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Papineau powers Blues to third straight win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/05/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Justin Papineau gave the Blues an ugly win. Papineau scored 1:45 into overtime to lift the Blues to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. St. Louis, which has won three straight, finished with a season-low 12 shots. The Blues managed only two shots in the third period and one in overtime. Their previous low for shots was 15, which occurred three times...
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Presidential hopeful drops hyphen in name
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
CHICAGO -- She was once known as U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun, but now the former lawmaker and Democratic presidential hopeful has dropped the hyphen. A spokesman said the decision was made after several media inquiries about how to refer to Braun, who announced in February that she would begin fund raising for a White House bid...
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After eight years, Today Sponge contraceptive on shelves again
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
ALLENDALE, N.J. -- The Today Sponge contraceptive is back on the market, eight years after it disappeared from U.S. drug store shelves in an alarming turn famously depicted on a "Seinfeld" episode. The return of the sponge is expected to lead to bulk buying -- and perhaps more spontaneous romance -- among its fiercely loyal users...
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Mardi Gras revelers brush off concern over economy, war
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
NEW ORLEANS -- Thousands of revelers shook off the fear of war and the struggling economy Tuesday as they celebrated Mardi Gras with a vast and raucous street party under a bone-chilling fog rolling off the Mississippi River. The problems with Iraq and North Korea were drowned out by the music and good cheer of Fat Tuesday. The only evidence was in costumes of duct tape and plastic, along with "Bomb Iraq" bull's eyes...
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Strong aftershock hits northern China
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
BEIJING -- A strong aftershock hit the Xinjiang region of northwestern China on Tuesday, little more than a week after an earthquake struck the area and killed at least 268 people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. No new casualties were immediately reported...
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Yasser Arafat in fight over who will fill minister post
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
JERUSALEM -- Yasser Arafat is considering a Palestinian billionaire without political clout as prime minister, but has been told by his Fatah movement that it will only accept PLO deputy chief Mahmoud Abbas in the job, officials said Tuesday. The wrangling is not just over names, but over whether the prime minister will have real power to set policy. ...
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China's legislature opens; leadership shift on agenda
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
BEIJING -- China convened a landmark session of its largely toothless legislature Wednesday, preparing to anoint a new generation of leaders who will shepherd Asia's fastest-growing economy through fundamental economic and social change. At the top of the agenda was the virtually certain ascension of Hu Jintao, the Communist Party's newly installed general secretary, to the presidency now held by Jiang Zemin. ...
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Sweden criticized for its handling of Wallenberg disappearance
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- A Swedish commission blamed the government Tuesday for failing to follow leads in the 1945 disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg, who was captured by Soviet troops after saving thousands of Hungarian Jews during World War II. In 2001, Russia acknowledged for the first time that Wallenberg and his driver were imprisoned for political reasons until they died, but didn't say how, where or when they died...
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Terror suspect admits responsibility
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
ATHENS, Greece -- The alleged chief hit man of Greece's deadliest terrorist group accepted "political responsibility" Tuesday for a spree of killings and bombings that spanned nearly three decades. "I assume political responsibility for every action," Dimitris Koufodinas, charged with taking part in 16 killings by the group November 17, told the court...
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No trace of loot yet found in massive diamond heist
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
ANTWERP, Belgium -- The thieves stood ankle-deep in a mess of diamonds, gold, jewelry, stocks, bonds, cash and lockboxes strewn on the vault room floor. After outwitting security in the world's diamond-cutting capital and prying open 123 vaults, they had one unexpected problem: There was just too much loot to carry...
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Kenyan bank chief resigns over pension scandal
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The governor of Kenya's Central Bank resigned Tuesday in a widening scandal over the collapse of a private bank that held millions of dollars in public pension funds. Nahashon Nyagah, 47, stepped down amid accusations that he failed to prevent the loss of $17.9 million that state-owned companies and institutions deposited in the Euro Bank, which collapsed last month...
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Philippine blast kills at least 21
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
MANILA, Philippines -- A bomb planted inside a backpack ripped through an airport terminal in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people -- including an American missionary -- and injuring about 150 in the nation's worst terrorist attack in three years...
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House advances concealed-guns bill
(State News ~ 03/05/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Four years after voters narrowly rejected the idea, the Missouri House gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that would allow people to seek permits to carry concealed guns. The latest proposal would not go to a statewide vote but would require the signature of Democratic Gov. Bob Holden, who in the past has threatened to veto legislation similar to the 1999 ballot measure...
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Quincy fraternity shut down after puppy's death
(State News ~ 03/05/03)
QUINCY, Ill. -- A Quincy University fraternity has been at least temporarily shut down after a highly publicized incident involving a puppy that was thrown from a Mississippi River bridge last month. Alpha Delta Gamma's national office ordered the Quincy chapter to move out of its on-campus house this week and suspended the university's 25 members. The university will help the displaced members find housing...
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GOP gives cool greeting to Bush's Medicare plan
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers showed the same disdain for President Bush's latest Medicare prescription drug plan Tuesday as they did his first one a month ago, promising that after two failed attempts by the White House they will write their own plan with bigger benefits for older Americans...
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HHS official Janet Rehnquist to resign June 1
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
WASHINGTON -- Janet Rehnquist, the daughter of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, will resign as inspector general of the Health and Human Services Department after a controversial tenure. Rehnquist wrote President Bush that she will leave June 1 to spend more time with her teenage daughters and pursue other professional opportunities...
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House committee considers lowering corporate tax rate
(Local News ~ 03/05/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Reducing the corporate income tax rate -- one of the few legislative priorities of Missouri's Democratic governor to be embraced by Republican lawmakers -- was considered by a House committee Tuesday. The bill would lower the corporate income tax rate by one percentage point from 6.25 percent to 5.25 percent starting July 1...
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Cape fire report 3/5/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/05/03)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, March 5 Firefighters responded to the following items Monday: At 2:35 p.m., an emergency medical service at 3439 William. At 6:23 p.m., a still alarm at 126 Camelia. At 11:39 p.m., a still alarm at 2800 Gordonville Road.Firefighters responded to the following items Tuesday:...
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Band member testifies; relatives of victims sue
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- At least one member of Great White testified Tuesday before a grand jury deciding whether criminal charges should be filed in the deadly nightclub fire sparked by the band's pyrotechnic display. Also Tuesday, relatives of two of the 98 people killed in the Feb. 20 blaze filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit filed in the tragedy...
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Police seek bicyclist in random attacks
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Police were searching for a bicyclist suspected of randomly riding up to at least 21 different women and punching them in the face. An arrest warrant was issued Monday for Richard Jiron, 42, who has been linked by witnesses to three of the attacks, police said. Jiron was last seen Thursday, the day police released a composite sketch...
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In twist, federal agents grab Internet domain names
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Federal agents routinely seize property used in crimes, from drug dealer's cars to hackers' computers. But the government has begun nabbing Internet domain names -- a tactic civil libertarians say threatens online merchants and could enable the feds to spy on unwitting Web surfers...
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Ankiel optimistic after loss to Dodgers
(Professional Sports ~ 03/05/03)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Rick Ankiel gave up three runs and five hits in one inning, and the Cardinals lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5. Ankiel entered in the seventh with the score tied at 2. The Cardinals' reliever took the loss in his second outing of the spring, giving up four straight two-out hits...
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Soap-box derby rekindles memories with May event
(Local News ~ 03/05/03)
Even though it was 25 years ago, Mark Kelsay remembers his days as a soap-box derby racer as a time when he grew closer to his father than ever before. They put countless hours into building two of the cars, from sawing the wood to the tiring work of sanding and painting the long, sleek, red-and-blue frames. When they were finished, they raced them down hills where he lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and later in St. Louis...
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LeBron shows he can play defense, too
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/03)
CANTON, Ohio -- LeBron James shut down everyone except the little kids asking for an autograph. James sat at the scorer's table for 10 minutes following the game and signed his name on programs, hats and jerseys. He even posed for pictures with some adoring fans...
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Charleston, Kelly reach district title game
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/03)
Kelly advanced to the championship game of the Class 3, District 2 boys basketball tournament Tuesday night by using a late surge to upend Scott City 61-55 at Bloomfield, Mo. Scott City (17-7) took a 44-39 lead into the fourth quarter but stumbled down the stretch...
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Area teams embark on state playoff runs
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/03)
You don't have to wait until the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament begins on March 20 to catch hoop fever. March Madness has already arrived -- high school style. Prep fans may not be equipped with office pools, but they will be treated to plenty of excitement for the next two-plus weeks...
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Baseball league delays its start-up plans to next year
(Community Sports ~ 03/05/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. --A new minor-league baseball group with plans to bring a Class A team to Sikeston has shelved the idea until next year after two participating cities backed out. Randy Morgan of Paducah, Ky., the organizer of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League, said Tuesday that stadium upgrades in Dyersburg, Tenn., and Union City, Tenn., both were behind schedule and wouldn't be complete in time for the season scheduled to begin in May. ...
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Arkansas State batters SE in eighth to cap comeback
(College Sports ~ 03/05/03)
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Arkansas State struck for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as it rallied for a 7-3 baseball victory over Southeast Missouri State University Tuesday. Southeast (2-5) carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth, but Arkansas State unloaded five of its nine hits in the inning to take the lead...
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Otahkians' lead is short, sweet against EIU
(College Sports ~ 03/05/03)
Nine minutes. That's about how long second-seeded Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team held the lead in its 79-76 opening round victory over Eastern Illinois in front of 637 fans Tuesday at the Show Me Center. And while six of those minutes came to start the game, it was the last three that counted the most...
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Southeast golfers second at Tenn.-Martin
(College Sports ~ 03/05/03)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The Southeast Missouri State University men's golf team led by three strokes after the second round early Tuesday but couldn't hold off a big finish by Murray State in the Tri-State Classic. Murray State was 6-under par in the third round and finished at 880. Southeast was six back at 886, one ahead of North Alabama. Western Illinois (888) and St. Louis (890) completed the field...
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Indians look to stretch fall success into spring workouts
(College Sports ~ 03/05/03)
Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings expects an extra level of excitement and enthusiasm when the Indians begin spring practice Thursday. That would seem natural afte last year when the Indians went 8-4, the program's first winning record since 1994 and its best record since 1969. The fact Southeast lost only a few key seniors adds even more to the atmosphere...
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Progress aside, Pinkel eager for wins
(College Sports ~ 03/05/03)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gary Pinkel has seen the progress in practice. He has seen his team improve in fundamentals and quickness. Now, the Missouri coach wants to see progress where it counts. "To be very blunt, I want to see the progress in wins and losses," Pinkel said Monday as he prepared for the start of spring practices on Thursday. "That's the way I want to see it, that's what Gary Pinkel wants to see...
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Southeast men startle Morehead State in loss
(College Sports ~ 03/05/03)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Based on the standings, it was expected that Southeast Missouri State University's basketball season would end Tuesday. But the Indians' 91-84 loss to Morehead State in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament was anything but routine...
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Missouri, Iowa State each battle distractions
(College Sports ~ 03/05/03)
AMES, Iowa -- From court cases to injuries to defections, distractions have dogged the Iowa State and Missouri basketball teams. Tonight they'll try to put everything aside for a couple of hours to play a game. Missouri (18-7, 9-5 Big 12), rejuvenated by an upset of Oklahoma and a rare road victory, visits Iowa State (14-11, 4-10) for the Cyclones' home finale...
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Athlete's quiet protest is a show of freedom
(Sports Column ~ 03/05/03)
I'd have more respect for those of us who disagree with Toni Smith's stance if since Sept. 11 we had collectively made some sacrifice or taken some action that made war in the Middle East less likely. I'd have more respect for those of us who disagree with Toni Smith's stance if since Sept. 11 the routine of playing the national anthem at sporting events had taken on the importance it now has at Manhattanville College women's basketball games...
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Career day speech fails to entertain
(Column ~ 03/05/03)
Tuesday marked the 3,519th career day in my professional career. If I'm exaggerating, it's only slightly. Near the beginning of every calendar year -- as sure as the snowfall and the resulting crazed rush on bread and milk at Cape Girardeau grocery stores -- every school in Southeast Missouri has a career day. This is an event where hundreds of students already bored out of their skulls by simply being in school pass into a near-coma when forced to listen to adults talk about their jobs...
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People talk 03/05/03
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
Regis launches talent search for co-host NEW YORK -- Regis Philbin has found a way to feed off "American Idol" and mark time until co-host Kelly Ripa returns from maternity leave. "Live With Regis and Kelly" has launched a talent search for a co-host that will culminate with the winner working as Philbin's partner on the talk show's April 16 edition...
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Mexican transplant teen buried in North Carolina
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
LOUISBURG, N.C. -- Jesica Santillan, the Mexican teenager who died last month after a bungled heart-lung transplant, was laid to rest in a rural North Carolina cemetery Tuesday as the ethical debate over her treatment continued to swirl. The 17-year-old girl's coffin was slipped into a mausoleum wall and covered with a slab of pink granite as her parents watched. Some 100 mourners attended the outdoor service...
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A winter to remember ... or, maybe, forget
(Editorial ~ 03/05/03)
The winter of 2002-03 will, no doubt, be remembered as one of the coldest, snowiest, iciest and gloomiest in memory. Years from now, coffee-shop regulars will sip their scalding brew during the coldest months of the year and talk, as usual, about the weather. Somewhere in the conversation, someone will say, "Remember that winter -- when was it? -- that we had snow or ice every Thursday?"...
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Peace Corps is looking for good volunteers
(Editorial ~ 03/05/03)
Since its inception in 1961, more than 168,000 Americans have volunteered for the Peace Corps, an international volunteer organization that provides educational and technical assistance around the globe. Currently, the Peace Corps has some 7,000 volunteers in the field, but officials hope that number can be increased to 15,000 over the next five years...
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Cape police report 3/5/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/05/03)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, March 5The following items were released by theCapeGirardeau Police Department.Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Fate Dayrelle Coaty, 30, of 1111 Bloomfield, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Monday on a city of Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for confinement and two Pemiscot County warrants for failure to appear...
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Aluminum slag deposits found on Columbia's thermal tiles
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
HOUSTON -- Melted aluminum was found on Columbia's thermal tiles and inside the leading edge of the left wing, bolstering the theory that the shuttle was destroyed by hot gases that penetrated a damaged spot on the wing, the accident investigation board said Tuesday...
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Drury files third River Campus suit
(Local News ~ 03/05/03)
Business owner Jim Drury filed another lawsuit against the River Campus project on Tuesday, prompting frustrated city officials to say they may countersue for damages. The latest suit also threatens funding of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau. City officials, tired of repeated legal battles, reacted bitterly to the Drury suit. Mayor Jay Knudtson called Drury's actions "childish."...
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Weather-delayed widening of Mount Auburn starts
(Local News ~ 03/05/03)
A steady stream of traffic rolls along Mount Auburn Road, which increasingly looks more like a freeway than the lonely rural route it once was. Work began this week to widen four-lane Mount Auburn to provide a left turn lane in the road's center that extends from William to Independence streets. The work will ultimately place traffic lights at the Mount Auburn-Independence intersection...
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Consultant on juvenile facility told to halt job by official
(Local News ~ 03/05/03)
A strongly worded letter from a Cape Girardeau County commissioner didn't stop a Chicago consultant from filing her final report on the county's juvenile detention center needs, a topic that the commission, judges and juvenile officials have been debating for two years...
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North Korean interception of U.S. plane raises tension
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
SEOUL, South Korea -- After North Korean fighter jets intercepted a U.S. reconnaissance plane, the communist country said Tuesday the threat of armed confrontation on the Korean Peninsula was growing because of what it called U.S. aggression. North Korea did not comment on the interception of the plane. Its state-run media instead criticized annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began Tuesday, saying they were preparation for an attack. The exercise, named Foal Eagle, ends April 2...
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Troops in Gulf expand to nearly 300,000
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
WASHINGTON -- The Army's oldest armored division, "Old Ironsides," got orders Tuesday to head for the Persian Gulf as the total of U.S. land, sea and air forces arrayed against Iraq or preparing to go neared 300,000. The commander who would lead the war, Gen. Tommy R. Franks, met at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and was to consult with President Bush at the White House today. Last week Franks reviewed his war plan with commanders at his Gulf command post...
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Turkey may again ask lawmakers to let U.S. troops in
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
ANKARA, Turkey -- The Turkish government may again ask parliament to allow in U.S. troops for an Iraq war, the nation's top politician indicated Tuesday while telling lawmakers to base their decisions on what is best for "the country's future." That future would include a say in northern Iraq and a $15 billion aid package from the United States if parliament approves the deployment of 62,000 troops Washington wants to open a northern front against Iraq in the event of war...
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U.N. chief appeals for common ground
(International News ~ 03/05/03)
UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed to a deeply divided Security Council on Tuesday to find common ground on Iraq, saying he is optimistic of an agreement. But some council members said they weren't so hopeful. The United States has been pressing for a vote next week on a resolution to give U.N. ...
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Government debates risks of powerful arthritis drugs
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
WASHINGTON -- Increasing reports of major side effects -- cancer and liver failure -- are spurring the government to reassess the safety of rheumatoid arthritis drugs that gave patients unprecedented hope when they began hitting the market four years ago...
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DNR worker talks of note on budget
(State News ~ 03/05/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Keenen Patterson was attending his first upper-level staff meeting at the Department of Natural Resources, filling in for his supervisor and taking notes to share with her. He wrote what he thought was most important first, emphasizing it in all capital letters: "Warning: If a senator or representative asks you for ideas about how to reduce the department's budget, Do not do it. This is a firing offense."...
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Official worried that state bond plan may fall through
(State News ~ 03/05/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A plan to help balance Missouri's budget with revenue bonds may fall through for lack of time, a top state official warned Tuesday. The process of issuing revenue bonds typically takes four to six months. But the state is trying to do it in less than two months, to pump $150 million into the state budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30...
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Boston butt pork roast is good frugal fare
(Community ~ 03/05/03)
Shopping carefully and planning menus with seasonal vegetables can help save you money. By Tommy C. Simmons ~ The Baton Rouge AdvocateBATON ROUGE, La. -- It's time to budget, to pay off holiday bills, insurance statements and credit-card debt, and put money aside for April's income tax reckonings. So, it's also a good time for a primer on a frugal food buy, "Boston butt" pork roast...
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Hot or not - Rating looks, bodies increasingly popular
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
CHICAGO -- It is a quest for 15 minutes of fame that can turn into a few humiliating moments of shame. Still, a growing number of people are putting themselves out there -- smiling or serious, sometimes scantily clad -- asking strangers on the Internet and even celebrity judges on TV to rate their bodies and looks...
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School officials set standards for No Child Left Behind act
(Local News ~ 03/05/03)
After more than a year of debate, the bar has finally been set for Missouri school districts striving to meet demanding new standardized test requirements under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. During a seminar Tuesday in Cape Girardeau, around 60 public school administrators from throughout Southeast Missouri received the latest information handed down from the federal government regarding the NCLB Act, a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965...
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Paella makes an easy dish for entertaining
(Column ~ 03/05/03)
Scott and I had the pleasure of dining with friends from our church over the weekend. Robert and Adelaide Parsons had us over to dinner and she prepared a lovely paella. Many of you right now might be saying to yourself, "What is paella?" Well, paella is a rice dish that originated in Spain. ...
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Mystique of the macadamia
(Column ~ 03/05/03)
Nuts are the sweetest Mother Nature provides, but toughest to crack. Hawaii, as Michener noted, may be the planet's ultimate melting pot. As such the islands have always been good at taking advantage of the wares of others. Even the ukulele, it turns out, originated in Portugal...
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Otahkians split opener with Lipscomb
(College Sports ~ 03/05/03)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's softball team opened its season Tuesday with a split of a doubleheader with Lipscomb University. Southeast debuted with a 6-0 victory behind the two-hit pitching of Kelly Birk, but the Otahkians then dropped the second game 6-5...
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Club news 3/5/03
(Community News ~ 03/05/03)
Editor's note: Please submit your club news information either typed or printed. It is sometimes very difficult to make out people's names. Please use members' first and last names instead of formal titles. For instance, Jane Smith, not Mrs. John Smith. Thank you...
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Area doctors, lawyers prepare for showdown
(Local News ~ 03/05/03)
Friday will mark the 10th year for the annual Doctors vs. Lawyers Basketball Showdown, and the lawyers want to send the competition to the hospital. "Last year, it was decided by a free shot, so the attorneys weren't too happy," said Larry Essner, executive director of the Community Counseling Center Foundation and organizer of the game. "They're looking for revenge this year."...
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Agency charges governor helped friend of mistress
(National News ~ 03/05/03)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Gov. Paul Patton influenced the promotion of a friend of his former mistress, the state transportation agency said Tuesday. Officials of the Transportation Cabinet had previously said the promotion of vehicle enforcement officer Monty Clark was based on merit, not pressure from the governor's office or from Tina Conner, Patton's mistress...
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Geraldine Watkins
(Obituary ~ 03/05/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Geraldine Watkins, 92, of Sikeston died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Oct. 21, 1910, in Grant City, Mo., daughter of Samuel and Viola Lawrence Pratt. She and Clarence "Bud" Watkins were married Oct. 14, 1927. He died Oct. 8, 1957...
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Flora Baggott
(Obituary ~ 03/05/03)
ANNA, Ill. -- The funeral for Flora B. Baggott of Greenville, Miss., will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Anna. The Rev. Tim Sadler will officiate. Burial will be in Cobden Cemetery at Cobden, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and Friday until time of service...
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Lila Childers
(Obituary ~ 03/05/03)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Lila J. Childers, 75, of Mounds died Monday, March 3, 2003, at her home. She was born May 5, 1927, in Dongola, Ill., daughter of Lowell S. and Cleeta Keller. She married Bill Childers, who preceded her in death. Childers had been a clerk 20 years at the Ben Franklin Store and also was a cook with Head Start, both in Mounds. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mound City, Ill...
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Boys, Girls Club seeks resources to repair roof
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/05/03)
To the editor: In response to Patricia Cox's letter, we are also grieved that a little girl fell and got hurt at the Boys and Girls Club. That little girl is healing rapidly and doing much better. We are grateful for the medical community and for folks who bring their children to the Boys and Girls Club, which continues to offer educational and recreational programs for the kids so that they can improve their grades, improve decision making and grow into responsible adults...
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Coffee club learns all about tabby -- not the feline
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/05/03)
To the editor: "So what did you talk about?" We expect that when we return from our coffee club. Politics? Movies? Last night's supper? How about tabby? No, not cats. George had been to the Georgia coast and brought a postcard of St. Simons with a picture of the 104-foot lighthouse built of tabby. The senior member of our fraternity spoke for all of us: "What is tabby?"...
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War expenses will produce massive deficits
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/05/03)
To the editor: What is the real reason for the U.S. crusade against Iraq? We have been crying wolf about Iraq and its alleged weapons of mass destruction. But our 400-person weapons inspection team with U.S. experts using U.S. intelligence, U.S. helicopters and U.S. U-2 spy planes directed by U.S. intelligence agencies have found nothing. Further, Iraq has allowed all locations including palaces and private property to be inspected. Scientists have provided private interviews...
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Slow motorists deserve praise, not criticism
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/05/03)
To the editor: I will admit that I sometimes get frustrated when I get stuck behind a slow driver, but then I decide to think about the person instead of the situation. Maybe he is a World War II veteran. I bet he moved like lightning as he stormed the beach at Normandy. He may be one of those who risked his life for all of us, including those impatient, ungrateful tailgaters...
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Taxpayers must speak up about vote on TIF plan
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/05/03)
To the editor: I would like to express the citizens of Cape Girardeau how proud I am of my father, John R. Heckrotte. He has spoken up many times in regard to the TIF proposal. He has no political ties with anyone nor owns any business or land. He is doing this for the citizens of Cape Girardeau...
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Paul Fisher Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/05/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Paul G. Fisher Jr., 81, of Sikeston died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 7, 1921, at Sullivan, Mo., son of Paul G. and Alice L. Fisher Sr. He and Alice Marlin were married in 1950 in St. Louis...
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Dean Sides
(Obituary ~ 03/05/03)
Dean Sides, 89, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at the Carroll House in Carrollton, Mo. She is formerly of Burfordville. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Speak Out 03/05/03
(Speak Out ~ 03/05/03)
From horse's mouth SO WHY are the ads running about Gov. Bob Holden not cutting education and never saying that he would? I'm sorry, but I heard it straight from his mouth. He said that he would start with education if he had to trim the budget. Do something...
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Oak Ridge senior requested to de-spike mohawk
(Local News ~ 03/05/03)
When Oak Ridge High School senior Jolani McCanless arrived for class Thursday morning, his spiky hair became a point of contention. He sported a new mohawk haircut, clipped short with a stripe of longer hair from his forehead to his neck stretched out in points with hairspray...
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Out of the past 3/5/03
(Out of the Past ~ 03/05/03)
10 years ago: March 5, 1993 Wally Lage, general manager of the Paducah Sun newspaper and vice president of newspaper operations for Paducah Newspapers, Inc., has been hired as publisher of the Southeast Missourian newspaper, effective Monday; in addition, perspective editor Jon K. Rust will become assistant to publisher...
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Area soldiers ordered to deploy
(State News ~ 03/05/03)
From staff reports More soldiers in the region received deployment orders this week as the international movement of U.S. troops continued to gain speed. The 1221st Transportation Company of the Missouri National Guard was ordered to prepare for deployment by March 15. The company is part of 1,000 Missouri National Guard members who were ordered to report for active duty, and their assignment is expected to last a year...
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Corrections 03/05/03
(Correction ~ 03/05/03)
A graphic in Tuesday's edition incorrectly listed the Riverside Regional Library as the Cape Girardeau County Library. The incorrect name was provided by the Missouri state auditor's office. The following students names were omitted from the fifth-grade A honor roll at Central Middle School in Tuesday's edition: Mason Brennecke, Adeline Yates and Paige Yount. Jaron Brennecke's name on the fifth-grade A honor roll at the school was misspelled...
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Martha Coker
(Obituary ~ 03/05/03)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Martha M. Coker, 70, of Olive Branch died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 14, 1932, in Wyatt, Mo., daughter of Walter and Mamie Housman. She married James Coker in 1966. She was a member of the Trinity Assembly of God Church in Olive Branch and taught Sunday school...
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Nellie King
(Obituary ~ 03/05/03)
Nellie M. King, 92, of Scott City died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at Chaffee Nursing Home in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Feb. 23, 1911, at Mineral Point, Mo., daughter of Fred and Mary May Bone Day. She and Theodore W. King were married Feb. 26, 1927, at Potosi, Mo. He died July 27, 1989...
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Grace McNeely
(Obituary ~ 03/05/03)
Grace McNeely, 89, of Fruitland died Monday, March 3, 2003, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1913, at Puxico, Mo., daughter of Alexander C. and Lucy Cotner Whitledge. She and George Melvin McNeely were married May 31, 1941. He died Nov. 10, 1984. McNeely worked more than 15 years in various positions at Deal Nursing Home in Jackson, retiring in 1984 as purchasing agent. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Colonial Senior Citizens, and Fruitland Fire District Auxiliary...
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21st Century trawling
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
by Greg Levrault I don't know how long I'm going to have a column. There's plenty of sounds and sights to write about on the Internet, and the editorial staff of this magazine have been open and cooperative. However, the essence of this column - file-shared projects - is being threatened at the legislative level...
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Old Man Winter delivers thy smackdown
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
by Tom Edwards This winter, by the pitiful standards of Southeast Missouri, has been particularly harsh. The region has received about twice the amount of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and the ominously vague 'wintery mix' than it did last year. This season has brought a potpourri of ice falling from the skies from the light and fluffy stuff to the heavy, sloppy crap to what could best be called 'chunky rain'--the ugly, unfriendly bastard cousin of a cold, stinging rain...
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Visual arts coop
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
by Regina Yoast Cape Girardeau's art community just got new digs. And a new art cooperative, for that matter. Starting this month, both the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and a new entity, the Visual Arts Cooperative, will be showing out of three separate galleries at the same address- 32 N. Main...
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Mystikaleidoscopes
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
WARNING: It is not recommended that you plan your life around these horoscopes, but we do hope you find them amusing. ARIES (Mar.23-Apr.19) Break through the logjam. Under normal circumstances, this current should be strong and sweet. Soon you'll be where you belong, and then you can relax...
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Off! The Wall 8-Ball
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
Oscars 2003 Watch them March 23, 7:30 P.M. on ABC OFF! determines the odds in the office pool by asking its all-knowing 8-Ball who will win, who will lose, and why Oscar looks so ripped... Best Picture Chicago wins (IT IS CERTAIN), The Pianist might do it (OUTLOOK GOOD), but OFF!'s favorite, The Lord Of The Rings has a snowball's chance (DON'T COUNT ON IT)...
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Off! The Top Of My Head
(Column ~ 03/05/03)
by Chad Armbruster Well friends it's been over a year since we last talked and a lot has happened in 365 plus days. I'll give you the basic rundown of events and save you the Jerry Springer-ness of it all. Since January of 2002 I started taking medication for depression, got married, had four new jobs, got divorced, stopped taking medication, lost 2 of my jobs, started taking medication again and found many friends I never even knew I had. ...
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Reel News - 'Daredevil'
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
Reviewed byJustin Colburn I was feeling a little apprehensive as I walked into the theater to see Daredevil. It's no secret I am an avid comic book reader and it's also fairly obvious that comics have become the next big trend in movies. The success of Spider-Man, Road to Perdition and Blade 2 last year helped pave the way for such projects as the Hulk, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, X-Men 2 and Daredevil. ...
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Alex Goes Off! - "Syndrome M2"
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
by Alexandra R. Yaremko Now that the warm fuzzies of February are over, let's talk turkey. Not the sort of turkey with all the trimmings, although these are decked out. We're talking the turkeys that are married, but still date. Not an oxymoron in some circles...
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March 2003 concert guide
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
03/06/03 - Glassjaw, Mississippi Nights 03/06/03 - Hot Water Music, Mississippi Nights 03/06/03 - "SnoCore Rock", Mississippi Nights 03/06/03 - Sparta, Mississippi Nights 03/07/03 - Jake's Leg, Cicero's 03/07/03 - Frank Morey, Frederick's Music Lounge...
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DotHack - part one, Infection
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
Game review by Keayn Dunya Describing the DotHack project is somewhat problematic. It's not so much a game as a multi-pronged attack aimed at creating something truly multi-dimensional. The Dot Hack project consists of four playstation2 games; Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, and Quarantine, a DVD series; Liminality, and the series DotHack//Sign. All of which interconnect to give an overview of the DotHack world. Yet the basis of the DotHack project is the DotHack game series...
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Kill Your T.V.
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/03)
by Jason Parker WINMX, have you checked it out yet. WINMX.com, it's the next big thing in file sharing. Well, another awards show down and 50 more to go. My own political views aside, I was happy to see that with the exception of Fred Durst, not too many chose to voice their anti-war feelings, or at least weren't allowed to do so. ...
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