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Overlook plan awaits federal OK
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
By May 2007, what remains of the old Mississippi River bridge will likely be transformed into a scenic overlook point. Officials say the spot will be ideal for viewing the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge or just watching the river roll by. "This is another big step towards reconnecting the community with its greatest natural resource," said Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau director Chuck Martin...
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Sandblasters start removing mural to make way for update
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
Work has begun on the first phase of updating the "Missouri Wall of Fame" mural on Cape Girardeau's floodwall. Thursday morning a crew with Robert Boitnott Painting began sandblasting the current mural from the wall to make way for Chicago artist Thomas Melvin to repaint the images...
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Storm knocks out power in Cape Girardeau area
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
A thunderstorm sweeping through the Cape Girardeau area Thursday knocked out power to more than 1,000 electric customers. At 7:40 p.m. Thursday, AmerenUE reported 1,061 customers without electricity. In the city of Cape Girardeau alone, there were about 400 customers without power due to the weather, according to Ameren spokeswoman Susan Gallagher...
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Guilty plea entered in child endangerment case
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
A man charged with leaving his 2-year-old daughter home alone with no food or water for nearly a day pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to probation. On the day his trial for misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child was scheduled to begin, Richard B. Stemmerick pleaded guilty to the charge...
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Post-surgery dining etc.
(Column ~ 07/14/06)
I've got an idea for a cookbook. No, it wouldn't be my recipes. I'm not a great cook. I'd call my cookbook something like this: "Cooking With Compassion." Or, "Recipes for Recuperation." I got this idea after my wife had both knees replaced last month. ...
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Road panel approved, now needs members
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
Wanted: 11 Cape Girardeau County residents concerned about roads. Applications are open for slots on the Cape Girardeau County Road and Bridge Advisory Board. The board, approved unanimously by the county commission Thursday, is a response to public scrutiny given to road building since commissioners placed a half-cent sales-tax issue on the Aug. 8 ballot...
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Program designed to improve teaching of U.S. history
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
George Washington didn't sleep here. But Southeast Missouri history teachers can still find ways to make the nation's first president more than just paragraphs in a textbook. A group of teachers in the region are getting that message. Cape Girardeau Central Junior High teacher Becky Mocherman has been educating students on American history for a dozen years. She has a new appreciation of America's first president thanks to a federally funded program...
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Cape Girardeau County seeking for new use for old bridge
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
For anyone who needs to span a gap of 49 feet or less, the Cape Girardeau County Commission is ready to make a deal. With Federal Highway Administration funds available to replace the bridge on County Road 439 over Horrell Creek, the county doesn't want to just sell the structure for scrap. The steel pony truss bridge, the last of its kind on a county road, is in fair condition and could be used again...
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Foursome collects two holes in one at Kimbeland
(Community Sports ~ 07/14/06)
Jackson retirees Gary Niswonger and Jim Kellett may have never considered themselves a tough act to follow on a golf course, but you might have trouble selling that one to Merle Gelsheimer and Howard Kinder, who were in the tough position of followees last week...
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Missouri's economy is on track to recovery
(Column ~ 07/14/06)
By Jason Crowell Two years ago Missourians were frustrated with an out-of-balance workers' compensation system, a state civil-litigation environment that was listed as one of the worst in the country and the lack of economic-development packages. We also faced a billion-dollar budget deficit and led the nation in the number of jobs lost...
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Broadcast highlights (and lowlights) for the week ahead
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/06)
The terrorist has his pistol barrel pressed against the forehead of FBI agent Angela Henson. But she seems unperturbed. "You're not a trigger-puller," she tells him calmly, just before her backups burst in to apprehend him. What made Angela so sure? The bad guy's eyes got bigger, not narrower, as he confronted her...
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Governor moves to seize control of Big Dig inspections
(National News ~ 07/14/06)
BOSTON -- Gov. Mitt Romney announced Thursday he was filing emergency legislation to seize control over inspections and any decisions on reopening a highway tunnel where falling concrete killed a woman. Romney also started legal proceedings to oust the chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, which oversaw the troubled $14.6 billion Big Dig highway project through downtown Boston...
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Prayers are foundation of healing
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/14/06)
To the editor: My husband and I are writing this as a testament to the uplifting power of prayer. B.R. was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Our immediate and our church family went into agreement that the Lord would heal him. Because of the support from the Cape County Cowboy Church and our immediate family, the tumor has minimized more than 50 percent and is improving with each treatment. ...
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MSBA has no enforcement powers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/14/06)
To the editor: The Missouri School Boards Association must take exception to the June 24 editorial on the residency issue surrounding a member of the Scott County Central Board of Education. Far from having "little concern" about the issue, MSBA provides school districts throughout the state with considerable information about board member residency requirements...
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Sports briefs 7/14/06
(Other Sports ~ 07/14/06)
Football...
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Sheriff's department will upgrade equipment
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
A federal grant channeled through Missouri's State Emergency Management Agency will help the Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department begin upgrading its communications equipment. The $41,173 grant will be the first step to improving communications between deputies and other emergency agencies during a major event, sheriff's Capt. ...
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Speak Out 7/14/06
(Speak Out ~ 07/14/06)
Rats at the ballpark; Winning team; No bus to center; Rusty arrow signs; Sign enforcement; Need local help; Trail safety
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Everett Barks
(Obituary ~ 07/14/06)
Everett E. Barks, 81, of Romeoville, Ill., died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at his home. He was born June 29, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, son of Thomas and Lillie Bollinger Barks. He and Lillian Iola Seabaugh were married 59 years. Barks served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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John Deere blades bear down on Wie again
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/06)
Michelle Wie is heading the wrong way in her bid to make history. Again. Trying for a fifth time to become the first woman since 1945 to make a cut in a PGA Tour event, the 16-year-old instead found trouble virtually everywhere she turned Thursday in the first round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill. In the sand. In the water. In the weeds. And in the woods -- several times...
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Bulls, Ben Wallace make signing official
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/06)
CHICAGO -- Chicago Bulls general manager John Paxson and coach Scott Skiles were dressed down and casual when they went to Detroit earlier this month with a sales pitch for Ben Wallace. They wanted to make Wallace feel comfortable and open his eyes before opening up the checkbook...
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Patrick expresses interest in possible switch to NASCAR
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/06)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Danica Patrick loves the thrill and excitement of the Indianapolis 500, the attention and all those fans. She has dreamed of winning the top prize for open-wheel drivers since she was a little girl, a goal that remains unchanged...
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Israel retaliates for rocket attack
(International News ~ 07/14/06)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Israel unleashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon's main airport, highways, military bases and other targets Thursday, retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel and reached as far as Haifa, its third-largest city, for the first time...
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Embryonic stems cells may hold keys
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/14/06)
To the editor: I must take particular issue with some statements made by Dr. Michael Wulfers in a recent column. Wulfers suggests that adult stem-cell research is an alternative to embryonic stem-cell research. Overwhelming numbers of scientists and researchers disagree. ...
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Going too far
(Editorial ~ 07/14/06)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission's efforts to secure support for its proposed half-cent increase in the county sales tax took a strange turn this week. One of the county's selling points is that its road-and-bridge property tax would be eliminated, and revenue from the sales-tax increase would replace it. Because of a lawsuit, the county also must pay Jackson 25 percent of road-and-bridge tax revenue collected from Jackson property owners...
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Comedian, Oscar-winner Red Buttons dies at 87
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Red Buttons, the carrot-topped burlesque comedian who became a top star in early television and then won a 1957 Oscar with a surprising dramatic turn in "Sayonara," died Thursday. He was 87. Buttons died of vascular disease at his home in the Century City area of Los Angeles, publicist Warren Cowan said. He had been ill for some time, and was with family members when he died, Cowan said...
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Nelda Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 07/14/06)
Nelda I. "Jean" Slinkard, 83, formerly of Millersville, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at National Health Care Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She was born Nov. 14, 1922, in the Stroder Branch community, daughter of Jesse J. and Desdia E. Stroder Sander. She and Marion "Bunch" Slinkard were married May 13, 1939. He died March 15, 1973...
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Quentin Clymer
(Obituary ~ 07/14/06)
Quentin Pershing Clymer, 87, of Scott City died Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 24, 1919, at Fornfelt, Mo., son of John Logan and Dorothy Moss Clymer. He and Martha Valeria Newell were married Dec. 12, 1945, in Rector, Ark. She died Dec. 21, 2003...
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Births 7/14/06
(Births ~ 07/14/06)
Mayfield; Zuniga; Crum; Featherston; Dickerson; Sadler
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Out of the past 7/14/06
(Out of the Past ~ 07/14/06)
25 years ago: July 14, 1981 Inman Freight Systems, Inc., 321 S. Sprigg St., has been purchased by Wintz Transportation Co. of Minneapolis, Ind., it is announced by Inman officials; the terminal here will be consolidated with the Minneapolis firm's terminal, located at St. John's Drive in St. John's Industrial Park in Sikeston, Mo...
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Mary Roberts
(Obituary ~ 07/14/06)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mary Roberts, 89, of Anna died Wednesday, July 13, 2006, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill. She was born Oct. 3, 1916, at Hornersville, Mo., daughter of Will and Ollie Thomas Sorrels. She married Raymond Roberts, who died Nov. 3, 1979...
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Ruth Fatchett
(Obituary ~ 07/14/06)
Ruth O. Fatchett, 91, of Godfrey, Ill., died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton, Ill. She was born Dec. 25, 1914, in Jackson, daughter of Oscar and Carrie Stiemel Mason. She and Jesse Sherman Fatchett were married Aug. 28, 1932, in Jonesboro, Ill. He died Feb. 13, 1988...
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Profits and losses
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
This spring, two animals were wounded or killed by people in highly publicized acts. In May, a 200-pound bear was hit and killed by a car north of Jackson. In June, reports surfaced about a Canada goose injured when a hunter illegally shot it with an arrow...
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Police: Woman cashed phony money orders
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
Law enforcement authorities are searching for a woman suspected of cashing at least $2,500 in phony money orders at a Cape Girardeau business. Over the course of about a week and a half, the woman cashed five postal money orders at U Kwick Stop, 1702 Broadway, according to police spokesman Jason Selzer. ...
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Nation briefs 7/14/06
(National News ~ 07/14/06)
Bush agrees to review of eavesdropping WASHINGTON -- President Bush has agreed conditionally to let a court review his eavesdropping operations under a deal that, for the first time, would open an important part of his once-secret terrorism surveillance to a constitutional test. ...
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Anti-terror group names three suspects in Bombay commuter train bombings
(International News ~ 07/14/06)
BOMBAY, India -- Authorities named three suspects Thursday in the Bombay commuter train bombings that killed at least 200 people. The government's Anti-Terror Squad released photos of two young, bearded men it identified as Sayyad Zabiuddin and Zulfeqar Fayyaz. Their nationalities were not provided...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 7/14/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/14/06)
Cape Girardeau...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 7/14/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/14/06)
Cape Girardeau...
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Cape is Hughes Brother's first summer stop
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/06)
Long before Branson exploded into a town with 120 different shows, the Hughes brothers were there. "The things that have been built here is just amazing," said Jason Hughes, second oldest of the brothers, after a Wednesday morning show. "The hotels, the restaurants, the theaters. And then you think 'How could they possibly build more stuff?' And they do."...
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High and low art share gallery space in museums that long segregated works
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The exam breezed by, but now Catherine Futter was stumped. The artist was Rembrandt; the question was the classification he fit. Futter kept thinking the 17th-century master's work could not be defined. The answer -- Baroque -- hit her and has served as a lesson she has carried throughout her curatorial career, on the interconnectedness of art regardless of its form...
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Area sports digest 7/14/06
(Community Sports ~ 07/14/06)
Cape all-stars win state opener The Cape Girardeau All-Stars 12-year-old Cal Ripken team brought home a 9-5 victory over Sikeston in its opening game Thursday at the state tournament in Kennett, Mo. Ethan Dambach pitched all six innings for the win, and Jesse Hency went 3-for-3 with five RBIs...
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A bridge for all
(Community Sports ~ 07/14/06)
The Old Appleton Triathlon is back for an encore -- and a fond farewell, both at the same time. More than 20 years since the event began as a town fund-raiser and about 10 years since what is believed to be the most recent running, the classic competition will make its return on Saturday...
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Yankees expected to sign Ponson
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/06)
NEW YORK -- Sidney Ponson is about to get another chance, this time with the New York Yankees. Ponson was cut by the St. Louis Cardinals last week and the Yankees, desperate to find a fifth starter, expect to sign the talented-but-troubled pitcher today...
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Redbirds dodge LA in extra innings
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols hit his league-leading 30th homer in the 14th inning Thursday night to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, their third straight win in extra innings. Jim Edmonds hit a game-tying two-run home run in the seventh and made a running catch at the warning track to rob Andre Ethier in the 13th for the NL Central leaders, who have won four in a row. ...
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Reds open second half with eight-player trade
(Professional Sports ~ 07/14/06)
The Cincinnati Reds overhauled their rickety bullpen Thursday, getting Gary Majewski and Bill Bray in an eight-player trade that sent outfielder Austin Kearns and shortstop Felipe Lopez to the Washington Nationals. The playoff-hopeful Reds also acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitcher Daryl Thompson from the last-place Nationals...
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Kid-tested
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
Children were already enjoying the new playground equipment as parks and recreation director Dan Muser spoke at the ribbon cutting at Capaha Park Thursday. The Breakfast Optimist Club of Cape Girardeau paid for the equipment.
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Looking with fresh eyes: Historians find new takes on Rembrandt's personality
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/06)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Rembrandt's earliest self portraits show a curly haired, full-cheeked young man of 23, full of confidence, clad in dress above his station, literally wearing his ambition on his sleeve. By the time we see his haggard face 40 years later -- with dozens of portraits in between -- we feel as though we know him like an uncle...
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At the theaters 7/14/06
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/06)
Starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Kerry Washington. A criminal places his short, baby-faced sidekick in the home of a man who doesn't notice that the cute little baby is actually a crook on the run from the law. Rated R for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image, running time 98 minutes. (Cape West Cine)...
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Art project used to raise hunger awareness
(Local News ~ 07/14/06)
South Cape Girardeau resident Louise Duncan likes to have fun, but she also likes to help other people. For the organizers of the Empty Bowls project, she's a perfect fit. "I think it's great," Duncan said. "That's the way I grew up all my life -- you're supposed to help other people."...
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Everyone's a critic: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
(Community ~ 07/14/06)
Basically, watching "Pirates of the Caribbean II" was like manual labor. It was work for me to sit through this movie. First of all, it was way too long. I found myself getting drowsy, wishing I could take a nap. It was filled with cheesy one-liners and bad accents. I guess my idea of a good pirate movie differs greatly from the director's...
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Supporting the arts
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Women's bodies have inspired artists for hundreds, even thousands, of years -- the goddess statues made by ancient cultures, the Venus de Milo. The examples are too many to list. Something much more rare is inspiration drawn from women's undergarments. The idea may sound over-the-top and risque. Mike Marsh, the new director of the Sikeston Depot Museum, thought so when he first heard it...
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Artifacts 7/14/06
(Entertainment ~ 07/14/06)
METROPOLIS, Ill. -- The popular NBC game show "Deal or No Deal" is seeking contestants from the area. Possible contestants will be asked to make a 30-second pitch for why they should be selected for the show. Tryouts will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 22 at Harrah's in Metropolis. For more information, visit www.wpsdtv.com...
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Saturn to have lowest-priced hybrid SUV
(National News ~ 07/14/06)
Saturn adds a new twist to the gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle debate this summer when its first hybrid debuts. The 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line sport utility vehicle offers improved fuel economy over gas-only Vues and yet carries the lowest starting price of any hybrid SUV in the U.S. market...
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A safer alternative to sleeping on exhaust gases
(Column ~ 07/14/06)
Dear Tom and Ray: This is a family relations/exhaust gases type of question. When camping, I use the exhaust gases from my Bronco II to inflate our queen-size air mattress, which would require about a month to inflate by blowing in it. I duct-tape an unused plastic gas-can nozzle to the tailpipe, and then hold the other end tightly to the mattress's air opening. ...
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Caps' regional dwindles to three teams
(Community Sports ~ 07/14/06)
For the first time, the Plaza Tire Capahas will have to beat out only two other teams in order to win the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional. Just three squads are entered in the tournament that begins today at Capaha Field. The winner automatically qualifies for the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kan...
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