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Bucs say they can buck trend against Eagles
(Professional Sports ~ 01/14/03)
TAMPA, Fla. -- To win the NFC championship, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have to buck some ugly trends: four straight losses to the Philadelphia Eagles and an 0-6 road record in the postseason. Then there's that 1-21 record when the temperature is 40 or below...
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Virginia-based ships leave port as deployment of military force
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
The Associated PressVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Edgar Rodriguez and his wife, Kerri, know that deployment with little warning is part of Navy life. But that didn't make saying goodbye any easier when he joined fellow sailors aboard the USS Ashland...
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Cuban spy's ex-wife buys plane used to fly defectors
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
KEY WEST, Fla. -- The ex-wife of a Cuban spy placed the winning $7,000 bid Monday for a biplane that carried eight defectors here from the communist nation, saying she hoped to resell it for more money. The auction was arranged by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office to help pay the $27.1 million the Cuban government owes Ana Margarita Martinez...
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Media consortium agrees to disband vote-counting operation
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
NEW YORK -- Six major news organizations announced Monday the breakup of Voter News Service, the consortium they had built to count votes and conduct surveys on Election Day. The decision follows two major election-night failures in a row by VNS. Given the expense of mounting such operations on their own, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel and The Associated Press said they were considering other options for sharing vote counts and exit poll surveys...
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Lieberman enters 2004 race as 'different kind of Democrat'
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman jumped into the 2004 race for president Monday, criticizing President Bush while promising to "talk straight to the American people" and show them he is "a different kind of Democrat." Lieberman, who could become the nation's first Jewish president, told students at his old high school that during the Bush campaign two years ago, "we were promised a better America, but that promise has not been kept."...
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Actor won't answer questions at deposition
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Robert Blake's criminal lawyer said Monday he will not permit his client to answer questions at a civil deposition in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Blake's slain wife. Thomas Mesereau Jr. said he previously proposed that the civil suit inquiries be postponed until after Blake's criminal trial but a judge turned down that request...
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Raytheon division under informal accounting probe
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
BOSTON -- Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an informal inquiry into accounting practices at its commuter aircraft division. The announcement came the same day Raytheon Aircraft Co. acknowledged paying nearly $4 million to settle a Defense Department claim of overbilling for insurance...
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Four men exonerated in massacre sue police, city
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
PHILADELPHIA -- Four men jailed 18 months for a deadly shooting they didn't commit have sued the people they blame for keeping them locked up, including police officers, the city and a survivor of the slayings. Lawyers for the four claim police ignored evidence -- including another man's alleged confession -- that would have cleared the men of charges they gunned down seven people in a West Philadelphia row house in 2000...
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Private foundation gives $42 million in grants
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
CHICAGO -- A private foundation said Monday it was handing out $42 million to Chicago-area cultural organizations, National Public Radio and other groups to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is giving special one-time grants totaling $21.5 million to 41 arts and cultural groups ranging from the city's largest museums to small community-based arts education groups...
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Young hero tops rodeo's mutton bustin' contest
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
DENVER -- A 7-year-old boy hailed as a hero for helping to save his mother's life two months ago moved a step closer to his dream of becoming a rodeo cowboy, winning the Mutton Bustin' competition at the National Western Stock Show. Titus Adams beat six other riders in the annual event Sunday that has 5- to 7-year-olds clinging to the backs of sheep as they sprint around the ring...
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Hearing planned over 'friendly fire' incident in Afghanistan
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- An Air Force colonel who said communications problems would cause "friendly fire" accidents will testify at a hearing into the accidental deaths of four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year, a defense lawyer said Monday...
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Peru's president says pilot to blame for crash
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
LIMA, Peru -- President Alejandro Toledo on Monday blamed pilot error for the crash of a Peruvian airliner that slammed into a mountain, killing all 46 people aboard. "This has apparently been human error. The plane was in perfect condition and the pilot had more than 9,000 hours of flying experience," Toledo said...
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Trial of suspects turns into a judicial drama
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
VIENNA, Austria -- The judge knew it would be a tearful trial, so he ordered lawyers and victims' loved ones alike "to keep emotion out of the courtroom." But in the struggle to assign blame for a cable-car fire that killed 155 skiers and snowboarders in the Alps, a defendant fainted in the courtroom and a key prosecution witness suffered a nervous breakdown...
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U.S. Navy starts last round of bomb runs on island
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
VIEQUES, Puerto Rico -- Fighter jets soared over Vieques dropping inert bombs Monday in what the Navy says will be its final round of nearly six decades of training exercises on the Puerto Rican island. F-18s began dropping inert 25-pound bombs on a firing range shortly after authorities detained five protesters who broke through a Navy fence in an attempt to thwart the maneuvers...
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Red Cross delivers letters for Guantanamo detainees
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
GENEVA -- The international Red Cross said Monday it has hand carried 3,300 short letters between detainees' families and suspected Taliban and al-Qaida fighters held at the U.S. Navy base in Cuba. The detainees -- the first of whom arrived on Jan. ...
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Formerly conjoined twins return home to Guatemala
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
GUATEMALA CITY -- Twin Guatemalan girls born fused at the skull returned home Monday after successful surgery to the welcoming arms of families, friends and dignitaries. "These little girls make all of Guatemala smile," said sculptor Gloria Chanex, who sells clay pots in a Guatemala City tourist market...
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Inspectors keep working amid Iraqi criticism, U.S. pressure
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Wearing combat pants, hard shoes and a sky blue jungle hat, the U.N. missile expert stepped out of her white all-terrain vehicle, flashed a smile and told waiting Iraqi government officials what she thought they needed to know of her plans for the day...
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Ivory Coast tries to secure one-fifth of world's cocoa export
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
SAN PEDRO, Ivory Coast -- Soldiers train their heavy machine guns on the mouth of San Pedro's port, defending the harbor that ships one-fifth of the world's cocoa beans from advancing rebels threatening to overrun it. Ivory Coast, the world's No. 1 cocoa producer, is midway through the main harvest season and war has closed to less than a morning's drive away...
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Mousetrap leads to evacuation at Tampa airport
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
TAMPA, Fla. -- A section of the Tampa airport was evacuated Monday after baggage screeners spotted a "very, very suspicious" object on an X-ray monitor. It turned out to be a mousetrap inside a coffee can. The ticketing area was evacuated for about 45 minutes and several flights were delayed briefly. A bomb squad used a robot to remove the object from the bag...
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AOL Time Warner chief quits, still confident about merger
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
NEW YORK -- Outgoing AOL Time Warner chairman Steve Case acknowledged Monday that the 2001 merger he helped orchestrate has not lived up to expectations, but he said he remains confident that the marriage of Time Warner and America Online will prove sound over the long run...
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People talk 01/14/03
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
Aniston attends awards show despite broken toe LOS ANGELES -- Jennifer Aniston, nursing a broken toe, needed a cane and a co-star to collect her People's Choice Award. Aniston, who plays Rachel Green on the hit NBC series "Friends," used the cane and a helping hand from co-star Matthew Perry Sunday to walk to the stage of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium...
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Loss turns Mariucci's future even murkier
(Sports Column ~ 01/14/03)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Some people call this town a vacation spot. Steve Mariucci calls it his own personal hell. His first trip to Tampa as 49ers coach -- his 1997 debut -- was demoralizing. Sunday's visit was far, far worse. This was one of the most humiliating days in 49ers history...
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Otahkians drop first league game
(College Sports ~ 01/14/03)
RICHMOND, Ky. -- Eastern Kentucky won a battle of unbeaten women's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference with an 88-77 victory over Southeast Missouri State University Monday night. The victory was the eighth straight for EKU, which improved to 12-4 overall and 4-0 in the conference...
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Officiating problems have always been there
(Professional Sports ~ 01/14/03)
On Jan. 3, a questionable pass interference call against Miami during overtime in the Fiesta Bowl helped Ohio State win college football's national championship. Two days later, the NFL found itself in the middle of its own uproar over an official's call at the end of the Giants-49ers playoff game...
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Officials investigate prep star's new car
(Professional Sports ~ 01/14/03)
CLEVELAND -- State high school officials are investigating whether LeBron James broke any eligibility rules with his new car. James, expected to be the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft if he goes pro, has been driving a Hummer H2 that he reportedly got as an 18th birthday gift from his mother, Gloria...
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Tennessee's Summitt goes for win No. 800
(Professional Sports ~ 01/14/03)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Pat Summitt began her coaching career in 1974 with a loss and a handful of dirty uniforms. Now in her 29th season, the Hall of Famer's record stands at 799-161, and she could become the first women's college basketball coach to win 800 games when the fifth-ranked Lady Vols host DePaul today...
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The Big Easy makes a big statement with Hawaii win
(Professional Sports ~ 01/14/03)
KAPALUA, Hawaii -- No need to wait for Tiger Woods' return from knee surgery to see a dominant performance on the PGA Tour. Ernie Els showed off all his skills at the season-opening Mercedes Championships, where he shattered two scoring records, won by eight strokes and invited the kind of praise normally reserved for the world's No. 1 player...
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MuchMusic tries to crack the MTV stranglehold
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
The new cable channel will take its direction from its 12-to-24-year-old audience By David Bauder ~ The Associated Press NEW YORK -- The people who run the MuchMusic USA cable channel believe they can build a solid business by following the model essentially abandoned by MTV about 15 years ago...
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Syracuse's rise into Top 25 is a fall for 11th-ranked MU
(Professional Sports ~ 01/14/03)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The constants for Syracuse this season had been freshman Carmelo Anthony starring on offense and the zone defense struggling to stop teams inside. The Orangemen, playing hours after entering the Top 25 for the first time this season, had all five starters in double figures and the 2-3 zone was very effective in a 76-69 victory over No. 11 Missouri on Monday night...
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Top OVC teams take an unlikely turn early
(College Sports ~ 01/14/03)
Southeast Missouri State University coach Gary Garner entered Saturday night's Ohio Valley Conference matchup at Morehead State believing the Eagles were solid but not a powerhouse. But Garner's opinion of the Eagles rose after they thumped the Indians 77-63. Morehead State led by 27 points before coasting...
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Arkansas man pleads guilty in theft of letters
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Stealing the archived letters of an acclaimed American novelist has garnered a former Arkansas public defender the same courtroom ending some of his former clients received. Robert Hardin Smith, 43, was sentenced Monday in Jackson by Circuit Judge John Grimm to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing six William Faulkner letters from Southeast Missouri State University's Rare Book Room. He was originally charged Nov. 19...
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Notre Dame rebounds on the road
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/03)
After suffering a loss to Anna-Jonesboro its last time out, Notre Dame's girls basketball team went on the road Monday night and cruised past Farmington 69-54. Notre Dame (6-7) used a strong shooting night and went 28 of 54 from the field to establish an early lead. The Bulldogs led 19-13 after one quarter and built a 37-21 lead by halftime...
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Sikeston man pleads guilty to drug charge
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
A Sikeston, Mo., man pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to three felony counts of distribution of 5 grams or more of cocaine base. Roy Yarber, 72, of Sikeston, Mo., also agreed to forfeit a 1995 Chevrolet Taho and certain real estate in Sikeston to the U.S. government. He appeared before U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber...
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School officials say a few areas on report cards cause concern
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
A staffing shortage and low teacher pay were among issues local school administrators said concerned them after reviewing data compiled in their annual report cards. The report cards, recently released by school districts throughout Missouri, allow school officials and community members to size up annual progress in areas such as enrollment, attendance, test scores, teacher quality and finance...
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SEMO could see record spring enrollment
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Southeast Missouri State University students began picking up their textbooks on Monday as school officials forecast possible record enrollment for the spring semester that begins a week from today. Dr. Dennis Holt, who is beginning his first semester as the new vice president for administration and enrollment management, said Southeast expects to exceed last spring's first-day enrollment figure and could end up with a record enrollment when final numbers come out in a month...
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Contested races plentiful for area school board seats
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
There's still a week left to file for election to Missouri school boards, but already several local schools have full-blown races in place. Most Missouri school boards will fill two terms of three years during the elections, which will be held April 8. Candidates have until Jan. 21 to file for the elections...
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Irradiated beef hits Cape grocery store
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Schnucks this week became the area's first grocer to sell irradiated ground beef, a specially treated meat that proponents say greatly reduces bacteria and the risk of health problems like salmonella and E. coli. Employees placed fresh, 1-pound ground beef packages and boxes of frozen beef patties that were exposed to beams of bacteria-killing electrons on Schnucks' shelves Sunday, said store manager Dennis Marchi. ...
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Chaffee, Kelso schools close because of virus
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Two local school districts have canceled classes and several others are monitoring the situation closely as a flu-like virus has infected hundreds of area children over the past week. Chaffee School District was the first to announce a dismissal due to illness after 35 percent of the student body -- around 200 students -- were absent Monday...
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Skee ball score sends Perryville teacher to Hawaii
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
The world championship in the popular carnival game is worth $50,000 By Mike Wells ~ Southeast Missourian It is a test of precise aim, a steady hand and perfect control. At stake is $50,000. Not a bad payoff for skee ball...
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Troops posted in Kuwait practice for possible urban warfare
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
SOUTH OF THE KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER, Kuwait -- U.S. Army troops sorted out enemy fighters from friendly civilians in training exercises Monday designed to help them with one of the most dangerous forms of combat they could face in Iraq -- urban warfare...
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Two Palestinians die in attack on Israeli bus, army claims
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
JERUSALEM -- Two Palestinians threw grenades Monday at an Israeli bus in the Gaza Strip and were shot dead by Israeli troops, and an Islamic Jihad activist was killed in an explosion in the West Bank -- the latest incidents in escalating violence two weeks before Israel's election...
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Ashanti honored as best new R&B artist at AMA
(Entertainment ~ 01/14/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Eminem upstaged newcomer Ashanti at Monday's 30th annual American Music Awards, collecting trophies in all four categories in which he was nominated. Ashanti collected two new artist awards. Eminem didn't attend the show, which was broadcast on ABC, but his "8 Mile" co-star Mekhi Phifer accepted the hip-hop album prize on his behalf...
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Speak out 1/10
(Speak Out ~ 01/14/03)
Worldwide enemies CHINA AND North Korea hatched this nuclear threat by North Korea to deter President Bush from going to war with Iraq. Communists and Muslims have joined together in the Philippines to create terrorism so the enemies are loosed on the world. There are still enough honest citizens in this world to take on these enemies who are carving worldwide havoc. Drastic radicalism demands drastic action...
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Rust successes have been built on hard work
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/03)
To the editor: Congratulations to everyone at Rust Communications for your most recent newspaper acquisitions in Iowa and Indiana. That brings your total publications to more than 50, I think. What a success story. I remember when Gary Rust purchased his first newspaper more than 30 years ago -- Cape Girardeau's weekly Bulletin -- and began his long journey to where he is now. ...
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Hurried reading of e-mail can slow communications
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/03)
To the editor: In the last decade, writing and sending letters through the U.S. Postal Service has become almost a thing of the past. I still prefer to write letters by hand when mailing something to friends, but there are times when I use e-mail to expedite my messages...
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Taxpayers need opportunity to be heard on TIF plan
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/03)
To the editor: In response to the article "District, developers closer on TIF accord": After reading recent editorials, I feel input from a taxpayer is necessary. There has not been a Tax Increment Financing Commission meeting for a long time. I do not think the commission can OK a project without a open hearing for the taxpayers...
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Missourians need opportunity to vote on taxes
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/03)
To the editor: Recent statements by some of our legislative leaders indicate they must think Missouri voters aren't smart enough to know when a tax proposal is regressive and unfair. Because the sales and gas taxes were overwhelmingly defeated last August and the large excise tax on cigarettes lost at the polls in November, Missourians are being classified as anti-tax. We're told that the voters won't approve any tax increase...
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People need to be engaged in our destiny
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/03)
To the editor: The mass of people allow infringements of our liberties by our representative government to continue. Why? Generally, the people have neither the time nor interest to engage in organized study or expression regarding the overreaching power of government...
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Airfares fluctuate wildly when flying from Cape
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/03)
To the editor: In response to the article "Counting to 10,000": Inconsistent pricing is why I rarely fly from Cape Girardeau. I fly round-trip from St. Louis to Anchorage every six weeks. Pricing for the three flights a day from Cape Girardeau to St. ...
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Jackson makes some ambitious plans
(Editorial ~ 01/14/03)
There's a reason Jackson is the fastest-growing community in southern Missouri: The city of 12,000 people thinks big. It has continued to expand over the years, internally and outwardly, because of the city's strong leadership and its steadfast commitment to growing in an organized, well-orchestrated manner...
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Wilma Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/14/03)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Wilma N. Smith, 87, of Morley died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 24, 1915, in Hardage, Mo., daughter of Thomas and Carrie Padgett Baker. Smith was a teacher 25 years, having taught at Bunker High School and Fox High School in Arnold, Mo. She was a former mayor of Morley. She was a volunteer eight years at Scott County Central and Oran elementary schools...
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Dr. William Turner
(Obituary ~ 01/14/03)
Dr. Bill Turner passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at St. John's Hospital in Joplin, Mo., after a long battle with heart disease. He was born Sept. 6, 1921, in Arkansas City, Ark., son of Dr. W.E. and Cora May Turner. In 1948 he married Katherine Harwell Vance of Dallas, Texas. She preceded him in death in 1987. In 1988 he married Martha Farmer of Allendale, S.C. She preceded him in death in 2000...
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Out of the past 1/14/03
(Out of the Past ~ 01/14/03)
10 years ago: Jan. 14, 1993 Although Cape Girardeau officials have joined with local citizens group to draft minimum property maintenance code, not everyone thinks measure is good idea; they'll have chance to voice their opinions Thursday at public hearing...
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Mary Nunnelee
(Obituary ~ 01/14/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary Jane Smith Nunnelee, 64, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 23, 1938, in Lilbourn, Mo., daughter of James Howard Ward and Martha Lucille Campbell Ward. She was a member of the Baptist faith, and worked as a front desk clerk for the Best Western Coach House Inn before retiring...
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Births 1/14/03
(Births ~ 01/14/03)
Steffens Son to Benjamin K. and Kendra D. Steffens of Jackson, St. Francis Medical Center, 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003. Name, Quinn Kramer. Weight, 5 pounds 15 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Steffens is the former Kendra Kramer, daughter of Ken and Cindi Kramer of Jackson and Barb Kramer of Cape Girardeau. She is a certified pharmacy technician at St. Francis. Steffens is the son of Dale and Helen Steffens of Jackson and Sally Steffens of Champaign, Ill. He is a cement mason with Local 908...
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Robert Grubb
(Obituary ~ 01/14/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert L. "Bob" Grubb, 64, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born May 14, 1938, in Terre Haute, Ind., son of Rudolph and Pauline Holt Grubb. Grubb formerly worked at Wal-Mart, and was currently working at Perry County Sheltered Workshop. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church...
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Varnell Shrum
(Obituary ~ 01/14/03)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Varnell Everett Shrum, 75, of Bloomsdale, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 28, 1927, at Puxico, son of Victory "Vic" and Lilly Pearl Glenn Shrum. He and Clareen Wallace were married in 1950 in Piggott, Ark...
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Hilda Bodenschatz
(Obituary ~ 01/14/03)
Hilda M. Bodenschatz, 90, of Old Appleton, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Mary Crowe
(Obituary ~ 01/14/03)
ORAN, Mo. -- Mary Tidwell Vandiver Crowe, 51, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo., after an extended illness. She was born May 2, 1951, in Fayette County, Ala., daughter of Bersie Lee and Clara May Tucker Tidwell. She was married to Ocie Vandever, who preceded her in death...
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Wanda Martin
(Obituary ~ 01/14/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Wanda Scapino Martin, 75, of Sikeston died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at her home. She was born April 28, 1927, in Pulaski, Ill., daughter of Fred and Marie Denfip Miller. She and John Charles Scapino were married Sept. 7, 1946. He died Nov. 7, 1976. She later married Warren Martin Jan. 19, 1979. He died Nov. 30, 1994...
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Area students on University of Missouri grad list
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The following students will be eligible for graduation from the University of Missouri-Columbia during the winter semester 2002. Kelso, Mo. -- Lachelle Essner, bachelor's degree in business administration, graduating cum laude...
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Con artist turns his skills to good uses
(Editorial ~ 01/14/03)
Is Frank Abagnale Jr. a good man? If he is today, he hasn't always been. Abagnale was in the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's latest film, "Catch Me if You Can." It's the story of Abagnale con-artist exploits as a youth. At one point, he was wanted in all 50 states for his now legendary life of crime. He posed as a doctor, a lawyer and a jet pilot while cashing bogus checks for about $2.5 million...
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White House - Assistance for N. Korea not reward
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration walked a diplomatic tightrope Monday, talking of energy assistance and other help for North Korea while insisting such tantalizing prospects wouldn't be a prize for Pyongyang's increasing bellicose behavior. The administration argued this fine point: that talking with North Korea about its willingness to back off its nuclear weapons programs is different from negotiating over what the impoverished nation would get in return...
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Military widows want benefits returned
(State News ~ 01/14/03)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Frances Lovelace was married to Crawford Lovelace for 38 years. He served in World War II and Korea. Like many couples of their generation, she took care of the kids and he took care of the money and bills. But that changed when he died in 1988. Then when she started looking at her benefits as a survivor of a retired military man, she found her income dropped nearly in half...
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Administration dismisses O'Neill criticism of tax plan
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration insisted Monday that the effort to win congressional passage of a new round of tax cuts remained on track despite criticism from former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. President Bush also met Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on Monday for a private lunch "to exchange ideas frankly about the state of the economy," presidential spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters...
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Missouri lawmakers to observe King holiday for first time
(State News ~ 01/14/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For the first time, the Missouri Legislature will close for the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Republicans, who gained full control of the Legislature this year, announced the decision Monday and said it was long overdue...
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GOP aims to revise rules of House debate
(State News ~ 01/14/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The transfer of power in the Missouri House has led to a debate between Republicans and Democrats -- on how to conduct formal debate. The new Republican majority is proposing reforms that its leaders say would make legislative debate a more open process. Democrats predict the revisions would stifle debate...
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Missourians react to Illinois governor's commutations
(State News ~ 01/14/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Illinois Gov. George Ryan's decision to commute the death sentences of all of the state's death row prisoners brought both praise and scorn in Missouri on Monday. Death row opponents called Ryan's decision "courageous." A prosecutor called Ryan a "coward." And Missouri's top elected official said the decision would have little or no bearing on how the death penalty is meted out here...
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Auditor McCaskill predicts more influence for audits
(State News ~ 01/14/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Entering her second term as state auditor, Democrat Claire McCaskill predicted Monday that audits of state agencies would have more influence as lawmakers seek to eliminate wasteful spending in light of Missouri's budget troubles...
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Pope says war in Iraq should only be 'very last option'
(International News ~ 01/14/03)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II issued his strongest criticism yet of a possible war with Iraq, saying Monday that military force can only be used as "the very last option" -- and then only under certain conditions. Amid a buildup of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf, John Paul urged political leaders to step up their diplomatic efforts to avoid war, which he said would only harm ordinary Iraqis "already sorely tried" by 12 years of U.N. sanctions...
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Pentagon opposed to restarting military draft
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
WASHINGTON -- Trying to head off a proposal to reinstate the military draft, the Pentagon Monday disputed charges that blacks and poorer Americans bear an unfair burden in fighting the country's wars. "Contrary to myth, data show that the enlisted force is quite representative of the civilian population," the Defense Department said in an 11-page paper arguing the merits of the all-volunteer force that has been in place for nearly 30 years...
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Court rejects Sirhan Sirhan's appeal
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
WASHINGTON -- Sirhan Sirhan lost a Supreme Court appeal Monday that sought to overturn his conviction in the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. The justices refused without comment to consider claims that Sirhan's defense lawyer was secretly working with the government to win his conviction...
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Music, tech groups reach copyright deal
(National News ~ 01/14/03)
WASHINGTON -- The music and technology industries, which have battled over consumers downloading music on the Internet, have negotiated a compromise to protect copyrighted works such as movies and songs without new government requirements, people familiar with the plan said Monday...
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Learning briefs 1/14
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Foundation endows nursing scholarship The Dorothy Lee Nilsen Scholarship for nursing students has been endowed through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. Wedel Nilsen gave $10,000 to establish the scholarship at Southeast Missouri State University in memory of his wife...
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Sixth-graders write about their futures in class project book
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Although the New Year is well under way and resolutions made and forgotten, several dozen Jackson students are looking farther into the future than just a resolution or two. Students in three sixth-grade classes at Jackson Middle School have published books about what their life will be like in 20 years...
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University Foundation awards scholarships
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Southeast Missouri University Foundation on Oct. 12 awarded scholarships for students to attend Southeast Missouri State University. Cape Girardeau students and the scholarships they received are: Sarah Meyers, the Maurice T. and Betty O. Dunklin Scholarship and the Joy Joanna Wimp Scholarship...
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Xbox game has plenty of guns, not much plot
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Fast-paced action, dazzling weapons and a variety of play modes make "Unreal Championship" one of the best pure shooters on the shelf for the Xbox. Plot? There really isn't one. But who needs a plot when the next enemy is just a footstep away -- and he's armed with a rocket launcher aimed right at you, with his finger on the trigger?...
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Cape/Jackson police report 1/14/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Jan. 14 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Edson C. Chavez, 21, of 1633 N. Main, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.Arrest...
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Cape fire report 1/14/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/14/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Jan. 14 Firefighters responded Sunday to the following items: At 7:02 p.m., dumpster fire at 2136 William. At 9:38 p.m., emergency medical service at 801 Good Hope.Firefighters responded Monday to the following items: At 12:22 a.m., alarm at 2433 Lisa...
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Jackson Board of Education agenda
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 Board office, 614E. Adams St. On the agenda: Presentation on the early childhood program Approval of early childhood curriculum and program evaluation.
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Region/state briefs 01/14/03
(Local News ~ 01/14/03)
Dexter teenager killed in two-car accident DEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter teenager was killed and five others injured in an accident Monday at the intersection of Two Mile Road and Grant Street just outside of Dexter. Adam Lott, 15, of Dexter, a passenger in one of the vehicles, was pronounced dead at the scene...
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HMO profits skyrocket in first quarter of 2002
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
The nation's HMOs recorded an $868.1 million profit for the first three months of 2002, representing a 162 percent surge over the same period last year, according to Weiss Ratings Inc., the nation's leading independent provider of ratings and analyses of financial services company, stocks and mutual funds...
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Strong writing can be magnets to money
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
How do you write killer copy? You start your killer copy with an emotion-packed opening statement that will get the attention of your reader. This opening statement may be: a headline an opening sentence a subject line on an email the header on a Web page, or for that matter, the opening words in a telemarketing script, radio commercial or TV spot...
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Fewer Missouri workers are hurt on the job
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The number and incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases in Missouri decreased in 2001 compared with 2000 and 1999. There were 118,400 nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases reported in private industry workplaces in Missouri in 2001, compared with 132,000 cases in 2000...
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18 antiques dealers under one roof
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
By Jill Bock Special to Business Today MINER - Double AA Antiques isn't one antiques store -- it is 18. Owner Ken Moore has brought together a dozen and a half diverse dealers in collectibles and antiques to create a single shopping experience at his business, located at 205 State Highway AA in Miner. Customers, he said, are delighted...
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Credit, finance issues top consumer complaints
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
\JEFFERSON CITY -- For the fourth consecutive year, credit and finance issues topped the list of consumer complaints and inquiries to the Missouri Attorney General's Office, Attorney General Jay Nixon recently reported. Nixon's office fielded more than 93,000 consumer hotline calls, letters and e-mails in 2002, resulting in more than 23,000 formal complaints and inquiries...
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Recognitions
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
The Cape Girardeau County Board of Realtors has named Terri Penrod, a Realtor at Coldwell Banker Hamilton Realty, as Realtor of the Year for 2002. Penrod has been with Coldwell since she was licensed in 1995. Penrod was also named Rookie of the Year in 1996 and was a top producer in every year since 1997. Before becoming a real estate agent, Penrod managed Procter & Gamble's employ@Subhead - briefs:ee credit union from 1976 until 1994...
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Bankruptcies for January 2003
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Bankruptcies filed through Jan. 10 for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeastern Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscott, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Business briefs
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Southeast Missouri CAPE GIRARDEAU Unexpected Treasures, an antiques shop, has opened at 622 Broadway. The owner is Mustafa Stokely. Automation Services, a computer network and and security business, has moved from Mount Auburn Road to the former Elks Club building on North Kingshighway. The owner is Mike Buchanan...
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Mueller - Creating synergy and teamwork
(Column ~ 01/14/03)
Teamwork. It is the word that strikes fear into many of today's managers. It can be a daunting task to create and inspire teamwork in the workplace. Yet, it seems to be the buzzword of management themes in the last several years. As always, I recommend that a staff meeting can be a great place to set up some teamwork strategies for your workplace. ...
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Make money reading the classifieds
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Business Today Did you know that you can make big money by reading the classified advertisements in your daily newspaper? Careful attention to the classifieds on a regular basis will quickly turn you into an expert on who is looking to sell their goods - tools, antiques, automobiles, houses, you name it. You'll also discover who is looking to buy certain items...
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Report lists new, expanding, closing businesses in region
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Cape Girardeau County led in new businesses Largest employment jump in Bonne Terre suntimesnews.com PERRYVILLE - Business expansion continued in the Southeast Missouri region into the second quarter of 2002, despite the sluggish national economy, according to the latest report from the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission...
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Revamping corner for new business part of hotel plan
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Business Today Midamerica Hotels isn't leveling the 40-year-old Holiday Inn just to make way for a smaller Holiday Inn Express - it also wants to create prime retail space for other commercial ventures, including as many as five new restaurants, the Cape Girardeau-based company said Jan. 9...
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Nashville-based O'Charley's to open in Cape
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Business Today O'Charley's Restaurant is set to open May 27 on the property to the west of Ruby Tuesday on Route K in Cape Girardeau. "That's what we're hoping," said Les Lockhart, vice president of real estate development for O'Charley's, which is headquartered in Nashville. "Right now we're in the permitting stage. That's our date if we can get the building permit when we think we can."...
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SEMO assumes Cape downtown street project
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Business Today The director of Old Town Cape is disappointed that a street project that she and the rest of the group put so much time and effort into has been taken away. But Catherine Dunlap isn't dejected now that Southeast Missouri State University is involved in the first phase of the Fountain Street corridor...
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Work continues on Emerson bridge - weather permitting
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Business Today With its gray concrete towers and steel lines appearing drawn against the sky, the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge project defines Cape Girardeau's downtown horizon. That imposing figure started to look even more distinctive on Jan. 8 when new cable installation began on Pier 3, located in the middle of the Mississippi River. Pier 2's cable work on the Missouri side of the river got under way in May 2002...
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Area companies to receive job-training money
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Department of Economic Development and its Division of Workforce Development have approved more than $1.7 million in assistance to facilitate the training of more than 7,600 new or existing employees in the state. The funds are for training during the state's fiscal year 2003...
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Changes in tax law, more on the horizon
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act passed in 2001 produced the most comprehensive tax law changes in 20 years. Breaks were added to help parents, married couples and heirs, as well as increase options for retirement accounts and education expenses...
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Home Depot closes Poplar Bluff deal
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
Business Today POPLAR BLUFF -- Do-it-yourselfers will soon have a new place to shop for supplies. Home Depot finalized a purchase in mid-December of nearly 18 acres of land on Westwood Boulevard. "They already have equipment setting up on the site," said Robin Blackwell, a spokesman for former property owner Blackwell-Baldwin...
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Spam now 30 to 50 percent of all e-mail
(Business ~ 01/14/03)
If you think you're seeing more unsolicited commercial e-mail, jokes and chain letters than you did last year, your hunch is right, according to researchers and Internet security experts. They say spam -- the generic term for these annoying messages -- increased to somewhere between 30 percent and 50 percent of all e-mail in 2002...
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