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ADVENTURE ON OCRACOKE ISLAND; CHAPTER 11: THE TWINS MAKE PLANS FOR JOHN'S ESCAPE (ELEVENTH OF 14 PARTS)
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
When the children heard the knock on the door, John leaped up. As he dashed toward the old love seat, he stumbled and lay stretched across it. He froze as Grandma came in. "What are you kids up to?" she asked, smiling. "A treasure hunt?" She placed a tray of sugar cookies on the desk...
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI RELEASES GRADUATE LIST
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
The following students were graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia during the spring 2000 semester with academic honors or advanced degrees: Bollinger County Patton Rose Tallent, Doctor of Education, Ed Leadership. Cape Girardeau County...
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CLICK AND DOUBLE CLICK: IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE DISTRICT FAIR
(Column ~ 08/22/00)
OK, it's still hot, but September is just around the corner. That means the countdown has begun for the SEMO District Fair. I love the fair. Maybe it's the kid in me. I love the carnival rides and the bright lights. As a city girl, I love to gawk at the farm animals. (I had no idea there were that many kinds of chickens!)...
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TWO ARE FOUND INNOCENT IN '98 KILLING AT SIKESTON
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- Two men have been acquitted of murder but found guilty of robbery, closing one part of a series of trials that will continue in Cape Girardeau County next month. Michael Bell of Sikeston, Mo., and Orlandis Farr of Malden, Mo., were found guilty of robbing the Kellett's Oil Co., a former Sikeston gas station, in 1998 after a jury deliberated for more than seven hours on Friday...
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OFFICIALS PONDER ACCESSIBILITY FOR HANDICAPPED AT COURTHOUSES
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
Harold Kuehle remembers when he had to be carried up the stairs of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse at Jackson, Mo., to his second-floor office. Kuehle served as county collector for 32 years, retiring last year. He was first elected in 1966. He took office on March 1, 1967. But it was around mid-summer that year before an elevator was installed in the courthouse...
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FARM BUREAU'S KRUSE A POSSIBLE AGRICULTURE SECRETARY
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
The president of the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation, Charles E. Kruse of Dexter, Mo., is among a handful of potential candidates for secretary of agriculture if Texas Gov. George W. Bush is elected president. Kruse, a spokesman for Missouri's farmers, won his own election for president of the state's Farm Bureau and its five affiliated companies eight years ago. Since 1992 he has increased membership, image and influence of the organization at both the state and national levels...
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JACKSON SCHOOL BOARD DECISIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson Board of Education will decide tonight whether to ask voters to approve a bond issue and tax increase during general elections in November. Schools Superintendent Dr. Ron Anderson said the school board will consider three separate proposals, but any or none of the three could be placed on the ballot...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: THEY SHOULD MAKE A REALITY SHOW ABOUT ME
(Column ~ 08/22/00)
Hold on to your rat meat, folks, the winning "Survivor" participant will be named in just one night! Around here, people are treating the final "Survivor" episode like the Super Bowl. Fans are planning parties, putting down bets and comparing "Survivor" stats with friends...
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KINDER TOBACCO LAWSUIT SET SEPT. 7
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Sept. 7 in state Sen. Peter Kinder's lawsuit challenging Attorney General Jay Nixon's deal with private attorneys to sue the tobacco industry on the state's behalf. The court, which last Wednesday agreed to hear the case, is expediting Kinder's lawsuit so it can be heard the same day as a previously scheduled case related to the state's settlement with the tobacco industry. ...
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JACKSON INCREASES LIBRARY TAX LEVY
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- When the Jackson Public Library lost more than $10,000 last year because its reduced tax levy triggered a reduction in state funding, the city helped out with $30,000 in aid. Now the Jackson Board of Aldermen has restored the library's tax levy to 13 cents per $100 assessed valuation, which library board president Ken Ruff says should make the library eligible for increased state funding beginning next July...
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UNION COUNTY FAIR UNDER WAY
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Harness and mule racing will get under way at the Union County Fair here Wednesday. Illinois, once the home of the famed Hambletonian harness race, held annual at the DuQuoin, Ill., State Fair, is one of the few states where harness racing is a booming sport...
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RELAY FOR LIFE YIELDS $40,000
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
The Relay for Life fund raiser for the American Cancer Society held Friday night and Saturday morning at Capaha Park raised more than $40,000. Twenty-seven teams and more than 400 people participated in the event, in which at least one member of each team remained running from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m...
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COUNCIL TO STUDY LIQUOR LICENSE LAW
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
Residents living near new bars and liquor stores in Cape Girardeau will have more input into whether the city grants liquor licenses if a proposed amendment gets adopted. The Cape Girardeau City Council discussed an amendment Monday to its existing liquor license ordinance that will give greater weight to complaints lodged by residents living near businesses that propose to sell liquor...
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RIVER CAMPUS PANEL SET FOR NEXT PHASE
(Local News ~ 08/22/00)
The River Campus Board of Managers is ready to move on with its tasks and continue the work it set out to do nearly a year ago, members say. In an annual update, members of the board made a presentation to the Cape Girardeau City Council Monday night...
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INDIANS WILL NOT LACK FOR LEADERS WITH SIX CAPTAINS
(College Sports ~ 08/22/00)
Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings believes having fellow players elect a team's captains carries considerably more weight than when coaches do the picking. "I don't really think it does much good for coaches to pick captains," he said. "It always means a lot more when the players pick."...
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BRIEFLY: BUFFALO BILLS RELEASE PINGEL
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/00)
Perryville High School product Scott Pingel was released by the Buffalo Bills on Monday, the victim of a preseason roster reduction. Pingel, who set several NCAA receiving records while at Westminster College, was not taken in the 2000 NFL Draft but was signed by Buffalo as a free agent...
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BRIEFLY: CAPE CENTRAL SOFTBALL WINS OPENER
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/00)
Perryville, Mo. -- Cape Central opened its 2000 softball season with a 5-3 victory over Perryville. Cassie Gross recorded the win, allowing eight hits in six innings before giving way to Megan McDonald. Ashley Voerg, Amber Voerg and Ashley Foutch each went 2-for-4 for Central...
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MAJOR AMBITIONS
(College Sports ~ 08/22/00)
The following is a listing of players with area ties who are competing in professional baseball. Included in the list are each players' local connection, his last year as an amateur and his major league affiliation (if applicable). Statistics are through Sunday...
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HELEN STUART
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
Helen L. Stuart, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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RICHARD REED
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Funeral for Richard O. Reed of Cobden will be held at 2 p.m. today at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden. The Revs. James Jackson and Kenneth Mixen will officiate. Burial will be in Limestone Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon until service time...
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FRED TRANKLE
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Funeral for Fred William Trankle of Leopold will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church. The Rev. Bill Huggins will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Hutchings Funeral Chapel at Marble Hill, Mo., is in charge of arrangements...
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CLARA KIEHNE
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
Funeral for Clara Anita Kiehne of Cape Girardeau will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home. The Rev. David Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. today...
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DAVID FEAR
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Funeral for David Loren Fear of Alto Pass will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Alto Pass. The Rev. Clifford Heil will officiate. Burial will be in Casper Cemetery, with graveside rites by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 in Anna, Ill...
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LARRY CLINE
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Larry Cline of Edgewater, Fla., formerly of Scott City, died Nov. 2, 1999, in Florida. Cline was retired from Commercial Transport Inc. He attended the Baptist church. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau, was a 32nd Degree Mason, member of York Rite, Scottish Rite, and a Shriner...
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CLARA MARIE SMITH
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Clara M. Smith (nee Stone), 71, of Chaffee died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 24, 1928, in Oran, Mo., daughter of the late James Edward and Sarah Frances Crider Stone. She married John Edw. Smith Dec. 2, 1950, in Oran...
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IMOGENE HAMBY
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Funeral for Imogene Hamby of Bloomfield will be held at 2 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home. The Revs. Edsel Pruitt and James Hook will officiate. Burial will be in Hills Cemetery. Hamby, 72, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo...
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RUSSELL JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Funeral for Russell Elmo Jackson of East Prairie will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Bob Williams will officiate. Burial will be in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Jackson, 76, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo...
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AREA SATELLITE MANUFACTURER, GOWEN, 56, DIES
(Obituary ~ 08/22/00)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- James W. "Jamie" Gowen, 56, of Doniphan, who once owned a satellite manufacturing business that did a global business, died Saturday. Gowen suffered from multiple systems apnea, a rare form of Parkinson's disease. His friends called him "an unusual person" and "a mechanical genius."...
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BIRTH
(Births ~ 08/22/00)
Daughter to Charles David and Jennifer Lee Moore Jr. of Perryville, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:22 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000. Name, Chloe Elise. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Moore is the former Jennifer Richardet, daughter of Deborah Richardet and Roy Richardet of Perryville. Moore is the son of Patricia Moore and Charles Moore of Fruitland, Mo. He is employed at Solar Communications...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/22/00)
When are the people who call Speak Out accusing Democrats of being mental midgets going to grow a brain of their own? The Democrats offered the same savings on the marriage penalty that the caller is complaining about. The only reason the working class does not have the $700 tax cut the caller referred to is that the Republicans loaded down the same measure with numerous tax cuts for the wealthy. ...
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DID YOU MISS REFORM CONVENTIONS -- BOTH OF 'EM?
(Editorial ~ 08/22/00)
The increasingly bizarre spectacle that is the Reform Party unfolded earlier this month in California. The weekend before the Democratic National Convention convened in Los Angeles, Reform delegates met down the road in Long Beach to nominate their candidate -- or candidates...
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GIVING AWAY YOUR TAX DOLLARS IS SOMETIMES A DIFFICULT THING TO DO
(Editorial ~ 08/22/00)
The travails of government giveaways are once again in the news. According to The Associated Press, three of five parents whose children lack health insurance don't know they could get coverage through free or low-cost government programs, leaving about 7 million eligible youngsters "outside this critical safety net." We're talking about the Children's Health Insurance Program, called CHIP, created by the federal government through a mechanism administered by the states four years ago...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: JACKSON VOTE ON SCHOOL ISSUES ISN'T NECESSARY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/22/00)
To the editor: It seems to me it's time for the opposition to take center stage, opposition meaning those of us who were opposed to passage of the Jackson School District's $6 million bond issue on the ballot Aug. 8. Do those who are so unyieldingly supportive of the issues really believe the only reason people move to Jackson is because of its schools? I sincerely hope they are not of that persuasion...
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