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LETTERS: ADOPTION IS ALTERNATIVE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/97)
To the editor: There has been much ado about abortion over the past several years ever since Roe vs. Wade, and now I read Roe changed to pro-life. Let us consider the natural source of the subject: A man planted a garden, and a few days later he dug into the garden to see if the seeds he had planted were germinating. ...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
25 years ago, 1972 Applications for federal funds for park developments, including four for city of Jackson totaling 356 acres at cost of $473,200, have been approved by Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission; Jackson applications include tracts of 201 acres, 60 acres, 56 acres and 39 acres; Mayor Paul Leonard says one is west of city, two are north and one east; he says options haven't been completed on tracts as yet and precise identification of them will await finalization of contracts; city will probably not purchase all of tracts, but applications for all of them were submitted in order to meet a deadline.. ...
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REIMINGER WINS STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
What a year, Travis Reiminger wrestled his way to a perfect 38-0 season. Reiminger who won the state wrestling championship in the 215-pound class last weekend is now focusing on his favorite sport of golf. Reiminger's 9-6 decision over Brian Busby of Jefferson City last Saturday capped off his perfect season and brought him the reward of hard work and determination...
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CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S CLUB TO MEET MARCH 10 IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
The Cape Girardeau County Christian Women's Club will hold a luncheon and meeting March 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at Holiday Inn. The theme is "A Very Chic(k) Luncheon." A special feature will be "Decorating Eggs" by Vicki Raines of Ceramics Unlimited. Suzanne Hufnagel of Germantown, Tenn., will speak on "News to Cluck About." Soloist will be April Grant...
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TRINITY, ST. PAUL BEGIN CELEBRATING LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK TODAY
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau and St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson are celebrating national Lutheran Schools Week starting today. Events are planned throughout the week following a theme "Celebrating God's Love with God's Blessings." A teacher appreciation banquet is planned today for Trinity teachers. The dinner will be held at the school gymnasium and starts at 5 p.m...
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FROM THE PULPIT: ARE YE A-BULL?
(Column ~ 03/02/97)
My oldest child did not want to go the Longhorn Rodeo at all. She was just simply cool to be there. She went just the same and spent most of the evening holding her nose and covering her head with the hood of her jacket. We had never been to a rodeo before and I felt it would be a good experience...
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WHERE'S CHARLIE HODGE?: CLONES NEED NOT APPLY
(Column ~ 03/02/97)
With the recent scientific break through with the successful cloning of a sheep in Scotland many have began pondering the consequences of human clones. I am one of those people. While I am against the idea, I can think up some very interesting uses for clones...
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CROP PROGRAM INFORMATION MEETING, SIGN-UPS SET
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
The annual Conservation Reserve Program sign-up will get under way Monday. Sign-ups will continue through March 28, said Terry Birk of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency office in Jackson. Under the CRP program, farmers and ranchers receive a rental fee and cost-share assistance from the Commodity Credit Corporation in return for converting environmentally sensitive acreage to desirable environmental practices...
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NO MORE GAMES WITH JUVENILE CRIME
(Editorial ~ 03/02/97)
President Clinton has announced a major, $495 million program to fight juvenile crime. The biggest component of Clinton's plan is $200 million for state and local anti-gang prosecution initiatives. It also provides $60 million for 1,000 new after-school programs to keep kids off streets and $75 million for anti-truancy, school violence and crime intervention...
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KENNETH STARR STILL HAS JOB TO FINISH AFTER REVERSING COURSE
(Editorial ~ 03/02/97)
Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel appointed to investigate the Whitewater scandals, suffered through a bad week when he announced, Monday before last, that he was leaving his post for a job at Pepperdine University Law School, only to recant and announce four days later that he was staying. "When I make a mistake, it's a beaut," said Starr, reprising the quip made famous by the late New York mayor, Fiorella LaGuradia. Amen to that...
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PAPA JOHN'S LOOKING FOR STUDENTS WITH BETTER INGREDIENTS
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
Papa John's restaurants of southeast Missouri announced today the establishment of the Papa John's Scholars program which will award $1,000 in collegiate scholarship funds to local students. The high school senior who receives the award will be provided with a $1,000 scholarship which can be applied to the college of his or her choice...
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MISSOURI WATCH: SOS: SOLVING OUR SOLUTIONS
(Column ~ 03/02/97)
Although it is a little discussed issue, democratic governments appear to be more adept at offering solutions facing society from time to time than in dealing with the problems which are created as a result of their alleged remedies. The State of Missouri appears to have its share of such dilemmas, sometimes also called the Law of Unintended Consequences, while some partisans in Jefferson City would say our state is awash with them. ...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 03/02/97)
The secret of reforming America's welfare system is creating temporary jobs that turn into high-paying, permanent ones. Like Kenneth Starr's. If viewers didn't have those early-program warm-up jokes by Jay Leno and David Letterman, how would they ever know what's going on in Washington?...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/02/97)
I WOULD like to make a comment about Mel Reynolds and his hunger strike that he's on. I think he should go ahead and eat, because I don't think anybody ought to pamper him. As far as his cell being dirty and things like that, I think they should have water in the cell, he could clean it up himself if he wants to. ...
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SCHOOL OFFICIALS OFFER ANSWERS TO VOTERS' QUESTIONS
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
With just a month before voters head to the polls, Cape Girardeau School District officials hope to answer their questions about two ballot issues and the school district's new master plan. Dr. Dan Tallent, superintendent, said his goal is that every voter head to the polls and make a decision, yes or no, on the proposed tax increases based on facts...
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CONFERENCE KICKS OFF NEW HOSPITAL CENTER
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
A conference hosted by Southeast Missouri Hospital Saturday let the community get acquainted with Southeast's new Generations Center while bringing positive attention to health issues. The center, which provides free health-related information, opens Monday and promises to offer a wide spectrum of services for individuals of all ages, according to James Wente, Southeast Missouri Hospital administrator...
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FAULKNER COLLECTION COMES ALIVE AT NEW STUDY CENTER
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
American novelist William Faulkner's life is more than an open book nearly 35 years after his death. It's a life documented in more than 10,000 letters, manuscripts, movie scripts and photographs of the famed Southern writer, housed at Southeast Missouri State University's Center for Faulkner Studies...
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FRATERNITY BENEFIT PREACHES BROTHERHOOD
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
Members and alumni of the Southeast Missouri State University chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity united in song Saturday night to call attention to hazing. About 200 people came to the fraternity's gospel concert in Academic Auditorium. There was no charge for the event, but $????? in donations was collected to benefit the Michael A. Davis Memorial Scholarship...
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TELEPHONES AND KIDS CAN MAKE FOR A WRONG NUMBER
(Column ~ 03/02/97)
Telephones and children don't mix well. Every parent has suffered through the telephone tantrums. Joni and I can seldom carry on a conversation without one or both of our daughters acting up. Five-year-old Becca and 1-year-old Bailey play well together at times...
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WRITER TO BE GUEST ON `GOING PUBLIC'
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
Dr. Marilyn Kern-Foxworth, an award-winning writer and scholar, will be the guest on KRCU's "Going Public" show. The program airs at 3 p.m. today on the National Public Radio affiliate, 90.9 FM. Kern-Foxworth is the first black to receive a doctorate with an emphasis in advertising...
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STUDENT SENATE TO HOLD WORKSHOP
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
The Cape Girardeau Central High School Student Senate will present a leadership workshop Tuesday featuring nationally-recognized motivational speaker Mark Scharenbroich. Students from throughout Southeast Missouri will attend the workshop. Scharenbroich, whose lecture begins at 1 p.m., will discuss the importance of participation and personal growth. He has spoken in more than 2,000 high schools...
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THE LATEST LINE: REIMINGER'S FEAT WILL GO DOWN IN AREA SPORTS ANNALS
(Sports Column ~ 03/02/97)
High school athletic teams in Southeast Missouri generally rank with the finest in the state for most sports. There have been countless state champions in basketball and baseball over the years, along with high state finishers in many other sports and generally competitive squads in virtually all sports...
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LATE SWOON KEEPS INDIANS FROM JOINING OVC's ELITE
(College Sports ~ 03/02/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's 1996-97 men's basketball team qualified for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in its first season of eligibility for the event. And for much of the year, the Indians were in the hunt for an extremely high OVC finish and even a conference championship...
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STILL THE WIZARD: OZZIE BEGINS RETIRED LIFE, BUT DOESN'T RULE OUT RETURN
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/97)
Ozzie Smith has no doubt that he can still play major league baseball. And if changes were to occur in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, Smith won't rule out the possibility of a return to the game. Prior to his motivational speech Saturday afternoon at the Show Me Center as part of Southeast Missouri Hospital's Family Fair, the former Cardinals great spoke to reporters...
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SEPARATE PUBLIC, PRIVATE CROWNS GAIN ATTENTION; MISSOURI MAY SPLIT DIVISIONS
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/97)
The actions of a few public high schools in northwest Missouri have gotten the attention of more than a few coaches in southeast Missouri by leading an effort to separate state championships for public and non-public schools in seven sports. Area coaches -- both for, and against this proposal -- voiced their opinions recently when contacted about the petition sent to them from the group leading the proposed changes...
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SOUTHEAST SOFTBALL FALLS IN OPENER
(College Sports ~ 03/02/97)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southeast Missouri's Otahkians dropped their season opening game Saturday before rain interrupted their second game in the Carbondale Tournament. Southeast suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Evansville in their season debut. A two-out bases-loaded single in the bottom by the Lady Aces' Tina DeWeese proved to be Southeast's undoing. Two runs scored on the hit...
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NOTRE DAME GIRLS ROLL IN 2A OPENER
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/97)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs looked every bit the No. 1 seed of their district Saturday afternoon, outscoring eighth-seed East Prairie 20-0 in the first quarter on the way to an easy 92-12 win in opening-round action of the Class 2A, District 1 Tournament...
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EASTERN KENTUCKY WOMEN WIN OVC
(College Sports ~ 03/02/97)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Laphelia Doss scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Eastern Kentucky overcame a 35-point effort by Tennessee Tech's Diane Seng to post a 69-65 win in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference women's tournament. The victory sends Eastern (24-5) into the NCAA Tournament...
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RACERS GAIN OVC's AUTOMATIC BID, NIP AUSTIN PEAY IN OT
(College Sports ~ 03/02/97)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Murray State coach Mark Gottfried is ready to take his Racers to the "Greatest Show on Earth." "The NCAA is the greatest show on earth and I've been there a few times but this trip has to be the sweetest," Gottfried said after his Racers tripped Austin Peay 88-85 in overtime Saturday to win the Ohio Valley Conference tournament title and the league's automatic NCAA berth...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: MDC TRIES TO AVOID ANY RECURRENCES OF RECENT PERMIT FIASCO
(Column ~ 03/02/97)
The Missouri Department of Conservation has opened a toll-free hotline to meet the needs of deer hunters who didn't get the any-deer or bonus permits they wanted. MDC officials admit they are at fault for not having anticipated the enormous number of hunters who lined up at permit vendors for the first -- and possibly the last -- statewide, first-come, first-served sale of any-deer permits in Missouri history...
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DOROTHY B. WOLFF
(Obituary ~ 03/02/97)
Dorothy B. Wolff, 69, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Funeral Home.
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ELMA BRYANT
(Obituary ~ 03/02/97)
SALEM, Ill. -- Elma Cozette Bryant, 79, 3312 Nation Road, Salem, Ill., died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Ill. She was formerly of Morehouse and Sikeston. Bryant was born July 29, 1917, at Salcedo, daughter of Lester E. and Golda Fansler Newton. She and John H. Bryant were married July 2, 1938 in Morehouse. He preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 1990...
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ETHEL CROOKS
(Obituary ~ 03/02/97)
JACKSON -- Ethel J. Crooks, 91, of Jackson died Saturday, March 1, 1997. She was born Dec. 13, 1905, at Gordonville, daughter of Kirby and Emma Bohnsack Weisbord. She and James Crooks were married in 1924 at Jackson. He preceded her in death. Crooks was a member of the Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. She had worked for JcPenney's for many years. Before that, she and her husband owned various grocery stores in Texas...
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HELEN L. DAVIDSON
(Obituary ~ 03/02/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Prayer services for Helen L. Davidson will be held Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Friends may call after 4 p.m. A Daughters of Isabella service will be held at 6:30 p.m., a Ladies Auxiliary Service will be held at 6:45 p.m. and parish prayers will be held at 7 p.m...
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HERMINA GARDINER
(Obituary ~ 03/02/97)
DUTCHTOWN -- Funeral service for Hermina Lenora Gardiner of Dutchtown will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. Msgr. Richard Rolwing will officiate, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 4 p.m. Sunday. Parish prayers will be at 7...
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FRANKIE JONES
(Obituary ~ 03/02/97)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Frankie Roe Jones, 54, formerly of East Prairie, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter after an extended illness. He was a resident of Westridge Residential Care Center in Sikeston. He was born June 7, 1942, at Nash Bottoms in Cape Girardeau, son of Joe and Sadie Howton Jones. He lived most of his life in Mississippi County and was employed at the former Cornwells Station. He retired due to ill health...
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JEANETTE BUNTING
(Obituary ~ 03/02/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Jeanette Loraine Bunting, 90, of Scott City, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 23, 1906, in Brookport, Ill., daughter of Marshall Lawrence and Nettie Hunt. On June 5, 1927, she married Alva Merrel Bunting in Lawrenceburg, Ind. ...
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TWO KILLED IN WRECK0
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Two teen-agers died and a third person was injured when their pickup truck hit a tree and caught fire along a Butler County road north of Poplar Bluff, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The accident happened about 9:10 p.m. Friday and killed driver Jason Andrews, 19, and passenger Christina Persons, 16, the patrol said. They and the second passenger, who was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries, were all from Poplar Bluff, the patrol said...
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IT'S ALL IN A NAME; JACKSON WOMAN FINDS LONG LOST RELATIVES
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
Merle Deneke's family tree had been incomplete for decades. Her grandfather, Ernest Gossling, and Gossling's brother, Arthur, immigrated to America in 1902 from Liverpool, England. But after they arrived in New York, they went their separate ways. They never saw each other again...
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RETIRED PROFESSOR ENJOYS A LITTLE NAME-CALLING
(Local News ~ 03/02/97)
Visitors to Peter Hilty's home should be prepared for a little name-calling. The retired Southeast Missouri State University English professor has studied the history of surnames. He loves to talk about names and their origins. Naturally, there is a name for the study of such words. It's called onomastics...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: COULD WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL SOUND?
(Column ~ 03/02/97)
It is customary for states and nations to have a designated flower, bird, flag, tree, sometimes even animal, insect, rock, etc. I don't believe that these entities have a designated sound. If so, would California's sound be the crackling of forest fires, slushy rumble of mudslides, ominous muttering of ground beneath the feet, whining wheels on the freeway? Kansas: the whispering of winds in the wheat fields? Missouri: no longer the bray of the mule, if it ever was? These are highly subjective suggestions. ...
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