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SOUTHEAST'S `MISS JULIE' TO OPEN FOR FIVE NIGHTS (PLAY REVIEW)
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
In 1998, the loss of honor behind the tragedy in August Strindberg's "Miss Julie" may seem a bit past its expiration date. After all, the daughter of a low-ranking Swedish aristocrat having a tryst with his valet would hardly cause a mumble in the tabloids today. Maybe dishonor is extinct...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: INTERNET OFFERS VIRTUAL TEST DRIVE, BLUE BOOK COMPARISON SHOPPING
(Column ~ 02/17/98)
Buying or selling a car, or just interested in what a car might be worth? The Internet is a good source of information to help you strike a deal at home. A growing number of automobile sites are located on the Internet, including all the major car makers and informational sites. Some even allow you to buy or sell a car...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: MATH TEACHER USES RELEVANT LESSONS TO REACH STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City teacher David Black doesn't dread coming to work each day. In fact, the seven-year veteran math instructor said he enjoys his job because he gets to pass on positive educational experiences to students. "School was a very positive experience for me, so I do my best to make it a positive experience for my students," he said. ...
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A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT: AREA TEACHERS FACE LURE OF RETIREMENT
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
Judith Peetz, fourth-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, checked an assignment with student Kingsley Ehie. Many years ago, it was not unusual for teachers to have extended careers in the classroom. Teachers started young, as young as 17 in some cases, and put in as many years as possible before considering retirement...
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JAPANESE STUDENTS HERE TO PRACTICE THEIR ENGLISH
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
After a round of nervous giggles, three students from Aichi University in Japan settled down for a brief interview during their first day on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. Miki Ito, Satomi Inagaki and Yuka Yamada are among 26 Japanese students in Cape Girardeau for a five-week intensive English program. The college students stay with host families and attend classes at Southeast...
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LOCAL VETERANS EXPECT MORE IRAQI CONFLICT
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
Local Persian Gulf War veterans aren't surprised that hostilities between the United States and Iraq are heating up again. But they are concerned about the repercussions that a potential military strike could bring for the United States' standing with the Middle East and other nations...
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EMERSON CITES `ENEMY AT HOME'; GOVERNMENT OVERREGULATION CRITICIZED
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
SIKESTON -- U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson says she is working to get government out of America's schools, homes and personal pocketbooks. The Cape Girardeau Republican was the featured speaker at the Rural Restoration Conference luncheon Monday at the Ramada Inn...
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BOND URGES NATION GAIN COMMON SENSE
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
The nation needs Missouri values and common sense, U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond told cheering supporters Monday in Cape Girardeau. "Personal responsibility matters," he said. "Character does count." Bond made a stop in Cape Girardeau Monday afternoon as part of a campaign swing through the state to kick off his re-election campaign...
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MOTHER TELLS OF LIFE WITH SICKLE SELL
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
Had it not been for a lot of faith and a little idle reading, sickle cell anemia might have destroyed Helen Arrington's life. Arrington first became aware of the disease when her family had a chicken pox outbreak 22 years ago. Her middle son Mikkell, then 4, was the only one of her three children who didn't seem to get better. He continued to run a temperature that wouldn't break. His skin took on a strange color even after all of the other children started getting better...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: PLANNING BEGINS WITH MAKING A LIST, ONE AT A TIME
(Column ~ 02/17/98)
"Either plan less or do more." -- Anonymous I've found myself making lots of plans lately but never actually completing any of them. I'm planning a lot and doing very little. There are walls to paint in my bathroom, a flower garden to plant in the spring, two cross-stitch projects to finish before next Christmas and a couple of new recipes to try...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/17/98)
TO WHOEVER keyed my new red Chevrolet pickup truck in front of the Cape bowling lanes last Friday night. I just want you to know that I have worked very hard and am working hard to pay for my truck, and you came along and did a great amount of damage to it. That really hurts me, and it's very obvious as to how you were raised. Maybe someday someone will damage something you own and like. Only then will you realize what you have done. What goes around comes around...
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BRIDGE WORK SO FAR RECEIVES HIGH MARKS
(Editorial ~ 02/17/98)
Great pains are being taken to reassure the public that work so far on the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau meets all design and safety standards. This effort comes as work on the bridge has been halted following the severance of a contract with Flatiron Structures Co...
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MORE LEGAL WRANGLING OVER REFUNDS
(Editorial ~ 02/17/98)
Missouri's state auditor, Margaret Kelly, has been a vigilant watchdog in the matter of tax refunds mandated by the Hancock Amendment. Under that tax lid, the growth in state revenue cannot outpace increases in personal income in the state. Since 1995, Kelly has been battling to have more revenue counted as part of the revenue stream defined by the Hancock Amendment. But others in state government, particularly in the governor's office, have pushed to have as little revenue as possible counted...
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LETTERS: EDITORIAL BASED ON INCORRECT DATA
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/17/98)
To the editor: I read the Convention and Visitors Bureau editorial on Feb. 11 in regards to the Paddlewheeler program and budget concerns with great interest. Typically, I have agreed with your opinions and feel that you are objective in your approach to various issues. If your facts were correct in this case, I would be hard-pressed to find anyone who would not agree with your position, including me. However, your facts supporting your main premise were grossly in error...
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LETTERS: BOND'S RECORD AVAILABLE FOR ALL TO SEE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/17/98)
To the editor: It is with little surprise that Missourians greet the newsflash that our resolute campaigner for term limits, Kit Bond, is seeking yet another term in the U.S. Senate. One benefit of having an incumbent seek re-election is that we can see through the campaign rhetoric and can see what he or she really stands for. ...
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LETTERS: DANCE TROUPE BROADENS HORIZONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/17/98)
To the editor: Although it is nearly 10 oclock at night and all three children are in bed (at least for the time being), I find myself compelled to sit down at the computer and write this column. Thats saying a lot as I have not had one moment to myself since around 6:30 this morning, and I anticipate that within about two hours from now I'll have at least one of the children standing next to my bed wanting to climb in with mommy and daddy...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17 City Hall Public hearing -- Hearing to consider proposed voluntary annexation of property owned by Pascal and Danielle Dunod. Action items Power and Light Committee -- Consider motion authorizing advertisement for bids for a TV/camera inspection system for the wastewater department...
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BLACK WOMAN WHO FOUGHT FOR BUSINESS TELLS HOW TO SURVIVE
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
Inez Kaiser is a person of many firsts. As an African-American woman, she is the first to open a public relations firm in the United States, the first to coordinate a conference on women in business, the first to be inducted into the National Hall of Fame of Women in Public Relations and the first to work as a consultant for several national companies...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 Study Session 5 p.m. Cape Girardeau City Hall Public hearings -- To consider vacating a city utility easement in Rodney Vista subdivision. -- Regarding the proposed Capital Improvements Program for FY1998-2003. Consent ordinances...
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STE. GENEVIEVE WOMAN HURT IN SINGLE-CAR WRECK
(Local News ~ 02/17/98)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- A Ste. Genevieve woman suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Missouri Highway 32. Jennifer Schwartz, 23, was injured when her westbound vehicle ran off the south side of Highway 32 and overturned. She was taken by ambulance to Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital...
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ULTIMATE WATER BOY: THIS OWEN NOT A HOOP STANDOUT; EXCELS IN POOL
(College Sports ~ 02/17/98)
It has certainly been a very good athletic season for the Owen family of Cape Girardeau. Area sports fans who follow Southeast Missouri State University basketball no doubt know of the exploits of Nathan Owen, a freshman guard who stepped into the Indians' starting lineup a few weeks ago and has been playing exceptionally well, particularly for his rookie season...
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JHS GIRLS ANNIHILATE FARMINGTON
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/98)
JACKSON -- While compiling its 20-2 record, Jackson High's girls basketball team has had its way with some teams. An 82-6 decision against Sikeston a few days ago quickly comes to mind. But when a Class 4A team with 17 wins is dismissed by the Lady Indians by 42 points ... now that's dy-no-mite...
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SCRATCH THE 8-BALL? LOSS TO MARTIN FAILS TO HELP OTAHKS' CAUSE
(College Sports ~ 02/17/98)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team dug itself an early hole that the Otahkians never could quite climb out of Monday night. The result was a disappointing 79-64 loss to Tennessee-Martin in the final home game of the season for the Otahkians...
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LADY HAWKS RALLY IN FINAL SECONDS, CLAIM CONFERENCE
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/98)
BENTON -- Kelly's Jennifer McNiell scored with one second left in regulation, lifting the Lady Hawks to a 59-57 victory Monday over Scott County Central and winning the Scott Mississippi Conference outright. The victory improved Kelly's record to 18-5 overall and capped a perfect 6-0 conference season...
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THE ICE ABLE TO MELT COMPETITION
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/98)
In ice skating scores, the season has been a 6.0 for The Ice, a local ice skating team which calls the Plaza Galleria ice rink its home. In other words, The Ice has been perfect in its first two meets of the season. The team, coached by Ashlee Hale, captured first place in the 14-team Sweetheart Open last weekend in St. Louis. The win made The Ice 2-for-2 in meets this season. In January the squad proved to be the cream of a 14-team field at the St. Peters Gateway Invitational in St. Peters...
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MARTHA JONES
(Obituary ~ 02/17/98)
Martha Howard Jones, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 6, 1914, in St. Louis, daughter of Frank I. and Gertrude Moore Jones. Jones was a 1937 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She received a master's degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and did postgraduate work at George Peabody College...
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MERRELL SCHAFER
(Obituary ~ 02/17/98)
PUXICO -- Funeral service for Merrell Schafer of Collinsville, Ill., will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Herbert A. Kassly Funeral Home in Collinsville. The Rev. Kerry Courtney will officiate, with burial in Lake View Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Fairview Heights, Ill...
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ESTHER WAGNER
(Obituary ~ 02/17/98)
JACKSON -- Esther Hacker Wagner, 91, of Jackson died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, at Jackson Manor. She was born Aug. 29, 1906, in Marble Hill, daughter of G.L. and Mattie Hill Chandler. She attended Marble Hill schools, and was a graduate of Jackson High School and Southeast Missouri State University...
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GENEVA MISKELL
(Obituary ~ 02/17/98)
CHAFFEE -- Funeral service for Geneva Smith Miskell of Chaffee will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. Jack Owens will officiate, with burial in Lightner Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 5-8 p.m. today...
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KENNETH H. KOCH
(Obituary ~ 02/17/98)
DUTCHTOWN -- Funeral Mass for Kenneth Harold Koch of Dutchtown will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. The Rev. Allan Saunders will officiate, with burial in St. Edward's Cemetery at Dutchtown. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee is in charge of arrangements...
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GEORGE PENZEL
(Obituary ~ 02/17/98)
George Alvin Penzel, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 16, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 31, 1913, in Jackson, son of Alvin G. and Eula M. Miller Penzel. He and Dorothy Kies were married June 5, 1944, at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. She died April 22, 1997...
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WENDEL DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 02/17/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Wendel Davis, 85, of Anna died Monday, Feb. 16, 1998, at his home. He was born Feb. 14, 1913, in Johnson County, son of Alexander and Mary Jane "Polly" Burklow Davis. He and Wilhelma Pearce were married July 28, 1935. She died Dec. 7, 1985...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/17/98)
Son to George Allen and Jeri Kay Cronk of Glen Allen, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:03 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 1998. Name, Kenneth Jalen. Weight, 9 pounds 7 ounces. Fifth child, first son. Mrs. Cronk is the former Jeri Eaton, daughter of Betty L. Hitt of Marble Hill, and the late Tom Eaton and the late Kenneth Hitt. Cronk is the son of Ellen Pigg of Harbor Oaks, Fla., and the late Kenneth Cronk. He is employed by city of Marble Hill...
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BRICE MORGAN
(Obituary ~ 02/17/98)
JONESBORO -- Brice Jordan Morgan, infant son of John Paul and Melesa Taflinger Morgan of Jonesboro, died shortly after birth Sunday, Feb. 15, 1998, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two half-sisters, Cierra Jade Morgan and Skye Garrison, both of Jonesboro; his maternal grandparents, Archie and Esther Teflinger of Indianapolis, Ind.; and paternal grandparents, Ronald and Linda Morgan of Eden, Texas...
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