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Restored bomber a big draw at air show
(Local News ~ 07/09/06)
The stainless steel skin of the B-17 Flying Fortress gleamed in the harsh summer sun while crew members sat under the shade provided by its 103-foot wingspan. Machine guns jutted defiantly from the front, sides, rear and from the gun turret in the belly of the four-engine bomber capable of delivering a 6,000-pound load more than 1,800 miles...
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Cape's first bus since 1969 starts Monday
(Local News ~ 07/09/06)
With gas prices near record highs, now should be the best possible time to begin offering a bus service as a low-price alternative. And Monday morning, the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority will discover whether that is true locally with the first public bus to run on city streets since 1969...
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House in a box
(Local News ~ 07/09/06)
The home is simple of style and sturdy of appearance. Nothing much stands out about the dwelling on North Middle Street in Cape Girardeau. But to the trained eye the telltale details jump out. The four-sided gambrel roof, the original wood siding, the door knob and hinges that look as if they belong on a doll-house. The pieces are all prefabricated, but the prefab is from a distant era...
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Capturing autism on video
(Community ~ 07/09/06)
David and Taylor Crowe just can't sit still. Whenever the father and son have a spare moment, they are always doing something productive. David, an orthodontist who lives in Cape Girardeau, and Taylor, his autistic son, are currently involved with projects aimed to educate people about autism...
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Riding high, until sales tax hits
(Column ~ 07/09/06)
SHE SAID: I should know by now that spur-of-the-moment purchases don't usually work out well for me. Take that $65 fuschia sweater that shrank in the wash, for example. Or that magnet maker/laminator/sticker maker all-in-one machine I just had to have when it was on sale at a local craft store. There was a reason it was on sale...
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Down to last out, Cardinals rally for win
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
HOUSTON -- Despite trailing by two runs with two outs in the ninth inning, Albert Pujols wasn't ready to give up. Scott Spiezio hit a solo homer off Brad Lidge to pull within a run. Chris Duncan singled and David Eckstein walked before Aaron Miles' RBI single tied the score. Pujols then opened the 10th inning with a solo home run off Roy Oswalt, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday...
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Edmonds' catch was hot topic Friday
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
HOUSTON -- Jason Marquis knew who to thank for preserving his victory for the Cardinals on Friday night. Center fielder Jim Edmonds made another highlight-reel catch at a key juncture in the Cardinals' 8-2 victory against the Houston Astros. "Edmonds' play was huge," Marquis said. "He made that great play to save me from some runs. That helped out a lot and I got my confidence up."...
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Mauresmo beats Henin-Hardenne
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Amelie Mauresmo sank into her chair after losing the first set of the Wimbledon final and buried her face in a towel. Then Mauresmo straightened up and gave herself a little talking-to, deciding that this was the moment to cast off the burden of being known as a player who couldn't come through when it counted...
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Old Faithful still faithful despite webcam
(Community ~ 07/09/06)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Anyone looking recently at the Internet webcam showing Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park might think the geyser had lost its world-renowned reliability. But Old Faithful's faithful worldwide can rest assured that the geyser is working -- spouting off as usual about every 60-90 minutes...
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Color this tourney red, yellow and blue
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
BERLIN -- This might have been the most colorful World Cup. A good thing if blue -- as in Italy's Azzurri and France's Les Bleus -- is your shade of choice. A bad thing if the most memorable hues are yellow and red. When Italy and France meet in today's final, Olympic Stadium will be awash in cobalt and azure. ...
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Schweinsteiger lifts Germany past Portugal
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
STUTTGART, Germany -- This third-place game had meaning -- for Germany, at least. Capping a jubilant World Cup in style, the hosts defeated Portugal 3-1 Saturday on two sensational goals by Bastian Schweinsteiger. He also set up the third, when his free kick was deflected in for an own-goal by Portugal's Armando Petit...
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Tennessee Tech's Hennigan steps down after 10 seasons
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech head football coach Mike Hennigan is resigning after 10 years at the helm of the Golden Eagles. Hennigan, 54, informed athletic director Mark Wilson of his decision Thursday. His contract was to run through the 2009 season...
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Edwards' team may make more changes in bid to reach Chase
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
JOLIET, Ill. -- Despite an early season shakeup that saw him lose his crew chief to teammate Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards heads into today's race at Chicagoland Speedway just outside the top 10 in the Nextel Cup standings. And now, team owner Jack Roush might reunite Edwards with crew chief Bob Osborne for the stretch run to NASCAR's playoffs...
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Red Rock Canyon offers nature, not neon lights
(Community ~ 07/09/06)
RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA, Nev. -- Round a bend on a highway less than 30 minutes drive from the Las Vegas Strip, and a panorama of red rocks, green cactus, gray mountains, blue sky and white clouds opens before you. It's even better at dawn, when rich yellow rays from the east cast a warm hue to the textured hills. Man doesn't shape scenes like this. It smells of fresh mesquite, pinon, creosote and sage. This is nature, not neon...
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Great Eastern Trail promises hiker's haven
(Community ~ 07/09/06)
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. -- In the depths of the Little Possum Gorge, a footpath strewn with the tools that built it suddenly emerges through a forest of hemlock and magnolia to a breathtaking waterfall. The treacherous falls, dubbed "Imodium" after the anti-diarrhea drug by those adventurers whom it has scared witless, was once known only to the most daring of kayakers willing to plunge down the 25-foot drop...
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Bridge being built around rock slide at Yosemite park
(Community ~ 07/09/06)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A bridge will be built around a rock slide that closed a main route to Yosemite National Park and disrupted business and life in the area, state transportation officials announced. The company chosen for the project, Teichert Construction, has started moving equipment and bridge parts to California Route 140, which has been blocked since April 29 by 3 million cubic yards of rock and debris...
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G-8 summit may need a makeover
(National News ~ 07/09/06)
WASHINGTON -- The G-8 summit that President Bush and seven other world leaders are attending next weekend in Russia is often billed as a gathering of the world's leading economic powers. But it's not. Consider: China, now the world's fourth-largest economy, is not a member...
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Nation briefs 7/9/06
(Local News ~ 07/09/06)
Car drives into crowd at Conn. festival; 27 injured; Navy to resume use of sonar after whale debate
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World briefs 7/9/06
(Local News ~ 07/09/06)
Al-Qaida suspect arrested in Hamburg; Gitmo suicide probe finds evidence of broader plot
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Defense paves road to prestigious championship
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
BERLIN -- No Italian opponent has scored in this World Cup. France has allowed two goals overall. Even with all the offensive flair on both sides, defense will decide the title today in Olympic Stadium. The Azzurri have been so impenetrable in six matches that only Cristian Zaccardo got the ball past outstanding goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Zaccardo plays defense for Italy...
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Three American soldiers killed in Anbar province
(International News ~ 07/09/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Three U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi woman translator were killed in separate incidents Saturday, while the country's largest Sunni Arab party appealed to authorities to end a military crackdown in Sunni villages northeast of Baghdad. The three Americans were assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and died in fighting in the western province of Anbar, the U.S. military said...
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Terrorism arrests show U.S. willing to act early on plots
(National News ~ 07/09/06)
NEW YORK -- No one can know for sure whether an al-Qaida loyalist had what it took to follow through on a suspected plot to bomb Hudson River train tunnels. He had no explosives and no detailed plan, and isn't believed to have visited New York, authorities said...
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Israel rejects cease-fire offer
(International News ~ 07/09/06)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The head of the Hamas-led Palestinian government called Saturday for a truce to halt the Israeli offensive in Gaza, but Israel demanded that Hamas first free a captured Israeli soldier and halt rocket attacks on its southern towns...
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Lopez Obrador urges supporters to protect Mexican democracy
(International News ~ 07/09/06)
MEXICO CITY -- Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on a crowd of more than 100,000 supporters Saturday to keep peacefully protesting as he went to court to challenge what he called his fraudulent electoral defeat. The fiery former Mexico City mayor said he would present fraud allegations to Mexico's electoral court today and formally request that all 41 million votes be recounted...
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Photographers capture pristine nature of the Yukon
(Community ~ 07/09/06)
By SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE Originating just outside the Arctic Circle in Canada's Yukon Territory, the Snake River winds through the northern reaches of the great boreal forest, a green girdle stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific that is the breeding ground for 43 percent of North America's birds...
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State school bond projects benefit companies
(State News ~ 07/09/06)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Months after voters around the state approved bonds for school building projects, contractors and architectural firms are seeing the benefits. "It's definitely a big boost for our workload," said Kyle Denham, with Patterson Latimer Jones Brannon Denham Inc., a Joplin architectural firm. "Schools are the majority of our work."...
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Columbia VA hospital to treat military personnel via video
(State News ~ 07/09/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital is using video-conferencing to provide members of the military at Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman Air Force Base with mental health care. The hospital announced last week that it has received a $217,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Incentive Fund to provide therapy and other behavioral health care to military personnel at Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman. ...
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Japanese beetles proving pesky in parts of Missouri
(State News ~ 07/09/06)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- They look like small June bugs, but they eat up leaves on hundreds of plants, including corn and soybeans. Japanese beetles have been in southwest Missouri for a few years, but this year they seem to be particularly voracious. The beetles will eat about 300 types of plants, including roses, blueberries, grapes, linden trees, corn and soybeans...
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New Jersey ends shutdown of government
(National News ~ 07/09/06)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- After three slotless nights at Resorts Atlantic City, Lucille Mock was packing her bags to head home Saturday morning when she heard the news: The casinos had reopened! "I lost $75 in the first 15 minutes, but that's OK," said Mock, 49, of New York City's Brooklyn borough...
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Roberts-Nordman
(Engagement ~ 07/09/06)
Theresa Roberts of Kula, Maui, Hawaii, and David Roberts of Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Malia Roberts, to Lt. Todd Nordman. He is the son of Ernie and Judy Nordman of Cape Girardeau. Roberts is a graduate of Maui High School in Kahului, Hawaii, and Southeast Missouri State University. She graduated from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis in 2005. She is employed with Health In Balance Inc. in Laguna Beach, Calif...
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Gardner- Steinkamp
(Engagement ~ 07/09/06)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gaytane Gardner of Chaffee and David Gardner of Allagash, Maine, announce the engagement of their daughter, Robin Kristine Gardner, to David Alan Steinkamp of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Bob and Pat Hayden of St. Augustine, Fla...
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Woodard- Ank
(Engagement ~ 07/09/06)
Glenn and Barbra Weber of Frohna, Mo., announce the engagement of their granddaughter, Candy Lynn Woodard, to Anthony Dale Ank, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Lee and Dorothy Ank of Cape Girardeau. Woodard is a graduate of Perryville High School in Perryville, Mo. She is employed at Cottonwood Treatment Center...
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Grady-Drury
(Engagement ~ 07/09/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Grady of Sikeston, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tosha Raquel Grady, to Bryan Joseph Drury. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Drury of Cape Girardeau. Grady is a 2000 graduate of Sikeston High School, and received a degree in nursing from Cox College of Nursing in Springfield, Mo., in 2004. She is a registered nurse on the cardiac floor at Cox Health Medical Center South in Springfield...
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Newberry-Johnson
(Wedding ~ 07/09/06)
Farris Lee Bishop Newberry and Gerald Hart "Jerry" Johnson were married July 1, 2006, in the gazebo at Rainbow Lodge in Houston, Texas. Larry Bertrand performed the ceremony. The bride and groom are formerly of Anna, Ill. He was a practicing attorney in Illinois and Missouri 47 years, maintaining his office in Cape Girardeau...
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Tallents are married 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/09/06)
PATTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Dan C. Tallent of Patton celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary March 4, 2006, with a dinner held at Marquand Community Church. Hosts were their children. Tallent and Adell Statler were married March 2, 1946, in Fredericktown, Mo...
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Felker-Morgan
(Wedding ~ 07/09/06)
Shannon Jane Felker and Timothy Francis Morgan were married March 4, 2006, at Cape Girardeau Country Club. Brent T. Felker, brother of the bride, performed the ceremony. Guitarist was Jason Weaver, and vocalist was Erika Beasley, both of Cape Girardeau. Nick Clubb of Minnesota read a poem...
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Warner-Knudson
(Wedding ~ 07/09/06)
Chauntel Nicole Warner and Johnathon Michael Knudson were united in marriage May 6, 2006, at First General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. Greg King performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Chris and Sandy Torbet of Oak Ridge and Ray Warner of Millersville. The groom is the son of the late Susan Glueck and the late Michael Knudson...
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Pearl Statler
(Obituary ~ 07/09/06)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Pearl Hester Statler, 88, of Sedgewickville died Friday, July 7, 2006, at the Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville, Mo. She was born May 26, 1917, at Lixville, Mo., daughter of Louis and Rosetta Barks Lix. She and Perry Statler were married Nov. 27, 1947. He died Dec. 18, 2005...
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Harold Gage
(Obituary ~ 07/09/06)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Harold Gage, 79, of Mounds died Friday, July 7, 2006, at the Day Star Center in Cairo, Ill. He was born July 26, 1926, at Benton, Mo., son of John David and ReEnna Huffstutler Gage. He and Jane Wood were married Dec. 5, 1947. Gage was a member of the Church of Christ in Cairo. ...
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Kirn-Sladek
(Engagement ~ 07/09/06)
Paul and Marie Kirn of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Christine Kirn, to Michael Thomas Sladek. He is the son of Tom and Tammy Sladek of Jackson. Kirn is a 2006 graduate of Jackson High School. She is a technician at SEMO Dental Lab...
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Women's team places first in Big Kahuna tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/06)
The team of Ann Dombrowski, Alice Temm, Harriette Myers and Becky Unger emerged victorious from Saturday's Big Kahuna Tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club. The winning score was 147, ahead of the 149 fired by the runner-up squad of Mark McDowell, Greg Howard, Ken Swinford and Ben Cantrell...
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Kirns mark 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 07/09/06)
Milford and Mary Kirn of Jackson observed their 50th wedding anniversary June 2, 2006. A private dinner party was held at Lawry's Restaurant in Las Vegas. Attending were their children and spouses, Kim and Mike Pohlman and Paul and Marie Kirn; grandsons, Geoff Kinder and Matthew Kirn; granddaughter, Jessica Kirn and fiance Mike Sladek; and great-granddaughter, Adrianna Marie...
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Hopkins honored with dinner
(Anniversary ~ 07/09/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hopkins of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner party at Thistle Lodge on Sanibel Island, Fla. Hosts were their children and families. Hopkins and Dixie Marie Rodgers were married April 14, 1946, in the chapel on the campus of Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. Their attendants were J.R. "Jack" Hopkins and Margaret Day...
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Out of the past 7/9/06
(Out of the Past ~ 07/09/06)
25 years ago: July 9, 1981 State Rep. Jerry Ford of Cape Girardeau and State Sen. John C. Dennis of Benton, Mo., say they will be present Saturday at Southeast Missouri State University during a rally protesting the veto of salary increases for state employees, but both say they won't participate in the march or protest itself; area legislators have been invited to the rally by state workers, initiated by Teamsters Union Local 574, which represents about 90 state employees in Cape Girardeau...
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Capahas drop doubleheader in St. Louis
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/06)
The Plaza Tire Capahas received two strong pitching performances Saturday but still suffered a pair of losses on the road. The St. Louis Printers swept the doubleheader, 4-1 and 3-2, despite the fact the Capahas held a 13-11 advantage in hits. Both games were seven innings...
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Proctors observe 65th event
(Anniversary ~ 07/09/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Proctor celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary June 7, 2006. Proctor and Kathryn Revelle were married June 7, 1941, in Oran, Mo., by the Rev. George Hesler. The couple lived in Chaffee, Mo., 23 years where they owned and operated Chaffee Dairy Queen until 1952, when he went to work for the U.S. Postal Service. They moved to Cape Girardeau in 1964...
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Fan Speak July9
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/06)
No big deal SOUTHEAST MISSOURI State's NCAA violations seem like much ado about nothing. Who cares if a women's basketball player gets help moving a bed or is allowed to use a computer? Does that really affect the competitiveness of the game? I think not. Coach B.J. Smith has done a fine job, and he should be allowed to keep it up...
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Scott County takes walk -- and win-- on the wild side
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/06)
For a game with 21 walks, it was only fitting Scott County's American Legion team ended a marathon 11-inning game against district foe Cape Girardeau with a bases-loaded walk for a 12-11 victory Saturday at Notre Dame Regional High School. The game lasted more than three hours and nearly reached the 14 innings of baseball that were originally scheduled. The teams agreed to play one nine-inning game rather than a pair of seven-inning affairs due to short benches on both sides...
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Winter-Johannes
(Engagement ~ 07/09/06)
Mel and Diane Winter of Wichita, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Nicole Winter, to Jack Johannes. He is the son of John and Joann Johannes of Jackson. Winter is a graduate of Wichita Northwest High School. She received a degree in public health nutrition in 2005 and a degree in dietetics in 2006 from Kansas State University in Manhattan. She is a dietitian at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan...
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Almond-Tucker
(Engagement ~ 07/09/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Almond of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tucker of Jackson announce the engagement of their children, Nicole Danielle Almond and Christopher Lee Tucker. Almond received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and mass communication/public relations from Arizona State University in 2004. ...
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Wilmette Rowe
(Obituary ~ 07/09/06)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Wilmette Rowe, 82, of Mound City died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill.
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Esther Heisserer
(Obituary ~ 07/09/06)
KELSO, Mo. -- Esther M. Heisserer, 88, of Kelso died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at The Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 13, 1918, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of George E. and Mary Dittrich Roth. She and Paul Aloysius Heisserer were married April 21, 1954, at Chaffee, Mo...
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Lisa Hess
(Obituary ~ 07/09/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Lisa G. Hess, 45, of Anna died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at home after a long battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 11, 1960, in Anna, daughter of Wayne L. and Darlene Eiselmeier Douglas. She and Samuel W. Hess were married May 19, 1984, at Anna...
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Sales-tax plan hurts poor the most
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/09/06)
To the editor: At the Cape Girardeau City Council meeting Wednesday, we heard a convincing plea by our county sheriff for increased funding for his deputies. These law enforcement officers provide many vital services to both city and county residents. ...
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Limiting signs
(Editorial ~ 07/09/06)
When the Cape Girardeau City Council was deliberating restrictive changes in the city's sign ordinance a few weeks ago, several concerns were expressed, mainly from real estate brokers and other business owners who rely on signs and banners to promote their businesses...
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Surfers - Both hot and cool
(Community ~ 07/09/06)
NEW YORK -- Forget riding the wave, today's surfers are ahead of it when it comes to style. The same goes for skateboarders and snowboarders. They play by their own rules, often combining function and fashion to satisfy both their needs and image. Until recently, though, extreme sports was a niche market, largely teenage boys who aren't usually at the top of the tastemakers' go-to list. ...
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A president who deserves your trust
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/09/06)
To the editor: All we can remember hearing about during the Clinton years was how we need a president who is straightforward and consistent, a president like Harry Truman who wouldn't waffle on issues or check the political winds for a position. We have just such a leader in the White House. You and I may not agree on all of his positions, but who agrees with anyone all the time?...
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Report proves Iraq had WMD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/09/06)
To the editor: On June 21, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released a declassified report titled "Iraqi Chemical Munitions." Key points: The report can be found at www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/ Iraq_WMD_Declassified.pdf. You can also call your federal legislators and ask to receive a copy of the report. ...
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Donald Myers
(Obituary ~ 07/09/06)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Donald B. Myers, 68, of Olive Branch died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at his residence in Olive Branch. He was born Nov. 2, 1937, in St. Louis, the son of Eugene and Myrtle Bassett Myers. He and Marcella Boedeker Myers were married on Sept. 14, 1957, in East St. Louis, Ill. She survives...
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Ronald Owens
(Obituary ~ 07/09/06)
Ronald E. Owens, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 7, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 6, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, son of Cecil E. and Venita Wright Owens. He and Jeannine Willis were married May 27, 1961, at Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out 7/9/06
(Speak Out ~ 07/09/06)
Waste not; Rest-stop repairs; Small-town values; Beautiful yards; Playing through; Political pitch; Cell-phone session; Mail the notice; Take charge; Life on the line; Bad for our image
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Police: Thieves are using info from defunct Wichita mortgage company
(State News ~ 07/09/06)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Police are warning that identity thieves have used the customer records of a defunct Wichita mortgage company to run up tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent purchases. Authorities on Friday recommended that anyone who did business with Mortgage Solutions, which is no longer in business, check with national consumer reporting companies for suspicious activity in their credit history...
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10 years after Flight 800 explosion, doubts about cause remain
(National News ~ 07/09/06)
SHIRLEY, N.Y. -- A little past 8:30 p.m., as the blistering July sun melted in the west, a jumbo jet carrying students, honeymooners, businessmen and others to Paris exploded in a fireball, raining carnage into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island. It had been only a dozen minutes since TWA Flight 800 took off from Kennedy Airport...
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'Louis Lorimier' book signing held at Red House
(Community News ~ 07/09/06)
Nearly 30 years after her book came out, Jane Cooper Stacy signed copies of it at the Red House Interpretive Center on Saturday. The Cape Girardeau resident's 46-page paperbound story titled "Louis Lorimier" served as a promotion for the old Cape River Heritage Museum, where Jeremiah's now is. The book was sold at the museum as a way to keep it operating...
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Exterior facelift for your home can translate to better resale value
(Community ~ 07/09/06)
Though the real estate market has cooled of late, the average American homeowner can still enjoy tremendous benefits when it comes to sprucing up the home's exterior. Nothing speaks more to pride of ownership than the exterior appearance or "curb appeal" of the home. And curb appeal goes well beyond the borders of the lot on which a home is situated. Nice communities are comprised of good neighborhoods and good neighborhoods are built from well-cared-for homes...
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Guantanamo suicide investigation finds evidence of broader plot
(International News ~ 07/09/06)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- An investigation into three apparent suicides at the Guantanamo Bay prison has found that other detainees may have helped the men hang themselves or were planning to kill themselves too. Authorities who searched other detainees' cells after the three were found hanged discovered instructions on tying knots, along with several notes in Arabic that were "relevant" to an investigation of a possible broader plot, officials said in court papers filed late Friday in Washington.. ...
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Singh claims two-stroke lead over field
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
Tiger Woods vaulted into contention while Vijay Singh grabbed the lead at the Western Open. Phil Mickelson, meanwhile, dropped out of the picture with a poor third round at Cog Hill in Lemont, Ill., on Saturday. Singh is at 11-under 202 for the tournament -- two strokes ahead of Carl Pettersson, Mathew Goggin, Stewart Cink, Trevor Immelman and Joe Ogilvie...
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Haditha case review finished; U.S. officials ask to exhume remains
(Local News ~ 07/09/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A top U.S. commander who reviewed an investigation into whether the Marines tried to cover up the Haditha case agreed that errors were made, a U.S. military official said. The investigation was separate from an inquiry still underway into whether a group of Marines killed 24 civilians on Nov. 19 in a revenge attack after a fellow Marine died in a roadside bombing in the town of Haditha...
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Upon further review, punishment for Southeast doesn't fit violations
(Sports Column ~ 07/09/06)
I'm back from California -- rejuvenated, I might add, after a nice vacation -- and I've got several more thoughts about the recent announcement regarding NCAA violations within the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball program. First of all, let me say that last week's initial comments were pretty much off the cuff, without having a chance to fully digest everything and also before talking to various people whose opinions I respect. ...
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Worthy of anticipation
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Celebrating a set-clinching shot during his remarkable run to the Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal punched the air and dashed to his chair, fist leading the way. That's the way he plays, and woe to those in his path. Showing he's more than a mere king of clay, the precocious, pugnacious Spaniard has found his way across the All England Club's treacherous lawns to another showdown against Roger Federer...
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Honchar wins fifth stage, has Tour lead
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/06)
RENNES, France -- Serhiy Honchar won a time trial Saturday to become the first Ukrainian to take the race leader's yellow jersey in Tour de France history, and American Floyd Landis placed second in the stage to move into second place overall. Honchar, a T-Mobile rider and a former world time trial champion, was by far the strongest rider in Saturday's 32-mile race against the clock. He finished more than a minute ahead of Landis. Sebastian Lang of Germany was third...
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Unanswered call
(Local News ~ 07/09/06)
When he was a young boy in Nigeria, it was the joyful spirit of his town's priest that caught Patrick Nwokoye's attention. Later, memories of that prompted Nwokoye toward the priesthood. But even before that, he was listening for God's call. The ability to listen is what the Cape Girardeau pastor believes to be the cause of dwindling numbers of priests around the world...
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Horseshoes may not require running, participants make good pitches as athletes
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/06)
Horseshoes is an activity that haphazardly walks the line between sport and something else, between skill and luck, between leisure and legitimate competition. Sure, some physical effort is required. "It takes talent and practice -- lots of practice. It takes talent to throw 40 feet, get your shoe to flip right, and get on that stob," said Mike Davault, an Advance resident who plays regularly in sanctioned tournaments...
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