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GOVERNMENT: DUTCHTOWN TAX ILLEGAL, MISSOURI AUDITOR SAYS
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
DUTCHTOWN, Mo. -- The village of Dutchtown is in the crosshairs of state tax regulators after billing residents for 1999 on a county assessment tax that will appear on a ballot for the first time Tuesday. The Dutchtown real estate and personal property tax -- 32 cents per $100 assessed valuation -- was submitted for inclusion on the 1999 tax bills by a petition signed by about 60 Dutchtown residents, according to H.W. "Bud" Obermann, a member of the Dutchtown board of trustees...
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SPRINGTIME IN NOVEMBER: AREA CAUGHT IN GRIP OF UNUSUAL WEATHER
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
As Debbie Dees served up sandwiches to two customers inside the Bel Air Grill Wednesday afternoon, the last of the lunch crowd finished their meals and reluctantly wandered away from the sunshine-drenched deck in front of the building. With customers kicked back in sunglasses and light clothing, one could hardly guess it was Nov. 1...
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GOVERNMENT: JONES 'BLINDSIDED' BY DEPUTY PAY WOES
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
An angry Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones blasted Cape Girardeau County's sheriff for going public with deputy salary woes after requesting help from the county commission. "We don't do the budget on the front page," Jones said Wednesday. The presiding commissioner said he first learned of Sheriff John Jordan's request for more money for salaries when he was contacted by the Southeast Missourian after returning from an elk-hunting trip...
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COURTS: MAN FACES TRIAL IN TROOPER'S ASSAULT
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
A 28-year-old Poplar Bluff, Mo., man admittedly came to Cape Girardeau County to steal anhydrous ammonia for methamphetamine, but he did not attempt to run over a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper, a defense attorney said in a Wednesday trial. But Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said Troy E. Marlow intended to run over trooper Aaron Harrison and later confessed that hitting the trooper was the dumbest thing he had ever done...
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JONES DEFENDS P&Z ACTION
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission has stayed within the law in developing planning and zoning regulations and putting the planning issue on Tuesday's election ballot, Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones said Wednesday. "There has been absolutely no misappropriation of funds," Jones told a luncheon meeting of the Cape Girardeau Lions Club...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: LEARNING SOME OF THE TRICKS OF LIVING ON LAWLESS AVENUE
(Column ~ 11/02/00)
Nov. 2, 2000 Dear Ken, Trick or treaters were scarce on our street Halloween night. You figure parents kept their children away since the killing in the park next door. Or maybe drinkers at the picnic table next to the sidewalk in the park discouraged family outings. Yeah, let's walk past them. That'll be scary...
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PEOPLE: RESILIENT MOTHER EARNS KEYS TO A BETTER FUTURE
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
When Elsie Welch applied for a job as a cook at Southeast Missouri Hospital last summer, she brought the interviewer some of her homemade chicken and dumplings. That's an example of the self-reliance that is transforming her life. Earlier this year, Welch was an unemployed single mother of two who came to the Safe House for Women seeking refuge from an abusive relationship. Since June she has been the midnight cook at Southeast Missouri Hospital and last month got her first driver's license...
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CRIME: MENTAL EVALUATIONS OF TEEN SUSPECT YIELD DIFFERENT RESULTS
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
Various opinions still exist as to the sanity of 16-year-old murder suspect Joshua Wolf. Two psychologists from the Fulton State Hospital found Wolf mentally competent to stand trial after an independent forensic examiner said he wasn't. His attorney, Stephen Wilson of Cape Girardeau, is looking for more opinions...
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AGENDA
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
Cape Girardeau City Council Special meeting Wednesday, 5 p.m...
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JON RUST TO BE FIRST FRIDAY COFFEE SPEAKER
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
Jon K. Rust, executive vice president of Rust Communications, will discuss the Southeast Missourian newspaper's interactive community calendar during the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee this week. The monthly coffee will be held at the Show Me Center on Southeast Missouri State University campus, starting at 7:30 a.m. Friday...
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TWO NEWCOMERS IN ILLINOIS RACE
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
Christopher R. Bledsoe of Olive Branch must feel a little left out of things on the political scene in Alexander County. Bledsoe, 27, of Olive Branch is seeking the county's circuit clerk position, making his first run for a political office. He can be found on the number 45 slot of the Alexander County General Election ballot in one of two contested local races...
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BUSINESS PLANS: OCTOBER
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
New buildings, expansions and remodeling projects in Cape Girardeau, as well as the status of those projects for October: New buildings Expansion and remodeling...
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: GOVS ELECTED PRESEASON FAVORITE IN OVC
(College Sports ~ 11/02/00)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Having a potential first-round NBA draft pick is a good start. Throw in three other returning regulars -- two of them regarded as among the better players in the league -- from a team that won 18 games and it's probably no surprise that Austin Peay is the preseason Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball favorite...
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: TIGERS FOUR QUARTERS, 11 KNIGHTS AWAY
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/00)
Cape Central may not be the sixth-ranked team in Class 4A, but it can say something Farmington can't. No Class 4A team from Missouri has scored a point against the Tigers this year. Not even a field goal. Cape Central (5-4) will be looking for its fourth straight shutout tonight and its fifth overall when the Tigers take on the 8-1 Knights at 7 p.m. at Farmington for the Class 4A, District 1 championship and a berth into the Missouri playoffs...
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: EAGLETTES PICKED TO REPEAT
(College Sports ~ 11/02/00)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech has been the Ohio Valley Conference's dominant women's basketball team over the years and that isn't expected to change this season. The defending champion Golden Eaglettes were the solid choice of the OVC's coaches and sports information directors during the conference's media day Wednesday at the Gaylord Entertainment Center...
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BRIEFS: DISTRICT SOCCER GAME AT NOTRE DAME
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/00)
In an attempt to draw a larger crowd, today's Class 4A, District 1 Tournament championship soccer game between Cape Central and Poplar Bluff has been moved from Jackson to Notre Dame High School and will be played at night instead of in the afternoon...
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BRIEFS: MCVAY SINKS HOLE-IN-ONE
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/00)
Yvonne McVay of Cape Girardeau carded her second career hole-in-one recently at Kimbeland Country Club. McVay used a 4-iron to ace No. 18, a par 3 playing 108 yards. Witnesses to the shot were Woody Fadler and Melanie McVay.
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BRIEFS: HILL CARDS FIRST CAREER ACE
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/00)
Hartford Hill Jr. of Cape Girardeau sank his first career hole-in-one recently at Kimbeland Country Club. Hartford, 72, used a 9-wood on the par 3 No. 6, which was playing 140 yards. Witnesses were John Gilmore, Al Weller and Ron Scheper.
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BRIEFS: SHEETS CARDS HOLE-IN-ONE
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/00)
Jay Sheets of Cape Girardeau carded his second career hole-in-one recently at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. Using an 8-iron, Sheets nailed a 140-yard par-3. Tom Armbruster, Steve Wilson and Tim Finney witnessed the shot.
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DIXIE LIPSCOMB
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
Dixie Ann Lipscomb, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 3, 1934, in Calhoun, La., daughter of Hilton Clyde and Floris Grant Aulds. She and James E. "Barney" Lipscomb were married Aug. 2, 1952, in Calhoun. He died Oct. 5, 1999...
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LARRY MAYO
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Larry Mayo, 55, of Wappapello, formerly of Advance, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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FLORENCE BURGER
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
Funeral Mass for Florence S. Burger of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Rev. Roger Leveillee will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel from 4:30-8 p.m. today...
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OLLIE MITCHELL
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Ollie Mitchell, 90, of Puxico died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at her home. She was born Sept. 15, 1910, in Puxico, daughter of Ervin Albert and Mamie Lucreta Metcalf Eason. She and Charles E. Mitchell were married Dec. 21, 1929, at Puxico. He died April 30, 1994...
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BARBARA HARPER
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Barbara R. Harper, 55, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, in an automobile accident near Park Hills, Mo. McCombs Funeral Home at Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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HARVEY DECKER
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
CHESTER, Ill. -- Harvey Hugo Decker, 81, of Chester died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at St. Ann's Healthcare Center in Chester. He was born Jan. 6, 1919, in Chester, son of Adolph C. and Maria Kipp Decker. He and Margaret Maxine Parvin were married Aug. 10, 1940, at Longtown, Mo...
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SHIRLEY MILLER
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Shirley Ann Miller of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo. The Rev. Bud Snider will officiate. Burial will be in Bernie Cemetery at Bernie, Mo. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...
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RUBY DUSKEY
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
Ruby Lacy Duskey, 88, of Anna, Ill., died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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KAY MCELVAIN
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Kay McElvain, 56, of Marquand, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at her residence. She was born Oct. 14, 1944, in Indiana, daughter of Aaron and Dorothy Jenkins Burden. She married Lowell McElvain on Feb. 9, 1964. She had worked most of her life in hat factories...
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LESLIE WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Leslie G. "Les" Williams, 55, of Cairo died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born April 22, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of Lynum and Betty Meadows Williams. Williams lived in Illinois more than 29 years, and was employed by Little Egypt Housing Development. He was a member of 19th Street First Baptist Church...
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VINCENT BARRINGER
(Obituary ~ 11/02/00)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Vincent "Dutch" Barringer, 85, of Dongola died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at his home. He was born July 15, 1915, in Dongola, son of Aaron and Nova Vincent Barringer. He and Kathryn Baker were married May 8, 1948. Barringer retired as a supply supervisor at Vienna Correctional Center. He was a member of Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455, Dongola American Legion Post, and Anna Moose Lodge 1346...
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LETTERS: HOLDEN'S PLANS ARE BOTH HONEST AND EXCITING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/02/00)
To the editor: I must be critical of your endorsement of Jim Talent in the gubernatorial race. Your review of the campaign is quite mistaken. In your endorsement, you referred to Holden as the candidate attacking Talent's plans. "Attacking" is misleading. Talent's plans are often flawed...
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LETTERS: RIGHT TO LIFE IS THE FIRST RIGHT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/02/00)
To the editor: Calls to advance human rights are illusions if the right to life is subject to attack. What if you were told that all your rights were guaranteed and secure except your right to live? That would be an empty promise. After all, rights don't do us much good if we're not alive to enjoy them...
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LETTERS: SOME DEMOCRATS MAY BE LEANING TO THE GOP SIDE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/02/00)
To the editor: A few days ago a friend remarked that his family were Democrats in name but that their values were much closer to those of the Republican Party. This caused me to wonder if other Democrats had similar feelings. Ronald Reagan, who was for many years a registered Democrat, was once asked why he left the Democratic Party. His answer was that he didn't leave the party but that the Democratic Party left him...
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LETTERS: P&Z PLAN OFFERS GOOD PROTECTION FROM INTRUSIONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/02/00)
To the editor: During recent weeks, the Cape Girardeau County Commissioner, accompanied by members of the temporary county planning commission, held a series of public meetings on the proposed planning and zoning guidelines for the county. During these sessions, opponents packed the meetings in an attempt to monopolize debate and gain public attention for their position...
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LETTERS: THERE'S MORE TO AN ELECTION THAN EMOTIONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/02/00)
To the editor: In the wake of tragedy, Gov. Roger Wilson has allowed emotion to prevail over logic. Last week Wilson announced he would appoint Jean Carnahan to the U.S. Senate if her deceased husband wins the election. On Monday, Mrs. Carnahan said she would accept the appointment...
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LETTERS: PROGRAM TARGETS NUTRITION NEEDS OF FAMILIES, KIDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/02/00)
To the editor: In your Oct. 22 editorial, you expressed the need for education for families receiving food stamps. There is such a program in place. The Missouri Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture sponsor the program. The Healthy Children Nutrition Education Initiative is a grant program administered through the Community Caring Council and Southeast Missouri State University...
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LETTERS: HOLDEN RECORD WOULD MAKE HIM A GOOD GOVERNOR
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/02/00)
To the editor: Missouri taxpayers have been fortunate to have Bob Holden as state treasurer. He has been a consistent innovator and dedicated to finding new ways of doing things that make government serve people better and more efficiently. Holden would make an excellent governor...
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RAINY-DAY FUND, BINGO ISSUES ARE ON BALLOT
(Editorial ~ 11/02/00)
Some voters will be surprised when they see a couple of amendments to the Missouri Constitution on Tuesday's ballot. Both have received short shrift in the news media this election season. That's understandable with proposed Amendment No. 2, which shortens the time someone must be associated with an organization before that person is eligible to help run a bingo game. ...
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KEEPING CAPE STREETS SAFE IS TOP PRIORITY
(Editorial ~ 11/02/00)
Cape Girardeau enjoys good schools, a healthy businesses climate and dependable services. And we generally enjoy a low crime rate. That makes it all the more upsetting when a teen-ager is gunned down in a park in the middle of a residential neighborhood in broad daylight...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 11/02/00)
AL GORE claims he has reduced the size of government by more than 300,000 people. According to the 2000 budget proposal, the Department of Defense accounts for 286,000, or 94 percent, of 305,000 fewer government employees. Leave it to Gore to decimate the military and then claim credit for reducing the federal bureaucracy...
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LETTERS: MORNING-AFTER PILLS AREN'T FORM OF ABORTION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/02/00)
To the editor: I am writing to express how disturbed I was by Harry Barry's Oct. 28 letter. Obviously, the abortion issue is a sensitive one with many different points of view, but I was frightened by how misinformed Barry was. I would like to argue that morning-after treatments are not a form of abortion. ...
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SOME CHILDREN BLOSSOM INTO ADULTS TOO SOON
(Column ~ 11/02/00)
Most parents have, at one time or another, remarked that their children grow up too quickly. Then again, as a father of six children, I can tell you there have been many times when we wondered if they would grow up quickly enough! Some children begin physically maturing many years before it seems appropriate...
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ENERGY FOR SALE: CONSUMERS ARE TAKING A BIG BITE OF ENERGY BARS AND DRINKS
(Local News ~ 11/02/00)
Energy bars and protein drinks can give people a healthy lift, say health food advocates. Mike and Becky Brown are among such advocates. They operate Natural Health Organic Foods in Cape Girardeau. The store sells a variety of health foods, including energy bars, protein drinks and fresh juice...
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