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Governor, wife add first son to family
(State News ~ 03/10/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. --William Branch Blunt, the first child of Gov. Matt Blunt and his wife, Melanie, was born at 7:08 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder announced the news about 40 minutes later to the Missouri Senate, which exploded with applause...
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P&Z opposes foster-care permit in Melrose
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
Neighbors opposed a couple's plan to care for up to 10 foster children in a Cape Girardeau home. The Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission also rejected the idea, suggesting it sounded more like a business than a neighborhood residence. The commission Wednesday night unanimously recommended the city council deny the request of Mavis Panford and Lawrence Bleboo for a special-use permit to provide foster care for up to 10 children at 2390 Cheetah Lane, in the Melrose Place subdivision south of Lexington Avenue.. ...
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Attorney general cleaning up raffle in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
The notion of buying a chance for $30 on a sports car worth more than $38,000 seemed appealing to some who took that chance last fall. The proceeds were supposed to go to a good cause, the Shepherd's Cove children's home on Route K near Gordonville...
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Coaching off Broadway
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
On a rainy Monday in early March, Judith Farris walks into a classroom in Brandt Music Hall in bare feet. She's just gotten a pedicure from a hometown friend and doesn't want to mess it up. This is not the informality one would expect from an accomplished New York opera singer and voice instructor, but as Farris starts to work with her students at Southeast Missouri State University, it becomes clear that formalities are not her emphasis -- results are...
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Gaining strength in body and soul
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
BEIJING -- It has been five days since my surgery, when the cells were transplanted into my spinal cord. Dr. Huang noticed some muscle tone in my quadriceps and hamstrings three days after the surgery. They have been taking it slower than I like here. I guess they want to make sure my back is completely healed before doing some more strenuous exercise...
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Newspapers aid classroom learning
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
The textbooks for Jane Womack's contemporary issues class at Central High School arrive every morning, fresh off the press with new information. "I use newspapers every day," said Womack. "I don't know what I would do without them." March 7 ro 13 is designated National Newspapers in Education Week. Students of all ages throughout Southeast Missouri use newspapers on a regular basis in classes that range from English to art to special education and beyond...
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Food poisoning kills 27 children at school
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
MANILA, Philippines -- Wailing parents carried the bodies of their children from hospitals after a snack of cassava -- a root that's poisonous if not prepared correctly -- killed 27 and sickened 100 others Wednesday at an elementary school in the south-central Philippines...
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Colombia extradites top female rebel commander
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia extradited to the United States on Wednesday a top member of the South American country's main rebel group, a woman known by the nom de guerre of Sonia and accused of running the insurgents' drug trafficking business. There was extraordinary security around Omaira Rojas, who also was suspected of managing the finances of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. ...
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Hezbollah- 'Lebanon is not Ukraine!'
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
CAIRO, Egypt -- With the rallying cry "Lebanon is not Ukraine," Hezbollah's leader this week provided an abrupt reminder that the path to Middle East stability and democracy may not be as simple -- or inevitable -- as the West has started to hope...
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Lebanese legislators favoring return of pro-Syrian premier
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Bolstered by a massive pro-Syrian demonstration, Lebanese allies of Syria moved Wednesday to reinstate the prime minister, who recently was forced out by anti-Damascus protests. Their action ensures Syria's continued dominance of Lebanese politics...
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Kansas' Simien wins player of the year honor
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas' senior Wayne Simien was announced Wednesday as the unanimous choice as The Associated Press' Big 12 player of the year. Almost equally effective under the basket as he is on the perimeter, the 6-foot-9 Simien led the Big 12 this year in both scoring (19.4 points per game) and rebounding (11.1). He was the only Big 12 player to average a double-double...
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Ankiel throws Cards a curve
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/05)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Rick Ankiel couldn't find the plate, and now he won't take the mound. The left-hander surprised the team Wednesday when he turned his back on a pitching career derailed by injuries and record wildness, saying he'll try to hit his way back to the major leagues as an outfielder...
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Black men's health care called unequal
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
WASHINGTON -- Middle-age black men are dying at nearly twice the rate of white men of a similar age, reflecting lower incomes and poorer access to health care, a study says. But mortality among black infants is dropping. While overall longevity for both blacks and whites has improved over the past 40 years, the gap between the races has narrowed little, former surgeon general David Satcher said in a paper published Wednesday in the journal Health Affairs...
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Vocational education cuts not backed by Congress
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
WASHINGTON -- Congress is standing by the vocational education programs President Bush wants to scrap, and that could cost him more than $1 billion he wanted for his own ideas about high school. Career education has emerged as a political issue as Congress and the president try to figure out how to help struggling high schools and how to pay for it...
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Labor for a lifetime
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
WASHINGTON -- After decades working in financial and real estate management, 61-year-old Bill Copeland retired to his version of the American dream -- not full-time leisure but a less-taxing job. He's hardly alone. Close to two-thirds of Americans who have not yet retired say that when the time comes they will work for pay after retiring. The reason given most often has nothing to do with money -- they simply want to stay busy...
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Community Q&A 3/10/05
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
* Name: Garrett Luttrell...
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Legislation would lower insurance for rural doctors
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Southeast Missouri lawmaker is proposing legislation intended to lower medical malpractice insurance rates for rural doctors and encourage more of them to practice in the state's less populous counties. The bill sponsored by state Rep. ...
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U.S. envoy tells IRA to disband following offer to kill
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- In its bluntest criticism yet of the Irish Republican Army, the Bush administration told the IRA it should disband following the outlawed group's offer to shoot four men -- including two recently expelled members -- responsible for killing a Catholic civilian...
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Pope offers wave for crowd
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
VATICAN CITY -- When the crowd calls, Pope John Paul II can't resist. With several hundred people, including singing children, gathered beneath his 10th-floor hospital suite, the frail pontiff appeared at a window Wednesday to wave and give the sign of the cross...
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Inquiry- Israel financed 105 illegal West Bank outposts
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli governments have helped build and expand 105 illegal West Bank settlement outposts in a flagrant violation of official policy and promises to the United States, an official inquiry found Wednesday -- confirming long-standing complaints by the Palestinians...
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McGwire among those receiving subpoenas from House committee
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/05)
NEW YORK -- Major league baseball responded with outrage to congressional subpoenas for Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi and other top stars, vowing to fight them all the way to court. Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro and Frank Thomas also were summoned Wednesday to testify at the March 17 hearing of the House Government Reform Committee. ...
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Bye big help in tourney
(Professional Sports ~ 03/10/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On paper, this might look like the most wide-open Big 12 tournament in the conference's nine-year history. But that depends on which piece of paper you're reading -- this season's results, or the tournament record book. Eight teams in the league have beaten a ranked opponent this season. The two top seeds, No. 17 Oklahoma and No. 9 Kansas, have four conference losses each, and the Jayhawks could be without injured senior swingman Keith Langford...
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St. Vincent boys overpower Vienna to reach quarters
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/05)
ROLLA, Mo. -- After a sluggish start, St. Vincent guard Alex Armbruster took over in the third quarter to ensure that the Indians' first appearance in the state playoffs since 1987 did not end in the sectional round. Armbruster's huge third quarter propelled St. Vincent past Vienna 59-43 on Wednesday and into Saturday's Class 2 quarterfinals...
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Confident Smith set for indoor nationals
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
As confident as Miles Smith is, he has no illusions about winning a national title this week. Or does he? Southeast Missouri State's outgoing sophomore sprinter definitely plans to make his mark at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark...
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Dozens of corpses found in Iraq
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi authorities found 41 decomposed bodies -- some bullet-riddled, others beheaded -- at sites near the Syrian border and south of the capital, and said Wednesday they included women and children who may have been killed because insurgents thought their families were collaborating with U.S. forces...
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Judge angered by media role in BTK killings
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Likening media coverage of the BTK serial killings to a "bunch of mad dogs after a piece of meat," the judge in the case said Wednesday he spoke to lawyers about his displeasure with the news coverage but stopped short of issuing a gag order...
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Studies show drug mix helps survival in heart attack cases
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
Adding Plavix to other anti-clotting drugs typically given to heart attack patients saves lives and prevents second heart attacks, two huge international studies found. The strategy is the first big advance in heart attack care in more than a decade, since modern clot-busters were shown to work, specialists said...
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Accuser speaks in court at Michael Jackson trial
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Michael Jackson's young accuser took the witness stand Wednesday, saying he once considered the pop star now charged with molesting him "the coolest guy in the world." The 15-year-old was not asked about the molestation allegations before court ended for the day, but described viewing adult Internet sites with Jackson present and said the singer told him to "call me daddy" during the taping of a documentary...
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FDA seizes some import prescription drug orders
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
CHICAGO -- The Food and Drug Administration has seized prescription drug orders sent from abroad to more than 50 customers of I-SaveRx, a multistate program to import cheaper prescription drugs from Europe and Canada. The drugs, which were stopped at airports, included cholesterol lowering Lipitor and bone-strengthening Fosamax. ...
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Gayle and Chelsea hope you tune in for a 'Dogamentary'
(Entertainment ~ 03/10/05)
"Sex and the City" meets "Best in Show." That's how Gayle Kirschenbaum describes "A Dog's Life: A Dogamentary," which, in terms both funny and poignant, explores her relationship with her beloved dog, Chelsea. This short film premieres at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on Cinemax...
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Community digest 3/10/05
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
Jackson students' artwork on display; Travelers group holding meal, meeting; Annual Easter egg hunt coming up at park; Candidate forum on calendar Wednesday; Support group beginning for sexual assault victims; Applications being accepted for pageant
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SEALS fare well in Ozark Conference competition
(Community Sports ~ 03/10/05)
The SEALS swim team representing the Southeast Aquatic League finished ninth out of 19 teams in the Ozark Conference Short Course Swim Championships on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27. The team's roster includes 23 swimmers -- 17 of whom qualified for the championships -- competing against some St. Louis and Illinois teams with more than 200 members...
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Young man made rescue attempt
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/10/05)
To the editor: During the KFVS12 broadcast after the fire at the apartment on Boxwood Drive last week, a young man named Brandon should have been given credit for being the person who entered Thomas Tennant's apartment and attempted to rescue him. Brandon had been in the apartment below Mr. ...
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Lance Carlton
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lance A. Carlton, 29, of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Advance, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in Knoxville. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Let youngsters decide their paths
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/10/05)
To the editor: Gov. Matt Blunt is proposing to cut spending and use our tax money more efficiently. The governor says government should be managed as a business. The Republican-led legislature says additional money for education will come from reducing wasteful spending...
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Speak Out 3/10/05
(Speak Out ~ 03/10/05)
Inspiration to all; Need better music; Too much litter; Afraid of children; University's impact; Give them new roles; American theocracy; Above evaluations; Help prevent injuries; No joy for thief; Rally against litter; Its time has come; Cleaning up litter; Chilly impact; Wrong message; Pickup trash; He's wrong again
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Nellie Ruff
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
Nellie J. Ruff, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Jan. 28, 1916, in Johnson County, Ill., daughter of Orpheus and Pearl Evans Kerr. She married Russell Huey, but he preceded her in death shortly after returning from serving in World War II. She later married Robert Lafayette Ruff June 6, 1959, in Cape Girar-deau...
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Frank Brown
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
Frank S. Brown, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at Life Care Center. He was born Sept. 3, 1912, in Cape Girardeau, son of James and Susie Powers Brown. He and Mary Elizabeth O'Howell were married Sept. 3, 1932, in Cape Girardeau. She died Aug. 11, 2000...
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Louise Parkhurst
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
Louise Parkhurst, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 15, 1927, at Lilbourn, Mo., daughter of Henry and Vickie Ann Wynn Patterson. Parkhurst was retired from Sears in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include two daughters, Maretta Newbold of Cape Girardeau, Pam Fredette of Columbia, S.C.; a sister, Mary Sagan of San Francisco, Calif.; a brother, Gene Patterson of Groveland, Calif.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandsons...
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Mildred Keith
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Mildred Beatrice Keith, 92, of Sedgewickville died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 4, 1912, at Herculaneum, Mo., daughter of Thomas Edward and Carrie June Bone Huddleston. She and Carl Edwin Keith were married Aug. 10, 1947. He died March 4, 1990...
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Richard Conner
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
Richard Francis Conner, 85, of Fulton, Mo., formerly of the Cape Girardeau and Jackson area, died Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico. He was born June 16, 1919, in Prairie Du Rocher, Ill., son of Edgar and Constance Moskop Conner. He and Helen Hurley were married in Cape Girardeau. She died in 1971...
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Jacklyn Weekley
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jacklyn J. Weekley, 51, of Perryville died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 18, 1953, at Lutesville, Mo., daughter of Elmer and Lucille Hinkebein Seiler. She and Lawrence Weekley were married Nov. 18, 1972...
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Larry Horstman
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
Larry David Horstman Jr., 33, of Arlington, Tenn., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at the Medical Center of Aurora in Aurora, Colo. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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George Vernon Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- George William Vernon Sr., 80, of Jonesboro died Monday, March 7, 2005, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born Nov. 1, 1924, in Crystal City, Mo., son of Floyd Conrad and Pearl Irene Sample Vernon. He and Dorothy Laverne Swan were married Nov. 6, 1948, at Pocahontas, Mo...
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Thomas Harris
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Thomas L. Harris, 73, of Oakville, Mo., formerly of Marble Hill, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at his home. He was born Jan. 5, 1932, at Holcomb, Mo., son of Thomas M. and Lola E. Vaughn Harris. He and Nadean Hahn were married Dec. 28, 1962, in St. Louis...
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Out of the past 3/10/05
(Out of the Past ~ 03/10/05)
25 years ago: March 10, 1980 The Scott City Board of Aldermen has decided that the day-to-day management of city affairs is too much responsibility for the town's part-time mayor and has started a search for a full-time city administrator. Alex Haley, made famous by his best-selling novel "Roots," will present a public lecture tomorrow night at Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Hall Auditorium; he is expected to lecture about "Roots" and genealogy...
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Scorpions open spring with two wins
(Other Sports ~ 03/10/05)
The Kohlfeld Scorpions opened the spring rugby season by posting a pair of shutouts Saturday in a five-team tournament at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The Scorpions defeated Missouri-Rolla 38-0 and blanked Principia College 28-0. On the day, Alan Kloss, Joey Hahn and Jeremy Mabrey each scored twice, while Denny McCafferey, Marc Harris, Matt Koetting and Houston Schuerger each scored once. Kevin Tucker made seven of 10 point-after kicks...
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Wilthong nabs spot in state's Hall of Fame
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/05)
and Toby Carrig ~ Southeast Missourian Area coaching great William Wilthong was one of four Missouri football coaches inducted into the Missouri Football Coaches Hall of Fame in a recent ceremony. Wilthong coached at Scott City from 1967 to 1994, a period which included five district championships. From 1972 to 1975, the Rams recorded a 34-2 mark with back-to-back 9-0 season in 1972 and 1973...
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Amendment would limit judges
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/10/05)
To the editor: Your March 1 editorial dated, "Three branches," is frustrating to those of us who feel the courts have already exceeded their authority. The courts have corrupted and bastardized their constitutions, both state and federal, by usurping the power of the legislature...
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MoDOT bridge-building contest awards engineering scholarships
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
The Missouri Department of Transportation's TRAC team is sponsoring its first annual bridge-building competition. Thirty-four high school juniors and seniors from nine schools, including those of Jackson and Sikeston, Mo., will enter their best bridge designs. TRAC's mission is to promote careers in transportation and civil engineering to students...
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Fed report- U.S. economy still expanding
(Business ~ 03/10/05)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's employment climate improved, shoppers rang up sales and factories boosted production last month, fresh signs that the economy is chugging ahead at a respectable pace. That was the latest snapshot of economic activity presented in the Federal Reserve's survey of business conditions around the country, released Wednesday...
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Police reports 3/10/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/05)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Wednesday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests * Randy Gale Huffman, 46, 10258 Route W, Jackson, was arrested on suspicion of possession with the intent to distribute...
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St. Louis businesses warned not to use 'Final Four' name
(Business ~ 03/10/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Call it the big basketball event. Call it the biggest sporting event of the year. Just don't call it the Final Four. That's the message organizers for the men's NCAA basketball championship here next month sent to businesses in an area being called the "Clean Zone," a section around the Edward Jones Dome that must be free of unlicensed advertising and vending during the tournament...
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State briefs 3/10/05
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
House bill OKs sales taxes for economic development; Schramm takes over transportation commission
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Senate approves tort reform bill after seven-hour debate
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Before approving a bill to overhaul Missouri's civil litigation system, the Senate on Wednesday agreed to soften a provision that would make it harder for some victims of wrongdoing to collect financial damages. At issue is the centuries-old legal concept of joint and several liability, under which a defendant only partially at fault for an injury can be required to pay an entire damage award if co-defendants in the case are financially insolvent...
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Fire reports 3/10/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/10/05)
Firefighters responded to the following items on Tuesday: * At 4:47 p.m., illegal burn at 3631 Old Hopper Road. * At 5:19 p.m., carbon monoxide detector sounding at 523 S. Benton St. * At 7:13 p.m., emergency medical service in the 900 block of Hackberry St...
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Health Calendar 3/10-3/16
(Community ~ 03/10/05)
Today Asthma education program at the Generations Center from 6:30 to 9 p.m. To register, call the Generations Center at 651-5825. Boot Camp for Kids ages 6 to 13 is a military style class designed to improve overall fitness. Classes will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. at Southeast Missouri Hospital's HealthPoint Plaza. To register, call 986-4400...
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Public works deal
(Editorial ~ 03/10/05)
Cape Girardeau officials recently announced a purchase that turns a vacant building into city property and eliminates the need for major repairs to the existing public works facility. The former Jim Wilson auto parts building at 2007 Southern Expressway will become the new public works facility. The city plans to complete the deal March 17 and expects to move by July...
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Chamber begins interviews for new executive director
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
A Jackson Chamber of Commerce search committee has begun interviewing applicants for the executive director position. The chamber received 16 resumes and interviewed four of the applicants on Wednesday. "I think the process is working well," said Dr. Ron Anderson, the chairman for the chamber board of directors. "We had some good interviews."...
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Community cuisine 3/10/05
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
Archery contest, wild game dinner on tap An archery contest with demonstrations by Rodney Huffman will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fruitland Community Church, 6040 U.S. 61, Jackson. The contest will be followed at noon by a fish fry and wild game dinner. Dave McGill from ProVision Productions will be the guest speaker. The event is free. For more information, call (573) 204-0724...
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Lost in the maze of makeovers
(Column ~ 03/10/05)
Dear Patty, Five gay guys come into your house, redecorate, get you an expensive haircut and clothes they like. Suddenly you're supposed to be a new man. The idea makes entertaining television but doesn't really work, of course. If the Fab Five returned a few months later they'd find the same slob's new designer decanter filled with grape seeds...
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Jump-starting children's choices
(Community ~ 03/10/05)
Jacob Morrison lost 8 pounds by eating salads instead of potato chips with his meals. His classmate, Austin Baker, realized he had to stop eating so much candy and start exercising more. These lifestyle and diet changes weren't mandated by parents or a doctor, but were the result of a school program called "Jump into Action."...
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News anchor to newsmaker" Dan Rather signs off
(Entertainment ~ 03/10/05)
NEW YORK -- Dan Rather echoed a word he once used every night to sign off the "CBS Evening News" -- courage -- in anchoring the program for the final time after 24 years on Wednesday. In a brief statement at the end of the broadcast, Rather paid tribute to Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist victims, tsunami survivors, American military forces, the oppressed, those in failing health and fellow journalists in dangerous places...
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Militants launch series of explosions in northern India
(International News ~ 03/10/05)
GAUHATI, India -- Suspected separatist militants launched a series of coordinated bombings Wednesday in India's remote northeastern state of Assam, killing a policeman, wounding six people and blowing up a gas pipeline, police said. At least eight bombs exploded in various areas of Assam, including three explosions in the state capital, Gauhati, a police officer said on condition of anonymity...
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Getting smarter at Dummer
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
NEWBURY, Mass. -- Governor Dummer Academy, the country's oldest independent boarding school, was founded before the Revolution. Jokes about its name have been around roughly as long. There's "Dumb and Dummer." And: "Getting smarter at Dummer." And this: "Students who go in come out Dummer."...
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The other, other white meat?
(National News ~ 03/10/05)
MARBURY, Ala. -- Rabbit farms are multiplying rapidly across the South, but their products aren't necessarily destined to be sold as Easter bunnies. The rabbits could soon be on the menu for Easter Sunday or any other day of the week as more people discover the lean, white meat. "It tastes like chicken," said 11-year-old Brady Cox...
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Senate moves toward passing bill making it harder to escape debt
(Business ~ 03/10/05)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate marched Wednesday toward passage of landmark legislation that would make it harder to erase medical bills, credit card charges and other debts by declaring bankruptcy. Democratic opponents made last-ditch attempts to soften the bill's impact and restrict practices of the credit industry that they said were especially hurting the poor...
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House bill would allow scholarships to attend private, better schools
(State News ~ 03/10/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Legislation allowing students to receive privately funded scholarships to attend private or better-performing public schools is drawing the ire of teachers unions and other groups, who fear it could be a "backdoor" to legalizing school vouchers...
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Public school mandates, assessments may be hurting science fair participation
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
State and federal mandates such as standardized assessments are behind a decrease in entries in this year's Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair, local educators say. The annual science fair, which was held Tuesday at the Show Me Center, has two age divisions, one for high school students and one for junior high students...
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Hawks fall; Indians win
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/05)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- In a mirror image of the teams' first meeting of the year, the Kelly girls basketball team played Doniphan tough early before being outscored 15-8 in the third quarter en route to a 65-50 loss to Doniphan in the Class 3 state sectional at Poplar Bluff High School on Wednesday...
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Building a community
(Column ~ 03/10/05)
Could Cape Girardeau lead the way in overcoming the deep political divisions in our country? Could we develop into a model community that reaches beyond class differences and race? I think so, and I'd like to share my thoughts on how this might happen....
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Can money really buy a lease on happiness?
(Community ~ 03/10/05)
Do you know why shrinks like working with rich people? Answer: because they are the only ones who really know that money doesn't guarantee happiness. Or so goes one of my favorite jokes. But like all jests, there is some truth afoot. There is always the secret suspicion, shared by many, that if money were plentiful, then we would be smiling like Julia Roberts into our sunset years...
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