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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/11/99)
To the editor: Recent discussions about the pressing need to save the St. Louis Iron Mountain Railroad raise three sets of important questions: economic, environmental and pragmatic. The train has never been economically viable. With costs going up and riders going down, what reason is there to believe that this venture will ever be financially successful?...
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DON'T SPEND TAX DOLLARS ON AL SHARPTON
(Column ~ 08/11/99)
Supporting bigotry is misuse of funds: If Missouri taxpayers were asked to pay the speaking fee for former KKK leader David Duke, the state would be in an uproar. Then why are we paying for Al Sharpton to speak at the Black Expo in St. Louis? That's right, the University of Missouri-Columbia is forking over $4,000 to bring Big Al to St. Louis so he can speak on how agitation can be used to spark economic development...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/11/99)
WHEN I read the book about Democratic president Harry Truman and his wifes death, I saw the drastic contrast between them and this current Democratic president, Bill Clinton, and his wife, Hillary. What a loyal husband and devoted father Harry was, a truly admired family man. Then look at this sick couple thats in the White House now and you can see what a demoralizing effect this Clinton couple has on our country...
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SCHOOLS LOOK FOR WAYS TO MAINTAIN SAFETY
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
The summer has been busy at public schools across the nation as districts have stepped up security measures. The Columbine High School massacre last April and a May shooting rampage at a suburban Atlanta school remain fresh on the minds of students, parents and school officials...
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HOSPITAL HELICOPTER LANDS ON BROADWAY
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration are expected to be in Cape Girardeau today to find out what caused a helicopter accident at Southeast Missouri Hospital on Tuesday. Officials at the hospital said a battery cable may have been connected to the nose of the helicopter as it attempted to take off. It went down on nearby Broadway...
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NEW LEVEE TO PROTECT DAV HOME
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
Not long after Disabled American Veterans Chapter 16 purchased its new home, it was 4 feet under water. That was in 1993. A year later, it was a foot under water. "The river will have to reach the 100-year flood stage to get into the building now," said Vincent Schwartz, first vice commander of the local DAV chapter...
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SENATORS PUSH NIXON ON TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
The lawmakers want to know how much lawyers for the state are to be paid. Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon continues to draw fire from a group of Republican state senators who want to know how much money will be pocketed by lawyers who represented the state in the tobacco settlement...
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BUSH ARRIVES HERE TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush will spotlight a Sikeston lawmaker's Adopt-A-Farm-Family program when he visits Cape Girardeau Thursday. He also is expected to raise about $75,000 for his presidential campaign during the visit. The Texas governor will tour Riverport Terminals grain-bagging plant at the Southeast Missouri Regional Port near Scott City and talk with farmers. ...
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LUNCHEON RECOGNIZES YELL SPONSRS
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
From making informed health decisions to researching investments to reading labels on canned soup, the ability to read impacts many parts of people's lives. That might explain why the YELL program, which supports literacy in the area, has such a variety of sponsors helping to fund the program. Those sponsors, including area hospitals, banks and grocery stores, were recognized at a luncheon Tuesday at the Drury Lodge...
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MUCH PLANNING WENT INTO CAMPAIGN VISIT
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
The difference between a front-runner and the rest of the pack in a presidential race is money and organization. Most people know that with a $37 million purse Gov. George W. Bush has the edge in the Republican primary in terms of money. But he also has organization. As he lands in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, his appearance won't be the result of last-minute work but of an organized effort several weeks in the making...
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IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT ... WELL, TOUGH!
(Column ~ 08/11/99)
If you can't stand the heat...tough! SUMMARY: Floridians are impervious to heat, and new residents demand constant air conditioning. My friend Monica, walked into our office Monday, dropped her briefcase with disgust and quipped: "It's so hot, the chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs!"...
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BOARD APPROVES BID FOR NEW 'BUBBLE' FOR POOL
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
Swimming classes may be a bit late in getting started at Cape Central this year. The new bubble, which will cover the Central Municipal Swimming Pool, won't be in place until late October or early November. The bubble facility will be provided by Byrdair Co. of New York, the low bidder, at $196,100. Yeadon Air Structures turned in a bid of $199,700...
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AGENDA
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
The Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda Wednesday, August 11, 1999 Hearings - Request of Holigan Homes for a special use permit for a display home at 3942 Scenic Drive in an R-1, Single Family Residential District. - Request of New Life World Outreach for a special use permit for a church sign at 720 Bertling St. in an R-1, Single Family Residential District...
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MUENCH NAMED TO ADVISORY BOARD
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
Sarah Muench, 16, daughter of John G. and Martha Muench of Cape Girardeau has been named to the first-ever Seventeen Magazine teen advisory board. She will be a junior this year at Cape Central High School. "My brother, Cory, knew one of the editors and got an application for me," said Muench...
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CAPE WOMEN TAKE PART IN SUMMER STOCK
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
Cape women take part in summer stock Claire Syler, 19, daughter of Bill and Georganne Syler of Cape Girardeau and Bria Nicholson, 21, daughter of Jerry and Cathy Nicholson of Cape Girardeau, particpated in an 8-week stint at the Huron Playhouse in Ohio this summer...
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AREA BRIEFS
(High School Sports ~ 08/11/99)
Fall youth baseball registration A fall baseball league for area youths ages 9 to 18 is holding registration Saturday and Sunday at the JC Penney courtyard in Westfield Shopping Town. Registration will be held from 1-3 p.m. each day. Registration cost is $25 for ages 9 to 11 and $35 for ages 12 and up...
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EDWARD MCCLARY
(Obituary ~ 08/11/99)
mcclary obit Edward McClary JACKSON -- Edward E. McClary, 84, of Jackson died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999, at his home. Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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MELISSA SCHMIDT
(Obituary ~ 08/11/99)
SIKESTON -- Melissa Dawn Schmidt, 25, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center of an apparent heart attack. She was born April 18, 1974, at Sikeston, daughter of Donnie and Donna Massey Johnson. She and Matthew Schmidt were married April 4, 1990...
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LARUE CHAPMAN
(Obituary ~ 08/11/99)
CHAFFEE -- Funeral for Gladys LaRue Chapman of Chaffee will be held at 2 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The Rev. Watis Harrell will officiate. Burial will be in Morgan Memorial Park at Advance. Chapman, 82, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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JOSEPH FOUSHEE
(Obituary ~ 08/11/99)
Joseph Boyce Foushee, 80, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999, at his home. He was born May 13, 1919, to Arthur and Jessie May Foushee in Auvergne, Ark. He was married to Julia Ann Gaddis July 24, 1970. Foushee was in the Army Air Corps. during World War II. ...
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CARRIE TURNER
(Obituary ~ 08/11/99)
PERKINS -- Carrie S. Turner, 89, of Perkins died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. She was born Feb. 20, 1910, at Senath, daughter of Walter Cleveland and Clara Mae Myers Jackson. She married Roy Turner, who preceded her in death...
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BILLY CROWDER
(Obituary ~ 08/11/99)
CHAFFEE -- Billy Ray Crowder, 46, of Chaffee died Monday, Aug. 9, 1999, at his home. He was born April 13, 1953, in Covington, Tenn., son of John William and Evelyn Baker Claggett Crowder. Crowder was self-employed. Survivors include a daughter, Tammy Crowder of Missouri; three brothers, Ray Crowder of Arnold, Charles Crowder of Chaffee, Ray Spencer of Union City, Tenn.; six sisters, Sue Reddish, Linda McDonough, Doris Parker, Glenda Blue and Estelle Larson, all of Chaffee, Lynn Whitehead of West Helena, Ark.; and three grandchildren.. ...
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LEE E. BOLLINGER
(Obituary ~ 08/11/99)
Lee E. Bollinger Lee E. Bollinger of Park Hills passed away August 9, 1999 at the Camelot Nursing Home, Farmington, Mo. He was born July 8, 1921 at Advance, Mo. son of the late James F. & Laura (Hartle) Bollinger. Was preceded in death by his parents and one sister Bonnie Pletcher. ...
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JAMES F. SLAYDEN
(Obituary ~ 08/11/99)
James F. Slayden James F. Slayden, age 79, of Chaffee passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 1999 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was a retired Engineer for Frisco Railroad Co. and Burlington Northern Railway Co. He was also a veteran in the Army serving during World War II. He was a member of the Chaffee V.F.W. Post #3127...
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PEANUT BUTTER PIE: A NO COOK TREAT
(Column ~ 08/11/99)
Peanut butter pie, a no cook treat Last Saturday afternoon my jingling telephone held a wonderful surprise. At the sound of the calling voice, I became 10 years old again eating Peanut Butter Pie beneath the old apple tree. The voice was that of my cousin, Tommie Shutt, from Silverdale, Wash. As children, our families vacationed together, and we beat a path between our Memphis and Elkton, Tenn., homes during the summer...
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INCREASING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FOOD SAFETY
(Column ~ 08/11/99)
Increasing knowledge about food safety Americans seem to be increasingly more concerned and more knowledgeable about food safety. A 1999 survey by Audits International, leaders in food safety risk assessment, showed that there are improved results over a similar survey in 1997...
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SAVOR SUMMER VEGETABLE ABUNDANCE WITH SELECTION OF RECIPES
(Column ~ 08/11/99)
I am excited to tell you that the second printing of the Cape Senior Center cookbook has arrived. The center had a first printing last fall and sold out in a very short time. This time 400 more have been ordered. The cookbook has more than 600 recipes and features the beautiful artwork of local artist Mark Farmer. Mark's drawings offer a historic look at Cape Girardeau architecture in old buildings and houses...
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CAPE BUS ROUTES
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
Cape Girardeau bus routes Note: Due to construction, students will be picked up at nearest listed stop. (Students living one mile or more from school will be entitled to free bus transportation to and from school. Also, free transportation is available to those who qualify on the basis of disability, or in special cases where hazardous walking conditions are found to exist by the board of education.)...
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JACKSON BUS ROUTES
(Local News ~ 08/11/99)
RURAL ROUTES Leaves Transportation Center at 6:30. Route begins on County Road #620 at 6:45. Northeast on Route W, making all stops to County Road #614, west on Co. Rd. #614, North on outer road, Turn around, back to east on Co. Rd. #616, north on Route W to West on Route Y. Making all stops on Route Y to County Road #301 Stop Loading. (This bus also serves Sunset Acres on Highway 61. See town routes)...
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