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Area enlistment steady, bucking national trend
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
With reports and comments from high-ranking military personnel suggesting that the active-duty Army is in danger of failing to meet its recruiting goals on the national front in 2005, the top local Army recruit-er said the Cape Girardeau area consistently hits its recruitment target...
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CVB to distribute brochure explaining mural panels
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
The colorful mural that decorates downtown Cape Girardeau's floodwall draws appreciative looks from tourists and residents alike. But it also leaves people puzzled. Just who are those people pictured in the mural? What events are depicted here? Local tourism officials plan to answer those questions in a black-and-white brochure that will be made available at several brochure stands along the floodwall starting later this week...
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1140th Engineer Battalion coming home from Iraq
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
The members of the Missouri Army National Guard 1140th Engineer Battalion and their families are looking forward to a happy homecoming after being apart for more than a year. The 500-member force under the command of Lt. Col. John Akers was deployed to Iraq last February after a one-month stay at Fort Riley, Kan...
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Motorists must yield to funeral processions
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
A change in Missouri law during the last legislative session now requires motorists throughout the state to do what many motorists in smaller communities have always done: show respect for a funeral procession. Approved in August, the change states that an organized funeral procession shall have the right of way at all intersections even if it is going through an intersection when the light is red. ...
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Stock contractor- Steer's death was 'unfortunate accident'
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
Poor ground conditions may be partly to blame for the death of a rodeo steer at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Sunday. According to Dr. Linus Huck, the local veterinarian who worked last weekend's Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association event, the animal tripped as it was being wrestled to the ground and its horn stuck in the mud, fatally fracturing its neck...
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Local briefs 2/22/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/05)
A Marble Hill, Mo., teenager sustained minor injuries at 12:12 p.m. Sunday on Highway 34 just east of Glenallen, Mo. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Lotte Cook, 16, lost control of the 2000 Pontiac she was driving when she failed to negotiate a curve. ...
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Banned sprinter implicates doctor in steroids cover-up
(Professional Sports ~ 02/22/05)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Disgraced sprinter Kelli White, one of several athletes at the center of the BALCO scandal, claims a doctor diagnosed her with narcolepsy to cover up her use of a banned stimulant -- even though she never had the sleep disorder, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on its Web site Monday...
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CDC chief- Mutated bird flu virus could cause pandemic
(National News ~ 02/22/05)
WASHINGTON -- The Earth may be on the brink of a worldwide epidemic from a bird flu virus that may mutate to become as deadly and infectious as viruses that killed millions during three influenza pandemics of the 20th century, a federal health official said Monday...
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Nation's disaster planning works its way to schools
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Long associated with treating playground scrapes and stomachaches, school nurses nationwide say they need to be more prepared for emergencies such as terrorist attacks. Many are trying to work around tight school budgets and a lack of respect as front-line responders to get the training needed to prepare for the worst...
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Police reports 2/22/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/05)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Monday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs * Robert Dean Ervin, 55, 605 Charlotte St., Jackson was issued a summons for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and striking a stopped vehicle...
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Fire reports 2/22/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/22/05)
Cape Girardeau firefighters responded to these calls Sunday: * At 8:34 p.m., emergency medical service at 1500 Hill St. * At 9:06 p.m., emergency medical service at 2200 Nottingham Lane. * At 11:26 p.m., emergency medical service at 2000 Kingshighway...
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Car wreck brings more than one impact
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
When I think back over all the traumatic things that have ever happened to me, I realize that I am a lot better off than most people. I have never lost someone who was incredibly close to me, and I have never been lost or abandoned, or seen any gruesome scene that has scared me for life. I would have to say that other than moving around a lot as a small child and being in the car when my mom ran over my cat, I haven't had any life altering moments...
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Getting back to the basics
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
Though I spend much of my time working on a pamphlet concerning the legal liability of volunteers in the sport and adventure fields, the balance of my time is spent interacting with the staff at the Centre for Social Justice. The environment in which I work is very inviting, quite different from the distance I sense from typical Londoners...
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Learning briefs 2/22/05
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
Holzum earns spot on Mizzou dean's list; Three Illinois students named state scholars; Hyslop on dean's list at University of Evansville; Local students make honors lists at Ole Miss; Scott City grad makes dean's list at Rend Lake; Exchange Club names Smith student of month
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Bush- Tough words for Russia, Syria, Iran
(International News ~ 02/22/05)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- President Bush scolded Russia for backsliding on democracy Monday and urged Mideast allies to take difficult steps for peace, appealing for Europe's help in both troubled areas to "set history on a hopeful course." Bush opened his discussions with a gesture of reconciliation toward disgruntled allies, holding an elegant dinner for French President Jacques Chirac, the harshest critic of the U.S. invasion of Iraq...
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World digest 02/22/05
(International News ~ 02/22/05)
N. Korean leader may return to nuclear talks; Irish police looking overseas for IRA money; Still frail, pope slowly resuming activities
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Farmington girls upset Jackson in semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/05)
After three losses in the regular season to the Indians, the Knightettes won 45-35. By Brian Rosener ~ Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The fourth time turned out to be a curse for Jackson. After winning the first three meetings, including by 14 points just two weeks ago at Farmington, the Lady Indians had their season ended by the Knightettes with a 45-35 loss in Monday's Class 5 District 1 semifinal...
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Notre Dame boys power past Ste. Genevieve
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/05)
Notre Dame's boys basketball team had little problems advancing to the Class 4 District 1 semifinals with a 70-32 rout of Ste. Genevieve on Monday night at the Perry Park Center. Notre Dame will face Sikeston at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the semifinals. Top-seeded Dexter will face No. 5 Fredericktown in the other semifinal...
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Redhawks need wins, help to host first round
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
Southeast Missouri State's men no longer control their own destiny regarding a home game for the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. But the Redhawks (13-12, 8-6) still figure to have a decent chance at it if they can win their final two regular-season games, Thursday night against Murray State (15-10, 9-5) and Saturday night against Tennessee-Martin (6-19, 3-11)...
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Scott wins rain-plagued Nissan Open in playoff
(Professional Sports ~ 02/22/05)
LOS ANGELES -- Adam Scott has his name on the Nissan Open trophy. He earned $864,000, which counts just the same if he had played 72 holes, instead of only two rounds followed by a sudden-death playoff Monday morning in the rain against Chad Campbell...
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The Comeback Player is back
(Professional Sports ~ 02/22/05)
Carpenter says his arm is fine after missing the playoffs with an injury. The Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. -- Chris Carpenter couldn't help but feel good about the way his career was headed, going from not throwing a pitch in the major leagues in 2003 to being among the aces of a Cardinals team that won the 2004 NL pennant...
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Holiday lost in punctuation
(Column ~ 02/22/05)
To 9-year-old Bailey it only made sense to ask the all important question on Presidents Day. "Does the president get the day off?" she asked. "No. It's a full-time job, seven days a week, 24 hours a day," I told her. "He's always on duty." That prompted another question. "Does he get to sleep?"...
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Nation digest 02/22/05
(National News ~ 02/22/05)
California crews rescue 3 trapped by mudslide; Economic growth, jobless rates expected to dip; Sailor gets medal for WWII appendectomy
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Palestinians welcome freed prisoners, demand more
(International News ~ 02/22/05)
JERUSALEM -- Palestinians gave a jubilant welcome to 500 prisoners freed Monday by Israel as part of a truce, but many complained that uprising leaders were not among those released. Hamas militants appeared unmasked in a West Bank city, their leader shouting that there can be no peace "as long as there is a single prisoner in Israeli jails."...
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Flu sense
(Editorial ~ 02/22/05)
A new study covering three decades of U.S. data has found that giving flu shots to the elderly has not saved any lives. The National Institutes of Health research showed that the incidence of death from flu in people ages 65 to 74 -- about 10 in 100,000 -- remained the same from 1984 to 2001 even though the percentage of elderly vaccinated for the flu more than quadrupled...
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Delta girls stop Oran for fourth time 58-46
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/05)
Delta's girls basketball team picked up win No. 4 over district foe Oran this season, winning 58-46 at Oran on Monday night. The Bobcats (18-5) jumped out to an 11-3 first-quarter lead and held on from there. Shea Smith led Delta with 30 points and Sarah Cook added 10...
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Reba Beasley
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
THEBES, Ill. -- Reba Mae Beasley, 85, of Racine, Wis., died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, at All Saints Medical Center in Racine, Wis. She was born June 30, 1919, in Marion, Ill., daughter of Martin and Emma George Ralls. She and Willard Beasley were married May 9, 1936...
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Marylan Diebold
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Marylan Joyce Diebold, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 26, 1935, at Sedalia, Mo., daughter of Irwin McKinley and Barbara Ruth Gerber Wahlers. She and Gerald Albert "Chabby" Diebold were married Nov. 24, 1983, at Kelso, Mo. He died May 11, 1990...
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David Stevens
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- David Stevens, 46, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at the L.L. Bridges Farm in Scopus, Mo. He was born Dec. 27, 1958, in Marble Hill, son of Marion Pinkney and Eula Maxine Baugher Stevens. Stevens was a farm hand at Bridges Farm...
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Rev. Martin Torbitzky
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
The Rev. Martin Torbitzky, 91, of St. Charles, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 14, 2005. He was the son of J.J. Albert and Margaretha Redhage Torbitzky. He married Esther Wolf. Torbitzky was a minister more than 40 years. He served four churches: Emanuel United Church of Christ at Weldon Springs, Mo., St. John United Church of Christ in Belvidere, Ill., Emanuel United Church of Christ at Jackson, and Zion United Church of Christ in Florissant, Mo...
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Emma Gerringer
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Emma R. Gerringer, 89, of Perryville died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 12, 1915, in Bollinger County, Mo., daughter of William C. and Wilhemia Bangert Ruesler. She and Rudolph Gerringer were married Oct. 10, 1953. He died Feb. 14, 1988...
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Christopher Koenig
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Christopher M. Koenig, 32, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1973, in Cape Girardeau, son of Vona Oster Koenig. Koenig was co-owner of Tattitude Body Arts in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a volunteer several years at St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad in Jackson...
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Howard Hinkle
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Howard H. Hinkle, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 6, 1915, in Cape Girardeau, son of Clarence and Neoma Bess Hinkle. He and Linda Strack were married in June 1939. She died in October 1989. Hinkle worked at Sugar Creek Creamery and Miracle Water...
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Herman Shultz
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Herman Edward Shultz, 88, of Jackson died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 28, 1916, in Mount Vernon, Ark., son of William Henry and Janie Mason Shultz. He and Alfreda Hill were married Jan. 8, 1944, at Clarkton, Mo. She died March 24, 2003...
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Gladys Zahner
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gladys H. Zahner, 93, of Perryville died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Independence Court in Perryville. She was born July 19, 1911, in Bollinger County, daughter of Charles and Leona Schrum Herron. She worked at International Shoe Co. and was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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Eva Crowe
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Eva Irene Crowe, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 30, 1918, at Lowndes, Mo., daughter of George and Viola Wallace Abernathy. She and George D. Crowe were married Nov. 28, 1941, at Sturdivant, Mo. He died Nov. 23, 1984...
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Births 2/22/05
(Births ~ 02/22/05)
Bosecker; Diebold
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Anna Bradley
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Anna Louise Bradley, 60, of Kennett died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born March 31, 1944, in Rector, Ark., daughter of Sam and Faye Lawrence Hatcher. Survivors include a son, Kevin Bradley of Kennett; a daughter, Kim Chism of Cape Girardeau; and two grandchildren...
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Betty McBride
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Betty McBride, 71, of Dexter, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Dexter. She was born Oct. 26, 1933, in Paragould, Ark., daughter of William D. and Geneva Glasgow Walker...
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Sports briefs 2/22/05
(Other Sports ~ 02/22/05)
Basketball...
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Keep those great stories coming
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/22/05)
To the editor: My letter will be short and to the point. Joe Sullivan is just the best. He has a way with words telling a story that is so rare. Joe, just keep those great stories of yours coming. Thanks. JOY SCHAFFER, Sikeston, Mo.
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Journet doesn't share our values
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/22/05)
To the editor: It's quite amusing how Alan Journet is throwing the word "values" around in his monthly bashings of our president. I guess he believes Missouri country folks need help in determining what we do indeed value. He implies that we will be forced into private Social Security accounts, when the president has repeatedly said it would be on a volunteer basis. ...
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Death of rodeo steer was disgusting
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/22/05)
To the editor: I attended my first rodeo event Sunday at the Show Me Center. Quite frankly, I have never been more offended in my life. My first impression of the steer wrestling event was that it looked dangerous to the animal. I couldn't have been more correct. ...
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Speak Out 2/22/05
(Speak Out ~ 02/22/05)
Neighbor is an angel; More roadblocks; More road projects; Great cleanup; Professional attire; Believe in yourself; Follow-up needed; Tax-and-spend plan; Equal cutbacks; Fuel tax is for roads; Patient carousel; Need storm warnings; Getting more money; Let schools do it; Nosy old people; Does not compute; Street improvements; Teacher's explanation; Reap what you sow; Make a list; Huge agribusiness; Just have to wait; Use those signals; Welfare abusers
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Kathy Shiery
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Kathy L. Shiery, 50, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 1, 1954, in Ames, Iowa, daughter of the Rev. Charles and Dorothy Petersen Shiery. Shiery was company director for South Coast Children's Society in California. She was a member of Trinity Grace Chapel in Cape Girardeau...
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Randy Leiner
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Randy Dale Leiner, 51, of Imperial, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, son of Glen Johnson and Alverta Drury Leiner. He and Sally LaRose were married Aug. 17, 1974, in Perryville, Mo. Randy was a 1971 graduate of Scott City High School and a 1976 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University...
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Donald Dinwiddie
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Donald J. Dinwiddie, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. Mr. Dinwiddie was employed by the state of Missouri as a supervisor for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for 24 years, retiring in 1985. He was a graduate of Central Methodist College at Fayette, Mo...
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Lawrence Stearns
(Obituary ~ 02/22/05)
Lawrence W. Stearns, 87, of Jackson passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, at Jackson Manor. He was born Aug. 25, 1917, in Millersville, son of Jefferson and Marzella Statler Stearns. He and Laura Seabaugh were married Aug. 24, 1933. She passed away June 29, 2000...
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Registration for Junior Road Runners on Sunday
(Other Sports ~ 02/22/05)
The Cape Road Runners will have a registration session on Sunday for its spring Junior Road Runners Track Program. Registration will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Southeast Missouri State University Recreation Center...
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Culinary arts program teaches students how to run a restaurant
(Local News ~ 02/22/05)
Russell Amelunke carried lettuce, green peppers and red onions to a chopping board in the industrial kitchen while Courtney Elizalde worked at a table in the dining area trying to quadruple a recipe for cherry crisp. Both are students in the culinary arts program at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. The program is open to high school students and adults interested in learning how to cook and manage a catering or restaurant business...
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Goodbye to gonzo: Thompson's death marks the passing of a literary era
(Entertainment ~ 02/22/05)
LOS ANGELES -- In a rare moment of nostalgia, Hunter S. Thompson once reflected on the 1960s, the era that had formed him as a writer, as a time when "we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave." Looking back at the era's passing, he added with no small measure of disappointment: "You can almost see the high-water mark -- the place where the wave finally broke and rolled back."...
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Out of the Past 2/22/05
(Out of the Past ~ 02/22/05)
25 years ago: Feb. 22, 1980 Explaining that the position at Southeast Missouri State University didn't appear to fit his "current aspirations," presidential candidate Dr. Robert O. Riggs has apparently withdrawn from consideration for the Southeast post...
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