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Coaches give new scoring system a positive review
(College Sports ~ 09/07/03)
This week's season openers for volleyball teams across Missouri saw the first official use of the rally scoring system. Rally scoring allows teams to score on the opponents' serve, eliminating some of the significance of the sideout. Under the new rules, serves that hit the net and go over are also considered in play...
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Scheduled opening of school year clouded by unrest
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Just days before the city's public school doors swing open, young Sheldon Smith isn't giving much thought about whether he'll be front and center after a summer that's left the soon-to-be sixth-grader "bored." "I'll be there" Monday, he pledged Friday, his mom nodding her approval next to him. "All my friends will be there."...
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Auditor raises concerns about unemployment insurance fund
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A report by State Auditor Claire McCaskill lends support to Gov. Bob Holden's veto of a bill that would have allowed Missouri to issue up to $100 million in bonds to bolster the trust fund that pays unemployment benefits. However, McCaskill's audit released Friday also raises questions about a state law that allows Missourians to receive jobless benefits even if they test positive for off-the-clock drug use -- a situation Republicans and business groups have fought for years.. ...
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Police shooting ruled self-defense
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- A police sergeant acted in self-defense when she fatally shot a suspected shoplifter, a coroner's jury ruled. The panel deliberated about 20 minutes Thursday before ruling in the incident that involved Carterville police Sgt. Sara Gerber. She shot Jesse Hembree, 48, of Webb City, on Sunday near a convenience store in Carterville. Gerber said she was attempting to arrest Hembree on allegations he had shoplifted beer and cigarettes when he began hitting her in the head...
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Bond secures money to fight lead poisoning in St. Louis
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., said Friday he has secured $5 million in federal funding toward the $15 million he pledged over three years to fight lead poisoning in St. Louis. In 2000, one-third of children tested in St. Louis under the age of 6 had lead poisoning, a figure that's seven times the national average, Bond said...
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Mother pleads guilty in son's death
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
FORSYTH, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri woman has pleaded guilty in the death of her toddler. Amanda Walden, 23, of Reeds Spring, admitted to an amended charge of involuntary manslaughter during her court appearance Thursday in Taney County. Her 14-month-old son, Josh Polson, died in March 2001 after her boyfriend allegedly shook the boy and threw him to the ground of the Rockaway Beach home where Walden lived...
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HBO movie shows Pancho Villa as movie star, marketing whiz
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/03)
EL PASO, Texas -- Long before the reality TV craze, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa fought battles with an American camera crew in tow -- in 1914. He hoped his $25,000 deal with the Mutual Film Co. of New York would get him good publicity in the United States and money to buy arms and supplies. ...
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'Grand Ole Opry' leaving CMT for smaller network
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/03)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The live telecast of the Grand Ole Opry is moving from Country Music Television to its smaller competitor, Great American Country. The hour-long country music show, "Grand Ole Opry Live," has appeared on CMT every Saturday night since 2001. It draws 1.5 million to 2 million viewers and was CMT's highest-rated weekly series...
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Catching up with a few former child stars
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/03)
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Five former kid performers appear as in "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star." But what else have they been up to?Corey Feldman Age: 32 n Formerly: Mouth in "The Goonies" (1985), Teddy in "Stand By Me" (1986), Edgar in "The Lost Boys" (1987)...
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KC council to consider firing three prosecutors
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The City Council will consider a recommendation to fire the city prosecutor and two assistant prosecutors for allegedly doing non city legal work on city time. City prosecutor Roger Potter and assistants Michael Dailey and Victoria Thomas were suspended without pay May 30 over the allegations. A hearing officer has now upheld city attorney Galen Beaufort's recommendation that the three be fired, The Kansas City Star reported Friday...
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Drunken driver gets 10-year prison term
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
OTTAWA, Ill. -- A drunken driver who fatally struck a road construction flagman in May has agreed to a 10-year prison sentence in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Douglas V. Black, of Streator, Ill., was driving on Illinois 23 on the morning of May 22 when he struck John R. Crozier Jr., 40, also of Streator. Crozier died four days later at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria...
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SIU to snuff out campus cigarette sales
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Cigarette sales at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will end next year, university officials said. The Student Center, the only place on campus that sells cigarettes, will stop doing so next summer, part of a larger anti-smoking initiative on campus...
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Notre Dame rallies past Kelly for title
(College Sports ~ 09/07/03)
Notre Dame used a seventh-inning rally to tie the game and an eighth-inning run Saturday to clinch its own Softballfest title 3-2 over Kelly. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Sarah Michel led off with a double for the Bulldogs (6-0). After a Lindsay Reinagel walk Rachel Ruopp singled home Michel to tie the game. Notre Dame had a chance to win in regulation but failed to score with runners on second and third with no outs...
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Strong candidates make for a good race
(Editorial ~ 09/07/03)
Next year's elections for Missouri's leadership promise to provide one of the most exciting campaigns in recent memory. Not only will primary races give voters a considerable range of choices, the quality of candidates appears to be above average with many qualified and experienced office seekers...
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Executing juveniles- A legal, societal struggle
(Editorial ~ 09/07/03)
The debate over executing juvenile criminals is fraught with legal disagreement and emotional arguments. For now, a 4-3 majority of the Missouri Supreme Court believes individuals younger than 18 at the time they commit what would be a capital crime for adults should not be put to death...
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Suspect charged in stabbing
(Local News ~ 09/07/03)
Daily Dunklin Democrat KENNETT, Mo. -- A Columbia, Mo., man is being held in the Dunklin County Jail for the Thursday evening stabbing of a Kennett woman. Vennis P. Brown, 36, has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in an attack on Latisha Lowe, 23, of Kennett. The charges were filed Friday by John Spielman, assistant prosecuting attorney...
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Resignation leaves U.S. groping for peace formula
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- Shocked by the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, the Bush administration said Saturday the Palestinians must find a new leader who stands apart from "a corrupt few tainted by terror" and will continue to seek peace based on a U.S.-backed blueprint...
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Audit- Forest Service workers misused government credit cards
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- A new billiard table, a $2,900 aquarium, costumes and caterers are among the many improper charges made on government credit cards by Forest Service workers, Congress' investigative agency says. The General Accounting Office said Friday that an audit found instances of credit card abuse that demonstrate a lack of oversight by Forest Service officials...
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Bush trumpets education initiative while facing problems abroad
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- As developments in Iraq and the Middle East dominated President Bush's attention, he tried to change the focus to his domestic agenda Saturday, saying the education law he championed is raising the bar for student achievement. "The law sets a clear goal for American education: Every child, in every school, must perform at grade level in reading and math, which are the keys to all learning," Bush said in his weekly radio address...
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School voucher plan moves ahead in Congress, narrowly
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- School-choice supporters hope they're halfway toward a landmark voucher plan for poor students, but critics pledge a fierce fight to keep public money out of private education. In a 205-203 vote, the House endorsed private-school vouchers for poor District of Columbia students Friday, a plan likely to win final approval when the city's budget comes to a vote next week. ...
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Dalai Lama begins U.S. tour
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Dalai Lama started a 16-day U.S. tour, presiding over an interfaith service and receiving an honorary degree at a Jesuit-run university. Flanked by representatives of 25 religions Friday at the University of San Francisco, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said all faiths have the same basic aim -- to breed compassion among their followers...
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Henri weakens to depression; Tropical Storm Isabel forms
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- Most of Florida was spared heavy rain forecasters had believed Tropical Storm Henri would bring Saturday, as the system weakened into a tropical depression and moved quickly across the peninsula. Rainfall totals in most areas affected by Henri fell considerably short of the 6 to 12 inches forecasters said were coming to large portions of the state...
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Government, family clash over child's life-and-death care
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Doctors say 12-year-old Parker Jensen has Ewing's sarcoma, an aggressive and deadly cancer, and needs chemotherapy. His parents contend he's healthy now and the chemotherapy could just as easily kill him. They accused one hospital of rushing the diagnosis and two others of rubber-stamping it, then fled to Idaho with their son to avoid a court order requiring the treatment...
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FanSpeak
(Other Sports ~ 09/07/03)
A tale good for a laugh THE RICKY Clemons story rivaled the funny page in laughs. What a genius to get 24 credit hours in one summer on such "hard" subjects. A word of advice to Mizzou's Board of Regents: If the coach didn't know the details of this charade, then he is grossly overpaid. I would send him back to school to take a few classes in finance, economics and ethics...
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Southeast opens with home tournament
(College Sports ~ 09/07/03)
Southeast Missouri State University's golf team will kick off its fall schedule with some home cooking. The Harris Fall Classic, a 54-hole event featuring 16 schools and 17 teams, will be Monday and Tuesday at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. After today's practice round, there will be 36 holes Monday and 18 holes Tuesday. Action both days begins at 7:30 a.m...
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Area digest
(Other Sports ~ 09/07/03)
Southeast men third, women fourth at MU COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Chad Sierman finished 15th and Kaci Pilcher ninth to lead Southeast Missouri State University at the Missouri Invitational on Saturday, the season-opening event for both the men's and women's cross country teams...
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Mizzou pays price for a blowout at Ball State
(College Sports ~ 09/07/03)
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Brad Smith had 229 yards of total offense before leaving in the first half with a concussion as Missouri beat Ball State 35-7 Saturday. Missouri answered an early Ball State score with 21 straight points before halftime. Smith, who scored on a 35-yard touchdown run to give Missouri the lead, rushed for 117 yards on 13 carries and completed 11 of 17 passes for 112 yards...
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Tanaka shoots 3 under for Canadian Open lead
(Professional Sports ~ 09/07/03)
HAMILTON, Ontario -- Hidemichi Tanaka shot a 3-under 67 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over four players after three rounds of the Canadian Open. Tanaka hit a 3-wood from 258 yards within 6 feet on the 550-yard 17th to set up an eagle. He also had six birdies and five bogeys to finish at 7-under 203 on the hilly Hamilton Golf and Country Club course...
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Newman wins Chevrolet 400 at Richmond
(Professional Sports ~ 09/07/03)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Ryan Newman dominated a late long run and then held on through three restarts -- the last with four laps to go -- to win Saturday night Richmond International Raceway. Newman, whose crew said he might not have enough fuel to finish under the long green-flag run that started with 77 laps to go, got a break when Robby Gordon crashed with 19 laps left. That, caused a seven-lap caution in the Chevrolet 400...
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Roddick advances to finals; Agassi out
(Professional Sports ~ 09/07/03)
NEW YORK -- Racket bag slung over his shoulder, Andre Agassi briskly walked out of the locker room and through the halls of Arthur Ashe Stadium to the VIP parking lot. He piled into a silver car and drove off at 3 p.m. on Saturday, exactly 24 hours before the start of the U.S. Open men's final. Agassi won't be back for that, and he won't be No. 1 any longer, either, after losing his semifinal and the top ranking to Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4...
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Giants plan to provide Rams a test on defense
(Professional Sports ~ 09/07/03)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants have wondered for years what it would be like to have a Rams-type offense to go with one of the NFL's best defenses. This might be the year Jim Fassel and company find out, with Mike Martz and the Rams coming to Giants Stadium for today's opener...
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Questions will abound when Rams take the field
(Sports Column ~ 09/07/03)
Today's opener against the Giants in New York should be interesting for Rams fans -- especially local ones -- from several angles. There are plenty of question marks surrounding the Rams as they enter the season, and although one game won't answer all of them, it should at least give an indication regarding some of them...
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Big election year ahead
(Column ~ 09/07/03)
Will the November 2004 election, now 14 months off, be the most consequential since at least 1980, or perhaps even 1964? Yes, says conservative publisher Bill Kristol, writing in the current edition of his magazine, The Weekly Standard. Kristol addresses the national scene from his perch in the Beltway and on Fox News...
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Family pet finds plenty to bark about
(Column ~ 09/07/03)
Some West Virginia folks are disgruntled over constantly clucking roosters. One unhappy resident even recorded the offending noise and gave it to Raleigh County officials. One of the county commissioners says a man is raising gamecocks and the birds have been injected with steroids. Raising the birds is legal in West Virginia just as along as they're not used for cockfighting...
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New videotape of trade center attack surfaces
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
NEW YORK -- The only videotape known to have captured both planes slamming into the World Trade Center, and only the second image of the first strike, has surfaced on the eve of the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The footage, obtained by The New York Times, was taken by a Czech immigant construction worker whose son at one point came close to accidentally erasing the rare, chilling footage, the newspaper reported on its Web site Saturday...
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Southern California brush fire threatens about 1,500 homes
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
HIGHLAND, Calif. -- A brush fire fueled by erratic winds threatened about 1,500 homes east of Los Angeles Saturday, while in central Oregon, crews held back another wildfire that had earlier jumped containment lines. About 400 of the 1,500 threatened homes along the edge of California's San Bernardino National Forest were evacuated, and firefighters were taking advantage of calmer weather Saturday morning to battle the blaze, said Melody Lardner, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service...
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Man questioned by FBI denies knowing bank robber
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
ERIE, Pa. -- A man who says his girlfriend is a cousin of the pizza deliveryman killed after a bank robbery by the explosion of a bomb locked to his neck says investigators seized his tools and computer, but he denied Saturday that he ever met the dead man...
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Dump the frump Librarians throw the book at a new shushing libr
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
SEATTLE -- A new action figure of a frumpy-looking librarian who moves her index finger to her lips with "amazing push-button shushing action!" is prompting librarians around the world to raise their voices in protest. "The shushing thing just put me right over the edge," said Diane DuBois, library director of Caribou Public Library in Caribou, Maine. "We're so not like that anymore. It's so stereotypical I could scream."...
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Forensic scientist forms consulting group for mounting load of
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Some of the nation's best, but little known, forensic scientists will offer free or discounted help to short-staffed police departments faced with mounting cold case loads. About 200,000 murders have gone unsolved in the United States since 1960, and crime statistics show that each year cold cases grow by about another 6,000...
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Gisele MacKenzie, early TV star, singer, dead at 76
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
BURBANK, Calif. -- Singer-actress Gisele MacKenzie, who became one of early television's biggest stars through her appearances on "Your Hit Parade," has died of colon cancer. She was 76. MacKenzie died Friday at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, said her daughter, Gigi Downs...
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Disabled Colorado man spends six days trapped in bathtub before
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- A disabled man who slipped and fell in his bathtub was trapped there for six days before he was rescued by a van driver who arrived at the house for a scheduled trip. Bruce Ashworth, 55, who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, fell on Aug. 29 and was unable to reach the safety handles on the bathtub to rescue himself. His service dog, Libby, brought a phone to him, but the battery wasn't charged...
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Scandal-scarred Virginia GOP selects new leader
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Republicans, shaken by an eavesdropping scandal that forced the chairman and executive director to resign, Saturday chose their first female party leader, the daughter of a U.S. Senate nominee killed in 1978 plane crash. Longtime party activist Kate Obenshain Griffin, 34, was elected party chairwoman on an unanimous voice vote by the state GOP's governing Central Committee...
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Abbas resigns; Israel bombs Gaza City home
(International News ~ 09/07/03)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A disillusioned Mahmoud Abbas resigned as prime minister Saturday after a four-month power struggle with Yasser Arafat, leaving Israel and the United States without a negotiating partner and prompting calls by some top Israeli officials to expel Arafat...
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School reform raises stakes
(Local News ~ 09/07/03)
Southeast Missourian State officials have called it the 800-pound gorilla that can't be ignored. Educators say it's as useful as putting a Band-Aid on a headache. Whatever the case, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 packs a punch unlike any other education reform ever handed down by the federal government, and its demands are likely to hit local schools right in the gut...
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Jefferson County man sentenced to prison time
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- A Jefferson County man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of murdering the husband of a woman he claims asked him to do the killing. Charles Miller, 49, of De Soto, was sentenced Friday to two concurrent 25-year terms in the shooting death of Larry Holman, 44, of Festus. Holman was found dead in his car on a wooded road near Festus on Nov. 21, 2000...
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FBI issues worldwide alert in possible terror plots
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- The FBI is enlisting the world's help to find four men suspected of ties to al-Qaida, including a possible terror cell leader and an avowed suicide attacker. The FBI posted a "seeking information" alert for the four on its Web site Friday after intelligence corroborated by multiple sources, including foreign governments and law enforcement officials, indicated they might be plotting new attacks against the United States...
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Guests supreme
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- Anthony Kennedy likes to listen to the opera while working, Ruth Bader Ginsburg dreamed of a career as a diva and Stephen Breyer has twice performed on stage -- albeit a half-century ago. Who says Supreme Court justices are all law, no show biz...
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Police report 9/7
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/07/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, Sept. 7 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests David R. Oliver, 37, 3110 Meadowlark Lane, was arrested Friday on a Cape Girardeau warrant for parole violation...
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Fire report 9/7
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/07/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, Sept. 7 Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: At 7:18 p.m., a motor vehicle accident with injuries at Hanover and William. At 7:53 p.m., a request for medical assistance at 1457 N. Main. At 9:33 p.m., a request for medical assistance at 1264 Linden, Apt. 1...
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Cozy cottage - Charming house is full of delightful surprises
(Community ~ 09/07/03)
One of the charming things about older houses that you don't find in newer ones are the "nooks and crannies." Maybe it's because new houses are designed to make efficient use of space, leaving fewer nooks and crannies. But those unexpected spaces can be sweet surprises in a house...
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Hahs celebrate 40th event
(Anniversary ~ 09/07/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hahs of Oak Ridge celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a dinner June 7, 2003, at New Salem United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Hosts were their sons and daughters-in-law, Kevin and Nancy Hahs, Scott and Jill Hahs, and Keith and Erin Hahs...
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James-Faust
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Bill James of Doniphan, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Pennelope James, to Brett Faust of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Faust of Ellisville, Mo. James is a 1996 graduate of Doniphan High School, and 1998 graduate of Three Rivers Community College. She is a customer service specialist with JCPenney Co. Inc...
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Patio, deck heaters can warm up entertaining
(Community ~ 09/07/03)
Cool autumn temperatures are no reason deck and patio lovers should retreat to the cozy confines of dens or family rooms. Homeowners can take back the night -- and early evenings or football afternoons for that matter -- with toasty outdoor heaters designed to extend enjoyment of decks or patios to three if not four seasons...
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Independence to make Ginger Rogers' birthplace a historic site
(State News ~ 09/07/03)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A city council in the suburbs of Kansas City wants to make Ginger Rogers' birthplace a historic landmark. The Independence City Council will vote Sept. 15 on whether to make the dancer, singer and actress' birth home a landmark, qualifying it for historic preservation...
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Man falsely jailed after buying drug-laden car campaigns
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
SAN DIEGO -- When Adrian Rodriguez heard a rattling noise in the 1991 Volkswagen Passat he'd bought at a U.S. Customs auction, he hoped to fix it cheap by taking it to his mechanic in Tijuana, Mexico. But the problem came with some unexpected costs...
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Riverside readiness
(Local News ~ 09/07/03)
Southeast Missourian A lone terrorist sucker-punched Cape Girardeau twice Saturday -- first with a bombed oil pipeline that sent hundreds of gallons of crude spewing into the Mississippi River and later with the detonation of a so-called "dirty bomb" on a docked barge that injured three river workers and exposed them to dangerous levels of radiation...
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Williams fuels Cardinals' rebound
(Professional Sports ~ 09/07/03)
ST. LOUIS -- The longest losing streak of Woody Williams' career is over. The Cardinals hope their slide also has ended. Williams won for the first time since July 26 despite giving up six runs in six innings as the Cardinals overcame an early deficit and beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-6 Saturday...
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Southeast offense sputters in loss to SIU
(College Sports ~ 09/07/03)
Southern Illinois beating Southeast Missouri State University Saturday night was perhaps not all that surprising since the Salukis are considered greatly improved this year. But the ease with which the Salukis manhandled the Indians stunned most of the record crowd of 11,100 at Houck Stadium -- not to mention Southeast's players...
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SEMO District Fair off to 'good start'
(Local News ~ 09/07/03)
CHRIS PAGANO * cpagano@semissourian.com Grandpa's Own Root Beer proprietors Bill Parker and Rex Brown of St. Joseph, Mo., sold their drink in brown and blue bottles, flasks and mugs with jelly-jar lids.By Chris Pagano ~ Southeast Missourian...
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When fame fades
(Entertainment ~ 09/07/03)
LOS ANGELES -- The glory of being a famous cute kid can fade faster than the pages of an old Tiger Beat magazine. What often remains is nostalgia, taunting and the occasional pummeling in a celebrity boxing tournament. Some are bitter. Some have made peace with their pasts and found new successes. Others still seem a little dazed from the long-extinguished limelight...
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Treating a pet for allergies
(Column ~ 09/07/03)
By Dr. John Koch Question: My dog has a terrible time with allergies. The only thing that seems to help very much is cortisone. Sometimes we go in to the vet's office for cortisone shots and sometimes we just give the medication in a pill form. I know that giving too much cortisone can be a bad thing. How concerned do I need to be about overdosing him with this medication?...
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People talk 9/7/03
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
Stones tour will roll into China in November BEIJING -- The Rolling Stones are planning to their first concert in China in November after canceling shows earlier this year because of the SARS infection scare. The band is scheduled to play Nov. 14 in Beijing at the 17,000-seat Capital Gymnasium, Chen Jixin of the Beijing Time New Century Entertainment Co. said Friday...
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Feds investigating whether Florida test discriminates
(National News ~ 09/07/03)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether Florida's statewide assessment test discriminates against disabled students by failing to provide special accommodations they need to take the exam. If the department's Office for Civil Rights finds the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test violates federal law, it can force the state to change policies regarding the test or withhold federal money...
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Basler-Peters
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
Robert and Betty Basler of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Angela Marie Basler, to William T. Peters, both of St. Louis. He is the son of William F. and Martha Peters and Hedy Melliere, all of St. Louis. Basler is a 1983 graduate of Notre Dame High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in child development from Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed by Division of Family Services in St. Louis...
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Cotner-Rider
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
Keith Cotner of Cape Girardeau and Sherri Cotner-Bailey of Houston, Texas, announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Cotner, to Seth Rider, both of Denver, Colo. He is the son of Barry and Barb Rider of North East, Pa. Cotner received a degree in economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder. She is a pharmaceutical recruiter with a firm based in Dallas, Texas...
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Mirly-Demarest
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
Kenny and Joann Mirly of New Wells announce the engagement of their daughter, Diane Laura Mirly, to Travis Lee Demarest, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Lanny Demarest of Brookfield, Mo., and Vickie Lane of Scott City. Mirly is a 1999 graduate of Jackson High School, and a 2003 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Hogan-Burger
(Wedding ~ 09/07/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Corrie Hogan and Travis Burger exchanged vows March 1, 2003, at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, Mo. The Rev. Mark Bozada performed the ceremony. Music was provided by the Essners, cousins of the groom. The bride is the daughter of Charles Renner of Perryville and Bonnie Hartma of Chester, Ill. Mike and Judy Burger of Scott City are parents of the groom...
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Ferrell-Gross
(Wedding ~ 09/07/03)
Kandi Lea Ferrell and Michael William Gross were married May 17, 2003, at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Paul Kabo Jr. performed the ceremony. Organist was Mary Miller of Cape Girardeau, and soloist was Carrie Ferrell of Scott City, sister of the bride...
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Out of the past 9/7/03
(Out of the Past ~ 09/07/03)
10 years ago: Sept. 7, 1993 Tents and carnival rides arrive today; fences and ticket booths went up over weekend; transformation of Arena Park into SEMO District Fairgrounds has begun; 138th annual fair begins Sunday. Southeast Missouri State University Foundation will move ahead with plans to operate Cape Girardeau and Jackson license fee offices, university and foundation officials say; announcement follows two-hour, closed-door meeting of foundation's board of directors, some of whom had expressed concern about their executive committee's decision to accept offer from Gov. ...
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James Dailey
(Obituary ~ 09/07/03)
ANNA, Ill. -- James Edward Dailey Jr., 48, of Anna died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, at his home. He was born June 19, 1955, in Chicago, Ill., son of Edward James Sr. and Dianne Theresa Sealander Dailey. He and Barbara Dianna Furlow were married March 2, 1985, at Chicago...
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W.P. Wilson
(Obituary ~ 09/07/03)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- W.P. Wilson, 66, of East Prairie died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born July 17, 1937, at Ridgely, Tenn., son of William and Mary Belle Moore Wilson. He and Dorothy Lee Faire were married in Feb. 1983...
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Erwin Mueller
(Obituary ~ 09/07/03)
FARRAR, Mo. -- Erwin T. Mueller, 80, of Farrar died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 1, 1923, in Farrar to Ernst H. and Bertha Katherine Luehrs Mueller. He married Wilma C. Lohmann on Oct. 19, 1947. He was a retired livestock and agricultural farmer, a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, the Salem Senior Servants, the Missouri Farm Bureau and American Legion Post 133. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II...
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Speak Out A 09/07/03
(Speak Out ~ 09/07/03)
Facts about cruelty I'M READING the article on the Religion page about PETA. This person says, "My God is a God of love, and I'm sure he believes cruelty in any form to anything is wrong." Does this person think that when God created the earth that he would not have been able to prevent cruelty if it wasn't part of life? Cruelty is a fact of life, as in one animal eating another animal...
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MAP story gives some students unjustified blame
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/07/03)
To the editor: It seems that your newspaper does not care for the social well-being of students who attend Jackson High School. After all, you made it very clear to point out that students with learning disabilities and those on free or reduced lunches did not meet the standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. ...
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McDowell-Lee
(Wedding ~ 09/07/03)
Brittney Denise McDowell and Joshua Cloit Lee were married May 3, 2003, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. Msgr. Edward Eftink performed the ceremony. Accompanist was Geri Beussink of Jackson, saxophonist was Eric McGowen of Cape Girardeau, and vocalist was Jane Oehl of Jackson. Scriptures were read by Susan Hinkebein of Jackson, aunt of the bride, and Jason Kesterson of Cape Girardeau...
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Hubbert-Wolsey
(Wedding ~ 09/07/03)
Amy Suzanne Hubbert and Jerry Don Wolsey II exchanged vows March 29, 2003, at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Anselm Williams performed the ceremony. Soloist was Danetta Held of Cape Girardeau. Readers were Anna Harper of Sikeston, Mo., and Janie Merrick of Bertrand, Mo., aunts of the bride...
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Pruitt-Blissett
(Wedding ~ 09/07/03)
Stephanie Michelle Pruitt and Tyoun Marquise "CB" Blissett were married Aug. 21, 2003, at Francine's Gardens. Elder Kirk Dunnavant performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Chioke Carter of Cape Girardeau. Readings were given by Syd Egan of Jackson...
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Martin-Ressel
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
Marvin and Kathey Martin of Doniphan, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Lynn Martin, to Benjamin James Ressel. He is the son of Stephen and Sandra Ressel of Cape Girardeau. Martin is a 1999 graduate of Naylor High School in Naylor, Mo., and a 2002 graduate of Three Rivers Community College nursing program. She is a registered nurse at Auburn Surgery Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Wills- Seyer
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
James and Martha Wills of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Tina Renee Wills of Jackson, to Luke Justin Seyer. He is the son of Marilyn Seyer of Jackson, and the late Ronnie Seyer. Wills is a 1993 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri...
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Singleton-Parks
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
Timothy and Marilyn Singleton of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Kay Singleton, to Lee Parks. He is the son of Dale and Debbie Parks of Dexter, Mo., and Connie Slinkard of Cape Girardeau. Singleton is a 1991 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is office manager at Cape Bible Chapel...
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Moore- Bohannon
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
BENTON, Mo. -- Gary and Ruth Moore of Jefferson City, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Moore, to Benjamin Bohannon. He is the son of Gary and Susie Bohannon of Benton. Moore is a sonographer at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City...
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McClendon-Whaley
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dean of Bernie, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sherry McClendon of Puxico, Mo., to Phillip Whaley. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Whaley of Jackson. McClendon is a graduate of Bernie High School. She is employed by Stoddard County Family Services in Bloomfield, Mo...
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Thurman-Ostendorf
(Engagement ~ 09/07/03)
Jerry and Cheryl Winiger of St. Clair, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Cheryl Lyann Thurman, to Charles Michael Ostendorf. He is the son of Donald and Rita Ostendorf of Scott City. Thurman is a 1992 graduate of St. Clair High School. She is employed by Mid American Resorts in Washington, Mo...
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Carman-Smiley
(Wedding ~ 09/07/03)
KELSO, Mo.-- Amy McClain Carman and Daniel Justin Smiley were married June 7, 2003, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. The Rev. Oliver Clavin performed the ceremony. Eucharistic minister was Hermina Westrich. Scriptures were read by Larry McClain, godfather of the bride...
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Bittle-Cairns
(Wedding ~ 09/07/03)
Aimee Renea Bittle and Paul Matthew Cairns were united in marriage Aug. 16, 2003, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Barry Pfanstiel performed the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Jerry and Carla Bittle and Rich and Lynne Cairns, all of Cape Girardeau...
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Dana workers urged to oppose unionization
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/07/03)
To the editor: The United Auto Workers have pressured some automotive suppliers -- including our employer, Dana Corp. -- into signing so-called neutrality agreements and agreeing to grant the union recognition on the basis of what they refer to as a card-check election...
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