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State set to close mental health facility
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Missouri's mental health department plans to close a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children in Cape Girardeau as a cost-cutting move, department officials said Wednesday. The Cottonwood Treatment Center at 1025 N. Sprigg is scheduled to close on June 15, but Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder said he and state Rep. Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau plan to try to restore funding to keep the center operating...
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Minnesota man charged with helping Al-Qaida
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charged a Minnesota man with conspiracy to provide material support to the Al-Qaida terrorist network. Authorities said the man acknowledged being at training camps in Afghanistan at the same time as Osama bin Laden...
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World briefs 1/22/04
(International News ~ 01/22/04)
Shiite leader may be ready to soften election demand BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's leading Shiite Muslim cleric is willing to compromise on his demand for early elections if U.N. experts tell him they are not feasible, a Shiite politician said Wednesday. ...
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Pakistan sent nuclear investigative teams to Libya, Iran
(International News ~ 01/22/04)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's decision to detain and question some of its leading nuclear scientists came after it dispatched top-secret investigative teams to Iran and Libya to check allegations that greed led the men to cash in on nuclear know-how, a senior Pakistani official told The Associated Press...
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Bribery charge threatens Sharon's political future
(International News ~ 01/22/04)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- An Israeli court charged a real-estate developer Wednesday with paying more than a half-million dollars in bribes to Ariel Sharon -- a case that could force the prime minister to step aside. While Sharon has not been charged, Justice Ministry officials say they are considering whether to indict the Israeli leader. The officials say the decision is expected in the coming weeks or months...
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Sabotage plagues efforts to restore oil industry
(International News ~ 01/22/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- When guards at an oil refinery seized a group of intruders last weekend, they thought they had snared thieves. A search, however, turned up more than 80 containers of explosives, suggesting a planned attack that could have crippled the facility and disrupted energy supplies to millions of people in the Iraqi capital...
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Trial begins over rhyme used by flight attendant
(State News ~ 01/22/04)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A flight attendant's variation on the "eenie, meenie, minnie moe" rhyme to encourage passengers to hurry and find their seats left two black women on the Southwest Airlines flight feeling humiliated and degraded, their attorney said as trial of their lawsuit began. ...
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Mitsubishi layoffs less than feared at Ill. plant
(State News ~ 01/22/04)
NORMAL, Ill. -- Mitsubishi will lay off 100 fewer production workers than feared at its Normal assembly plant as the automaker tries to rebound from last year's deep sales slump, the company said. Mitsubishi announced in December that up to 350 union jobs could be trimmed at the Normal plant....
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City eyes $400 million housing development
(State News ~ 01/22/04)
CASEYVILLE, Ill. -- The Metro East area outside St. Louis has attracted developers in droves, state and local officials said. Thirty-nine developments have been planned for the area, Illinois Department of Transportation district engineer Mary Lamie told the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. ...
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Bid to land Boeing deal includes juicy incentives
(State News ~ 01/22/04)
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington's successful bid to land the new Boeing 7E7 assembly line included an array of deal-sweeteners from state and local government, including state-paid project coordinators, a new training center and help getting jumbo jets to haul in freight. ...
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House passes bill to block state worker union fee collection
(State News ~ 01/22/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House rebuffed Gov. Bob Holden on Wednesday, passing a measure that would bar deduction of union negotiating fees from the paychecks of state workers who choose not to join a union. The unusual resolution, intended to block enforcement of an administrative rule, is an outgrowth of Holden's June 2001 executive order granting collective bargaining rights to thousands of state employees...
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Official testifies on Bootheel levee project
(State News ~ 01/22/04)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The state's environmental agency approved a clean water permit for a Bootheel levee project because the Army Corps of Engineers pledged to make up for loss of habitat. Scott Totten, head of the Department of Natural Resources' clean water program, said state officials based their decision on information from the corps. ...
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Democrats make new plans for New Hampshire
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- This isn't Iowa anymore. As fast as you can say "Kerry wins," the Democratic presidential candidates are retooling their campaigns in an appeal to New Hampshire's independent voters. The White House hopefuls also are making decisions on the fly about the vital next stage of the campaign -- a spate of February elections in 17 states and the District of Columbia, starting Feb. 3...
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Nation's housing construction sees boost in December
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
WASHINGTON -- Residential construction activity picked up in December, helping to make all of 2003 the best year for home builders in a quarter-century and underscoring the critical role the sector played in the economy's resurgence. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that housing construction increased by 1.7 percent last month from November -- ending 2003 on a high note. ...
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Congress may extend some but not all of Bush tax cuts
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
WASHINGTON -- Congress may extend some tax cuts that are due to diminish at year's end, including new child tax credits and a bracket expansion that lowered taxes for wage earners. But lawmakers have concluded that making all of President Bush's tax cuts permanent will have to wait until after the fall election...
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Chinatown merchants work to eliminate extortion
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
SAN FRANCISCO -- It was a Chinese New Year tradition almost as certain as children getting red envelopes stuffed with money: Gang members would strong-arm protection money out of Chinatown merchants. Extortion was long a problem in San Francisco's Asian communities, often spiking at the Lunar New Year, which starts today and is celebrated in Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and other cultures. ...
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Mars rover's work delayed
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
LOS ANGELES -- A thunderstorm in Australia disrupted science work on Mars, where the Spirit rover was waiting for instructions to study a rock, NASA said Wednesday. Controllers were supposed to beam commands to the rover through a Deep Space Network antenna in Canberra, but rain and lightning made for a weak signal, and "it actually didn't get all the data," said mission manager Jennifer Trosper at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena...
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Asians in America attempt to adhere to traditions
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Chinese New Year celebrations in America are much different from those Cape Girardeau resident Joanne Tiffany remembers from her childhood in Taiwan. Growing up, children always got new clothes for the holiday, families gathered for big meals and her mother always made dumplings for the family to eat at midnight on New Year's Eve, she said...
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Rep. Jetton assailed for interrupting address
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- House Speaker Pro Tem Rod Jetton was defiantly unapologetic after interrupting the State of the State address Wednesday with a verbal outburst from the floor. "I just got to the point where I couldn't take much more," Jetton said later...
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Otahks seek 4th straight OVC win
(College Sports ~ 01/22/04)
When Southeast Missouri State University's Otahkians played Tennessee Tech at the Show Me Center less than two weeks ago, they wasted a late 17-point lead and had to win in overtime. Today, when the squads square off in a 5:30 p.m. tipoff in Cookeville, Tenn., Southeast coach B.J. Smith would gladly take any kind of victory...
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Indians try to avenge loss to Tech
(College Sports ~ 01/22/04)
Southeast Missouri State University and Tennessee Tech have gone in opposite directions since the Eagles beat the Indians on a last-second shot at the Show Me Center less than two weeks ago. Since that 71-69 result on Jan. 10, the Indians (9-6, 2-2 Ohio Valley Conference) have posted two consecutive league wins while the Eagles (7-8, 1-3) have dropped two straight OVC contests...
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Patriots no longer playing underdog role
(Professional Sports ~ 01/22/04)
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Two years after their only Super Bowl victory, the New England Patriots are heavy favorites with an established quarterback and little controversy. How things have changed. The Patriots engineered one of the game's biggest upsets in 2002, beating the St. Louis Rams and an offense known as the "Greatest Show on Turf" 20-17 on Adam Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal as time expired...
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Blue Jackets hang two late goals on Blues for 3-1 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 01/22/04)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Manny Malhotra scored two third-period goals to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the St. Louis Blues 3-1 Wednesday night. Picked up on waivers from Dallas in November, Malhotra has found a home on the Blue Jackets' third line. He has scored seven goals for Columbus, one fewer than his career best. The two in one game are a career high...
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SEMO spring enrollment down by 65 students
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Southeast Missouri State University has fewer students enrolled this spring semester than a year ago -- the result of a 7.8 percent drop in graduate students, first-day enrollment figures show. University officials blamed the enrollment drop on fewer public school teachers going back to school for graduate studies at a time when tight budgets are forcing school districts to look at laying off teachers to cut expenses...
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Still raising a racquet at 72
(Community Sports ~ 01/22/04)
Al Mitchener is in such good shape his doctor refers to him as his "boring patient." And at 72, Mitchener has no problem with that label. Mitchener, a resident of Cape Girardeau, began playing in recreational games in his 20s before competing for Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., where he was the team's No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles player...
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Irresistible possibilities
(Column ~ 01/22/04)
Jan. 22, 2004 Dear Patty, As a young man, I aspired to be a songwriter. Joni Mitchell made me swoon, Jackson Browne understood my soul, James Taylor made me want to learn to play the guitar. Soon enough I knew I lacked Taylor's musicianship, Browne's poetry and Mitchell's stunning, passionate voice. That didn't stop me...
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Cell phone tops list of great innovations Americans hate
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
BOSTON -- Love it. Hate it. Need it. Americans are ambivalent about their cell phones, TV sets and the like. The rely on such everyday technology, but it drives them nuts. At the top of the list? The cell phone. An annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology survey, known as the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, found that among adults asked what invention they hate most but can't live without, 30 percent said the cell phone...
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J.P. Morgan's fourth-quarter profits top Wall Street estimates
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
NEW YORK -- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter profit of $1.86 billion, well above what Wall Street analysts had expected. Like other major banks that have been reporting earnings in recent days, J.P. Morgan's profits were boosted by improvements in both corporate and consumer credit as well as the rebounding stock market...
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Sleep essential for creative thinking
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards said the riff in "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" came to him in his sleep, while the 19th-century chemist Dmitri Mendeleev literally dreamed up the periodic table of elements. Now, for the first time, scientists say they have proved what creative minds have known all along: that our sleeping brains continue working on problems that baffle us during the day, and that the right answer may come more easily after eight hours of rest...
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People talk 1/22/04
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
Mother of Diddy's son wants more support NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend says their 10-year-old son should get the same amount in child support -- $30,000 a month, she claims -- as his other son gets. Misa Hylton-Brim testified Tuesday in Family Court in New Rochelle in her lawsuit seeking a raise from the monthly $5,000 she now gets for 10-year-old Justin. ...
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Nation briefs 1/22/04
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
Transcript reveals diverse jury in Stewart trial NEW YORK -- Attorneys in the Martha Stewart trial are making their way through a diverse jury pool, from a man who said the style expert could not be trusted to a woman who told her: "I am a huge fan of yours. ...
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Recording industry sues 532 anonymous downloaders
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
WASHINGTON -- The recording industry on Wednesday sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet, the first lawsuits since a federal appeals court blocked the use of special copyright subpoenas to identify those being targeted...
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Senate budget impasse taking toll on programs
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
WASHINGTON -- This winter's harsh flu outbreak is passing without the $50 million lawmakers promised for expanding future vaccine production. Millions of federal workers are seeing slimmer than expected paychecks. Initiatives for fighting global AIDS, wildfires and terrorism have been threatened...
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Squaws tumble to De Soto
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/04)
St. Vincent scored in single digits in all four quarters as it suffered a 35-23 road loss to De Soto in girls high school basketball action Wednesday night. Allison Prost led the Squaws with 13 points. DE SOTO 35, ST. VINCENT 23 St. Vincent 7 3 5 8 -- 23...
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Sports briefs 1/22/04
(Other Sports ~ 01/22/04)
Baseball The Chicago Cubs are taking a chance that Ryan Dempster will be as good as old. The Cubs and the right-hander agreed to a one-year contract Wednesday that includes a team option for 2005, a deal that guarantees him $500,000. ...
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Clarence Maes
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Clarence E. Maes, 96, of Perryville died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 26, 1907, in Chicago, son of John A. and Grace Baker Maes. He married Margaret Hascher, who died Jan. 11, 1996...
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Flora Garrison
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Flora Mabel Garrison, 97, of Sedgewickville died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born Sept. 27, 1906, in Marshall, Ark., daughter of William C. and Laura A. Cummings Ragland. She and Marcus A. Garrison were married in 1929. He died in 1948...
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Harold Lowes
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
Harold A. Lowes, 89, of Oak Ridge, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 19, 1914, at Jackson to the late August and Cora Ludwig Lowes. He married Helen Koch July 16, 1950. She survives of Oak Ridge...
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James Hartmann
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
CAIRO, Ill. -- James B. Hartmann, 77, of Cairo died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Daystar Care Center. He was born May 2, 1926, in Cairo, son of William F. and Rita Rose Lehning Hartmann. He married Donna Sackberger, who died Nov. 3, 2003. Hartmann retired as a sales representative with Jim Pearl Inc. in Carbondale, Ill. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Elks Lodge 651, VFW Post 2649, and Knights of Columbus Council 1027, all in Cairo...
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Bonnie Day
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Bonnie Lee Day, 80, of Kingsland, Ga., formerly of Advance, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, in Kingsland, following an extended illness. She was born March 3, 1923, in Stoddard County, Mo. She married George Day, who died in 1993. Day was a member of First Baptist Church in Kingsland and its Joy Sunday School Class...
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Melvin Sitze
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
BARNHART, Mo. -- Melvin Sitze, 62, of Barnhart died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. He was born Aug. 11, 1941, at Puxico, Mo., son of Raymond and Daisy Pauline Sitze. He and Pearl Starkey Hartsell were married June 2, 1984, at Marquand, Mo...
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Virginia Askew
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
Virginia Willetta Askew, 82, of Jackson died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Burfordville, daughter of Dennis A. and Carrie Z. Helderman. She and Beaven J. Askew were married July 20, 1946, in Mississippi County, Ark. He died Oct. 28, 1978...
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Alma Halter
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
Alma Marie Halter, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, at her home. She was born March 20, 1921, at Kelso, Mo., daughter of Robert and Paula Seyer Messmer. She and Romanus Halter were married Sept. 28, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. He died Sept. 8, 1996...
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Out of the past 1/22/04
(Out of the Past ~ 01/22/04)
10 years ago: Jan. 22, 1994 Southeast Missouri State University is studying possibility of generating more of its own electricity to meet its power needs; consulting firm is looking at that issue and what improvements would have to be made to school's aging power plant...
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Carrig named sports editor
(Community Sports ~ 01/22/04)
Toby Carrig has been named sports editor of the Southeast Missourian newspaper. Carrig, 36, previously was the managing editor of the Jefferson County edition of the St. Louis Suburban Journals. He has been with the Suburban Journals for 15 years, having served as managing editor and sports editor...
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Speak Out 1/22/04
(Speak Out ~ 01/22/04)
Make hard decisions WHAT A mess. If it's not the city's budget, it's the schools or the university. Everybody depends on the state or federal government for help. What direction are the leaders going in? Sometimes I feel like it's the blind leading the blind. ...
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Local officials react to State of the State address
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
County and city officials and school superintendents reacted to Gov. Bob Holden's State of the State address Wednesday. Cape Girardeau County Auditor David Ludwig said state budget cuts affect every department in county government. These days, "You never know how much will be available from the state," Ludwig said. "It's hard to forecast. They're looking at how to reduce funding and we're caught in the middle."...
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Students learn about medical careers through Explorer Post
(Community ~ 01/22/04)
Mareesa Branigan thinks she might want to become a pediatrician. But until the time comes when she has to apply for medical school, the Jackson Junior High student is learning more about a variety of health-care careers through an Explorer Post at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Finding what works in weight loss
(Community ~ 01/22/04)
In my last two columns, I went in search for the holy grail that would lead me to losing Those Pesky 10 Pounds. This is what I have found out so far: Health is the best motivation for losing weight. We are likely to live longer (not to mention look better doing it) if we lose those extra pounds. Also, I learned that there are many great diets out there, and most of them might work to make you lose weight...
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High court says EPA can overrule state
(National News ~ 01/22/04)
The AssociatedPress WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the federal Environmental Protection Agency can override state officials and order some anti-pollution measures that may be more costly. The 5-4 decision, a victory for environmentalists, found the EPA did not go too far when it overruled a decision by Alaska regulators, who wanted to let the operators of a zinc and lead mine use cheaper anti-pollution technology for power generation...
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Caruthersville man pleads guilty to crack charge
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Antonio G. Reeves of Caruthersville, Mo., pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to one count of distributing cocaine base, or crack. Reeves appeared before U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber in Cape Girardeau. He faces up to 40 years in prison, a $2 million fine and four years of supervised release following incarceration. ...
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Cape police investigate early-morning shooting
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Cape Girardeau police say a shooting early Wednesday morning at the 500 block of South Ellis left a teenage driver with injuries to a forearm and leg. The driver and an adult male passenger had arrived on the block at about 1:30 a.m., said police spokesman Cpl. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/22/04
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
8:30 a.m., today Routine business Juvenile department monthly report for December 2003. Copy machine report from the treasurer's office. Approval of fiscal year 2004 funds on Emergency Management Performance Grant. Erroneous assessments...
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St. Louis identity theft suspect has Feb. 2 circuit court date
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
The St. Louis man investigators say tried to cash thousands of dollars worth of checks in another man's name appeared Wednesday for a preliminary hearing in Jackson on one count of identity theft and two counts of forgery. Glover D. Cody, 34, and defense attorney Scott Reynolds appeared before Associate Circuit judge Gary Kamp. ...
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United Way appoints new members to youth board
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
The Area Wide United Way announced the appointment of new board members to its Youth United Way Board developed over a year ago in recognition of the importance of youth involvement in the future of the community. Participating schools include Central, Jackson, Scott City, Notre Dame, and Saxony Lutheran. ...
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Community digest 1/22/04
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Huntington's Disease support group gathers All are welcome at a support group meeting for those affected by Huntington's Disease at 6:30 p.m. today at Southeast Missouri Hospital. MS Society planning Valentine's Day luncheon Invividuals with multiple sclerosis and their partners are invited to "Getting the Jar Open," a Valentine's Day luncheon from 11 a.m. ...
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Community cuisine 1/22/04
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Sweetheart breakfast served at church Sedgewickville, MO. -- A SWEETHEART BREAKFAST WITH ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PANCAKES, FRESH WHOLE HOG SAUSAGE AND EGGS IS OFFERED FROM 7 A.M. TO 1 P.M. FEB. 8 AT SEDGEWICKVILLE LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROUTE K AND WW, SEDGEWICKVILLE.-- FROM STAFF REPORTS...
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Immigants credit Cape woman with helping with assimilation
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Tradition, almost synonomous with Chinese culture to begin with, has achieved new heights in the Cai family since Shun Yang Cai has successfully achieved the much revered title of U.S. citizen. In 1998 when nephew Shun Yang first arrived in the United States John Cai and his wife Ruling were still beaming from their newly-acquired status of U.S. citizen...
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Extension Council prepares for elections
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau County residents may vote for members of the University Extension Council by mailing ballots or delivering them to the Extension Center, 684 West Jackson Trail in Jackson on or before Jan. 30. Ballots will appear in local newspapers this week and are also available at the Extension Center in Jackson. Those wanting to complete a ballot should vote for eight of the 16 nominees...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 1/22/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/22/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Kren S. McCain, 17, of 304 Sunset, Sikeston, Mo., was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing. Clarence E. Smith, 36, of 230 S. Middle, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Wednesday on a Cape Girardeau warrant for contempt of court...
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Cape fire report 1/22/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/22/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded Tuesday to the following items: At 4:38 p.m., alarm at 107 Clark. At 4:54 p.m., carbon monoxide detector alarm at 2657 Janet. At 5:58 p.m., alarm at 775 S. Kingshighway. At 5:58 p.m., 320 N. Ellis. Firefighters responded Wednesday to the following items: At 11:48 a.m., medical assist at 1907 Colonial...
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Manpower at the jail
(Editorial ~ 01/22/04)
The ongoing exchange between Cape Girardeau County Sheriff John Jordan and the county commission over whether an extra deputy should be hired to transport federal prisoners raises questions about the commissioners' longtime practice of micromanaging county funds...
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Health calendar 1/22
(Community ~ 01/22/04)
Today Preparation for Childbirth Class 3 meets at 5:30 p.m. in the Healing Arts Center conference room. For more information, call 331-5107. Newborn massage seminar from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Call 651-5825 to register; the course is for parents or caregivers and newborns up to six weeks old...
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Gov. Bob Holden riles GOP with tax talk
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden bluntly threw down the gauntlet in his fourth State of the State address Wednesday, setting up another protracted budget fight with the Republican-led Missouri Legislature. For the second straight year, Holden, a Democrat, offered a package of tax increases and other revenue-boosting measures, antagonizing GOP lawmakers in the process...
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