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Chrysler to idle 1 shift at suburban St. Louis plant
(State News ~ 02/14/07)
FENTON, Mo. (AP) -- After much speculation that DaimlerChrysler would cut jobs at the suburban St. Louis plant where it makes Dodge Ram pickups, the company instead decided to idle a shift at an adjacent plant that makes minivans. Chrysler on Wednesday announced a massive restructuring plan that calls for about 13,000 workers in North America to lose their jobs over the next three years in an effort to return to profitability by next year...
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Temporiti chosen as chairman of Mo. Democratic Party
(State News ~ 02/14/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- John Temporiti, a former aide to St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, has been chosen as chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party. Temporiti was elected Tuesday night by the Democratic state committee to succeed former Gov. Roger Wilson, who announced last month that he was stepping down as the party's leader...
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KC police sweep finds dozens of stolen cars
(State News ~ 02/14/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Law enforcement agencies trying to crack down on a growing number of auto thefts swept through area salvage yards last week, recovering at least 35 stolen vehicles and arresting a few dozen people, mostly independent tow-truck drivers...
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Missouri bill would allow DNA after paternity deadline
(State News ~ 02/14/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Cases like one involving a Buchanan County man have inspired efforts to change how Missouri law deals with child-support cases involving men who deny paternity. A bill in the Missouri Senate would allow men to introduce DNA evidence even after state-set deadlines for contesting paternity have passed. Several other states either recently passed similar laws or are considering doing so...
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Responders learn about risks of newer cars
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
While advanced air-bag systems and hybrid cars have made vehicles safer and more cost-efficient for motorists, at an accident scene they present a risk to first responders. What those risks are and how to reduce them was the topic of Tuesday's training session for first responders and others sponsored by the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety at the Osage Community Centre...
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Cape has plans to stop floods but not the cash
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
Street flooding was a recurrent problem in Cape Girardeau last year. On Aug. 27, rain gauges in the city registered more than 8 inches of water in about an hour. The Public Works Department was forced to close portions of 36 streets due to flooding. A couple of weeks earlier the department had closed 26 streets after a 3-inch downpour. On March 9, eight streets were closed...
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Area men sued for pirating movies
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
Two area men and an anti-piracy lawsuit against them are at the center of a dispute between Internet giant Google and several large media corporations. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that several major Hollywood studios have accused Google Inc. ...
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Looking for answers
(Column ~ 02/14/07)
A recent article I wrote about the AhNiYvWiYa Tribe of American Indians based in Grassy, Mo., got me thinking about heritage. The article focused on the group's ancestral language, but it also cited people who question whether the tribe is a legitimate one...
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High school sweethearts again
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
Mike and Linda Cravens shared their first kiss at Cape Rock in 1966. That's where Mike asked Linda to "go steady" with him during their junior year of high school. And it was at Cape Rock where Mike proposed to Linda more than 40 years after they first met...
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Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission agenda 2/14/07
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
7 p.m. today 401 Independence St. Presentation n Status of DREAM Initiative Hearings n Request of JJP Investments for a special-use permit to construct a commercial parking lot on an existing vacant lot on the south side of Kingsway Drive, between Melrose Avenue and Kurre Lane, in an R-1, single-family residential district...
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Bell City to investigate eligibility allegations regarding boys basketball team
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
Bell City school officials will investigate allegations that some current and former members of the high school boys basketball team didn't meet Missouri State High School Activities Association eligibility rules. Bell City superintendent Rhonda Niemczyk said MSHSAA executive director Kerwin Urhahn contacted her about the complaint filed by the Naylor School District...
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Around Southeast Missouri 2/14/07
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
School board seeks bids for roofing project ESSEX, Mo. -- The Richland School Board voted to accept a recommendation from superintendent Mike Kiehne to request bids for its elementary school roofing project be presented for the next board meeting March 22. ...
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Judge reverses self, scratches candidate's name from ballot
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The number of candidates seeking municipal office in Cairo's Feb. 27 primary is back down to 33. A candidate who had successfully sued to keep a ballot slot for the Cairo City Council lost his position in a second round of court tests...
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Seat-belt enforcement bill advances
(State News ~ 02/14/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lt. Pat Hawkins has seen people die in apparently minor accidents and others -- including his own daughter -- live through horrific crashes. The difference, the veteran of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday, often came down to the click of a seat belt...
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House bill would improve Medicaid coverage for working disabled
(State News ~ 02/14/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Republican-led House endorsed an effort Tuesday to enhance the government health care coverage of about 4,000 disabled workers but rejected Democratic attempts to aid even more. The legislation would restore Medicaid to a few of the many whose coverage was reduced or eliminated two years ago under budget cuts and tighter eligibility standards enacted by Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and GOP lawmakers...
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Storm races through Ohio Valley to Mid-Atlantic
(National News ~ 02/14/07)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Sliding cars and jackknifed trucks snarled highway traffic, and flights were grounded Tuesday as a storm blew out of the Midwest with a threat of up to 2 feet of blowing, drifting snow. The National Weather Service posted winter storm watches and warnings from Iowa and Missouri across the Ohio Valley into parts of New England...
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New Orleans tornado kills one
(National News ~ 02/14/07)
NEW ORLEANS -- Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, Stella Chambers' red-brick house had finally been repaired, and she was waiting for one last utility hookup to move back in. But the 85-year-old never made it. A tornado tore through the city's Gentilly neighborhood before daybreak Tuesday, flattening her house, ripping apart the front-yard FEMA trailer in which she was living, and killing her...
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Homer Oberbeck
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
Homer Lee Oberbeck, 57, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in Madison, Wis. He was born Dec. 12, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Victor Lee Jean and Allyne Crites Oberbeck. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Louis Bodenstein. Oberbeck was a 1968 graduate of Jackson High School. He was an over-the-road truck driver with Oberbeck Transport. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church...
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Robert Blechle
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert J. Blechle, 67, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 15, 1939, in Perry County, son of Adolph August and Otilla Justine Bohnert Blechle Sr. He and Georgia "Fay" Henderson were married Sept. 29, 1962...
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Aloysius Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
Aloysius Francis Sullivan, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, at his home. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Alvin Ringwald
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
Alvin Ringwald, 76, of Ballwin, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Delmar Gardens of Chesterfield, Mo. He was born Feb. 17, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, son of Alvin and Florence Sherf Sr. He married Bonnie J. Walker. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Robin Ringwald of St. Louis, Eric Ringwald of Ballwin; a brother, Edward Ringwald of Cape Girardeau; and a sister, Evelyn Wiseman of Cape Girardeau...
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Roy Craft
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
Roy L. Craft, 87, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at Westwood Hills Health Care Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Jan. 22, 1920, at Neelys Landing, son of Hardy and Marie Gohn Craft. He and A. Venita Schiwitz were married Jan. 31, 1943. She died Jan. 28, 1987...
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Mary Flannigan
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary L. Flannigan, 79, of Cairo died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at Daystar Care Center. She was born Jan. 17, 1928, in Cypress, Ill., daughter of Jesse Earl and Emma Gaddish Turner Sr. She married Doug Long, who preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Kurtz of Mounds, Ill., Mike Long of Villa Ridge, Ill.; three daughters, Judy Webb and Brenda Snider of Marion, Ill., Marci Sharp of Olmsted, Ill.; several grandchildren; and great-grandchildren...
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Dr. Asa Wilbourn
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Dr. Asa J. Wilbourn, 68, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. A staff neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation since 1973, he had been the director of the electromyography laboratory more than 33 years, and is world renowed for his pioneering research on nerve and muscle disorders...
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Anita Parrish
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
Anita Marie Parrish, 55, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Whitewater, died early Monday morning, Feb. 12, 2007, at her home. She was born May 11, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Delmar A. and Bernice Latham Wagner. On June 12, 1975, she was married to Cliffard I. Parrish of McClure, Ill., and later divorced...
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Mary Alsdorf
(Obituary ~ 02/14/07)
ORAN, Mo. -- Mary Elizabeth Rasmussen Alsdorf, 83, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, in Houston, Texas. She was born Oct. 31, 1923, in Oran, to Rasmus George and Alice Maud Short Rasmussen. She was preceded in death by husband, Irwin Charles Alsdorf; a brother, George Thomas Rasmussen; and her parents...
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Cape/Jackson fire report 2/14/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/14/07)
n At 5:49 a.m., fire alarm at 280 S. Mount Auburn Road. n At 12:29 p.m., medical assist in the 100 block of Siemers Drive. n At 2:05 p.m., motor vehicle accident at Sunset Boulevard and Independence Street. n At 3:20 p.m., medical assist in the 1200 block of Linden Street...
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Police say off-duty officer prevented larger killing spree in mall rampage
(National News ~ 02/14/07)
SALT LAKE CITY -- An off-duty police officer having an early Valentine's Day dinner with his wife was credited Tuesday with helping stop a rampage in a crowded shopping mall by an 18-year-old gunman who shot five people to death before he was killed by police...
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Romney announces presidential campaign
(National News ~ 02/14/07)
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Mitt Romney, a lesser-known Republican in a jam-packed presidential field, embarked on his White House bid Tuesday, casting himself as a political outsider with the managerial skills necessary to fix a flawed Washington. "We have lost faith in government," Romney said in his native state as he formally entered the 2008 race. "It is time for innovation and transformation in Washington. It is what our country needs. It is what our people deserve."...
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Even with air bags, drivers, passengers still need seat belts
(Local News ~ 02/14/07)
Motorists may think they are in a bubble of security surrounded by air bags in doors, ceilings, seats and dashboards of newer model cars. But safety officials say the newer air bags deploy and retract within milliseconds, leaving passengers at risk of being thrown about the car if they're not wearing seat belts...
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Redhawks try to improve road success at E. Illinois
(College Sports ~ 02/14/07)
Southeast Missouri State's women are fairly certain of one thing as they chase their second straight Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title. The Redhawks will have to increase their success rate on the road if they expect to gain at least a share of the championship...
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Inaugural race will not visit the region
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/07)
The inaugural Tour of Missouri will hit the state's three biggest cities and its largest tourist town. But the cycling event will hit only one of the state's four corners, leaving Southeast Missouri among the regions excluded this time around. The 600-mile route for the event, scheduled for Sept. 11 through 16, was announced Thursday in a press conference in Kansas City, where the race will begin...
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Redhawks unable to dig out against EIU
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/07)
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Southeast Missouri State's first-half performance Tuesday night was about as miserable as the weather outside. With central Illinois hit by a severe snowstorm, less then 900 fans -- most of them students -- made it to Lantz Arena, although that was a fairly impressive turnout given the circumstances...
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Scott Co. Central upends Doniphan
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/07)
Drew Thomas, Caleb Johnson and D.D. Gillespie combined for 66 points to lead the Braves in a 74-70 home win against Doniphan in the battle of state-ranked teams. Scott County Central (19-4) entered the game as the No. 7 team in the state's Class 1 poll, while Doniphan (19-3) was No. 5 in Class 3...
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Speak Out 2/14/07
(Speak Out ~ 02/14/07)
Country of whiners; Adult role models; Focus on tests; Impeding progress; Downtown trash; Reasons to be thankful; Flow of information; No on preschool; Paying for the war; Right-wing morals; Border numbers; White House exposure; Loving mother; Not much difference; Fireman's funeral; Where they live; Don't judge; Early mail; Teflon Crowell; Will of the people; Misdirected effort; Read the bills; Teaching respect
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Consolidating
(Editorial ~ 02/14/07)
The Oran Fire Protection District, the Scott County Rural Fire Protection District and the New Hamburg-Benton-Commerce Fire Protection District have begun discussing whether to consolidate the three rural fire protection districts in northernmost Scott County...
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Out of the past 2/14/07
(Out of the Past ~ 02/14/07)
The Rev. Thomas M. Mark has been installed as pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Pocahontas by Joseph Hulterstrum, assistant to the bishop; he previously served two congregations at Granville, S.D. A large crowd stood in line outside the Cape Girardeau Salvation Army headquarters on Broadway yesterday afternoon to receive 5-pound blocks of cheese being distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; about 600 blocks of cheese are available for distribution...
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Jetton made right decision about Lipke
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/14/07)
To the editor:I am writing in support of House Speaker Rod Jetton's decision to oust state Rep. Scott Lipke as chairman of the House Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee. We should be holding our leaders accountable for acts that are morally wrong...
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Politicians grab billions of dollars
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/14/07)
To the editor:Recent letter writer K.P.S. Kamath fell for the news media slant that the $4 billion in cash sent to Iraq in the early stages of the war that cannot be accounted for is biggest outrage of the day. I am not defending this except to say we were and are in a war, and sometimes the best day-to-day records are not kept for a variety of reasons and should be investigated...
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A Valentine's Day menu for two
(Column ~ 02/14/07)
If you haven't planned your Valentine's Day menu, maybe you will have time to stop by the store and cook at home instead of fighting the crowds and long waits at the local restaurants today. Whatever your Valentine plans are, I hope you can spend it with someone you love and have a wonderful time together...
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A watercolor pencil masterpiece
(Column ~ 02/14/07)
By the time you read this, it will already be Valentine's Day. So, you have one of two choices: Skip this column and try one of Susan's recipes, or keep reading and learn a trick you can use long after your dozen roses have wilted. The artists in our family have always been my mother and older brother. Mom has mostly untrained talent, but Bo took his talent to college and gained a degree for it...
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No. 16 SIU runs win streak to 8 games
(College Sports ~ 02/14/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Randal Falker had a feeling that the first team to score 50 points would win the defensive struggle between Southern Illinois and Missouri State. He was right. Falker scored 20 points to help the 16th-ranked Salukis to a 51-47 win on Tuesday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the Missouri Valley Conference...
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Two Illinois players hurt in accident
(Professional Sports ~ 02/14/07)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Authorities on Tuesday were investigating the accident that injured two Illinois basketball players -- one seriously -- when their car went off the road and slammed into a tree. Brian Carlwell, 19, was at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana Tuesday in serious condition with a severe concussion, Illinois sports information director Kent Brown said. Carlwell previously was listed in critical condition...
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Three Evernham teams among four disciplined for cheating in qualifying
(Professional Sports ~ 02/14/07)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR took its strongest stance against cheating Tuesday, suspending the crew chiefs for Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Scott Riggs and Elliott Sadler and docking all four drivers points before the season-opening Daytona 500 for failing inspections...
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Guerin nets hat trick in Blues' loss to Sharks
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo each had a goal and three assists to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Mike Grier and Patrick Marleau both had a goal and an assist for San Jose, which has won the first two games of its season-high, eight-game road trip. Ryane Clowe and Matt Carle also scored for the Sharks...
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Correction 2/14/07
(Correction ~ 02/14/07)
A source error in Friday's edition of the Southeast Missourian incorrectly identified the driver at fault in a two-car accident Thursday and the year of the vehicle driven by the other driver. The correct information is Dale Dillow, 47, of McClure, Ill., failed to stop at the intersection of Good Hope and Albert Streets at about 1:14 p.m. ...
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Lipke explains how wording was removed
(Column ~ 02/14/07)
By Scott A. Lipke Over the past few weeks, many people have asked me about the circumstances surrounding my dismissal as chairman of the Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee in the Missouri House of Representatives. Initially, I was reluctant to respond. However, after Speaker Rod Jetton attacked my character and integrity with a series of misstatements, I felt a response from me regarding the facts surrounding the passage of Jessica's Law was necessary...
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