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WASHINGTON WATCH: AFTER THE WALL CAME DOWN: AMERICA FACES ITS ELECTION RESPONSIBILITIES
(Column ~ 11/08/94)
For 28 tense years the Wall stood as symbol of the Cold War. On one side:, the vibrant colors of democracy, capitalism and freedom. On the other:the ashen grays of totalitarian communism. Five years ago today the Wall began tumbling down. As the blue-jeaned youths in East and West Berlin hammered to break a hole in the forbidding concrete, the end of the Cold War came into sight. Capitalism, democracy and freedom had won...
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KIDS AT HEART: BROTHERS DICK AND DAVID GILES HAVE FOUND THEIR CALLING AS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
With their easy wit, brothers Dick and David Giles could have been comedians. Instead, they have found their calling as elementary school principals in the Cape Girardeau School District. "I think humor is what keeps you going," Dick Giles said. That, and an honest love for children...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: TEACHER SAYS TIME WITH CHILDREN WELL SPENT
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
Shelly Gorman got her pupils' attention one day in a way she hadn't planned. She stood on a table to reach a book on a shelf. "I lost my footing and pulled the entire shelf of books down on myself," Gorman said. "The next thing I knew, 25 sets of eyes were looking down at me and asking if I was all right...
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FLOOD-PRONE ILLINOIS ROADS TO BE RAISED
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Approximately seven miles of highway from East Cape Girardeau to Gale and McClure will undergo improvements such as culvert extensions, stabilized shoulders and concrete resurfacing. A contract calling for flood repair work along Route 146 from the Mississippi River bridge east to the Routes 146-3 intersection and Route 3 from north of Gale to north of McClure will be carried out over the next year...
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MARK MY WORD: WORDS CAN KEEP THE ECONOMY STRUGGLING
(Column ~ 11/08/94)
The economy is harder to predict than a 2-year-old, and even more difficult to understand. Sometimes it is front-page news, and on other occasions it barely rates a mention next to the ads for dog food, which, of course, help fuel our economy. The World Book Encyclopedia includes a whole section on economics. "Most people want more than they can afford to buy," the section starts out...
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COMPANY TAKES OVER LUNCHES AT SCOTT CITY
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Elementary students here were delighted Monday in having choices on their school lunch menu for the first time. The school cafeteria service has contracted for lunches with Opaa Food Management Inc. of Chesterfield. All students now have a choice of three different meals each day...
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RICHARDSON, tHOMASON NEARING END OF QUESTS FOR LEADERSHIP POSTS
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
Mark Richardson has no opposition in his bid to win a third term in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 154th District, yet in the last 45 days he has logged 15,000 miles on his car. Richardson hopes to be the next minority leader of the House, a position that would make him one of the highest ranking Republicans in the state...
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RIVERSIDE LIBRARY GETS PRO-QUEST
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
JACKSON -- Riverside Regional Library recently installed Pro-Quest, a periodical computer search system for patron use. The program accesses 108 magazines stored on compact discs and dating from August 1993 through August 1994. The magazines include Working Woman, Time, Saturday Evening Post, Prevention, Forbes and others...
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SOCIETY TO SPONSOR PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri is jointly sponsoring Pet Photos With Santa on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Sunny Hill Pet Center in Cape Girardeau. For a $10 donation to the Humane Society, an amateur photographer will take three 35mm photographs of pets posing with Santa Claus...
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OCTAVIA C. FISHER
(Obituary ~ 11/08/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Octavia Carmen Fisher, 76, of Scott City, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 1994, at her home. She was born June 16, 1918, in St. Louis, daughter of Jesse Winfield and Lillie Mae Cox Morgan. Fisher had been a switchboard operator with New Jersey Police Department...
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SAMMY GEARY
(Obituary ~ 11/08/94)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Sammny "Bo" Geary of Dexter will be held at 10 a.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Chapel in Bloomfield. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery. Geary, 36, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born June 26, 1958, in Dexter, son of Lawrence Geary and Shirley Davis...
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KENNETT COTNER
(Obituary ~ 11/08/94)
OAK RIDGE -- Kennett Cotner, 80, of Oak Ridge, died Monday, Nov. 7, 1994, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. He was born April 14, 1914, in Oak Ridge, son of Robert and Fannie Reid Cotner. He and Helen Dickey were married Sept. 17, 1939. Cotner farmed north of Oak Ridge, retiring in 1988. He was a member of Oak Ridge United Methodist Church and former member of Farm Bureau...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 11/08/94)
Son to Danny and Cheryl Ann Counts of Charleston, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:07 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 1994. Name, Lucas Conner. Weight, 9 pounds 3 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Counts is the former Cheryl Boren, daughter of Joel and Suzanne Boren of Charleston. She is employed in advertising with Zimmer Broadcasting. Counts is employed by Albert Peters Jr. Farms, and is the son of Henry and Wanda Counts of East Prairie...
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NELLIE GREEN
(Obituary ~ 11/08/94)
BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Nellie Green of Bloomfield will be held at 1 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Dallas Reagan officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery near Puxico. Green, 99, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 1994, at Bloomfield Nursing Center...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
Cape Girardeau Lexington Place LLC et al. to Mark E. and Jacquelyn J. Majoros; Joseph Leo and Frances S. Harris to the Harris Family Trust; Loverne J. and Imelda M. Lindner to Jerome L. and Carla R. Lindner. Ashland Land Development Corp. et al. to Dannie Gilder Excavating Inc.; Robert M. and Eileen Steinberg to the Steinberg Family Trust; Kevin W. and Dominque Leann Sawyer to Gary and Barbara Ulrich...
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ALL GOOD THINGS, MOST BAD THINGS COME TO END
(Column ~ 11/08/94)
I began writing this weekly column on Sunday, March 21, 1993, for the Daily Dunklin Democrat in Kennett. Oddly enough that first column concerned a preview of this year's U.S. Senate race. I have written 85 columns during that time, never missing a Sunday. ...
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LETTER: JUSTICE THOMAS BEYOND BELIEF
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/08/94)
To the editor: Although most reportage on "Strange Justice" (Jane Mayer's and Jill Abramson's book on the Clarence Thomas U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing) has focused on Justice Thomas' interest in gynecological art studies and films featuring fusillading genitalia, I consider that aspect of the man's life fairly unimportant...
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WASHINGTON WATCH: AFTER THE WALL CAME DOWN: AMERICA FACES ITS ELECTION RESPONSIBILITIES
(Column ~ 11/08/94)
For 28 tense years the Wall stood as symbol of the Cold War. On one side: the vibrant colors of democracy, capitalism and freedom. On the other: the ashen grays of totalitarian communism. Five years ago today the Wall began tumbling down. As the blue-jeaned youths in East and West Berlin hammered to break a hole in the forbidding concrete, the end of the Cold War came into sight. Capitalism, democracy and freedom had won...
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WILFERT A GOOD FRIEND
(Editorial ~ 11/08/94)
It is good to have friends. That holds true for both people and institutions. Southeast Missouri State University recently honored Judy Wilferth of Cape Girardeau as its "Friend of the University." It represents the highest honor the university's foundation bestows...
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JACKSON'S 2,000TH
(Editorial ~ 11/08/94)
Jackson Public Schools are on the grow. The district welcomed its 2,000th elementary student recently. That compares to 1,700 students just three years ago. This growing student base is a tribute not just to an excellent school system, but to the community at large. Jackson continues to enjoy robust commercial and residential growth...
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SIKESTON VETS PLAN CEREMONY
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
SIKESTON -- Several veterans groups will present a Veterans Day ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Sikeston High School Field House. The featured speaker will be Lt. Colonel Willie Lane of Columbus, Ga., who serves in the U.S. Army infantry. The ceremony will include performances by the Sikeston High School Men's Choir, Sikeston High School Band and trumpet player Drew Kiesling...
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WILDMAN APPEALS FOR HELP FROM SCOTT CITY
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Council heard an appeal Monday night from Walt Wildman for financial support of the I-66 project. Wildman said Scott City has supported building a new interstate through the middle of the country since the day the proposal was birthed...
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REZONING ISSUES DOMINATE MEETING
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
JACKSON -- Underscoring the city's rapid growth, the Jackson Board of Aldermen Monday rezoned three potential developments and approved two subdivision plats. A public hearing on the 10-acre Willow Bend Subdivision off Greensferry Road in the town's northeast end evoked no comments except from Edward Leoni, the property's developer...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
Monday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Public hearings Petition for annexation of a 20-acre tract of land owned by the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. The land is immediately north of the Northfield Subdivision. No opposition...
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JACKSON BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
TUESDAY, NOV. 8 7:30 P.M. Action Items -Confirmed Steve Wachter as head wrestling coach and Brandon Norman as assistant wrestling coach. -Approved implementation of a girls' soccer program effective for the 1995-96 school year. -Approved the revised annual compliance plan for district special education services...
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JACKSON SCHOOL BOARD HEAD CERTIFIED BY ASSOCIATION
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
JACKSON -- Dr. T. Wayne Lewis, president of the Jackson R-2 Board of Education, has achieved the advanced certification designation in the Missouri School Boards Association's Certified Board Member Program. The program is designed to equip school board members with the knowledge and skills needed to function as effective education leaders in their communities. ...
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CENTRAL BAND WINS FIRST AT MISSOURI SHOW ME BOWL
(Local News ~ 11/08/94)
The Cape Girardeau Central High School Marching Band placed first in its division in the Missouri Music Bowl at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg Saturday. Its color guard also placed first in the division. The band captured these other honors:...
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