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State digest 04/14/04
(State News ~ 04/14/04)
State tops $100 million mark in returned property JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Since starting the process in 1985, Missouri has returned $100 million in unclaimed property to its rightful owners, State Treasurer Nancy Farmer said Tuesday. The state Division of Unclaimed Property collects cash, stocks, bonds and the contents of safety deposit boxes in cases where there have been no transactions or contact with the owners for at least three years. ...
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Sports briefs 4/14/04
(Other Sports ~ 04/14/04)
Baseball Chicago Cubs second baseman Mark Grudzielanek was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of a partial tear of his right Achilles' tendon. Grudzielanek is expected to be sidelined at least two weeks. Todd Walker will move into the starter's role...
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Cape police report 04/14/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/14/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Robert Lewis Blackman, 52, 150 S. Lorimier, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Monday on a Scott County warrant for failure to appear for driving while intoxicated...
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Cape fire report 04/14/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/14/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items Monday: At 5:36 p.m., a motor vehicle accident and extrication at Interstate 55 mile marker 92. At 10:48 p.m., a citizen assist at 1423 Perryville Road. Firefighters responded to the following items Tuesday:...
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Nation briefs 4/14/04
(International News ~ 04/14/04)
Poll: Balanced budget preferred over tax cuts WASHINGTON -- By almost a 2-1 margin, Americans prefer balancing the nation's budget to cutting taxes, according to an Associated Press poll, even though many believe their overall tax burden has risen despite tax cuts over the past three years. Figures released today show for the budget year that began Oct. 1, government spending totaled $1.1 trillion, while revenue came to $850.4 billion...
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Playing it cool down by the pool
(Column ~ 04/14/04)
The bad part of apartment life is losing potential home equity while sharing a wall with people who dress plastic animals on their front porch for the holidays and have an obnoxious dog. The good part -- especially for the home repair challenged -- is enjoying a working home and all the amenities with no more effort than scribbling out a check each month. That's the part I'm enjoying while it lasts, before the lease runs out and we become real grown-ups with a real house payment...
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The advantages of a late spring
(Column ~ 04/14/04)
In the middle of March, I really got excited about the warm spring temperatures, an omen of an early spring. In fact, I was so sure that we were going to get an early spring, I took the top off my Jeep, which requires two people and about 30 minutes worth of effort...
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SEMO plans public forums on nickname
(Local News ~ 04/14/04)
The public will have a chance to comment on five suggested nicknames for Southeast Missouri State University at a series of four public forums beginning next week. The forums -- scheduled for noon on April 21, 28 and May 5 in the University Center Missouriana Room and at 7 p.m. May 12 in Academic Hall Auditorium -- will give an opportunity to all who want to comment on a university committee's nickname suggestions. The five are Red Hawks, Red Birds, Red Wolves, Explorers and Sentinels...
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Missouri casinos take in record $123.6 million in March
(State News ~ 04/14/04)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- March was another record month for the gambling industry in Missouri, with the state's 11 casinos reporting revenues of $123.6 million. Ameristar Casinos Inc. led the way with its casinos in both the St. Louis and Kansas City areas producing a combined total of $45.8 million, according to Missouri Gaming Commission reports...
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Bush - Troops will 'finish work'
(National News ~ 04/14/04)
WASHINGTON -- Conceding a couple of "tough weeks in Iraq," President Bush signaled Tuesday night he is ready to increase American troop strength in the country, adding he intends to usher in a new era of democracy and "finish the work of the fallen."...
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On her way to Miss USA, beauty queen won in Jackson
(Local News ~ 04/14/04)
On her way to becoming Miss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey of Florissant, Mo., made a stop in Jackson. Finnessey was crowned Miss Jackson in 2001. Mary Beth Williams, the director of the Miss Jackson Pageant, recalls working for about a year with Finnessey, who was a guest in her home. Williams remembers Finnessey as a very poised, very competitive young woman...
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Births 4/14/04
(Births ~ 04/14/04)
Horton Son to Brent Wade and Christy M. Horton of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2004. Name, River Wade. Weight, 7 pounds. Second child, first son. Mrs. Horton is the former Christy McClain, daughter of Gerald and Daisy McClain of Charleston, Mo. Horton is the son of Barry and Glenda Horton of East Prairie, Mo. He is owner of Designs Unlimited on the Internet...
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Out of the past 4/14/04
(Out of the Past ~ 04/14/04)
10 years ago: April 14, 1994 National Weather Service has revised its flood crest for Cape Girardeau downward, but leery county and municipal officials say they'll stay on alert until crest passes Cape Girardeau, some time Saturday. Former science professor David Stewart says he was unfairly terminated last year by Southeast Missouri State University administration because of his perceived support of Iben Browning's earthquake prediction in 1990...
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Gladys Adamson
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Gladys R. Adamson, 86, of Humboldt, Tenn., formerly of Sikeston, died Monday, April 12, 2004, at her home. She was born Jan. 14, 1918, in Marble Hill, Mo., daughter of Amos and Allice Parlee Davault Rhodes. She and Elba Adamson were married April 10, 1937, in Bloomfield, Mo., and he died Jan. 5, 1979...
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Seeking a mascot
(Editorial ~ 04/14/04)
Southeast Missouri State University appeared to be getting close to selecting a new mascot, but now the decision may not come until fall. The Indians and Otahkians have been the school's mascots since 1922 but the names were officially retired in 1985, even though the nicknames continued to be used by fans, alumni and writers and broadcasters who cover Southeast's teams...
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We need more like Limbaugh
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/04)
To the editor: I recently listened to "Focus on the Family." Our own David Limbaugh was a guest of James Dobson. I also heard Limbaugh on TV with Dobson. A few weeks ago Limbaugh was a guest of Mike Shain on an early Sunday morning program. I wholeheartedly agree with Limbaugh. He is a man of high moral values. We need more people like him who will speak out...
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Mascot change isn't needed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/04)
To the editor: In my opinion, a mascot change for Southeast Missouri State University is superfluous. Certainly sensitivity should not be overlooked, but the deluge of political correctness commentary in our society has reached the ridiculous. Many factors need to be considered before a final decision is made regarding this issue. Consider the cost, public opinion and the abandonment of honoring our heritage...
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Much tradition behind Indians
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/04)
To the editor: Last August I wrote a letter regarding the mascot name change at Southeast Missouri State University. I am writing again to re-emphasize my disappointment over this issue. There is too much tradition behind the names Indians and Otahkians. These two names have been with the university for as long as I can remember...
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Many reasons to keep Indians
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/04)
To the editor: It is my belief that a mascot change for Southeast Missouri State University is unnecessary. I am a loyal supporter of SEMO athletics, having been a booster for many years. Because of past and current relationships with the university, I believe I am a credible proponent against this recent uproar...
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Ruby LaBruyere
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Ruby May LaBruyere, 88, of Vienna, Va., died Monday, April 12, 2004, at the home of a son in Vienna. She was born May 14, 1915, at Illmo, daughter of Henry E. and Fredarica Maria Gottlob Boss. She and Frederick N. LaBruyere were married March 15, 1938, at Illmo. He died Feb. 14, 1991...
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Gladys Smith
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Gladys French Smith, 86, of Portageville, Mo., died Monday, April 12, 2004. She was born Jan. 28, 1918, at New Madrid County, daughter of William Robert and Margaret-Ann Elizabeth Davidson House. She married Amos French in 1934 and Roy Smith in 1969. Both preceded her in death...
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Eugene Anderson
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Eugene Anderson, 79, of Advance died Sunday, April 11, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 7, 1924, in Joppa, Ill., son of Harvey and Grace Harris Anderson. Anderson was an over-the-road truck driver 56 years...
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Ellen Pigg
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ellen Marie Pigg, 64, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at her home. She was born July 1, 1939, at Parma, Mo., daughter of J.E. and Ruby Polk Creech. She and Paul Pigg were married Dec. 26, 1989, at High Ridge, Mo. Pigg was a retired real estate broker with American Realty. She was a member of Friendship General Baptist Church at Grassy, Mo., Eagles, Elks, VFW organizations in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary 84 in Ormond Beach, Fla...
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Anna Faircloth
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Anna Mae Faircloth, 81, of Desloge, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, April 12, 2004, at her home. She was born Oct. 1, 1922, at Greentop, Mo., daughter of James F. and Eunice Davis Miller. She married Harvey Henry Faircloth, who preceded her in death...
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Aiming to please with 'Crazy For You'
(Local News ~ 04/14/04)
Notre Dame Regional High School is taking on a big challenge with its annual musical, "Crazy For You," which features legendary George and Ira Gershwin songs like "I Got Rhythm," "They Can't Take That Away From Me," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Embraceable You." Not to mention tap dancing. Lots of tap dancing...
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Pickled egg recipes call for a little kick
(Column ~ 04/14/04)
While school was out last week for spring break, our children had a very enjoyable time. Monday they spent the day fishing with their Aunt Pat. After a couple of different fishing holes, they found one where the fish were really biting. When I got home and checked the answering machine, two excited voices were screaming into the machine that they had caught dinner and to get out a big frying pan. ...
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Faulty gloves, bats leave Indians stranded
(College Sports ~ 04/14/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Southeast Missouri State University's four-game winning streak ended Tuesday afternoon in a 6-4 loss at St. Louis University. The Indians might have hurt themselves more than the Billikens hurt them. Southeast committed five errors, including three in the first inning, and allowed two unearned runs -- enough to provide the difference on the windy day...
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'The Rocket' propels Astros to 5-3 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Roger Clemens allowed just two hits and extended his scoreless streak to 13 2-3 innings before giving up a run in Houston's 5-3 victory over St. Louis on Tuesday night. Clemens (2-0) struck out three, walked three and hit a batter in 6 2-3 innings. Last week in his Houston debut, he allowed one hit in seven shutout innings against San Francisco...
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Sharks bite off 3-1 lead
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/04)
ST. LOUIS -- One day after letting the St. Louis Blues back into their first-round series, the San Jose Sharks put them on the brink of elimination. Unsung Scott Thornton and Alexander Korolyuk each scored his first two goals of the playoffs in a 4-3 victory Tuesday night. San Jose, the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, has a 3-1 series lead and can close it out in Game 5 Thursday night at home...
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Leopold rallies from 13-run deficit
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/04)
On the brink of being beaten in five innings, Leopold rallied for an 18-13 nonconference softball victory against visiting Woodland on Tuesday. Tasha Thele and Samantha Bueter each had four hits for Leopold. Thele had three doubles and drove in five runs, while Bueter drove in three runs...
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Tigers string together a pair of wins
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/04)
Central ended a nine-game winless drought Monday with a victory at Potosi. The Tigers used a seventh-inning run on Tuesday to start their first winning streak of the season. Steve Miinch scored on a throwing error by the catcher to give Central a 4-3 home win over CBC in the first baseball game ever played on its new campus...
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Beussink, Brown team up for Jackson in shutout of ND
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/04)
Tyler Beussink enjoys pitching against Notre Dame. "I know a lot of guys that go to that school," Beussink said, "and I take pleasure in pitching against them." The Jackson Indians took pleasure in Beussink's outing Tuesday afternoon at Jackson City Park. The junior allowed just one hit over 5 1/3 innings, and Kyle Brown finished off a 4-0 nonconference victory against the Bulldogs...
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Indians, Otahks to add recruits in coming days
(College Sports ~ 04/14/04)
Southeast Missouri State University men's basketball coach Gary Garner expects to add two or three more players to his program's recruiting class during the spring signing period that begins today. Garner, however, is not certain if the Indians will actually receive any national letters of intent today...
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Saline County accepting permits under gun law
(State News ~ 04/14/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With legislation that attempts to fix the problem with the state's concealed-gun law still on hold, another county, one in central Missouri, is preparing to accept permit applications. Saline County Sheriff Wally George planned to begin taking concealed-carry permit applications today. George said he had held off on accepting permit applications in hopes questions about the law would be resolved...
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Lawmakers urge action on fix for concealed weapons law
(State News ~ 04/14/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although the governor's pre-emptive veto threat has hampered the chances for passage of a bill that would correct a constitutional flaw in Missouri's conceal and carry law, the measure's sponsor on Tuesday urged his colleagues to attempt to address the issue...
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Union - Kerry needs to form emotional bonds to win
(National News ~ 04/14/04)
WASHINGTON -- Democrat John Kerry "doesn't warm anybody up," and organized labor must help him create an emotional bond if fence-sitting union members are to vote for him in November, according to focus groups of undecided union voters. But these union members find President Bush likable and strong, "with a nice family and good moral values," said a memo of results prepared for the AFL-CIO and obtained by The Associated Press. ...
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Learning center gets state accreditation
(Local News ~ 04/14/04)
The ABC 123 Learning Center in Cape Girardeau was notified March 12 that it has become the first full-time child-care facility in Cape Girardeau to receive state accreditation. The center, at 429 Optimist Drive, is now both licensed and accredited by the state...
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U.S. troops deploy near Najaf
(International News ~ 04/14/04)
NAJAF, Iraq -- A 2,500-strong U.S. force, backed by tanks and artillery, massed Tuesday on the outskirts of Najaf for a showdown with a radical cleric whose militia led a bloody uprising across the south, raising fears of an American assault on the holiest Shiite city...
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Hearing heaps blame on FBI for 9-11 failure
(National News ~ 04/14/04)
WASHINGTON -- In a world "blinking red" with terrorist threats against the United States, the FBI missed a last-minute chance to detect a key al-Qaida cell and possibly disrupt the Sept. 11 attacks, the commission investigating the 2001 hijackings said Tuesday...
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Parents of sextuplets still stunned
(State News ~ 04/14/04)
CREVE COEUR, Mo. -- The parents of newborn sextuplets said Tuesday they haven't yet had time or energy to prepare emotionally and financially for their expanded family. But in the blur of events that has turned their lives upside down, Tina and Ron Otten have been clear in accepting what's been handed them...
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Play confronts memory, terror of Columbine High School massacre
(Entertainment ~ 04/14/04)
DENVER -- Five years after the Columbine High School massacre, a theater group is confronting the horror with a play that suggests what went through the minds of killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold once the shooting stopped. "It is by far the most challenging thing I have had to do," said actor Brian Lewis, a 27-year-old veteran of a dozen shows at Denver's LIDA Project who plays Harris. Mike Holzer, 24, portrays Klebold...
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Club news 4/14/04
(Community News ~ 04/14/04)
Lions Club The Lions Club District 26D held its district convention on March 20 at the Sikeston Country Club. District governor Larry Tetley presided. During the afternoon meeting, there were guest speakers from the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation, Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing, Lions World Service for the Blind and District A-1 Bionic Eye Project...
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Speak Out 04/14/04
(Speak Out ~ 04/14/04)
Beautiful display CONGRATULATIONS TO Maxine Boren. She did it again. The Easter display in her yard on Sherwood Drive is just absolutely beautiful. Thanks again, Maxine. We enjoy it. Negative history THE WORD Indian is a slang term created by the white man. Those of you who compare the Southeast Missouri State University mascot with the Trail of Tears name obviously don't know your history. The Trail of Tears is the official name for the forced removal by the government...
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Southeast golf team finishes fifth in Billiken Invitational
(College Sports ~ 04/14/04)
Southeast Missouri State University's golf team finished fifth among 12 squads in the St. Louis University Billiken Invitational that concluded Tuesday at Gateway National in Madison, Ill. The Indians had a 54-hole total of 917. Southern Illinois was first at 892, while host SLU placed second at 894...
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Cape airport to run disaster drill
(Local News ~ 04/14/04)
Local, state and federal agencies will prepare for disaster at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on April 24. The drill is designed to test response plans and methods at the airport. The scenario will involve an aircraft fire, terrorists on a plane and hazardous materials...
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Student faces discipline for blood drive e-mail
(State News ~ 04/14/04)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A student who urged her sorority sisters to lie so they could donate blood in a campus competition faces school discipline, and rules for the event could be overhauled to de-emphasize the contest, a University of Missouri official said Tuesday...
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Barnett faces Colorado panel's questions about football scandal
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/04)
BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Insisting the Colorado football program does not condone sexual misconduct, suspended coach Gary Barnett said Tuesday there is "no question" there was misbehavior at a 2001 party at the center of a rape scandal -- but everyone at the gathering shared the blame...
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Nuggets in but seedings still unsettled
(Professional Sports ~ 04/14/04)
The 16 NBA playoff teams are finally known. Exactly who will be seeded where remains to be determined. The Denver Nuggets became the final team to clinch a postseason berth by defeating the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Nuggets will be the eighth seed in the Western Conference, though they won't going to find out until late tonight whether they'll play the Kings, Lakers or Spurs...
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This low-fat variation on a down home favorite has more punch
(Community ~ 04/14/04)
Pork chops and applesauce are a winning combination that families have been serving up for decades. The simple interaction between the sweetness of the apples and the pork's savory flavor offers a delicious contrast, and the pork chops' low fat content makes it a healthy home-cooking staple...
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Senate panel argues over governor's authority to shift money
(State News ~ 04/14/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With hundreds of spending decisions pending, the Senate appropriations panel Tuesday tangled with a philosophical debate over the separation of government powers. At stake is whether a governor has the authority to take money from other parts of the budget to fund a program that lawmakers have decided not to fund...
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