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Lawsuit- SEMO violated rules on funding
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
Southeast Missouri State University wrongly participated in the state's A-Plus scholarship program, which was designed to pay tuition only for students attending community colleges and vocational schools, Three Rivers Community College alleges in a lawsuit against the Cape Girardeau school...
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Rising coffee prices give consumers wake-up call
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
An expected increase in coffee could be hard to swallow for the caffeine crazed. Regardless of whether it's brewed at home or grabbed at the corner coffee shop, consumers can expect to pay more for a cup of coffee in the coming months. Experts predict environmental factors will push coffee prices toward a 50 percent increase, making a 90-cent cup jump to about $1.35, says a report from Knight Ridder News Service...
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Bella Italia destroyed by fire
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
An early-morning fire destroyed a landmark downtown restaurant Saturday. At 5:25 a.m., Cape Girardeau firefighters were dispatched to Bella Italia restaurant at 20 N. Spanish St. where they found smoke and flames pouring from the windows. Battalion chief Bob Kembel said the fire apparently started from improperly discarded smoking materials in the bar area at the front of the building...
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Hundreds hunt for Easter eggs
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
About 500 children turned out for the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department's Capaha Park egg hunt Saturday morning. Altogether there were about 2,900 eggs, with candy, coupons or special prize tickets for Easter baskets and toys inside, said Jared Tanz, parks and recreation coordinator...
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A wildlife tour in the Everglades pleases children
(State News ~ 03/20/05)
MIAMI -- Two kids, two days, two destinations -- Miami and the Gulf Coast-area Everglades. I had a lot of ground to cover; there would be no time for whining or getting lost. If this quick trip to Florida was going to work, I needed a 48-hour plan, agreed to by all. I researched itineraries and started negotiating...
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Laser tools zap inaccurate household measurements
(Community ~ 03/20/05)
Forget eyeballing straight lines to level wallpaper, pictures and sundry other projects. Let lasers do it. Laser levels, once the expensive little helpers of construction professionals, now cast a bright red light on myriad home and hobbyist uses. And laser tools may be just the ticket if you're on the prowl for a gift...
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Time to fill a basket with books about bunnies
(Community ~ 03/20/05)
Over the next two weekends, children are going to see their fair share of bunnies. They'll see chocolate ones, soft stuffed ones and maybe even one or two real ones in the garden. And then there are those bunnies drawn on the pages of scores of Easter- and spring-themed picture books...
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Ailing pope may be in the audience Palm Sunday
(International News ~ 03/20/05)
VATICAN CITY -- He was the first pontiff in modern times to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass outside of Rome. Now, for the first time in his groundbreaking papacy, an ailing Pope John Paul II was himself expected to be a spectator as throngs of faithful jam St. Peter's Square to usher in Holy Week...
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A glimpse at the modern American family
(Community ~ 03/20/05)
LOS ANGELES -- Jake Zeiss bolts from his west LA bungalow before 8 a.m., red hair damp and shirttail flapping. After seven hours of back-to-back meetings, he volleys for an hour with his tennis pro. Still perspiring, he slides back into his Mercedes, gobbles a nutrition bar and does paperwork on a lap desk while his chauffeur burrows through the nation's worst rush hour traffic...
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Pains of Canada's waiting room
(International News ~ 03/20/05)
TORONTO -- A letter from the Moncton Hospital to a New Brunswick heart patient in need of an electrocardiogram said the appointment would be in three months. It added: "If the person named on this computer-generated letter is deceased, please accept our sincere apologies."...
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Methamphetamine maker laments decision that changed his life
(State News ~ 03/20/05)
ST. CLAIR, Mo. -- The world went dark for Michael Murphy Feb. 1, a day he will likely relive with horror for the rest of his life. It started out like just any other day of his life -- partying, getting high and making a couple of bucks by cooking meth. But the day ended with Murphy's life hanging by a thread after a tank of anhydrous ammonia blew up in his face, leaving him blind in both eyes, deaf in one ear and with chemical burns...
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Promising prosecutor killed with drugs after life unravels
(State News ~ 03/20/05)
MACON, Mo. -- A former prosecutor and family man once known for a firm grasp of the difference between right and wrong, David Masters arrived at his death bound to a chair, his final stop along a road of poor choices. Two housemates are accused of being his judge and jury, condemning Masters for owing three weeks of rent and making passes at a woman with whom he lived. ...
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Boy who was injected with HIV, mother sue hospital
(State News ~ 03/20/05)
ST. LOUIS -- The boy whose father injected him with the virus that causes AIDS has sued the father's former employer, BJC Health System and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. In the lawsuit, filed in St. Louis Circuit Court, the boy, identified as B.J., and his mother, listed as J.J., claim the hospital should have known that Brian T. ...
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Wisconsin-Milwaukee upends fourth-seeded Boston College
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/05)
One win wasn't enough for Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Panthers are pressing on in the NCAA tournament. Joah Tucker scored 23 points, Adrian Tigert had 16 and the 12th-seeded Horizon League champions, playing on a floor in Cleveland they know very well, pulled off their second upset in three days, an 83-75 win over Boston College in the second round Saturday...
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Life in Death Valley
(Community ~ 03/20/05)
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A rare burst of color is softening the stark landscape of Death Valley, with clusters of purple, pink and white wildflowers dotting the black basalt mountainsides and great swaths of golden blooms bordering the blinding white salt flats on the valley floor...
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Auditors- IRS workers vulnerable to hackers
(National News ~ 03/20/05)
WASHINGTON -- More than one-third of Internal Revenue Service employees and managers who were contacted by Treasury Department inspectors posing as computer technicians provided their computer login and changed their password, a government report said last week...
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New excuses help keep government data secret
(National News ~ 03/20/05)
WASHINGTON -- The government argues that a health official's required public financial disclosure reports should not become public. Some of President Bush's military records were not released because officials did not want to search boxes filled with rat excrement. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's public schedules were withheld until he left office...
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Huge deficits may be a Bush legacy
(National News ~ 03/20/05)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush frequently says he wants to solve big problems like Social Security's finances, not pass them on to future generations. It appears unavoidable, however, that Bush will leave a painful legacy of staggering government debt...
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Long walk spoiled by Guinness
(International News ~ 03/20/05)
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent -- Earl Daniel and Joel Butcher will probably stay off their feet for a while. The men from this Caribbean island walked for six days without sleep in a bid to set a world record for the longest nonstop hike. The hike lasted 144 hours and seven minutes. They began March 8 and ended Monday as they entered the capital to a siren of horns. It was not immediately clear how many miles they had walked...
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'West Wing,' four other NBC shows slated to return
(Entertainment ~ 03/20/05)
LOS ANGELES -- "The West Wing" has been re-elected to a seventh term by NBC. The White House drama will return for the 2005-2006 season, NBC programming chief Kevin Reilly said Thursday. Dramas "Crossing Jordan" and "Las Vegas" and the sitcom "Joey" also will be back...
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Congress pushes woman's fate to new court
(National News ~ 03/20/05)
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. -- As a deal in Congress was worked out to have federal courts decide Terri Schiavo's fate, emotions swelled outside the brain-damaged woman's hospice room Saturday, with protesters arrested after they symbolically tried to smuggle in bread and water on her second day without a feeding tube...
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Beagle training to root out pythons from Everglades
(State News ~ 03/20/05)
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. -- Visitors to the Everglades expect or even hope to encounter some scary swamp creatures. But the 20-foot snake draped across a two-lane road? That's a postcard moment wildlife officials want to erase. The Burmese pythons increasingly spotted by tourists do not belong in the Everglades. But the Asian reptiles are multiplying here in troubling numbers, competing with native, endangered species for food and crossing the paths of startled tourists...
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Augustine propels Illini past Nevada
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/05)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Luther Head's pass was perfect. James Augustine caught it in full stride and streaked in for a dunk. That was just the beginning of a big day for the Illinois big men. Augustine scored a career-high 23 points, leading the top-seeded Illini to a 71-59 win over ninth-seeded Nevada on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament...
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Suppan pitches around baserunners in win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/05)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Normally pitchers don't like to put runners on base. But it doesn't matter as much in spring training. Cardinals righthander Jeff Suppan put runners on base in four of the five innings he pitched Saturday, but only one scored, thanks to some fine defense as the Cardinals posted a 6-2 win over the Dodgers...
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St. Vincent struggles in title contest
(High School Sports ~ 03/20/05)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- For such a prized thing as a high school state championship, the two teams battling for the Class 2 boys basketball state championship Saturday at Mizzou Arena seemed dead set on giving it to the other team. Unfortunately for St. Vincent, its 14.3 field goal percentage trumped Marionville's 9-of-26 performance from the free-throw line in a 35-30 loss...
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Bulldogs seek another trip to state's final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/20/05)
Last year, Notre Dame's girls soccer coach Jeff Worley cautioned his team not to look too far ahead in its attempt to reach a second straight Class 1 state final four. With a veteran squad, the Bulldogs managed to make it to the final four again, finishing fourth after a pair of 2-1 losses at the Anheuser-Busch Center in Fenton, Mo...
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Redhawks end skid, tie series with CMU
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
Southeast Missouri State still had trouble scoring runs Saturday, but the Redhawks showed plenty of overall life in knotting their series with Central Michigan. The Redhawks banged out 11 hits and continued their strong pitching, as they posted a 4-3 victory at Capaha Field...
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Southeast swept by UTM in doubleheader
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State's softball team was the victim of a perfect game, as the Redhawks opened Ohio Valley Conference play Saturday. Tennessee-Martin swept a doubleheader from visiting Southeast, winning 5-2 and 2-0. Megan Mizell pitched a perfect game in the nightcap...
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NCAA men's tournament off to typical, thrilling start
(Sports Column ~ 03/20/05)
The NCAA basketball tournament once again is up to its delicious, upset-filled ways -- much to the delight of college hoops junkies everywhere who take delight in rooting for the underdog. But, while there are major surprises every season, this year's opening round of play featured some of the biggest shockers ever...
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Space savers
(National News ~ 03/20/05)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- What if the next space shuttle winds up in trouble, too? What if, like Columbia, it's damaged at liftoff and the astronauts are up in space with a maimed rocketship? Could they be saved? When Discovery is launched in a few months, a four-man rescue squad will be standing by...
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Tide of child obesity rising faster in rural America
(National News ~ 03/20/05)
WINDBER, Pa. -- When Ray Crawford walks down the hallway of his school, the beefy, 240-pound sophomore says he doesn't stand out much. Many of his classmates are heavy, too. "We go to the Eat 'n Park to meet and chill, maybe don't eat the right things," he said, referring to a regional chain restaurant famous for its smiley-faced cookies. "There's not much else to do."...
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Authorities recover body of missing Florida girl
(National News ~ 03/20/05)
HOMOSASSA, Fla. -- The news this small community feared finally came Saturday: Police had found the body of 9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford, more than three weeks after she was snatched from her bedroom. Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said Jessica's body was found during an overnight search near a mobile home close to the house where she lived with her father and grandparents. ...
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Easy like 'CBS Sunday Morning'
(Entertainment ~ 03/20/05)
NEW YORK -- The 26-year-old "CBS Sunday Morning," more an oasis of calm than an outpost of cool every weekend, is quietly growing in popularity despite a more crowded news environment. The leisurely paced "Sunday Morning" averages 5 million viewers each week, up slightly over last year and at its highest point in a decade. That's about a million more than the audience for the Sunday "Today" on NBC, with CBS's lead more than doubling in the past year, according to Nielsen Media Research...
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World briefs 3/20/05
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
Putin makes first visit to Ukraine since election; Bomb explodes at Shiite shrine in Pakistan; Car bomb tears through theater in Qatar, kills 1; Strong earthquake shakes coast of southern Japan
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Medicaid overhaul on fast track amid concerns on effect
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In bucking Republican Gov. Matt Blunt by voting against tighter Medicaid eligibility rules, state Sen. Rob Mayer of Dexter said there are simply too many unanswered questions for him to support legislation that would cut more than 100,000 low-income Missourians from the taxpayer-funded health program...
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Hay bales, three sheds catch fire
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
Three hay sheds and an unknown number of hay bales were burned in a fire that started around midnight Friday and continued into early Saturday morning. Richard Oehl, chief of the North County Fire Department, said about 18 firefighters were on the scene on County Road 513 until about 4 a.m. The sheds, hay and some of the surrounding grass near the road caught fire, he said. The property is owned by Miesner Brothers of Frohna, Mo...
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Joseph Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/20/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Joseph C. Jones, 79, of Anna died Friday, March 18, 2005, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born Feb. 20, 1926, at Balcom, Ill., son of Joseph and Jewel Woodard Jones. He was a life member of the Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 in Anna and a member of the First Christian Church in Riverton, Ill. Jones was a veteran of World War II...
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Jones-McKee
(Wedding ~ 03/20/05)
ORAN, Mo. -- Teresa Elizabeth Jones and Ryan Franklin McKee were married Dec. 4, 2004, at Bell City United Methodist Church in Bell City, Mo. The Rev. Andy Lambel performed the ceremony. Pianist was Teresa Steiner of Bell City. Parents of the couple are John and Faye Jones of Oran and Toledo and Betty McKee of Painton, Mo...
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Mosebach- Grabel
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
Mary and Tim Pensel of Cape Girardeau and Charles and Dorothy Mosebach of Benton, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Kristine Mosebach, to Wesley Allen Grabel. He is the son of Fred and Kathy Grabel of Cape Girardeau. Mosebach received a bachelor of science degree in business administration. She is employed at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service...
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Reed-Belmar
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
Randy and Kathy Cole of Farmington, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Reed, to Shawn Belmar, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Ronald and Laura Belmar of Piedmont, Mo. Reed received a bachelor of science degree in health management from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a bridal consultant at Famous-Barr...
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Lockhart-Hall
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
Harry James and Linda Lockhart of Casselberry, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Betina Lyn Lockhart, to Edward Harold Lee Hall, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Vivian and Danny Birdsong of Williamsville, Mo. Lockhart is a 1991 graduate of Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Fla. She expects to receive a bachelor's degree in advertising from Southeast Missouri State University in May. She is employed at McCallister's Deli...
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Turnbow- Probst
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
Sarah Turnbow and Michael Turnbow of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Turnbow, to Kevin Probst. He is the son of Harold and Patricia Probst of Jackson. Turnbow is a 1999 graduate of Jackson High School. Probst is a graduate of Jackson High School. He is a computer specialist at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Upton-Henson
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
Rick and Debbie Upton of Carterville, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Ellen Upton of Jackson, to Benjamin Michael Henson of Scott City. He is the son of George and Deborah Henson of Scott City. Upton is a 2000 graduate of Carterville High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2004...
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Waddle-Moore
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
Randy and Gleni Waddle of Whitewater announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Leigh Waddle, to Christopher Glenn Moore. He is the son of Garry and Gracelyn Moore of Whitewater. Waddle is a 1998 graduate of Delta High School. She is employed at MedAssets in Cape Girardeau...
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Moore- Schultz
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
Donald and Pamela Moore of Whitewater announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Lucille Moore, to Jared Wade Schultz. He is the son of James and Phyllis Schultz of Tamms, Ill. Moore received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a nurse at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Burton- Salvo
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Rick and Tammy McCain of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Lynn Burton, to Sean Michael Salvo, both of Benton, Mo. He is the son of Gary and Denise Cook of Jackson. Burton is a CMT/CNA at Chaffee Nursing Center...
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Mann-Richardson
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
Jack Mann of Fenton, Mo., and Patricia and James Hackson of Perryville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Elizabeth Mann, to Justin Grant Richardson, both of St. Charles, Mo. He is the son of Von and Mary Richardson of Troy, Mo. Mann is a 2000 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor's degree in health science from Maryville University in 2004, and expects to receive a master's degree in physical therapy from Maryville in May...
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Knudson- White
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
THEBES, Ill. -- Rebecca Sue Knudson and Bradley Wayne White announce their engagement. She is the daughter of the late Susan Jensen-Glueck and the late Michael D. Knudson. White is the son of Julie Hale and Victor White of Thebes. Knudson attended Mineral Area College. She is employed at Sears...
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Berry-Holshouser
(Engagement ~ 03/20/05)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Paul and Debbie Helman of Villa Ridge announce the engagement of their niece, Billie Jo Berry, to Blayne Holshouser. He is the son of Lloyd and Bernetta Holshouser of Anna, Ill. Berry is a 1994 graduate of Meridian High School in Mounds, Ill. ...
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Births 3/20/05
(Births ~ 03/20/05)
Haggerty; Hendrix; Heitz; Daniel; McDonald
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Out of the past 3/20/05
(Out of the Past ~ 03/20/05)
25 years ago: March 20, 1980 Representatives of the SEMO Council on the Arts and the Southeast Missouri Museum Inc. appeared before the city council last night to request that the present public library building in Courthouse Park be converted into a museum and arts center after the new library opens on North Clark Avenue...
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Matt Blunt says local taxes could create jobs
(State News ~ 03/20/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A central tenet of Gov. Matt Blunt's political philosophy has been steadfast opposition to higher taxes. It was his main message as a gubernatorial candidate last year, and he has constantly hammered on the point since taking office in January, repeatedly framing tax increases as "job killing" or "job destroying."...
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Jessie Young
(Obituary ~ 03/20/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jessie B. Young, 69, of Sikeston died Saturday, March 19, 2005, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born July 7, 1935, in Portageville, Mo., daughter of John Francis and Marillaun Maloney Brown. She and Adrian Earl Young were married July 13, 1953, at Portageville. He died Nov. 29, 2004...
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William Downen
(Obituary ~ 03/20/05)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- William Downen, 96, died Friday, March 18, 2005, at the Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield. He was born Feb. 6, 1909, in Monette, Ark., son of Charlie and Elsie Brown Downen. He was a member of St. Joe General Baptist Church in Idalia, Mo., and was a self-employed farmer and carpenter...
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Rutledge will offer seminar at Buchheit
(Outdoors ~ 03/20/05)
Alex Rutledge, a champion turkey caller and professional outdoorsman, will conduct a seminar for area turkey hunting enthusiasts 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Buchheit store in Jackson. Rutledge's resume includes championship honors at the National Amateur Turkey Calling contest, the Missouri State Turkey Calling contest Champion and the Grand National Gobbling Championship...
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Jackson's Noel captures fourth straight bass event
(Outdoors ~ 03/20/05)
Brad Noel of Jackson won his fourth consecutive Bassbusters of Southeast Missouri Bass fishing tournament, capturing the event March 13 at Lake Wappappello. Post-frontal conditions made fishing for these early pre-spawn bass challenging, but Noel had a solid finish in another tournament the day before...
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Decorating Easter eggs is fun for both children and adults
(Community ~ 03/20/05)
Simple tips for dyeing eggs that even the adults will enjoy. ~ The Associated Press NEW YORK -- It's an annual ritual that countless children look forward to: dyeing Easter eggs. But maybe there's a little room to change the tradition ever so slightly...
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Country perspective
(Community ~ 03/20/05)
ALTENBURG, Mo. Novelist and essayist Edward Hoagland once wrote of country people: "They do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same." Life is not about the details, necessarily, but about the larger picture...
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Medicaid realities
(Editorial ~ 03/20/05)
The debate over what to do about Medicaid in Missouri is one of the hottest topics to spread across the state in years. Proposals by Gov. Matt Blunt in his very first budget plan are aimed at controlling the rapidly growing costs of the health-care program for the needy...
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Police reports 3/20/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/20/05)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Saturday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI * William G. Senn, 24, 1304 Independence St., was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated. Arrests * Chad D. Valenti, 27, no address given, was arrested on a city warrant for stealing and on a St. Charles County warrant for probation violation...
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Fire reports 3/20/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/20/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following on Friday: * At 4:01 p.m., tree on fire at Capaha Park. * At 10:30 p.m., emergency medical service in the 100 block of South Lorimier Street. Firefighters responded to the following on Saturday:...
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Nation briefs 3/20/05
(Local News ~ 03/20/05)
Protests held on second anniversary of Iraq war; Boston archbishop will include women in ritual
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Telethon helps serve local kids
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/20/05)
To the editor: This weekend in Sikeston, Mo., the Kenny Rogers Children's Center will hold its 25th annual telethon and hopes to raise $250,000 to assist more than 300 children in Southeast Missouri who suffer developmental disabilities. Fifty of those children are Cape Girardeau County residents, yet Cape Girardeau countians may be unaware of this and thus do not support the center to the same extent as their neighbors...
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FanSpeak 3/20/05
(Community Sports ~ 03/20/05)
Serves 'em right; Bored; Where's Tyler?; Notre Dame bias; Where was Charleston?; Creating shots; Equal representation
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Hazel Karsteter
(Obituary ~ 03/20/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Hazel I. Karsteter, 94, of Anna died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005, at Union County Hospital. A private memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, with Webb Manley officiating. Burial was in Cobden Cemetery.
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Creta Yates
(Obituary ~ 03/20/05)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Creta C. Yates, 82 of Jonesboro died Friday, March 18, 2005, at Herrin Hospital at Herrin, Ill. She was born Jan. 16, 1923, at Anna, Ill., daughter of James and Grace Brown Adams Choate. She and John W. Yates were married July 4, 1941, at Cape Girardeau. He died Sept. 14, 1991. She was a member of Gospel Assembly Church in Anna...
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Gertrude Obergoenner
(Obituary ~ 03/20/05)
Gertrude J. "Gertie" Obergoenner, 90, formerly of St. Louis, passed away Friday, March 18, 2005, at her home in Cape Girardeau. Gertie was born Nov. 16, 1914, to Arno Paul and Marie Anne Haintl Lippmann, who came to America from Germany as small children. ...
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Speak Out 3/20/05
(Speak Out ~ 03/20/05)
Litter culprits; Recommended reading; Wealthy cheats; Lingering holiday; Battlefield flag; Ready, Mr. DeMille; Interpreting the law; A real hero; Setting limits; Use the center; We are the enemy; Junk-car eyesores; Spur the economy
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High standards for biotech crops
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/20/05)
To the editor: In 2004, Ventria Bioscience was recruited by seven states, including Missouri. Ventria selected Missouri because the Center of Excellence in Plant-made Pharmaceuticals at Northwest Missouri State University provided the infrastructure for Ventria to commercialize its products...
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Girls spring sports previews
(High School Sports ~ 03/20/05)
Girls soccer NOTRE DAME Coach: Jeff Worley Assistant: Matt Vollink Last year: 19-6-2; fourth place in Class 1 Returning starters: Lauren Mehner, sr., MF (all-state); Allison Essner, sr., MF; Jesse Westrich, sr., D. Other key players: Destiny Dirnberger, so., F; Rita Jo Dirnberger, sr., MF; Meridith Medlin, so., F; Laura Muir, sr., GK; Kelsey Scheeter, sr., D...
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Lock, stock & ghosts: Historic Colorado castle auctioned
(National News ~ 03/20/05)
DENVER -- A historic castle where John D. Rockefeller and Theodore Roosevelt were guests -- and where a coal baron's ghost is said to haunt the halls -- was auctioned for $4 million Saturday, two years after the IRS seized the century-old mansion in a fraud investigation...
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Plan calls for Missouri to spend more on Medicaid
(Column ~ 03/20/05)
Senate Bill 539 addresses the state's current situation and immediate needs by limiting services in Missouri's welfare system and must be taken in unison with Senate Bill 556, which looks to the future with the prospect of creating an innovative health-care system that will truly assist those most in need. The issues these bills seek to provide solutions to are not new, nor are they unique to Missouri....
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100 and counting
(International News ~ 03/20/05)
TOKYO -- Even at 103, Kura Ikeba still fusses over what to wear when she goes out, and she loves a good steak smeared with garlic. Her only regret is having to retire from her job as a seamstress -- four years ago at age 99. "I still have dreams about sewing kimonos, but I can't anymore," Ikeba said recently in the home in Tokyo where she lives with her 78-year-old daughter...
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