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WASHINGTON WATCH: GOOD DEEDS IN A WORLD OF SNOW
(Column ~ 01/21/95)
JEFFERSON CITY -- For those expecting this column to be about the Supreme Court, trust me, I wish it were too. But an endless snowfall in central Missouri trapped me 30 miles away from my notes. That tale will have to wait. Instead, I'd like to share with you some reflections about neighbors, Southeast Missourians and our fair state...
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JAPAN'S QUAKE IS A REMINDER FOR THIS AREA
(Editorial ~ 01/21/95)
Those living along the New Madrid Fault in Southeast Missouri can develop real empathy toward earthquake victims in Japan. They watch the massive destruction with sadness and a little bit of apprehension, hoping they won't share a similar fate someday...
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WASHINGTON WATCH: GOOD DEEDS IN A WORLD OF SNOW
(Column ~ 01/21/95)
JEFFERSON CITY -- For those expecting this column to be about the Supreme Court, trust me, I wish it were too. But an endless snowfall in central Missouri trapped me 30 miles away from my notes. That tale will have to wait. Instead, I'd like to share with you some reflections about neighbors, Southeast Missourians and our fair state.There is a rule that I have learned about good neighbors. ...
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LASER SURGEONS' NEWEST TOOL
(Local News ~ 01/21/95)
Dr. Christopher Jung and his assistant, Vallerie Abernathy, demonstrated the new machine that uses a laser to re-contour a patient's skin to remove wrinkles. Technological progress continues to make its mark within the medical profession. The world of cosmetic plastic surgery is no exception...
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PLASTIC SURGERY MORE THAN NIPS AND TUCKS
(Local News ~ 01/21/95)
A plastic surgeon may tend to broken bones and damaged nerves one morning and consult with someone interested in eliminating sagging skin that afternoon. A specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, plastic surgery procedures generally fall into one of two categories -- reconstructive surgery or cosmetic surgery...
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RIGHT OF CENTER: PRESS IS STILL BAFFLED ABOUT GINGRICH
(Column ~ 01/21/95)
The media's coverage of the new speaker of the House is further proof that the elites in the Washington press corps still don't get it. They fail to understand that the Republican sweep in November wasn't about the personalities of power inside the Beltway that accompanied Democratic control of Congress for so many years. The election wasn't about power in Washington at all, except to the extent that power is to be returned to the states and the people...
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GOING TO HIP HOP HEAVEN
(Local News ~ 01/21/95)
The Rev. JoAnne McCauley is blind but she can envision every member of Cape Girardeau's youngest generation having someplace to go and something to do. For some right now it is Hip Hop Heaven, a lively video arcade next door to the church McCauley leads, the House of Prayer Outreach Center...
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CITY PLANS PROJECTS FOR 5 YEARS
(Local News ~ 01/21/95)
Cape Girardeau plans to spend nearly $59.2 million on capital improvements over the next five years. Improvements include everything from streets and sewers to construction and relocation of two fire stations. Also on the drawing board are a new public works building, a Convention and Visitors Bureau administrative office, a community center at Osage Park and a soccer-softball field complex at Shawnee Park...
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STRIP ACTS NOTHING NEW TO CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Local News ~ 01/21/95)
A strip club might be new to Cape Girardeau, but strippers aren't: Big Al's Big Video Dance Club, 610 S. Kingshighway, has been featuring male and female strippers on occasion for some time. "I like to do things that are fun and innovative," said Al Bisher, owner of Big Al's. "And I've never been picketed or anything like that."...
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RIDE FROM JEFFERSON CITY TAKES 24 HOURS
(Local News ~ 01/21/95)
Given the option of staying an extra night in Jefferson City or battling a snowstorm and heading back to Cape Girardeau, I chose to head for home. While the opportunity to spend the evening with a large contingent of people from the Cape Girardeau area snowed in at the Capitol Plaza Hotel seemed like fun, I opted to catch a ride with David Barklage in his 4-wheel drive truck and go home...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: TOWN NUTS CAN MAKE FOR GREAT ENTERTAINMENT
(Column ~ 01/21/95)
I've lived in cities as big as Philadelphia and as small as Piedmont, and discovered that they all have something in common: town eccentrics made legendary by neighborhood gossip. At this point, mental health professionals' jaws are dropping to the floor due to my insensitivity. But everyone has to admit that these people exist, and for whatever reason, they want to keep on doing what they're doing...
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MAY GREENE PUPILS ENJOY LOCK-IN
(Local News ~ 01/21/95)
Terry Kitchen shouts to anyone who will listen, "I come from May Greene School." He proclaimed his claim to fame to May Greene students Friday evening. Thirty-six students in grades four through six attended a four-hour lock-in Friday sponsored by the school's Just Say No club...
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STUDENTS RAISING MONEY FOR QUAKE VICTIMS
(Local News ~ 01/21/95)
Japanese students at Southeast Missouri State University are raising money to aid victims of the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands in their native land. The money will go for clothing and emergency aid. The Japanese Students Association will set up a table in the University Center lobby. Money will be collected next Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/21/95)
Son to James and Cheri Burnett of Advance, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:56 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 1995. Name, Seth Alexzander. Weight, 8 pounds 7 ounces. Mrs. Burnett is the former Cheri Hale, daughter of Linda Kennedy of Advance and Leon Hale of Corning, Ark. Burnett is the son of Jim Burnett and Marilyn Ream of Bakersfield, Calif...
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AILEEN BRAUCH
(Obituary ~ 01/21/95)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Aileen Brauch, 78, of Cairo, died Friday, Jan. 20, 1995, at Daystar Care Center. She was born Jan. 4, 1917, in Jacksonville, Ala., daughter of W.B. and Pauline Whittle Sewell. She married Ed Brauch, who died in 1980. Brauch had been a waitress, and was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church...
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CLIFFORD E. NEEDHAM
(Obituary ~ 01/21/95)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Clifford E. Needham, 88, of Dongola, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 1995, at City Care Center in Anna. He was born March 2, 1906, in Ullin, son of Lewis Harrell and Mary Jane Watkins Needham. He married Ruth E. Corzine, who died in 1961. He later married Catherine Reichert, who died in 1991...
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ROBERT KEKOW SR.
(Obituary ~ 01/21/95)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Robert Kekow Sr., 74, Mounds Route 1, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born May 2, 1920, in Cairo, son of Otto and Rose Lavellet Kekow. He married the former Opal Bowles, who preceded him in death...
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ANETHA A. MCCLAIN
(Obituary ~ 01/21/95)
BLOOMFIELD -- Anetha Albertha McClain, 78, of Bloomfield, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 2, 1916, in St. Louis, daughter of August and Rosie Johnson Brandt. She and Mayo McClain were married Aug. 26, 1950, in Piggott, Ark...
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WILLIS C. BREMER
(Obituary ~ 01/21/95)
FROHNA -- Funeral service for Willis Carl Bremer of Frohna will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Concordia Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Luther Herman will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg from 4-9 p.m. today, and 6:30-11 a.m. Sunday...
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