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LETTERS: SIGNS ARE CLEAR, BUT WHO'S READING THEM?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/16/99)
To the editor: From the 1980s "American Gigolo" to 1999's "Deuce Bigalow-Male Gigolo," we seem to feed on the same putrid road kill, only each bite becomes more and more foul. You would think we would learn from the last bite. But, like a fish, we are suckered into yet another, and the bait continues to become even more rank...
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LETTERS: MILLENNIAL YEAR STARTS JAN. 1, 2000
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/16/99)
To the editor: I have noticed with dismay that an enormous number of businesses are seeking to capitalize on the erroneous notion that Jan. 1, 2000, marks the beginning of the third millennium. The notion is erroneous because the new millennium actually begins on Jan. ...
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INTERNET VOTERS NOT LIKELY TO BE ANY BETTER INFORMED THAN THOSE WHO DON'T GO TO THE POLLS
(Editorial ~ 12/16/99)
They don't quite know how they're going to do it yet, but Arizona Democrats plan to hold their March 11 primary on the Internet. This would be the first binding balloting for public office on the Internet. Like mail-in ballots, online voting has many obstacles to overcome. ...
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JOB NEWS IS GOOD -- UNLESS YOU JUST LOST YOURS
(Editorial ~ 12/16/99)
Across America, there is good economic news everywhere you look. At least that's the way it seems when you read news stories about the 20 million jobs that have been added to the U.S. economy in the past seven years. But if you asked some of the more than 2,000 workers in Southeast Missouri who have recently lost their jobs or learned their factories are closing, you might get a much different economic picture...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 12/16/99)
I HAVE taken the picture of "Whose birthday is it anyway?" that First Presbyterian Church had in the paper and hung it on my refrigerator. I think everyone in my family and yours should look at this every day and find out what Christmas is really about...
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DOING WHAT YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
Five dancers from Italy gave students a primer in dance and their passion for it Tuesday at Clippard Elementary School. The five members of the Dance Theatre Ensemble from Varese, Italy, will be seen in the production of "Carol's Dream" this weekend at Academic Auditorium. The ensemble director and creator of "Carol's Dream" is Dana Goodin Vanoni, a native of Cape Girardeau...
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'CAROL'S DREAM' COMES TRUE; THEATRICAL DANCE PERFORMANCE TO PREMIER THIS WEEKEND AT ACADEMIC AUDITORIUM
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
Almost half a year of sweating and planning by nearly 70 dancers and their teachers will culminate this weekend with the U.S. premiere of "Carol's Dream." The theatrical dance performance based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" will be presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Academic Auditorium on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...
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MISSOURI LAWMAKERS HOLD LEGISLATIVE PRIVILEGE
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
Missouri's lawmakers historically have had constitutional protection that has kept them out of jail during legislative sessions. Legislative privilege has been afforded lawmakers since Missouri's first state constitution in 1820. With few changes, it remained in the state's succeeding constitutions in 1865 and 1875, and in the most recent constitution that dates from 1945...
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ESTIMATES FOR NEW CITY HIGH SCHOOL SOAR
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
Cost estimates for building a new high school in the Cape Girardeau School District are considerably higher than anticipated, and the Board of Education isn't sure when voters will be asked to approve the second phase of the district's construction and renovation program that began in 1997...
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EX-COUNSELOR FOUND INNOCENT OF STATUTORY RAPE
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
JACKSON -- A former counselor with the state Division of Youth Services was found innocent of charges of sodomy and statutory rape by a jury on Tuesday. The former counselor, Chea V. Hale of Cape Girardeau, told jurors that a 17-year-old boy under her supervision had fabricated stories about sexual encounters between the two in December 1998. He was upset with her after she turned down his advances, she said...
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UNIVERSITY SEES BIG BENEFITS IN SYNTHETIC TURF ON HOUCK FIELD
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's "field of dreams" centers on installation of synthetic turf that looks and feels like grass but has none of the drawbacks of a natural surface. That's the message from university officials, who say the FieldTurf product the university wants to install on its football field won't cause injuries to athletes like traditional synthetic carpet...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: EXCHANGING GIFTS AND LEFTOVERS FOR THE GOOD OF DOWNTOWN
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
Dec. 16, 1999 Dear Leslie, Every Christmas, the Downtown Neighborhood Association holds a party at our city councilman's house. Munching crackers and crab dip with others who have defied their parents' and friends' real estate advice, we chat about the joys and trials and errors of living downtown. There are many of all the above...
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DENTISTRY HEADS IN A HIGH-TECH DIRECTION
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
A computerized machine that scans teeth and makes fillings and crowns from the digitized information is the wave of the future, says a Sikeston dentist who has such a machine in his office. Dr. Ted Lewis recently spent $100,000 on a CEREC 2, a device that uses computer scanning technology to design and "mill" restorations such as fillings and crowns in a single office visit. He said the only other Missouri dentists using this machine are in Kansas City and St. Louis...
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OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS SEE INCREASE IN STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
OAK RIDGE -- A significant enrollment increase at Oak Ridge School District was not reflected in the district's annual report card released Dec. 1. The report card, a self-examination performed annually by the school district, details financial and educational information from the previous school year...
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
Bart Ozbun has been re-elected chairman of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Other officers elected during the board meeting Wednesday morning were: Steve Ketelsen, last year's chairman-elect, resigned from the chamber board recently...
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ILLINOIS BIRD COUNTERS HEAD FOR THE WILDS
(Local News ~ 12/16/99)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Bird counters head for the wilds Friday. Illinois birders will participate in the 100th Christmas Bird Count, Dec. 17-Jan. 3, with the Cypress Creek site first on the list. The annual Christmas bird count was started in December of 1900, when 27 conservationists organized to protest the traditional "bird shoot" that preceded legal protection of migratory birds. The conservationists decided to count the birds instead of killing them on Christmas Day...
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TIGERS FIND HOLES IN KNIGHTS' ARMOR; PULL OFF UPSET
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/99)
The Cape Central boys got their first taste of victory this past Monday over Perryville, and they must have liked the flavor, as the Tigers pulled off a huge 68-62 upset at Tiger Fieldhouse over undefeated Farmington on Wednesday night. Cape Central's Ross Conner was the catalyst for the win, muscling in a season-high 27 points to lead the Tigers (2-4) in scoring. The Knights endured their first loss and fell to 6-1...
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SUTTERER SCORES 27 AS SQUAWS PICK UP WIN OVER KINGSTON
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/99)
DE SOTO -- The St. Vincent girls improved to 5-1 on the season with an easy 52-31 win over Kingston Wednesday night. Danielle Sutterer erupted for 27 points, followed by Jessica Lakenan with 18. St. Vincent led 22-14 at halftime and led 39-19 going into the fourth quarter...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO BASEBALL CAMPS TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND
(College Sports ~ 12/16/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's baseball program will hold camps for ages 7 through 18 Saturday and Sunday at Houck Field House. Times both days will be 8 a.m.-noon for ages 7-12 and from 1-5 p.m. for ages 13-18. Campers can sign up at the door Saturday, or to pre-register, call 986-6002...
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ELLA SIDES
(Obituary ~ 12/16/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Ella O. Sides, 88, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 4, 1911, at Crosstown, daughter of Johan and Margaretta Stelling Wahlers. She and Raymond A. Sides were married April 8, 1934...
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GUY E. LOWES
(Obituary ~ 12/16/99)
Guy E. Lowes, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Sept.. 29, 1906, at Grand Tower, Ill., son of Charles G. and Stella Wilson Lowes. He and Lillian B. Tuschhoff were married Oct. 26, 1931, at Chester, Ill. She died Aug. 26, 1999...
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DOROTHY A STUBER
(Obituary ~ 12/16/99)
Dorothy A. Stuber, 94, long-time resident of Cape Girardeau, died Monday evening, December 13, 1999, at the Chateau Girardeau where she has lived for nine years. She was born February 5, 1905, in Hobart, Okla., daughter of Oscar and Mabel Albertsen. She married E.R. "Abe" Stuber in Springfield, Ill. on August 20, 1929. He died November 20, 1989...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 12/16/99)
Daughter to James Downs McReynolds and Keisha Lynn Twiggs of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:19 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999. Name, Albaney Cheyeanne. Weight, 6 pounds 4 ounces. Fourth child, second daughter. Ms. Twiggs is the daughter of Sammy and Valerie Davis of Cape Girardeau. McReynolds is the son of Carolyn Watkins of Kansas City. He is manager at Buyer's Choice Auto Sales Inc...
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HERSHEL TELLOR
(Obituary ~ 12/16/99)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Funeral for Hershel E. Tellor of Jonesboro will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Joe Aldridge will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. today...
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