Chris Rimel
NewsMay 7, 1995
"BUT OFFICER, I..."; THE TRAFFIC DIVISION OF THE CAPE GIRARDEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT HEARS ALL TYPES OF...Most of the 2,084 vehicle accidents in Cape Girardeau last year happened for no good reason, police officers say. The occurred, the city's traffic division officers said, mostly because motorists don't pay attention. Like last summer, when Patrolman Ken Rinehart, w...NewsMay 4, 1995
MAY 20 IS CABLE TV AMNESTY DEADLINETime is running out for viewers of pirated cable-television service to obtain amnesty for the illegal practice, which siphoned more than $4 billion from the industry in 1994. April 20 to May 20 is a period when "no questions will be asked," said Todd Runkwitz of TC...NewsMay 2, 1995
AS IT SHOULD, MAY GETS OFF TO WET STARTArea farmers see recent rains as somewhat of a blessing -- as long as it stops at the right time. To highway construction workers, the weather allows them to catch up on paperwork from a season running ahead of schedule. But they, too, prefer just the right amount ...NewsMay 1, 1995
VIETNAM VETS: WALL BROUGHT FIRST HEALINGTwenty years after the fall of South Vietnam, area veterans of the longest war in U.S. history say healing has begun, but at a pace tempered by the memory of 58,151 Americans killed. For many, the 20th anniversary of the day North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigo...NewsApril 30, 1995
MOTOR VOTER YIELDS ROLLS, BUT NOT POLLSFew people registering to vote under the state's motor voter law voted in the April election, a survey of election reports from area counties shows. The law, effective Jan. 1, is part of a federal effort to get increased voter turnout. Agencies, such as employment ...NewsApril 28, 1995
A+ CALLED ACADEMIC, NOT VAGUECalling the state's education standards "vague and general," the Cape Girardeau public schools A+ School coordinator said the local school's variation is traditional and academic. Program coordinator Dr. Lanny Barnes said the program won't do away with paper and pe...NewsApril 28, 1995
NIXON STRESSES SUPPORT FOR CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTSEfforts to educate crime victims about their rights in Cape Girardeau are "unmatched" by any other area of the state, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon said during a visit Thursday in Cape Girardeau. Nixon is making a statewide tour during National Crime Victims'...NewsApril 28, 1995
SUIT WOULD STOP FUNDS TO WEALTHY SCHOOLSAttempting to halt the flow of money to the state's wealthiest school districts for desegregation, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to stop the court-ordered payments. "We are going to try and stop continui...NewsApril 26, 1995
EDUCATION REFORM PLAN HITS OBSTACLEJEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Board of Education Tuesday rejected 18 months of work on new educational standards by the Senate Bill 380-mandated Commission on Performance, sending it back to be drafted with basic study areas and clear language. Rep. Harold Caskey,...Advertisement
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