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Documents: Repairman caused electrical short before Anderson fire
(State News ~ 12/19/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Hours before a fatal fire at a southwest Missouri group home, a maintenance man trying to fix a furnace shorted the electrical wiring running through the attic where investigators believe the fire started, according to documents released Tuesday...
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Opponents launch effort to overturn Missouri's stem cell amendment
(State News ~ 12/19/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Two Republican lawmakers launched an effort Tuesday to repeal a voter-approved amendment protecting embryonic stem cell research in Missouri and replace it with a constitutional ban on a particular research method. Voters in November narrowly approved an amendment, 51-49 percent, that constitutionally protects any stem cell research allowed by federal law and bans attempts to create a cloned human baby...
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Dad still wants to light up the yard
(Column ~ 12/19/06)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. At least, that's true inside our house. Outside, I still haven't managed to put up any holiday lights unless you count the two lighted grapevine deer on our back porch. And I only turn those on when I'm out on the porch at night...
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Contest for a good cause
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Students in the practical nursing division of the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center came to the aid of the Red Star Baptist Church food pantry Monday by donating more than 2,300 cans of food. The students were concerned over news reports the pantry was desperately in need of canned food, said student and organizer Ashley McElreyath. They decided to do something about it...
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Health-care costs bite city, workers
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Cape Girardeau is responding to runaway health-care costs for city employees by increasing their deductibles for coverage by 150 percent. Even with the change, city taxpayers will be hit with a 25 percent increase in coverage costs for employee health care...
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Emerson: Ease trade restrictions
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
American companies are missing out in Cuba, according to U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, just returned from her fourth visit to the island. She thinks the United States could benefit greatly by further opening up trade barriers. Cuba, she said, will import $543 million worth of American goods next year. But that figure could be "5 or 10 times higher" if the United States would ease restrictions, she said...
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10 file for mayoral post in Cairo
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The list of mayoral candidates grew to 10 Monday as filing for office ended, with another 26 Cairo residents seeking the six seats on the city council. The most prominent new candidate to file Monday was 12-year council veteran Carolyn Ponting, who immediately drew an endorsement from outgoing councilman-at-large Joey Thurston. ...
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Choosing to run
(Editorial ~ 12/19/06)
While most folks have holiday shopping, parties and family celebrations on their minds right now, some are deciding whether or not they should file as candidates for the city and school elections that will be held early next year. In the next few weeks, the future elected leadership of municipal government and our school systems will be set. Someone among those choosing to run will be elected, which makes the voters' choices important to just about everyone...
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We must support a united country
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/19/06)
To the editor:With my own opinions and evaluations I would like to set the record straight on this new Rush Limbaugh tirade that has been going on. First of all, I see no reason why we need to continue to smear this man over an admitted drug addiction. We all battle our own demons and need not cast judgment upon another man. Secondly, I think that Rush's latest little cat story is humbling in one way. You see a softer and more gentle Limbaugh...
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Beware of dropping income tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/19/06)
To the editor:in response to the editorial "Trial balloons" regarding the possibility of eliminating Missouri's personal income tax: As a resident of a no-personal-income-tax state, Nevada, I caution you to be wary of this proposal. In Nevada, we have a slew of taxes and fees to make up the income not collected from a personal income tax. All these fees, unlike a state personal income tax, are not deductible for the purpose of federal income tax itemized returns...
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Out of the past 12/19/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/19/06)
Wilver W. Wessell, postmaster at the Cape Girardeau Post Office since 1973, has announced he will retire, effective Jan. 8, ending a 43-year career with the U.S. Postal Service. Investigators believe arson may have been the cause of a fire yesterday which destroyed a vacant house at 601 Timon Way; the blaze was one of four damaging fires reported to Cape Girardeau firefighters yesterday...
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DWI law for drugs is ridiculous
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/19/06)
To the editor:Morley Swingle, Cape Girardeau County's prosecuting attorney, should put the title "king" in front of his name. If he had his way, he would be the supreme ruler of the land. His new DWI law is ridiculous. Some substances stay in your system for months. ...
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DUI for drugs is going too far
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/19/06)
To the editor:In response to the story "Proposal would expand DWI to include drugs": How irresponsible of Morley Swingle, Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney. As if jails and prisons aren't already overcrowded to the point of being a health issue. What a cheap way to increase income from fines and fees...
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Commissioners OK $30K boost for transit authority in split vote
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners gave tentative approval to a $30,000 boost to the county transit authority Monday as they finished work on an $11.5 million general fund budget for 2007. On a split vote, Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones joined Commissioner Jay Purcell to approve the extra funds to help the authority repay the money borrowed earlier this year to expand operations to provide taxi service and a city bus route in Cape Girardeau. Commissioner Larry Bock opposed the increase...
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Friends remember former Jackson resident, veteran killed in accident
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
A 22-year-old House Springs, Mo., man who died in a single-car accident Saturday was a former Jackson resident who served with the National Guard in Iraq. Joshua M. McHugh, 22, died at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., after his vehicle overturned on Interstate 55 about a half mile north of Route J...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission action 12/19/06
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Discussion items and appointments n Finished preliminary work on 2007 general fund budget. n Approved payment of reimbursements from Crime Victims Compensation Fund pending restitution. n Met in closed session with Morley Swingle, county prosecuting attorney, to discuss possible litigation...
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Transit director seeks increase from Jackson
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Seeking to complete a trifecta of increased support from area taxpayers, Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority executive director Jeff Brune on Monday asked the Jackson Board of Aldermen for $14,000 more than in 2006. After several pointed questions about how the transit authority would increase services in Jackson, board members put off a decision until early next year. Board members then voted unanimously for a $28.1 million budget that includes $6,000 for the transit agency...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action 12/19/06
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Public hearings n Held a hearing on rezoning of part of the property addressed as 615 E. Jackson Blvd. (part of lots 40 and 41 of Daley Hills Addition) from R-2 single-family residential district to C-2 general commercial district submitted by Merlin and Julee Ann Williams...
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Cape police report 12/19/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/19/06)
Cape Girardeau: DWIs; Arrests; Assault; Summonses; Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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Georgetta Vincent
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
Georgetta Vincent, 83, of Anna, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 20, 1923, in Jonesboro, Ill., daughter of George and Marie Hunsaker Ury. She and Walter Leon "John" Vincent were married June 11, 1943, in Jonesboro. He died May 2, 1988...
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Luella Hobbs
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Luella Hobbs, 85, of Portageville died Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born June 27, 1921, at Lilbourn, Mo., daughter of William and Teresa Biler Cravens. She and Stowell Hobbs were married Jan. 3, 1950, in New Madrid, Mo. He died Jan. 18, 1986...
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Ruby Rogers
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby M. Rogers, 81, of Portageville died Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born May 13, 1925, in Bearcreek, Ala., daughter of Frank and Lela Gaddis Cagle. She and James P. Saulter were married, and he died Oct. 14, 1967. She then married James Rogers on Feb. 16, 1970, at Hayti, Mo...
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Walter Koehler
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Walter Koehler, 77, of Tamms died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The Revs. Kenneth Johnson and Carl Fisher will officiate, with burial at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens...
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Phyllis Moroni
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
Phyllis June Barron Moroni, 92, of Oran, Mo., was born June 19, 1914, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Felix Paul and Edith Anna Marie Johnson Barron and passed away Dec. 17, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Phyllis had completed nurses training at St. Anthony's Hospital in Chicago. She had been a registered nurse as well as a homemaker. She was a member of the Home Extension Club...
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Robert Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
Robert R. "Bob" Johnson, 82, of St. Louis, formerly of Advance, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at his home in St. Louis. He was born Dec. 24, 1923, in Advance, son of Charles E. Johnson and Lillie D. Edwards. He and Glenda M. Dunn were married...
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Hubert Biehle
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Hubert J. Biehle, 87, formerly of Biehle, Mo., and Perryville, Mo., passed away into the hope of Christ's resurrection Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was born Dec. 11, 1918, at Biehle, son of Henry and Catherine Behrle Biehle. He and Vivian Salelby were married May 16, 1966. She survives...
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Ruby Denton
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
Ruby Denton, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at The Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete with Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Cape/Jackson fire report 12/19/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/19/06)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: n At 4:55 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of North Sprigg Street. n At 6:37 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1400 block of Lexington Avenue. n At 9:57 p.m., alarm sounding at 2126 Independence St...
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Cape school board: Control of operations limited in scope
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
At a forum to explain the role of school board members, Cape Girardeau school board members Monday night said their control over school operations is largely limited to hiring the superintendent. The goal of the forum was to inform school board candidates or prospective candidates. ...
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Redhawks will try to shake tough loss tonight against Samford
(College Sports ~ 12/19/06)
As disappointing as Sunday's loss was for Southeast Missouri State, coach Scott Edgar knows the Redhawks can't afford to feel sorry for themselves. Not with Ohio Valley Conference preseason favorite Samford visiting tonight. The Redhawks (3-8, 1-3 OVC) and Bulldogs (3-4, 1-0) will square off at 7:30 p.m. at the Show Me Center...
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Conference favorite may arrive with bad attitude
(College Sports ~ 12/19/06)
Southeast Missouri State acting head coach John Ishee expects something of a ticked-off Samford team to visit the Show Me Center today. The Redhawks would like nothing better than to keep the Bulldogs in a foul mood. Samford, the Ohio Valley Conference preseason favorite, is coming off Sunday's 77-63 loss at Murray State...
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Speak Out 12/19/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/19/06)
Return tax; Good economy?; Cellulosic future; Smoking parents; Pop and country; Seasonal joy; Extra insurance; No $10 corn; County bickering; Looks like Cairo; Need common sense; Pay the deputies; Secondhand impact; With gusto; Stand in the corner; Keeping tabs; Give the raises
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Game secrets: Get to the top in 'Tony Hawk'
(Community ~ 12/19/06)
LOS ANGELES -- The holiday rush of new video game and console launches can leave gamers more than a bit baffled. Even the best online guides or walkthroughs -- at sites that post user-generated text like GameFaqs (www.gamefaqs.com) -- don't reveal all the Easter Eggs, hidden levels or time-saving tricks that can be found in new games...
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Disaster relief loans made available
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Homeowners and businesses in a dozen Missouri counties can apply for low-interest disaster relief loans because of tornadoes and flooding earlier this year. It was announced Monday that the U.S. Small Business Administration released the loans, which allow homeowners, businesses of all sizes, nonprofit organizations and self-employed Missourians to apply. ...
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Police seek answers after 7 found dead in Kirksville duplex
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- Bryan Norman shook his head Monday as he remembered watching the small children next door scampering happily in their back yard. Police on Monday were still trying to solve the mysterious deaths of the two children and five adults who were found the day before inside a duplex apartment on a quiet, tidy street in this remote northeast Missouri town...
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TV on DVD: New releases out now
(Entertainment ~ 12/19/06)
TV on DVD:"When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" -- Spike Lee presents his four-hour documentary chronicling the Hurricane Katrina disaster and the equally tragic aftermath as emergency crews lumber to respond. Lee offers commentary, and the three-disc set has a nearly two-hour epilogue. DVD set, $29.98. (HBO)...
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Around Southeast Missouri 12/19/06
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Sikeston native pens scripts for Hollywood A former Sikeston, Mo., man has been recruited by a television star to turn a novel into a screenplay. After breaking into the movie business years ago by doing computer graphics, Martin Garner is now getting a chance to do what he really loves: writing. ...
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Suspect arrested for prostitute murders
(International News ~ 12/19/06)
IPSWICH, England -- Police on Monday arrested a 37-year-old grocery store clerk on suspicion of killing five prostitutes -- slayings that struck terror in this quiet English community. British media quoted the suspect as saying he knew all the victims and had been repeatedly interviewed by police about the killings...
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Blagojevich signs $1-an-hour minimum wage increase into law
(State News ~ 12/19/06)
CHICAGO -- For nursing home worker Dora Diane Elliott, the $1-an-hour minimum wage increase Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law Monday is more than just a few extra bucks in her pocket. It's a chance for a break from the 15-hour days she works, including at a second job caring for the elderly in their homes at night...
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Jones, Simonhoff receive more All-America honors
(College Sports ~ 12/19/06)
The football honors continue to roll in for Southeast Missouri State seniors David Simonhoff and Edgar Jones. The Sports Network has selected Simonhoff as its first team All-America punter, while Jones was selected for the second team All-America defense at end...
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Owens fined $35,000 for spitting at Falcons' Hall
(Professional Sports ~ 12/19/06)
IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens has 35,000 reasons to never spit at an opponent again. T.O. was fined $35,000 by the NFL on Monday for spitting in the face of Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall during Saturday night's Cowboys-Falcons game. Although it's more than twice as much as the last fine for spitting, the flamboyant receiver avoided a suspension. Owens wasn't ejected because officials didn't see it...
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Colts' Manning shreds Bengals
(Professional Sports ~ 12/19/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Manning to Harrison is the surest way to get the Indianapolis Colts out of a funk. The most prolific passing duo in NFL history tore apart the Cincinnati Bengals, combining for three touchdowns in a 34-16 victory Monday night. Even the Colts' maligned defense woke up after Indy dropped three of its last four games and yielded an incomprehensible 375 yards rushing a week ago to Jacksonville...
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Mariners acquire Vidro in trade with Nationals
(Professional Sports ~ 12/19/06)
SEATTLE -- The Mariners acquired Jose Vidro from the Washington Nationals in a deal finalized Monday, a move Seattle hopes will boost its anemic offense. Seattle obtained the three-time All-Star along with cash got oft-injured outfielder Chris Snelling and right-hander Emiliano Fruto. The trade was agreed to last week, subject to the players passing physicals...
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St. Louis 'D' finally puts heat on someone besides Haslett
(Professional Sports ~ 12/19/06)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator Jim Haslett meets the media once a week, the day after the game, and most of this season he's been under fire. On Monday, Haslett got a rare chance to smile after his beleaguered unit shut out the Oakland Raiders 20-0. It's the first shutout for the Rams (6-8) since 2003, and it ended a slump during which St. Louis had lost seven of eight...
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Local food pantries in need
(Community News ~ 12/19/06)
n The FISH food pantry, 106 Sprigg St., needs for donations of peanut butter, and welcomes other food donations, said Gil Degenhardt, spokesperson. Donations can be dropped off between 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Fridays, except holidays. n The Jackson Ministerial Food Pantry is at 225 S. High St. in Jackson. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Call 243-3323 for more information...
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Jackson gets block grant to assist new box company
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
The state has approved a $175,000 request for a block grant to pay for paving an access road at Jackson South Industrial Park to help accommodate the new Signature Packaging plant. The plant will bring about 40 new jobs to the area and is expected to be operational after the first of the year...
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Ford Orchestra returns to Jeff City
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
For Jerry Ford, Jefferson City is almost like a second home. During legislative sessions, he spends his time in the capitol as a lobbyist for the parents of Missouri's mentally handicapped children. And 25 years ago, he was spending much of his time in the capitol as a legislator representing the Cape Girardeau area...
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League suspends seven players
(Professional Sports ~ 12/19/06)
NEW YORK -- NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games Monday and six other players were penalized as commissioner David Stern came down hard on both teams after the Nuggets and Knicks brawled at Madison Square Garden. Nate Robinson and J.R. ...
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Brag drought: Missouri gives Anderson a crack at Illinois
(Professional Sports ~ 12/19/06)
ST. LOUIS -- In recent years, Illinois has owned the annual Braggin' Rights game, beating Missouri six straight times and winning last year by more than 30 points. But Illinois coach Bruce Weber said none of that matters heading into Tuesday night's game. He said Missouri's end-to-end style of play under new coach Mike Anderson makes the Tigers dangerous...
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St. Louis slips past Missouri St. with tip-in
(College Sports ~ 12/19/06)
ST. LOUIS -- While referees viewed six replays of Ian Vouyoukas' last-second, game-winning tip-in, Saint Louis coach Brad Soderberg was composing his loser's speech. The Billikens' radio team, seated next to the monitor, beat the officials to the punch in signaling the success, raising their arms in triumph after a 51-50 come-from-behind victory over Missouri State on Monday night. Replays showed the ball went in with one-tenth of a second to go...
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Jackson girls win conference opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/06)
Jackson's girls basketball team started its conference slate on a good note Monday with a 45-35 win over visiting Poplar Bluff. The Indians had 10 players in the scoring column as they evened their overall record at 3-3. Kelci Keith led Jackson with eight points, and three players had six points apiece...
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Stanford to introduce Harbaugh as coach
(College Sports ~ 12/19/06)
Stanford hired former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh on Monday to take over its struggling football program. Harbaugh had spent the last three years as head coach at the University of San Diego, a non-scholarship Division I-AA program. He led the Toreros to a 29-6 record, winning 27 of his final 29 games at San Diego...
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OU says it will not overlook Boise State
(College Sports ~ 12/19/06)
NORMAN, Okla. -- From almost the moment it became apparent Oklahoma's Fiesta Bowl opponent would be Boise State, the rumblings could be heard from some in the Sooner Nation. Tradition-rich Oklahoma, the theory goes, has nothing to gain and everything to lose when the Big 12 Conference champion Sooners (11-2) take on undefeated Boise State of the Western Athletic Conference in the Jan. 1 game in Glendale, Ariz...
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Scott City officials consider changes
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
The Scott City government will consider changes to its planning and zoning ordinances following requests for change from two prospective landowners. The city's planning and zoning committee will meet soon to discuss possible changes. At Monday night's regular meeting, Richard Brawley requested the city examine its policy on mobile homes. Brawley wishes to purchase lots with mobile homes located on them in the Bridge Street and Keeley Street area...
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Great gadget gifts: A brief look at what area young adults want for Christmas
(Community ~ 12/19/06)
Christmas is less than a week away, and if your parents are still scratching their heads trying to figure out what to get you, we've created the perfect gift guide. In the past years, teenagers gift requests have become more specific, more digital and more advanced, leaving parents confused about what to buy their son or daughter. Parents, you can't go wrong with high-tech gadgets like a laptop, iPod, cell phone, gaming system or a digital camera...
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Clothing, household items needed
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Mrs. M is a 77-year-old woman who lives alone and does not have any family. In ill health, her problems range from seizures to high blood pressure and a history of strokes. Her bleak financial situation includes Social Security and food stamps but there's little left over for some of the items that are wearing out. Replacing her threadbare winter coat would make Mrs. M's Christmas happy. Dresses or night gowns in size 16 or large are other garments in need of replacing...
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Scholarships of the week 10/19/06
(Community ~ 12/19/06)
Sam M. Walton Scholarship n Who it is for: Students attending the University of Missouri-Columbia and majoring in business. n Value: $6,675 n Deadline: March 1 n Info: business.missouri.edu/walton/ The K2TEO Martin J. Green Sr. Memorial Scholarship n Who it is for: Any student holding a valid ham radio license. More than 36 such awards exist through the National Association of Amateur Radio...
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College football bowl glance
(College Sports ~ 12/19/06)
Schedule of bowl games...
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