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Poll - America needs more proof before war
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush has yet to convince Americans that war with Iraq is justified, according to a poll that suggests the White House has much work to do to win public support for military force. "I think a little more diplomacy would be in order," said Creig Crippen, an 84-year-old retired Air Force veteran from Deland, Fla...
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A song that pushes us to action
(Column ~ 01/17/03)
When I read the story last week in the Post-Dispatch about the planned memorial service for Carol Bledsoe, it reminded me once again of the power of words that are sung. Bledsoe was a secretary at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, whose ministries include care for the homeless in the downtown area near the cathedral. On Dec. 19, Bledsoe was stabbed to death in the cathedral offices. A homeless man has been charged with her murder...
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People talk 1/17/03
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
Expensive joy ride means jail for driver RICHMOND, Va. -- A man who wrecked a $300,000 sports car owned by Grammy-winning hip-hop star Missy Elliott was sentenced to three years in jail for the late-night spin. "This is not a typical unauthorized-use case by any means, your honor," Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Mike Huberman told the judge before Joseph Thomas Johnson was sentenced Wednesday...
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Professor charged with lying about plague bacteria
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The government charged a Texas Tech University professor with lying to investigators Thursday, saying he accidentally destroyed 30 vials of plague bacteria then claimed they had vanished from his laboratory. Dr. Thomas C. Butler, 61, was ordered held without bond on the charge of giving a false statement to a federal agent. The charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine...
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GE employees back at work after 2-day strike
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Striking workers at General Electric Co. were back on the job Thursday following a two-day strike to protest higher out-of-pocket health care costs imposed by the corporate giant. The strike involved almost 18,000 employees at 48 locations in 23 states, union officials said. Workers returned to regular shifts at 11 p.m. Wednesday...
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Rabbi sentenced to life for murdering wife
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
CAMDEN, N.J. -- A rabbi convicted of having his wife killed so he could carry on an affair was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, insisting he is an innocent man no matter what the jury decided. "I cannot express remorse for something I did not do," Rabbi Fred J. Neulander said in a defiant 20-minute speech...
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AOL Time Warner's CEO tapped as next chairman
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
NEW YORK -- AOL Time Warner Inc. chief executive Dick Parsons was tapped Thursday to be the media conglomerate's new chairman, giving him broadened authority as he tries to turn around a mega-merger gone sour. The board's unanimous decision to have Parsons replace Steve Case, the America Online co-founder who announced last week he was stepping down as chairman, completes a shake-up begun a year ago...
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New technology takes over in school lunchrooms
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
The days of students waiting in lengthy lunch lines for change to be counted out as their food grows cold are long gone from area schools, where new technology has allowed cafeterias to become virtually cash-less. For more on what changes are taking place in our area, read Saturday's Southeast Missourian...
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Sniper victims' families sue gunmaker, gun store
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
SEATTLE -- Relatives of two Washington, D.C.-area sniper victims on Thursday sued a gun manufacturer and store linked to the Bushmaster XM15 assault rifle used in the deadly attacks. The family members of James "Sonny" Buchanan and Conrad Johnson claim the gunmaker and store showed "gross negligence" that caused injuries and death, according to the complaint. The relatives are represented by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence...
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President Bush renews push for medical-malpractice caps
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
SCRANTON, Pa. -- President Bush said Thursday his proposed nationwide ceilings on medical malpractice awards would drive down health care costs, but critics said he was siding with mismanaged insurance companies that pass inflated costs to patients...
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Israel's first astronaut joins shuttle mission
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the most heavily guarded space shot in NASA history, shuttle Columbia thundered into orbit with Israel's first astronaut Thursday on a scientific research mission. Fighter jets patrolled overhead in the moments before the midmorning liftoff. Aboard the shuttle were six U.S. astronauts and Ilan Ramon, a colonel in Israel's air force and a combat pilot...
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Golden Globe nominees elusive
(Entertainment ~ 01/17/03)
LOS ANGELES -- It's got three big-name actresses, ads all over television and seven Golden Globe nominations. But in much of the country it's virtually impossible to find. "The Hours" is one of several movies still in limited release that are competing for Golden Globe awards Sunday night. Starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore, it's been playing in only about 45 theaters nationwide. It goes wider today...
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U.S. presses for allied help against Iraq
(International News ~ 01/17/03)
STUTTGART, Germany -- NATO should agree to help with a possible war against Iraq to present a united front against the threat of Iraq's weapons, the second-in-command at the Pentagon said Thursday. The threat of military action is the only way to persuade Iraq to disarm peacefully, and the more countries that back the United States, the more credible the threat is, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said...
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Scientists develop simple, rapid test for bubonic plague
(International News ~ 01/17/03)
LONDON -- Scientists have developed a simple and reliable test to rapidly diagnose plague, a sometimes deadly disease that authorities fear could be used in a bioterror attack. Experts say the new test, described this week in The Lancet medical journal, could save lives and help control the disease in the developing world -- and fill an important need in global bioterrorism preparedness and response...
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Empty chemical warheads found during search in southern Iraq
(International News ~ 01/17/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An inspection team searching bunkers in southern Iraq on Thursday found 11 empty chemical warheads that Iraqi officials had not declared to the United Nations, a U.N. spokesman said. Iraq insisted that it had reported the rockets, which it said were old and never used for chemical weapons...
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Car bomb explodes in Colombia, killing four
(International News ~ 01/17/03)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- A car bomb exploded outside the attorney general's offices in Medellin on Thursday, killing four people and recalling the dark days of a drug war that turned the city into one of the world's deadliest places. Now, leftist rebels carrying their 38-year insurgency into Colombia's cities are suspected in the bloodshed. The blast wounded 32 people...
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What every American wants
(Column ~ 01/17/03)
By Milton Friedman I have long said, "I never met a tax cut I didn't like" - though I would go on to say that I like some better than others. I believe that government is too large and intrusive, that we do not get our money's worth for the roughly 40 percent of our income that is spent by government supposedly on our behalf, or the additional 10 percent or so of income that residents or businesses spend in response to government mandates and regulation. ...
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Passing the tests
(Professional Sports ~ 01/17/03)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Four hours into the first official testing session of the season, Hendrick Motorsports knew there was a problem. Jimmie Johnson's Chevrolet was slow, and crew chief Chad Knaus had to make the dreaded phone call telling the guys back at the shop to start cutting up the rest of the cars...
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Oak Ridge man convicted of attempting to make methamphetamine
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
Cape Girardeau County prosecutors were jubilant Wednesday after winning a drug trial that ended with the jury recommending a 10-year sentence for Paul P. Hitt for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. But Hitt's defense attorney, Stephen Wilson, says the jury convicted the wrong man for a crime he didn't commit...
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Cape city manager appoints new administrative assistant
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
Cape Girardeau city manager Michael G. Miller appointed Heather Brooks as the administrative assistant to the city manager Thursday. Brooks comes to Cape Girardeau from Superior, Colo., where she had served as community services analyst since December 2001...
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State prison in Charleston gets benefits from budget
(State News ~ 01/17/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Southeast Correctional Center at Charleston would open its final wing and hire additional workers starting in July under the state budget Gov. Bob Holden proposed Wednesday. The opening of the 288-bed wing, which has already been built, would bring the prison up to its designed capacity of 1,596 and allow the facility to be upgraded to maximum-security status...
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Songs of Shawnee
(Entertainment ~ 01/17/03)
HERRIN, Ill. For most of her adult life, Zola Van was a music teacher in the public schools who enjoyed the outdoors and playing the piano. She gave private piano lessons and played "The Wedding March" on many Saturdays. Thirteen years ago she became the mother of the first of her two daughters, Jessica and Katelyn. "Mommy" was and is a role central to her life...
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Islanders find quick recovery after shutout
(Professional Sports ~ 01/17/03)
ST. LOUIS -- A shutout loss 24 hours earlier didn't keep the New York Islanders down for long. Oleg Kvasha scored on a backhander with 3:01 to go in overtime as the Islanders refused to fold after blowing a two-goal lead, beating the Blues 3-2 Thursday night...
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Yao - Shaq's elbow not intimidating
(Professional Sports ~ 01/17/03)
HOUSTON -- Fearlessly and perhaps foolishly speaking about his nose as a target, Yao Ming insists he has no fear of catching an elbow from Shaquille O'Neal. Sure, O'Neal is the game's most dominant inside force, but the 7-foot-6 Yao is a pretty big deal, too...
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Late warning by Cape schools misses some parents, students
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
Thursday's early-morning snowfall forced school closings throughout Southeast Missouri, but many students, parents and faculty in the Cape Girardeau school district didn't get the message and showed up for class anyway. Cape Girardeau superintendent Mark Bowles said he made the decision to call off school around 6:30 a.m. and immediately called local radio and television stations...
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Skyhawks' rally sends Southeast to OT loss
(College Sports ~ 01/17/03)
Losses don't come much tougher than the one Southeast Missouri State University suffered Thursday night. The Indians, playing close to as well as they can according to coach Gary Garner, seemed to do just about everything right against Tennessee-Martin...
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Myer happy to be back in action with Indians
(College Sports ~ 01/17/03)
There's probably nobody more excited that Southeast Missouri State University's indoor track and field season is finally under way than senior weight thrower Brandon Myer. Myer, a veritable gentle giant at 6-feet-10 and 315 pounds, is elated to finally be back in action after a year spent basically watching from the sidelines...
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Who can we blame? Anybody but me
(Sports Column ~ 01/17/03)
Second-guessing is our national pastime. Next to that is finding someone to blame. It's as true in sports as it is in business and politics. We are a nation of finger-pointers, Monday morning quarterbacks, whiners. Got a problem? It's somebody else's fault...
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Owners OK World Series home-field advantage plan
(Professional Sports ~ 01/17/03)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Baseball owners decided unanimously Thursday to give the All-Star game winner home-field advantage in the World Series. Now it's up to players whether to put the change in place. "This energizes it. This gives them something to really play for," commissioner Bud Selig said after the 30-0 vote. ...
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Missouri deer hunters post record with 247,792 kills
(Outdoors ~ 01/17/03)
Missouri hunters killed a record 247,792 deer last year during the state's four-part firearms deer season, the Department of Conservation said Thursday. The largest number of deer -- 217,435 -- were killed during the regular firearms segment Nov. 16 to 26...
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Stuck inside? It's a good time to build a bird house
(Outdoors ~ 01/17/03)
The winter project can pay off during the spring and summer. Southeast Missourian A small investment of lumber, nails and a little elbow grease to build bird houses can pay off in an activity to cure the winter blues and provide bird-watching enjoyment throughout the spring and summer...
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Keep roots healthy during construction
(Outdoors ~ 01/17/03)
Construction damage is one of the leading causes of injury to trees in urban and suburban areas. While some of these injuries, such as damage to trunks and root collars, are rather obvious, less so are construction-related injuries to tree root systems...
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Steady QB a guide for Bucs in title pursuit
(Professional Sports ~ 01/17/03)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Brad Johnson looks around the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' locker room and sees one of the biggest collection of stars in the NFL. There are five All-Pros, four Pro Bowl starters and eight others who have made at least one trip to Hawaii for the season-ending all-star game, including the 34-year-old Johnson...
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Vatican - Catholic politicians urged to vote along church lines
(International News ~ 01/17/03)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican took aim Thursday at Roman Catholic politicians, telling them church teaching demands they defend "the basic right to life from conception to natural death." A new set of guidelines approved by Pope John Paul II for Catholic politicians said church opposition to abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage was not up for negotiation...
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Human rights court to hear Chechens' cases against Russia
(International News ~ 01/17/03)
MOSCOW -- The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday announced that it will hear six cases filed by Chechens alleging abuses by Russian forces in Chechnya, including executions and torture. The cases, stemming from 1999 and 2000, the early months of the second Russian military campaign against Chechen rebels, allege that plaintiffs' relatives were tortured and killed...
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Police - British man kills self with guillotine
(International News ~ 01/17/03)
LONDON -- A 36-year-old man killed himself with a homemade guillotine set up in his bedroom, police said Thursday. Boyd Taylor's body was found Monday by his father, also named Boyd, Northumbria police said. Taylor rigged a timer to the device and apparently set it to kill him early Monday, police said...
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Jim Boston
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James Thomas Boston, 76, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 3, 1926, in Sikeston, son of John C. and Nettie Ann Cauthran Boston. He and Dorothy Marie Gardner were married Oct. 4, 1947, in St. Louis...
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Charles Griffaw Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
Funeral Mass for Charles Griffaw Jr. of Elsberry, Mo., was held Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Elsberry. The Rev. Bill Beier officiated. Burial was in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry was in charge of arrangements...
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Barbara Baldwin
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A memorial service for Barbara Baldwin of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. The Rev. Lee Fansler will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until time of service. Baldwin, 62, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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Alpha Plunk
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Alpha Plunk, 84, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at her home. She was born Oct. 29, 1918, in Old Union, Tenn., daughter of John and Della Moore Burney. She married Claude Plunk, who died Dec. 23, 1992. Plunk had worked at International Shoe Co. in Sikeston, Garment Factory in New Madrid, Mo., and retired as a presser at Grove Co. in Sikeston...
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Harold Sprenger
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
Harold Edwin Sprenger, 87, of Scott City died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at his home. He was born July 5, 1915, at Illmo, son of August and Amanda Ristig Sprenger. He and Eileen Alwine Emile were married March 24, 1940, at Illmo. She died Feb. 3, 2000...
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Lurlene Reitermann
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Lurlene "Tiny" Reitermann, 89, of Forest Park, Ga., died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at Southern Regional Hospital in Riverdale, Ga. She was the daughter of Oscar and Biddie Flippo Adams. She married Emil Reitermann. Reitermann was retired from Delta Air Lines. She attended Rock-Cut Baptist Church in Conley, Ga. She was formerly of Graves County, Ky...
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Joseph Scherer
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Joseph E. Scherer, 59, of Advance died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 14, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of Joseph and Bertha Glastetter Scherer. He and Jackie Metheny were married April 24, 1965, at Illmo...
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Ida Hennemann
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ida M. Hennemann, 92, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 12, 1910, in Perry County, daughter of Joseph S. and Julia A. Yeager Lancaster. She and Herbert L. Hennemann were married June 27, 1934, in Perryville. He died Feb. 20, 1999...
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Larry Davis
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Larry Davis, 43, of Sikeston died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Sept. 13, 1959, at Charleston, Mo., son of Henry Miles Davis and Sonya M. Long. Survivors include his father of Sikeston; 10 brothers, Bobby Davis of Sikeston, Keith, Danny, Freddie and Jamie Long, all of Cape Girardeau, Tim and Gregory Davis and Wilborun McCain of Charleston, Kerry Davis of Florissant, Mo., David Davis of Kansas City, Mo.; five sisters, Barbara Jackson, Sheila Long and Valerie Craig of Sikeston, Evonne Cassel and Doris Davis of Charleston.. ...
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'Holly' Adams
(Obituary ~ 01/17/03)
James "Holly" Adams, 84, of Scott City died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. He was born Nov. 14, 1918, at Fornfelt, Mo., son of James and Laura Adams. He and Wilma Laverne Downs were married March 8, 1941, in Cape Girardeau. She died Aug. 21, 1996...
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Births 1/17/03
(Births ~ 01/17/03)
Jackson Son to Erin Marie Jackson and Jason Allen Casper of Delta, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:24 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003. Name, Kaden Allan Lee. Weight, 7 pounds 12 ounces. Ms. Jackson is the daughter of Randall and Janet Jackson of Delta. She is a student at Southeast Missouri State University. Casper is the son of Janet Casper of Charleston, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Rick Casper of Thebes, Ill. He is a welder at Louisiana Dock Co. in Cairo, Ill...
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Out of the past 1/17/03
(Out of the Past ~ 01/17/03)
10 years ago: Jan. 17, 1993 Several Jackson-area churches will participate this week in observing Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; taking part in weekday prayer breakfasts and other activities will be Emanual United Church of Christ, First Presbyterian Church, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, New McKendree United Methodist Church, and Zion United Methodist Church at Gordonville...
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Hollywood hits replay button in 2003
(Entertainment ~ 01/17/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Sequels succeeded so well in 2002 that film studios have decided to do an encore. So 2003 shapes up as Year of the Sequel, Part 2. About two dozen followup movies, along with a few prequels, are on the lineup, some craved by audiences for a decade or more, others hitting theaters less than a year after their predecessors...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Adaptation'
(Entertainment ~ 01/17/03)
Two and a half stars Remember those "Seinfeld" episodes where the character Jerry, played by the "real" Jerry Seinfeld, comes up with ideas for a sitcom based on his life with George, a fictional character? Keep that in mind for "Adaptation," a film written by the real Charles Kaufman about his struggles writing a real adaptation of a real book ... ...
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Artifacts 1/17/03
(Entertainment ~ 01/17/03)
Swingle nominated for book award "The Gold of Cape Girardeau," a novel written by Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle, has been nominated for the Michael Shaara Award for Civil War Fiction. The award is sponsored by the United States Civil War Center at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge...
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Speak Out 01/17/03
(Speak Out ~ 01/17/03)
Try facing them AS A former Illinois correctional officer, I wish former Gov. George Ryan would put on a uniform and do the job I've had for over 15 years and face some of those death-row inmates he likes so much that he commuted their sentences. Another option...
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Former resident of Cape Girardeau praises Orlando
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/17/03)
To the editor: As a former Southeast Missourian transplanted to Orlando, Fla., I take offense at Heidi Hall's Jan. 15 column. I work part-time in the compound responsible for her "manufactured gleefulness." Some people save their whole lives to spend a vacation here, and we work extremely hard to make sure their dreams come true...
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They pay most - Who do they think they are?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/17/03)
To the editor: I dislike rich people. Who do they think they are? Just because they directly or indirectly pay for every tax in existence, why should they feel they should have a tax cut like everyone else? Just because I depend on rich investors who own the company I work for to provide me a means to support my family and my tax obligations, why should they expect tax relief? Just because the roads I drive on, schools I send my children to, police and fire protection I depend on and the security of the nation depend on taxing rich people?. ...
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U.S. envoy says no quick fix to N. Korean impasse
(International News ~ 01/17/03)
SEOUL, South Korea -- The search for a peaceful resolution to the standoff between the United States and North Korea over its nuclear weapons programs will be a "very slow process," a top U.S. envoy to the region said Thursday. The call for patience from U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly followed North Korea's angry rejection of American offers to consider energy and agricultural aid to the isolated regime if it gives up its nuclear efforts...
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Judge requires teen speeders do push-ups
(State News ~ 01/17/03)
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. -- A southern Kentucky judge who spent seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps told two teenage speeders to do push-ups before he would approve lenient sentences in their cases. District Judge Dan Ballou, who serves Whitley and McCreary counties, said prosecutors wanted to give the boys a break because they had jobs and needed to maintain their licenses and insurance. Prosecutors agreed to reduce the reported speed on the citations and let the two go to traffic school...
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Carbondale promotes civic pride by displaying SIU mascot
(State News ~ 01/17/03)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- We've seen fiberglass cows in Chicago, fake pigs in Peoria and renditions of corn cobs in Bloomington. Now, this southern Illinois town said it will try to muster up some civic pride of its own by displaying renderings of Saluki dogs -- the Egyptian-bred mascot of Southern Illinois University -- courtesy of some canine-happy artists and a local taxidermist...
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Appeals court hears case of convicted killer
(State News ~ 01/17/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Publicity about the kidnapping and murder of a 10-year-old Kansas City area girl influenced the jury that recommended death for the killer, defense attorneys told a federal appeals panel Thursday. A three-judge panel of the 8th District U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis is expected to issue a ruling in the case of Keith D. Nelson in several weeks...
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Little-known state compensation fund has more claims than money
(State News ~ 01/17/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 400 Missourians are seeking money from a little-known state fund intended to compensate people who have been injured by others but have been unable to cover their bills through lawsuits or insurance. But those people may be in for another disappointment...
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Decision to keep school open on holiday sparks furor
(State News ~ 01/17/03)
CHESTERFIELD, Va. -- A suburban Richmond school district that's staying open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is led by a black man who believes his students simply can't afford to take another day off from their studies. But many black leaders in Chesterfield County aren't buying it, saying superintendent Billy Cannaday's decision reflects an all-white school board's lack of respect for what the holiday means to blacks...
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State liquor agents improve on finding infractions
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
Statewide liquor and tobacco arrests for violations are up over the last six months of 2002, with agents issuing more than double the number of citations compared to the same timeframe in 2001. The action follows a budget threat last year that aimed to strip 85 percent of the state agency's funding. For more on this story, read Saturday's Southeast Missourian...
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Most of region, state covered in snow
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
Southeast Missouri residents woke Thursday morning to falling snow that quickly accumulated, closing schools and creating traffic problems. Lt. Brent Davis of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E, said the patrol was getting a lot of accident reports...
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Virus causes two more districts to cancel classes
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
Scott City and Advance joined the ranks of Southeast Missouri school districts canceling classes while students recover from a stomach virus. Students and teachers in those districts weren't planning to have class Thursday or today in an effort to halt the spread...
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All of Florida doesn't deserve stereotyping
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/17/03)
To the editor: In response to Heidi Hall's Jan. 15 column, "Trip turns Missourians into cattle": Has Heidi Hall always stereotyped, or is this something new? I was born and raised in the Bootheel. I miss the slower pace and the four seasons from time to time. But that is no reason to judge a whole area just because she decided to step out on the town a couple of times...
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A reality check for so-called reality TV
(Editorial ~ 01/17/03)
So-called reality shows are the latest buzz in TV land. Stories this week described television executives as being impressed by the ratings of "Joe Millionaire," "The Bachelorette" and "Star Search." Apparently, TV big shots are easily wowed. Here's a bit of reality: Take a close look at those ratings...
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Kmart decision is indicator of local economy
(Editorial ~ 01/17/03)
The announcement this week that Kmart Corp. will keep its Cape Girardeau store open was good news in many ways. For its 100 employees and all of its customers here, Kmart's decision to keep selling in this market was particularly good news. Shoppers at 326 other stores, along with 37,000 employees, weren't so fortunate. With this second round of cuts since filing for bankruptcy a year ago, Kmart is shutting 609 stores affecting 59,000 employees...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 1/17/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/17/03)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Jan. 17 Firefighters responded Thursday to the following items: At 9:58 a.m., motor vehicle accident at New Madrid and Perry. At 3:26 p.m., kitchen fire at 716 Jefferson.Jackson Friday, Jan. 17 Firefighters responded to the following items Wednesday:...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 1/17/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/17/03)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Jan. 17 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Laurie E. Tackett-Holman, 46, of 715 Elm, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and a traffic violation...
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Region/state briefs 01/17/03
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
Perryville woman injured in snow-related accident PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A Perryville woman sustained moderate injuries Thursday morning when her vehicle slid off a snow-covered road and hit a tree. Natalie Roy, 22, was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital after the 8 a.m. accident...
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80 percent e-filing becomes IRS goal for income taxes
(National News ~ 01/17/03)
WASHINGTON -- A few tax specialists started replacing stamps with mouse clicks in 1986, when the Internal Revenue Service tested electronic filing as a pilot program in three cities. The IRS now is now aiming for 80 percent e-filing by 2007 and to help make that happen, the agency announced a program Thursday that gives people access to free tax preparation software through the April 15 filing deadline...
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Cape receives federal, state funding to continue flood buyout
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
The small, frame house at 411 Second St. stands vacant and alone, surrounded by empty lots from earlier flood buyouts in Cape Girardeau's Red Star neighborhood north of the city's floodwall and a few blocks from the Mississippi River. But the house, with a back yard close to Sloan Creek, could be razed by this summer thanks to nearly $27,000 in federal and state flood buyout money awarded to the city of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Old Man Winter makes a comeback
(Local News ~ 01/17/03)
After three or four years of unusually mild winters, the Old Man is back in the business of making travel more difficult in Southeast Missouri. Even before a winter storm dropped approximately 2 1/2 inches of snow Thursday, Cape Girardeau street crews already had spent three times more money on salt and labor than they did on snow removal all of last year, but the city doesn't consider this a major budget problem...
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