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More than making conversation
(Column ~ 03/30/06)
March 30, 2006 Dear Patty, Twenty-five years after "My Dinner with Andre" immortalized a conversation between two friends, the act of two people talking face to face for more than a few seconds is fading away into the haze of cell phone calls and e-mails that clog our minds...
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Cape Girardeau man charged with federal drug distribution
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
A indictment announced Wednesday charged a Cape Girardeau man recently acquitted of state drug charges with federal drug distribution. Charles E. Jones III, 29, was indicted on two counts of distributing five or more grams of cocaine base in two separate incidents in 2003, according to assistant federal prosecutor Abbie Crites-Leoni...
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Cape receives grant toward restoring Old Lorimier cemetery
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
Cape Girardeau was awarded a $5,500 grant to be put towards restoring Old Lorimier cemetery at 500 N. Fountain St. The grant will fund a two-day preservation workshop for the public and pay for an outside consultant to evaluate the condition of stones and give an estimate on restoration costs...
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Construction, maintenance top Farrow's list of changes for county
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
On Wednesday morning Thomas Farrow found out he will run against his cousin if he wins the August primary for presiding commissioner of Cape Girardeau County. Both Thomas and Vincent Farrow filed on Tuesday, the last day to file for a county office. Thomas Farrow filed as a Republican and Victor Farrow filed as a Democrat. Incumbent Gerald Jones filed in February as a Republican candidate for presiding commissioner...
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Cape man charged in burglary, assault
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
A man accused of burglarizing a Cape Girardeau apartment building on his birthday and assaulting a police officer while trying to flee was charged for the crimes Wednesday. Stephan D. Anderson, of 909 Hackberry St., was charged with felony burglary, felony resisting arrest, misdemeanor stealing, misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor assault of a law enforcement officer...
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Cards release Cruz, demote Duncan
(Professional Sports ~ 03/30/06)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Infielder Devi Cruz was released Wednesday by the St. Louis Cardinals. Signed to an $850,000 non-guaranteed contract in December, Cruz hit just .146 in 41 at-bats with one home run and two RBIs in spring training. He will receive $209,016 in termination pay...
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Carpenter outpitches Florida's Willis
(Professional Sports ~ 03/30/06)
JUPITER, Fla. -- In his final spring training outing, Chris Carpenter outpitched the player who finished right behind him in National League Cy Young Award voting last year. Carpenter allowed two hits in six innings to beat Dontrelle Willis as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Wednesday...
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St. Louis suffers eighth straight loss
(Professional Sports ~ 03/30/06)
CHICAGO -- Kyle Calder scored in overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Wednesday night and snap a five-game losing streak. Calder won it at the 3:49 mark of the extra session after being left open at the right side of the St. Louis net. He took a pass from Duncan Keith and fired a shot past a sprawling Patrick Lalime...
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Edmonds will play through pain again
(Professional Sports ~ 03/30/06)
JUPITER, Fla. -- In mid-January, when Jim Edmonds mused about getting old and wondering whether any team would want him after his contract expires in 2007, it sounded like a joke. After all, although his 2005 production was his worst in five seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, he still had 29 homers and 89 RBIs, he won his eighth Gold Glove and started in the All-Star Game...
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Rams will open preseason at home vs. Colts
(Professional Sports ~ 03/30/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams will open their preseason schedule against the Indianapolis Colts on Aug. 10 in a 7 p.m. game at the Edward Jones Dome. The Rams announced their preseason schedule Wednesday, which includes a matchup against the Houston Texans in the second week. The day and time of that game has not been set, but will happen between Aug. 17 and 19...
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Military news 3/30/06
(Community News ~ 03/30/06)
Dannenmueller makes port visit to Middle East...
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Community Q&A 3/30/06
(Community News ~ 03/30/06)
n Name: Bonnie Eulinberg...
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Red House announces April events
(Community News ~ 03/30/06)
The following events will take place in April at the Red House Interpretive Center in Cape Girardeau:...
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Nature center plans April events
(Community News ~ 03/30/06)
The Missouri Department of Conservation's nature center at Cape Girardeau County Park announces the following events for April: n 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 8; noon to 4 p.m. April 9: Flint knapping for families. No registration required. n 4 to 6 p.m. April 11: Tree pest clinic. Bring infected twigs, at least 15 inches long. No registration required...
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Science Olympiad announces results
(Community News ~ 03/30/06)
Senior High Divison C: First place, Fredericktown; second place, New Madrid, third place, Scott City; fourth place, Meadow Heights. Middle/Junior High Division B: First place, East Prairie; second place, Cape Girardeau; third place, Meadow Heights; fourth place, Scott County Central...
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Central presents 'The Pirates of Penzance'
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
For its spring musical, Central High School decided to go to the extreme -- in utter lighthearted theater. "The Pirates of Penzance" is so light and fluffy, even feathers are jealous. Immediate impression: "The Pirates of Penzance" is either a really campy modern musical about Victorian-era pirates (and weak ones at that) or a Victorian-era comic operetta about pirates...
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St. Louis to take part in bioterrorism study
(State News ~ 03/30/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis-area residents will participate in a first-time federal study to learn how best to distribute drugs to respond to a bioterrorism attack. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Home MedKit Evaluation Study will begin next month with the screening of about 20,000 people who could receive "MedKits" with antibiotics, officials said...
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Abramoff sentenced to nearly six years in fraud case
(National News ~ 03/30/06)
MIAMI -- Assuring the judge he is working to become "a new man," disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years in prison for committing fraud in the purchase of a fleet of gambling boats. He will remain free while helping prosecutors with a vast bribery investigation involving members of Congress...
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Security Council demands Iran suspend uranium enrichment
(International News ~ 03/30/06)
UNITED NATIONS -- The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council agreed on a statement Wednesday demanding that Iran suspend uranium enrichment, setting the stage for the first action by the powerful body over fears that Tehran wants a nuclear weapon...
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Former Liberian president faces war crimes tribunal
(International News ~ 03/30/06)
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, captured on the run in Nigeria with sacks full of cash, was flown to Sierra Leone on Wednesday to be tried on war crimes charges. A white U.N. helicopter carrying Taylor left neighboring Liberia and landed inside the compound of the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal that will try the former warlord, U.N. officials said. A second U.N. chopper also landed on the helipad in the capital, Freetown...
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Hamas Cabinet is sworn in by Mahmoud Abbas
(International News ~ 03/30/06)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hamas formally took power Wednesday, and the newly installed prime minister pledged to cooperate with President Mahmoud Abbas, head of the defeated Fatah party. At a news conference in Gaza after Abbas swore in Ismail Haniyeh and his Cabinet, Haniyeh said his relations with Abbas would stress "cooperation and harmony, based on the supreme interest of the people." Haniyeh said he and Abbas would confront "Israeli aggression against the people" as well as internal chaos.. ...
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Anheuser Busch launches ads directed by Spike Lee
(National News ~ 03/30/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Independent film director Spike Lee is known for edgy movies like "Do the Right Thing." Now he's unveiling new ads telling consumers to drink the right drink -- and it's beer. Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. will unveil new advertisements this weekend directed by Lee as part of a company campaign called "Here's to Beer." One of the ads will also star Lee, who often appears in his own movies...
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Finally, happier days in Louisiana
(National News ~ 03/30/06)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- At a time when people are still cleaning up from hurricanes and travel trailers serve as luxury housing, the talk has turned from rebuilding to rebounding. Thanks to LSU basketball, where the men's and women's teams are both in the Final Four...
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Carolyn Strong-Boston
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
Carolyn Sue Strong-Boston, 57, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 27, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 12, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of the late Loomis D. and Virginia L. Smith Strong Jr. She and Denzil R. Boston were married March 25, 1990, at The Little Ole Opry Co. near Burfordville...
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Speak Out 3/30/06
(Speak Out ~ 03/30/06)
Work won't hurt; Stuck in time; School lunch meat; School assistance; DUI vigilance; Missing a mate; Better transportation; Cape memories; Shed was a haven
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Oran issues having negative impact
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/30/06)
To the editor: I have lived in and around Oran almost my entire life, and I never knew how crime-ridden it was until a few months ago. Actually, I haven't seen a serious car accident in town for several years. As for felonies such as armed robberies or kidnappings -- they've never happened. A lot of people in Oran walk or jog day and night without fear. If you call not completely stopping at a stop sign or going 22 mph in the 15-mph zone a big crime wave, that's different...
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Beware of the mass mentality
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/30/06)
To the editor: This is in regard to the thousands of protesters against the proposed legislation to counter illegal immigration into this country: Beware of and never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. TERRY CANUPP, Cape Girardeau...
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Births 3/30/06
(Births ~ 03/30/06)
Biddle; Milton; Eftink
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Out of the past 3/30/06
(Out of the Past ~ 03/30/06)
25 years ago: March 30, 1981 Gary A. Eide is sworn in as Cape Girardeau's city manager by city clerk Verna Lee Landis; Eide, who succeeds W.G. Lawley, spends the rest of his day meeting with the people who work for him -- city employees and department heads -- and the people for whom he works -- city councilmen and residents...
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Young pitches Central baseball past Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/06)
Lance Young followed Brad LaBruyere's shutout with a strong outing of his own Wednesday as visiting Central cruised past SEMO Conference foe Sikeston 7-1. Young struck out seven, walked three, allowed four hits and one unearned run in six innings. Tyler Bruce, Blake Slattery and Young had two hits apiece for the Tigers...
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Glen Hupp
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
Glen Hupp, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 27, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Richard Chamness
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Richard Lee Chamness, 68, of Tamms died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 5, 1937, in Anna, Ill., son of Logan and Imogene Hill Chamness. He and Pamela Jordan were married Feb. 14, 1987, in Anna...
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Robert Frenzel
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
Robert Frenzel, 75, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at his home. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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John Logsdon
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
John R. Logsdon, 55, of Festus, Mo., died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at his home. He was born April 29, 1950, in St. Louis, son of Robert and Helen Underwood Moore. Logsdon was maintenance director at Festus Housing Authority. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Festus...
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Ina Bohnsack
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ina M. Bohnsack, 77, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. She was born July 15, 1928, in Schlatitz, Mo., daughter of Edward and Fern Viola Newell Collins. She and Kenneth Carl Bohnsack were married Dec. 5, 1943...
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Jesse Dudley
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
Jesse Reginald "Reg" Dudley, 64, of Cub Run, Ky., died Friday, March 17, 2006, at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1941, at Wittenberg, Mo., son of the late Jesse Forrest and Florence Mary Skelton Dudley. He was raised in Chaffee, Mo. Reg served in the U.S. Marine Corps...
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Oliver Farrow
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
Oliver Clarence "Pete" Farrow, 90, of Fieldon, Ill., died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jerseyville, Ill. He was born Oct. 11, 1915, in Cape Girardeau, son of George Alex and Emma Perry Farrow. He married Lena V. McClard Dec. 24, 1935, in Perryville, Mo. She died April 6, 2003...
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Shirley Gatewood
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
Shirley Jean Gatewood, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Zackary Eggers
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Zackary David Eggers, 7 weeks, of Greenwood, Mo., became a heavenly angel Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at Children's Mercy Hospital-KC. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2006, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 350 SW 150 Hwy, Greenwood, Mo. ...
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Arthur Docken
(Obituary ~ 03/30/06)
Arthur William Docken, 81, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at his home. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Transit dealing
(Editorial ~ 03/30/06)
A final report from the latest transportation study -- one of many over recent years -- still hasn't been issued, but the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority says it already knows what the recommendation will be: The county needs more transportation services, and the transit authority is in the best position to provide those services...
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How fat is too fat?
(Column ~ 03/30/06)
There is one thing I dread about my annual physical. It's not the bill. It's not the friendly doctor and his friendly probing finger. It isn't even the lame joke he makes when he does that thing he does. It's the annual visit to the scale. I've weighed myself before, in my bathroom, at the fair. But this is different. This is The Scale. I step on it, and my doctor deftly adjusts the weights. A furrow creases his brow as he jots something in my chart. He isn't making any jokes now...
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Health briefs/calendar 3/30/06
(Community ~ 03/30/06)
Missouri League for Nursing Offers Seminar on Depression "Depression: The Black Cloud that Does Not Go Away" is the title of a workshop sponsored by the Missouri League for Nursing. The seminar is offered across the state, and will be held April 13 at Twin Rivers Regional Hospital in Kennett, Mo., and April 14 at Southeast Missouri Hospital's Harrison Room at Cape Girardeau...
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Connecting a musical past
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
Generations combine in the pit orchestra for "The Pirates of Penzance." For the better part of the last half-century, Mel Gilhaus would have been directing the pit orchestra for Cape Central's musicals. Gilhaus started teaching band and orchestra at Central High School in 1964, restarting an orchestra program that Gilhaus said had nearly "fizzled out."...
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Engineers put drivers on left to ease traffic congestion in Kansas City
(State News ~ 03/30/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Engineers are planning a brazen design to ease congestion and reduce accidents here that discards something sacred among American motorists -- driving on the right side of the road. Missouri Department of Transportation officials considered a number of plans for the Front Street approach to Interstate 435. ...
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Region briefs 3/30/06
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
Poplar Bluff man pleads guilty in federal court A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man pleaded guilty this week in federal court to unlawful possession of firearms. Terrance L. Fields, 44, entered his plea Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel, according to a news release from the office of federal prosecutor Catherine L. ...
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Maryland judge allows Washington sniper suspect to represent himself
(National News ~ 03/30/06)
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- A judge ruled Wednesday that John Allen Muhammad can represent himself at his trial for six killings during the 2002 Washington-area sniper attacks. Montgomery County Circuit Judge James L. Ryan ruled that Muhammad is competent to represent himself despite evidence presented by his own attorneys that Muhammad might be mentally ill...
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Bush to Iraqis: It's time to get unity government up and running
(National News ~ 03/30/06)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush expressed frustration Wednesday that Iraqis have so far failed to form a unity government, but he said withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq too early would damage U.S. security. "I want the Iraqi people to hear I've got great confidence in their capacity to self-govern," Bush said. "I also want the Iraqi people to hear -- it's about time you get a unity government going...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 3/30/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/30/06)
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Cape fire reports 3/30/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/30/06)
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Community cuisine 3/3/0/06
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
Boy Scouts hold chili supper Boy Scout Troop 11 will hold its all-you-can-eat chili supper from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at New McKendree United Methodist Church, 225 S. High St., Jackson. Scouts will compete in a Dutch Oven dessert contest with attendees as the judges. Children 5 and under eat free. Proceeds benefit Scouts attending summer camp at Camp LeWallen...
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Community briefs 3/30/06
(Community News ~ 03/30/06)
Spring Fling pageant to be held Saturday The Miss Spring Fling pageant will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bernie Community Center in Bernie, Mo. First category is baby miss. A queen and two alternates will be chosen for all eight divisions. Proceeds will benefit Paige Thompson, who is competing in the Miss Missouri USA 2007 pageant. ...
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Nation briefs 3/30/06
(National News ~ 03/30/06)
Jury begins deliberations in Moussaoui trial ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The death-penalty case against al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui went to the jury Wednesday after the prosecution asserted his lies were responsible for deaths Sept. 11, 2001, and the defense argued he had no part in the plot. ...
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Italy grants asylum to Afghan man who converted to Christianity
(International News ~ 03/30/06)
ROME -- Italy granted asylum Wednesday to an Afghan who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity, and Premier Silvio Berlusconi said the man was in the care of the Interior Ministry after arriving in Italy earlier in the day...
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Duke takes drastic measures, suspends lacrosse program
(College Sports ~ 03/30/06)
DURHAM, N.C. -- The president of Duke University met Wednesday with students who feel his suspension of the lacrosse team during a rape investigation was not enough, urging them to be patient while police look into the matter. "I don't want to say I'm satisfied, but I will say that what happened in there makes me feel like we're moving in a good direction," sophomore Bridgette Howard said after the roughly hourlong session...
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A blast for the Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 03/30/06)
There must be something about the University of Missouri's powerhouse baseball team that brings out the best in Southeast Missouri State. For the second straight season, the Redhawks received a walk-off home run to stun the Tigers in front of one of the biggest crowds in Southeast baseball history...
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Sports briefs 3/30/06
(Community Sports ~ 03/30/06)
Flickerwood hosted youth rodeo finals The 11th annual Flickerwood Youth Rodeo Finals took place this past weekend at the arena north of Jackson. The event, open to competitors 20 or younger, featured 18 events. On Sunday, the top all-around cowboy and cowgirl and champions in each event were crowned...
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Knudtson faces store owner in Cape mayoral election
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
Despite the fact that the position of mayor and three city council positions are up for grabs, the April 4 election for the city of Cape Girardeau has not been as highly contested as past campaigns. Jay Knudtson is seeking a second term as mayor and is being challenged by Walter White, owner of Ole Country Store on Sprigg Street...
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Redhawks sweep Aces
(College Sports ~ 03/30/06)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team continued to roll Wednesday, as the Redhawks swept visiting Evansville in a nonconference doubleheader. Southeast won the opener 4-2 and the nightcap 10-1 in a game stopped in the bottom of the fifth inning by the run rule...
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Ballot items aim at improving Cape's charter
(Column ~ 03/30/06)
In the April 4 election, aside from the local races there will also be on the ballot a request to update the Cape Girardeau city charter by making it more responsive and efficient in how we govern ourselves. The recommendations we propose have been looked at seriously and long. Now it is up to the voters to decide in the best interests of our community...
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ND's Ressel earns spot on all-state
(College Sports ~ 03/30/06)
Notre Dame's hopes of a second straight trip to the state final four ended in a stirring district final loss to Class 4 runner-up Sikeston. The Bulldogs still finished the season with a 22-4 record, along with a Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament title. Alex Ressel, Notre Dame's 6-foot-3 senior center, was a big part of that success, leading the team in scoring at 15.5 points a game...
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Redhawks ready for second show at Savvis Center
(College Sports ~ 03/30/06)
The more Southeast Missouri State women's soccer coach Heather Nelson can expose her program to the St. Louis area, the better. For the second straight year, Nelson will get that opportunity in one of the city's largest indoor sports venues. The Redhawks will play an exhibition game against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the 21,000-seat Savvis Center...
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Bringing comfort
(Community ~ 03/30/06)
Joan Talley of Cape Girardeau made a promise to her husband Chris who, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, expressed concern that he would become a burden to her, even possibly hurting her...
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Jackson strikes up the jazz band
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
This Friday the Jackson High School Jazz Band will sponsor its annual Big Band Gala -- an event that tries to emulate the community dances of the past. The gala will celebrate its 11th anniversary this year, and will feature two performances by the Jackson High School Jazz Band of songs from the USO/Big Band era...
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Cape Girardeau Candidate Profiles
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
Mayor Spouse: Cindy Occupation: Executive vice president with First Missouri State Bank Education: Four years college, University of Minnesota City government experience: Former treasurer and executive board member Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, former chairman of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Board, four years mayor...
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Government raises fuel standards
(National News ~ 03/30/06)
BALTIMORE -- The government set tighter gas mileage rules Wednesday for pickups and sport utility vehicles, including bulky SUVs like the Hummer H2 and Chevrolet Suburban, responding to rising concern about the supply and cost of energy from abroad...
- River Rats (Editorial Cartoon ~ 03/30/06)
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Jackson man among 15 people arrested for soliciting underage teens on the Internet
(Local News ~ 03/30/06)
A Jackson man was one of 15 people arrested for soliciting underage teens over the Internet in an undercover police operation. Evan McManaman, 25, of Jackson, was arrested March 3 as he walked into a Kennett, Mo. home where he believed a 13-year-old girl was waiting to have sex with him, a probable cause filed in the case said. The girl was actually a police officer...
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