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Medical research center to open in St. Louis
(State News ~ 10/30/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A new, $114 million medical research center created by Washington University and BJC HealthCare is expected to open in 2009, the organizations said Tuesday. The center will be called the BJC Institute of Health at Washington University. It will share an 11-story building with Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The center's research is intended to improve care related to several diseases...
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MOHELA quietly ends life sciences loan benefits
(State News ~ 10/30/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's student loan authority has quietly ended a program launched with fanfare three years ago to entice the state's math and science graduates to work in the life sciences by forgiving part of their student loans...
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Statistics show high school students unprepared for college
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
Brittany Bollinger thought the transition between high school and college would be manageable. But on Friday she returned her college algebra textbook. "I dropped the class. If I had known college algebra would be this hard I would have paid more attention in high school," she said...
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GSA to lease space for offices
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
The U.S. General Services Administration awarded a contract to a Lincoln, Neb., firm to build new offices in Cape Gir-ardeau for the Social Security Administration and lease the building to the government for $272,371 a year. Social Security employees currently work at two locations -- a 7,681-square-foot suite in the federal courthouse building on Broadway and a 996-square-foot satellite office on South Silver Springs Road. ...
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Schnucks offers some free medicine
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
In the competitive grocery world, anything that brings customers in the door is worth a look. And Schnucks Markets thinks it has a winner in a new program to offer a selection of generic antibiotics at no charge. And because a person needing one of the antibiotics is likely to need other medicines as well, the company expects to expand its pharmacy business by filling those prescriptions while it gives away medicines, company spokeswoman Lori Willis said...
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Democrat to challenge Crowell for seat
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
Ellen Dillon has been a peace activist, a speech and communications instructor and a goodwill ambassador doing performances in Russia, Siberia, Jamaica and China. On Monday, Dillon said she's ready for a new role -- Democratic candidate for state Senate. Dillon, an instructor with the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Communications, hopes to unseat state Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, in the six-county 27th Senate District...
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Scientific consensus on climate
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/30/07)
To the editor:I am amazed that climate change is still viewed as controversial. Recently, hundreds of top scientists from around the world concluded we have an immediate, serious problem, which is, in part, human-caused. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is as credible as you can get. The methodology is rigorous, the conclusions are peer reviewed and the members are in consensus. To dismiss their findings is to deny the credibility of science in general. Is this what we've come to?...
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Speak Out 10/30/07
(Speak Out ~ 10/30/07)
Concert morality; Water shortage; Not for the kiddies; Saudi terrorists; Anti-Christian behavior; No public support; What it's all about; What did you expect?
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Working together
(Editorial ~ 10/30/07)
For more than 10 years, Jackson and Cape Girardeau city officials have worked hard to forge cooperative solutions to common concerns. Because of what may simply be miscommunication, some of those officials are beginning to wonder if the era of cooperation is over, thanks to recent comments about each city's interests in development around the new Interstate 55 interchange between Jackson's East Main Street and Cape Girardeau's LaSalle Avenue...
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Ethanol plants bring pollution
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/30/07)
To the editor:There are several things that make this area a very attractive place to live: beautiful scenery, clean air and lots of fresh water. Why, then, would anyone allow ethanol plants to be built on Nash Road and ruin the whole of Cape Girardeau County plus Scott County? I am amazed and appalled that such is even being considered. The impact on the water supply alone is very frightening...
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Reynolds House plight getting some attention
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
The first meeting of the Reynolds House task force is Nov. 7. Real estate agent Tom Meyer, chairman of the task force, said he expects the group to be fast and focused. "You go in, identify the situation, hit the main bullet points," he said. "With a good group, you're in and out withing 10 days to one month. It's not a long committee life."...
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Siren signals
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
When shots were fired on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University during homecoming weekend, a campuswide alarm system -- like the one at Southeast Missouri State University -- warned students to stay in their rooms with the doors locked until further notice...
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Bank robber gets maximum sentence
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
William M. White III, a Maryland man convicted of robbing a Cape Girardeau bank in August 2006, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday. Circuit Judge William L. Syler Jr. imposed the sentence because White's criminal history, combined with the fact that the robbery was part of a "crime spree" called for the maximum penalty, according to a news release from prosecuting attorney Morley Swingle's office...
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Britney ready to 'Blackout' her bad press
(Entertainment ~ 10/30/07)
LOS ANGELES -- On her new CD, "Blackout," Britney Spears acknowledges that 2007 hasn't been a charmed year. "I'm Mrs. Bad Media Karma, another day another drama," the 25-year-old pop princess croons to a thumping dance groove on the song "Piece of Me."...
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Benefit gathering earns $2,000 for Bollinger County family
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
An afternoon of food and games netted about $2,000 Saturday for June Werchow of Bollinger County. Pat Hicks, who with her husband runs Immediate HealthCare at Lexington Avenue and Kingshighway in Cape Girar-deau said "it was just a wonderful, wonderful weekend."...
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Emergency officials: Missouri lagging behind surrounding states in enhanced 911 coverage
(State News ~ 10/30/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri emergency communications officials say the state's enhanced 911 coverage lags behind those of surrounding states. Rep. Mark Bruns, R-Jefferson City, heads a special committee that held hearings on the issue around the state this summer...
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Immigration crackdown leads to anxiety
(State News ~ 10/30/07)
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt's crackdown on illegal immigration has not uncovered any major instances of contractors employing illegal immigrants. But it has created anxiety among business owners who worry that Hispanic employees might be targeted by law enforcement...
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Friends, families mourn 7 college students killed in fire
(National News ~ 10/30/07)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. -- For the group of college buddies spending a late-season weekend at a friend's beach house, the deck overlooking a canal was the center of their good times. It was where they talked, listened to music and danced late into the night...
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Ruby Phillips
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
God sent his best angel for our mother, Ruby A. Dutcher Phillips, 80, of Cape Girardeau Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born March 15, 1927, in Greeley County, Neb., daughter of Fremont H. and Gertrude E. Knutzen Dutcher. She and Hal Cole Phillips were married June 14, 1947, in St. Louis. He died March 5, 1962...
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William Metz
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
FENTON, Mo. -- William H. "Billy" Metz, 42, of Fenton died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born April 2, 1965, in St. Louis, son of William H. and Joyce E. Roberts Metz IV. Billy was a union concrete finisher, and loved motorcycles, hunting and fishing. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him...
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Brad Lyle
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
Brad Lyle, 63, of Cape Girar-deau died Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at his home. He was born Jan. 16, 1944, in New Orleans, son of Adrian Baldwin and Rosalie Hobbs Lyle. He and Wanda Mayberry were married Aug. 1, 1963, in Cape Girardeau. Lyle was a 1962 graduate of Central High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Charles Kirkpatrick
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Charles Wayne Kirkpatrick, 59, of Puxico died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at his home. He was born Aug. 5, 1948, at Sturdivant, Mo., son of C.M. and Vergie Stroup Kirkpatrick. He and Brenda Turner were married Feb. 15, 1969, at Zalma, Mo. Kirkpatrick retired from Tyson Foods at Dexter, Mo. He was a member of Sturdivant Pentecostal Church...
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Dr. Paul Story
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
DeRIDDER, La. -- Dr. Paul Richard Story, 74, of DeRidder died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, at Beauregard Memorial Hospital in DeRidder. He was born June 1, 1933, in Cape Gir-ardeau, son of C. Paul and Elsie McClendon Story. He married Betty Jo Whidden. Story was a 1951 graduate of the former College High School and received a bachelor of science degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1955 and a Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 1959 with a major in chemistry...
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Larry Anderson
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
Larry Jerome Anderson, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in a St. Louis nursing home. He was born Nov. 16, 1948, in St. Louis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson. Anderson had been a school maintenance worker. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1969 to 1972...
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Jacquelyn Clark
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
Jacquelyn Norma Clark, 68, of Scott City died Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at her home. She was born Oct. 10, 1939, at Commerce, Mo., daughter of Ray and Octavia Carmen Morgan. Clark was an assembly worker at Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Gir-ardeau. Survivors include two sons, Mike Clark of Cape Girardeau, Todd Clark of Scott City; and a grandchild...
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Dorothy Elledge
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dorothy Louise Elledge, 81, of Marble Hill died Monday, Oct. 29. 2007, at her home. She was born March 29, 1926, at Malden, Mo., daughter of Walter and Ella Mae Marler Adams. She and William Lymon Elledge were married March 18, 1966, in Belleville, Ill...
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Patricia Jobe
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Patricia Ann Jobe, 66, of Sikeston died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Sept. 4, 1941, in Santa Ana, Calif., daughter of Woodrow "Woody" and Elma Kasten Winchester. Jobe was a teachers aide at Warren E. Hearnes Elementary School in Charleston, Mo., several years. She was a licensed foster parent for Missouri Department of Mental Health. She attended Cornerstone General Baptist Church in Bertrand, Mo...
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The Rev. Francis Crowley
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
The Rev. Francis J. Crowley died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Carondelet Manor in Kansas City, Mo. He was born April 17, 1929, in Chicago, son of Francis and Mary Mangon Crowley. After attending St. Vincent's College in Cape Girardeau he entered the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentian Fathers and Brothers) May 22, 1948. ...
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Gloria Schumer
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
Gloria Schumer, 62, of Nashville, Tenn., and formerly of Scott City, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City.
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Cape police report 10/30/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/30/07)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Beth J. Paris, 26, 1420 N. Spanish St., was arrested on suspicion of endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest and assault on a law enforcement officer...
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Cape/Jackson fire report 10/30/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/30/07)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday. n At 4:47 p.m., emergency medical service at 424 S. Sprigg St. n At 5:20 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2700 block of Janet Drive. n At 6:22 p.m., emergency medical service at Themis Street and Mount Auburn Road...
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Country star Porter Wagoner dies at age 80
(National News ~ 10/30/07)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton. Like many older performers, his star had faded in recent years. But his death from lung cancer Sunday, at 80, came only after a remarkable late-career revival that won him a new generation of fans...
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Family hit by Calif. wildfires begins to rebuild
(National News ~ 10/30/07)
RAMONA, Calif. -- Nichole Booth's hands were stained with ash from picking through the blackened and twisted pieces left of her life after an inferno engulfed everything she owned. She tried not to cry in front of her four children. But in the few moments she can steal away, the tears spill down her cheeks...
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Israeli leader discloses he has prostate cancer
(International News ~ 10/30/07)
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Israelis on Monday that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but said the disease was not life-threatening and will not disrupt his work as the country's leader. The disclosure came at a sensitive time in Mideast diplomacy, with Olmert and another one-time prostate cancer patient -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas -- struggling to bridge gaping differences ahead of a U.S.-brokered peace conference...
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One in 10 high schools labeled a 'dropout factory'
(National News ~ 10/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "dropout factory." The phrase refers to a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across America...
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Kidnapped sheiks freed; 29 killed by bomber on bicycle
(International News ~ 10/30/07)
BAGHDAD -- A group of Shiite and Sunni clerics were rescued one day after they were kidnapped in the capital after meeting with the government to discuss how to coordinate efforts against al-Qaida in Iraq. Meanwhile, a suicide bomber rode a bicycle into a crowd of police recruits in Baqouba on Monday, killing at least 29 people in a province that has become a battleground among U.S. forces, al-Qaida militants and Shiite radicals...
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Baby Mama Drama takes to the Web
(Community ~ 10/30/07)
For all those women who know the term "morning" sickness is absolute rubbish. For all those women who picked out the perfect baby name, only to have family and friends exclaim protests. For all those women whose pregnancy "glow" comes from huffing and puffing their way up a flight of stairs. This is for you. ...
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Birth outcomes will be topic at conference
(Community ~ 10/30/07)
The Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start Regional Consortium is hosting a free conference Friday as part of a low birth weight partnership initiative. The all-day conference "The Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Negative Birth Outcomes," starts at 8 a.m. ...
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Blood drives 10/30/07
(Community ~ 10/30/07)
Wednesday Southeast Missourian and Old Town Cape: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 400 Broadway Southeast Missouri State University: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dempster Building, One University Plaza.
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Health calendar 10/30/07
(Community ~ 10/30/07)
Wednesday Flu shot clinic: 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Scott City Nutrition Center. The Scott County Health Center will administer shots for $15 unless covered by Medicare or Medicaid. Drive-through flu shots: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jackson Fire Station. The Cape Girardeau Health Center will administer shots for $20 and pneumonia immunizations for $30, unless covered by Medicare or Medicaid. For more information, call 335-7846...
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Ford might keep some plants in exchange for other savings
(National News ~ 10/30/07)
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. might save some of the six plants it intends to close if it can get other cost savings from the United Auto Workers union in their new contract, people briefed on the ongoing negotiations said Monday. The people said the fate of the plants is one of many issues still on the table in the talks. The y spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are private...
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Colbert declared S.C.'s 'favorite son' as he launches presidential campaign
(Entertainment ~ 10/30/07)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Look out Georgia. Stephen Colbert brought his fanciful presidential campaign to the campus of the University of South Carolina on Sunday, telling several hundred sign-waving fans that he'll take care of the rival state to the south...
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Indians oust Hillsboro 5-0
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
Jackson missed wide left twice, wide right once and the goalie made a stellar diving save on another scoring chance. That was in a six-minute span before the midway point of the first half Monday night. The Indians finally broke through when Spencer McCormack found the back of the net midway through the first half. The offense didn't cool off as Jackson knocked off Hillsboro 5-0 in their Class 3 District 1 semifinal at Central...
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Samuel, Kaverman address 2-6 record
(College Sports ~ 10/30/07)
Tony Samuel acknowledges that he expected his second season as Southeast Missouri State's football coach to go better than it has so far. But Samuel said Monday that he is far from discouraged in the relatively early stages of his attempts to build a program that has experienced little success on the Division I-AA level...
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Out of the past 10/30/07
(Out of the Past ~ 10/30/07)
Like a prizefighter backed into a corner in the 15th round, U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth has come out swinging in the waning days of the 1982 election campaign, seeking to deliver a knockout blow to Democratic challenger Harriett Woods. "I'm fighting for my political life," Danforth tells an enthusiastic crowd in Cape Girardeau...
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Falling short of a fall classic
(Professional Sports ~ 10/30/07)
DENVER -- Three World Series sweeps in the past four years, with a five-game bore mixed in. What happened to drama in October? Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez and the relentless Red Sox didn't do baseball any good by crushing Colorado in four games. It was a blowout from the beginning, when Boston took the opener 13-1 at Fenway Park...
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Foust's status for exhibition is uncertain
(College Sports ~ 10/30/07)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Scott Edgar was noncommittal Monday regarding Brandon Foust's status for the Redhawks' exhibition opener. Asked if Foust would play Thursday night when Lincoln visits the Show Me Center, Edgar said: "I don't have a comment on that."...
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No designated parking for visitors
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
Visitors to the River Campus box office or the Crisp Museum should, for now, park anywhere they can in the River Campus parking lot. Robert Cerchio, assistant director of the Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts, said signs will be installed designating visitor parking areas soon. But until then, patrons should just park wherever they can find a spot during daytime hours...
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Tigers turn back Northwest in semis
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
Central pumped in two early goals to open the second half, and that's when Northwest came unglued. The Lions players, from the defense to the forwards, started yelling at each other about lack of coverage and who needed to cover who. That's when the Tigers were assured they'd move on in the playoffs...
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Yankees offer manager's job to Girardi, pass on Mattingly
(Professional Sports ~ 10/30/07)
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees picked experience over popularity, offering the manager's job to Joe Girardi at the risk of watching Don Mattingly walk away from the franchise. Beloved as team captain, Donnie Baseball was the early favorite to replace Joe Torre and openly coveted the spot. After finding out Monday he didn't get it, Mattingly told the Yankees he had no interest in returning next year as bench coach or in any other coaching position...
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Two groups to perform concert
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
Southeast Missourian The Cape Girardeau Central High School Orchestra will perform in concert with the Freshman Orchestra at 7 p.m. today at the Central High School Commons. The groups will perform work by Gustav Mahler, Samuel Barber and Percy Fletcher, along with Irish fiddle music and American folk traditionals...
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Incognito likely lost for season
(Professional Sports ~ 10/30/07)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams guard Richie Incognito likely will miss the rest of the season with a right kneecap injury sustained in Sunday's loss to the Browns. Coach Scott Linehan also said Monday that running back Steven Jackson, sidelined by back spasms in the first half after a strong start, has a bulging disk. But he said the injury is treatable and was optimistic Jackson could be back in the lineup without missing a game after the Rams' bye this weekend...
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Dombrowskis, Settles, Myers win Stupples Cup
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
Dombrowskis, Settles,Myers win Stupples Cup The team of Harriette Myers, Nancy Settles, Ann Dombrowski and Cord Dombrowski won the annual Stupples Cup by two strokes at Dalhousie Golf Club. The foursome totaled a 125 in the two best balls format. The team of Jan Beard, Anita Covington, Mary Kay Caldwell and Lee Brun was awarded second after it finished in a tie at 127. Alice Temm, Robin Davis, Betty Dewitt and Scott Roe also shot 127 and finished third...
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Correction
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
n A headline on the Southeast Missouri State soccer team story was incorrect in Monday's edition. The Southeast Missouri State soccer team defeated Samford 1-0 in double-overtime Sunday. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Packers defeat Broncos 19-13 in overtime
(Professional Sports ~ 10/30/07)
DENVER -- On the first play following the kickoff in overtime, Brett Favre connected on an 82-yard touchdown pass with Greg Jennings and the Green Bay Packers defeated the Denver Broncos 19-13 on Monday night. Denver had tied the score at 13-13 on Jason Elam's 21-yard field goal as time ran out in regulation, setting the stage for another Favre comeback...
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Saxony reaches district final
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
Bryant Steffans did a little bit of everything to help Saxony Lutheran dominate in its first district game Monday as the Crusaders rolled past Hancock 6-0 in Class 1 District 1 action. Saxony will play for the championship Wednesday at 4 p.m. Steffans had three goals and also split time in the goal, sharing a shutout with Matt Stueve. Andrew Etzoldt had two goals and Garrett Fritsche had one goal and one assist...
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Cardinals staff will return intact
(Professional Sports ~ 10/30/07)
ST. LOUIS -- A week after Tony La Russa agreed to a new two-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team announced that all of his coaches also would be back. Pitching coach Dave Duncan has been with La Russa since 1983 and first base coach Dave McKay has been an aide since 1989. Third base coach Jose Oquendo, bullpen coach Marty Mason, bench coach Joe Pettini and hitting coach Hal McRae also will be back, the team said Monday in a release...
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Diets designed for your DNA
(Community ~ 10/30/07)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Deep in each person's genetic code may lie the answers to which medicines can help them, which environmental toxins can kill them and even which foods they should eat to live well. The tantalizing prospect of personally tailored diets, dictated by our genetic makeup, drew hundreds of scientists and dietitians from around the world to the University of California-Davis in October for a conference on nutritional genomics...
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'Big River' proves to be big hit for Bedell
(Local News ~ 10/30/07)
The first production at the River Campus' Bedell Performance Hall was a big success at the box office. Three of the five performances of the musical "Big River" sold out -- Friday, Saturday and Sunday's matinee -- while Wednesday's opening show and Thursday night's performance were about 85 percent and 95 percent full, River Campus box office manager Ellen Farrow said Monday...
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