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McCaskill backs River Campus funding, regents
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Southeast Missouri State University regents facing fire from a powerful local lawmaker found an ally Wednesday in State Auditor Claire McCaskill, who supported the River Campus project and challenged Gov. Matt Blunt to fund it. The university bond issue to cover a funding shortfall for the project was a prudent choice, McCaskill said at a news conference in front of the construction site on Good Hope Street...
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Student government leaders spend day lobbying for River Campus funding
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
A Valentine's Day meeting between House Speaker Rod Jetton and student leaders from Southeast Missouri State University wasn't a love match. It was, according to the students, more like a wrestling match. The students, four current and past officers of the Southeast student government, traveled to Jefferson City to lobby lawmakers -- especially Jetton -- for money to pay for the River Campus project. ...
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The year since that Sunday morning
(Column ~ 02/23/06)
Feb. 23, 2006 Dear Julie, For the past year most of my lunches have been eaten at Broussard's, a Cajun restaurant downtown. I like the food and the people who work there, and it's close to work, but only recently realized the real reason for my devotion. Broussard's is where my old friend Randy's band, The Melroys, played when they visited from St. Louis...
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Master Gardeners outgrow extension center in Jackson, move seminar to nature center
(Community News ~ 02/23/06)
Cape County Master Gardeners have changed their free spring native plant seminar venue to the Conservation Campus Nature Center this year. For at least seven years the seminar that pumps gardeners up for spring planting has been held at the Missouri Extension Center in Jackson...
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Famous Barr bomb threat unfounded; police seek instigator
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
A bomb threat at Famous Barr in Cape Girardeau proved to be false, and police were searching for the instigator. A message written Wednesday afternoon on the inside of a public bathroom in the department store, 100 West Park Mall, stated there was a bomb in the building, according to police Sgt. Kevin Orr...
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Affordable insurance
(Column ~ 02/23/06)
By Jason Crowell I appreciate Tuesday's op-ed column by Sharon Feltman, director of the Health Access Project Missouri Association for Social Welfare, and thank her for endorsing my goal of making health care more accessible for Missourians. My plan, I-Care Missouri, embraces the concept of combining all self-funded state plans to increase the bargaining power for health-care consumers. ...
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Nation digest 02/23/06
(National News ~ 02/23/06)
Consumer prices gallop ahead in January WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices galloped ahead in January at the fastest pace in four months. The latest picture of the nation's pricing climate, released by the Labor Department on Wednesday, reinforced expectations that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues will boost interest rates in the months ahead to blunt inflation. ...
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Nebraska meatpackers carve up $365 million Powerball jackpot
(National News ~ 02/23/06)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Eight workers at a Nebraska meatpacking plant are really bringing home the bacon now: They stepped forward Wednesday to claim the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history -- $365 million. The seven men and one woman bought the winning Powerball ticket at a convenience store near the ConAgra ham processing plant where they worked. At least three of the winners are immigrants -- two from Vietnam and one from the Congo...
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Team official makes trip to Dominican
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/06)
JUPITER, Fla. -- The St. Louis Cardinals dispatched a team official this week to the Dominican Republic to expedite the return of four players to the United States, the club announced Wednesday. Juan Encarnacion, Deivi Cruz, Hector Luna and Juan Mateo are expected at spring training camp today...
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'Babylon 5' and 'Fugitive' star Andreas Katsulas, 59, dies
(State News ~ 02/23/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Veteran character actor Andreas Katsulas, immortalized as imposing red-eyed alien ambassador G'Kar on television's "Babylon 5" and a one-armed murderer in the 1993 film "The Fugitive," has died of lung cancer. He was 59. Katsulas, who had been undergoing chemotherapy treatments, died in his Los Angeles home Feb. 13, his agent Donna Massetti said...
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Ohno skates closer to sprint medal
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/06)
Apolo Anton Ohno had a short night at the short track. It was good enough to give him a shot at another medal. Ohno safely advanced from his heat in the 500 meters Wednesday and will go to the final night of competition with two chances to add to the bronze he has already won at these Winter Olympics...
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Teens jailed for scaling building in St. Louis area
(State News ~ 02/23/06)
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Two high school seniors scaled the side of a 23-story office building, nearly reaching the top before rappelling back down at the request of police who interrupted their daring climb. Police said the two were both experienced climbers and neither was hurt. The two climbed the University Club Tower, across from the Galleria in the St. Louis suburb of Richmond Heights, Tuesday afternoon, attracting television coverage...
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Former athletes sue NCAA over finances
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Three former college athletes sued to lift the NCAA's cap on financial aid and allow schools to pay for such items as laundry, health insurance and travel. The antitrust suit was filed Friday in federal court. It seeks to overturn National Collegiate Athletic Association rules limiting college athletic scholarships to covering tuition, books, housing and meals...
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Attackers destroy golden dome of famed Shiite mosque
(International News ~ 02/23/06)
SAMARRA, Iraq -- The golden dome is in ruins, its glory shattered by bombs. Around Iraq, Shiites were enraged at Wednesday's strike against one of their holiest sites, and with an unprecedented spasm of militia violence, Iraq veered closer to open civil war than at any point in the past three years...
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Tournament committee anticipates tough task ahead
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- When the NCAA tournament selection committee selects and seeds the field of 65 each March, committee members usually rely on schedule strength to make the tough decisions. This year could be different. Committee chairman Craig Littlepage said Wednesday that with so few clear-cut choices for the 34 at-large berths, imbalanced conference schedules and gridlock in some league standings, the committee's task this season is more daunting...
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Bess posts 1,000th victory
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Gene Bess made college basketball history Wednesday night, becoming the first college basketball coach ever to win 1,000 games when Three Rivers Community College beat Forest Park 77-60. Bess has never had a losing season in his 36 years coaching at Three Rivers, in Poplar Bluff...
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Bush foe in Venezuela using cheap oil to befriend U.S. poor
(National News ~ 02/23/06)
STAMFORD, Conn. -- The throbbing pain in Alan Francis' broken wrist worsened earlier this month when he ran out of oil to heat his home in frigid Maine. But the 42-year-old ironworker was among a growing number of struggling Americans grateful to receive discounted heating oil from Venezuela, a country led by a man Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has likened to Hitler...
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Councilman takes role in youth mentoring program
(Community News ~ 02/23/06)
Southeast Missourain Charlie Herbst, city councilman of Cape Girardeau and one of the founders of Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Cape Girardeau, has assumed the position of chairman of the local strategic growth council. Herbst has served on the council since its founding in 2000. He will become a voting member of the BBBS of Eastern Missouri board of governors...
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U.S. hockey searches for answers after being eliminated
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/06)
TURIN, Italy -- Mike Modano took no shots in the loss that bounced the U.S. men's hockey team from the Olympics. He saved his best one for afterward. The three-time Olympian was benched for most of the third period in the Americans' 4-3 loss Wednesday night to Finland in the quarterfinals. Then he took aim at the people who put the disappointing squad together...
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Community cuisine 2/23/06
(Community News ~ 02/23/06)
Pancake supper being served for Fat Tuesday; Charleston Community Teachers sponsors dinner
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Much left to be done
(Editorial ~ 02/23/06)
There are good reasons for alarm at the Government Accountability Office, the Homeland Security Department and the Justice Department -- all of which have recognized the fraudulent use of millions of dollars of hurricane relief funding following last year's devastating storms along the Gulf Coast...
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Redhawks bid for two more OVC titles
(College Sports ~ 02/23/06)
Southeast Missouri State track and field coach Joey Haines doesn't expect things to be easy. But Haines does expect his program to bring home two more Ohio Valley Conference titles this weekend. Haines believes the Southeast men and women are capable of fending off strong challenges to sweep the OVC indoor meet, set for Friday and Saturday at Tennessee State University in Nashville...
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Smith, two freshmen earn conference's top honors
(College Sports ~ 02/23/06)
A Southeast Missouri State veteran and two Redhawks' rookies were honored by the Ohio Valley Conference Wednesday as the league announced its six postseason indoor track and field awards. Junior Miles Smith, already a world champion, repeated as male track athlete of the year, while Whitney Thomas and Chris Williams received female and male freshmen of the year accolades, respectively...
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Jetton's actions protect taxpayers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/23/06)
To the editor: After reading about the controversy sparked by House Speaker Rod Jetton's stance on the issue of the funding of the River Campus at Southeast Missouri State University, I feel compelled to write my first letter to the editor. Would you want an elected official to stand quietly by when funds were being expended without state approval? As for the university's reasoning that it was saving the taxpayers money by proceeding with the construction before costs went up, that's ludicrous. ...
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Speak Out 2/23/06
(Speak Out ~ 02/23/06)
Pro bull terrier; Too much cleanup; Parking-lot etiquette; Rationalizing pure pork; Roaming pets; Better snow removal
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Trish Brotherton
(Obituary ~ 02/23/06)
PATTON, Mo. -- Patricia A. "Trish" Brotherton, 52, of Patton died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 8, 1954, in St. Louis, daughter of Lloyd and Lorraine Harrison Herren. She and Gary Brotherton were married Feb. 24, 1973, at Patton...
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Thekla Mild
(Obituary ~ 02/23/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Thekla W. Mild, 100, of Kirkwood, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, at Manor Grove Nursing Center in Kirkwood. She was born Aug. 28, 1905, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Joseph and Pauline Phisterer Hoeh. She married Erwin H. Mild, who preceded her in death...
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Births 2/23/06
(Births ~ 02/23/06)
Keesee; Coalter; Shaver
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Lucille Malone
(Obituary ~ 02/23/06)
Lucille A. Malone, 85, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born July 5, 1920, in Kelso, Mo., daughter of William "Bill" and Anna Heisserer Seyer. She and John Glynn Malone were married June 3, 1948. He died July 18, 1999...
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Keith Koepp
(Obituary ~ 02/23/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Keith Koepp, 60, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Benton, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Announcement courtesy of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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Majority in Oran is quietly thrilled
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/23/06)
To the editor: In response to the article in Monday's paper portraying Oran, Mo., as a "town divided": It seems those opposed to the police chief aren't as upset by the chief's manner of doing his job as much as they are upset that he is doing it. ...
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Out of the past 2/23/06
(Out of the Past ~ 02/23/06)
25 years ago: Feb. 23, 1981 The contest for Jackson mayor in the April 7 election will be a rematch between incumbent Mayor Carlton G. Meyer and Alderman Thomas W. Schulte; in April 1979, Meyer narrowly defeated Schulte by 39 votes; Meyer is seeking election to a fifth term...
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What to do if you can't snap your fingers
(Community ~ 02/23/06)
Recently I discovered something horrible. I can't snap my fingers with my left hand. You may be thinking that if this is what I am concerned about I should get a life. But let me explain. There is this neurotic thing that washes over me whenever I suddenly discover I can't do something that used to be well ... a snap...
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Health briefs/calendar 2/23/06
(Community ~ 02/23/06)
Briefly "Clinical and Ethical Issues: Care of People with Life-Limiting Illnesses -- a Case-Based Approach" will be a workshop sponsored by the Missouri League for Nursing for health-care professionals across Missouri. Locally, the seminar will be given March 2 at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo. ...
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Sleep tight: Ideas to help you fall asleep, stay asleep
(Community ~ 02/23/06)
Forget counting sheep. For most people, such an exercise to bring about sleep is an exercise in futility. Most people need seven to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. Occasionally, though, something interrupts the sleep pattern -- and that makes us cranky. Chronic sleep deprivation can advance from cranky to fatigued, resulting in work errors, impaired concentration, and a higher incidence of workplace and traffic accidents...
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White House: Bush didn't know about ports deal until after it was approved
(National News ~ 02/23/06)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday...
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Maker of dog treat Greenies to change treat label
(State News ~ 02/23/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The maker of Greenies, the country's best-selling dog treat, said Wednesday it plans to change its packaging in response to complaints from some pet owners and veterinarians that the treat could pose a health hazard to some dogs...
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Court briefs 2/23/06
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Chaffee woman reports she was raped, robbed A 21-year-old Chaffee, Mo., woman reported she was raped and robbed at knifepoint early Wednesday morning on Cape Girardeau's south side. The alleged rape occurred in an alley near Highway 74 and Ellis Street around 5 a.m., according to police spokesman Jason Selzer. ...
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Case raises constitutional challenge to new limits on wrongful death awards
(State News ~ 02/23/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An attorney for parents whose young son died in a Kansas City hospital is challenging the constitutionality of a new Missouri law that limits the amount of money juries can award in wrongful death cases. The lawsuit, filed by Kansas City lawyer William J. Jacob, appears to be one of the first to take aim at the "tort reform" law enacted last year as one of the top priorities of the Republican-led legislature and Gov. Matt Blunt...
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State briefs 2/23/06
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Scrap metal thieves target Kansas City utilities KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Record-high market prices for scrap metal have contributed to a rash of burglaries and vandalism at electric companies, leading two local utilities to offer a cash reward for information leading to arrests and convictions. ...
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Former Illinois governor won't testify at his racketeering trial
(National News ~ 02/23/06)
CHICAGO -- Former Illinois governor George Ryan will not testify in his own defense at his racketeering and fraud trial, his chief defense counsel said Wednesday. Attorney Dan K. Webb told the federal judge he had recommended that Ryan decline to testify because he did not believe the government had proved its case...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 2/23/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/06)
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Cape/Jackson police reports 2/23/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/06)
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Parents Without Partners readies March calendar
(Community News ~ 02/23/06)
@Headline - Serif 18:March calendar For more information, call 335-0797...
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Small Wyoming museum lands rare fossil -- and scientists' scorn
(National News ~ 02/23/06)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A rare and prized fossil of the feathered Archaeopteryx -- thought to be Earth's first bird -- has become something of an albatross to a small Wyoming museum. While the scientific significance of the fossil is unquestioned and its monetary value thought to be in excess of $1 million, the fact that it is bound for a private museum has drawn scorn from some scientists...
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Bush defiance on ports deal fuels criticism from both sides of aisle
(National News ~ 02/23/06)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's marquee issue, the war on terror, is being turned against him by Democrats and rebelling members of his own party in an election-year dustup over a deal that allows an Arab company to manage major U.S. ports. People in both parties are suggesting it's another case of Bush seeming to be tone deaf to controversy -- on top of government eavesdropping, Katrina recovery and Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident...
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World briefs 2/23/06
(International News ~ 02/23/06)
Putin: Russia's talks with Iran not going easily BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Talks with Iran on a Russian proposal aimed at resolving an international crisis over Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons program are not going "easily," President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. ...
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Armed robbers steal equivalent of $43.5 million from British security company
(International News ~ 02/23/06)
LONDON -- A gang of armed robbers impersonating police officers tied up employees at a southern England security company and stole the equivalent of $43.5 million, the Bank of England said Wednesday in disclosing one of the largest bank heists in British history...
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Knicks deal two to Magic for Francis
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/06)
NEW YORK. -- Steve Francis was traded Wednesday from the Orlando Magic to the last-place New York Knicks for Penny Hardaway and Trevor Ariza. Francis is averaging 16.2 points to lead the Magic, but the star guard has feuded with coach Brian Hill this season. By dealing him for Hardaway's expiring contract, the Magic will get salary cap relief after this season...
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Scott City girls top St. Vincent for their third victory of season
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/06)
The Scott City girls basketball team edged host St. Vincent 43-35 on Wednesday in the final regular-season game for both teams. The Rams held St. Vincent to just two first-quarter points and gained a three-point halftime advantage en route to its third win of the season...
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Bowling scores 2/23/06
(Community Sports ~ 02/23/06)
Jackson Bowling Lanes Men High games: Steven Luttrell 299, Bill Funkhouser, 298, Stan Lueders 280, John Litz 279, Dennis Roth 277, Jim Burnett 268, Mike Rice 265, Dennis Hacker 259, Terry Seabaugh 258, Larry Wilson 258, Robert Forester 257, Dan Tuschhoff 257, Dave Schaupert 254, Jeremy Hunt 254, Brian McClanahan 253, Rich Davis 247, Craig Petzoldt 246, Rex Berkbigler 246, Jared Zoellner 246, Mike Tanner 244, Jerry Tuschhoff 243, Rick Saupe 243, Jamie Brown 241, Rodney Friese 240, Donnie Nelson 238. ...
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Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Basketball 2/23/06
(Community Sports ~ 02/23/06)
Girls Youth League Feb. 18 results Dutch Guttering 18, St. Paul 8 Dutch Guttering -- Lauren Hecht 4, Emma Steffens 4, Kaitlyn McQuay 4, Anna Whitlock 4; St. Paul -- Jena Brotherton 2, Madison Wiggin 2, Katylyn Yates 2, Allison Schurmer 2. Pink Panthers 44, Defenders 23...
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Area digest 2/23/06
(Community Sports ~ 02/23/06)
Presidents Day Run rescheduled for March 11 The Presidents Day Run, sponsored by the Allen Laws Oliver Chapter of the Missouri Society of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution, was postponed this past Saturday and has been rescheduled for March 11...
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Putting art to the test
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Missouri's fine arts teachers often feel like the middle child -- they get some attention, but only a fraction of what their siblings in math, science and language receive. While MAP tests have forced legislators and school districts to pour more time and resources into these subjects, the arts seem to be an afterthought...
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Blunt pressures Mo. legislature to pass ethanol gas bill
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Forcing oil companies to mix ethanol with every gallon of gasoline sold in Missouri will stimulate farms and rural development, Gov. Matt Blunt said Wednesday in a stop in Cape Girardeau. Blunt flew across the state to increase pressure on the Missouri Legislature to pass a bill mandating the 10 percent mix of ethanol into every gallon of gas. He was joined by representatives from farm groups and, at the local stop, by supporters of a proposed ethanol plant near Sikeston, Mo...
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Measure would drop requirement to teach about contraception
(State News ~ 02/23/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Eighteen-year-old Sarah Barasch says she has a friend who is sexually active and worries her peer doesn't think about potential results, such as disease. Sharing those concerns, she told legislators Wednesday that school is the place students need to learn about contraception and that it's dangerous not to teach them...
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Billings lands job at Wake Forest
(College Sports ~ 02/23/06)
Former Southeast Missouri State head football coach Tim Billings wasn't out of work for long. Billings, who resigned in November after six seasons at Southeast, on Wednesday accepted a position as the wide receivers coach at Division I-A Wake Forest...
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Woods crushes first-round foe
(Professional Sports ~ 02/23/06)
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Arms crossed, staring into the soul of his opponent, Tiger Woods looked as though he was wrapped up in one of those nerve-racking moments that define the Match Play Championship. Far, far from it. Ruthless to the end until his name was in the record books Wednesday, Woods won the first nine holes -- seven of them with birdies -- and closed out Stephen Ames as early as mathematically possible, 9 and 8...
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Redhawks hope to avoid OVC basement
(College Sports ~ 02/23/06)
About all that is left of Southeast Missouri State's season is to try and play the spoiler role. And perhaps try to avoid the Ohio Valley Conference's basement. That's what a 6-19 record, including a 3-15 OVC mark -- not to mention a 12-game losing streak -- does for a team's potential accomplishments...
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Final will be all-dog affair
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Class 4 District 1 showdown is set. The expected Battle of the Bulldogs is on for Friday night. Sikeston and Notre Dame rolled in semifinal victories Wednesday night at the Sikeston Field House. Top-seeded Sikeston pulled away from fourth-seeded Fredericktown 64-41, while No. 2 seed Notre Dame hammered third-seeded Ste. Genevieve 76-57...
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Redhawks seek revenge, share of OVC title in one swoop
(College Sports ~ 02/23/06)
Southeast Missouri State gets one more chance to pay back a team that it lost to the first time around. And, if the Redhawks do beat Samford today, they'll clinch at least a share of the program's first Ohio Valley Conference title since the university joined the league and moved up to Division I in 1991-92...
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Justices debate defendants' rights to blame others
(National News ~ 02/23/06)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's two Supreme Court appointees waded into the nuances of the death penalty Wednesday, showing a difference in style on one of the perennial controversies confronting the high court. How Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito vote in the case out of South Carolina could determine the limits states can impose on defendants who try to blame someone else during death penalty trials...
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Search for landslide survivors slowed by rain
(International News ~ 02/23/06)
GUINSAUGON, Philippines -- Rescue workers were thwarted Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to find an elementary school buried by a devastating landslide when a two-ton drill brought in by U.S. Marines couldn't be used and heavy rain forced officials to call off the day's search...
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Unconventional production combines opera with classic American musical theater
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Conventional isn't a term that would apply to "The Tender Land" -- even though it's more than 50 years old. The product is an American opera, which ends up being a strange mix of opera and good old American musical theater. Any uncommon and adventurous route to choose...
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