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THE CASE OF THE WATERMELON PATCH MYSTERY; CHAPTER 1: HANK TELLS ABOUT A GORILLA IN THE FEED BARN (FIRST OF 14 PARTS)
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
It's me again, Hank the Cowdog. When I awoke on that particular morning, I had no way of knowing that I would soon be attacked by a Headless Cowboy or that I would find myself investigating a terrible murder in the watermelon patch. It was a Wednesday morning, as I recall, in the month of August. Drover and I were sitting in front of the machine shed, eating our breakfast. As you might recall, our dog food is served to us in an overturned Ford hubcap...
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ON THE AIR
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
Want to work for Mike Wallace? Or KFVS? Or do you just want to find out what happens behind the scenes at a TV station? Students interested in broadcasting are taking advantage of an opportunity for some instructional "air time" at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center...
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CLICK AND DOUBLE CLICK: FALL ADVICE IS PLENTIFUL ON THE NET
(Column ~ 09/26/00)
There's a chill in the air and that means real fall weather may have finally arrived. This is my very favorite time of year. I love the change of seasons and the cooler weather. I also love fall baking and decorating. We were baking leaf cookies at my church on Saturday, and one member of the group pointed out she enjoys Martha Stewart.com for all the decorating and baking tips. OK, let's check it out...
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COUNTY P&Z VOTE CHALLENGED
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Five planning and zoning opponents accused the Cape Girardeau County Commission on Monday of violating state law by spending tax dollars to develop planning and zoning regulations without voter approval. The group, led by Whitewater, Mo., area resident Doug Flannery, said state law requires voter approval of planning before any proposed regulations can be developed...
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VISION 2000 INSTRAMENTAL IN SUCCESS OF CITY SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
Communities must give a lot of support to their public schools because without that investment and energy the schools won't get better, one parent said. Jody Trautwein, a parent and educator who trains kindergarten and elementary teachers, said she knows that good schools train students in life skills and diversity while offering them an education...
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HANCOCK CHALLENGE DELAYS FUNDING
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State funding for the new Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center and the River Campus project has been put on hold pending resolution of two lawsuits challenging the state's calculation of taxpayer refunds. Funding for the two projects, as well as projects in Kennett, Mo., and Poplar Bluff, Mo., was included in a $161 million capital-improvements bill signed into law by Gov. Mel Carnahan this summer...
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TALENT, HOLDEN DISCUSS ASSORTMENT OF GUBERNATORIAL ISSUES; 1,000 TURN OUT FOR DEBATE
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
Missouri gubernatorial candidates Jim Talent and Bob Holden traded verbal blows in a televised debate Monday night at Southeast Missouri State University. A crowd of over 1,000 packed the university's Academic Hall Auditorium to witness the hour-long debate between State Treasurer Holden, a Democrat, and St. Louis-area congressman Talent, a Republican...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: CANDIDATES IGNORE ISSUE OF UNWANTED BODY HAIR
(Column ~ 09/26/00)
The Other Half and I were eager to attend Monday's debate between gubernatorial candidates Bob Holden and Jim Talent. We anticipated a lively discussion of the issues and some help in making up our minds at the polls in November. But frankly, I came away disappointed...
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PYRAMID SCHEME MAKING ROUNDS0
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
Dinner invitations promising quick money should be taken with a grain of salt, a Missouri Attorney General's spokesman said. Pyramid schemes called "The Dinner Club," "The Original Dinner Club," or a similar name have appeared in Southeast Missouri over the past six weeks, spokesman Scott Holste said...
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NEW SERIAL BEGINS TODAY IN LEARNING SECTION
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
A smelly, smart-aleck, self-proclaimed Head of Ranch Security will give Southeast Missourian readers a glimpse into western Texas ranch life today in the newspaper's Learning section. Hank the Cowdog and his partner, Drover, are looking for a watermelon patch raider in "The Case of the Watermelon Patch Mystery." The duo must avoid being implicated as they try to protect Sally May's watermelon patch from the nightly intruder...
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FAMILY VIOLENCE FUNDS NOT USED
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
About 35 Southeast Missouri women and children were among thousands turned away at Missouri domestic violence shelters because available money wasn't used, a state audit said. The audit for 1998, issued Monday by State Auditor Claire McCaskil, found counties weren't using funding for shelters and that state laws for the funding were weak...
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3 HURT IN WRECK
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Three people were hurt Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 55. Cecilia Baldaco, 23, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Consuelo J. Estephen, 10, were taken to Perry County Hospital after the accident on I-55 north of the Route T overpass...
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CUBAN OFFICIALS TO VISIT FARMS, DELTA CENTER
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
A bipartisan campaign to open markets for American agriculture by ending food and medicine embargoes to Cuba could mean an export bonanza for Missouri farmers. "Cuba offers a tremendous opportunity for American farmers to sell products to a country that is just 90 miles off our shore," said Missouri Farm Bureau President Charles Kruse...
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JONES QUESTIONS NIXON'S INTEGRITY
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
Proclaiming that State Attorney General Jay Nixon "flunked" a test of character over Missouri's tobacco settlement, Republican candidate Sam Jones is crisscrossing the state with his message of bringing integrity to the attorney general's office. Jones also claims that money from large settlements with businesses and industries isn't finding its way into state coffers, and Nixon, a Democrat, puts his own agenda over the legislature's...
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FACULTY TO PLAY AT ST. LOUIS HALL
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
St. Louis' Sheldon Concert Hall may not be Carnegie Hall, but the 700-seat hall has been voted one of the top 10 chamber music performance sites in the country, and this season such luminaries as the Julliard String Quartet, jazz pianist/composer Dave Brubeck and folkie Joan Baez will perform there...
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CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES MOUNT AUBURN STRIPING
(Local News ~ 09/26/00)
The city of Cape Girardeau is prepared to stripe a section of Mount Auburn Road for four lanes of traffic instead of the current two lanes, but cold weather may delay the work until spring. Monday, the City Council directed City Attorney Eric Cunningham to develop an ordinance that prohibits parking along the stretch of Mount Auburn Road between Independence and William streets. Two more council meetings are required before the ordinance becomes law...
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SOUTHEAST HOPES TO BOLSTER D-LINE IN TIME FOR EKU
(College Sports ~ 09/26/00)
Doing a better job against the run will be one of Southeast Missouri State University's primary objectives as the Indians prepare for their next game. Southeast was gouged for 354 yards rushing by visiting Western Kentucky Saturday night as the Indians fell 38-14 in their Ohio Valley Conference opener...
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BRIEFLY: NFL GATORADE PUNT, PASS AND KICK RESULTS
(High School Sports ~ 09/26/00)
The Cape Girardeau Jaycees held the annual NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick local competition Saturday, with winners advancing to sectional competition that will be held Oct. 28 at Houck Stadium. Local results, along with distances, from Saturday were as follows:...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO VOLLEYBALL SQUAD HOSTS SIU TONIGHT
(College Sports ~ 09/26/00)
Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team will put its 23-match home winning streak on the line tonight when the Otahkians face regional rival Southern Illinois-Carbondale in a 7 o'clock contest at Houck Field House. Ironically, the Otahkians beat SIU on Sept. 29, 1998 to begin their current home victory string...
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MEADOW HEIGHTS IMPROVES TO 20-1
(High School Sports ~ 09/26/00)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Meadow Heights is hot and showing no signs of cooling off. The Lady Panthers (20-1) reeled off another victory, defeating Leopold in straight sets, 15-9, 15-5. "We just want to keep our heads on straight," said Meadow Heights coach Erin Hoffman...
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LAURA JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Laura M. Johnson, 72, of Perryville died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill. She was born Nov. 6, 1927, in St. Louis, daughter of Sylvester and Lenora Taylor Hagan. She and Robert Johnson Sr. were married April 21, 1946. He died Aug. 4, 1984...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/26/00)
Son to Kenneth and Lori Kile of Perryville, Mo., St. Mary's Health Center, 8:20 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2000. Name, Joshua Ray. Weight, 4 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Kile is the former Lori Schumer, daughter of John and Glenda Schumer of Perryville. Kile is the son of Geneva Phillips of Cape Girardeau...
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LLOYD DAVENPORT
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
GRAVEL HILL, Mo. -- Lloyd Davenport, 73, formerly of Gravel Hill, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at the Veterans Hospital in Wichita, Kan. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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JAMES MIMS
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
MALDEN, Mo. -- James Mims of Malden died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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REBEKAH HAM
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Rebekah JoEllen Ham, 24, of Scott City died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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ARLIE LEWIS
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Arlie Richard Lewis, 43, of Dexter died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. He was born June 15, 1957, at Dexter, son of John and Jessie Pullum Lewis. He and Pattie Ewing were married Dec. 12, 1983, at Dexter...
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COLETTA HAHN
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
Funeral Mass for Coletta Mary Hahn of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Rev. Roger Leveillee will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel from 9-9:45 a.m...
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VELMA NORRIS
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Velma Norris, 88, of Dongola died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. She was born Oct. 16, 1911, at Dongola, daughter of Uion and Myrtle Cline Albright. She and Clarence F. "Cotton" Norris were married Sept. 9, 1945...
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KEVIN KING
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
CYPRESS, Ill. -- Kevin Wayne King, 36, of Cypress died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, in West Vienna, Ill., in an automobile accident. He was born March 13, 1964, in Anna, Ill., son of Dean and Evelyn Martin King. King was a 1982 graduate of Vienna High School. He was a corrections officer at Tamms Correctional Center, and previously worked at Shawnee Correctional Center 14 years...
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FRANK WARD
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
Frank Ward, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at his home. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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JESSIE ALLEN
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Jessie Mae Allen, 88, of Nashville, Tenn., died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Richland Place Health Care Center in Nashville. She was born June 13, 1912, in Mantachie, Miss., daughter of Ben and Nora Berryhill Raburn. She married John Allen, who died in 1969...
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JIM PARKIN
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Funeral for James A. "Jim" Parkin of Poplar Bluff was held Monday at First Baptist Church, with Dr. William Vail officiating. Burial was in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Cotrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Parkin, 82, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn...
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HAROLD LANE
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
Graveside service for Harold Lee Lane of Brandon, Miss., will be held at 10 a.m. today at Lorimier Cemetery. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral was held Monday at Wright and Ferguson Parkway Chapel in Jackson, Miss. Lane, 79, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center...
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CLYDE DUBA
(Obituary ~ 09/26/00)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Graveside service for Clyde Duba of Bloomfield will be held at 11 a.m. today at Elliott Cemetery west of Bloomfield. The Rev. Kenneth Gaines will officiate. Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Duba, 74, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: IMMIGRANTS USED TO BOLSTER VOTE FOR CLINTON-GORE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/26/00)
To the editor: If child molesters, rapists and murderers make you angry, you will no doubt be interested in the part Vice President Al Gore had in bringing these to the United States in order to help re-elect the Clinton-Gore team in 1996. Details were printed in Aug. 23 The Wall Street Journal...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: CHILDREN NEED LOVE, JUST LIKE THE REST OF US
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/26/00)
To the editor: Children are very creative, They have a strong imagination. They fill the air with enthusiasm. Above all, they are truthful. When Lisa Limbaugh, wife of columnist David Limbaugh, visits me with her three precious children, my day is complete as well as the day for people at the Lutheran Home. When the 1-year-old runs happily down the hall, entering a room occasionally, much joy is immediately seen on the faces of everyone...
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BILL OPENS DOOR TO CHINA MARKETS
(Editorial ~ 09/26/00)
The U.S. Senate made it final last week: With both Missouri senators voting aye, the Senate lopsidedly approved permanent normal trade relations with China. The 83-15 vote, sending the PNTR bill to President Clinton, will bring an end to the divisive annual debates over U.S. trade policy toward the Communist country. The House of Representatives had passed PNTR by a much closer vote in May...
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TOP CANDIDATES' PATHS LEAD TO CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Editorial ~ 09/26/00)
Last week's visit by Republican vice presidential nominee Dick Cheney continued a tradition of visits by the nominees for the No. 2 spot on the national ticket to the greater Cape Girardeau area. Since California Sen. Richard Nixon arrived by train from St. Louis in the fall of 1952, we have more often than not been visited by vice presidential nominees in the course of the national campaign...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 09/26/00)
I WANT to issue a warning to people who remove reflectors from the driveways along rural lanes. It makes it very dangerous. People can't see that there is a deep ditch there and could end up in the ditch. My parents are elderly, and if this is a kick for kids, then they should be made to understand that it could be dangerous. I think MoDOT also is responsible for removing some of them because they slow down their mowing efforts...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: MAJORITY RULE? IT SHOULD APPLY TO PUBLIC PRAYER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/26/00)
To the editor: There has been quite a bit of discussion about prayer before sporting events lately. It seems to me that the majority of people in the United States believe in a God -- not necessarily the same God, but a God. If the problem is about individual rights, then what has become of the rights of the majority?...
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