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Voters switch 7 KC schools to Independence
(State News ~ 11/07/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The predominantly black Kansas City school district is expected to lose 30 percent of its white students after voters agreed to switch seven of its most successful schools to the neighboring Independence district. Two-thirds of voters in the Kansas City district, 13,576 to 7,015, approved the plan Tuesday, according to complete but unofficial results. In the Independence district, 84 percent favored the switch, 10,173 to 1,918...
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Winfield man dies after crash with train
(State News ~ 11/07/07)
WINFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A 66-year-old eastern Missouri man is dead, two days after his pickup truck collided with a freight train. William Schulte of Winfield was driving the pickup Monday afternoon near Old Monroe when he pulled across a set of tracks opeated by Burlington Northern on a gravel road near Missouri 79...
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State to decide Devlin placement in up to 3 weeks
(State News ~ 11/07/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri Corrections officials say a decision on where to imprison Michael Devlin is expected in two to three weeks. The man who pleaded guilty to charges tied to the kidnappings of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby is still being evaluated at a facility in St. Joseph...
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Crowell named to Missouri's arts trust fund board
(Local News ~ 11/07/07)
State Sen. Jason Crowell (R-Cape Girardeau) has been appointed to the board of directors of the Missouri Arts Council Cultural Trust Fund, the first legislator from Southeast Missouri to be appointed to the post in recent memory. Crowell's office announced the appointment, made by Senate President Pro-Tem Michael Gibbons (R-Kirkwood), on Monday...
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Schools, other groups prepare for Veterans Day events
(Local News ~ 11/07/07)
Veterans Day is Sunday, but some schools began commemorating service members this week. Throughout the community, presentations, parades and salutes are scheduled for the coming days and weekend. Each day South Elementary students enter the cafeteria this week, there will be an item added to a round table set up in the front of the room. ...
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Cape police investigate five graffiti reports
(Local News ~ 11/07/07)
Cape Girardeau police continue to investigate a rash of vandalism across town that began over the weekend and continued Monday. Messages like "Killing our own for oil" and "vanity is not a commodity" were spray-painted across the overpass of the Cape LaCroix Recreational Trail, area businesses and private property...
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Utah man arrested in Dexter on suspicion of rape of child
(Local News ~ 11/07/07)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A fugitive on Utah County, Utah's top 10 most-wanted list was arrested Monday in Dexter, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service. Raymond Robert Trotter was arrested on warrants issued in Utah charging him with rape of a child, sodomy of a child and forcible sexual assault. ...
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Speak Out 11/7/07
(Speak Out ~ 11/07/07)
Missing statements; Blame the Democrats; Wrong district; Save our babies; Energy money; Down the tubes; New gallery; Pay for schooling; Consider the carp; Too dry for fish; Haunted house
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Right to Life stands by reporting
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/07/07)
To the editor:In Response to the Sept. 28 article "Party man" regarding state Rep. Steven Tilley of Perryville, Mo., and his comments on Missouri Right to Life: Missouri Right to Life's legal analysis of Amendment 2 and what effect it has on funding was echoed by legal experts across the United States...
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Make crack sentencing retroactive
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/07/07)
To the editor:Equal justice under the law still remains elusive for 20,000 people serving federal sentences for crack cocaine, despite the U.S. Sentencing Commission's long-awaited reform of federal sentencing guidelines for crack, effective Nov. 1...
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Cat calling
(Editorial ~ 11/07/07)
Larry and Sandy Potts have a good thing going in Cairo, Ill. In a town known more for its problems than its solutions, the Pottses have found a fix for the feline population. Four years ago, the Pottses found a litter of kittens in a trash bin behind a building on Ohio Street. ...
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Global view: Did the Allies in World War II 'lower themselves' to the level of their enemies?
(Column ~ 11/07/07)
By Bret Stephens The death last week of Paul Tibbets Jr., the pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945, is an opportunity to revisit the debate about the strategic value and moral justification of the aerial bombardment of civilian targets in wartime. It also casts some light on the controversy surrounding Michael Mukasey's nomination to be the next attorney general of the United States...
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Out of the past 11/7/07
(Out of the Past ~ 11/07/07)
The memorial fountain in Common Pleas Courthouse Park, erected in 1911, is formally rededicated in the afternoon; special recognition goes to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department for its work in restoring the community landmark; also recognized are Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Harrison, whose initial interest in the continuing function of the Civil War memorial spurred its rehabilitation...
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Correction 11/7/07
(Correction ~ 11/07/07)
Due to a source error, Tuesday's Southeast Missourian article on Cape Girardeau County Salary Commission should have included Coroner John Clifton among those present and voting in favor of a raise for county officials. The 3.5 percent annual raises do not apply to Clifton's salary. Also, the coroner's office was left out of the list of offices on the 2008 election ballot...
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Production stopping on seven prime-time shows due to strike
(Entertainment ~ 11/07/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Production of the show "Desperate Housewives" and at least six sitcoms filmed before live audiences will be halted as a result of the writers strike -- developments that raised the stakes Tuesday in the walkout targeting movie studios and TV networks...
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Crude oil prices hit $97 a barrel
(National News ~ 11/07/07)
NEW YORK -- Oil futures jumped to a record of $97 a barrel Tuesday after bombings in Afghanistan and an attack on a Yemeni oil pipeline compounded the supply concerns that have driven crude prices higher in recent weeks. Those concerns were further fed by a government prediction Tuesday that domestic oil inventories will fall further this year while consumption rises...
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13-year-old loses fight against brain-stem cancer
(Local News ~ 11/07/07)
After a battle with brain-stem cancer that lasted almost 18 months, 13-year-old Sahara Aldridge died Monday night at her Cape Girardeau home. Sahara's father, Shannon Aldridge, said Sahara's death was peaceful and followed a long day of physical therapy at a hospital...
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Fundraiser for food pantries nets $4,000
(Local News ~ 11/07/07)
Southeast Missourian The Empty Bowls fundraiser held at the Salvation Army on Sunday netted an estimated $4,000 for local food pantries, and the opportunity to raise more funds still remains, said event organizer Denise Lincoln. Lincoln called the event, in its second year in Cape Girardeau, a "rip-roaring success."...
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Time expires on $200,000 lottery ticket bought in St. Louis
(State News ~ 11/07/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Somewhere, there exists a $200,000 Powerball-winning ticket that as of now is completely worthless. The winning ticket was purchased in May at a service station in the St. Louis suburb of University City. The holder had 180 days to turn it in. The deadline was 5 p.m. Monday, and no one came forward...
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VA says more Marion surgeons on leave; senator promises legislation
(State News ~ 11/07/07)
Sen. Dick Durbin pledged Tuesday to push federal legislation to reform hiring practices at Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide after the VA revealed three more doctors have been placed on leave by an Illinois site that already has stopped performing surgeries...
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Harlie Jones
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Harlie Frank Jones, 74, of Bell City died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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Bob Rowland Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
Clyde Robert "Bob" Rowland Jr., 68, of Milan, Ill., passed away Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at his home, surrounded by his family. The services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Milan. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, with military honors by Moline American Legion Post 246...
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William Shumaker
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- William Joseph Shumaker, 85, of Villa Ridge died at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at his home. He was born May 16, 1922, at Villa Ridge, son of Dr. William Earl and Floy Bour Shumaker. Mr. Shumaker was a retired rural mail carrier 30 years in Pulaski County, and was a former railroad employee. ...
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Maleeah Elery
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Maleeah Antoinette Elery, daughter of Lee and Mona Elery Jr. of Cairo, died at birth Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Survivors include her parents; two sisters, Ashlee and Delilah Elery; a brother, Jeremiah Elery; maternal grandparents, Ida and Roosevelt Clayton of Cairo; paternal grandparents, Nancy and Lee Elery of Bellwood, Ill.; paternal great-grandmothers, Willie Elery of Natchez, Miss., and Elsie Owens of Chicago...
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Joseph Cwick
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
Joseph F. Cwick, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at Heartland Care and Rehab. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Hilary Klump
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hilary A. Klump, 72, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 8, 1935, in Perry County, son of Cletus and Stella Sutterer Klump. He and Aleen M. Brown were married April 16, 1955, in Perryville...
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James Gettings
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
James Richard Gettings, 41, of Lowry City, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, at his home. He had been ill two years. He was born April 16, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, son of William H. "Bill" and Stephen Lynn Peal Gettings. Gettings grew up in Cape Girardeau and after high school he studied electronics, audio and video equipment in the U.S. Navy and in private business...
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Glenda Bass
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Glenda Bass, 66, of Chaffee died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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John Cavey Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
John Hart Cavey Jr., 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at the Lutheran Home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Sahara Aldridge
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
Sahara Jayde Aldridge, 13, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at her home. A celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lynwood Baptist Church. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Judy Davisson
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
Judy Gant Davisson, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 6, 1947, in St. Louis, daughter of Sterling and Vera Mae Savana Gant. She spent her young life with family in Webb City, Mo., where she attended Webb City High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Thomas Davisson, June 22, 1968, in Webb City...
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Bruce Brinkmeyer
(Obituary ~ 11/07/07)
Bruce "Mr. B" Brinkmeyer, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Sept. 2, 1955, in Cairo, Ill., son of Robert William and Martha Gannon Brinkmeyer. He and Denise Miller were married July 20, 1984, at St. Patrick's Church in Cairo...
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Cape/Jackson fire report 11/7/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/07/07)
n At 7:45 p.m., a citizen assist in the 1100 block of Linden Street. n At 2:18 a.m., a police department assist at Elm and South Sprigg streets. n At 6:29 a.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of North Street. n At 7:35 a.m., an alarm sounding at 211 Saint Francis Drive...
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Cape/Jackson police report 11/7/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/07/07)
DWI; Jackson
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Births 11/7/07
(Births ~ 11/07/07)
Gerhardt; Ries; Moore; Lichtenegger; Booth; Chicora; Hopkins; Bowers; Taylor; Sutton; Bockelman; Keith
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Let it snow
(Community ~ 11/07/07)
You dragged your winter coats out of the basement, and the scarves and gloves aren't far behind. You're ready for the cold of the Southeast Missouri winter months, but is your house? With the mercury falling and freezing temps looming, your house needs a little TLC so you're not stuck nursing it back to health after a hard cold -- winter, that is...
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Hot drinks for cold weather
(Column ~ 11/07/07)
I have had a terrible cold the last week. And although dozens of my "friends" at the senior center have tried to make me drink hot toddies, I have refused, knowing it would either kill me or I would not wake up for days. I keep thinking with friends like that, who needs enemies? As for me, a good hot beverage is wonderful and does help clear up my head, and when I can taste it, it tastes pretty good. ...
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Around your house 11/7/07
(Community ~ 11/07/07)
GARDEN Now is a good time to observe and choose nursery stock based on fall foliage interest. Plant tulips now. Harvest pecans when they start to drop from trees. Shake nuts onto tarps laid on the ground. Fallen, spoiled or mummified fruits should be cleaned up from the garden and destroyed by burying. ...
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Bombing targets lawmakers at factory in Afghanistan
(International News ~ 11/07/07)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A bomb attack struck a group of lawmakers Tuesday as they were being greeted by children on a visit to a sugar factory in Afghanistan's normally peaceful north. At least 28 people were killed, including five parliament members as well as children...
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Military trying to ease standards for recruits with minor criminal records
(National News ~ 11/07/07)
WASHINGTON -- Faced with higher recruiting goals, the Pentagon is quietly looking for ways to make it easier for people with minor criminal records to join the military, The Associated Press has learned. The review, in its early stages, comes as the number of Army recruits needing waivers for bad behavior -- such as trying drugs, stealing, carrying weapons on school grounds and fighting -- rose from 15 percent in 2006 to 18 percent this year. ...
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Hundreds of full-time RVers are blocked from voting
(National News ~ 11/07/07)
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- When your home is the open road, where do you register to vote? A total of 286 people who live full time in their recreational vehicles were dropped from the voter rolls in one Tennessee county over the past two years because they did not have a genuine home address, only a mailbox. That has left them unable to vote in national or local elections...
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Mexico landslide devastates village amid wider flooding
(International News ~ 11/07/07)
OSTUACAN, Mexico -- When a mountain of mud and a wall of water buried a Mexican village in a "mini-tsunami," only 14 of the 600 people there disappeared. One reason? Jittery cattle. The villagers' nervous animals somehow sensed the impending disaster and fled to higher ground. Many people got out of bed to chase after them, then watched as their homes were engulfed when a rain-soaked hill collapsed, a senior official said Tuesday...
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Bulldogs keep repeat alive, roll past Clayton into semis
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/07)
FENTON -- Mark Himmelberg considers Notre Dame's previous meeting with Clayton, back on Oct. 13, a turning point. The second meeting was a stepping stone. Notre Dame defeated Clayton 2-0 on Tuesday night in the Class 2 quarterfinals at the Anheuser-Busch Center, earning a berth in Friday's semifinal round as the Bulldogs try to defend their state championship...
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Vianney eliminates Jackson in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/07)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Jackson ripped a shot off the post then slammed another shot at the Vianney goal, but the goalkeeper made the save while on the ground. It was that kind of night for the Indians soccer team. Vianney scored about 15 minutes into the game and added another one in the second half to earn the 2-0 victory against Jackson in their Class 3 sectional game Tuesday...
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Replay receives approval from GMs
(Professional Sports ~ 11/07/07)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Baseball could have a new position next year -- replay judge. General managers recommended for the first time Tuesday that instant replay be used to help umpires make difficult decisions. The proposal, approved by a 25-5 vote, was limited to boundary calls -- whether potential home runs are fair or foul, whether balls go over fences or hit the tops and bounce back and whether fans interfere with possible homers...
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Lions back bold words with 6-2 record
(Professional Sports ~ 11/07/07)
DETROIT -- When Jon Kitna first said he would be disappointed if the Detroit Lions didn't win at least 10 games this season, most people who have followed the lackluster franchise chuckled. The quarterback went a step further last week, boldly saying the Lions were capable of special things such as winning the Super Bowl...
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Report: Guillen, Williams bought performance-enhancing drugs
(Professional Sports ~ 11/07/07)
Power-hitting outfielder Jose Guillen bought nearly $20,000 worth of steroids and human growth hormone from 2003 to 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. Former major leaguers Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez also purchased performance-enhancing drugs, in 2002, from a Florida anti-aging clinic that was raided in February as part of an investigation by the Albany, N.Y., district attorney into alleged illegal drug sales, the newspaper said...
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Trade talk surrounds Marlins star
(Professional Sports ~ 11/07/07)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Miguel Cabrera was the big name being bandied about Tuesday as baseball general managers waited to hear what the Florida Marlins would want for their young slugger. Third basemen, in general, were a hot topic. Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams acknowledged he was listening to offers for Joe Crede. The New York Yankees, who lost Alex Rodriguez when he opted out of his contract and became a free agent, could get involved in talks for both Cabrera and Crede...
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Padres' Maddux wins record 17th Gold Glove,Cardinals shut out in the annual fielding award
(Professional Sports ~ 11/07/07)
Padres pitcher Greg Maddux won his record 17th Gold Glove while Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis earned his first award Tuesday for fielding excellence. Detroit catcher Ivan Rodriguez won for the 13th time and outfielders Andruw Jones, Ichiro Suzuki and Torii Hunter added to their totals. The Colorado Rockies, who set a major league record for fielding percentage, did not have a winner...
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KC's Johnson likely will miss at least one game
(Professional Sports ~ 11/07/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Larry Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowl player, has a sprained right foot and is highly questionable for Sunday's game against Denver, Kansas City coach Herm Edwards said Tuesday. Edwards declined to speculate on how long Johnson might be out...
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Few extra pounds don't raise risk of death from heart disease, cancer
(National News ~ 11/07/07)
CHICAGO -- Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't kill you. Released just a few weeks before Thanksgiving, the findings might comfort some who can't seem to lose those last 15 pounds. And they hearten proponents of a theory that it's possible to be "fit and fat."...
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State lawyer's firing puts heat on governor's e-mail policy
(State News ~ 11/07/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Sending private e-mails from an office computer has long been an occupational risk many employees are willing to take. Gov. Matt Blunt's office is no exception. But on the second floor of the Missouri Capitol, the latest concern isn't over fantasy football rosters or eBay Christmas shoppers...
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