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Holden, McCaskill face off in first debate
(State News ~ 07/20/04)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden and State Auditor Claire McCaskill clashed over school funding and who could provide the most effective leadership as they faced off Monday night in their first debate in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Holden, who is seeking a second four-year term, sought to emphasize his support for education and health care and the work his administration has done to create jobs in Missouri...
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Cheney was right
(Column ~ 07/20/04)
By John Podhoretz Dick Cheney was right! You'll have to read on a bit to find out how and why. Five days after the Senate Intelligence Committee stated flatly that Bush administration officials didn't pressure CIA analysts to spin intelligence reports on Iraq, an official inquiry chaired by the former chief of Britain's civil service has said the same about British intelligence and Prime Minister Tony Blair's government...
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Daughter cleans up at home plate
(Column ~ 07/20/04)
I'm not soft on softball. But I must confess it's fun to sit out in a portable, canvas chair in Cape Girardeau's Arena Park on a summer night and watch a bunch of grade-school girls run the bases. Our youngest daughter, 8-year-old Bailey, is in her second year of learning the sport...
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Marine who disappeared in Iraq says he did not desert his post
(National News ~ 07/20/04)
The Associated Press QUANTICO, Va. -- Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, the Marine who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while on duty in Iraq, insisted on Monday that he was captured by enemy forces and that he is still a loyal Marine. "I did not desert my post," he told reporters outside Quantico Marine Corps Base. "I was captured and held against my will by anti-coalition forces for 19 days. This was a very difficult and challenging time for me."...
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Nation digest 07/20/04
(National News ~ 07/20/04)
Feds launch security probe at Los Alamos ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- With nearly all weapons research put on hold, a top Energy Department official arrived at Los Alamos National Laboratory on Monday to oversee a top-to-bottom review prompted by a string of security breaches. ...
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CBS will resist fines from Super Bowl
(Entertainment ~ 07/20/04)
LOS ANGELES -- CBS will fight any fines leveled against its television stations over Janet Jackson's startling Super Bowl performance, a top executive with parent company Viacom Inc. said. CBS could face a Federal Communications Commission fine of $550,000 or a maximum penalty of $27,500 for each of 20 CBS-owned stations, The Associated Press reported last month. ...
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Miner digs up 182-carat gem -- and trouble to go with it
(International News ~ 07/20/04)
CONAKRY, Guinea -- There's lucky: Finding a diamond when you're a young miner sweating it out in the west African forests of Guinea. And there's too lucky: finding a 182-carat stone, that everyone -- starting with the government of Guinea -- wants a piece of...
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Nine killed, 60 wounded in suicide blast in Baghdad
(International News ~ 07/20/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A fuel tanker rigged as a massive bomb hurtled toward a Baghdad police station and exploded Monday, killing nine people, wounding 60, and leveling a huge section of an industrial neighborhood. The suicide bombing was the fourth in a string of deadly attacks on police and government facilities in the last five days. Since the new government took power June 28, at least 75 people have been killed in militant attacks...
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World digest 07/20/04
(International News ~ 07/20/04)
Israel hits Gaza militant headquarters; 5 hurt JERUSALEM -- Israeli missiles twice hit a house in a Gaza refugee camp on the beach, wounding a militant Palestinian leader and four other people, a spokesman for a Palestinian group said. The two airstrikes, one on Monday afternoon and the other after midnight, targeted the same house in the Shati refugee camp next to Gaza City on the Mediterranean, according to witnesses and a spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committee. ...
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Japan accused of buying votes for pro-whaling campaign
(International News ~ 07/20/04)
SORRENTO, Italy -- Japan lost a key vote in its bid to have an 18-year ban on commercial whaling overturned when its motion to hold secret balloting at this week's International Whaling Commission meeting was rejected Monday. Environmentalists accused Japan of using development aid to swell the number of nations in the pro-whaling bloc, a charge the Japanese delegation denied...
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Missing motorcyclist from Missouri found dead
(State News ~ 07/20/04)
PEORIA, Ariz. -- A 19-year-old motorcyclist was found dead Monday in the desert near Lake Pleasant. Daniel Lindsey apparently became a victim of sun and heat on Sunday, when the high temperature reached 110 degrees, said officials from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. ...
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Man gets two years in prison for operating "chop shop"
(State News ~ 07/20/04)
Man gets two years for operating chop shop A former Miner city alderman was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for operating a chop shop that resold auto parts from stolen vehicles, U.S. Attorney James Martin said. Tom W. Brock, 63, of Miner, pleaded guilty in May to seven federal charges, including operating a chop shop and being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm. ...
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Police - Remains thought to be human may be those of an animal
(State News ~ 07/20/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Investigators trying to identify a torso found last month near an Interstate 70 rest area said remains found Monday by a garbage collector may be those of an animal instead of a human as first thought. The remains -- thought to be human hands and feet -- were discovered in a trash bag in a bin about 10 miles from the I-70 rest stop where a headless, limbless torso was found three weeks ago. ...
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VP Cheney appears at Columbia political rally
(National News ~ 07/20/04)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Vice President Dick Cheney criticized the Democratic ticket on Monday, arguing that John Kerry and John Edwards have opposed changes to the medical malpractice insurance system because they are too close to trial lawyers. During a question-and-answer session with Bush-Cheney backers, the vice president said the administration is pushing to cap the amounts from large court judgments for what he called "non-economic suffering."...
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Senate moderates could complicate action on tax cuts
(National News ~ 07/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- Republican divisions in the Senate could complicate efforts to extend three of President Bush's most popular tax cuts this week. If allowed to expire, Americans could pay $50 more in taxes -- and lose up to $300 in tax benefits for each child -- next year...
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Bush mum on Cabinet proposal
(National News ~ 07/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- The White House reserved judgment Monday about whether to establish a Cabinet-level national intelligence chief. President Bush said he was "still taking a good, hard look" at candidates to lead the CIA. A major reorganization of the intelligence community and creation of a Cabinet-level intelligence agency are expected to be among primary recommendations of the independent commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001...
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Cape school officials seek alternate source of revenue
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Frozen staff salaries and postponed textbook and technology purchases top a list of concerns Cape Girardeau school officials have with the 2004-2005 budget. The Cape Girardeau School Board approved the $35 million budget at its regular meeting Monday night. The budget, which includes about $1.2 million in budget cuts voted on by the board last January, has a $770,000 deficit...
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Passport to a dream
(Professional Sports ~ 07/20/04)
Hamilton and others have taken strange detours to golf's summit. By Doug Ferguson ~ The Associated Press TROON, Scotland -- Todd Hamilton always had the talent. What he needed was a passport. That's what happens when an All-American golfer fails in five straight tries at PGA Tour qualifying, then realizes his best chance for a pro career takes him to all corners of the globe...
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U.S. to send new faces to Athens
(Professional Sports ~ 07/20/04)
By Bob Baum ~ The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The United States will send a track and field team loaded with young talent to the Athens Olympics, fresh faces sorely needed by a troubled sport...
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Suspect in deadly stabbing appears in court today
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Southeast Missourian BENTON, Mo. -- The suspect in a fatal weekend stabbing will make his first court appearance at 11 a.m. today. Robert L. Grant of Scott City faces six felony charges: one count of first-degree murder, one count of armed criminal action and four counts of assault...
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Kindermusik classes mix teaching with fun
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Echoing the sounds of a cuckoo, chirping like a robin or flapping their arms like a bird would its wings aren't just activities that keep children's interests. They are lessons in music and creativity. They might look like silly exercises that children think are funny, but mixing playtime and learning is part of the plan in Kindermusik, a music program designed for children from birth to age 7. ...
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Old Illmo on way to being arts area
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
The area of Scott City known as Old Illmo may soon go by the name Old Illmo Arts District now that the Scott City Council formally approved the designation at its Monday meeting. The only council member voting against approval of the designation was Norman Brant...
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Cape approves limit on pets without permit
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Cape Girardeau won't be going to the cats and dogs, at least not more than eight in a single home without a permit to operate a commercial kennel. The city council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance Monday night limiting residents to a maximum of four dogs and four cats in a household without a special-use permit. The council action came over the objections of the local Humane Society and several local pet owners who said the regulation was unwarranted...
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Jackson's board denies special-use permit
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Brian and Connie Meyer just can't catch a break. After their bakery was obliterated by a tornado a little over a year ago, the Meyers went searching for a new location. They were finally able to find a spot along busy East Jackson Boulevard. Only this time, it wasn't a natural disaster that got in the way. It was a protective neighborhood...
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Donation puts crime-fighting tool in hands of Cape police
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Before the summer is over, the Cape Girardeau Police Department expects to have enough Tasers to start putting officers on the street armed with them and a policy in place governing their use. The Evening Optimist Club recently donated $3,200 to the police department, enough to buy four Tasers. Earlier this year, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff John Jordan donated two Tasers, and the police department bought 13 more which arrived last week, said Sgt. Rick Schmidt...
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Firefighters respond to smoldering coal at university
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Spontaneous combustion apparently started a fire in four tons of coal stored in a bin at Southeast Missouri State University Monday. University employees noticed smoke coming from an open window on the west side of the third floor of the university's power plant around 3:40 p.m., said Jim Daume, associate director of facilities...
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Chaffee man killed while working on lawn mower
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- A Chaffee man was killed Monday afternoon when a riding lawn mower he was working on fell and crushed him. Paul Traw, 63, of Highway 77, had been taking the blades off the mower, apparently working alone at his business, Traw's Auto Shop, said Scott County deputy coroner Jerry Goin. ...
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Incumbents running for Senate opens three House seats
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With all three of Southeast Missouri's Senate seats open this year, a trio of area Republican state representatives are looking for promotions to the upper chamber and creating vacancies in the House of Representatives. The question of who becomes the next representative of the 158th District, which includes most of the city of Cape Girardeau, will be decided in a three-way Republican primary on Aug. 3 as no Democrats have filed for the office...
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Contested primaries in most statewide races
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For just the second time since incumbent governors became eligible for re-election in the 1960s, a sitting Missouri chief executive is facing a credible threat in the party primary. Gov. Bob Holden, who had the bad luck of taking office just as Missouri's economy turned from boom to bust and also witnessed the Republican takeover of the Missouri Legislature on his watch, is in a closely watched battle for the Democratic nomination with State Auditor Claire McCaskill, who claims Holden has been ineffective as governor.. ...
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McBride promises respect in public administrator bid
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
McBride promises respect, compassion in bid for county public administrator Editor's note: The questionnaire answers of Democratic public administrator candidate Deborah McBride were inadvertently left out of Monday's story about the Cape Girardeau County primary election. ...
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Trombonist, orchestra joining Cape Municipal Band
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Wednesday's Cape Girardeau Municipal Band concert will take audience members back to the big band era with the band's performance alongside the Jerry Ford Orchestra, featuring special guest trombonist Gene Stiman. Stiman, who grew up in Herrin, Ill., has been playing trombone for over 60 years and in that time he has been a member of the Benny Goodman Orchestra and the lead trombonist with the Fabulous Fox Orchestra in St. ...
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Ace trumps highlights at junior event
(Community Sports ~ 07/20/04)
Ashley Richardet of Perryville sank a hole in one in tournament play. Southeast Missourian The seventh of eight tournaments in the PGA Gateway Southeast Missouri Junior Series at Cape Girardeau Country Club on Monday was highlighted by Ashley Richardet's hole in one on the 11th hole...
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Cards ignore welts, bruise Cubs 5-4
(Professional Sports ~ 07/20/04)
St. Louis retaliates for two hit batsmen by winning the game. By Rick Gano ~ The Associated Press CHICAGO -- Scott Rolen hit a tie-breaking homer in the eighth inning off an exuberant Carlos Zambrano and sent the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night...
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George asks Titans for a release
(Professional Sports ~ 07/20/04)
The Tennessee running back rejected the team's latest offer. By Teresa M. Walker ~ The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Eddie George, Tennessee's all-time leading rusher, rejected the Titans' latest contract offer Monday and asked the team to release him quickly so he can seek a job with a new team...
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Scientists weigh arguments over home defibrillators
(National News ~ 07/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse -- even though that's where most cardiac arrests occur. Now a manufacturer hopes to spur sales by making the devices as easy to buy as a fire extinguisher, asking the government to lift its requirement that at-home defibrillators be sold only with a doctor's prescription...
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Sheriff's candidate to visit with area residents
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Sheriff's candidate to visit with area residents Jerry Bledsoe, the Democratic candidate for Scott County sheriff, will meet with residents today in Sikeston. Bledsoe will be at the Jaycee Barn on the grounds of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo starting at 5 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided by supporters of Bledsoe...
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Winston Carden
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Winston Wallace Carden, 75, of Sikeston died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 21, 1929, in Battle Creek, Mich., son of Arvil Winston and Annie Mae Mathis Carden. He and Sally Ruth Carr were married May 22, 1966...
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Erline Davenport
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Erline Davenport, 90, of Chaffee died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Larry Modglin
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Larry R. Modglin, 56, of Mounds died Monday, July 19, 2004, at his home, following a brief illness. Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Paul Traw
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Paul Traw, 63, of Chaffee died Monday, July 19, 2004, in an accident at his home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Laura Fakes
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Laura Katherine Fakes, 85, of Sikeston died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Aug. 29, 1918, at Puxico, Mo., daughter of Neal Daniel and Laura Lee Donahew Kornegger. She married Elmer Dean Russell, who preceded her in death. She later married Arthur Fakes Jr...
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Bessie Little
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Bessie Odelene Little, 73, of Chaffee died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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James Rose
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
MATTHEWS, Mo. -- James Curtis "Monk" Rose, 62, of Matthews died Saturday, July 17, 2004, from injuries received in an automobile accident near Matthews. He was born Oct. 13, 1941, in Portageville, Mo., son of Luther and Ethel Fuwell Rose. He and Linda Kay Bledsoe were married June 6, 1975, at Matthews...
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Freda Madison
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Freda Bell Madison, 77, of Granite City, Ill., died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at Elm Wood Nursing Home in Maryville, Ill. She was born May 25, 1927, near Lutesville, Mo., daughter of Frederick and Rhoda Bell Eaker. She and Wayne K. Madison were married May 28, 1971. He died Sept. 17, 2000...
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Raymond LaFaire
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- James Raymond LaFaire, 88, of Marble Hill died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1916, in Chicago, son of Frank and Margret Keenan LaFaire. He first married Helen M. Cummings Aug. 11, 1937. She died Oct. 3, 1980. He and Bernice Douglas Greer were married Aug. 30, 1991...
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Euline Zoellner
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Euline M. Zoellner, 93, of Perryville died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born July 22, 1910, in Perry County, daughter of Louis and Genevieve Prevallet Chappuis. She and LeRoy Zoellner were married May 2, 1932. He died Oct. 15, 1973...
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Beverly Jeffers
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
Beverly Ann Jeffers, 67, of Whitewater died Friday, July 16, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 28, 1936, in New York City, daughter of Walter and Beatrice McKecrin Brown. She married Kenton Dean Jeffers. Jeffers was formerly of Farmington, Mo...
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Edward Schumer
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edward F. "Eddie" Schumer, 93, of Perryville died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at Perry Oaks Manor. He was born Jan. 6, 1911, at Millheim, Mo., son of Frank and Mary Zoellner Schumer. He and Wilma M. Lappe were married Nov. 15, 1941. Schumer was a stitcher at International Shoe Co. 46 years, and was owner/operator of Ed's Shoe Repair Shop 36 years...
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David Huber
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
PERRYVILLE -- David P. Huber, 50, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Norwalk, Calif. He was born Sept. 26, 1953, in St. Louis, the son of George E. and Mary Brunner Huber. He married Kristie K. Carlon Dec. 23, 1974, in Perryville. He was a truck driver for Gilster Mary-Lee Corp...
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Births 7/20/04
(Births ~ 07/20/04)
Sauceda Son to Joseph J. and Darcee L. Sauceda Jr. of Sikeston, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:27 p.m. Sunday, July 11, 2004. Name, Joseph Jesse III. Weight, 5 pounds 13 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Sauceda is the former Darcee Ackley, daughter of Ned and Nancy Ackley of Aurora, Ill. She is a jewelry sales coordinator at Wal-Mart in Sikeston. Sauceda is employed by Dollins Construction at Morley, Mo...
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Out of the past 7/20/04
(Out of the Past ~ 07/20/04)
10 years ago: July 20, 1994 Petition drive has been launched by group of public school patrons which calls for resignation of Cape Girardeau School superintendent Neyland Clark. Sole dissenting voice at American Legion state convention was hooted down by supporters of resolution naming mule Missouri's official animal; brainchild of Cape Girardeau American Legion Post 63, group will next try to persuade Missouri Legislature to designate mule as state's official animal when it meets again in January.. ...
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Maxine Britton
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Maxine R. Britton, 86, of Cairo died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. She was born Jan. 24, 1918, in Mounds, Ill., daughter of Raymond and Alley Wilkerson Lemons. She married Richmond Britton, who died in 1999...
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Leroy Cline
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Leroy Cline, 84, of Jonesboro died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born May 17, 1920, in Anna, Ill., son of Lawrence and Blanche Halterman Cline. He and Bertha Mae Norris were married in 1941. She died May 24, 1999...
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Dorothy Scowden
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
Dorothy Mae Scowden, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Life Care Center. She was born Sept. 18, 1923, at Frankclay, Mo., daughter of Carl E. and Edith N. Gilliam Davis. She and Harold Leon Scowden were married Sept. 21, 1943, at Leadwood, Mo. He died March 11, 2004...
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Digital cameras transform the photography industry
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Digital cameras are transforming the way people take, develop and store pictures, as well as the way the photography industry does business. Just as computers killed the typewriter, the compact disc retired the cassette tape and copiers wiped out the carbon sheet, the quality and convenience of digital cameras is taking away the need -- and increasingly the want -- for film...
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Cape Girardeau City Council action
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Scott Meyer, district engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation, discussed road projects. Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) Amended city code relating to water rates. Approved an ordinance vacating Kings-Corner Subdivision...
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Cape fire report 7/20/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items on Monday: At 1:07 a.m., a fire alarm at 1225 William St. At 11:04 a.m., a citizen's assist at 714 Broadway. At 2:54 p.m., an emergency medical service at 2574 Saddlegate Court. At 3:43 p.m., a fire at 965 Parker St...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 7/20/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Gregory Thomas Jr., no age given, 508 Carroll, Sikeston, Mo., was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving under revocation...
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Chileans give warm welcome
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Editor's note: Justin Cox is spending several months teaching English in Chile, and writing about his experiences. By Justin Cox The reception that we 15 volunteer English teachers have received in Chile has been nothing short of remarkable. ...
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My fellow Americans
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
By Emily Hendricks There's a movie called "My Fellow Americans" that I highly recommend to anyone who'll listen to me. Starring James Garner and the late Jack Lemmon, it follows the story of two former (fictional) presidents as they try to save the White House and American citizens from some corrupt government officials. ...
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When I grow up I want to be ...
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
By Amber Karnes Have you ever noticed that as you grow up, your plans and hopes for the future change? When I was a little girl I wanted to be a chef. I dressed up as one on career day, I dreamed of having my own restaurant and I played by taking people's orders and then preparing their food...
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Music students spend intense week at camp
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Choosing which camp to attend is a difficult decision for some active students. There are sports camps, Quiz Bowl camps, Scouting adventure camps and music camps offered throughout Southeast Missouri. But for some music students, the camp of choice is at Southeast Missouri State University. The university offers several summer programs for band and music students who have at least one year of experience in a school setting...
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Computers drive out need for penmanship
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
At Greenwich Country Day, a prestigious Connecticut private school, computers have all but replaced pencil and paper. Typing instruction starts in second grade, and laptops are mandatory by seventh. Essays are typed, and often class notes are, too. "As an adult in today's work world, you don't write anything," said Carol Maoz, head of the upper school (grades 7 through 9), adding she couldn't think of an occasion students would write out a longhand essay. ...
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Learning briefs 7/20
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Tenkhoff earns spot on honor roll at Ole Miss Brian Anthony Tenkhoff of Cape Girardeau was named to the chancellor's honor roll at the University of Mississippi for the spring 2004 semester. Cape student receives scholarship to Xavier...
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Whooping cough boosters
(Editorial ~ 07/20/04)
Outbreaks of whooping cough among teens and adults indicate that the infant vaccination for whooping cough -- usually given in one shot that also includes protection against tetanus and diphtheria -- wears off by adolescence. There have been outbreaks of whooping cough, known medically as pertussis, throughout the United States -- 11,000 cases last year. There have been cases in Southeast Missouri but none so far in Cape Girardeau County...
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Victim advocates not doing jobs
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/20/04)
To the editor: My family went through the painful time of not being told about a plea bargain. Cape Girardeau County's prosecutor attorney's office revealed the sellout to the family four days later after it is all said and done. How could a five-minute call have been so hard to find time for? At the least, the prosecutor could have offered an apology. ...
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Lower gas prices by driving slower
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/20/04)
To the editor: Regarding gas prices: I have been checking my fuel economy on a couple of vehicles and have come up with some interesting findings. At 70 mph, I get 12 mpg, but the same vehicle at 55 mph gets 17 mpg. The second vehicle at 70 mph gets about 35 mpg, while at 55 it gets 50 mpg. ...
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Judge sensitive to family issues
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/20/04)
To the editor: I am writing in regard to the recent controversy surrounding Judge Peter Statler. In my own experience, he has been a fair and honest man. He shows concern for not only the needs and feelings of children, but for adults as well. He takes great caution when making decisions and looks carefully at the facts presented. He also utilizes the opinions of advisers such as CASA as well as the guardian ad litem involved in these cases...
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Speak Out 07/20/04
(Speak Out ~ 07/20/04)
Beautiful parks THANKS TO the Jackson Park Board, park employees and volunteers who maintain 200 acres for the residents of Jackson and the many visitors to enjoy. Come and see our parks. They are beautiful. Heartbreaking rationale CONCERNING THE Bush denials charging him with lying about weapons of mass destruction, I believe him. Still, that David Limbaugh has become an apologist for the president's "It's not my fault" rationale is heartbreaking...
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Cardinals pull off comeback victory against Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 07/20/04)
AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Albert Pujols left a lasting impression on the Chicago Cubs. Pujols hit his third homer of the game in the ninth inning, a tiebreaking shot that sent the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-8 comeback victory over Chicago on a testy Tuesday...
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