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Cape school officials oppose voucher plan
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
Cape Girardeau school board members and state Rep. Nathan Cooper disagree over a legislative plan to implement a voucher system in three Missouri school districts in an effort to better educate at-risk, low-income students. Cooper, R-Cape Girardeau, supports the plan, which would provide $5,000 scholarships to make it financially feasible for some students in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Wellston school districts to transfer to private or other public schools...
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Many Saturday events canceled due to storms
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
Cancellations and downsized events were part of Saturday's agenda as a result of the storms in the area. In Perry County, where a tornado damaged 60 homes and injured four people at Crosstown along County Road 350, the two-day East Perry Community Fair opened Saturday with three horse shows (4-H, saddle and draft) and the truck pull cancelled...
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Carnahan: Democrats only need to tell truth to win Nov. 7
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
Local Democrats are confident that voters will see things their way in November. At the Cape Girardeau County Democrat Central Committee's annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan bolstered that confidence. Carnahan was the keynote speaker at the event, held on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Rutowitz-Mueller
(Wedding ~ 09/24/06)
Lauren Rutowitz and Samuel Thomas Mueller were married Oct. 15, 2005, at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Norcross, Ga. Dr. Dave Koppel performed the ceremony. Scriptures were read by the Rev. Adam Mueller and Isaac Rutowitz, fathers of the bride and groom. Pianist was Penelope Williams...
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Lix-Flanagan
(Wedding ~ 09/24/06)
Saundra Lix and Eric Flanagan exchanged wedding vows Aug. 4, 2006, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Douglas Breite performed the ceremony. A flute duet was presented by Dr. Carol McDowell and Sherrie Troxel. Soloist Evan Henry, nephew of the bride, was accompanied on the piano by McDowell...
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Miller-Parks
(Wedding ~ 09/24/06)
Kimberly Dawn Miller and Jonathan David Parks II exchanged wedding vows July 22, 2006, at First Baptist Church in Jackson. The Rev. Patrick Tankersley performed the ceremony. Harpist was Chadie Fruehwald of Cape Girardeau, and soloist was Robyn Hosp of Jackson...
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Barkley-Zapolski
(Wedding ~ 09/24/06)
Tamika Chere Barkley and Steven Charles Zapolski were united in marriage Aug. 5, 2006, at Vineyard Chapel in Cincinnati, Ohio. Evan Karns performed the ceremony. Music was by String Celebrations, and soloists were Anna Myers and Philip Myers. Bill and Reba Barkley of Cape Girardeau are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Larry and Dory Zapolski of Liberty Township, Ohio...
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Naeger-Duerksen
(Wedding ~ 09/24/06)
First Presbyterian Church in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., was the setting for the wedding March 11, 2006, of Carla Sue Naeger and Chris Duerksen. Tisha Mundy performed the ceremony. Organist was Virginia Caputo, and saxophonist was Miranda Roth, cousin of the bride...
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Scholl-Scholl
(Wedding ~ 09/24/06)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Shandy Renee Scholl and Anthony Martin "Tony" Scholl were married Oct. 22, 2005, at Concordia Lutheran Church. The Rev. Wayne Palmer performed the ceremony. Pianist/organist was Jill Boxdorfer of Columbia, Mo., trumpeter was Tammy Bohnert of Frohna, and soloist was Jenny France of Frohna...
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Parenteau-Morris
(Wedding ~ 09/24/06)
Tara Anne Parenteau and Jason Eric Morris were married May 27, 2006, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. David Johnson performed the ceremony. Pianist was Christy Shinn and soloist was Jamie Hefner, both of Jackson. Parents of the couple are Wayne and Rhonda Parenteau of Jackson, and Robin and Lisa Morris of Princeton, Ky...
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Amschler-Dombrowski
(Wedding ~ 09/24/06)
Angela Rose Amschler and S. Aaron Dombrowski were married May 27, 2006, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. J. Friedel performed the ceremony. Pianist was Lenny Kuper and soloist was Marlene Glenn, both of Cape Girardeau. Parents of the couple are Robert and Viola Amschler, and Cord and Ann Dombrowski, all of Cape Girardeau...
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Maassen-Schlick
(Engagement ~ 09/24/06)
Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Maassen of Hazelwood, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Therese Maassen, to Chris Thomas Schlick, both of St. Charles, Mo. He is the son of Sandy Decker and Michael Schlick of Cape Girardeau. Maassen received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at CDI Corp. as an IT program recruiter for Monsanto in St. Louis...
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Sharp-Hoffman
(Engagement ~ 09/24/06)
Rick Sharp of Little Axe, Okla., and Mark and Peggy Phillips of Norman, Okla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Bridgett Nichole Sharp, to Nathan A. Hoffman, both of Jackson. He is the son of Kerry and Linda Hoffman of Jackson. Sharp is a 1999 graduate of Norman North High School. She is WorkSTEPS coordinator at Mid-America Rehab in Cape Girardeau...
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Matthews-DeBrower
(Engagement ~ 09/24/06)
Harold and Wanda Matthews of Burfordville announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Ann Matthews, to Robert David DeBrower. He is the son of Karron DeBrower of Cape Girardeau, and the late David DeBrower. Matthews is a graduate of Jackson High School and Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Akins-Turner
(Engagement ~ 09/24/06)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ronald and Paula Akins of DeSoto, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacey Lynn Akins, to David Trustin Turner. He is the son of Robert and Shirley Turner of Marble Hill. Akins attended North County High School. She expects to receive a degree in mortuary sciences from St. Louis Community College in 2007. She is employed at St. Luke's Hospital...
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A trail traverses 350 miles in Missouri's Ozarks
(Community ~ 09/24/06)
ALONG THE OZARK TRAIL, Mo. -- The Ozark Trail would not be the ideal destination for say, the pampered among us, whose idea of a fab vacation includes shopping, a noisy amusement park or a spa resort with creature comforts. But for heartier folks who like to unwind with physical activity against a backdrop of magnificent natural beauty, Missouri's Ozark Trail may be just the tonic...
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Lives interrupted
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
CROSSTOWN, Mo. -- Glenn Noe's mother, Wanda Noe, used to have a home in Crosstown. Not anymore. Now that home is reduced to rubble. The only thing left is a concrete foundation. Glenn Noe originally thought his mother had been home that afternoon. Luckily she wasn't...
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Woman accused of slaying pregnant woman, fetus
(State News ~ 09/24/06)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A woman was charged Saturday in the deaths of a pregnant acquaintance and the fetus authorities believe she cut from the dead woman's womb after knocking the victim unconscious. Charges against 24-year-old Tiffany Hall came as authorities continued to search for the dead woman's three children, who authorities say were last seen with Hall on Monday, three days before she was taken into custody...
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Missouri voters face host of election law changes
(State News ~ 09/24/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- While voters may no longer need to produce a photo ID to cast a ballot this fall, they will face various other changes in the election process. A judge recently declared the photo ID requirement an unconstitutional infringement on the right to vote, though an appeal is expected. But his ruling only outlawed the ID requirement portion of a much broader bill, and the other changes in election law remain in effect...
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Slain woman's three children found dead
(State News ~ 09/24/06)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Three children missing since the body of their pregnant mother was discovered earlier this week with the fetus cut from the womb have been found dead, authorities announced late Saturday. The bodies of the children were found hours after a woman was charged and jailed on $5 million bond in the deaths of Jimella Tunstall, 23, and the fetus authorities believe was cut from the dead woman's womb after she was knocked unconscious...
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GOP candidates keeping Bush under wraps this election year
(National News ~ 09/24/06)
WASHINGTON -- Since President Bush's approval rating sank to the lowest level of his presidency in May, nearly six in 10 of his appearances helping Republican candidates have been closed to all media coverage. Unlike his barnstorming leading up to the 2002 congressional elections, when he was more popular and the divisive Iraq war had not begun, Bush has yet to hold a traditional campaign-style rally for one of his party's hopefuls this election cycle...
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Warner no longer emotional against old team
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There is no special emotion for Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner facing St. Louis anymore. The Rams team that comes to the new Cardinals Stadium on Sunday has little resemblance to the ones Warner led to Super Bowls in 1999 and 2001...
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Bonds, Giants still not certain what future holds
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds posed for the team photo last month alongside all his teammates. He has been taking part in pregame stretching, too, a rarity for the San Francisco slugger in the past. This season, Bonds has appeared more comfortable in his own clubhouse than in recent years. Perhaps he is relishing the mundane rituals of a 162-game season, knowing this quite possibly could be his last...
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Success may postpone Martin's retirement
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
DOVER, Del. -- Mark Martin keeps passing the caution flag on his road to retirement. Once on the brink of stepping away from Nextel Cup racing completely, Martin not only hasn't ruled out driving a part-time schedule next year, he's thinking of a full-time comeback in 2008...
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Astros creep closer to Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
HOUSTON -- Luke Scott made up for his defensive lapse in a big way. The Astros rookie left fielder hit his second home run of the game, a three-run shot in the bottom of the ninth, to give Houston a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night...
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Gamecocks stunned by Skyhawks
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- E.J. Daniel caught a 42-yard touchdown pass and returned a punt 51 yards for a second TD as Tennessee-Martin defeated Jacksonville State 24-14 Saturday night. Marcus Dawson ran for 144 yards on 30 carries for the Skyhawks (3-1, 1-0 Ohio Valley)...
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Pork producer loses suit over stench
(State News ~ 09/24/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The nation's second-largest pork producer must pay $4.5 million to three families bothered by the smell from a northwest Missouri hog farm, a jury ruled. The same Jackson County jury also found grounds for punitive damages against Kansas City-based Premium Standard Farms, but the company agreed not to appeal the actual damages award and the plaintiffs in exchanged dropped their request for punitive damages...
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Mizzou to distribute free condoms on campus
(State News ~ 09/24/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri-Columbia, will soon be the first in the Big 12 Conference to distribute free condoms in residential hall bathrooms, school officials said Friday. Health advocates said the pilot program will help lower the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and prevent unwanted pregnancies. The condoms will be placed in baskets in all dormitory bathrooms together with wallet-sized educational packets, MU's Residential Life officials said...
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Baghdad bombing kills at least 37 Shiites
(International News ~ 09/24/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A bomb claimed by a Sunni Arab extremist group killed at least 37 Shiites in Baghdad on Saturday as they stocked up on fuel for Ramadan, just days after the U.S. military warned that sectarian bloodshed could worsen during the Islamic holy month...
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1st launch from N.M. spaceport set for Monday
(National News ~ 09/24/06)
EL PASO, Texas -- After several delays, the first space-bound rocket is set to launch from a southern New Mexico spaceport. UP Aerospace plans to launch a SpaceLoft XL rocket early Monday from Spaceport America in Upham, N.M., about 95 miles northwest of El Paso. The 13-minute suborbital flight, among the first from a commercial spaceport in the United States, will hurtle 50 experimental and other payloads about 70 miles above Earth...
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Military hardening Guantanamo Bay jailhouse
(International News ~ 09/24/06)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- The military is toughening a new jailhouse for suspected al-Qaida and Taliban militants to protect guards after a spate of attacks and evidence that detainees have organized themselves into groups to mount uprisings, officials said...
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United States expected little, and got it, at world gathering
(National News ~ 09/24/06)
NEW YORK -- U.S. officials had low expectations for the current U.N. meetings, marked by anti-American insults heaped on President Bush, and have scant accomplishments to show so far. The United States made few direct requests of other nations at the annual opening session and took minimal risks. Bush administration leaders did tone down the rhetoric that has played poorly abroad and refrained from criticizing the United Nations itself...
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Annan blames Bush for terrorism
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/06)
To the editor: U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his Sept. 19 speech obviously is blaming President Bush for the terrorism existing today. Annan's speech did not directly blame President Bush, but it was clear he was blaming the United States. Every time the Islamofascists riot and murder around the world, the events are associated with President Bush's policies...
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Put Jesus back in the schools
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/06)
To the editor: In response to the Sept. 13 letter "Public school is no place for religion," I will agree with Melanie Dow that "religion should not be taught in school." But Jesus should. In 1963, Madeline O'Hair had prayer taken out of school. The United States has been doing downhill ever since. Any time you take Jesus out of anything, you have lost already...
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Best wishes for Sutherland's new job
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/06)
To the editor: Buz Sutherland of the Small Business Development Center at Southeast Missouri State University is one of those people who understand that working hard and doing a good job doesn't mean that you can't have fun or share a joke. All of us in the College of Business wish him the best in his new job at the Southeast Missouri Economic Alliance...
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Racers' win makes some fans at Houck Field House happy
(College Sports ~ 09/24/06)
It was a homecoming of sorts for several members of the Murray State volleyball team Saturday. And a triumphant one at that, as the Racers beat Ohio Valley Conference rival Southeast Missouri State 30-15, 30-27, 16-30, 30-21 at Houck Field House. Murray State coach David Schwepker is a 1987 graduate of Southeast who was an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1992 through 1994...
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Rams happy with playday performance
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/06)
The Scott City girls volleyball team took some lumps in the gold bracket on Saturday at the Arkansas State Playday tournament in Jonesboro, Ark., but at least the Rams got into that bracket. After a 4-2 pool play mark, including a split the three-time defending Arkansas Class 4A state champ Valley View, Scott City (11-5-2) was eliminated with losses of 25-13, 25-14 to Southaven, Miss., and 25-12, 25-19 to Conway, Ark...
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Fan Speak Sept24
(Community Sports ~ 09/24/06)
Equal time I BELIEVE Notre Dame's softball team is terrific. But so are the Kelly Hawks. I do not believe they are getting the credit they deserve. All I'm asking is that Kelly gets its fair share of coverage for the stellar season it is having also. A lot of people from the Benton area read the paper, and some of them are getting tired of having Notre Dame shoved down their throats. Good luck to both teams as they continue their endeavor towards a state title...
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Let's eat
(Editorial ~ 09/24/06)
Restaurant owners know word-of-mouth can bring in business, but it can also hurt an eating establishment if there are rumors about sanitation problems and cleanliness issues. That's why the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center's regular inspections of restaurants and other places that serve food to the public are so important...
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Police reports 9/24/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/06)
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(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/06)
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Area digest Sept24
(Community Sports ~ 09/24/06)
Long medalist among Kimbeland CC ladies Vicki Long had the top score Thursday in the Ladies Golf League at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson. The play of the day was the best score on odd holes. Barb Johnson and Lillian Schneider tied atop the championship flight. Karen Heisel won the A flight, and Jackie Anderson was first in the B flight...
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Thanks for help with Shank tribute
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/06)
To the editor: On behalf of the Patriot Guard Riders I want to thank all those who made it possible for 200 of us to help honor and pay our respects to Cpl. Jeremy Shank and his family. The folks at McCombs Funeral Home embraced our efforts and helped us in every way. ...
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Charles Grojean Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/24/06)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Charles Kasper Grojean Sr., 86, of New Hamburg died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 12, 1919, in New Hamburg, a son of Theon C. and Ida Menz Grojean. On Aug. 14, 1942, in La Mesa, Calif., he married Erma J. Dumey, who survives of the home...
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Marie Mazzola
(Obituary ~ 09/24/06)
Marie C. Mazzola, 88, of Florissant, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, at St. Joseph's Health Center in St. Charles, Mo. She was born Feb. 10, 1918, at Neier, Mo., daughter of John and Clotilda Peirick Ravo. Survivors include two sons, Robert Mazzola of Winfield, Mo., Thomas Mazzola of Florissant; a daughter, Karen Mazzola of Cape Girardeau; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild...
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Priscilla Haynes
(Obituary ~ 09/24/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Priscilla J. Haynes, 53, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Cairo, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, at her home. She was born May 5, 1953, at Nashville, daughter of Paul Edward Sr. and Wilma Gillam Phelps. She was a member of the Cairo Church of Christ...
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Lucas Georger
(Obituary ~ 09/24/06)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lucas William Georger of Advance was born Dec. 16, 1917, at Kelso, Mo., the son of Charles and Louise Schoen Grojean, and passed away Sept. 22, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Lucas farmed in the Advance area for more than 40 years. ...
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Jimmie Holt
(Obituary ~ 09/24/06)
GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Jimmy Holt, 43, of Glenallen, formerly of Elberton, Ga., died in a house fire Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at his home. He was born Sept. 18, 1963, in Morristown, Tenn., son of Bruce Holt and Helen Walling Shultz. He and Rebecca Rush were married Aug. 31, 2006, at Marble Hill...
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Pauline Lee
(Obituary ~ 09/24/06)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Pauline Marie Lee, 90, of Bell City, was born Oct. 18, 1915, at Painton, Mo., the daughter of Allijah and Emma Millis Sears, and died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, at Beverly Health Care in Bloomfield, Mo. Pauline was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a graduate of Advance High School...
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Earl Walker
(Obituary ~ 09/24/06)
Earl Raymond Walker, 92, formerly of Mississippi County, died at 6:25 a.m. Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, at his home in Scott City. He was born Oct. 17, 1913, in Sturgis, Ky., to the late Joel B. and Belle Phillips Walker. He was 7 years old when his family moved by covered wagon to the East Prairie area. ...
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Speak Out 9/24/06
(Speak Out ~ 09/24/06)
History lesson; Daily death counts; School food; Deal with it; Student responsibility; Moral high ground; Thanks for purse; Political weapon; Good tribute; Inspiring story; Going too far; Take responsibility
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Out of the past 9/24/06
(Out of the Past ~ 09/24/06)
25 years ago: Sept. 24, 1981 It's official -- there once again is a record enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University this fall; the school's official census shows there are 9,165 students enrolled at the university, 63 more than last fall's head count...
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Lorene Keller
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
Lorene A. Keller, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, at her daughter's home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Museum curator, ex-CIA analyst to be guests on KRCU show
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
Thomas Garver, founding curator of the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Va., and retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern will be featured Sunday on KRCU's "Going Public" radio show. Garver will discuss the Link photography exhibit on display at the Southeast Missouri State University Museum...
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World briefs 9/24/06
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
Abbas: Unity government efforts 'back to zero'...
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Boutique hotel to open in Columbus
(Community ~ 09/24/06)
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Construction crews have broken ground on an 85-room boutique hotel that city leaders hope will anchor a downtown redevelopment project. Hotel Indigo, part of a chain of artsy accommodations owned by InterContinental Hotels Group, is scheduled to open in 2007...
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Atlantic City's famed Steel Pier to close
(Community ~ 09/24/06)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Once famous for its diving horse and celebrities but more recently renowned for amusement rides and cotton candy, Atlantic City's Steel Pier is fading into history. The landmark once dubbed the "Showplace of the Nation" whisked through its final Labor Day weekend this year, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer...
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Predicting fall foliage
(Community ~ 09/24/06)
WAITSFIELD, Vt. -- When will the autumn leaves be most beautiful in Vermont's Mad River Valley? The locals claim to know. They're predicting the reds and golds will be at their most spectacular on Oct. 10 at 10:10 a.m. The scheduling of "Peak Day" is part guessing-game, part joke and part tourism hype, with a little bit of scientific observation and prediction thrown in, based on when foliage has peaked in past years...
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Legal aid program directors discussed firing watchdog
(National News ~ 09/24/06)
WASHINGTON -- Directors of the government's legal aid program for the poor secretly debated how to fire the auditor who exposed their expensive meals, use of limousine services and headquarters move to a ritzy neighborhood. Meeting transcripts obtained by The Associated Press show that Legal Services Corp. board members in 2005 and 2006 disparaged inspector general Kirt West, whose job is to find fraud, waste and abuse...
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Fresh spinach could return to stores soon
(National News ~ 09/24/06)
WASHINGTON -- It's safe to eat spinach grown outside California's Salinas Valley, federal health officials say, and the leafy greens could return to produce shelves in a few days. An ongoing outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach had sickened 166 people in 25 states through Friday. That's up from 157 victims in 23 states a day earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Mental disorders plague more Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
(National News ~ 09/24/06)
WASHINGTON -- More than one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans seeking medical treatment from the Veterans Health Administration report symptoms of stress or other mental disorders -- a tenfold increase in the last 18 months, according to an agency study...
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SEMO District Fair winners
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
Winners at the 151st SEMO District Fair Senior division First place, Matt Schober, Cape Girardeau; second place, Jason Robertson, Glenallen, Mo.; third place, Erika Beasley, Cape Girardeau. Junior division First place: Kevin Harbison, Matthews, Mo.; second place, Caroline Murray, Sikeston, Mo.; third place, Emily Amos, Cape Girardeau...
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Commission agenda 9/24/06
(Local News ~ 09/24/06)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY COMMISSION AGENDA 9 a.m. Monday Cape Girardeau County Administration Building, 1 Barton Square in Jackson Routine business Action items Discussion items and appointments...
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Police: Search presses on for children of slain pregnant woman
(State News ~ 09/24/06)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Law enforcers on Saturday again searched a thickly weeded lot where a woman's body was found two days earlier -- her fetus missing, cut from her womb perhaps with scissors -- in hopes of finding her three children they say were last seen with a woman now in custody...
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Garcia remains perfect; Europe puts U.S. team in hole
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
STRAFFAN, Ireland -- Tom Lehman gently pressed his index finger against pursed lips, calculating the best-case scenario for an American team that kept settling for the worst in the Ryder Cup. And then it got even worse. Luke Donald crouched to his knees as his 25-foot birdie putt broke toward the 16th hole and disappeared for a birdie that sent Europe another point, setting off another roar at The K Club that shattered Lehman's thoughts...
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Tigers weren't perfect in 31-6 win but their record is
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- At times, Chase Daniel looked like a player making only his fourth career start. But Missouri's sophomore quarterback hit more than enough high notes to help his team complete a perfect nonconference schedule. Daniel threw two touchdown passes to Will Franklin and ran for another score, compensating for a lost fumble and interception in Missouri's 31-6 victory over Ohio on Saturday...
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Redhawks prepare for OVC measuring stick
(Sports Column ~ 09/24/06)
If the Sept. 16 Ohio Valley Conference opener at Jacksonville State was a good measuring stick for Southeast Missouri State football, then Saturday's second OVC game -- at home against Samford -- certainly fits that bill as well. The contest at perennial OVC power Jacksonville State was a chance for the Redhawks to see how they stack up against one of the league's powerhouses...
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Scott City falls behind, loses at Fredericktown
(High School Sports ~ 09/24/06)
Scott City could not stop Fredericktown running back Ryan Sawyer on Saturday, as the Blackcats running back picked up 150 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-14 home victory. The game, originally scheduled for Friday, was pushed back to Saturday afternoon following the storms...
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Special teams play special role for Tigers
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo.-- Blocking kicks usually is not a major part of Missouri's practice schedule under coach Gary Pinkel. But in its first four games, it has been a major part of victories. The Tigers blocked a field goal and an extra point in the first half of Saturday's 31-6 win over Ohio...
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Redhawks coach not happy with loss to MSU
(College Sports ~ 09/24/06)
The mood of Southeast Missouri State volleyball coach Renata Nowacki did a 180-degree turn in a span of less than 24 hours. Nowacki was all smiles Friday night after the Redhawks opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a dominant sweep of visiting Tennessee-Martin...
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Pro football returns to Superdome on Monday
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/06)
NEW ORLEANS -- The Louisiana Superdome is back in business, more than a year after Hurricane Katrina's devastation. On Monday night, the iconic symbol of New Orleans will put the newsreels of storm-inspired misery behind it and get back to what it was built for -- big-time events...
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Hungarians join largest demonstration yet
(International News ~ 09/24/06)
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A square in front of Hungary's parliament overflowed Saturday with demonstrators demanding the prime minister quit in the largest protest yet since a recording was leaked on which he admitted lying to the people. About 20,000 people filled Kossuth Square by mid-evening Saturday -- double the size of the crowds seen earlier in the week...
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U.S. authorities detain Venezuelan foreign minister
(International News ~ 09/24/06)
NEW YORK -- Venezuela's foreign minister said he was illegally detained for 90 minutes at a New York airport Saturday by U.S. authorities whom he accused of treating him abusively and attempting to frisk him. U.S. and U.N. officials called the incident regrettable but said Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro had been identified for "secondary screening," a security check that can kick in when a passenger arrives without a ticket...
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Some Texas residents still cleaning up Hurricane Rita damage
(National News ~ 09/24/06)
WEST ORANGE, Texas -- Sam Henry swept dead pigs off Highway 87 two days after Hurricane Rita tossed them there. Then his job turned really unpleasant. He pulled double shifts for the Texas Department of Transportation, hauling trash and patching roads cleaved by uprooted trees. The long days worsened Henry's ailing knees but hastened the repair of vital infrastructure...
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Al-Qaida-linked group posts video of U.S. soldiers' bodies dragged behind truck
(International News ~ 09/24/06)
By OMAR SINAN The Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt -- An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Saturday purporting to show the bodies of two American soldiers being dragged behind a truck, then set on fire in apparent retaliation for the alleged rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by U.S. troops from the same unit...
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U.S. has now paid a war price in military lives exceeding death toll from 9/11
(National News ~ 09/24/06)
WASHINGTON -- Now the death toll is 9/11 times two. U.S. military deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan now surpass those of the most devastating terrorist attack in America's history, the trigger for what came next. The latest milestone for a country at war came Friday without commemoration. It came without the precision of knowing who was the 2,974th to die in conflict. The terrorist attacks killed 2,973 victims in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania...
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French president: Leaked document's accuracy not confirmed
(International News ~ 09/24/06)
By ELAINE GANLEY The Associated Press PARIS -- A leaked French intelligence document raises the possibility Osama bin Laden died of typhoid, but President Jacques Chirac said Saturday the report was "in no way whatsoever confirmed" and officials from Kabul to Washington expressed skepticism about its accuracy...
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Style at work: Suits with soft touches and shirt dresses can separate work from play
(Community ~ 09/24/06)
NEW YORK -- Work clothes aren't nearly as much fun as play clothes. But that doesn't mean they can't be stylish, and this season there are plenty of good looks to choose from that go beyond the suit-pantyhose-and-pumps uniform. Diane von Furstenberg, who is about to become the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, even named her fall collection "Working Girl."...
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