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Weir loses big lead but recovers to repeat at Nissan Open
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/04)
LOS ANGELES -- An impeccable short game gave Mike Weir a seven-shot lead. He had to rely on it again to spare him an ignominious collapse Sunday in the Nissan Open. Weir staved off a late charge by Shigeki Maruyama, nearly holing out a chip from the grassy hill above the 18th green at Riviera to save par for a one-shot victory, making him the first repeat winner of the Nissan Open in nine years...
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Hard-liners, fewer women elected to Iranian parliament
(International News ~ 02/23/04)
TEHRAN, Iran -- The profile of Iran's new parliament took shape Sunday, with an outcome that the opposition had said was all but preordained: a hard-line core, even in the liberal bastion of Tehran. There were fewer women and apparent gains for lawmakers holding atomic science backgrounds. ...
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Some see hope for saving a dying tongue through movie 'Passion'
(International News ~ 02/23/04)
JERUSALEM -- An ancient, dying language gets a new life on American movie screens this week. Some linguists, who fear the language spoken by Jesus could vanish within a few decades, hope for a boost from Mel Gibson's new film, "The Passion of the Christ," opening Wednesday in U.S. theaters. It is performed entirely in Aramaic and Latin...
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Ozarks siblings known for work ethic, dedication
(State News ~ 02/23/04)
WEBB CITY, Mo. -- Seven siblings employed by the Webb City R-7 School District in southwest Missouri say they are lucky to be able to work together. Toby Bottom, Webb City associate superintendent, says it is the school system that is fortunate to have them. Six brothers and one sister from the Payton family in Carl Junction have worked in Webb City schools for a combined 155 years...
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Kenseth silences his critics with victory at Subway 400
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/04)
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Matt Kenseth picked the best way possible to silence his critics: Dominating a race and using a thrilling finish to get back to Victory Lane. Considered boring in both personality and the way he relied on consistency over wins to earn NASCAR's top title last season, Kenseth shed the image Sunday by nipping rookie Kasey Kahne at the finish line of North Carolina Speedway to win the Subway 400...
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Pentagon terror research lives on at other agencies
(National News ~ 02/23/04)
WASHINGTON -- Despite an outcry over privacy implications, the government is pressing ahead with research to create powerful tools to mine millions of public and private records for information about terrorists. Congress eliminated a Pentagon office that had been developing this terrorist-tracking technology because of fears it might ensnare innocent Americans...
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Governors want dialogue with Bush administration about Guard
(National News ~ 02/23/04)
WASHINGTON -- Governors worried about increasing demands on National Guard units want to hear from the Bush administration about its long-term strategy against terrorism. State leaders raised their concerns in a private meeting with the top Guard general and Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge...
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Cape Girardeau School Board agenda 2/23/04
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Regular meeting 6 p.m. today at 301 N. ClarkOn the agenda: Approval of Career and Technology Center tuition Approval of participation in the Missouri School Boards Association Reports Approval of curricula for technical illustration and electronic business...
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Cape fire report 02/23/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/04)
Cape Girardeau Fire fighters responded to the following calls Saturday: At 5:08 p.m., an emergency medical service at 921 Hackberry, Apt. 106. At 7:12 p.m., an emergency medical service at 3439 William. At 8 p.m., a still alarm at 3030 Mimosa Drive, Apt. 15...
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Cape police report 02/23/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Carl D. Canull, 20, 135 S. Spanish, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Sunday on a Cape Girardeau warrants for contempt of court and failure to appear...
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Business memo 02/23/04
(Business ~ 02/23/04)
Area business offers program to aid deaf Lakes Country Resource Center in Cape Girardeau is launching a video-based communication system to help the deaf communicate by phone more easily. The technology allows a deaf person to place an interactive call to businesses at no cost. ...
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People on the move 02/23/04
(Business ~ 02/23/04)
Two golf employees receive certification Two employees of Arena Golf in Cape Girardeau have recently been certified as club-fitters for the business. Chris Curtis and Jeff Eldred both completed custom club-fitting training through Karten Manufacturing Co. The training was held as the company's Phoenix, Ariz., headquarters. Both men are certified fitters for all Ping golf equipment...
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Local school decisions
(Editorial ~ 02/23/04)
A proposal by House Speaker Catherine Hanaway could put a cap on the amount Missouri schools spend on administrative costs. Hanaway has suggested limiting administrative costs to 10 percent of what a school district receives in state and local funding, but she offers no definition of what's included in administrative costs...
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Enough license plates
(Editorial ~ 02/23/04)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch We're all for free speech. The more the merrier. But revving up the abortion debate every time we pull out of the driveway? Missouri state Rep. Larry Crawford, R-California, is pushing a "Respect Life" license plate bill in the Missouri Legislature...
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World briefs 2/23/04
(International News ~ 02/23/04)
Nigeria Muslims claim polio program is U.S. plot KADUNA, Nigeria -- An Islamic state in Nigeria that is at the heart of a spreading Africa polio outbreak declared Sunday it would not relent on its boycott of a mass vaccination program. On the eve of a 10-nation emergency immunization campaign, Islamic leaders have called the immunization drive against the crippling disease a U.S. ...
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Half of Haiti now under control of rebel leaders
(International News ~ 02/23/04)
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti -- Rebels captured Haiti's second-largest city with little resistance Sunday, claiming Cap-Haitien as their biggest prize in a two-week uprising that has driven government forces from half the country. The fighters shot off celebratory rounds in the air as people looted and torched buildings, sending a pall of black smoke over the city of 500,000...
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Business analysts like one post-Enron company
(Business ~ 02/23/04)
HOUSTON -- Enron Corp. is looking to its distant past to build its future. Pipelines and power plants, dismissed as mundane in Enron's days as a cutting-edge energy trader, are all that's viable as the fallen company makes its way through one of the most complicated and expensive Chapter 11 cases in history...
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More accountants overseas preparing U.S. tax forms
(Business ~ 02/23/04)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Twelve-hour shifts and seven-day work weeks exhausted accountants at Rucci, Bardaro & Barrett. But most painful for Chris Barrett was the annual "Easter parade" -- layoffs of seasonal workers and interns after April 15. So Barrett, a partner in the Malden, Mass., firm, will send about 150 of his 600 clients' tax returns this year to India, where recent college graduates will prepare Americans' 1040s. ...
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Beyond joysticks
(Business ~ 02/23/04)
DALLAS There's not much use for a keyboard or joystick in the video game "The Journey to Wild Divine: The Passage." All the action is controlled, literally, through your fingertips. You can dump the game pad with Sony Corp.'s EyeToy, too. You'll succeed only by prancing around in front of a video camera...
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Alfreda Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Alfreda Mae Hamilton, 87, of Scott City died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born June 7, 1916, at Benton, Mo., daughter of Louis and Ellen Keesee Dickerson. She and Hershel Carl Hamilton were married March 23, 1935, at Jackson. He died Feb. 24, 1985...
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Mild-mannered Caviezel lands in lion's den with role of Christ
(National News ~ 02/23/04)
LOS ANGELES -- Playing Jesus meant a world of torment for Jim Caviezel, who stars in Mel Gibson's ferociously violent "The Passion of the Christ." Caviezel dangled nearly naked on a cross in bone-chilling winds through weeks of filming. He was struck by lightning during a re-creation of the Sermon on the Mount. An actor playing a Roman torturer cut a 14-inch gash in Caviezel's back during scenes of Christ's scourging...
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Stars Depp, Theron take lead-acting honors at SAG awards
(National News ~ 02/23/04)
LOS ANGELES -- Johnny Depp was a surprise lead actor winner Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," while Charlize Theron took the best-actress honor for the serial-killer drama "Monster."...
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Nation briefs 2/23/04
(National News ~ 02/23/04)
Entry to Mississippi River closed second day NEW ORLEANS -- The entrance to the Mississippi River was closed to oceangoing vessels -- including cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers -- for a second day Sunday while teams searched for the five-member crew of a supply boat that sank after colliding with a container ship. ...
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Some don't just dislike Bush; they're angry, and they're loud
(National News ~ 02/23/04)
WASHINGTON -- In Arizona, Judy Donovan says she feels desperate for a new president. In Tennessee, Robert Wilson says he finds the president revolting. In Washington state, Maria Yurasek says she'd vote for a dog if it could beat President Bush. A subtext to this year's presidential campaign is the intense anger that many Democrats are directing toward Bush, an attitude that has been growing in recent months...
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Comparing sex abuse data between Catholic and Protestant tricky
(National News ~ 02/23/04)
A clergyman is accused of molesting a local churchgoer, those who learn of it express disbelief, and matters are eventually resolved in private. The pattern sounds familiar, given more than two years of revelations about scandal in the Roman Catholic Church. Yet even as a panel of Catholic lay leaders prepares to reveal how many priests have been accused of molestation, experts say Protestant denominations also have their share of problem clergy...
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Iran admits buying nuclear equipment from subcontinent dealers
(International News ~ 02/23/04)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran publicly acknowledged for the first time Sunday that it once bought nuclear equipment from middlemen on the Asian subcontinent, lending credence to a recent report that detailed black-market nuclear deals between a Pakistani scientist and Iran and Libya...
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Leader demands end to election 'stalling'
(International News ~ 02/23/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A leading Shiite member of Iraq's U.S.-appointed Governing Council on Sunday demanded no more "stalling" on arranging for elections for a new government. Meanwhile, a roadside bomb near the northern city of Mosul killed an Iraqi, while another bomb south of Fallujah exploded as a U.S. Army convoy passed, witnesses said. There was no report from the U.S. command on casualties...
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Insurgents storm refugee camp in northern Uganda, killing 192
(International News ~ 02/23/04)
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Scores of rebels armed with assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a refugee camp in northern Uganda and torched huts, killing 192 people and wounding dozens more, a local legislator said Sunday. Saturday evening's attack on Barloonyo camp in Lira district was one of the worst in recent years by the Lord's Resistance Army, a shadowy rebel group that has been fighting the Ugandan government for 17 years...
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Jerusalem bus bombing kills eight on eve of barrier hearing
(International News ~ 02/23/04)
JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a crowded Jerusalem bus Sunday, killing eight passengers one day before the world court was to begin hearings on Israel's disputed West Bank barrier. "This terror attack proves the absolute necessity of the fence as a lifesaving instrument," Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said...
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Leo Combs
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Leo E. Combs, 95, formerly of Fredericktown, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, at the Monticello House in Jackson. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Kenneth Jones
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Kenneth R. Jones, 27, of Wickliffe, Ky., formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, in Wickliffe. He was employeed by Westvaco in Wickliffe. He was a member of PACE Union 580 and Ducks Unlimited. Survivors include his wife, Kristy Dunning Jones of Wickliffe; his mother and stepfather, Susan and Charles Kapales of Benton, Ky.; his father and stepmother, Kenneth R. ...
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Chaffee pastor no longer in critical condition
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- A local pastor who was severely injured in a car accident Feb. 13 is no longer in critical condition, according to officials at St. Louis University Hospital. The Rev. Darren Larkin, 39, who pastors the First Assembly of God Church in Chaffee, Mo., is still in serious condition but is now conscious and has already undergone some surgery to mend his numerous broken bones...
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Howard, Rampley fell short of titles, not Indians' record book
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/04)
Jackson senior Brock Howard may not have ended his wrestling career with the ultimate prize, a state title, but Howard's fourth trip to the state meet capped a record-setting career. Howard's fourth-place finish was his best performance and made him only the third wrestler in school history to win all-state honors three times. Howard finished sixth his freshman year and fifth his sophomore season. Howard's four trips to the state tournament were made at four different weight classes...
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Speak Out 02/23/04
(Speak Out ~ 02/23/04)
Charleston crackdown I'M PROUD of police chief Paul Johnson and prosecutor Jennifer Rafferty. They're going after the crack dealers in Charleston, Mo. It may take 15 years to shut them all down. What can we do so these people want to do something else in life and we don't have to house them all in prison? There's got to be something else they can do with their lives...
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Births 2/23/04
(Births ~ 02/23/04)
Mackey Son to Chris Nathan Mackey Jr. and Nikki Lynn McClenithan of Cape Girardeau, St. Francis Medical Center, 12:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004. Name, Chris Nathan III. Weight, 6 pounds 9 ounces. Ms. McClenithan is the daughter of Janet McClenithan of Cape Girardeau and John Russell of Clarksdale, Miss. Mackey is the son of Patricia Slayden of Cape Girardeau and Chris Mackey of Nairn, La...
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Community cuisine 02/23/04
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Zion United Methodist serving chili, stew supper A meal featuring chili/stew, veggies, dessert, drinks and cornbread will be available from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Zion United Methodist Church in Old Appleton. Children under 6 eat free. Country store goodies for sale. Carry-outs available...
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Community briefs 02/23/04
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Newly formed autism group meets Thursday Possible ways to make applied behavior analysis programs available to children with autism spectrum disorders is the topic at Ethan and Friends for Autism's next meeting. The meeting is from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Southeast Missouri State University's Party Room, on the fourth floor of the University Center. For more information, call Mike at 335-9221...
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Noon Lions Club awarded for giving
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
The Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club recently received the Haywood Snipes Award for its donation to the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation. Tiffany Esterline, public relations manager for the foundation, presented the honor that is bestowed on a Missouri Lions Club each time it donates a cumulative sum of $10,000 to MLERF...
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Campster Club celebrates 70 years
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Fourteen members of the Campster Club of Cape Girardeau met recently to celebrate the club's 70th anniversary. Eight charter members organized the club on Feb. 14, 1934, and membership grew to a dozen by the end of the first year. In the early years, the club met in a one-room brick school called Campster School. Club members were advocates for health, the needy, the enhancement of education and 4-H...
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Eagle Scouts recognized at SEMO
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
More than 70 Eagle Scouts from six districts in Missouri and Illinois were recognized in a ceremony recently held at Academic Auditorium at Southeast Missouri State University. Honorees included: Advance, Mo.: Garrett G. Jansen. Benton, Mo.: Michael Adams...
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United Way approves funds for programs
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Following a successful campaign, the Area Wide United Way Board of Directors approved program allocations at their Feb. 13 meeting. Agencies and organizations will use funding to support 42 programs, providing services to a meet a variety of needs in Southeast Missouri...
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Rare goal by Chicago's Robidas beats Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/04)
CHICAGO -- Stephane Robidas picked the right time to score his first goal with the Chicago Blackhawks. Robidas, a low-scoring defenseman, scored with 19.5 seconds left in overtime to give the Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday...
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Cape man will run for house representative
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Cape Girardeau small business owner Phil Brinson has announced his candidacy for the Missouri House Representative for the 158th district. "I've always felt it is important to serve in the community," said the 36-year-old. "We should all put our talents and experiences to good use."...
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Nader throws hat into race
(National News ~ 02/23/04)
WASHINGTON -- Consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced Sunday he is running again for president, this time as an independent, and rejected claims that a longshot candidacy would merely siphon enough votes from the Democrats to ensure President Bush's re-election...
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Backpacking for college credit
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Backpacks strapped over their shoulders, the Southeast Missouri State University students came around the bend in the trail, hiking along the leaf-filled, muddy trail toward the campground clearing at Trail of Tears State Park. The hikers smiled, enjoying a breezy but unseasonably mild February day after a nearly four-hour trek Thursday, interrupted only by a break for lunch...
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Signing Pujols was the Cards' winter highlight
(Sports Column ~ 02/23/04)
Baseball season is almost here, though I won't be playing. Nevertheless, I'm ready. Albert Pujols, it seems, is ready too. Pujols, in his flashy green tie (no doubt chosen for its symbolic color), stood with Walt Jocketty in front of the media on Friday to announce his new seven-year, $100 million deal...
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Lintker manages to help team for 4 years
(College Sports ~ 02/23/04)
As a veteran basketball coach, Southeast Missouri State University's Gary Garner has dealt with plenty of student managers, ranging from the very bad to the very good and just about everything in between. Garner has no doubt where to rate Richard Lintker, who is closing out a four-year run as the Indians' student manager as Southeast plays its final two regular-season games this week...
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Sports briefs 2/23/04
(Other Sports ~ 02/23/04)
Baseball The Kansas City Royals on Sunday signed left-hander Greg Swindell to a minor-league contract and invited him to spring training. Swindell, who will be a non-roster invite at the Royals' spring training, has a 113-122 career record with a 3.86 ERA. He did not pitch in the majors last season, but in 2002, he was 0-2 with a 6.27 ERA in 34 relief appearances with the Arizona Diamondbacks. If Swindell were to make the team, he would earn the minimum $300,000 salary...
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Southeast netters fall to 0-3
(Other Sports ~ 02/23/04)
Southeast netters fall to 0-3 PEORIA, Ill. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's tennis team fell to 0-3 during the spring season as the Otahkians lost to host Bradley 7-0 Saturday. The Otahkians dropped all six singles matches and the three doubles contests as Bradley improved to 5-1...
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Insider experts tell of manipulation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/23/04)
To the editor: Those of us monitoring the world media before the Iraq invasion knew the Bush administration's arguments were very shaky and, in some cases, outright lies. The U.S. media were complicit in the administration's war agenda, and in this they failed miserably in their responsibilities to our democracy. ...
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Roy Murakami
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Roy R. Murakami, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at his home. He was born Dec. 18, 1933, at Lodi, Calif., son of Ryojiro and Yaeme Nada Murakami. He and Shirley Livesay were married Feb. 3, 1960, at Bell City, Mo. Murakami was the owner and operator of Murakami Auto Services in Cape Girardeau, starting it in 1967. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Evangelical United Church of Christ at Cape Girardeau...
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Gustava Ferrell
(Obituary ~ 02/23/04)
Gustava Ferrell, 85, of Jackson died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, at Jackson Manor. She was born July 15, 1918, at Halls, Tenn., daughter of Thomas G. and Beulah Mae Gilliland Clay. She and Otis F. Ferrell were married April 24, 1944, at Blytheville, Ark. He died March 22, 1986...
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Out of the past 2/23/04
(Out of the Past ~ 02/23/04)
10 years ago: Feb. 23, 1994 Gerald Jones and Allen Moss spent Monday night in their vehicles outside Cape Girar-deau County Administration Building to make sure they were first to file for county offices they hope to win this year; Jones is one of three Republicans who field for presiding commissioner yesterday, and Moss is one of two Republicans filing for Division IV associate circuit judge...
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Two injured in two accidents
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Two people were injured in accidents Saturday in Southeast Missouri. Jerald Eigenbrod Jr., 44, of Cape Girardeau was driving a motorcycle at 10:50 a.m. on Hillvale Street, two miles west of Cape Girardeau, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. He was taken to St. ...
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Suppan brings a durable arm to Redbirds' staff
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/04)
JUPITER, Fla. -- As one of two pitchers to have thrown more than 200 innings in each of the past five seasons, Jeff Suppan says the key to pitching that much is staying healthy. Suppan, who pitched for Boston and Pittsburgh in 2003 before signing with the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent in December, has had at least 30 starts in each of the past five seasons...
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Districts arrive for big schools
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/04)
Large school basketball teams kick off their drive for the state tournament tonight with local Class 5 teams playing at Farmington and Class 4 schools playing at Notre Dame Regional High School. A pair of Central-Jackson matchups are slated for the first round at Farmington. Jackson has the higher seeds in both the boys and girls pairings. Jackson's girls are seeded No. 1, and the boys are No. 2. The girls game is scheduled for 6 tonight and the boys will play at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday...
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Sooners sweep aside Indians
(College Sports ~ 02/23/04)
NORMAN, Okla. -- Southeast Missouri State proved it could hit with Oklahoma Sunday. The Indians just couldn't keep up in the pitching and fielding departments. Southeast banged out nine hits but fell under the strain of three errors and four unearned runs in a 10-2 loss to the Sooners at L. Dale Mitchell Park...
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University holding events on eating disorders this week
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
When Brandy Kissel feels stress bearing down on her, she goes for a "nice big run." She used to deal with stress in a far less healthy way during high school -- through alternately starving herself and throwing up what she ate. Having recovered from anorexia and bulimia, the 22-year-old will publicly share her story in case it helps someone else with an eating disorder...
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County to fix 5 of Jackson's code violations
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
Cape Girardeau County officials are in the process of addressing five of six safety code violations pointed out in a walk-through by a city of Jackson building inspector recently. What once appeared to be a conflict over whether the city had jurisdiction over county buildings has, at least tentatively, turned into a cooperative venture. ...
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Cape capital projects come under review
(Local News ~ 02/23/04)
The city of Cape Girardeau may be facing financial hard times in its operating budget, but that hasn't stopped it from planning for future capital improvements. The city council will meet at 5:30 p.m. today to review Cape Girardeau's five-year capital improvements plan, which annually -- as mandated by the city charter -- must be updated and approved by the council...
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