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University has used Web site images to discipline students
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
At Southeast Missouri State University, administrators want students to know the Web isn't as private as they might think. Last year the university's Judicial Affairs Office, an administrative body responsible for academic discipline on campus, began the use of photos posted on the Web site Facebook to take disciplinary action against students. Facebook is a Web site designed to help college students network...
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Cape Girardeau women plead guilty to child endangerment
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Two Cape Girardeau mothers pleaded guilty to felony child endangerment charges Monday at the Cape Girardeau County courthouse in Jackson. In one case involving filthy living conditions, Karen J. Clark, 40, of 215 Pearl St., pleaded guilty to an original felony charge and received five years probation on a suspended imposition of sentence...
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Students say party mob beat them up
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Two Southeast Missouri State University students, who say they were jumped and beaten by a dozen or more assailants after a party, identified some of their attackers as members of the university football team. Shaun Johnson and Ransom Ward, both sophomores, told Cape Girardeau police they were leaving an off-campus party when they were attacked...
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Dad blows fuse over Christmas lights
(Column ~ 12/06/05)
Oh, the weather outside is frightful. And I'm outside, standing on a ladder and hanging Christmas lights on my gutter. "Why didn't we do this when the weather was nice?" my wife, Joni, asked. Naturally, I didn't have a good answer. We never seem to get our Christmas decorations up until the weather turns frigid. If there's a chance for frostbite, it's time to put up the outside lights...
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USDA announces loan assistance for low-income homeowners
(Community News ~ 12/06/05)
Low-income families and individuals in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau and Perry counties are eligible for assistance on repairs to their homes through a USDA Rural Development loan program. Loans are available at a 1 percent interest rate to improve or modernize a home, make it safer or more sanitary, or to remove health hazards. Repairs can include new carpet, vinyl siding or other remodeling-type improvements...
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Notre Dame will use solar panels for teaching energy lessons
(Community News ~ 12/06/05)
Notre Dame Regional High School recently received notice it will be awarded a $2,500 matching grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with AmerenUE, to put solar panels in the school as part of the Missouri Schools Going Solar program...
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Officials worry education plan would undercut local control
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Several members of the Cape Girardeau Board of Education urged local lawmakers Monday to oppose a proposal requiring 65 percent of district funds to be spent on classroom instruction. State Sen. Jason Crowell and Rep. Nathan Cooper, both Cape Girardeau Republicans, heard from board members that the idea undermines local control of schools. The board held a special meeting to talk to the lawmakers...
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Rams stick with rookie
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Ryan Fitzpatrick will get his second start for the St. Louis Rams, even though the rookie quarterback from Harvard struggled in his first one. Interim coach Joe Vitt said Monday he'd stick with Fitzpatrick, who was held without a touchdown pass in Sunday's 24-9 loss to the Washington Redskins, until Marc Bulger is ready to return from a shoulder injury that has already sidelined him for two games...
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Illinois uses 19-0 run to remain unbeaten
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/05)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Freshman reserve Jamar Smith hit six 3-pointers and had 23 points Monday night to lift No. 11 Illinois to a 75-49 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock. Smith was 8-of-10 from the field and had three assists and two steals. He scored seven points and had an assist during a 19-0 second-half run that broke the game open...
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25 years later, Lennon's death lingers for men who were there
(National News ~ 12/06/05)
NEW YORK -- A television news producer. An emergency room doctor. Two NYPD beat cops. Before that December night 25 years ago, they shared little but this: As children of the '60s, the soundtrack of their lives came courtesy of the Beatles. Alan Weiss, a two-time Emmy winner before his 30th birthday, was working at WABC-TV. His teen years were the time of "Revolver" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." In his 20s, Weiss admired John Lennon's music and politics...
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Sears offers $718.5 million for rest of Sears Canada
(National News ~ 12/06/05)
NEW YORK -- Sears Holdings Corp. said Monday it agreed to buy the shares it doesn't already own in Sears Canada Inc. for $719 million, to help the retailer manage increasingly stiff competition in Canada. Sears Holdings, which currently owns 57.7 million shares, or about 53.8 percent of Sears Canada, offered to buy the remaining shares for 16.86 Canadian dollars ($14.52) each...
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China orders 150 Airbus jets
(National News ~ 12/06/05)
PARIS -- China ordered 150 Airbus single-aisle A320 airliners Monday, more than twice as many plane orders as the company's U.S.-based rival Boeing Co. snagged from China last month. The European aircraft manufacturer said the deal was worth nearly $10 billion and was "the largest single order that Airbus has ever received since it entered the Chinese market two decades ago."...
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Saddam defiant as witnesses testify about regime's brutality
(International News ~ 12/06/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A defiant Saddam Hussein threatened the judge and tried to intimidate a witness. A co-defendant spat into the gallery and got into shouting matches. But the court held no one in contempt, and the rules appeared to be written along the way...
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Learning briefs 12/6/05
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Cape Christian students attend conference; Gross receives Peck education scholarship; Jackson student lands two scholarships; Southeast's Sterrett selected as Walton fellow; Scala to attend Leadership Legacy Consortium
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Jackson boys suffer first loss in Farmington championship
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
The Jackson boys basketball team ran through the entire 2004 portion of the 2004-05 season without suffering a loss in 12 games. The Indians didn't get through the first week of this season before taking a loss, 47-35 to Doniphan on Saturday in the championship game of the Farmington tournament...
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School safety
(Editorial ~ 12/06/05)
Whenever incidents occur involving the safety of students at school, administrators are reminded of the necessity for preparing and reviewing policies to both prevent harm and to punish students who are, in some way, a threat to others. Because no two situations are alike, reasonable policies allow for a great deal of discretion in handling incidents that occur at schools. ...
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Christmas tree is the wrong focus
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/05)
To the editor: I'm replying to the letter, "Christ-less Christmas is horrifying." Actually, cutting down a tree, erecting it in one's home and decorating it was once considered a heathen or pagan tradition. The Christmas tree has nothing to do with Christ. It's just another holiday tradition for many to enjoy...
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Extremists seize Democratic Party
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/05)
To the editor: Enough of liberal-socialists like Al Journet and his Marxian ilk at Southeast Missouri State University. Contrary to populist opinion, our military does not sacrifice for the rights of America's enemies. The Constitution does not apply to enemies...
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Out of the past 12/6/05
(Out of the Past ~ 12/06/05)
25 years ago: Dec. 6, 1980 Acting Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Eugene Coombs has agreed to stay on as chief deputy with the sheriff's department when Herman "Bob" Gribler assumes the job of sheriff on Jan. 1. WASHINGTON -- The Missouri Bootheel's first Republican congressman in 50 years has lashed out at a liberal political committee that already has marked him for defeat in 1982; conservative Bill Emerson says, "I believe, really, that this is arrogance at its height -- a hit list before I'm even sworn in.". ...
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John Spencer Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
CANALOU, Mo. -- John David Spencer Sr., 50, of Canalou died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 17, 1955, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Harvey Steve and Ruby Helmes Spencer. He and Barbara Pierce were married Dec. 23, 1980, at Canalou...
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Anna Wiedefeld
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Anna Marie Wiedefeld, 84, of Benton died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Benton is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Fadler
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary M. Fadler, 94, of Farmington, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Farmington. She was born Aug. 2, 1911, at Yount, Mo., daughter of David William and Metta Myrtle Murray Heitman. She and Perry Adam Fadler were married March 26, 1930. He died Nov. 20, 1991...
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Patrick Murphy
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Patrick Justin Murphy, 76, of Marble Hill died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at his home. He was born Oct. 25, 1929, in Hammond, Ind., son of Thomas and Mary McGoldrich Murphy. He and Shirley Adele Kittoe were married June 6, 1964, in Hammond, Ind...
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Ralph Kasten
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
Ralph Aaron Kasten, 90, of Jackson died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 15, 1914, at Oak Ridge, son of Theodore Emanuel and Annette Willer Kasten. He and Carlene Hoffmeister were married Aug. 3, 1946...
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Speak Out 12/6/05
(Speak Out ~ 12/06/05)
Thanks for credit card; Iraqi readiness; Ready to help; SEMO's spending; Time for Plan B; Need a dog park; Take pride; Good memories; Bulk delivery; Let students pay; Wonderful program; Oran policing; Helping the poor
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Where are the Democrat's solutions?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/05)
To the editor: The president's approval rating jumped 6 percent, key economic indicators are at recent highs (some are the highest they've been in 12 years), consumer confidence reports rose above forecasted levels, gasoline prices are below $2 a gallon, and Iraq is about to hold another election. Even amidst skewed polls, a slanted media and a vocal minority, the Bush administration is accomplishing an agenda that is proactive and sensible...
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'Stand and fight law' already on books
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/05)
To the editor: Concerning the KFVS12 story on the "stand and fight law" being such a milestone: The U.S. Supreme Court in 1979 in Tennessee v. Garner said that persons who believe they, or a third party under their protection, are in imminent danger of death or serious physical injury may use deadly force to defend themselves or the third party. There is no mention of permits required, or the necessity for this act to take place in the home, it applies everywhere the threat occurs...
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Seahawks keep Eagles in nosedive
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/05)
PHILADELPHIA -- A cross-country trip to Philadelphia for a Monday night game in the snow hasn't exactly been a formula for success. Then again, these are not the same old Seattle Seahawks. Using big plays on defense, including interception returns for touchdowns by Andre Dyson and rookie Lofa Tatupu, and smaller ones from their top-ranked offense, the Seahawks routed the Eagles 42-0...
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Big Brother's unblinking eyes
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Sikeston's newest cop doesn't eat, doesn't sleep and never blinks. This super cop patrols the schools and the public housing areas, looking for signs of something amiss, never missing a beat. Sikeston's newest cop isn't human -- it's a collection of more than 20 cameras, set up in and around the city's schools, public housing areas and paths into and out of the city...
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Cape council sets April 4 as election date for charter changes
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Cape Girardeau voters will decide the fate of three proposed charter amendments on April 4. The city council Monday night unanimously approved placing the three measures on the ballot after months of debate. The measures would allow the council to fill vacancies on the legislative board by appointment until the next special or regular election, allow the city to raise user fees without voter approval and revamp how ethics complaints are handled...
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Cape regional airport adds a fourth flight to its schedule
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Airline travelers would be offered a fourth round-trip flight from Cape Girardeau to St. Louis under an agreement approved by the city council Monday night. The agreement with Regions-Air would provide the added service, contingent upon final approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal agency already verbally signed off the arrangement...
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Study of Titanic wreckage indicates ship sank faster than previously thought
(National News ~ 12/06/05)
FALMOUTH, Mass. -- Undersea explorers said Monday that the discovery of more wreckage from the Titanic suggests that the luxury liner broke into three sections -- not two, as commonly thought -- and thus sank faster than previously believed. "The breakup and sinking of the Titanic has never been accurately depicted," Parks Stephenson, a Titanic historian, said at a conference at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute...
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MoDOT to hold regional planning meeting
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a regional planning meeting today in Sikeston. The Missouri Advanced Planning initiative is designed to bring community leaders from across a 25-county region together to discuss what improvements should be made to transportation systems. ...
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Scott City Council action 12/6/05
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Scott City Council action New business The city council passed an ordinance 7-0 to accept easements in the plat for Deer Run, a two-lot subdivision at the south end of Chelsea Drive owned by Jim McConnell. Ward 3 Councilman Kirk Lewis was absent...
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Cape police reports 12/6/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/06/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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University of Illinois creates buzz with new center for bee research
(State News ~ 12/06/05)
URBANA, Ill. -- A newly opened research facility at the University of Illinois promises to create quite a buzz. That would happen naturally at the UI's new million-dollar Bee Research Facility, which includes an apiary that can hold up to 50 hives of Western honeybees...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action 12/6/05
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Jackson Board of Aldermen Action ** Public Hearings * Held a hearing to consider the voluntary annexation petition for 68.26 acres of property (known as the future Jackson Ridge Estates Subdivision), as submitted by P.B. Properties.
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Matt Leinart: One Heisman in hand
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/05)
LOS ANGELES -- Southern California was in deep trouble. The Trojans trailed Notre Dame 31-28 with 1:32 remaining, were stuck at their own 26-yard line and had just used their final timeout. It was fourth-and-9. The crowd of 80,795 at Notre Dame Stadium was going nuts, sensing the Fighting Irish were about to snap USC's 27-game winning streak and end the Trojans' hopes for an unprecedented third straight national championship...
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Holmes finishes as top qualifier at grueling six-round Q-school
(Professional Sports ~ 12/06/05)
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. -- John Holmes played the best golf, while Bill Haas and Danny Ellis delivered the drama Monday to join 29 others who survived the most grueling week on the PGA Tour to earn their cards for next year. Holmes became the first player in 22 years to leave college and win the PGA Tour qualifying tournament, closing with a 3-under 69 to win by three shots over Alex Cejka of Germany. ...
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Redhawks try to avert slow start in OVC
(College Sports ~ 12/06/05)
No matter what happens this week, Southeast Missouri State will still have 17 Ohio Valley Conference games remaining. But coach Gary Garner knows that the Redhawks' two-game homestand is mighty important as they attempt to avoid the kind of slow OVC start that plagued them last year...
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Article details efforts by family to lose weight and keep it off
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Seeing her newly trim figure in a national magazine is one of the best rewards Melanie Lankheit received after a two-year battle to lose more than 150 pounds. Lankheit, her husband Cliff and son Kevin, are featured in the Dec. 13 issue of Woman's World. The family lost a combined 400 pounds by changing their diets, eating smaller portions and adding exercise to their daily activities...
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Dealing with last-minute registration
(Column ~ 12/06/05)
Yes, I know it's been a while since I've had a column. I think a self-imposed hiatus is just what I needed though. Things were pretty crazy with school and I'm almost positive my adviser wanted to decapitate me, throw my head in her trunk, put the car in neutral, let it slide off the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, force my family to buy her a new car, and make them build an entirely different bridge in the memory of the old one...
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No shortage of needs for campaign
(Community News ~ 12/06/05)
Child with cerebral palsy would like learning toys Learning about colors, shapes and the alphabet is Tammy's hope for her 5-year-old daughter, Mindy. With cerebral palsy Mindy's motor skills are a little behind, somewhere in the 2 to 3 1/2 year old range. ...
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Wilks nets 33 in Central's win over Eureka
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
Central junior boys basketball player Darnell Wilks poured in 33 points to lead the Tigers to a 74-70 win over Eureka on Monday in the opening round of the Mobil On the Run Classic at Northwest High School. The Tigers improved to 2-2 and will play Marquette on Friday in the semifinals. Marquette knocked off Rolla in the other opening round game on Monday...
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Indians' Richardet repeats at all-state
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
Postseason success may have alluded St. Vincent's football team this season, but that did not stop senior Waylon Richardet from receiving plenty of postseason honors. Richardet, who was already named Mississippi Area Football Conference Blue Division MVP, was named first-team all-state for the second straight year today by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association...
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High court takes on job transfers in sexual harassment cases
(National News ~ 12/06/05)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether an employer may be liable for financial damages if it transfers an employee who has complained of discrimination to a more difficult job. At issue is what constitutes "materially adverse" changes in employment...
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St. Paul Lutheran announces honor rolls for the quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 12/06/05)
Scholastic Honor Roll Eighth grade: Jerrett Schwab. Seventh grade: Ryan Sprandel. Sixth grade: Jeremy Engelhart, Tylyn Mayberry, Luke Mueller. Fifth grade: Lauren Barr, Lauren Hecht, Carly Lorenz, Jordan Myer, Natalie Mueller, Collin Sprandel, Logan Sprandel...
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Teen Challenge raising money for buildings
(Community News ~ 12/06/05)
Over the summer, Teen Challenge's cramped-quarters problem came to a head: The faith-based organization actually had to refuse to take young men who were looking to beat their self-destructive demons of drugs and alcohol. "We don't like to do that," said executive director Jack Smart. "It was tough. I don't remember the last time we've had to do that. But we were putting guys wherever we could find them. We were just out of room."...
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Giving back
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
The toughest balancing act for parents this season might not be the budget -- although that can be pretty hard, too. For many families, the tightrope is: How to make a holiday celebration happy and memorable for their children while teaching them about charity and humility?...
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Court briefs 12/06/05
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Burglary suspects make court appearance Two men charged with multiple counts of burglary and theft appeared on Monday at the Cape Girardeau County courthouse in Jackson. Garrett K. Williams, 19, of Chaffee, Mo., pleaded guilty to two felony counts of theft, while four other burglary and theft counts were dismissed. ...
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Rock and roll will never die: A Southern Illinois author says why
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Ask Southern Illinois University English professor Kevin J.H. Dettmar if rock and roll is dead, and he'll supply you with a 200-page answer. Here's the abridged version: People have said rock is dead from its beginning 50 years ago. But rock still lives, and changes all the time...
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'Killshot' factoids
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
All the useless knowledge you wanted to know but were afraid to ask The production of "Killshot" has been in the works for nearly two decades - the book having been written in the '80s. Originally, Quentin Tarantino wanted to direct it starring himself as Richie Nix with Robert DeNiro playing Armand "Blackbird" Degas!...
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A spectator's guide to movie-making
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
At the end of a movie we see the film credits that tell us who did exactly what for the production of a film. It is a long list, often into the hundreds, that represents the various jobs and responsibilities held by the crew (and cast) during the pre-production, production, and post-production phases of movie-making. ...
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Festival films delight smaller-than-expected crowd
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
The films at the Second Annual Digital Film Festival were about a variety of topics, from Christianity to "Montezuma's Revenge." The reactions to the festival, though, were far from varied. "I've loved the festival," said Nancy Haertling. "It was fun to watch."...
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The Camp looking for new place to settle
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Since opening in 2001, The Camp has been one of the best spots in town to watch local music, whether it be big crowd-drawing bands or less established, newer bands. But soon The Camp, located at 701 N. Main, will be no more, at least in terms of its location...
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Southeast Sundancers to compete in national competition in January
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Danielle Alspaugh believes the Southeast Missouri State Sundancers are one of the top dance teams in the country. On Jan. 14 and 15, the Sundancers plan to prove Alspaugh right at the 2006 UDA College Dance Team National Championship. The Sundancers, ranked Eighth among Division 1 schools based on preliminary results, will compete against the likes of Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University, James Madison, Fordham and St. Johns University...
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Babies, killer eyes and rock and roll: A local musician's night with Steve Ewing
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Another City of Roses has come and gone. It is always bittersweet. To the unjaded eye COR is a great way to get a lot of local bands to play in venues that normally don't host live music. After spending 5 years in the retail music business it was a lot of work for me. I also played in more than one band each year. So commonly I would play four or five sets a night then end up helping with equipment issues in my "spare time."...
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Bowerman brings laid-back solo act for charity to Cup & Cork
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Lindsay Bowerman has been playing music in the Cape area for more than 35 years. He does it quietly, proficiently and with a sense of passion for music -- both his own, and the songs he plays by other artists. He is truly a child of the '60s. "Your influences stay with you all your life.", says Bowerman, and his performance Nov. 12 at the Cup & Cork, a coffee/wine bistro recently opened in downtown, reflected that...
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Happiness is a warm film
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Everybody likes to go to the movies over the holidays. Just ask theater managers, and many will tell you Christmas Day is their favorite day of the year. To facilitate your movie-watching decision as you enjoy your new Christmas iPod, OFF! has put together this quick guide to movies out this holiday season. Enjoy!...
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Soooo juvenile: Arts Council, hospital host Children's Arts Fest
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Dozens of little Picassos, Rembrandts and Monets have been waiting for this (though not as anxiously as they are for Christmas) -- the annual Children's Arts Festival returns on Dec. 11. The event is sponsored by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and Southeast Missouri Hospital, and will feature 75 works created by local school kids...
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Where's the fashion at?
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
OK, I know what you may be thinking after reading this column title. What Cape Girardeau fashion? But you are wrong, my friend, in assuming that Cape Girardeau is suffering thrombosis to the fashion world of New York. Which it is. But in this arrangement, Cape has managed to blindly stumble into it's own closet -- and come out with a few choice outfits. Thus, I present, Cape Girardeau fashion:...
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Annual Christmas Hoot returns Dec. 17-18
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
The annual Christmas Hoot, an event organized by musicians and local venue owners to benefit Cottonwood Treatment Center, will be held Dec. 17-18 in downtown Cape Girardeau. Featured Dec. 17 shows for the Hoot include The JJMC Folkgrass Project at Sidewalk Sandwich Co., Wooden Ships at The Turnpike (formerly Players), Tevik at the former Our House, Prom Night Heroes at The Camp, 13th Floor at Broussards and Mike Renick at Rude Dog Pub...
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Redhawks ready to jump into new season
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Southeast Missouri State track and field athletes no doubt are looking forward to opening the indoor season. Veteran coach Joey Haines, Southeast's coach since 1982, expects another big year for his program. The women swept the Ohio Valley Conference last season for the second straight time, winning both the indoor and outdoor titles. They have captured five consecutive OVC championships overall...
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Screaming toward resolution: This, Is a Virtue prepares for final gig
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
After gigging hard and recording two albums in their sole year as a band, the members of the Cape Girardeau-based rock band This, is a Virtue are parting company. John Thurman, Josh Keusenkothen, Will Perry, Randy Casey and Lucas Collier will perform together for the last time on Dec. 10. After that, Collier will move to St. Louis to pursue his education and the rest will chase their own endeavors...
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Fists of Phoenix knows how to rock
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
I didn't know what to expect coming in to this thing. Even if I could have expected something, it wouldn't have been what I found -- a young local band with some great chops who blew the doors off a St. Louis alt-pop outfit. The billing for Nov. 11's concert at Port Cape had for weeks read like this: "Gunderson w/Fists of Phoenix." I had heard the name Gunderson on St. ...
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Your New Year's Eve guide, sort of
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Planning to get smashed this New Year's Eve, or just to spend the night scheming on that midnight kiss? Let OFF! Magazine be your guide to New Year's entertainment. (Some places didn't have their entertainment booked yet by our deadline, but we're throwing them in anyway)...
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Sydney's Santa: A little girl's legacy embodies true spirit of Christmas
(Community ~ 12/06/05)
A mom from New Madrid, Mo., fills an empty spot in her heart at Christmas by making the holiday brighter for underprivileged children. Stacy Pikey's mission also includes encouraging people to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donations as a tribute to her daughter Sydney...
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