- Scott County struggling to find funds for enhanced 911 system (Local News ~ 05/06/07)
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Group collects signatures for Ellis
(Local News ~ 05/06/07)
The group gathered Sunday at the pavilion at Capaha Park said they came because they refuse to give up on the man who didn't give up on their sons and daughters. A steady stream of children and parents took time today to show support for fired Cape Girardeau Central Middle School principal Frank Ellis...
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McCaskill to speak to Delta high graduates
(Local News ~ 05/06/07)
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will make a speech to the graduating class at Delta High School, her first visit to Southeast Missouri since taking office. McCaskill, a Democrat, won a narrow victory over Republican Jim Talent in November. Friend and supporter Ernie Brown of Delta requested that she give the commencement address to the 19 graduating seniors on Saturday...
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Reserve fund limits city's options
(Local News ~ 05/06/07)
Cape Girardeau has more than $6 million in the bank set aside for a rainy day. But the Emergency Reserve Fund, which is required by city charter, is costing the city in other areas. "It's not a bad thing, it's just a big sum of money to maintain and keep fully funded," said city manager Doug Leslie...
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Fort D Days provide living history lesson
(Local News ~ 05/06/07)
The air was heavy with smoke and the smell of gunpowder from firing cannons and rifles. "Powder monkey" Zach Stagner, 11, of Cape Girardeau delivered the charge in his leather pouch for approval by the gunner on command. Dressed in uniform, he said he is particularly interested in the Civil War because two of his great-great-great-grandfathers fought in it, one on each side of the conflict...
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Benders celebrate 65 years
(Anniversary ~ 05/06/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Bender of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Bender and Mary Jo Yope were married April 4, 1942, at Trinity Lutheran Church. They have three children, Timothy J. Bender of Cape Girardeau, Nancy Richards of Valrico, Fla., and the late Stephen D. Bender of Memphis, Tenn. They also have six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...
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Stahlys are married 65 years
(Anniversary ~ 05/06/07)
Lory and Lillian Stahly of Cape Girardeau observed their 65th wedding anniversary May 3, 2007. They were married May 3, 1942, at the home of her parents, Sam and Lillian Zimmerman, in Carlock, Ill. Their attendants were Ida Zimmerman, sister of the bride, and Maurice Stahly, brother of the groom...
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Williams-Jordan
(Engagement ~ 05/06/07)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Pete and Jeannie Williams of Morley announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracy Lynn Williams, to Dickie Jordan. He is the son of Leona Woods of East Prairie, Mo. Williams is a specialist with Rural Development in Mississippi and New Madrid counties...
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Shoulders-Shuffler
(Engagement ~ 05/06/07)
Roger Shoulders and Annette Shoulders of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Renee Shoulders, to Joe Shuffler. He is the son of Gene and April Shuffler of Washington, Mo. Shoulders is a 2001 graduate of Central High School. She is a communicator with the city of Cape Girardeau...
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Rice-Heuring
(Engagement ~ 05/06/07)
Dorothy Phillips of Fisk, Mo., announces the engagement of her daughter, Vickie Sue Rice, to Richard Lynn Heuring. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Heuring of Scott City. Rice is also the daughter of the late Paul Rice. Rice received an associate degree in medical laboratory technology from Three Rivers Community College in 1988. She is a lab technologist at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo...
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Out of the past 5/6/07
(Out of the Past ~ 05/06/07)
Cape Girardeau County has received more than $605,000 in sales tax revenue the first four months of this year, amounting to an overall 4.38 percent increase over the same period last year. Dejan Kocefski, the 7-year-old Cape Girardeau boy who was hospitalized since being found abandoned in his burning home April 13, has been released from Southeast Missouri Hospital and placed into a foster care home...
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Becker-Daugherty
(Engagement ~ 05/06/07)
Gary and Christine Becker of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Anne Becker, to Robert Michael Daugherty. He is the son of Robert and Ruth Daugherty of Frohna, Mo. Becker is a 2000 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor of science in 2004 and a master of physical therapy in 2005, both from Maryville University in St. Louis. She is a home health physical therapist at the Lutheran Home...
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Andrews-Joy
(Engagement ~ 05/06/07)
Kenneth and Lori Andrews of Hopkinsville, Ky., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristi Lynn Andrews, to Thomas Edward Joy. He is the son of Jerry and Laura Joy of Jackson. Andrews received a degree in social work from Southeast Missouri State University in 2004. She is Job Corps admissions counselor for Western Kentucky...
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Moll-Maurer
(Wedding ~ 05/06/07)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ashley Nicole Moll and Jonathan Paul Maurer were married April 21, 2007, at the home of her parents. The Rev. Ray Greenlee performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Joseph and Cheryl Moll of Advance. The groom is the son of Steve Maurer of Murphysboro, Ill...
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Sanders-Ross
(Wedding ~ 05/06/07)
Julie Ellen Sanders and Lee Rayburn Ross exchanged vows April 21, 2007, at South Van Buren General Baptist Church in Van Buren, Mo. Lennis Murray performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Lindell and Mary Sanders of Van Buren. The groom is the son of Meryl and Tommy Allgood of Kennett, Mo., and Richard and Vicki Ross of Poplar Bluff, Mo...
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Scannell-Brune
(Wedding ~ 05/06/07)
Emily Scannell and Bobby Brune were united in marriage Nov. 25, 2006, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Belleville, Ill. Monsignor Jim Buerster performed the ceremony. Pianist was Brad Behrmann, trumpeter was Cassie Behrmann, violinist was Anne Vewig, and vocalists were Brad Behrmann and Megan Higgins, all of Belleville...
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Honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 05/06/07)
Central Middle School Third Quarter A Honor roll 6th Grade -- Tyler Anderson, Sarah Barnes, Erin Bittle, Lance Brannock, Allyson Busch, Jessica Coomer, Marissa Copeland, Lucas Counts, Caleb DeLoach, Mallory Dickson, Megan Dienstbach, Hunter Dockins, Gabby Durham, Morghan Edwards, Eric Evans, Riley Ferguson, Tristan Frayser, Karla Gonzalez, Elizabeth Greable, Brandy Guinter, Christian Hampton, Claire Herbst, Benjamin Hinton, Kennadi Jackson, Jacy Keller, Cali Knepp, Chelsea Larson, Chleo LeGrand, Billy Leighton, Hannah Litwicki, Ryan, Lyle, Kaylen Martin, Jeffery Mathson, Garrett McMillian, Alexys Meyer, Josh Moore, DJ Moore, MaKayla Newman, Luke Phillips, Bonnie Pickel, Jenny Powell, Gordon Powers, Shelby Ray, Caroline Retter, Rene Reyes, Sam Rhodes, Taylor Rinda, Megan Sample, Nicholas Smentkowski, Chelsea Vinson, Laura Waggener, Ryan Watts, Emily Weisenberger, Geneitrious White, Katie Williams, Layne Wilson. ...
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'Take a seat - again'
(Community ~ 05/06/07)
STE. GENVIEVE, Mo. -- In the center of town, thousands of bodies are buried below crumbling headstones that are barely legible. History in the Memorial Cemetery dates back to the late 1700s, when it served as the primary graveyard for the Ste. Genevieve community. According to early church records, buried in the cemetery are more than 50 Native Americans, slaves, dozens of victims from a steamboat explosion on the Mississippi River and prominent figures from Ste. Genevieve's past...
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Speak Out 5/6/07
(Speak Out ~ 05/06/07)
Truly discouraging; Mankind's vanity; Humane treatment; Sharing the road; Best government; City surveillance; Let government pay; Teach a lesson; Come to a stop
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Bill's aim is to protect all students
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:It's reassuring to know the Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act is receiving such attention these days. As a Southeast Missouri State University political science student, it's nice to know that professors who inappropriately preach their opinions can no longer get away with it. On the SEMO campus liberal professors routinely attack conservatives because they can...
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Bill would restrict freedoms
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:This subscriber was astonished and appalled at the substance of the article by Mark Bliss on legislation (House Bill 213) being pushed by a couple of Cape Girardeau legislators to restrict freedom of speech and academic freedom of college professors...
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Awareness for neurofibromatosis
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:May is NF Awareness Month. NF stands for neurofibromatosis, which encompasses a set of distinct genetic disorders that cause tumors to grow along various types of nerves and, in addition, can affect the development of non-nervous tissues such as bones and skin. Neurofibromatosis can cause tumors to grow anywhere on or in the body. There are three different types of NF. The manifestations of the disorder widely vary...
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Controlled growth
(Editorial ~ 05/06/07)
With construction of a new I-55 interchange between Cape Girardeau and Jackson underway, both cities are looking at future development near the interchange. The Jackson Board of Aldermen is looking at land-use policies along East Main Street. The Cape Girardeau City Council is looking at annexation and controlled development on the east side of the interchange...
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Youths need to be able to work
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:I would love to know why Cape Girardeau is so intent on finding employment for former criminals when there is an abundance of youths who have committed no crimes. My 14-year-old son has his working papers, but with all the restrictions on what he can do, his prospects are limited. He doesn't have to work, but I encourage his enthusiasm and do whatever I can to help. But when he asks why former criminals get first priority, I can't answer...
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Survivor remembers 1966 bus crash
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:I have read with interest and anger in regard to the safety issues with Jackson School District's bus drivers that have obviously been acceptable for some time. People have a short memory and learn nothing from tragedy. Slow down and smell the roses while you and those entrusted to your care are still above ground. I no longer live in Jackson, but I did survive the deadly Jackson school bus wreck of Nov. 14, 1966. I remember...
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Psychiatric drug unsafe, ineffective
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:I cannot believe the lengths to which the psycho-pharmaceutical cartel will go in order to line their pockets with blood money (April 18 AP story on benefits versus risks for children on anti-depressants). I was dismayed to see the misinformation carried in the Missourian just prior to the most recent and most deadly school shooting tragedy. ...
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Bill's purpose is to protect students
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:I would like respond to several recently published articles which misrepresent House bill 213. Sources quoted in the articles claim that HB 213 is bad legislation and poor governance, claiming that HB 213 creates a situation where the state will be given power equal to that enjoyed by the leaders of the Salem witch hunt, Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. ...
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Hello, neighbor, this belongs to you
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:There is a neighbor who turns his dog out after dark to run and poop in other neighbors' yards. If I knew which dog is using my yard, I would do what my Kansas friend did. He picked up the poop and took it to the door of the dog's owner and said, "I don't want this, so I have brought it home." Needless to say, the neighbor put up a fence, and nothing more was ever said...
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Visitors enjoyed historic treasures
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:Abby Weiss, 9 years old, let out a youngster squeal when told she had won the goody basket drawing at Cape River Heritage Museum. She had told her parents that particular basket had a few items she really would like. Fate works in wondrous ways...
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HS works to reunite pets, owners
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:The writer of a letter in Tuesday's edition suggested that the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri often fails to contact the owner of an animal brought to its shelter, even if the animal has an American Veterinary Identification Devices microchip. This is not so...
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Boy Scouting sets high standards
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:Not enough credit, praise or honor could ever be given to the Boy Scouts. Don't forget that. Our nation is indeed honored and blessed in having such a worthy and rewarding organization that continues to build fine citizens and is fundamental in so many ways...
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Keep Civil War history in context
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/07)
To the editor:While it is always good to preserve sites of historical significance, it is important that history be kept in its proper context. Unfortunately, the promoters of the Fort D Days celebration in Cape Girardeau have chosen not to do so. In May 1 Southeast Missourian, Scott House was quoted as saying that the fort was a "backwater post" where families would regularly come to visit the troops. ...
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New playoff format cheats district winners
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Whatever problems the Missouri State High School Association has that need to be addressed, the high school football playoff system wasn't one of them. Nonetheless, the membership voted in the annual spring ballot to double the number of teams that will qualify for postseason play by allowing district runners-up into the playoffs...
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Rain forces Redhawks to play a pair today
(College Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Rained spoiled the Southeast Missouri State baseball team's Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader at Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The Redhawks and Colonels were tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning when the game was halted by rain. It was finally canceled almost two hours later...
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Southeast men finish second
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Southeast Missouri State could not defend its men's and women's Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday as host Eastern Illinois swept the titles. The Redhawks men finished a distant second with 176, 70 points shy of the Panthers. Southeast's women were third, finishing right behind Tennessee State and 92 points behind Eastern Illinois...
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Fan Speak 5/6/07
(Other Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Wrong message; Goalstopper; Sunday's funny pages; Glorifying beer
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First-timers rule the course
(Community Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Rookies ruled the day Saturday in the eighth annual Soap Box Derby in Cape Girardeau. Elwood Voss, a 10-year-old from Cape Girardeau, won the Super Stock division, while 9-year-old Jordan Little of Jackson coasted to the the Stock division title. The two young drivers qualified to race July 21 at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. Race day caps a week of festivities for the derby, which this year will celebrate its 70th running...
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Fan Speak 5/6/07
(Other Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Setting the record straight; To the editor:; ROBERT KERN
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Two freshmen combine to win five events at districts
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Kelly freshman Londyn Backfish set personal records in four events en route to four district titles at the Class 2 District 1 track meet Saturday at Jackson. Backfish picked up sectional berths in the 100, 200, 400 and high jump with her four wins. The top four in each event advance to the sectional round. The sectional will be at Principia on May 12...
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Cubs' Bogan, Brandtner top all-conference
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Bell City senior Will Bogan and Cubs boys basketball coach Brian Brandtner were named player of the year and coach of the year, respectively, in the recently released all-Stoddard County Activities Association all-conference team. The Cubs won the regular season and tournament titles in the Stoddard County Activities Association. Bell City finished runner-up in Class 1 for the second straight year after falling to Jefferson in the Class 1 state championship game...
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Saxony Lutheran boys finish second
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/07)
Saxony Lutheran could not compete with Valle Catholic's field events and had to settle for second in the Class 1 District 1 boys track and field meet Saturday at the Missouri School for the Deaf in Fulton, Mo. The Crusaders picked up three individual wins from senior Brandon Etzold in the 400, 800 and 1,600 meters. Etzold also helped the Crusaders win the 1,600 relay. Saxony also won the 800 relay and finished second in the 3,200 relay...
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Simpsons headed to Universal theme parks in new special effects ride
(Community ~ 05/06/07)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Homer, Bart and the rest of the TV Simpson family are headed to the amusement park. Universal Studios will feature the cartoon characters in a new ride set to open at its two parks in Orlando and Hollywood, Calif., in the spring of 2008, the parks announced...
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House, Senate Democrats approaching deal on budget
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
WASHINGTON -- Democratic budget writers are closing in on a compromise $2.9 trillion blueprint with big spending increases for military and domestic programs and a balanced federal ledger promised in five years. The Democratic chairmen of the House and Senate Budget committees have been negotiating for weeks in anticipation of a mid-May deadline. They have wrestled over tax cuts, spending levels and how to rewrite college aid programs later this year...
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American fugitive lived openly in China, visited by wife
(International News ~ 05/06/07)
SUZHOU, China -- An American fugitive accused of raping his daughter and posting videos of the abuse on the Internet lived openly in China, even enjoying visits from his new wife and registering at a local fitness club under his own name. U.S. court documents show that Kenneth John Freeman's wife, Maleka May, visited him in China more than once during his time as a fugitive. ...
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Kenya Airways flight crashes in Cameroon
(International News ~ 05/06/07)
YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- A Kenya Airways jet that took off during a midnight storm crashed early Saturday with 114 on board after sending out a distress signal over remote southern Cameroon, officials said. Nearby villagers reported hearing an explosion and seeing a flash of fire...
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In Peruvian markets, it's not easy being green
(International News ~ 05/06/07)
LIMA, Peru -- Carmen Gonzalez plucks one of the 50 frogs from the aquarium at her bus stop restaurant, bangs it against tiles to kill it and then makes two incisions along its belly and peels off the skin as if husking corn. She's preparing frog juice, a beverage revered by some Andean cultures for having the power to cure asthma, bronchitis, sluggishness and a low sex drive. A drink of so-called "Peruvian Viagra" sells for about 90 cents...
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Al-Qaida targets Sunnis working with Shiites
(International News ~ 05/06/07)
BAGHDAD -- Al-Qaida in Iraq branded the country's Sunni vice president a "criminal" for participating in the U.S.-backed government, and a suicide bomber Saturday struck army recruits west of Baghdad, killing at least 15 people in another warning to Sunnis not to cooperate with the Shiite leadership...
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No decision yet on fate of Virginia Tech building where students were killed
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Like the people of New York, Oklahoma City and Littleton, Colo., the Virginia Tech community faces a difficult decision on what it will do with the scene of a tragedy. The classrooms and hallways of the school's Norris Hall were littered with the bodies of 25 students and five professors April 16, plus the body of gunman Seung-Hui Cho...
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Hindenburg survivors recall giant airship's end in flames
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
LAKEHURST, N.J. -- At 87, Robert Buchanan says he sometimes has trouble remembering what he did 10 minutes ago. But he can recall in vivid detail the day 70 years ago when he watched the luxurious airship Hindenburg erupt into a fireball. Flames roared across the surface of the mighty German dirigible only 100 or so feet above him, singeing his hair as he ran for his life...
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Tips on keeping friends - and making new ones - after you get hitched
(Community ~ 05/06/07)
You've heard it said: Never let a hot date come between you and your friends. And it's not bad advice, per se. But there comes a point -- usually somewhere around the exchanging of vows -- when that aphorism stops being applicable. When you get married, you aren't just gaining a spouse; you're getting all their current and future friends, too. ...
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Closing one door, opening another
(Column ~ 05/06/07)
One of the major players in what came to be known as the Religious Right in the 1980s has shut its doors. The Center for Reclaiming America, based in Fort Lauderdale, part of Dr. D. James Kennedy's Coral Ridge Ministries, has decided to close. It will also shut its Washington, D.C., office known as the Center for Christian Statesmanship...
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Siblings' personalities stump parent
(Column ~ 05/06/07)
Dear Dr. Dobson: I have two children who are as different as night and day. One is a spitfire and the other is a sweetheart. I am interested in knowing more about what this means for them long-term. Beyond everyday issues of relating within a family, what can you tell me about these children?...
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Briefly
(International News ~ 05/06/07)
Thirty-six bodies found after Haitian boat sinks SOUTH DOCK, Turks and Caicos Islands -- Authorities searched the turquoise waters surrounding this British territory Saturday for some 40 Haitian migrants missing after their boat sank. The bodies of 36 people have been recovered. ...
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Canadian Mint introduces world's heaviest coin
(International News ~ 05/06/07)
OTTAWA -- Got change for a million? Canada does: the world's biggest pure gold coin at 220 pounds. Already, three buyers have shelled out for one of the 1 million Canadian dollar coins introduced last week. The Royal Canadian mint made the coins -- 20 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick -- mostly to seize the bragging rights from Austria, which had the record with a 70-pound, 15-inch wide coin...
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I don't (heart) Huckabee
(Column ~ 05/06/07)
Once in every century, a serious presidential candidate emerges from darkest Arkansas, where I live: Bill Clinton in the 20th century, former Gov. Mike Huckabee in the 21st. Although Huckabee seems a likelier vice-presidential pick if Republicans nominate a Yankee, he's getting favorable national press...
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Presidential candidates clearly split left-right
(International News ~ 05/06/07)
PARIS -- France's presidential election today is a ground-breaker -- a choice between an immigrant's son and an army officer's daughter, each offering a radically different vision of how to put a dispirited nation back on track. Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal are both mavericks who changed the rules of French politics and energized an electorate hungry for change. Their rise marks a generational shift, because whoever wins will be the nation's first president born after World War II...
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German leader meets with leftist terrorist to decide on clemency plea
(International News ~ 05/06/07)
BERLIN -- The German president has met with a convicted leftist terrorist leader to decide whether to grant him clemency, his spokesman said Saturday, angering conservative lawmakers who want no mercy for those who showed their victims none. Christian Klar's clemency plea has provoked an emotional debate across Germany. ...
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Parents upset at class assignment focusing on same-sex marriage
(State News ~ 05/06/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Parents of some elementary school students are upset after their children were told to read a newspaper column supporting same-sex marriage for a class assignment. Fifth-graders at Derby Ridge Elementary School were asked to read the nationally syndicated column by Richard Cohen, then respond to it with their own editorial, said Jack Jensen, assistant superintendent of elementary education for Columbia Public Schools...
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Donald Magwitz
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
Donald G. Magwitz, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 21, 1933, in Perryville, Mo., son of Runold W. and Cleatus M. Abernathy Magwitz. He and Donna J. Kurre were married June 13, 1965, in Cape Girar-deau...
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Leo Horrell
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
GLENNON, Mo. -- Leo Francis Horrell, 87, of Glennon, Mo. died Friday, May 4, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girar-deau, Mo. He was born Jan. 4, 1920 at Drum, Mo., son of Dennis Vincent and Caroline Elizabeth Laurentius Horrell. He and Anna Marie Wubker were married March 20, 1944. She died May 9, 2004...
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Arthur Hahn
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
Arthur Joseph Hahn, 86, of Jackson, Mo. died Friday, May 4, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born March 31, 1921, in Kelso, Mo., son of Edward and Hermenia Compas Hahn. He and Maxine Hahn were married June 8, 1968 in Jackson, Mo. She died Jan. 30, 2006...
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Albert Unterreiner
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Albert Ray Unterreiner, 62, of Perryville died Friday, May 4, 2007 at home. He was born April 10, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., son of P.G. "Pete" and Irma Unterreiner. He and Sharon Kemna were married July 19, 1969, at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, Mo...
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Robbers glue victim to exercise bike
(Local News ~ 05/06/07)
A gang of armed robbers forced a man to strip naked and then glued him to his exercise bike and sealed his lips with more glue while they ransacked his house, according to a published report. Kobus van Deventer, 50, was left stuck to the bike with super-strong glue for three hours until he was rescued by his girlfriend, the South African Press Association reported...
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Herbert Schlegel
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
Herbert Schlegel, 88, of Jackson died Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Chateau Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Carol Webb
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Carol S. "Susie" Webb, 63, of Paducah, Ky., died Friday, May 5, 2007 at Lourdes Hospital. She was the daughter of Stonewall and Rua Darby Waddle. She and Kenneth Webb were married. Webb was affiliated with the Macedonia Baptist Church, Metropolis, Ill...
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Cliff Tisby
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
Cliff Tisby, 49, of Cape Girar-deau died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at Heartland Care Rehab. He was born Sept. 29, 1957, in Detroit, Mich., son of Bonner and Cinda Brooks Tisby. He and Kimberly Brown were married Feb. 3, 1998, in Cairo, Ill. He was a former cook at Hardee's...
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Huewliott Shaw
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
GRASSY, Mo. -- Huewliott Richard (H.R.) Shaw, 78, of Grassy Mo., died Friday, May 4, 2007, at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1928, in Wynne, Ark., son of Reve R.E. and Nona Shaw. He and Betty Masters were married Dec. 18, 1998, at Bernie, Mo. Huewliott was employed at Frisco and Burlington Northern Railroad for more than 40 years. ...
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Glenn Whitledge
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
Glenn Alfred Whitledge, 88, of Jackson died Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Jackson Manor in Jackson. He was born Sept. 16, 1918, on the family farm near Pocahontas, son of Lloyd Leslie and Flora Belle Booth Whitledge. He and Wilma R. McDowell Whitledge were married Sept. 1937...
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Herman Hebenstreit
(Obituary ~ 05/06/07)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Herman J. Hebenstreit, 70, of Advance, Mo., died Saturday, May 5, 2007, at the Advance Nursing Home. He was born Oct. 16, 1936, at Benton, Mo., son of Ben and Alma Scherer Hebenstreit. He and Dorothy Winchester were married July 11, 1969, at Advance...
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Oddly enough
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
Orange-haired suspect arrested at salon BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio -- Where is an orange-haired bank robbery suspect most likely to hang out? The salon, of course. That's where police found Mark Dennis, who was wanted in a Tuesday robbery in Scranton, Pa. ...
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Crossover accidents drop after cables installed
(State News ~ 05/06/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Fatalities from vehicles crossing into oncoming traffic on Missouri interstates have dropped dramatically since the state began installing three-wire cables on highway medians. State officials say crossover fatalities on Missouri interstates dropped 52 percent since the state began installing the cables in 2005. The state averaged 48 interstate crossover deaths each year from 2002 to 2005, but that dropped to 23 fatalities in 2006...
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N. J. governor to resume work Monday
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine will resume work Monday for the first time since being critically injured in a car crash last month, a spokesman said Saturday. Corzine was released from a hospital last Monday and has been rehabilitating at the governor's mansion in Princeton, where he's expected to work starting Monday until he has recovered enough to return to the statehouse, spokesman Anthony Coley said...
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Illinois class ring found in ocean off Mariana Islands
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
ALTON, Ill. -- When Jessica Spinks last saw her Alton High School class ring, she had been swimming off the South Pacific island of Saipan. The 2000 graduate figured when she lost the ring in the ocean that it was lost forever. Until Thursday, when Spinks, who now lives in England, got a long-distance telephone call from her mother...
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Millionaire couple convicted of tax fraud
(State News ~ 05/06/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A couple with a reported income of more than $1 million have been convicted of tax fraud after taking advantage of benefits meant for working families. James E. Aldridge Jr., 51, and his wife, Shirley L. Aldridge, 49, were convicted Friday of five counts each of aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns between 2000 and 2004, the U.S. attorney's office said...
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Convict released on parole for rest of life
(State News ~ 05/06/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Shirley Lute on Friday took the last step on a winding legal road as she was released from a state prison in northern Missouri more than 25 years after she was convicted of helping kill the man she said had been abusing her. Lute, 76, was initially sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for at least 50 years. She was convicted of aiding her son in killing her husband, Melvin, who she claims physically tortured and mentally tormented her...
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Queen Elizabeth II attends Derby
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Queen Elizabeth II, an avid horse enthusiast, got her first look Saturday at Churchill Downs, a racing icon best known for its twin spires and hospitality on Derby Day when mint juleps flow and fancy hats are in fashion. The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, arrived a little more than two hours before the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, and went immediately to a private suite. ...
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At least 9 dead after Kansas tornado
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
GREENSBURG, Kan. -- Rescuers raced Saturday through the wreckage from a giant tornado that killed at least eight people and left little standing in this southwest Kansas town beyond the local pub. City Administrator Steve Hewitt estimated 95 percent of the town of 1,400 was destroyed and predicted rescue efforts could take days as survivors could be trapped in basements and under rubble...
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Cities spend big money defending immigration-related ordinances
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- Cities across the United States are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars defending themselves against lawsuits and other challenges to ordinances enacted to keep out illegal immigrants. Some are warning that these communities are risking financial disaster in their effort to curb illegal immigration...
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Last remains from crash of Dominican-bound Flight 581 are placed in crypts
(National News ~ 05/06/07)
NEW YORK -- The last unidentified remains of people killed in the 2001 crash of an American Airlines flight to the Dominican Republic have been placed in two crypts, officials said Saturday. The Nov. 12, 2001, crash killed 260 people on board and five people on the ground, rattling a city still shaken by the attacks on the World Trade Center just two months earlier...
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Mother and daughter team up to compete in Soap Box Derby
(Local News ~ 05/06/07)
Bailey Kralemann's strategy was to take off her glasses, duck her head as low as possible and pump her body for extra momentum. Bailey and her mother, Robin, participated in the annual Cape Girardeau Rotary Club Soap Box Derby on North Sprigg Street for the first time on Saturday. They were one of 31 teams...
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Preventing breast cancer
(Local News ~ 05/06/07)
Megan Marchi isn't waiting for doctors to diagnose her with breast cancer. The 26-year-old Jackson woman will undergo surgery this summer to reduce her chances of the diagnosis by about 90 percent. Seven women in the past three generations of Marchi's maternal side of the family have been diagnosed with breast cancer and two men had prostate cancer...
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