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LETTERS: THAT'S MY MONEY THEY'RE SPENDING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/98)
To the editor: On April 15 I like to reflect on how my money is spent. Since I don't get assistance or subsidies, I pay about 40 percent. I think of the folks to purchase a cart full of groceries with a government-issued card, Then pay for tobacco products and leave in a new-model car...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
25 years ago: 1973 Worshipers gather at City Park for Community Youth Sunrise Service; committee of youths from various Jackson churches planned program with advice of the Rev. Fred L. Brandenburg of Emanuel United Church of Christ and the Rev. Donald L. Slover of New McKendree United Methodist Church; service is sponsored by Jackson Ministerial Alliance...
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STUDENT POINT OF IMPACT CONCERT WILL BE MONDAY
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
In high school, students rarely get an opportunity to learn what professionalism means, Mark Ellison says. That's why the Cape Central High School music teacher created the annual Point of Impact Concert, which requires his musicians to make the same commitment required of professionals...
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VETERANS HOME RECOGNIZES VOLUNTEERS
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
Vergie Templeton and Ralph Chitty were named volunteers of the year for the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Templeton and Chitty were among hundreds of volunteers were honored during the annual Volunteer Appreciation Night dinner April 3. The veterans they serve represent nearly 1,000 years of active service in military service and participation in nearly 2,000 land, sea and air battles from World War I through Vietnam. ...
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LETTERS: SIGNS OF BIPARTISANSHIP, RIGHT?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/98)
To the editor: Our country is experiencing another Era of Good Feelings. We had one before in the early 19th century coinciding with the presidency of James Monroe. During that period, partisan political differences virtually disappeared. Almost all citizens got along well. The political issues were thought to be marginal and thus the political differences were minimal...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: MINDLESS ASSAULT ON TOBACCO IS AN ATTACK AGAINST FREEDOM
(Column ~ 04/26/98)
Twenty years ago this summer, I converted a couple of apathetic fellow classmates to the cause of conservatism by lending them a remarkable book by former Treasury and Energy Secretary William Simon. Entitled "A Time for Truth," Simon's battle-cry theme was as riveting as it was simple: "A fundamental assault on freedom is transforming the country."...
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT: BUSY TIME FOR LAWMAKERS AS HOUSE AND SENATE HAND EACH OTHER BILLS
(Column ~ 04/26/98)
It's a busy time at the state capitol with House and Senate bills clearing their originating bodies and moving for final consideration. We've sent nearly 200 bills from the House of Representatives to the Senate and they've passed about 140 bills on to us. I will summarize some of the bills we worked on last week...
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FROM THE PULPIT: `ENBRACING THE `F' WORD'
(Column ~ 04/26/98)
There's a word common to our vernacular vocabulary that begins with the letter "f," a word so disgusting we seldom ever use it in polite company. This word insults our dignities and degrades our sensibilities. The "f" word I'm referring to is "failure," the modern pariah that kills our hopes for success and deflates our self-esteem. Failure embarrasses us in our success-oriented culture. Admit to your boss that you failed, and you're going to get fired...
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LETTERS: BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK MAY 3-9
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/98)
To the editor: During 51 weeks of the year, you hear from us about the animals we can't find homes for, the animals that we heartbreakingly have to euthanize and the animals that we receive that are victims of abuse and violence. But during Be Kind to Animals Week, the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri joins a national effort to promote the companionship, friendship and love animals bring to our lives...
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WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FO OUR SUMMER VACATION
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
This summer vacation is going to last a lot longer than past vacations for Vernon Huck, Mary Hitt and Nick Leist. Huck, principal of Jackson High School, Hitt, librarian at Orchard Elementary and Leist, JHS Band Director, decided earlier this year to retire at the end of the school year in May...
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LETTERS: STE. GEN GROUP ENJOYED CAPE VISIT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/98)
To the editor: All of the Ste. Genevieve merchants and groups at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau during Ste. Genevieve Days April 18-19 enjoyed meeting old friends and making new ones from in and around Cape Girardeau. Thank you so much for coming. We hope you enjoyed yourselves, and we will look forward to seeing each of you again very soon...
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LETTERS: PHILOSOPHY WAS REASON FOR MOTION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/98)
To the editor: I wanted to write this letter to clear up any confusion over action in the Missouri House Budget Committee last week to remove $1.5 million in funding for the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School. Acting alone, I made the motion to have funding for the vocational school taken from the budget. ...
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USING RICO FOR PROTESTERS IS CHILLING
(Editorial ~ 04/26/98)
The long-running nationwide controversy over abortion has entered a new phase with news that a Chicago jury has awarded Milwaukee and Wilmington, Del., abortion clinics damages totalling $85,926. The award will be tripled under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. ...
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SUIT AGAINST JUDGE MAKES LUDICROUS CLAIMS
(Editorial ~ 04/26/98)
It is a bizarre story that typifies many of the problems of our legal system. A Cape Girardeau judge has been named in a $25 million federal lawsuit brought by a candidate for Congress who charges that the judge is part of a criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice and deprive him of his civil rights. ...
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CITY UNDER SIEGE: CAPE GIRARDEAU REMEMBERS CIVIL WAR BATTLE
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
In the 1860s, Cape Girardeau was the perfect spot for a garrison to help protect Missouri's eastern half from an invasion. And 135 years ago today, Confederate and Union troops squared off to prove exactly that point in the Battle of Cape Girardeau...
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CROWD TALKS ABOUT PRESERVING HISTORY
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
"Local preservation is where the action is," says Pratt Cassity, an authority on historic preservation. "The local community provides a forum for ideas and offers sources of support." Cassity, director of the preservation services office in the School of Environmental Design at the University of Georgia, was keynote speaker during the opening session of the annual Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation here Saturday...
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BARGES WRECK; 130 BARGES BREAK MOORINGS NEAR ST. LOUIS
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- The Interstate 24 bridge across the Ohio River between Paducah and Metropolis, Ill., was closed for more than an hour Saturday afternoon after a towboat hit the bridge. The U.S. Coast Guard at Paducah is investigating a collision in which a barge tow scraped a bridge pier...
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IT'S COOL TO BE RANDOMLY KIND
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
It's time to sign up as an official Random Acts of Kindness Week participant. In return, participants can get free promotional items to help in committing kindnesses. Individuals, schools, clubs, churches and other organizations are encouraged to get involved by planning special activities during the week of May 10 through 16...
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MARK MY WORD: DINING OUT WITH KIDS CAN BE A MESSY BUSINESS
(Column ~ 04/26/98)
There's nothing like a nice dinner out with your kids, provided that you are wearing blinders and you don't mind the mess. Joni and I took our young children to this red crustacean of a restaurant in Cape Girardeau the other night. There's nothing like popcorn shrimp when you're Becca's and Bailey's age, 6 and 2, respectively...
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FIRE INTERRUPTS 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
Breanna Davis' sixth birthday party Saturday evening turned out to be a little more exciting than she anticipated. The 18 young party guests had just collected ice cream and cake and were taking the treats out to the lawn when Breanna's father, Brian, followed the youngsters outside and noticed smoke coming from the vacant house next door at 214 S. Ellis...
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THE LASTEST LINE: SE SOFTBALL DYNASTY IN FULL BLOOM
(College Sports ~ 04/26/98)
Southeast Missouri State University's Otahkians have ruled Ohio Valley Conference softball in recent years but this season could hold something extra special for coach Lana Richmond's powerhouse squad. The Otahkians, who are closing in on their fifth consecutive OVC title, will serve as the host for the league tournament that will be held next weekend...
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CHS GIRLS DO RELAY REPLAY; LADY TIGERS ESTABLISH TWO MORE MEET RECORDS
(College Sports ~ 04/26/98)
A strong head wind slowed things down a little bit Saturday during the 32nd running of the Cape Relays, but three more meet records fell at Southeast Missouri State University's Abe Stuber Track and Field Complex. After shattering five meet marks last year, Cape Central's girls were at it again with two new relay records...
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ROSES TOURNEY OFF, RUNNING
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/98)
Another shot found the goal. On the bench, Kirk Boeller motioned for his team to "raise the roof." He wanted his teammates to pour it on. Kirk, 10, and his team are under a lot of pressure. You see, the other 56 teams from five states in the City of Roses Invitational select soccer tournament came to Cape Girardeau just to "compete against the Horizon Hurricanes," he says...
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ND's POTOSI TITLE RECIPE: PULL BIG UPSET, ADD WATER
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/98)
POTOSI -- Sparked by a big win over the state's top-ranked Class 3A team, Notre Dame High's baseball squad won the championship of the round-robin Potosi Tournament for the second year in a row. Notre Dame knocked off top-ranked and host Potosi 9-7 late Friday night, after earlier having beaten Jackson 8-5...
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NEW MADRID BOYS, VALLE GIRLS WIN HAWK INVITATIONAL AT WIRE
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/98)
BENTON -- Extremely high winds Saturday did nothing to detract from exceptionally tight, exciting races in both divisions during the annual Hawk Invitational track and field meet hosted by Kelly High School. New Madrid County Central squeezed past Charleston to capture the title in the 12-team boys division. The Eagles had 140 points to 136 for the Blue Jays...
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SEMO TRACK FARES WELL AT DRAKE RELAYS
(College Sports ~ 04/26/98)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Led by a standout performance from the women's sprint medley relay team, Southeast Missouri State University track and field athletes fared extremely well during the Drake Relays held over the weekend. Southeast's sprint medley squad clocked 3:54.13 to finish second in a talented field. Georgia captured the event in 3:53.87...
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SOUTHEAST USES 9 HRs TO SWEEP MARTIN
(College Sports ~ 04/26/98)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- With nine home runs flying out of the park and with Ryan Spille breaking the school's single-season strikeout record, Southeast Missouri State University's baseball Indians spent a most enjoyable afternoon Saturday. The Indians picked up a pair of crucial Ohio Valley Conference victories over host Tennessee-Martin, winning the opener 4-3 in eight innings and romping in the nightcap 13-0...
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INDIANS' RED WINS SCRIMMAGE BY A SHADE
(College Sports ~ 04/26/98)
Points were at a premium Saturday, but the more than 500 fans at Houck Stadium were still treated to some late excitement during Southeast Missouri State University's annual Red vs. White spring football game. Each squad scored only one touchdown, but a 65-yard TD run by the White's Broderick Benson with 2:18 remaining in the fourth quarter pulled his team to within a point...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: SELLING TIMBER THE RIGHT WAY
(Column ~ 04/26/98)
Selling timber can be a rewarding experience for some forest land owners while a traumatic experience for others. Landowners who do a thorough job of planning and marketing are usually satisfied with a timber harvest; those who did not prepare for a timber sale are likely to be dissatisfied. ...
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WILMA HECKMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/26/98)
CHARLESTON -- Wilma "Bill" Dark Heckman, 74, of Charleston, died at her home Friday, April 24, 1998. She was born Dec. 9, 1923, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Luther and Ivah DeWeese Schafer. She managed the Bus Station Cafe and Delta Credit Bureau for a number of years...
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EULA V. DANIEL
(Obituary ~ 04/26/98)
SIKESTON -- Eula V. Daniel, 91, of Sikeston, died Friday, April 24, 1998, at the Miner Nursing Center, Miner. She was born Feb. 17, 1907, at Lamar, Ark., daughter of John and Cordy Blackburn Chronister. She moved to Sikeston in 1972 from Bell City. She was of the Baptist faith...
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STELLA MARIE BLANK
(Obituary ~ 04/26/98)
Stella Marie Graden Blank, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 24, 1998, at her home. She was born Dec. 28, 1915, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Louis E.T. and Ella A. Haerting Graden. She was married to Howard W. Blank for 60 years. He preceded her in death...
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KEITH LOUNDER
(Obituary ~ 04/26/98)
Keith G. Lounder, 41, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, April 24, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born June 13, 1956, at Pasadena, Calif., son of Keith O. Lounder and Melba Gregory Lounder. The parents, of Cape Girardeau, survive. Lounder was a janitor at the Boulevard Laundromat...
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HAZEL MAE HORNER
(Obituary ~ 04/26/98)
BLOOMFIELD -- Hazel Mae Horner, 81, of Bloomfield died Friday, April 24, 1998, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 6, 1916, at Fisher, Ark., daughter of Emmon and Rosa Lawrence Furrow. She married Clyde Horner on Oct. 14, 1932. He died Nov. 24, 1981...
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EFFIE MAY PARKER
(Obituary ~ 04/26/98)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Effie May Parker, 94, of Cairo, Ill., died Saturday, April 25, 1998, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.
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BRAIDS: NEW TWIST ON AN OLD STYLE
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
The extensions of synthetic hair were weaved into the existing hair to create about 100 braids. Delia "Niesy" Campbell, a hair stylist at the My-T-Sharp Barber and Beauty Salon, said extensions have become popular within the last five years. Campbell burned the ends of the braids to keep them from unraveling...
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FOR MOST OF THE CENTURY: GOODBYE TO THE CHICKENS
(Column ~ 04/26/98)
Jean Bell Mosley's new autobiography, "For Most of the Century," is only available in serialized form in the Southeast Missourian. Return each week for her continuing story. Had we looked more closely, I suppose we could have had a better notion of what was coming in the incredible sixties, but there was always the day-to-day living, the taking charge, the moving forward on the home front...
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PLUNGE '98 TAKES AIM AT SERVICE
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
Southeast Missouri State University students, faculty and staff will take the "plunge" into community service May 2. The occasion is "Plunge '98: Diving Into Community Service." The event is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. on Academic Terraces. In case of rain, the gathering place will be the University Center lounge...
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SEMO ANNOUNCES YOUNG ALUMNI MERIT AWARD WINNERS
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
Five Southeast Missouri State University graduates have been selected as recipients of the 1998 Young Alumni Merit Award. The awards will be presented at spring commencement May 16 in the Show Me Center. The honorees are Tonya Schrader Buttry of Jackson, Cindy Gannon and Cord Polen of Cape Girardeau, Bonnie Rauls of St. Louis and Paula Hemminghaus Schwartz of St. Peters...
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STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON TAP
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
Student presenters are preparing to take center stage at the 1998 Student Research Conference at Southeast Missouri State University. The Sixth Annual Student Research Conference will be held Wednesday and Thursday at the University Center, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m...
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ALUMNI CHAPTER PLANS SPRING BANQUET
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
The Perry-Ste. Genevieve Alumni Chapter of Southeast Missouri State University will hold its spring dinner meeting on Thursday at the Ste. Genevieve Hotel in Ste. Genevieve. Gary Garner, head coach of the Southeast men's basketball game, will speak at the dinner. Entertainment will be provided by Les Petites Chanteurs, "The Little Singers."...
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GREETINGS FROM ENGLAND: BACK IN ENGLAND, LONDON OFFERS POTPOURRI OF PLACES TO VISIT
(Local News ~ 04/26/98)
Upon my return to England I spent three days in London, enjoying the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Tate Gallery of Art and my first visit to Parliament, sitting in on both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. London offers over 300 places of interest ranging from the museums, galleries, parks and gardens and wonderful theaters. ...
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