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WILD IN MAIN; 'NEIL WELLIVER: A PRINT RETROSPECTIVE' ON DISPLAY AT UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Works by a nationally known printmaker fascinated with the wildness of Maine are currently on display at the University Museum. "Neil Welliver: A Print Retrospective" includes 25 large prints in a variety of media completed between 1973 and 2000. Welliver, a retired professor who has lived in Maine the past 25 years, became nationally known in the 1960s. ...
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BUSY MOM DECORATES EARLY FOR HOLIDAY
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- It seems Merrily Rinehart has spent her whole life racing: First on the track, then from classes to work, then from one job to another. Now it's around the house, chasing three crawling babies and a toddler. When she found out that a major-magazine photographer had given her just a few days to decorate for Christmas in late August, she panicked...
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TINT LAW CATCHING DRIVERS UNAWARE
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
A new state law could result in thousands of cars and trucks failing inspection because their rear windows are too darkly tinted. The law, which took effect Tuesday, prohibits vehicle windows with tinted film that blocks out more than 65 percent of the light -- called "35 percent shade" in the industry...
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THE HOGs ARE COMING: MORE THAN 3,000 MOTORCYCLISTS TO GATHER IN CAPE FOR STATE RALLY
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Motorcycle lovers will get their motors runnin' and head on down the highway to Cape Girardeau, meaning locals will see a lot of leather, chrome and heavy boots. The 2001 Missouri State HOG Rally, an adventure sponsored by the local HOG chapter, will take place here Sept. 7-9 and is expected to draw more than 3,000 HOG members to the city. It offers Cape Girardeans a chance to learn more about the biker lifestyle...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: AFTER HALF A CENTURY, MRS. RAYFIELD'S ADVICE STILL USEFUL
(Column ~ 08/31/01)
(Before you read this column, please turn to the Opinion page in Section B and read what Mayor Albert Spradling III has to say about Cape Girardeau's street work. He makes some good points, and you owe it to yourself to digest this information.) OK. I'm assuming a lot of you just ignored the directions above and skipped right to this...
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NASA CENTER RECEIVES $481,607
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
The NASA Educator Resource Center in Cape Girardeau has received $481,607 in federal money for math and science education over the next three years. U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Mo., announced the funding at a news conference Thursday afternoon in front of the center at 222 N. Pacific...
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ILLINOIS TO REBUILD 1800s FORT
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
METROPOLIS, Ill. -- An early 1800s frontier fort, along the Ohio River in the 1,500-acre Fort Massac State Park here will be reconstructed. Illinois Gov. George H. Ryan announced this week a $4.45 million project to rebuild the fort, replacing the structure constructed in the early 1970s...
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CVB HOPES CAPE GIRARDEAU WILL 'OUT-FRIENDLY' COMPETITION
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau hopes Cape Girardeau offers a warm welcome to the more than 3,000 bikers who will be here Sept. 7 through 9 for the Missouri State Harley Owners Group Rally. The state association awarded the bid for its ninth annual rally to Cape Girardeau in fall 1999 after the city competed with rival towns...
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JACKSON CHRISTENS SEASON AT SIKESTON
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/01)
Neither Jackson coach Carl Gross nor Sikeston coach Charlie Vickery knows exactly what to expect. They just know they'll have to be ready. The Indians and Bulldogs open their football seasons at 7:30 tonight in a SEMO North Conference game at Public Schools Stadium in Sikeston, Mo...
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KELLY WINS WITH EXTRA EFFORT
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/01)
The Kelly and Cape Central girls softball teams worked overtime at Arena Park Thursday afternoon. The Lady Hawks, making their season debut, plated two runs in the top of the eighth inning to pin a 3-1 loss on the Lady Tigers. With the score tied at 1-1 in the eighth, Monica Senciboy ripped a leadoff double to deep left field to put the Lady Hawks in business. ...
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TIGERS SHARPEN CLAWS FOR OPENER
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/01)
On the practice field, Cape Central's football coaches are rarely satisfied. They find the kid with the chin strap not buckled. They get on to the kid who can't remember the play and discipline the kid who was late for practice. They find all the flaws that coaches are supposed to find...
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ND, CENTRAL POST WINS IN SOCCERFEST
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/01)
Cape Girardeau Central and the host squad posted convincing victories Thursday as the eight-team Notre Dame Soccerfest got under way. Cape Central defeated Poplar Bluff 3-0 -- avenging a defeat to the Mules in last year's district final -- while Notre Dame downed Marion (Ill.) 4-0...
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ST. VINCENT OPENS WITH BIG TEST
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/01)
St. Vincent coach Keith Winkler said his team is upbeat but nervous heading into tonight's 7 p.m. season opener at home against Park Hills. Park Hills, a 3A school, scored more points off the Indians than any other team last year, including 1A state champion Santa Fe. St. Vincent defeated Park Hills 22-19...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/31/01)
I AGREE with the Southeast Missourian editorial board and Harry Rediger that the city needs to do a better job of coordinating its street projects. I also support the improvements and the tax that make them possible. But Mike Miller's comment in the newspaper that "reasonable detours" have been arranged misses the point. ...
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LETTERS: JUDGE'S RULING ISN'T WHAT WE'D EXPECT FROM U.S.
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/31/01)
To the editor: I write in response to Julia Buehrle's Aug. 26 letter, "Judge's order sets frightening scenario for life." I live in Australia, and like many of my fellow Australians, we look to America for leadership and to set precedents which filter through to us, which we adopt as our own...
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LETTERS: MANY TEEN-AGERS DESERVE PRAISE FOR GOOD EFFORTS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/31/01)
To the editor: Thank you for printing the article about the 12-year-old Cape Girardeau girl who was chosen as a reporter for Time Magazine for Kids. She is an example for the young people who enrich the community. Unfortunately, some comments in Speak Out show that callers still think teen-agers are lazy troublemakers who do nothing by play loud music and act obnoxiously. I did not seen any callers congratulating this girl on her accomplishment...
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GOOD WORK ON CITY STREET PROJECTS
(Editorial ~ 08/31/01)
Over the past few weeks, the Missourian has been running various stories/editorials/comments about the road construction going on in Cape Girardeau and the inconvenience motorists/students/visitors are experiencing due to the work being done. The ad nauseam attacks culminating with the Aug. ...
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PERSONAL INVESTING IS STILL BEST SS OPTION
(Editorial ~ 08/31/01)
The task facing 16 members of President Bush's Social Security commission is daunting. Leaving aside current headlines about declining budget surpluses and the sagging economy, there is agreement the future of Social Security must be addressed. Right now, revenue from Social Security taxes is running well ahead of benefit payments, accounting for virtually all of the projected surplus for this fiscal year. ...
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THOSE CHECKS ARE CREDIT ON 2001 TAXES
(Editorial ~ 08/31/01)
Most taxpaying Americans are busy cashing their checks from the U.S. Treasury as a result of this year's tax cuts. Emerging from the fog of tax-code changes is the good news that no one will suffer next year because of this year's checks. The minimum tax rate has been reduced to 10 percent from 15 percent. ...
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LETTERS: TAXPAYER-OWNED EQUIPMENT USED TO SEND E-MAILS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/31/01)
To the editor: It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I agree. I'll add that often the view of the fairness of political actions is according to a person's political bent. State Sen. Peter Kinder knew that his sending several thousands of e-mails to state employees would be met with howls of disdain. He was prepared...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/31/01)
Son to Timothy E. and Tammy Lynn Mouser of Scott City, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001. Name, Kaden Leif. Weight, 6 pounds 3 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Mouser is the former Tammy Smith, daughter of Joyce Smith and Joe Smith of Scott City. She is employed at Cape Girardeau Winnelson Co. Mouser is the son of Carol Mouser of Sikeston, Mo., and Eugene Mouser of Marquand, Mo. He is employed at Nordenia USA Inc...
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KENNETH FARROW
(Obituary ~ 08/31/01)
Kenneth Edison Farrow, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at his home. He was born June 16, 1929, at Jackson, Mo., son of Burnett and Lottie Tripp Farrow. He and Hannah McNeely were married Jan. 20, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. Farrow worked at International Shoe Co., at Huckstep Hardware Store in Charleston, Mo., and then operated Farrow TV Repair 40 years. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene...
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VIRGINIA MCFERRON
(Obituary ~ 08/31/01)
Virginia Katheryn McFerron, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born June 20,1922, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of George and Rhoda Johnson Latham. She and Thomas J. McFerron were married July 6, 1948, in Piggott, Ark. He died Oct. 8, 1999...
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JAMES EVANS SR.
(Obituary ~ 08/31/01)
Funeral for James Evans Sr. of Cape Girardeau will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Second Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Wiley Reed will officiate. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday at the church after 10 a.m. Massie Funeral Home in Cairo, Ill., is in charge of arrangements...
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JOHN HARTWELL SR.
(Obituary ~ 08/31/01)
BERNIE, Mo. -- John William Hartwell Sr., 90, of Campbell, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001, at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Born July 31, 1911, in Hayti, Mo., he was the son of James Alexander and Sarah Wigington Hartwell. On July 24, 1951, he was married to Gladys C. Crutchfield in Piggott, Ark. She died Jan. 23, 1990...
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RUTH HOLDER
(Obituary ~ 08/31/01)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Funeral for Ruth Holder of Olive Branch will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill. The Rev. Tony Ashworth, Dr. Herbert Haws and the Rev. John McCarty will officiate. Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill...
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