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Sen. Talent works to explain Medicare reforms
(Local News ~ 03/17/04)
U.S. Sen. Jim Talent touted the new Medicare prescription drug law Tuesday before nearly 20 elderly Cape Girardeau-area residents who had little to say about the program. The few who spoke at the afternoon meeting at the Cape Girardeau Senior Center said the prescription drug plan, which will take effect this summer, is confusing and could end up being a bureaucratic mess...
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Sprint CEO received $16.4 million in '03
(National News ~ 03/17/04)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gary Forsee, chairman and chief executive officer of Sprint Corp., received more than $16.4 million in compensation last year, including $12.8 million in restricted stock, according to a Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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Terror fears rising among countries with troops in Iraq
(International News ~ 03/17/04)
From Poland to Australia, countries with troops in Iraq fear they could be the next terrorist target as signs increase that Islamic extremists were behind last week's carnage in Spain. Take Poland, once isolated behind the Iron Curtain and now a key U.S. ally in Iraq: Security officials here acknowledge they have virtually no experience dealing with terrorism, and leaders are warning citizens to wake up to the threat...
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Bond proposes more funding to expand Parents as Teachers
(State News ~ 03/17/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Sen. Kit Bond on Tuesday proposed a $500 million federal funding plan to expand the Parents as Teachers program, which uses experienced parents as home-based teachers for pregnant women and new parents. Bond, R-Mo., was governor when the program began as a pilot project in Missouri in 1981 and expanded nationwide under a 1984 law requiring schools to provide parent education and developmental screening. All states now have some version...
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Former banker, former lawyer win Senate primaries in Illinois
(National News ~ 03/17/04)
State Sen. Barack Obama, a former civil rights lawyer seeking to become just the third black U.S. senator in a century, easily won the Democratic primary Tuesday, setting up a high-stakes fall race with Republican Jack Ryan that could decide who controls the Senate...
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Owens headed to Eagles
(Professional Sports ~ 03/17/04)
PHILADELPHIA -- Terrell Owens will get his wish to play for the Philadelphia Eagles following a settlement reached Tuesday before an arbitrator could rule on the star receiver's case to become a free agent. The San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Eagles agreed to a deal to send Owens to Philadelphia, which will sign him to a seven-year contract...
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Cairo barred from next year's state tournament
(Professional Sports ~ 03/17/04)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The Illinois High School Association on Tuesday suspended Cairo High School from participating in the boys basketball state tournament next season and placed it on probation for the entire next school year for its involvement in a brawl that broke out after a playoff game with Massac County...
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Florida A&M wins date with top-seed Kentucky
(Professional Sports ~ 03/17/04)
DAYTON, Ohio -- The NCAA tournament's only team with a losing record is moving up its bracket. Terrence Woods, the nation's most prolific 3-point shooter, found his touch in the second half Tuesday, leading Florida A&M to a 72-57 victory over Lehigh in the play-in game...
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Region/state digest 03/17/04
(Local News ~ 03/17/04)
Route Z to be closed for drainage work Route Z in Cape Girardeau County will be closed while the Missouri Department of Transportation replaces a drainage pipe beneath the road, state highway officials said. The road will be closed from routes F to OO, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, officials said...
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Cape fire report 03/17/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/17/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items Tuesday: At 6:40 p.m., a river rescue at 1 First St. At 6:44 p.m., an emergency medical service to 1607 N. Henderson. At 7:48 p.m., an emergency medical service at North Mount Auburn and North Kingshighway...
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Cape police report 03/17/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/17/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Marshall Lee Johnson, 37, of 536 Cape Meadows, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of endangering the welfare of a child and assault...
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Four injured in two accidents
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/17/04)
Southeast Missourian Four people were injured in two separate one-vehicle accidents on Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Gwen Brown, 57, Marble Hill, Mo., was driving a 1993 Ford northbound on Route UU a half-mile north of Burfordville at 10:15 a.m. when she lost control, ran off the road and overturned. Brown and a passenger, Randall Brown, 42, of Jackson, were taken to St. Francis Medical Center...
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Fed holds rates at 45-year low
(National News ~ 03/17/04)
The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy makers, worried about companies' inability to create new jobs, held interest rates at a 45-year low on Tuesday and signaled anew that they will be slow to order any future increase that could cramp the economy's recovery...
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IFC documentary looks at changing role of indie film women
(Entertainment ~ 03/17/04)
NEW YORK -- Nancy Savoca's movies pick up where Martin Scorsese's and Francis Ford Coppola's films leave off, according to film historian Emanuel Levy. They portray immigrant life on a grand scale, while Savoca -- whose 1989 debut "True Love" about a skittish young Italian-American couple getting married made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival -- offers "a view from the kitchen," Levy says in the Independent Film Channel's "In the Company of Women."...
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Pakistani troops kill 24 along Afghan border
(National News ~ 03/17/04)
WANA, Pakistan -- Paramilitary troops stormed a fortress-like compound with mortars and machine-gun fire Tuesday, killing 24 suspects in a fierce crackdown on al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives in the rugged tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, the army spokesman said. ...
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Congress defining 'drugged driving'
(National News ~ 03/17/04)
WASHINGTON -- Citing estimates that 11 million people sometimes drive under the influence of illegal drugs, a growing chorus in Congress wants the government to do something about it. The states are wary. Eight states now have specific laws on "drugged driving," but their statutes are vague. None specifies an equivalent level to the 0.08 percent blood content that Congress established as the legal level for alcohol impairment...
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Islamic extremists sought
(International News ~ 03/17/04)
MADRID, Spain -- Police reportedly now suspect at least six Moroccans took part in the Madrid train bombings, and the United States is assisting a growing international investigation that is increasingly focused on Islamic militants possibly linked to al-Qaida...
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Chief works on Chaffee image
(Local News ~ 03/17/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Business owners of Chaffee are becoming accustomed to seeing Jeffrey G. Womack dropping by to say hello and to see how things are going. The affable Womack took over as Chaffee's new chief of police March 1. Since then he has been working to make sure people know the police department is a positive part of the community...
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Concerns on health care told at forum
(Local News ~ 03/17/04)
Tuesday night in Glenn Auditorium, private citizens turned health activists armed with pen and pad, manila folders full of research and data awaited their turn to march down the aisle and present their three-minute case to representatives of the Missouri Foundation for Health...
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Limited vote for student regents under consideration
(State News ~ 03/17/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The student member of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents would be able to vote on tuition and curriculum decisions under legislation considered Tuesday by a Senate committee. Such students currently serve only in advisory capacities...
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Soldier calls fight in Iraq 'oil driven,' refuses return
(National News ~ 03/17/04)
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. -- A U.S. soldier who refused to return to Iraq after seeing civilians killed reported to his unit in Florida on Tuesday and said he would go to prison rather than take part in "an oil-driven war." Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, who is seeking to be declared a conscientious objector, met with officials at his Florida National Guard unit after repeating his determination not to return to the Middle East and fight...
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Cards fall; Marquis scratched
(Professional Sports ~ 03/17/04)
LAKELAND, Fla. -- St. Louis right-hander Jason Marquis has a sore elbow and didn't make his scheduled start Tuesday in the Cardinals' 11-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers. "His elbow was barking a little and our team doctor said, 'Let's not push it this early,' " Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "He should be ready for his next turn."...
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Mr. Half pimping up a Toyota
(Column ~ 03/17/04)
If you've met The Other Half, you'd probably agree that the pimp side of him doesn't exactly shine through. By pimp, I mean the cleaned-up definition kids are using nowadays, as in MTV's "Pimp My Ride" and Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin." Today's pimp need not fear the vice squad -- he's simply a man with a fine car, a large home, pretty girlfriends and fabulous clothes...
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Indians try to stay unbeaten at home
(College Sports ~ 03/17/04)
Most of Southeast Missouri State University's success so far has taken place at the friendly confines of Capaha Field. The Indians, coming off a lopsided three-game sweep at Alabama over the weekend, hope to bounce back this week with five consecutive home games, starting today with a 2 p.m. doubleheader against Central Michigan (4-7)...
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Missouri KO'd in NIT
(Professional Sports ~ 03/17/04)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Sophomore guard Daniel Horton made certain that the Michigan basketball team's first appearance in postseason play since 2000 would not end quickly. Horton scored 20 points Tuesday night at Crisler Arena to lead Michigan to a 65-64 victory over Missouri in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament...
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Racers suspend Brown on brink of tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/17/04)
MURRAY, Ky. -- Murray State forward Kelvin Brown was suspended indefinitely Tuesday and will miss the team's NCAA tournament opener after his arrest on drug charges. Adam Chiles, the starting point guard, also was arrested, but Murray State cleared him to play for the 12th-seeded Racers in Friday's game against Illinois...
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Cape Chamber roundtable meeting brings up region's development
(Business ~ 03/17/04)
Over the past month, Cape Girardeau has been a frequent whistle stop for state officials pushing plans for statewide economic growth. Less than 24 hours after Gov. Bob Holden left town after speaking about job creation, the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's small business council met at one of its occasional roundtable discussions to narrow the talk to local business needs...
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Russia's mock election
(Editorial ~ 03/17/04)
(Copenhagen, Denmark) Politiken Central control of opinion instead of open debates about the future has been dominating the campaign or rather the absence of such (a campaign) ahead of the referendum for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. The main peculiarity of the system is that it is a strengthening of the bureaucratic system and a weakening of the political parties in favor of the Kremlin club. ...
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Amanda Vandivort
(Obituary ~ 03/17/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Amanda Jane Vandivort, 29, of Burlington, Vt., died Sunday, March 14, 2004, in Burlington. She was born July 2, 1974, in St. Louis, daughter of Clayton and Penny Vandivort. Vandivort was a 1992 graduate of Sikeston High School, a 1996 graduate of the University of Denver and attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She was a teller at Merchants Bank in Burlington...
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Ronald Price
(Obituary ~ 03/17/04)
Ronald Lee Price, 54, of Roswell, N.M., died Monday, March 15, 2004, at his home. He was born Oct. 16, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Robert Samuel and Velda Ray Hand Price. He and Susan Huber were married April 14, 1973, in Phoenix, Ariz. She died in 1994...
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Callie Rivers
(Obituary ~ 03/17/04)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Callie Mae Rivers, 84, of Charleston died Friday, March 12, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Feb. 4, 1920, at Thompson Bend, Mo., daughter of Ozark and Essie Mae Martin Dixon. She and Quincy Adam Rivers were married Nov. 11, 1939...
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Hazel Hileman
(Obituary ~ 03/17/04)
ANNA, Ill. -- Hazel Ellen Hileman, 96, of Waterloo, Ill., formerly of Anna, died Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Monroe County Care and Rehab in Waterloo. She was born Nov. 13, 1907, in McClure, Ill., daughter of Henry and Olive Rader Mainer. She and Carl W. Hileman were married Feb. 8, 1934, in Jonesboro, Ill. He died June 19, 1978...
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Births 3/17/04
(Births ~ 03/17/04)
Brey Daughter to John William and Christy Lou Brey of Cairo, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:48 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004. Name, Abby Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Brey is the former Christy Morrow, daughter of Margaret Morrow of Elco, Ill. She is manager at Knaup Floral. Brey is the son of Mike and Pat Brey of Cairo. He is a consumer banker at Wood and Huston Bank...
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Correction 3/17/04
(Correction ~ 03/17/04)
The Scott City Council filled a vacancy in Ward 1 at Monday's meeting. A headline conveyed incorrect information in Tuesday's edition.
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Club news 3/17
(Community News ~ 03/17/04)
Town & Country FCE Town & Country FCE Club met at the home of Shirley Heise on Thursday. The meeting was called to order by Darlene McCain, president. Ten members were present with one visitor. The devotional, "Let's Make Room for Peace," was given by the hostess. ...
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Out of the past 3/17/04
(Out of the Past ~ 03/17/04)
10 years ago: March 17, 1994 World Cup Figure Skating Show is presented in evening at Show Me Center; two of skaters -- Frank Sweiding and Anita Hartshorn -- thrilled local skaters when they elected to practice for performance yesterday at Cape Girardeau's ice skating rink, signing autographs and chatting with young fans...
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Group teaches baking as a ministry project
(Community ~ 03/17/04)
While Glenda Crosno mixed the ingredients for dough, her audience was frantically scribbling notes on recipe cards hoping to replicate her rolls when they got back home. The basement kitchen of Christ Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau was set up almost like the kitchens on TV cooking shows. ...
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Simple soda bread
(Column ~ 03/17/04)
"Eaten bread is forgotten," says an old Irish proverb. Figuratively speaking, there's probably something to that observation, but if you've ever eaten good Irish soda bread, you know that literally it's not true. Irish soda bread, says award-winning cookbook author Jeanne Lemlin, is Ireland's greatest culinary legacy, one of the three things she remembers most from her visits to the country...
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Add Irish food to the menu today
(Column ~ 03/17/04)
Every member of our family has his or her holiday calendar all mixed up. My husband, Scott, and our 9-year old son, Ross, are going around the house singing "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." The two of them are celebrating the arrival of March Madness and tournament time. ...
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Deborah Wilfawn
(Obituary ~ 03/17/04)
BENTON, Mo. -- Deborah Ann Wilfawn, 46, of Athens, Ga., died Monday, March 15, 2004, at her home. She was born Sept. 13, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Norbert Herman and Irene Agnes LeGrand Elfrink. She and Bobby Gene Wilfawn were married June 25, 1985, in Cape Girardeau...
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Hubert Allen
(Obituary ~ 03/17/04)
Hubert E. Allen, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 15, 2004, at his home. He was born Aug. 14, 1923, at Devil's Island, Ill., son of Luther and Edna Tucker Allen. He and Emra Snider were married Jan. 16, 1943, in Cape Girardeau. She died Oct. 2, 1988...
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Katheryn Wulfers
(Obituary ~ 03/17/04)
Katheryn S. Wulfers, 82, of Town and Country, Mo., died Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 27, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of J.D. and Jewell Horn Stewart. She and Paul A. Wulfers were married June 17, 1947. He died Dec. 13, 1981...
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Protecting identities
(Editorial ~ 03/17/04)
If the punishment should fit the crime, why is it that victims of identity theft are more likely to feel penalized the most? Though the victims aren't responsible for the monetary and credit damage accumulated with their stolen identity, they still receive the constant calls from creditors and have to rebuild their good name, which can take years...
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Kelly board votes not to retain McQuerter as girls hoop coach
(High School Sports ~ 03/17/04)
The Kelly School District Board of Education decided Thursday not to renew the contract of Kelly High School girls basketball coach Rod McQuerter. Kelly superintendent Don Moore confirmed that McQuerter's contract was not renewed at last week's board meeting by a 4-3 vote...
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Central tops Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 03/17/04)
Central defeated Notre Dame 108-78 in a high school girls swimming dual meet Tuesday at Central Municipal Pool. Cassie Kipper won two events for Central.Results 200 medley relay -- 1, Notre Dame (Ashley Ducharme, Kristin Enderle, Maggie Glasstetter, Mollie Messmer), 2:08.82; 2, Central (Cassie Kipper, Brett Ford, Callie Hoffman, Hannah Lewis) 2:08.71; 3, Central (Hannah Kinder, Kayla Auer, Amber Lusk, Amanda Dewrock) 2:13.34...
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Jackson students to compete overseas
(High School Sports ~ 03/17/04)
Don't be surprised to hear a few "G'day, mates" around the Jackson Bowling Lanes later this summer. A pair of Jackson youths will be among the People to People Ambassadors contingent heading to Australia and New Zealand for a bowling-themed trip in July. Another Jackson teenager will be heading Down Under for a swimming trip with People to People...
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Cross country, cross world
(High School Sports ~ 03/17/04)
Camps and training programs are just a few of the things local high school athletes do in the summer to prepare for an upcoming season. Delta junior Kevin Bartels this summer will prepare for his senior cross country season by competing in an international event in Australia in July. Bartels, who finished 23rd in the Class 1 cross country state finals in the fall, was one of 35 Missouri runners to be selected for the trip to compete in the Parkroyal Down Under International Games...
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Blue Jays send Haines to Class AAA
(College Sports ~ 03/17/04)
When Talley Haines was selected last December by Toronto in the Rule 5 Draft, his potential path to major league baseball appeared to have cleared considerably. But the Central High School graduate suffered a blow Tuesday when the Blue Jays sent him to Syracuse of the Class AAA International League, where he will start the season early next month...
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Otahkians' games rained out
(College Sports ~ 03/17/04)
The rain got the best of Southeast Missouri State University's softball team Tuesday as the Otahkians began their annual trip to the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. Southeast had both of its scheduled games rained out, against Army and IUPUI...
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Sports briefs 3/17/04
(Other Sports ~ 03/17/04)
College St. Joseph's Jameer Nelson and Phil Martelli were named player and coach of the year Tuesday by the United State Basketball Writers Association. The award was the second of the day for Nelson, St. Joseph's 5-10 point guard who averaged 20 points 5.4 assists per game...
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Speak Out 03/17/04
(Speak Out ~ 03/17/04)
Make them pay THE POLICE are to be commended for solving the vandalism in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. I hope the judge that handles this case doesn't send these boys to prison -- I don't want to pay for one single meal -- but I would make them pay every dime it took to pay for every window they broke. And their parents should not be allowed to do it. They should have to pay for it out of their own pocket and own hard labor...
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The passing of a generation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/17/04)
To the editor: My father, Sam Foster, grew up in Cape Girardeau. After a career in the Army followed by government service, he returned to the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape to linger through the horrors of Alzheimer's. He died March 5 at the home. My mother, Dolly, who lives at Chateau Girardeau, was steadfastly with him all those 60-plus years...
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Nancy Halcomb
(Obituary ~ 03/17/04)
Nancy Elaine Halcomb, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 15, 2004, at her home. She was born Oct. 7, 1927, at Doniphan, Mo., daughter of Leonard F. and Hazel Keel Ponder. She and William F. Halcomb were married in 1945 at First Baptist Church in Doniphan...
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Voters to question school board candidates Thursday
(Local News ~ 03/17/04)
Cape Girardeau School District patrons will have an opportunity Thursday to question school board candidates about their positions on finances and other education-related issues. The Southeast Missouri League of Women Voters' annual forum will be at 7 p.m. in room 218 at the school board office. The forum will be moderated, with attendees submitting questions for candidates to answer...
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