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Sex, drugs, death- are you reading now?
(Community ~ 03/19/06)
Here at work, we've taken more of an interest in what you think. Every day, before our meeting where the bosses determine which stories get front-page treatment, we get a printout of what our online readers have determined to be the most interesting stories...
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Window shopping in a digital world
(Community ~ 03/19/06)
When it comes to shopping, the Internet is Amber Nunnery's favorite mall. The 21-year-old Cape Girardeau college student is one of a growing number of people who prefer shopping for apparel online. "It's more convenient than going to the mall. I just pay for it online and it's there," she said. "Plus, there's more variety."...
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A new lease on land
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
When Dr. Richard Martin bought farmland south of Gordonville in 1987, he didn't know what he would do with it. He certainly never imagined the land that he found tilled and barren would one day be a densely forested spot filled with 20 species of trees and producing 7,000 walnuts annually. Nor did he imagine he would play host to the annual meeting of the Missouri Walnut Council this month...
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Tamms, Ill., man killed in Friday crash
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
A Tamms, Ill., man was killed in a one-vehicle accident late Friday night in Alexander County, according to the Illinois State Police. Carlos L. Spence, 27, was killed when the car he was a passenger in ran off the road and struck a tree on Grapevine Trail between Thebes and McClure around 11 p.m. He was wearing his seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene...
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Youth rodeo participants have a new venue for sport
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- J&M Quarter Horses indoor arena in Alto Pass was the scene for sixteen rodeo events in three age divisions on Saturday. The facility, about a mile from Alto Pass, offers breaking and training of cutting horses, horse sales, riding lessons and clinics, including pole and barrel racing, cutting and pleasure riding. The arena became a venue for youth rodeo in January...
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U.S. troop morale holds steady as war enters fourth year
(International News ~ 03/19/06)
ROMMANA, Iraq -- The seasons swing from cold and muddy to unbearably hot, the roadside bombs are deadly and the long separations from wives and newborns are more draining as third and fourth deployments loom. Re-enlistment is down, and generals acknowledge victory is uncertain...
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Family attacked at St. Patrick's Day parade
(State News ~ 03/19/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Shots were fired and a family was attacked in a parking lot during Kansas City's St. Patrick's Day Parade, two years after similar violence prompted police to beef up parade security. "I don't recall anything like this last year," said police Capt. Mark Francisco. "It seemed really rowdy. There was certainly more violence than you think you'd need at a parade."...
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Carpenter sharp again in Cards' shutout win
(Professional Sports ~ 03/19/06)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Chris Carpenter stretched his scoreless innings streak to 16, allowing two singles in five innings and combining with four St. Louis relievers on a 7-0 shutout of the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Carpenter, the National League Cy Young Award winner, went five innings -- the longest outing by a Cardinals pitcher this spring. ...
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Former DePaul coach Meyer was synonymous with Chicago hoops
(Professional Sports ~ 03/19/06)
CHICAGO -- Ray Meyer and DePaul basketball. Hard to say one without the other. The coach who built the program into a power over 42 years and developed players of all talent levels was the school's most visible figure and its greatest ambassador. He still was Friday when he died at age 92...
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Civil War park day to be held April 1
(Community ~ 03/19/06)
WASHINGTON -- More than 90 Civil War sites in 21 states will get a spring cleaning April 1, when history buffs and other volunteers turn out for "Park Day," a nationwide effort to maintain and preserve historic sites. Now in its 10th year, the cleanup effort is organized by the Civil War Preservation Trust, underwritten with a grant from the History Channel, and recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior...
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Visit North Carolina coast before summer crowds
(Community ~ 03/19/06)
Looking for a rite of spring to be a theme for your next trip? Think about heading to the southern corner of North Carolina for an annual flower festival at Wilmington. Once you're there, you can find all sorts of other attractions and activities to make your visit a success...
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Las Vegas monorail offers deals
(Community ~ 03/19/06)
LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Monorail Co. and Vegas.com announced a deal to offer a free monorail ticket for every purchase made through the tourism Web site and two affiliated sites. The offer starts March 17 and is scheduled to last for six months. Monorail officials said they hope the freebie will entice people to become paying riders of the 3.9-mile elevated transit system, which links several Las Vegas Strip hotel-casinos and the Las Vegas Convention Center...
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World briefs 3/19/06
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
Milosevic buried after emotional farewell; Many elderly S. Korean farmers face eviction; -- From wire reports
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Nation briefs 3/19/06
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
Death toll in Hawaii dam break rises to three; Plane crashes hundreds of miles off course; New Orleans police officers cleared of looting; -- From wire reports
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Initial tests show that Egyptian woman died of bird flu
(International News ~ 03/19/06)
CAIRO, Egypt -- Initial tests at a U.S. Navy lab show that a 35-year-old woman who died this week in Egypt had bird flu, officials said Saturday. If the results are confirmed, she would be the country's first known human death from the disease. In Israel, vets on Saturday slaughtered thousands of turkeys suspected of having the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, trying to prevent the disease from spreading throughout the Holy Land...
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French students clash with police at jobs law protest
(International News ~ 03/19/06)
PARIS -- Police loosed water cannons and tear gas on rioting students and activists rampaged through a McDonald's and attacked store fronts in the capital Saturday as demonstrations against a plan to relax job protections spread in a widening arc across France...
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All in the details
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
A landscaped walkway to the entrance of 2146 Belleridge Pike is one example of this detail-oriented two-story home with 1,300 square feet per level. Recessed lighting, brass hardware and six panel doors throughout weave continuity. The brass-enhanced front door with glass side panels and a transom above sets the stage for a side porch...
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Abu Ghraib and the power of symbols
(International News ~ 03/19/06)
Covered in a frayed cape, the hooded prisoner in the photograph stands atop a box, wires attached to his outstretched fingers, arms splayed in the eerie pose of a dark prophet. It has become an iconic image of the Abu Ghraib torture scandal -- for some a symbol of American shame, for others a metaphor for war's cost to both victim and victor...
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Feds win concession from Moussaoui judge on evidence
(National News ~ 03/19/06)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The death-penalty trial of al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is back on track after a judge reversed course and agreed to admit some evidence about aviation security. U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema relented Friday from her earlier order barring all such testimony. She had issued that ruling Tuesday as punishment for the alleged misconduct of Transportation Security Administration lawyer Carla J. Martin, who coached witnesses...
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Pampling takes charge at Bay Hill Invitational
(Professional Sports ~ 03/19/06)
A couple of yards were all the difference between a tight leaderboard at the Bay Hill Invitational and Rod Pampling taking charge with a four-shot lead Saturday in Orlando, Fla. From the first cut of rough on the left side of the fairway, Pampling took on the flag with a 4-iron and cleared the water by about two paces to set up a 3-foot birdie putt and complete a solid round of 5-under 67, leaving him in great position to capture his second PGA Tour title...
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Lois Fairchild
(Obituary ~ 03/19/06)
Lois L Fairchild, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 17, 2006, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 18, 1916, in Independence, Iowa, daughter of Charles and Julia Polen. She and Dwayne Fairchild were married June 16, 1934, in Walker, Iowa. He preceded her in death in April 1995...
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Debra Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 03/19/06)
Debra Lynn Seabaugh, 47, of Jackson, passed away Friday, March 17, 2006. She was born Aug. 17, 1958, in Hawthorne, Calif., daughter of Kenneth J. and Esther L. Nichols Barker. She married Kevin Seabaugh July 7, 1982. She worked 13 years at Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Girardeau and was a member of Bethel Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Paul Duffield
(Obituary ~ 03/19/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Paul Jennings Duffield, 76, of Benton died Friday, March 17, 2006, at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1930, in Gassaway, W.Va., son of Jennings Oscar and Alma Sears Duffield. He married Anna Belle Goad on Jan. 24, 1958, at Goulds, Fla. She preceded him in death on Sept. 24, 1986...
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Ralph Romig
(Obituary ~ 03/19/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ralph R. Romig, 79, of Perryville died Saturday, March 18, 2006, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 11, 1926, in Sedalia, Mo., son of Charles E. and Sadie Clark Romig. He and Betty Fairchild were married June 18, 1950...
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Heinz-Brown
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
Kimberlee Marie Heinz and Jason Lynn Brown were married Oct. 22, 2005, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Edwards, Ill. The Rev. Phil Niekamp performed the ceremony. Lector was Carole Heinz of Kickapoo, Ill., aunt of the bride. The bride is the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Theobald of Peoria, Ill., and Jim and Debbie Heinz of Chillicothe, Ill. The groom is the son of Rick and Pamela Brown of Jackson...
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John Finney Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/19/06)
John Marshall Finney Jr., 60, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 17, 2006, at his residence. He was born March 2, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of John M. "Jack" and Ruth Orr Finney, Sr. He and Linda K. Fernandez were married Oct. 25, 1997, in Cape Girardeau...
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Sauer-Craft
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
Mary Jane Sauer and James Arthur Craft were united in marriage Oct. 2, 2005, at Lincoln Park Gazebo in Jonesboro, Ill. Collin Hirsh performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Corey Pritchett of Goreville, Ill., nephew of the groom. The bride is the daughter of Helen Graham of Clubb, Mo., and the late William Graham. The groom is the son of William Craft of Jonesboro and Doris Arndt of Pinckneyville, Ill...
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Alma Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 03/19/06)
Alma Lee Slinkard, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 19, 2006, at her home. She was the wife of James "Jay" W. Slinkard. Arrangements are incomplete with Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Eaker-Koenig
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Cassadena Lea Eaker and Jeremy Shawn Koenig were married Oct. 22, 2005, at St. James United Church of Christ at Tilsit, Mo. The Rev. Bill McCormick performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Matthew Zschille of Jackson. Parents of the bride are Paul and Janice Eaker of Marble Hill. The groom is the son of Ron Koenig of Jackson, and the late Mary Koenig...
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Iten-Gregg
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
Sally Rene Iten and Seth Hardin Gregg exchanged wedding vows Dec. 17, 2005, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Derek Swanson performed the ceremony. Bagpipes were played by Matt Pantaleoni of St. Louis. Parents of the couple are Gerald and Susanne Iten and Steven and Diane Gregg of Cape Girardeau...
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Myers-LoMedico
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
Cape Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau was the setting Dec. 16, 2005, for the wedding of Julie Lynne Myers and Matthew Bryan LoMedico. The Rev. Gary Brothers performed the ceremony. Ralph and Judy Sharp of Jackson played the flute, guitar and piano. The bride sang a song to the groom...
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Gordon-Katz
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
Kerrie Michelle Gordon and Christopher D. Katz exchanged wedding vows June 25, 2005, at Cape Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Dan Greene performed the ceremony. Musicians were Ralph Sharp and the Cape Bible Chapel Praise Team. Pianist was Jonathan Young of Jackson, and soloists were Jeff Grindstaff of Jackson and Shannon Sundberg of Bellevue, Neb...
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Wilkes are married 55 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/19/06)
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Wilke of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Wilke and Alberta Biester were married March 4, 1951, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit, by the Rev. H.J. Strickert. Their children and spouses are Veronica and Larry Prost, Michael and Janean Wilke, Allen and Kim Wilke, all of Cape Girardeau, and Paulette and Bob Williams of Jackson...
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Allen-Brown
(Engagement ~ 03/19/06)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Mark and Barbara Allen of Leopold announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Marie Allen, to David Anthony Brown. He is the son of Kenneth and Mary Jane Brown of Marble Hill, Mo. Allen is a 2005 graduate of Woodland High School, and is pursuing a degree in nursing at Mineral Area College. She is employed at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Sheren-Shuffit
(Engagement ~ 03/19/06)
Rick and Donna Sheren of Bell City, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Annie M. Sheren, to Joseph C. Shuffit of Jackson. He is the son of Stanley L. Shuffit. Sheren attended Scott City High School. Shuffit is a 1998 graduate of Jackson High School. He is employed at Rubbermaid...
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Russell-Burger
(Engagement ~ 03/19/06)
Ernest and Marilyn Russell of Jonesboro, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Susan Russell, to Travis Dean Burger. He is the son of Mike and Judy Burger of Scott City. Russell is a graduate of Anna-Jonesboro High School, and received a degree in human learning from the University of Tennessee-Martin in 2004. She is a teacher at Kelso C-7 School in New Hamburg, Mo...
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Smith-Beltz
(Engagement ~ 03/19/06)
Mike and Kathy Smith of Monroe, N.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Smith, to Jason Beltz. He is the son of Daryl and Leshia Beltz of Waxhaw, N.C. Smith is a 2003 graduate of Jackson High School. She is a graduate of Stanly Community College Cosmetology program in North Carolina...
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Pagano-Mueth
(Engagement ~ 03/19/06)
Joseph and Kathleen Sanchez of DeSoto, Mo., and Silverio and Deborah Pagano of Olathe, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Pagano, to Bradley Mueth. He is the son of Hal and Kathleen Mueth of Prairie du Rocher, Ill. Pagano is a 2000 graduate of St. Pius X High School, and received a bachelor of arts degree in secondary education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2005. She is a teacher at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau...
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Elliott- Barnhart
(Engagement ~ 03/19/06)
Scott and Sondra Elliott of Lilbourn, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Malarie Brooke Elliott, to Stephen Tyler Barnhart. He is the son of Stephen and Darlene Barnhart of Cape Girardeau. Elliott is employed at Sam's Club. Barnhart is employed at Spartech Plastics...
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Mason-Aldrete
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
Kara Lovia Mason and Javier Francisco Aldrete were married May 7, 2005, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, Mo. The Rev. David Coon performed the ceremony. Music was by Joseph Spalding of Scott City, pianist, and Trio Girardeaux. Vocalists were Joelle Trower, Mark Unterreiner, Rachael Essner and Eric McLain, members of Notre Dame Regional High School Choir, directed by Ellen Seyer, choir director...
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Trankle-McDonough
(Engagement ~ 03/19/06)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- David and Karen Trankle of Leopold announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Marie Agnes Trankle, to Jason Patrick McDonough. He is the son of Jim and Linda McDonough of Zalma, Mo. Trankle is a 2002 graduate of Leopold High School. She received a two-year certificate as a general administrative assistant from Southeast Missouri State University, and is pursuing a bachelor's degree in business administration. She is employed at Elder Care of Marble Hill, Mo...
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Wesbecher-Schreiner
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Kelly Laine Wesbecher and Brent Lynn Schreiner were married Sept. 17, 2005, at St. John's Catholic Church. The Rev. Bill Huggins performed the ceremony. Acolytes were Shelby Vandeven and Abby Landewee of Leopold, cousins of the bride. Lectors were Alan and Rhonda Frentzel of Perryville, Mo...
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Gordon-Brooks
(Wedding ~ 03/19/06)
Johanna Beth Gordon and Joshua Tyler Brooks were married June 11, 2005, at Cape Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Dan Greene and Gary Brooks performed the ceremony. Musicians were Ralph Sharp and the Cape Bible Chapel Praise Team. Violinist was Jordan Reynolds of Manchester, Mo., and soloist was Brad Berry of Jackson...
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Robertsons married 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/19/06)
Warren and Coralie Robertson of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with two events. John and Brenda Robertson, son and daughter-in-law of the couple, hosted a family dinner at their home in Kelso, Mo. A banquet and reception was held at the Rose Bed Inn, hosted by their children, Sheryl and Bill Sloop of Brandon, Miss., Kim and Glyn Ferrell of Benton, Mo., John and Brenda Robertson, and Marianne and Michael Byers of Nashville, Tenn...
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Speak Out 3/19/06
(Speak Out ~ 03/19/06)
Ask our opinion; Where's the service?; Unruly meetings; Put them away; Bad reasoning; All winners; Need sturdier bags; Missing tax info; A house divided; It's punishment; Thanks to police; National borrowing; Construction ahead; Great jazz band; Trash left behind
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Farris helps inspire hometown talent
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/19/06)
To the editor: Judith Farris' incredible vocal talent is only matched by her generosity and her love for teaching. I was able to witness this for the third time in four months while watching as she worked with high school actors preparing for the production of "The Pirates of Penzance." With a dry humor worthy of the best stand-up comic, she explained to an audience of anxious young singers the importance of keeping singing "as simple as speaking." Inspired by her humor and her passion, two and a half hours zipped by. ...
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Lucille McClard
(Obituary ~ 03/19/06)
GREESNBORO, N.C. -- Lucille McClard, 68, of Greensboro died Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at the Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was born June 3, 1937, at Galax, Va., the daughter of Lynn and Fern Irene Smith Lowe. She and Allen McClard were married in 1970...
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Fire reports 3/19/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/19/06)
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Police reports 3/19/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/19/06)
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Downtown alive!
(Editorial ~ 03/19/06)
Downtown Cape Girardeau's revival in recent years is a success story with an added punch: As the area regains much of its historic prominence, even more attention is being paid to the area that once was the commercial heart of the city. The thriving retail, restaurant and hotel boom along Interstate 55 has made Cape Girardeau the envy of the long stretch between St. ...
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Cubs beaten in final
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Bell City boys basketball team singled out a pair of Jefferson players it wanted to defend in 3-point range during Saturday's Class 1 championship game at Mizzou Arena. Senior Jared Dowis one of them. Dowis led Jefferson in 3-pointers through the season, hitting 30 more 3s than any other teammate...
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Bobcats bounce back in third-place game
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The future looks bright for Delta's girls basketball team, with everyone expected back from a state final four squad. The Bobcats (28-2) did not come to Mizzou Arena dreaming about what they can do next year, though. And while Delta failed to bring home the program's first state title, the Bobcats capped their weekend with a 42-37 comeback win over Silex on Saturday in the third-place game...
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Miller- Neumann
(Engagement ~ 03/19/06)
Linda Miller of Jackson announces the engagement of her daughter, Carrie Ann Miller, to Lee Robert Neumann. He is the son of Martin and Sue Neumann of Jackson. Miller is also the daughter of the late Raymond Miller. Miller is a 2003 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed with Manpower...
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Memphis routs Redhawks again
(College Sports ~ 03/19/06)
Kyle Norrid slugged two home runs and two doubles during a seven-RBI performance Saturday afternoon to lead the University of Memphis baseball team in a 15-1 trouncing of Southeast Missouri State. The Redhawks, who fell behind on Norrid's solo home run in the bottom of the second, managed only a single run for the second straight day against the Tigers. ...
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Redhawks open OVC play with sweep
(College Sports ~ 03/19/06)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a doubleheader sweep of Austin Peay on Saturday. Southeast posted 4-1 and 4-2 victories as pitcher Stephanie Huffman picked up two victories. The teams play a single game at 1 p.m. today to conclude the series...
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Islam is intolerant of other faiths
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/19/06)
To the editor: This letter is to let you know that I strongly disagree with your editorial "Learning about Islam." The ALCU lawyers and liberal news agencies are always screaming their lungs out that the Christian faith is intolerant and bigoted. I want you to know that the Islamic faith is intolerant of any other faith. Don't believe me? I dare you to read the novels "By the Sword" by Mike Yorkey and Rick Myatt and "Interview With the Devil" by Clay Jacobsen...
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Rookie helps doctors operate for fifth straight win in series
(Community Sports ~ 03/19/06)
The doctors got the best of the lawyers ... again. The doctors took home the traveling trophy for the fifth straight year on Saturday after cruising to a 56-42 victory in the 13th annual Doctors vs. Lawyers Basketball Showdown at Central High School...
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Correction March19
(Community Sports ~ 03/19/06)
n An error in the Advance boys basketball box score in Saturday's edition credited the wrong player with four points in the Hornets' 70-60 victory in the Class 2 third-place game. Adam Baker scored four points in the game. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error...
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Out of the past 3/19/06
(Out of the Past ~ 03/19/06)
25 years ago: March 19, 1981 A lawsuit filed last month by the city of Jackson and others seeking to force Cape Girardeau County officials to move the circuit clerk and probate offices from Cape Girardeau back to Jackson has been dismissed at the request of the plaintiffs...
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Fan Speak March19
(Community Sports ~ 03/19/06)
More to the story THOSE BACKING former Southeast basketball coach Gary Garner because of budget issues and injuries should consider this: The women's basketball budget was fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference for 2004-05. Last I checked, the were dancing. ...
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Six people arrested for alcohol-related crimes in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
The St. Patrick's Day party Friday night turned sour for several people cited or arrested for alcohol-related crimes in Cape Girardeau. Six people were arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in the city. One man was cited for public consumption of alcohol, one was cited for urinating in public and seven bartenders were cited for selling alcohol to a minor...
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Former wrestler speaks to crowd of 1,000 at Promise Keepers rally
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
On a night when they could have been at home watching NCAA basketball, hundreds of men chose instead to engage their religious side. About 1,000 people turned out for the annual Heartland Promise Keepers rally Saturday night at the Osage Community Centre to hear Steve Borden, better known as the makeup-covered wrestler Sting, talk about his own religious breakthrough...
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SEMO drops Democratic lobbyist in favor of GOP consultant
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
Southeast Missouri State University dropped a Democratic lobbyist last year and replaced him with a Republican lobbying firm with close ties to Gov. Matt Blunt. Marvin Proffer, the lobbyist who lost his job, blames politics. "I was forced out," he said...
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About 100 area supporters show up to root for SEMO
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
DENVER, Colo. -- It was a long way from Cape Girardeau for supporters of the Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team. But about 100 strong -- not including the band and cheerleaders -- were at the Pepsi Center Saturday night to root on the Redhawks in the program's first NCAA Division I tournament appearance. The Redhawks ended up losing to Stanford 72-45...
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Alabama's mad cow case highlights need for U.S. livestock tracking
(National News ~ 03/19/06)
WASHINGTON -- Investigators may never figure out where the Alabama cow with mad cow disease was born and raised, in part because the U.S. lacks a livestock tracking system the Bush administration promised two years ago. After the first case of mad cow disease in December 2003, the government pledged to get a nationwide program into place quickly so officials could track cows, pigs and chickens from their birth to the dinner table. Today, however, the system is a long way off...
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Demonstrators across world rally against Iraq war
(International News ~ 03/19/06)
SYDNEY, Australia -- Anti-war protesters marched in Australia, Asia, Turkey and Europe on Saturday in demonstrations that marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with a demand that coalition troops pull out. Around 500 protesters marched through central Sydney, chanting "End the war now" and "Troops out of Iraq." Many campaigners waved placards branding President Bush the "World's No. ...
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Libby defense focuses on administration infighting over prewar intelligence
(National News ~ 03/19/06)
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers for Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide are signaling they may delve deeply at his criminal trial into infighting among the White House, the CIA and the State Department over pre-Iraq war intelligence failures. In a prelude to a possible defense, the lawyers for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby also are suggesting that the State Department -- not Libby -- may be to blame for leaking the identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame to the media...
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Louisiana faces an unimaginable scenario: An exodus from the coast
(National News ~ 03/19/06)
LAFITTE, La. -- Once the salt water is in your veins, Louisiana's coastal folk say, it's hard to give up the lifestyle of moonlit shrimping trips, the town "fais do-do" dances and afternoons spent on the bayous angling for catfish. But since last year's catastrophic hurricanes, this swampy land defined by Cajuns, cypress and tupelo gum forests, bayou-side saloons and, more recently, subdivisions may have become too vulnerable for that lifestyle to continue...
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Hamas forms government without moderate parties
(International News ~ 03/19/06)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hamas said Saturday it had completed the formation of its government without succeeding to bring in moderate parties, a step that looked likely to only increase the chances of international isolation. The narrow government to be presented to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting today could bring on crippling economic sanctions that the World Bank has warned would devastate the poverty-stricken Palestinian territories...
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Duty and revenge
(International News ~ 03/19/06)
AL-ASAD, Iraq -- In the desert chill, on the lonely nighttime roads of Iraq, Joe Johnson looks out over his machine gun and thinks of Justin. It was on Easter morning 2004 that a chaplain and a colonel appeared on Joe and Jan Johnson's Georgia doorstep with the news. Justin, the boy Joe had fished and hunted with, the soldier son who'd gone off to Iraq a month earlier, was suddenly dead at 22, killed by a roadside bomb planted in a Baghdad slum...
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The Redhawks were held to their lowest scoring output of the year
(College Sports ~ 03/19/06)
DENVER, Colo. -- Tradition-rich Stanford put an emphatic end to Southeast Missouri State's first appearance at the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The third-seeded Cardinal, playing in its 19th straight NCAA tournament, built a 13-point halftime lead and rolled to a 72-45 victory over the 14th-seeded Redhawks Saturday night...
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McFerren expresses interest in vacancy
(College Sports ~ 03/19/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program has a vacancy at the head coach position, and the rumor mill is operating at full capacity. Many of the prospective candidates have impressive resumes, but the name of a local high school coaching legend has people talking...
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Tappmeyer joins list of interesting prospects for Southeast
(Sports Column ~ 03/19/06)
Men's coaching position continues to garner plenty of interest. I've received several e-mails recently touting the candidacy of Steve Tappmeyer for Southeast Missouri State's vacant men's basketball coaching position. Tappmeyer played basketball at Southeast for two seasons -- he earned honorable-mention all-MIAA honors in 1977-78 -- and was later a graduate assistant coach for the university...
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Letter: Worthy of recognition
(Community Sports ~ 03/19/06)
It was refreshing to see the recognition given to Bell City senior Jeff Liggins in Thursday's edition. In today's society, where the norm is about individualism, Jeff serves as an example of someone who has been in the limelight on a highly successful team to someone that has willingly stepped out of the limelight and continued to play at a high level in a different role so his team could continue to excel...
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Charleston falls in title game for second straight year
(Professional Sports ~ 03/19/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Junior DeAndre Gilmore scored 23 points to lead Cardinal Ritter of St. Louis to a 67-55 win over Charleston on Saturday in the Class 3 boys state championship. Senior Marquis Jones added 22 points despite fouling out with 3 minutes, 51 seconds left in the game, as the Lions won their first state title since 2003...
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Farmers market coming to downtown Cape in April
(Local News ~ 03/19/06)
When the Cape Alternative Farmers Market moves to the downtown area next month, Old Town Cape executive director Tim Arbeiter says it will provide a tasty -- but sorely missing -- ingredient to the historic riverfront district. "Farmers markets are always good for downtown areas," Arbeiter said. "They bring people downtown to shop at the market. We're really excited to have it. When the people come to the market, we hope they'll continue patronizing the other businesses downtown."...
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