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Man drowns, Joplin gets flash flood in SW Missouri rains
(State News ~ 06/13/07)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) -- A 66-year-old man drowned when his pickup truck was swept away by a flooded creek after days of heavy rain in southwest Missouri. The Missouri State Water Patrol said George Burr's body was found in Beemans Creek in Anderson in McDonald County...
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Riverview school superintendent still paid despite his removal
(State News ~ 06/13/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Riverview Gardens school district removed its superintendent three months ago, but he still earns $13,300 a month in salary and $700 a month in car allowances. District records reviewed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show that Henry Williams has collected more than $42,000 since his March removal, when state auditors told the district Williams had directed school money to his girlfriend, his life insurance accounts and his trips in the U.S. and abroad...
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Marine veteran protester receives general discharge
(State News ~ 06/13/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- An Iraq war veteran will be kicked out of the Marines days early with a general discharge after he wore his uniform during an anti-war demonstration, the military announced Wednesday. The military said Lt. Gen. John W. Bergman, commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans, agreed Monday to give Marine Cpl. ...
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St. Louis archdiocese drops suit against law firm
(State News ~ 06/13/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Archdiocese of St. Louis has dropped a lawsuit against a law firm that represents clients in clergy sexual abuse cases. The archdiocese had filed suit against Chackes, Carlson, Spritzer and Ghio last month seeking relief against disclosure of archdiocesan personnel and medical records to third parties...
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Whitewater man held on rape charges
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
A 32-year-old Whitewater man sits in Cape Girardeau County Jail facing three charges of first-degree statutory rape. Dale Wayne Gooch, 6260 Route U, is accused of having sex with a 6-year-old girl. According to a probable-cause statement by Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department detective James Malugen, Gooch admitted he molested the girl but said he wasn't sure if intercourse occurred. The molestation took place over several encounters, Gooch is quoted as saying, from October to December...
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Coaches behind 'Titans' to speak at '08 King event
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
The coaches that inspired the 2000 film "Remember the Titans" will speak at a dinner as part of Southeast Missouri State University's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration next year. Herman Boone, portrayed by Denzel Washington in the film, and Bill Yoast, portrayed by Will Patton, will speak Jan. 23 about their experience integrating the T.C. Williams High School football team in Alexandria, Va., in 1971...
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Groups plead for immigration reform
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
Congress needs to move ahead with bipartisan immigration reform, a coalition of four Missouri advocacy groups said Tuesday. The plea came in a conference call to reporters in Missouri even as President Bush mounted a personal effort on Capitol Hill to salvage his derailed immigration bill. The measure, which legalizes up to 12 million unlawful immigrants and tightens border security, stalled last week in the face of broad Republican opposition...
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Cape tax would fund 24 storm-water projects
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
The price of progress can be measured in growing storm-drainage problems in Cape Girardeau, city public works director Tim Gramling says. "As more development occurs, storm-water problems have increased," he said. City officials have identified 24 storm-water projects that are needed to fix lingering drainage problems...
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School board approves hiring of building administrators
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
The Cape Girardeau school board unanimously approved the hiring of two building administrators for the coming school year, superintendent Dr. David Scala announced Tuesday. The board on Monday night hired Carla Fee as director of the Alternative Education Center and Rex Crosnoe as assistant principal for the middle school. Both Fee and Crosnoe live in Cape Girardeau...
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Patient's care is first priority
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/13/07)
To the editor:In response to the op-ed column "Midwifery concerns": "First do no harm." Unless a person is trained to handle every unexpected event that can take place during prenatal care and childbirth, she is putting her patient in harm's way and has no business practicing medicine...
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Downtown golf: Spread the word!
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/13/07)
To the editor:Not only as Cape Girardeau's town crier, but as an avid golfer, I am looking forward to another spectacular round of golf through downtown. Last year's tournament was hot (in more ways than one) and exciting. No one really knew what to expect. As we all arrived at our starting position and saw the fairways, we looked at each other and said, "You've got to be kidding me. This is going to be so much fun."...
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Space station's newest solar wings make their debut
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
Each solar wing is 115 feet long and weighs more than 2,400 pounds. By JUAN A. LOZANO The Associated Press HOUSTON -- The international space station's newest power source -- a set of solar wings -- made its debut Tuesday. The solar array is part of a new 17.5-ton space station segment that was connected to the orbiting outpost during a spacewalk Monday...
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Chaffee mayor being treated for kidney failure; will continue duties
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee's new mayor says she will continue her duties despite a recent hospitalization for kidney failure and the regular dialysis treatments she'll require. Loretta Mohorc was elected mayor in April following a six-month period during which Chaffee was without an elected mayor following the resignation of Bill Cannon for health and personal reasons. ...
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Region briefs 6/13/07
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
I-55 will be reduced to one lane starting today Interstate 55 near Jackson will be reduced to one lane starting today at 6 a.m. as crews with MoDOT continue work on the construction of the LaSalle Avenue/East Main Street interchange project. Work will take place from about mile marker 101 to 103 in both the northbound and southbound lanes. ...
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Man sentenced to life for sexual assault
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A man convicted of a 2001 sexual assault was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. Circuit Judge Fred Copeland sentenced Ontario Reed, 24, formerly of Malden, Mo., to two consecutive life terms for his May 3 conviction on felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy. Reed's trial was moved to New Madrid from Cape Girardeau on a change of venue...
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Statutory sodomy added to charges against Scott City man
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- Travis W. Eaker was already facing a first-degree assault charge in Scott County. Now he's facing 15 counts of statutory sodomy for allegedly molesting a 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. The newest charges against Eaker, 28, of 2800 Woodlawn, No. ...
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Out of the past 6/13/07
(Out of the Past ~ 06/13/07)
The Rev. Kim F. Ferguson has accepted the pastorate at Bethel Assembly of God in Cape Girardeau; he comes here from Advance, Mo., where he was pastor since 1978. The Rev. Wally Shearburn, associate pastor of Bellefontaine United Methodist Church in North St. Louis County, has been named to head the Wesley Foundation at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Cairo moving forward on economic development
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The economic development agenda for the Cairo City Council moved ahead Tuesday when members voted to set a date for a public hearing on a tax increment financing district and chose a consultant to study a transportation facility to move freight between trucks, trains and barges...
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Jackson teachers' raise OK'd
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
A beginning teacher in the Jackson School District will earn $31,000 in the coming school year, up $1,000 from the past year. The Jackson school board unanimously approved the 2007-2008 salary schedule for teachers at its meeting Tuesday night. Under the new salary schedule, most teachers will receive a 3.5 percent pay raise, superintendent Dr. Ron Anderson said...
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Speak Out 6/13/07
(Speak Out ~ 06/13/07)
Doing their jobs; From red to blue; Paying too little; Service complaints; Enough whining; Tony or Paris?; Disturbing dogs; Made in Mexico; Use turn signals; Plain silly; Escaping responsibility; Protecting teens; Enforcing the law; Wasted space; Bubble must go; What we know; God is there; Passport punishment; Listening to tunes; More parties; Common language
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I-55 safety
(Editorial ~ 06/13/07)
What is likely to become the biggest economic development project in this region is taking shape along I-55 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. It is the new interchange that will connect the interstate with Jackson's East Main Street and with Cape Girardeau's planned LaSalle Avenue. ...
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High court overturns city's blight declaration in eminent domain case
(State News ~ 06/13/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court rejected Tuesday an attempt by a St. Louis suburb to use eminent domain to condemn buildings and turn them over for private development. The Clayton Board of Aldermen in 2005 voted to allow Centene Plaza Redevelopment Corp. to use eminent domain after an urban planner determined most of a downtown block that was not already owned by Centene was blighted. The city then asked for redevelopment plans...
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Correction 6/13/07
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
A June 4 article on local recycling programs stated the City of Cape Girardeau had recently expanded its recycling program to accept used clothing. The city has plans to allow a private company that accepts used clothing to place a drop-off box at the city recycling center in the near future, but the city itself doesn't accept the clothing...
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Letters policy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/13/07)
Signed letters (the name of the writer will be published) must include the name of the town where the writer lives and a daytime telephone number. Only one letter each month per writer will be considered for publication. Regarding letters about candidates and other election issues:...
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Clara Fadler
(Obituary ~ 06/13/07)
Clara Mae Fadler, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born Nov. 16, 1928, at Patton, Mo., daughter of Pola Benson and Mary Cook Welker. She and Don Fadler were married March 15, 1947, at Patton Presbyterian Church...
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Virginia Mattingly
(Obituary ~ 06/13/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Virginia L. Mattingly, 77, of Jefferson County, Mo., died Saturday, June 9, 2007, in O'Fallon, Mo. She was born Jan. 3, 1930, in Jackson, daughter of Lee B. and Edna O. Peter. She married Elmer C. Mattingly. Mattingly lived in the Perryville area 16 years and was a 1947 graduate of Perryville High School...
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Juanita Martin
(Obituary ~ 06/13/07)
Juanita Martin, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Agenevieve McLaughlin
(Obituary ~ 06/13/07)
Agenevieve K. McLaughlin, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 11, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 17, 1924, in Advance, Mo., daughter of Otis and Jessie Jarad Kitchens. She married William deLeon McLaughlin, who died in 1991...
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Lenda Jordan
(Obituary ~ 06/13/07)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Lenda Joyce Jordan, 60, of Morehouse died Monday, June 11, 2007, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born June 1, 1947, in Chicago, daughter of Herbert Lee and Irma Ilene Glaspell Jerls. She and Dawsey Lee Jordan were married Jan. 9, 1965. He died Aug. 9, 1972. She and David E. Jordan were married May 25, 1990...
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Aliene Gibbar
(Obituary ~ 06/13/07)
Aliene G. Gibbar, 75, of Scott City died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City.
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Births 6/13/07
(Births ~ 06/13/07)
Burroughs; Bey; Seabaugh; Calvin; Simmons; Dameron; Daniel; Colbert; Zimmerman; LaFont; Farver; Skelton
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Cape/Jackson fire report 6/13/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/13/07)
Firefighters reponded to the following calls Sunday: n At 1:11 p.m. emergency medical service in the 2800 block of Whitener Street. n At 3:25 p.m. emergency medical service in the 1200 block of Linden Street. n At 5:42 p.m., vehicle struck a house at 2032 Cambridge Drive...
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Cape police report 6/13/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/13/07)
Arrests
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Sweet ideas for summertime treats
(Column ~ 06/13/07)
Summertime is the time to enjoy a variety of foods: cool, fruity, fresh and, of course, desserts. Yes, desserts are a welcome treat anytime throughout the year. My mother has an insatiable sweet tooth, and my daughter has followed in her footsteps. When Lexie was small we commented that she had a sweet tooth, and she looked at us and said seriously,"Which one is it?" It was so cute, but she does love her sweets, like her grandmother...
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This cheddar is better
(Community ~ 06/13/07)
A few years ago thieves raided the English farm of James Montgomery, an award-winning cheese maker who supplies Harrods, and took off with six tons of his Cheddar. The robbers evidently knew what they were doing. They pilfered only the finest aged cheese, ignoring wheels of lesser quality, and timed their heist just days before the annual British Cheese Awards, thereby depriving Montgomery, a frequent gold medal winner at that event, of the opportunity to win again...
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Around your house 6/13/07
(Community ~ 06/13/07)
Gardening Plant tropical water lilies when water temperatures rise above 70 degrees. When night temperatures stay above 50 degrees, bring houseplants outdoors for the summer. Apply a balanced rose fertilizer after the first show of blooms is past. Rhizomatous begonias are not just for shade. ...
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Once-dominant iceberg lettuce gets increasingly chilly reception
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Iceberg is your father's lettuce: a big, round ball wrapped in cellophane and ready to be torn apart to top a burger or smothered under salad dressing. It remains the nation's dominant lettuce, but consumers, chefs and nutritionists are increasingly giving it the cold shoulder as more varied salad greens -- such as romaine, arugula and mache -- sprout on supermarket shelves...
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Club news 6/13/07
(Community News ~ 06/13/07)
VFW Post 3838 Ladies Auxiliary
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Motorola touts technology for making calls clearer
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
NEW YORK -- Motorola Inc. says its new "Crystal Talk" technology improves the quality of calls hampered by background noise. The effectiveness of the feature is up in the air. But the marketing advantage from such a claim could benefit the world's No. 2 handset maker at a time when it could use all the help it can get...
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Bush pleads with GOP for immigration support
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
WASHINGTON -- His party divided and his polls sagging, President Bush prodded rebellious Senate Republicans Tuesday to help resurrect legislation that could provide eventual citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. "It's a highly emotional issue," said Bush after a session in which several lawmakers bluntly told him their constituents do not trust the government to secure the nation's borders or weed out illegal workers at job sites...
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Congress pushing to crack unsolved civil rights crimes
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
WASHINGTON -- Congress moved Tuesday to set aside $100 million to create a Justice Department unit devoted to investigating unsolved murders from the civil rights era. A bill named in honor of slain black teenager Emmett Till, now advancing through the House and Senate, would establish a division of FBI agents and federal prosecutors who would focus strictly on the racially motivated slayings...
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Weapon fragment found in whale reveals 50-ton creature was more than a century old
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
BOSTON -- A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt -- more than a century ago. Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old...
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Heat-seeking aircraft summoned in fourth day of search for soldier
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
FORT HOOD, Texas -- A plane equipped with heat-seeking equipment joined the four-day-old search Tuesday for a 25-year-old sergeant who disappeared during a training exercise on this vast Army base. Sgt. Lawrence G. Sprader, one of nearly 320 noncommissioned officers being trained as part of a two-week leadership course, is believed to have gotten lost Friday during a solo exercise testing basic map-reading and navigation skills...
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Putin celebrates Russia Day with State Prize ceremony at Kremlin
(International News ~ 06/13/07)
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin underscored the importance of moral values and military might Tuesday, honoring Russians from a frail-looking Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who documented the Soviet Union's brutality, to men who designed its nuclear-armed submarines...
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Conference deadlocks on whether to ease ban on ivory sales
(International News ~ 06/13/07)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Bickering African countries remained deadlocked Tuesday on whether to ease an 18-year international ban on ivory sales, with opponents warning it will increase the poaching threat in places where elephants have almost disappeared...
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Former Israeli prime minister wins Labor Party primary election
(International News ~ 06/13/07)
JERUSALEM -- A former prime minister won the Labor Party primary over a relative political newcomer, party officials said early today, in a race between two ex-military officers who both called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down. Party director-general Eitan Cabel said former Prime Minister Ehud Barak had beaten Ami Ayalon, a former navy commander, after a majority of votes were counted...
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U.S.-Afghan force mistakenly kills 8 Afghan officers
(International News ~ 06/13/07)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Mistaking each other for the enemy, Afghan police fired four dozen grenades and U.S.-led coalition troops fought back with helicopter gunships in a fierce battle that left eight officers dead before dawn Tuesday, officials said...
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Jewish Holocaust survivor appeals for tolerance at conference in Indonesia
(International News ~ 06/13/07)
BALI, Indonesia -- A Jewish Holocaust survivor made a plea for tolerance Tuesday at a conference in the world's most populous Muslim nation that also brought together religious leaders and victims of attacks by Islamic extremists. One of the goals of the meeting was to counter a December conference hosted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that tried to cast doubt on the killing of an estimated 6 million Jews during World War II...
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Actor Steve Carell pinch hits in movie 'Evan Almighty'
(Entertainment ~ 06/13/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Jim Carrey already learned his lessons from God. Now it's Steve Carell's turn. A bit player in the 2003 hit "Bruce Almighty," Carell leaped to stardom in the interim, giving the filmmakers a ready-made stand-in when Carrey decided not to return for what became the sequel "Evan Almighty," opening June 22...
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Area sports digest 6/13/07
(Community Sports ~ 06/13/07)
Atchison, Menz to compete at Nationals Stephen T. Atchison of Jackson will compete in the saddle bronc event at the 2007 College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo., this week. Atchison attends the University of Tennessee-Martin. Brent M. Menz of Delta will also be competing in the Nationals in the bull riding event. Menz also attends the University of Tennessee-Martin...
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Verlander tosses first no-hitter in Detroit since '73
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
DETROIT -- Justin Verlander threw 100 mph heat, crazy curves and a tantalizing changeup. No-hit stuff, indeed. With a big assist from his shortstop, Verlander pitched the first no-hitter in Comerica Park history, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 on Tuesday night...
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Woods wants another title before becoming a dad
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
OAKMONT, Pa. -- The 2 a.m. feedings. The sleepless nights. Those first tiny baby steps and the first mumblings of "Da-da." Tiger Woods is so eager to be a dad, it wouldn't be a surprise if he reached for his yardage book and pulled out Dr. Spock instead -- there's no hiding that I'm-soon-to-be-a-father beam...
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Spurs push Cavs to brink
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
CLEVELAND -- Rude and ruthless, the San Antonio Spurs ruined Cleveland's 37-year wait to host the NBA finals. Unwelcome guests, they defied the young King and may soon take home another crown of their own. Bruce Bowen, the defensive stopper, emerged as an unlikely offensive star as the Spurs moved within one win of their fourth championship in nine years with a 75-72 win over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series...
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Ailing Mickelson knows he must hit fairways
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
OAKMONT, Pa. -- Phil Mickelson looked more like a bowler than a three-time major champion, adjusting the black brace on his left wrist as he stared down the first fairway, an alley lined not by gutters but the gnarly, ankle-deep rough of Oakmont Country Club...
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A quarter-century later, Brehaut makes the Open
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
OAKMONT, Pa. -- Jeff Brehaut first tried to qualify for the U.S. Open at 18, and he figured it was only a matter of time. Just not this much time. He has lost track of the trips to local and sectional qualifying during a career that stretches over two decades and has taken him to 385 tournaments on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, probably a hundred more on the mini-tours. His last victory was five years ago when he was the medalist at Q-school...
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Earnhardt ready to end debate about his future
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to win championships, and there's no better place to do that than at Hendrick Motorsports. The most frenzied free agency in NASCAR history will end today when Earnhardt reveals where he'll drive next season, and all signs point to Rick Hendrick's elite organization...
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McMichael finds desired stability with the Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Randy McMichael finally entered a mini-camp knowing for certain who his team's starting quarterback will be to start the season. He spent his first five years with Miami where the Dolphins changed starting quarterbacks on an almost annual basis -- if not multiple times a year. The tight end said he signed with St. Louis as a free agent for the stability it offered...
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Sorg lands Morehead State job
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Jay Sorg, who led Morehead State to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship in 1993, is returning to the Eagles as the school's baseball coach. Sorg, 34, replaces John Jarnagin. Jarnagin's contract was not renewed after the Eagles went 16-36 this season...
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Tar Heels eager to make up for last year's mistakes
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- When Tim Federowicz watches replays of the error that cost North Carolina last year's College World Series championship, he laughs. Maybe that's because he knows the Tar Heels are in position to make up for it. "We get a second chance," Federowicz said Tuesday...
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Oakmont features longest par-3 hole
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
OAKMONT, Pa. -- Golfers would do well to stock up before reaching No. 8 at this week's U.S. Open. Grab some water, a few bananas, maybe an energy bar. Better yet, hire a Sherpa. No. 8 at Oakmont Country Club is a 288-yard par 3 and, no, that's not a misprint. It's the longest par 3 in major championship history, and it's going to give the Open field quite a test -- not to mention a workout...
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Welcome to Oakmont - and let the bogeys begin
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
OAKMONT, Pa. -- They've heard the horror stories about Oakmont, now they're experiencing them up close. The bunkers that look like they could swallow a football field, the greens where a putt even slightly off line might roll all the way to Pittsburgh...
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Teens' pew project
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
A different kind of chop shop is in an old church on the corner of South Sprigg and Hickory streets in Cape Girardeau. Instead of stripping cars and selling parts, teens are splitting church pews. A youth group from the Cape Area Family Resource Center began a new project last week to make smaller benches out of 12-foot pews that will eventually be sold to raise money for the organization...
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Kershaw to play at 55 North in Miner
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
Sammy Kershaw, platinum-selling country music artist, is playing an unscheduled show in Miner on his way through Missouri. Kershaw's traditional country voice found a receptive audience in the early 1990s, with hits like "Cadillac Style" and "She Don't Know She's Beautiful." Kershaw is on tour, and is playing in Miner on his way from Georgia to Nebraska...
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Jackson lands five on all-region team
(High School Sports ~ 06/13/07)
Jackson's girls soccer team led the way with five players on the Class 2 all-region team. Chelsea Dale, Bobbi Jo Schlick, Randi Kraust, Alisha Howard and Jenni Tenholder each made the all-region team from Jackson. The Indians won their sixth straight district title this past season and fell to Class 2 runner-up Incarnate Word in the sectional game...
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Southeast adds juco catcher
(College Sports ~ 06/13/07)
Southeast Missouri State's baseball team added an accomplished junior college hitter to its roster for next season with the signing of Three Rivers Community College standout Kieran Bradford. Bradford, a native of Brisbane, Australia, earned second-team all-American honors after hitting .447 with 18 doubles, four home runs and 52 RBIs. The sophomore catcher helped lead Three Rivers to a 28-19 record...
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Taum Sauk settlement talks will continue amid new investigation
(State News ~ 06/13/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Ameren Corp. and state officials will continue settlement talks over the Taum Sauk reservoir collapse, even as utility regulators launch a new investigation into the disaster. Three state agencies are close to offering Ameren a unified settlement deal that will outline how the utility can pay for damages associated with the collapse, said Missouri Department of Natural Resources deputy director Kurt Schaefer...
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Hurricane satellite could fail anytime
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
MIAMI -- An aging weather satellite crucial to accurate predictions on the intensity and path of hurricanes could fail at any moment and plans to launch a replacement have been pushed back seven years to 2016. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's chief said the failure of the QuikScat satellite could bring more uncertainty to forecasts and widen the areas that are placed under hurricane watches and warnings...
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Kansas City exploded for five in the first on its way to 8-1 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Brian Bannister failed to make the club in March and now he's Kansas City's best pitcher. He's the hottest, at least. The right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday night -- stretching his shutout string to 17 in a row -- and led the Royals to an 8-1 victory over St. Louis for his third win in his last three starts...
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FDA report urges more oversight of body parts industry
(National News ~ 06/13/07)
WASHINGTON -- A federal agency's review of the billion-dollar body parts industry calls for more inspections, but experts in the field say it ignores the problems that led to two recent scares involving human tissue destined for transplant. An internal task force report Tuesday recommends the Food and Drug Administration require more extensive tracking of non-organ tissue such as tendons, bones and heart valves -- from the cadavers where they are retrieved to the patients where they are implanted.. ...
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Poplar Bluff VA responds to area vet's plight
(Local News ~ 06/13/07)
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo., took several steps in the last week to make sure newly discharged veterans don't miss out on promised medical benefits, hospital administrator Nancy Arnold said Tuesday. The effort is a response to the case of Jolani McCanless, a Marine from Oak Ridge enduring a frustrating round of misplaced paperwork and miscommunication with the Department of Veterans Affairs. ...
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Sikeston drills Scott County
(High School Sports ~ 06/13/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Senior American Legion Post 114 baseball team broke out of its slump in a big way Tuesday, defeating Scott County 11-1 in District 14 action at VFW Stadium. Sikeston enforced the 10-run rule in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure the victory...
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