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Why I miss Barry
(Column ~ 08/12/04)
By Pete Hamill Once upon a time in America, there were public figures like Barry Goldwater. He was a rock-ribbed conservative Republican. I disagreed with almost all of his political positions and could never have voted for him. He was against the trade unions that gave my father a life with dignity. He was a rigid Cold Warrior. He once suggested that my home city of New York be cut off from the United States and floated out to sea...
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Deaths blamed on Okla. storms
(National News ~ 08/12/04)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Thunderstorms pounded Oklahoma with heavy rain, large hail and wind up to 90 mph Wednesday, knocking out power to thousands of customers and contributing to two traffic deaths. Oklahoma City firefighters were sent to rescue people who became stranded in their stalled cars after driving into high water. Maj. Brian Stanaland said flooding had affected several main thoroughfares through the heart of the city...
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Fire destroys at least 40 structures in Calif.
(National News ~ 08/12/04)
SHASTA LAKE, Calif. -- A wildfire destroyed at least 40 structures Wednesday near Shasta Lake in northern California and forced evacuations from the resort area. The fire spread from 100 acres to 800 acres in less than four hours and was moving toward the Jones Valley resort. ...
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Toys 'R' Us ponders leaving toy business
(National News ~ 08/12/04)
NEWARK, N.J. -- Toys "R" Us Inc., battered by price wars from discounters, particularly Wal-Mart, is considering getting out of the toy business. The nation's second-largest toy retailer behind Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced plans Wednesday to restructure its toy business, but said it is considering selling the business outright as part of an effort to dramatically reduce operating and capital expenses. ...
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Russian oil producer closer to bankruptcy
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
The Associated Press MOSCOW -- Russia's largest oil producer should have access to its frozen bank accounts to prevent operations from being disrupted, energy officials said Wednesday as Yukos received a default notice on a $1.6 billion loan, pushing it closer toward bankruptcy...
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Al-Qaida statements aired at Hamburg Sept. 11 trial
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
HAMBURG, Germany -- A senior planner of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks says the Hamburg al-Qaida cell was smaller than investigators believe, consisting only of him and three of the suicide pilots, a court was told Wednesday in the first public release of statements by suspects in U.S. custody...
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Britain issues first cloning license for stem-cell research
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
LONDON -- Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, joining South Korea on the leading edge of stem cell research, which is restricted by the Bush administration and which many scientists believe may lead to new treatments for a range of diseases...
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Large Muslim cemetery becomes battlefield in Iraq
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
NAJAF, Iraq -- Unexploded rockets stick out of tombstones. Booby-trapped artillery shells lie buried on narrow lanes lined with crypts. Guerrilla fighters hide in a vast sea of pockmarked graves filled with underground tunnels, letting loose with rocket-propelled grenades and mortar fire...
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World briefs 8/12/04
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
Tape shows apparent beheading of CIA agent CAIRO, Egypt -- An Islamic Web site carried a videotape Wednesday that appeared to show militants in Iraq beheading a man identified as a CIA agent. The authenticity of the videotape could not be verified immediately. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said CIA officials have accounted for all employees and no one is missing...
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Bombing at checkpoint kills Palestinians
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
KALANDIA CHECKPOINT, West Bank -- A West Bank assailant detonated a large bomb near a busy Israeli military checkpoint Wednesday, killing two Palestinian men and wounding 13 people, mostly civilians, in an attack that prompted rare Palestinian complaints about militants responsible for scores of bombings over the past four years...
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Ukraine elections put democracy, rule of law to a severe test
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Marred by burned ballots, busloads of black-clad skinheads, and disappearing vote-count records, a mayoral election has set an ominous tone for the presidential race that will test Ukraine's commitment to democracy and the rule of law...
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Japanese women still shun birth control pill for other methods
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
TOKYO -- Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight -- getting women to use it. "I don't know anyone who is on the pill among my friends, and we don't really talk about it," said Junko Okihiro, 24, a software company engineer...
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Saudis' offer to raise oil output makes little impact on market
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
WASHINGTON -- Saudi Arabia sought to calm turbulent oil markets Wednesday by offering to boost production, but after an initial drop in prices the cost of oil rose again by day's end. The Saudis' failed attempt to jawbone prices lower suggests to many industry specialists that current conditions -- production at near capacity, surging demand and fears of terrorism -- are curtailing the long-established power of the kingdom in international markets...
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Back-to-back hurricanes prompts warnings for all of Florida
(National News ~ 08/12/04)
MIAMI -- Florida braced for a potential double dose of hurricanes today, ordering Florida Keys visitors to get out of Hurricane Charley's path and preparing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Bonnie approached the already soaked Panhandle. Bonnie, which was approaching hurricane strength Wednesday, was forecast to hit the state early today, at least 12 hours earlier than Charley. ...
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Lawyers work to set free U.S. 'enemy combatant'
(National News ~ 08/12/04)
NORFOLK, Va. -- Lawyers for the government and for a U.S. citizen captured on the Afghanistan battlefield informed a federal judge Wednesday they are negotiating the man's release from federal custody. In court papers filed jointly, the lawyers said they have been discussing terms of the release since the Supreme Court ruled on June 28 that the Bush administration could not indefinitely detain Yaser Esam Hamdi as an enemy combatant with no legal rights...
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Stomach stapling deaths raise concerns
(National News ~ 08/12/04)
An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after stomach-stapling surgery, an apparent first that is leading to warnings about the risks of pregnancy soon after the surgery. The deaths raise concerns because most of the 110,000 people who have gastric, or stomach, bypass surgery each year in this country are women in their child-bearing years, say doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston who tried to save the mother and baby. ...
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Planning and zoning reviews Water Street proposal
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
Although no action was taken, the Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission got its first look at the Downtown Redevelopment Corp.'s proposal for Water Street at its monthly meeting Wednesday night. The primary hang-up among certain members of the commission was the transformation of Main Street between Broadway and Merriwether Street to two-way traffic for the first time in almost 50 years...
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Key to musical success
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
Tyson Wunderlich's last piano recital took place more than a year ago, which is a long time considering he graduated with a degree in piano performance from Southeast Missouri State University. Since his 2003 graduation, Wunderlich has been studying conducting at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Mass. When he got the itch to play piano again, Wunderlich decided the best place for a return concert was Cape Girardeau...
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Lawmakers, state officials discuss needs of port
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
The SEMO Regional Port Authority hosted the Missouri Legislative Joint Interim Committee on Multimodal Transportation Services at an open forum Wednesday. The purpose of the forum was for the committee to look into the needs of Missouri's ports, and listen to and address ideas and concerns on the situation...
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Stem cells, golfing aviators, sales tax holiday
(Column ~ 08/12/04)
Bush's stem-cell decision -- three years later: Monday marked the third anniversary of President Bush's decision on the funding of human embryonic stem-cell research. There is no ban, and never was, on stem-cell research. The president's decision related only to federal funding of human embryonic stem-cell research...
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Responding to the urge to move
(Column ~ 08/12/04)
Aug. 12, 2004 Dear Patty, Starting out, joints complain and leg muscles barely lift feet above the pavement. It's more like shuffling than running. But after a few minutes the small aches fall away and the stride lengthens. With the morning sun at my back, I see the shadow of someone who looks like a runner...
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Judge OKs Democrats' request to block election results
(State News ~ 08/12/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge temporarily blocked certification of Missouri's primary election results in federal and statewide races Wednesday and set a hearing for next week on whether to count the ballots of some people who voted at the wrong polling places...
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County readies for tax holiday
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
Cape Girardeau County shoppers will have the next three days to take advantage of tax-free shopping on back-to-school items during a special sales tax holiday. The reprieve from the 2-cent local tax as well as state taxes runs Friday through Sunday. The holiday applies to any article of clothing priced at $100 or less and school supplies that do not exceed $50 per purchase...
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Two-way Main Street discussed
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
For nearly half a century, Main Street traffic has flowed one way from north to south. But the formerly two-way street in downtown Cape Girardeau may be going back to its roots, even if it means moving an ornamental street clock. Prompted by plans to make traffic changes on nearby Water Street, downtown merchants and city staff are discussing the possibility of restoring two-way traffic to Main Street from Broadway to William Street and moving the ornamental street clock presently located in the middle of Main Street at its intersection with Themis Street. ...
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Jackson's little league success on the road to something big
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
Jackson's boys of summer, the 11-year-old state little league champs, don't play for glory or multimillion-dollar contracts. They play to have fun and enjoy the game. They play in a town where high school football is almost a religion, a town where most children want to be the next tough linebacker, the next bruising running back...
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GOP, Democrats fight for majority in Missouri House
(State News ~ 08/12/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Heading into the fall elections, Republicans are in a strong position to retain control of the Missouri House of Representatives, although Democrats have a realistic chance of regaining a majority in the chamber. Republicans have held a 90-73 advantage since ending their 48-year streak as the minority party in the House in the 2002 elections. Democrats need a net gain of just nine seats on Nov. 2 to achieve an 82-vote majority...
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Feds working on guidelines for painkiller prescriptions
(National News ~ 08/12/04)
WASHINGTON -- New guidelines seek to improve treatment for millions of Americans with unrelieved pain by spelling out exactly how to prescribe powerful painkillers like Oxycontin and morphine without attracting the wrath of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Germans look for beauty in their language
(International News ~ 08/12/04)
BERLIN -- The languages of Europe are supple: the musical playfulness of Italian, the nasal sensuality of French, the pitter-patter of Portuguese. And then there's the harsh, infinite knot of vowels and consonants that inspired the Mark Twain screed "The Awful German Language." But German is the tongue of Goethe and Thomas Mann. There is poetry. Verbal splendor hides amid syllables jammed like train cars on a cluttered track...
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Drug czar announces $22.8 million in grant funds
(State News ~ 08/12/04)
WASHINGTON -- Drug Czar John Walters announced Wednesday that $22.8 million in federal aid will go to Missouri for a drug treatment voucher program, one of 14 states and a tribal council to receive grants for such programs. The money will be paid out over three years in the form of vouchers that can be redeemed for drug and alcohol addiction programs, as well as support services like transportation to treatment centers and child care...
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Agency fires managers of light-rail project
(State News ~ 08/12/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Metro, the St. Louis area's public transportation agency, has fired the contractors in charge of a $550 million light-rail extension because of delays and mismanagement. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday in a copyright story that it had obtained documents related to the firings. The Metro agency will have to manage the large project itself...
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Sports briefs 8/12/04
(Other Sports ~ 08/12/04)
Baseball Jason Giambi expects to make a full recovery from health problems that have slowed him this summer and is confident he will return to the New York Yankees' lineup before the end of the season. The five-time All-Star declined Wednesday to discuss details of his condition or the benign tumor found in an undisclosed spot in his body last month, but did say it was not related to an intestinal parasite the Yankees diagnosed earlier in the year...
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Downtown needs hustle, bustle
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/12/04)
To the editor: Now that we have the new Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge along with Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus for the visual and performing arts well into development and the renovation of the Marquette Hotel completed, Cape Girardeau's downtown area should be humming. Instead, it is virtually standing still. Empty buildings do not spell progress...
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Speak Out 08/12/04
(Speak Out ~ 08/12/04)
Potholes are repaired I WANT to thank and commend the street department for fixing the potholes on Water Street north of Broadway. This is much better. I hope someday the city can find the funds to pave the street for another block. That would be nice and would look nicer by the wall. But thanks again for taking care of this pothole situation...
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Marguerite Crain
(Obituary ~ 08/12/04)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Marguerite Crain, 95, of Murphysboro, formerly of Anna and Pulaski County, Ill., died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Oak Grove Rehab and Care Center in Carbondale, Ill. She was born May 30, 1909, in Vienna, Ill., daughter of Arthur and May Murrie Throgmorton. She and George C. Crain were married June 18, 1931. He died July 14, 1987...
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Maud Hahs
(Obituary ~ 08/12/04)
Maud E. Hahs, 98, of Jackson died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Monticello House, where she had lived since March 2002. She was born Jan. 8, 1906, at Whitewater, daughter of August and Annie Baker Gartung. She and Ellis "Doc" Hahs were married May 20, 1927, in Jackson. He died Feb. 21, 1955...
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Ermalene Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 08/12/04)
Ermalene Jenkins, 53, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 22, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Robert and Amanda Payne Lucky. Jenkins had been a medical technician at Heartland Care Rehab Center and at the Lutheran Home. She was a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church...
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Brenda Lamb
(Obituary ~ 08/12/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Brenda Carolyn Lamb, 56, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner, Mo. She was born March 8, 1948, in Corinth, Miss., daughter of Thomas and Mable White Flippo. She and Leon P. Lamb were married Dec. 26, 1971, in Sikeston...
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Norbert Bush
(Obituary ~ 08/12/04)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Norbert Bush, 65, of Advance died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 18, 1938, at Swinton, Mo., son of Charlie and Bertie Smothers Bush. He and Doris Bollinger were married Oct. 25, 1958, in Stoddard County, Mo...
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Lillian Riehn
(Obituary ~ 08/12/04)
Lillian M. Riehn, 86, of Jackson died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Jackson Manor. She was born Dec. 3, 1917, at Whitewater, daughter of Cledis Edward and Mary Katherine Brown McCullough. She and Lindell Riehn were married Sept. 23, 1949. Riehn was a graduate of the former Randles High School. She was a timekeeper at McDonnell Douglas 18 years. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Courtney Sorrells
(Obituary ~ 08/12/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Courtney Leigh Sorrells, 18, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 4, 1986, at Houston, Texas, daughter of Stan and Brenda Sorrells. She was a 2004 graduate of Sikeston High School, where she was a member of the Red Peppers. She was also a member of the American Legion Junior Auxiliary and the Girl Scouts. She was enrolled for the fall semester at the University of Mississippi...
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Births 8/12/04
(Births ~ 08/12/04)
Weaver Son to Thurlon Weaver and Kristyl Anne Dwyer of Sikeston, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:56 a.m. Sunday, July 25, 2004. Name, Kristopher Michael. Weight, 6 pounds 2 ounces. Third child, second son. Ms. Dwyer is the daughter of Valerie Lon of Cape Girardeau. Weaver is the son of Carolyn Weaver and Sam Weaver of Sikeston...
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Out of the past 8/12/04
(Out of the Past ~ 08/12/04)
10 years ago: Aug. 12, 1994 First River Heritage Regional Black Family Reunion in Cape Girardeau kicks off with presentation by the Rev. Benjamin Hooks, former executive director of NAACP; Hooks attends prayer breakfast and is keynote speaker at leadership seminar that is part of reunion...
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A dangerous man with paint
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/04)
It's probably good that the only thing coming out of Kirby Gartland's gun is paint. He could be pretty dangerous otherwise. Gartland picked up a gun and the paintball habit in fifth grade with some friends. Now a senior in high school, he's one of the most feared 18-year-old gunmen in Southeast Missouri...
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Volleyball picked fifth in OVC poll
(Other Sports ~ 08/12/04)
Murray State has been picked to win the 2004 Ohio Valley Conference volleyball title. The Racers, last year's OVC tournament champions, received eight first-place votes and 97 points in preseason balloting by the league's 11 head coaches. Jacksonville State came in second in the poll and picked up the other three first-place votes, along with 91 points...
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Better bandages
(Community ~ 08/12/04)
It used to be so simple. You were a kid. You fell down, and skinned your knee. You cried. Mom came to the rescue, washed off your wound and applied hydrogen peroxide or mercurochrome. You cried again. She opened the little can that holds the adhesive bandages, and depending on the extent of your boo-boo, selected the wide kind, or the skinny little one or the dot, and stuck it on. When it was time to peel off the bandage, it hurt. You cried some more...
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Suppan powers Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/04)
MIAMI -- If the St. Louis Cardinals could just get the offense going, they'd really be tough to beat. For the second night in a row, St. Louis won without much production from its vaunted lineup. Jeff Suppan allowed only two hits in eight-plus innings, and the Cardinals extended their winning streak to seven games Wednesday night by beating the Florida Marlins 1-0...
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Whistling toward mystery
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/04)
HAVEN, Wis. -- Already billed as a major full of mystery, the PGA Championship got another surprise Wednesday. Ben Curtis pulled a ski cap over his ears -- common attire in Wisconsin, just not in the middle of summer. As Steve Lowery walked up to the 18th green, his frosty breath was visible with every step. The most popular place was next to the fireplace inside the locker room...
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St. Louis kicks off preseason vs. Bears
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/04)
ST. LOUIS -- There could be no more fitting site for the first game of Lovie Smith's NFL head coaching career -- in St. Louis against the team for whom Smith was defensive coordinator the last three years. "I was an assistant in the visitor's dressing room, I moved over to the other dressing room and now I'm coming back here," Smith said. "So I know quite a bit about that place and I'm just looking forward to bringing our team down to play."...
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Hamm stars in soccer team's rout over Greece
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/04)
IRAKLION, Greece -- The goal was classic Mia. Her assist was even better -- and a lot more fun to watch. Mia Hamm set up a first-half goal with a stutter step that left a Greek defender sprawled on the turf and covering her head in shame. By the time Hamm scored on a solo run in the second half, the U.S. women's soccer team's 3-0 embarrassment of their hosts was complete, compounded by a mostly empty stadium at kickoff Wednesday on the first day of competition in the 2004 Olympic Games...
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Selected spy chief called a CIA critic
(National News ~ 08/12/04)
WASHINGTON -- The Republican lawmaker selected by President Bush as America's next spy chief has complained that the CIA is afraid to risk the lives of its officers, too often micromanages its secret operations and ignores its critics. But Porter J. Goss more often is accused of having too cozy a relationship with the espionage agency where he once worked...
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Military news 8/12/04
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
Donations requested for orphanage in Kyrgyzstan Jackson's D.A.R.E. officer, Darrell Sievers, is currently stationed in Kyrgyzstan. Improving the lives of local people is one of his unit's duties. Officer Sievers is asking Southeast Missouri residents to help with his efforts to replace the dilapidated roof on the K-Orphanage in Kyrgyzstan. ...
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Community briefs 8/12/04
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
Four area women were winners in the 51st Miss Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative Beauty Pagaent. Left to right are: first runner-up Sarah Panici, daughter of Terry and Patricia Panici of Dongola; Miss Southern Illinois electric Kasey Nicole Evans, daughter of Rich and Kim Evans of Jonesboro; second runner-up Stephanie nance, daughter of Robert and Robin Nance of Cobden; and Miss Congeniality Leanna Dailey, daughter of Perry and Sandy Dailey of Metropolis.Back to school pageant on tap in Farmington. ...
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Former Rotarian honored by Cape club
(Local News ~ 08/12/04)
Cheryl Robb-Welch was recently honored with a Paul Harris Fellowship Award presented by the Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau. This award recognizes individuals who have made a substantial contribution to humanitarian and educational programs. The award came as a complete surprise to Robb-Welch...
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Health calendar 8/12/04
(Community ~ 08/12/04)
Today Blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Montgomery Bank in Cape Girardeau. Community blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Red Cross Center. Asthma education program at 6:30 p.m. in the Generations Family Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Advance registration is suggested; call 651-5825...
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Peanut butter is a healthy decadence
(Community ~ 08/12/04)
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ... peanut butter! That's right. The nutty delight is the new ice cream. For today's health-conscious decadents, peanut butter is just like a big old scoop of Cherry Garcia, only better for you. It provides that yummy mouthful that is oh-so sinful yet it is high in protein, low in carbs...
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Web cheating
(Editorial ~ 08/12/04)
Along with its many wonders, the Internet has made cheating easier for students. Need a term paper by tomorrow morning? You can find one on the Internet. But can you get away with it? Software has been developed to detect plagiarism. Southeast Missouri State University spends $5,000 a year for a subscription to turnitin.com, a site that helps members of the faculty detect cheating in student-written papers...
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Cape fire report 8/12/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items Tuesday: At 3:09 p.m., an emergency medical service at 2387 Cheetah Lane. At 4:29 p.m., an emergency medical service at 123 N. Pacific St. At 5:05 p.m., a still alarm call at 338 Broadway St...
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Cape/Jackson police repoprts 8/12/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Michael Christopher Criddle, 17, of 1005 Jefferson Ave., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. Otis D. Rutherford, 17, address unavailable, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assault...
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The Zone Insider
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
by Heather Cline Salutations to all you music loving mortals. Bow down, and welcome thee with reverence, for I am your new... Zone Insider. You will see a new name under the column title, in other words. The previous writer of The Zone Insider is a little preoccupied with his plans for world domina-- um, he's a little busy with other things, so he tried to find someone as equally insane to take over this column. ...
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Peanuts characters come to life
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy, and Linus are just some of the traditional characters that will take the stage in the Sikeston Little Theatre production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" on August 26,27,28 at 7:30 pm and then again on August 29 at 2:30 pm at the Albritton-Mayer Cultural Center, 506 S. Kingshighway in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Off! the Wall 8-Ball
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
1. Do you need a silencer when you shoot a mime? Answer: Very doubtful. 2. Is it possible to have a civil-war? Answer: It is certain. 3. Do tea makers take coffee breaks? Answer: Concentrate and ask again. Answer 3: Signs point to yes. 4. Can fat people go skinnydipping?...
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Family weekend planner
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
Southeast Missouri State University has scheduled its annual Family Weekend celebration for September 24-26, 2004. Many exciting events are planned for the weekend, including the Saturday football game between Southeast and Samford University of Birmingham, Alabama. ...
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Local music schedule
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
FRIDAY- AUGUST 6 Tommy Fredrick- Bel Air 7pm Acme Blues- Broussard's 9pm Intentions- Rude Dog 9pm SATURDAY- AUGUST 7 Intentions- Rude Dog 9pm Acme Blues- Broussard's 9pm Closure- Cronie's in Sikeston 9pm SUNDAY- AUGUST 8 Bruce Zimmerman & The Water Street Blues Band- Port Cape 8pm...
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Snow in the summer
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
by Bryan Parker Dear Candidate for public office: As an actively voting citizen, I felt it my civic duty to assist in your endeavor by offering a personal list of "Do's & Don't's" to be utilized during this the most joyous of seasons: Election Time!...
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Indie Zone Back-2-School Bash
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
"We wanted to make this year's "Back - 2 - School" Bash focused on just having a good time. We lined up four srtong bands that have unique styles, but also have one common element- fun," explained Tabatha Thompson, Zone 107.1 music director, one of the organizers or the 107.1 Indie Zone Back-2-School Bash...
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August concert schedule for St. Louis
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
Aug. 11 - Blindside, Creepy Crawl Aug. 11 - Me Without You, Creepy Crawl Aug. 11 - The Kick, Creepy Crawl Aug. 12 - Van Hunt, Blueberry Hill's Duck Room Aug. 12 - Finch, Creepy Crawl Aug. 12 - Medeski Martin and Wood, Riversplash Aug. 13 - Long Since Forgotten, Creepy Crawl...
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Screen Time
(Entertainment ~ 08/12/04)
by Sam Dereign August already? It's bad enough God is making us go back to school...but with a limited choice in new releases? Oh the humanity! ALIEN VS PREDATOR (August 13) To start off with, I'm sure this film will truly appeal to fans of the original "Alien" and "Predator" movies since neither Sigourney Weaver nor Arnold Schwarzenegger appear in this. ...
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