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A moment of silence and tolling bell mark 9-11 anniversary
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
Dozens of police officers, firefighters and other emergency first-responders held hands during a somber moment of silence Monday at a ceremony in Cape Girardeau to observe the fifth anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A color guard of firefighters raised golden axes in tribute and a bell rang three times to commemorate the more than 3,000 lives lost in the attacks and -- just as important, city leaders said -- to celebrate an American spirit reborn...
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Aldermen wary of setting precedent by granting Illers' sign
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
For the past 20 years, Donald Illers has used a portable sign advertising his blueberries at his home on 2589 S. Hope St. in Jackson. The sign generally goes up for a few weeks at the start of blueberry season in June, and then again in the fall, when he and his wife, Joan, sell frozen blueberries from their house...
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Regional museum features speaker on photo exhibit
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
Thomas Garver, curator of the O. Winston Link Museum, will be on the Southeast Missouri State University campus Thursday to talk about Link's work on display at the Southeast Missouri Regional Museum. The exhibition of Link's photography, titled "The Last Steam Railroad in America: Railroad Photographs of Winston Link," contains photographs taken by Link in the last days of steam railroads...
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Cape Girardeau County Commissioners defend tax collection
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
Collecting property taxes this fall for roads doesn't violate promises made to voters during the campaign that led to passage of a half-cent sales tax, Cape Girardeau County commissioners and former auditor Weldon Macke said during a meeting Monday...
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Thieves now target gadgets
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
Jenna Peters learned her lesson. Two years ago, Peters, now 19, lost her cell phone. A week later, she found out it was actually stolen and the thief had been using it. Now Southeast Missouri State University sophomore from St. Louis makes sure she always wears her phone on her...
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Rains stop before District Fair parade
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
Beneath gray, threatening skies, a sea of children sprang out into the streets to collect their goodies. Although an early Monday afternoon storm brought a quarter inch of precipitation, the skies hardly offered a drop during the Southeast Missouri District Fair's parade...
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Dalhousie will host national junior tourney
(Community Sports ~ 09/12/06)
Cape Girardeau will play host to a tournament on the nation's top junior series, officials with the city and with Dalhousie Golf Club confirmed on Monday. The American Junior Golf Association, which runs a series of tournaments around the country for more than 5,200 members, will bring an event to Dalhousie in June of 2007...
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Daughter stomachs fair better than dad
(Column ~ 09/12/06)
The human body is an amazing machine, particularly when it's young. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the SEMO District Fair. I accompanied my 10-year-old daughter, Bailey, to the fairgrounds Saturday. We arrived about noon, just in time to dine on fair food...
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Cards ace Astros
(Professional Sports ~ 09/12/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Chris Carpenter coasted into the playoffs last season. This year, he's been dominant down the stretch. Carpenter threw a six-hitter and Ronnie Belliard had four RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals take advantage of a fill-in starter in a 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night...
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Isringhausen will remain out of action
(Professional Sports ~ 09/12/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen received a cortisone shot for his ailing hip on Monday, and St. Louis said he won't be used until the weekend. Isringhausen has not pitched since Wednesday, when he blew his career-high 10th save in 43 chances. After giving up two runs in the ninth inning of a 7-6 loss at Washington, he said the hip had been bothering him...
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Center McCollum lost for the season
(Professional Sports ~ 09/12/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams center Andy McCollum will miss the rest of the season with two torn ligaments in his left knee. McCollum, a 13-year veteran who made his 156th consecutive start in Sunday's 18-10 victory over the Denver Broncos, will undergo surgery in a few weeks for a torn ACL and MCL ligaments...
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District begins drug testing for extracurricular activities
(State News ~ 09/12/06)
District begins drug testing for extracurricular activities The Associated Press O'FALLON, Mo. -- Students in extracurricular activities in the suburban St. Louis Francis Howell School District begin mandatory drug testing this week. More than 4,000 students, or about two-thirds of the district, will be in the first mandatory pool to take random urine tests for illicit substances, including marijuana, cocaine and Ecstasy. Some student-athletes will be tested for steroids...
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Missourians pay tribute to victims of 9-11
(State News ~ 09/12/06)
ST. LOUIS -- In public ceremonies and private moments, residents across Missouri took time Monday to reflect on the 2001 terrorist attacks while paying tribute to their victims. The attacks might have occurred nearly 1,000 miles away, but residents here said the effect was anything but distant. Some lost friends and relatives, while others have family members in the military mobilized in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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9-11 families see signs of life, loss at WTC
(National News ~ 09/12/06)
NEW YORK -- When silence fell over ground zero to mark the moments when the planes crashed and towers collapsed five years ago, the relatives of the dead found themselves searching for reminders of life. As husbands, wives and lovers recited the names of all 2,749 people killed in the New York attack, families and friends knelt to touch the ground, gazed up at the vacant sky and felt the wind stir...
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Judge refuses to block Ariz. voter ID requirement
(National News ~ 09/12/06)
PHOENIX -- A federal judge on Monday refused to block a law that requires Arizona voters to present identification before casting a ballot. U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver's order came a day before Tuesday's primary, the first statewide election for which voters will be required to show identification. The law has already been used in some municipal elections...
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Learning briefs 9/12/06
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
SCHOLARSHIPS; dean's list; Extra Credit; Adult Learning Center offers night class beginning Sept. 18; Shawnee High School recognized by state
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Giving the united way
(Editorial ~ 09/12/06)
Once again, United Way of Southeast Missouri has set an ambitious fund-raising goal for 2006: $1.12 million. Last year, the organization raised $1.14 million, which was $95,000 more than its goal. Exceeding the goal has been the record of United Way in recent years, and 2006 is likely to continue that pattern...
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Coaches clinic will feature weight management session
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/06)
The Saint Francis Medical Center's fall coaches clinic will have an added event this year: the only local certification session for the Missouri State High School Activities Association's new weight management program. The second annual fall coaches clinic will take place from 7:45 a.m. ...
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Chip-A-Ways will have 9-11 remembrance at tournament
(Community Sports ~ 09/12/06)
Members of the Cape JC Chip-A-Ways golf league have no problem remembering where they were on Sept. 11, 2001. The attacks on the World Trade Center took place just before the start of their annual member-guest tournament. "We had just had our registration for the shotgun start, where people get their cards for their hole assignments," said Evelyn Riley. ...
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Out of the past 9/12/06
(Out of the Past ~ 09/12/06)
25 years ago: Sept. 12, 1981 Construction has started on the addition to Cape Mercantile Bank and Trust Co., 325 N. Kingshighway; Jim Stovall is doing the grading, and Commercial Designs of St. Louis is supervising the structural work. LUTESVILLE, Mo. ...
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Donald Ottinger Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/12/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Donald Lee Ottinger Sr., 46, of Sikeston died Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born March 2, 1960, in Sikeston to Betty Flanagan Ottinger of Bell City and James D. Ottinger. He and Kathy Dozier were married on Oct. 5, 1982, in Sikeston. She died March 20, 2004...
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Koeper earns offensive player of the week from OVC
(College Sports ~ 09/12/06)
Southeast Missouri State outside hitter Jessica Koeper has been named the Ohio Valley Conference offensive player of the week for volleyball. Koeper earned all-tournament honors at the Memphis Invitational over the weekend, averaging 5.94 kills per game and producing double-double efforts in all four matches as the Redhawks won the tournament with a 4-0 record...
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Speak Out 9/12/06
(Speak Out ~ 09/12/06)
Another nightmare; They shouldn't die; Better schools; Loss of power; Age-targeted school; No tax support; Do some research; Important issue; Causing resentment; A good man; Reflectors reversed; Reasons for obesity; Out in the open; Rental savings; Take off blindfolds
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Vernon Henderson
(Obituary ~ 09/12/06)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Vernon Henderson, age 77, of Olive Branch died at 5:36 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, after an extended illness. He was born March 6, 1929, in Thebes, Ill., son of Melvin "Bud" and Nellie Bailey Henderson. He met and married the love of his life, Helen J. Garrett, Feb. 14, 1949...
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Ann Harp
(Obituary ~ 09/12/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Ann Belle Harp, 67, of Sikeston died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 28, 1939, in Greenbriar, Mo., daughter of Homer E. and Irene Shepard Lewis. She and Allen A. Harp were married April 7, 1956, at Morehouse, Mo...
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It was good while it lasted, Pluto
(Column ~ 09/12/06)
When it was finally announced that Pluto was no longer Joe Planet but a dwarf planet, I'm sure the International Astronomical Union had some kind of congratulatory party where they all patted themselves on the back for discovering such a monumental breakthrough in science...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
Action Items Power and Light Committee Street committee...
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Wilbur McClain
(Obituary ~ 09/12/06)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Wilbur Allen McClain, 78, of Mounds died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, in Mounds. He was born Jan. 25, 1928, in Cairo, Ill., son of Thomas Jefferson and Ethel Mae Barnwell McClain. He married Lora Gladys Watson Austin. McClain was a U.S. Air Force and Navy veteran of World War II...
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Bush declares terror war 'the calling of our generation'
(National News ~ 09/12/06)
WASHINGTON -- Five years after the worst attack on U.S. soil, President Bush said Monday night the war against terrorism is "the calling of our generation" and urged Americans to put aside differences and fight to victory. "America did not ask for this war, and every American wishes it were over," Bush said in a prime-time address from the Oval Office. "The war is not over -- and it will not be over until either we or the extremists emerge victorious."...
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Defense makes strong opening statement by busting Broncos
(Professional Sports ~ 09/12/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy broke his right hand on his second play, had a cast put on and got back on the field as soon as he could. "It's nothing major, no setback," Kennedy said. "Just keep going." Nobody wanted to miss a snap of the team's surprisingly dominant debut. The Rams defense, ranked 30th overall in the NFL a year ago, pushed around the Denver Broncos in an opening 18-10 victory on Sunday...
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Region briefs 9/12/06
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
Looting suspect bound over for arraignment The third defendant accused of looting a Cape Girardeau County home was bound over for circuit court Monday. William R. Porter, 43, of 2920 Perryville Road, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Associate Circuit Judge Gary A. ...
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Revenue Department says fewer than 138,000 voters lack proper identification
(State News ~ 09/12/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Department of Revenue released a revised, and lower, estimate Monday of voters who may lack proper identification to cast a ballot starting in November, while Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said the agency isn't doing enough to reach those who need one...
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Federal Court 9/12/06
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
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 Charles A. Shaw. Name: Charles E. Jones Age: 29 Residence: Cape Girardeau Charge: Two counts of cocaine distribution...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 9/12/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/12/06)
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 9/12/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/12/06)
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Births 9/12/06
(Births ~ 09/12/06)
Noppe Daughter to Kayla Rochelle Noppe of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:39 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Name, Kassie Lynn. Weight, 5 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Ms. Noppe is the daughter of Mike and Paula Noppe of Jackson. She is employed at Hardee's in Jackson...
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$5 art from vending machines
(Local News ~ 09/12/06)
In the age of public smoking bans, the humble cigarette vending machine seems to have all but outlived its usefulness. Pity not. Under an organization called Art-o-Mat (www.artomat.org), neglected machines are rescued -- and fixes to dispense contemporary art. ...
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Wanted: Blood
(Column ~ 09/12/06)
There have been times when Jodi Urhahn wanted to donate blood. "I've had times when my own family needed blood," she said, "and I wasn't able to help them." At 16, teenagers like Urhahn -- who lives in Oran, Mo. -- can now donate to the American Red Cross through a new Missouri law that allows them to do so with parental permisison...
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Anger and fear mix with empathy as world remembers 2001 attacks
(International News ~ 09/12/06)
PARIS -- The nations of the world joined Monday in solemn remembrance of Sept. 11 -- but for many, resentment of the United States flowed as readily as tears. Critics say Americans have squandered the goodwill that prompted France's Le Monde newspaper to proclaim "We are all Americans" that somber day after the attacks, and that the Iraq war and other U.S. policies have made the world less safe in the five years since...
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College football 9/12/06
(Professional Sports ~ 09/12/06)
Division I-AA Top 25 The Sports Network Division I-AA football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records thourgh Sept. 10 and previous ranking:...
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Judge orders tobacco tax onto Missouri's ballot
(State News ~ 09/12/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state judge on Monday ordered a proposed tobacco tax increase to appear on Missouri's Nov. 7 ballot, ruling that supporters had gathered enough valid petition signatures. The decision by Cole County Circuit Judge Thomas Brown overturns a decision last month that the amendment had fallen 274 names short of the required mark in the Kansas City area...
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House Republican pushes ahead with hard line on tribunals
(National News ~ 09/12/06)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House Republican has drafted a bill largely mimicking an administration plan to create military commissions to prosecute terror suspects. Rep. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will propose on Wednesday that his panel approve a bill that would allow the exclusion of evidence to protect classified information. A floor vote is expected next week...
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Redhawks eliminate turnovers, punt woes
(College Sports ~ 09/12/06)
Last year Southeast Missouri State ranked in the bottom half of the Ohio Valley Conference in turnover margin. And, despite having the league's top punter, six blocked kicks and a shoddy performance on returns by the opposition placed the Redhawks next-to-last in OVC net punting...
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Patriots trade holdout Branch to Seahawks
(Professional Sports ~ 09/12/06)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots ended the holdout of receiver Deion Branch on Monday by trading him to the Seattle Seahawks for a high draft pick. Patriots coach Bill Belichick would not reveal whether the pick was a first-rounder, but said there was "no question" Branch was a big contributor to the team...
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Kelly rides two-hitter past Delta
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/06)
Kalie Hughes struck out 12, walked two and allowed two hits in a complete-game victory Monday as Kelly's softball team shut out visiting Delta 9-0. The Hawks improved to 13-2. Hughes is 11-1. Brittany Ponder finished with four hits, and Hughes added two for Kelly...
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DIY ice cream for $26.58 a pint
(National News ~ 09/12/06)
Any ice cream that costs $26.58 a pint had better be good enough to trigger a religious trance or sexual ecstasy. Perhaps both. Ecreamery.com makes no claim to induce either, but I feel it's implicit in the price. Welcome to DIY ice cream, Internet style...
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