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Dr. Grow: Successful cuttings
(Column ~ 06/28/00)
Trim any leaves off the bottom of your cutting before you plant it. Finally place your clipping in a small pot. Make sure keep the leaves moist or they will wilt because they don't yet have the root structure to live. Each spring several people ask me how to start plants from cuttings. They remember their mom or grandmother snipping a few shoots, rooting them, and then sharing the new plants with friends and relatives. They would like to renew this family tradition...
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RECIPE SWAP: SOME DISHES TO TRY AT THE NEXT FAMILY GET-TOGETHER
(Column ~ 06/28/00)
Family reunion time is here, and my family is very busy getting last minute preparations wrapped up. We are trying to get food made up ahead so as to be ready for each meal as it is served. Our family reunion is different from most in that people start arriving on Thursday and stay through Tuesday. Saturday is our big day when everyone will be here at one time, and that will be about 110...
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VISION 2000 SEEKS DONORS TO BUILD PATH IN GARDEN
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
Vision 2000 wants to help you leave your mark on Cape Girardeau. The community group, founded in 1987, is building a commemorative garden near City Hall to mark the culmination of its efforts and the beginning of Vision 2020. Many of the flowers in the garden already have been planted. All that is missing is a brick path...
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JACKSON SCHOOLS EXAMINE BUILDINGS
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
JACKSON -- An educational consultant may be hired to help the Jackson school board devise a long-range plan to set priorities on structural building needs and gain maximum use of space in buildings and classrooms. Jerry McCall of Educational Consulting Services in Lincoln, Neb., outlined the services his company provides during a presentation to the Board of Education Tuesday night. ...
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SECURITY TIGHTENED AT ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
Security at the Missouri attorney general's office in Cape Girardeau has been heightened, but officials declined to say why. On Tuesday, the inner doors to the office, situated near the intersection of Kage and Mount Auburn roads, remained locked. Visitors were let into the building by a private security guard employed by Wolsey Investigative Service Inc. It wasn't immediately clear how long these steps have been in place...
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DOWNTOWN TREE CUTTING QUESTIONED BY SOME
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
Cape Girardeau's downtown landscape is being ripped apart by the city's removal of trees along street curbs, says downtown resident Sarah Riley. Riley, who chairs the art department at Southeast Missouri State University, was shocked when she returned from vacation to find two trees had been removed in the 300 block of Themis...
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TEEN SUSPECT TO UNDERGO MENTAL EVALUATION
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
JACKSON -- A mental evaluation of 16-year-old murder suspect Joshua Wolf was ordered Tuesday after a request by defense and prosecuting attorneys. Based on information obtained while Wolf was being held in the Cape Girardeau juvenile detention center, it is possible that he has a mental disease or defect, said Morley Swingle, Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney...
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DISTRICT HOPES REALTORS GIVE SCHOOLS FAIR SHAKE
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
Area real estate agents got a hard sell on the positive attributes of Cape Girardeau schools during a special breakfast meeting Tuesday at Barbara Blanchard Elementary School. The meeting, attended by some 80 members of the Cape Girardeau County Realtors Association, was planned by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce education committee to ensure real estate agents painted an accurate picture of the school district to newcomers...
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U.S. COURT: DEXTER MAN SENTENCED
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
A Dexter man was sentenced to 14 years 10 months in federal prison for illegal firearm possession. Timothy L. Dickerson, 35, had previous burglary convictions, which made it illegal for him to possess a firearm, said Larry Ferrell, assistant U.S. attorney...
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U.S. COURT: HAYTI WOMAN SENTENCED
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
A Hayti woman was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for possession of crack cocaine. Reba L. McIntyre, 33, had been found guilty of possessing 13.4 grams of crack cocaine with plans to sell it, said Paul Hahn, assistant U.S. attorney. Law enforcement officials had found the cocaine at McIntyre's residence after obtaining a federal search warrant. During the search, officers found a safe under McIntyre's bed that contained the cocaine base, cash, a receipt and jewelry...
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UNIVERSITY SAYS RADIATION TESTS TO WRAP UP FOR NOW
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
Southeast Missouri State University expects to have tested about 60 employees and ex-employees for possible radiation contamination by the end of the work week, school officials said Tuesday. The testing began Monday and will be completed by sometime Friday, officials said. The testing with a mobile scanner is being done by Helgeson Scientific Services of Pleasanton, Calif...
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SKIING BROTHERS TO HIT CAPE THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
A pair of Australian brothers attempting to ski the Mississippi River hope to set a new record for their feat. The brothers will be in Cape Girardeau for a snack break about 8:40 a.m. Thursday. Brenton and Sean McGrath began skiing the 1,800 miles of the Mississippi River Monday in an attempt to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society of America. Brenton McGrath had a bout with leukemia and is now in remission...
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MORE BEE SWARMS IN MISSOURI IS GOOD NEWS
(Local News ~ 06/28/00)
Missouri bees are swarming more this year, and that could be good news for Missouri farmers. "It's been a long time since there's been good news about Missouri bees, said Ray Nabors, an area extension entomologist for the University of Missouri. "We've had more swarm calls this year than we've had during the entire decade of the 1990s."...
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JACKSON'S LOVE TO RUN HURDLES AT SOUTHEAST
(College Sports ~ 06/28/00)
The thought of getting to run track in college and help get her education paid for in the process certainly appeals to Jennifer Love, who recently signed a letter of intent with Southeast Missouri State University. "I'm excited," said the 2000 Jackson High School graduate. "I'll get to continue my track career and it will also pay for my education."...
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BRIEFLY: BOROWIAK EARNS HONOR
(College Sports ~ 06/28/00)
Southeast Missouri State University's Zach Borowiak has been named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America baseball team as an honorable-mention selection. Borowiak, from Nashville, Ill., had an impressive freshman season as the Indians' starting shortstop this year. He started all 54 games and batted .299, with 14 doubles, four home runs and 26 runs batted in...
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BRIEFLY: KING DRAWS AN ACE
(High School Sports ~ 06/28/00)
Corey King, a teen-ager from Jackson, hit a hole-in-one on the 120-yard hole No. 4 at Kimbeland Country Club Tuesday with a pitching wedge. Gary King, Tommy James and Gary Daniel witnessed the shot.
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ALVIN TOWE
(Obituary ~ 06/28/00)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Alvin Towe, 38, of Bloomfield died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 5, 1961, at Sikeston, son of Winford and Betty Boze Towe. He and Dawn Simptkins were married Feb. 25, 1995. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Bryan Towe of St. ...
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ARTHUR KIEHNE
(Obituary ~ 06/28/00)
Arthur Henry Kiehne, 98, of Ferguson died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at Northgate Park Nursing Home in Florissant. He was born March 26, 1902, in Cape Girardeau, son of Henry Frank and Minnie Kiehne. His wife, Rebecca, preceded him in death. Kiehne had been an accountant in the auto dealership business. He worked at the former Harris Motor Car Co. 25 years. He was a member of Kiwanis Club, Centenary United Methodist Church and First United Methodist Men's Club...
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LINDELL CROCKER
(Obituary ~ 06/28/00)
GRASSY, Mo. -- Lindell H. Crocker, 59, of Grassy died Monday, June 26, 2000, at his home. He was born Aug. 11, 1940, at Black, son of Harley and Nellie Trollinger Crocker. He and Nadean Rhodes were married June 25, 1978. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Doug Kee of Cedar Hill, Tony Crocker of Grassy; a daughter, Karen Robbins of Jackson; his parents of Black; two brothers, Dwan Crocker of Lesterville, Steve Crocker of Black; two sisters, Glenna Jennings of Lebanon, Mo., Delores Mathes of Fletcher; and a granddaughter.. ...
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PAULINE BROCK
(Obituary ~ 06/28/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Zella Pauline Brock, 65, of Sikeston died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Sept. 28, 1934, at Morley, daughter of Connie and Beulah Mize Kincade. She and Kenneth Brock were married March 22, 1952, in Clay County, Ark...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/28/00)
Daughter to Jason Thomas and Angela Lynn Comegys of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:31 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2000. Name, Allison Taylor. Weight, 8 pounds 1 1/2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Comegys is the former Angela Bollinger, daughter of Mike and Leanne Bollinger and Tim and Jody Werner, all of Jackson. She is a nursing student. Comegys is the son of Mary Ann Comegys and Thomas Comegys of St. Louis. He is manager of Ruby Tuesday in Festus...
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CHARLES LINT
(Obituary ~ 06/28/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Charles E. Lint, 73, of Perryville died Monday, June 26, 2000, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 27, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, son of Ira and Lettie Mae Larson Lint. He and Mary Lou Higdon were married Dec. 14, 1946, in Cedar Rapids...
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HELEN MAXEY
(Obituary ~ 06/28/00)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Helen Lucy Maxey, 73, of Tecumseh, Okla., formerly of Charleston, died Monday, June 26, 2000, at Mission Hills Hospital in Shawnee, Okla. She was born Oct. 15, 1926, at Wyatt, daughter of Lindsay Garner and Opha Mae Kennedy Baker. She and James C. Maxey were married Oct. 7, 1955. He died Feb. 27, 1998...
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SCOTTY MOODY
(Obituary ~ 06/28/00)
Funeral for William L. "Scotty" Moody of Everman, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, will be held at noon today at Emerald Hills Chapel in Kennedale, Texas. Burial will be in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Moody, 63, died Sunday, June 25, 2000, in Fort Worth, Texas...
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RODNEY SIDES
(Obituary ~ 06/28/00)
FRUITLAND, Mo. -- Rodney Sides, 54, of Fruitland died Monday, June 26, 2000, at his home. He was born Oct. 6, 1945, at Fruitland, son of Cecil and Leona Walker Sides. He and Sharon Tripp were married July 23, 1965. Sides was a heavy equipment operator with Penzel Construction Co. Inc. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Operating Engineers Local 513 in Cape Girardeau, and Jackson Elks Lodge 2652...
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HERE ARE SOME CRUCIAL POINTS THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED UP, MR. GORE
(Column ~ 06/28/00)
You have to hand it to Clinton and Gore. They are simply experts at diverting scandals and demonizing their accusers. They've become so proficient at counterpunching that they're almost able to convert their scandals into assets. Late last week, reports emerged that yet another Justice Department official had recommended that a special counsel investigate whether Gore had lied under oath in an April 18 interview. ...
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MOST ATTRACTS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR COLLEGE TUITION
(Editorial ~ 06/28/00)
The skyrocketing cost of college tuition is a subject that weights heavily on the minds of many parents. With the price of higher education far outpacing inflation, preparing to meet the financial demands of tuition expenses places an increasing burden on working families...
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U.S. ATTORNEYS MUST GET APPROVAL FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY; SHOULD THEY DO IT PRIVATELY INSTEAD?
(Editorial ~ 06/28/00)
Thanks in large part to pressure from U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond of Missouri, the Justice Department has tightened rules on the involvement of federal prosecutors in state or local ballot initiatives. The changes are prompted by the actions of Edward Dowd Jr. and Stephen L. Hill Jr., both U.S. attorneys who campaigned against a statewide measure that would have allowed qualified Missourians to carry concealed weapons...
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LETTERS: FLAG REPRESENTS GOOD TRADITIONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/28/00)
To the editor: It was good to hear again from my friend, Steve Robertson (letter to the editor June 24). It's been nearly 30 years since we both began our road to journalism, Steve with a camera and me with a typewriter. And in those passing year, some things have not changed. Steve still passionately holds down the left side of the liberal agenda, and I continue to toil toward the right of center...
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