Illinois, Kentucky to study I-66 routes
(11/02/06)
Cape Girardeau and Sikeston both want the highway, which they expect would be an economic boon. By SCOTT MOYERS Southeast Missourian The Federal Highway Administration has approved funding for two separate four-year $500,000 studies to take a look at which Interstate 66 route makes the most sense -- either across Illinois to the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau or through Kentucky to Sikeston, Mo...
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Stories from Thursday, November 2, 2006
Cast excels at building suspense with 'The Mousetrap'
(11/02/06)
A little mental exercise never hurt anyone. With Notre Dame Regional High School's fall production of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap," the audience can flex their mental muscle in a dramatic game of "Clue" while enjoying a stark, well-written and entertaining murder/mystery at the same time...
Candidate: Government not helping war veterans
(11/02/06)
Southeast Missourian Congress needs to provide more funding to the Veterans Administration to improve medical services for veterans returning from the Iraq war, Democratic congressional candidate Veronica Hambacker said Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. Hambacker and ex-Marine Cloy Richards of Salem, Mo., said veterans who were injured in the war are returning home to find that they can't get timely medical care at VA hospitals...
Cape school board rejects bid for Schultz building
(11/02/06)
By MARK BLISS Southeast Missourian The Cape Girardeau school board won't sell the old Schultz School to the highest and only bidder, a Kansas City-area construction company that wanted to buy the building and property for $350,000. The board rejected the bid following a closed-door meeting Tuesday...
Republicans pouring big bucks into 161st District campaign
(11/02/06)
By RUDI KELLER Southeast Missourian There's a big target on the 161st District Missouri House race and Republicans have made an enormous commitment to winning the contest by spending almost $150,000 to promote the GOP candidate. That spending is more than Republican Gary Branum and Democratic nominee Steve Hodges have raised in their combined efforts. The seat is being vacated by Rep. Lanie Black, R-Charleston, who is being forced out by term limits...
U.S. Senate race finds opponents lobbying for votes in Cape
(11/02/06)
By RUDI KELLER Southeast Missourian Missouri's two major party candidates for U.S. Senate made Cape Girardeau their battleground Wednesday with Republican incumbent Jim Talent reaching out to shore up his conservative base and Democratic opponent Claire McCaskill hoping to energize area supporters...
'Remembering Cape' program scheduled
(11/02/06)
Southeast Missourian Local authors will discuss the history of Cape Girardeau at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Convention and Visitors Bureau. In conjunction with the city's bicentennial celebrations, the Historical Association is presenting its final "Remembering Cape Girardeau" program in a series of four...
Ill. man bound over to circuit court
(11/02/06)
Southeast Missourian MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Probable cause was found against an Illinois man accused of arranging to have sex with a 15-year-old girl as part of a Bollinger County online sex sting. William J. Heyduck is charged with attempted statutory sodomy...
Baptist delegates reject Wal-Mart boycott
(11/02/06)
By RUDI KELLER Southeast Missourian Missouri Baptists are upset with Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, for supporting gay and lesbian issues but not angry enough to boycott the company. On Wednesday, delegates from 2,100 Baptist churches in Missouri attending the annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention approved a resolution calling on Wal-Mart to "reconsider their policy which offends so many customers."...
RNC chairman optimistic about Tuesday vote
(11/02/06)
By TJ GREANEY Southeast Missourian Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, arrived at the Republican Party headquarters at 500 Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday for an unpublicized drop-in to motivate volunteers making phone calls for local candidates...
Major contributors in the 160th District Missouri House race
(11/02/06)
Gary Branum, Republican; Steve Hodges, Democrat
Major contributors in the race for Cape Girardeau County presiding commissioner
(11/02/06)
Gerald Jones, Republican; Victor Farrow, Democrat
Major contributors in the 156th District Missouri House race
(11/02/06)
Rod Jetton, Republican; Michael Winder, Democratic
Major contributors in the 160th District Missouri House race
(11/02/06)
Ellen Brandom, Republican; Larry Tetley, Democrat
Major contributors in the 32nd Circuit judicial race
(11/02/06)
Ben Lewis, Republican; John Heisserer, Democratic
Major contributors in the 158th District Missouri House race
(11/02/06)
Nathan Cooper, Republican; Matt Hill, Democrat
Major contributors in the 159th District Missouri House race
(11/02/06)
Billy Pat Wright, Republican; Boyce Wooley, Democrat 
Remembering Lt. Bock
(11/02/06)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- They lined the streets in silence. More than 1,000 of them stood holding American flags as the funeral procession crept by. Time seemed to stop in New Madrid Wednesday as virtually all of its cotton workers, firefighters, veterans, schoolchildren and farmhands took time to honor a hero...
Federal court 11/2/06
(11/02/06)
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 E. Richard Weber: SENTENCED Name: Dewayne Harris Age: 48 Residence: Sikeston, Mo...
Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/2/06
(11/02/06)
9 a.m. today County Administration Building 1 Barton Square in Jackson Routine business Action items Discussion items and appointments...
Correction 11/2/06
(11/02/06)
The story in Wednesday's paper about the race for the 161st House district said Democrat Steve Hodges opposes raising the minimum wage. It should have read he supports raising the minimum wage.
Baptists oppose stem-cell measure
(11/02/06)
Delegates overwhelmingly supported a resolution against Amendment 2. By LINDA REDEFFER Southeast Missourian In the final day of its annual meeting, the Missouri Baptist Convention voiced overwhelming opposition to Missouri's proposed stem-cell amendment in a show-of-hands vote Wednesday...
Voters to decide contested races for county office
(11/02/06)
By SCOTT MOYERS Southeast Missourian MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Six candidates are vying for three seats in Bollinger County races for circuit clerk, recorder of deeds and treasurer. And the candidates themselves are touting a need for change or the value of experience, depending on whether they're the incumbent or the challenger...
Suspect arrested
(11/02/06)
Southeast Missourian A 50-year-old man who fled from a Jackson auto accident and later reported his vehicle stolen was arrested this week. Gary T. Turner, of Benton, Mo., was charged with felony leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, misdemeanor driving while revoked and misdemeanor filing a false police report. The accident occurred Oct. 22 at the intersection of Highway 25 and Jackson Boulevard, according to a Jackson Police Department news release...
Community briefs 11/2/06
(11/02/06)
Rotaries make donations to Safe Kids program Cape Girardeau Rotary Club and Cape Girardeau West Rotary Club each donated $500 for a total of $1,000 to Southeast Missouri Hospital's Safe Kids program to purchase premature babies' car beds. Premature babies require special car beds to transport them from the hospital or to doctor visits, enabling them to maintain their breathing...
Chateau Girardeau Garden Club holds first tea
(11/02/06)
Southeast Missourian The Chateau Girardeau Garden Club recently held an appreciation tea in the Courtyard Garden recently. The community at Chateau Girardeau and the larger community have donated many of the garden club needs, enabling the group to grow...
State student loan board wants AG disqualified from lawsuit
(11/02/06)
The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state's student loan authority wants the attorney general's office disqualified from a lawsuit filed alleging the authority violated the state's open meetings law. Attorney General Jay Nixon sued the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority in February, alleging its board violated Missouri's open meetings law as it sought to develop a response to Gov. ...
Red wine extract gives fat mice effects of being thin
(11/02/06)
By SETH BORENSTEIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Obese mice on a high-fat diet got the benefits of being thin -- living healthier, longer lives -- without the pain of dieting when they consumed huge doses of red wine extract, according to a landmark new study...
Business briefs 11/2/06
(11/02/06)
GM, Toyota, Ford post big October sales gains DETROIT -- Lower gas prices boosted truck sales in October, helping two of the domestic Big Three and Toyota Motor Corp. post sales gains compared with a dismal October last year. General Motors Corp. led all automakers with a 17.3 percent increase, fueled by a 33.2 percent rise in truck and sport utility vehicle sales. ...
CVS buying Caremark for about $21.2 billion
(11/02/06)
The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Drugstore operator CVS Corp. announced Wednesday it is buying pharmacy benefits manager Caremark Rx Inc. for about $21.2 billion in stock, creating a company that will have formidable power in negotiating lower prices with drug companies...
Blockbuster offering new deals for free rentals with online service
(11/02/06)
The Associated Press DALLAS -- Blockbuster began a new service Wednesday that allows customers renting DVDs online to return them to neighborhood stores and receive a free in-store rental. It's one of several new consumer perks that Blockbuster Chief Executive John Antioco hopes will strengthen ties between the company's online and brick-and-mortar businesses...
Alleged al-Qaida operative Padilla says he was tortured while in Navy custody
(11/02/06)
By CURT ANDERSON The Associated Press MIAMI -- Alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla claims he was tortured during his 3 1/2 years in U.S. custody as an enemy combatant, including threats of execution and being forced stand for long periods. Padilla's lawyers are asking a federal judge to dismiss the terror support charges against him because he suffered from "outrageous government conduct" during more than 1,300 days in military custody...
Nation digest 11/02/06
(11/02/06)
At least 10 shot during Halloween street party SAN FRANCISCO -- Gunfire broke out between two groups at a massive Halloween street party in the city's Castro district, wounding at least 10 people, including innocent bystanders, police said Wednesday. ...
Sen. John Kerry apologizes for 'botched joke' about Iraq
(11/02/06)
He heaped praise on U.S. troops and accused Republicans of twisting his words. By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Thrust into the midst of the midterm election campaign, Sen. John Kerry apologized Wednesday to "any service member, family member or American who was offended" by remarks deemed by Republicans and Democrats alike to be insulting to U.S. forces in Iraq...
Ethiopian gets 10 years for mutilating daughter
(11/02/06)
By ERRIN HAINES The Associated Press LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- An Ethiopian immigrant was convicted Wednesday of the genital mutilation of his 2-year-old daughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in what was believed to be the first such criminal case in the United States...
Voodoo followers pack Haiti's largest cemetery for Day of theDead celebrations
(11/02/06)
By STEVENSON JACOBS The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Bearing rum, flowers and candles, thousands of voodoo followers flocked to Haiti's largest cemetery on Wednesday to rouse sacred spirits and remember lost relatives in raucous Day of the Dead celebrations...
British court releases two brothers charged in alleged airliner bomb plot
(11/02/06)
By JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press LONDON -- Two brothers charged in an alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners were released Wednesday after a British court ruled the evidence against them was insufficient to warrant a trial. Umair Hussain, 25, and Mehran Hussain 23, had been charged with failing to disclose information about an act of terrorism in connection with the plot, which police said they foiled in August...
Hezbollah threatens street protests if government rejects national unity Cabinet
(11/02/06)
By SAM F. GHATTAS The Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah is threatening street protests to force early elections in Lebanon if its demands are not met for a "national unity" Cabinet that would give the militants and their allies veto power over key decisions...
Suicide car bomber strikes NATO convoy, wounding two soldiers in Afghanistan
(11/02/06)
By NOOR KHAN The Associated Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, wounding two soldiers and damaging a vehicle, while a NATO air strike killed three suspected insurgents in the east...
Pakistan defends deadly attack on Islamic school
(11/02/06)
By PAUL GARWOOD The Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's military defended its deadly missile strike on an Islamic school, saying Wednesday it was necessary to prevent terrorist trainees from escaping. Critics said the government used disproportionate force in the attack, which killed 80 people...
At least 16 police killed in attack on remote post
(11/02/06)
By TOBY MUSE The Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia -- Hundreds of leftist rebels bombarded a remote police station with makeshift mortars in a pre-dawn attack Wednesday and ambushed a column of police reinforcements, killing at least 16 officers, authorities said... 
Fall Ball Baseball League
(11/02/06)
The Nationals won the 8- and 9-year-old division of the Southeast Missouri Fall Ball Baseball League. Members of the team, from left: Corson Crosnoe, Carter Bess, Winston Welter, Andrew Barwick, Jon Schumer, Anthony Hink; Middle -- Christian Retter, Adam Pope, Trent Propst, Grant Ward, Landry Moore, Hayden Clubb; Back -- coach Ken Retter, coach Marty Pope, coach Jay Crosnoe and coach Cory Crosnoe. Not pictured: Jack Gerecke and J.D. Harding...
High school football: Week 10
(11/02/06)
Central (4-5) at Sikeston (1-8); Portageville (0-8) at Chaffee (2-7); Hayti (7-2) at St. Vincent (5-4); Jackson (5-4) at Seckman (5-4); St. Pius (1-8) at Scott City (5-4); Perryville (4-5) at Kennett (1-7) 
Annual clash of Indians has meaning
(11/02/06)
In the last 10 years, St. Vincent and Hayti have combined for nine district football championships. When St. Vincent and Hayti meet 7 p.m. tonight in Perryville, the winner again will walk away with a district title while the other team's season ends... 
ND, Jackson win crowns
(11/02/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- For nearly 50 minutes, Tuesday's Class 2 District 1 boys soccer championship between top-seeded Notre Dame and No. 3 Sikeston took on the feel of last year's title game, a 1-0 Sikeston win in penalty kicks. Notre Dame's players were determined not to let that happen again, and with two goals within a 2-minute span less than 10 minutes into the second half, Notre Dame put the game out of reach. The Bulldogs added a third tally later in the half for a comfortable 3-0 win...
Jones placed on Buchanan list for top I-AA defensive players
(11/02/06)
Southeast Missouri State defensive end Edgar Jones was named this week to the watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defensive player in NCAA Division I-AA football. The Buchanan Battle List, a group of 16 players under consideration for the award, was released by the Sports Network, which specializes in covering Division I-AA football...
Area sports calendar 11/2/06
(11/02/06)
Basketball n League registration: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department's 2007 men's basketball league will accept registration through Dec. 8, and a managers meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Osage Community Centre. The league begins Jan. ...
Change of pace
(11/02/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kalen Grimes thought he understood what new Missouri coach Mike Anderson's all-out style of basketball meant. He, along with the rest of his teammates, quickly discovered they still have plenty to digest. The new era that replaces years of turmoil under Quin Snyder features a full-court, up-tempo game that produced three NCAA tournament bids in Anderson's last four seasons at Alabama-Birmingham. It's more than just running...
Silex High School player dies after collapsing at practice
(11/02/06)
SILEX, Mo. -- A funeral is planned for Friday for a high school sophomore who collapsed and died at basketball practice this week in the eastern Missouri town of Silex. David Jack "D.J." Chastain III, 15, collapsed and stopped breathing Monday night at Silex High School during the first practice of the basketball season...
Too much caffeine?
(11/02/06)
Cody King drinks Rockstar several times a week for energy. Emilee Glueck says Monster energy drinks are addictive. Eric Meyer says he needs Red Bull to keep him awake. These Scott City High School students' energy drinks of choice are raising concerns with nutritionists and physicians. The drinks, laden with caffeine and sugar, can hook teens on an unhealthy jolt-and-crash cycle...
Health briefs 11/2/06
(11/02/06)
Briefly Health center receives flu vaccine Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center has received a shipment of flu vaccine and will be offering public flu clinics beginning today. Health department registered nurse LaDeva Enderle said the flu vaccine supply this year appears to be ample...
The mind of man
(11/02/06)
You've probably heard this one: How many men does it take to screw in a light bulb? Three. One to screw in the bulb and two to listen to him brag about the screwing part. There are a lot more where that came from, all mining the rich humor lode of the male mind. Men aren't from Mars, they are eternally from the locker room it seems...
With and without walls
(11/02/06)
Nov. 2, 2006 Dear Julie, Our friend Dave built our dogs a stairway to our bed. It consists of six tiny steps that lead to a platform 2 feet into the air, the exact height of the bed. Lucy and Alvie immediately figured out how to use the stairs. Hank, unfortunately, doesn't equate these stairs with the stairs he uses every day to reach the second floor of the house...
Parents' group says reality shows among the best on TV for children
(11/02/06)
By DAVID BAUDER The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Reality shows are among the best on television for children, a parents' watchdog group says. Of the shows currently popular among young people, "American Idol," "Dancing with the Stars" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" are the most suitable, said the Parents Television Council...
Dora Nations
(11/02/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dora Matilda Nations, 95, of Panama City, Fla., formerly of Perryville, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, in Panama City. She was born March 12, 1911, at Lixville, Mo., daughter of Fritz F. and Minnie Yamnitz Kaiser. She and Joseph Graden Nations were married Sept. 25, 1937. He died April 4, 2001...
Ervin Sieck
(11/02/06)
Ervin H. Sieck, 83, of Chicago died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill. He was born July 26, 1923, in Canyon, Texas, son of the Rev. J.H.C. and Marie Lentz Sieck. He married Laura Prudence Kneibert, who died Sept. 26, 1989...
Goldia Heck
(11/02/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Goldia G. Heck, 84, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, at Perry Oaks Manor. She was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., daughter of George and Lillian Tucker Griffard. She and Arnia E. Heck were married July 18, 1938. He died July 26, 1992...
Bertha Alyea
(11/02/06)
Bertha Anna Alyea, 79, of Columbia, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, at her home. Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Campus Lutheran Church in Columbia. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 1:30 p.m. until time of service...
Russell Smith
(11/02/06)
Russell Junior Smith, 79, left for his heavenly home at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, from his residence in Charleston, Mo. Mr. Smith was born July 6, 1927, in Colbert County, Ala., to Samuel Ervin Smith and Neva Virginia Rutherford Smith. After serving as a corporal in the Army, he moved to Charleston with his parents in December 1950. There he met and married Ava Nell Sims in May 1953...
Jerome Abernathy
(11/02/06)
William H. "Jerome" Abernathy, 81, of Oriole passed away Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, at his home. He was born May 29, 1925, in Oriole, son of Omer and Louise Kanard Abernathy. He and Letha Ruby Edmonds were married July 19, 1947, in Cape Girardeau. Jerome was employed 30 years by the former Bangert Auto Body in Jackson, retiring in 1974. After retirement he drove a school bus 13 years for Nell Holcomb School...
William Siemers
(11/02/06)
William R. "Bill" Siemers, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Oct. 7, 1922, in Gordonville, son of the late Alvin and Eula O'Neil Siemers. He and Irene Masters were married April 6, 1947, at Hanover Lutheran Church. She passed away June 19, 2002...
Out of the past 11/2/06
(11/02/06)
25 years ago: Nov. 2, 1981 Voters throughout much of Cape Girardeau County will go to the polls in special elections tomorrow; in Cape Girardeau, voters will be deciding the issue of adopting a charter government; a $1.5 million bond issue finance school building additions will be on the ballot in Jackson, and Delta voters will decide the fate of a 70-cent school levy hike...
Speak out 11.2.06
(11/02/06)
Quick lunches are bad I'VE BEEN reading all the recent studies, comments and articles about the "no snacks at school" policies with avid interest. I'm an licensed dietitian with a doctorate in dietetics. My emphasis was youth nutrition and eating habits. ...
NCLB's future
(11/02/06)
With nearly five years of the federal No Child Left Behind Act under their belts, educators and politicians are beginning to think about reauthorizing the legislation that aims to make schools accountable and measure performance. The practical effect of NCLB, say many educators, is that any small problem areas tend to be magnified, reflecting on entire schools or entire school districts. ...
Conflict with politics, endorsements
(11/02/06)
To the editor: As someone who has family in Southeast Missouri and has spent countless months and summers in Cape Girardeau, I have been a longtime reader of the Southeast Missourian. There has been something particularly disturbing to me recently, and that is the lack of journalistic integrity in the paper...
Minimum wage has spiraling economic effect
(11/02/06)
To the editor: in response to the story "Teens and the election: Minimum wage most important issue to many local youths": These children want to raise the minimum wage, but look carefully at what would happen. That fast-food $4 meal would probably go to the $6 now charged in Alaska. Everything else would rise accordingly, making it harder on people who are elderly and on fixed incomes... |
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