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What did Oliver ever do to you or your lime green shirt?
(Column ~ 08/13/06)
Husband-and-wife journalists Bob Miller and Callie Clark Miller share the same small house and tiny bathroom but not always the same opinion. They offer their views on every-day issues, told from two different perspectives. SHE SAID: There are a few things in life a wife should never force her husband to do...
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Cape airport's fourth flight has mixed results
(Local News ~ 08/13/06)
The fourth daily round-trip flight from Cape Girardeau Regional Airport has been a mixed success, according to airport manager Bruce Loy. "The passenger totals are up and we're happy to have an increase, but I'd like to see it up more," he said...
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Suspect arrested shortly after Cape bank robbery
(Local News ~ 08/13/06)
Only 30 minutes passed between a Saturday morning robbery at the US Bank branch on William Street in Cape Girardeau and the arrest of a suspect. At 11:01 a.m. Cape Girardeau police responded to a report of a robbery at the bank. By the time police arrived the suspect was gone, but information provided by witnesses helped police quickly catch the perpetrator...
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Summer project results in Cairo festival
(Local News ~ 08/13/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- While the adult leadership of Cairo was busy bickering about the balance of power and city finances this summer, a group of 44 youths was working toward a common goal. They wanted to create something that would bring the people of the city together for fun and celebration...
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Learning to discover
(Community ~ 08/13/06)
Haley Dodd was born to shop. And what better place than a mall? But on this day, the 4-year-old's cart is loaded up with plastic cakes and fake potato chips at the Discovery Playhouse children's museum -- where Mom is her cashier. In June, the Discovery Playhouse opened its doors at West Park Mall to parents and children for exploration, learning and fun. The small center is filled wall-to-wall with activities designed to help children learn and have a good time while doing it...
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Flooded with patients
(Local News ~ 08/13/06)
Sandy Liden of Cape Girardeau has gone to the emergency room twice in the past three weeks -- both times for migraine headaches. "They get bad," she said, rubbing her forehead at the memory. "Really bad, especially when I get them at night." But Liden doesn't have health insurance and she doesn't have a regular family-practice physician. So she knows she went to the ER for problems that perhaps could have been handled by a private doctor...
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Tour de France for wimps
(Community ~ 08/13/06)
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- For everyone who fantasized about competing in the Tour de France, but recognized that their muscles could never make it, Breakaway Adventures is offering a "Tour de France for Wimps" through Sept. 23. The South Carolina-based company's tour allows you to pedal some of the same streets and countryside of France as the race participants -- but at a more relaxed pace. Instead of 115 miles a day, you'll cover 86 miles over the course of a nine-day trip...
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Despite work, most Americans are getting away
(Community ~ 08/13/06)
CHICAGO -- Despite the demands of their jobs, most Americans are managing to get away for a vacation -- and only 11 percent take laptops with them, according to a survey from Orbitz.com. The survey found nearly three-fourths of Americans have traveled at least once in the past year, and 60 percent of working Americans report taking at least two weeks of vacation a year...
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Israel, Lebanon OK cease-fire
(International News ~ 08/13/06)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- More Israeli tanks and soldiers surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest ground combat of the monthlong war just hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a cease-fire plan...
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International probe zeroes in family from Birmingham, England
(International News ~ 08/13/06)
LONDON -- The investigation into a plot to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic zeroed in Saturday on brothers arrested in Pakistan and Britain, one named as a key al-Qaida suspect who left the family's home in England years ago and the other described as gentle and polite...
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Man declared unfit to be tried for fatal 2004 crash
(State News ~ 08/13/06)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- A judge has ruled a man will always be mentally unfit to be tried on charges arising from a traffic wreck that killed five people from Wisconsin. "None of us like this result," Judge Ronald Eckiss said Friday in throwing out multiple counts of reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence against Jason Kyle King. "At this time I have no choice but to enter the discharge of this case."...
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Web site compares medical costs
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/13/06)
To the editor: We all know that good health care is priceless. Whether it is getting help for a sick child in the middle of the night or a routine checkup that becomes anything but routine, we want the best when it comes to our health and the health of our loved ones...
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Speak Out 8/13/06
(Speak Out ~ 08/13/06)
Power of voters; Time for backlash; Pro-biz politicians; Photo prep, please; Switching stripes; School spending; Tattoo's significance
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McCracken-LaCroix
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Brad and Jane McCracken of Columbia, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiffany Jo McCracken, to Jeffrey Thomas LaCroix. He is the son of Larry and Dianne LaCroix of Cape Girardeau. McCracken is a 2001 graduate of David H. Hickman High School in Columbia. She received a degree in secondary mathematics education in 2005, and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction in 2006, both from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is a math teacher at Hickman High School...
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Heitman-Lucy
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Frank Heitman of Houston, Texas, and Ruth Heitman of Dexter, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Carol Heitman, to Tom Lucy, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Ray and Reva Lucy of Yukon, Okla. Heitman received a master's degree in business administration from St. Louis University. She is ministry development pastor at Cape First...
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Car DVD players can mean no more 'I Spy' for your family
(Community ~ 08/13/06)
Tracey Campana was tired of her kids fighting, squirming and asking that question all parents dread on a long road trip: Are we there yet? So when she and her husband bought a new minivan a couple of months ago, they made sure it was equipped with a technological distraction: a DVD player...
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Ethel Lewis
(Obituary ~ 08/13/06)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Ethel Grant Lewis, 98, of Olive Branch died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, at her home. She was born Oct. 24, 1907, at Thebes, Ill., daughter of Wrenzo and Rosie Williams Grant. She married Albert Gerald Lewis on July 19, 1972. He preceded her in death...
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Minna Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 08/13/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Minna Gene Bollinger, 89, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006, at Eldercare of Marble Hill. She was born Sept. 29, 1916, at Zalma, Mo., daughter of Charley Lorenzo and Lottie James. Bollinger worked for 43 years as the superintendent at the El Nathan home, a Christian home, and was a member of the Marble Hill Bible Chapel...
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A theory about Sander's defeat
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/13/06)
To the editor: The Southeast Missourian carried an article on the unexpected defeat of Jackson Mayor Paul Sander in his bid to become the next Cape Girardeau County clerk stating: "Conventional wisdom suggested that Sander, latest in a family line of officeholders, would be a formidable if not unbeatable candidate." The same article also quotes Cape Girardeau Mayor (and Sander crony) Jay Knudtson, who stated, "What led to Clark's lopsided victory is only speculation."...
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Catherine Rathert
(Obituary ~ 08/13/06)
Catherine Rathert, 94, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of St. Louis, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Oct. 29, 1911, at Boystown, Pa., daughter of Stephan and Anna Matvy. She and Walter G. Rathert were married Sept. 1, 1938, at St. Louis. He died June 5, 1980...
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Grojean-Yarnell
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Ronald L. Grojean of Cape Girardeau and Faye Powell of Maumelle, Ark., announce the engagement of their daughter, Renee Tiffany Grojean, to David Allan Yarnell. He is the son of Kimmie and John Meinershagen of Versailles, Mo. Grojean is a 1998 graduate of Sikeston High School. ...
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Brantley- Dodds
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Mike and Joyce Wunderlich of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Holly Brantley, to Richard Lee Dodds. He is the son of Richard and Carolyn Dodds of Whitewater. Brantley is a graduate of the University of Missouri. She is a reporter with KFVS-12...
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Burns-Todt
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burns of Bakersfield, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexis M. Burns, to Kyle D. Todt. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Todt of Cape Girardeau. Burns is a 1996 graduate of Bakersfield West High School. She received an associate's degree in business and accounting from Santa Barbara Business College. She is a realtor with Remax Golden Empire in Bakersfield...
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Hunter-Green
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Wayne and Joyce Hunter of Cape Girardeau and Priscilla Hunter of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Ann Hunter, to Aaron Brandon Green. He is the son of Steve and Penny Green of Jackson and Leila Busby of Sikeston, Mo. Hunter received a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Southeast Missouri State University in 2005. She is employed at Gap Inc...
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VanScyoc-Amos
(Wedding ~ 08/13/06)
Kelisha Diane VanScyoc and Billy Jackson Amos exchanged vows April 22, 2006, at Southern Baptist Church in Farina, Ill. Cloys Bruce performed the ceremony. Pianist was Nick Bruce of Mayfield, Ky., and vocalist was Sarah Simmons of Kingman, Ariz. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith VanScyoc of Farina. The groom is the son of LaDena Chapman and the late Billy Amos of Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson-Adkisson
(Wedding ~ 08/13/06)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Meredith Brooke Jackson and Corey Lee Adkisson were married April 8, 2006, at Charleston United Methodist Church in Charleston, Mo. The Rev. Roger Jespersen performed the ceremony. Organist was Terry Parker, and soloist was Anna Ferrell, both of Charleston...
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Parker-Spies
(Wedding ~ 08/13/06)
Jennifer Dawn Parker and Christopher Wayne Spies were married June 3, 2006, at Fruitland Community Church in Fruitland. Robert Britt performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Rita Parker of Scott City and Terry Parker of Jackson. The groom is the son of Donna Spies of Topeka, Kan., and Kenny Spies of Scott City...
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Nixon-Korte
(Wedding ~ 08/13/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Jennifer Lee Nixon and Jeffery Ray Korte were married June 24, 2006, at Mighty Rivers Worship Center in Cairo. Dr. Larry Potts performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Terry Parker of Charleston, Mo. Soloist was Charles McGinness...
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Fisher-Davis
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Bob Fisher of Benton, Mo., and Patricia Fisher of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jill Suzanne Fisher, to Anthony John Davis. He is the son of Gene and Pam Davis of Fruitland. Fisher is a 1997 graduate of Kelly High School. She is employed by Meldisco in Cape Girardeau...
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Making it work
(Editorial ~ 08/13/06)
The 131-vote margin of approval for the half-cent increase in Cape Girardeau County's sales tax in Tuesday election came as quite a surprise, even to the county commission and sheriff who put the plan together and stumped hard for its passage. To be sure, there were enough carrots in the sales-tax plan to attract the needed simple majority...
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Police reports 8/13/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/13/06)
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Mott-Proctor
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Larry and Marilyn Mott of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Nicole Mott, to Michael Paul Proctor. He is the son of Roy and Elaine Proctor Jr. of Benton, Mo. Mott is a 2001 graduate of Chaffee High School. She received an associate degree from Metro Business College in 2005. She is employed at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Meyers observe 70th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/13/06)
Joe Lynn and Vesta Mae Meyer of Jackson celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary July 15, 2006. The couple was married July 13, 1936, in Illinois. They have lived in Jackson most of their lives. The Meyers have three daughters, Marilyn Harrellson of St. Charles, Mo., Darlene (John) Derr of St. Joseph, Mo., and Diana Meyer of Cape Girardeau. They have six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson...
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Harris-Sadler
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Courtnie Annette Harris and Marc Alan Sadler of Chaffee announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Cindy Harris of Benton, Mo., and Darrel and Fukuyo Harris of Arnold, Mo. Sadler is the son of Herman and Donna Sadler of Chaffee...
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Dysinger-Anderson
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Doni Jo Dysinger and William Allen Anderson of Olive Branch, Miss., announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Donnie Dysinger of Allenville and Mary Jo and Clifford Barlow of Scappoose, Ore., formerly of Chaffee. Anderson is the son of Jack and Kay Anderson of Walls, Miss...
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Aqua Massage is blissful
(Community ~ 08/13/06)
JACKSON, N.J. -- I don't like being touched by strangers. Not even when they're massage therapists. But touched by a machine? Now that's another story. The setting for my tale of mechanical massage is an unlikely one -- Six Flags Great Adventure theme park. There, for $20, I bought 15 minutes of bliss in the form of an Aqua Massage -- and didn't even get wet...
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Five spa trends, from wellness to good food
(Community ~ 08/13/06)
NEW YORK -- America's top spas gathered in New York recently for the annual meeting of the International Spa Association. But nobody at the meeting used the word "beauty." Instead, today's spas are integrating cosmetic treatments like facials and manicures into holistic approaches to well-being...
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Lewis-Kesterson
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Steven and Linda Lewis of Birmingham, Ala., announce the engagement of their daughter, Catherine Marie Lewis, to Zachariah Stephen Kesterson, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Paul and Laura Kesterson II of Cape Girardeau. Lewis is a 1999 graduate of Gibault Catholic High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2004...
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Kraemer-Kohler
(Wedding ~ 08/13/06)
Keyla Rose Kraemer and Eric Ryan Kohler were married July 8, 2006, at Bee Tree Park in St. Louis. Steve Pennington performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Bruce Kraemer of Jackson and Brent and Cheryl Parker of Imperial, Mo. The groom is the son of Charles and June Kohler of Jackson...
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Schools ready for classes' start
(Local News ~ 08/13/06)
Benjamin Franklin's ready for the start of another school year. The life-size wooden statue of Franklin Elementary School's namesake stands on the school grounds, replacing a similar carving that age and weather had deteriorated. "It is on a new pedestal," said principal Rhonda Dunham. "It is up a little bit higher."...
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Black-Phillips
(Engagement ~ 08/13/06)
Randy and Sandy Black of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Holly Black, to Robert Phillips. He is the son of Alvin and Wyema Phillips of London, England. Black is a graduate of Jackson High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in childhood education from Union University. She is a teacher...
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Meyers-Cook
(Wedding ~ 08/13/06)
Sarah Marie Meyers and Casey Lee Cook were married June 10, 2006, at First General Baptist Church. The Rev. Sam Ramdial performed the ceremony. Violinist was the groom; guitarist was Mark Cook, father of the groom; and soloist was Jamie Sepulvado of Jackson. Recorded music by the groom and his father was also played...
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Out of the past 8/13/06
(Out of the Past ~ 08/13/06)
25 years ago: Aug. 13, 1981 The Marquette Cement Co. plans to spend about a half-million dollars late next month to correct an engineering problem which causes clouds of a light, dust-like material to emit from the smokestack of its new plant; several residents and businesses in South Cape Girardeau have been plagued by the lime-based substance which has been spreading from Marquette's cooling tower ever since the firm fired up its $103-million factory on South Sprigg Street last spring...
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Bulldogs capture first at Show Me State Games
(Community Sports ~ 08/13/06)
The Southeast Bulldogs captured first place in the Show-Me State Games basketball tournament for 13-year-old boys teams from Aug. 28 to 30 in Columbia, Mo. Coached by Tom Pape, the Bulldogs outscored their opponents 411-181 in the six tournament games...
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Vancils celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/13/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Vancil of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 6, 2006. Vancil and Marilyn Frick were married Aug. 5, 1956, at Anna Heights Baptist Church in Anna, Ill. The late Rev. Archie Grigg performed the ceremony. Their attendants were the late Pauline and Howard Bittle, sister and brother-in-law of the bride...
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Blunt says ballot proposal to boost minimum wage could harm economy
(State News ~ 08/13/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt says a November ballot proposal to boost Missouri's minimum wage could harm the economy and make it more difficult to recruit businesses to the state. If approved by voters, the proposal would raise Missouri's minimum wage from the current federal level of $5.15 to $6.50 effective Jan. 1. The wage rate would automatically rise each year thereafter to keep pace with inflation...
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Catfish catch
(Local News ~ 08/13/06)
Bass Pro's Denny Halgren, left, looked on as Lonnie Fountain held a 22-pound catfish caught in the Mississppi River. Bass Pro held the annual fishing tournament on the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday. The winning catch was a 55-pound catfish...
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Pennsylvania agency turns airports' banned items into eBay cash
(National News ~ 08/13/06)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A man-sized artificial palm tree and a sausage grinder have shared space in a state government warehouse with piles of Swiss Army knives and chain saws -- just a few of the things travelers have had to give up at airport security checkpoints...
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Nearly 50 die, including 2 Americans, in Iraq's roiling violence
(International News ~ 08/13/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki banned a Kurdish extremist party from operating in Baghdad in a move seen largely as a gesture to Turkey, which had threatened to send troops across the border to destroy the group's bases in northern Iraq...
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Man charged with releasing pit bulls
(State News ~ 08/13/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 34-year-old man released three pit bulls into an Independence neighborhood where they attacked three men because he wanted to "cause some excitement," prosecutors said in filing criminal charges Friday. Bryan P. Smith, 34, of Independence faces three counts of third-degree assault stemming from the May 4 attacks, the Jackson County prosecutor's Office said. All three victims, two of whom had been mowing, were attacked by all three dogs...
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Group protests Cargill hog farm plan
(State News ~ 08/13/06)
MORA, Mo. -- A proposal to build a large Cargill farm operation southwest of Mora is pitting neighbor against neighbor. Travis and Sarah Meade, who live on 145 acres near the Benton County line, are planning a 2,490-head, wean-to-finish hog operation. That is 10 hogs shy of needing a Department of Natural Resource permit...
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Legislation would crack down on intelligence leaks
(Column ~ 08/13/06)
By Kit Bond Over the past few years we have witnessed unauthorized disclosures of classified information at an alarming rate. Time and time again, we have witnessed leaks that warned our enemies how we were watching and listening to them, with whom we are cooperating and what methods of intelligence we were using to track them down...
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Bush says terror plot could have caused 'death on a massive scale'
(National News ~ 08/13/06)
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush said Saturday that a scheme to blow up several flights between Britain and the United States was carefully planned and well-advanced, with the potential to cause "death on a massive scale." In his most extensive comments on the disrupted plot, Bush said it was a stark reminder that terrorists still aim to kill Americans five years after the Sept. 11 attacks...
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While plot unfolded, administration tried to pull money for explosive testing technology
(National News ~ 08/13/06)
The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- As the British terror plot was unfolding, the Bush administration quietly tried to take away $6 million that was supposed to be spent this year developing new explosives detection technology. Congressional leaders rejected the idea, the latest in a series of Homeland Security Department steps that have left lawmakers and some of the department's own experts questioning the commitment to create better anti-terror technologies...
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HIV prevention pill shows early promise
(Local News ~ 08/13/06)
Tests of a daily pill taken to prevent HIV infection look good, but more study is needed. An experiment done in Africa found that the drug Viread is safe when used for prevention. In the findings, released on Saturday, fewer people given the drug got the AIDS virus than those given dummy pills. But scientists said so few in either group became infected that valid comparisons cannot be made...
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Cards lose to last-place Pirates
(Professional Sports ~ 08/13/06)
PITTSBURGH -- Back in spring training, this is how the Pittsburgh Pirates envisioned the season going. They would have strong young pitching, excellent leadoff hitting from Chris Duffy and a productive middle of the order. Ian Snell pitched seven effective innings and Freddy Sanchez's three hits led to each of the last-place Pirates' runs in a 3-2 victory over the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night...
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The Texas two-step: The Redhawks' senior linemen hope to lead the team to a better season
(College Sports ~ 08/13/06)
Considering they have been good friends since middle school and played football side-by-side in high school, it's probably fitting that Austin Russell and John Ball remained together throughout their college years. The seniors from Texas enter their fourth seasons at Southeast Missouri State as the most experienced members of the Redhawks' offensive line...
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Rams coach says top pick can improve
(Professional Sports ~ 08/13/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams first-year coach Scott Linehan said he's pleased so far with top draft pick Tye Hill, although he said Hill is making normal rookie mistakes. Hill, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound cornerback, debuted for the Rams on Thursday in the preseason opener against the Indianapolis Colts. Playing with the second team, Hill made some errors but also showed why the Rams used their No. 1 pick on him...
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Heartland Nationals win big at World Series
(Community Sports ~ 08/13/06)
The Heartland Nationals 12-and-under softball team, an all-star team made up of players from Kelso, New Hamburg and Oran, defeated host Varina, Va., 10-3 in its second pool-play game Saturday at the Babe Ruth 12U World Series. Heartland, which lost its pool-play opener Friday, now stands 1-1 in the tournament...
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Central, Jackson swap several coaches throughout summer
(High School Sports ~ 08/13/06)
Central was caught looking for yet another coach after losing assistant football coach Tatum Kitchen to rival Jackson early last week. The move happened just before the start of football practice and marked the second Tigers coaching exodus to Jackson this summer. Head volleyball coach Maile Gannon left the Tigers earlier this summer to take over the Indians' program...
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82 youngsters participate in Cape Girardeau triathlon, kids runs
(Community Sports ~ 08/13/06)
A record number of participants turned out Saturday as the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department hosted its 18th annual Youth Triathlon and Kids Run at Central Municipal Pool. A total of 82 youngsters participated in the event, which was co-sponsored by the Gators swim team and Cape Bicycle and Fitness...
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Slaten captures title in 13-15 division at junior golf tourney
(Community Sports ~ 08/13/06)
Brett Slaten shot 77 Saturday to win the boys 13-15 division in the fourth annual Cape Girardeau Elks Club Jr. Golf Championship held at the Cape Girardeau Jaycee Municipal Golf Course. Eric Hayes and Tanner McKinney both shot 81, with Hayes finishing second in a scorecard playoff...
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Urban planners create new communities
(Community ~ 08/13/06)
It takes Kiki Wallace one minute to get to work. It's not by accident. He built his neighborhood, Prospect New Town, to be walkable, with wide sidewalks, narrow streets and parks scattered throughout. Most notably, its town center is within five walking minutes of every home...
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Capahas made unexpected noise in Wichita
(Sports Column ~ 08/13/06)
I've got to give it up for the Plaza Tire Capahas after their showing at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. Let me be the first to admit that when the Capahas departed for their 25th consecutive appearance at the prestigious event, I figured they'd be lucky to win a game...
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China begins massive cleanup after Typhoon Saomai
(International News ~ 08/13/06)
BEIJING -- Chinese authorities distributed emergency food supplies to evacuees and began massive clean-up efforts Saturday in the wake of Typhoon Saomai, which killed 105 people and left another 190 missing after it tore through the country's southeast...
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Energy, health costs top issues for voters, Emerson says
(Local News ~ 08/13/06)
Constituents in the 8th Congressional District have two major concerns, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said Saturday -- energy costs and health-care costs. Emerson said at her 11th annual picnic Saturday she gained greater understanding of those concerns after a tour last week that stopped at farms in Cape Girardeau, Perry and Stoddard counties and the floodwall in Cape Girardeau...
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