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Bye-bye, 'Pirates of Penzance'
(Column ~ 04/06/06)
April 6, 2006 Dear Julie, Nearly 40 years ago, DC and I played in the pit orchestra when Central High School mounted its first musical. "Bye Bye Birdie" is about an Elvis-style rock 'n' roll star who's drafted into the Army Elvis-style and goes to a small town to kiss a girl in one last publicity stunt before his hair comes off...
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Suspect in Cape robbery tracked by police dog
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
A man accused of robbing a Cape Girardeau gas station at knifepoint was tracked down Wednesday with the help of a police dog. Henry H. Kennemore III, 29, of 16 N. Ellis St., charged with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action, according to police spokesman Jason Selzer. Bond set at $50,000...
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Cape, Jackson water-line connection complete
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
Workers laid the final piping connecting the Cape Girardeau and Jackson water systems Wednesday, giving one city access to the other's water supply in the event of drought, damage or contamination. Most of the project's cost was covered by a $66,000 grant from the State Emergency Management Agency. Alliance Water Resources supplied the equipment, and the Jackson public works department supplied most of the labor for the project. Laying the piping took one week to complete...
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Cape County fire paging system fails
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
The paging system used by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department to contact volunteer firefighters in rural areas briefly failed Wednesday, forcing dispatchers to call firefighters by telephone and on a lesser-used radio channel. The department dispatches calls for the seven rural volunteer fire departments in the county, according to Capt. Ruth Ann Dickerson...
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Filing snafus lead to odd elections in Cape Co.
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
Gordonville voters had to fill in candidates on empty ballots Tuesday in the race for three seats on the Board of Trustees. "Let's just say there was a snafu," said Sheila Gross, current Board of Trustee chairman. "As chairman I take responsibility."...
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Public defenders' pay called 'pathetic'
(Column ~ 04/06/06)
By Douglas A. Copeland Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney H. Morley Swingle says in his recent op-ed column that he finds it unbelievable that public defenders would have to take second jobs to make ends meet and to help pay off their student loans...
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Nasdaq, S&P at new five-year highs
(National News ~ 04/06/06)
NEW YORK -- The Nasdaq composite and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes closed at five-year highs Wednesday after a positive report on the economy's service sector pushed stocks modestly higher. A jump in oil prices, however, minimized Wall Street's gains...
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Researchers discover roots of prehistoric dentistry
(National News ~ 04/06/06)
WASHINGTON -- Proving prehistoric man's ingenuity and ability to withstand and inflict excruciating pain, researchers have found that dental drilling dates back 9,000 years. Primitive dentists drilled nearly perfect holes into live but undoubtedly unhappy patients between 5500 B.C. and 7000 B.C., an article in today's journal Nature reports. Researchers carbon-dated at least nine skulls with 11 drill holes found in a Pakistan graveyard...
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Moussaoui judge OKs first public playing of cockpit tape
(National News ~ 04/06/06)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The cockpit recording from the hijacked jetliner that passengers tried to retake on Sept. 11 will be played in public for the first time -- at the sentencing trial of al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui -- the judge ruled Wednesday...
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Redhawks set for first regional since 1997
(College Sports ~ 04/06/06)
With senior star Tara Boldt suffering a season-ending injury before the year even started and fellow senior Amanda Grimes hurt for much of the campaign, things did not look very promising for the Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team. But eternally optimistic coach Tom Farden and his young squad never believed the Redhawks could not put together a strong season...
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Estes takes place in Indiana Hall of Fame
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/06)
Cape Girardeau native Ray Estes was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame on March 29 in a ceremony in Indianapolis. Estes, who attended Central High and Southeast Missouri State, now splits time between residences in Elkhart, Ind., and Fort Myers, Fla...
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Chaffee blanks Delta on one-hitter; Rams upend Oran
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/06)
Chaffee pitchers Alex Orr and Adam Uhrhan teamed up to throw a one-hitter Wednesday as the Red Devils pounded visiting Delta 11-0 in five innings in high school baseball. Orr pitched the first four innings and struck out nine batters before being replaced by Uhrhan, who struck out the side in the fifth...
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Spiezio tries to battle back from injuries
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/06)
When Scott Spiezio got a dozen at-bats in a whirlwind tour of minor league games on the final week of spring training, he joked that it felt like a month's work. Last year, he would have been correct. Spiezio, who made the St. Louis Cardinals as a bench player, is coming off an injury-plagued season. He received only 47 at-bats with the Mariners and was held back by an oblique strain that forced him to prove himself after signing as a minor league free agent with St. Louis...
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Duke lacrosse coach resigns; season halted
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/06)
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University's lacrosse coach resigned Wednesday and the school canceled the rest of the season amid a burgeoning scandal involving allegations that three players on the highly ranked team raped a stripper at an off-campus party...
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World briefs 4/6/06
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
Video: Insurgents drag burning body of U.S. pilot...
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Thriving youths
(Editorial ~ 04/06/06)
Some of the findings of a survey of 620 seventh- and eighth-graders in Cape Girardeau and Jackson are disturbing: One in 10 say they've been drunk in the last two weeks, 5 percent admit using illegal drugs three or more times in the past year and 7 percent claim to have engaged in sexual intercourse three or more times...
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Saxony Lutheran presents first play
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Saxony Lutheran High School will present it first full-length play, "Our Town," at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Perry Parks Center in Perryville. For more information call 204-7555 or the Perry Parks Center at (573) 547-7275...
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Military news 4/6/06
(Community News ~ 04/06/06)
Deleev earns honors in combat training...
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Johnson blasts first HR; Redhaws turn back SIU
(College Sports ~ 04/06/06)
Southeast Missouri State had by far its best offensive performance of the season Wednesday during a 13-11 victory over visiting Southern Illinois. And without a doubt the most unlikely Redhawks slugger was senior Andy Johnson. Johnson, a former pitcher who before this week had received all of two college at-bats, belted a 400-foot-plus home run to highlight a 16-hit attack, as the Redhawks improved to 11-15 and dropped SIU to 18-14...
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Community cuisine 4/6/06
(Community News ~ 04/06/06)
Fish and shrimp fry Friday in Leopold...
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Eugene Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
Eugene L. Seabaugh, 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Jackson and went to be with his Lord Wednesday, April 5, 2006. He had been surrounded by loving family and friends, and the compassionate care of Hospice. He was born Oct. 28, 1922, on Bellevue Street in Cape Girardeau, son of John O. and Caroline Green Seabaugh. He and Hazel I. Jones were married Oct. 29, 1944, in Gideon, Mo...
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Out of the past 4/6/06
(Out of the Past ~ 04/06/06)
25 years ago: April 6, 1981 Fire guts one apartment and causes heavy smoke and water damage to two others in the upper portion of a two-story building at 609 Good Hope St.; the fire may have started in a mattress or coach in a rear apartment; the building is adjacent to VIP Industries recycling center and until recently housed a motorcycle parts store...
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Jack Lail
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
Jack Richard Lail, 61, of Florissant, Mo., died Monday, April 3, 2006, at Northwest Healthcare in Florissant. He was born Aug. 10, 1944, son of Jack C. and Marjorie Zeigler Lail. He married Marilyn Sue Caldwell. Lail was a draftsman/surveyor more than 30 years...
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Marc Rendleman
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Marc Dee Rendleman, 51, of Wolf Lake died Saturday, April 1, 2006, at Wolf Lake. He was born Sept. 8, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, son of Lee Roy "Leepy" and Roberta Forrest Rendleman. Rendleman had been a correctional officer at Super Max Prison in Tamms, Ill., since its opening...
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Orpha Marshall
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
PATTON, Mo. -- Orpha Mae Doggett Marshall, 93, of High Ridge, Mo., died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at Des Peres Hospital in Des Peres, Mo. She was born Sept. 1, 1912, at Scopus, Mo., daughter of Dillon and Nellie Condor Brown. She and Meredith Marvin Doggett were married May 30, 1929. He died May 24, 1968. She then married Samuel Price Marshall March 13, 1970. He died Dec. 8, 1997...
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Juel Strong
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
Juel L. "Pete" Strong, 77, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 28, 1928, in Scopus, Mo., son of the late Loomis and Bertha Hanners Strong. He and Gladys L. Friese were married Oct. 17, 1954. They had been married nearly 51 years when Gladys passed away Aug. 2, 2005...
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Speak Out 4/6/06
(Speak Out ~ 04/06/06)
Midwife option; District hiring; He really cares; Money priorities; Top-notch music; Street safety; Building community; Politics first; Future bus stops; Budget suggestions; Spending to oblivion; Not for government
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Michael Cook
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
Michael R. "Mike" Cook, 58, of Burfordville passed away Monday, April 3, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 1, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, son of Raymond and Ella Mae Hutson Cook. He and Nancy Bowers were married July 12, 1969...
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Helen Vessells
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
Helen Troy Vessells, 78, of Winston-Salem, N.C., died Monday, March 27, 2006, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 6, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of George Washington and Helen High Steck. She married Francis Meredith Vessells, who died Oct. 1, 1996...
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Martha Hoyle
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Martha A. Hoyle, 73, of Anna died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. There is no visitation or service. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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Health briefs/calendar 4/6/06
(Community ~ 04/06/06)
Briefly "Infection control, Through the Eyes of the State Surveyor" is the title of a workshop sponsored by the Missouri League for Nursing for health-care professionals. Locally, the seminar will be held at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., on April 21. Patricia Lynn Meyer, an inspection control consultant to long-term care and assisted living facilities, hospitals, home health and prison health units, will be the presenter...
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Our aching hearts
(Column ~ 04/06/06)
"Don't go breaking my heart," intones Sir Elton. While the King checks into Heartbreak Hotel, the Chairman of the Board warns us to "Be Careful, It's My Heart." If you think this kind of thing only happens to the big boys, consider this. I am still heartsick, after all these years, over the breakup of the Monkees...
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Eliminating asthma's pests
(Community ~ 04/06/06)
What if helping your child get over asthma symptoms were as simple as changing your home environment? A study being done in Kansas City sponsored by the Healthy Homes Network has so far shown that the presence of rodents and insects can trigger asthma attacks. Elizabeth Knote, president of Cape-Kil Pest Control Company in Cape Girardeau, is involved in the study, which uses Cape Kil's patented Maj-Ik Box outdoor mouse trap...
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No coin flip: Voters will decide in special election
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
PATTON, Mo. -- Even his brother didn't vote for him. But Terry Wagner wasn't surprised. A lot of his family didn't bother to vote in Tuesday's election. "They thought it would be a blow out," said Wagner, who was seeking re-election to the Meadow Heights school board...
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Region briefs 4/6/06
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
Part of Cape Rock Drive to be closed The westbound lane of Cape Rock Drive near Kingshighway will be closed today and Friday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews remove concrete. The section of road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to noon Friday. Motorists will be diverted onto Marsha Kay Drive...
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Fewer taxpayers: 1 out of 3 who file returns get back more than withheld
(Column ~ 04/06/06)
The Tax Foundation WASHINGTON -- When the nation's tax filing season ends April 15, almost one out of every three tax filers will get a refund so large that it returns every dollar withheld from the filer's paychecks during the year, according to a new Tax Foundation analysis...
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Izada Cowell
(Obituary ~ 04/06/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Izada Cowell, 92, of Benton died Wednesday Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 4/6/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/06)
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 4/6/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/06)
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Local quilter named semifinalist for annual international show
(Community News ~ 04/06/06)
Lynne Taylor of Cape Girardeau has been chosen as a semifinalist for her miniature "Blue Star Flower" quilt in the 22nd annual American Quilter's Society Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah, Ky. The annual exhibit brings more than 35,000 quilters, collectors, enthusiasts and vendors to the show. American Quilt Society has members in all 50 states and 80 other countries. Taylor's entry represented about 200 hours of labor and was chosen from a field of 806 quilts...
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Community briefs 4/6/06
(Community News ~ 04/06/06)
Habitat for Humanity informational tonight Habitat for Humanity, an organization that builds new homes in partnership with families in need, will hold an informational meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at Red Star Baptist Church Activity Center, 1316 N. Main St. For more information, call 334-9728...
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Southeast Area Twirlers earn honors
(Community News ~ 04/06/06)
Several twirlers from the Southeast Area Twirlers have recently earned honors at various competitions. The Southeast Area Twirlers Tiny Tot team competed in Memphis, Tenn., on March 11, earning first place in halftime show division, third place in a dance twirl routine, a first-place win of the day and the titles of twirl team champions and halftime show champions. Team members were Hannah Trautman, Megan Hawk, Sara Johnson and Paeton Outman...
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Third-quarter honor rolls: West Lane Elementary
(Honor Roll ~ 04/06/06)
West Lane Elementary A Honor Roll Fourth grade -- Adam Batz, Jacob Breese, Loren Coker, Dillon Davis, Micaela Dillard, Jamie Donner, Alexis Donthnier, Alyssa Donthnier, Kalynn Duley, James Eddleman, Matthew Ezzell, Jordan Hadden, Sierra Hughes, Austin Johnson, Colten Johnson, Hayden Johnson, Tyler King, Zack Koeller, Lucy Kunz, Jack Lake, Jessica Lier, Tristin Ligons, Calvin Lysell, Shianne McClard, Sydney Messerli, Megan Miller, Jake Monteith, Hailey Mouser, Laura Payne, Olivia Payne, James Ramshur, Faith Revelle, Colton Rhodes, Ian Roberts, Kyle Slinkard, Clara Snyder, Tyler Spooler, Arvin Tang, KaLeigh Thompson, Kaytlin Thurston, Michael Vrabel, Shaylee Wellendorf, Joseph Wessel.. ...
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Third-quarter honor rolls: St. Mary Cathedral School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/06/06)
St. Mary Cathedral School A Honor Roll Fourth grade -- Abby Charlier, Ben Dohogne, Andrew Hobeck, Caleb McMillan, Emma Pickett, Abby Ritter, Madeline Rosenquist, Claire Schafer, Kirkland Seesing, Ben Wedemeier, Dalton Welch. Fifth grade -- Riley Bauer, Mujtaba Burny, Michael Essner, Nick Essner, Vince Foeste, Abby Minor, Mollie Pleimann, Taylor Ward, Alex Wiesner...
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Third-quarter honor rolls: Kelly High School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/06/06)
Kelly High School A Honor Roll Ninth grade -- Carmen Abate, Curtis Carter, Brandon Copeland, Laura Felter, Ashley Flahardy, Denae Glaus, Cassandra Kern, Deanna Latham, Katelynn Moore, Samuel Nelson, Young Ho Park, Clayton Powell, Jessica Riley. Tenth grade -- Lela Deason, Lena Gray, Joseph Harp, Brittany Henson, Kathryn Mainord, Paige Rampley, Elizabeth Ray, Kathleen Ray, Evan Reischman, April Rockett, Sarah Ruff, Kayla Sanchez, Heather Wren...
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Third-quarter honor rolls: St. Denis School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/06/06)
St. Denis School First grade -- Hannah Duenne, Seth Essner, Colt Sweet, Caleb Vetter. Second grade -- Matthew Burford, Cole Bollinger, Conner Dittlinger, Ross Essner, Bryant Gage, Rylie Gant, Joshua Halter, Andrew LeGrand, Keith Moore, Justin Moss, Reece Scherer...
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Third-quarter honor rolls: Chaffee Elementary School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/06/06)
Chaffee Elementary School Third grade -- Kodi Ballard, Ryan Burton, Josh Eifert, Jessie Evans, Jordan Khourie, Cole Moxley, Jacob Perkins, Chelsie Whitlow. Fourth grade -- Shelby Ayers, Ethan Bedwell, Tyler Bollinger, Katie Brunner, Skylar Copeland, Chase Eubank, Travis Hall, Riley Holderfield, Bailey Howard, Caitlin Jones, Briahn Kelso, Cody Payne, Trenton Pennington, Wyatt Ramsey, Angela Rehm, Melanie Rister, Holly Rutherford, Elizabeth Sexton, Austin Shaffer, Brittany Simpson, Dereck Spencer, Jennifer Sutterfield, Breanna Ward, DJ White, Megan Wiley, Justin Wilson, Kayla Womack.. ...
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Third-quarter honor rolls: Central Middle School
(Honor Roll ~ 04/06/06)
Central Middle School A Honor Roll Fifth grade -- Tyler Anderson, Sarah Barnes, Lance Brannock, Umar Brimar, Parker Browne, Matthew Clark, Jessica Coomer, Michael Cooper, Lucas Counts, Caleb DeLoach, Mallory Dickson, Hunter Dockins, Rachael Edwards, Matt Flanagan, Tristan Frayser, Mayu Furuya, Karla Gonzalez, Elizabeth Greable, Claire Herbst, Clayton Hillier, Benjamin Hinton, Libby Hulcy, Jacy Keller, Kennadi Jackson, Angela Kaesheimer, Corey Kennebrew, Cali Knepp, Bailey Kratochvil, Chelsea Larson, Chleo LeGrand, Billy Leighton, Josue Macias, Emily Majoros, Kaylen Martin, Jeffrey Mathson, Alexys Meyer, Andrew Miller, D.J. ...
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Couric officially jumps to CBS
(National News ~ 04/06/06)
NEW YORK -- Now that Katie Couric is making the move from dawn to dusk, her legacy and the future of CBS News depends on an audience that, according to a new poll, prefers to see her in the morning. Asked if they would rather see Couric in her longtime role as "Today" host or as the first woman to anchor a network weekday evening newscast on her own, 49 percent favored the morning and 29 percent said evening, according to a poll conducted this week by The Associated Press and TV Guide...
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Rejecting insurance, Mennonites depend on generosity of fellow followers after tornadoes
(National News ~ 04/06/06)
CHINA GROVE, Tenn. -- Hours after the winds died down, a crowd of volunteers -- men in plain shirts and suspenders, women in bonnets and ankle-length dresses -- arrived in this farming community to help fellow Mennonites whose homes and barns were ravaged by twisters...
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Press aide for Homeland Security charged with sexual advances online
(National News ~ 04/06/06)
WASHINGTON -- A Homeland Security Department spokesman was held Wednesday on felony charges of sexually preying on a detective posing as a 14-year-old girl through explicit online conversations. He was quickly suspended without pay from one of the nation's top crime-fighting agencies...
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Nation briefs 4/6/06
(National News ~ 04/06/06)
Conservatives tweak immigration policy WASHINGTON -- Conservative Republicans tweaked their alternative to a bipartisan guest worker proposal for illegal immigrants Wednesday as Democrats pressed for a vote that would put most of those in the United States illegally on a path to citizenship. ...
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Saddam Hussein dodges questions as he faces first cross-examination
(International News ~ 04/06/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Saddam Hussein dodged questions from prosecutors cross-examining him for the first time Wednesday over a crackdown against Shiites in the 1980s. But he acknowledged approving death sentences for 148 Shiites, saying he was convinced they tried to assassinate him...
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St. Louis scores late to beat Phils
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/06)
PHILADELPHIA -- Jimmy Rollins would trade a hit for a win. While Rollins stretched his hitting streak to 38 games, the Philadelphia Phillies remained winless. Yadier Molina's two-out RBI single off Tom Gordon in the ninth inning lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night...
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Southeast men's basketball: Forums with coach candidates start today
(College Sports ~ 04/06/06)
Scott Edgar will be the first of three candidates for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coaching job to take part in the on-campus interview process. Edgar today will meet with the search committee, university president Kenneth Dobbins, athletic director Don Kaverman and other members of the Southeast athletic department, current men's basketball assistant coaches and members of the team...
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After bout with cancer, SIU's Kill back on sidelines with same intensity
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/06)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Three months since losing part of a kidney to cancer, Jerry Kill again is guiding Southern Illinois' spring workouts the only way he knows -- full throttle and no less demanding. Once a coach, always a coach for a gung-ho guy who has benched his worries about cancer, at least for now...
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Area bowling results 4/6/06
(Community Sports ~ 04/06/06)
West Park Lanes Submitted April 3 Men High games: Jim Simpson 280, Mark James 268, Thor Welker 268, Cody Bell 267, Keith Schwent 267, Bill Hanlon 266, Larry Welker 266, David Barberis 258, Ron McCulley 258, Rich Morris 257, Terry Pearson 257, Joe Coleman 256, Kyle Bruce 250, Bob James 248, Duane Statler 248, Darryl James 247, Jason Brothers 247, Keith Brown 247, Spence Tollison 247, Jeff Chitwood 246, Ron Scherer 246, Charlie Herbst 245, Albert Zoellner 244, Dan Atkinson 244, Eddie Phillips 244, Leroy Ponder 244. ...
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Area sports digest 4/6/06
(Community Sports ~ 04/06/06)
Huff aces No. 6 at Kimbeland Clyde Huff scored a hole in one Wednesday on the sixth hole at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson. Huff used a 7-wood from the white tees for his sixth career hole in one. He was paired with Jesse Eaker, Ray Moore and Bob Friend...
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K.C. officials ponder plan to put tax for rolling roof back on ballot
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Officials favoring a rolling roof concept in Kansas City said Wednesday the plan could still be on track. Moments after Jackson County voters decided to support a sales tax that will raise $425 million to overhaul Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums -- and narrowly defeated a tax to raise money for a proposed roof -- Chiefs vice chairman Jack Steadman already was thinking about the next step...
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All-Southeast Missourian boys basketball team
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/06)
FIRST TEAM Central, junior Alex Ressel, Notre Dame, senior Will Bogan, Bell City, junior D.D. Gillespie, Scott County Central, sophomore Ryan Willen, Notre Dame, sophomore Aaron Redecker, Jackson, senior Alex Steil, Advance, junior Anthony Bollinger, Meadow Heights, senior...
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Redhawks will conclude first spring under Samuel
(College Sports ~ 04/06/06)
Southeast Missouri State's annual spring football game will feature some unusual twists, but first-year coach Tony Samuel promises plenty of excitement. The Redhawks will have the last of 15 spring workout sessions allowed by NCAA regulations with Saturday's 1 p.m. intrasquad contest at Houck Stadium. Admission is free...
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Smith hopes to have contract resolved this week
(College Sports ~ 04/06/06)
Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach B.J. Smith said he hopes to have his contract situation worked out by the end of the week. Don Kaverman, Southeast's athletic director, would not commit to that timetable, but he said he hopes things will be resolved soon...
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Watkins will remain on staff for new coach
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Melvin Watkins, who finished last season as the interim coach at Missouri, was one of four coaches hired Wednesday by new head man Mike Anderson. Watkins was associate head coach the last two seasons under Quin Snyder and his job title remains the same...
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Dry weather adds to mysterious aura
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/06)
The Asssociated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. -- One by one, players trudged up the hill leading to the clubhouse at Augusta National, then paused and gazed back at a course that by now they should know all too well. But this Masters seems to contain more mystery than ever...
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Average player salary nears $3 million
(Professional Sports ~ 04/06/06)
NEW YORK -- Baseball's average salary soared 9 percent this year to nearly $2.9 million, with Alex Rodriguez topping a sport in which more than half the players on opening-day rosters make $1 million or more. Rodriguez headed the list at $25.7 million and was No. 1 for the sixth straight year, according to a study of major league contracts by The Associated Press. He was followed by New York Yankees teammates Derek Jeter ($20.6 million) and Jason Giambi ($20.4 million)...
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Bogan, Bell City's 6-foot-10 junior center, made quite an impression in first high school season
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/06)
Before he ever took a step onto the court, Bell City junior Will Bogan's name was a hot topic on Internet message boards. The 6-foot-10 center had never even played a high school game, having transferred to Bell City from Charleston in his sophomore year. His only organized basketball was one summer of AAU ball before his junior season...
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Forecasters say more severe storms are possible today in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
Meteorologists warned that today and Friday have the potential for devastating storms similar to those on Sunday. With a warm front moving in early today and a cold front expected later in the evening, the possibility exists for severe storms, according to National Weather Service meteorologist David Blanchard...
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House OKs expanding deadly force right
(State News ~ 04/06/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The House endorsed legislation Wednesday expanding the right of Missourians to use deadly force against anyone trying to unlawfully enter their homes or vehicles. "Let's let the criminals wonder whether this will be their last crime," Rep. Curt Dougherty, D-Independence, said during debate on the bill. "I say to the criminals: 'Do you feel lucky, punk?"'...
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Kinder family planning to give $25,000 to Cape Public Schools Foundation
(Community News ~ 04/06/06)
A donation of $25,000 from a Houston, Texas, couple will help fund grants to teachers in the Cape Girardeau public schools. The money -- donated to the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation -- will go to help buy the supplies teachers need for classroom projects and lessons...
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Audit: Missouri high school graduation rates inflated
(State News ~ 04/06/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's high school graduation rates appear inflated, because officials are not accurately tracking how many students drop out, a state audit asserted Wednesday. The audit said the way schools and the state calculate the graduation rate is flawed, not including data on 19,000 of 75,000 students who entered ninth grade in the 2000-2001 school year...
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Study finds that more children are using drugs that treat Type 2 diabetes
(State News ~ 04/06/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The number of children ages 5 to 19 taking prescription drugs used to treat or prevent Type 2 diabetes has doubled in the past four years, according to a study released Wednesday by one of the nation's largest pharmacy management companies...
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Media shield bill appears unlikely to pass Mo. Legislature
(State News ~ 04/06/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A bill limiting when media members could be compelled to testify about their sources appears unlikely to pass the Missouri Legislature this year. Sens. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, and Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, each filed proposals they said would help ensure the free flow of information...
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Jackson business gives equipment to 'Makeover' TV show
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
Rapco and Horizon in Jackson have joined with several music industry manufacturers to provide equipment for the rebuilding of a New Orleans church that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The results on the 118-year-old First Emmanuel Baptist Church will be featured on an "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" special that airs tonight at 7 on ABC...
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Notre Dame gives baseball fans something light at the right time
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
Whether it was done on purpose or it was just providence, Notre Dame Regional High School picked a good week at an interesting time in baseball history to put on its production of "Damn Yankees." The play comes during the opening week of the new season, one clouded with dark doubt and anger over a scandal unlike the sport has ever seen -- steroids...
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Survival mode: 70 tornado victims stay in shelter; many scramble to protect what's left
(Local News ~ 04/06/06)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Debbie Dunavant and most of her tight-knit family lived within shouting distance of each other on 18th Street, three sisters in separate houses all within a block of their grandmother's house. The winds of Sunday evening scattered the family to the homes of relatives, some closer than others but none as nearby as they were before the tornado. ...
- Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs (Editorial Cartoon ~ 04/06/06)
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