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Reptiles used to inspire Scott City seventh-graders
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
The northern water snake visiting Scott City Middle School Friday was more comfortable with students than some of the students were with it. Pam Propst wasn't among those who shied away as the snake was brought around the classroom. Instead, the seventh-grader held out her hand and watched as the greenish-gray snake began to slip under her jacket sleeve...
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Search for bridge jumper halted
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
After two full days of searching the Mississippi River, the Missouri Water Patrol stopped for the weekend its search for the body of a man reported to have jumped from the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Wednesday afternoon. Assistant fire chief Mark Hasheider said he is uncertain if the patrol will resume its search Monday...
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4-H club members study homelessness, teach others
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
The gymnasium at Oak Ridge Elementary School is most often home to children at play but served a different purpose Friday as students from the after-school 4-H club gave a presentation on homelessness to students. "They were surprised to learn the facts about homelessness, surprised to find out it's in our area," said after-school program director Sharon Tuschhoff...
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It's no cinch to steal Christmas
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
Now that the holiday season has arrived, thoughts turn to Christmas shopping. For merchants, that means not only more merchandise to offer customers but more merchandise that might leave the store unpaid for. Local store managers say they are trying to stay one step ahead of thieves. Some rely on technology while others depend on a more direct, personal approach...
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Police detain teenager in Dexter bombing
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
~ From staff and wire reports An explosion by an improvised bomb has led to the detention of a 15-year-old Dexter boy, police said Friday. The investigation began Wednesday when Dexter police received a call concerning an explosion at 202 E. Vine St., said Dexter police chief Paul Haubold...
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Emerson opposes Congress' new rule for DeLay
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay would retain his leadership post even if indicted by a Texas prosecutor under a GOP rule change opposed by a minority of Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau. "I think that it sets a bad example," Emerson said Friday from Capitol Hill. "I just don't think that it passes the smell test."...
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Remodeling of Route K is complete
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
It's a lot easier to get into Westfield Shoppingtown West Park, and Route K is not nearly so congested leaving the stores and businesses on Siemers Drive. Work that began just after Labor Day to widen Route K is now finished. Stan Johnson, area engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation, said that Route K now has two left turn lanes going into Mount Auburn Road from both directions. ...
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Colorful character
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
Alexander Polomachuk performed as the Harlequin during the Moscow Ballet's "The Great Russian Nutcracker" held at the Show Me Center on Thursday.
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Global hunt has limited success in capturing al-Qaida lead
(International News ~ 11/20/04)
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The two suspected masterminds of the Istanbul suicide bombings are at large a year after the blasts in a scenario that's being played out around the world: police quickly make arrests, but often struggle for years to catch the organizers of terror attacks...
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World's oldest man dies in New York
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
DEWITT, N.Y. -- Fred Hale Sr., documented as the world's oldest man, died Friday. He was 113 years old. Hale died in his sleep Friday at The Nottingham in suburban Syracuse, while trying to recover from a bout of pneumonia, said his grandson, Fred Hale III. He was 12 days shy of his 114th birthday...
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NBC offers alternative to football on Thanksgiving Day with do
(Entertainment ~ 11/20/04)
NEW YORK -- Thanksgiving is all about family, turkey and football on TV. Don't let Fido get his paws on the remote, however. After two years of surprising success, NBC will present its coverage of the National Dog Show Thursday at noon, directly after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. John O'Hurley (J. Peterman in "Seinfeld") is back behind the microphone...
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Sudanese government, rebels to stop warring by end of year
(International News ~ 11/20/04)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The Sudanese government and southern rebel leaders pledged again Friday to end a 21-year civil war -- this time making the commitment before the U.N. Security Council holding a special meeting in Africa. U.N. officials hope the promise to reach an accord by year's end will also help quell a separate ethnic conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region, but warned against unwarranted optimism...
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Wright looks for second win over Moseley
(Professional Sports ~ 11/20/04)
LAS VEGAS -- Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing's minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention. Then Wright beat Shane Mosley, and everything changed. Suddenly, his name was in the mix among the Trinidads, De La Hoyas and Hopkins who bring big money to the table...
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Governor's office emptying following Holden's loss
(State News ~ 11/20/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Realizing their boss is a lame duck, some of Gov. Bob Holden's employees are leaving the pond. About one-quarter of the people in the governor's office have left or submitted their resignations in search of more dependable paychecks since Holden lost re-election, according to interviews and payroll records supplied Friday to The Associated Press...
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Calif. biotech firm moving to Missouri
(State News ~ 11/20/04)
MARYVILLE, Mo. -- A California-based bioscience company that uses genetically modified crops to create pharmaceuticals will move to Maryville as part of a deal with Northwest Missouri State University, the school announced. Ventria Bioscience will move from Sacramento to Maryville within the next 12 to 18 months and produce 70 percent of its crops in Missouri, the university said. ...
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Region/state digest 11/20/04
(State News ~ 11/20/04)
Kruse drops out of ag secretary consideration JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Farm Bureau president Charles Kruse of Dexter said Friday that he has withdrawn his name from consideration as President Bush's next agriculture secretary. Kruse, whose son was killed in an accident in August, said he wants to remain close to his family, which would be difficult if he went to work in Washington. ...
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Attorney- Arafat's widow retrieves his medical records from hos
(International News ~ 11/20/04)
The Associated Press PARIS -- Yasser Arafat's widow took possession of his widely sought medical records on Friday, and was deciding whether to release the information publicly, her attorney said. Suha Arafat obtained the file from the Percy military hospital in suburban Paris in mid-afternoon, attorney Jean-Marie Burguburu said by telephone...
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U.S., Iraqi forces raid Baghdad mosque as part of crackdown on
(International News ~ 11/20/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi forces backed by American soldiers raided one of the country's most important Sunni mosques as worshippers were leaving after Friday prayers -- part of a crackdown on militant clerics opposed to the U.S.-led attack on Fallujah. Witnesses said at least three people were killed and 40 arrested...
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FCC- Cable viewers can't pay by channels watched
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators rejected on Friday the idea that allowing cable TV subscribers to pay only for channels they want would lower high cable bills. Consumer groups said the analysis was flawed. In a report to Congress, the Federal Communications Commission said cable bills would increase under a system that would let people pay for individual channels instead of the bundled packages they currently are offered. ...
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Bill Clinton rips media, Ken Starr
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- In a prime-time TV outburst, Bill Clinton ripped nemesis Kenneth Starr and what the ex-president portrayed as a gullible media eager to report every "sleazy thing" leaked from a prosecutor bent on bringing him down. The exchange came in an interview with ABC News anchor Peter Jennings that aired Thursday night, hours after Clinton opened his $165 million presidential library. ...
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Davidson hands Tigers first loss in new arena
(Professional Sports ~ 11/20/04)
Missouri suffered its first loss, as the Wildcats won their season opener 84-81 By R.B. Fallstrom ~ The Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Matt McKillop scored a career high 28 points and Davidson got away with squandering all but one point of a 19-point lead on the road in a 84-81 victory over Missouri on Friday night...
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Busch bolsters title quest by winning pole
(Professional Sports ~ 11/20/04)
The series point leader will start at the front in Sunday's season finale. By Mike Harris ~ The Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Pressure? What pressure? Kurt Busch, last in the qualifying line and first in the NASCAR Nextel Cup points, waited out 54 other drivers Friday and then won the pole for the season-ending Ford 400, which will determine the 2004 champion...
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Indians stand one win away from final
(High School Sports ~ 11/20/04)
St. Vincent faces Marionville today for the right to play for the Class 1 championship. By Jeremy Joffray ~ Southeast Missourian It has been four years since St. Vincent last got to play in the Show Me Bowl. The Indians lost 12-0 to Santa Fe in 2000, the second appearance in the Class 1 state title game in three years for St. Vincent. A third straight road playoff game stands in the way of St. Vincent making a return trip to the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis...
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Ranked Oklahoma shakes Southeast women 84-62
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
The Oklahoman NORMAN, Okla. -- If not for all the turnovers, who knows? Southeast Missouri State might have had the upset of the very early women's college basketball season. For the third straight year, Southeast traveled to Oklahoma for a game against the Sooners. And for the third straight year, they lost by a lopsided count. Friday, it was 84-62 at Lloyd Noble Center...
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Opening acts falls short
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
PEORIA, Ill. -- It would be hard to imagine Southeast Missouri State University's men getting off to a worse start in Friday's season opener. Southeast missed its first six shots from the field and was two for 13 at one point, as Bradley built a double-digit lead less than eight minutes into the game...
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Thanks, John Ashcroft
(Column ~ 11/20/04)
John Ashcroft picked up the nickname "Straight Arrow" when he was governor of Missouri. It wasn't because he shot straight (which he did), but because his religious beliefs and principles disciplined him not to smoke, drink, cuss or dance. This kind of lifestyle often made some less disciplined people (few would argue those standards were harmful) uncomfortable...
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Gertrude Elder
(Obituary ~ 11/20/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gertrude C. Brandel Elder, 101, of Perryville died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004 at St. Francois Manor in Farmington, Mo. She was born Dec. 10, 1902, in Perry County, daughter of Thomas King and Lena Margaret Mattingly Holliday. She worked in the laundry at St. Mary's Seminary in Perryville and was a member of the United Methodist church in Perryville...
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Congress readies U.S. spending bill
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- White House and congressional bargainers sorted through a final pile of disputes Friday on an overdue $388 billion spending bill that would slice President Bush's priorities and curb a wide swath of programs. Leaders were hoping the House and Senate would approve the mammoth measure today and edge Congress toward the end of its weeklong postelection session...
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Crematory operator pleads guilty to dumping more than 300 bodie
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
The Associated Press LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- A former crematory operator pleaded guilty Friday to dumping more than 330 corpses on his property and giving the relatives of the dead cement dust instead of ashes. Under a deal with prosecutors, Ray Brent Marsh could get up to 12 years in prison...
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Praying survivor spared gunman's deadly rampage
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A customer survived a gunman's deadly rampage inside a Radio Shack store by dropping to the ground and then prayed aloud as the moans of his victims echoed around her, tapes of her call to 911 showed Friday...
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Woods could may end win drought in Japan
(Professional Sports ~ 11/20/04)
Tiger Woods held a three-stroke lead halfway through the Dunlop Phoenix in Miyazaki, Japan, hoping to end a drought that has left him without a title since February. Woods shot a 3-under 67 Friday that gave him a score of 8-under 132 after two rounds in the $1.89 million event, the richest on the Japanese tour. Kaname Yokoo of Japan also shot a 67 for 135. Christian Pena of the United States had the day's best round at 63 and was at 136...
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Despite skid, Missouri still has shot at Big 12 North title
(Professional Sports ~ 11/20/04)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After everything that has gone wrong, including a current four-game losing streak, Missouri still has a chance to reach the Big 12 Championship game. The Tigers (4-5, 2-4) need wins in their final two games to become bowl-eligible and a Colorado victory at Nebraska on Friday to reach the championship game. The first step comes today, when the Tigers host rival Kansas...
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Six allies refuse to help the U.S. train Iraqi officers
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- At least six NATO allies are refusing to send military instructors to help the United States train Iraqi officers, another impediment in the Bush administration's drive for support for its effort to pacify Iraq. The six nations -- Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg and Greece -- had refused to contribute troops to the U.S.-led coalition that overthrew President Saddam Hussein and to the postwar campaign against insurgents...
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Radio stations, hospital pitch in for March of Dimes
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/20/04)
Imagine having a baby three months early who weighs only a pound and a half. You don't know if your child will survive. And you don't know why this happened. But 187 babies are born too soon every week in Missouri. The March of Dimes is working hard to find out what causes babies to be born too soon and how it can be prevented...
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Bond effort was learning experience
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/20/04)
To the editor: Christopher W. Feeney's statement that "Mark is ignorant" was inappropriate. I find it admirable that Mark Strickert gave his time to benefit the future students of Jackson High School. Through Mark's hard work on the bond issue, he is not ignorant of the sacrifice of taxpayers. Rather, he is well-educated...
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Republicans at the public trough
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/20/04)
To the editor: The sanctimonious Republican senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, is constantly criticizing federal government programs that provide financial help to those in need. However, he apparently thinks affluent Republican senators deserve all the federal help -- that's our tax dollars -- they can get...
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Can't wait for TSO's return concert
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/20/04)
To the editor: Trans-Siberian Orchestra was the best light and music show I have ever seen in my life. I have seen the performers on TV, and it doesn't do them justice. When you see them in concert it takes your breath away. I loved it, and I can't wait to see them again. They truly are a rock opera...
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Brainwashed before election
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/20/04)
To the editor: President Bush did a really good job of brainwashing people before the election. GESTLE GREEN, Dutchtown
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Speak Out A 11/20/04
(Speak Out ~ 11/20/04)
No net gain THANKS TO the mayor and a couple of the city council members, the Cape Girardeau police and fire departments got a pretty good raise. Too bad they took money that was supposed to go to the public works employees to do it. Now public works employees are no better off than if they had kept the current pay plan and moved everyone up to where they would have been before the pay freeze a couple of years ago. ...
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Orval Pecord
(Obituary ~ 11/20/04)
MILLER CITY, Ill. -- Orval Eugene "Gene" Pecord, 81, of Miller City died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at Day Star Care Center in Cairo, Ill. He was born Jan. 2, 1923, in Miller City, son of Milton and Mary Lena Hornberger Pecord. He and Beverly "Bunny" Becker were married July 6, 1943...
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Kenneth Locke
(Obituary ~ 11/20/04)
Kenneth Ray Locke, 22, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, at his home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Vernetta Heck
(Obituary ~ 11/20/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Vernetta May Heck, 69, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at Perry Oaks Manor. She was born July 2, 1935, in River Aux Vases, Mo., daughter of John A. and Anna C. Schmieder Heck. Heck had worked at International Shoe Co. Survivors include two sisters, Annie Heck and Leona Graham of Perryville...
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Mary Burton
(Obituary ~ 11/20/04)
Mary Frances Burton, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 13, 1935, at Egypt Mills, daughter of Clarence and Ethel Wright Dewrock. She and Arthur Burton were married June 15, 1951, in Piggott, Ark...
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James Braddy
(Obituary ~ 11/20/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James A. Braddy, 69, of Perryville died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born April 19, 1935, at Braggadocio, Mo., son of William and Mittie Hipps Braddy. Braddy served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War...
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Larry Crites
(Obituary ~ 11/20/04)
Larry Jefferson Crites, 61, of Fruitland died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 24, 1943, at Patton, Mo., son of Charlie and Dessie Mae Garland Crites. Crites had been a welder at Welch Well Drilling. He had also worked at International Shoe Co. and Red Crocker Well Drilling. He was a member of Post Oak Methodist Church at Patton...
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Use Bible, not made-up religion
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/20/04)
To the editor: It is so sad to me how someone can come up with a made-up religion that has nothing to do with the Bible. This religion is based totally on past lives, dreams and reincarnation. How can someone who believes all this think he is saved? Why would anyone who had been raised in any church ever get wrapped up in such a farce? It's very easy to see why our country is becoming so immoral. ...
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New Salem girls move to 2-0
(Other Sports ~ 11/20/04)
The New Salem Baptist girls basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 59-20 road victory against Gateway Christian on Friday. Sarah Green scored 20 points while grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out six assists and making eight steals. Holly Jordan added 13 points and 12 rebounds...
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briefly nov20
(Other Sports ~ 11/20/04)
Baseball n The Anaheim Angels traded troubled outfielder Jose Guillen to the Washington-bound Expos for outfielder Juan Rivera and a prospect, The Associated Press learned Friday. Guillen was suspended for the last eight games of the regular season and dropped from Anaheim's playoff roster after he threw a tantrum in the dugout and clubhouse when he was removed for a pinch-runner on Sept. 25. In a grievance settlement, he agreed to allow the Angels to withhold two days' pay...
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Greenspan- Trade deficit is threat to investment
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- Swollen trade deficits eventually could threaten the economy by souring foreign appetites to invest in the United States, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday. The dollar, already sliding, took another nosedive after his remarks...
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Daschle bids Senate farewell
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle bade a poignant farewell Friday to a career in Congress, a soft-spoken appeal for "the politics of common ground" after a historic re-election defeat engineered by Republicans casting him as a relentless obstructionist...
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Congress approves update for special education standards
(National News ~ 11/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- Congress on Friday approved and sent to the White House an update of special education requirements that eases pressure on teachers while increasing enforcement of high standards for the disabled. The bill would be the first major revision to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act in seven years. The law promises a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment to more than 6.7 million children with special needs...
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Craft show runs today and Sunday
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
The 29th annual River Valley Arts and Crafts Christmas Extravaganza starts at 10 a.m. today at the Arena Building and the Plaza Conference Center. It ends at 6 p.m. today and runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Featured at the show are more than 400 tables of crafts made by artisans from six states...
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Fire report 11/20/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/20/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items on Wednesday: At 7:54 p.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of Red Bud Circle. At 8:46 p.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of North Frederick Street. Firefighters responded to the following items on Thursday:...
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Police report 11/20/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/20/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Friday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Amy Dawn Stallings, no age given, 521 Broadway Apt. A, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated following a vehicle accident at Broadway and Fountain streets...
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Educated guess
(Editorial ~ 11/20/04)
This week, schools all over the U.S. celebrated American Education Week. Local schools sponsored visits by parents and grandparents, a luncheon for retired teachers and many other activities, including open houses. Substitute teachers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other members of the schools' support staff were recognized for their contributions as well...
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The need to celebrate Thanksgiving
(Community News ~ 11/20/04)
"Christmas decorations are abundantly displayed in stores and Thanksgiving has yet to arrive!" is a phrase I hear a lot. I too share the nostalgia of that sometimes-forgotten holiday. Regardless of the wonder of the Christmas season, I like to first celebrate our Thanksgiving holiday, recognizing the need to give God ample thanks for all he has given me...
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religion calendar/briefs 11/20
(Community News ~ 11/20/04)
Briefly Diocese holds audit of child protection charter The Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau recently completed an audit of how the diocese was implementing the charter of protection for youth and children. The charter was adopted in 2002 by U.S. ...
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Want to go? n A Thank
(Community News ~ 11/20/04)
Clergy offer some suggestions for saying prayers at Thanksgiving WANT TO GO? A Thanksgiving service is at 2 p.m. Sunday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson, sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance. The Rev. Bruce Ritter, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church ELCA, will be the speaker. Special music will be presented by the Jackson High School choir. An offering will be collected to help replenish the Ministerial Alliance's benevolence account...
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Southeast visits OVC leader in finale
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
Take a quick look at some statistics and it's no surprise that Jacksonville State heads into the final game of the regular season having clinched at least a share of the Ohio Valley Conference title and having wrapped up the league's automatic Division I-AA playoff berth...
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semo football capsule
(Local News ~ 11/20/04)
TODAY'S GAME n When: 2 p.m. Where: Paul Snow Memorial Stadium, Jacksonville, Ala. Records: Southeast 3-7 (3-4 OVC), Jacksonville State 8-1 (6-1 OVC). 2003 records: Southeast 5-7 (5-3 OVC), Jacksonville State 8-4 (7-1 OVC). Coaches: Tim Billings (Southeast) 23-33, fifth year; Jack Crowe (Jacksonville State) 30-23, fifth year...
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Out of the past 11/20/04
(Out of the Past ~ 11/20/04)
25 years ago: Nov. 20, 1979 The physical plant department at Southeast Missouri State University is planning to blow up a "bubble" next week; the material for the university's new air-supported "bubble" structure, which will replace one destroyed in the blizzard last winter, is scheduled to arrive in Cape Girardeau Monday...
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Births 11/20/04
(Births ~ 11/20/04)
Schmidt Son to Sgt. Rick and Tyra Schmidt of Cape Girardeau, St. Anthony's Medical Center, 8:52 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 2004. Name, Brayden Richard. Weight, 7 pounds 12.5 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Schmidt is the daughter of June Trovillion of Cape Girardeau and Jack and Sue May of Grassy, Mo. She is employed at Southwestern Bell. Schmidt is the son of Richard and Nina Schmidt of Cape Girardeau. He is employed with Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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