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MIRACULOUS MEMENTOS: RELICS RETURNING IN CATHOLICISM
(Local News ~ 03/31/01)
Each day in St. Anthony's Basilica in Padua, Italy, thousands of visitors gaze at the tongue, jawbone and vocal chords of the "saint of miracles" or stand by his tomb, palms pressed to the cool marble, eyes closed in prayer. The Roman Catholic world abounds in relics, its churches stuffed with hanks of hair and bits of bone, lopped-off heads, fingers, tongues and toes. ...
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REPAIRS TO REDUCE BRIDGE TRAFFIC TO ONE LANE
(Local News ~ 03/31/01)
Traffic on the Mississippi River Bridge will be reduced to one lane from noon to 4 p.m. Monday. The Missouri Department of Transportation will be making routine maintenance repairs. Traffic on the bridge also will be reduced to one lane from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday...
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ALLOCATION MEANS BOOTHEEL BONANAZA
(Local News ~ 03/31/01)
An influx of federal money could mean new economic prosperity for residents of the Mississippi River Delta region. Area residents, lawmakers and education officials met at Southeast Missouri State University Friday to discuss how area counties could benefit from two initiatives set to bring millions of federal dollars into the region...
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POLICE JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING; CORONER'S JURY RULES IN DRUG SUSPECT'S DEATH
(Local News ~ 03/31/01)
The shooting death of a 20-year-old man by Cape Girardeau police was ruled justifiable homicide Friday at a coroner's inquest. A jury panel of three men and three women took 20 minutes to decide that Sgt. Brad Moore and Cpl. Keith May acted in self-defense when they shot Matthew S. Marsh during a drug investigation...
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ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS TO RECEIVE BILL CREDIT
(Local News ~ 03/31/01)
AmerenUE will see a welcome turn of events in May. The electric company will pay its customers. The anticipated $10.70 credit on customer's bills that month is the result of an unusual relationship between the company and the Missouri Public Service Commission. AmerenUE is the only regulated electric utility under a special rate plan first started nearly six years ago and regularly renewed since...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: BOYS' BEHAVIOR LEAVES MOM CLUELESS
(Column ~ 03/31/01)
I am only just becoming aware how very different little boys are from girls. I don't just mean anatomically -- I'm talking the whole psyche. They think differently, they reason differently, they play differently. And then they grow up and become men, but that's another column...
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HORIZON CITED FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS
(Local News ~ 03/31/01)
Horizon Resources Inc., a subsidiary company of Jerry Lipps Co., of Cape Girardeau, has 15 working days to respond to citations and proposed penalties from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Horizon was cited for violations at two work sites, said G. T. Breezley, a St. Louis area director for OSHA. Some of the violations were related to the death of a worker in October...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN
(Local News ~ 03/31/01)
7:30 p.m. Monday, April 1 City hall Action Items Power and Light Committee Street Committee Executive Session...
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INDIANS TO FACE MURRAY STATE WITH CONFIDENCE
(College Sports ~ 03/31/01)
After playing nearly two week's worth of non-league games, Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team will jump back into Ohio Valley Conference action this weekend. And the Indians couldn't be entering their three-game series at Murray State with much more momentum or confidence...
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SE ROUNDS OUT ITS SCHEDULE
(College Sports ~ 03/31/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's football team has exchanged one Mid-American Conference squad for another, added a Division II opponent and kept three non-conference Division I-AA foes. That, along with six Ohio Valley Conference games, sums up the Indians' 2001 schedule that was finalized earlier this week. Southeast will play six of its 11 contests at Houck Stadium...
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LADY BULLDOGS MAKE CUT IN MEDLEY RELAY
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/01)
Notre Dame, in its first season of swimming, made the state cut in the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:26.56 as the Lady Bulldogs rolled past Principia 128-52 in a home swimming meet Friday. Ashtia Jewell, Ali Tyson, Janelle Essner and Lindsay Kuper swam the event, which marked the sixth race in which Notre Dame has posted a state-qualifying time...
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SPORTS DIGEST: SEMO TO HOST INDOOR TRACK MEETS TODAY
(College Sports ~ 03/31/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's men's and women's track teams will host Murray State at 1 p.m. today in a pair of dual meets at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex. "We had some outstanding performances last week at the Alabama Relays and we want to keep our momentum going (today)," said Southeast coach Joey Haines. "We want to be ready for a strong showing at the ALL SPORT Classic (which Southeast will host on April 7)."...
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CLYDE BUERCK
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Clyde J. Buerck, 75, of Perryville died Thursday, March 29, 2001, at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 20, 1926, at Belgique, Mo., son of Oscar J. and Gertrude Hogard Buerck. Buerck was a retired residential painter and had been a painter at Gilster-Mary Lee. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, VFW Post 4282, and former member of American Legion Post 133...
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STELLA HAHN
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Funeral Mass for Stella Dina Hahn of Scott City will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City after 5 p.m. Monday. Parish prayers will be at 6 p.m...
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GENEVA KING
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Geneva E. King, 81, died Thursday, March 29, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Gir-ardeau. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The Revs. Robert Cheney, Ann Mowery and Raymond Epps will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Fruitland, Mo...
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ROGER HENRY
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
Roger Henry, 67, of St. Louis went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 29, 2001, at his home. He was born Jan. 30, 1934, at St. Joseph, Mo., son of Bud and Opal Horton Henry. He and Betty Lou Cavalier were married Oct. 5, 1967, at St. Joseph. Roger earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas, and did his clerkship at Psychiatric Receiving Center in Kansas City, Mo...
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JACK DAVENPORT
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jack W. Davenport, 80, of Lees Summit died Thursday, March 29, 2001, at his home. He was born June 30, 1920, at Bessville, Mo. He and Hazel Haynes were married April 30, 1994. Davenport was superintendent of the propeller and machine shops at St. Louis Ship Co. 30 years...
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LOREN ABBOTT
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Loren W. Abbott, 85, of Jackson died Friday, March 30, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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EDITH SANDERS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Edith R. Sanders, 87, of Chaffee died Thursday, March 29, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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RODGER MAZE
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Rodger Maze, 45, of Jonesboro died Friday, March 30, 2001, at his home. He was born March 3, 1956, in Fort Carson, Colo., son of Louis and Bonnie Spurlock Maze. He and Rhonda Smith were married Dec. 29, 2000, in Union County. Maze was a truck driver with J.B. Hunt Trucking...
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JOHNNIE BOWERS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Johnnie Bowers, 71, of East Prairie died Friday, March 30, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Jan. 5, 1930, at Buffington, Mo., son of John and Mary M. Jones Bowers. He and Louise Buckley were married Aug. 18, 1952, in Piggott, Ark...
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NANCY TIMMONS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Nancy A. Timmons, 61, of Tamms Route 1 died Friday, March 30, 2001, at the home of a daughter. She was born Oct. 17, 1939, in Muncie, Ind., daughter of Lee and Hazel W. Malone New. Timmons retired as a truck driver with Jerry Lipps Truck Service of Cape Girardeau...
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PAUL HACKNEY
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
Funeral for Paul Lee Hackney of LaVista, Neb., formerly of Cape Girardeau, was held March 13, 2001, at Kahler-Dolce Mortuary in Papillion, Neb. Burial was in Cedar Dale Cemetery in Papillion, with military rites conducted by Papillion American Legion Post 32...
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BUD ROSS
(Obituary ~ 03/31/01)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Dawsey Leon "Bud" Ross, 63, of Morehouse died Friday, March 30, 2001, at his home. He was born Jan. 31, 1938, at Parma, Mo., son of Elmer and Ruby Jordan Ross. He and Patricia May "Pat" Jones were married April 4, 1959. Ross retired as a deputy with New Madrid County Sheriff's Department. He was a member of First Baptist Church...
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LETTERS: JACKSON SCHOOLS HAVE PURCHASED LAND AT A BARGAIN
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/31/01)
To the editor: Jackson is the jewel of Southeast Missouri. We have experienced a 30 percent population increase when other communities have barely been able to stay even or have had a decrease in population. One of the contributing factors is the fantastic school system we enjoy...
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TEACHERS GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE
(Editorial ~ 03/31/01)
Although the Missouri State Teachers Association district meeting in Cape Girardeau last week saw its typical dismal attendance, a wonderful thing happened that day on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. Four teachers were recognized for their meritorious service. ...
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...AND A STUDENT MAKES HIS MARK AS WELL
(Editorial ~ 03/31/01)
Just when the news of school shootings and threats of shootings has us discouraged about the state of America's youth, a youngster like Matt Miller comes along. At age 13, the Monterey, Calif., lad was asked to write a mock grant proposal for English class...
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RACE-BASED PREFERENCES HARM SOCIETY
(Column ~ 03/31/01)
Let me make a bold statement: Our society is not going to make any progress toward improving racial relations until we encourage the idea of racial colorblindness. Seriously, we cannot promote harmony among races if we continue to allow ourselves to be held hostage to the tyranny of political correctness. ...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/31/01)
THIS IS a thank you for Melody and Kevin Rhodes for sponsoring a kickboxing event to help the diabetes center. It was a great physical education opportunity to try a new form of exercise for better health and was a great benefit to help provide services for people who have diabetes. Thanks, Melody and Kevin...
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LETTERS: THANK LIBERALS FOR THE RIGHTS WOIMEN HAVE NOW
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/31/01)
To the editor: I saw a bumper sticker which read, "God is Pro-Life." I knew a Philistine wasn't driving the car. Philistines are still mad at Samson. It was probably some sincere person who wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stop abortions. Thanks to right-wing propaganda, the driver probably blames liberals for Roe vs. Wade...
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