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County questions pay raise figures
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Just as Cape Girardeau County commissioners seemed to have solved the issue of how to fund raises for deputies and other employees in the sheriff's department, another argument erupted Thursday over the size of the increases. When voters approved a new sales tax in August by a narrow margin, one item promised was expanded law enforcement for rural areas and pay raises to help control the high turnover rate among deputies. ...
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Five-minute warning to leave means being prepared
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Early one morning, a loud pounding comes from the front door. A firefighter says a hazardous material spill means you have only a few minutes to pack up a few things and leave. No one knows when it will be safe to return. That scenario isn't farfetched, area emergency and health officials say, considering the rail lines that crisscross Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois, taking dozens of trains past thousands of homes daily. ...
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Perfect pralines
(Column ~ 12/15/06)
Victoria Scherer is no stranger in a kitchen. Her recipes have been featured before in the Southeast Missourian, usually as a winner in the various contests the newspaper has sponsored over the years. When I sampled Victoria's New Orleans pralines a few years ago, I thought I had gone to candy heaven...
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Flu shuts down two area schools
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Flulike illnesses have prompted two Southeast Missouri school districts to cancel classes for much of the week. Some other districts, including Cape Girardeau, experienced an increase in the number of sick students, particularly in elementary schools, officials said Thursday...
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Speak Out 12/15/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/15/06)
A Christmas gift; Show support; Open to ridicule; Orchestra pits; Hot chocolate; Play the Bill card
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School advocacy
(Editorial ~ 12/15/06)
The State Board of Education in Missouri is constitutionally responsible for the "supervision of instruction in the public schools." Its duties include setting accreditation standards, establishing academic performance standards, setting education and certification requirements, approving educator-preparation college-level programs, establishing regulations for distributing state and federal funds, monitoring compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and administering schools for the blind, deaf and severely handicapped as well as vocational rehabilitation for adults with disabilities.. ...
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The 50% tax-on-money solution
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/15/06)
To the editor:To rid the many ills in this country, we need a 50 percent tax on money leaving the country. 1. $100,000 sent to terrorist organizations by individuals would be worth $50,000. 2. The $13 billion sent to Mexico by individuals would be worth $6.5 billion. 3. Money invested overseas would cause people to invest in the United States. 4. Money sent to China for goods to be sold in stores here would cost 50 percent more. Let's keep our money and jobs in America...
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Checking on news from the '70s
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/15/06)
To the editor:I enjoy reading Alan Journet's letters. It's interesting to pick out the words he uses to describe those he disagrees with. His election interpretation comments were no different. His limb became a little shaky when he had to interject a couple of "mays" to conclude his position on Leo Strauss' influence on all those Republicans he labels extremists. And we certainly don't want anyone near Washington who would use power for their own purposes...
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Around Southeast Missouri 12/15/06
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Judge to decide if teen will be tried as adult DEXTER, Mo. -- A 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a 64-year-old man appeared alongside his parents before Judge Joe Z. Satterfield this week. The judge said he expected to issue a ruling on whether the boy will be tried as an adult in the death of Don McCollough before Tuesday...
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County commission OKs IDA bond for Southeast hospital
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Southeast Missouri Hospital will save $1.5 million in interest payments and secure about $50 million for upgrades under an Industrial Development Authority bond issue approved Thursday by the Cape Girardeau County Commission. The bond issue, $110 million in all, will allow the hospital to refinance two earlier IDA bond issues and some private financing, as well as make a major investment in new equipment and technology upgrades, hospital vice president David Strong said...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission action 12/15/06
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Thursday Routine business n Received and filed statement of monthly collections for November. n Appproved pay request and progress invoice for Horrell Creek Bridge project. n Received and filed letter to Missouri Department of Transportation regarding the Route AB project...
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Warrants issued on unregistered sex offenders in the area
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Warrants were issued Wednesday by Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle for nine area convicted sex offenders who have failed to register with authorities as required by law. Due to the nature of their crimes, the men are required by law to register with local police every 90 days...
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Southeast Missouri State University graduates fewer international students
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Only five international students will be among more than 500 undergraduates and graduate students who will receive their diplomas at commencement exercises Saturday at Southeast Missouri State University. That's far fewer than 20 years ago. Twenty-six international students received diplomas at winter commencement in 1986, school officials said. That graduating class totaled 464 studernts...
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Redhawks take OVC break for ETSU visit
(College Sports ~ 12/15/06)
Southeast Missouri State begins a three-game homestand tonight with a nonconference matchup against East Tennessee State University. The Redhawks hope a solid performance -- and a win -- will help arm them with momentum heading into Ohio Valley Conference contests Sunday against Jacksonville State and Tuesday against Samford...
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Paradoski will receive results from MRI today
(College Sports ~ 12/15/06)
Southeast Missouri State junior point guard Paul Paradoski missed his second straight practice Thursday and is still on crutches, making it unlikely that he will play Sunday against Jacksonville State. Paradoski injured his left knee during Tuesday's practice. X-rays taken that day were negative, but results of an MRI exam performed Thursday probably won't be known until today...
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Indians seek Classic form
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
Jackson's wrestling team is used to eyeing the title at the Tiger Classic wrestling tournament, finishing no lower than fourth place at the event since 1990. The Indians' streak of top-four finishes could be in jeopardy this year, as Jackson faces a rebuilding season with no returning state qualifiers and a young, inexperienced squad...
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New rules tip scales toward healthy competition
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
Making and maintaining a certain weight is a responsibility that separates high school wrestling from most high school athletics. Due to that requirement, wrestling has been stereotyped at times by the unconventional methods sometimes used by wrestlers to maintain weight. Some of those methods, such as poor diets, have led many states associations to issue guidelines to keep wrestlers safe and healthy...
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Out of the past 12/15/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/15/06)
Workers at the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority's Gray's Point site yesterday unloaded barges containing 750 tons of powderized iron sulfate, a raw material imported from West Germany that will be treated for use as a fertilizer and other purposes at a newly constructed plant on Nash Road; the event marked the first use of the port to facilitate incoming barges...
- Alleged finger biter charged with assault (Local News ~ 12/15/06)
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Cape/Jackson police report 12/15/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/15/06)
Arrests; Theft; Southeast Missouri State University: Thefts
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Cape fire report 12/15/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/15/06)
n At 4:04 p.m., motor vehicle accident at 60 Doctors Park Drive. n At 4:08 p.m., motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Albert and Bloomfield streets. n At 4:26 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of North Main Street. n At 5:36 p.m., emergency medical service in the 3000 block of William Street...
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Corinne Comeau
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
Corinne Comeau, 86, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Dexter, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Oct. 5, 1920, in New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Roy Hachey. She and Dr. Richard A. Comeau were married in 1942. He died in 1992...
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Wesley Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
Wesley E. Brown, 62, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 18, 1944, in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., son of Paul E. and Nellie Marie Stanley Brown. The family lived near Neelys Landing...
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Shirley Kinder
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
Shirley Ann Kinder, 65, of Scott City died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 8, 1941, at Froemsdorf, Mo., daughter of William Marion and Mary Isabelle Brock Biggs. She first married Johnie B. Cotner in 1957. She later married Claude Kinder Jr. Nov. 12, 1975. He died Dec. 24, 1981...
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Hilda Meyer
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hilda Wilhelmina Meyer, 89, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 16, 1917, at Uniontown, Mo., daughter of Louis and Julian N. Ponder Schott. She and Anton B. Meyer were married Nov. 6, 1937. He died March 28, 1954...
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Rev. Ellis Grant
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
The Rev. Ellis Albert Grant, 68, of Jackson died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, at his home. He was born June 23, 1938, in Lutesville, Mo., son of the Rev. Paul M. and Furn E. Eaker Grant. He and Ruth Ann Gould were married Dec. 21, 1958. Grant was inducted into the U.S. Army Oct. 18, 1961. He was honorably discharged Oct. 17, 1963...
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Dewitte Myer
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Dewitte Ardell Myer, 88, of Benton died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 15, 1918, at Neelys Landing, son of Clarence D. and Estillee Clingingsmith Myer. He and Mary Alvina Weissmueller were married July 31, 1947, in Cape Girardeau. She died April 6, 2005...
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Harlan Petzoldt
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Harlan L. Petzoldt, 77, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 9, 1929, at New Wells, Mo., son of Anton and Edna Koenig Petzoldt. He and Shirley Meyer were married Nov. 4, 1960...
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Blunt appoints charter school supporter to education board
(State News ~ 12/15/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt appointed a Kansas City charter school official to the state Board of Education on Thursday, his second nominee in recent months to embrace alternatives to traditional public schools. Blunt said he chose the Rev. ...
- Reception planned for contest winner (Community ~ 12/15/06)
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Local film company begins production
(Community ~ 12/15/06)
The newly formed local film company Schrader-Turner Films, LLC, has begun pre-production on its first feature-length film, "Mary's First Words," a thriller/drama. The company is currently looking for employees and investors. For more information visit the company Web site at www.schraderturnerfilms.com...
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KC's Hunt remembered for major contributions
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lamar Hunt, the soft-spoken son of a Texas oil tycoon whose vision gave birth to the modern NFL, is being remembered as a man who changed the face of pro football. "Lamar Hunt was one of the most influential owners in professional football over the past 40-plus years," Dan Rooney, chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, said Thursday as plans were being made for burial of the 74-year-old sports pioneer...
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Red Sox strike a deal with Japan's Matsuzaka
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
BOSTON -- The man with the $100 million arm is eager to add to the Red Sox rich pitching history. Daisuke Matsuzaka's $52 million, six-year contract was announced Thursday by the Boston Red Sox, who hope he will follow Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez as an ace on the Fenway Park mound...
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Two more for No. 5
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- When Morten Andersen finally escaped an unwanted retirement, a couple of his new Atlanta Falcons teammates wasted no time ordering replicas of his No. 5 jersey. They wanted something special for him to sign. They wanted their own little piece of history...
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Seahawks fail to clinch West
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
SEATTLE -- Alex Smith's kept the 49ers' slim playoff hopes alive, throwing a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes as San Francisco prevented the Seattle Seahawks from clinching the NFC West with a surprising 24-14 win Thursday night. Seattle (8-6) lost its second straight divisional game, ending any hopes of getting a first-round bye in the playoffs. The 49ers improved to 6-8...
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Big cat caught on camera confirmed as mountain lion
(State News ~ 12/15/06)
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. -- Mountain lions appear to be gaining ground in Missouri. The Missouri Mountain Lion Response Team this week confirmed the ninth and 10th of the big cats to be verified in the state since 1994. "It'll make you think about those noises in the woods that everyone assumes are just rabbits," said Joe Neis of Chillicothe, who set up a digital camera that photographed a cougar in Livingston County on Dec. 7...
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Official Diana inquiry: Princess not murdered
(International News ~ 12/15/06)
LONDON -- A sweeping police inquiry on Thursday ruled out a murder conspiracy in Princess Diana's death, saying the chauffeur in the 1997 car crash was drunk and driving at a high speed to elude pursuing photographers. The report also said Diana was not pregnant at the time of the crash in Paris, nor was she about to marry her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who was also killed...
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McCain calls for bigger force in Iraq
(International News ~ 12/15/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The issue of troop levels echoed from Baghdad to Washington Thursday, with Sen. John McCain calling for deployment of 15,000 to 30,000 more troops to Iraq, and the Army's top general warning his force "will break" without more active duty soldiers and greater use of reserves...
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Blossoms in December
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Tulips are poking out of the ground in the May Greene Garden in Cape Girardeau. Gardening expert Paul Schnare has seen azaleas bloom. Violets have started blooming in Barbara Port's garden, and the carnations never went away. Warm weather this fall has started visible growth in plants that normally wouldn't be seen until spring. ...
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Special teams' stats take a hit in loss
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams watch film of their kickoff coverage every Thursday. It wasn't an enjoyable screening this week. The Rams watched in detail Devin Hester's returns of 94 and 96 yards to help the Chicago Bears cruise past St. Louis 42-27 victory Monday night. Hester's first touchdown followed a 12-play, 99-yard drive for the first score of the game, and the second gave the Bears a three-touchdown lead midway through the fourth quarter...
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Senior could use warm clothes and a toy for his feline friend
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Mr. I, 79, has no family living, but he does not live alone, according to his visiting nurse. "That cat of his is his best friend," she said. Thomas, Mr. I's cat, has a lot of personality and follows him around, sleeps with him and comforts him when the arthritis in his knees goes unrelieved. A veteran of World War II, Mr. I has always had cats, but not at all of them had as much personality as Thomas. The two watch television together, and when Mr. I goes out to the mailbox, so does Thomas...
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Breast cancer rates fall, perhaps due to declining hormone use
(National News ~ 12/15/06)
SAN ANTONIO -- In a startling turnaround, breast cancer rates in the United States dropped dramatically in 2003, and experts said they believe it is because many women stopped taking hormone pills. The 7.2 percent decline came a year after a big federal study linked menopause hormones to a higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease and other problems. Within months, millions of women stopped taking estrogen and progestin pills...
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Eckstein's brother to coach Redbirds
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Rick Eckstein, older brother of St. Louis Cardinals shorstop David Eckstein, will be the hitting coach for the Class AAA Memphis Redbirds. Eckstein was formerly hitting coach at New Orleans, the Class AAA team for the Nationals. Gaylen Pitts will manage the Cardinals' Class A team in Palm Beach. He managed the Yankees' New York-Penn League affiliate in Staten Island last season. Pitts previously worked in several capacities for the Cardinals organization from 1981 through 2001...
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2007 Nitro is Dodge's small SUV
(National News ~ 12/15/06)
No one will mistake Dodge's new sport utility vehicle for a soft, crossover version. The Nitro is boldly styled, with an exaggerated front bumper, an aggressive grille, black door handles, and sizable fender flares. Chromed, 20-inch wheels are also offered...
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Scott City girls record fifth victory
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
The Scott City girls basketball team, which already has surpassed last year's win total, added another on Thursday with a 58-33 rout of visiting Malden. Scott City jumped to an 18-3 first-quarter lead and rolled to the win. The Rams, who won just three games last year, improved to 5-3...
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Timmerman's 204-game streak may end
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Adam Timmerman's iron man streak on the St. Louis Rams' offensive line is in serious jeopardy. The 35-year-old guard hasn't missed a game since 1995, his rookie season. He's played in 184 consecutive regular-season games, and including playoff games the count is at 204...
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Legace comes off IR, finds fresh start
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Andy Murray's lack of familiarity with the St. Louis Blues' roster could work out to be a plus for Manny Legace. The team's new coach, who's still getting to know his players, might not know about the early-season struggles his No. 1 goalie has experienced. He doesn't intend to look at old videotape, either, viewing this as a fresh start for all...
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On the catwalk
(Community ~ 12/15/06)
A different kind of show is coming to Cape Girardeau this month. No rock bands are involved, nor are theater people a part of this event. Instead, the stars of this show aren't homo sapiens at all -- they're felines. This year Cape Girar-deau will play host to a cat show for the second year in a row. ...
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Dad and lad: New 'Charlotte's Web' retains classic spirit
(Community ~ 12/15/06)
The classic novel by E.B. White is now a "classic" film as "Charlotte's Web" finally makes its live action debut on the big screen. Most have read the story or seen the 1973 cartoon, but everyone will enjoy this retelling...
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Drawing from life
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Linda Royce is no stranger to domestic violence. While she hasn't been directly affected by abuse, people close to her have, including an older sister who endured spousal abuse. For Royce, a local quilter, domestic abuse is a real thing, something she's seen, not just read about. So a few years ago when the local Safe House for Women was looking for contributions from local quilters to create one quilt highlighting the problem of domestic violence, she jumped at the chance to take part...
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Habitat for Humanity wants to build 25 more homes in next five years
(Community News ~ 12/15/06)
On Sunday the Cape Girardeau Area Habitat for Humanity will hand the keys over to a new homeowner for the 25th time since the local affiliate was formed 20 years ago and simultaneously break ground on the next one. But the organization that famously provides "a hand up, not a handout" wants to ratchet up its efforts, building the same number of homes -- 25 -- over the next five years...
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Arch documentary airing this weekend
(Community ~ 12/15/06)
The documentary "The Gateway Arch: Reflection of America" will air twice this weekend, at 5 p.m. Saturday on local cable channel 33, WQWQ, and at 5 a.m. Sunday on KFVS12. The documentary is directed by Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Scott Huegerich, and focuses on the construction of the arch and its meaning today...
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Everyone's a critic: 'Blood Diamond'
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/06)
The real cost of a diamond ring isn't in the purchase price. "Blood Diamond" provides information about the cost of diamonds -- in the blood of innocent people, duplicitous profiteering of arms dealers, the treachery of smugglers and financial manipulations by diamond conglomerates...
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Get behind local film
(Column ~ 12/15/06)
Art goes beyond just the visual pieces we see every First Friday in local galleries. And Cape Girardeau has a lot more to offer than just those visual arts. We have poets, writers, musicians and even filmmakers living among us. You may see them at the coffee shops and bookstores, sporting any and all variety of grooming, style, age and disposition. You may even be sitting next to one of them right now...
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At the theaters
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/06)
New at the theaters: 'Charlotte's Web'; 'Eragon'; 'The Pursuit of Happyness'; 'Rocky Balboa'; STILL PLAYING: 'Apocalypto'; 'Blood Diamond'; 'Borat'; 'Casino Royale'; 'Deck the Halls'; 'Deja Vu'; 'Facing the Giants'; 'Happy Feet'; 'The Holiday'; 'The Nativity Story'; 'Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'; 'Unaccompanied Minors'
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High speeds are possible but bring many dangers
(Column ~ 12/15/06)
Dear Tom and Ray: I am having debates with my friends. One friend claims that her dad's Infiniti (I think that's the car) was going 140 mph for a minute or so on I-35. For some reason, I don't believe her. I also don't believe my friends when they say they drive that fast on the highways. ...
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Iverson leads East guards in voting
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/06)
NEW YORK -- Allen Iverson is on pace to start in the NBA All-Star game for the Eastern Conference -- if he's still playing in it. Iverson, waiting to be traded by the Philadelphia 76ers, was the leader among East guards with 595,200 votes when the first set of returns were released Thursday...
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Briefly
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Hobby Lobby recalls Christmas lights for shock, fire hazard Hobby Lobby Inc. announced a recall Thursday for Christmas light sets for possible electric shock and fire hazard. The lights are sold under the Hobby Lobby name. The recalled light sets have either E-214285, E-124315 or E-65692 printed on the upper left side of the white tags attached to the wire. ...
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Losing a friend
(Column ~ 12/15/06)
It has been a rough week for me. I received some terrible news about the war in Iraq. My best friend from my Marine Corps days was killed this week. The corps lost a good Marine. I lost a good friend, His wife lost a good husband, And his children lost a great father...
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