Heather Kronmueller
Southeast Missourian
NewsJuly 21, 2002
Batters up for Special Olympics softballRichard Emry of Farmington, Mo., stepped up to the plate, kicked the dirt with his left toe, tapped the end of his bat to the plate and stood poised, waiting for the pitch. "Come on, Richard! You can do it, buddy!" Emry's teammates shouted from the dugout. "Keep yo...NewsJuly 20, 2002
Getting in tuneMore than 150 junior high and high school students from southeastern and eastern Missouri will close out the 45th annual Summer Music Camps at Southeast Missouri State University today with a concert at Academic Auditorium. For the last week they have spent hours u...NewsJuly 19, 2002
Schultz future uncertain after decisionWhen the state announced last week a contract for office space would be given to the Marquette Hotel in downtown Cape Girardeau, one aging building was saved and another was put in jeopardy. Today the future of the Louis J. Schultz School building remains uncertain...NewsJuly 18, 2002
School wish list remains mostly unfulfilledThe Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation is inching toward meeting its $600,000 fund-raising goal, but it's about to lose its leader. So far the district has raised $90,000 for items on a wish list for the new Central High School, including wrestling mats and f...NewsJuly 14, 2002
Voucher visionsMissouri's pro-voucher legislators were becoming weary of the battle. For eight years, they promoted the idea of taxpayer-funded school choice for Missouri. And for eight years, their efforts fell flat. It looked impossible until June 27. That's when the U.S. Supre...NewsJuly 14, 2002
Local parents, administrators have mixed opinions on vouchersUntil last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the word "voucher" was seldom spoken by local parents and school leaders. Now, with a decision making them legal, the idea has become a more frequent topic of conversation. And in Southeast Missouri, public and private ...NewsJuly 13, 2002
Marquette- new lease on lifeFor 21 years the aging and deteriorating Marquette Hotel building has sat vacant at the corner of Broadway and Fountain streets in downtown Cape Girardeau. But that's about to change. At a news conference Friday afternoon, in front of the old hotel, Cape Girardeau ...NewsJuly 6, 2002
At-risk program helping studentsJACKSON, Mo. -- When administrators from the Jackson School District met with parents, teachers and community members for long-range planning in 2000, they discovered one thing everyone wanted was a program for children at risk of failing or dropping out of school....NewsJuly 6, 2002
Book 'em, kiddo Youths learn policework through Explorers; headA group of nine area teenagers will travel to Arizona on Sunday to put their knowledge of criminal justice to the test at the 2002 National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference at Northwestern Arizona University. The group, which is part of the Cape Girardeau Boy S...NewsJune 26, 2002
Jackson school board OKs tentative $8 million budgetJACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson School District Board of Education approved an $8 million tentative budget Tuesday night, which includes more than $4 million for capital projects including new computers, roof repairs and new HVAC systems at two buildings...Advertisement
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