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National Guard sent to help storm-stricken St. Louis area
(State News ~ 12/01/06)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- National Guard units headed for St. Louis on Friday as the region's biggest electric utility warned it could be days before power is fully restored to residents left in the dark by a wintry storm blamed for at least three deaths in Missouri...
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Emergency response harder with cell calls
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
More than two years ago a Southeast Missouri State University student called 911 from her cell phone. She told dispatchers she had run her car off the road and was trapped inside. The caller had no idea where she was and could only tell the dispatcher the car was stuck near a river or creek with trees around...
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There are no strangers
(Column ~ 12/01/06)
This is a tale of one woman's experience with a stranger and the happy results. Why tell this story? Because it captures, in a letter to the editor, the spirit of this holiday season, which stretches from giving thanks to the celebration of a central Christian belief: the incarnation of God...
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Strip club's experiment as concert venue fails
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
McCLURE, Ill. -- An experiment was going on Wednesday night at the Hushpuppy Saloon. The hypothesis of the strip club as a venue for music concerts was being tested, and the experiment apparently failed. But the failure wasn't for a lack of showmanship onstage. A lack of attendance was what might kill any chance the place has of making it as a concert venue...
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Landmark event
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
Cape Girardeau may seem like an unlikely place to premiere a documentary, but it makes perfect sense to Scott Huegerich. A 1990 graduate of the video production program at Southeast Missouri State University, Huegerich co-directed a documentary on the making of the St. Louis Gateway Arch...
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Speak Out 12/1/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/01/06)
Health-care issues; Frightening schools; Unlawful sentencing; Working two jobs; Parking lesson; Comparing scores; Paying for school; City discretion
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Answers needed
(Editorial ~ 12/01/06)
The death of Cape Girardeau native Derek Hale at the hands of police in Wilmington, Del., has devastated his family and raised serious questions for his many acquaintances and relatives. The unarmed Hale, who served in Iraq with the U.S. Marines and had been living Virginia, was stunned by Tasers and then fatally shot earlier this month. Eyewitnesses said the use of stun guns and weapons was unnecessary...
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Worried about Medicaid reform
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/01/06)
To the editor:A recent article noted that high turnover among Gov. Matt Blunt's health-care administrators is raising concerns about proposed Medicaid overhaul. And well it should. The best anyone can figure, the governor has secretly thrown together a plan to replace Medicaid without allowing input from stakeholders such as the 21 independent living centers in Missouri that represent the disabled community and many other groups whose input would help avoid a potential fiasco. ...
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Restore Medicaid benefits
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/01/06)
To the editor:Will our new Medicaid program help or hurt? That the big question. Dozens of disabled people provided advice and testimony to state Sen. Charlie Shields' Medicaid Reform Commission, and some suggestions actually appear in the commission's final report. Still, at this writing we have no idea how much or how little of the commission's findings will be reflected in Gov. Matt Blunt's plan...
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How to take measure of America
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/01/06)
To the editor:A simple way to take the measure of a country, our America, is to look at how many want in and how many want out. Only two forces have ever offered to die for you: Jesus Christ and American GIs. One died for your soul, and the other died for your freedom. So many seem to forget both...
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Change the No Call Law
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/01/06)
To the editor:The headline on your Nov. 28 editorial ("Enforce No Call List") would be better titled "Change the No Call Law." My office has been aggressive in enforcing the law, collecting more than $1.7 million from telemarketers who violated the law, including $50,000 last month from DirecTV. Missourians continue to contact my office online at ago.mo.gov or toll-free at (866) NOCALL1 to file complaints, and we act quickly on those complaints...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission action
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
Thursday n Received and filed notice of 2007 STOP Violence Against Women grant award. n Approved of IV-D budget for 2007. Action items n Approved renewal of maintenance contract on the copy machine for treasurer's office. n Approved funding recommendations of the Senior Citizens Service Fund Board...
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Sikeston woman faces sodomy charges
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., woman accusing of having oral sex with a 16-year-old girl was bound over to Scott County circuit court Wednesday. Jennifer Foreman, 31, was charged with two counts of felony statutory sodomy. Bond was set at $25,000. Foreman is accused of performing oral sex with the girl in her Benton home on seven occasions between April 5 and the end of June, according to a probable-cause statement. ...
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County commission faces insurance cost increase
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
Employee health insurance costs could rise as much as 18 percent for Cape Girardeau County in 2007, an increase that far outstrips the projected rate of increase in tax revenue. Commissioners opened bids from five insurance companies Thursday as they also began reviewing spending requests from county departments and agencies supported with county funds...
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Cape Girardeau developer sues mayor, city
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
Cape Girardeau developer Rodney Arnold has filed a lawsuit in circuit court against the city of Cape Girardeau and Mayor Jay Knudtson, claiming that Knudtson made defamatory statements in a newspaper article about Arnold, implying "deception or incompetency" in Arnold's business dealings regarding his Whispering Oaks subdivision...
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School district settles equal pay case
(State News ~ 12/01/06)
ST. LOUIS -- A school district has settled an equal pay discrimination suit, after the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit charging a female administrator was not paid enough based on the salaries of her male colleagues. The St. Louis office of the EEOC said Thursday that the Fort Osage School District, based in Independence, Mo., agreed to pay the woman $215,000 to settle the suit...
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'Best of Scott County' poll returns with more categories
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Thanks to the popularity of last year's "Best of Scott County" poll on the Scott County Web site, the poll is being brought back this year with an expanded group of categories. Voting for the "Best of Scott County" begins today and will last through December, with results posted on the county Web site, www.scottcountymo.com, the second week of January...
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Four men arrested after police find cocaine, marijuana
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
Four Cape Girardeau men were arrested Wednesday on drug-related charges after police found crack cocaine and marijuana in a South Hanover Street residence. Police found about a half-pound of marijuana and about 8 ounces of crack cocaine at 11. S. Hanover St., according to the probable-cause statement...
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Python stolen from pet store
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
Southeast Missourian A 9-foot Burmese python snake was reported stolen from the G and S Pet Paradise pet store at 2000 William St. at about 10:40 a.m. Thursday. Cape Girardeau Sgt. Barry Hovis said the thief or thieves broke into a window at the back of the store to gain access and also stole a snake pole and an undisclosed amount of cash from the store...
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Cape/Jackson police report 12/1/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/01/06)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Thefts; Miscellaneous; Jackson: Theft; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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Cape fire report 12/1/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/01/06)
n At 11:15 p.m., fire alarm at 1000 Towers Complex. n At 7:43 a.m., extrication out of the city. n At 9:33 a.m., alarm sounding at 310 Christine St. n at 2:59 p.m., motor vehicle accident at the intersection of South Ellis and Morgan Oaks streets. n At 3 p.m., alarm sounding at 3 p.m. at 211 Saint Francis Drive...
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Lou Wilferth
(Obituary ~ 12/01/06)
Lou Vera G. Daugherty Wilferth, 91, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Jackson, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 13, 1915, at Elk City, Okla., daughter of Charles and Maud Wallis Green. She and Robert Daugherty were married in 1937. He preceded her in death in 1992. She later married Fred M. "Bill" Wilferth Jan. 1, 1996. He died Sept. 11, 2003...
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Calvin Edwards
(Obituary ~ 12/01/06)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Calvin M. Edwards, 62, of McClure died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at his home. He was born Feb. 12, 1944, in Centre, Ala., son of Marvin and Nora Jane Decker Edwards. He and Wanda Martin were married May 4, 1972, in Portland, Ore. Mr. Edwards was of the Baptist belief, enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family...
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Willie Sides
(Obituary ~ 12/01/06)
Willie C. "Bill" Sides, 92, formerly of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at Lutheran Senior Service at Breeze Park in St. Charles, Mo., where he resided the past two years. He was born Aug. 18, 1914, son of the late Benjamin F. and Emilia Johanna Froemsdorf Sides. He and Viola Birk were married Sept. 4, 1938, at Tilsit. She died Nov. 9, 2005...
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Luke Taylor
(Obituary ~ 12/01/06)
Luke Taylor, 45, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at Heartland Care and Rehab. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Thelma Hargis
(Obituary ~ 12/01/06)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Thelma Hargis, 98, of West Paducah, Ky., formerly of Tamms, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Parkview Nursing Home in Paducah. She was born Aug. 17, 1908, in Boaz, Ill., daughter of Ollie and Maggie Stevenson Brooks. She married Albert Dennis Hargis, who died Feb. 9, 1989...
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Patricia Ryan
(Obituary ~ 12/01/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Patricia J. Ryan, 79, of Cairo died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 19, 1927, in Cairo, daughter of Neil A. and Irma Tauber Edwards. She married William B. Ryan Jr., who died in 1997...
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Melissa Johnston
(Obituary ~ 12/01/06)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Melissa L. "Missy" Johnston, 44, of East Prairie died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 2, 1962 in Sikeston, Mo., daughter of Loyce D. and Mildred Louise "Sue" Babb Johnston...
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Joseph Shemonia
(Obituary ~ 12/01/06)
Joseph H. Shemonia, 54, of Granite City, Ill., died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 21, 1952, in East St. Louis, Ill., son of Joseph H. and Margaret M. Clements Shemonia. He and Carina Kuhn were married June 4, 2004...
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Local briefs 12/1/06
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
Teen to be arraigned on felony charges A Cape Girardeau teen charged with felony stealing, burglary and property damage was bound over to circuit court Wednesday. Kyle W. Madden, 17, of 535 Asher St., was arrested Sept. 1 after police reportedly found him using a pickax to hammer at a motorized drive-through teller drawer at the Commerce Bank, 1880 Cape La Croix Road. ...
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Traces of radiation found at dozen sites in Britain
(International News ~ 12/01/06)
LONDON -- The FBI is joining the British probe into the poisoning death of a Kremlin critic, the agency announced Thursday as investigators found traces of radiation at a dozen sites in Britain and a former Russian prime minister reported symptoms consistent with poisoning...
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Bush draws line on troop withdrawals after meeting with Iraqi leader
(International News ~ 12/01/06)
AMMAN, Jordan -- President Bush on Thursday rejected calls for a measured withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, even as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, facing doubts about his ability to dampen violence, asserted his forces could take full control by June...
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Round 1 goes to Braves
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/06)
All of the hype surrounding Thursday's meeting between Bell City and Scott County Central at the Oran Inivtational boys basketball tournament led to a standing room only crowd and one heck of a game. The upstart Braves flew out to a 10-point first-quarter lead, withstood six second-quarter lead changes and held on for a 76-71 semifinal victory...
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Out of the past 12/1/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/01/06)
Longtime Scott City businessman Ollie C. Amick, who was narrowly defeated by incumbent state Rep. Betty C. Hearnes in the 1980 Democratic primary, has announced he will again seek election as 160th District state representative. The cost of a Christmas tree this season will be slightly higher than last year, but lot operators in Cape Girardeau say the quality of trees is better; at the Evening Optimist Club's lot at Independence Street and Plaza Way, Scotch pines range from $10 to $25 and balsams from $6 to $26.. ...
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Rebuilding Southern Cal contends for title again
(Professional Sports ~ 12/01/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Center Ryan Kalil, one of the few seniors on the Southern California roster who plays on a regular basis, smiled when the question was posed:~ The program, which has won 55 of its last58 games, this year has just three seniorson each side of the ball...
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Admissions waivers granted to athletes disproportionately, according to university data
(Professional Sports ~ 12/01/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- University of Missouri athletes are nearly five times more likely to gain admission under a waiver of the school's entrance requirements than their counterparts who don't play varsity sports, an Associated Press review of university data shows...
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Blues suffer 5-4 loss before sparse crowd
(Professional Sports ~ 12/01/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Jordin Tootoo's first goal of the season snapped a tie early in the third period, helping the Nashville Predators win their fourth straight game with a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Scott Hartnell scored his fourth goal in three games and had an assist for the Central Division leaders, who are 8-0-1 against the Blues the last two seasons and followed up on a 3-2 victory at Philadelphia on Wednesday. ...
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2007 Chrysler Sebring restyled, improved
(National News ~ 12/01/06)
Forget Chrysler's old, nice Sebring midsize sedan. Nice won't get you noticed in the auto industry. So the new-for-2007 Sebring -- with intriguing style lines on its hood, a taller profile and a slightly higher driver's seat -- has a more distinctive appearance that won't be confused with other, look-alike family sedans. It also comes with more safety equipment, better ride and handling and more features than its predecessors...
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Notre Dame, Perryville advance to Woodland final
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/06)
Notre Dame and Perryville will meet for the championship of the Woodland Invitational after cruising to semifinal victories Thursday night. Perryville advanced to tonight's 8 p.m. title game with a 71-46 victory, while Notre Dame blasted Leopold 95-34...
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Red Sox sign Japanese pitcher
(Professional Sports ~ 12/01/06)
BOSTON -- The Red Sox agreed to a contract with a Japanese pitcher -- no, not that one. In the midst of negotiations with potential ace Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Red Sox agreed Thursday to a $2.5 million, two-year contract with left-handed reliever Hideki Okajima, a deal that includes a $1.75 million team option for 2009...
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In first words since vote, Pujols says MVP should come from playoff team
(Professional Sports ~ 12/01/06)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Albert Pujols thinks he was snubbed. The St. Louis Cardinals' slugger is upset he lost out to Philadelphia's Ryan Howard for the National League MVP award, saying Wednesday the honor should go to someone on a playoff team...
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Tigers blow out unbeaten Arkansas
(College Sports ~ 12/01/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Stefhon Hannah scored a season-high 21 points, had six assists and six steals Thursday as Missouri beat Arkansas 86-64, its first victory over the Razorbacks since 1992. Missouri forced 24 Arkansas turnovers and beat what was considered its toughest opponent so far this season. Arkansas (5-1) reached the NCAA Tournament last season and received 33 votes in this weeks Top 25...
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Hall of Fame voters believe McGwire owes explanations
(Professional Sports ~ 12/01/06)
So, Mark McGwire is officially on the ballot for the Hall of Fame. Good for him. Surely it was a coincidence that it happened just before his new book comes out. You know the one. It's been all over the news. His publisher says she sees it as a confession. And with a title like "If I Did It," it surely sounds like one...
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Mom will be happy if son is happy
(Community News ~ 12/01/06)
Kathy is a single mom who works part time at a local grocery store. Her low income and lack of help from the child's father caused her to leave her home and move in with her mother. "It's hard. I want Mark to have a good Christmas. If he's happy that will make me happy," Kathy said...
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Anheuser-Busch announces import deal
(State News ~ 12/01/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. announced Thursday it will become the exclusive U.S. importer of European brewer InBev SA's beers including Beck's, Bass and Stella Artois. As the nation's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch has been prompted by stagnant U.S. beer sales to expand its line of products beyond its well-known brands like Budweiser, Michelob and Bud Light...
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First Friday receptions
(Community ~ 12/01/06)
December is an off month for First Friday receptions, with the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri forgoing its usual First Friday reception (the gallery will remain open for the Old Town Cape shopping spree), while university students and faculty show off the creations they've made in their end-of-year shows...
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Diving right in
(Professional Sports ~ 12/01/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Diver-turned-kicker Jeff Wolfert missed his first career field goal attempt this season for Missouri. He's been almost perfect ever since. The sophomore from Overland Park, Kan., who came to Missouri in 2004 on a diving scholarship, has become the Tigers' most quietly consistent source of points this year. After beating out senior Adam Crossett, Wolfert has made 17 of 19 field goals this season and all 40 of his extra-point attempts...
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Country newcomer Julie Roberts talks about the GAC Christmas tour
(Community ~ 12/01/06)
Julie Roberts made a splash on the country music scene when she debuted in 2004 with a self-titled album. The South Carolinian's blond hair, blue eyes and cute Southern drawl instantly won her many fans, as did her earnest songs about loss, heartache and relationships gone bad. ...
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Style vs. versatility
(Column ~ 12/01/06)
Dear Tom and Ray: We are looking to purchase a used car for around $7,000. Are we doomed to choose the utterly styleless but ultra-reliable 2000 Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla? We have two boys, 4 and 6, and are concerned about safety. We loved the safety ratings of the 2000 Jetta and Passat but hated the horrendous maintenance reviews they received on the Web. ...
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Whatever happened to 'Killshot'?
(Column ~ 12/01/06)
How time flies. A year ago at this time, my buddies in the newsroom and I were gearing up to cover what seemingly 99.99 percent of the population of Cape Girardeau thought was the biggest thing to happen here in, well, forever. Of course, I'm speaking of those magical days in January when "Killshot" brought the stars to Southeast Missouri...
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Singing for Sahara
(Community ~ 12/01/06)
For two decades women have swooned over soap star/musician Rick Springfield. Since his breakout in the 1980s as Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital" and singer of hits like "Jesse's Girl," Springfield has been a part of the American pop culture lexicon...
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Artifacts 12/1/06
(Entertainment ~ 12/01/06)
Arts Council to present Children's Arts Festival The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and Southeast Missouri Hospital will hold their annual Children's Arts Festival with a concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at Academic Hall Auditorium on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Following the concert, there will be a reception for the student artists next to the Arts Council at the Security Services of America, 30 N. Main St. For more information, call 334-9233...
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At the theaters
(Entertainment ~ 12/01/06)
'The Nativity Story'; 'Turistas'; 'Van Wilder 2'; STILL PLAYING: 'Bobby'; 'Borat'; 'Casino Royale'; 'Deck the Halls'; 'Deja Vu'; 'Facing the Giants'; 'Flicka'; 'Flushed Away'; 'For Your Consideration'; 'The Fountain'; 'Happy Feet'; 'The Queen'; 'Stranger Than Fiction'; 'Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny'
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Winter strikes Midwest
(Local News ~ 12/01/06)
The first major snowstorm of the season blew across the Plains and Midwest on Thursday, grounding hundreds of flights, closing schools, glazing highways and threatening to dump up to a foot of snow on communities that had basked in balmy weather only days earlier...
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Everyone's a critic: 'Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny'
(Entertainment ~ 12/01/06)
There is an age factor that gives more credibility to some movies compared to others. I personally could not recommend this movie to anyone, no matter what the age. Jack Black is normally funny in whatever role he plays, but he could not do justice on this one...
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Minnesota coach resigns; KU's Self gets extension
(College Sports ~ 12/01/06)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Dan Monson resigned as the men's basketball coach at Minnesota on Thursday, one day after the Gophers' fifth straight defeat left them with their longest losing streak in more than 40 years. Assistant coach Jim Molinari will take over as interim head coach...
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Library director pitches tax at chamber's monthly coffee
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
Betty Martin tried to sum up the situation as succinctly as she could: "What I'm here to tell you is this: The library is cramped for space." Martin, the Cape Girardeau Public Library's director, discussed the library's expansion plans at First Friday Coffee, an event attended by area business leaders and sponsored by the library...
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Shaolin monks, Russian ballet set for River Campus
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
Meet Robert Cerchio, assistant director for Southeast Missouri State University's School of Visual and Performing Arts, the man behind the performances local arts enthusiasts will get a chance to see when the River Campus opens up for the 2007-2008 academic year...
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Downtown crowded during open house
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
People walking in downtown Cape Girardeau stood a good chance of bumping into strangers Friday night. That's because most people walking the streets for the annual open house sponsored by Old Town Cape were paying more attention to the cards in their hands than the pavement in front of them...
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Out of the past 12/2/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/02/06)
The high cost of prisoner medical care is ripping holes in the Cape Girardeau County Jail budget; medical bills for prisoners this year already total about $20,000, more than twice the amount which was spent last year. CAIRO, Ill. -- A decision made this week by the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington virtually assures the abandonment of the Cairo to Lawrenceville, Ill., Conrail line at the end of this month; the 143-mile section has been the subject of considerable controversy and bureaucratic maneuvering since Conrail first filed to abandon the line in March.. ...
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Speak Out 12/2/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/02/06)
Oversold parking; National health; In the spirit; Downtown restrooms; Reasons to burn; Time to get out; Thanks for purse; Noisy stereo; Students won't walk; Gun training; Problems in Oran; Paying teachers; Too many permits; Misplaced blame; Open adoptions
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Trail of Tears
(Editorial ~ 12/02/06)
From 4 to 5 o'clock tonight visitors to Trail of Tears State Park are invited to join in a walk commemorating the 19th century removal of more than 17,000 Cherokee Indians from their homelands in the East to reservations in the West. Disease and exposure to the elements claimed the lives of more than 4,000 Indians who walked along the infamous Trail of Tears...
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OVC opener gives Redhawks fresh start
(College Sports ~ 12/02/06)
The games for Southeast Missouri State will begin to take on added importance tonight. Ready or not, the Redhawks open their Ohio Valley Conference schedule against Tennessee-Martin in a 7:30 p.m. tipoff at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks (2-5) and Skyhawks (1-6) have both certainly not played nearly as well as they would have liked to at this point in the season...
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Malden outscores Braves for title
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/06)
Alonzo Louis hit two consecutive 3-pointers to cap Malden's 10-0 spree late in the third period that made the difference in the championship game of the Oran Invitational. Bolstered by that outburst, Malden held on for a 91-83 victory against Scott County Central in the championship game Friday night...
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A real Bear
(College Sports ~ 12/02/06)
Southeast Missouri State's women have been competitive in losses to a pair of teams that advanced to the second round of last season's NCAA tournament. Tonight the Redhawks (2-2) face their biggest challenge when they play at 13th-ranked Baylor (7-1), which won the 2004-05 national title and made last year's NCAA Sweet 16...
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Police report 12/2/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/02/06)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Thefts; Miscellaneous; Arrests; Jackson: Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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Fire report 12/2/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/02/06)
n At 4:36 p.m., motor vehicle accident on South Sprigg and Elm streets. n At 8:17 p.m., motor vehicle accident at 1000 Lexington Ave. n At 9:37 p.m., emergency medical service on the 1000 block of Linden Street. n At 10:21 p.m., alarm sounding at 1000 Towers Circle...
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Births 12/2/06
(Births ~ 12/02/06)
Ressel; Deck; Duncan; Strong; Lukefahr; Smith; Ressel; Buchheit; Estes; Howard; Smoot
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Lillian Lawrence
(Obituary ~ 12/02/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lillian E. Lawrence, 95, of Perryville died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 10, 1910, in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., daughter of John A. and Mabel Johnson Duvall. She and Vallie Lawrence were married Feb. 10, 1926. He died Sept. 12, 1982...
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Oma Treece
(Obituary ~ 12/02/06)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Oma M. Treece, 82, of Jonesboro died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Ill. She was born April 8, 1924, in Reynoldsville, Ill., daughter of Harvey and Mae Jackson Wilson. She and Charles E. Treece were married July 2, 1949, in Union County. He died Jan. 20, 1986...
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Hazel McKaskle
(Obituary ~ 12/02/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Hazel O. McKaskle, 87, of Marble Hill died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at her home. She was born July 24, 1919, near Binger, Okla., daughter of Ambrose and Lily Belle Hunt Locke. She and Johnce McKaskle were married Feb. 1, 1940. He died Oct. 30, 1999...
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Luke Taylor
(Obituary ~ 12/02/06)
Luke Taylor, 45, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at Heartland Care and Rehab. He was born Nov. 13, 1961, in St. Louis, son of Henry and Myrtle Burnette Taylor. Taylor was formerly of Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include two daughters, Tameka and Ashley Taylor of Kansas City; and nine brothers and sisters...
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Dorothy Keubler
(Obituary ~ 12/02/06)
Dorothy M. Keubler, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 17, 1917, in St. Louis, daughter of Oliver and Anna Hetch Schlewing. She and Fred Keubler were married June 26, 1938, in St. Louis. Keubler was a beautician. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Sikeston, Mo., and former member of Peace Lutheran Church in St. Louis...
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Trinity Lutheran to open gym
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
Trinity Lutheran School will unveil its $1.35 million expansion Sunday in a 2 p.m. ceremony. The 9,802-square-foot gymnasium has been seven years in the making. It will house students during physical education classes and school chapel services. It will also be the site of the parochial basketball league set to have its first game of the season in the new digs Tuesday...
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Court briefs
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
Perryville man gets probation for marijuana PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Lewis sentenced a 43-year-old Perryville man to five years' probation Friday after he pleaded guilty to felony manufacture, produce or attempt to manufacture more than five grams of marijuana in a residence when a child was present. ...
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Charter to raise cable rates, blames increase in expenses
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
Charter Communications blames the increased cost of doing business for its plan to increase cable television rates, which will take effect in the Cape Girardeau area Dec. 27. Charter outlined the rate increases in a Nov. 27 letter to the Cape Girardeau County Commission...
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'Going Public' airs on KRCU for Dec. 3
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
Southeast Missourian reporter Mark Bliss and Bob Cerchio, assistant director of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Southeast Missouri State University, will be the featured guests Sunday on KRCU's "Going Public" radio show. Bliss and host Jacob McCleland will discuss some of the local events that made news in November. Cerchio will discuss the new River Campus arts facilities...
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House GOP agrees to offshore drilling bill
(National News ~ 12/02/06)
WASHINGTON -- Abandoning months of opposition, House Republicans agreed Friday to move an offshore drilling bill that would open new territory in the Gulf Coast to oil rigs but would not ease restrictions on coastal waters elsewhere. The Senate passed the compromise measure, 71-25, in August. ...
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Hezbollah backers rally in bid to overthrow Lebanese government
(International News ~ 12/02/06)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese heeded Hezbollah's call Friday, flooding downtown Beirut to pressure the U.S.-supported government to resign. But Prime Minister Fuad Saniora showed no signs of backing down in a confrontation that could tear apart the country...
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Iraq civil war debate masks deeper divisions
(International News ~ 12/02/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- America's hand-wringing over whether the violence in Iraq amounts to a civil war, while on the surface a semantic distinction, mirrors deeper divisions over how far the United States should go to try to salvage a desperate situation...
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Warnings, religious services and demonstrations mark 19th World AIDS Day
(International News ~ 12/02/06)
BERLIN -- World Aids Day was marked around the globe by somber religious services, boisterous demonstrations and warnings that far more needs to be done to treat and prevent the disease in order to avert millions of additional deaths. Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko conceded his country was losing ground in the race to curb one of Europe's fastest growing epidemics, saying 100,000 Ukrainians have been officially registered as HIV-positive. ...
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National museum for often overlooked World War I opens
(State News ~ 12/02/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- World War I ended almost nine decades ago, only a handful of its U.S. veterans are still alive, and its towering monument here was closed for years because of neglect and deterioration. But today, the "war to end all wars" takes center stage when the National World War I Museum opens, giving the public a chance to learn about -- and from -- the conflict that launched the United States toward superpower status...
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Disabled worker program, political call ban among proposals filed
(State News ~ 12/02/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An effort to restore a version of a program that provided health-care benefits for disabled workers was among a couple of dozen bills filed Friday. Friday marked the first day for lawmakers to prefile legislation for consideration in the session that begins Jan. ...
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Burned group home had affiliates placed on probation for health and safety issues
(State News ~ 12/02/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The operators of a group home destroyed in a fatal fire recently were threatened with the loss of their state license to serve the mentally ill at two affiliated homes after inspectors raised serious concerns about the health and safety of their residents, The Associated Press has learned...
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U.S. troops who threw themselves on grenades could get medal posthumously
(National News ~ 12/02/06)
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor had just an instant to react when a hand grenade was tossed into his rooftop hideout in Iraq. "He was thinking, 'I could run for it or I could throw it,"' said George Monsoor, the Navy SEAL's father. "Instead, he fell on it."...
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State report blames deadly Kentucky mine blast on leaky gas,open-flame torch
(National News ~ 12/02/06)
PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- Human error -- bringing a torch near a poorly built protective seal -- sparked an explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine that killed five men, state investigators conclude in a report released Friday. But after months of interviews and sifting through evidence, state officials still don't know who authorized the use of the torch in the first place, or why...
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Redhawks visit former national champ Baylor
(College Sports ~ 12/02/06)
Southeast Missouri State's women have been competitive in losses to a pair of teams that advanced to the second round of last season's NCAA tournament. Tonight the Redhawks (2-2) face their biggest challenge when they play at 13th-ranked Baylor (7-1), which won the 2004-05 national title and made last year's NCAA Sweet 16...
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State launching tobacco study
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
The way Josh Gowan sees it, how could he not be a smoker? "I'm a bartender, it's what we do," Gowan said recently in between drags off a Marlboro Light from his job behind the bar at Port Cape Girardeau. For the 26-year-old Gowan, it began at the age 16 in his hometown of Portageville, Mo., where smoking was as common for teenagers as homework and after-school video games...
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Adoptive parents deserve recognition
(Column ~ 12/02/06)
By Michael A. Wolff On a recent Saturday morning in November, I participated in a remarkable series of judicial proceedings. The proceedings were adoptions -- the special settings on "Adoption Saturday" in the St. Louis County family court division -- to celebrate November as National Adoption Month...
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Bulldogs complete sweep through Woodland field
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Notre Dame boys basketball team needed overtime last year to edge Meadow Heights in the finals of the Woodland Invitational. Despite losing four starters, the Bulldogs had an easier time against the Woodland competition this year, finishing off their second straight title Friday with an 82-43 rout of No. 2 Perryville...
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Season's first winter storm finishes with Midwest, heads for Northeast
(National News ~ 12/02/06)
CHICAGO -- The season's first big wintry storm blustered across the Midwest on Friday and closed in on the Northeast, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity, stranding airline passengers and burying streets in wet and heavy "heart attack snow."...
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Ultrasound method could mean fewer breast lump biopsies
(National News ~ 12/02/06)
CHICAGO -- Finding a lump in the breast is a frightening moment for a woman, and under current methods of detecting cancer the anxiety can stretch out for weeks. Doctors remove cells from the breast -- sometimes with a needle, sometimes with a scalpel -- to examine under a microscope. It can take days or longer for the costly, uncomfortable biopsies to produce results, frustrating women who want answers immediately...
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Storm brings power outages, closes roads in Mo.
(State News ~ 12/02/06)
ST. LOUIS -- National Guard Troops and heavy vehicles were scheduled to arrive Friday afternoon in St. Louis County and city after Gov. Matt Blunt directed state aid there after Thursday night's severe snow storm. Snow and ice blanketed much of the state, knocking out power to thousands of residents and causing at least two road deaths...
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Actor Ed Asner encourages sending holiday cards to U.S. troops overseas
(Entertainment ~ 12/02/06)
LOS ANGELES -- When Americans mail holiday greetings this month, Ed Asner hopes they'll remember U.S. soldiers serving overseas, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 77-year-old Emmy-winning actor visited two military hospitals in the Washington area this week as part of the kickoff for a national "Cards for Troops" campaign...
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St. Louis loses Sanford to knee injury in 5-2 loss
(Professional Sports ~ 12/02/06)
CHICAGO -- Tuomo Ruutu scored his fifth goal in six games and Nikolai Khabibulin made 29 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. Chicago won its second straight, improving to 2-0 under new head coach Denis Savard, who replaced Trent Yawney on Monday...
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Crusaders capture season opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/06)
The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team had no trouble winning its season opener Friday night. Leading host Chaffee 35-23 at halftime, the Crusaders outscored the Red Devils 37-4 in the second half to run away with a 72-27 victory. Max Wieser paced the Crusaders with 17 points. Ben Courtios had 12 points, followed by Clay Obergoenner and Austin Krwikkel with 10 apiece...
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Johnson collects $15.7 million check at Nextel Cup awards
(Professional Sports ~ 12/02/06)
NEW YORK -- Jimmie Johnson believes his NASCAR Nextel Cup championship is something special, and not just because it came after several frustrating near misses. Before stepping on stage at the historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Friday night to collect a record-setting $15,770,125, including $6,785,982 from the series sponsor's points fund, Johnson reflected on a season in which he won the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 and three other races, as well as coming back to take the title after stumbling out of the blocks in the 10-race Chase for the championship.. ...
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Preparing hearts for the birth of Jesus Christ
(Community ~ 12/02/06)
It's that holiday season again. Call it the Christmas season, shopping season or the season to be jolly. It's a special time with varied traditions and customs. What often gets lost in the shuffle is Advent. "Advent is the period of waiting for the birth of Jesus, preparation for Christmas," said Ellen Shuck, director of education for St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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President Bush signs Trail of Tears expansion study
(State News ~ 12/02/06)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- President Bush has signed into law the Trail of Tears Study Act, directing the National Park Service to finish research on routes used when American Indians were forced from their ancestral homelands. The measure sponsor, U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., said Friday that accurately identifying all routes used "is necessary because the human side" of the removal must be told...
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Couple with four children need help through rough spot
(Local News ~ 12/02/06)
Marcia and her family have hit a rough spot this past year. Money has been tight, and while things are looking up a little, it won't be enough to give the four children in the family a merry Christmas. The two youngest are twins, age 2, who have just discovered baby dolls...
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Dare to dream
(Column ~ 12/02/06)
Most nights a pen can be found on my bedside table. If in the night there is a dream worth remembering, I want to be able to write it down right away. Dreams, upon waking, slip away like the tail of kite soaring into the sky; you try to grab on but they always get away. For that reason, paper is also kept nearby. In a pinch, a napkin will do...
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Witness in October shootings still missing
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
A man on the run is advised to turn himself in to authorities to prevent charges against him from accumulating and perhaps to protect his safety. Xavier J. Norwood, 19, also known as Robert Norwood, with addresses in Chicago and Cape Girardeau, is a vital witness in a series of October shooting incidents involving five men...
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Evening walk commemorates Trail of Tears
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
A group of 20 people held candles and walked in a silent line from the Wescoat Pavilion to the Bushyhead Memorial and back at Trail of Tears State Park Saturday night. They were remembering an event on a similarly blustery December day more than 150 years ago when 9,000 American Indians walked through the area on a forced relocation march...
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Jackson rep to file crime bill for '07 session
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
Friday was the first day state legislators could prefile bills to be voted on in the session starting Jan. 3 in Jefferson City. Prefiling can put bills to the front of the line for consideration and is often used to push important issues or refile legislation that died in a previous session...
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Hinkebeins married 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 12/03/06)
KELSO, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hinkebein recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Hinkebein and Jo Ann Heisserer were married Nov. 22, 1956, at St. Augustine Catholic Church. They have two sons, Rick (Teri) Hinkebein of Charlotte, N.C., and Darrin (Joanna) Hinkebein of Kelso. The couple has three grandchildren, Amanda and Christopher Hinkebein of Charlotte, and Cameron Hinkebein of Kelso...
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Lappes are married 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 12/03/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Flavian A. Lappe of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Oct. 14, 2006, with Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral celebrated by the Rev. Tom Kiefer. A dinner hosted by their children and spouses was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall...
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Lohmanns married 67 years
(Anniversary ~ 12/03/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lohmann of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 67th anniversary Nov. 18, 2006. Lohmann and Vera Felter were married Nov. 18, 1939. He was a shipfitter in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. The couple has two children, Jane Lohmann of Houston, Texas, and Dan Lohmann of Cape Girardeau, and a grandson, Kirk Lohmann of Cape Girardeau...
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Dillons will mark 50th event
(Anniversary ~ 12/03/06)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dillon of McClure will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Dec. 10. The event will be held at their home from 1 to 4 p.m. Dillon and Patsy Wiggs were married Nov. 25, 1956, at Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Lick Creek, Ill. The Rev. Earl Roberts, uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Carolyn Wiggs and Ralph Bradley Jr...
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Scheeters married 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 12/03/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Scheeter of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 21, 2006, with a reception hosted by their children. Scheeter and Edna Schwepker were married Oct. 20, 1956, at St. Edwards Church in Dutchtown, by the Rev. L.F. Schmelzle...
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Denbow-Manley
(Engagement ~ 12/03/06)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Randy and Connie Spane of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Leigh Anna Denbow, to Brian Keith Manley. He is the son of Charles and Janette Manley of Sikeston, Mo. Denbow is a registered respiratory therapist at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Tanchek-Finley
(Engagement ~ 12/03/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scotty and Vicky Moyers of Benton announce the engagement of their daughter, Delanie Ann Tanchek, to Danny "Bud" Finley II. He is the son of Dan and Judy Finley of Chaffee, Mo. Tanchek is a graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau, and attended Southeast Missouri State University. She is a patient coordinator at Cape Imaging...
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Mosley-Snider
(Engagement ~ 12/03/06)
Peggy Matthews of Sikeston, Mo., and Steve and Viney Mosley of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Patricia Mosley, to Christopher Marc Snider. He is the son of Mick and Donna Hughes of St. Louis and Mark and Sherry Snider of Dexter, Mo...
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Schweiss-Shaw
(Engagement ~ 12/03/06)
Mary and Dale Dannenmueller of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayleen M. Schweiss, to Donnie H. Shaw, both of Lake Ozark, Mo. He is the son of Janet and John Bradshaw of Warrenton, Mo. Schweiss is a graduate of Scott City High School. ...
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Moore-Bahr
(Engagement ~ 12/03/06)
Joe and Sherry Moore of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Michell Moore, to Adam Bahr. He is the son of Joe and Brenda Bahr of Perryville, Mo. Moore received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University. She is an IT manager at AT&T in St. Louis...
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Jansen-Perry
(Wedding ~ 12/03/06)
Sara K. Jansen and Phillip W. Perry exchanged vows July 8, 2006, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport, Texas. The Rev. Bill Marquis will officiate. Pianist was Kelly Irvin of Leopold, Mo., cousin of the bride. Kristy and Steve Branson of Nashville, Tenn., sister and brother-in law of the bride, played and sang...
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Sneed-Tham
(Wedding ~ 12/03/06)
Kami Lea Sneed and Ke Hi Tham were married Oct. 14, 2006, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. The bride is the daughter of Carol Sneed of Jackson, and the late David Sneed. Tham is the son of Quoc Dieu and My Ha Tham of St. Louis. Maid of honor was Diane Kamil of Chicago...
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Miller-Thomas
(Wedding ~ 12/03/06)
Zion United Methodist Church was the setting Sept. 2, 2006, for the wedding of Kristin Dianne Miller and Richard Lee Thomas. The Rev. Ann B. Mowery performed the ceremony. Organist was Susan Hatley of Cape Girardeau, and vocalists were Chip and Jamie Sepulvado of Jackson...
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Russell-Burger
(Wedding ~ 12/03/06)
Kimberly Susan Russell and Travis Dean Burger were married July 1, 2006, at Salem Lutheran Church in Jonesboro, Ill. The Rev. David Eidson performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Ernest and Marilyn Russell of Jonesboro. Michael and Judy Burger of Scott City are parents of the groom...
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Meyr-Weiss
(Wedding ~ 12/03/06)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Mindy Michelle Meyr and Derric Lee Weiss were married May 28, 2006, at Willott Road Community Christian Church in St. Peters, Mo. The Rev. Steve Koeneman performed the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Robert and Kimberly Meyr of Altenburg, and Darryl and Debbie Weiss of St. Peters...
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Callier-Robins
(Wedding ~ 12/03/06)
Heather Callier and Jeffery Scott Robins exchanged vows Nov. 12, 2006, at Plainview Methodist Church in Marble Hill, Mo. Lee Myers performed the ceremony. Music was by Roxana and David Stone of Springfield, Mo., sister and brother-in-law of the groom...
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Stout-Goff
(Wedding ~ 12/03/06)
Andrea Stout and Sgt. Brian Goff exchanged vows Sept. 3, 2006, in an outdoor setting at Historic Schmidt House in Tumwater, Wash. Bill Keaton performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Nathan and Debbie Stout of Shelton, Wash. The groom is the son of Celeste Goff of Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 12/3/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/03/06)
A proposed birth-control clinic in Cape Girardeau which would offer abortion on demand, something not now available in this area, is creating a great deal of controversy months before its anticipated opening; Regency Park Gynecological Center will open a clinic at 891 N. Kingshighway...
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Winterizing beauty
(Community ~ 12/03/06)
Attention winter sports enthusiasts: Time to begin your conditioning. You might have started your cardio and thigh-strengthening exercises already, but what about your outdoor skin-saving routine? Have you given your hair a preventive dose of moisture and nourishment?...
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Fire report 12/3/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/03/06)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Friday:n At 5:21 p.m., a still alarm at 1301 N. Main St. n At 9:24 p.m., emergency medical service in the 3200 block of Themis Street. Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
Action Items Power and Light Committee n Consider a motion to change the Board of Aldermen regular meeting from Monday, Jan. 1, to Monday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. n Consider a motion to change the board of aldermen regular meeting from Monday, Jan. 15, to Monday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m., in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday...
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Vets homes short on staff
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
A solarium allowing natural light to fill the dining room of the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau is one of the most noticeable features added during a $7 million "total makeover" of the 16-year-old nursing facility. The two-year project is almost complete as construction workers outside add the final touches to the roof and staff inside prepare to move residents displaced during the final phase of the work back to the rooms they call home...
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Family Counseling Center celebrates 30 years
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
A counseling center that opened 30 years ago in a tiny Sunday school room in a church in Kennett, Mo., has expanded its services to five locations in Southeast Missouri. On Thursday, the Family Counseling Center will celebrate its anniversary at each location, including a new center in West Plains, Mo...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
9 a.m. Monday County Administration Building 1 Barton Square in Jackson Routine business n None at this time. Action items n None at this time. n 9 a.m. Coroner John Clifton. n 10 a.m. Budget discussion. n 10:30 a.m. Sheriff John Jordan, budget discussion...
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Jackson ushers in season with Santa, camels, Grinches
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
Jackson residents ushered in the Christmas season Saturday with its annual parade down Main Street. Clear weather drew a crowd of people who came to watch their children, grandchildren and students or just get into the holiday spirit. Bank of America, Jackson City Hall and Main Street Fitness served as tailgate areas or as shelter for those who hadn't yet thawed from the morning frost...
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Millions affected by congressional delay on reviving tax breaks
(National News ~ 12/03/06)
WASHINGTON -- Millions of entrepreneurs, teachers and parents with children in college have a financial stake in whether Congress, in the dying hours of Republican rule, revives tax breaks that expired 11 months ago. If Congress fails to act, teachers no longer will be able to deduct up to $250 for the books and supplies they pay for out of their own pocket...
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Computer screening of U.S. international travelers riles lawmakers, businessmen
(National News ~ 12/03/06)
WASHINGTON -- A leader of the new Democratic Congress, business travelers and privacy advocates expressed outrage last week over the unannounced assignment of terrorism risk assessments to American international travelers by a computerized system managed from an unmarked, two-story brick building in Northern Virginia...
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Racial mix at K-12 schools across nation at stake in case going to high court
(National News ~ 12/03/06)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is diving into a debate over school diversity that is as old as Reconstruction-era efforts to integrate blacks into the mainstream and as new as the 5:~ Lawsuits challenge policies that use race to help determine where children go to school...
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Bush parries pressure to change course on Iraq
(National News ~ 12/03/06)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush has walked a fine line between embracing the mission of a bipartisan, high-profile advisory panel on Iraq and maintaining enough distance not to be bound by all -- or even most -- of its upcoming recommendations. This week, the congressionally chartered Iraq Study Group presents Bush with its suggestions for a new way forward in the increasingly messy and unpopular war. ...
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Fidel Castro absent from military parade, birthday fete in Cuba
(International News ~ 12/03/06)
HAVANA -- Fidel Castro failed to attend a military parade Saturday marking the 50th anniversary of the date he and his rebels launched their revolution, fueling speculation that the ailing Cuban leader may not return to power. Acting President Raul Castro, who is Fidel's younger brother and the island's defense minister, led the event instead, giving a speech in which he reached out to the U.S. ...
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Culture clash: Beach volleyball in Muslim world
(International News ~ 12/03/06)
DOHA, Qatar -- When Salim Al-Nabit and his friends went to see beach volleyball for the first time, they left their wives home. Al-Nabit said he would watch the bikini-clad women, but he certainly wouldn't want his wife to do so. He was there, he added, because it was a matter of national honor...
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Producers outraged by huge industry in 'Italian' foods that aren't
(International News ~ 12/03/06)
ROME -- Imagine a delicious dinner of pasta with meat sauce and grated parmesan. Add a salad of fresh mozzarella and Roman tomatoes sprinkled with Tuscan olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Maybe you'll wash it down with some Amaretto liqueur. But there's a catch: None of this food was actually made in Italy...
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Triple bombing in central Baghdad kills at least 51 people
(International News ~ 12/03/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A triple car bombing struck a food market in a predominantly Shiite area in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 51 people one day after a U.S.-Iraqi raid against Sunni insurgents in a nearby neighborhood. Three parked cars blew up nearly simultaneously as shoppers were buying fruit, vegetables, meat and other items for dinner in the busy al-Sadriyah district...
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Baylor teaches overmatched Redhawks a lesson
(College Sports ~ 12/03/06)
WACO, Texas -- Bernice Mosby scored 21 points and had 13 rebounds in leading No. 13 Baylor to an 81-47 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night. Angela Tisdale added 17 points, and Jessica Morrow and Latara Darrett scored 12 apiece for Baylor (8-1), which won its fifth straight game. Danielle Wilson also was in double figures with 10 points...
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An amazing comeback
(College Sports ~ 12/03/06)
In dire need of a win, Southeast Missouri State instead appeared on the verge of being blown out at home for the second straight game. But a furious comeback left the Show Me Center rocking Saturday night -- and left the Redhawks with a victory in their Ohio Valley Conference debut under Scott Edgar...
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Air Force radio frequency jams garage door openers
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
DENVER -- A secretive Air Force facility in Colorado Springs tested a radio frequency last week that it would use to communicate with first responders in the event of a homeland security threat. But the frequency also controls an estimated 50 million garage door openers, and hundreds of residents in the area found that theirs had suddenly stopped working. ...
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Palestinian prime minister won't resign
(International News ~ 12/03/06)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh will not resign. On Friday, the PLO's Executive Committee, which is dominated by Fatah, called on Haniyeh and his Hamas-led government to step down to make way for a new premier who could resume talks with President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah on forming a national unity government. ...
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Dad's work hours reduced; couple has medical many bills
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
Dad's hours have been reduced, and it's probable that his company will not employ him full time again until July. He's looking for part-time work, but this family could use a little help for a happy Christmas. Michael, Mary and Lydia are stairsteps under 5 years old. ...
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Jackson places 4th at Farmington
(High School Sports ~ 12/03/06)
A long day at the Farmington Invitational brought a pair of losses and a fourth-place finish Saturday for the Jackson girls basketball team. After two days of postponements and the cancellation of the consolation bracket due to power outages caused by a winter storm that swept through Farmington, Jackson got under way at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the semifinals against No. 1 Belleville (Ill.) East...
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LaBruyere picks the hometown university
(High School Sports ~ 12/03/06)
Brad LaBruyere has dominated high school batters in Southeast Missouri so far in his career at Central. LaBruyere will try to extend his pitching dominance throughout the Ohio Valley region when he joins Southeast Missouri State's baseball team next year...
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Redhawks fans take heart: Another Arkansas disciple has things rolling at Mizzou
(Sports Column ~ 12/03/06)
It's only one game, but the Missouri basketball team was impressive Thursday night in routing what appeared to be a solid and talented Arkansas squad 86-64. That came after the undefeated Tigers had also romped in their first seven contests, albeit against suspect competition...
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Paul L. Bray
(Obituary ~ 12/03/06)
Paul Leonard Bray, 91 years of age, passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in the loving care of his daughter, the Chateau Girardeau staff, his devoted caregiver and his Southeast Hospice volunteer. He died at home because Chateau Girardeau had been, as he called it, "Home Sweet Home" since March 1997 when he and his wife Mary Lou moved there...
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Alta Eaker
(Obituary ~ 12/03/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Alta Florence Eaker, 79, of Marble Hill died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 24, 1927, in Glenallen, Mo., daughter of Charles Marvin and Lula Myrtle Brown Myers. She and Asiel Eaker were married Sept. 21, 1946. He died May 21, 1992...
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James Herod
(Obituary ~ 12/03/06)
James W. Herod, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 19, 1930, at Gideon, Mo., son of William Watson and Madge Maye Powers Herod. He and Jo Ann Smith were married Oct. 6, 1949, in Delta...
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Billie Ward
(Obituary ~ 12/03/06)
Billie Louise Muir Ward, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Nov. 23, 2006, at her home after a short fight with cancer. She was born Dec. 8, 1918, in Cleburne, Texas, daughter of William and Louise Muir. She graduated from Central Methodist College and was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Judith Bone
(Obituary ~ 12/03/06)
Judith Bone CAIRO, Ill. -- Judith A. Bone, 62, of Cairo died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. She was born Jan. 16, 1944, at Cairo, daughter of Clyde and Jean Dillow Mohundro. She and Jerry Lynn Bone were married. He died Oct. 14, 2003...
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Jan Hardin
(Obituary ~ 12/03/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jan Hardin, 63, of Anna died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born Aug. 22, 1943, at Anna, daughter of Warren Vernon and Mae Elizabeth Hileman Hileman. She and Joseph Hardin were married Sept. 5, 1959, at Waukegan, Ill...
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Alma Tropf
(Obituary ~ 12/03/06)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Alma Lee Tropf, 99, of Advance died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at Des Peres Hospital at Des Peres, Mo. Local arrangements are incomplete at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
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Edgar Bledsoe
(Obituary ~ 12/03/06)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Edgar Dewight Bledsoe, 79, of McClure, formerly of Olive Branch, Ill., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at home as the result of a house fire. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Guard goes house to house in St. Louis
(State News ~ 12/03/06)
ST. LOUIS -- With hundreds of thousands of people in the St. Louis area still lacking electricity, the Missouri National Guard began going door to door Saturday to make sure residents were surviving the cold. A massive winter storm that began Thursday dumped up to 16 inches of snow on some parts of central Missouri. ...
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Office gift-giving requires more thought than it used to
(Community ~ 12/03/06)
As a new lawyer at a firm, Cynthia McKay shuddered when she opened a holiday gift from one of the attorneys: A set of Pyrex cookware and red lingerie, onto which he'd tied a little bell. "Number one, I didn't cook. Number two, the lingerie was two sizes too big," McKay says. She's since left the firm, and not coincidentally, now runs her own gourmet gift basket business...
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Speak Out 12/3/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/03/06)
Beyond conservative; Following the leader; Retail frenzy; Housing and jobs; Real moms and dads; Great light show; Exceptional float; Losing Iraq; Hard-edged; Peace message; Great addition; Parking exercise; Cheaper drugs; Irrelevant report; Identify yourself; Proper procedure
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Starving for leadership
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/03/06)
To the editor:The USDA estimates that 35 million Americans could not put food on the table at least part of last year. In response, the Bush administration has stopped using the words "hunger" or "hungry" to describe the millions of Americans who can't afford to eat. Instead of suffering from hunger, his administration will now say these people are experiencing "very low food security."...
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Fund sheriff's dept. as promised
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/03/06)
To the editor:In regard to the Nov. 28 article about Cape Girardeau County's new half-cent tax in Tuesday: How can there be any question about the sheriff's department getting its money on Jan. 1, which was promised them by the passage of the new sales tax? These men and women put their lives on the line for every one of us each time they go to work -- even for Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones, who was so adamant against giving the money to the sheriff's department in January. ...
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Kilt issue is about basic rights
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/03/06)
To the editor:In response to the recent Speak Out comment "Can of worms": Does the person making the comment know the Warmack family? Has he met with their son to see if he is a man of good character? Nathan Warmack wore his kilt out of respect for his heritage. It is simply a wrong statement to say that Nathan was a troublemaker in school. He has the highest respect for most of the staff, especially the football coaching staff...
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Rush Limbaugh brings no honor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/03/06)
To the editor:This is to the two people who wrote to praise Rush Limbaugh. How can a man who has shown himself to be a drug abuser bring honor to any place, much less Cape Girardeau? Is this is your idea of honor: to be a hatemonger and a drug abuser? That's idiocy...
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Mardi Gras parade routes to be altered
(Community ~ 12/03/06)
NEW ORLEANS -- Although bigger Carnival crowds are expected for 2007, police will still alter traditional parade routes for a second year to avoid blighted neighborhoods and beef up security, the police chief says. But the Mardi Gras celebration will have more parades this year, 31 over 10 days, compared with 28 parades in eight days last year, Police Superintendent Warren Riley told The Times-Picayune...
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Christmas for the elderly: Couple's limited income is due to paying for surgery
(Local News ~ 12/03/06)
Mrs. C, 70, lives with her husband who has health problems just as she does. The couple lives on a small social security and VA check. Their mounting medical bills leave nothing left over for Christmas. Recent surgery for her husband left the couple in a position where they had to remortgage their house to pay for the operation. With limited income it's difficult to pay a mortgage and their caseworker said they often sacrifice food so their bills are paid on time...
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Amtrak to offer discounts to bring passengers back
(State News ~ 12/03/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Amtrak will begin offering passengers discounted rates through April in an attempt to lure riders back to its Missouri line. Company spokesman Marc Magliari said a 50 percent discount on a second adult fare for each ticket purchased is intended to boost ridership after the biggest percentage decline in ridership of any short-distance route in the country...
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Cape Central Junior High honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 12/03/06)
Cape Central Junior High Term II A Honor Roll 8th Grade -- Jillian Bowers, Alexandra Caldwell, Caleb Coots, Matthew Deisher, Katlynn Dodd, Mary Dohogne, Ellen Garrett, Anthony Guidos, Andrew Hileman, Owen Hill, Nicholas Hines, Rachael Irvin, Blake Kidd, Roy Leighton, Christen Limbaugh, Kyle McCormack, Keith Monia, Sydney Ozbun, Prithvi Rudrappa, Katy Sams, Emma Segar, Garrison Starrett, Bethany Statler, Sarah Thornsberry, Harlie Waldon...
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For the needy
(Editorial ~ 12/03/06)
It is traditional to make charitable gifts near the end of the year, especially in the weeks leading up to Christmas and before the Dec. 31 deadline for tax purposes. At the root of all the donations, however, is that human element -- the emotion of the heart -- that guides most people to give and to give generously...
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Receiver Holt frustrated by recent lack of big games
(Professional Sports ~ 12/03/06)
ST. LOUIS -- "Big Game" Torry Holt has not been living up to his nickname recently for the St. Louis Rams. Arguably the best receiver in the NFL, Holt has gone five games without passing the 100-yard mark or scoring a touchdown. "I've been frustrated several times but at the same time, I've got to refocus on what's important and that's to help our football team win and let that frustration pass," Holt said Friday after the Rams practiced indoors at Rams Park...
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Snowstorm blamed for 13 deaths across U.S.
(National News ~ 12/03/06)
CHICAGO -- Utility crews worked overtime Saturday to restore electrical service to thousands of customers still blacked out by the Midwest's first big snowstorm of the season. The storm was blamed for at least 13 deaths as it spread ice and deep snow from Texas to Michigan and then blew through the Northeast late Friday and early Saturday. Schools and businesses were closed and hundreds of airline passengers had been stranded by canceled flights...
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Fan speak
(Other Sports ~ 12/03/06)
More coverage I GUESS there are only two teams in the Oran Invitational, or at least you would think so from reading Friday's edition of the Southeast Missourian. In the entire article, the game between Malden and Advance had about four lines and no details. ...
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Thebes board battles officials
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
THEBES, Ill. -- A long-simmering political fight that includes elements of a family feud is underway in this small Mississippi River town of about 450 people. On one side stand the town clerk and treasurer, who are fighting to keep their jobs and leveling accusations that the town's Board of Trustees routinely violates state open meeting laws and engages in sweetheart deals for friends and relations. ...
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Support continues with pair of benefits
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
The Aldridge family has already been overwhelmed by the generosity of the people of Cape Girardeau. "It just goes on and on," Amy Aldridge said. "People have been so good to us." Since the 12-year-old Sahara Aldridge was diagnosed with brain-stem cancer this summer, Sahara, mother Amy and father Shannon have received an outpouring of emotional and financial support from locals and people living hundreds of miles from Southeast Missouri -- people they've never met and may never meet in person.. ...
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'Light-O-Rama' debuts in Cape
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
Clark Griswold could learn something about Christmas lights from Joe Morris. In the movie National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation", Griswold -- played by actor Chevy Chase -- covers his entire home in Christmas lights. But there's a far better light show taking place from 6 to 9 p.m. daily at 2206 Kent St...
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Nerds on the move
(Column ~ 12/04/06)
You've heard of them: They're nerds. At least according to their radio commercials. But for the last two years or so Computer 21 has slipped a little below the radar. Two years ago, a fire severely damaged their office on Christine. A laptop battery exploded, of all things...
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Scott County overcomes lack of depth with determined play
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/06)
The Scott County Central boys basketball team doesn't have the depth to wear down teams with waves of players. In fact, the Braves' runner-up finish in the Oran Invitational tournament last week left an impression because they did it while relying on a six-player rotation...
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Police report 12/4/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/04/06)
DWIs; Arrests; Assault; Burglary; Theft; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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Anna Wibbenmeyer
(Obituary ~ 12/04/06)
Anna J. Wibbenmeyer, 90, formerly of Apple Creek, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006,, at the Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 28, 1916, in Perry County, the daughter of Theodore and Mary Sauer Rellergert. She and Robert A. Wibbenmeyer were married on May 7, 1955. He preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 1992...
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William Anderson
(Obituary ~ 12/04/06)
William Franklin Anderson, 83, of Marble Hill, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at his home in Marble Hill. He was born March 11, 1923, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., son of Franklin and Olive Haley Anderson. He and Floyce Leona Feagan were married on April 3, 1954, in Hernando, Miss...
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Shane Hodges
(Obituary ~ 12/04/06)
Shane Hodges, 44, of McKenzie, Tenn., formerly of Delta, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006. Survivors include his mother, Sharon Gibbons of Delta. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today at the Oakdale Chapel in Camden, Tenn.
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Missouri woman killed in Sunday morning accident
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
A Ste. Genevieve, Mo., woman was killed early Sunday morning when her vehicle ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree. Melinda K. Clubb, 24, was traveling northbound on Route EE, a half-mile south of Frye Road, in Ste. Genevieve County when the accident occurred...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
401 Independence St. 7 p.m. today, study session, 5 p.m. Public hearings n A public hearing regarding the need to make sewer improvements in Sewer District No. 17-D to serve properties in White Oaks Subdivision. n A public hearing to consider the request of Michael W. Bennett for a special-use permit to construct an elevator addition at 1200 N. Cape Rock Drive in an R-1, single-family residential district...
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Thousands without power across Missouri, Illinois
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The temperature barely rose into the 20s Sunday as hundreds of thousands waited for the restoration of electrical service that was knocked out by a devastating ice and snow storm. Tawana Jean Cooper and her family spent Sunday at a Red Cross warming center in St. Louis, which they were able to reach Saturday from her suburban home after roads were cleared of ice, downed power lines and broken tree limbs left by Thursday's storm...
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Stroke has left area resident unable to care for himself
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
Mr. D., 66, rarely leaves his home since his recent stroke that has left him unable to care for himself and get around anywhere besides within the house. The stroke has left him vulnerable to choking so he cannot be left unsupervised either. His wife has problems caring for herself and doesn't qualify for home care but their limited income helps them to have a homemaker who can pick up items for them and assist with tasks Mr. D's wife cannot help him with...
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St. Joseph's use of inmate labor draws criticism
(State News ~ 12/04/06)
The Associated Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Prison labor costs the city only about $1 per inmate, but a local union official says the practice has prevented law-abiding residents from earning money. City Manager Vince Capell instituted a no-construction policy for inmates in 2002, but questions have continued to arise about how the city has used inmate labor...
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Holocaust survivor Welles who hunted Nazis dead at 79
(National News ~ 12/04/06)
NEW YORK -- Elliot Welles, a Holocaust survivor who found the officer who ordered his mother's death and turned that personal triumph into a relentless crusade to track down fugitive Nazis, has died. He was 79. Welles died of an apparent heart attack at his Bronx home last Tuesday, his son, Mark Welles, of Roslyn, N.Y. said on Sunday...
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Out of the past 12/4/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/04/06)
An estimated 200 to 300 gallons of a corrosive chemical spilled when a tanker-truck overturns on Interstate 55, a mile south of Scott City; the chemical is identified as diaminocyclohexane, a corrosive and an irritant produced by Du Pont Chemical Co...
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Mizzou improves to 9-0 with win over Evansville
(College Sports ~ 12/04/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri coach Mike Anderson gave his team a special message heading into its first game after its biggest win of the season. "He said 'a pat on the back will set you back,"' Missouri guard Keon Lawrence said. And though Lawrence acknowledged the Tigers entered Sunday's game against Evansville with Thursday's win over Arkansas still in the back of their minds, they rebounded from a lackluster first half to beat Evansville 73-54 Sunday...
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Professional decorators decking the halls ... for profit
(Business ~ 12/04/06)
A few years back, Lorili and Bart Ozbun opted for an unusual Christmas present for each other -- they'd never have to decorate the outside of their home for Christmas again. But they weren't giving up the holiday spirit. The Cape Girardeau couple just decided that they'd hire someone else to do it...
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Jackson boys declared champion of weather-plagued Farmington tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/06)
While weather prevented the Farmington Invitational boys basketball tournament from finishing out bracket play, Jackson picked up a pair of victories Saturday and was declared the champion with a 3-0 mark. The Indians knocked off Doniphan 80-74 in their first game Saturday, and came back later that night to beat St. James 61-53...
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CASA program receives a dozen new volunteers
(Community News ~ 12/04/06)
New Court Appointed Special Advocates volunteers of Southeast Missouri were sworn in by Judge Scott E. Thomsen recently. The group of 12 brought CASA of Southeast Missouri's current volunteer total to 48. CASA volunteers have completed 30 hours of special training and serve as advocates for abused and neglected children under jurisdiction of the 32nd Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger and Perry counties...
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Johnson completes Army basic training
(Community News ~ 12/04/06)
Pfc. William Hunter Johnson recently completed his Army basic training and graduated from Company B Second Battalion-81st Regiment at Fort Knox, Ky. He is the son of Lisa and Mark Stewart of Commerce, Mo. Johnson is a 2006 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School in Benton, Mo...
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Community digest 12/4/06
(Community News ~ 12/04/06)
Winter festival at the University Greenhouse; East Prairie pageants open to community; SAR dedicates grave marker and cemetery; Concert to benefit Marines' Toys for Tots; AARP needs tax preparation assistance; Cape AARP meets today to install officers; Area Democrats mark wins with potluck dinner
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Hugo Chavez re-elected president of Venezuela
(International News ~ 12/04/06)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Leftist President Hugo Chavez won re-election in Venezuela by a wide margin Sunday, giving him free reign for a more radical turn toward socialism and six more years to counter U.S. influence in Latin America and beyond. Challenger Manuel Rosales conceded defeat but vowed to remain in opposition, resisting a leader he accuses of edging Venezuela toward authoritarian rule...
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Rams flounder; Bulger questions effort
(Professional Sports ~ 12/04/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The normally soft-spoken Marc Bulger had to speak up: St. Louis had just lost to the Arizona Cardinals at home, and the Rams' mistakes Sunday made it "obvious" that some of his teammates are no longer committed. "I know there's some guys in here who don't care," Bulger said in a 34-20 loss to Arizona on Sunday...
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Speak Out 12/4/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/04/06)
Prosecution issues; Saddened by death; Father's message; Paying support; Do the job; Limit parking; Still needs work; Lots of administrators; Delightful person; Subjective scoring; Stormtrooper cops; No raises for judges; Snow and ice; Raises for deputies; Paying judges; Choosing schools; Proud of Cape; Awesome displays; Jackson's parade; Bright holiday; List is working; Ride to church; Christmas kindness; Christmas spirit; Art for sale; Burning odor
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Holiday cheer
(Editorial ~ 12/04/06)
Each year the folks at Hutson's Fine Furniture help make Christmas in downtown Cape Girardeau extra special. Viewing their meticulously crafted window display has become a holiday tradition for so many families. This year the model trains run through a replica streetscape of downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Amid questions about crimped availability, oil industry denies manipulation to keep prices high
(National News ~ 12/04/06)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- You'd think it was Texas. Dusty roads course the scrubland toward oil tanks and warehouses. Beefy men talk oil over burritos at lunch. Like grazing herds, oil wells dip nonstop amid the tumbleweed -- or even into the asphalt of a parking lot...
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Sunday's NFL results
(Professional Sports ~ 12/04/06)
Bears 23, Vikings 23 Devin Hester ran into the record book again. Ricky Manning Jr. returned an interception for a touchdown, and the Chicago Bears claimed their second straight NFC North title. Hester tied an NFL record with his fourth touchdown return, and Manning ran back an interception 54 yards to lead Chicago (10-2) over Minnesota...
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Hull raiser
(Professional Sports ~ 12/04/06)
ST. LOUIS -- During his heyday with the St. Louis Blues, Brett Hull was good for a goal a game along with maybe a gripe or two. His outspoken nature matched his knack for finding that perfect spot to unleash his slap shot. "He wasn't your prototypical hockey player in a sense that he was very colorful, he spoke his mind, he loved the game, and he was very opinionated about it," said close friend and former teammate Wayne Gretzky. "He was honest to a fault."...
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Katrina Kids teach adults a lesson in second chances
(Sports Column ~ 12/04/06)
AP Sports Columnist Bastrop, La., (pop. 13,000), is one of those gritty little towns burrowed into the Bayou where what you say and hear while sitting in church matters -- and where football, sometimes, matters even more. That helps explain why this weekend it will be the backdrop for one of the more compelling stories in sports...
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Missouri will face Oregon St. in Sun Bowl
(College Sports ~ 12/04/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri accepted an invitation Sunday to play Oregon State in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 29. The Tigers (8-4), who finished second in the Big 12's North division, will be making back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time since 1997-98. Last season, Missouri beat South Carolina in the Independence Bowl...
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Struggling to revive old Illmo
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
For more than a year, a "for sale" sign hung in the window of Roth Hardware. On Friday, the sign was gone -- Roth Hardware's future had been determined. After longtime owner Donnie Roth died in May 2005, the future of the store was in doubt. Operating the store was left to Doris and Richard Roth, sister-in-law and brother of Donnie. But due to their age, they didn't want to retain ownership...
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People on the move
(Business ~ 12/04/06)
'Colonel' graduates from auction college Earning the honorary title of "colonel," Robin Barks-Anderson, daughter of Bob and Claueda Barks of Barks Auction Service LLC of Jackson, was graduated recently from World Wide College of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa...
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Redhawks were no match for hot Bears
(College Sports ~ 12/04/06)
Stopping Bernice Mosby, Rachel Allison and Danielle Wilson is tough enough. When Baylor is hitting its 3-pointers, it's not even fair. Freshman Latara Darrett and junior point guard Angela Tisdale combined to hit seven 3-pointers on Saturday night, giving 13th-ranked Baylor an even more potent attack for Southeast Missouri State to contend with...
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Researchers build better apple, but face uphill battle
(National News ~ 12/04/06)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- Schuyler Korban knows the apple has come a long way since Adam and Eve. People have cultivated such a love for apples that only the tastiest, crunchiest and most blemish-free make it to supermarkets. Now Korban, a University of Illinois plant geneticist, believes he and colleagues at Rutgers and Purdue universities have hit upon something that could shake the industry to its core: They've developed a variety resistant to apple scab...
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Young girls would benefit from learning toys, books
(Local News ~ 12/04/06)
Mary finds herself faced with the task of raising two young children by herself this Christmas. Chief among her needs are the tools to help her daughters learn as they grow. Her children include 5-year-old Ellen and 2-year old Jennifer. The younger child is at an age where educational toys are a great aid to development. Mary hopes Jennifer will receive learning toys and books...
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Red Cross helps storm victims
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- A new American Red Cross emergency response vehicle is expected to return to Cape Girardeau today from its first local mission -- spending nearly four days in storm-crippled Farmington with volunteers that have helped feed, house and assist residents who were displaced and without power...
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Cape Girardeau County schools will benefit from SBC-AT&T tax dispute settlement
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
School districts in Cape Girardeau County will share more than $161,000 in added tax revenue as a result of the settlement of a tax dispute involving the state tax commission and SBC Communications, now AT&T. Most of that money will go to the Cape Girardeau and Jackson school districts, Cape Girardeau County Collector Diane Diebold said Monday. She estimated the county's two largest school districts each will receive between $60,000 and $70,000...
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Dad gets lesson in dress attire
(Column ~ 12/05/06)
Dressed in a green dress with a huge bow in the back, Becca looked like a million dollars. I could only hope it didn't cost that much. Actually, it was pretty reasonable even with the fake pearls and the stylish heels. Becca even had to get her nails done. After all, she was going to the winter ball at Central High School...
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County, sheriff seek consensus
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
Differences narrowed Monday between the Cape Girardeau County Commission and Sheriff John Jordan over raises promised to deputies and most other sheriff's employees during the recent campaign for a new county sales tax. Commissioners seemed ready to approve most of Jordan's request for raises, which will make deputy pay comparable to that of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, to take effect Jan. ...
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Smith wins in indoor debut at ASU meet
(College Sports ~ 12/05/06)
Southeast Missouri State senior All-American Miles Smith got his indoor track season off to a flying start over the weekend by setting another school record. Competing at the Arkansas State Kickoff Classic in Jonesboro, Ark., Smith broke Southeast's indoor 200-meter record with a first-place time of 21.14 seconds...
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Marc's remarks
(Professional Sports ~ 12/05/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams coach Scott Linehan stopped short of backing Marc Bulger on Monday, a day after the quarterback accused some offensive players of not caring. He said he didn't even address the issue at a team meeting. But he didn't mind the out-of-character rant from the soft-spoken Bulger after a 34-20 loss to the Cardinals, either...
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Herbert Modglin
(Obituary ~ 12/05/06)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Herbert Woodrow Modglin, 88, of Cobden died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 at his home. He was born Sept. 15, 1918, in Makanda, Ill., son of Charles and Minnie Craig Modglin. He and Kathleen James were married in 1947 in Piggott, Ark. She died Jan. 2, 1993...
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Edgar Bledsoe
(Obituary ~ 12/05/06)
Edgar Dwight Bledsoe, 79, of McClure, Ill., formerly of Olive Branch, Ill., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 from a fire in his home. He was born Dec. 16, 1926, in Thebes, Ill., son of Edgar A. and Bertha Roberts Bledsoe. Bledsoe was a veteran and retired Service Medical Assistant and SSG with the U.S. Army, serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was a former member of the VFW Post and Disabled Veterans in Texas...
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Cape Girardeau council approves river projects in quick session Monday
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
In a quick session lasting about 45 minutes Monday, the Cape Girardeau City Council approved two river-related projects and fondly said farewell to two city employees. The most notable project will transform the base of the old Mississippi River Bridge into a scenic overlook. The site will have parking and will connect to Terrace Park, a picnic area with a gazebo and benches...
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CMA winner, Missouri native Sara Evans will perform Jan. 28 at Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
The Show Me Center announced a date for another country music concert Monday, the same day the GAC Country Christmas Tour visited the venue. Boonville, Mo., native Sara Evans will perform on Jan. 28, Show Me Center marketing director Shannon Buford announced Monday. ...
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Blend of music makes for an unconventional concert
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
The GAC Country Christmas Tour is a bit of a misnomer for the tour that rolled into the Show Me Center Monday night. The concert wasn't totally country or totally Christmas, although elements of both were present. However, the blend of country, folk, acoustic rock and country-, rock- and jazz-infused Christmas standards made for one of the Show Me Center's most unconventional concerts in years...
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Keep America Beautiful application readied
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
In June, a handful of volunteers scoured the area for litter to get a better gauge of how trashy streets, backyards and parking lots had become. The results have been tabulated, and the volunteers found the answer somewhat surprising: It wasn't as bad as they thought...
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Fire report 12/5/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/05/06)
n At 7:33 p.m., emergency medical service at 2800 Cape LaCroix Road. n At 8:03 p.m., emergency medical service at 2000 Sherwood Drive. n At 12:03 a.m., box alarm at 1446 N. Henderson Ave. n At 12:21 a.m., Dumpster fire at 760 S. Kingshighway. n At 7:33 a.m., citizen assist in the 1100 block of Linden Street...
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Police report 12/5/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/05/06)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Assaults; DWI; Thefts; Property damage; Summonses; Miscellaneous; Arrests; Jackson: Arrests; Thefts; Property damage; Summonses
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Frances Tooke
(Obituary ~ 12/05/06)
Frances H. Hoefer Tooke, 87, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, at Capetown Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Dec. 7, 1918, in Doniphan, Mo., the daughter of Carl and Mazie Turner Hoefer. She and Howard C. Tooke were married on Feb. 24, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death on April 16, 2006...
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Bruce Carter
(Obituary ~ 12/05/06)
Bruce Lee Carter, infant, of Patton, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 17, 2006, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jason L. Carter and Andrea J. Chupp. Survivors include his parents of Patton; paternal grandfather and stepgrandmother, Rodger and Sherry Grubbs of Patton; paternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Susan and Richard Carter of Elkhart, Ind. and maternal grandparents, Fred A. and Tammy Betts of Elkhart...
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Jeanette Gammons
(Obituary ~ 12/05/06)
Jeanette Gammons, 91, of Portageville, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at Portageville Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 20, 1915, in Portageville, daughter of James and Lucinda Kimes Adams. She and Ernest "Cheese" Gammons were married Sept. 25, 1923, in Bokerton, Mo...
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Jay Deriel Romine
(Obituary ~ 12/05/06)
NASHVILLE, Ark. -- Jay Deriel Romine, 69, of Nashville died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, in Nashville. He was born Sept. 22, 1937, in Illmo, Mo., Sylvester and Mary Simpson Romine. Romine was a veteran of the Army and a member of First Baptist Church in Nashville; he was retired after 35 years in retail business...
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Candice Hayward
(Obituary ~ 12/05/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Candice Paige Hayward, 40, of Anna, Ill., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at Union County Hospital. She was born Feb. 15, 1966, at Carbondale, Ill., daughter of Marvin E. and Mary Sue Moreland Caraker. She and Douglas Hayward were married Aug. 3, 1991, at Cobden, Ill...
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Alma Tropf
(Obituary ~ 12/05/06)
Alma Lee Tropf, 99, of Advance, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, at Des Peres Hospital in Des Peres, Mo. She was born Aug. 17, 1907, in Advance, daughter of George and Ida Mae Masters Pixley. She and Loyd Arthur Tropf were married in 1928 in Bloomfield, Mo...
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Cape Girardeau Co. Commission action
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
Monday n County Coroner John Clifton discussed his budget request for 2007. n Sheriff John Jordan discussed his budget request for 2007. n Vickie Sievers and Vera Allen discussed county paving decisions on County Road 361. n E-mails received and filed from the Missouri Rural Water Association and Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Cape Girardeau City Council action items
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
Public hearings n Held public hearing regarding the need to make sewer improvements in Sewer District No. 17-D to serve properties in White Oaks Subdivision. n Held a public hearing to consider the request of Michael W. Bennett for a special-use permit to construct an elevator addition at 1200 N. Cape Rock Drive in an R-1, single-family residential district...
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Jackson aldermen approve new water tower
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
A 400,000-gallon water tower planned for the Jackson Industrial Park on U.S. 61 North won approval Monday night from the city's Board of Aldermen. The water tower will help increase line pressure for the northern and western sections of the city, assistant city administrator Larry Koenig said...
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Dozen sent to hospitals after derailed freight train leaks chemicals in S. Illinois
(State News ~ 12/05/06)
CHRISTOPHER, Ill. -- Residents who evacuated their homes Monday after a freight train derailed and leaked 20,000 gallons of petroleum products were allowed to return to the area in late afternoon, officials said. The spill forced the evacuation of more than 70 homes and sent a dozen people to hospitals near this city of 2,800, about 20 miles north of Carbondale, Ill., officials said...
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Giants express they want Bonds back next season
(Professional Sports ~ 12/05/06)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The San Francisco Giants want Barry Bonds back. It's unclear whether the Boston Red Sox feel the same about Manny Ramirez. Baseball's winter meetings opened Monday with a whole lot of talk and little action. On the free-agent front, San Francisco finalized deals with Rich Aurilia and Pedro Feliz, and Seattle completed an agreement with Jose Guillen...
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When soft rock and rap collide
(Community ~ 12/05/06)
Some musical genres are natural fodder for hip-hop beats: funk, soul, jazz -- even hard rock. But light rock? Mixing soft acoustic strains with aggressive 808 beats can be a recipe for disaster -- or genius. When it works, the counterintuitive blend can be tasty -- like ranch dressing on hot wings. Other times, the mixture is more like dipping nacho chips into whipped cream. Just ask Jay-Z...
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Making due without Medicaid
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
Medicaid cuts passed in 2005 have reduced eligibility and services through the public health insurance system causing 114,525 participants to lose their health-care coverage, according to the Missouri Department of Social Services, a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, budget review organization...
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Three active children hope for merry Christmas
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
Janice, a single mom, wants to give her three children a merry Christmas. She can't work full time because her middle child, 11-year-old Aaron, has some learning disabilities and mental health problems and goes to school only half a day. Janice takes care of Aaron at home when he is not in school...
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Federal court
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
The following information was released by the office of federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway for defendants appearing in federal court before U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry. sentenced Name: Larry L. Horton Age: 21 Residence: Charleston, Mo. Charge: Unlawful possession of a firearm...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action items
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
n Approved a motion to change the Board of Aldermen regular meeting from Jan. 1 to Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. n Approved a motion to change the board of aldermen regular meeting from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m., in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday...
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Delta, Kelly, Scott Central win openers of Lady Devils Inv.
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/06)
Fifth-seeded Scott County Central handled No. 4 Oran 64-49 on Monday in the first round of the 30th annual Lady Devils Invitational girls basketball tournament at Chaffee. The Bravettes were led in scoring by Brittney Peet with 20 points and Samantha Jones added 12...
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Edgar finds little time for practice
(College Sports ~ 12/05/06)
Winning Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference opener was nice, but Southeast Missouri State coach Scott Edgar knows it doesn't mask rough spots that would have a much better chance of being improved by more practice time. Edgar's dilemma is that, because of the Redhawks' schedule so far this season, consistent practice time has been hard to come by...
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Carpenter hammers out new contract with Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 12/05/06)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Monday to a five-year contract that guarantees the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner about $65 million. Carpenter, 31, had been signed through 2007 as part of an agreement that called for a $7 million salary next year. ...
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Outages would be crippling
(Local News ~ 12/05/06)
Southeast Missouri would be equally vulnerable if faced with the widespread electrical outages that have struck the St. Louis area twice in the past six months. While officials stress their preparedness, they say a major loss of electricity would be debilitating...
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Learning briefs 12/5/06
(Community ~ 12/05/06)
Main inducted into leadership honor society Brad Main, son of Jim and Marge Main of Cape Girardeau, was inducted into Westminster College Alpha Tau Circle of Omicron Delta kappa, a national leadership honor society. Main is a senior at the college...
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Speak Out 12/5/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/05/06)
Stay away; Time to move on; Extra expense; Meaningless test; Right at home; Cell-phone yakking; No investigation; Instill values; Mothers can work; Face-to-face, please
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County spending
(Editorial ~ 12/05/06)
The lack of consensus that has existed among Cape Girardeau County's three commissioners since before voters approved, by a slim margin, a half-cent increase in the county's sales tax is still evident. Disagreements on administering the new revenue stream are occurring as the commissioners and other elected county officials get deep into the annual budgeting process...
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Treatment differs on appeals
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/05/06)
To the editor:Regarding the Speak Out comment "Unlawful sentencing": I guess it would depend on which side of the river you live on. The former Illinois governor who was convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from the people of Illinois is allowed to stay out of prison until his appeal is heard. ...
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Out of the past 12/5/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/05/06)
25 years ago: Dec. 5, 1981 The names of 16 candidates for the new Cape Girardeau City Council will appear on the ballot Feb. 2 in a primary election that will narrow the field to 12 for the April municipal election; the final two are Eugenia "Jean" Rice and Cecelia "Skeets" Sonderman...
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Brawling brains
(Community ~ 12/05/06)
How many of you have been to a high school football game? Basketball game? Soccer game? Most of you probably answered yes. But now another question -- how many have ever gone to a speech and debate tournament? What about a scholar bowl tournament? It would be surprising if 10 percent of high school students answered yes to that question...
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Sikeston shooting leaves three people hospitalized
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
Sikeston police reported a shooting incident early Tuesday morning on Davis Boulevard which left three people hospitalized. Details about the incident were incomplete in a news release issued Tuesday afternoon by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety...
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Cape County officials nix new paving supervisor
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners rejecting a proposal Tuesday to hire a paving program supervisor with funds from a new sales tax. County highway administrator Scott Bechtold asked for the supervisor, with a $35,000 annual salary, as well as $90,000 for new equipment to implement the paving plan...
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Couple leaves $1 million to SEMO
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
A couple educated at Southeast Missouri State University when it was a small teachers college in the 1930s has bequeathed $1 million to the school. The gift came from the estate of James Harold and Lenore Osborne Paullus. It's one of the largest individual donations that the university has ever received, school officials said Tuesday...
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Where'd the soul food go?
(Column ~ 12/06/06)
Those who know soul food in Cape Girardeau know Rick and the Big Cat. They sound like a pair from a Hollywood buddy comedy and might even look the part, too. Rick Bond is the tall, silver-tongued smooth talker and Big Cat -- J.T. Green -- is, well, big, the soft-spoken, kind-hearted muscle of the duo...
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McClure flea market fire death under investigation
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
McCLURE, Ill. -- A McClure fire that claimed the life of a 79-year-old man is still under investigation, said McClure-East Cape Fire District chief Stanley Mouser Tuesday. Mouser said firefighters responded to a call at about 9 a.m. Saturday at the junction of Highway 146 and Highway 3...
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New York is first city in the nation to ban trans fats from restaurants
(National News ~ 12/06/06)
NEW YORK -- New York on Tuesday became the first city in the nation to ban artery-clogging trans fats at restaurants, leading the charge to limit consumption of an ingredient linked to heart disease and used in everything from french fries to pizza dough to pancake mix...
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Students endow scholarship for former campus minister
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
Students at the Catholic Campus Ministry at Southeast Missouri State University have endowed a scholarship in honor of the Rev. John Francis Friedel, who served as director and chaplain of the ministry from 1993 through summer 2006. The scholarship will be awarded to students who are practicing Catholics, have a history of leadership in church or school or graduated from Christian Brothers San Miguel Schools...
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USS Intrepid freed from thick New York City river mud
(National News ~ 12/06/06)
NEW YORK -- Finally pulled free from the Hudson River bottom, the historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was on the move again Tuesday, passing majestically through New York Harbor, bound for a long-awaited overhaul at a New Jersey shipyard. The Intrepid's owners scrubbed an attempt a month ago when the floating military museum's rudder and four giant propellers got stuck in the mud at the pier that had been the ship's home for the past 24 years...
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Iraqi leader opens door to regional conference
(National News ~ 12/06/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's prime minister reversed course Tuesday and said his envoys will talk with Iraq's neighbors about the possibility of a regional conference on quelling the violence here, despite opposition to the plan by some key political allies. ...
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Iraq Study Group to urge policy changes today; Bush gets preview
(National News ~ 12/06/06)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush got a preview Tuesday of the Iraq commission's ideas for changes in war policies, while the White House sought to dampen the report's impact in advance by emphasizing the president will be listening to other voices as well...
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Cold water to heat up
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/06)
A strong group of sophomores and Central senior Hannah Kinder should provide the highlights for the first winter season for high school girls swimming. Just as the boys made their fall debut this past season after being a winter sport, the girls swimming season moved from the spring to winter. Unlike the boys, switching seasons has had few ill effects on the area girls programs...
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ND pummels Central in SEMO Conference Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Notre Dame cruised through the season-opening Woodland Invitational and expected to face its stiffest competition Tuesday night in its opening game of the SEMO Conference Tournament against rival Central. Less than a minute into the second quarter the Bulldogs had already raced to a 20-point lead and went on to crush the Tigers 86-37...
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Speak Out 12/6/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/06/06)
Immigrants serving; Police have reasons; What hurricanes?; Build more parking; Needed truck route; Taking credit
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Fairer draw system for duck hunters
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/06)
To the editor:Since 2004, I have randomly asked two dozen-plus Southeast Missouri waterfowl hunters if they liked the every-member draw at Otter Slough and Ten Mile Pond conservation areas. Only two favored the every-member draw. When people hunt waterfowl at Otter Slough, Eagle Bluffs or Ten Mile Pond, every member of a hunting party can draw a numbered cube from a box. ...
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Voters distrust state's spending
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/06)
To the editor:The story in Saturday's paper about the tobacco study was a prime example of why the statewide tobacco tax failed to pass last month. Missouri receives annual payments of $140 million to $160 million from the Big Tobacco settlement, yet this study is only being conducted because $1.4 million is being given to the state Department of Health and Senior Services by the Missouri Foundation for Health, a public-benefit not-for-profit corporation...
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Making history
(Editorial ~ 12/06/06)
Residents of Scott County have a number of reasons to be proud of the three-year renovation of the historic Scott County Courthouse. First is the renovation itself, which replaced electrical wiring, removed asbestos, installed central heat and air conditioning and improved the quality of the workplace for county employees. It also provided a long-needed upgrade for a building on the National Register of Historic Places...
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Most of Farmington has power back; shelter to close today
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- For Verena Robinson, it has been five long days since her home at 712 Warren St. in Farmington was livable. And nothing she has heard lately makes her believe she's getting back soon. "I'd like to go back by the end of the week, but we'll just wait and see what happens," she said from the shelter run by the Red Cross at the Farmington Civic Center...
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Woman would appreciate gifts for her canine companion
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
Ms. E is 91. Her dog keeps her company most of the time since she lives alone and has no close family in the area. Her meager Social Security check leaves little left over for anything extra. Her dog is one of the highlights in her life and having toys for her pet would make Ms. E's Christmas really meaningful. Watching him play with the toys would give her real satisfaction, knowing that her companion is getting to have some fun...
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Club news
(Community News ~ 12/06/06)
Oak Ridge FCE The Oak Ridge FCE Club met Nov. 14 with Jean Rehak, president, presiding. Lee Anderson and Rehak reported collecting $61 for the Pennies for Friendship group. Nelda Crader, Anderson and Rehak reported on the district meeting in Brazeau, Mo. Betty Dellinger, Crader and Rehak attended the leader training meeting...
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Police overkill: Death of Cape Girardeau native draws national attention
(Column ~ 12/06/06)
By John W. Whitehead Once upon a time, the motto emblazoned on police cars was "To Protect and Serve." However, as police forces are transformed into pseudo-SWAT teams, complete with riot gear and a take-no-prisoners attitude, the fear that cops are overstepping their limits is on the rise...
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Candy calamity
(Community ~ 12/06/06)
Just ask my mother, and she'll tell you I'm not much of a cook. Rarely do I even attempt to bake something in the oven -- that's why microwaves were invented, right? In an effort to enhance my cooking skills, I will fill this space with my adventures in the kitchen...
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Out of the past 12/6/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/06/06)
After a complaint is signed alleging the event violates Missouri's law against Sunday sales, Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. warns organizers of a doll and miniature doll house show at the Arena Building that sales cannot take place; no sales occur, and about three-quarters of the people who were to have booths leave early in the day...
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Sweet snacks for the holiday
(Column ~ 12/06/06)
I've noticed many area Christmas events taking place. Many churches have programs planned and each one is special in its own way. One of my favorite programs so far this year was the Bethlehem Village of Hope event at the Baptist church in Delta. The church pulled off a memorable evening for our family -- one that is sure to be an annual tradition with us. ...
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16 in Missouri and Illinois confirmed dead from storm and its aftermath
(State News ~ 12/06/06)
ST. LOUIS -- For more than 160,000 Midwesterners without power for a sixth day Tuesday, trying to stay warm can be just as dangerous as facing below-freezing temperatures. Sixteen deaths in Missouri and Illinois have been blamed on last week's winter storm and its aftermath, and frustrations with the prolonged power outage prompted some harsh criticism of Ameren Corp. on Tuesday by Missouri's utility regulators...
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Fire report 12/6/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/06/06)
n At 3:22 p.m., emergency medical service in the 3200 block of Gordonville Road. n At 4:02 p.m., motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Independence and Broadview streets. n At 5:23 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2600 block of Enterprise Street...
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Police report 12/6/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/06/06)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; DWIs; Summons; Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous; Assault; Burglary; Theft; Miscellaneous; Southeast Missouri State University: Theft
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Births 12/6/06
(Births ~ 12/06/06)
Spooler; Hale; Harris; Edmonds; Snider; Burleson; Cohn; Seiler; Wilkinson
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Martha Vandivort
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
Martha Alice Vandivort, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born June 15, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Mae Sanford Tanner. She married Sam Vandivort, who preceded her in death. Vandivort was a graduate of the former College High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University...
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Jim Bankson
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Jim Bill Bankson, 73, of Mounds died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill.
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Valora Eisenman
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Valora Lucille Eisenman, 77, of St. Ignace, Mich., died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, at Mackinac Straits Hospital following a lingering illness. She was born Jan. 4, 1929, in McClure, daughter of Robert and Amy Kirk Burris. She and Robert Eisenman were married Jan. 3, 1948. He died June 15, 2006...
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Bruce Carter
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
Bruce Lee Carter, infant son of Jason L. Carter and Andrea J. Chupp, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 17, 2006. Survivors include his parents of Patton, Mo.; paternal grandfather and stepgrandmother, Rodger and Sherry Grubbs of Patton; paternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Susan and Richard Carter of Elkhart, Ind.; maternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Tammy and Fred Betts of Elkhart; maternal grandfather, Rex G. ...
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Forecast worsens for shuttle launch
(National News ~ 12/06/06)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA wrestled with two late-breaking technical concerns that showed up Tuesday two days before the scheduled launch of space shuttle Discovery, but managers weren't sure if they could delay the start of the mission. The launch still was scheduled for Thursday night...
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Mediocrity may mean playoffs in NFC
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/06)
NEW YORK -- Going .500 gets fans upset, coaches in trouble and players released. Except in this year's NFC, where a break-even mark is looking playoff-worthy. And a winning record makes you a Super Bowl contender. When the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Carolina Panthers on Monday night, it created a four-way logjam for the two NFC wild-card berths between those teams, the New York Giants and Atlanta -- all at 6-6...
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Drew, Lugo sign with Red Sox
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/06)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Greg Maddux is headed to the San Diego Padres, while the Boston Red Sox added right fielder J.D. Drew and shortstop Julio Lugo. Halfway through baseball's winter meetings, teams remained focused on free agents instead of potential trades...
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Blues honor Hull, retire jersey
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues didn't stop at retiring Brett Hull's No. 16 jersey on Tuesday night. They arranged to have his name added to the street bordering their arena. Just the jersey would have been plenty for Hull, graying at the temples but as captivating as ever during pregame ceremonies. ...
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Red Wings cap Blues' festivities with a loss
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Pavel Datsyuk got his first goal in 16 games and added an assist and the Detoit Red Wings spoiled the retirement of Brett Hull's jersey with a 5-1 victory over the Blues on Tuesday night. The pre-game ceremony marking the retirement of the No. ...
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Saxony foils SC season opener
(College Sports ~ 12/06/06)
The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team used a big second quarter to ruin Scott City's season opener Tuesday night with an 80-67 victory. The Crusaders outscored the host Rams 33-18 in the second period to erase a 14-9 first-quarter deficit and go up 42-32 at halftime...
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Tobacco triangle
(College Sports ~ 12/06/06)
To college basketball fans, it's a small patch of heaven: Three schools with championship banners and fanatic followings. For three days last week, the ACC-Big Ten Challenge provided an opportunity available in only one place -- Tobacco Road. Michigan at North Carolina State on Monday. Indiana at Duke on Tuesday. Ohio State at North Carolina on Wednesday...
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Bush finds time for his pedaling passion
(Other Sports ~ 12/06/06)
WASHINGTON -- Swapping his running shoes for bicycle pedals, President Bush bid adieu to painful runner's knees and transformed himself into a devoted mountain biker -- and high-tech gearhead. Even with elections looming, the cyclist-in-chief made time earlier this month for his ritual mountain biking on weekends. ...
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Gates to Senate committee: U.S. neither winning nor losing in Iraq
(National News ~ 12/06/06)
WASHINGTON -- Robert Gates, seemingly clinching confirmation as the new secretary of defense, said Tuesday the United States is not winning in Iraq and he's confident President Bush will listen to his ideas about forging a new war strategy. He won speedy and unanimous approval from the Senate Armed Services Committee after five hours of testimony, a bipartisan show of support that suggested how eager many lawmakers are to replace Donald H. ...
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Indictments sought in alleged CIA kidnapping
(National News ~ 12/06/06)
MILAN, Italy -- An Italian prosecutor on Tuesday requested the indictment of 26 Americans and five Italian secret service officials in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan -- a case that continues to be an irritant to U.S.-Italian relations. ...
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Pakistan willing to give up claim to Kashmir
(International News ~ 12/06/06)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that Pakistan is willing to give up its claim to Kashmir if India reciprocates and agrees to self-governance in the disputed Himalayan region that they have fought over for decades. ...
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Owner skeptical that wiring sparked group home fire
(State News ~ 12/06/06)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The owner of a Southwest Missouri group home where 10 people died in a fire last week said he was skeptical of comments by investigators that faulty wiring may have caused the blaze. Robert Dupont, 62, also denied that he is an operator of the home under the state definition of that term, an issue that has arisen since fire gutted the Anderson Guest House Nov. ...
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Redhawks to provide preview Thursday
(College Sports ~ 12/06/06)
The season doesn't begin for more than a month, but Southeast Missouri State gymnastics fans will have an early opportunity for a sneak preview of the team on Thursday. Southeast will conduct its annual intrasquad meet at 5 p.m. at Parker Gymnasium. There is no admission charge...
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Report finds schools for disabled cost more
(State News ~ 12/06/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A report on state-run schools for children with severe disabilities finds it costs more to teach them in separate schools than through their local district. That's just the conclusion advocates fear, and they say it doesn't tell the whole story...
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B.J. Smith resigns as women's basketball coach
(College Sports ~ 12/06/06)
B.J. Smith resigned his position as the women's basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State, the university announced Wednesday in a news release. "In a joint statement, Southeast Missouri State University and B.J. Smith, the head coach of the women's basketball team, announced today that Mr. Smith has decided that it is in his and the university's best interests that he voluntarily resign from the university."...
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Missouri Bootheel man accused of killing infant son
(State News ~ 12/07/06)
KENNETT, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri Bootheel man faces second-degree murder charges in the death of his 4-month-old son. Eric "Rat" Hooper, 29, of Kennett, was arrested Saturday and arraigned Tuesday. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 9. He is jailed on $250,000 bond...
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Suit over Tenn. death settled
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- A Cape Girardeau woman whose son suffocated during an arrest when four police officers held him face-down on the ground will teach Chattanooga police recruits about his death as part of a settlement in an excessive force lawsuit...
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Two Cape women plead guilty to child endangerment
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
Two Cape Girardeau women pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree misdemeanor endangerment of a child in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court. Amanda Olivo, 32, and Valenta Young, 51, put a 12-year-old girl on oral contraceptives so she could have sex with a 17-year-old boy between the dates of July 16 and Sept. 25...
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Pearl Harbor to Baghdad
(Column ~ 12/07/06)
Dec. 7, 2006 Dear Patty, Most people live in a dorm room or an apartment when they leave home for the first time. My father has an engraved picture of his first home -- the USS Maryland. He had 2,500 roommates. He had just turned 16 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. ...
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Retired truckers reunite, reminisce
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
Truckers have a simple measure of success: miles. At a reunion for retired truckers Wednesday at Rhodes Travel Center in Cape Girardeau, the tallies were huge: 3 million miles, 4 million miles, 5 million-plus miles. They are the meticulously tracked, sum total of a lifetime spent transporting loads over America's highways...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
9 a.m. today County Administration Building 1 Barton Square in Jackson Routine business n Correspondence from AmerenUE regarding natural gas safety. n Agreement with Lorberg Funeral Chapel on space for coroner. n Erroneous assessments. n City of Cape Girardeau ordinances Nos. 3755 and 3756...
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Mexican border arrests down by about 27 percent
(National News ~ 12/07/06)
EL PASO, Texas -- The number of illegal immigrants arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border fell sharply in October and November, a decrease the U.S. Border Patrol attributed in part to having more agents. Arrests in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California dropped about 27 percent, or by nearly 43,000 arrests, compared with the same period last year, Border Patrol officials in Washington said Wednesday. Arrests dropped nearly 9 percent from 2004 to 2005...
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Scientists claim evidence of flowing water on Mars
(National News ~ 12/07/06)
LOS ANGELES -- New photographs from space suggest that water occasionally flows on the frigid surface of Mars, raising the tantalizing possibility that the Red Planet is hospitable to life, scientists reported Wednesday. The new images, taken by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor before it lost contact with Earth, do not actually show flowing water. ...
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Clouds may delay shuttle launch
(National News ~ 12/07/06)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Clouds of concern gathered for tonight's liftoff of the space shuttle Discovery as NASA downgraded launch chances to 40 percent due to weather. An expected cloud ceiling at 3,000 feet was the biggest obstacle for getting Discovery off the ground at 8:35 p.m. today. NASA won't launch with low clouds because officials want to track it visually and allow enough visibility in case the astronauts need to make a difficult emergency landing...
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Cape Girardeau County tests disaster communication
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
The scenario revealed by Cape Girardeau County emergency director David Hitt Wednesday during a training session was serious, but not a complete catastrophe as the county tested its disaster communications and updated training for top county officials.At a little past 10 a.m., Hitt unsealed an envelope that said a magnitude-8.0 earthquake had struck along the New Madrid Fault. ...
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Computer glitch hampers Cape post office operations
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
The computer server at the Cape Girardeau post office went down Wednesday, causing some problems for customers. Though employees were able to get one computer up and running to weigh items during the day, the server was not repaired as of Wednesday afternoon...
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Report: U.S. needs to go on 'diplomatic offensive'
(National News ~ 12/07/06)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's war policies have failed in almost every regard, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group concluded Wednesday, and it warned of dwindling chances to change course before crisis turns to chaos with dire implications for terrorism, war in the Middle East and higher oil prices around the world...
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Recalling the day of infamy
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
When the first bomb hit, Ken Anderson thought a fuel truck had exploded. But the then-20-year-old U.S. Navy radioman turned his eyes to the blue Hawaii sky and saw the horrific truth -- a skyline dotted with enemy planes, flying low and fast, dropping bombs on an unsuspecting Pearl Harbor...
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Anonymous donor gives gold coin to Salvation Army
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
The local Salvation Army struck gold Tuesday in one of its red kettles. An anonymous donor dropped a $10 U.S. gold coin in a Salvation Army kettle outside West Park Mall. "It is one-fourth ounce pure gold," said Salvation Army Maj. Ben Stillwell. He said he plans to sell the coin, which is worth far more than its face value. Proceeds will go to the Salvation Army, he said...
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U.S. troops welcome plans for change, doubt they'll go home soon
(National News ~ 12/07/06)
RAMADI, Iraq -- American troops in one of the most dangerous corners of Iraq welcomed plans for change Wednesday as the Pentagon prepared for a new chief and a bipartisan commission urged a new war strategy. But many of the soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment were skeptical they'll be going home anytime soon, despite a high-level U.S. panel's recommendation that most combat troops leave Iraq by early 2008...
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Redhawks hope nonconference tests have prepared them
(College Sports ~ 12/07/06)
One thing appears certain regarding Southeast Missouri State's current 2-3 record. After playing three opponents that advanced to at least the second round of last year's NCAA tournament, it's doubtful the Redhawks will face anything as rugged in the Ohio Valley Conference...
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Elementary, junior high teachers win Jackson's first faculty contest
(Community Sports ~ 12/07/06)
The elementary and middle school faculty defeated the junior high and secondary school faculty members in the first Jackson R-2 Faculty Basketball Game, which was played on Nov. 17 at the Jackson Senior High Gym. The victorious Red team had to survive a last-second tying shot in regulation and a 1-minute overtime to post the 27-26 victory...
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Woman facing theft charges waives hearing
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
Charlotte Wrinkle, 40, of Scott City, is charged with four counts of felony theft and two counts of felony fraudulent of a credit device. Winkle waived her preliminary hearing before Associate Circuit Judge Gary A. Kamp, said Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Boyd. ...
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Around Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
Drug Task Force arrests 13 in Stoddard County BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Thirteen people were arrested Monday in Stoddard County for distributing their own prescription medications. The arrests were made following an investigation by the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department and the SEMO Drug Task Force with assistance by the Dexter and Bernie police departments. The investigation was initiated due to the number of prescription medicine on the street and surrounding counties, said Sheriff Carl Hefner...
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Audit: FEMA continues to squander millions in Katrina aid
(National News ~ 12/07/06)
WASHINGTON -- The government is squandering tens of millions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina disaster aid, in some cases doling out housing payments to people living rent-free, investigators said Wednesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has recouped less than 1 percent of the $1 billion that investigators contend it squandered on fraudulent assistance, according to the Government Accountability Office. ...
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Rush Limbaugh's story about his cat
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/07/06)
To the editor:Rush Limbaugh is indeed a source of hometown pride. His awards and accolades are numerous. Most recently he was awarded the No. 10 slot on the Democratic Underground's Top Ten Conservative Idiots List for this lovely story about his cat:...
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Out of the past 12/7/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/07/06)
Cape Girardeau City Manager Gary A. Eide reports he is "narrowing down" the list of candidates for the still vacant position of chief of the city's police force; in the last few weeks, two more names have been removed from the list, which now contains about six candidates...
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Parsons deserves heartfelt gratitude
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/07/06)
To the editor:Although Dr. Adelaide Heyde Parsons will long be remembered for her contributions to English as a second language, her service as director of the International Center at Southeast Missouri State University has gained for Parsons a deserved local and international reputation. ...
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The parking lament
(Editorial ~ 12/07/06)
During the summer months in Southeast Missouri, it gets hot. In the winter it turns cold. When school is in session, there is never enough parking to suit Southeast Missouri State University students. Those are the facts. Another fact is that some students -- any not just a few, it seems -- prefer to be ticketed for improper parking on campus than to walk from any of the university lots or ride the shuttle buses that crisscross the campus every few minutes...
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Thanks, DESE, for all you've done
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/07/06)
To the editor:This an open letter to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Dear DESE: Thank you so much for reporting that you made an error in calculating the adequate yearly progress for two of Cape Girardeau's elementary schools. You gave us quite a scare...
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'Passing of a generation'
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- This will be their last visit to this watery grave to share stories, exchange smiles, find peace and salute their fallen friends. This, they say, will be their final farewell. With their number quickly dwindling, survivors of Pearl Harbor will gather today one last time to honor those killed by the Japanese 65 years ago, and to mark a day that lives in infamy...
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U.N. seeks record $450 million in aid for Palestinians next year
(National News ~ 12/07/06)
JERUSALEM -- The United Nations will ask donor countries to contribute a record $450 million in aid to the Palestinians, whose economy has been devastated by international economic sanctions on the Hamas-led government, U.N. officials said Wednesday...
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Nathan Cooper, others defend state schools for the severely disabled
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
State lawmakers and Gov. Matt Blunt aren't looking to close down Missouri's state-run schools for children with severe disabilities, state Rep. Nathan Cooper said Wednesday. "I think everyone is on the same page in that our state schools do a tremendous job and a tremendous service," the Cape Girardeau Republican said. "We are not looking to change how the service is delivered."...
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Police report 12/7/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/07/06)
Arrests; Thefts; Miscellaneous; Arrest; Southeast Missouri State University: Theft
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Fire report 12/7/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/07/06)
n At 4:02 p.m., emergency medical service to 300 Siemers Drive. n At 5:30 p.m., emergency medical service to mile marker 102 on Interstate 55. n At 10:18 p.m., citizen assist at 1100 Linden St. n At 1:52 a.m., emergency medical service in the 3000 block of Aspen Drive...
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Births 12/7/06
(Births ~ 12/07/06)
West; Myer; Bazzell; Jennings; Cutsinger
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Charles Martin
(Obituary ~ 12/07/06)
Charles L. Martin, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, at his home. He was born Jan. 8, 1936, in Sesser, Ill., son of William and Opal Stacy Martin. He married Donna Martin, who preceded him in death. Mr. Martin had owned and operated a cab company. He was a member of American Legion and of the Mormon belief...
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Frieda Pearman
(Obituary ~ 12/07/06)
Frieda Pearman, 81, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Olive Branch, Ill., died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Glenna Fox
(Obituary ~ 12/07/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Glenna M. Fox, 100, of Anna, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at City Care Center. She was born Jan. 31, 1906, in Mount Pleasant, Ill., daughter of George C. and Ida Jane Gurley Wilson. She and Samuel S. Fox were married March 18, 1925, in Anna. He died Dec. 11, 1967...
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Community cuisine 12/7/06
(Community News ~ 12/07/06)
First Assembly of God men's breakfast slated The Scott City First Assembly of God will hold a men's breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 16. Men of all ages are invited to a free meal of sausage, bacon, eggs, hash browns, biscuits, gravy and fellowship. Donations are accepted. For more information, call 264-2365...
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Delta reaches Red Devils' final
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/06)
Top-seeded Delta advanced to the championship game of Chaffee's Red Devils Invitational on Wednesday night with a 42-32 victory over fourth seeded Scott County Central. The Bobcats were led in scoring by Kaci Menz's 19 points. Sara Keys added seven points and had seven assists, and Jodi Menz chipped in six points and 13 rebounds...
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Against the odds
(Community ~ 12/07/06)
Defeat is not an option in the Gostowski household. That's the motto Tracey Gostowski and her two children, Aaron and Amber, follow every day. Aaron Gostowski was diagnosed with the cancer germinoma on June 4, 2005. After complications from several surgeries and a car accident in October, the 13-year-old knows his family's motto well...
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Living to age 94.8
(Column ~ 12/07/06)
Recently a psychic told me I was in my "last life." That sounded sort of ominous to me, but she assured me it was a good thing. "Enjoy!" she exhorted merrily. I still don't know what to do with that information. What has been more helpful to me is a recent test I took that calculated I would live to the ripe old age of 94.8 years...
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Boy's dream toy is a flying Superman
(Local News ~ 12/07/06)
Readers who may have outgrown a remote controlled flying Superman may enjoy giving it to 5-year-old Bobby, a boy who has recently found himself without a father. His dad's leaving has left his mom, Connie, in a precarious position. "I would like to get Christmas presents for him myself, but we're just making ends meet now," Connie said...
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Health briefs
(Community ~ 12/07/06)
Dr. Shannon T. Kirchhoff, a Cape Girardeau orthodontist, has been elected president of the Missouri Dental Association. His official term began following the association's annual House of Delegates meeting Nov. 3 in Jefferson City. Kirchhoff served as a U.S. ...
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Jackson Boy Scout honored for American Indian dance
(Community News ~ 12/07/06)
Joshua Davis of Jackson is the first Boy Scout from Southeast Missouri to place in the top 10 in the nation in the southern straight dance category at a National Order of the Arrow Conference held in East Lansing, Mich. The Order of the Arrow is an organization within the Boy Scouts that recognizes outstanding campers and is based on service to others...
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United Way strengthens families with new members
(Community News ~ 12/07/06)
The 2006 United Way campaign kicked off in late August with a goal of $1,120,000 and a commitment to strengthen families. To better achieve their goals, United Way has two new initiative coordinators. Reba Barkley, Ed. D., was recently hired to coordinate the LIFE initiative (Leading and Inspiring Families to Excel) for United Way. ...
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Bonds arrives at winter meetings still hoping to remain with Giants
(Professional Sports ~ 12/07/06)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Barry Bonds left through the kitchen one night at the 1992 winter meetings when his deal to join the San Francisco Giants hit a temporary snag. Back at baseball's annual swap session Wednesday, he quickly moved through the hotel lobby with his entourage and headed upstairs...
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Area digest
(Community Sports ~ 12/07/06)
Cole Pingel posted a score of 152 to capture the 10- to 12-year-old boys division in the 18th annual Hotshot Basketball Contest sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. The event Sunday at Osage Community Centre consisted of shooting from five spots on the floor in 1-minute rounds...
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Girl Scouts take part in Christmas project
(Community News ~ 12/07/06)
Junior Girl Scout Troop 27 of Jackson, partnering with an organization called "Soldiers' Angels," is undertaking a Christmas project for soldiers fighting in the war. They have signed more than 400 Christmas cards and included words of encouragement that are part of an effort called "Holidays for Heroes."...
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Bulger has no regrets about remarks
(Professional Sports ~ 12/07/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Marc Bulger had no regrets. The St. Louis Rams quarterback simply wanted to move on a few days after calling out some unnamed teammates for not caring enough about their jobs. The same went for the two second-year players widely speculated as Bulger's targets, center Richie Incognito and tackle Alex Barron...
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Redhawks attempt to build off dramatic home win
(College Sports ~ 12/07/06)
Bolstered by winning its Ohio Valley Conference opener in thrilling fashion, Southeast Missouri State now hits the road in search of more OVC success. The Redhawks (3-5, 1-0 OVC) play at Tennessee State (2-4, 0-0) tonight, followed by a contest at Tennessee Tech (3-3, 0-1) on Saturday. Both tipoffs are set for 7:30 p.m...
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Smith departs
(College Sports ~ 12/07/06)
John Ishee said the members of the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team knew the end of B.J. Smith's coaching tenure was near an end. "I think they had already come to the conclusion that this was inevitable," said Ishee, who had been the acting coach for the team since Smith was placed on paid leave on Nov. 9, two days before the opener at Tulsa...
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Heart of gold
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
You may remember Rick Springfield from his classic role in the 1980s as Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital." Women went nuts all those years ago, and they still do today. Rick, his acting career and his old hits like "Jessie's Girl" made him a household name, both in actual households and on VH1 pop culture shows like "I Love the '80s." But unlike so many other stars who fade into middle-age obscurity, Springfield is still going strong. ...
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Spreading the Christmas cheer
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
Wow! It looks like we caused quite a stir in the local music scene here at OFF last month. Actually, it wasn't quite as big a stir as we thought. Drivin' Rain read our article about Doom in the A.M., and they were a little annoyed, but that's about it. Then I went and wrote a column in the newspaper about a Doom show, talking about Rain guitarist Tommy DeWolf wanting to start a fight with Jon Thrower. Stupid move...
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New Year's resolutions you can keep
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
I have never made a New Year's resolution before, and I never plan on doing so. I believe that a person should be happy with who they are -- be they fat, a smoker, a chronic liar, etc. But this isn't true. I don't make New Year's resolutions because I know I can't keep them. Why diet when there are so many delicious snacks to consume? Why exercise when it makes you sweat? If I gave up smoking, what would I do while I was drinking?...
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Guitar man: A tale of Southern Illinois
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- The day is Wednesday, and it's cold, gray and rainy. The perfect kind of mid-November weather that sends dogs and humans alike scrambling for bed, instantly shutting off the serotonin tap in the mind. Seasonal affective disorder they call it, and this Wednesday I'm feeling it...
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You can't get no satisfaction: Local music venues have greater potential
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
It's Friday night, and you're in the mood to check out a local band ... so where do you go? With a rising number of people coming to see local bands in places that are bars first, music venues second, complications like overcrowding and below-average sound quality are bound to arise. So what venues have been easy to love in this easily unlovable situation?...
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Christmas buys for the music lover
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
Can't find that perfect gift for a friend or family member who is picky about music? Try these. Johnny Cash -- "At San Quentin, Legacy Edition" The "Legacy Edition" is the most comprehensive document of Cash's night at San Quentin, and offers the most authentic portrait of the performance. (Price: $31.97)...
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In the realm of the retail campers: An exploration of the madness behind the debut of the PlayStation 3
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
Originally this piece was going to be about the commercialization of Christmas. Then about two weeks before the so-called "Black Friday" of 2006, OFF told me that people were living outside of the Cape Girardeau Best Buy waiting for the PS3 to go on sale. I thought, why write about the commercialization of Christmas when that very thing took on a human form and turned an ordinary storefront into a refugee zone?...
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The drunkest time of the year
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
If you're anything like the crew at OFF Magazine, then you'll likely buy one of your favorite Christmas presents this year for yourself, and it will likely come in a bottle. We're talking about those nifty little holiday gift sets of your favorite liquor. You know, the box with a fifth of Crown Royal and two glasses that are just perfect for a whiskey and Coke?...
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December calendar
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/06)
DECEMBER 1-31 Christmas Holiday of Lights: Cape County Park and businesses and homes throughout Cape show off their Christmas decorations. Locations to be announced. For more information call 335-1631. DECEMBER 8 OLd Fashioned Acoustic Christmas: Acoustic artists come together for a 7 p.m. performance at Broadway Books and Rosting Co., 605 Broadway. No cover. For more information call (573) 270-5114...
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Shouting erupts at Thebes meeting
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
THEBES, Ill. -- For several hours Thursday evening, residents of this small town on a bluff over the Mississippi River battled over who was responsible for their problems. At one point, the meeting of the Thebes Board of Trustees dissolved into a shouting match that seemed ready to explode into violence. After several minutes and an admonition to "take it outside," Acting Mayor John Kennedy was able to restore order...
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Trucker's death not caused by Interstate 55 accident
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
The death of a Canadian man involved in a traffic accident Thursday morning on Interstate 55 was not caused by the accident, said Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton. Tadeusz A. Wasikiewicz, 56, of Burlington, Ontario, was northbound on I-55 near Fruitland when the tractor-trailer he was driving ran off the roadway into a median, crossed southbound lanes and overturned on the southbound shoulder after striking a guard rail at about 8:05 a.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.. ...
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Thrown-away puppies find homes
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
Dogs found abandoned in a Dumpster have all found good homes. Park maintenance workers Sunday heard whimpering from a Dumpster in Mulberry Acres mobile home park in Fruitland and discovered eight puppies in a Purina dog-food bag. The approximately 4-day-old lab-mix puppies had been discarded there only hours earlier and were shivering from exposure to the cold. One of the pups was already dead, probably from impact with the steel container, but the others looked healthy...
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Miss Kitty's visitor comes calling
(Column ~ 12/08/06)
Miss Kitty has a feller. Most of you, of course, know Miss Kitty. She's the calico cat with a bald patch on her face. She's the cat who allows us to feed her expensive food recommended by a fully accredited veterinarian and, in return, permits us to pet her while she purrs loudly...
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Speak Out 12/8/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/08/06)
Bogus testing; Police monitoring; Central parking; Irrelevant information; Cell phone indigestion; Fathers' rights; Board with backbone; Fending for ourselves
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Family counseling
(Editorial ~ 12/08/06)
Anyone who abuses drugs or alcohol -- or both -- is in need of serious help. That need was recognized 30 years ago when the first Family Counseling Center opened in Kennett, Mo. Since then, other centers have opened in Caruthersville, Hayti, Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau and a new center at West Plains...
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Bus service is filling a need
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/06)
To the editor:In the 11 years since I have moved back to Cape Girardeau, there are few things that I have seen have an impact on so many in our community the way our new public transportation system has. Through our own United Way community assessment process, lack of transportation has been the No. ...
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Police can be intimidating
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/06)
To the editor:In response to the Opinion-page article "Police overkill: Death of Cape Girardeau native draws national attention": Why do you think everyone from children to the elderly are afraid when they are stopped by the police? I ride a motorcycle, and when I get pulled over the police request backup, maybe because I have an artificial arm and the hook scares them. ...
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GAC: Something for everybody
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/08/06)
To the editor:I enjoyed the GAC Country Christmas concert very much. The country-rock-pop mixture was great. The Christmas half of the program was a variety of music, something for everybody in the audience. After the two-hour show, all of the artists stayed for a long autograph/photo session. More people should have showed up for this concert. Matt Sanders hit this concert review right on...
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Quick fix caused more problems
(Column ~ 12/08/06)
Dear Tom and Ray: I lost my oil cap last time I changed my oil. While I searched for a new oil cap, I stuck a rag in the opening as a temporary fix. While driving on the highway, my car started making an awful noise. When I stopped to look, I saw that the rag was sucked halfway into the engine. ...
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Fire report 12/8/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/08/06)
n At 6:52 p.m., citizen assist in the 800 block of Ranney Avenue. n At 1:19 a.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of North Street. n At 4:06 a.m., emergency medical service in the 1100 block of North Sprigg Street. n At 4:07 a.m., emergency medical service in the 2000 block of Lacey Street...
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Police report 12/8/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/08/06)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; DWI; Assaults; Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous; Southeast Missouri State University: Theft
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Births 12/8/06
(Births ~ 12/08/06)
Peters; Demolle; Anderson; Griggs; Pittman; Davis; Reeves; Nix; Miller; Rulo; Forrester; Schwartz
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Garry Schearf
(Obituary ~ 12/08/06)
Garry Schearf, 56, of Delta departed this world Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, for an extended stay in paradise. He was born May 2, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, to Phillip "Gene" Schearf and Enid Alice Campbell Schearf of Delta. He married Belinda Bentley July 10, 1970...
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Gloria Gramlisch
(Obituary ~ 12/08/06)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Gloria Fay Gramlisch, 65, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at the home of a daughter. She was born Nov. 1, 1941, at Zalma, daughter of Marvin and Haley Slaughter Abernathy. She first married Gene Bond, and later married Steven Gramlisch...
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Arvel Long
(Obituary ~ 12/08/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Arvel O. Long, 70, of Benton died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton is in charge of arrangements.
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Clinton Wilfong
(Obituary ~ 12/08/06)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Clinton H. Wilfong, 83, of Advance died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born April 22, 1923, son of Harrison and Stella Mae Green Wilfong. He and Norma Jean Leggett were married Oct. 23, 1950. She died Oct. 25, 1998...
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Frieda Pearman
(Obituary ~ 12/08/06)
Frieda Pearman, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Dec. 29, 1925, in Ullin, Ill., daughter of John and Mary Ann Carson Sissom. She and Robert Pearman were married April 23, 1946. Pearman was formerly of Olive Branch, Ill...
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Clara Steimle
(Obituary ~ 12/08/06)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Clara Francis Steimle, 89, of New Hamburg died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Jan. 21, 1917, at New Hamburg, daughter of Frank Joseph and Mary Bertha Gosche Steimle. Steimle retired as a floor lady at Thorngate Ltd. in Chaffee. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and its St. Ann Sodality...
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Revival Center's survival
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
Three weeks ago, Cape Girardeau police stopped 19-year-old Spenser Davis walking along Independence Street. He said he had been living under the Independence Street bridge over Cape La Croix Creek west of Kingshighway for three days, after being ordered out of the home he shared with a girlfriend and her grandfather in Tamms, Ill...
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New phone books now available in Cape
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
New, fatter AT&T phone books -- 62,500 of them -- are on their way to Southeast Missouri residents by the end of the next week, with a sleek new cover that features Cape Girardeau's new federal building and the university's Redhawks logo. Marsha Haskell, AT&T's vice president of external affairs, said all of the phone books will be delivered by 60 people in a 10-day time period that is expected to be finished Dec. 15...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission action
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
Thursday Routine business n Received and filed correspondence from AmerenUE regarding natural gas safety. n Approved lease extension with Lorberg Funeral Chapel on space for coroner. n Received and filed erroneous assessments. n Recieved and filed Cape Girardeau ordinances Nos. 3755 and 3756 regarding a land swap with Jackson and the annexation of Whispering Oaks subdivision...
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Quarter of SEMO art dept. retiring
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
When the spring semester starts in January, the face of Southeast Missouri State University's art department will change dramatically. A quarter of the department's faculty -- three out of 12 members -- are retiring at the end of the current semester: Dr. Ed Smith, Dr. Sam Bishop and Lane Fabrick. They will be honored in an invitation-only ceremony today at the Johnson Faculty Center...
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Post office has server repaired
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
The computer server at the Cape Girardeau post office was up and running again Thursday. Wednesday the office experienced a possible "power-spike" that damaged some internal hardware. Technical personnel came from out of town that evening and replaced the hardware and fixed the problem without losing any data, said post office officials...
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Bush ushers in Christmas season with tribute to American troops
(National News ~ 12/08/06)
WASHINGTON -- In traditional fashion, President Bush presided over the lighting of the national Christmas tree Thursday by asking the country to remember and honor its troops. "Many of those who have answered the call of duty will spend this Christmas season far from home and separated from family," Bush said to a crowd gathered just south of the White House on a frigid night...
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Bush gives chilly response to some Iraq Study Grouprecommendations
(National News ~ 12/08/06)
WASHINGTON -- The question to President Bush was brash and biting. Was he in denial about how bad things are in Iraq? And was he really sincere about changing course? Bush bristled. "It's bad in Iraq. That help?" he snapped. "Make no mistake about it: I understand how tough it is, sir."...
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Teens, adults separated by 'instant message gap'
(National News ~ 12/08/06)
WASHINGTON -- Teenager Michelle Rome can't imagine life without instant messaging. Baby boomer Steve Wilson doesn't care that it even exists. They're part of an "instant messaging gap" between teens and adults. And the division is wide, says an AP-AOL survey on how Americans use or snub those Internet bursts of gossip, happy date-making and teen tragedies that young people exchange by the hour while supposedly doing homework...
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Officials say Saudis major provider of finance to Iraqi Sunni insurgents
(International News ~ 12/08/06)
CAIRO, Egypt -- Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to key Iraqi officials and others familiar with the flow of cash...
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Ex-Russian spy buried in London as police press inquiry in Moscow
(International News ~ 12/08/06)
LONDON -- Exiled Kremlin critics -- including a billionaire and a Chechen rebel leader -- mourned Thursday as a former Russian spy poisoned by radiation was buried in a sealed coffin on a wind-swept hillside in London. British and Russian investigators seeking Alexander Litvinenko's killer questioned a Russian businessman in Moscow -- just before he fell into a coma, the Interfax news agency reported. ...
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Shuttle launch scrubbed due to clouds
(National News ~ 12/08/06)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery late Thursday, and a forecast for strong winds prompted the space agency to postpone another attempt by at least two days. NASA managers waited until the end of the countdown before deciding to call off the launch scheduled for 9:35 p.m. It would have been the first nighttime launch in four years...
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Phoenix police say they have caught Baseline Killer
(National News ~ 12/08/06)
PHOENIX -- Police said Thursday they have caught the Baseline Killer, the gunman responsible for nine slayings that spread terror across the Phoenix area for nearly a year. Police chief Jack Harris said investigators are recommending that Mark Goudeau, a 42-year-old construction worker who has been in jail since September, be charged with 71 counts, including nine murders -- most of them random shootings committed on the street at night...
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Supporters question Smith's treatment
(College Sports ~ 12/08/06)
Robin Cole recalled that not long after he moved back to Cape Girardeau in March 2003, one of the first people he met from the Southeast Missouri State athletic department was B.J. Smith. He called the meeting serendipitous. "I was looking for a way to resume the player of the game sponsorship that my father had done for many years," Cole said. "I had it on my mind to restart it to honor him. It's grown into more than I dreamed."...
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Sikeston topples Jackson with 13-point win
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jackson failed to take care of the ball Thursday in its semifinal of the SEMO Conference tournament, and No. 1 Sikeston took advantage in a 86-73 win. The Indians held a pair of two-point leads late in the opening quarter, but a 5-0 run over the final minute gave Sikeston a 25-20 lead and the momentum. Sikeston continued to take advantage of turnovers in the second quarter and started to pull away by the half...
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Charleston hands ND first loss in semis of conference tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- An abysmal third quarter pushed third-seeded Notre Dame into the third-place game of the SEMO Conference Tournament as the Bulldogs suffered a 76-63 loss Thursday to No. 2 Charleston. Notre Dame will play No. 4 Jackson at 7 p.m. tonight in the third-place game...
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Mailbox bomb explodes at Portageville home
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Police evacuated neighborhood homes Wednesday night after a small bomb exploded in a mailbox at 208 W. 7th St. at about 6:20 p.m. No one was injured in the explosion, but the mailbox was demolished and siding was blown off the house. ...
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Bright child needs a challenge
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
Andrea's mom, Stella, is proud of her children, who make good grades and are caring individuals. It makes her sad that only 9-year-old Andrea will receive gifts this year because of the generosity of Toybox givers. The other children, 14 and 15, understand that Stella's finances are spread thin and that they'll have to do without...
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Lyles smashes OVC rebounding record in victory
(College Sports ~ 12/08/06)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State had a fairly choppy performance Thursday night in its Ohio Valley Conference opener. But with senior center Lachelle Lyles grabbing virtually every rebound in sight, it hardly mattered. Lyles, the OVC's leading rebounder, pulled down a conference-record 32 rebounds during a 67-53 victory over host Tennessee State (1-3)...
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Missouri moves toward virtual school
(State News ~ 12/08/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri will open a virtual school on the Internet next year with the promise of advanced instruction for bright students, make-up opportunities for those lagging behind and learning opportunities for home-schooled or sick children. Missouri's K-12 Virtual Instruction Program will be available for the 2007 to 2008 school year, allowing students to take a course from an Internet-connected computer 24 hours a day, any day of the week...
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Out of the past 12/8/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/08/06)
The Jackson Senior Center has announced plans to purchase the Lichtenegger Finer Foods store and parking lot in Jackson for use as a senior citizens nutrition center. A proposal that would affect the secondary time schedule and another that would reduce the Cape Girardeau School Districts' staff by 10 to 12 people bring a full house of teachers to the school board meeting; the reduction of staff would result in a savings to the district of between $120,000 and $160,000; the alteration in the time schedule would largely solve the problem of part-time attendance at the high school level and would also mean that fewer teachers would be needed.. ...
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Redhawks stumble at TSU
(High School Sports ~ 12/08/06)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State almost pulled off its second straight big comeback in an Ohio Valley Conference game. But a career performance by Tennessee State's Larry Turner and continued free-throw problems by the Redhawks did them in during a 75-72 road loss Thursday night...
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Fire destroys Benton family's mobile home
(Local News ~ 12/08/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- A fire that destroyed a mobile home early Thursday morning is still under investigation. A Scott County Sheriff's Department representative said that at 6:15 a.m. emergency officials responded to a fire in a mobile home unit located at 339 Shady Branch in Benton. Residing in the home were Larry, Delmar and Kathy Pluhar. No one was injured. NBC Fire Protection District was the primary fire agency at the scene. Blodgett, Scott County Rural and Oran fire departments assisted...
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Everyone's a critic: 'The Nativity Story'
(Entertainment ~ 12/08/06)
This is a story that has been told time and time again, but in this realist version of the story the filmmakers seemed to capture the violent conditions that existed in the Holy Land quite well. In doing so, many of the scenes are lackadaisical and at times I almost felt as if I were watching a docudrama on the BBC instead of a motion picture. But alas, a few nicely done CGI backgrounds came to rescue and rekindled my interest...
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Little masterpieces
(Entertainment ~ 12/08/06)
The young dancers at Cape Girardeau's Academy of Dance Arts dance school will have little time to rest this weekend. In the course of two days they have two performances, the academy's "13th Hour" fund-raiser for Sahara Aldridge and Toybox on Saturday and an appearance at the annual Arts Council of Southeast Missouri Children's Arts Festival Sunday afternoon...
- Winter has finally arrived (Editorial Cartoon ~ 12/08/06)
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Red Wings nip Blues 4-3 in OT
(Professional Sports ~ 12/08/06)
DETROIT -- Pavel Datsyuk wanted to pass the puck, but it rolled on him and he couldn't. So he took a shot and it went in. His goal 3:23 into overtime completed a comeback from a three-goal deficit and gave the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night...
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Smith not sure about his future
(College Sports ~ 12/08/06)
In his first public comments since his career as Southeast Missouri State's head women's basketball coach officially ended, B.J. Smith said Thursday he thoroughly enjoyed his time in Cape Girardeau and hopes to eventually land on his feet with another program...
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Counseling center marks 30th anniversary of helping women
(Community News ~ 12/08/06)
At 29, Diana Presley is just glad to be alive. Without the help of the Family Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau, Presley believes, illegal drugs would have killed her. "I was homeless when I got here. I had nowhere to go," said Presley, who sought help from the counseling center last December...
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At the theaters
(Entertainment ~ 12/08/06)
New at the theaters: 'Apocalypto'; 'Blood Diamond'; 'Unaccompanied Minors'; STILL PLAYING: 'Borat'; 'Casino Royale'; 'Deck the Halls'; 'Deja Vu'; 'Facing the Giants'; 'Flushed Away'; 'The Fountain'; 'Happy Feet'; 'The Holiday'; 'The Nativity Story'; 'Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny'; 'Turistas'; 'Van Wilder 2'
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Artifacts 12/8/06
(Entertainment ~ 12/08/06)
Natural decor workshop scheduled this weekend; Children's author to read at Barnes & Noble; KRCU begins holiday specials today
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Holiday music beyond the orchestras
(Column ~ 12/08/06)
I didn't go see the Heartland Pops Orchestra's Christmas concert Dec. 1. Nor did I watch the Southeast Missouri Symphony's holiday concert Nov. 28. No offense to those groups -- they're both great at what they do, and I've heard nothing but good things about their concerts. The thing is, orchestras just don't do it for me. They're about as exciting to me as watching a documentary about the construction of municipal water systems. Yawn...
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2007 Hyundai Santa Fe drops weird styling, adds third row
(Community ~ 12/08/06)
The Hyundai Santa Fe should be on a Hollywood makeover show because the latest redesign of this crossover sport utility vehicle has improved its appearance markedly. Weird, angled styling of the first Santa Fe, launched in 2001, and odd, bulbous front fenders on the 2005 vehicle are gone...
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University press raising funds for the Gulf Coast
(Entertainment ~ 12/08/06)
More than a year has passed since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, but Dr. Susan Swartwout says the people of the region still need help. New Orleans and other areas of the Gulf Coast she calls a "horrible, horrible mess." "The face of New Orleans is going to change drastically unless people step in and help out," said Swartwout, a native of New Orleans and director of the Southeast Missouri State University Press...
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Medicaid funding likely to avoid ax
(Local News ~ 12/09/06)
In recent weeks, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, has helped lead a charge against a move by President Bush that sought to change the way states fund Medicaid. The proposal by Bush directed the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to restrict states' ability to tax health-care providers in its 2007 budget...
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Lawmaker seeks to block MOHELA plan
(Local News ~ 12/09/06)
A Democratic state lawmaker plans to introduce legislation to block the use of Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority funds for construction projects on state college campuses. Rep. Clint Zweifel, D-Florissant, said the loan authority has no business funding campus projects. "MOHELA's sole mission is to provide low-cost student loans so a college education is attainable for most Missourians," he said Friday...
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Autopsy: Heart attack or blood clot killed driver
(Local News ~ 12/09/06)
The death of a Canadian man involved in a traffic accident on Interstate 55 Thursday was most likely caused by a heart attack or blood clot, said Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton, not trauma due to the crash. Clifton said his opinion is based on an autopsy performed shortly after Tadeusz A. ...
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Out of the past 12/9/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/09/06)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- The Trojan Powder Plant here, a major Union County employer, plans to close its doors at the end of the month, a victim of the continuing slump in the construction agency; the shutdown will eliminate about 102 jobs. For the third time in about six months, voters in the Jackson R-2 School District will go to the polls in a special election Feb. 2, as school officials seek approval of bond issues for construction of classroom additions and expansion of the high school gymnasium...
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Speak Out 12/9/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/09/06)
Use big rocks; Shrill voices; Recipe for disaster; Poor service; True heroes; Teach the subject; No change; Parking comparison; Failing the vets; We're not wanted; Interstate cure; In the line of duty; A real human; Restroom gripe; Respect for life; Big shows in Cape; Education reality; Can't see the test
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Arts preview
(Editorial ~ 12/09/06)
When Southeast Missouri State University's School of Visual and Performing Arts opens at the River Campus next fall, the region will have two venues for first-class performances: the Show Me Center and the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall. The Show Me Center can hold up to 7,000 people. At the River Campus, the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall will provide a more intimate setting for fewer than 1,000...
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Fire report 12/9/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/06)
n At 4:24 p.m., emergency medical service at 1500 Saratoga Ave. n At 6:10 p.m., emergency medical service at 400 S. West End Blvd. n At 7:35 p.m., trash fire at 820 N. Sprigg St. n At 11:28 p.m., alarm sounding at 3253 William St. n At 11:47 p.m., alarm sounding at 1000 Towers Circle...
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Police report 12/9/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/06)
Arrests; Assaults; Thefts; Summonses; Miscellaneous; Arrests; DWIs; DWIs
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Births 12/9/06
(Births ~ 12/09/06)
Forrester; Schwartz; Matlock; Lambert; Harrington; Lewis; Conrad; Westbrooks; Lopez; Allen; Jackson; Wilson
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Arvel Long
(Obituary ~ 12/09/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Arvel Omer Long, 70, of Benton died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1936, in Wickliffe, Ky., son of Byoma and Addie May Wilson Long. He and Doris Ann Gore were married Jan. 4, 1972, in West Lebanon, Ind. Long was a farmer with Tongate Farms in Sikeston, Mo. He attended Unity Baptist Church in Benton...
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Carrie Phillips
(Obituary ~ 12/09/06)
Carrie L. Phillips, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Viola Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 12/09/06)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Viola Marie Mayfield, 93, of Sedgewickville died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 4, 1913, at Sedgewickville, daughter of Curb and Flora Statler. She and Earl Mayfield were married in July 1931. He died Aug. 30, 1982...
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Bernard Recker
(Obituary ~ 12/09/06)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Bernard W. Recker, 89, of Portageville died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1917, in Portageville, son of August and Francis Warneke Recker. He and Dolores Gill were married Nov. 28, 1936, in Portageville...
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Mary Prost
(Obituary ~ 12/09/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Margaret Prost, 79, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 30, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Frank and Alice Simpson Schafer. She and Merlin "Bob" Prost were married Feb. 16, 1952, in Cape Girardeau...
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Alex Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/09/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Alex Matthew Johnson, 20, of Sikeston died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, in an automobile accident on County Road 333, three miles east of Benton, Mo. He was born Jan. 1, 1986, in Cape Girardeau, son of Michael Deverist and Angelia Kay Grimes Johnson...
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World War II veteran still recovering health
(Local News ~ 12/09/06)
Mr. F stays home most of the time because of his poor health situation. He has been hospitalized several times this year with bladder and back surgery. He has a history of diabetes and hypertension as well. His limited income leaves him without a phone and since he lives alone and has limited contact with his family, Mr. F's world has diminished considerably...
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Court briefs
(Local News ~ 12/09/06)
Hearing continued for man arrested in sex sting MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- An Illinois man accused of arranging to have sex with a 15-year-old girl as part of a Bollinger County online sex sting had his Bollinger County court appearance continued Friday. William J. ...
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Around Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 12/09/06)
Bootheel resident charged in shooting SIKESTON, Mo. -- A New Madrid County resident has been charged in the shooting/stabbing incident at 819 Davis St. on Tuesday morning that left him and two others hospitalized. According to a news release from Department of Public Safety director Drew Juden, Vincent Minner, 42, of New Madrid, Mo., has been charged with three counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree burglary and one count of tampering with a witness. ...
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Optimism, joy and celebration
(Local News ~ 12/09/06)
As Shannon Aldridge hoisted his 12-year-old daughter Sahara onto the stage at the Show Me Center Friday night, a look of joy was on his face. That same look was on mother Amy's face as she watched from the front row. The emotion in the air was palpable -- 1,711 people all coming together for one reason, to support a little girl in her fight against cancer...
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Republicans push tax bill through the House before Democrats take over
(National News ~ 12/09/06)
WASHINGTON -- Rejected by voters and limping off stage, the Republican-led House on Friday passed a sweeping bill reviving expired tax breaks and protecting doctors from a big cut in Medicare payments. But they dumped an unfinished budget on the Democrats about to take power, passing by a 320-70 vote a stopgap spending bill putting the government on autopilot until Feb. 15. The Senate planned a vote before midnight to avoid a government shutdown...
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Former ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick dies
(National News ~ 12/09/06)
WASHINGTON -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, a political science professor whose support for Ronald Reagan conservatism catapulted her into the post of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has died at 80. She was the first woman to hold the post. Initially a liberal Democrat, Kirkpatrick championed human rights, opposed Soviet Union communism and supported Israel...
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Balmy temperatures, lack of snow threaten to cancel Europe's winter
(International News ~ 12/09/06)
GENEVA -- Spring blossoms are popping up all over the Austrian Alps. Geneva's official chestnut tree has already sprouted leaves and flowers. And Swedes are still picking mushrooms. The same question is on everyone's minds: Is winter in Europe going to be canceled this year?...
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Brazilian police accuse 2 U.S. pilots of exposing aircraft to danger in Amazon crash
(International News ~ 12/09/06)
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Police on Friday formally accused two U.S. pilots in connection with Brazil's deadliest air disaster, saying their "lack of caution" at the controls of an executive jet played a role in the collision over the Amazon that killed 154 people...
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Hospital fire in Moscow kills 42 people
(International News ~ 12/09/06)
MOSCOW -- A fire broke out at a drug treatment hospital while patients slept early Saturday in Moscow, filling the wards with heavy smoke and killing 42 people, fire officials said. Russia's chief fire inspector, Yuri Nenashev, said he was "90 percent certain" the fire was caused by arson...
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Ameren: All power expected back on
(State News ~ 12/09/06)
ST. LOUIS -- With all power expected to be back on for storm-affected customers in Missouri and Illinois, attention turned Friday to cleanup of limbs and other debris. In Waterloo, Ill., southeast of St. Louis, Mayor Terry Kipping said city workers have done a yeoman's job in hauling off many of the countless limbs and downed trees -- damage he likened to a tornado's legacy...
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Transportation chief, governor celebrate road project completion
(State News ~ 12/09/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt joined Transportation director Pete Rahn on Friday to celebrate completion of the agency's "Smooth Roads" plan to repave 2,200 miles of heavily traveled roads a year ahead of schedule. "They met a very real challenge," Blunt said at a chilly morning news conference along U.S. 54 a few miles south of Jefferson City, as highway traffic whizzed along behind him. "This is a great gift for the people of Missouri."...
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Workers begin taking down lower Manhattan tower damaged by trade center collapse
(National News ~ 12/09/06)
NEW YORK -- Workers began dismantling a black-shrouded skyscraper near the World Trade Center site Friday, nearing the removal of an urban eyesore that stood for five years above ground zero. The workers started removing the metal-and-glass facade on the top floors of the Deutsche Bank AG building a day after final permits were issued to begin its long-delayed deconstruction...
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Man charged with planning to set off hand grenades in Illinois shopping mall
(National News ~ 12/09/06)
CHICAGO -- A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said. Investigators said Derrick Shareef, 22, an American citizen from Rockford, was acting alone and never actually obtained any grenades. ...
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Rare alignment of Jupiter, Mars and Mercury to happen Sunday
(National News ~ 12/09/06)
The three planets will not be this close again until 2053. By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Stargazers will get a rare triple planetary treat this weekend with Jupiter, Mercury and Mars appearing to nestle together in the predawn skies...
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16 injured in wet concrete slab collapse at Va. construction site
(National News ~ 12/09/06)
ARLINGTON, Va. -- A slab of wet concrete collapsed on the 24th floor of a high-rise construction site Friday, injuring 16 workers, including two who had to be extricated from the concrete, officials said. Three workers, including the two who had been trapped, were in critical condition and four were in serious condition, said Tom Polera, a spokesman for the Arlington County Fire Department. Nine other construction workers and one firefighter had minor injuries...
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A landslide in the making
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/06)
NEW YORK -- Troy Smith looks like a lock to win the Heisman Trophy. In fact, the Ohio State quarterback is such a heavy favorite to take college football's most famous award tonight that this competition could turn into one of the biggest routs in Heisman history...
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Central stalls its way to victory in fifth-place game
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- After dropping its opening game of the SEMO Conference Tournament by 49 points on Tuesday, sixth-seeded Central wrapped up the consolation bracket with a 29-23 overtime win Friday over No. 5 Poplar Bluff. The game was tied 23-23 after regulation...
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Defending co-champs add new faces to rivalry
(College Sports ~ 12/09/06)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The cast of characters has changed quite a bit. But there still figures to be plenty of intensity today when fierce Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball rivals Southeast Missouri State and Tennessee Tech square off. The tip between the Redhawks (3-3, 1-0 OVC) and host Eaglettes (1-6, 0-2), who are off to a surprisingly slow conference start, is set for 5:30 p.m. and caps Southeast's two-game road trip...
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Redhawks pursue first road victory at Tennessee Tech
(College Sports ~ 12/09/06)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State isn't into moral victories, so there were understandably no happy faces following Thursday's 75-72 loss at Tennessee State. But the Redhawks did acknowledge they were encouraged by taking the team picked to finish second in the Ohio Valley Conference down to the wire on its home court...
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Notre Dame claims third place in SEMO Conference Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Notre Dame's aggressive play Friday in the third-place game of the SEMO Conference Tournament led to a free throw attempt edge of 43 to 11, and it ultimately led to an 88-81 win over Jackson. The third-seeded Bulldogs hit 27 of 43 free throw attempts...
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Crash kills Sikeston man on County Road 333
(Local News ~ 12/09/06)
A 20-year-old Sikeston, Mo., man was killed Thursday in a single-vehicle accident on County Road 333, three miles east of Benton, Mo. Alex M. Johnson was northbound on County Road 333 when the 2001 Dodge truck he was driving left the roadway, went airborne, returned onto the road and ran off the left side of the road before overturning and coming to rest in a ditch, Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Dewey Heppe said Friday. ...
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Pettitte leaves Astros to return to Yankees; Clemens may follow
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/06)
NEW YORK -- Andy Pettitte is headed back to the New York Yankees. Pettitte and the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $16 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced...
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The birthday wish
(Column ~ 12/09/06)
What do you want for Christmas? Does that sound like a familiar query? In other words, what would we like to have or give in honor of Jesus' birthday? While pondering what I wanted this year -- and it happens each Christmas -- I could think of few material items I wanted. Then I discovered why...
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Rams collect first victory at Oran
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/06)
Jay Simmons scored a game-high 31 points as Scott City picked up its first win of the season with an 80-66 triumph at Oran. Alex King added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Rams (1-1), who also received 14 points from Jamie Pinkston. Simmons also had eight rebounds and six assists...
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All 162 Cardinals games to be on TV
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals fans will have plenty of opportunities to see the world champions on television this season. In fact, those with cable TV who also get St. Louis NBC affiliate KSDK can watch every game. The Cardinals on Thursday announced that FSN Midwest will carry 130 games -- up from 110 last season. ...
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Rookie Hill expects to be in lineup Monday
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams cornerback Tye Hill is expected back on the field Monday night against the Chicago Bears, but fellow rookie Victor Adeyanju will need at least an extra week after ending an attempt to play with a broken forearm. Hill, the Rams' first-round pick, has been nursing a left thigh injury the last two weeks. He was held out of Wednesday's practice...
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Feeding the hungry one family at a time
(Community ~ 12/09/06)
At a time when emphasis is on buying, making a profit and spreading holiday cheer, a group of volunteers in Cape Girardeau quietly demonstrates its faith by helping those whose season is less than jolly. The FISH Volunteers of Cape Girardeau help feed those who have fallen on hard times and are hungry...
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Bluejays win title
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/06)
Second-seeded Charleston posted a 79-72 win against Sikeston in the championship game of the SEMO Conference Tournament. Jamarcus Williams, in his second game back from a football injury, scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Shawn Sherrell had 22 points and nine assists to lead the Bluejays...
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Dog survives gunshot to face
(Local News ~ 12/10/06)
SCOPUS, Mo. -- Bud and Penny Wiesner had been there before. A desperate dog with nowhere to go. A difficult choice. But when this Bollinger County couple who have already adopted six dogs got a look at the puppy hiding underneath their porch, it took their breath away...
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Schools, state still locked in data debate
(Local News ~ 12/10/06)
A year after state higher education officials ordered Southeast Missouri State University and Three Rivers Community College to annually report on the operations of their competing Bootheel education centers, the schools and the state have yet to reach agreement over what financial data must be submitted...
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Jackson to elect mayor, four aldermen
(Local News ~ 12/10/06)
Five job openings for Jackson residents offer low pay and some late work hours but include a good benefits package for anyone who can stick with the work for five years or more. One hitch, however, is that candidates must pitch their resumes to several thousand bosses...
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Open house honors couple
(Anniversary ~ 12/10/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wencewicz of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house Aug. 5, 2006. The event was hosted by their children and held at the home of a daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Jeff Worley of Cape Girardeau...
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Ruch-Barks
(Engagement ~ 12/10/06)
Avery and Betty Dellinger of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Cathy Diane Ruch, to Lindell Dwayne Barks. He is the son of Barbara Barks of Jackson, and the late Lowell Barks formerly of Sedgewickville, Mo. Ruch is owner and operator of Hair Works in Jackson...
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McCarthy-Dial
(Wedding ~ 12/10/06)
Marisa Kirsten Kelley McCarthy and Andrew Taylor Dial were married June 30, 2006, in Bates City, Mo. Sean Sears performed the ceremony. Harpist was Michael O'Shiver and keyboardist was Denny Osburn. The bride is the daughter of Susan McCarthy of Westlake Village, Calif., and Michael McCarthy of Malibu, Calif. The groom is the son of Taylor and Anne Dial of Cape Girardeau...
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Brown-Rhodes
(Wedding ~ 12/10/06)
St. Andrew Lutheran Church was the setting Sept. 23, 2006, for the wedding of Samantha Lynne Brown and Scott Michael Rhodes. The Rev. Paul Short performed the ceremony. Music was by Trio Girardeaux of Cape Girardeau. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Mike and Dianne Brown of Englewood, Fla. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon "Pee Wee" Rhodes of Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 12/10/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/10/06)
President Reagan's decision to allow air traffic controllers to seek other federal jobs is a "farce," says Charles T. Ervin, president of the now decertified Cape Girardeau Local 466 of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization. Calvin R. Wells of Cape Girardeau, a former schoolteacher who now handles government affairs for Missouri Utilities Co., has become the third Republican to file for the 156th District Missouri House...
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Christopher-Bradley
(Engagement ~ 12/10/06)
Carol Christopher and Mark Gibson of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Alana Christopher, to William Bennett Bradley. He is the son of Ed and Suzie Bradley of Kensington, Md. Christopher is pursuing a degree in social work at Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Bella Italia...
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An etiquette guide for the single person giving, receiving gifts
(Community ~ 12/10/06)
There are two things single people can count on during the holidays: They will give more presents than they receive, and they will likely spend more money than a family will spend on them. Call it the curse of the single -- a story as old as time that has been played out at birthday parties, wedding receptions and, of course, at Christmas parties...
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Santa's list
(Community ~ 12/10/06)
He's making a list and checking it twice, so we wanted to know, have you been naughty or nice? Here's what Jill Janet's kindergarten class at Clippard Elementery had to say...
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Police report 12/10/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/10/06)
Arrests; Summons; Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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Fire report 12/10/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/10/06)
n At 4:30 p.m., still alarm at 2149 William St. n At 8:51 p.m., emergency medical service in the unit block of Doctors Park. n At 10:40 p.m., emergency medical service in the unit block of South Spanish Street. n At 8:41 a.m., emergency medical service at 2800 Gordonville Road...
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Opera house loses prop head that caused security scare
(Entertainment ~ 12/10/06)
BERLIN -- Muhammad's severed head already caused enough consternation at Berlin's Deutsche Oper. Fear that the head -- a prop in a Mozart opera -- could anger Muslims prompted the cancellation of the show in November and charges of needless self-censorship. Now the head has vanished along with those of Jesus, Buddha and Neptune just before the performance returns to the stage...
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Stephanopoulos' 'This Week' gathers steam
(Entertainment ~ 12/10/06)
NEW YORK -- Nearly losing his job on Sunday mornings may someday be remembered as the turning point in George Stephanopoulos' broadcast-journalism career. His show, ABC News' "This Week," has gathered momentum this fall with some newsmaking interviews of President Bush and Vice President Cheney and his first-ever second-place finish to "Meet the Press" in a ratings sweeps month since he began as host in 2002...
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Melba Myers
(Obituary ~ 12/10/06)
Melba C. Myers, 80, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, at John Knox Village Care Center in Kansas City. She was born Aug. 15, 1926, in Zalma, Mo., daughter of Harley W. and Clessie M. White Myers. Melba taught school for seven years in Malden, Mo., four years in Jackson and 26 years in Cape Girardeau, with most of those years as a Spanish teacher. ...
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Robert Lindsey
(Obituary ~ 12/10/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert M. Lindsey, 9 months, of Perryville died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 25, 2006, at St. Louis, son of Matthew R. Lindsey and Amanda Cooper. Survivors include his parents of Perryville; paternal grandmother, Connie Kirkover of Chester, Ill.; maternal grandmother, Tressa Cooper of Fredericktown, Mo.; maternal grandfather, Ed Bone Sr.; paternal great-grandparents, Harley and Nancy Kirkover of Chester; maternal great-grandmother, Jeanne O'Cull of Grand Tower, Ill.. ...
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Julius Allen
(Obituary ~ 12/10/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Julius Landrith "Lanny" Allen, 65, of Sikeston died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Nov. 6, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ernest Clifford and Geneva Kluesner Allen. Allen was employed for 38 years at AT&T and Southwestern Bell Telephone. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of the Eagles Aerie 3319 and the American Legion...
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Carrie Phillips
(Obituary ~ 12/10/06)
Carrie L. Phillips, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 14, 1919, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Hosea and Anna Bell Self O'Daniell. She and Otis Phillips were married on April 1, 1944, in Piggott, Ark. He died Aug. 30, 2001...
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Virgie Barlow
(Obituary ~ 12/10/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Virgie Barlow Jackson, 88, of Anna died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, at her home. She was born May 12, 1918, at Cypress, Ill., daughter of George and Lula Gore Mangrum. She and Loren S. Barlow were married Dec. 30, 1933, in Cobden, Ill. He died Aug. 5, 1982. She and Jewell Jackson were married March 15, 1983, in Anna. He died Aug. 8, 2001...
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Melba Hillis
(Obituary ~ 12/10/06)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Melba Lee Hillis, 79, of Gideon died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born on Dec. 19, 1926, at Clarkton, Mo., daughter of A.D. and Nettie Langston House. She and Clarence Hillis were married May 28, 1943, at Campbell, Mo...
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Daisy Hahs
(Obituary ~ 12/10/06)
HIGH RIDGE, Mo. -- Daisy M. Hahs, 96, of High Ridge died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at her home. She was born Aug. 4, 1910, at Patton, Mo., daughter of Pinkney and Rella Seabaugh Brotherton. Hahs was a member of Fellowship First Baptist Church of High Ridge...
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New case, old wounds
(Local News ~ 12/10/06)
An Illinois man who served time in prison for reckless homicide in 1986 appeared in Alexander County Circuit Court last week on new charges of driving while intoxicated. David D. Hull, 45, of Thebes, Ill., spent 2 1/2 years in prison after he was sentenced in 1987 to five years in prison for reckless homicide, driving while under the influence of alcohol and unlawful possession of a controlled substance...
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Foster families enjoy bowling, visiting friends
(Local News ~ 12/10/06)
About a hundred foster children, their parents and employees of the 32nd Circuit Children's Division got together at Jackson Bowling Alley for food, bowling and visiting with each other and Santa on Saturday. "The party gives children the opportunity to see they're part of a larger community," said FPA president Jack McDonald...
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Red Hat Society holds Christmas party
(Local News ~ 12/10/06)
A vibrating blur of red and purple adorned the University Center Ballroom on Saturday when about 350 members from 29 chapters of the Red Hat Society attended their Christmas party. The red hats and purple dresses are worn by those 50 and over while the lighter hues -- pink and lavender -- are assigned to those who are younger. The scene was primarily Red Hats -- a few pink ones here and there -- but the variety was astounding...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda
(Local News ~ 12/10/06)
9 a.m. Monday County Administration Building 1 Barton Square Jackson Routine business n Correspondence with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources regarding demolition projects. n Certificate with Rhodes 101 for excise tax on gasoline and diesel...
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Congress limps to finish, makes way for Dems
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
WASHINGTON -- The 109th session of Congress, frustrated by partisanship and criticized for its meager record of accomplishment, ended with a flurry of bill-passing and promises of change when Democrats take over the House and Senate in January. Before the predawn finish Saturday, departing House Speaker Dennis Hastert acknowledged that after eight years, the longest stretch for a Republican in the job, he will welcome a return to the rank and file. ...
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Rumsfeld pays farewell visit to troops in Iraq
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Saturday. "He's there to express his appreciation to the troops and to thank both the troops and their families for the sacrifices they are making," said Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Vician, a Defense Department spokesman...
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Ethics panel criticizes Hastert, says GOP negligent in page scandal
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers and aides failed for a decade to protect male pages from sexual come-ons by former Rep. Mark Foley -- once described as a "ticking time bomb" -- but they broke no rules and should not be punished, the House ethics committee concluded Friday...
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Fiji coup leader runs want ads to fill Cabinet posts for new government
(International News ~ 12/10/06)
SUVA, Fiji -- Fiji's coup leader ran want ads in local newspapers Saturday to fill vacant Cabinet jobs, trying to piece together a new government for the south Pacific country. Army chief Frank Bainimarama has removed a swathe of senior civil servants, including top police officers, saying he is weeding out corruption entrenched in the administration of ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase...
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Palestinian president threatens early elections
(International News ~ 12/10/06)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened on Saturday to call early elections to end an impasse with Hamas but set no date for the vote, signaling he has not given up on forming a unity government with the Islamic militant group...
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Saddam's nephew escapes prison as Iraq's violence claims more victims
(International News ~ 12/10/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A nephew of Saddam Hussein serving a life sentence for financing insurgents and possessing bombs escaped from prison Saturday in northern Iraq with the help of a police officer, authorities said. Sectarian attacks killed at least 20 people, including five who died in a suicide car bombing outside a Shiite shrine in Karbala, police said. Officers also found 39 bullet-riddled bodies in Baghdad that apparently were victims of revenge killings by Sunni Arabs and Shiites...
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Iran offers to help with U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq
(International News ~ 12/10/06)
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Iran's foreign minister delivered a blunt challenge to the United States on Saturday, saying Tehran is willing to help U.S. troops withdraw from neighboring Iraq but only if Washington makes some tough policy changes. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki claimed U.S. troops were responsible for at least half the violence tearing apart Iraq and that their departure would pay security dividends for the entire region...
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Ahmadinejad: Iran installing 3,000 centrifuges to expand nuclear program
(International News ~ 12/10/06)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has begun installing 3,000 centrifuges in an expansion of its uranium enrichment program that brings the Islamic nation significantly closer to large-scale production of nuclear fuel, the president said Saturday. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also claimed that the international community was caving in to Tehran's demands to continue its nuclear program...
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Russia will send investigators to London to probe ex-Soviet spy's death
(International News ~ 12/10/06)
LONDON -- Russia plans to send investigators to London to conduct inquiries into the death of a former KGB agent, the chief prosecutor's office said Saturday, as forensic teams combed two houses in Germany and a London hotel now at the center of the investigation into his poisoning...
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Panicked victims trapped between locked gate, fire at Moscow hospital
(International News ~ 12/10/06)
MOSCOW -- The locked gates and barred windows that kept 45 women from escaping a fire early Saturday at a drug treatment center pointed to conditions now common in post-Soviet Russia's state-run institutions. An official described a scene that hinted at horrific panic as patients struggled to escape the fire -- Moscow's deadliest in decades...
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Scientist trying to unlock secrets of Chicago's resident squirrels
(State News ~ 12/10/06)
CHICAGO -- Squirrels hit the genetic lottery with their chubby cheeks and bushy tails. They're rodents, after all, and it's hard to imagine picnickers tossing peanuts and cookies their way if they looked like rats. But good looks alone don't get you through Chicago winters. They don't help you negotiate a treacherous landscape of hungry cats, big cars and metal traps...
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Woman cares for horses injured in barn collapse
(State News ~ 12/10/06)
JASPER, Mo. -- The injuries were too much for the pregnant mare, but 20 other horses that were in a southwest Missouri barn that collapsed under the weight of ice and snow are coming along, their owner and a veterinarian said. Robin Ramirez has been spending 12 hours a day caring for her horses since Monday's collapse, which brought chain saw-wielding members of the Jasper Volunteer Fire Department to the scene to cut away the fallen wood and metal...
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Children explore, learn with new program at Fantastic Caverns
(State News ~ 12/10/06)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A group of fourth-graders were the first to participate in a new expanded educational program at Fantastic Caverns. The students from Weaver Elementary School climbed into two Jeep-drawn trailers and hit the cave trails. The two-hour tour was carefully crafted by Fantastic Caverns staff...
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St. Charles soldier killed in Iraq
(State News ~ 12/10/06)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A 32-year-old Missouri soldier who died in Iraq knew from a young age that he wanted a military career, his family said. Army Capt. Travis Patriquin, a 1992 graduate of Francis Howell North High School, served with the 1st Brigade, First Armored Division in Tikrit, Iraq. A Defense Department report on his death was pending, but his family issued a statement Friday saying he died Wednesday...
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NASA: Building lunar outpost would be cheaper than getting to moon
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It'll be cheaper to build a permanent moon base and keep it running than it will be to get to the moon. Just don't ask how much, NASA's boss says. The U.S. space agency's newly unveiled grand plan for a continually staffed lunar outpost starting around 2024 doesn't come with a similarly grand price tag. It doesn't come with a price tag at all...
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Laboratory study out of Los Alamos: Honeybees can sniff out explosives
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Here's the latest buzz on detecting explosives: bomb-sniffing bees. A study at Los Alamos National Laboratory has found that honeybees can be trained to detect explosives, even in tiny quantities. "These bees really perform," said bee biologist Timothy Haarmann, the study's leader...
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Washington sees results translating bureaucracy's jargon into English
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The average person may find it tough to understand state government, but Washington state officials want to deploy changes to alleviate state personnel's employment of jargon and legalese that routinely pervade interfaces with constituents...
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North Pole, Alaska, flooded with letters to Santa Claus
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
NORTH POLE, Alaska -- It's a name that needs no address. Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North Pole. So letters sent to the roly-poly icon find their way to the small town of North Pole deep in Alaska's interior, including those simply addressed to Santa. Last year, 120,000 letters arrived from 26 countries, not counting the thousands with no return address...
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Santa's helper helps the needy
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of Santa's helpers roamed the streets, thrift stores and coin-operated laundries of the state's capital, making small talk before peeling $100 bills from his pocket and giving them to needy strangers. "He just said Merry Christmas and gave me $100," said Yvonne Dail, 50. "I don't know what to say except that I needed it. I just got divorced, had my gas turned off and I've been feeling pretty low."...
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Word of the year goes to Stephen Colbert's 'truthiness'
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- After 12 months of naked partisanship on Capitol Hill, on cable TV and in the blogosphere, the word of the year for 2006 is ... "truthiness." The word -- if one can call it that -- best summed up 2006, according to an online survey by dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster...
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Discovery lifts off for first night launch in four years
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Discovery lit up the sky late Saturday, blazing off for the first nighttime space shuttle launch in four years -- the latest step in NASA's ambitious schedule to complete the international space station. The shuttle's fiery ascent turned night into day for spectators at the Kennedy Space Center. A cloudy sky with blustery winds earlier in the day gave way to clear skies and a gentle breeze at launch time...
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Police: Shooter thought he was cheated over invention
(National News ~ 12/10/06)
CHICAGO -- Police say Joe Jackson was turned away at least once Friday as he tried to get to the high-rise office of a patent lawyer he had a grudge against. He didn't have an appointment. When he came back that day, Jackson had lawyer Michael R. McKenna's business card in his pocket and a manila envelope in his hand. He got close enough to a security guard to jam a revolver hidden in the envelope into his side...
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Delta finally grabs title
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/06)
Delta's girls basketball team ended a three-championship losing streak at the Lady Devils Invitational on Saturday with a 50-26 rout of No. 2 Kelly in the finals at Chaffee. The top-seeded Bobcats were making their sixth straight championship appearance, but had not won since back-to-back titles in 2001 and 2002. Delta lost the past two championship games by a combined six points, including a 47-43 loss to Kelly in 2004...
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Tech gets healthy vs. Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 12/10/06)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Whatever was ailing Tennessee Tech, the Eaglettes got rid of it Saturday against Southeast Missouri State. In a rematch between the teams that tied for last year's Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title and met in the finals of the OVC tournament, the host Eaglettes captured round one 59-58...
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Grandmother raising two needs help
(Local News ~ 12/10/06)
Christmas morning will be sad for Sandra's grandchildren, 2-year-old Tommy and 3-year-old Joey, unless she receives a little help. They look at the Christmas tree and see the commercials and she knows they understand. But Sandra is unable to come up with the money...
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ND swimmers post two top-3 finishes
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/06)
The Notre Dame girls swimming team finished third among 11 teams Saturday at the Ladue Invitational, following up the Bulldogs' second-place finish Friday among five teams at the University City Relays. At Ladue, Notre Dame scored 276 points to finish behind Lindbergh's 526 and Ladue's 317...
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Wilderness areas expanded in Vermont, New Hampshire
(Community ~ 12/10/06)
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Thousands of acres in northern New England have officially been designated as wilderness by President Bush. The president signed the New England Wilderness Act of 2006 on Dec. 1. It ordered 34,500 acres in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest and 42,000 in Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest to be preserved as wilderness...
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Fan Speak 12/10/06
(Other Sports ~ 12/10/06)
Sad turn of events; The damage is done
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Marquis likely tojoin Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/06)
CHICAGO -- Pitcher Jason Marquis is likely to become the latest acquisition in the Chicago Cubs' offseason spending spree. Marquis and the Cubs are negotiating a three-year contract, a person with knowledge of the talks said Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement had yet been made...
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Smith wins Heisman in landslide
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/06)
NEW YORK -- Winning the Heisman Trophy was easy. The hard part for Troy Smith was staying composed. To the surprise of no one, the Ohio State quarterback was a runaway winner Saturday night of the award that honors college football's best player. Seconds after his name was called, he hugged everyone important in his life -- coaches and family -- let out a deep, deep sigh and headed for the podium...
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Smith's admirable accomplishments overshadowed by drama
(Sports Column ~ 12/10/06)
Not that it came as a surprise, because it was pretty much a given that he would not return, but the B.J. Smith era as Southeast Missouri State's women's basketball coach has ended. Officially, as announced by the university Wednesday, Smith resigned, but in actuality he was fired. That came after he was placed on indefinite paid leave by the university two days prior to the start of the season...
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Tall order
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/06)
Sun Ming Ming's hands are enormous. He catches a basketball with one hand, as a baseball player might with a mitt. They are hands with the touch of a shooting guard, able to sink one 20-foot jumper after another. Sun is no guard -- at nearly 7-foot-9, he would be the tallest player in NBA history. But the pituitary tumor that led to his extraordinary size is threatening his life and keeping him away from a pro basketball career...
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