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The lesson that Terri taught me
(Column ~ 03/23/05)
After 17 years of newspaper journalism, it takes a lot for a story to make me cry. It's horrible, the stuff you hear at work. Reporters put up walls to keep from being hurt by all the abused children and spouses, dead soldiers, house fires and fatal accidents our readers expect to learn about from us. There's a lot of gallows humor in newsrooms...
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Tuesday rain breaks dry spell in Cape area
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
After more than 10 days without a drop of rain, local lawns received a decent drink on Tuesday. Downtown Cape Girardeau received 0.45 inches, and Jackson received 0.40 inches. And with spotty showers in the forecast for the rest of the week, grass will be transformed from brown to green, and plants besides the already blooming Japanese maples and cherry trees should soon follow suit with blooms of their own...
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Jackson police arrest Scott City fugitive still in cuffs
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
An agile suspect escaped from a Scott City police car Friday during a meth lab bust, only to be arrested two days later in Jackson, still wearing handcuffs. Assistant Scott County prosecuting attorney Lora Cooper filed charges Tuesday against George Michael Cagle II, 32, of Scott City for burglary, attempt to manufacture methamphetamine, felony possession of chemicals, felony possession of ephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, felony possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to use and resisting arrest.. ...
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Two from Jackson make list of top Missouri students
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Katie Grieshop and Rachel Lowes aren't sure where they're going or what they'll do after they graduate from Jackson High School this spring. They're not worried about securing the top spot in their senior class or getting into an Ivy League college...
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Business groups faring well with GOP cooperation
(State News ~ 03/23/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The 2005 legislative session is shaping up to be a banner year for the pro-business lobby with the Missouri Legislature taking quick action on its favored bills and Gov. Matt Blunt committed to signing many of those measures into law...
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Optimists' view of child's play
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
It's not as if the boys and girls on Cape Girardeau's south side haven't been invited to play. City recreational leagues and programs are open to all, regardless of race or residency. Many times, scholarships are offered for those who can't afford league dues...
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Schiavo's parents beg court to reconnect feeding tube
(National News ~ 03/23/05)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Warning that Terri Schiavo was "fading quickly" and might die at any moment, her parents begged a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the severely brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted. David Gibbs III, attorney for parents Bob and Mary Schindler, told the 11th U.S. ...
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McCain takes shots at AARP during Bush Social Security rally
(National News ~ 03/23/05)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Republican Sen. John McCain, sitting alongside President Bush at a Social Security event here Tuesday, threw a few punches at those he says are blocking change. McCain took a jab at AARP, the lobby for older citizens, which has been buying television and newspaper advertisements in cities Bush is visiting to oppose his idea to let younger workers divert some of their payroll taxes into private investment accounts...
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Money evaporating in Terri Schiavo right-to-die battle
(National News ~ 03/23/05)
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. -- As the battle over Terri Schiavo's life rages in the courtrooms and halls of government, the 41-year-old brain-damaged woman lies in a hospice bed, dependent on Florida taxpayers and charity for her care. The $1 million she and husband, Michael, received in a medical malpractice case in 1993 is nearly gone, attorneys say, spent on her care and the husband's legal quest over the past seven years to stop her artificial feedings so she can die...
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Police seek motive for 'goth' killer
(National News ~ 03/23/05)
RED LAKE, Minn. -- Authorities were trying to determine Tuesday what caused a teenager to gun down his grandfather, put on the man's police-issue belt and bulletproof vest, and drive his marked squad car to a high school, where he began shooting his classmates at will...
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DVD explores making of classic Nirvana album
(Entertainment ~ 03/23/05)
There are lots of things synonymous with Seattle. Coffee. The Space Needle. The Fremont Troll. But those are mere travel magazine tips. For a generation, Seattle means Nirvana. "Nirvana: Nevermind -- Classic Album DVD" (Eagle Rock Entertainment) explores the band, the Seattle music scene that would be dubbed "grunge" and the making of the band's classic album "Nevermind." Lead singer Kurt Cobain took his own life, leaving us with drummer Dave Grohl, bassist Krist Novoselic and an assortment of others to talk candidly about the band and how it gained traction.. ...
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Modified corn sold by mistake
(National News ~ 03/23/05)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Biotechnology company Syngenta AG said Tuesday it mistakenly sold to consumers tons of experimental genetically engineered corn never approved by U.S. regulators. Syngenta said the corn, inadvertently shipped between 2001 and 2004, doesn't pose any health risks because it's similar to a Syngenta product approved by federal regulators...
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World briefs 3/23/05
(International News ~ 03/23/05)
Gitmo terror suspects get rare open hearings; Fugitives celebrate after Tulkarem changes hands; More work, pay ahead for French employees
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Kyrgyz opposition, government work to re-establish calm
(International News ~ 03/23/05)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Opposition supporters and police formed joint patrols in a southern city, and President Askar Akayev said Tuesday he would not impose a state of emergency despite protests calling for his resignation over allegations of fraud in parliamentary elections...
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Annan- Syria promises to completely withdraw from Lebanon
(International News ~ 03/23/05)
ALGIERS, Algeria -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that Syria's president has agreed to present a firm timetable by early April for a full withdrawal of his country's troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon. Annan met President Bashar Assad on the sidelines of an Arab summit in Algiers and said Assad confirmed his commitment to U.N. Resolution 1559, which called for a Syrian withdrawal...
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Inflation concerns push up interest rates
(National News ~ 03/23/05)
WASHINGTON -- When it comes to the Federal Reserve, what it says is as important as what it does. Economists, investors and everyone else paying attention pretty much knew the Fed was going to boost rates by a quarter-point Tuesday, the seventh such increase since its credit tightening campaign began last June...
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Recipes for using leftover Easter ham
(Column ~ 03/23/05)
smcclanahan How much basketball did you watch last week and weekend? My husband, Scott, took in every possible moment he could. On the top of our television cabinet there are about six tournament brackets from different people that he is keeping up by marking their losses and wins after every game. ...
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Insurance for floods changing in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Cape Girardeau residents and business owners along Cape LaCroix Creek and Walker Branch will be able to drop their costly flood insurance once federal revisions to flood plain maps along Cape LaCroix Creek and Walker Branch take effect April 4, city officials said...
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Redhawks win slugfest
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Southeast Missouri State softball coach Lana Richmond said before the season that this was one of the best freshmen groups she has had. Two of those youngsters displayed their talents Tuesday as the Redhawks (11-8) rallied to post a 10-6 non-conference victory over visiting Wright State (4-3)...
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Bonds says he'll be out a while
(Professional Sports ~ 03/23/05)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Leaning his head on a crutch and repeatedly saying he was tired, Barry Bonds said he might miss the entire season following his latest knee surgery. "Right now I'm just going to try to rehab myself to get back to, I don't know, hopefully next season, hopefully the middle of the season. I don't know. Right now I'm just going to take things slow," he said Tuesday after meeting with San Francisco Giants trainer Stan Conte for 1 1/2 hours...
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Janie Bass
(Obituary ~ 03/23/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Janie R. Bass, 61, of rural Cairo died Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at her home. She was born Aug. 24, 1943, in McConley, Tenn., daughter of William French and Iva Louise Baker Tyler. She was a member of God's House in Villa Ridge, Ill. Survivors include a daughter, Ivy Cripps of Cairo; her mother, Louise Tyler of Mounds, Ill.; six brothers, Donnie Webb of Tamms, Ill., James Webb of Marion, Ill., Mike Webb of Fancy Farm, Ky., Danny Butler and Dale Butler, both of Mounds, Eddie Butler of East Cape Girardeau, Ill.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.. ...
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Redhawks add pair of coaches to staff
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings has filled two of the three vacancies on his staff. Billings announced Tuesday that Craig Wederquist has joined Southeast as defensive line coach and Joe Dan Rogers has assumed the duties of defensive secondary coach...
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Revved up Racer
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Seth Hudson was happy to simply be playing college baseball last year -- but he certainly wasn't satisfied with a freshman season at Murray State that saw him hit just .204. However, it has been a totally different situation so far this season for the Central High School graduate, who will lead the Thoroughbreds into this weekend's Ohio Valley Conference-opening series against his hometown school...
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Utah's Bogut leads AP's All-America team
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Andrew Bogut was just another international player when the college basketball season started, not even meriting an honorable mention in the preseason All-America balloting. All that has changed now for the 7-foot sophomore from Australia. The Utah center was the leading vote-getter on The Associated Press' All-America team announced Tuesday...
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New law breaks promises made when workers' comp began
(Column ~ 03/23/05)
By the time you read this, the governor will probably have signed the workers' compensation bill. His signature will mark the betrayal of working people in Missouri who were made a promise nearly 80 years ago that they would be treated fairly if they agreed to accept workers' compensation...
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Baghdad shopkeepers strike back, killing three militants
(International News ~ 03/23/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Shopkeepers and residents on one of Baghdad's main streets pulled out their own guns Tuesday and killed three insurgents when hooded men began shooting at passers-by, giving a rare victory to civilians increasingly frustrated by the violence bleeding Iraq...
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Father of slain trooper trying to avoid second-guessing self
(State News ~ 03/23/05)
In grief, Carl Graham struggles to avoid the numbing game of what-if. Years ago when he urged his son to rethink chasing a career in policing and find something safer, Carl "Dewayne" Graham Jr. got a college degree in criminal justice, eventually working his way into the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Out of the past 3/23/05
(Out of the Past ~ 03/23/05)
25 years ago: March 23, 1980 A survey conducted by U.S. Rep. Bill D. Burlison shows Southeast Missourians generally are in favor of draft registration and see a reduction in government spending as the most important step for improving the economy...
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Police reports 3/23/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/05)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Tuesday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI * Darwin Keith Graham, 18, 1621 S. Ellis St., was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and no driver's license...
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Rodney Long
(Obituary ~ 03/23/05)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Rodney James Long, 71, of Bell City died Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 30, 1933, at Painton, Mo., son of Evans and Georgia Flowers Long. He and Margaret Kinder were married Jan. 24, 1952, at Painton...
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School bond issues
(Editorial ~ 03/23/05)
Voters in two area school districts, Jackson and Kelly in Benton, will vote on bond issues April 5 that would raise taxes for construction projects in those districts. Both proposals require a four-sevenths supermajority, or 57.14 percent, for approval. And both districts have proposed similar bond measures in the past without success. But they're trying again...
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Opal Holtz
(Obituary ~ 03/23/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Opal Holtz, 94, of Bloomington, Ill., formerly of Anna, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community in Chenoa, Ill. She was born Feb. 12, 1911, in Corpus Christi, Texas, daughter of Frank and Emma Dummermuth Marlow. She and Howard Holtz were married Oct. 21, 1932. He died June 30, 1963...
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Stein won't be back on Oak Ridge's bench
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/05)
The high school basketball coaching scene received a shakeup last week when Oak Ridge decided not to bring back boys coach Robert Stein for a third season. Stein, who was 15-35 in two seasons, helped the Blue Jays receive a No. 3 seed in the Class 1 District 2 tournament and led them to 10 wins this season, two years after Oak Ridge managed just two wins. ...
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Southeast men sweep weekly OVC track honors
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Southeast Missouri State swept the Ohio Valley Conference outdoor male track and field athlete of the week awards on Tuesday after the Redhawks opened their outdoor season over the weekend. Brian Whitehead was named the track athlete of the week after he won the 10,000-meter run at the Alabama Relays with a time of 32 minutes and 14.58 seconds, which is the best in the OVC this season...
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Sports briefs 3/23/05
(Other Sports ~ 03/23/05)
Baseball...
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Pauline Rawlings
(Obituary ~ 03/23/05)
Pauline Elizabeth Hartle Rawlings, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 21, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born March 1, 1919, at Millersville, daughter of Verbit and Freda Cauvey Hartle. She and John V. Rawlings were married May 22, 1948, in Blytheville, Ark. He died March 6, 1987...
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Fire reports 3/23/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/23/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following on Tuesday: * At 6:56 a.m., emergency medical service in the unit block of South Sprigg Street. * At 8:06 a.m., fire alarm at 20 N. Pacific St. * At 1:31 p.m., vehicle accident in the 100 block of South Kingshighway...
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Region digest 03/23/05
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Daughter charged in Advance shooting; Cape police ticket 14 teenage drivers; Scott City police make marijuana arrest; Cape County coroner elected to state board; Teen injured in accident near Sedgewickville
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Dixie Hughes
(Obituary ~ 03/23/05)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Dixie Hughes, 91, of Dexter died Monday, March 21, 2005, at Cypress Point Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 29, 1913, at Morley, Mo., daughter of John Wesley and Ida Lillian Moore Dillon. She and James T. Hughes were married Oct. 21, 1930, at Bloomfield, Mo. He died March 9, 1997...
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Blunt spends about $75,000 on computers and telephones
(State News ~ 03/23/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt has spent about $75,000 on new computers and phones for the governor's office, raising the total taxpayer cost for his office makeover to nearly $120,000. Blunt's information technology director said Tuesday the old computers dated to the mid-1990s and couldn't support the latest antivirus programs and operating systems. The phones were last replaced in 1997...
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Club news 3/23/05
(Community News ~ 03/23/05)
Town and Country FCE; American Legion Auxiliary; Capaha Scottish Rite Women's Club; Xi Nu Phi; Sedgewickville UMW; Friendship Club; Wonderworkers FCE
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Strip club again open to soldiers
(State News ~ 03/23/05)
ST. ROBERT, Mo. -- Soldiers from nearby Fort Leonard Wood are once again allowed to visit a popular strip club that had been placed off-limits by the Army, for reasons it still declines to specify. The post commander, Maj. Gen. Randal Castro, took the action against Big Louie's adult entertainment complex on Feb. ...
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Births 3/23/05
(Births ~ 03/23/05)
Abbott; Kuntz; Thompson; Graviett; Calhoun; Armbruster; Helle; Lukefahr
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Some psychologists say teen abuse may rise after hearing
(Professional Sports ~ 03/23/05)
CLEVELAND -- Steroid use among high school students is on the rise, and experts warn that the recent focus on major league baseball's drug problems will only make such use increase. While congressmen who questioned former home run king Mark McGwire and others say their goal was to curb use among teenagers, last week's hearings increased awareness of steroids -- and that will lead more youngsters to try them, said Tracy Olrich, a sports psychologist at Central Michigan University...
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Georgianna Sharp
(Obituary ~ 03/23/05)
Georgianna Sharp, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 21, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 29, 1927, in Highland, Ill., daughter of Carroll Luther and Myrtle Anna Catherine Mansholt Reeves. She and Jonathan Charles Sharp were married March 24, 1948, in Greenville, Ill. He died Sept. 23, 2003...
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Document- Bin Laden eluded U.S. forces in Tora Bora region
(National News ~ 03/23/05)
WASHINGTON -- A terror suspect held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was a commander for Osama bin Laden during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s and helped the al-Qaida leader escape his mountain hide-out at Tora Bora in 2001, according to a U.S. government document...
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Speak Out 3/23/05
(Speak Out ~ 03/23/05)
Got used to it; Trash from trucks; Academics, not parties; More sidewalks needed; Unappreciated subs; Lady Bird's example; Biodegradable litter; Uncovered trash trucks; Fuel economy; Bigger problems; Positive education; Pick it up; Teach students respect
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Citizen Colin
(State News ~ 03/23/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Some men are determined to climb Everest. Others vow to read every Shakespeare play. Colin Leach made a pledge to himself to watch every movie listed on the American Film Institute's annual "100 Greatest" list. So far that's around 600 films. There's some duplication among the seven AFI lists, which are built around the categories greatest American films, greatest heroes and villains, greatest comedies, love stories, heart-pounding movies and movie songs...
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Spent bullets, old shotgun shells litter Daniel Boone National Forest
(State News ~ 03/23/05)
LONDON, Ky. -- An explosion of spring color has taken on a new meaning in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Green buds on the willow and yellow flowers in the meadow now include red, black and silver bullet casings across the forest floor. Rangers in the forest named for Kentucky's most famous marksman say warm weather target shooters are increasingly leaving behind heaps of shell casings and, in some instances, live cartridges...
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Another day at 'The Office'
(Entertainment ~ 03/23/05)
LOS ANGELES -- "Nothing to me feels as good as laughing incredibly hard," says Steve Carell of NBC's new mockumentary series "The Office." "If a movie or a TV show or a book makes you laugh until you cry, you just feel better." A lot of folks did just that with the original BBC version of "The Office," created by and starring Ricky Gervais as lacking-all-social-graces David Brent, manager of a paper supply company...
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Explosion rocks Christian area north of Beirut, killing two
(International News ~ 03/23/05)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An explosion tore through a business center in a Christian town near Beirut early today, killing at least two people in the second deadly attack against an anti-Syrian stronghold since the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister last month...
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News agency's suit against Google tests fair use in the Internet
(National News ~ 03/23/05)
NEW YORK -- In a case that could set limits on Internet search engines, the French news agency AFP is suing Google Inc. for pulling together photos and story excerpts from thousands of news Web sites. Agence France-Presse said the "Google News" service infringes on AFP's copyrights by reproducing information from the Web sites of subscribers of the Paris-based news wholesaler...
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Oil-for-food investigation shows official's son received $300,000
(International News ~ 03/23/05)
UNITED NATIONS -- Kojo Annan, the son of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, received at least $300,000 from a Swiss company that was awarded a contract from the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq, almost double the amount previously disclosed, two newspapers reported in today's editions...
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Area digest 3/23/05
(Other Sports ~ 03/23/05)
Mack races to win in Poplar Bluff opener Joey Mack of Benton, Mo., won the season-opening feature race at Poplar Bluff Speedway on Saturday night. Starting from the fourth position, Mack took the lead and then sprinted away on a restart following a caution with two laps to go. He earned $1,200 for the victory...
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All-conference March23
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/05)
Scott City senior Mark Dannenmueller was named the Scott-Mississippi Conference's player of the year, and first-year Kelly coach Cory Johnson was the coach of the year. Dannenmueller set a school record by averaging 28 points per game in his senior season...
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The perfect springtime planter is only a decoupage away
(Column ~ 03/23/05)
It's finally spring, and I'm ready for flowers. For those occasions when a dashing romantic doesn't bring a bouquet of daisies to my door, it's good to have a fallback plan. Mine includes a milkshake and planting some marigolds. And the only thing as important as watering those Technicolor blooms is finding a perfect pot for planting. My solution? Decoupage...
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George Gray Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/23/05)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- George J. Gray Jr., 67, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born March 9, 1938, at Malden, Mo., son of George and Lena M. Pridy Gray Sr. He married the former Judith A. Gruendler...
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