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Owner of strip club calls it quits in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
Talk to David Capps about his more than a decade as a strip-club owner in Cape Girardeau, and he sounds like a man defeated. "I'm out of the club business in Cape Girardeau," Capps said Wednesday. "I've been fighting it for 10 years. It's been one hill to climb after another. After a while, you just get tired."...
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Citywide yard sale organizers prepare scaled-back version
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
Last year the Scott City Chamber of Commerce got ambitious with its citywide yard sale, trying to pull in nearby Commerce as part of the sale. But the chamber's outreach met little response. So in this, the yard sale's third year, organizers have scaled the event back to Scott City and the immediate area surrounding the city limits...
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Motorcyclist, 20, killed in collision with van
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed in Cape Girardeau County Wednesday afternoon when another vehicle pulled into his path, authorities said. The accident occurred at 2 p.m. about one mile north of Cape Girardeau city limits on Route W, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. ...
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Legal system differs for juvenile offenders
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
Whether cheating on a test, sneaking a cookie before dinner or choosing to cut their own hair in a questionable fashion, children make mistakes. That's a given. On occasion, the mistakes break the law: Stealing a piece of candy, breaking curfew late at night or spray painting a neighbor's garage door...
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Courthouse's plaster ceiling replaced with drywall
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
Work on repairing the second-floor ceiling of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson is about halfway complete. Plaster above the associate circuit clerks' office crashed through a drop ceiling onto their workspace the evening of Aug. 8. No one was injured, and the collapse was likely caused by fatigue...
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Stairway to heaven
(Column ~ 08/31/06)
Aug. 31, 2006 Dear Pat, It starts when you let dogs think they own the place. The place being the house you are making mortgage payments on. Our dogs languish in the kitchen while we're away during the day but run wild the rest of the time. When they aren't running they're fixtures on the furniture and the bed...
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Colleges funded most by tuition
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
A report from State Auditor Claire McCaskill released Wednesday shows tuition has overtaken state taxpayer support as the biggest source of money for state universities. McCaskill's report also highlights Southeast Missouri State University as a model for other four-year institutions seeking to cut costs by eliminating or restructuring low-attendance degree programs...
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Diesel costs being passed on to public
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
As motorists continue to watch fuel prices drop, diesel consumers have seen prices rise by nearly half in the past year. The increased diesel costs translate into trucking companies assessing higher freight charges, which are passed on to suppliers and ultimately to the public, said Chris Wilinski, manager of ABF Freight System Inc. in Cape Girardeau. "It's probably tougher on the customers than it is on us," he said...
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Two-mile warning
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
Thomas Melvin, Craig Thomas and their young helper, Ryan Hammond, are never alone as they put a new face on the "Missouri Wall of Fame." The railroad is always watching over them. Since the artists started work on the Cape Girardeau floodwall's "Missouri Wall of Fame" mural this week, they've had to deal with one big distraction -- the trains that pass just a few feet from the scaffolds they use to do their work...
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Authorities track suspects with warrants
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A warrant round-up by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety netted eight of 30 people the department was looking to arrest. Between 8 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sikeston officers arrested the eight wanted on city and Scott County warrants, a release from the department stated. The department was still seeking the other 22, wanted on charges including forgery, assault, prostitution and contempt of court, the release stated...
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Sexual predator investigation yields fourth arrest
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Officials with the Bollinger County Sheriff's Department arrested their fourth suspect in an ongoing undercover operation targeting online sexual predators. Jerry Hollis, 37, of Holcomb, Mo., was charged Saturday with felony attempted statutory rape and enticement of a child...
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Cape man pleads guilty to assaulting officer
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
A Cape Girardeau man accused of kicking a police officer in the groin pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to two months in jail. Zechariah L. James, 28, of 621 S. Henderson Ave., was originally charged with felony second-degree assault of a law enforcement officer in the Aug. ...
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Slow down
(Editorial ~ 08/31/06)
The combination of heavier traffic congestion, an accelerated highway repair program and seemingly more careless motorists have resulted in a heavy toll for highway construction workers. Since 2000, seven Missouri Department of Transportation workers have been killed and 214 have been injured while working on the state's highways...
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Baby boomers still standing
(Column ~ 08/31/06)
We're here and we are not going quietly into that good night. After all, we did invent rock n' roll and the Internet. In case you haven't guessed, I am talking about the baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964. And yes, that does mean that the vanguard of my generation are turning 60 this year...
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HPV vaccine a new challenge for parents
(Community ~ 08/31/06)
GRIFFITH, Ind. -- What they thought would be a routine physical for her volleyball team found 14-year-old Amanda Zaborowski and her mom facing a big question: Did they want Amanda to get a new vaccine that would protect her against the common and serious sexually transmitted disease HPV, or human papillomavirus?...
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Reaching autism patients through music
(Community ~ 08/31/06)
Kenny Bujarski, 43, has had a rough week emotionally and lies curled up on a couch, covered head to toe with a heavy yellow blanket. LaShauna White, 27, rocks frantically, lamenting, "We're not doing beads." Danny Genest, 41, keeps asking for his electric fan and reaching over to hug the head of aide Gail Spartz...
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With runs at premium, Central softball edges Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/06)
The Central softball team had just four hits Thursday at Jackson. But that was twice as many as the Tigers surrendered in a 2-1 victory against the Indians. Amanda Nichols picked up the win for Central (4-2), pitching a complete game two-hitter. Nichols had seven strikeouts and one walk...
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Amendment 2 opponents distort facts
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/31/06)
To the editor: A recent letter by Dr. Wes Wright criticizes those who support embryonic stem-cell research. But what about the facts offered by opponents? Opponents have claimed that 65 cures have been achieved using adult stem-cell research when, in fact, only nine treatments have been approved after 50 years of trying...
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Woodland opens first season on Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/06)
If you live in Marble Hill, chances are you've seen the Woodland cross country team jog by your home at some point in the last few weeks. The team is preparing for its inaugural season. "The students are enjoying it," Cardinals coach Ryan Layton said. "It's hard work, and they're finding that out. But I think they're enjoying it on the whole."...
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Notre Dame hosts three events to cap first full week of season
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/06)
The hustle and bustle of high school sports has officially begun, and no place will be busier this weekend than Notre Dame Regional High School. Notre Dame will host 28 teams in three different sports in its annual Soccerfest, Volleyballfest and Softballfest...
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Krieger takes helm of program, eyes better team finishes
(College Sports ~ 08/31/06)
Miles Krieger has only been working with Southeast Missouri State's cross country runners for a little more than a week. But in that short period of time, he has already seen enough to believe the Redhawks can improve on their Ohio Valley Conference finishes from last year, when the women were fourth and the men placed sixth...
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U.S. economy's spring growth better than first estimate
(National News ~ 08/31/06)
WASHINGTON -- The economy grew at a 2.9 percent annual rate in the spring -- better than first estimated but nowhere near the brisk pace logged in the winter, another sign of slowing business growth. Inflation marched higher. The latest snapshot of economic activity, released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, showed that gross domestic product in the April-to-June quarter increased slightly more than the 2.5 percent pace first reported a month ago. ...
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Linehan returns for update on Miami
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/06)
MIAMI -- The Miami Dolphins' offensive turnaround last year was so impressive that coordinator Scott Linehan landed a head coaching job with the St. Louis Rams. He'll be back on the sideline in Miami tonight for an up-close update on the Dolphins' progress since he left...
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Nation/world digest 08/31/06
(National News ~ 08/31/06)
Iran still enriching uranium up to deadline VIENNA, Austria -- A defiant Iran kept on enriching uranium in advance of the U.N. Security Council's deadline today for Tehran to freeze such activity or face the threat of sanctions, U.N. and European officials said. ...
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On the outside looking in
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/06)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Greg Biffle briefly flirted with the Nextel Cup championship last season, while teammate Carl Edwards made a surprising push of his own toward the title. Although both fell short, they started this season prepared -- and perhaps even predicted -- to finish the job...
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Mulder thinks season is done
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals left-handed pitcher Mark Mulder, hammered in a pair of starts since coming off the disabled list, believes he probably won't pitch again this season because of shoulder problems. "I doubt it, but I don't know," Mulder said Wednesday. "I can't give you a yes or a no, but the way it feels and the way it looks, I doubt it."...
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United States needs second-half outburst to beat Germany
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/06)
SAITAMA, Japan -- So far, no one at the world championships has figured out how to counter Team USA's superior skills, athleticism and depth. Germany provided a clue Wednesday night. The Germans packed the paint and forced the Americans to fire from afar. The strategy worked for a half before the United States pulled away for an 85-65 victory...
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General optimistic Iraqis can take over security eventually
(International News ~ 08/31/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq expressed optimism Wednesday that Iraqi forces are making enough progress to provide their own security within 18 months. But violence showed no sign of abating, with 66 people killed nationwide, including 24 in a Baghdad market bombing...
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Frank Owen
(Obituary ~ 08/31/06)
Dr. Frank Owen, 93, of Lexington, Ky., died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at Lexington's Hospice Center of the Bluegrass. He was born June 28, 1913, in Marble Hill, Mo., and reared in several Southeast Missouri towns. This included Cape Girardeau where he received a bachelor of arts degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1937. He was captain of the school's first conference champion basketball team...
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Speak Out 8/31/06
(Speak Out ~ 08/31/06)
That era is over; Exploiting fear; Changing lives; Quick dispatch; Need scapegoats; Making students pay; Casual churches; Watch my nose; To die is gain; Unequal justice; Church topics; Feel-good law; Too big for booster seat; This is a warning; Post-natural rights; Great food; Relatively speaking; Chicken hawks; Scott City tie-up; Bus concerns; What change?; Food fairness; Terrorists at bay
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Out of the past 8/31/06
(Out of the Past ~ 08/31/06)
25 years ago: Aug. 31, 1981 The Cape Girardeau County Court sets the county tax rates following a public hearing; as was expected, the general revenue is reduced from 21 cents to 11 cents per $100 assessed valuation; county taxpayers, however, won't see any reduction in their total tax rates this year because the 10-cent cut is offset by the addition of a 10-cent mental health tax which voters approved last year...
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James Fletcher Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/31/06)
GIDEON, Mo. -- James Louis Fletcher Sr., 81, of Gideon died Monday, Aug. 28, 2006, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. He was born April 8, 1925, at Gideon, son of Louis Bennett and Marie McComb Fletcher. He and Maxine duBarry were married June 8, 1947, in Russellville, Ky. She died July 2, 2005...
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Hazel Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 08/31/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Hazel Lucille Abernathy, 80, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at her home. She was born July 16, 1926, at Parma, Mo., daughter of Charley Wesley and Cora Lee Sanders Trout. She and Cecil Samuel Abernathy were married Aug. 21, 1948. He died Oct. 29, 1986...
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Duane Black
(Obituary ~ 08/31/06)
Duane L. Black, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Lavona Bridges
(Obituary ~ 08/31/06)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Lavona Bridges, 81, of Tamms died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at Day Star Center in Cairo, Ill. Crain Funeral Home in Tamms is in charge of arrangements.
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Wayne Wright
(Obituary ~ 08/31/06)
THEBES, Ill. -- Wayne F. "Dutch" Wright, 73, of Thebes died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, in Alexander County. He was born Oct. 1, 1932, in Ware, Ill., son of Glenn Edward and Helen Winn Wright. He and Shirley Walker were married in 1955 in Corinth, Miss. She died Sept. 15, 2002...
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Evelyn Boomer
(Obituary ~ 08/31/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Evelyn Boomer, 90, of Anna died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born Aug. 21, 1916, in Anna, daughter of John and Minnie Elkins Pitts. She and James Boomer were married Aug. 31, 1933. He died March 8, 2002...
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Births 8/31/06
(Births ~ 08/31/06)
Lapusan; Dalton; Blackman; Hahn; Sparks; Mosby; Strong; Southall; Weaver; Gorham; Heeb; Seabaugh; Preusser; Rhodes
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Making the grade: Charter school nonsense
(Column ~ 08/31/06)
The Wall Street Journal The Bush administration's desire to enlighten parents and taxpayers about alternatives to failing public schools is admirable. But it'll have to do better than the misleading report issued last week by the federal Department of Education, which purports to show that charter schools trail traditional public schools in student achievement...
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Health briefs 8/31/06
(Community ~ 08/31/06)
Briefly The Southeast Missouri chapter of the American Red Cross is ramping up efforts to spread the word to potential donors over the Labor Day weekend. All presenting donors between Friday Sept. 10 will receive an American Red Cross visor as a Holiday Hero thank-you incentive...
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Feds: Ky. air traffic controller had only two hours of sleep
(National News ~ 08/31/06)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The lone air traffic controller on duty the morning Comair Flight 5191 crashed had only two hours of sleep before starting work on the overnight shift, a federal investigator said Wednesday. National Transportation Safety Board member Debbie Hersman said the controller had only nine hours off between work shifts Saturday. That was just enough to meet federal rules, which require a minimum of eight hours off between shifts, Hersman said...
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In Federal Court 8/31/06
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
The following information was released by the office of federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway for defendants who appeared in federal court Monday before U.S. District Judge Jean C. Hamilton: SENTENCED Name: Clyde Lockridge Jr. Age: 28 Residence: Caruthersville, Mo...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 8/31/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/06)
Cape Girardeau...
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Community cuisine 8/31/06
(Community News ~ 08/31/06)
Labor Day festival to be held at Olive Branch...
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Lamplighters FCE to hold celebration at regional library
(Community News ~ 08/31/06)
Everyone is invited to a special celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 9 at the Riverside Regional Library in Jackson, hosted by the Cape Girardeau County Lamplighters Family and Community Education Club. State Rep. Scott Lipke will be among the special guests. Refreshments will be served...
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Area United Way to begin application process for 2006 campaign
(Community News ~ 08/31/06)
The application process for funding from the upcoming 2006 United Way campaign will soon open for agencies in the Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City areas. Applications will be available Friday and can be accessed at www.unitedwayofsemo.org or by calling 334-9634...
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Community briefs 8/31/06
(Community News ~ 08/31/06)
Republican Women's Club to meet Friday The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club will hold its monthly meeting at 11:45 a.m. Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que in Cape Girardeau. The guest speaker will be Michael Wulfers, MD, explaining the stem-cell research initiative on the November ballot. Members are invited to bring a guest; visitors are always welcome...
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Cruise commemorates bicentennial of Lewis and Clark expedition
(Community News ~ 08/31/06)
The public is invited to sign up for a historic cruise on the Grampa Woo yacht, recently available to the community through the Convention and Visitors Bureau for short cruises on the Mississippi River. This Mississippi and Ohio River excursion commemorates the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition, with visits to forts, museums and homes in Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Kentucky. ...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 8/31/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/06)
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Redbirds rally to win
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols hit a tie-breaking home run in the fifth inning and Preston Wilson had three RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals end the Florida Marlins' nine-game winning streak with a 13-6 victory Wednesday night. Hanley Ramirez had three hits and Mike Jacobs had two RBIs for the Marlins, who missed a chance to climb to .500 after starting the season 11-31. ...
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Coming home: Wengert, Wilson coach visiting teams against alma maters
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/06)
In addition to the typical opening night hoopla for high school football, two games Friday night will mark homecomings for two visiting coaches. Jonathan Wengert, a former three-sport star at St. Vincent, will lead McAuley Catholic against his alma mater Friday at St. Vincent. McAuley, a third-year program out of Joplin, Mo., is coming off a 9-2 season and a district title...
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Project could affect Old Route 74 traffic
(Local News ~ 08/31/06)
Missouri Department of Transportation crews began work on Old Route 74 in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday and expect to continue work through today. The work began Wednesday afternoon, reducing the Old Route 74 bridge to one lane. Work will continue today from 7 a.m. to noon. For more information about the project, call (888) ASK-MODOT...
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Taum Sauk disaster could aid cleanup of Doe Run lead pollution
(State News ~ 08/31/06)
ST. LOUIS -- State officials want two St. Louis companies to use tons of soil from the Taum Sauk reservoir collapse to help reduce a long-standing pollution problem from lead mining in Southeast Missouri. The plan could take two environmental problems and make one solution, Missouri Department of Natural Resources deputy director Kurt Schaefer said Wednesday...
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