot into 5 feet for birdie on the pivotal par-3 16th to escape with a one-shot victory in the Nissan Open in Los Angeles. Sabbatini closed with a 1-over 72 -- the highest final round by a winner at Riviera since 1977 -- to finish at 13-under 271 for his fourth career victory. ...
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Americans want to know past presidents up close and personal
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
BOSTON -- Let historians endlessly contemplate how President Kennedy handled the Cuban missile crisis. Olivia Kennett prefers watching his family videos. They caught her eye during her history class field trip to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. She could gaze to her satisfaction at the president's bare, chiseled chest and his wife Jackie's mannequinesque perfection...
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Mudslide victims buried in mass grave
(International News ~ 02/20/06)
GUINSAUGON, Philippines -- Marine Capt. Jeff O'Donnell lost his home in New Orleans to Hurricane Katrina, but he was still shaken by the devastation left by a river of mud that smashed over this once bustling farming village. "This is my first time to see anything like this," O'Donnell said Sunday after arriving with the first group of U.S. Marines sent to aid Filipino teams digging through muck up to 30 feet as hope for finding survivors rapidly faded...
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Bin Laden vows never to be captured alive
(International News ~ 02/20/06)
CAIRO, Egypt -- Osama bin Laden promised never to be captured alive and declared the United States had resorted to the same "barbaric" tactics used by Saddam Hussein, according to an audiotape purportedly by the al-Qaida leader that was posted today on a militant Web site...
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Mabel Neal
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
Mabel Grace Neal, 85, of Advance, went home to be with our Lord on Feb. 18, 2006. Widowed in June 1993 from her loving husband, James L. Neal Sr., after 41 years of happiness. Mabel met her husband while working together at a glass bottle company. In 1982 Mabel retired from the glass industry as a lab technician. Upon retirement Mabel and James moved to her birthplace home near Advance, Mo...
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Blandine Westrich
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
Blandine Clara Westrich, 96, of New Hamburg, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 20, 1909, in New Hamburg, daughter of Anton and Regina Diebold Blattel. She married William "Bill" Westrich April 24, 1928. He died Sept. 22, 1950...
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Bertha Laurentius
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
Bertha J. Laurentius, 84, of Biehle, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Feb. 1, 1922, in Biehle, daughter of William and Emma Biehle Schemel. She and John A. Laurentius were married Feb. 3, 1940. He died Sept. 16, 1982...
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Regina Baggott
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Regina Baggott, 90, of Urbana, Ill., formerly of Cobden, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana. She was born June 27, 1915, in Cobden, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Stegle Basler. She and Ford E. Baggott were married on Aug. 23, 1937, in Cobden. He died June 30, 1991...
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Mabel Rumfelt
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Mabel G. Rumfelt, 89, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at her home. She was born Aug. 1, 1916, in Grand Tower, Ill., daughter of Ardell and Pansy Phillips Harris. She and William E. "Bill" Rumfelt were married Feb. 15, 1941, in St. Louis...
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Esther Bennett
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Esther E. Bennett, 70, of Cobden, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at her home in Cobden. She was born Jan. 14, 1936, in Alto Pass, Ill., the daughter of Aubrey and Lydia Berry Hickman. She and Henry Bennett were married in June 1962. He died in June 1999...
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Dale Gorman
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Dale Ann Gorman, 63, of Anna, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at her home. She was born Feb. 18, 1943, in St. Louis, the daughter of Milferd and Georgia Lewis Doerr. Gorman was retired from the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna...
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Frist: No new or updated legislation needed to guide eavesdropping
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, standing firmly with the White House on the administration's eavesdropping program, said Sunday he doesn't think new or updated legislation is needed to govern domestic surveillance to foil terrorists...
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Cape police reports 2/20/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/20/06)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Assault Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 2/20/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/20/06)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls on Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls on Sunday: Jackson Firefighters responded tot he following call Saturday:...
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World briefs 2/20/06
(International News ~ 02/20/06)
Explosion traps 66 miners in northern Mexico PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico -- A gas explosion Sunday at a coal mine in northern Mexico trapped 66 miners below ground and left 12 hospitalized with burns and broken bones, officials said. The trapped miners had a limited supply of oxygen and their lives were in extreme danger, said Ruben Escudero Chavez, director of the Grupo Industrial Minera Mexico, a private company which owns the pit. ...
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Security forces seal Pakistani capital to quell prophet cartoon protests
(International News ~ 02/20/06)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces arrested hundreds of Islamic hard-liners, virtually sealed off the capital and used gunfire and tear gas Sunday to quell protests against caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Pakistan had banned protests after riots killed five people in two cities last week...
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Trial opens for accused British Holocaust denier facing 10 years
(International News ~ 02/20/06)
VIENNA, Austria -- A right-wing British historian goes on trial today on charges of denying the Holocaust occurred -- a crime punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment in this country once run by the Nazis. The trial of David Irving opens amid fresh -- and fierce -- debate over freedom of expression in Europe, where the printing and reprinting of unflattering cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad has triggered violent protests worldwide...
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Strength in numbers: Management training program links female farmers with business skills, shared plights
(Business ~ 02/20/06)
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. -- Divorce was hard enough on Ann Whitehead. Managing her own farm while raising three small children was simply too much. Those children are grown now, and Whitehead, 48, owns 100 valuable but long-dormant acres in central Missouri. Like her father before her, she hopes to cultivate that acreage to help pay for her eventual retirement...
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Oddly enough 2/20/06
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
Man arrested for allegedly biting off girlfriend's nose TULSA, Okla. -- A family had to call police and an ambulance after a man allegedly bit off the nose of his girlfriend, authorities said. Jody Bennett came out of a back room of a north Tulsa residence on Thursday with a napkin over her face and said her boyfriend, identified as Greg Hill, had bitten her nose. ...
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Community briefs 2/20/06
(Community News ~ 02/20/06)
Wine-tasting event needs replies before March 3 Individuals with multiple sclerosis and their friends are invited to a wine-tasting event from 1 to 3 p.m. March 25 at Blue Sky Winery in Makanda, Ill. The event is sponsored by the National MS Society Gateway Area Chapter. ...
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Jackson student receives award at MORA Recycling Awareness Day
(Community News ~ 02/20/06)
ChloZ Kasten, a second-grade student at St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson, recently received a second-place award for her drawing submitted to the Missouri Recycling Association art contest for a 2006 calendar. MORA recruited entries from more than 3,700 students, kindergarten to grade 12, from Missouri public and private schools. Entries were judged on artistic merit and how well they expressed the theme of America Recycles Day, "Recycling: It all comes back to you."...
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Party on: Big Easy's Mardi Gras endures
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
NEW ORLEANS -- Jesters on stilts, a band and dancers in beaded costumes greeted hundreds of people at a newly reopened casino Friday as the Big Easy began its first weekend of Mardi Gras. "Let's get this party started," said Anthony Sanfilippo, central division president for Harrah's Entertainment Inc...
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Cultural differences explain behavior variations in captive gorillas
(State News ~ 02/20/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Captive gorillas actually are a cultured bunch. Genetics or environment alone cannot explain variations in the behavior of different groups of the apes, a study found. Behavioral surveys of the roughly 370 gorillas in U.S. zoos showed 48 variations in how individual groups of the apes make signals, use tools and seek comfort, said Tara Stoinski of Zoo Atlanta and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International...
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Blagojevich launches re-election campaign
(State News ~ 02/20/06)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich formally launched his re-election campaign Sunday by renewing his vow not to raise taxes and warning that Republicans would reverse his efforts to make Illinois a better place for families. The Democrat said Illinois has come a long way since the "dark and troubling time" when he was elected after 26 years of Republicans controlling the governor's office...
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Nation briefs 2/20/06
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
$365 million Powerball ticket sold in Nebraska LINCOLN, Neb. -- Someone, somewhere in Nebraska held the only winning ticket for the record $365 million Powerball jackpot, but likely wasn't in a rush to come forward, lottery officials said Sunday. The only ticket matching the winning numbers drawn Saturday night for the multistate lottery was sold at a a U-Stop convenience store in Lincoln, Nebraska Lottery spokesman Brian Rockey said. ...
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Candy makers try to create healthier chocolate
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
ALBANY, Ga. -- It's every chocolate lover's wish that their favorite indulgence could somehow be healthy for them. Now, chocolate makers claim they have granted that wish. Mars Inc., maker of Milky Way, Snickers and M&M candies, next month plans to launch nationwide a new line of products made with a dark chocolate the company claims has health benefits...
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Russian pair lead ice follies
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/06)
TURIN, Italy -- Fiesta time on ice turned into an Olympic fallfest, with only the Russians and Americans avoiding real calamity. With three of the final five couples taking spills, including local favorites Barbara Fusar Poli and Maurizio Margaglio of Italy, two-time world champions Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov of Russia surged into the lead in ice dancing...
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Redhawks drop game, series to McNeese
(College Sports ~ 02/20/06)
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- As the weather cooled down this weekend, McNeese State seemed to warm up. Chris Denton pitched six shutout innings as the Cowboys won the weekend series against Southeast Missouri State with a 10-0 win at Cowboy Diamond. McNeese (4-4) got nine hits and took advantage of nine walks to pick up its first shutout of the season and its second straight win over the Redhawks (1-3)...
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Canada, U.S. men fall again in hockey
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/06)
TURIN, Italy -- O Canada, indeed. Teemu Selanne scored his sixth goal in four games and Finland stayed unbeaten in Olympic men's hockey preliminary play, beating gold-medal favorite Canada for the Canadians' second shutout loss in as many days. The flying Finns -- and they certainly have been while going 4-0 -- overcame Canada's physicality and size advantage with excellent puck movement and a strong game in net by Antero Niittymaki, who made 24 saves...
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Bonds backs off retirement talk
(Professional Sports ~ 02/20/06)
Barry Bonds is talking about retirement. It's just hard to tell what his plans are. The San Francisco Giants star gave differing accounts this weekend, first saying this year would be his last -- no matter whether he breaks Hank Aaron's home run record...
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ND excels with its 'A' game
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
Notre Dame post player Alex Ressel does not crave the limelight. Ressel is quiet on the court, and he is reserved and humble off it. The 6-foot-3 senior's ability comes through loud and clear come game time, though. "I always just try to do my best," Ressel said. "I don't like talking trash on the court. I just like to get things done. I think you get a lot more respect if you don't trash talk -- from both your teammates and your opponents. I think that helps me a lot on the court."...
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Invasion of the body parts snatchers
(National News ~ 02/20/06)
CHICAGO -- Every year more than 1 million Americans have medical procedures that use bone or other tissue from a cadaver -- like disk replacements or dental implants. But what if the donated tissue came from someone who died of cancer? Or AIDS? Or hepatitis?...
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New campaign aims at fighting syphilis among homosexuals
(State News ~ 02/20/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A sharp increase in syphilis cases in Kansas City, particularly among gay men, has prompted the city's health department to begin a new kind of public health campaign. Using a technique called social marketing, the health department is working with the city's most famous drag queen, along with placing ads in alternative newspapers and youth-oriented radio stations and handing out more typical information brochures...
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Conference seeks to educate farmers, entrepreneurs on using the area's agriculture as a tourism draw
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A conference on Feb. 28 in Sikeston will seek to educate farmers and entrepreneurs in the area on how to beef up the local economy through agritourism. The third annual Agriculture Tourism Conference will take place at 5 p.m. at the Clinton Building. Speakers Dr. Beth Barham from the University of Missouri and Missouri tourism director John Robinson will encourage local farmers and businesspeople to think of creative ways to bring more tourism dollars to Southeast Missouri...
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Close to 1,000 visitors say 'I do' to Bridal Expo
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
The Osage Centre was a one-stop shop for all things related to weddings on Sunday afternoon. Future brides and grooms attending the Withers Broadcasting annual expo received information on photographers, salon, spa and dental services, dress and suit vendors and travel agents...
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Southeast students meet the real world through internships
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
It's an introduction to the real world of employment. Students at Southeast Missouri State University in nearly every discipline are required to complete an internship after they complete their course work and before they graduate. Each department handles its own internship program at the university. ...
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Procter & Gamble a steady employer
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Although no major expansions are planned at Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. in north Cape Girardeau County, employment remains steady at about 1,200 workers, and the company payroll continues to exceed $89.4 million a year, according to Human Resource manager Mike Jennewein...
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Local businesses give the most to United Way
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Local business are the backbone of the local United Way fund-raising effort. Of the more than $1.1 million raised so far this year, $845,201 comes from local business and agencies, as opposed to professional groups and the general public, said United Way director Nancy Jernigan...
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Super Bowl party: Warehouse manager has organized them for 20 years
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Super Bowl parties have been around since the first big showdown in 1966. And Colin Patterson, warehouse manager at River Eagle Distributing, a Cape Girardeau beer distributorship, has been involved in planning them for 20 years. He can't remember what teams played in the 1986 Super Bowl, but he remembers the party was held in the basement of a friend's house...
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In-house training: From wrenches to seminars
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Want to be a professional pilot? You can get that career off the ground by using the flight simulator at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. Once you're proficient on the simulator, it's off to the airport for flight lessons in a single-engine airplane...
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Cape chamber has online link for HR issues
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
At capechamber.com area businesses can access human resource information that is valuable and pertinent to their operations. Chamber members, however, can get the detailed information they need to make sure they are in compliance with federal and state employment laws...
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TV station intern learning sales concepts
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Stefanie Tatum of Scott City, a senior at Southeast Missouri State University, is an intern at KBSI-TV Fox 23 in Cape Girardeau. She likes the fast pace of the business. She goes out on sales calls while learning about promotions and advertising. "I work on different sales presentations," said the 21-year-old mass communications major. ...
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Interns leave good impressions
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Interns from Southeast Missouri State University are a welcome addition to area businesses. While interns are garnering career-relevant work experience, they benefit the businesses where they work. After graduation, some return to those businesses as full-time employees...
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What determines an intern's value?
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
What's an internship worth? Free labor for a business? Valuable experience to help a recent college graduate get a job upon graduation? Or is it a commodity a company should be willing to pay for? In most instances, it's all of the above. Most students at Southeast Missouri State University are required to complete an internship before graduation. An internship is like a "trial run" to make sure the job the student takes as an intern is really suited to her...
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Southeast trains students in OSHA regulations
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Greg Boyd has a better opinion of OSHA (the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration) than he did 20 years ago. Boyd, an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology at Southeast Missouri State University, said when he worked in the aerospace and food processing industries in California, OSHA was "positively evil. Very difficult to work with. Adversarial."...
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Viewpoint: Betting on NCAA basketball pools - everybody does it
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
During the process when Rick Neuheisel was being removed from his job as the football coach at the University of Washington, his involvement in NCAA basketball tournament pools came to light. Neuheisel admitted his involvement in the friendly pools, and the NCAA cleared him because the school's compliance officer had written memos allowing participation in such pools, even though NCAA policy prohibits players or coaches from being involved in gambling...
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Counterpoint: Office pools -- what are the moral and legal liabiities?
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
NBA, NFL, AFL, NHL, NCAA -- What do these sports agencies have in common with the work place? Many times work sites are OK with employees engaging in activities associated with betting pools -- wagering monies on game outcomes. Interestingly enough some companies have strict prohibitions against activities on company property and during company time. Companies that have prohibitions are concerned that such activities may have an effect on...
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Tax liens
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds, during the month of January are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 243-8123...
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Bankruptcies
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Bankruptcies filed through January for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeastern Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Business licenses
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Business licenses recorded at the Cape Girardeau Collector's Office during January. Bayou Bar & Grill, 8701 Highway 177, Jackson Hi-Tech Communication, 623 S. Silver Springs Road, Cape Girardeau Sweet Things, 1908 Independence, Cape Girardeau Kasten Building Supply, 410 E. Adams, Jackson...
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Southeast Hospital nurse executive promotes lifelong learning
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Karen Hendrickson believes that education is the key to a satisfied nursing staff and good patient care. Under her leadership, Southeast Hospital became the first hospital in the Southeast Missouri/Southern Illinois region and the first rural hospital to win the coveted Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Award -- and the 124th hospital out of 6,000 in the nation and fourth in the state to earn the award...
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