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Linus Prost
(Obituary ~ 03/29/08)
Linus Prost PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Linus C. Prost, 81, of Perryville died Friday, March 28, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 5, 1926, in Perryville, son of Edward W. and Hilda Unverferth Prost. He and Rose C. Elder were married Feb. 18, 1950. She died Oct. 4, 2001...
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Students calculate how much carbon dioxide the university produces
(Local News ~ 03/29/08)
In the push to be more environmentally friendly, Kyrie Haddock says Southeast Missouri State University falls where most universities do: just starting to study its environmental effect. "We are at the start of making this a more prominent issue, one that will be given a little more attention in the next five to 10 years. Many universities, like us, are just getting beginning with trying to make their campus greener," the senior said...
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Fire
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/29/08)
@graphic_body_indent_bold leadin:Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: n At 3:08 p.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of North Kingshighway. n At 5:29 p.m., a stand-by at 1 Airport Road. n At 7:16 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of Spring Avenue...
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Some coffee shops rebel with Starbucks' acquisition of pricey coffee maker
(State News ~ 03/29/08)
An $11,000 coffee maker ought to make a damn fine cup of coffee. And it does. So fine and so nuanced, in fact, the coffee world has been buzzing for months over how the Clover coffee machine would revolutionize the coffee shop industry and how Americans view drip java...
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Local youth group reaches out
(Community ~ 03/29/08)
A group of 46 teenagers from La Croix United Methodist Church is raising money for trips they'll take to Cincinnati and Chicago in mid-June. Junior high students will go to Cincinnati under the direction of the group YouthWorks, and the senior high students will spend a week in Chicago with Center for Student Missions...
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2 people dead in shooting after crash in Southwest Missouri town
(State News ~ 03/29/08)
MARIONVILLE, Mo. -- Authorities say a good Samaritan was killed when he tried to help drivers involved in an accident in southwest Missouri. The apparent gunman was shot to death by police. The Springfield News-Leader reports on its Web site that the Missouri State Highway Patrol said a two-vehicle accident happened on the highway on the edge of Marionville...
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Altenburg Zone to host spring rally April 6
(Community ~ 03/29/08)
The Spring Rally for the Altenburg Zone of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League will be held April 6 at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Registration will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., with the rally beginning at 1 p.m. The theme for the Spring Rally is "Life Is A Journey," focusing on Proverbs 3:5-6, based on the theme for the Missouri District LWML 2008-2010 biennium. ...
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Colleges keeping closer watch over strange, troubled students
(National News ~ 03/29/08)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- On the agenda: A student who got into a shouting match with a faculty member. Another who harassed a female classmate. Someone found sleeping in a car. And a student who posted a threat against a professor on Facebook. In a practice adopted at one college after another since the massacre at Virginia Tech, a University of Kentucky committee of deans, administrators, campus police and mental health officials has begun meeting regularly to discuss a watch list of troubled students and decide whether they need professional help or should be sent packing.. ...
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Police
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/29/08)
@graphic_body_indent_bold leadin:Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs n Steven G. Vitale, 57, 115 N. Fountain St., Apt. 1B, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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It takes will to live a full life
(Column ~ 03/29/08)
As my husband and I were driving home recently from a board meeting, we passed a darling little town. I remarked it looked like a quaint, homey place to live. "I knew someone who lived here," my husband said. He was an older co-worker who had retired years ago...
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Cuba's new access to gizmos could deflect calls for deeper change
(International News ~ 03/29/08)
HAVANA -- First microwaves, now cell phones. Is this the new Cuba? Raul Castro is revolutionizing his brother's island in small but significant ways -- the latest in a decree Friday allowing ordinary Cubans to have cell phone service, a luxury previously reserved for the select few. The new president could be betting greater access to such modern gadgets will quell demand for deeper change...
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Paper seeking candidate information
(Local News ~ 03/29/08)
The Southeast Missourian is seeking biographical information and basic election information from candidates seeking office in contested municipal and school board elections April 8. The information will appear on a special election page on semissourian.com as well as in print the Sunday before the election...
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Organizers search for a main sponsor for AJGA event
(Community Sports ~ 03/29/08)
The success of the American Junior Golf Association's first tournament last summer at the Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau will be a hard act to follow. But tournament organizers are ready for the challenge. "They set the bar very high for themselves," said Andrew Greenfield, who coordinated the Dalhousie Junior Championship for the AJGA. "It doesn't surprise me they went all out last year, and I have no doubt it will get better."...
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Protecting homeowners
(Column ~ 03/29/08)
By KIT Bond Homeownership, the linchpin of the American dream, is turning into a nightmare for many families who can no longer afford their mortgages. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage delinquencies are at their highest rate in 23 years. More than 57,000 homeowners in Missouri are delinquent on their mortgages, including a full 20 percent of subprime borrowers. In some other states, the problem is even worse...
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Clyde Wilson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/29/08)
Clyde Wilson Jr. Clyde "Cotton" Wilson Jr., 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 28, 2008, at Missouri Veterans Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home...
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Oak Ridge collects first softball victory
(High School Sports ~ 03/29/08)
Morgan Newell smacked a doubled and finished with two hits to help lead the Oak Ridge softball team to victory Friday. The Blue Jays struck for five runs in the sixth, then held on to beat Advance 10-7. Hannah Sedgwick picked up the win, striking out 10 Hornets batters...
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More philosophy
(Speak Out ~ 03/29/08)
THAT MARCH 26 column by Paul Greenberg was the best opinion piece I have ever seen in the Southeast Missourian. He has become more philosophical and less cynical lately. Fantasy world IN VIEW of the fact that Hillary Clinton is an intelligent person, wouldn't she surely have known that there were photos and videos of that trip to Bosnia that would prove her story was false? Calling that story a misstatement or due to sleep-deprivation in no way explains it. ...
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Out of the past
(Out of the Past ~ 03/29/08)
25 years ago: March 29, 1983 The names of 16 Central High School students who lost their lives in Korea or Vietnam were added to the school's honor roll this week; of those, six died in the Korean War and 10 in the Vietnam War. About 400 Cape Girardeau residents interested in forming Neighborhood Watch groups turn out at a police-sponsored meeting in the Central High School auditorium; about 20 percent of the city is already under a watch; police have noted a trend of a significantly reduced crime rate in the watch areas since the program began a year ago.. ...
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Floods, by the numbers
(Local News ~ 03/29/08)
1: person unaccounted for in Caruthersville 5: people who died in Missouri 5: number of American Red Cross shelters opened at peak of flooding 13: combined storm-related deaths as storms swept Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri. 1: Southeast Missouri county (Bollinger) approved where individuals are eligible for federal disaster aid...
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Happy giving
(Editorial ~ 03/29/08)
A study released last week reported that, when it comes to happiness, the Biblical adage is true: It is better to give than to receive. The journal Science reported that people who made gifts to others or to charities indicated they were happier than folks who didn't share...
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Consumer spending posts weakest gain in 17 months in February
(National News ~ 03/29/08)
WASHINGTON -- Consumers turned in the weakest spending performance in 17 months in February, while their confidence dropped to the lowest level in 16 years, raising further fears of a recession. The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending edged up by just 0.1 percent last month, the poorest showing since September 2006. And if the effects of inflation are removed, spending was flat in February, the third consecutive month of sluggish activity...
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Letters guidelines
(Column ~ 03/29/08)
Regarding letters about candidates and other election issues: n Letters from candidates will not be published after filing for office, unless the letter is about a nonelection topic and considered of unusual interest. n Letters about local candidates will not be published. Candidate issues may be addressed through advertising...
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Births
(Births ~ 03/29/08)
Blessing Daughter to Darrell Lee and Lisa Annette Blessing of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:32 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008. Name, Allason Paige. Weight, 4 pounds, 12 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Blessing is the former Lisa Sanders, daughter of Darrell Sanders of Eureka, Mo., and Judy and Glen Pelate of Steeleville, Ill. She is employed at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Blessing is the son of Pat and Bob Blessing of Perryville. He is employed with Blessing Tree Service...
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Actors take the labor stage as strike-weary Hollywood watches
(Entertainment ~ 03/29/08)
LOS ANGELES -- In a Century Plaza Hotel ballroom earlier this week, 600 people gathered to hear Hollywood heavyweights tally the fallout from the writers strike. Meanwhile, in another corner of the hotel, union officials representing movie and TV actors huddled to finalize a battle plan for their upcoming contract talks...
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New hospital devices act as noise guardians for premature babies
(National News ~ 03/29/08)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Warning lights hover over the snoozing patients in Riley Hospital for Children's neonatal intensive care unit, ready to flash whenever sound levels creep beyond normal conversation. As decibels rise, the colors on the new monitoring system change from green to yellow to red, hushing chatty parents or doctors so the babies get the rest they need to develop...
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Oak Ridge pitcher strikes out 12 in 8-2 victory over Advance
(High School Sports ~ 03/29/08)
ADVANCE -- Garret Light let out a grunt as he unleashed a fastball to the plate in the fifth inning Friday. Advance's David VanGennip swung and missed for Light's ninth strikeout. The Oak Ridge sophomore would finish with 12 strikeouts in six innings of work to lead his Blue Jays to an 8-2 victory...
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Ga. town reeling after gunman shoots 3 at hospital before capture by police
(National News ~ 03/29/08)
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Armed with a three-year grudge and more guns than he could hold, a former substitute teacher stormed a west Georgia hospital looking to punish the nurse he blamed for his mother's death. The nurse, another employee and a bystander are dead, the alleged shooter is being treated for a gunshot wound police gave him and a military community accustomed to grieving is reeling...
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Credit woes prompt Mo. loan authority to delay payment to state
(State News ~ 03/29/08)
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri's student loan authority will delay part of a scheduled payment toward the state's college construction program because of financial losses and uncertainty over the U.S. credit market. Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority board members decided Friday that the financial institution should hold on to as much cash as possible for the next few months as credit worries cause banks and Wall Street investment firms to tighten the amount of loans they make...
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Companies, families to observe Earth Hour
(Local News ~ 03/29/08)
If her grandchildren come to Cape Girardeau from Farmington, Mo., today as anticipated, Jackie Nielson plans to have a flashlight party. The party will start at 8 p.m. and last one hour. That hour of darkness, christened Earth Hour, is being observed around the globe as a symbolic way of showing concern about climate change...
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Redhawks open OVC series with one-win Skyhawks
(College Sports ~ 03/29/08)
Tennessee-Martin has struggled like no other Ohio Valley Conference baseball team so far this season, winning only one of 19 games. Southeast Missouri State hopes to keep the Skyhawks down when the squads square off in a three-game weekend series in Martin, Tenn...
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Something new is in the air in spring
(Community ~ 03/29/08)
The arrival of spring always seems to catch us off guard. For months we have been bundled up in scarves and sweaters, trudging to our destinations with boots and hats, moping around under the gray skies and cold wind. Slowly, as a butterfly emerges from its cocoon, the signs of spring begin to take shape. Buildings and cars seem to reflect the bright sun. Gray skies are replaced by blues of various shades. The grass migrates from browns to yellowish tints to deep, rich green...
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Scott City teenager accused of murder to appear in court April 1
(Local News ~ 03/29/08)
Marcus Bowers, a Scott City teen accused of murdering a Kelso man last September, makes his next court appearance at 10 a.m. April 1 in Butler County. Bowers will either enter a guilty plea or Circuit Judge Mark L. Richardson will set a date for a jury trial...
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Home and Garden Show comes to Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 03/29/08)
The 28th annual Southeast Missouri Home Builders Association Home and Garden Show is being held this weekend at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The event attracts vendors and visitors from all over Southeast Missouri, from Jefferson County to as far south as Kennett, Mo., said Sarah Geringer, a self-employed event planner hired by the Southeast Missouri Home Builders Association. This is her sixth year coordinating the Home and Garden Show...
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'Parade of storms' to continue
(Local News ~ 03/29/08)
The floodwall gates have reopened. FEMA teams have come and gone. There will be more rain but not as much flooding, according to the National Weather Service. This time the rain will come in bands of thunderstorms, according to Dan Spaeth, meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Paducah, Ky., office...
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