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Scott County employees to be tested for drugs
(Local News ~ 07/01/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County government is planning to implement a drug testing policy this fall for all county employees. Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger said the county is researching testing options and putting together a policy on drug testing. The county will likely institute random drug tests for all county employees. Up to this point the county has had no testing policy for its employees...
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Lamp starts fire at Jackson business
(Local News ~ 07/01/07)
A heat lamp started a small fire a Jackson business Saturday. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the fire at Crader Tire and Retread Service on Birk Lane at about 2:25 p.m., according to public information officer Steve Baugh. The lamp, which was used to keep tire polish dry, had ignited some wood in a 4-by-8-foot room where the polish was kept...
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Losing a fear of firearms
(Local News ~ 07/01/07)
Jackson grandmother Cathi Stoverink said she was tired of being scared of guns that weren't pointed at her. Her 7-year-old granddaughter, Kari Jo Moore, could recite the safety rules of the firearm range, so, Stoverink said, she finally decided that "grandma's got to learn how to do what they do."...
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Louisiana focusing attention on cultural tourism
(Community ~ 07/01/07)
NEW ORLEANS -- As the second anniversaries of two major hurricanes approach, Louisiana tourism officials plan an August forum of tourism officials from around the world -- capping what will be a monthlong effort to shift attention from lingering devastation to thriving cultural events that are important to the recovery...
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New '1,000 Places' guide to United States and Canada
(Community ~ 07/01/07)
NEW YORK -- Patricia Schulz, author of the best-selling guide "1,000 Places To See Before You Die," is hoping readers are as interested in learning about great places to visit in North America as they have been in learning about landmarks and experiences around the globe...
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Biking restrictions considered on Maui volcano
(Community ~ 07/01/07)
WAILUKU, Hawaii -- Recent biking accidents and deaths on the 10,000-foot winding road down Maui's Haleakala volcano could lead to stricter safety rules. Park and state officials are considering whether they should restrict the number of biking tours, the number of bikes in each group, the spacing of the bikes and perhaps the total number of tours themselves...
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Hemingway Days planned in Key West
(Community ~ 07/01/07)
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Key West's annual Hemingway Days celebration is scheduled for July 17-22. The festival's main literary event is the announcement of the winners of the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, scheduled for 8 p.m. on July 20. Details at www.shortstorycompetition.com...
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Speak Out 7/1/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/01/07)
Appreciative veterans; Equal enforcement; A better plan; Similar flooding; Dental care needed; Haggard concert; Standing alone; Taxes and the Bible; Don't like law; No computer; Vote for God; Praying for each other; Not hurting anyone; Building an economy; Transparent floodwall
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CYBERTRIPS Visit Michigan's unique Mackinac Island for change of pace
(Community ~ 07/01/07)
Park your car on the mainland and catch a ferry to a kicked-back, relaxing island haven where rapid transit means horse-drawn carriages. This peaceful destination is Michigan's Mackinac Island, in Lake Huron just off the northern tip of the state's Lower Peninsula...
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Lipps - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/01/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lipps of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a private dinner at their home May 19, 2007. Lipps and Ruth Wolters were married May 19, 1957, by the Rev. Edwin H. Witman at First Methodist Church in Santa Monica, Calif. Their attendants were Mary Lou Wolters and Billy Voelker...
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Elfrink - 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/01/07)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Elfrink of Advance celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner June 17, 2007, at Cedar Street at Drury Lodge. Hosts were their children and spouses, Mark and Nancy Elfrink of St. Louis, Polly and Jim Bradford of Advance, and Jane and Marc Eaves of Sikeston, Mo...
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Beckett - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/01/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beckett of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise dinner hosted by their children and spouses. Beckett and Thelma Gibbons were married June 15, 1957, in Hernando, Miss. She is the daughter of Ira and Mae Gibbons. Beckett is the son of John and Clemia Beckett...
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Article misrepresented agriculture's pollution record
(Column ~ 07/01/07)
As a farmer, it was disappointing to read the headline "Fighting ag-related pollution" in the Monday June 25 Southeast Missourian. The picture painted by this article puts agriculture in an undeservedly bad light. There are, in fact, some errors in this article. ...
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Myers-Jansen
(Engagement ~ 07/01/07)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Willis and Helen Myers of Glenallen announce the engagement of their daughter, Abbey Marie Myers, to Arnold Raymond Jansen. He is the son of Mary Jansen of Leopold, Mo., and the late Walter Jansen. Myers is a graduate of Woodland High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University. She is director of social services/admissions coordinator at Elder Care of Marble Hill...
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Hency-McCormick
(Engagement ~ 07/01/07)
Keith and Angelia Hency of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Aysha Danielle Hency, to Brandon Ross McCormick. He is the son of Ron McCormick of Benton, Mo., and Esther McCormick of Marble Hill, Mo. Hency is a 2004 graduate of Central High School. She is employed at Premier Family Physicians...
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Myers-Crabtree
(Engagement ~ 07/01/07)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Willis and Helen Myers of Glenallen announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea Nicole Myers, to Scott Landon Crabtree. He is the son of Gayla Crabtree of Cape Girardeau and Mike and Darla Crabtree of Scott City. Myers is a graduate of Woodland High School. She is a loan processor at Security Bank and Trust Co. in Scott City...
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Birk - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/01/07)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Birk of Tamms will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary July 7, 2007, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Birk and Shirley Jean Hornback were married June 30, 1957, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Sikeston, Mo...
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Morris-Day
(Engagement ~ 07/01/07)
Anthony and Cheryl Morris of Charleston, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jill Catherine Morris, to Justin Mac Day. He is the son of Jerry and Janet Day of Joplin, Mo. Morris is a 2003 graduate of Jackson High School, and attended Missouri State University in Springfield. She is employed at Charles Burt Realtors in Joplin...
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Cramer-Ward
(Engagement ~ 07/01/07)
Sherry Trexler of Cobden, Ill., and Fredrick Cramer II of Altus, Okla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Debra Lee Cramer, to Nathan Daniel Ward. He is the son of Jim and Jan Ward of Jackson. Cramer is a 2001 graduate of Cobden High School. She is employed by the U.S. Post Office in Jonesboro, Ill...
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Lynn-Carroll
(Engagement ~ 07/01/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Steve and Judy Lynn of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Rhonda Geniene Lynn, to Shawn Daniel Carroll. He is the son of Mike and Tina Bradley and Shawn Pobst, all of Chaffee. Lynn is a 1999 graduate of Chaffee High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in general studies from Southeast Missouri State University. She is scan coordinator with Chaffee Food Giant Corp...
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Shinn-Coffey
(Engagement ~ 07/01/07)
Randall and Diane Shinn of Gordonville announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Elizabeth Shinn, to Matthew Alan Coffey. He is the son of Tom and Lisa Beattie of Jackson. Shinn is a 2005 graduate of Jackson High School. She is pursuing a degree in Spanish education at Missouri State University...
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Tranquil surroundings
(Community ~ 07/01/07)
Burden Falls in Pope County, Ill., presents somewhat of a dilemma. It's the perfect place to visit on a hot summer day when the heat index is off the charts. However, it's not nearly as scenic during dry summer weather, when the creek shrivels to nothing and the waterfalls stop falling...
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Parents pack more to keep children safe at summer camp
(Community ~ 07/01/07)
NEW YORK -- For children heading off to summer camp, scribbling initials on a pair of underwear just doesn't cut it anymore. Parents concerned about dangers from global warming to West Nile virus are stuffing their children's suitcases with everything they need and more to fight bugs and soaring temperatures...
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Out of the past 7/1/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/01/07)
Presiding Circuit Judge A.J. Seier announces he will convene a grand jury July 7 to investigate the killings of two Cape Girardeau women in their homes recently; Seier notes, however, that the jury will also be free to investigate other crimes occurring in the county...
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Fourth of July
(Editorial ~ 07/01/07)
In three days fireworks will rain over much of Southeast Missouri in celebration of our nation's Independence Day. Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville, Oran, Ste. Genevieve and Sikeston all plan big displays. In downtown Cape Girardeau, Libertyfest will offer music, historic tours and entertainment for children. ...
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Heitz-Brothers
(Wedding ~ 07/01/07)
Jamie Marie Heitz and Jason Michael Brothers were united in marriage March 24, 2007, at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer performed the ceremony. Pianist was Christy Shinn and soloist was Jeff Grindstaff, both of Jackson...
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Turner-Mello
(Wedding ~ 07/01/07)
Sarah Nicole Turner and David Lee Mello were united in marriage Feb. 24, 2007, at Chapel of the Bells in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Warren A. Kessler performed the ceremony. Dennis and Patty Turner of Cape Girardeau are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of John and Kathy Mello of Albany, Calif...
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Dietz-Sterling
(Wedding ~ 07/01/07)
Kara Lehann Dietz and Scott Allen Sterling exchanged vows May 19, 2007, at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson. Tommy Robbins of Alabama performed the ceremony. Pianist was Lynda Thompson and flutist was Julie Hite. The bride is the daughter of Drew and Melinda Dietz of Jackson. The groom is the son of Daniel and Susan Sterling of Jackson...
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Bradshaw-Leimer
(Wedding ~ 07/01/07)
Gina Marie Bradshaw and Scott Gregory Leimer were married Nov. 4, 2006, at Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Jackson. The Rev. Jim Matthews performed the ceremony. Musicians were Genny Bradshaw, Patty Bradshaw, Steven LeGrand and Krista Keesee. The bride is the daughter of Patty Bradshaw of Kelso, Mo., and Ron Bradshaw of New Hamburg, Mo. The groom is the son of Herbert and Dorothy Leimer of Jackson...
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Honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 07/01/07)
R.O Hawkins Junior High 2nd Semester A Honor Roll 8th grade -- Lindsey Batz, Trevor Beussink, Adam Birk, Hayley Bohnert, Brittany Brown, Jennifer Brown, Asha Buehler, Kyle Campbell, Laurie Clippard, Jason Cox, Kimberly Crossett, Chase Crowden, Kasey Crowden, Krissie Daniel, Jonathan Deneke, Whitney Dittmer, Brittany Durham, Brooke Durham, Renee Eddy, Casey Farrow, Ryan Gendron, Ryan Gibson, William Grissom, Brooke Grubb, Samantha Hadden, Alex Harris, Kacie Hecht, Todd Heuring, Levi Hobeck, Landon House, Kara Justis, Colten Koch, Austin Koenig, Aurilla Lawrence, Joanna Lee, Seth Little, Jacob Long, Ryan Marble, Brandon McArthur, Mindy McCuan, Zachary McDowell, Lydia Meece, Jack Meyer, Rebecca Michelson, Rylie Mike-Mayer, Lauren Moore, Morene Mouser, Christine Mueller, Nicholas Murphy, Tyler Myers, Rachel Nation, Rebecca Nation, Austin Nenninger, Robert Overmann, Denae Payne, Allison Penzel, Donald Perry, Taylor Poore, Kade Randol, Kristen Richardet, Michael Riney, Ashley Robinson, Allyson Rogers, Mason Sander, Stetson Sander, Joseph Schneider, Jacob Scholl, Victoria Schweer, Cori Shockley, Justin Sievers, Adrienne Sladek, Jennifer Stahlman, Jessica Stearns, Haleigh Sternickle, Casey Stortz, Jordan Thomas, Amy Van Landingham, Jacob Westrich, Elizabeth Wheatley, Rachel Williamson.. ...
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Working to prevent, control, cure arthritis
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/07)
To the editor, Forty-six million American adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, and this number is projected to increase to 67 million in 2030. Contrary to popular belief, arthritis is not a disease that only affects older people. Approximately 300,000 children also have the disease. ...
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Scott-Hollowell
(Wedding ~ 07/01/07)
The rock garden in Jackson City Park was the setting June 16, 2007, for the wedding of Katreen Marie Scott and Jason Kyle Hollowell. The Rev. Phil Berry performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Michael and Mary Scott of Jackson. The groom is the son of Mike Hollowell of Cape Girardeau and Gaetanna Meir of Marble Hill, Mo...
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Thiele-Mayabb
(Wedding ~ 07/01/07)
Fallan Nichole Thiele and Trevin Blake Mayabb were married May 27, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nev. The bride is the daughter of Ed and Doris Thiele of Jackson. The groom is the son of Cal and Paulette Parr of Sikeston, Mo., and the late Gary Mayabb of East Prairie, Mo...
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Ethel Lemons
(Obituary ~ 07/01/07)
GIPSY, Mo. -- Ethel Marie Lemons, 90, of Gipsy died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 13, 1916, in Stoddard County, Mo., daughter of Wesley and Hattie Ritchey Porter. She and William H. Lemons were married Jan. 14, 1936, at Gipsy. He died Aug. 16, 2002...
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Filmmaker Moore gives the accused little say in 'Sicko'
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/07)
WASHINGTON -- In many respects, Michael Moore's new movie, "Sicko," is like a trial for those who oversee health care in the United States. The industry -- doctors, drug makers, hospitals, insurers -- is charged with greed and putting personal interests above patients'. Moore heard from thousands of people who had maddening and heartbreaking brushes with this system...
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Fire report 7/1/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/01/07)
n At 6:42 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of North Kingshighway. n At 11:33 p.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of Sheridan Drive. n At 12:29 a.m., emergency medical service in the 700 block of North Sprigg Street. n At 12:52 a.m., motor vehicle accident at mile marker 102 of southbound Interstate 55...
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Police report 7/1/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/01/07)
DWIs
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Walter Vinyard
(Obituary ~ 07/01/07)
Walter Earl Vinyard, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery...
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Edward Grueninger
(Obituary ~ 07/01/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Edward G. Grueninger, 93, of Marion, Ill., formerly of Cairo, died Friday, June 29, 2007, at Parkway Manor Nursing Home in Marion. He was born on Nov. 1, 1913, in Columbia, Ill., son of Albert and Ida Friederich Grueninger. He and Lillian were married. She died in 1989...
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Carol Hurte
(Obituary ~ 07/01/07)
Carol Hurte, 52, of North Augusta, S.C., died Friday, June 29, 2007. She was born in Jackson. She was a secretary for Victory Baptist Church in North Augusta for 25 years. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church, the Victory Baptist Church Choir and was the coordinator for the nursery and the young adult choir...
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Rev. Ernest Browning
(Obituary ~ 07/01/07)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- The Rev. Ernest Browning died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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Phyllis Walder
(Obituary ~ 07/01/07)
Phyllis A. Walder, 92, of Metropolis, Ill., formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Friday, June 29, 2007, at the Metropolis Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis. She was born July 1, 1914, at Cairo, daughter of John W. and Goldia Davis Peterson. She and Frank Walder were married. He died in 1989...
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Oma Calvert
(Obituary ~ 07/01/07)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Oma L. Calvert, 85, of Tamms, formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 21, 1921, in Charleston, Mo., daughter of Curtis and Refa Groves McRaven. She and Glenn B. Calvert were married. He died in 1995...
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Counterfeit Colgate toothpaste now found in six states and Canada
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
WASHINGTON -- Counterfeit Colgate toothpaste has now turned up in Canada, where testing has found dangerous bacteria but not the poisonous chemical previously detected in four states, a health official said Saturday. In addition, store owners and police say they have discovered that the bogus Colgate was sold in Michigan and Virginia...
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U.S. coalition airstrikes kill, wound civilians in Afghanistan, official says
(International News ~ 07/01/07)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in southern Afghanistan left at least 30 people, including women and children, killed or wounded, an official said Saturday. Taliban fighters tried to ambush a joint U.S.-Afghan military convoy in Helmand province's Gereshk district late Friday before fleeing into a nearby village for cover, said Mohammad Hussein, the provincial police chief...
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Iraqi prime minister criticizes U.S. raid that leaves 26 dead in Baghdad
(International News ~ 07/01/07)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned a U.S. raid Saturday in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City slum -- a politically sensitive district for him -- in which American troops searching for Iranian-linked militants sparked a firefight the United States said left 26 Iraqis dead...
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Japan defense chief says U.S. dropping of atomic bomb inevitable
(International News ~ 07/01/07)
TOKYO -- Japan's defense minister said Saturday that the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States during World War II was an inevitable way to end the war, drawing criticism from atomic bomb survivors. "I understand that the bombing ended the war, and I think that it couldn't be helped," Kyuma said in a speech at a university in Chiba, just east of Tokyo...
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Britain raises terror level to critical after SUV rams Scotland airport
(International News ~ 07/01/07)
GLASGOW, Scotland -- A Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flames rammed into Glasgow's airport terminal on Saturday, shattering glass doors just yards from passengers at the check-in counters. Police said they believed the attack was linked to two car bombs found in London the day before...
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Minimum wage in Illinois jumps $1 beginning today
(State News ~ 07/01/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois' minimum wage increases today by a dollar, to $7.50 an hour, making it the fifth-highest in the nation. Emboldened by his election to a second term and Democratic gains in the Senate and House, Gov. Rod Blagojevich pushed the legislature last fall to boost the wage floor even higher above the federal level than it already is...
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Two American soldiers charged with premeditated murder of 3 Iraqis
(International News ~ 07/01/07)
BAGHDAD -- Two American soldiers have been charged with premeditated murder for allegedly killing three Iraqis and then planting weapons on their bodies to portray them as combatants, the U.S. military said Saturday. The three Iraqis were killed in separate incidents between April and June near Iskandariyah, 30 miles south of Baghdad, the military said in a statement...
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Pope calls on Catholics in China to unify
(International News ~ 07/01/07)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday invited all Roman Catholics in China to unite under his jurisdiction and urged the government in Beijing to restore diplomatic ties and permit religious freedom. He called China's state-run Catholic Church "incompatible" with Catholic doctrine but nevertheless made unprecedented overtures toward it...
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NFL hopes its game doesn't get lost in translation in China
(International News ~ 07/01/07)
BEIJING -- Are you ready for some "Mei shi gan lan qiu"? The NFL is intent on finding out if that is indeed the case in China. The league is venturing into untested territory and hoping the country's vast marketplace will respond to its product. Clearly, there are details to sort out. For one, the language. The sport's vocabulary may resonate from Maine to Maui, but it's a poor fit in Chinese. This, after all, is a country where American football is largely unknown...
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Rain causes some flooding, accidents in SE Kansas and SW Missouri
(State News ~ 07/01/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Storms packing more rain and rough weather hit southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas on Saturday, sparking flash flooding and evacuations, officials said. Besides the rain, tornadoes or funnel clouds were reported in several southwest Missouri counties, including Polk, Greene, Webster, Dallas and Christian...
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St. Louis Zoo's new nutrition center soups up how it feeds its animals
(State News ~ 07/01/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Right now, the pickiest eaters at the St. Louis Zoo just might be the cheetahs. Change their meat supplier, or even wash their food dishes with a new detergent, and they can become downright finicky, turning up their noses at mealtime. With 18,000 mouths to feed every day -- that's including about 11,000 insects on exhibit -- one of the nation's top zoos says a new nutrition center that opened Thursday will keep mealtimes from becoming, well, a real zoo...
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NTSB looks into fatal plane crash
(State News ~ 07/01/07)
ST. LOUIS -- An air safety investigator said Friday that a single-engine plane separated into pieces before it hit the ground Thursday in eastern Missouri. All three on board were killed. National Transportation Safety Board air investigator Ed Malinowski said wreckage was found both east and west of a highway near the plane crash...
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MU vice chancellor going to Rice
(State News ~ 07/01/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jim Coleman, University of Missouri-Columbia's vice chancellor for research, announced Friday that he will take a position as vice provost for research at Rice University in Houston. "I'm leaving for a great opportunity at one of the world's best private institutions," Coleman said. "I'm not running away. I love this place."...
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Fewer Americans see children as key to a good marriage
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
NEW YORK -- The percentage of Americans who consider children "very important" to a successful marriage has dropped sharply since 1990, and more now cite the sharing of household chores as pivotal, according to a sweeping new survey. The Pew Research Center survey on marriage and parenting found that children had fallen to eighth out of nine on a list of factors that people associate with successful marriages -- well behind "sharing household chores," "good housing," "adequate income," a "happy sexual relationship" and "faithfulness.". ...
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Newspaper: Independence signs deal for $50 million arena
(State News ~ 07/01/07)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Independence has reached an agreement with Phoenix-based Global Entertainment Corp. for a Central Hockey League team that would begin play in fall 2009 in a new $50 million arena, according to a newspaper report. The Independence City Council on Monday night will see the documents on the agreement between the city and Global Entertainment, The Kansas City Star reported Saturday. Final approval of the deal could come July 16, according to city manager Robert Heacock...
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A look at the food used to feed a zoo
(State News ~ 07/01/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Here's the St. Louis Zoo's "grocery list" for one year to keep its animals well fed:--10 tons of carrots --6 tons of primate biscuits --20 tons of herring --500 cases of bananas --1.5 tons of squid --520 cases of apples --78 tons of herbivore pellets...
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Judge denies bid to question police in extradition fight
(State News ~ 07/01/07)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A Missouri judge Friday rejected a murder suspect's bid to question an investigator who signed a complaint that could send him back to Illinois to face charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and three children. Christopher Vaughn's attorney sought to depose Illinois State Police Sgt. ...
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Worker killed on amusement park ride on which girl died in 2004
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
NEW YORK -- An amusement park worker was thrown off a gyrating ride and killed, and park officials acknowledged Saturday that a safety precaution put in place after a fatal accident on the ride in 2004 wasn't followed. Gabriela Garin, 21, of White Plains, N.Y., was killed Friday night after fastening some late-arriving riders into their seats on the Mind Scrambler, the same ride where a 7-year-old girl was killed three years ago at the landmark Playland Amusement Park in Rye, N.Y. ...
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Some airports in the United States tighten security in response to incidents in Britain
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- Some U.S. airports will tighten security in response to possible terrorist incidents in Britain, the White House said Saturday. The United States, however, is not raising its terror alert status, President Bush's spokesman said. "There is no indication of any specific or credible threat to the United States -- no change in the overall security level," Tony Snow said in Maine...
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Actor cleared of homicide charge in death of man who fell at club
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
NEW YORK -- An actor who played a prison inmate in a TV drama was cleared in a real-life criminal case after prosecutors said they couldn't prove he acted negligently in a fight that sent a clubgoer tumbling down a nightclub elevator shaft to his death...
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Officer stops Wienermobile, suspects it was stolen; now he's being roasted by colleagues
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
MADISON, Wis. -- Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer ... car thief? An Arizona Highway Patrol officer who ran the Wienermobile's plates as the vehicle traveled for a promotion briefly thought the giant hot dog on wheels was, well, hot. The Wienermobile was on the road for a promotion in which contestants sing the Oscar Mayer jingle for a shot at appearing in a commercial and winning "American Idol" tickets...
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Mass. law says nearly all must be insured
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
BOSTON -- The goal was as audacious as it was simple: Plug the holes in Massachusetts' health-care network without resorting to the politically nuclear option of a single government-funded program. The result is a landmark insurance law praised as innovative, derided as a house of cards and touted by former governor Mitt Romney as he runs for president...
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Bush, Putin will meet in Maine
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- The personal touch can be a pivotal item in the diplomatic toolbox. President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, time and again, have reached for just the thing to improve one of the world's most crucial partnerships...
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3 dead in Utah wildfire; Calif. residents return with Tahoe blaze mostly contained
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
NEOLA, Utah -- A fast-moving wildfire burning in eastern Utah overcame two men working in a hay field, and a third man died overnight from injuries he sustained in the blaze, authorities said. A 63-year-old man and his 43-year-old son were working in the field Friday afternoon when they were caught by the fire, said Louis Haynes, a spokesman for the Uintah Basin Interagency Fire Center...
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Burglar uses Web for safe-cracking tips in the middle of burglary
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
WILMINGTON, Del. -- A fired restaurant manager was caught trying to crack a company safe after he searched the Internet for tips in the middle of the burglary, authorities said. Branden M. Tingey, 28, hid late Wednesday in the ceiling of the men's room at Polidoro Italian Grill until he thought the place was empty, then went to the manager's office and tried to break into the safe, investigators said...
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Some flooded-out Texans urged to leave
(National News ~ 07/01/07)
WEATHERFORD, Texas -- A few hours after the Brazos River subsided enough to allow residents to return to their homes, a new threat of flooding Saturday may force them to leave again. The river was expected to rise over flood stage after Brazos River Authority officials opened a fourth floodgate at Possum Kingdom Lake in North Texas on Saturday afternoon...
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Area digest
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/07)
Cape Legion sweeps pair at Paducah tournament The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Senior American Legion baseball team swept a pair of games at the Paducah, Ky., tournament Saturday. Mark Himmelberg struck out six to earn the six-inning victory over Newburgh, Ind. Cape pounded out 12 hits in the 10-1 victory...
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Fan Speak 7/1/07
(Other Sports ~ 07/01/07)
Give Bonds his due; Where was the media?; Reporter will be missed
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MacCubbin grabs a title of his own
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/07)
Former Southeast Missouri State football player Terrance Sterling wasn't the only local resident to come away victorious from the Show-Me Naturals bodybuilding competition. Ron MacCubbin, like Sterling a Cape Girardeau native and Central High School graduate, won the bantamweight (143 1/4 pounds and below) title June 23 in St. Louis...
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Former Redhawks linebacker wins bodybuilding competition
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/07)
As a Southeast Missouri State linebacker from 1994 through 1998, Terrance Sterling used to feed off the roar of the crowd every time he made a big play. Sterling, a Cape Girardeau native who still lives here, said he felt the same rush June 23 when he won the first bodybuilding competition he ever entered...
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Soldier saved man during Guatemala mission
(Local News ~ 07/01/07)
The training exercises 2nd Lt. Paul Leoni completed while deployed to Guatemala this spring were simulations. But Leoni had a real impact on the life of one Guatemalan while stationed at Camp Gaylord in San Marcos. A young resident of San Marcos who had stopped breathing was brought to the gates of the camp April 8, according to a National Guard news release...
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Fashion show highlights what to wear for job interviews
(Local News ~ 07/01/07)
Ten models strode down a catwalk at Southeast Missouri State University on Saturday. But unlike other fashion shows, the audience got to vote on the outfits. The fashion show and forum at the University Center was put on by Missouri Mentoring Partnership, the Cape Girardeau chapter of Zonta International, Southeast's Phenomenal Women's Group and graduates of the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life's 21st Century Leadership Academy. ...
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Minor league baseball in Cape?
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/07)
The slow-moving traffic to the riverfront stadium offers the biggest headache for baseball fans on a lazy summer evening, but it's really more just an inconvenience. After all, the Cape Girardeau Cardinals are in town, an affiliate of the major league club in St. Louis, and fans are eager to watch future Cardinals greats take their cuts at the new ballpark along the Mississipp River in Cape Girardeau...
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Gov. Blunt signs bill overhauling Medicaid program
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Matt Blunt signs legislation overhauling the state's Medicaid health care program for the poor. The governor is promoting the changes at bill signing ceremonies in several cities. The legislation places a greater emphasis on healthy living for the 825,000 people on Medicaid. Eventually, all participants would have to enroll in one of several health plans with varying levels of coordinated care...
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Scott City Council to decide on new city hall purchase
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
By MATT SANDERS Southeast Missourian The Scott City Council will vote tonight on whether or not to authorize the purchase of a building for a new city hall. The building, located at 215 Chester St., was once used as a Jehovah's Witnesses worship center and is owned by the Cape Girardeau South Congregation of the Witnesses...
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6 homes destroyed from flooding in Missouri
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- At least six homes were destroyed and three more evacuated due to flooding in western Missouri south of Kansas City, as rivers that drain from water-logged Kansas burst their banks, authorities said Monday. Floodwaters reduced U.S. 71 to two lanes from four about 75 miles south of Kansas City near Rich Hill in Bates County, the Missouri Department of Transportation said...
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Missouri gets $4 million bonus for food stamp accuracy
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri is getting a nearly $4 million bonus from the federal government for its handling of the food stamp program. The Social Services Department said Monday that the state's food stamp payments were among the most accurate in the nation in the 2006 fiscal year. That means generally families received the correct amount of money and the state did not overpay people...
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Missouri governor signs bill closing executioners' identity
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Matt Blunt signs a bill making secret the identities of people who carry out executions in Missouri. The measure allows lawsuits against the media or others who disclose that information. Supporters say the bill is an important protection against threats to workers just doing their jobs. But critics counter that the bill further shrouds the death penalty process in secrecy and violates First Amendment protections...
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Rains cause near-record flooding in S.E. Kansas, southwest Missouri
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. -- Flooding worsened across southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri Sunday as high water levels forced more people from their homes and forecasters said it could be days before area rivers begin returning to normal. This town of 4,600 was among the hardest hit as the Pottawatomie Creek inundated neighborhoods to the south, while workers struggled to reinforce a leaking levee on the Marais des Cygnes to the north...
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Local police on alert during holiday travel
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
The Fourth of July is a major day in the summer travel season, but it can also be a dangerous one. That's why local authorities are stepping up enforcement on Missouri and Illinois roads this Independence Day. Last year over the Independence Day holiday in Missouri, 12 people were killed and 840 were injured, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. ...
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Report: Centers meeting higher ed demands
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
The battle for students between Southeast Missouri State University and Three Rivers Community College and the resulting establishment of rival Bootheel education centers wasn't a waste of money, a state report says. The report from Missouri Department of Higher Education staff to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education concludes that the rival centers or campuses are meeting the higher education needs of students in the region...
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Speak Out 7/2/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/02/07)
Breaking the law; Parisian decadence; Election timing; Coverage kudo; Fear-mongering; Waste of money; Parks supporter; No sexiest man fan; Defending video games; Racial dialogue; Giving it away; Due process; Attacks won't stop; Schools not at fault; 'Coultergeist'; Honoring B's; MoDOT on top
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The arts' impact
(Editorial ~ 07/02/07)
Boosting the state's economy through the arts is one of the stated goals of the Missouri Arts Council's Strategic Plan Draft for 2008-2011. The organization hopes to accomplish this through attracting and developing businesses through the arts and promoting cultural tourism...
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Investigating legal status
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/02/07)
To the editor:Local police of cities, counties and states in many instances are barred from questioning people about their legal right to be in the United States. This should be changed. Am I advocating that people of different ethnic groups should be stopped and questioned merely because of their background? Of course not. However, any sworn law enforcement officer should be allowed to look into a suspected crime and hold a suspect for turnover to proper jurisdiction...
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Out of the past 7/2/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/02/07)
WASHINGTON -- The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed an $88.9 million answer to the flooding problems in the St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway; the corps plan calls for new pumping stations, improvements and changes in channel designs, and facilities for wildlife and recreational areas surrounding the projects...
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Princes William and Harry to mark Diana's birthday with charity concert AP Photo LMD113, LON114
(Entertainment ~ 07/02/07)
LONDON (AP) -- Rockers and royals, including Rod Stewart, Elton John and Princes William and Harry, were taking the stage at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday to remember Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death in a Paris car crash. The concert, organized by Diana's sons, falls on what would have been her 46th birthday. ...
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Seminars cover issues of children living in meth houses
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri authorities say children who are exposed to methamphetamine face health risks and suffer neglect and abuse. A new effort is being launched this summer to deal with these problems. Starting this month, a series of seminars will be held to lay out a plan for assisting children removed from houses where meth is cooked...
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Police say man killed by officer was wielding a knife
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- A Sedalia police officer is on paid leave after shooting a man to death Saturday during a domestic disturbance call, authorities said. Officer John Cook was answering a complaint about a man cutting a telephone line when he arrived at a woman's residence and encountered David Morgan...
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Chicago's airports could stay at high security for at least a week
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
CHICAGO -- Heightened security at Chicago's two main airports could stay in place through the week and cause headaches during the busy Independence Day holiday, officials said Sunday. "Just to be on the safe side, it makes sense, particularly on this busy Fourth of July holiday weekend, to plan ahead and allow extra time at the airport," said Wendy Abrams, a spokeswoman for the city's department of aviation...
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Regulators weighing reliability mandates for electric companies
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Every time your lights flicker, every time an electricity blip forces you to reset your alarm clock, some of Missouri's utility regulators want to know. But gauging the reliability of your electricity service could cost you more money...
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Ex-TWA flight attendants try to return to the sky
(State News ~ 07/02/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Mary Pat Taylor is glad she found work. The former TWA and American Airlines flight attendant -- laid off four years ago -- now manages a Chico's clothing store in Kansas City, Mo. But, if American called her back -- she's No. 367 on the recall list -- she said she'd go back "in a minute."...
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Rose Wissmann Linebarger
(Obituary ~ 07/02/07)
Rose Wissmann Linebarger, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 13, 1911, in Oriole, Mo., daughter of John David and Ethel (Perry) Wissmann. She and Walter Howard Linebarger were married April 25, 1931, in Jackson. He died March 2, 1974. Later she married Orlie N. Grubb on Aug. 13, 1988, in Jackson. He died June 11, 1998...
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Walter Vinyard
(Obituary ~ 07/02/07)
Walter Earl Vinyard, 84, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 30, 1922, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., son of Walter L. and Beulah (Holloway) Vinyard. He and Ellen Dean (Hartsell) Vinyard were married Oct. 13, 1943, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She died Sept. 3, 2002...
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Helen D. Morris
(Obituary ~ 07/02/07)
Helen D. Morris, 90, died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Vera Marie Griffin
(Obituary ~ 07/02/07)
Vera Marie Griffin, 85, of Chaffee, Mo., died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 19, 1922 in Oran, Mo., daughter of Joseph and Frieda Westrich Dannenmueller. She married Oscar Griffin Nov. 28, 1951. He died Feb. 22, 1999...
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The Rev. Ernest Browning
(Obituary ~ 07/02/07)
The Rev. Ernest "Curt" Browning, 85, of Olive Branch, Ill., died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 18, 1922, in Olive Branch, Ill., to Arlie and Eva Gettings Browning. He married Thelma Ball July 16, 1941. She died Feb. 7, 2007...
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George Dunn
(Obituary ~ 07/02/07)
George W. Dunn, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Cape fire report 7/2/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/07)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department n At 7:53 p.m., emergency medical service in the 800 block of North Spanish Street. n At 11:11 p.m., emergency medical service in the 200 block of Pacific Street. n At 3:59 a.m., emergency medical service in the 1700 block of Perryville Road...
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Cape/Jackson police report 7/2/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/07)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Assaults; Theft; Property damage; Miscellaneous; Jackson: Arrests; Summonses; Assault; Theft; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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Texas joins global efforts to boost fresh water supply by desalinating sea water
(National News ~ 07/02/07)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- On a one-acre site alongside a string of shrimp boats docked on the Brownsville ship channel stands a $2.2 million assembly of pipes, sheds and humming machinery -- Texas' entree into global efforts to make sea water suitable to drink...
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Local, fresh and healthy food
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
Tired of wilted lettuce and days-old tomatoes at the supermarket? Three local produce markets offer area residents a choice in their food shopping. Just pick a day of the week. Cape Alternative Farmers Market is 8 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, April through October, adjacent to the Red House. ...
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Trail of Tears State Park announces summer nature programs
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
Trail of Tears recently released its schedule of free programs for July and August. July n New are Friday Night Roves. Park staff will visit campsites to provide information about upcoming programs. Children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Call 334-1711 to check on programs, as they are subject to change. Programs may be canceled due to inclement weather...
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Trinity Church Picnic planned for July 15
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
Serving begins at 4 p.m. July 15 at the Trinity Church Picnic at the Altenburg Fairgrounds. The menu includes a pork steak or fish plate, German potato salad and slaw; also available are hamburgers, cheeseburgers, homemade pie, ice cream and cold drinks. Matching funds will be provided by Thrivent River Valley Chapter 30324...
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Area man mobilized for deployment by Army
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
Army Spc. John W. Leible has been mobilized and activated for a future deployment to an undisclosed overseas location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Leible is an automated logistical specialist normally assigned to the 735th Combat Support Company in DeSoto, Mo. He has served in the military for two years. Leible is the son of Richard P. and Joyce M. Leible of Scott City. He is a 2005 graduate of Scott City High School...
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Community digest 7/2/07
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
City of Cape Girardeau offices closed July 4 The city of Cape Girardeau offices will be closed Wednesday in observance of Independence Day. City offices will resume normal business hours Thursday. The city council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. July 9 in the city council chambers at city hall. ...
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Iraqi civilian death toll declines 36 percent
(International News ~ 07/02/07)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi civilian deaths dropped to their lowest level since the start of the Baghdad security operation, government figures showed Sunday, suggesting signs of progress in tamping down violence in the capital. But American casualties are running high as U.S. forces step up pressure on Sunni and Shiite extremists in and around Baghdad...
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Bush knows what he wants from meeting; Putin's intentions less clear
(National News ~ 07/02/07)
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- President Bush knows what he wants from Vladimir Putin's visit to his dad's seaside home. Convince Putin that a U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe would not threaten Russia. Bring the Kremlin behind tough new penalties aimed at Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. Generally defrost relations...
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Levee system repairs could put French Quarter at greater risk
(National News ~ 07/02/07)
NEW ORLEANS -- The government's repairs to New Orleans' hurricane-damaged levees may put the French Quarter in greater danger than it was before Hurricane Katrina, a weakness planners said couldn't be helped, at least for now. Experts say the stronger levees and flood walls could funnel storm water into the cul-de-sac of the Industrial Canal, only 2 miles from Bourbon Street, and overwhelm the waterway's 12-foot-high concrete flood walls that shield some of the city's most cherished neighborhoods.. ...
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Israel sends tax funds to Abbas government
(International News ~ 07/02/07)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Tens of thousands of Palestinian civil servants will be paid in full this week for the first time in more than a year, after Israel released millions of dollars in tax funds frozen during Hamas rule, officials said Sunday. The transfer of the funds was Israel's first concrete gesture of support for moderate President Mahmoud Abbas in his battle with Hamas, which violently seized control of the Gaza Strip last month...
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Looking for the next big thing
(National News ~ 07/02/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Just a few years ago, the idea of bankrolling starry-eyed ventures to fly ordinary people into space was laughed off as science fiction. Now some investors are betting on space tourism as the next big thing. The infant industry got a boost in June when a Boston-area investment group backed a private rocket company developing a spaceship that will take off and land like an airplane...
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One person may qualify for new tax credit
(Business ~ 07/02/07)
In the great tradition of American entrepreneurism -- rugged individualism, pick yourself up by your own bootstraps and all that -- the Missouri Legislature has decided taxpayers should share the cost of a massive redevelopment of north St. Louis. A bill sitting on Gov. ...
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Organized labor hoping to regain ground
(Business ~ 07/02/07)
The past few weeks have produced a mixed bag of results for Missouri labor unions hoping to expand their influence as they seek to repair years of declining membership and organize workers. First came the Missouri Supreme Court decision overturning a 60-year-old precedent against collective bargaining by public employees. ...
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Higher cheese costs hit pizza makers
(Business ~ 07/02/07)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Before the dinnertime rush, Larry Lewis was chewing over business strategy at the Fat Jimmy's pizzeria he manages. The store had absorbed sharply rising cheese prices as long as possible. It was time to raise the price on pizzas and pass along some of the expense that had been eating into profits the past few months...
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People on the move 7/2/07
(Business ~ 07/02/07)
CNA named state employee of month; Hearing aid specialist gets bracelet for service
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Britain steps up hunt for terror suspects
(International News ~ 07/02/07)
GLASGOW, Scotland -- British officials intensified the hunt Sunday for what they called an al-Qaida-linked network behind three attempted terrorist attacks, announcing a fifth arrest and conducting pinpoint raids across a country on its highest level of alert...
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More air marshals on flights to Europe
(National News ~ 07/02/07)
WASHINGTON -- The United States is adding air marshals to overseas flights because of concerns about potential terrorism threats originating in Britain and Europe, the homeland security chief said Sunday. "I think given what we know now, we're comfortable that we're at the right posture," Michael Chertoff said during a round of talk show appearances...
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'Ratatouille' cooks up $47.2M debut
(Entertainment ~ 07/02/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Disney has put a rodent on top of the box office, though not the studio's venerable mascot, Mickey Mouse. "Ratatouille," an animated comedy about a gourmet rat that gets a chance to cook in a French restaurant, debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with $47.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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Ludwick belts two HRs in 11-7 win over Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/07)
CINCINNATI -- This one deserved the yardstick. Ryan Ludwick hit a solo homer that landed above the batter's eye -- an impressive drive that everyone in the ballpark watched except him -- and added a three-run shot Sunday, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds...
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Springfield foils Capahas sweep
(Community Sports ~ 07/02/07)
Plaza Tire came one out away from a road sweep of Springfield (Ill.) on Sunday, but the Capahas had to settle for a split of the doubleheader. After winning the opener 1-0 behind the two-hit pitching of Anthony Maupin and Josh Parham, the Capahas suffered a 4-3 loss in the nightcap...
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Bateman breaks Buick tie on No. 18
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/07)
Brian Bateman's knees buckled. He tossed his putter in the air and pumped his fists. His long wait for a PGA Tour victory ended with a birdie on the last hole Sunday at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich., breaking a four-way tie and making him the improbable winner...
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Hamlin's gamble nets first win this season
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/07)
LOUDON, N.H. -- A two-tire gamble for Denny Hamlin paid off with his first NASCAR Nextel Cup victory of the season Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway. Hamlin, last year's top rookie, is second in the season points, but he's been frustrated this season, leading laps and contending without being able to take a checkered flag in the first 16 races...
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A major breakthrough
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/07)
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- No one can ignore Cristie Kerr now, not with her name on the biggest trophy in women's golf. Left out of most conversations about top young American players, the 29-year-old Kerr won the U.S. Women's Open on Sunday by making only two bogeys over her final 45 holes, and forcing Lorena Ochoa into another series of major mistakes...
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Late surge puts Bonds in starting NL lineup
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/07)
NEW YORK -- Not only is Barry Bonds going to the All-Star game in his home ballpark, he'll be in the starting lineup. The San Francisco Giants star overcame a 119,000-vote deficit in the final days of balloting and finished 123,000 ahead of the Chicago Cubs' Alfonso Soriano on Sunday to claim the third and final starting outfield spot for the National League...
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Reds fire Narron after Sunday's loss
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/07)
CINCINNATI -- Manager Jerry Narron was fired Sunday night by the Cincinnati Reds, who raised their payroll and their expectations in the offseason only to find themselves with the worst record in the major leagues. The Reds became the second team to change managers Sunday. Earlier in the day, Seattle's Mike Hargrove resigned...
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Hargrove resigns from Mariners amid seven-game win streak
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/07)
SEATTLE -- Mike Hargrove resigned as manager of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, saying his "passion has begun to fade" for baseball even though his team is the hottest club in the majors. Hargrove, who managed Sunday's game against Toronto, will be succeeded by John McLaren, his bench coach. McLaren's first game will be today against Kansas City...
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Chains refuse to put calories on menus
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't expect to see the calorie count for Burger King's Double Whopper with cheese on the menu anytime soon. Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's are among the chains planning to defy New York City's new rule that they begin posting calories on menus Sunday...
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Walk-about shows off downtown spaces
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
Roughly a dozen spaces in downtown Cape Girardeau were open and available for viewing Sunday afternoon during the Downtown Walk-About. The three-hour event featured homes, apartments, condominiums and commercial space. Organizers of the event said the homes and apartments were marketed toward higher-income residents who want amenities but don't want to deal with upkeep. ...
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Gov't struggles to care for wounded GI's
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
More than 800 of them have lost an arm, a leg, fingers or toes. More than 100 are blind. Dozens need tubes and machines to keep them alive. Hundreds are disfigured by burns, and thousands have brain injuries and mangled minds. These are America's war wounded, a toll that has received less attention than the 3,500 troops killed in Iraq. Depending on how you count them, they number between 35,000 and 53,000...
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Cape Ford & Sons falls in tourney semifinals
(Community Sports ~ 07/02/07)
Blake Slattery went 4-for-4 at the plate, stole a base and scored twice, but it wasn't enough as the Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team fell to Evansville 7-3 in the semifinals at the Paducah, Ky., tournament Sunday...
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Area fruit crop wiped out
(Local News ~ 07/02/07)
Most years David Diebold would have plenty of peaches and apples to sell to the customers who visit his Benton, Mo., store every summer looking for the fresh fruit. The fruit would be as fresh as possible, coming from his own orchards in the gently rolling north Scott County hills...
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U.S. general: North Korean missile tests a threat to South
(International News ~ 07/02/07)
SEOUL, South Korea -- The top U.S. military commander in South Korea said today that last week's North Korean missile tests were provocative and a threat to Seoul. Gen. B.B. Bell said that although he welcomed moves by Pyongyang to live up to its commitment to dismantle its nuclear program, the communist country still retains the capability to attack Seoul with conventional artillery and special forces...
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Mo. water patrol cracking down on lewd partying, drug use
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri State Water Patrol warns that it's cracking down on sexual misconduct and illegal drug use at Lake of the Ozarks. The patrol says it's using undercover officers and surveillance at areas where boaters gather, such as the infamous Party Cove...
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Flooding closes U.S. 71 in Bates County south of Kansas City
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- U.S. 71 is closed because of flood waters in Bates County about 75 miles south of Kansas City. The Missouri Department of Transportation said Tuesday the flooding shut down a stretch of the four-lane highway from just north of Rich Hill to the Vernon County line...
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Gov. Blunt signing deadly force bill
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Governor Matt Blunt is signing legislation allowing Missourians to fatally shoot intruders without fear of prosecution or lawsuits. The measure spells out that people are not required to retreat from an intruder and can use deadly force once the person illegally enters their home, car or other dwelling...
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Residents asked to leave two small Mo. towns
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Officials have asked residents of two small western Missouri farm communities to evacuate because flood waters from neighboring Kansas cut off access to roads. Authorities in Bates County started a voluntary evacuation late Monday of Rockville and Papinville in the southeast corner of the county...
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Judge temporarily bars Mo. midwifes law
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A judge temporarily bars a law that would let lay midwives deliver babies in Missouri. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce has issued a temporary restraining order against the midwives law. She scheduled an Aug. 2 hearing to consider a preliminary injunction...
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Mo. death row inmate with cancer seeks medical parole
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A Missouri death row inmate is seeking medical parole so he can be treated for late-stage throat cancer. Brian Kinder has appealed to the Missouri Parole Board for early release to a medical facility, claiming he is not receiving adequate care in prison...
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Kansas City man killed by hit-run vehicle along I-435
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police say a 37-year-old man is dead after being struck by a hit-run vehicle along a Kansas City interstate highway early Wednesday. Capt. Rich Lockhart identifies the man as Donald Bell of Kansas City. Bell was walking along I-435 shortly after midnight when he was struck by a southbound vehicle...
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Mo. logged 2 conduct complaints over shuttered Guaranty Title
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- State regulators say two complaints were filed last year about the conduct of a southwest Missouri title company that closed abruptly last month and whose underwriter says is missing about $4.5 million. The Missouri Department of Insurance said Tuesday it has two complaints on file from last August and December "regarding the activity" of Nixa-based Guaranty Title Co...
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Scott City's leaders vote to buy building on Chester Street to house city offices
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
The Scott City government's administrative offices may have a new home by the end of the summer. At Monday night's regular city council meeting the council voted 8 to 0 to authorize city administrator Ron Eskew to enter into a contract for the purchase of an unoccupied Jehovah's Witnesses hall at 215 Chester St., a block off of Main Street...
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Blunt signs bill overhauling Medicaid
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Monday reshaping Missouri's Medicaid program to emphasize healthy living and restoring coverage to some of the many thousands who lost it because of budget cuts two years ago. The Republican governor was promoting different aspects of the bill at each of his five scheduled signing ceremonies around the state, highlighting health-care technology improvements, expanded coverage for children and women, and greater coordination of care...
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Board picks real estate agent to fill vacancy
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
The Cape Girardeau school board appointed longtime real estate agent Martha Hamilton to fill a vacancy on the board Monday night. The board voted unanimously for Hamilton, selecting her from among four finalists. The decision followed a preliminary secret ballot in which five board members listed Hamilton as their top choice. The sixth board member listed Saint Francis Medical Center clinical pharmacist Carrie Beth Smith as the top choice...
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Fourth has special meaning for vets
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
For many Americans, Independence Day is about picnics and fireworks displays. For veterans at VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau, the holiday has a deeper significance. "I'm proud to be an American, and Independence Day means a lot to me," said John Dragoni Sr., 82, of Cape Girardeau, a retired U.S. Army Air Corps staff sergeant. "But I hope it awakens other people to what America is all about, especially with the bombings going on around the world. It's just American pride I guess."...
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Suspended sentence requested for driver
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle recommended that Juan Vargas receive a suspended imposition of sentence and probation for his guilty plea to a manslaughter charge Monday. He also recommended the dismissal of Vargas' remaining two assault charges, citing the victim impact statements submitted by Atalo Garcia-Lopez, brother of Roberto Garcia-Lopez, 30, and the other occupants of the car...
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Winner a 'true patriot'
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
The fifth annual Spirit of America Award, honoring those who have shown patriotism through service to their country, will be given Wednesday to an 88-year-old man who wants to accept the award on behalf of his community. James Harnes Sr., a lifelong resident and seven-term mayor of Advance, Mo., will receive the award after being nominated for the fourth time. ...
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Blunt signs "Castle Doctrine" bill in Cape
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Tuesday at Arena Park strengthening the right to bear arms for Missourians and making it easier for them to legally guard their home from intruders. The legislation, commonly referred to as the "Castle Doctrine," removes the requirement of someone to retreat, or step back when defending their "castle," or residence, against an attack, burglary, or arson, before using their deadly force...
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Cairo school board hires interim supt.
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Cairo School District has a new superintendent, but only on an interim basis. The school board hired Bill Rogers as interim superintendent at a special board meeting on Saturday, school officials said Tuesday. Rogers began his new job on Monday, having just retired last week as superintendent of the Giant City, Ill., School District...
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Police seek suspect in afternoon shooting
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
A 26-year-old man was shot in the left arm Tuesday after an altercation in the 2800 block of Themis Street. The shooter, who remains at-large, fled the scene on foot, Cape Girardeau police spokesman Cpl. Jason Selzer said. He was picked up by a brown Mazda Protege a short time later, which officers tracked to the 2800 block of Independence Street, Selzer said...
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Report signs of dogfighting rings
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/03/07)
To the editor:Recently we've heard of the illegal dogfighting ring allegedly run by Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick. Some people excuse it and see it as insignificant. Some know better. That's because dogfighting is a felony in 48 states, a misdemeanor in two. The reasons why are countless...
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'America the Beautiful'
(Editorial ~ 07/03/07)
Katharine Lee Bates wrote many volumes of poetry and books but only one song. That song, "America the Beautiful," earned her a place in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She wrote the poem that became the song while teaching English at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1893. ...
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Out of the past 7/3/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/03/07)
Cape Girardeau architect Thomas C. Holshouser has instructed by the County Court to negotiate with the low bidder, Drury Construction Co., in an attempt to lower the cost of a planned war memorial at the County Farm Park; Drury's bid was $29,351, while the estimate for the memorial was $18,000...
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Speak Out 7/3/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/03/07)
Defining clutter; Deadbeat dads; Paving roads; Coulter embarrasses; Phone over e-mail; Learning to love; Showing dissatisfaction; Baptists are Baptists; What girls know; MoDOT doing well; Pathetic preaching; Hollow victory; Getting a permit; Jesus died for all; Making breakfast; Worth pursuing; The way we were; Mopping up; Hairline break; If we build it; Taking on arthritis; Techno slaves
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Outer space lacks tourist attractions
(Column ~ 07/03/07)
Some investors are betting that space tourism will pay off. A recent news story said the industry got a boost last month when a Boston investment group backed a private rocket company developing a spaceship that will take off and land like an airplane...
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Fourth of July events
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
Libertyfest (downtown Cape Girardeau) 5 to 7 p.m.: Glenn House tours at 325 S. Spanish St. 6 to 8 p.m.: Red House Interpretive Center tours at 128 S. Main St. 6:30 to 7 p.m.: Dan Weithop at Spanish and Themis streets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Strolling Dixieland Band on the riverfront...
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Region briefs 7-3-07
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
Fireworks laws in effect in Cape, Jackson In the past two days, area police departments have responded to multiple reports of fireworks violations and issued a handful of citations. In one such incident, a juvenile was cited by Cape Girardeau police for shooting fireworks from a vehicle. ...
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Girls embrace science at UMR camp
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
ROLLA, Mo. -- Stern and unsmiling, the professorial portraits lining the hallways of the University of Missouri-Rolla's chemical engineering department project a singular message: Science is serious stuff. The graybeards in those photos would likely be aghast at the scene unfolding inside a nearby Schenk Hall classroom. Amid a chorus of preteen giggles and squeals of excitement, a gaggle of seventh- and eighth-graders learn about chemical reactions by creating do-it-yourself ice cream...
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Full appeals court asked to consider lethal injection case
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
ST. LOUIS -- The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was asked Monday to consider whether Missouri's lethal injection method is constitutional. The request by attorneys for condemned prisoner Michael Taylor comes four weeks after a three-judge panel of the appeals court ruled the execution procedure is not cruel and unusual punishment...
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Missouri governor signs bill concealing executioners' identities
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt has signed a bill making secret the identities of people who carry out executions in Missouri. The measure allows workers involved in executions to sue the media or others who disclose their information. Supporters say the bill is an important protection against threats to workers just doing their jobs. The Department of Corrections said offering confidentiality would help in recruiting medical professionals to assist with executions...
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Continuity: Spending the Fourth of July in the front yard
(Column ~ 07/03/07)
Some time near the end of June, Grandma would take a satisfied look on her first-of-the season rows of jams and jellies, close the pantry door softly, take a seat in her old rocker and, when enough of us were around, ask, "Now, what will we do for the Fourth?" It would be the official signal that we could begin talking and planning for it...
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George Dunn
(Obituary ~ 07/03/07)
George Wesley Dunn, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Jan. 10, 1922, at Delta, son of George Washington and Eva Totten Dunn. He and Edna P. Vavak were married Feb. 7, 1941, in Jackson. Dunn served in the Army Air Corps from Nov. 10, 1942, to Nov. 6, 1948, with the Flying Tigers. He served in the Indochina Theater...
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Helen Morris
(Obituary ~ 07/03/07)
Helen Dale Morris, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at Missouri Veterans Home. She was born Nov. 30, 1916, in Water Valley, Ky., daughter of Floyd Washington and Eugenia Elizabeth Scherffius Morris. Morris served in the Army from Sept. 1, 1943, to March 28, 1945...
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Walter Vinyard
(Obituary ~ 07/03/07)
Walter Earl Vinyard, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Oct. 30, 1922, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., son of Walter L. and Beulah Holloway Vinyard. He and Ellen Dean Hartsell Vinyard were married Oct. 13, 1943, in Poplar Bluff. She died Sept. 3, 2002...
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Larry Howell
(Obituary ~ 07/03/07)
Larry D. Howell, 75, of Carmel, Ind., died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born Sept. 17, 1931, son of Orville A. and Helen Stewart Howell. He and Sylvin Howard were married Nov. 7, 1950. She died Feb. 22, 2004. Howell was a systems analyst for Eli Lilly 33 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of College Park Baptist Church in Indianapolis, and sang in the choir...
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Trella Shirrell
(Obituary ~ 07/03/07)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Trella Shirrell of Advance died Monday, July 2, 2007, at her home, following an extended illness. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Doris Moore
(Obituary ~ 07/03/07)
Doris L. Moore, 68, of Jackson died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Births 7/3/07
(Births ~ 07/03/07)
Ward; Turner; Ank; Bentley; Pipkin; Walton; Kinder; Criddle
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Cape police report 7/3/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/03/07)
Arrests; Thefts; Summonses; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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More kegs disappear as metal prices rise
(National News ~ 07/03/07)
MILWAUKEE -- With metal prices rising, beer makers say they expect to lose hundreds of thousands of kegs and millions of dollars this year as those stainless steel holders of brew are stolen and sold for scrap. The beer industry is coupling with the scrap metal recycling industry to let metal buyers know they can't accept kegs unless they're sold by the breweries that own them. ...
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Lawsuit could unmask paper's restaurant critic
(National News ~ 07/03/07)
PHILADELPHIA -- In a case that involves issues as lofty as the First Amendment and as basic as which cut of meat was served, a restaurant critic is being sued for libel for describing a $15 piece of beef as "miserably tough and fatty." The restaurant is seeking unspecified damages. But the stakes for Philadelphia Inquirer critic Craig LaBan have been raised immeasurably by a judge's ruling that forced LaBan to give a deposition on camera...
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Science experiment: Foam paint
(Community ~ 07/03/07)
This special "paint" will keep the kids busy creating masterpieces for hours. It's an experiment that might get your kid hooked on both science and art. Ingredients 1 cup of white school glue 1 cup of shaving cream Food coloring Instructions STEP 1: In a large bowl mix the shaving cream, food coloring and glue...
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Explore the wild, wild West in 'Call of Juarez'
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/07)
The lawlessness of the wild West might seem like fertile ground for video games, yet surprisingly few titles take place there. "Call of Juarez," new from Ubisoft for the Xbox 360 and Windows-based PCs, proves that an old-fashioned six-shooter can be just as fun and exciting as a laser blaster or some magical sword...
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Learning briefs 7/3/07
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
HONORS LISTS n Jason Delgado, Amanda Dumey, Brooke Heischmidt, Abby Moore, Amy Shinn, Rachael Unterreiner and Joseph Van Nostrand, all of Cape Girardeau; Jacie Hartle, Amanda Jacobs, Katie Kassel, Sarah Luehrs, Erin Mayfield, Matthew Morris, Sarah Nenninger and Alisha Soemo, all of Jackson; Hailey Ponder of Oak Ridge; and Christina Hendricks and Amanda Noble, both of Advance, Mo., have been named to the spring semester dean's list at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.. ...
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B.B. King's summer plans include blues festival tour, performance at homecoming
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/07)
JACKSON, Miss. -- B.B. King returned to his hometown of Indianola, Miss. for the aptly titled "B.B. King Homecoming Festival." "It is something that I have been doing for 42 years, playing free for the kids in June," the 81-year-old blues legend said. "Watching them grow."...
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U.S. alleges Iran was behind sophisticated attack in Iraq
(International News ~ 07/03/07)
BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military accused Iran on Monday of a direct role in a sophisticated militant attack that killed five American troops in Iraq, portraying Tehran as waging a proxy war through Shiite extremists. The claims over the January attack marked a sharp escalation in U.S. ...
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U.K. police arrest Jordanian, Iraqi doctors
(International News ~ 07/03/07)
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Doctors from Iraq and Jordan were among the eight suspects arrested in the failed car bombings in London and at Glasgow's airport, officials said Monday. A witness said police were closing in on the terror network minutes before attackers rammed the Scottish terminal building...
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President commutes Libby's prison term
(National News ~ 07/03/07)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush spared former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case Monday, stepping into a criminal case with heavy political overtones on grounds that the sentence was just too harsh...
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Winless Reyes sent to Memphis
(Professional Sports ~ 07/03/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Anthony Reyes, a World Series star last fall for the St. Louis Cardinals, is headed back to the minor leagues again. Reyes, who has lost 12 straight regular-season decisions to tie a franchise record that's more than a century old, was demoted to Class AAA Memphis for the second time in less than a month Monday to make room for Braden Looper in the rotation. Considering he's 0-10 with a 6.40 ERA in 12 starts, he arrived at Busch Stadium anticipating the move...
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Area sports digest 7/3/07
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/07)
Simmons fires 75at Gateway junior event Tim Simmons shot a tournament-low 3-over-par 75 to win the boys 16 to 19 18-hole tour division Monday a the Gateway PGA Junior Series event at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson. Jack Connell Jr. (76) finished a stroke behind and Alex Reid (78) took third...
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The call heard 'round the booth
(Professional Sports ~ 07/03/07)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Dave Flemming is best known for the call heard nowhere in the world. On the air in the San Francisco Giants' radio booth when Barry Bonds hit his 715th career home run to pass Babe Ruth for second place all-time last year, Flemming's microphone went dead just before Bonds' drive sailed over the fence...
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Kerr, Pressel help U.S. combat foreign invasion
(Professional Sports ~ 07/03/07)
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- They are such good friends that Cristie Kerr picked Morgan Pressel to be one of her bridesmaids when she married in December, and they have much in common. Both groomed their golf games in southern Florida, heading straight from high school to the LPGA Tour. Kerr did so 10 years ago, when there were few teens on the tour. Both bare their emotions inside the ropes, shouting instructions at their golf balls in a tone better suited for Fort Bragg...
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EPA criminal unit looking into reservoir collapse
(State News ~ 07/03/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Criminal investigators at the Environmental Protection Agency are looking into a 2005 reservoir collapse that caused more than 1 billion gallons of water to roar down a mountain into a popular recreational stream. The collapse of Ameren Corp.'s Taum Sauk reservoir in Southeast Missouri washed large amounts of mud, rocks and debris into the Black River and significantly damaged Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, which reopened Monday for a limited two-month period while the cleanup continues.. ...
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Cardinals score eight runs late, defeat Diamondbacks 11-3
(Professional Sports ~ 07/03/07)
By R.B. FALLSTROM The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- As the All-Star break approaches, the St. Louis Cardinals' offense showed some signs of life. Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning and Scott Rolen had four RBIs in an 11-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday night...
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Wall of fame mural's reader boards are finished
(Local News ~ 07/03/07)
The reader boards describing the images on the "Missouri Wall of Fame" have been completed in time for Libertyfest. An hour after they were put in place Monday, people already were browsing the biographies of the 45 characters painted on the downtown flood wall...
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Poor sense of smell may signal Alzheimer's, study suggests
(National News ~ 07/03/07)
CHICAGO -- Difficulty identifying common smells such as lemon, banana and cinnamon may be the first sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study that could lead to scratch-and-sniff tests to determine a person's risk for the progressive brain disorder...
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Cape/Jackson fire report 7/3/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/03/07)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:n At 6:18 p.m., a motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of East Cape Rock Road. n At 7:32 p.m., emergency medical service in the 200 block of Francis Lane. n At 8:48 p.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of Bristle Ridge...
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Defense propels Capahas to victory
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/07)
The Chicago Wildcats, a late addition to the Plaza Tire Capahas' schedule, proved to be a formidable opponent. In the end it was defense -- strong on the part of the Capahas and shaky on the part of the Wildcats -- that allowed Plaza Tire to escape with a 6-3 victory Monday night at Capaha Field...
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Williams catches a break
(Professional Sports ~ 07/03/07)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Serena Williams collapsed with a strained calf, screamed in pain and buried her face in the grass behind the baseline, her bid for a third Wimbledon title in jeopardy. Nearly three hours later, following a timely rain delay, she hobbled gallantly into the quarterfinals by beating Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-2...
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Local girl is crowned Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen
(Community ~ 07/03/07)
June 9 was a big day for 16-year-old Mary Bauer of Cape Girardeau. After competing against 28 teens in front of a panel of six judges, Mary was crowned Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen. "I was inspired to do pageants because they are a great way to set a good example for teens and to promote my platform," Mary said...
- Delta Queen visits Cape Girardeau (Local News ~ 07/03/07)
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Mo. teen dies after SUV swept away at low-water crossing
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities say a 16-year-old girl is dead after the SUV she was driving through a flooded low-water crossing was swept into a creek in Excelsior Springs. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the body of Brooke Baxter of Excelsior Springs was found inside the submerged vehicle in Williams Creek Wednesday night. The SUV was carried about 100 yards downstream from the crossing in Excelsior Springs...
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Gov. Blunt signs law granting tax break on Social Security benefits
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missourians will be getting a tax cut on their Social Security benefits. Gov. Matt Blunt is signing legislation that would gradually exempt most Social Security benefits from state income taxes, starting this year and being phased in through 2012...
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Merger combines KC operations for 48,000 Girl Scouts
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Organizers have merged three Girl Scout councils in the Kansas City area, combining operations in 47 counties and affecting 48,000 girls. The yearlong effort, which ended this week, is designed to combine finances, properties and paid staff of Kaw Valley in Topeka, Kan., Midland Empire in St. Joseph and Mid-Continent in Kansas City...
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Scott City wrestles with power outages
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
AmerenUE thought it had Scott City's flickering power problem fixed, but a brief flicker sometime in the morning hours Thursday showed that's not the case. For several months Scott City has experienced periods of flickering power. Electric service is interrupted for a brief period, sometimes a split second, only to come back on again. The situation has caused an inconvenience for local businesses and costly production delays for Mid-South Wire...
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Big Lake residents rebuild after May flooding
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
BIG LAKE, Mo. (AP) -- With wilted drywall and moldy mattresses at the curbs of homes in Big Lake, residents are rebuilding after the May flooding that forced them to flee for weeks. Eight weeks after floodwater crept into the community of Missouri's largest oxbow lake, nearly all of the 120 full-time residents at the 675-acre lake in Holt County have returned...
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Man returns from Philippines to face sex charges in St. Louis
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- An international fugitive is back in U.S. custody three years after he fled the country to avoid trial on sodomy and sexual misconduct charges. FBI supervisory special agent Zack Lowe says Philippine national Jose Borja (Bore-HA) was arrested by the Philippine Bureau of Investigation in late April...
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Two blocks from independence
(Column ~ 07/05/07)
July 5, 2007 Dear Robyn and Frank, Greetings from America. We're sorry you were in Denmark for the Fourth and didn't want you feel left out of the celebration, so we had a Fourth of July party on your front porch. We set off some fireworks in your honor...
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Gov. Blunt signs home-defense law
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
In what supporters called an early Independence Day celebration, Gov. Matt Blunt signed a bill Tuesday at Arena Park that will give people the right to stand their ground, even use deadly force, if attacked. Though the legislation, commonly referred to as the "Castle Doctrine," officially removes the requirement of someone to retreat or step back when defending their "castle," or residence, against a threat, a Missouri Supreme Court decision has given them the same right for more than a century.. ...
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House bill would take illegals out of census
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
As the Senate's attempt at immigration reform fizzled last week, another bill related to illegal immigration that could give Missouri an additional congressional seat received considerably less attention. On June 18, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., co-sponsored House Joint Resolution 6, which would amend the U.S. Constitution to require that only citizens be counted in the apportionment of U.S. congressional districts...
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Cairo hires temporary school chief
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Cairo School District has a new superintendent, but for now it's on an interim basis. The school board hired Bill Rogers as interim superintendent at a special board meeting Saturday, school officials said Tuesday. Rogers began his new job Monday, having just retired last week as superintendent of the Giant City, Ill., School District...
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'Otto the Helicopter' brings comedy to Cape air show
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
With an action-packed lineup of returning pilots and stuntmen plus a new set of aerial displays, visitors may leave this year's air show with a sore neck. Drawing up to 12,000 people from about a dozen states, the Regional Air Festival is one of the biggest annual attractions in Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out 7/5/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/05/07)
Violating the 14th; Brown's effect; Internet dining; Official anxiety; Male rule; Golf rates; Slide rule; Why I love Paris; Tradeoff; Grade inflation; Making our day; A different story; Power of prayer; Techno slaves ; Drug tests for teachers; Praying for diabetic; You can do it; Taking on arthritis
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Government can work
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/05/07)
To the editor:In the last two weeks our senators and representatives have had more calls, letters, and e-mails than they have had in years over one bill. The immigration bill was defeated because the people let their voices be heard in such numbers that Washington had to listen. This roar did not come from just one party. It came from every corner of this great nation...
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Thanks for the poetry party
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/05/07)
To the editor:I appreciate the Southeast Missourian for employing writers who value poetry. In February, TJ Greaney highlighted professor Rodney Jones for his efforts to save poetry from extinction. This morning, I enjoyed Matt Sanders' focus on the sports poetry book by Dr. Robert Hamblin...
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Flags, fireworks and freedom
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
Starting at Cape Rock Drive, down Perryville Road all the way to Broadway in Cape Girardeau, about 200 flags stood on both sides of the street for Independence Day. Melissa Wischmann said she and her mother set them up every year to show their patriotism. They started with 500 flags Tuesday night and had about 50 left Wednesday. The others were put up in Jackson...
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Man accused of killing family drops extradition fight
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A Chicago-area man accused of shooting his wife and three children to death in the family's sport utility vehicle abruptly dropped an effort Tuesday to fight extradition to Illinois. Christopher Vaughn, 32, flanked by his attorneys and dressed in an orange jail uniform, told Judge Terry Cundiff he consulted with attorneys before consenting to the transfer during a brief appearance in a St. Charles County courtroom...
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$250,000 bond set for suspect sought in Tuesday shooting
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
A $250,000 bond has been set for a suspect in the shooting that occurred Tuesday on Themis Street, according to Cape Girardeau police reports. Brannon Lavelle Mackins, 19, of Mounds, Ill., was identified by the victim and another suspect for firing and then fleeing the scene prior to the officer's arrival about 1:55 p.m...
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Emerson to speak at First Friday breakfast
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will give area business leaders a briefing on the latest Congressional actions Friday at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's monthly First Friday breakfast. Emerson, a Cape Girardeau Republican, has emerged this year as a leader among moderate Republicans working with the Democratic majority on selected issues such as health care and food assistance. ...
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Out of the past 7/5/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/05/07)
As the nation marked its 206th birthday, area residents marked the hottest day of the summer thus far with picnics, dips in swimming pools, ice cream cones and traditional fireworks displays; a fireworks show at the Cape Girardeau Jaycees July 4 Picnic at Arena Park capped the day for more than 2,000 people who crowded the grandstands...
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Judge delays suit against former Illinois lawyer
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- A civil lawsuit against a former prominent Madison County attorney is on hold while federal charges that he gave drugs to young women and transported a boy across state lines for sexual purposes are pending. St. Clair County Associate Judge James Radcliffe ruled that civil proceedings against Lowell Thomas "Tom" Lakin should be delayed until the federal case is resolved. A trial date on the federal charges is set for January...
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Book collector's death ruled a homicide
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Rolland Lee Comstock, a nationally recognized book collector and a longtime lawyer, died in an apparent homicide at his home, police said. Comstock, 70, was found shot to death Tuesday morning, said Greene County chief deputy Jim Arnott...
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Law changes loophole in testing for drunken driving
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
ST. LOUIS -- A law signed by Gov. Matt Blunt this week closes a loophole that allowed some drivers to avoid drunken driving charges because of the way tests were administered in emergency rooms. Previously, the law required the use of a nonalcoholic antiseptic swab before blood was drawn. The new law, signed by Gov. Matt Blunt on Monday, removes that requirement...
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Child obesity continues despite programs
(National News ~ 07/05/07)
PANORAMA CITY, Calif. -- The federal government will spend more than $1 billion this year on nutrition education -- fresh carrot and celery snacks, videos of dancing fruit, hundreds of hours of lively lessons about how great you will feel if you eat well...
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Historic violin stolen in New York subway recovered by jubilant Juilliard graduate
(National News ~ 07/05/07)
NEW YORK -- A prized violin that was stolen while its owner snoozed on a hot subway train has been recovered. "I'm of course overjoyed!" Tom Chiu, a Juilliard School graduate and founder of the avant-garde Flux Quartet, wrote Wednesday in an e-mail message about his Scarampella violin...
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The Spirit of America
(Editorial ~ 07/05/07)
Serving his country, his county and his hometown of Advance has occupied most of James Harnes Sr.'s 88 years of life. During Libertyfest in downtown Cape Girardeau July 4 Harness became the fifth recipient of the Southeast Missourian's Spirit of America Award...
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MoDOT works on Route Y, announces public hearing
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
A section of Route Y in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane while MoDOT crews seal the pavement. The section of roadway is from Route 34 to the end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 7 a.m. ...
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Births 7/5/07
(Births ~ 07/05/07)
Havill; Boyer; Hill; Boshell; Cook; Jansen; Riggin; Lincoln
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Doris Moore
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
Doris L. Moore, 68, of Jackson died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at her home. She was born Dec. 24, 1938, in Jackson, daughter of Willard "Bill" and Lillie Robins McClard. Moore attended Jackson Public Schools and Florissant Valley Community College. Survivors include two sons, Rick (Diane) Haynes of St. Charles, Mo., Jeff Brown of Jackson; a brother, Allen McClard of Galax, Va.; a granddaughter, Miranda of St. Charles; and her former husband, Rudy Moore of Chester, Ill...
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Robbie Brown
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
Robbie L. Brown, 30, of St. Louis died Tuesday, July 18, 1989, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born Sept. 22, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, son of Doris McClard Moore. Brown was a graduate of Hazelwood Central Senior High School and attended Florissant Valley Community College...
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Trella Shirrell
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Trella V. Shirrell, 90, of Advance passed away Monday, July 2, 2007, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1916, in Wayne County, Mo., daughter of Jame Garfield and Leada Trafford Stephens. She and Orville Lee "Jack" Shirrell were united in marriage in January 1932 at Zalma, Mo. He preceded her in death Dec. 16, 1991...
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Earl Calhoun
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Earl Douglas Calhoun, 53, of Chaffee died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at his home. He was born May 21, 1954, in Nashville, Tenn., son of Anna Calhoun. Calhoun was a retired self-employed bricklayer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include a daughter, Natasha (Jason) Holweg of Allenville; three grandchildren, Cassie Eichhorn, Kendall and Presley Holweg, all of Allenville; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Randall and Sandra Hibdon; two nieces, Misty Hibdon and Denice Jackson; a great-niece, Brianna Hibdon; a great-nephew, Stevie Jackson, all of Chaffee; and a friend, Teresa Wilkins of Pleasant View, Tenn.. ...
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Hazel Propst
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
Hazel "Shorty" Myrtle Propst, age 91, died July 3, 2007, at Monticello House in Jackson. Shorty, as most people knew her, was born Aug. 30, 1915, to Charles and Ida Probst Statler in Sedgewickville, Mo. She married Lloyd Propst on Oct. 5, 1940. He preceded her in death Feb. 7, 1974...
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William Howell
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
ZALMA, Mo. -- William Lloyd Howell, 69, of Zalma was born July 11, 1937, at Chaffee, Mo., the son of William and Lucy Smith Howell, and passed away July 4, 2007, at his home. Bill retired from Asa Asphalt in Advance, Mo., where he was a truck driver...
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Russell Cook Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
PATTON, Mo. -- Russell Clyde Cook Sr., 86, of Patton died Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at his home. He was born Nov. 30, 1920, at Mayfield, Mo., son of James Luther and Flora Adeline Mayfield Cook. He and Alene V. Mayfield were married June 12, 1943. She died Feb. 4, 1990...
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Mark Cook
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
Mark Anthony Cook, 47, of Junction City, Kan., died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at his home. He was born Oct. 25, 1959, in Independence, Mo., son of Clyde Joseph and Marilyn Byrl Jones Cook. Cook was employed at Grocery Supply in Junction City. He was a member of American Legion Post 45...
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Elizabeth Seals
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
JOHNSTON CITY, Ill. -- Elizabeth J. Seals, 66, of Johnston City died Monday, July 2, 2007, at the home of a daughter in Vienna, Ill. She was born Oct. 10, 1940, in Cobden, Ill., daughter of Franklin and Alma Cook Walker. She and Alfred J. Seals were married in May 1958 in Cobden. He preceded her in death...
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Mary Unterreiner
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary D. Unterreiner, 70, of Perryville died Friday, June 29, 2007, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Fairfield, Ill., daughter of Emry and Ada Ellen Broeker Borah. She and Howard Shrum were married May 8, 1954. He died Oct. 3, 1969. She and Paul A. Unterreiner were married Nov. 15, 2003...
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Jerry Stone
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
ROSICLARE, Ill. -- Jerry Edward Stone, 80, of Rosiclare died Monday, July 2, 2007, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. He was the son of Lemuel Harrison and Edna Mae Stone. He was married to Lillian Alene Upton. Stone was a member of the Rosiclare Methodist Church, the American Legion, the Red Cross and the Rosiclare school board...
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Jessie Webster
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Jessie Mae Webster, 68, of Cairo, Ill., died Saturday, June 29, 2007, in the home of a daughter in Smyrna, Tenn. Friends may call Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill., from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Temple Cogic in Cairo. Terry Holder will officiate, with burial in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Ill...
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Lucy Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 07/05/07)
AURORA, Ill. -- Lucy M. Reynolds, 92, of Aurora, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at Aurora Rehab Center in Aurora, Ill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters, Lowes team up for planting project
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri staff, along with the "littles" who miss seeing their "bigs" during the summer, and Lowes employees of Cape Girardeau landscaped the Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo flower beds Friday. The project also celebrated a new partnership between the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in Missouri and Lowes' HEROES employee volunteer program...
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Poker run will benefit Taylor Dudley family
(Community News ~ 07/05/07)
Poker run will benefit Taylor Dudley family
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Master sergeant retires
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
A retirement ceremony was recently held for Master Sgt. Jerry Hammonds of the Missouri National Guard. Hammonds began his military career in 1971 when he was drafted and served a tour in Vietnam as a military intelligence analyst with the 101st Airborne Division from 1971 to 1972. When he joined the Guard in 1975, he was looking for a change. "I wanted to do something different. I wanted to go to maintenance," Hammonds said...
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Vandivort family honors tenant farmers
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
A toast was made Saturday to the tenant farmers who tend 2,672 acres of Vandivort family farmland in Southeast Missouri and Arkansas. Robbie Johnson of Michigan made the toast during the family's 50th reunion, held Friday through Sunday in Cape Girardeau County. ...
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Reunions 7/5/07
(Local News ~ 07/05/07)
Sixty people attend Crader family reunion The Crader family reunion, held recently at Cape County Park North, was attended by about 60 people from Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee. Audrey Crafton and her father, Boyd, of Texas came the farthest. ...
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Merit pay system questioned by teachers union
(National News ~ 07/05/07)
PHILADELPHIA -- Merit pay tied to student test scores seems all the rage in some educational circles, but many teachers think it's an idea whose time hasn't come. It's a concept that is gaining ground in state capitals and in Washington, nevertheless. Members of Congress, for instance, are considering adding funding bonuses for teachers who raise student achievement as part of the No Child Left Behind Act, which is up for review this year...
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Rain-swollen rivers crest in Plains, but flooding may not ease
(National News ~ 07/05/07)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Flooding slowly subsided Wednesday in several northeastern Oklahoma communities, but meteorologists predicted more problems because lakes and reservoirs were already filled to capacity. Water also was ebbing in southeastern Kansas, but more rain fell Wednesday on hard-hit Texas...
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Two children, one adult dead after van rolls into pond at Connecticut park
(National News ~ 07/05/07)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A woman chased her minivan as it rolled down a steep hill and jumped in before it sank into a pond Wednesday, killing her and two children inside and leaving a third child in critical condition, authorities said. The woman, who was the mother of at least one of the children, had gotten out of the van, then noticed it was rolling away and jumped back in before it went into the water, Police Chief Bryan Norwood said...
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Warning to priest: 'Those who cure you are going to kill you'
(International News ~ 07/05/07)
LONDON -- "Those who cure you are going to kill you." That, a British priest said Wednesday, was the cryptic warning made to him in Jordan by a purported al-Qaida chief months before the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow, Scotland that have been linked to a group of foreign Muslims working as doctors in Britain...
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Freed reporter recounts time in captivity
(International News ~ 07/05/07)
JERUSALEM -- The first night after he was snatched in Gaza nearly four months ago, BBC reporter Alan Johnston feared he was about to die. The kidnappers' masked leader appeared in the doorway, and moments later the prisoner was handcuffed, hooded and taken outside...
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Foreign ministers meet to discuss Palestinians
(International News ~ 07/05/07)
PARIS -- The foreign ministers of Israel and Morocco held their first publicly disclosed talks in years Wednesday, with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the heart of the discussion. In separate meetings, French officials pressed Israel to take the initiative in bolstering moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni confirmed that Israel would release 250 prisoners from Abbas' Fatah movement...
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'Green' building costs will take years to pay off
(State News ~ 07/05/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Department of Natural Resources touts its headquarters as a "green" building, full of environmentally friendly features. Storm water is collected and reused in the restrooms. Solar panels provide some of the building's electricity...
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Cape police report 7/5/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/07)
DWI
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Cape/Jackson fire report 7/5/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/07)
n At 4:40 p.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of South Sprigg Street. n At 8:08 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of North Sprigg Street. n At 10:42 p.m., medical assist in the 1700 block of New Madrid Street. n At 2:32 a.m., emergency medical service in the 2800 block of Whitener Street...
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Michael Jackson scouts out Maryland for vacation home, publicist says
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/07)
WASHINGTON -- Michael Jackson has been hunting for real estate on Maryland's Eastern Shore as he searches for a vacation home, a publicist for the pop star said. The self-proclaimed King of Pop visited the rural peninsula last week "for about 24 hours," but has not made a purchase, Raymone Bain told The Washington Post...
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Health calendar 7/5/07
(Community ~ 07/05/07)
Friday Saturday Monday Tuesday Neck pain: 6:30 p.m. in the Harrison Room at Southeast Missouri Hospital. This free program will address the problems associated with neck pain and talk about treatment options. Call Generations at 651-5825 to sign up...
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Gabby women, silent men
(Column ~ 07/05/07)
Why is it that the men are so different from women when it comes to issues of the gab? Obviously, this isn't such a cut-and-dry situation. Irish men are known for their gift of Blarney. Rush Limbaugh and his ilk are well-known for their bombastic verbal style. And somewhere, I am positive, there is a woman who is the strong, silent type...
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Saint Francis offers online service
(Community ~ 07/05/07)
Friends and family of patients in Saint Francis Medical Center can stay updated and in touch through the new online network www.carepages.com. The free Web site allows patients or a patient's family member to post updates about surgeries, procedures or recoveries and allows visitors to post messages or well-wishes on the page in response. ...
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Palestinian government employees receive first payment in more than a year
(International News ~ 07/05/07)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian government employees loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday stood in long lines outside banks in Hamas-ruled Gaza to collect their first full salaries in 15 months. The salary payments were a boost to Abbas in his power struggle with Hamas, which took control of Gaza by force last month. Abbas has since fired the Hamas-led government and said civil servants who sided with the Islamic militants will not be receiving salaries...
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Wells eager to start again
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Three effective relief outings and a successful spot start have given Kip Wells a much-needed confidence boost. Whether it gets him out of the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen is another story. "I don't know, that's out of my hands," Wells said after allowing one run in five innings in a 7-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. "It's just a sign that if I deliver pitches the way I'm capable and stay aggressive for the most part, I'll have success."...
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Baker shares insight into two sluggers
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/07)
CINCINNATI -- Before Dusty Baker broke into the majors with Atlanta in 1968, he already had a no-nonsense baseball guardian. Hank Aaron promised Baker's mother he would watch out for the rookie and teach him the ropes. The Hammer wound up spending the next six seasons mentoring Baker during their days as teammates with the Braves, and they developed a friendship that remains special today despite a 15-year age difference...
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Blues pickup of Kariya brings buzz back to St. Louis' once-proud NHL franchise
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Signing Paul Kariya to a three-year, $18 million free agent contract was a bit of a budget-busting move for the rebuilding St. Louis Blues. But that doesn't mean the franchise's next move will be balancing the ledger with the payroll now at about $44 million, or about $4 million higher than new ownership had projected. Team president John Davidson said Tuesday no corresponding transactions are planned, and added the franchise isn't out of the dwindling free agent market yet...
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The offense came alive against the Diamondbacks' bullpen
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Scott Rolen had one of those do-it-all games, capping St. Louis' comeback effort on offense after making a spectacular defensive play. Juan Encarnacion and Rolen hit consecutive RBI doubles in the eighth inning and Rolen threw out Scott Hairston from his knees on a ball down the third-base line in the Cardinals' 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday...
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Warren earns nod for all-star game
(College Sports ~ 07/05/07)
Former Southeast Missouri State baseball player Phil Warren has been selected as a manager for the Frontier League All-Star Game that will be played Wednesday in Florence, Ky. Warren, in his first season as the manager of the Gateway (Ill.) Grizzlies, will direct the South Region All-Star team at next week's contest...
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Former Redhawks standout server died of cancer at 32
(College Sports ~ 07/05/07)
Former Southeast Missouri State volleyball coach Cindy Gannon remembers Susie Thompson as a fun-loving person who competed as hard on the court as she enjoyed life off it. "She was just a great kid, and a very good player," Gannon said of Thompson, who passed away last week. "She had a wonderful personality."...
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Kipper, Moreland win 5K race in Jackson
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/07)
John Kipper took first place at the Independence Day 5-kilometer run in Jackson on Wednesday. Kipper finished the course in 17 minutes, 5 seconds. Greg Gibson was the top Jackson finisher, covering the course in 17:25...
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Venus Williams ousts Sharapova
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/07)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus Williams giggled and hopped on her toes Wednesday, looking more like a kid who just won her first match than a veteran who just beat Maria Sharapova in a showdown of Grand Slam champions at Wimbledon's Centre Court. Up in the players' guest box, Williams' father jumped for joy, too, thrusting his arms in the air repeatedly...
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Moses wins battle between Redhawks recruits
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Trenton Moses doesn't really know Brad LaBruyere very well, but figures he's a good guy and is looking forward to being his college teammate. But for one night at least, Moses didn't mind treating LaBruyere as rudely as possible. Moses had three of Scott County's 11 hits as the host team pounded Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons ace LaBruyere for a 9-3 victory Tuesday in an American Legion District 14 matchup at Harmon Field...
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Breathe easy: New procedure for chronic sinus sufferers now offered in Southeast Missouri
(Community ~ 07/05/07)
The traditional option to open blocked sinuses is endoscopic sinus surgery where doctors use a sharp instrument to remove tissue and bone from the interior of the sinus cavity. A relatively new procedure for chronic sinusitis has gained popularity and has now come to Cape Girardeau. Balloon Sinuplasty, introduced by Acclarent Inc. in 2006, is a less invasive option for those plagued by nasal problems...
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SEC gives nod to ethanol plant near Nevada
(State News ~ 07/06/07)
NEVADA, Mo. (AP) -- A Liberal-based biofuel company has been given the go-ahead by federal regulators to begin soliciting investors for a new ethanol plant to be built near Nevada, Mo. Kerry Rose, president of Ozark Ethanol LLC, said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved construction of an ethanol plant with a capacity of more than 50 million gallons a year...
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Gephardt backs Clinton for president
(State News ~ 07/06/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt, who twice ran unsuccessfully for president, has endorsed Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. Clinton's campaign said Thursday that Gephardt will serve an an economic adviser and a co-chairman of her campaign...
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Clinton pays tribute to Truman in Independence
(State News ~ 07/06/07)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton took a break from campaigning for his presidential candidate wife and took the stage Thursday on behalf of another Democrat, Harry Truman. "It's a different world with a different set of challenges," Clinton said. "Oh, we've changed a lot. ... But Truman is still highly relevant in this increasingly interdependent world and our increasingly diverse society."...
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New Mo. law places more restrictions on abortion providers
(State News ~ 07/06/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri abortion providers will face new regulations for their clinics and new restrictions on teaching sex education classes. Gov. Matt Blunt is signing legislation placing more abortion clinics under government oversight by classifying them as ambulatory surgical centers. Planned Parenthood claims the law could force it to spend more than $1 million to remodel some of its buildings...
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Cape to install traffic beacons in school zones
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
A $102,919 federal grant will allow the city of Cape Girardeau to install flashing beacons and signs to warn motorists to slow down in front of schools, city officials said Friday. The Missouri Department of Transportation awarded the grant as part of the Safe Routes to School program. The program is designed to encourage children to walk or ride their bicycles to school...
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Emerson sees big problems coming in health care
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
Rising health care costs are "going to bust our budget," U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson told members of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce gathered for the First Friday breakfast. In a short talk touching on several issues pending before Congress, Emerson noted that there are 80 million "Baby Boomers" headed toward retirement in coming years and 40 million people without health insurance. ...
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Mo. Supreme Court upholds new hearing for death row inmate
(State News ~ 07/06/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The state Supreme Court upholds a decision awarding a new sentencing hearing for a death row inmate convicted of strangling a 13-year-old girl. Travis Glass was sentenced to die for the May 2001 murder of Steffini Wilkins, of Hannibal...
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Guard foils inmate escape at hospital
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
A Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department sergeant foiled an escape attempt by a convicted rapist after the prisoner's guard allegedly fell asleep early Friday morning at Saint Francis Medical Center. Leonard L. Rosenboom, 23, formerly of De Soto, Mo., held a Bic pen to the neck of Richard Lindeman, the corrections officer guarding him, and said, "I have three life sentences, and I'm getting out of here," according to a sworn statement made by John Volkerding, investigator for the Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney's office.. ...
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Lieutenant governor: Bike event will have world's top team
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
The Missouri cycling tour planned for Sept. 11 through 16 will now feature the best team in the world. The world's No. 1 ranked Team Discovery Channel, Lance Armstrong's former crew, will ride in what Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder called a chance to "knit" the state together...
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SEMO camp sends children home tired
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
At Southeast Missouri State University's Redhawks Kids Camp, the goal is simple: Keep the children active. "You will not see us showing a video in the morning," said Troy Vaughn, director of recreation services at Southeast. "We are about fun. We are about keeping them busy," he said as children slid down a wet black tarpaulin on a grassy hillside in front of the school's Student Recreation Center North. "The greatest compliment that we have is that kids come home tired."...
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Chaffee man faces arson, burglary charges
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- A Chaffee man was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged in connection with a weekend arson and burglary. Anthony Siebert, 23, of 111 S. Main St., is being held in the Scott County Jail on three felony charges. The fire, which occurred Saturday afternoon at a home on Seibert Lane in Chaffee, was caused by flammable liquids poured throughout the house, according to a fire marshal investigator. ...
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Scott City presses for outage fix
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
Every time the power flashes, it means about an hour's worth of lost production for the Mid-South Wire Co. plant in Scott City. Over the past few months, possibly as long as six months, according to Scott City Mayor Tim Porch, those flashes have been happening frequently. For Mid-South, Scott City's newest production facility, that means lost money...
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Speak Out 7/6/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/06/07)
Woozy about 'Sicko'; Kudos to police; Getting what you want; Where is the justice?; Shredding Constitution; Ban fireworks; Beyond words; Bashing the rich
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Barnstorming barons
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
Before starting my internship here, I listened to horror stories from friends who had spent their summer days making lots of coffee and doing busy work. I'm more of a guinea pig. First, my employers sent me to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department's Media Day, where I got to crawl around in a burning room. Thursday they sent me to fly above Cape Girardeau with the Red Baron Pizza Squadron...
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Once upon a time, researchers say, Greenland really was green
(National News ~ 07/06/07)
WASHINGTON -- Ice-covered Greenland really was green a half-million or so years ago, covered with forests in a climate much like that of Sweden and eastern Canada today. An international team of researchers recovered ancient DNA from the bottom of an ice core that indicates the presence of pine, yew and alder trees as well as insects...
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Teen dies after SUV swept away
(State News ~ 07/06/07)
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. -- A 16-year-old Excelsior Springs girl died after the vehicle she was driving through a flooded crossing was swept into a creek. Brooke Baxter's body was found Wednesday night inside the submerged vehicle in Williams Creek, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The sport utility vehicle she was in was carried about 100 yards downstream from the crossing in Excelsior Springs...
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Region briefs 7/6/07
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
Crowell honored as legislator of year State Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, was honored as the senator of the year at the 87th annual Veterans of Foreign Wars state convention in Columbia, Mo., last week. "Sen. Crowell played a central role in this legislative session that secured several victories for veterans in the state of Missouri," said Dewey Riehn, Missouri chairman of the VFW National Legislative Committee. ...
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Out of the past 7/6/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/06/07)
The first heat wave of the summer has Cape Girardeau firmly in its grasp; for the second straight day, Cape Girardeau had the highest temperature in the state yesterday; Monday's reading was 95 degrees; Sunday's was 98 degrees. Members of the Cape Girardeau City Council meet privately to discuss a proposed abortion ordinance, action an authority on Missouri's open meetings law calls "ridiculous" and which Mayor Howard C. Tooke later admits may have been inappropriate...
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Southern Illinois lodge makes 'big find' list
(State News ~ 07/06/07)
MAKANDA, Ill. -- It looks like a favorite hangout in this Southern Illinois town might be getting a bit more crowded. That's because the Giant City Lodge, known affectionately as "the lodge" by locals, was just named one of 10 places in Illinois as a "Local Secret, Big Find" by the travel search engine Travelocity...
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Bill gives legislators a leg up in getting academic jobs
(State News ~ 07/06/07)
A new law could give Missouri lawmakers an unfair advantage in getting college teaching jobs, some higher education officials say. The newly passed provision bars public universities from denying jobs to state legislators on the grounds that they do not have a graduate degree. The measure was included in the bill Gov. Blunt signed to sell some assets of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority...
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Search continues for suspect in Cape Girardeau shooting
(Local News ~ 07/06/07)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department continued to search Thursday for an Illinois man who allegedly shot a man in the arm. Brannon Mackins, 19, of Mounds, Ill., was charged Tuesday with two felonies, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. According to police reports, Mackins shot John Lee Tate, 26, of Cape Girardeau, in the left arm after an altercation at 2833 Themis St. where Tate works...
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Limited edition whiskey gets a wine finish
(National News ~ 07/06/07)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky bourbon whiskey is commonly mixed with water or soda, but wine? Brown-Forman Corp. has put a new twist on its premium Woodford Reserve bourbon with a limited edition variation distinct for spending a few months aging in the company's Sonoma-Cutrer wine barrels...
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Some airlines seek an advantage with plush, roomier regional jets
(National News ~ 07/06/07)
Cape Girardeau's new airline won't be following a trend to add new regional jets with first-class seats, roomier cabins and, in some cases, hot food. Many carriers are hoping business travelers tired of a cramped 50-seat jet will pay extra for a flight experience closer to what they get on a mainline jet. The addition could help airlines turn a profit on flights that have been a loss-leader feeding traffic into long-haul flights, although rising fuel prices could complicate the plan...
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Judge dismisses challenges from Illinois horse slaughter plant
(National News ~ 07/06/07)
CHICAGO -- The last U.S. plant that slaughtered horses for human consumption will remain closed after a federal judge Thursday dismissed its challenge to the state law that shut it down. The Cavel International Inc. plant in DeKalb, Ill., closed last week after U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Kapala in Rockford denied its request to continue operating while the case was being considered...
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World briefs 7/6/07
(National News ~ 07/06/07)
Subway train derails in London, 37 injured LONDON -- A subway train derailed in London during morning rush hour Thursday. About 900 passengers were evacuated after the westbound Central Line train derailed between the Bethnal Green and Mile End stations in east London, police said. ...
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Islamic militants continue siege, ignore leader's surrender plea
(International News ~ 07/06/07)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Gunfire and explosions rocked a besieged radical mosque in Pakistan's capital Thursday as Islamic militants holed up in the complex snubbed a surrender plea from their captured leader. The leader of the holdouts said they would consider leaving but only if authorities promised not to arrest anyone and met other demands. The government answered that the militants must surrender without conditions, and outbursts of gunfire erupted periodically during the night...
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Polls still open to choose new seven wonders of the world
(International News ~ 07/06/07)
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru's Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close with votes already cast by more than 90 million people, organizers say...
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'Obama Girl' video represents new wave of voter-driven ads
(National News ~ 07/06/07)
NEW YORK -- Given all that's at stake in the 2008 presidential race, it's a bit terrifying to realize that by one measure, a major role is being played by an aspiring model/actress/fashion designer/former beauty pageant contestant named Amber. That's Amber Lee Ettinger, aka Obama Girl, whose racy Web video "I Got A Crush On Obama" has gotten more than 2 million hits in the three weeks it's been online, making it one of the most-watched political videos this season...
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Marcella Johnson
(Obituary ~ 07/06/07)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Marcella L. Johnson, 69, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at the home of a daughter in Carterville, Ill. She was born Feb. 10, 1938, in Carbondale, Ill., daughter of William and Katie Hunsaker Crawford. She and Chester Johnson were married in February 1972. He died Oct. 5, 1995...
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Jerry Stone
(Obituary ~ 07/06/07)
Graveside service for Jerry Edward Stone of Rosiclare, Ill., will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Vienna Fraternal Cemetery in Vienna, Ill. The Rev. C.W. "Chuck" Jackson will officiate. Stone, 80, died Monday, July 2, 2007, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill...
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'Heroes and Legends'
(Editorial ~ 07/06/07)
The thrills of the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival return today and Saturday. The show called "Heroes & Legends" begins at 6:30 tonight and at 3:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Saturday at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Gates open at 5 tonight and at 11 a.m. Saturday...
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Evelyn Cooper
(Obituary ~ 07/06/07)
Evelyn Lavern Cooper, 83, of Austin, Texas, died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at The Summit at West Lake Hills in Austin. She is formerly of Oran, Mo. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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William Evans
(Obituary ~ 07/06/07)
William Clark Evans, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at his home. He was born Aug. 27, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, son of William Bernard and Venita Clark Evans. He and Dorthylyn Jane Kaltwasser were married Dec. 25, 1960 in Altenburg, Mo...
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Myrtle Hitt
(Obituary ~ 07/06/07)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Myrtle M. Hitt, 85, of Advance passed away Thursday, July 5, 2007, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born May 2, 1922, in Advance, daughter of Will and Maude Helderman Jenkins. She and Leo Hitt were married April 27, 1946. He died June 22, 1982...
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Lucy Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 07/06/07)
Lucy Mae Reynolds, 92, of Aurora, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at Aurora Rehab and Living Center. She was born Jan. 14, 1915, in Vanduser, Mo., daughter of Elvis A. and Ella N. Campbell Blanchard. She and Elbert A. Reynolds were married Dec. 25, 1952, in Hammond, Ind. He died Oct 27, 1988...
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Births 7/6/07
(Births ~ 07/06/07)
Cochran; Stout; Elfrink; Brock; DeLuca; Brewer; Craft; Miller; Stone; LaMar; Fletcher; Hottes
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Cape/Jackson police report 7/6/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/07)
Arrests; Assault; Arrests
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Cape fire report 7/6/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/07)
n At 7:17 p.m., an alarm call at 1504 N. Henderson Ave. n At 9:14 p.m., citizen assist in the 1400 block of South West End Boulevard n At 10:12 p.m., emergency medical service at Ellis and Linden streets. n At 10:27 p.m., emergency medical service in the 700 block of Broadway...
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2007 Saturn Aura Green Line is lowest-priced hybrid
(National News ~ 07/06/07)
The gasoline-electric hybrid car with the lowest starting price in America is no longer a Toyota or a Honda. It's the Saturn Aura Green Line sedan. This newest version of the midsize, five-passenger Aura retains the handsome looks and commendable handling of a regular Aura while combining a 164-horsepower, 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine with electric motor assist -- all for a starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, of $22,695...
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Some wonder how 'green' Live Earth will be
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/07)
NEW YORK -- Live Earth organizers have gone to considerable lengths to marry the global event's methods with its message, but they've been called hypocrites by critics as varied as a congressman and a member of the Who. Live Earth on Saturday will hold eight concerts that bring together more than 150 acts to perform for arena-size audiences from Australia to New Jersey. ...
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Judge rules Live Earth concert can go ahead in Rio
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/07)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- A Brazilian judge ruled Thursday that South America's Live Earth concert could go ahead as planned after organizers convinced her there would be adequate security at the Copacabana Beach event. The office of the prosecutor who had sought to cancel the concert confirmed Judge Maria Galhardo had reversed her earlier decision to nix the show...
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Broshuis pitches well despite losing record
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/07)
Garrett Broshuis laughed during a telephone interview when it was suggested that he has to be at the top of the professional baseball list of pitchers having the most tough-luck season. Broshuis, an Advance High School graduate who plays for the Connecticut Defenders, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, ranks 11th in the Class AA Eastern League with a 3.48 ERA...
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Redhawks lose defensive stalwart
(College Sports ~ 07/06/07)
Southeast Missouri State's defense was hit hard by graduation as several of the unit's top players completed their eligibility last season. And the Redhawks' defense will be without an additional key player this year. Outside linebacker Monroe Hicks is no longer with the program as he did not meet NCAA academic requirements...
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Hollywood's big summer turns ho-hum as attendance drags
(Community ~ 07/06/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Summertime in Hollywood is not as hot as it looked at the beginning. While the three May blockbusters -- Sony's "Spider-Man 3," DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek the Third" and Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" -- have combined for nearly $1 billion in domestic revenue, overall business and movie attendance are well below the record pace many show-business types had expected...
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Bonds passes on Home Run Derby
(Professional Sports ~ 07/06/07)
CINCINNATI -- Barry Bonds will sit out of the Home Run Derby on Monday night, opting to rest his tired body before Tuesday night's All-Star game. "Nope," Bonds said Thursday when asked about the Derby. "Especially when you're 42. It's not that you don't want to, it's that you just can't anymore. You can't. It's too long. Too much waiting. Too much sitting around. You can't do that."...
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NASCAR plans to ban suspended crew chiefs from tracks
(Professional Sports ~ 07/06/07)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- When NASCAR suspended crew chief Tony Eury Jr. for six weeks, he figured he'd take his wife on an overdue Hawaiian vacation. Then he found a loophole in his punishment: Although he couldn't be in the garage area, NASCAR wasn't banning him from track property. And he was only forbidden from using the team's radio communications, but text messaging, cell phones and instant messenger were fine to use...
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Cardinals take three of four
(Professional Sports ~ 07/06/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Before Miguel Montero made contact, St. Louis second baseman Aaron Miles was poised for another of the Cardinals' season-high five double plays. Miles started the last twin-killing on Montero's bouncer with the bases loaded, finishing off the 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night and giving the Cardinals consecutive one-run victories for only the second time this season...
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Woods struggles at own tourney
(Professional Sports ~ 07/06/07)
Tiger Woods stood at the third tee, soaking wet from a sudden downpour and frustrated by bogeys on the first two holes of his own tournament. It didn't get any better after that. After a brief rain delay, Woods continued to be a much more gracious host than he had planned. By the time his round was over, he had missed a 2-foot tap-in, hit a man in the face with a drive and tossed his putter in frustration at his bag several times...
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Federer's reign delayed by rain at Wimbledon
(Professional Sports ~ 07/06/07)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Now Roger Federer has a taste of what Rafael Nadal and plenty of others have been going through at this wettest of Wimbledons. Off for nearly a week, four-time reigning champion Federer finally returned to the court Thursday for his quarterfinal against 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero. After 37 minutes and less than a set, drizzles forced them to stop -- and more than three hours later, everyone was sent home for the day...
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Everyone's a critic: 'Transformers'
(Community ~ 07/06/07)
Four stars (out of four) Though Transformers were not my toy of choice as a child (say what you will about nature vs. nurture, I loved me some Barbie dolls), I did have quite an exposure to them through my older brothers in the '80s and from my nephews in recent years. ...
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Where music and art meet
(Column ~ 07/06/07)
Peg MacDougall's Edward Bernard Gallery seems like something of an outsider in the local arts scene -- at least in terms of geography. Peg's gallery isn't clustered at the epicenter of the local art offerings that happen each First Friday. The place isn't on Main Street, Water Street or Spanish Street...
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Matthews has unseen role for new creepy film
(Community ~ 07/06/07)
NEW YORK -- Although Dave Matthews' face is never seen in the new movie "Joshua," he plays a crucial role in the spooky film, writing the song the demented child character croons as the film draws to a close. "I wanted it to be delivered in a sweet way by the boy, but I also wanted it to be really horrifying," the singer told The Associated Press...
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Artifacts 7/6/07
(Community ~ 07/06/07)
McGinty returning for local shows this month; River City Players to present 'Greater Tuna'; 'Iron City' open now at Saint Louis Art Museum; Columbia to host bluegrass festival; -- From staff reports
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At the theaters
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/07)
New at the theaters: 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'; STILL PLAYING: '1408'; 'Evan Almighty'; 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'; 'Knocked Up'; 'License to Wed'; 'Live Free or Die Hard'; 'Nancy Drew'; 'Ocean's 13'; 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'; 'Ratatouille'; 'Shrek the Third'; 'Surf's Up'; 'Transformers'; 'Wild Hogs'
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Mixed mediums: The Girardot National Juried Show features 64 pieces of vastly different styles
(Community ~ 07/06/07)
Every July the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri opens its doors to artists from around the country, displaying its Girardot National Juried Show -- one of the biggest, most stylistically diverse exhibitions hosted by the arts council. This month's Girardot show fits with that tradition, featuring a wealth of work with vastly different styles displayed side-by-side. ...
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First Friday receptions
(Community ~ 07/06/07)
The Edward Bernard Gallery will be open from noon until 9 p.m. today, with a First Friday reception starting at 5 p.m. featuring abstract watercolorist Caroline Thompson. Thompson currently resides in Boulder, Colo., where she frequently exhibits her work, but is a native of Kennett, Mo. Thompson will be on hand to meet and greet gallerygoers...
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Franklin signs 2-year extension
(Professional Sports ~ 07/06/07)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Franklin, who's been successful as their setup man, signed a two-year contract extension Thursday that includes a team option for 2010. The 34-year-old right-hander was 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in 37 appearances entering Thursday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He got the decision in a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over Arizona on Wednesday night...
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SEMO creates, fills position to better market the university
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
Southeast Missouri State University wants to do a better job of marketing itself. To that end, the school has hired Elizabeth Shelton to fill the new position of director of strategic communication and marketing. School officials announced the hiring late last month in a news release. ...
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Cape city receives Safe Routes to School grant
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
A $102,919 federal grant will allow the city of Cape Girardeau to install flashing beacons and signs to warn motorists to slow down in front of schools, city officials said Friday. The Missouri Department of Transportation awarded the grant as part of the Safe Routes to School program. The program is designed to encourage children to walk or ride their bicycles to school...
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Paraplegic putting on hang-gliding show
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
Dan Buchanan lost the use of his legs in a hang-glider accident 26 years ago. Stormy weather that day caused the hang glider to hit him on the head, giving him a compression fracture. Not one to back down from a challenge, Buchanan returned to the skies nine months after the accident and has performed a hang-glider stunt act at air shows since 1989...
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Cape children's museum leases William Street site
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
The papers are signed and the space is designed for the new location of Discovery Playhouse at 101 William St. The not-for-profit children's museum has been looking for a new home since December and finally settled on the 12,000-square-foot building across from Old St. Vincent's Church on the corner of William and Main streets...
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Marine Corps brass' double standard
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/07/07)
To the editor:The U.S. Marine Corps is attempting to foist upon former Marine sergeant Liam Madden an other than honorable discharge and calling him disloyal to boot. And why is that? Well, Madden's offense against the corps was to appear at a rally against the Iraq invasion attired, at least partly, in his Marine uniform. If it were not for the fact that the tainted discharge might hamper him in the world of civilian work in future...
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'Continuity' transported to a simpler time
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/07/07)
To the editor:Just a quick note to say thank you for reprinting "Continuity" by Jean Bell Mosley on the July 3, 2007, Opinion page. I always enjoyed Jean Bell Mosley's columns in the newspaper. She was certainly a gifted writer. I not only enjoyed her stories, but I found that her writing had the wonderful quality of transporting me back to a simpler time in my own life as well. ...
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Parks and Rec Day
(Editorial ~ 07/07/07)
Every year many families turn out for Parks and Rec Day at the Osage Community Centre. Though rain curtailed a few activities, Thursday's event was filled with fun and games. Lots of animals -- including snakes, ponies and trained dogs -- entertained the children, and KFVS12 personality Jason Lindsey provided information about science. Pilots and others involved with this weekend's Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival came by to talk about flying and sign autographs...
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Speak Out 7/7/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/07/07)
Embracing the concept; Rank and file; Looking east; Treating Bush; Checking up; Muddy view; Any day now; Waking up; Class preparation; Still willing; Show courtesy; Likes Libertyfest; Fireworks great; Parade to the bar
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Jake Pecord
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
MILLER CITY, Ill. -- Jake Pecord, 16, of Miller City died Friday, July 6, 2007, in a vehicle accident in Miller City. He was born Sept. 6, 1990, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jerry A. and Cacey Williams Pecord. He was a member of La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. He was a student at Central High School in Cape Girardeau, where he was active in FBLA, having recently received national recognition for his work with computers...
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Births 7/7/07
(Births ~ 07/07/07)
Eller; Brown; New; Seabaugh; Porcius; Dowd
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Fire report 7/7/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/07)
n At 8:06 p.m., still alarm at 3171 Park Place Drive. n At 8:55 p.m., fire alarm at 1208 S. Kingshighway. n At 6:45 a.m., emergency medical service in the 800 block of North Fountain Street. n At 7:13 a.m., alarm sounding in the unit block of North Main Street...
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Police report 7/7/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/07)
DWI; DWIs
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Evelyn Cooper
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
Born in Oran, Mo., the fourth child of Bertha Fisher and Robert Fisher, Aug. 3, 1923, Evelyn Lavern Fisher Cooper departed this life Thursday, July 5, 2007, in Austin, Texas. Evelyn is survived by two brothers, Raymond Fisher of Neelyville, Mo., Hershel Fisher of Advance, Mo.; three sisters, Marie Widner of Durand, Mich., Helen Shoaf of Sikeston, Mo., and Wanda Ponce of Bell City, Mo...
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Kenneth Reiker
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
Kenneth Henry Reiker was born in Cape Girardeau March 24, 1944, and went to be with his God Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at his home in Shalimar, Fla. Ken was 63. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau and attended Murray State University in Murray, Ky. Ken moved to Fort Walton Beach, Fla., in 1969...
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Staff revolts at National Hurricane Center; new director plans to stay
(National News ~ 07/07/07)
MIAMI -- When there is tension at the National Hurricane Center, it's usually because a powerful storm is bearing down on Miami, New Orleans or another U.S. city. But the turmoil these days is focused on demands from many staffers that the center's new director be ousted...
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More rain hits Texas; officials brace for flooding
(National News ~ 07/07/07)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Another round of heavy rain drenched parts of eastern Texas on Friday, flooding roads and stranding at least one driver on top of his truck, authorities said. Volunteers with the New Summerfield Fire Department were able to rescue the man after his pickup stalled on a flooded road in Cherokee County, dispatcher Mike Carter said...
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Marie Philips
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
Marie B. Philips,78, of Warwick, R.I., died Friday, June 29, 2007, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Warwick. She was born April 7, 1929, in Scott City, daughter of Antone and Alma Heuring Kielhafner. She married Joseph Philips 55 years ago. He died in March 2007...
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Imogine Burney
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Imogine Burney, 83, of East Prairie died Friday, July 6, 2007, at East Prairie. She was born June 9, 1924, in Paris, Tenn., daughter of Stanley B. and Ruthie L. Cook Thomas. She and Bob Burney were married Dec. 19, 1942, at Charleston, Mo. He died March 9, 1999...
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Robert Cantrell
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
Robert Cornelius Cantrell, 93, formerly of Caruthersville, Mo., died Friday, July 6, 2007, at the home of his son. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Charlotte Hubbard
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
Charlotte Hubbard, 67, died Friday, July 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Briefly
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
MoDOT announces construction updates n Route D in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane while the Missouri Department of Transportation makes pavement repairs. The section of roadway is from U.S. 61/Route D intersection to Broadridge Street in Jackson. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday...
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Homer Campbell
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Homer "Soup" Campbell, 82, of Anna died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at City Care Center in Cobden, Ill. He was born March 6, 1925, in Balcom, Ill., son of Homer and Zona Lingle Campbell Sr. He and Nadine Swafford were married Feb. 29, 1948, in Tupelo, Miss...
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Edward Minor
(Obituary ~ 07/07/07)
Edward E. Minor, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Friends may call from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home Sprigg Street Chapel. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Emerson speaks at First Friday coffee on latest congressional action - or lack of it
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson took on federal contracting practicies, the actions of her colleagues in Congress and even fellow Republicans during a talk Friday to area business leaders. Emerson gave an update on congressional action -- or inaction -- during her address at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's monthly First Friday coffee. ...
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Jumping to inspire
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
Minutes before the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team jumped out of a twin-engine plane late Friday afternoon at the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival, the only female jumper said her thoughts were not on the 14,000-foot plunge, but rather on the girls in the crowd below watching her feat...
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Man arrested in connection with Tuesday shooting in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
An alleged accomplice in the Tuesday shooting of John Lee Tate was charged with tampering with evidence Friday. Police continue to search for Brannon Mackins, 19, of Mounds, Ill., who police say was the shooter. Alfonso Ellis, 23, of 2818 Independence St., was charged with one felony count of tampering with physical evidence for receiving the handgun Mackins allegedly used in the shooting...
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Sikeston, Scott County still waiting to hand over cemeteries
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
Since mid-March, both Sikeston and Scott County have been reluctant caretakers of cemeteries. Thanks to a court order, cemeteries in Sikeston and just outside Morley, Mo., were turned over to the governments after years of neglect by their owner, Mike Graham and Associates, a Houston-based company...
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Hay scam has producers on alert
(Local News ~ 07/07/07)
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is warning hay producers listed on the Missouri Hay Directory of a scam in which producers are contacted by a supposedly interested buyer. "Our Missouri Hay Directory has truly been a success for over 10 years, and it is unfortunate that someone is trying to take advantage of our producers," said Katie Smith, director of Missouri Department of Agriculture. ...
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AK-47 inventor blames politicians for bloodshed, not his popular rifle
(International News ~ 07/07/07)
MOSCOW -- Sixty years after the AK-47 went into production, Mikhail Kalashnikov says he does not stay awake at night worrying about the bloodshed wrought by the world's most popular assault rifle. "I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence," Kalashnikov said Friday at a ceremony marking the birth of the rifle, whose initials stand for "Avtomat Kalashnikov."...
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Blasts, gunfire hit besieged Pakistani mosque
(International News ~ 07/07/07)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The top-ranking cleric of a radical mosque besieged by government forces in Pakistan's capital rejected calls for surrender Friday, saying he and his die-hard followers were ready for martyrdom. At dusk on the third day of the siege, a half-dozen explosions rocked the area around the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, shooting debris high above the treetops along with plumes of smoke and dust. ...
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Suspects in plot looked at U.S. jobs
(International News ~ 07/07/07)
LONDON -- The FBI said Friday that two suspects in the failed car bombings in Britain had made inquiries about working in the United States, and an Iraqi doctor arrested at the attack on Glasgow airport became the first person charged in the terror plot...
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Jobless rate holds at low 4.5 percent; U.S. companies' hiring stays solid
(National News ~ 07/07/07)
WASHINGTON -- Employers added 132,000 jobs, paychecks grew solidly and the unemployment rate stayed at a low 4.5 percent in June, fresh evidence that the once listless economy is regaining energy. The new snapshot of conditions across the country, released by the Labor Department on Friday, showed that companies have a respectable -- albeit not ravenous -- appetite to hire and that there are opportunities for job seekers willing to pursue the hunt...
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West sizzles; forecasters say little relief ahead from heat
(National News ~ 07/07/07)
HELENA, Mont. -- If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust. Oppressive temperatures eased a bit in some parts of the West, but McDonald's central Montana ranch baked under triple-digit heat. Forecasters reported little relief in the days ahead, saying the weather system that brought the high temperatures could last well into next week...
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New law puts more restrictions on state's abortion providers
(State News ~ 07/07/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri abortion providers will face new regulations for their clinics and new restrictions on teaching sex education classes. Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Friday placing more abortion clinics under government oversight by classifying them as ambulatory surgical centers. Planned Parenthood claimed the law could force it to spend up to $2 million to remodel one of its clinics and halt medical abortions at another site...
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Noisy periodical cicadas disappearing for another 17 years
(State News ~ 07/07/07)
CHICAGO -- For weeks, Debbie Dethart refused to venture into her back yard to mow the lawn because swarms of noisy cicadas covered everything. Lately though, the elementary school teacher from Homewood has spent a lot of time cleaning up bug carcasses as the 17-year periodical cicadas die off -- not to return until 2024...
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Blunt vetoes tax breaks, may call special session
(State News ~ 07/07/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt vetoed a massive package of tax breaks Friday but indicated he would summon a special session if legislative leaders could agree on a slimmed-down economic development bill. Blunt, a Republican who has proudly championed tax cuts, said the bill passed by the Republican-led legislature would have cost the state about $200 million while doling out money to questionable causes. He denounced it as "loaded down with excessive spending."...
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Man opens fire on Vegas gamblers; reservists tackle him
(National News ~ 07/07/07)
LAS VEGAS -- A man on a balcony over the New York-New York casino floor opened fire on the gamblers below early Friday, wounding four people before he was tackled by off-duty military reservists, police said. A fifth person was hurt in a crush of people fleeing the casino...
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Court dismisses spying lawsuit
(National News ~ 07/07/07)
CINCINNATI -- A divided federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit Friday challenging President Bush's domestic spying program without ruling on the issue of whether warrantless wiretapping is legal. In a 2-1 decision with Republican-appointed judges in the majority, a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the plaintiffs had no standing to sue because they couldn't prove their communications had been monitored by the government...
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Plaza Tire built a nine-run lead then held on for the 9-5 win
(Community Sports ~ 07/07/07)
Asif Shah was one of the better pitchers in the Ohio Valley Conference this year, leading Southeast Missouri State with seven wins while compiling a solid 3.22 ERA. The left-hander had not yet lived up to that resume this summer for the Plaza Tire Capahas...
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Mulder optimistic he'll pitch later this season
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Mark Mulder exited his latest bullpen session Friday optimistic he can help the St. Louis Cardinals' makeshift pitching staff at some point this season. "Today was by far the best I've thrown," Mulder said after throwing 45 to 50 fastballs several hours before the Cardinals played the San Francisco Giants. "Where that is on a scale, I don't know, but it's definitely a lot, lot, lot better."...
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Out of the past 7/7/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/07/07)
The Cape Girardeau City Council unanimously approved a resolution last night directing the city's administrative staff to apply for a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant that would target a residential area on the city's south side. A decision on a proposed ordinance aimed at regulating abortion in the city of Cape Girardeau was postponed at last night's city council meeting, but Mayor Howard C. Tooke says he would support a vote on the ordinance at the next meeting set for July 19...
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Neighborhood revitalization in Paducah worked by looking forward
(Column ~ 07/07/07)
The Paducah Sun The groundwork began back in the 1980s when the neighborhood was established as a historic district. You might even say it began earlier, with the simple realization that this section, with its distinctive architecture and its proximity to downtown, deserved preserving...
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Worship, fun & games
(Community ~ 07/07/07)
With music, games, a little magic and a lot of learning, area children are having fun and learning about their relationship with God at vacation Bible school. Here is a look at Bible school activities through photographs.
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Changing perspectives alters goals
(Column ~ 07/07/07)
Looking at things through the eyes of God is different than seeing them with the vision of humans. I was astonished by an insight shared recently by someone in our Bible study group. It was proof that it's not in what we participate that makes the difference, rather it's the purpose of the actions...
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Cardinals St. Louis scored two in the ninth but fell to the Giants 4-3
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Barry Bonds hardly got a chance to move closer to Hank Aaron on Friday night. Playing in one of baseball's most tradition-rich cities, Bonds grounded out, drew three walks and watched his teammates produce in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He remained at 751 homers, four shy of matching Aaron's record...
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Octagon up for public discussion
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
On a summer afternoon in the Common Pleas Courthouse Park, the splashing of water in the fountain memorializing Union soldiers from the Civil War competes with the whine of a lawn mower. The lush grass cushions footsteps under trees towering above the two-story historic structure...
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Scott City may tighten construction permit process
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
Residential builders in Scott City may soon face more stringent standards and a program of inspecting the progress of their work. The discussion follows a few instances of builders dragging their feet in finishing rehabilitation projects on single-family residential properties...
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Coordinating board getting more power
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
At meetings of the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, board members often wondered just why they bothered to meet. "We had influence, but we had little authority to make things happen," said Cape Girardeau businesswoman and board chairwoman Kathy Swan. "We were saying, 'Give us an important job to do, otherwise why are we here?'"...
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Jackson church project to help Ugandans
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
More than 150 people congregated Saturday on the grounds of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson to be part of a community project aimed at helping Ugandans become self-sufficient. "Mission Possible: Uganda Orphans" raised money and collected supplies for Hope Seeds, a national organization that sends quality garden seeds to help people in starving nations grow their own food. ...
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Butrum-James
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Gary and Susan Butrum of Leopold announce the engagement of their daughter, Shannon Marie Butrum, to Jason Matthew James. He is the son of Jack and Louise James of Marble Hill, Mo. Butrum is a 2005 graduate of Leopold High School. She is employed at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Womack-Wunderlich
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ken and Judy Womack of Perryville announce the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Womack of Cape Girardeau, to Tyson Wunderlich. He is the son of Duane and Carol Wunderlich of Altenburg, Mo. Womack is a graduate of Perryville High School, and received a bachelor of music degree from Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed by Rice, Spaeth, Summers and Heisserer, LC, in Cape Girardeau...
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Cute & cuddly ... in cyberspace
(Community ~ 07/08/07)
Connor Underwood, 11, likes to give her pig a bath. She fills the bathroom up with bubbles, plays a bit and then cleans the room with the click of a button. The pig is actually a Webkinz, a plush toy from Canada-based toy company Ganz. It comes with a computer code that logs the animal into an entire online world. The stuffed animals were voted 2007 Specialty Toy of the Year by the Toy Industry Association Inc...
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Ballmann-Stern
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
Larry and Helen Ballmann of Marthasville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Ballmann, to Eric Stern. He is the son of Lloyd and Linda Stern of Chester, Ill. Ballmann is a 1999 graduate of St. Francis Borgia Regional High School in Washington, Mo. ...
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Reno-Knowlan
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
Bill and Wenlan Reno of Caruthersville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lara Leanne Reno, to Spencer Allen Knowlan. He is the son of Jack and Bonnie Knowlan of Jackson. Reno is a 2001 graduate of Caruthersville High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2005. She is a fourth grade teacher with Columbia School District at Derby Ridge Elementary...
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Barks-Cook
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
Melvin and Jeanny Barks of Cape Girardeau and John and Martha King of St. Louis announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelly Ann Barks, to Stacey Lynn Cook, both of Jackson. He is the son of Allen and Glenda Cook of Jackson. Barks is a benefit specialist with Swinford and Associates in Jackson...
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Harrison-Roser
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
Floyd and Katherine Harrison of Fruitland announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Ann Harrison, to Dave John Roser, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Greg and Toni Roser of St. Louis. Harrison is a 2001 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed at St. Anthony's Medical Center...
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Thanks for Fourth
(Editorial ~ 07/08/07)
Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this past July 4th one of the best in memory. The weather was humid and hot on the Fourth of July, just as it should be in Southeast Missouri. The music was superb and the fireworks were extraordinary...
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James - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/08/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin James of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception June 10, 2007, at Drury Lodge. James and the former Wanda Robinson were married June 9, 1957, at Evangelical United Church of Christ, by the Rev. Arno Franke...
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Cook - 40 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/08/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Cook of Whitewater celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a luau dinner July 1, 2007, at Wappapello Lake. Hosts were their daughter and son-in-law, Lana and Sid Atkins of Chaffee, Mo. Cook and Janet Wilson were married July 8, 1967, at the Assembly of God Church in Chaffee, by the Rev. William Marshall. Their attendants were Gayle Dowd Dragoni and Glen Cook...
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Speak Out 7/8/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/08/07)
Fighting crime; Executive activism; Open downtown for 4th; Nonpersons; Inaccurate alliteration; Pearly judgment
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Kyle-Dirnberger
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
ORAN, Mo. -- Kelly and Pam Kyle of Oran announce the engagement of their daughter, Kara Nikole Kyle, to Nathan Joseph Dirnberger. He is the son of Herb and Cindy Dirnberger of New Hamburg, Mo. Kyle is a 2001 graduate of Oran High School, and attended Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed by Luhr Bros. Inc. in Cape Girardeau...
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Roslen-Vetter
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Kevin and Kelly Roslen of Sikeston, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina Elaine Roslen, to Justin Wade Vetter. He is the son of Randy and Lisa Vetter of New Hamburg. Roslen is a 1998 graduate of Kelly High School. ...
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Blue-Obptande
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Sam and Gail Blue of Creal Springs, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Marissa L. Blue, to Daryl A. Obptande. He is the son of Bob and Elizabeth Hallesy of Vienna, Ill., and Orville Obptande of Anna. Blue is a 2005 graduate of Unity Christian School...
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Sinn-Bowman
(Wedding ~ 07/08/07)
Tonya Sinn of Scott City and Spc. Robert C. Bowman were married June 22, 2007, in Lawton, Okla. The bride is the daughter of Trina and Michael Gardner of Nokomis, Wash., and the late Timothy Sinn of Buford, Ga. The groom is the grandson of Robert and Mary Bowman of Cape Girardeau...
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Tax relief for emergency workers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/08/07)
To the editor:John Blackwell's letter caught my attention regarding property tax relief for seniors as applied to government schools and universities. After mulling it over awhile, I liked his idea even though I'm not quite to age 62 yet. How about a similar or better break to veterans, plus police officers and firefighters?...
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Delectible smells and 'bull-lony'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/08/07)
To the editor, Your story about Esicar's Smokehouse closing in September made me sad and opened a floodgate of good memories. When my three boys were all less than 6 years old it was a special event to go to the "smell good" place as they referred to it. They hated to go grocery shopping with me (and visa versa), but if I was going to Esicar's they eagerly scrambled into the car...
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Fan Speak 7/8/07
(Other Sports ~ 07/08/07)
Thanks to Cape; To the Editor:; ANDREW GREENFIELD
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Capahas look like a lock to reach the NBC World Series
(Sports Column ~ 07/08/07)
Will the Plaza Tire Capahas, for the first time in three years, finally have some real competition in the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional? We'll soon find out as the annual tournament will be played Friday through Sunday at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau...
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Legendary coach's influence still felt today
(High School Sports ~ 07/08/07)
Leon Brinkopf was one tough old bird. Some of the players he coached appreciated that more than others, but they all respected him for his leadership and his vast knowledge and love of baseball. Brinkopf could be gruff, using a foghorn voice to give a chewing-out that a player would not soon forget, but he always was fair...
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Edward Minor
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
Edward Minor, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Nov. 25, 1916, in McGee, Mo., son of Bert and Della M. Stilts Minor. He and Agnes Westerwelle Minor were married Aug. 17, 1940, in Greenville, Mo...
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Charlotte Hubbard
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
Charlotte Ann Butner Hubbard, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Jan. 31, 1940, in Tazewell County, Va., daughter of the late Thomas Harvey and Virginia Elizabeth Schuler Butner. She and Percy D. Hubbard were married July 22, 1966, in Newport News, Va...
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Police report 7/8/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/07)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Summons; Assaults; Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous; Jackson: Arrest; Assault; Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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Fire report 7/8/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/07)
n At 4:04 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2800 block of Hopper Road. n At 9:17 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1500 block of Independence Street. n At 10:25 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2700 block of Pioneer Drive. n At 11:59 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1000 block of North Kingshighway...
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Weather clearing, but search continues for Texas flood victim
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
DALLAS -- The sky was mercifully clear over much of Texas on Saturday after three weeks of drenching rain, as search teams combed the swollen Trinity River for a missing rafter. The death toll from storms that have battered Texas since last month climbed to 15 with the recovery of two other flood victims elsewhere in the state...
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School suspends sixth-grader for 4 months over graffiti
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
KATY, Texas -- Writing "I love Alex" on a school gymnasium wall brought a 12-year-old the same punishment as if she had made terrorist threats. The Katy Independent School District rated the message, written with a baby blue marker by sixth-grader Shelby Sendelbach, as a Level 4 infraction -- the same as for threats, drug possession and assault...
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2 Fla. teens accused of gang raping woman, forcing her son, 12, to join in the assault
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Two teenagers were accused of gang raping a woman and forcing her 12-year-old son to join in the attack, then beating him and pouring cleaning solution into his eyes. Authorities allege Avion Lawson, 14, and Nathan Walker, 16, were among a group of about 10 masked suspects who forced their way into the woman's apartment in a crime-ridden housing project the night of June 18...
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Florida's unusual drought at 18 months and counting
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
ON THE KISSIMMEE RIVER, Fla. -- One hard rainfall won't even come close to solving the unprecedented drought withering much of Florida. Lake Okeechobee, the heart of the Everglades and a backup drinking water source for millions of South Florida residents, has been hitting a record low almost weekly. Its main artery, the Kissimmee River starting near Orlando, hasn't flowed south in more than 240 days, depriving the lake of 50 percent of its water...
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Robert Cantrell
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
Robert Cornelius Cantrell, 73, formerly of Caruthersville, Mo., died Friday, July 6, 2007, at the home of his son. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Bertha Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
Bertha Smith, 79, of Jackson died Saturday, June 7, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Lenore Bloodworth
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
ANNA, Ill.-- Lenore J. Bloodworth, 84, of Anna died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City, Ill. She was born Jan. 28, 1920, at West Frankfort, Ill., daughter of James and Vertie Durham Thomas. She and George Bloodworth were married Feb. 15, 1938, at Anna. He died April 20, 2005...
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Jean Phillips
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jean C. Phillips, 74, of Anna passed away Friday, July 6, 2007, at Helia Healthcare of Carbondale, Ill. She was born May 16, 1933, in Cobden, Ill., oldest daughter of Harold and Grace Armour Craig. Phillips was a lifelong resident of Union County. She and Ralph "Tiny" Childers were married June 28, 1957. He preceded her in death June 30, 1971. She later married Eddie Phillips Aug. 26, 1978. He survives...
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The future of the U.S. post office - and your mail
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
WASHINGTON -- Could mail one day go the way of many pizza chains, where customers can pick it up or pay extra for home delivery? Will the mail still arrive six days a week? Will the government still be involved? The Postal Service is facing big questions as it struggles to cope with rising costs and major changes in the way people communicate...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
City hall 401 Independence St. Study session at 4 p.m. Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) n An ordinance approving the record plat of Timon Way subdivision. n An ordinance approving the record plat of GM Building subdivision. n An ordinance amending the city code regarding membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission...
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Paducah officials to attend Cape meeting
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
Monday's study session preceding Cape Girardeau's city council meeting will begin an hour early to accommodate a visit by city officials from Paducah, Ky. Heather Brooks, assistant to city manager Doug Leslie, is coordinating the visit. "The main purpose is to learn from each other and share information," she said...
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'Welcome to the Congo!' message forces USOC to apologize to Brazilians
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- In a joke that made Brazilians cringe and forced the U.S. Olympic Committee to apologize, a USOC worker scrawled "Welcome to the Congo!" on a whiteboard in the organization's Rio de Janeiro media center for the Pan American Games...
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Taliban using Afghan civilian deaths as information warfare
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan elders Saturday claimed that 108 civilians were killed in a bombing campaign in western Afghanistan, while villagers in the northeast said 25 Afghans died in airstrikes, including some killed while burying dead relatives...
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Foreign doctors wary after British terror plot implicates physicians
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
WASHINGTON -- Evidence that doctors are at the heart of a British terrorist plot has foreign-born physicians in the United States on edge and wondering whether already stringent immigration security will get even tougher. Six physicians are among eight suspects in the failed terror attacks, including one from Iraq, one from Jordan, two from India and a man identified by hospital staff as being from Lebanon...
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Dems view tobacco taxes as a likely source of children's health funding
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's 45 million smokers will probably help pay for the spending increase that Democrats want for children's health insurance, say analysts familiar with deliberations on Capitol Hill. Democratic lawmakers will push for $50 billion in new funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program over the next five years. To pay for that increase, they must find new sources of revenue or cut existing programs...
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Pope revives old Latin Mass in concession to tradition
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday removed restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass, reviving a rite that was all but swept away by the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council. The decision, a victory for traditional, conservative Roman Catholics, came over the objections of liberal-minded Catholics and angered Jews because the Tridentine Mass contains a prayer for their conversion...
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Iraqi doctor in court on car bomb charge
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
LONDON -- Impassive and staring straight ahead, an Iraqi doctor was led into court by plainclothes security officers Saturday, the first suspect to appear on charges of plotting to bomb London's entertainment district and Scotland's busiest airport...
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Suicide bomb in Iraqi Shiite village kills more than 100
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
TUZ KHORMATO, Iraq -- A suicide truck bomber blasted a Shiite town north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing more than 100 people, police said, in a sign Sunni insurgents are pulling away from a U.S. offensive around the capital to attack where security is thinner...
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Bear perched on power pole stops traffic in Southern California desert
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
LANCASTER, Calif. -- Must've been a poler bear. In fact, it was a black bear that climbed 100 feet up a power pole in the sweltering high desert Friday and brought traffic to halt on a highway below as motorists stopped to gawk and take pictures. "Not a whole lot we could do except keep the people out of the area and let him decide he needs to come down and continue his way on to the mountains, and with the assistance of the highway patrol that's what we did," game warden Martin Wall said...
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12-year-old St. Louis boy charged with killing neighbor girl
(State News ~ 07/08/07)
ST. LOUIS -- A 12-year-old boy has been accused of fatally stabbing his 13-year-old neighbor during a fight in front of the girl's home. The 12-year-old boy was charged Friday with second-degree murder in juvenile court for allegedly stabbing Alexus Purtty late Thursday night outside her St. Louis home. State law allows juveniles as young as 12 to be certified to stand trial as adults, but prosecutors have not yet decided whether they will seek to try the boy as an adult...
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Prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for court fund theft
(State News ~ 07/08/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Prosecutors were pushing for 10 years in prison for a former Springfield municipal court employee who pleaded guilty to embezzling court funds. A defense lawyer, however, says Rhonda Bateman, 51, should be granted probation. Bateman, of Rogersville, Mo., pleaded guilty Friday to one count of felony stealing. She had been charged with three counts of class B felony stealing...
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Man accused of assuming dead teen's online identity
(State News ~ 07/08/07)
ST. PETERS, Mo. -- A 19-year-old man accused of assuming the online identity of a dead 14-year-old girl has been charged with promoting child pornography and sexual misconduct. Dennis Michael Conlin Jr., of St. Peters, was charged Friday with five counts of misdemeanor sexual misconduct. Police said he was accused of approaching girls in three separate incidents from his pickup truck since June 24...
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Musicians, Al Gore urge fans to fight warming at Live Earth events
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A 24-hour music marathon spanning seven continents Saturday reached the Western Hemisphere with rappers, rockers and country stars taking the stage at Live Earth concerts to fight climate change. The New York show, which was actually in Giants Stadium in New Jersey, opened with the artist Kenna asking the crowd of 52,000: "You guys realize we're a part of history now?"...
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Boston police seek 'Bonbon Bandit'
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
BOSTON -- A serial thief with a penchant for knocking off gourmet chocolate shops and ice cream parlors is anything but sweet, police say. The man police have dubbed the Bonbon Bandit is wanted in as many as 20 holdups in downtown Boston since April 17. He has brandished a knife, a handgun and even a sawed-off shotgun...
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Army says Iraq vet from Ill. who went AWOL for mental therapy won't be court-martialed
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- An Iraq war veteran from Chicago will not be court-martialed for leaving his post without permission for 15 months to undergo treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Army said. Instead of facing a bad conduct discharge -- a felony punishable by up to a year in military prison -- Spc. Eugene Cherry admitted he was absent without leave and was granted a general discharge, rather than an honorable discharge, the Army said Friday...
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Alienated town
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
ROSWELL, N.M. -- Sixty years after bigheaded, toothpick-limbed green aliens allegedly crashed in the New Mexico desert -- leaving little but paranoia in their wake -- Roswell embraces the extraterrestrial. To a point. A McDonald's mimics a UFO. A wall of Wal-Mart displays a large rendering of a green spaceman. Arby's restaurant is hospitable: "Aliens Welcome," reads the big sign out front. The city draws thousands of enthusiasts to its annual UFO festival, which runs this weekend...
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Worker sues city of Detroit over colleague's use of perfume
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
DETROIT -- An employee in the Detroit planning department who claims she is severely sensitive to perfumes and other cosmetics has sued the city, saying a co-worker's strong fragrance prohibits her from working. Susan McBride's lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, says the work environment is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She wants a ban on such scents at work -- and unspecified damages...
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7 new wonders of the world announced
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
LISBON, Portugal -- The Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum, India's Taj Mahal and three architectural marvels from Latin America were among the new seven wonders of the world chosen in a global poll released Saturday. Jordan's Petra was the seventh winner. Peru's Machu Picchu, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer and Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid also made the cut...
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Plaza Tire exploded for 15 runs behind 14 hits, 10 walks, four errors
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/07)
The Fairview Heights (Ill.) Redbirds usually field a competitive team, but they came to Cape Girardeau on Saturday lacking quality pitching. The Plaza Tire Capahas made the visitors pay. Plaza Tire jumped on Fairview Heights' depleted mound corps for two home runs, four doubles and 14 total hits...
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Fans brave heat to see acts at the Cape Girardeau airport
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
The sun did its best to discourage Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival fans Saturday, but thousands of fans came despite the heat as the two-day event wrapped up with day and evening shows. With a 92-degree temperature during the 3:30 p.m. show, most were hunting for shady spots to view the action as several festivalgoers reported the day was just "too hot."...
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Out of the past 7/8/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/08/07)
@sco:25 years ago: July 8, 1982 Presiding Circuit Judge A.J. Seier swore in a grand jury comprised of six men and six women yesterday to investigate the unsolved slayings of two Cape Girardeau women in recent months; however, his general charge to the panel didn't limit the scope of the jury's investigation to the homicides...
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Man, teen killed in ATV crash near Carthage
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) -- Two people are dead after an all-terrain vehicle crashed in southwest Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 36-year-old Richard Parchman of Carthage and 16-year-old Latisha Morgan of Granby were killed at 11:30 p.m. Saturday when their Yamaha ATV missed a curve on Daisy Lane, 3.5 miles north of Carthage...
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Mo. revenue up more than 5 percent in 2007
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- State revenues grew 5.2 percent during Missouri's recently concluded fiscal year, due largely to a strong increase in individual income tax collections. Net general revenues topped $7.7 billion during the 2007 fiscal year, which ended June 30, State Treasurer Sarah Steelman's office said...
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Thief steals car in KC, abandons it after finding child inside
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A thief abandoned a stolen car after finding a toddler strapped into the vehicle, police said. The child's mother told police she left her 2-year-old child unattended Sunday night when she went inside a Kansas City convenience store to pay for fuel...
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Springfield thieves target catalytic converters under cars
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Thieves are increasingly looking under cars instead of breaking into them, stealing catalytic converters because they contain valuable platinum, Springfield police said. Police spokesman Grant Story said the department has noticed an increase in converter thefts at businesses with large, open parking lots...
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Missouri bridge repair plan delayed
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A plan to repair 800 of the state's worst bridges is being delayed by legal questions, Missouri transportation officials said Monday. The State Highways and Transportation Commission planned to choose a contractor for the bridge program at its meeting next week. Instead, the decision has been delayed until the fall in hopes of finding a solution to bidders' concerns about the size of a required performance bond...
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Easter freeze cost Missouri agriculture at least $400 million
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- April's spring freeze across Missouri cost state agriculture at least $400 million, according to an estimate by state climatologist Pat Guinan. Guinan, with the University of Missouri Extension Service, said the freeze was unprecedented in 110 years of record keeping...
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Bike show raises money for Habitat for Humanity
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Larry Sawyers' Harley Davidson has won every contest it's been in, and Sunday's bike show at Texas Roadhouse continued the streak. "It's the chrome," said Lesia Miller, who made the 90-mile trip to Cape Girardeau from Caruthersville, Mo., with Sawyers to show off his 2005 Harley Davidson Road King for the Freedom Fest Motorcycle Show...
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Enterprise to offer deal for airport travelers
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Competition is on its way for Bootheel Area Rapid Transportation, a local shuttle service that is capitalizing on the commercial flight shut-down at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Enterprise Rent-A-Car will offer another means of transportation to and from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport toward the end of August at a similar cost of BART's service, according to company officials...
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Reaction mixed to change in DWI law
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
New legislation aimed at closing one of the loopholes that defense attorneys use when trying driving while intoxicated cases has been met with mixed reviews from those in the legal community. The bill, which Gov. Matt Blunt signed July 2, repeals the requirement of the use of alcohol-free antiseptic in cleansing the skin before drawing blood for the purpose of determining intoxication levels...
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Stem-cell reports yield little useful information
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- During roughly the past four decades, American colleges and universities have awarded more than 2 million bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in the biological sciences, according to National Science Foundation. If you hold one or more of those degrees, you might be able to understand the following statement describing research done at the University of Missouri:...
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Speak Out 7/9/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/09/07)
Hybrid horsepower; Whither "Sicko?"; Porous borders; Children as weapons; Improving greens; Above average; Counting the ways; Fair share; Fairness to Bush; Extra horses; Missing something; Lawlessness; Crime or memory lapse?; Cut the grass; Poor example; Replace tags; Free passes; CR 630; Nature films
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Out of the past 7/9/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/09/07)
Drury Construction Co. of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a contract for construction of a war memorial at the Cape County Farm Park; plans call for construction of a memorial featuring an 80-foot bronze flagpole and installation of a sprinkler system in the planter at the base of the memorial...
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Esicar's
(Editorial ~ 07/09/07)
The announcement that Esicar's Old Hickory Smokehouse will close in September provokes nostalgia and sadness among Cape Girardeau's meat connoisseurs. The business has been a Cape Girardeau institution for nearly three-fourths of a century. An Esicar's ham or slab of bacon has been a prized Christmas gift for generations...
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Seeking an economic boost
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee's downtown is like that found in many other small towns: a place that bustled with commerce during the early part of the 20th century when the Frisco line brought train passengers to and took them from the depot there. Today the picture is much different: a place where the small businesses that remain are interspersed with shops of many kinds that closed their doors long ago...
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No decision on Illinois electric rate relief
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- In February, Ellie Dorchincez was fighting mad about her soaring electric rates. In July, she's fighting her growing frustration over the lack of response by state officials. Dorchincez, who owns a small grocery store in Benton, says she and many others in Southern Illinois -- where many saw electric bills more than double when a 10-year rate freeze ended in January -- still hope for some help from lawmakers...
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Tower to measure wind speeds
(State News ~ 07/09/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Measurements obtained from a new weather tower installed at the University of Missouri-Columbia will provide clues about whether the area could produce wind power. The tower is at Sanborn Field, a more than century old agricultural research area with a long history of weather data collection. ...
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Sheehan says she may run against Pelosi
(National News ~ 07/09/07)
CRAWFORD, Texas -- Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized the anti-war movement, said Sunday that she plans to seek House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat unless she introduces articles of impeachment against President Bush in the next two weeks...
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Pastor objects to bidet billboards set to go next to Times Square church
(National News ~ 07/09/07)
NEW YORK -- A bidet company's advertising plans in Times Square are too cheeky for the pastor of a nearby church. The Rev. Neil Rhodes, pastor of the interdenominational Times Square Church, is asking a state court to block a billboard company from posting huge ads that feature naked buttocks with smiley faces on them. The display is to go up on two sides of the Broadway building that houses Rhodes' church, its Bible school and day-care center...
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David Noah
(Obituary ~ 07/09/07)
David Noah, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Norman Hann Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/09/07)
Norman R. Hann Sr., 72, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Jasper County, Ill., son of Esther A. Michl Hann and the late Bernard Hann. He and Susan Harrison were married March 15, 2000, in Bloomfield, Mo...
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Annalee Tinnin
(Obituary ~ 07/09/07)
Annalee Tinnin, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Bertha Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/09/07)
Bertha I. Smith, 79, of Jackson died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Nashville, Tenn., daughter of John L. and Martha Annie Murphy Appelby. Smith worked at Barrett Ward Printing Co. in Nashville, Tenn., for more than 20 years. She later moved to Florida and then in May 2005 moved to Jackson...
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Cape fire report 7/9/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/09/07)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department n At 10:11 p.m., a gas leak at 2524 S. Sprigg St. n At 4:24 a.m., an emergency medical service call in the 500 block of South Hanover Street. n At 7:15 a.m., an emergency medical service call in the 200 block of South Middle Street...
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Cape/Jackson police report 7/9/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/09/07)
Cape Girardeau: Arrest; Assault; Theft; Property damage; Jackson: Arrests; Assault; Thefts; Miscellaneous
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Workers search for missing rafter as weather improves in Texas
(National News ~ 07/09/07)
DALLAS -- A few showers returned to parts of waterlogged Texas on Sunday as divers resumed searching the swollen Trinity River for a man missing since his raft capsized. Teams on the Trinity had shifted their work from a rescue mission to a search for the body of the 26-year-old man, Fort Worth fire department spokesman Kent Worley said...
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Little progress in federal case alleging mob control of docks
(National News ~ 07/09/07)
NEW YORK -- Two years ago, federal prosecutors boldly proclaimed a civil racketeering lawsuit against the mighty International Longshoremen's Union that would "once and for all" shatter suspected mob control on the nation's docks. Today, the start of the trial -- much less the end of any ostensible corruption -- is still nowhere in sight...
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Environmental risks keep 'mothball fleets' of retired U.S. warships at anchor
(National News ~ 07/09/07)
BENICIA, Calif. -- From afar, the ghostly warships recall a fierce phalanx ready for battle. A closer look, though, shows the rust and rot of ships unfit for duty or even dismantling, a quandary that is costing taxpayers millions of dollars and could cause environmental misery that will cost millions more...
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Blunt honors Vietnam vets with award program
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt announced that Vietnam veterans are now eligible for special recognition through the Missouri Veterans Recognition Program, developed by the Missouri General Assembly, the Missouri Veterans Commission, Missouri National Guard and the governor...
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Contestants vie for title at district's annual health-care beauty pageant
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
The Missouri Health Care Association District V recently held its annual nursing home beauty pageant at Plaza Conference Center. The decor of greenery and flowers as well as six contestants from area nursing homes vying for the title of queen reflected this year's theme, Beauty in Bloom...
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Crites earns promotion and begins new job
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Mark Crites, a native of Farmington, Mo., has been promoted to the rank of sergeant first class, which offers a new job as readiness noncommissioned officer for the Headquarters Company in Cape Girardeau. ...
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LFCS WINGS program receives $30,000 grant
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Children's Trust Fund, Missouri's foundation for child abuse prevention. Funds will support the work of Women in Need Growing Stronger, or WINGS, a program for pregnant and newly parenting families that encourages healthy and safe relationships as a way to prevent child abuse and neglect...
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Community digest 7/9/07
(Local News ~ 07/09/07)
Scott Co. genealogical group to meet July 17 The Scott County Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. July 17 at Riverside Regional Library in Benton, Mo. David Briggs will present a program about Champ and Bennett Clark, father and son politicians from Missouri who were contemporaries in the Senate. Call (573) 887-4192 for more information...
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Iraqi politicians ask civilians to arm themselves amid violence
(International News ~ 07/09/07)
BAGHDAD -- Prominent Shiite and Sunni politicians called on Iraqi civilians to take up arms to defend themselves after a weekend of violence that claimed more than 220 lives, including 60 who died Sunday in a surge of bombings and shootings around Baghdad...
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Scottish Muslims fear retaliation in wake of failed terrorist attacks
(International News ~ 07/09/07)
GLASGOW, Scotland -- In the entire row of stores, the only one that was targeted -- the one that still smells of smoke -- is owned by a man of Pakistani descent. Shafiq Ahmed said vandals rammed a car into his "One Stop Shop" convenience store, then set a fire -- an assault disturbingly reminiscent of the attempted terror attack just days earlier on the airport of this gritty Scottish city...
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Arab League, Israel to discuss peace initiative, Hamas
(International News ~ 07/09/07)
JERUSALEM -- The 22-country Arab League will send envoys on a historic first mission to Israel this week to discuss a sweeping Arab peace initiative and how it might prop up embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli and Arab diplomats said Sunday...
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Framer's farewell
(Business ~ 07/09/07)
A fixture on Main Street for more than 25 years will likely close its doors sometime in the fall. S. Gregg Gallery, where Steve Gregg has built a business on framing, original art, prints and antique maps, will move to support a new career for his wife, Diane...
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Verizon copper cutoff traps customers and hampers rivals
(National News ~ 07/09/07)
PHILADELPHIA -- When Henry Powderly II ordered Verizon Communications Inc.'s FiOS fiber-optic service, he knew he was about to be connected to the future of telecommunications. He also got unplugged from its past. Which meant that while Powderly was gaining features, he was losing some telecommunications options...
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People on the move 7/9/07
(Business ~ 07/09/07)
Jackson man steps down from board; Treatment center names employee of year; Benton rep becomes rookie of month
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Memo 7/9/07
(Business ~ 07/09/07)
Cape firm wins insurance distinction The Daniel & Henry Co. in Cape Girardeau won recognition from Hawkeye-Security Insurance for meeting sales, growth and loss ratio goals with the presentation of the 2006 Chairman's Award. Led by Rob Johnson, the Daniel & Henry Co. provides comprehensive risk management services for businesses in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois...
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Toys transform into movie magic with $67.6 million debut
(Entertainment ~ 07/09/07)
LOS ANGELES -- The shape-shifting robots of "Transformers" have taken on a new form: Huge piles of cash. The sci-fi saga "Transformers," DreamWorks and Paramount's big-screen take on the Hasbro toys, debuted with $67.6 million in ticket sales in its first weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That gave it $152.5 million since opening with preview screenings July 2...
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Area sports digest 7/9/07
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/07)
Scott County wins Paragould tournament The Scott County American Legion baseball team defeated Jonesboro 11-7 to win the Paragould tournament Sunday. Scott County beat Paragould 8-6 to reach the title game. The team hit seven home runs in the weekend's four games...
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Johnson emerges as a force in the lineup
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/07)
Area sports fans likely remember Cory Johnson as the sharp-shooting guard on the 1998-99 Southeast Missouri State basketball team that just missed making the NCAA tournament. Another Johnson is having a nice season of his own -- in a different sport -- this summer...
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Wells to return to rotation
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Kip Wells, a bust as a starter earlier this year, will get another chance for the St. Louis Cardinals the first game after the All-Star break. Wells' 3-11 record and 5.92 ERA remain unsightly, but the right-hander lowered his ERA more than a point and picked up a victory after being sent to the bullpen in mid-June. In four appearances and a spot start, he allowed only two runs in 16 innings...
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Federer wins his fifth straight Wimbledon title
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/07)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Locked in the toughest test of his Wimbledon reign, against his only real rival in today's game, Roger Federer summoned the strokes and resolve that allow him to chase records set by the greats of yesteryear. And after Federer finally overcame Rafael Nadal in a five-set epic Sunday to win his fifth consecutive championship at the All England Club and 11th Grand Slam title overall, tying Bjorn Borg on both counts, guess who was waiting to greet him in a hallway off Centre Court?. ...
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Duncan powers Cardinals to win
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Barry Bonds' chase of Hank Aaron is now on a four-day hiatus. The All-Star break might be coming at a better time for San Francisco's other star Barry -- struggling left-hander Barry Zito. Bonds went 0-for-3 in his final game of the first half and remained at 751 home runs. Chris Duncan drove in three runs for St. Louis and the Cardinals avoided a three-game sweep with a 7-0 victory Sunday over the San Francisco Giants...
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Pujols to take cuts
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/07)
ST. LOUIS -- The irony of being in a career-worst power slump when he was persuaded to participate in tonight's Home Run Derby was lost on Albert Pujols. Pujols and Alex Rios of the Toronto Blue Jays were the final two participants added to the field, Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney said Sunday. The Derby will be held in San Francisco, site of Tuesday's All-Star game...
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Strong pitching, potent offense carry Plaza Tire to win No. 20
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/07)
When the St. Louis Printers played in Cape Girardeau on June 9, they were outscored by the Plaza Tire Capahas 14-1 during a doubleheader. Things were not even that close Sunday as the Capahas blistered the Printers 17-3 and 8-1. Once again feasting on an overmatched pitching staff, the Capahas banged out 25 hits as they improved to 20-4...
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New center offers business atmosphere
(Column ~ 07/09/07)
The digital age has overturned normal working relationships, allowing people engaged in sales, information technology and investing to often work from home. But sometimes bringing clients into a residence where they step on Elmo dolls and hear the dishwasher running doesn't leave a professional impression...
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Scott County Central seeking new AD, basketball coach
(High School Sports ~ 07/09/07)
Toby Carrig ~ Southeast Missourian An employee in the administrative offices at Scott County Central School District said Monday that the district is seeking an athletic director, a boys basketball and a track coach to fill the positions held last year by David Heeb...
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Cape police find missing man
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Cape Girardeau Police Department spokesman Cpl. Jason Selzer announced around 10:30 a.m. that 86-year-old Joseph Kulenguski, missing since early Tuesday morning, had been found.
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Lightning kills a St. Louis County man
(State News ~ 07/10/07)
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) -- A St. Louis County man walking on the street died when he was struck by lightning, police said. Donald Weeks, 25, was walking to work about 2:15 p.m. Monday in Florissant when he was struck. Meeks worked at a car wash nearby...
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Blunt names parole board chair
(State News ~ 07/10/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Matt Blunt named a corrections official as chairman for the state parole board Tuesday. Blunt appointed Steve Long, 54, as a member and leader of the state Probation and Parole Board. The seven-member board decides whether inmates should be released from prison and monitors those on probation or parole. It also recommends whether to spare someone from execution, though that final decision lies with the governor...
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Missouri player accused of using shotgun to strike man
(State News ~ 07/10/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri basketball player Kalen Grimes used the butt of a shotgun to strike a man in the face during a fight in suburban St. Louis, police said. Details emerged Tuesday, a day after Tigers coach Mike Anderson suspended Grimes indefinitely. A spokesman for the St. Louis County prosecutor's office said formal charges of second-degree assault were pending against Grimes, 21, Missouri's leading rebounder last season...
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'Best projection' for start of Cape air service is October
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Commercial air service from Cape Girardeau may not begin until October, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Big Sky Airlines, based in Billings, Mont., won a contract in early March to replace RegionsAir as the subsidized carrier for Cape Girardeau and three other regional cities under the Essential Air Service program. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded RegionsAir, citing training issues for airplane inspectors...
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Teen shot at Jackson carwash
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
A juvenile male was shot three times and another juvenile was in custody early Tuesday evening following gunplay at a Jackson carwash. Police responded to a call reporting shots fired at 6:24 p.m., Police chief James Humphreys said at the scene, the Shawnee Square Car Wash and Storage at 560 Shawnee Blvd...
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Dad finds parenting rewards
(Column ~ 07/10/07)
The news was surprising to me. Fewer Americans see children as key to a good marriage, the headline read. A national survey found that children ranked eighth out of nine on a list of factors that people associate with successful marriages. As a guy who has been married for 27 years and has two daughters, I can't imagine not being a dad...
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Southeast expects more than 1,700 freshmen to enroll for fall
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Southeast Missouri State University is expecting the largest beginning freshman class in the school's history this fall. University officials estimate more than 1,700 freshmen will enroll for the 2007-08 semester, and possibly 1,800 first-time students will attend the university in all. ...
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Grants target Internet crimes
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Area law enforcement officers say recent grant funding will allow them to respond to Internet crimes more quickly and effectively. The Scott County Computer Forensics and Online Investigations Initiative and the SEMO Cyber Crimes Task Force, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., received 2008 Internet Cyber Crime Grant Program awards, announced by Gov. Matt Blunt on July 2. The Scott County initiative will receive $20,946.72 and the SEMO Cyber Crimes Task Force will receive $48,168.93...
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Recent rains ease drought for parts of region
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Recent rains have helped alleviate the drought conditions that had begun to grip the region earlier this summer, and rain forecast in the next few days could help even more. Agronomists, meteorologists and climatologists are pointing to a somewhat-rainy June as the reason for the lessening of drought conditions, but they say those rains have been scattered, leaving soils in some areas dry while others nearby are refreshed...
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'Fire Lily' finishes filming with final scene in Fredericktown
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Monday was the last day of filming for "Fire Lily," the independent movie being shot in and around Cape Girardeau. The last scene to be filmed, which was shot in Fredericktown, Mo., was the final scene of the movie, where the main character leaves her small-town home...
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Hypocrisy in desertion policy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/10/07)
To the editor:For some time it has been obvious that most Americans were fed up with the Iraq civil war begun and orchestrated by the U.S. president and vice president and their Republican lackeys. The last straw, however, has to be the administration policy of dumping more of our brave men and women into the deadly Iraq quagmire while at the same time not diligently pursuing those who desert...
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A military-civilian distinction
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/10/07)
To the editor:In response to Donn Miller's letter, "Marine Corps brass' double standard": I am a retired Navy veteran (captain with 31 years of service). It was clear from the start of my career that as a member of the armed forces I was forbidden from appearing in political activities in uniform...
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Medicaid cuts are now permanent
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/10/07)
To the editor:In January 2006 I wrote to Gov. Matt Blunt concerning the Medicaid cuts he made. He implied to me in an answer to my letter that those cuts would increase funding for Missouri schools. He also implied that Medicaid was social welfare. I do not believe the governor can rightly compare elderly disabled adults and children to recipients of welfare. If they were able to work, they would...
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Thanks for downtown golf success
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/10/07)
On behalf of Charlie Herbst, Sam Blackwell, Joe Sullivan and the Red House Interpretive Center, I would like to thank all those avid downtown golfers who participated in the First-Ever Second Annual Louis J. Lorimier Memorial World Famous Downtown Golf Tournament and All-You-Can-Eat Catfish Buffet on June 24...
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Speak Out 7/10/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/10/07)
Teacher's response; Those pardons; Future floodwall; Venue competition; Better locations; Return engagement; Seeking equality
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Higher parking fines possible
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Students rushing to class at Southeast Missouri University this fall may face parking fines as high as $75. On Monday, the city council tentatively approved a measure that would raise fines to $50 and $75 in two university neighborhoods. One is bounded by Sprigg Street on the east and West End Boulevard on the west. Broadway and New Madrid Street are the southern and northern boundaries, respectively...
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New building, same goals for recently relocated United Way
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
The United Way of Southeast Missouri recently moved into its new location on Broadway after outgrowing the old facility down the street. A number of available commercial properties were reviewed by the local board of directors but the old Concord Publishing building offered by Jon Rust, publisher of the Southeast Missourian, was the most feasible option for the not-for-profit organization, according to Nancy Jernigan, executive director of United Way of Southeast Missouri...
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Cape Girardeau City Council action 7/10/07
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) n Approved the record plat of Timon Way subdivision. n Approved the record plat of GM Building subdivision. n Amended the city code regarding membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission. n Repealed stop signs at Peach Tree Street and Fairlane Drive and enacted a four-way stop at Peach Tree Street and Fairlane Drive...
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Suspect in custody
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Brannnon Lavelle Mackins, who was charged last week in connection with a shooting, turned himself in to the Cape Girardeau Police Department shortly after noon Monday. Police have been searching for Mackins, 19, of Mounds, Ill., since he allegedly fled the scene after reportedly shooting John Lee Tate in the arm the afternoon of July 3, 2007, police said...
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Out of the past 7/10/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/10/07)
Last week's unexpected closure of a Cape Girardeau City Council study session to discuss the pros and cons of a pending ordinance on abortion is a "perfect example" of why the council needs to establish rules to govern its proceedings, says Councilwoman Loretta A. Schneider; Schneider plans to bring the issue before the council Monday...
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Repairs reduce I-55 to one lane near Biehle today
(Local News ~ 07/10/07)
Southeast Missourian BIEHLE, Mo. -- A section of Interstate 55 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane while MoDOT crews perform pavement repairs. This section of roadway is at the northbound Route B exit ramp near Biehle. Weather permitting, traffic will be reduced to one lane from 6:30 a.m. ...
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Correction 7/10/07
(Correction ~ 07/10/07)
On Friday the Southeast Missourian incorrectly reported the arrest of David E. Penny, 19, last known address 1601 Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau. Penny only was being transferred from the Cape Girardeau County Jail to the Cape Girardeau city jail.
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Tracking terrorists
(Editorial ~ 07/10/07)
Terrorists have had a bad run recently. Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Daniel Henninger enumerates their failures, or rather the successes of those in the business of thwarting terrorists:Terrorism attempts failed in London and Glasgow, Scotland, a weekend ago. A jihadist plan to attack Fort Dix, N.J., was derailed a couple of months ago, followed a month later by the unearthing of a plot to blow up a gasoline pipeline at JFK...
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Annalee Tinnin
(Obituary ~ 07/10/07)
Annalee A. Tinnin, 64, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 8, 2007, at her home. She was born Feb. 25, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of George and Geneva Gilles Goode. She and Lee Roy Tinnin were married Aug. 10, 1974. He passed away Feb. 9, 1996...
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Mark Kneibert
(Obituary ~ 07/10/07)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Mark Frederick Kneibert, 42, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mr. Kneibert was born April 23, 1965, in Poplar Bluff. He attended Arkansas State University where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. ...
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Norma Atchison
(Obituary ~ 07/10/07)
Norma "Lee" Atchison, 75, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Monday, JuIy 9, 2007, at her home surrounded by her family. Lee was born Dec. 19, 1931, in Red Rock, Okla. She graduated from Jackson High School in l949. She started at Proctor & Gamble in 1970 as a line technician and was later transferred to the finished product lab...
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David Noah
(Obituary ~ 07/10/07)
David Lynn Noah, 50, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born May 13, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, son of Norman Noah and "Helen" Curtis Noah Caudill. David graduated from Jackson High School in 1976. He worked for Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department 20 years within the Major Case Files and Drug Task Force, and for the past three years drove a tractor trailer truck for Hook Transportation...
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Robert Cantrell
(Obituary ~ 07/10/07)
Robert Cornelius Cantrell, 73, of Hayti, Mo., died Friday, July 6, 2007, in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov. 5, 1933, in Memphis, Tenn., he was the son of the late William Luther and Mary Bondurant Cantrell. On Sept. 6, 1953, he married Norma Jean Bennett, who survives...
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