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Timing of county deputies raises uncertain
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
Deputies, jailers and other employees of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department expect a raise Jan. 1 out of the money generated by a new sales tax, Sheriff John Jordan said Tuesday. On Monday Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones said raises for deputies would not be possible by Jan. 1, but he backed off that position Tuesday, leaving the decision up to Jordan...
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Sentence in Marble Hill case ends family's ordeal
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Khanthaly Keopraseut quietly entered a Butler County circuit courtroom Tuesday, taking a seat in the back row with her parents, Te and Thept. Across the aisle, only a few feet away, sat 71-year-old Hurley Dixon with his wife, Virginia, clinging to his arm...
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Golf tourney may bring economic boon to Cape
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
When 130 teenage boys and girls descend on the greens and fairways at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau next summer they'll bring more than their clubs. They'll bring their parents, extended family and friends. And those people will bring their wallets...
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Cape Girardeau man pleads guilty, given 15-year sentence
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man accused of holding a gun to a woman's head while forcing her to perform sexual favors pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday. Karnett K. Redmond, 18, of 419 S. Pacific St., entered his guilty plea to forcible sodomy, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting a lawful detention. The plea was heard by Circuit Judge David Dolan on a change of venue in Mississippi County...
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Officials: High school dropout rates source of contention
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
About a third of students in the United States don't finish high school in four years or at all. But exact numbers are hard to come by, school officials say. "There is probably no more highly contested high school statistic in America than the dropout rate," said Cape Girardeau Central High School principal Dr. Mike Cowan. "It varies dramatically."...
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Hambacker focuses effort on health care, minimum wage
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
Taking on a well-funded congressional incumbent is a daunting task, but Veronica Hambacker said Tuesday that she can be successful by waging a grass-roots, county-by-county effort in the Eighth Congressional District. Hambacker, a Democrat who has raised a little more than $20,000 in her effort to unseat U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, said voters will reject the status quo on Nov. 7. Emerson has raised more than $800,000 to win her sixth term and had $339,000 in the bank in July...
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1,000 barrels of gas oil spill at Port of Long Beach
(National News ~ 09/13/06)
LOS ANGELES -- BP PLC said Tuesday it was working to clean up about 1,000 barrels of gas oil that leaked from an underground pipeline at the Port of Long Beach. The leak, first detected Friday morning, occurred in a section of the 12-inch pipeline that is enclosed in concrete and runs beneath a railcar storage yard at the port, the oil company said...
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Carolyn King
(Obituary ~ 09/13/06)
Carolyn C. King, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Feb. 11, 1934, in Conway, Ark., daughter of Jarrell Estes and Thelma Grace Wyatt Carter. She and Robert F. King were married May 6, 1957 in Greenville, Miss. He died Feb. 7, 2005...
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Wanda Hardy
(Obituary ~ 09/13/06)
Wanda Imogene Hardy, 83, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 17, 1923, at Mingo, Mo., daughter of Ishmael Blythe and Maggie Pearl Knodell Faries. She and Lewis Harvey Hardy were married Dec. 24, 1943...
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Bacon tackles new role for MU
(College Sports ~ 09/13/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When Marcus Bacon made the transition from the defensive backfield to linebacker two years ago, he admits there was some trepidation. "I never played linebacker in my life," Bacon said. "You have big linemen coming at you -- I didn't know how to react most of the time."...
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Islanders sign goaltender to 15-year deal
(Professional Sports ~ 09/13/06)
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Rick DiPietro re-signed with the New York Islanders on Tuesday, agreeing to a record 15-year deal that will pay the No. 1 goalie $67.5 million. The contract will pay him $4.5 miller a year until 2021, when he would be nearly 40. The deal is the longest in NHL history, topping the 10-year, $87.5 million contract the Islanders gave enigmatic center Alexei Yashin in 2001...
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Sister Marie Felter
(Obituary ~ 09/13/06)
The Wheaton Franciscan Sisters invite your prayers for Sister Marie "M. Lawrence" Felter of the Immaculate Conception. Marie Felter was born at Kelso, Mo., July 23, 1914, one of six children of Eleonora and Aloysius Felter. At age 21 Marie entered the congregation of Franciscan Sisters in St. Louis, where she received her initial formation in religious life. In November 1932 Marie received the habit and the name Sister M. Lawrence...
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Speak Out 9/13/06
(Speak Out ~ 09/13/06)
Not so much danger; Failing schools; Not enough yet; Change needed; Now I'm confused; Love and respect; Bad-mood season; Laws upon laws; Commission agenda; This is real; Teaching basics; Honor the day; Flag respect; Good for downtown; Tired of rehash; Fewer terrorists; Iraq trumps list; People's choice; Malicious cowards; Support for research; Nuisance weeds
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No double dipping on county taxes
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/13/06)
To the editor: I would like to address the allegations in an editorial suggesting that the collection of 2006 road and bridge property taxes along with the new sales tax in Cape Girardeau County amounts to double dipping. There is no double dip taking place...
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County plan is not double taxation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/13/06)
To the editor: The property taxes are assessed in January for the calendar year. They are due and to be paid by Dec. 31 for that year. The taxes for 2007 for county roads will be collected as a sales tax, and there will not be a real-estate tax collected for county roads in 2007. ...
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Tennessee State stands alone in first place -- for now
(College Sports ~ 09/13/06)
A rejuvenated offense has helped Tennessee State get an early jump on the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference. While it might not last long, the Tigers are in first place in the OVC after Saturday's 25-15 victory over visiting Murray State. The only conference game played so far pitted the teams that finished at the bottom of the nine-team league last year. Tennessee State was eighth and Murray State ninth...
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Public school is no place for religion
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/13/06)
To the editor: Public schools are designed for education, not religion. A person should feel safe to express his or her religious beliefs in a peaceful fashion. However, public school-sponsored religion is against the separation of church and state. ...
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Sign restrictions
(Editorial ~ 09/13/06)
In removing many of the signage restrictions imposed only five months earlier, the Cape Girardeau City Council prudently retained some limitations that remain reasonable. The city kept its prohibition on placing signs in city rights of way and will require that garage-sale signs placed off-site on private property include the date and address of the sale...
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Southeast leads conference with 22 Medals of Honor
(College Sports ~ 09/13/06)
Southeast Missouri State athletes claimed a league-high 22 Ohio Valley Conference Medals of Honor as announced Tuesday by the league. The award is given annually to athletes who achieve the highest grade point average while competing in a conference-sponsored sport...
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Dorothy Bass
(Obituary ~ 09/13/06)
CHAFFEE, Mo.-- Dorothy Jean Bass, 58, of Chaffee died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 23, 1948, in Keyser, W.Va., daughter of John and Effie Clark Shannon. She and Spencer Bass were married April 10, 1984...
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Club news 9/13/06
(Community News ~ 09/13/06)
American Legion Auxiliary 158...
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Jessie Cox
(Obituary ~ 09/13/06)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Jessie Cox, 93, of Commerce died Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born April 20, 1913, in New Madrid County, daughter of Louie Jackson and Mary Albertine Snider Organ. She and Roy Richard Cox were married March 16, 1929. He died July 18, 1990...
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MU student finishes project involving radio telescope
(State News ~ 09/13/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The sound emitted from a small amplifier at the Laws Observatory center on a recent Wednesday night sounded deceptively like a singer testing a microphone. Tap tap tap. It was no mic check. The sound came from stars millions of light years away as they wheeled overhead...
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Judge wants second revision to state's death penalty rules
(State News ~ 09/13/06)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Missouri officials must revise the state's death penalty procedures to better ensure that the three-drug execution method does not violate the constitutional guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment...
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State stops nursing homes from offering payday loans
(State News ~ 09/13/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Dozens of Missouri nursing homes have been running payday loan operations, but the state is putting a stop to it. The state Department of Health and Senior Services said Tuesday that 74 of the state's 1,171 long-term care facilities have been offering payday loans to their workers. The practice has been allowed since 2001, but the facilities need state permission to run another type of business within a nursing home...
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Births 9/13/06
(Births ~ 09/13/06)
McGuire-Jenkins; Phoenix; Burford; Hopkins; Shirrell
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St. Louis blues great Bennie Smith dies
(State News ~ 09/13/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Even on the day Bennie Smith died, the gig went on. Smith, a guitarist and blues legend in St. Louis, died Sunday following a heart attack. He was 72. Smith, Kim Massie and the Soulard Blues Band were to perform Sunday night at 609 lounge in University City. The performance went on without Smith. After a set, harmonica player Tom "Papa" Ray told the crowd that Smith had died earlier that evening...
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Out of the past 9/13/06
(Out of the Past ~ 09/13/06)
25 years ago: Sept. 13, 1981 The 48th annual service commemorating the 197th year of the organization of the United Methodist Church in America and the 172nd year since the organization of Old McKendree Chapel is held in the afternoon on the grounds of Old McKendree near Jackson; this year's service is dedicated to the memory of Frank C. Turner Sr...
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West, Ballard capture Chip-A-Ways tourney
(Community Sports ~ 09/13/06)
Charlotte West and Marie Ballard cruised to a two-stroke victory Tuesday in the 48-team J.C. Chip A Ways member-guest tournament. West and Ballard teamed up for a 69 in the two-women scramble at the Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course to top the championship flight...
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Delicious desserts for fall
(Column ~ 09/13/06)
It is SEMO District Fair time, and nothing tastes better than fair food after a long hot summer. The funnel cakes, taffy, pork kabobs and Grace United Methodist Church fish just taste so much better at the fair. With so many choices, it is difficult to choose which ones to eat and which ones to pass up. That is why we usually get several different items and share bites from each item. It is a great time of the year...
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Correction 9/13/06
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
Due an editing mistake, incorrect information about 16-year-olds' ability to donate blood appeared in Tuesday's newspaper. A new Missouri law allows 16-year-olds to donate blood with parental permission.
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Region briefs 9/13/06
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
Online sex sting results in two-year sentence CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Jackson man pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for attempted statutory rape for soliciting a minor for sex over the Internet. Irvin E. Holderbaugh, 40, of 924 E. Independence St., was arrested March 11 in Jackson's City Park. ...
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Fed court allows some state drug tests
(State News ~ 09/13/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge upheld random drug testing for some Missouri Department of Mental Health employees, but ruled Tuesday that others who challenged the policy should be exempt. The lawsuit had sought to strike down the random testing policy, begun in May 2005, as an unconstitutional violation of 4th Amendment protection against unreasonable searches...
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Math, science panel makes recommendations to governor
(State News ~ 09/13/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A panel appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt to recommend ways to get more youths excited about careers in math and science offered many ideas Tuesday, from helping students learn about jobs at a zoo to persuading parents that tougher courses are needed...
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Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning agenda 9/13/06
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
7 p.m. today Hearings Applications Subdivision Plats Other items and communications...
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Pope invites dialogue with Muslims, says holy war against God's nature
(International News ~ 09/13/06)
REGENSBURG, Germany -- Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday that Islamic holy war was against God's nature and invited Muslims to join in a peaceful cultural dialogue. In a speech at Regensburg University, Benedict made an unusual reference to jihad, or holy war -- a concept used by today's Islamic extremists to justify suicide bombings and other attacks...
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John Mark Karr leaves Colorado jail in custody of California authorities
(National News ~ 09/13/06)
BOULDER, Colo. -- John Mark Karr, who was briefly a suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey slaying, left the Boulder County jail Tuesday in the custody of California officials, authorities said. Karr faces child pornography charges in Sonoma County, Calif. He was released to Sonoma sheriff's deputies, said Boulder County Sheriff's Lt. Phil West...
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Federal Court 9/13/06
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
The following information was released by the office of federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway for defendants who appeared in federal court Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Charles A. Shaw: Name: Juan P. Ramirez Age: 25 Residence: Senath, Mo. Charge: Distribution of methamphetamine...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 9/13/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/13/06)
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Cape fire reports 9/13/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/13/06)
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Spacewalkers start installing addition to the International Space Station
(National News ~ 09/13/06)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Two spacewalking astronauts Tuesday began installing the first big addition to the international space station in more than 3 1/2 years, and NASA pronounced the outing a success, even though a small bolt floated off and got lost...
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Iran promises to help establish security in Iraq, boost bilateral ties
(International News ~ 09/13/06)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made his first official visit to Iran, a close ally, asking the Islamic regime on Tuesday to crack down on al-Qaida militants infiltrating his country and seeking new deals to help Iraq's troubled oil industry...
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Koi-keeping becoming an increasingly popular hobby
(State News ~ 09/13/06)
ELGIN, Ill, -- It all started with a little water fountain on the patio. "We thought it would be cool to have a pond," said Steve Ciaccio. Now Ciaccio and his wife, Debi, have their own version of paradise in their backyard on Elgin's east side, replete with two waterfalls and two streams in which 17 colorful koi swim about. To assist with their hobby, the two are among the 500 families who belong to the Midwest Pond and Koi Society...
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Guards foil al-Qaida-linked militant attack on U.S. Embassy in Syria
(International News ~ 09/13/06)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian guards foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants to blow up the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, exchanging fire outside the compound's walls with gunmen who shouted "God is great" and tried to storm in with automatic weapons and hand grenades...
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Blues forward slated for surgery on knee
(Professional Sports ~ 09/13/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Orszagh will undergo surgery on his left knee, the team said Tuesday. The team said it won't know until after the operation how long Orszagh will be sidelined. Orszagh, a right wing, had four goals and five assists in 16 games last season...
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Ride gives fair visitors lesson in buckling up
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
Strapped into the latest in SEMO District Fair rides, I thought I knew what to expect. A switch was flipped and I slid down the roughly 30-degree ramp. About three seconds later, my ride came to an abrupt end. My eyes cinched shut, my teeth rattled and I jerked slightly forward, saved only by my seat belt...
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Pujols delivers again in clutch
(Professional Sports ~ 09/13/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols broke his bat on a 1-2 fastball in on the hands from Brad Lidge. All that meant was that the winning hit, which handed the Houston Astros an agonizing loss, lacked a certain solid tone. Even without good wood, Pujols got the best of Lidge again Tuesday night, this time hitting a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 victory...
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Heeb files suit over MSHSAA action
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/06)
Acts of conspiracy and coercion are just some of the allegations presented in a petition filed in the Stoddard County Circuit Court last week on behalf of Scott County boys basketball coach David Heeb. The petition was filed Sept. 6 by Heeb's attorneys, the firm of Scott, Kidwell and Scott. The Bell City School District as a representative of the Missouri State High School Activities Association and the Bell City School District individually are listed as the defendants...
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Naproxen seen as best choice for those with heart risks
(National News ~ 09/13/06)
Worried that your painkiller could trigger a heart attack or dangerous stomach bleeding? New reports on painkiller risks, based on reviews of dozens of studies including hundreds of thousands of patients, indicate most patients should try naproxen, an older anti-inflammatory drug...
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Detroit in danger of recording notable collapse
(Professional Sports ~ 09/13/06)
DETROIT -- The Motor City skyline was draped in clouds, and a steady rain pattered on the tarp-covered field at Comerica Park. If things weren't gloomy enough in Detroit on Tuesday, the Tigers only needed to look at the American League Central standings...
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SIU halts Redhawks volleyball team's streak
(College Sports ~ 09/13/06)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team had its four-match victory streak snapped by Southern Illinois on Tuesday night. Host SIU posted a three-game sweep, winning 34-32, 30-27, 30-21. The Salukis are 5-5 while the Redhawks fell to 5-7. Jessica Koeper, the reigning Ohio Valley Conference offensive player of the week, had 17 kills and 14 digs for the Redhawks. Brenna Schlader added 12 kills...
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Jackson volleyball turns back Central
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/06)
The Jackson volleyball team overcame a challenge from rival Central on Tuesday before posting a 25-23, 18-25, 25-17 victory at home. Ashlea Soemo had 11 kills for the Indians (5-7-1), while Katelyn James had nine kills and four blocks. Chelsea Olson recorded 24 assists, Megan Spooler had 15 digs and Megan Glueck added 13 digs...
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Study says green tea may lower stroke risk
(National News ~ 09/13/06)
CHICAGO -- Can drinking green tea really protect against two big killers, strokes and cancer? A huge study in Japan suggests yes and no: It might lower your stroke risk but won't save you from cancer. The study's authors say their findings might explain why the Japanese are less likely than Americans to die of heart disease and stroke. Even so, the answers aren't clear. Green tea has been researched a lot, and many of the studies have come up with conflicting results...
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Surging oil prices push U.S. trade deficit to all-time high
(National News ~ 09/13/06)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit hit a record $68 billion in July as surging global oil prices pushed America's foreign oil bill to the highest level in history. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the July deficit jumped 5 percent from the June imbalance. Analysts had expected the deficit to worsen slightly, but the overall imbalance was worse than expected and surpassed the old monthly record of $66.6 billion set last October...
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Edgar extends invite to workout
(College Sports ~ 09/13/06)
Official practice doesn't begin for more than a month and the first exhibition game is not until November. But Scott Edgar is affording fans the opportunity to get an extra early sneak preview of his first Southeast Missouri State basketball team. Edgar is inviting Southeast fans to the Show Me Center at 4 p.m. Friday to watch the Redhawks go through individual skill and conditioning workouts...
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Contemporary update: Out-of-date basement gets modern makeover
(Community ~ 09/13/06)
Della and her family live in a sprawling 1960's split level home. They are a close-knit family who love to "play together," and their large basement is where they convene to hold their hockey tournaments, TV marathons and karaoke competitions. However, the room was not all fun and games as far as Della was concerned. ...
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Taking a gander at a goose
(Local News ~ 09/13/06)
Brayden Stinnett of East Prairie, Mo., cautiously awaited an approaching goose looking for some bread. Brayden was at the Capaha Park lagoon with his grandfather during their visit to Cape Girardeau on Tuesday.
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