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Area health official says closing schools was right decision
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
Three Southeast Missouri school districts made the right decision when they canceled classes in the face of widespread illness among their students, a local health official said Friday. "I was pleased those schools were willing to close their doors," Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center director Charlotte Craig said...
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Seven file to become Cairo mayor
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Seven candidates have filed to become the mayor of Cairo, which has been politically paralyzed for much of the last four years by a feud between incumbent Paul Farris and the city council. Farris was among the first to file, as was one of his chief antagonists on the council, Bobby Whitaker. ...
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Cairo unable to move on agenda for development
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A special city council meeting called to enact an agenda for revitalizing this impoverished town failed to attract enough members Friday to do business. After taking the roll -- only one of the six council members showed up for the meeting -- Mayor Paul Farris outlined the stakes for his town and criticized council members unwilling to meet to discuss his proposals. ...
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Speak Out 12/16/06
(Speak Out ~ 12/16/06)
For or against?; Beautiful lights; Great event; School decision; Helping the homeless; Standing at concert; Many blessings; Smoking illness; National attention; Purposely not clear; Need more employees; Inconvenient parking; Deserves a medal; Not just the wealthy; Spanking works
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For Sahara
(Editorial ~ 12/16/06)
The day Sahara Aldridge found out she had a tumor on her brain stem, her 12th birthday, she sent her father to a store with $20 of her birthday money. She asked him to buy crayons for the other children in the hospital. That's the person Rick Springfield came all the way to Cape Girardeau to play a benefit concert for last weekend. ...
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Out of the past 12/16/06
(Out of the Past ~ 12/16/06)
Proponents and opponents of the proposed Cape Girardeau Women's Center, which would offer abortion services here, have their say before the Cape Girardeau City Council at its study session; a standing-room-only crowd crams the city hall gymnasium to express its views; members of the council say their decision won't come for at least 30 days...
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Workers start job search
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
Jimmy Summers remembers the shock of walking into K's Merchandise earlier this year to the news that he would be out of work in January after 10 years of steady work as the store's jeweler. He was crestfallen, along with the other 60 or so employees, some who were like him and came on board when K's first opened in Cape Girardeau in 1996...
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Notre Dame runs down a win over Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Notre Dame turned Friday's SEMO Conference boys basketball game against Sikeston into a track meet -- and the hometown team just couldn't keep up, as Notre Dame raced away for an 86-75 victory at the Field House. The victory in the battle of the Bulldogs gives Notre Dame (8-1, 2-0 SEMO Conference) the inside track at getting the top seed in February's Class 4 District 1 Tournament. For Sikeston, the loss leaves last season's Class 4 state runner-up searching for answers...
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Sprain will sideline Paradoski at least two games
(College Sports ~ 12/16/06)
Southeast Missouri State junior point guard Paul Paradoski received good news and bad news on Friday regarding the left knee he injured during Tuesday's practice. First, for the good news. Results of an MRI revealed no structural damage, meaning Paradoski will not need surgery...
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Jones gets an all-star invitation for Classic
(College Sports ~ 12/16/06)
An already good week for Southeast Missouri State senior defensive end Edgar Jones got even better Friday. Two days after being named to The Associated Press Division I-AA All-America first team, Jones was invited to play in the second annual Magnolia Gridiron Classic, set for 11 a.m. Dec. 23 in Jackson, Miss...
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Astros' Bagwell calls it a career at age 38
(Professional Sports ~ 12/16/06)
HOUSTON -- Jeff Bagwell retired Friday after 15 years with the Houston Astros, ending a career in which he hit 449 home runs but was forced from the field after the 2005 season because of a shoulder injury. Along with Craig Biggio, Bagwell led the Astros to four division titles and the team's first NL pennant in 2005. The 38-year-old Bagwell retires as Houston's leader in homers, RBIs (1,529), walks (1,401) and extra-base hits (969). He finished with a .297 career average...
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Miller City street preacher is getting the word out
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
It has been 25 years since Duane "Street Preacher" Lyon put down his welding tools and started carrying a cross. Since then he has visited 45 states and 15 foreign countries with one message, "Jesus Saves." He carries it on a message board and often hoists a 12-foot cross for emphasis...
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No consolidation: Sikeston to keep its 911 center
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
BENTON, Mo. -- Talk of consolidating Scott County's three 911 dispatching centers is over for now, as Sikeston has decided its best interest would be served by maintaining its current 911 center. But the county is still looking for ways to offset losses in revenue from 911 taxes while continuing to provide service. That may mean increasing the fees charged to smaller entities that use the county's dispatching services...
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Ailing woman could use some holiday warmth
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
Mrs. J, a victim of several heart attacks and diabetes, finds cold weather difficult to battle. Recent mild temperatures have been kind to the 78-year-old, but just thinking about the inevitable cold makes Mrs. J anxious. Mrs. J's happiness is partly due to her ability to remain independent. ...
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Scott County sheriff to receive grant for fighting computer crime
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
The Scott County Sheriff's Department will be getting the help of a Missouri Department of Public Safety grant to help fight crime. According to a release Wednesday from Scott County developer Joel Evans, the Internet Cyber Crime grant is awarding the sheriff's department about $30,000 to be used for training two officers in computer data retrieval...
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Jackson budget has no major projects for '07
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
The Jackson Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing Monday evening on a proposed 2007 budget that includes a 3.5 percent increase in payroll spending, an 8.3 percent increase in employee health insurance costs and no major new initiatives or construction projects...
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Rumsfeld gets big Pentagon send-off
(National News ~ 12/16/06)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the public face of an unpopular war, bid farewell to the Pentagon on Friday in a splashy send-off featuring lavish praise from President Bush. Rumsfeld defended to the end the mission that led to his ouster...
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Surgeon: Sen. Johnson's progress after brain operation 'encouraging'
(National News ~ 12/16/06)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tim Johnson was experiencing postsurgery swelling in his brain Friday, but his doctors said his recovery was still encouraging. They said he would remain hospitalized until the swelling went down. The South Dakota Democrat, who suffered a brain hemorrhage Wednesday, remained in critical but stable condition Friday, just short of three weeks before the new Senate is to convene with his party holding control by a single vote...
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DNA match leads to arrest in cold case
(State News ~ 12/16/06)
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- A 44-year-old Ferguson man was charged with first-degree murder Friday, after a Missouri crime lab matched his DNA to a sample recovered from the clothing of a rape victim murdered more than a decade ago. Michael E. Dowell is charged with first-degree murder in the January 1991 death of 18-year-old Stephanie Hogland, whose partially naked body was found alongside a Lincoln County road...
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State orders owners of burned Mo. group home to close facilities
(State News ~ 12/16/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State regulators on Friday ordered the owners of a group home where 10 people died in a fire to shut down all four of their southwest Missouri facilities for the mentally ill and disabled. The decision by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to strip the operating licenses of Joplin River of Life Ministries Inc. came one day after Attorney General Jay Nixon sued the company seeking millions of dollars in damages...
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Seahawks fall short of super in stretch
(Professional Sports ~ 12/16/06)
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Mike Holmgren addressed his players in a darkened room Friday morning, the result of a wind and rain storm that knocked out power to much of the Seattle region. The setting matched the Seahawks' mood. What was expected to be a celebration of a third straight NFC West crown on Thursday night turned into an examination of just what was wrong with the reigning NFC champs after a shocking 24-14 loss to San Francisco...
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Student government wants name for New Hall
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
Built four years ago, Southeast Missouri State University's newest residence hall for students goes by the name "New Hall." But that name is strictly unofficial. The university never formally named the building. "Unfortunately, the name stuck," student government president Adam Hanna told the board of regents Friday...
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Jackie Brewington
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jackie Lee Brewington, 70, of Perryville died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Yuma, Ariz. He was born April 24, 1936, at Fredericktown, Mo., son of Barney G. and Lester Mae King Brewington. He and Beverly Anne Austin were married March 29, 1979, in Perryville...
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Cecil Dunn
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
Cecil Fay Dunn, 82, of Sulphur, Ky., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home...
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Police report 12/16/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/06)
Arrests; Arrests; Jackson: Thefts
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Stallone's new 'Rocky' film fights to be taken seriously
(Entertainment ~ 12/16/06)
NEW YORK -- We've all experienced this during the coming attractions: Hollywood puts forth a dramatic, inspiring pitch for an upcoming production -- and everybody laughs. That's happened with the trailer for "Rocky Balboa," the sixth installment in the franchise after a 16-year absence. And the film has been battered with derision and peppered with punch lines even before it hits theaters...
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Harvey Williams
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Harvey D. "Dale" Williams, 67, of Joliet, Ill., formerly of Olive Branch, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. He was born March 26, 1939, in Olive Branch, son of Virgil and Muriel Smiley Williams. He married Evelyn Foster, who survives...
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Virginia Jones
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
Virginia Evelyn Jones, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at Life Care Center. She was born Oct. 6, 1913, in Whitewater, daughter of Alexander and Martha Alva Dirden Willa. She was first married to Monroe Blumenberg. He died Jan. 28, 1948. She later married Howard Jones Feb. 24, 1949. He died Aug. 30, 1987...
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Glen Bentley
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
VANDUSER, Mo. -- Glen Allen Bentley, 45, of Vanduser died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, in Chaffee, Mo. He was born Aug. 26, 1961, son of Glen Arthur and Jean Evelyn Nordin Bentley. He and Brenda Foster were married June 1, 1999. Formerly of Chaffee, he was a 1980 graduate of Chaffee High School. After graduation he joined the U.S. Army Reserve...
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Rev. Ellis Grant
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
The Rev. Ellis Albert Grant, 68, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 23, 1938, in Lutesville, Mo., one of seven children of the Rev. Paul M. and Furn E. Eaker Grant. He and Ruth Ann Gould were married Dec. 21, 1958...
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Shirley Bode
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
Shirley Jean Bode, 82, of Boise, Idaho, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at Boise Samaritan Lutheran Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Boise. She had been a resident there since 2001. She was born July 6, 1924, in Chaffee, Mo., daughter of Alvin P. and Grace Wagster Denton. She and Palmer Herman Bode were married Oct. 1, 1940, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He died Oct. 24, 1992...
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Anna Balsman
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna Maudell Balsman, 87, of Perryville died Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at Perry Oaks Manor. She was born Oct. 19, 1919, in Perry County, daughter of Theodore B. Lukefahr and Mary Julia Valleroy Lukefahr. She and Earl T. Balsman were married May 12, 1945, at Highland, Mo...
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Billy Washam
(Obituary ~ 12/16/06)
MILLER CITY, Ill. -- Billy Joe Washam, 57, of Miller City died Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born Jan. 13, 1948, in Cairo, Ill., son of Herbert and Mary Harget Washam. Washam was a self-employed welder. ...
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Stair steps keep this mom busy
(Local News ~ 12/16/06)
Carmella, a CNA at a local nursing home, has three children, two and under. Caring for people comes naturally for her and she misses her income, especially at this time of year. The youngest child, Zachary, is only a month old. Carmella is stretched financially and physically with the needs of her little ones, still young enough to be mainly helpless. ...
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Scott City finds range in victory over Advance
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/06)
The Scott City boys basketball team connected on 11 3-pointers Friday, seven by Jay Simmons, and routed visiting Advance 85-59. Alex King led the Rams with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Simmons finished with 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Scott City pushed its record to 3-1 with its third straight win...
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Redhawks' late escape thwarts ETSU women
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/06)
Lachelle Lyles continued to be a virtual rebounding machine. Rachel Blunt had the best offensive performance of her Southeast Missouri State career. Missy Whitney got going just in time. Ashley Lovelady was solid throughout, while Sonya Daugherty did major damage in the final minutes...
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Serendipity for 99 cents
(Community ~ 12/16/06)
God may work in mysterious ways, but this time he was online. The Church of Jesus Christ on County Road 316 near Gordonville lacked a steeple when it was built several years ago. One day, Jackie Mueller, the wife of the church's pastor, Delbert Mueller, was listening to a radio swap program when a caller said he had a steeple for sale that could be viewed on eBay. He wanted $2,000 for it...
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Bounce the ball, please
(Column ~ 12/16/06)
John Wooden, the legendary former basketball coach at UCLA, was once asked how he thought the game had changed since his retirement in the mid-1970s. Wooden, who is now 96 and still attends some games, said without hesitation: "Traveling. Players don't bounce the ball on the way to the hoop these days and the referees don't call it."...
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