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Quotes
(Column ~ 04/05/04)
"Prophet Muhammad prohibited even the mutilation of a dead mad dog and he considered such a thing as religiously forbidden. What happened in Fallujah is a distortion of Islamic principles and it is forbidden in Islam." -- Sheik Khalid Ahmen, a senior cleric in Fallujah, Iraq, condemning the mutilation of four American contractors in the city west of Baghdad. Ahmen promised that Muslim preachers would tell their followers that the destruction of the bodies was wrong....
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Gay marriage is ultimate wedge issue for father and son
(National News ~ 04/05/04)
SAN FRANCISCO -- When David Knight married his boyfriend of 10 years, his parents were not among the mothers and fathers proudly snapping photos and sipping champagne at San Francisco's City Hall. His mother is long gone, dead of cancer when he was 17. And his father, well his father .....
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Battleground state elections, money hamper Senate race
(National News ~ 04/05/04)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats in numerous key Senate campaigns face a financial disadvantage this fall, according to strategists in both parties, the combined result of the priority given to John Kerry's bid for the White House, new fund-raising restrictions and the location of the most competitive races...
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Jennings gets three hours of prime-time for religious stories
(Entertainment ~ 04/05/04)
NEW YORK -- Bringing a reporter's eye to biblical stories is Peter Jennings' passion. ABC is taking the extraordinary step of devoting all three hours of prime time Monday to Jennings' latest religious saga, "Jesus and Paul: The Word and the Witness."...
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'Hellboy' walks tall with $23.5 million debut
(Entertainment ~ 04/05/04)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- A wisecracking demon from hell took down The Rock for the weekend's box-office title. "Hellboy," starring Ron Perlman as the comic-book superhero, debuted as the top flick with $23.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice awards brings out Hollywood's stars
(Entertainment ~ 04/05/04)
LOS ANGELES -- The green slime oozed and children screamed in delight at Saturday's 17th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, who won the hearts of kids everywhere as the voices of the love-struck ogre and princess in the animated film "Shrek," hosted the show at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Myers ended the event drenched in slime, a trademark booby-prize of Nickelodeon's audience-participation shows...
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Libraries may draw readers by e-mailing book chapters
(Entertainment ~ 04/05/04)
ALBANY, Ga. -- Patrons of the Dougherty County Library get an e-mail each day featuring one or more chapters from a selected book. These "five-minute reads" may persuade the readers to check the book out from the library or go to a bookstore and buy it. If nothing else, they can share their thoughts on the book with other readers on the library's Web site...
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Ringleader of Madrid attacks among suicide bombers
(International News ~ 04/05/04)
MADRID, Spain -- The suicide apartment house blast that killed the alleged ringleader of last month's Madrid train bombings and four other terror suspects left the core of the terror group either dead or in jail, Spain's interior minister said on Sunday...
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Nation/world briefs 4/5/04
(International News ~ 04/05/04)
Israeli ministers confront Sharon over withdrawal JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon engaged in a heated argument Sunday with hardline Cabinet ministers opposed to his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, government officials said. The spat reflected the tough internal pressure that Sharon faces as he tries to move forward with his proposal to leave the areas -- removing troops and uprooting settlements in the process...
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Watching TV may increase children's attention problems
(State News ~ 04/05/04)
CHICAGO -- Very young children who watch television face an increased risk of attention deficit problems by school age, a study has found, suggesting that TV might overstimulate and permanently "rewire" the developing brain. For every hour of television watched daily, two groups of children -- aged 1 and 3 -- faced a 10 percent increased risk of having attention problems at age 7...
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St. Louis sends Hart to minors
(Professional Sports ~ 04/05/04)
Bo Hart, who batted .277 for the Cardinals last year and filled a hole at second base, was among the team's final roster cuts Sunday. Hart, who became expendable with the acquisition of Tony Womack on March 21 along with the emergence of infielder Hector Luna, was optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Womack beat out both Hart and Marlon Anderson for the second base job, and will bat leadoff in Monday's opener against the Milwaukee Brewers...
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Agenda 4/5/04
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
9 a.m. today Action items Request for indigent burial for David Vanpelt Request for 911 training Appointments 9:30 a.m. -- Stan Murray, Hubble Creek project 10:30 a.m. -- Bid-Surplus Tractor Blades 10:45 a.m. -- Chris Leyton, Smith & Co.
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Crazy about carbs
(Business ~ 04/05/04)
Mark Dirnberger can spot a cheater almost instantly. When the owner of Bella Italia walks through his restaurant he notices their tables, empty but for a glass of water. No soda, nothing sweet. If they venture to have sweetened tea, it's always Sweet and Low, never sugar. No bread, and if they order a salad, they are very deliberate in selecting its ingredients. But when they order their pasta, they go hog wild, piling on as many decadently high-carb ingredients as they can...
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City invites comment on East Main Street extension
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
Residents who own property along the proposed East Main Street extension are encouraged to attend tonight's Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting to voice their concerns and questions to the board. The city, which has struggled to secure right of way from some property owners, hopes an informal, voluntary public hearing will help clear the air on several issues...
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Incumbents face no challenge in election for Cape council
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
It's no contest when it comes to Tuesday's Cape Girardeau City Council election. Councilmen Jay Purcell of Ward 3, Hugh White of Ward 4 and Matt Hopkins of Ward 5 are all running unopposed for re-election to four-year terms. It's the first time there have been uncontested races for council seats since the city began holding ward elections a decade ago. Prior to that, all council members were elected at large...
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Johnson wins first PGA Tour title
(Professional Sports ~ 04/05/04)
DULUTH, Ga. -- Zach Johnson coasted through 10 holes before the trouble started. After getting five birdies earlier, simply making par was difficult. Four bogeys in five holes, and suddenly, his five-shot lead was down to two. "I was just trying to make pars," he said. "There is a danger in that, but on this golf course, par is a good score."...
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Cards brew up festive day
(Professional Sports ~ 04/05/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Meetings with the Secret Service were an element of the final preseason workout for the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers, who'll have President Bush watching them today. Bush, hopeful of boosting his candidacy for re-election in a crucial swing state, will throw out the first pitch and is scheduled to stick around for at least a few innings. ...
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Indians blow late lead, fall to JSU
(College Sports ~ 04/05/04)
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Jacksonville State scored nine runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and a single run in the bottom of the 10th to rally for a 15-14 victory in the rubber match of a three-game series against Southeast Missouri Sunday afternoon at Rudy Abbott Field...
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UConn will go for sweep of hoop titles
(College Sports ~ 04/05/04)
NEW ORLEANS -- With one final swat, Diana Taurasi secured Connecticut's place in another national championship game. Connecticut fought off repeated comebacks by a gutsy Minnesota team and stayed on track to win a third straight NCAA title with a 67-58 victory in the semifinals Sunday night...
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A tall task for both sides
(College Sports ~ 04/05/04)
SAN ANTONIO -- There's no mistaking Emeka Okafor. He's the All-America center from Connecticut, the sure lottery pick in the NBA draft. There's also no mistaking Luke Schenscher. He's the 7-foot-1 Australian with the shaggy red hair who plays center for Georgia Tech...
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Mack revved up for another season
(Community Sports ~ 04/05/04)
Auto racing has been a part of Joey Mack's life since before he could operate a motor vehicle. "Before I could drive, me and my brothers would ride our bicycles four or five miles on Saturday night to watch the races," said Mack, a lifelong Benton resident who grew up within cycling distance of Auto Tire and Parts NAPA RacePark. "I've been working on cars ever since I could drive, and that led to racing."...
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Rally sends message of support to U.S. troops
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
Lauren Fritsche was well-aware of why she spent Sunday afternoon in Capaha Park, holding a sign rather than playing on the playground equipment. "Because my daddy's in Iraq," the 5-year-old said shyly, her sign reading, "My daddy's in Iraq: God bless him." When asked how that made her feel, she was ready with an answer...
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Both parties like chances in House battle
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In the era before term limits, the departure of nearly three dozen incumbents from the House of Representatives in the same election year would have been seen as a mass exodus. Considering that when term limits first had an impact in 2002 there were 84 open House seats heading into the August party primaries, the 32 vacancies this year is comparatively low...
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Class project
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
Francine's Gardens are lovely enough to have been featured in Southern Living magazine, but never before this year has there been such a spring display. Last fall, 24 horticulture students from the Cape Girardeau Vocational School planted 5,000 bulbs at the Cape Girardeau business that provides a setting for weddings, receptions and other gatherings. The product of their work is currently blooming all over 28 N. Pacific St...
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Incident leaves one under arrest, two injured
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
An on-going conflict lasted nearly an hour early Sunday morning, starting at the Phat Cat on Broadway and ending at St. Francis Medical Center. In the end, one person was arrested, an officer was assaulted and two people were injured in a motor vehicle accident...
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Newspaper earns awards in state competition
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
ST. LOUIS -- The Southeast Missourian newspaper claimed a first-place, two second-place and two third-place awards in the annual Missouri APME News Writing Contest. The contest drew 190 entries from 18 newspapers and was judged by newspaper staffs from Nebraska and the Journal-Sentinel. The awards were presented Friday in St. Louis at the Missouri APME annual convention...
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Community cuisine 4/5/04
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
Church will serve up chicken and dumplings A chicken and dumplings dinner complete with green beans, cole slaw, mashed potatoes, ham, corn, dessert and drink will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. April 17 at Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church, 3024 Highway 177, just north of the Cape Girardeau city limits. Carryouts available. An antique collectibles and quilt sale will also take place. Call 334-3080 for more information...
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Community briefs 4/5/04
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
Breakfast, elections taking place at center The Community Counseling Center's annual breakfast and elections meeting is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. April 16 at the Career and Technology Center in Cape Girardeau. Call Martha at 651-3747 to register and arrange for breakfast buffet payment...
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Recruiting underway for Relay for Life's best shots
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
Copies of photographs, preferably digital, from Relay for Life campsites, survivor and luminaria ceremonies are being requested for use in a commercial to air on Charter Cable Network to promote Cape County's Relay for Life, June 4 and 5 at Cape County Park North...
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Medicaid cuts threaten families
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/04)
To the editor: State Rep. Jason Crowell's guest column about Medicaid changes proposed by the Missouri House seriously misrepresented the issues surrounding the state's medical assistance programs. Unfortunately, your March 26 editorial further confused the issue...
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Emerson must take responsibility
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/04)
To the editor: I couldn't help but stare in amazement at U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's response to Robert Polack Jr.'s latest letter about Iraq. Is Emerson actually unaware that there were no connections between Iraq and al-Qaida and 9-11? How could someone serving in the second most powerful legislative body in the history of the world be so uninformed? This should give us all pause for thought...
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Speak Out 04/04/04
(Speak Out ~ 04/05/04)
Theater experience "SOUTH PACIFIC" was sensational. All the things we go to the theater for were there: the enthusiasm, the ability to take you away and a wonderful job with the music and the orchestra. It was a true theater experience. Can't take the heat...
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Molly Tranum
(Obituary ~ 04/05/04)
Molly Tranum, 19, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Thomas Moore
(Obituary ~ 04/05/04)
Thomas Irl Moore, 83, formerly of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 3, 2004, at his home at Kansas City, Kan. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Paul Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 04/05/04)
ANNA, Ill. -- Paul H. Cunningham, 90, of Anna died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at his home. He was born July 15, 1913, at Blodgett, Mo., son of Theodore and Laura Davis Cunningham. He and Ondean Karraker were married in 1941 at Jackson. Cunningham was an electrician and a 60-year member of the Brotherhood of Electricians Local 702. He was a U.S. military veteran of World War II and was a member of First Baptist Church in Anna...
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Julie Sides
(Obituary ~ 04/05/04)
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. -- Julie Ann Sides, 46, of Collinsville, formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Friday, April 2, 2004, at Anderson Hospital at Maryville, Ill. She was born March 13, 1958, at Cairo, Ill., daughter of Billy Joe and Paula Miller Eickelman. She and Nathan Ray Sides were married May 22, 1999...
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Hilbert Tuschoff
(Obituary ~ 04/05/04)
SCOTTCITY -- Hilbert Oscar Tuschoff, 79, of Scott City died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital at Cape Girardeau. He was born May 2, 1924, at Friedheim, Mo., son of Oscar and Mary Kester Tuschhoff. He and Aileen Mae Redpather Brant were married July 3, 1965, at Illmo, Mo...
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Faye Coryell
(Obituary ~ 04/05/04)
ANNA, Ill. -- Faye Coryell, 76, of Anna died Saturday, April 3, 2004, at her home. She was born March, 2, 1928, in Arkansas, daughter of Thomas and Etta Cheney Jefferson. She and Carl Franklin Coryell were married March 5, 1946, at Pulaski County. He died Aug. 14, 1985...
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Helen Treece
(Obituary ~ 04/05/04)
ANNA, Ill. -- Helen C. Treece, 71, of Anna died Saturday, April 3, 2004, at her home. She was born March 28, 1933, near Anna, daughter of Charles Ford and Anna Hubach Cates. She and Kenneth C. Treece were married June 18, 1951, at Jonesboro, Ill. Treece was a caregiver for Home Health Care. She was a member of the Anna Church of the Nazarene and the Anna American Legion Auxiliary...
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John Tarr
(Obituary ~ 04/05/04)
John F. Tarr, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 3, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital at Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 9, 1935, at Cape Girardeau, son of John A. and Stella Rosalie Griffaw Tarr. He and Donna Rudluff Tarr were married May 5, 1962, at Cape Girardeau...
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Sports briefs 4/5/04
(Other Sports ~ 04/05/04)
Motorsports Elliott Sadler barely held off rookie Kasey Kahne in an exciting finish Sunday. Sadler's victory in the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 -- his second career NASCAR Nextel Cup win -- came by two-hundredths of a second over Kahne, the rookie who has three runner-up finishes and a third-place showing in seven races for Ray Evernham. Jeff Gordon finished third and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was fourth,...
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Southeast softball wins fourth straight
(College Sports ~ 04/05/04)
Southeast Missouri State softball team picked up its fourth straight OVC victory Sunday, completing a three-game sweep of Tennessee State with a 3-0 victory at home. Southeast (9-21, 4-1 OVC) scored three runs in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Lyndsey Webb and a two-run single by Suzi Lair. Kelly Birk (4-7) pitched the shutout, allowing five hits, no walks and striking out two...
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Coaches also honor Johnson, McCauley
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/04)
The honors keep coming for local basketball players with the announcement of the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association's all-state teams. Dominitrix Johnson of Bell City and Sommer McCauley of Notre Dame each were honored by the coaches. McCauley and Johnson each made the all-state lists released by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters as well...
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Military digest 4/5/04
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
Dennis completes 12 weeks of basic training Marine Corps Pvt. David K. Dennis, son of Gabriele Dennis of Patton, Mo., and Brian K. Dennis of Caruthersville, Mo., recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif. Dennis is a 2001 graduate of Cooter High School in Cooter, Mo...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 4/5/04
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
7 p.m. today City hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearings A public hearing regarding the request of Gerard Dirnberger for a special-use permit to operate a landscaping business from his home located at 1053 N. Clark St., in an R-1, single-family residential district, and to use an existing storage shed at the same location for storage of landscaping and mowing equipment...
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Cape police report 04/05/04
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests A female, 49, was taken into protective custody Saturday at the 400 block of Morgan Oak. Brandon Allen Harris, 21, of 2902 Bernice, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Saturday on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear on original charge of tampering with evidence...
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Rioting puts U.S. deaths past 600 mark
(National News ~ 04/05/04)
NAJAF, Iraq -- Supporters of an anti-American cleric rioted in four Iraqi cities Sunday, killing eight U.S. troops and one Salvadoran soldier in the worst unrest since the spasm of looting and arson immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein. The U.S. military on Sunday reported two Marines were killed in a separate "enemy action" in Anbar province, raising the toll of American service members killed in Iraq to at least 610...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 4/5/04
(Local News ~ 04/05/04)
7:30 p.m. today Public hearing Hearing to consider the rezoning of the properties addressed as 1730 and 1802 E. Jackson Blvd., from R-2 (single family residential) to C-2 (general commercial) as submitted by Charles and Carol Draper, Robert and Jacqueline Strack and Patrick N. Dean...
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Neigbor smells smoke, calls firefighters
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/05/04)
An alert neighbor who smelled smoke and heard a smoke detector go off at 416 N. Frederick called the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Thursday. No one was home at either of the two apartments in the building owed by John Perry. The electrical fire began in the laundry room in the basement causing moderate fire and smoke damage...
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Linux makes small gains, but Microsoft still looms
(Business ~ 04/05/04)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It might have seemed to be the best possible week for boosters of the Linux open-source operating system. As their nemesis, Microsoft Corp., was getting sanctioned by Europe for anticompetitive trespasses, computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. gave Linux a new vote of confidence, and the largest Linux distributor posted strong financial results...
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Business memos 4/5/04
(Business ~ 04/05/04)
Big River releases new phone book Big River Telephone recently announced the release of a new telephone book. Among its features is a cross reference section that allows you to look up a phone number and identify the caller. The book is also small enough to fit in a car's glove compartment, its listings are printed in larger type...
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People on the move 4/5/04
(Business ~ 04/05/04)
Hodges earns special professional designation J. Derieck Hodges, of Albrecht-Hodges Inc. in Cape Girardeau, has earned the Chartered Financial Consultant professional designation from the American College in Pennsylvania. To attain this designation, Hodges had to complete at least eight courses and 16 hours of supervised examinations. He has been with the company for 20 years and resides in Jackson...
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Shoplifting doesn't pay
(Editorial ~ 04/05/04)
In the blink of an eye, a thief can swipe merchandise from a retail store and leave other shoppers with the bill. Shoplifting costs the American public more than $33 billion a year, according to a survey from the National Retail Security organization. The costs are passed on to customers in higher prices, according to the survey...
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Out of the past 4/5/04
(Out of the Past ~ 04/05/04)
10 years ago: April 5, 1994 In effort to eliminate further delay of law to establish minimum property standards, city council Monday elected to bypass recommendation by city manager J. Ronald Fischer and put matter on agenda for vote at next meeting; Fischer had suggested that city manager appoint city officials to draft minimum property maintenance code for council's consideration...
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Taking care of business in Cape
(Column ~ 04/05/04)
Five weeks. That's how long my bosses think it takes a reporter to become acclimated to Cape Girardeau enough to write a decent business column. Let's hope they're right. Let me start with a little background. I was raised in a small town of 312 people in Miller County in central Missouri. ...
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