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KNOW HOW TO COPE WHEN YOUR KIDS FLY THE COOP
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
You've thrown out gallons of soured milk, but you can't seem to buy only a half-gallon carton. Your spouse has begun to complain about eating the same leftovers night after night after night. Your house seems strangely quiet. What's the problem? It could be empty nest syndrome, a common ailment that affects parents after their children have left home. Parents become so used to kids being around that changes in their lifestyle come slowly...
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PEOPLE: U.S.MINT'S TRASH IS ONE MAN'S GOLD
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
Greg Senske isn't a coin collector, but he knew he had something unusual when he received change from a factory cafeteria and noticed the head of George Washington stamped on one side of a Sacagawea gold dollar. The Cape Girardeau man's find -- a rare U.S. Mint error -- could be worth $30,000 to $45,000, but he's not ready to sell. He says he wants to enjoy owning it for a while...
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BUSINESS: DANA CHOSEN INDUSTRY OF YEAR
(Business ~ 10/05/00)
Dana Corporation's Spicer Axle Division, which opened the doors to a $23 million plant on Southern Expressway a little more than a decade ago, has been recognized as the third two-time winner of the Commitment to Excellence Award from the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce...
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COURTS: JUDGE SAYS CITY LAW INVALID
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
A circuit court ruling issued Wednesday repealed a Cape Girardeau ordinance because it was too vague in explaining why the city needed to expand and extend collection of a motel and restaurant tax or how the money would be used. Circuit Judge Robert C. Stillwell of Fredericktown, Mo., based his decision on an "honest title" clause in the city's charter and the state constitution. It is a legal requirement that the title of city ordinances clearly express the subject matter of those ordinances...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: PLANNING PARADISE AMONG THE BROKEN BOTTLES
(Column ~ 10/05/00)
Oct. 5, 2000 Dear Patty, DC plants lovely flowers in our yard but the lawn is a bit scraggly. It resembles the top of Sean Connery's head. DC has decided we need a landscaper to develop her master plan for the yard. That plan is still a secret to me and, I suspect, still taking shape in her brain...
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FOUR ARRESTED WITH METH INGREDIENTS
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
Four men were charged with planning to make methamphetamine after they purchased cold tablets, starter fluid and other items at Wal-Mart, a Cape Girardeau police officer said. About 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, security personnel at the Wal-Mart Superstore at 3439 William St. contacted police about four men who were purchasing items commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine, Cpl. Kevin Orr said...
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CRIME: CAPE MAN GETS 20 YEARS IN PRISON
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
A 20-year-old Cape Girardeau man will spend at least the next 18 years in prison for a gun assault that occurred in February, an assistant Cape Girardeau County prosecutor said. Anthony Demone Johnson was sentenced to 20 years for shooting at two people in the 300 block of Good Hope Street on Feb. 26, assistant prosecutor Ian Sutherland said...
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BRIDGE PROJECT PROCEEDS, CONCRETE POURED
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
Construction workers poured about 700 yards of concrete Tuesday in the first of six pours on the foundation for a bridge pier taking shape in the middle of the Mississippi River. The pier work is another step in the construction of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge at Cape Girardeau...
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POLICE SAY ROBBER STOLE $2,000... PLAY MONEY
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
A 32-year-old man realized a ittle too late that George W. Bush's picture isn't on any United States currency. At about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, the man entered Reed's Zephyr service station at 102 Mason St. in Cape Girardeau, police said. He was relatively polite, asking the station's attendant for a loan. The attendant, who was there with two other men, explained that only the station's owner could approve a loan...
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CARNAHAN FEATURED AT TOWN HALL
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
Gov. Mel Carnahan will be the featured speaker Monday night at a town hall meeting in Cape Girardeau to discuss educational issues. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Barbara Blanchard Elementary School, 1829 N. Sprigg St. At least 50 people are expected to attend the event...
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EDUCATION: ENROLLMENT COUNTS REFLECT CHANGES
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
Enrollment in Thomas W. Kelly schools has slowed in growth but continues an upward trend begun seven years ago, according to a headcount taken last week. Meanwhile, Kelso C-7 ,Meadow Heights and Perryville schools reported enrollment declines of 8.75 percent, 1.3 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively...
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SENATE DEBATE STILL UNDECIDED
(Local News ~ 10/05/00)
Gov. Mel Carnahan and U.S. Sen. John Ashcroft still hadn't agreed on a Cape Girardeau debate in their Senate race late Wednesday. KFVS-TV has agreed to sponsor a one-hour debate at Southeast Missouri State University and air it live. The debate as currently planned would be from 7 to 8 p.m. But Carnahan, a Democrat, and Ashcroft, a Republican, have yet to agree on a suitable date. Ashcroft's campaign wants the debate held on Oct. 16. The Carnahan campaign prefers Oct. 19...
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: NO ACL? NO WORRY FOR INDIANS' PUNTER
(College Sports ~ 10/05/00)
Jason Witczak didn't move all the way from Huntington, W.Va., to Cape Girardeau to let something like a bum knee keep him from competing -- even if it is the kind of injury that normally ends a football player's season. Witczak, a Southeast Missouri State University junior, has established himself as one of the nation's premier NCAA Division I-AA punters, averaging 43.5 yards per kick to rank ninth in the country...
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VOLLEYBALL: OTAHKIANS AGAIN CLASS OF THE OVC
(College Sports ~ 10/05/00)
Right now, Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team looks like it is simply way too good for the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference. But coach Cindy Gannon warns that things are bound to get tougher the rest of the way. "The competition hasn't been good yet, but the league is young," said Gannon. "I know the teams are going to get better. It's still going to be a tough road for us."...
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SPORTS BRIEFS: ST. VINCENT SOFTBALL TEAM IMPROVES RECORD TO 13-12
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/00)
DELTA, Mo. -- St. Vincent's fast-improving softball team clinched its first non-losing season since starting a fall program three years ago as the Lady Indians knocked off host Delta 11-4 Wednesday. The Lady Indians are 13-12 heading into the Class 2A district tournament that starts Friday...
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SPORTS BRIEFS: MEADOW HEIGHTS NOW 23-1 AFTER KNOCKING OFF VALLE
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/00)
PATTON, Mo. -- The Meadow Heights High School volleyball team notched another victory Wednesday night, defeating Ste. Genevieve Valle 15-7, 15-11. Meadow Heights is now 23-1 on the season. Tessa Bollinger led the Lady Panthers in kills with eight and she also added five digs. Jessica Bollinger had five kills and four digs; Holly Boyd contributed 13 digs, three kills and three kill-blocks; and Jami Fulton added 17 assists and four digs...
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SPORTS BRIEFS: CAPE CENTRAL EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL BEATS NEW MADRID
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/00)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau Central's eighth grade football team improved its record to 3-1 Wednesday with a 46-26 victory over host New Madrid. Brandon Twiggs scored four touchdowns while Ryan Ponder, Gabe Edwards and Mikell Abraham all added one TD...
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SPORTS BRIEFS: NOTRE DAME JV, FROSH WIN WON TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/00)
Notre Dame High School's junior varsity and freshmen volleyball teams won titles in their own tournament Wednesday. The JV edged Jackson 15-1, 11-15, 15-13 while the freshmen downed Leopold 15-9, 15-11.
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WANDA SPURLOCK
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Wanda L. Spurlock, 77, of Anna died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born Nov. 27, 1922, in Jonesboro, Ill., daughter of Charlie P. and Ella Mangrum Ray. She married Herbert Spurlock, who died in 1977. Spurlock was a member of Ladies Auxiliary to Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455...
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ORLENE HENSON
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Funeral for Orlene Maxine Henson of Marquand was held Monday at Follis and Sons Funeral Home in Fredericktown, Mo. The Revs. David McCutchen and Alfred Berry officiated. Burial was in Huffman-McKelvey Cemetery. Henson, 77, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2000, at her home...
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DONALD CHURCHILL
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
PERKS, Ill. -- Donald W. Churchill, 73, of Perks died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at his home. Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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ELSIE MEYR
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
NEW WELLS, Mo. -- Elsie E. Meyr, 98, of New Wells died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 6, 1902, at New Wells, daughter of Albert and Pauline Holt Niederstadt. She and Wilhelm John Meyr were married May 25, 1924. He died Dec. 13, 1981...
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LEON GARNETT
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Leon O. Garnett, 96, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born March 3, 1904, in Sturgeon, Mo., son of Marvin Taylor and Mary Alice Bowne Garnett. He and Dorothy Marie Buckey were married in 1936 at Ironton, Mo. She died in 1957. He and Aleta Wallace Pinkstaff were married in 1959 at Sikeston...
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SUE CHAMBERS
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
ANNISTON, Mo. -- Sue Elizabeth Chambers, 78, of Honey Grove, Texas, formerly of Anniston, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton, Texas. She was born June 7, 1922, in Carlisle County, Ky., daughter of Robert and Mary Holder Adams. She and James Lester Chambers were married Oct. 10, 1940. He died Sept. 12, 1996...
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JOYCE FISHER
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Funeral for Joyce Lee Fisher of Advance will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. The Rev. Tom Zych will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Advance. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...
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KATELYN CHATRON
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
After a 17-month battle with a brain tumor, Katelyn Spann Chatron of Round Rock, Texas, died Sept. 26, 2000, at her home. She was born May 1, 1989, in Round Rock. She attended Gattis Elementary School and C.D. Fulkes Middle School in Round Rock. She and her family are members of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Round Rock...
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VIVAN RENDEL
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
LOWNDES, Mo. -- Vivan L. Rendel, 89, of Lowndes died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at his home. He was born April 6, 1911, in Ridgeway, Mich., son of Benjamin and Lottie Oliver Rendel. He and Cynthia Slayton were married Dec. 20, 1934, in Monroe County, Mich...
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BETTY WEATHERS
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
BERNIE, Mo. -- Betty June Weathers, 43, of Bernie died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000, in Bethesda, Md. She was born Feb. 1, 1957, at Bernie, daughter of James William and Ruby Alma Quinn Smiley. She and Clyde Weathers Jr. were married Dec. 1, 1973, in Bernie...
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RICHARD LEINGER
(Obituary ~ 10/05/00)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Richard L. Leinger, 73, of Glen Allen died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 19, 1927, son of Eugene and Mami Strubelt Leinger. He and Nelda Koenig were married June 30, 1956...
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LETTERS: GOOD REASON TO SUPPORT JACKSON ISSUE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/05/00)
To the editor: Jackson School District has just received its comparative test scores indicating how students are doing. Jackson outperformed the state and nation. Our teachers and support staff are providing a quality education while the district is one of the lowest cost-per-pupil providers of education in the state...
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FARMERS NEED ACCESS TO OVERSEAS MARKETS
(Editorial ~ 10/05/00)
The good news is that the growing season for the past four years in major crop-producing states has been generally good. More good news is that farmers have seen increased crop yields over those same four years. But there is bad news too. The bad news is that record harvests of soybeans and corn will further depress prices paid to farmers...
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POVERTY NUMBERS DIP BUT STILL WAY TOO HIGH
(Editorial ~ 10/05/00)
According to the Census Bureau, the number of Americans living in poverty dipped in 1999 to the lowest level in 21 years. Even so, there still were 32.2 million Americans living in poverty. Keep in mind that the government sets the threshold for poverty at $17,029 for a family of four last year...
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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, ALBERT JR?
(Column ~ 10/05/00)
In his debate against Dan Quayle and Admiral Stockdale in 1992, Al Gore said, "We have an environmental crisis, a health-insurance crisis, substandard education. It is time for a change." It's eight years later, and Gore is still carping about the same crises. Where has he been for the last eight years?...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 10/05/00)
MR. GORE and Mr. Carnahan lie about every proposal and stand on issues such as Medicare, insurance and Social Security with negative ads against their opponents. They try to score with the senior citizens with outright lies. It is inexcusable. Of course, it worked last election, so they try it every election. ...
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LETTERS: DON'T BREAK CHAIN OF SUCCESS IN JACKSON
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/05/00)
To the editor: I am thankful for the quality education I received in the Jackson School District. It was a stepping-stone to a very successful career. Who paid for this education? My family, our neighbors, our friends and many other education-minded people contributed to my future. Now is not the time to break this chain. It is my responsibility to see that this tradition of support continues...
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