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PEOPLE AND THINGS: THREE NAMED TO SMSU HONOR ROLL
(Honor Roll ~ 08/28/01)
Three local students were named to the honor roll at Southwest Missouri State University for the school's summer semester. The university is in Springfield, Mo. Those receiving the honor were Sara Pedigo and Eric Sachse, both of Cape Girardeau, and Rebekah Wunderlich of Jackson, Mo...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/28/01)
Daughter to Stephen and Elizabeth Barr of St. Louis, St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, 2:42 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001. Name, Madeline Elaine. Weight, 7 pounds 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Barr is the former Elizabeth Estes, daughter of Stephen and Patricia Estes of Jackson, Mo. She is a senior art director. Barr is the son of Merton and Louise Barr of West Des Moines, Iowa. He is an associate creative director...
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'WIDE MEADOWS': BLUE-CHECKED LINOLEUM (A CONTINUING SERIES)
(Column ~ 08/28/01)
Editor's note: This is a chapter from Jean Bell Mosley's book "Wide Meadows" that was first published in 1960. Sometimes we went into a regular orgy of "fixin' up the place," small areas at a time. Grandpa traded a neighbor out of a glass doorknob and put it on the inside kitchen door where none had been for a long time. ...
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COUNTY OFFICIALS, OTHERS TO VISIT POWER PLANT
(Local News ~ 08/28/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau County Commission says its scheduled tour of a Kinder Morgan power plant in Colorado this week isn't a junket or a bribe. "If I can be bribed for $400, then I am pretty damn cheap," said Gerald Jones, presiding commissioner...
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COUNTY NETS $9,769 SELLING LAND FOR DELINQUENT TAXES
(Local News ~ 08/28/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- One man's weed-strewn vacant lot is another man's treasure. Just ask those who bought parcels of tax-owed land at auction on the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse steps Monday. Bidders bought 19 of 68 tracts of land, some for as little as the price of delinquent taxes. In other cases, bidding forced up the sale price. Most of the parcels, particularly those burdened with thousands of dollars in taxes owed the county, had no bidders...
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PRIOR SEX OFFENDER FACES RAPE CHARGE
(Local News ~ 08/28/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man who failed to register as a prior sex offender after moving here earlier this year has been arrested for second-degree statutory rape. Rex Allen Dakin, 36, of 901 S. Sprigg entered a plea of innocent Monday before Associate Circuit Judge Gary A. Kamp at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson...
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FOSTER CARE VS. FAMILY CARE: STATE WILL PAY LESS TO GRANDPARENTS WHO RAISE THEIR OWN GRANDCHILDREN
(Local News ~ 08/28/01)
More than 1,600 families in Missouri will feel the effects this week of legislation that cuts at least 25 percent from payments to participants in the Grandparents as Foster Parents program. Cape Girardeau County resident Sharon Wader belongs to one of those families. Her subsidy check drops from $584 to $437 a month for two children...
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JAPANESE SCHOLAR TO SPEAK AUG. 29
(Local News ~ 08/28/01)
A Japanese scholar of American and Japanese literature will lecture Wednesday at Southeast Missouri State University. Professor Toshio Koyama of Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan, will present "The Literary Imagination: Kenzaburo Oc's Woods Saga and William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha" at 3 p.m. in Crisp Hall Auditorium. Koyama is the 2001 BioKyowa Visiting Scholar at Southeast's Center for Faulkner Studies...
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KNUDTSON MAKES MAYORAL BID OFFICIAL
(Local News ~ 08/28/01)
Banker and park board chairman Jay Knudtson became the first candidate to officially declare his candidacy for mayor Monday, setting up a platform of bolstering the workforce, maintaining high-quality city parks and revitalizing the downtown area. While Knudtson had said he was "leaning" toward running last year, the 37-year-old made it official before dozens of supporters at Capaha Park Monday...
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HOPEFULS HAVE THEIR SAY AT MEETING
(Local News ~ 08/28/01)
Finding ways for more community involvement in the schools, showing more support for teachers and staff, better planning for building needs and maintenance and continuing a strong education for students in Cape Girardeau were all identified as challenges that face the school district...
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CAPE MERCHANTS PLAN FUND RAISER
(Local News ~ 08/28/01)
The Downtown Merchants Association is planning for its annual auction. "That's one of the things on tonight's agenda," said Don Greenwood, the president of the association, which will hold its monthly meeting today at Port Cape Girardeau. "We should have reports on some of the items which will be available for the annual fund raiser."...
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ANTSY INDIANS READY FOR TRIP TO E. MICHIGAN
(College Sports ~ 08/28/01)
Ready or not, it's the initial game week for Southeast Missouri State University's 2001 football team. And Southeast coach Tim Billings figures Saturday is just about the right time for the Indians to test themselves against an opponent other than their teammates. They'll open the campaign at Division I-A Eastern Michigan...
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P'VILLE FOILS CHS DEBUT
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/01)
Cape Central's girls volleyball team began the Sheila Midget era on a losing note with a straight-set loss to Perryville at Cape Central High on Monday night. But, despite the 15-8, 15-12 loss, the much-improved performance of the Lady Tigers raised hope for the new season...
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ALMOST READY TO HIT THE TRAIL; MOST AREA SCHOOLS OPEN CROSS COUNTRY SEASON THIS WEEKEND
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/01)
It was another successful season for area high school cross country teams last year as Perryville and Kelly both sent entire teams to state while Cape Girardeau Central, Notre Dame, Jackson and Advance all had individual qualifiers. This season figures to again feature plenty of success for most of the local squads and there is even another new program as Meadow Heights is fielding teams for the first time, joining Oak Ridge, which began its program last year...
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ND GIRLS RALLY PAST PERRYVILLE
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/01)
The Notre Dame High School softball team is getting mighty used to comeback victories. Monday afternoon, the Lady Bulldogs rallied to win for the third straight time, scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to upend visiting Perryville 4-3...
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SPORTS DIGEST: DELTA PRODUCT SIGNS WITH MCKENDREE
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/01)
Garrett DeBrock, a former basketball standout at both Delta High School and East Central College, has signed a letter of intent with McKendree College, an NAIA power located in Lebanon, Ill. DeBrock, a former Class 1A all-stater at Delta, averaged 17.1 points per game last season for East Central, a junior college in Union, Mo...
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CARTER DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
PARMA, Mo. -- Carter Davis of Parma died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at his home. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home at Parma is in charge of arrangements.
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RUSSELL MONTJOY
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Russell Montjoy, 45, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000, in New Madrid County. He was born April 3, 1956, in Sikeston, son of L.V. and Katherine Montjoy Sr. Montjoy was a graduate of Sikeston High School, and received certificates in building trade and upholstery...
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DENZIL BALTZELL
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Denzil Paul Baltzell, 78, of Mt. Vernon, Ill., died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, in Mt. Vernon. He was born March 13, 1923, in Alto Pass, son of Everett D. and Eva A. Lindsey Baltzell. Baltzell was a plant manager 30 years for Skelly Oil Co. He was a member of Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, and VFW Post 3455 in Anna, Ill...
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DAVID HOLLAND
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- David Holland, 84, of Advance died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 29, 1917, at Bloomfield, Mo., son of Oliver and Eva Cravens Holland. He and Wanda Lee were married Jan. 27, 1940, at Jackson, Mo...
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MARGARET HURLEY
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
Funeral for Margaret Ruth Hurley of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home. The Rev. Mike Dugan will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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SAMUEL WELKER
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Samuel Welker, 88, of Bloomfield died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at his home. He was born Sept. 15, 1912, at Blodgett, Mo., son of George and Eliza Willis Welker. He and Helen Dunlap were married Dec. 11, 1933. Welker was a retired carpenter. He moved from Bell City, Mo., to Bloomfield in 1947. He attended General Baptist Church...
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CLIFTON DAVIS III
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
Clifton James Davis III, 48, of East St. Louis, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. L-King Funeral Chapel in East St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
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CAROLYN HOPPER
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Carolyn Jo Hopper, 54, of Morley died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 21, 1947, in Roswell, N.M., daughter of Melby H. and Anna Marie Smith Harless. She and Berle Hopper were married Dec. 21, 1963, at Zalma, Mo...
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JERRY TAYLOR
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Jerry W. Taylor, 35, of East Prairie died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, in Doniphan, Mo. He was born March 27, 1966, at Sikeston, Mo., son of Mary Ellen Taylor and the late Raymond Myers. He and Brenda Michelle Patrick were married April 5, 1997...
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DANNY STACY
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Graveside service for Danny Stacy of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Matthews Cemetery. The Rev. Rodney Dunlap will officiate. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Stacy, 40, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at his home, following an extended illness...
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KAROLE STEVENSON
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
Karole Kaye Stevenson, 60, of Stevenson Ranch, Calif., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, Calif. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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SCOTT SLAUGHTER
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Scott Fredrick Slaughter, 28, of East Prairie died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at his home. He was born June 27, 1973, in Sikeston, son of Richard Page and Lee DeField Slaughter. He and Shonna Marshall were married Oct. 5, 1996. Slaughter was a welder with Schueck Steel Co. in Blytheville, Ark. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Charleston, Mo...
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THOMAS RAUK
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Funeral for Thomas Joseph Rauk of Kenyon, Minn., was held Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kenyon. The Rev. Dennis Kampa officiated. Burial was in Vang Church Cemetery near Dennison, Minn. Hanson Funeral Home in Kenyon was in charge of arrangements...
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RENE LAQUERRE
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Rene LaQuerre, 73, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, at Clearview Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 21, 1928, in Meriden, Conn., son of Anthony and Marcella Benoit LaQuerre. He and Bernice Halibozek were married April 28, 1951. LaQuerre worked at Meriden Rolling Mill 40 years. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Covington, Conn...
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VIOLA NICHOLSON
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
Funeral for Viola J. Nicholson of Cape Girardeau will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel. Dr. Derek Staples will officiate. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Wednesday from 11 a.m. until time of service...
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LANDIS WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- Landis Ray Williams, 41, of Benton died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at his home. He was born March 29, 1960, in Cairo, Ill., son of Maloy Landis and June Ann Martin Williams. He and Rose Marie Hurt were married Sept. 12, 1992, at Commerce, Mo...
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RUSSELL ALBERTS
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Russell Alberts, 76, of Sikeston died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born Dec. 16, 1924, in Newark, N.J., son of Joseph and Teresa Costanzo Alberts. He and Theresa VanDette were married Aug. 19, 1950, in LaChine, Quebec, Canada...
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CAROL BRASHEARS
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Carol Brashears of O'Fallon, Mo., was held Monday at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center Chapel in St. Charles, Mo. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston, Mo. Brashears, 61, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis, Mo...
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EDWIN LING
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
LAFORGE, Mo. -- Funeral for Edwin Ling of LaForge was held Monday at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid, Mo. The Rev. Tom McCanless officiated. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery near New Madrid. Ling, 62, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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HOWARD OWEN
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
Howard Eugene Owen, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 7, 1933, at Hannibal, Mo., son of Albert C. and Lillian H. Herring Owen. Owen attended First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include a sister, Allene Owen of Cape Girar-deau...
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WILLIAM DODSON
(Obituary ~ 08/28/01)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- William Sherman Dodson, 54, of McClure died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 23, 1947, at Tamms, Ill., son of Earl and Flossie Hurston Dodson. Dodson had been a police officer in Tamms and Mounds, Ill. He was a member of House of Prayer Church in McClure...
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LETTERS: NEWS MEDIA GIVE FREE PUBLICITY TO POWERBALL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/28/01)
To the editor: I am concerned about the news media's overall coverage of the Powerball lottery last week. Several reports were from places where tickets were being purchased. I even heard about news-media people buying tickets or discussing buying them. ...
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LETTERS: THANK GOODNESS KINDER STOOD UP TO THE GOVERNOR
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/28/01)
To the editor: I see that the unions are critical of state Sen. Peter Kinder for expressing his opinion of forced payment of union dues. However, these same people had no problem promoting their side of the issue on government time. I am a victim of the mismanagement and misrepresentation of the St. Louis Teachers Union and am thankful that someone has the courage to question Gov. Bob Holden's dictatorial executive order...
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ST. LOUIS EXPERIMENT MAY HOLD SCHOOL KEYS
(Editorial ~ 08/28/01)
Nine days ago, on an uncharacteristically breezy August afternoon, more than 200 people gathered in a tough, deteriorating neighborhood on the mean streets of north St. Louis, for what may prove a historic announcement. It is one of the most hopeful developments in St. Louis in many a year...
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GARDEN SCHOOL MAY GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
(Editorial ~ 08/28/01)
Long-awaited and the subject of many hopes in its southside neighborhood and throughout the city, the Missouri Botanical Garden Charter School nonetheless won't open for this year's classes. Charter schools are taxpayer-funded public schools that operate independently from the local school district and are free from many regulations under which regular public schools must operate...
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THE BISHOP AND THE MARINE
(Editorial ~ 08/28/01)
Take one Pentecostal bishop with a vision. Throw in a former Marine lieutenant colonel, and what do you get? Well, if you're an African-American child stuck in one of St. Louis's rotten public schools, the answer is the chance of a lifetime: a group of new, privately run schools that plan to take 3,000 kids, representing 7 percent of the city's enrollment, from the St. Louis public school system...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/28/01)
MISSOURIANS NOSTALGIC for the past should take heart. With the lack of progress on state transportation projects in Missouri, we will soon return to roads of dirt. FROM WHAT I gather, the lock on the lockbox supposedly stopping the Social Security surplus from being spent has already been picked...
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LETTERS: BONDS FOR PLANT NOT BEST USE OF TAX DOLLARS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/28/01)
To the editor: Kinder Morgan Power Co. attorneys argue that power-plant opposition results from misunderstanding. County commissioners, meanwhile, suggest it results from poor public relations by Kinder Morgan. The Kinder Morgan permit application itself is instructive...
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