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Mind over matter: Heartland Care and Rehab resident receives courage award
(Local News ~ 12/29/05)
"I was speeding. I had a tire blow out. I lost control and I was not wearing a seatbelt. It was my stupidity," said 34-year-old Heartland Care and Rehab resident Willie Jo Cohen, a victim of permanent brain damage. Cohen's accident occurred Jan. 29, 1992, and if you ask her about other significant dates, the detail-oriented Cohen will be quick and accurate with her answer...
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Member of more than 20 community boards dies
(Local News ~ 12/29/05)
Charles "Bud" Leming, 75, well-known in the Cape Girardeau business community, died Tuesday at Southeast Missouri Hospital. According to those who worked with Leming on various boards and committees, he was always full of personality, very friendly, outspoken and caring as well as a team player...
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Booker provided highlights for Southeast on big stage
(College Sports ~ 12/29/05)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Roy Booker has never lacked for confidence. Southeast Missouri State's senior guard believes he is as good as many of the nation's premier players. Wednesday night, the former Portageville High School star got to test his talents against one of America's top teams -- and he left Illinois suitably impressed...
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Tourney may tighten up in today's semifinal round
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/05)
After two days of blowouts and few surprises, the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament should start to tighten up today when the semifinal round begins at the Show Me Center. Four of the top five seeds advanced to the semifinals, as only No. 5 Notre Dame pulled off a minor upset in the quarterfinals...
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Banjo hits the right notes in ETSU's win over Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 12/29/05)
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- East Tennessee State put up 50 points in the second half to beat the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team 81-74 on Wednesday night. The Redhawks fell to 5-6 with their third loss in four games. East Tennessee State snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 6-3. The Bucs are 4-0 at home this season...
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Spying on Americans
(Column ~ 12/29/05)
Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune Since news broke that President George W. Bush has routinely authorized spying on Americans by the super-secret National Security Agency, the defense by the administration and its supporters makes essentially two points: other presidents have done the same, and the wiretapping activities of the NSA are justified...
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Finding funding
(Column ~ 12/29/05)
St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press The president of the University of Missouri system is determined to keep the focus of the higher education debate on adequate funding and not his salary. The Board of Curators approved a 6 percent pay raise and a two-year contract extension. ...
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Protecting children
(Editorial ~ 12/29/05)
It was chilling to hear U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway's assessment that sex crimes against children are increasing, and many of them are occurring in Southeast Missouri. Her statistics were backed up by Tammy Gwaltney of the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence, which has seen an increase to 500 a year from 42 in young victims since 1997. And even those figures may be low. "Sexual abuse is the most under-reported violent crime," said Gwaltney...
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Nebraska wins wild one with Wolverines
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
Zac Taylor threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Nunn with 4:29 left as Nebraska overcame a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat No. 20 Michigan 32-28 in the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday night. The game ended on a bizarre play, with Michigan's Chad Henne throwing a short pass and his teammates lateraling no fewer than five times up and down the field before the play fizzled out with many extra players and coaches on the field...
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Law should apply to president, too
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/29/05)
To the editor: In the Christmas paper I noted that our state senator, Jason Crowell, has proposed a state law to ban intersection cameras. Well and good. I agree with him. However, he was quoted as saying, "The goal may be a lofty goal, but in this whole analysis of lofty goals I hope we don't get caught up in the ends justifying the means." Better and better. ...
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Rams' Jackson healthier this week
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Steven Jackson figures to be hampered again by a hip pointer in the St. Louis Rams' season finale. At least the running back is healthy otherwise. That's a big change from last week. Jackson was held to 28 yards on 16 carries in a loss to the 49ers but perhaps shouldn't have been on the field after spending time in a hospital emergency room the night before the game...
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Speak Out 12/29/05
(Speak Out ~ 12/29/05)
Postal kindness; Greatest gift; Postal positioning; Natural resources; Cost of democracy; Working hard; Human errors; Steeple light; Talking during movies; Misleading information; Basic beliefs; Delicious surprise; Need monitoring; The Clinton defense; Religious concerns
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Good support means Toybox success
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/29/05)
To the editor: It is easy to get caught up in the rush and forget the meaning of the Christmas season, yet so many members of this community did not forget. Those who gave so generously to the Jaycee Toybox remembered that the season is about giving and sharing, and I wish to thank each of you...
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Out of the past 12/29/05
(Out of the Past ~ 12/29/05)
25 years ago: Dec. 29, 1980 DEXTER, Mo. -- Several homes about a mile east of Dexter are evacuated early in the morning, when a Missouri-Pacific train car containing butyl alcohol is punctured, leaking the highly flammable liquid onto the ground; Dexter police and firemen, Stoddard County deputies and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers are at the scene...
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Robert Dodson
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
Robert L. Dodson, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at his home. He was born June 23, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dwight and Virginia Langston Dodson. Robert was our beloved father, grandpa, brother, and uncle, and went to his heavenly Father yesterday to rest...
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Debbie Koch
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Debbie Lemons Koch, 29, of Benton died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, following an extended illness. She was born Jan. 22, 1976, in Korea, daughter of Johnnie and Kyong "Coffee" Kim Lemons. Debbie and Terry Koch were united in marriage Sept. 12, 1998, at Chaffee, Mo. He survives of the home...
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Charles Leming
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
Charles "Bud" Leming, 75, of Scott City, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 31, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, son of M.E. and Thelma Coleman Leming. He first married Joyce Birk June 17, 1951, in Little Rock, Ark. He and Barbara Steger were married Dec. 27, 1986, in Cape Girardeau. She survives...
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Edith Freebold
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Edith Rose Freebold, 90, of Dexter, formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Beverly Health and Rehab in Dexter. She was born April 30, 1915, in Ypsilanti, Mich., daughter of George E. and Anna Ballard Kenney...
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Donald Bock
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
Donald D. Bock, 70, of Gordonville died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Mary Taylor
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary Frances Taylor, 73, of Cairo died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at her home. Heavenly Gates Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements.
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Helen Stewart
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Helen Stewart, 94, of Sesser, Ill., died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at White Oaks Rehab Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Ill. She was born Aug. 23, 1911, in Tamms, Ill., daughter of William H. and Luella Smith Berry. She married Zollie Stewart, who died in 1980...
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Kansas City faces long odds to make playoffs
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As three-team parlays go, this would be a Las Vegas long shot. Kansas City (9-6) must beat the 11-4 AFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals; San Diego (9-6) must lose to 12-3 Denver even though the AFC West champion Broncos will be resting several starters; and the lowly 5-10 Detroit Lions will have to go into Pittsburgh and somehow find a way to upset the streaking Steelers (10-5)...
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Sorenstam ruled women's golf with 10 tourney titles
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
Annika Sorenstam is linked with Babe Zaharias again, although this has nothing to do with competing against men. The Swedish golf star turned a season that had all the trappings of a struggle into another year of superlatives, becoming the first woman in 19 years to capture the first two legs of the Grand Slam, winning 10 times on the LPGA Tour and twice putting the teenagers in their place...
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Mildred McClain
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Mildred Louise McClain, 64, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at her home. She was born June 28, 1941, at Bloomfield, daughter of Vernon and Vercie Dunivan Cooper. She and Ray McClain were married Dec. 5, 1964, in O'Fallon, Mo...
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Foundation's 'Night of Remembrance' to benefit stroke center
(Community News ~ 12/29/05)
According to organizers, Saint Francis Medical Center Foundation's "Night of Remembrance" held recently in the Saint Francis Healing Arts Garden was a complete success with more than 75 community members in attendance, and more than $31,000 raised...
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Cairo council takes stand against mayor with boycott
(Local News ~ 12/29/05)
A deepening schism between Cairo, Ill., Mayor Paul Farris and the city council erupted this week into open political warfare. While the council and Farris have been fighting since he took office in 2003, council members said they have generally been willing to fulfill their duties -- sometimes, they said, in spite of Farris...
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No two ways about it
(Local News ~ 12/29/05)
Two-way traffic could return to downtown Main Street next year, 50 years after Cape Girardeau city officials made it one-way southbound. That prospect thrills some downtown property owners and merchants who say it will bring more traffic to the downtown, slow down traffic and make the area more pedestrian friendly...
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Medicare prescription drug plans take effect New Year's Day
(Local News ~ 12/29/05)
Millions of America's senior citizens can take advantage of the nation's new Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage starting New Year's Day. But to do so they have to choose between a dizzying array of insurance plans. "It's very confusing to the general public," said elderly Cape Girardeau resident Doyle Sample as he ate lunch at the local senior center on Wednesday...
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Getting to know all about you
(Column ~ 12/29/05)
Dec. 29, 2005 Dear Ken, The blessings of family and good friends become more meaningful with the passing years. Achievements are nice, but each new year the realization grows that love is the only currency that matters. The circle of love family creates is the context for most of the memories that form us...
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Candy bar inspired by Idaho potatoes sells three million a year
(National News ~ 12/29/05)
BOISE, Idaho -- Even the maker of the Idaho Spud candy bar thinks it's a little weird. But the chocolate-covered, potato-shaped Spud sells at a rate of 3 million bars a year. "It's amazing; I'm not sure who eats them all, or if they all get eaten for that matter," said David Wagers, president of Idaho Candy Co...
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Police to take extra safety, security precautions on New Year's Eve
(Local News ~ 12/29/05)
Additional patrols will enforce zero-tolerance for underage drinking on New Year's weekend as part of the Safe Communities Program of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, police said. Backed by a three-year grant through the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the department will focus on driving while intoxicated, underage drinking and party patrol, said spokesman Sgt. Barry Hovis...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 12/29/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/29/05)
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Cape Public Library's test-taking database can benefit the whole family
(Community News ~ 12/29/05)
People with New Year's plans that include a career change or who just want to improve or learn new skills now have help in preparing for the tests that sometimes accompany those changes. The help is available at the Cape Girardeau Public Library through a database called LearningExpress Library. ...
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The wit and wisdom of aging
(Community ~ 12/29/05)
There are some things in life where you either have to laugh about it or cry. Aging can be like that. Since it is something we can't avoid -- and the alternative is never good -- I prefer to find a way to laugh about it. Or at least gain some wisdom about its inevitablities...
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U.N. official says Iraqi elections credible
(International News ~ 12/29/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A senior U.N. official said Wednesday that Iraq's parliamentary elections were credible and the results should stand, angering Sunni Arabs who have taken to the streets demanding a new vote. The U.N. endorsement, which came after opposition groups demanded international intervention, was likely to deflate their calls for the elections to be canceled. ...
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Pakistani man says he killed his four daughters for family 'honor'
(International News ~ 12/29/05)
MULTAN, Pakistan -- Nazir Ahmed appears calm and unrepentant as he recounts how he slit the throats of his three young daughters and their 25-year old stepsister to salvage his family's "honor" -- a crime that shocked Pakistan. The 40-year old laborer, speaking to The Associated Press in police detention as he was being shifted to prison, confessed to just one regret -- that he didn't murder the stepsister's alleged lover too...
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Illini shoot down upset bid
(College Sports ~ 12/29/05)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- It took longer than most people probably thought, but Illinois was finally able to put the expected whipping on Southeast Missouri State. The Redhawks hung tough with sixth-ranked Illinois in the first half, before the heavily favored Illini ran away to an 89-64 victory in front of a sellout crowd (16,618) at Assembly Hall on Wednesday night...
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Gretzky returns to Coyotes' bench
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Wayne Gretzky knew his mother wanted him to skate back to work as soon as possible. Gretzky resumed coaching the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday, presiding over a pregame skate in San Jose before a night game against the Sharks. He left his team 10 days earlier to be with Phyllis Gretzky, who died of lung cancer on Dec. 19 in Brantford, Ontario...
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Blues take win from struggling Blackhawks
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
CHICAGO -- Rookie Jason Bacashihua made 21 saves, and Eric Brewer and Dallas Drake scored late in the first period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Kyle Calder scored for the Blackhawks, who lost their fifth straight game and seventh in their last eight...
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Armstrong was unbeatable on the bike in another controversial year
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong takes fewer bike rides these days. He even describes himself as out of shape since retiring after his seventh consecutive Tour de France victory in July. But he remains unbeatable. Armstrong was honored Wednesday as The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth straight year. He is the only athlete to be selected by sports writers four times since the honor first was awarded in 1931...
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Area sports digest 12/29/05
(Community Sports ~ 12/29/05)
Friedheim extends lead in dartball league Friedheim, the wire-to-present leader in the Cape-Perry Lutheran Laymen's League for Dartball, took a three-game lead after Week 10 play on Dec. 20. Friedheim won two of three games from Shawneetown, which fell to four games back, while Trinity dropped three games and dropped to three back in the standings...
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Details set stage for 'hectic fun' during 'Killshot' filming downtown
(Local News ~ 12/29/05)
A Perryville optician will assist an actor playing a grizzled old river hand put a contact lens in that helps create the illusion of a glass eye. Seven off-duty policemen will work crowd control, block of streets and guard equipment and vehicles overnight. The Cape Girardeau Police Department is even loaning a local cop car for a cameo...
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Palmeiro contends he still doesn't know source of steroids
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
NEW YORK -- Free-agent first baseman Rafael Palmeiro still isn't sure why he tested positive for steroids, he told The New York Times for a story published Wednesday. The 41-year-old Palmeiro was suspended in August for 10 days by Major League Baseball. His steroid test in May came up positive -- just six weeks after he testified in Congress that he had never taken the performance-enhancing drugs...
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Missouri doesn't get its wish, but it gets win vs. EIU
(Professional Sports ~ 12/29/05)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- It wasn't quite the rout Jimmy McKinney had hoped for, but it was a win nonetheless. One week after Missouri was crushed by No. 6 Illinois, the Tigers bounced back Wednesday night to beat Eastern Illinois 68-56. "A win is a win, but it would definitely be nice to beat a team by 20 or 30," McKinney said. "Somehow they just kept getting it down, and I was mad, too, because I wanted to beat them by more than 20 just to get that confidence and that spirit back."...
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