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TEACHER'S CORNER: LOVE FOR CHILDREN DRAWS OLDEST SIBLING TO CLASSROOM
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
Amy Grammer's position at the top of the birth order helped her become a teacher. As the oldest of five children, Grammer was often called upon to babysit and take care of her younger siblings and their friends. Eventually she realized she had a love for children that could be transferred to students in a classroom...
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CLICK AND DOUBLE CLICK; INTERNET DISHES UP NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE
(Column ~ 10/12/99)
Who's the most influential figure in the last 1,000 years? The question could fuel a debate that could rage well into the next millennium. The folks at Biography are stoking this fire with their version of the most influential people of the last 1,000 years. They began with a list of 250 people and pared it down to 100...
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SEMO OFFERS ONLINE COURSES
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
Eric Domazlicky is enrolled in the online biology course at Southeast. College students are going to class on the World Wide Web. Their classroom is a computer. They get their assignments and turn in their homework via electronic mail. They take quizzes via the Internet...
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BOARD HOPES TO PRESERVE OLD SEMINARY'S ARCHITECTURE
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
A sign displayed in the vestment closet in the small chapel reminds viewers of the future campus' former purpose. The architecture of old St. Vincent's Seminary should be preserved as much as possible in developing a school for the visual and performing arts, members of the River Campus Board of Managers said Monday...
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ASHCROFT HEARS VIEWS ON METH
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
Sen. John Ashcroft got new insights on methamphetamine on Monday from a meeting with members of the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force in Cape Girardeau. They started in the parking lot behind police headquarters, said Capt. Steve Strong. A contractor who disposes of hazardous waste was preparing to take away the toxic leftovers from a meth lab at a cost of $5,000, he said...
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RECESS PLAY PERIODS GETTING SHORTER
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
School recesses allow students an opportunity to socialize, release pent up energies, and engage in free play activities outside of structured classroom environments. However, the length and frequency of recesses are being cut down. School officials are trying to re-create the benefits of playtime in other situations while still meeting educational goals...
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MOTORISTS WARNED TO KEEP LOOK OUT FOR DEER ON ROADWAYS
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
Acorns are abundant this year, and farmers are harvesting corn. Fall is in the air, especially during the early morning and late evening. And, the deer mating season is here. Deer are on the move, and this could pose problems for motorists. Conservation officials warn that motorists should be on the lookout for deer...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE MORE OFTEN THAN THEY LIKE
(Column ~ 10/12/99)
Ever heard that every cloud has a silver lining or that rain showers bring rainbows? Surely, you have. They are common expressions for people who want you to look on the bright side of a bad thing. Sometimes that's easier said than done, however. In the past weeks, I've faced plenty of bad moments -- nothing serious but it seemed so at the time, only to realize that I was pretty lucky considering how bad my run of luck could have been...
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FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW FUNDRAISER
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
The Southeast Missouri University Foundation "125 Years - Prologue to the 21st Century" campaign has launched a student division, and it is encouraging students and student organizations to become involved in the school's largest fund-raising effort...
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BOOTHEEL CHILDCARE CONFERENCE PLANNED FOR OCT. 23
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
A Bootheel Area Early Childhood and Child Care Conference is planned for Oct. 23 at the Harry L. Crisp Bootheel Education Center in Malden. The conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Southeast Missouri Regional Training Consortium is spearheading the conference to address the child-care training needs of individuals living in the region...
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STATE MANUAL TO BE ON WEB
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
Missouri's state manual or "Blue Book" will be available on CD-ROM and the secretary of state's Web site by the end of the year. Secretary of State Bekki Cook will present the 1999-2000 edition of the official manual on Thursday at a special event in the Capitol Rotunda at 1 p.m...
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SATURDAY'S SADI FAIR FEATURES LOCAL ART TALENT
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
Kevin Johnson believes art is more than just color. It also consists of time, patience, effort and understanding. The color, time, patience and effort are apparent in the pictures he draws, mostly portraits with vivid backgrounds. As for understanding, he is seeking more of it by showing his work at the Disability Talent and Resource Fair that the Semo Alliance for Disability Independence is sponsoring Saturday...
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GEORGE W. BUSH MAKING IT HARDER AND HARDER FOR CONSERVATIVES TO SUPPORT HIM
(Column ~ 10/12/99)
Intellectual honesty compels me to confess that it is becoming more and more difficult to defend George W. Bush from a conservative viewpoint. A month or so ago, I suggested in a column that Bush assume defacto leadership of the Republican Party, and use his bully pulpit to urge the congressional majority to strictly adhere to its self-imposed spending caps...
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STATE MAKES PROGRESS WITH WORKERS' COMP
(Editorial ~ 10/12/99)
Less than a decade ago, Missouri's workers compensation system was in crisis. This is the system established during the 1920s to compensate employees for work-related injuries. Businesses across the state were experiencing average workers comp increases of 15 percent annually in the early 1990s. ...
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IMPROVEMENT IN UNINSURED MOTORISTS NUMBERS HELPS ALL DRIVERS
(Editorial ~ 10/12/99)
The vexing problem of uninsured motorists continues to trouble the state officials who have struggled to deal with the problem, along with all Missourians. Let's face it: All the driving public ends up paying for the deadbeats who don't fulfill their responsibility to secure insurance...
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LETTERS: JUDGE THANKS NEWSPAPER FOR KIND WORDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/12/99)
To the editor: Thank you so very much on behalf of the 32nd Judicial Circuit for the recent article in the Missourian and also for the kind editorial comment regarding our recent award. Everyone that I have talked to was pleased to have seen the article and your kind comments in print...
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LETTERS: SENATORS' BEHAVIOR GIVES STATE A BLACK EYE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/12/99)
To the editor: I write to tell of my disappointment in our Senators and their conduct in the rejection for U.S. District Court of Ronnie White. As reported in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Sen. Ashcroft's machinations have been exposed. He solicited negative responses from law enforcement groups, and was turned down by the Missouri Police Chiefs Group. It is not hard to understand why the sheriffs might have joined, given that one of their own lost his wife in the Johnson case...
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LETTERS: INCONVENIENCE GOES LONG WAY TO FIGHT CRIME
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/12/99)
To the editor: As the media reports more and more white collar crimes involving stolen credit cards, stolen identities and the nightmare it represents for the victim, our retail establishments become less and less concerned about it. Once upon a time clerks (I assume it was store policy) made a point of checking signatures. ...
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BOLLINGER COMMISSIONER'S DEATH MAJOR LOSS, BOARD MEMBERS SAY
(Local News ~ 10/12/99)
MARBLE HILL -- The death of longtime Bollinger County Commissioner Jerry Woodfin is a major loss, his fellow commissioners said Monday. "He never had a bad thing to say about anybody," said Commissioner Rod Jetton. "He was the same out in public as he was in private. It is a huge loss for the county, his family and all the folks out here."...
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MUMFORD HOPES INDIAN OFFENSE, DEFENSE REMAIN UNITED
(College Sports ~ 10/12/99)
If Southeast Missouri State University's winless football team hopes to salvage anything out of this so-far dismal season, coach John Mumford realizes the Indians must remain united. That's why Mumford is trying to guard against any kind of division that could potentially form between a defense that has come on strong in recent weeks and an offense that has floundered for most of the year...
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END-ZONE ENDERLE CARRIES SC
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/99)
SCOTT CITY -- David Enderle primarily played only defense on last year's outstanding Scott City High football team that made it to the Class 2A quarterfinals. This season, Enderle is showing that he can be an offensive weapon for the Rams as well. Enderle, a 5-foot-8, 165-pound senior, put on an impressive offensive show Monday night -- in addition to being his usual steady self on defense -- as the Rams rolled past visiting Caruthersville 42-7...
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KELLY ADVANCES TO STATE FINAL FOUR
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/99)
KIRKWOOD -- Kelly High's softball team will make a return trip to the state's final four while Perryville just missed out on its first-ever final four berth. In a pair of exciting quarterfinal games Monday night at the Kirkwood Athletic Association Complex, Kelly slipped past Linn 3-1 in Class 2A while Perryville suffered a heartbreaking 5-4, eight-inning loss to Lutheran South in Class 3A...
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JACKSON VOLLEYBALL PICKS UP 20TH WIN
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/99)
JACKSON -- A pair of Lady Indians were on fire as they helped Jackson High's volleyball team scorch Fredericktown for a 15-6, 15-9 home victory Monday night. Andrea Koeper played a complete game with 11 kills, three aces, 10 digs and five blocks. Teammate Jennifer Mesey pounded out 13 kills and blocked six for the Lady Indians (20-6-1)...
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WARREN BAILEY
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
MINER -- Funeral for Warren Bailey of Miner will be held at 2 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. The Rev. Gerald Penn will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:30 p.m. until service time...
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MACK LOVE
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral for Charles McArthur "Mack" Love of Blytheville, Ark., will be held at 3 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Burial will be in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until service time...
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LINDY WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
SIKESTON -- Lindy Elsie Williams, 58, of Sikeston died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Dec. 21, 1940, in Mississippi County, son of Gough and Birdie Zook Williams. Williams lived in Mississippi County most of his life, moving to Sikeston two years ago. He was a retired farmer...
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BOB ROACH
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Harold "Bob" Roach, 69, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born March 20, 1930, in Barringer County, Mich., son of Roy and Mary Coats Roach. He and Arnetta Pedigo were married Dec. 3, 1949, in Piggott, Ark...
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BONNIE DODD
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
Bonnie J. Dodd, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at her home. She was born Dec. 8, 1934, in Hartshorne, Okla., daughter of Lyman and Juanita E. Chancellor Flowers. She and James Riley "J.R." Dodd were married Jan. 22, 1952, in Manila, Ark...
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BOBBY WIGGINS
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
POCAHONTAS -- Bobby C. Wiggins, 72, of Pocahontas died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 25, 1926, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Roscoe and Violet Elizabeth Craft Wiggins. He and Diane Howard were married Dec. 28, 1973...
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JAMES BURNS SR.
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
SIKESTON -- James L. Burns Sr., 69, of Sikeston died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at his home. He was born June 10, 1930, in Sikeston, son of the Rev. Tom and Ethel Hawkins Burns. He and Mary M. Counsil were married April 6, 1949, in Sikeston. Burns worked 35 years at All Steel Inc. in Aurora, Ill...
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LUCILLE HUEY
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
SIKESTON -- Lucille Margaret Huey, 86, of Sikeston died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born March 27, 1913, in Oxly, daughter of Bill and Lillie LeRoux Pickett. She first married David LaRue, who preceded her in death. She later married Charles Wolpers, who also preceded her in death. She and Thomas Larkin "Smiley" Huey were married May 26, 1964, in Cairo, Ill. He died Nov. 12, 1983...
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BEATRICE GRIDER
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
PATTON -- Beatrice Grider, 84, of Patton died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at Perryoaks Nursing and Rehab Center in Perryville. She was born Jan. 8, 1915, near Marquand, daughter of Otto and Mary Alice O'Kelly Miinch. She and Fred C. Grider were married April 14, 1942, near Ft. Worth, Texas. He died March 28, 1991...
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MADELINE KOELLING
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Madeline Koelling, 79, of Anna died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at Union County Hospital. She was born Oct. 1, 1920, in Galatia, daughter of William Oscar and Mary Melvina Flannigan Cotter. She and Adolph Koelling were married May 18, 1946, in Anna. He died Aug. 31, 1996...
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BONNIE LOUS SHIPLEY
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Bonnie Lous Shipley, 57, of Cobden and formerly of Anna, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at her home. She was born Oct. 1, 1942, at Balcom, daughter of Malachi and Mary Magdeline Trammel Dunkin. Survivors include two daughters Melissa Lynne Calhoun of Jonesboro and Melinda Sue Shipley of Cobden; two brothers, Herbert Crumley of Sacramento, Calif., and Paul David Dunkin of Anna; five sisters, Imogene Clutts and Sherry Clark, both of Las Vegas, Nev., Janie Jackson of Kerman, Calif., Ellen Brunell and Linda Treece, both of Anna; and three grandchildren.. ...
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RUBY WRIGHT
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Ruby Mae Wright, 87, of Cobden, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. Arrangements are incomplete at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/12/99)
Daughter to Billy and Mindy Cox of Macon, Samaritan Hospital in Macon, 2:21 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 1999. Name, Bailey Jo. Weight, 8 pounds 14 ounces. Grandparents are Paul and Charlann Baker of Clarence, Jim and Janet Ryan of Macon, and Robert William Miller of Jackson...
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WOODROW DEJOURNETT
(Obituary ~ 10/12/99)
BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral for Woodrow DeJournett of Bloomfield will be held at 1 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Ronnie Ledbetter will officiate. Burial will be in Link Cemetery near Bloomfield. DeJournett, 86, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at Beverly Health and Rehab Center in Bloomfield...
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