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TEACHER'S CORNER: PROJECTS AND HUMOR HELP STUDENTS LEARN
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
Although he is in his fifth year as an educator, Roy Meredith said he is still learning to be a teacher. Meredith, who teaches English and Publications at Notre Dame Regional High School, said he has changed his teaching style and classroom activities several times in order to be serve his students."I used to believe that the standard lecture route was the way to go, but as I've gained experience I've learned that most of today's students want to be active learners," he said. ...
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CLICK AND DOUBLE CLICK: PRIVACY ISSUES AND BIG BROTHER ARE GROWING CONERNS ON THE INTERNET
(Column ~ 11/16/99)
If my e-mail is any indication, the use of this worldwide electronic messaging system is growing by leaps and bounds each day. Unfortunately, it's the unsolicited e-mail that's filling up my inbox. While e-mail may be one of the most used portions of the Internet, it's also sorely misunderstood by many users. For one thing, e-mail is not private. I liken it to sending a postcard rather than a sealed letter...
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SCHOOLS SEEK ADDITIONAL STATE MONEY
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
JEFFERSON CITY -- School administrators from throughout Missouri asked lawmakers Monday to provide additional state funding for so-called "hold harmless" school districts. Hold-harmless districts receive the same amount of state money per pupil they received for the 1992-93 school year. ...
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BLANCHARD ELEMENTARY OPENING TARGETED FOR DEC. 11
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
Blanchard Elementary School students could be moving into their new school before classes are dismissed for Christmas. Superintendent Dr. Dan Steska told the Cape Girardeau Board of Education Monday night that the target opening date for the school is Dec. 11. Architect Tom Holshouser and the construction superintendent representing R.L. Persons Construction indicated during a meeting last week that Dec. 11 is "a reasonable date to move into the school," Steska said...
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COUNCIL GIVES INITIAL APPROVAL TO ANNEXATION OF LAND WEST OF I-55
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
With a simple vote, the Cape Girardeau City Council Monday night approved a resolution accepting annexation requests for slightly more than 190 acres of land west of Interstate 55 and set a public hearing for Dec. 6. The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission, Christian Faith Fellowship, Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau Inc., and James L. ...
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FARMERS UNION HOLDS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
The Missouri Farmers Union, the latest farm organization with a mission to protect and enhance the economic interests and quality of farmers, ranchers and rural communities, is looking for new members. The group, founded as a branch of the National Farmers Union, is conducting its first statewide membership blitz since it was founded eight months ago...
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LAWSUIT CHALLENGES LOW GASOLINE PRICES
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
A number of area petroleum distributors have filed a lawsuit in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court against a Jackson gas station alleging it is selling gasoline below cost. The lawsuit, initiated by Jim Maurer and Paul Dirnberger of Rhodes 101 Stops, alleges that Jim Lemmon, owner of Basic Fuel at 2927 E. ...
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COUNCIL FAVORS JUVENILE CENTER LOCATED INSIDE CITY
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
The Cape Girardeau City Council is in full support of the county building a new juvenile justice center within the city limits."We shouldn't let it get away," said Councilman Richard "Butch" Eggiman. Councilman Melvin Gateley suggested the city staff draft a resolution expressing support and encouraging cooperation among city and county staff as sites are considered...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: NOT QUITE READY TO MAKE A HOLIDAY LIST AND CHECK IT TWICE
(Column ~ 11/16/99)
Made your holiday shopping list yet? What about the wish list of gifts you'd like to receive? With temperatures as warm as they have been in recent days, I haven't even begun to think about buying Christmas gifts. Usually I wait until that last week or two before the holiday so it really feels like Christmastime...
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JACKSON PONDERS FIREWORKS TO CELEBRATE MILLENNIUM
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
JACKSON -- Jackson will consider a request to allow residents to discharge fireworks Dec. 31 to celebrate the new millennium.The request was made at Monday night's Board of Aldermen meeting by Marian Hoffman, who with her husband, Rick, owns Hoffman Family Fireworks on South Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau."This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing," Hoffman said in asking the board to allow residents to shoot off fireworks from 11:45 p.m. ...
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SPECIAL MALL SHOPPING NIGHT HELPS CHARITIES
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
West Park Mall will be open for a special evening of shopping Sunday night to benefit non-profit organizations that sell tickets to the shoppers who attend and merchants, said the mall manager."This is a win-win situation for all parties involved," said Jim Govro, general manager at West Park Mall. ...
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SCOTT CITY SCHOOL BOARD
(Local News ~ 11/16/99)
AgendaScott City Board of Education MeetingWednesday, Nov. 17, 1999 6:30 p.m.Superintendent's OfficeAction Items:*Consider approval of assessment plan *Consider Missouri Assessment Program improvement recommendations*Consider part-time attendance requests for second semester*Consider bus bid*Consider policy on soda bottles in gym...
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SUNSHINE LAW NEEDS ATTENTION TO EDUCATION
(Editorial ~ 11/16/99)
Missouri is among many states with laws that are intended to make government more accessible to the people. Missouri's law, officially called the Open Meetings and Open Records Act, is more familiarly known as the Sunshine Law. In recent years, newspapers in other states have tested compliance with similar laws. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 11/16/99)
THIS IS in response to the person who stated that she thinks that the posting of the Ten Commandments in school is great. How would she feel if the Jews, the Hindus, the Moslems, and yes, the atheists, were to publish their religious views and beliefs in our schools? She emphasized one of the Ten Commandments: Thou shall not kill. ...
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LETTERS: NOT MANY HOME FLAGS HONORED VETERANS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/16/99)
To the editor: We moved to Cape Girardeau from Charleston, S.C. There it seemed to us that almost everyone flew an American flag on holidays.This may have been so because the local newspaper rewarded subscribers with a free American flag.Now we live in Cape and find it to be a flag-flying town too. ...
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THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND...
(Editorial ~ 11/16/99)
A visitor to Cape Girardeau from England this week was asked what he thought about the future of the British monarchy. He minced no words. He said he believes the monarchy is quite secure, and that the British people could do without some of the shenanigans of a republic, an obvious reference to politics and personal conduct in our nation's capital.Last week, Australians were given an opportunity to become the world's 147th republic but rejected a referendum that would have dropped the British monarch as their head of state.There will, it turns out, always be an England. ...
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RAMS STATE CRUSADE ENDS 47-21
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Beep, beep. The Scott City Rams know how Wile E. Coyote must feel. The No. 4 Lutheran North Crusaders used their team speed Monday night to dispose of Scott City in the state quarterfinals for the second straight year, this time sprinting past the Rams 47-21 at Scott City High School...
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ST. VINCENT PICKS OFF GREENFIELD'S BID FOR 1A SEMIS
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Cory Strattman picked a perfect time to play the role of hero much to the delight of everybody associated with the St. Vincent High School football program. Strattman intercepted a pass in the end zone with 50 seconds left to play Monday night, sealing the Indians' thrilling 11-8 victory over visiting Greenfield in a hard-hitting Class 1A quarterfinal game...
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INDIANS TO FACE NO. 1 TEAM IN LAND SATURDAY IN TENN. ST.
(College Sports ~ 11/16/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's football team certainly won't lack for motivation this week as the Indians go through their final practices of the season. Awaiting the Indians in Saturday's season finale is undefeated Tennessee State, which just happens to be the nation's top-ranked NCAA Division I-AA squad...
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BROSHUIS SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY BASEBALL AT MISSOURI
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/99)
The University of Missouri secured the top pitcher in Southeast Missouri as Advance senior Garrett Broshuis signed a letter-of-intent with the Tigers to play baseball. Broshuis, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound right-hander emerged as a force his junior year when he struck out 107 batters in 57 innings. ...
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NEW MADRID FALLS SHORT IN 3A PLAYOFFS
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/99)
NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central's dream of a berth in the Class 3A state football semifinals ended Monday night as visiting Duchesne from St. Charles handed the Eagles a 25-20 quarterfinal defeat. Duchesne (12-0) bolted to a 17-0 first-quarter lead and never trailed, although the Pioneers had to hold off a furious rally by the Eagles (10-2).Ricky Smith's 97-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter after Duchesne had gone in front 25-12 pulled New Madrid to within 25-20...
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MINA BRYAN
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Mina Elizabeth Bryan of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. today at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Brad Brault will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m...
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ROBERTA PETTY
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
JACKSON -- Graveside service for Roberta R. Petty of Dallas, Texas, will be held today at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.McCombs Funeral Home at Jackson is in charge of arrangements.Petty, 77, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at C.C. Young Retirement Home in Dallas.She was born Jan. ...
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RICHARD EDWARDS
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
SIKESTON -- Richard "Dick" Edwards, 61, of Sikeston died Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, at his home. He was born Oct. 20, 1938, at Bell City, son of Thomas and Ruth A. Friedlein Edwards. He and Joyce E. Evans were married Nov. 26, 1960, at Sikeston. Edwards was general manager of the Matthews Cotton Co. ...
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ROBERT FUERTH ROSS
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
Robert Fuerth Ross, age 68 of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, November 14, 1999 in Cape Girardeau. He was born September 3, 1931 in Cape Girardeau the son of Claude Raymond and Mary Lucille Emery Ross. He married Neva Kay Ervin on May 13, 1955 in Cape Girardeau and she survives...
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JACOB BOYD
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
SIKESTON -- Funeral for Paul Jacob Boyd of Sikeston will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blanchard Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Robert Kriete will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemwas in the second grade at Southeast Elementary School, was a member of Cub Scout Pack 43, and played baseball with Sikeston Little League...
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WILMA KRAATZ
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Funeral for Wilma C. Kraatz of Ullin will be held at 7 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin. The Rev. Richard Martin will officiate. Burial will be Wednesday in O'Fallon Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m...
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LILLIAN JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
Lillian L. Johnson, 80, of Cape Girdeau died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at her home. She was born Nov. 18, 1918, at Perryville, son of John M. and Lydia P. Frentzel Mehner. She and Claude Paul Johnson were married Dec. 19, 1941, in Cape Girardeau. Johnson was a seamstress at Ralph Edwards 43 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and had been a volunteer at Mid America Teen Challenge...
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ALTA SWAFFORD
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
LOWNDES -- Funeral for Alta Lois Swafford of Lowndes was held Monday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. The Rev. Tom Zych and Janet Hopkins officiated. Burial was in Cross Roads Cemetery. Swafford, 94, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff...
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MICHAEL HACKER
(Obituary ~ 11/16/99)
LONGTOWN -- Michael J . "Hack" Hacker, 38, of Longtown died Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, in Longtown. He was born April 17, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, son of Wilbert and Judy Weber Hacker. He and Annette M. Cash were married Jan. 18, 1997, in Longtown. Hacker was self-employed at Hacker Pump Service. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: NEW OPTIMIST INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE HOLDS REGISTRATION
(College Sports ~ 11/16/99)
Registration for the Noon Optimist Club Indoor Soccer League will begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Show Me Center. The registration fee will be $25 per child. Spaces are limited and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. League play will begin in early December and conclude by the end of January. Games will be played in Houck Field House and at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: ONE-MILE RUN/WALK TO BENEFIT TOYBOX CHARITY
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/99)
The Cape Girardeau Parks Department and Excelsior Optimists will hold an informational meeting for the Girls Basketball League 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, at the Osage Community Centre. If a church, school or community-sponsored group would like to participate, send a team representative to the meeting...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: EXCELSIOR OPTIMIST GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE TO MEET
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/99)
The Cape Girardeau Road Runners will sponsor a 1-mile run/walk on Sunday, Nov. 28, to benefit the Toybox Charity. The run will start five minutes before the annual Parade of Lights and cover the parade route from Capaha Park to Main Street. Adults, children, families and student groups are encouraged to participate...
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