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WET AND WILD: ZOO ANIMALS LEARN TRICKS FOR KEEPING COOL IN HOT SUMMER MONTHS
(Local News ~ 08/10/99)
OK, I admit it. I'm been bitten by the quilting bug. I'm certainly NOT an expert seamstress, although I have dabbled in making my girls some matching outfits. (It's a mom thing.) There's something very appealing about quilting. My grandmother was a wonderful quilter and even though she's been gone for several years, I still enjoy snuggling up in her quilts. These handmade wonders connect us to the past. I also figure that one day -- keep dreaming -- I might actually have time to quilt...
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CONVENTION TO DRAW UP TO 200 MASTER GARDENERS
(Local News ~ 08/10/99)
Failure of a proposed expansion of Public Water Supply District 1 doesn't mean the initiative is dead. "Come next April I expect this will be on the ballot again," said Harold Landgraf Jr. of the water district. Residents of the district voted Aug. 4 to reject a proposal to add about seven to 10 miles of water line to the system in the east central part of Cape Girardeau County. The measure needed a two-thirds majority of those voting to pass...
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IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WORKS
(Local News ~ 08/10/99)
@$: Improvements in the works The $3.1 million in water system improvements Jackson is going to make in the next two years include: -- Building a water line that will tie Ridge Road into Greensferry Road, crossing the western border of Bent Creek Golf Course...
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DEVELOPMENT NEAR JACKSON HITS SNAG
(Local News ~ 08/10/99)
Summary: Concern over the water flow is an example of strains caused by Jackson's rapid growth. JACKSON -- A 123-lot development on Highway 25 just south of Jackson is stymied for the moment because of concerns about low water flow and, to a lesser extent, low water pressure in the area...
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BRIDGE PAVING REJECTED: DECISION MEANS SPAN WON'T CLOSE AT NIGHT
(Local News ~ 08/10/99)
Twice isn't nice when it comes to bridge repair contracts. For the second time in a month, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission has rejected a Fulton contractor's bid for pavement repairs to the old Mississippi River bridge. As a result, the span won't be closed to night traffic this year. But state highway crews are expected to make some spot repairs during daytime hours this fall...
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BOOTHEEL RODEOS GEARS UP FOR WEDNESDAY
(Local News ~ 08/10/99)
SIKESTON -- For Rick Young, the 47th annual Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo is a little more special than the previous 39 he has attended. He now has his face and name on an official rodeo T-shirt. "Now I'll have something to give the grandkids," said Young with a laugh and a smile that spread as wide as the brim on his cowboy hat...
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PAINTING DISASTER LEADS TO LESSON IN LETTER WRITING
(Column ~ 08/10/99)
I learned an amazing lesson last week that I thought I should share: Never underestimate the power of the written word. You've probably heard it said before, but I have proof that it works. As a journalist, you'd think I would have learned such a lesson already. I write stories that impact people's lives. Even something simple like choosing one word over another can have an impact. But until last week, I had forgotten what a valuable lesson it was...
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TEACHERS LEARN TO USE SPACE LAB
(Local News ~ 08/10/99)
Area teachers can bring the stars to their classroom this year since they can't yet take their students into space. With help from StarLab, a portable planetarium, area teachers will be able to present lessons on astronomy, constellations, biology and even mythology...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/10/99)
I'D JUST like to explain some simple mathematics to the person who said that they were paying their full way in Medicare. If that was the case and everyone who was receiving a benefit now was paying his fair share, why would the fund be going broke? The answer: because more is going out than is coming in. ...
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MISSOURIANS ENTITLED TO KNOW LEGAL FEES
(Editorial ~ 08/10/99)
Last month, five Republican state senators wrote to Attorney General Jay Nixon, requesting from him the disclosure of any fee request made by private attorneys with whom his office had contracted to pursue Missouri's stake in the litigation against the tobacco companies. They were seeking information on the fees to be paid to Tom Strong, lead assistant attorney general in the tobacco case, and to several dozen attorneys at three other firms Nixon selected...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/10/99)
People have always wanted tax cutsTo the editor:For untold years, people have complained about their taxes. So why the sudden change of mind? My personal belief is that global warming has damaged their neural pathways. This years record-breaking heatbetween the Democrats and the Republicans must have damaged our elected officials brains...
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BENT-ON SOFTBALL: THREE BENTON GIRLS TEAMS WIN REGIONALS
(High School Sports ~ 08/10/99)
The Heartland Nationals 12 and Under softball team from Benton will compete in the Babe Ruth World Series this weekend in Jamestown, N.Y. Team members: front left, Jaime Jackson, Michelle Collins, Kelli Essner, Whitney Beggs, Sarah Scherer and Kristain Burger; back, Coach Ashley Beggs, Stephanie Hency, Deborah Bell, Jessica Burnett, Tori St. Cin, Coach Cameron Beggs, Kristin Harper, Alana Weissmueller, Mindy Robert, Miranda Schlosser and Coach Tony Young...
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SE SOFTBALL SIGNS FOUR JUCO PLAYERS
(College Sports ~ 08/10/99)
The Southeast Missouri State University softball team has signed junior college players Jonelle Rietman (Wabash Valley), Sara Beck (Wabash Valley), Sheryn Queen (John A. Logan) and Mindy Myers (Three Rivers). Rietman, an outfielder, batted .350 and was 25-of-25 stealing bases last season. She was named All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference and All-Region 24...
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LEON SCHAEFERBACH
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
Leon Schaefer SCOTT CITY -- Leon Albert Schaefer, 85, of Scott City died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born June 19, 1914, in Cape Girardeau, son of August and Mary Held Schaefer. He and Edith L. Chiles were married Sept. 4, 1948, in Clay County, Ark. She died Sept. 5, 1980...
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EMMA EPPS
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
CHARLESTON -- Emma Mae Epps, 81, of Charleston died Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 21, 1917, in Richardson, Tenn., daughter of Virgil and Julie Small. She and Harrison Epps were married April 20, 1939. He died April 8, 1996...
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PEARL SMITH
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
Pearl Smith WILSON CITY -- Pearl Smith, 99, of Wilson City died Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999, at Charleston Manor in Charleston. She was born Nov. 15, 1899, in Senatobia, Miss. She married Will Smith, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a brother, Henry Lynn of Sikeston...
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FRANK GREEN SR.
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
Frank Green Sr. CAIRO, Ill. -- Frank Green Sr., 86, of Cairo died Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999, at Daystar Care Center. He was born Nov. 12, 1912, in Morgan City, Miss., son of John and Savannah Green. He married Cardelia Tate, who preceded him in death. Green had been an automobile mechanic...
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MABEL WILLIS
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
Mable Willis CHARLESTON -- Mable Willis, 75, of Charleston died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999, at her home. She was born April 13, 1924, in Anniston, daughter of Eugene and Cora Jeanette Lott. She married John T. Willis, who died Oct. 19, 1997. Willis was a member of St. Matthew's Baptist Church, and served on its Usher Board...
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TRUMAN NUSSBAUM
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
Butch Nussbaum CHAFFEE -- Truman "Butch" Nussbaum, 56, of Chaffee died Monday, Aug. 9, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 6, 1943, at Crump, son of Leo and Frieda Maag Nussbaum. He and Evelyn Stoffregen were married May 26, 1962, at Gordonville...
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ATHEL NULL
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
Athel Null SCOTT CITY -- Athel Mildred Null, 86, of Scott City died Monday, Aug. 9, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 31, 1912, at Illmo, daughter of Milas Jackson and Aurora Belle Hale Smith. She and Emory Edison Null were married Feb. 14, 1942, at Benton. He died Aug. 8, 1997...
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GLADYS CHAPMAN
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
CHAFFEE -- Gladys LaRue Chapman, 82, of Chaffee died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 18, 1917, at Bloomfield, daughter of Richard and Eunice Kidd Scism. She and Billy S. Chapman were married April 6, 1938...
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MARY ELIZABETH DIEFENBACH
(Obituary ~ 08/10/99)
Diefenbach obit ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Mary Elizabeth Diefenbach of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. today at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Paul Weber will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m...
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