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Baseball All-Star game still poses plenty of questions
(Sports Column ~ 07/14/03)
Just before the Midsummer Classic Tuesday night, I'd like Bud Selig to sit down with Joe Buck for a good ol' fashioned live interview to answer for his great declaration that was supposed to bring fans back to the game. The new format raises a plethora of managerial questions he could explain with ease. ...
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World briefs 07/14/03
(International News ~ 07/14/03)
U.S. forces launch raid against Iraqi insurgents BALAD, Iraq -- Facing an increasingly organized and violent resistance, the U.S. Army stepped up pressure on pro-Saddam Hussein holdouts Sunday with a fourth large offensive in central Iraq. At least four suspected loyalists were killed and big weapons caches were captured in the operation, called Ivy Serpent, which aims to blunt potential anti-American attacks ahead of now-banned holidays of Saddam's Baath Party...
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Palestinian militants vow not to surrender weapons
(International News ~ 07/14/03)
JERUSALEM -- Two Palestinian militant groups responsible for most of the suicide bombings against Israelis vowed Sunday they will not surrender their weapons despite a cease-fire and warned that attempts to disarm them could bring down the truce with Israel...
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Sharon arrives for talks with Blair on peace process
(International News ~ 07/14/03)
LONDON -- In a signal that Israel's troubled relationship with Europe is thawing, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is in Britain for a two-day visit, including talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Mideast peace hopes. Sharon also will meet with foreign secretary Jack Straw and leaders of the Jewish community in his first visit to London in more than a year...
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HIV treatment in developing countries makes economic sense
(International News ~ 07/14/03)
PARIS -- A leading economist on Sunday dismissed arguments that treating HIV in developing countries is not cost-effective and increases the virus' resistance, saying it is more expensive not to treat the virus that causes AIDS. Jean-Paul Moatti, an authority on the economics of AIDS, told scientists at the opening of an international AIDS conference there is growing evidence it is economic "stupidity" not to deliver treatment to the developing world...
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Iraqi group claiming links to al-Qaida says it is behind attack
(International News ~ 07/14/03)
CAIRO, Egypt -- A group claiming to be an Iraqi branch of al-Qaida said it -- and not Saddam Hussein -- is behind recent attacks on U.S. forces, according to a videotape aired on an Arab TV station Sunday. The tape couldn't be immediately verified...
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New court fees increase aid for low-income defendants
(State News ~ 07/14/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In recent years, those who provide free legal help to low-income people foresaw dark budgetary times on the horizon. This year, those concerns were realized as state and federal funding dwindled for legal aid. To offset those losses, Missouri lawmakers passed a bill this year that is expected to raise $3 million annually for legal aid by increasing some court filing fees...
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Factory direct Harley-Davidson, other firms invite folks inside
(State News ~ 07/14/03)
It ain't Disneyland. There are no water slides nearby. White, sandy beaches are a couple time zones away. Security is tight and safety glasses are required. No alcohol is served. And yet, for those folks who treat their bike like a member of the family, there's no roadside attraction that's more of a vacation must-see than a factory where metal and motors go in one loading dock, and ready-to-ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles come out another...
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Holden OKs name change for Joplin school
(State News ~ 07/14/03)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Missouri Southern State College has won its long fight to gain university status. On Aug. 28, the college will officially become Missouri Southern State University-Joplin, under a bill signed into law Saturday by Gov. Bob Holden. The change is more than cosmetic...
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Body found under mattress in motel room
(State News ~ 07/14/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Workers at a motel found a dead man under a mattress Sunday while cleaning a room where a guest had spent three nights, complaining repeatedly about a foul odor, police said. Police were called around 11 a.m. Sunday after cleaning staff lifted the mattress and found the body of a man. The remains were not immediately identified. Wood panels around the underside of the bed hid the body from view...
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Newman wins Tropicana 400
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
JOLIET, Ill. -- Ryan Newman's gamble paid off. Kevin Harvick's didn't. Newman and an empty gas tank spoiled Harvick's bid for three straight Chicagoland Speedway victories, with Newman pulling away at the end to win the Tropicana 400 on Sunday. Newman and Harvick both pitted to top off their tanks on lap 198 of the 267-lap race, hoping to stretch the fuel to the end. Newman made it, and Harvick didn't...
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Tracy runs away in Toronto race
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
TORONTO -- Paul Tracy slowly looked around his hometown track, tears of joy blurring his vision. Thousands of his loyal fans were on their feet, making Tracy the toast of Toronto. Tracy scored the sweetest victory of his career Sunday, leading every lap of the Molson Indy and easily beat Michel Jourdain Jr. to win on his home track for the first time in 10 years...
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Woods needs more work on British course
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
SANDWICH, England -- Tiger Woods played Royal St. George's for the first time Sunday and said he might need a few more rounds to get a feel for this British Open. On some holes, he couldn't figure out which way to go. On others, he couldn't believe where his ball wound up...
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Perry's hot streak continues
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
MILWAUKEE -- Kenny Perry isn't about to analyze the hottest streak of his career. "I don't know why all of a sudden I'm winning golf tournaments," Perry said after his victory Sunday at the Greater Milwaukee Open, his third win in four starts. "It's just my time, and I believe in my heart I'm going to win."...
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'Pirates' finds box-office loot with $46.4 million debut
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Disney was rolling in doubloons as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" plundered the box office for $46.4 million in its first weekend. Based on the Disney theme-park attraction, the movie starring Johnny Depp had taken in $70.4 million since opening Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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New intelligence about Iraq's weapons programs surfaces
(International News ~ 07/14/03)
Most of what Washington and London knew about Saddam Hussein's suspected mass weapons programs before the war was based on old intelligence. The few new details, which garnered the most attention, are now under serious scrutiny and in question. Some information about Iraq's purported chemical, biological and nuclear weapons program has already been dismissed by U.N. ...
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NAACP executive director urges affirmative action policies
(National News ~ 07/14/03)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- NAACP executive director Julian Bond urged states that have abandoned affirmative action policies for higher education to "come back into the Union" Sunday while criticizing President Bush and his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush, for challenging race-conscious admissions...
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As pay gap persists, women urged to bridge assertiveness gap
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
WASHINGTON Susan Heavey found herself in an unusual position one night two weeks ago, in a group of four dozen people, almost all women, who took turns boasting about their career accomplishments at a "brag party." "Women don't learn enough about how to be assertive," said Heavey, 25, an editor for the Reuters international news service. ...
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Investors pouring cash into real estate funds
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
NEW YORK -- Investors seeking alternatives to low-paying money market funds and bonds have been pouring money into real estate funds, which offer a fatter payout. While advisers say the investments offer long-term promise, they caution that real estate shares aren't without substantial risks and might be overpriced...
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Mergers like one facing Dana brought on by surging market
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Something else appears to be rebounding with the stock market: corporate executives' urge to merge. A flurry of big takeover offers were announced last week, including ArvinMeritor Inc.'s $2.2 billion overture for Dana Corp. in the auto parts sector. That offer was felt locally, as Dana has a 315-employee plant in Cape Girardeau, and ArvinMeritor has a plant with 600 employees in Dexter, Mo...
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Iraq's new ruling council inaugurated
(International News ~ 07/14/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- With the blessing of U.S. administrators, Iraqis inaugurated a broadly representative governing council Sunday dominated by the Shiites once oppressed by Saddam Hussein, planting the seeds of the nation's political future three months after the dictator's ouster...
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Change in law gives juries more defendant information
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
For some of Missouri's criminal defendants, sharing their life story with a jury may get them sympathy and a lighter sentence -- but for others, a checkered past can make matters worse. A recent change in state trial law is giving jurors a new window into the history and character of some criminal defendants before they take up sentencing. The change took effect after Gov. Bob Holden signed Senate Bill 5 on June 27...
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Area schools busy with summer maintenance
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
The hallways of local schools are piled high with desks, chairs and trash cans, and the sounds of floor polishing machines and pounding hammers are nearly constant these days. Within a month, everything will be in place, clean and ready for the start of classes -- all thanks to the hard work of summer cleaning crews...
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The sky's the limit
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
The mix of cutting-edge aviation technology, aerobatics and classic warplanes brought 10,000 to 12,000 people to the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival over the weekend. "This year we had our biggest Saturday and Sunday ever, making it our biggest festival ever," said airport manager Bruce Loy. "We really tried for a good variety this year. The new technology was really popular, and so were the old warbirds."...
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Tourism consultant for Cape warranted
(Column ~ 07/14/03)
For days now, Speak Out, this newspaper's somewhat accurate and always amusing gauge of public sentiment, has condemned the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau for spending $42,000 to hire a consultant to help attract tourism. "Cape Girardeau is spending money right and left!" reads one...
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Tropical Storm Claudette heads for South Texas coast
(National News ~ 07/14/03)
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- A hurricane watch was posted Sunday along the South Texas coast as Tropical Storm Claudette crawled across the Gulf of Mexico, and campers packed up and left low-lying South Padre Island. The storm was expected to make landfall at near hurricane strength as early as Tuesday, said Miles Lawrence, a forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami...
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Benny Carter, legendary sax player, composer and arranger, dies
(National News ~ 07/14/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Jazz great Benny Carter, a master of melodic invention on the alto saxophone who also was a renowned composer, instrumentalist, orchestra leader and arranger, has died, friends said Sunday. He was 95. Carter died Saturday, after being hospitalized for about two weeks with bronchitis and other problems, said family friend and publicist Virginia Wicks...
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West Point cadets get leadership training in Hawaii
(National News ~ 07/14/03)
West Point cadets get government leadership training in Hawaii By Mary Vorsino ~ The Associated Press HONOLULU -- With his crisp blue West Point uniform and shoes so shiny they reflect their laces, Samarith Srey seems out of place next to the aloha shirt and khakis his boss wears...
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Nation briefs 07/14/03
(National News ~ 07/14/03)
Graham: Al-Qaida trained thousands of terrorists WASHINGTON -- A congressional investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks has concluded that between 70,000 and 120,000 terrorists were trained by al-Qaida and some are still in the United States, Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., said Sunday...
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Experts say gambling problems rising among youth
(National News ~ 07/14/03)
NEW YORK -- Whether with their friends at parties, at school or in solitude on the Internet, millions of American teens are taking up an ever-more-accessible national pastime -- gambling. Much of the action is small-time -- underage purchases of lottery tickets, playing cards or dice games for spare change. But experts say the long-term stakes are high because gamblers who start young are the most likely to develop addiction problems...
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Edmonds won't fret over HR contest
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
ST. LOUIS -- The All-Star Game home run derby is the ultimate no-pressure event for Jim Edmonds of the St. Louis Cardinals. If he hits some long balls tonight, that would be nice. If he gets shut out, that's fine, too. "I don't really pay attention to it too much," Edmonds said. "If I was to go home, I don't know if I would sit on the couch to watch it...
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Holden prolific with veto power
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- He didn't quite break the single-season gubernatorial veto record this year, but Gov. Bob Holden came within striking distance. Missouri governors on average reject only about a dozen bills approved by the legislature each year, mostly on technical grounds or due to drafting errors that could have created unintended consequences. Vetoes because of policy differences are few...
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Spam threatens e-mail ease, popularity
(Editorial ~ 07/14/03)
If there's any good news on the spam front, it's that lawmakers on the state and federal levels are very much interested in controlling the unsolicited e-mailings that invade Internet users' mailboxes. At best, spam is irritating. At worst, it attempts to defraud those who read it, expose our children to vile pornography and steal valuable time from businesses whose employees should be making money instead of cleaning out jam-packed electronic inboxes...
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Religious freedom gets boost from new law
(Editorial ~ 07/14/03)
Gov. Bob Holden has signed into law Senate Bill 13, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder of Cape Girardeau, the act goes a long way toward restoring reason and balance to the exercise of religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment...
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FanFare 7/14/03
(Other Sports ~ 07/14/03)
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Speak Out A 07/13/03
(Speak Out ~ 07/14/03)
Police protection I'M REALLY proud of the Cape Girardeau Police Department. The south end of town seems to have had a lot of trouble in past years. Now that area is getting police protection and should do much better. Just keep up the good work, Cape Girardeau...
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Nona Woods
(Obituary ~ 07/14/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Nona Mae Woods, 73, of Chaffee, formerly of Bell City, Mo., died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born April 13, 1930, in Bell City, daughter of Josh and Bertha Mayberry Kneezle. She and Evert Woods were married Oct. 30, 1946. He died March 19, 1968...
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Burlin Woods
(Obituary ~ 07/14/03)
MURRAY, Ky. -- Burlin A. Woods, 80, of Murray, died Friday, July 11, 2003, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital. He was born May 27, 1923, in Charleston, Mo., son of John and Mable Hyde Woods. He married Juanita Fulcher Woods. He was a farmer and a member of Trinity Christian Center in Murray...
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Velma Harrison
(Obituary ~ 07/14/03)
WARE, Ill. -- Velma Harrison, 66, of Licking, Mo., formerly of Ware, died Friday, July 11, 2003, in Houston, Mo. She was born April 20, 1937, in Anna, Ill., daughter of Everett Lee and Flora Connell Davis. She and Bon Harrison Jr. were married Dec. 23, 1958, in Jonesboro, Ill. He died Oct. 3, 1981...
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Leroy Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/14/03)
Leroy "Sonny" Smith, 65, of Scott City, died Saturday, July 12, 2002, at his home. He was born Sept. 24, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, son of Bernie and Gladys "Opal" King Cassout. He and Carolyn Sue Schoen were married Sept. 7, 1963, in Scott City. He was a welder and operator for West Lake Quarry. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church and Laborers Local 1104...
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Loyce Maglone
(Obituary ~ 07/14/03)
PHOTO Loyce Andrean Maglone, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 13, 2003, at her home. She was born Aug. 5, 1940, in Vienna, Ill., daughter of Theodore and Elsie Zinn Fisher. She and Archie C. Maglone were married in 1958 in Scott City. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church...
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Thelma DeJarnett
(Obituary ~ 07/14/03)
Thelma DeJarnett TAMMS, Ill. -- Thelma DeJarnett, 85, of Tamms, died Sunday, July 13, 2003, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill. She was born Oct. 1, 1917, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of Joseph and Bertha Marie Proffer Alvey. She married Ezra "Shorty" DeJarnett, who preceded her in death Oct. 11, 2002...
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Out of the past 7/14/03
(Out of the Past ~ 07/14/03)
10 years ago: July 14, 1993 City and county officials say Cape Girardeau's water supply remains safe, despite fact that flood has greatly increased amount of raw sewage being dumped into Mississippi River. National Guard has been called out to assist beleaguered town of Commerce as surging river Tuesday threatened to cut off lone remaining road into Scott County community; on hopeful note, National Weather Service has revised its flood crest forecast for Cape Girardeau, lowering it from 47 feet to 45 feet on Tuesday.. ...
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Capahas fall short of crown
(Community Sports ~ 07/14/03)
The Craftsman Union Capahas played well enough to force a long Sunday of baseball in Cape Girardeau. But the Capahas didn't play nearly well enough to climb all the way out of the loser's bracket and capture the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional title at Capaha Field...
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Births 7/14/03
(Births ~ 07/14/03)
Whitworth Son to Keith Allen and Laura Rachelle Whitworth of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:44 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2003. Name, Kaleb Allen. Weight, 9 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Whitworth is the former Laura Baker, daughter of Larry and Martha Dillon of Jackson and Tom Baker of Cape Girardeau. ...
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People on the move 07/14/03
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Changes made in St. Francis foundation board Kyle E. Brost, O.D.; Lyle A. Davis; and Dr. Jerry L. Kinder have been elected to the St. Francis Medical Center Foundation. Entering into their three-year terms, these new foundation board additions have joined newly elected board chairman John A. ...
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Business memo 07/14/03
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Center holding seminar for area businesses The Small Business Development Center of Southeast Missouri State University will conduct sessions for people planning business ventures. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, 1267 N. Mount Auburn Road. Call 335-3312 for an appointment...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 7/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/14/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, July 13 Firefighters responded Sunday to the following items:n At 6:47 a.m., a medical assist at 1223 S. Pacific. At 8:50 a.m., a medical assist at 2935 Lynnwood Hills Dr. At 9:11 a.m., a medical assist at 203 Franks Ln...
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Game counts, but will fans care?
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
CHICAGO -- Noble experiment or desperate act, the elevation of baseball's All-Star game from an exalted exhibition to a one-game playoff for World Series home field advantage already is a winner by some measures. At least it's getting people to talk about the game and wiping out the bad taste of last year's debacle when it ended in a tie...
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Robinson sparks Cardinals' sweep
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
ST. LOUIS -- First, the San Diego Padres lost their starter after only 11 pitches. Then they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, again. Spot starter Kerry Robinson tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and also drove in a run as the Cardinals won 3-1 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday...
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Armstrong struggles but nabs overall lead
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France -- Lance Armstrong took the overall leader's yellow jersey for the first time in the Tour de France, but he showed signs that he may not be the dominant force of years past. The four-time champion struggled up the legendary ascent to the Alpine ski resort of L'Alpe d'Huez -- a grueling climb he mastered just two years ago -- and finished third in the eighth stage of the Tour...
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Struggling Morris has next start moved back
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Struggling St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Matt Morris, previously scheduled to start the first game after the All-Star break on Thursday, will now make his first post-break start the following Monday. That will give him 10 days' rest before his next outing...
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Administration insists Bush statement on uranium was accurate
(National News ~ 07/14/03)
WASHINGTON -- Administration officials insisted Sunday that President Bush's disputed statement about Iraqi uranium shopping in Africa was accurate, even while conceding anew it should have been deleted from his State of the Union address. Both Defense Secretary Donald H. ...
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Rumsfeld warns attacks on troops could increase
(National News ~ 07/14/03)
WASHINGTON -- It's not going to be a peaceful summer in Iraq for U.S. forces, who may face increased attacks in the coming days. The stark warning came Sunday from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who also acknowledged the administration does not know how long the occupation will last or how much it ultimately will cost...
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Community cuisine 07/14/03
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
Leopold's annual picnic to be held next week The annual Leopold picnic will be held from 3 to 11:30 p.m. July 26 at the picnic grounds south of St. John's Church in Leopold, Mo. St. Lawrence Parish to hold annual picnic St. Lawrence's annual picnic will be at 11 a.m. Sunday on the parish grounds, Highway Y, Lawrenceton, Mo...
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Jackon's Miss Christmas wins crown for Miss Preteen Missouri
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
Mary Bauer, Jackson's Junior Miss Christmas, was crowned Miss Preteen Missouri on June 14 at the Miss Missouri Misses Pageant. The statewide competition is sanctioned by the Miss Missouri/ Miss America Scholarship Pageants and is for winners of local preliminary pageants associated with the Miss Missouri Scholarship Pageant. ...
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Cape police report 7/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/14/03)
Cape Girardeau Monday, July 14 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIsn Harl Haas, no age given, of Portland, Ore., was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. n A person was taken into custody Sunday at Missouri and William pending filing of formal charges for driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving and driving without a license....
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Former National Guard members hold reunion
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
The 140th National Guard, which disbanded in 1963, held a reunion at Knights of Columbus Hall in Jackson on June 27. Former members have served conflicts from World War II through Vietnam. They began the reunion tradition in 1997 and have continued with it every other year...
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Scholarship Garden doing well this year
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
The Scholarship Garden is much easier to tend now that it's in Cape Girardeau, its stewards say. The garden, which is funding scholarships through the sale of its produce, started on a Whitewater farm in 2001 but did not quite take hold. Now it is in its second year in Cape Girardeau, at the back of a parking lot just past Mollie's Restaurant on Spanish Street...
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Community Q&A 07/14/03
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
The Rahlfs familyn Name: Michael Rahlfs Lives in: North Jackson, almost Fruitland. Family: Wife Sandy; daughter Ashley, 14 months. Job: Digital printer for Magna-Tel; Sandy's a CNA for the Lutheran Home; Ashley's job is making sure anything below two and a half feet high is on the floor...
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Community briefs 07/14/03
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
Genealogical society to hold annual social The Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society will hold its annual social at 7:30 p.m. July 22 at the Riverside Regional Library, 204 S. Union, Jackson. This is an opportunity for members to become acquainted and share progress on their genealogy research. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Members and guests are invited to attend. For more information, call Dorothy Rowley at 243-5882...
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Summer camp being held on Sprigg Street
(Local News ~ 07/14/03)
Neighborhood children and some from Jackson are gathering at the Cape Area Family Resource Center to enjoy summer camp until Aug. 8. About 60 to 70 children daily are attending the camp. The program begins at 11:30 a.m. daily and ends at 4 p.m. for those not participating in free dance lessons. Children aged 6 to 17 benefit from having a place to go that doesn't cost their parents anything...
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Scott County tax liens
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Scott County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tom Dirnberger, Scott County recorder of deeds, during the month of June are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 545-3551...
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People news
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Brad Green has been promoted to store manager of Sherwin-Williams in Poplar Bluff. Lori Ann Williams has joined Puxico Medical Clinic as a family nurse practitioner. Shari McConnell has joined Horst Pharmacy in Jackson as a consultant...
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Bankruptcies
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
BANKRUPTCIES Bankruptcies filed through July 10 for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeastern Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscott, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Letter - More businesses should advertise
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
To the editor: I have been reading Business Today since becoming a reporter for the Democrat News in Fredericktown. I have found a great deal of useful information in the publication. It is advertising I wish to comment about; specifically, business advertising. ...
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Business briefs
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BRAZEAU Hemman Winery has opened north of Frohna on Highway C in East Perry County. The owners are the Hemman family. CAPE GIRARDEAU The Corner Cafe has opened at 119 Themis. The owner is Roger Shoulders. Our House, a pub and eatery, has opened at 2 N. Main St. The owner is Jason Copeland...
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Keene - Women must prepare better for retirement
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Men and women hoping to retire within the next five to 10 years are being forced to face a cold truth -- they may not be financially prepared to retire. And women are especially vulnerable. Consider these facts about older women from the Administration on Aging:...
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Keeping sales force and marketing department on same page
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
By John R. Graham The rainmakers from the sales department and the gurus from marketing working side by side? Becoming a team? I don't think so! It'll never work. Not that it hasn't been tried before. Well, this article is not about organizational development. ...
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MS Society opens regional office in Cape
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Gateway Area Chapter has opened a new regional office in Cape Girardeau. The office, which officially opened June 1, serves 11 counties in Illinois and 10 counties in Missouri and offers more programs and services in response to client needs in those areas...
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Mueller - How do we communicate?
(Column ~ 07/14/03)
The other day I spoke with someone who said she really enjoyed reading the Carnegie's Corner article, much to my delight. Then she promptly suggested I write my next article regarding communication. When asked about what specific aspect, she made a comment regarding getting to the point. I just realized it took me 52 words to begin this article!...
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Cape Girardeau County tax liens
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Cape Girardeau County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds, during the month of June are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 243-8123...
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Recognitions
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Margret Dickerson of Jackson, a member of the Cape Girardeau Post M of Travelers Protective Association, has been elected president of the Missouri Division at a convention held in Springfield recently. Dickerson was one of the first women accepted as a member to the organization and is the first woman to be elected as Missouri Division president. ...
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Stoddard County tax liens
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Stoddard County tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Kay Asbell, recorder of deeds, during the month of June are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue except as indicated by IRS designation. For information concerning the dollar amount of the liens, contact the recorder's office at 568-3444...
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Bootheel area Realtors honored
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
The Sikeston Board of Realtors recently honored members for their sales during 2002. Kelles Wade of Wade Realty in Sikeston and Jimmy McClain of Century 21 Realtors in Kennett were honored as Million Dollar Producers. Obtaining the Summit Level, or $2 million in sales were Faye Walborg, Gene Shaw and Sandy Sitzes of Century 21 Premier Realty, Shirley Perry of Perry Real Estate in New Madrid, Kathy Duncan of Southern Home Realty in New Madrid and Lilbourn and Patsy Holifield of Century 21 Semo Realtors in Kennett.. ...
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Nash Road, port authority on economic development list
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Business Today The Delta Regional Authority has tentatively given Cape Girardeau County $46,350 to help extend Route AB (Nash Road) to improve access to industry. The money is a part of the $267,655 total awarded to the Cape Girardeau region. The money is still subject to final approval by the DRA, according to Jim Grebing, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Economic Development. But Grebing said, "It is likely to happen."...
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Cape bridge lighting sold out
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Business Today An aspiration to show off the structure of the nearly finished Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge by adding 140 lights, conceived by two Cape Girardeau residents more than 10 years ago, is finally becoming reality. The project, which is headed by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, allows people to sponsor lights that will be mounted on the bridge. Two large plaques will be visible on the western side of the bridge with names of donors and memorials offered by some...
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Parker - Protecting your business and family wealth
(Column ~ 07/14/03)
Procrastination. That's what many successful business owners do, instead of effectively planning for the future. Now that they have accumulated sizable wealth, they become immobilized by seemingly conflicting concerns: how to retain control of their assets as they approach retirement age, retain enough income to live on after retirement, minimize their children's estate taxes, and provide for their families' security after they die...
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Holden says no to tort reform; angers business groups
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Business Today JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov. Bob Holden vetoed 22 bills July 9, including a measure on lawsuit reform that was a priority issue for the Missouri Legislature's Republican majorities. GOP leaders vowed to attempt to override the Democratic governor on several of the bills during September's annual veto session...
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Medical liability crisis persists without Senate vote
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States Chamber of Commerce criticized obstructionist members of the U.S. Senate for recently blocking a vote on medical liability reforms that would help ensure essential health care services and affordable coverage remain available...
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Saint Francis first to offer IMRT in region
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Sophisticated radiation treatment With the addition of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) at the Cancer Institute of Cape Girardeau LLC., which is part of Saint Francis Healthcare System, patients in the five-state region now have access to one of the most advanced cancer treatments available...
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Letter - Governor vetoes small business protection legislation
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
To the editor: Governor Holden recently vetoed legislation (SB 69) that would aid small businesses in complying with burdensome state regulations. Small businesses are the backbone of Missouri's economy and they must be protected to help stimulate job growth in the state. Governor Holden is trying to drag this state in the wrong direction with his veto of small business legislation along with his demands for the largest tax increase in Missouri history...
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Computer services firm predicts business spurt
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
By Jim Obert Business Today In 1977, CPU Inc. was founded by Frank Jones and Jim Vandeven as a service bureau specializing in data processing for area CPA firms. As technology evolved, so did CPU. It is now a full-service computer consulting and services firm with more than 200 clients in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois...
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Unions approve Mississippi Lime contract
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
suntimesnews.com STE. GENEVIEVE - Mississippi Lime Co. vice president of operations Keith Espelien reported that Mississippi Lime hourly employees represented by Laborers Local 829 and Steelworkers Local 169G ratified a new three-year contract effective July 1...
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General Sign Co. has nationwide reach
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Largest exterior sign manufacturer in the state By Jim Obert Business Today In its 64-year history, General Sign Co. of Cape Girardeau has helped countless businesses advertise their existence. Since its inception in 1939 as a partnership between Charles Hadfield and Lon Maxey, General Sign has gone from small painted signs to immense illuminated signage...
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Mid Continent Nail Corp.
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Service area from Rocky Mountains to Eastern seaboard. By Lindsay Cummings Special to Business Today POPLAR BLUFF -- Through dedication, hard work and smart business practices, brothers David and Doug Libla have turned a small nail factory into an industry leader...
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Downtown group to advertise near new Cape bridge
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Billboard leased for three years Business Today The Cape Girardeau Downtown Merchants Association has signed a three-year lease with Jansco Outdoor Advertising for exclusive rights to the billboard on Asher Street that will be seen by about 15,000 people who will drive on the new Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge each day...
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Gary Rust to be inducted into Newspaper Hall of Fame
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Business Today Citing him as "the genesis of what may be Missouri's biggest newspaper story," the Missouri Press Association will induct Gary Rust into its Newspaper Hall of Fame this year. "He belongs there because of what he's accomplished in the newspaper industry," said Barbara Hill, the publisher of the Dexter Daily Statesman who nominated Rust. "He's just been quite the entrepreneur."...
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Organization business helps clients declutter
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
By Jim Obert Business Today "Less mess is less stress" is the slogan Ann Swanson of Jackson uses in her home-based business, Clean Up Your Act. Swanson is a professional organizer. Professional organizing is one of the top 25 emerging professions in the country, says Swanson, who recently attended the National Association of Professional Organizers Conference in Denver. ...
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Nursery, landscaping business taking root
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
By Jill Bock Special to Business Today SIKESTON - When Pam Hughes decided to make a career move, she took her work outside. "My friends say I went from cutting hair to cutting grass," said Hughes, laughing, the owner of Lawn Designs and Land Maintenance and its new subsidiary, Northside Plant Supply...
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Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Part 2 of a 2-part series By Craig M. Billmeyer On May 23, just before the Memorial Day recess, the House and Senate passed sweeping tax cut legislation in response to pressure from the White House. Part I of this series discussed how the third largest tax cut in U.S. history accelerates the 2001 marginal rate cuts, lowers the taxation of dividends and capital gains, and accelerates relief of the Marriage Penalty...
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Expansion begins at Blair plant in Scott City
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
Business Today SCOTT CITY -- Blair Packaging, a company that makes vinyl packaging for videos, CDs, DVD and audio tapes, has begun expanding its Scott City plant. The company has facilities in both Scott City and Cape Girardeau. The 12,500-square-foot expansion will enable the company to augment its heat-sealing operation and consolidate some of its activities...
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Inside the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
By Michael Wells communications director Leadership Cape class of 2003 to graduate On July 31, the 2003 class of Leadership Cape will graduate from the seven-month-long program that identifies emerging leaders and puts them in contact with community leaders...
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Editorial - Another pro-jobs measure nixed
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Consistency is the name of the game right now in Missouri -- consistently wrong that is. At least that's the observation of Gary Marble, president of Associated Industries of Missouri, in response to the governor's veto of tort reform legislation, Senate Bill 280...
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Letter - Support legislation to buy American-made products
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
To the editor: Congress has begun consideration of restrictions on the Pentagon's foreign purchases. The House passed a version of the 2004 defense authorization bill that would strengthen buy-American laws. Under the new legislation, 65 percent of components in items purchased by the Department of Defense would have to be U.S.-made. Under current regulations, there is a requirement for only 50 percent to be U.S.-made...
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Women in ag conference to be held in September
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
The ninth annual Women in Agriculture Conference will be held Sept. 15 through 17 at the Victorian Inn in Cape Girardeau. The conference is being billed as for anyone "actively involved in your farm, have a career related to agriculture or have farming interest of any kind."...
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St. Louis near bottom of performance index
(Business ~ 07/14/03)
According to the St. Louis Business Journal, St. Louis ranks near the bottom of the Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities index. Out of 200 U.S. metropolitan areas, Milken ranked St. Louis No. 186 based on a job-growth index. The index measures where jobs are growing and businesses are thriving. Fayetteville, Ark., ranked as the best performing city on the list...
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What are the best pools and shows in Las Vegas?
(Column ~ 07/14/03)
Part 2 of a 2-part series Life is always full of the unexpected -- no matter how much you plan, dream or hope for the future it seldom holds the reality of what you imagined. This I found to be the case as I returned to Las Vegas to finish the second half of this two-part article. Previously I had discussed the top luxury hotels in Las Vegas with a promise for a taste of the best pools and shows...
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