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Teen life revolves around phone calls, car rides
(Column ~ 08/16/05)
Teenagers have a different view of life. They don't think like we do. Take walking, for instance. Our 13-year-old daughter, Becca, informed us the other day that walking is not an option. I suggested that she could walk from junior high to her mother's place of employment a few blocks away at the end of the school day...
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Man sentenced to 50 years in rape of teenager
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
A Cape Girardeau man convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl received a 50-year prison sentence. Fred L. Harris, 53, must serve at least 42 1/2 years in prison under Missouri law before being eligible for parole, Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said in a news release...
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Below .500, Padres still lead NL Worst
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
SAN DIEGO -- Is this any way to try to win a division? The San Diego Padres have again dropped below .500 while continuing to lead the NL West, making them the first team to top a division with a losing record this late in the season. That's quite a distinction...
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NCAA may have fight on its hands over nicknames
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
It was one thing last spring when the swells at NCAA Central decided member schools had to graduate a few kids every so often or forfeit their seats at postseason championships. Besides reminding university administrators what all those old buildings out behind the stadiums are -- the rest of us call it "the campus" -- paying a price for bad report cards was something everybody could relate to...
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Rams take first look at first-round draft pick
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
Barron, slated as a right tackle, worked out at left tackle on Monday. ST. LOUIS -- Alex Barron, the St. Louis Rams' first-round pick, practiced for the first time on Monday after ending a two-week holdout last week and landed at a new position. All of his snaps came at left tackle, Orlando Pace's position, a clear indication that for the immediate future the Rams consider him a high-priced backup...
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Man kills wife, self at Atlanta hospital
(National News ~ 08/16/05)
ATLANTA -- A 71-year-old man fatally shot his ailing wife in her hospital room and then killed himself Monday morning, authorities said. Donald Shields walked into St. Joseph's Hospital at about 6 a.m. and shot his wife, Beverly, in her intensive care room before turning the gun on himself, said Fulton County Police spokesman Cpl. Gary Syblis...
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Tempers, restraint mark Day 1 of pullout
(National News ~ 08/16/05)
Israelis left behind Wednesday will be dragged from their homes. NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip -- The soldiers were expecting trouble, possibly violent resistance from settlers about to be uprooted from their homes. Instead they mostly found tears, impassioned argument and sometimes a cold glass of water or an omelet...
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Iraq leaders push back deadline seven days
(International News ~ 08/16/05)
Iraq's parliament voted to give Shiite, Kurd and Sunni delegates until Monday to resolve issues. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At the last minute, Iraqi leaders couldn't agree. Some couldn't even agree on what they disagreed on. Instead, they gave themselves another week to draft a new constitution, missing a key midnight Monday deadline and increasing questions about whether Iraq's factions are capable of compromise. ...
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Recently acquired Brewer accepts qualifying offer
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Defenseman Eric Brewer, acquired by the St. Louis Blues earlier this month in a trade for Chris Pronger, on Monday accepted a qualifying offer. The move came on the deadline day for qualifying offers. The Blues also re-signed forwards Jamal Mayers and Peter Sejna and defenseman Brett Scheffelmaier...
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Judge approves settlement in Northwestern player's death
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
CHICAGO -- A Cook County judge approved a $16 million settlement of a lawsuit Monday that calls for Northwestern University to pay the family of a football player who collapsed and died during practice four years ago. Wheeler's mother, Linda Will, who has objected to settling the case, filed an appeal to the order...
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Infants among those caught up in 'no-fly' list confusion
(National News ~ 08/16/05)
WASHINGTON -- Infants have been stopped from boarding planes at airports throughout the U.S. because their names are the same as or similar to those of possible terrorists on the government's "no-fly list." It sounds like a joke, but it's not funny to parents who miss flights while scrambling to have babies' passports and other documents faxed...
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Butler seeks many opinions on knee
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
ST. LOUIS -- This season still hangs in the balance for Jerametrius Butler, the St. Louis Rams' starting left cornerback the last two seasons. Butler, who has a torn ligament in his right knee, visited a specialist in New York on Monday and was scheduled to see another in Alabama. Butler is trying to decide whether to attempt to strengthen the knee and play the season or undergo surgery that would sideline him for the year...
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Residents move back following apartment fire
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
Residents in two first-floor apartments at 401 S. Pacific St. have moved back into the structure following the Aug. 10 arson fire which damaged the second and third floors. Robb McClary, city building inspector, gave approval Saturday to turn gas and electrical service back on. ...
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Three counties added to disaster declaration
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Three counties have been added to Gov. Matt Blunt's request for federal natural disaster declaration, bringing the total to 112 Missouri counties. Blunt added Andrew, Linn and Scott counties to the request. Damage assessments reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture originally said these counties, as well as Atchison and Holt, did not meet requirements for federal disaster declaration. The USDA Farm Services Agency did a second assessment on Blunt's request...
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Marble Hill motorist injured in accident
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
A Marble Hill, Mo., man received moderate injuries in a single-car accident Monday in Bollinger County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. John Whitener, 64, was northbound on County Road 51 about two miles north of Marble Hill when the accident occurred. He received the injuries when his 2001 Chevrolet ran off the the roadway and struck a bridge abutment, the patrol reported...
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School districts battle high fuel costs
(State News ~ 08/16/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As fuel costs continue to rise, school districts across the state are closely watching their transportation budgets. Michael Brown, transportation director for the Ferguson-Florissant School District in St. Louis County, said Monday that his district's fuel costs rose $50,000 last school year from the previous year, and he's hoping they don't go up that much again. But so far, he said, the district has no plans to cut back bus services...
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Speak Out 8/16/05
(Speak Out ~ 08/16/05)
Special delivery; Trail concerns; Time for action; Costly scheduling; Too cold to shop; Another sandwich; Valid alternative; Low-priority roads; Left-wing darling; Benton's library
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Stem cells used to make vaccines
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/16/05)
To the editor; Do pharmaceutical companies make rubella/MMR, hepatitis A and chicken pox vaccines from cell lines derived from aborted babies? You bet they do, and for many people this creates a moral dilemma, because their children can't get into school without these vaccinations...
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Ray Davenport
(Obituary ~ 08/16/05)
Ray M. Davenport, 88, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, where he had lived the past two years. He was born March 28, 1917, at Whitewater, son of Ben F. and Jeffie A. Davis Davenport. He and Esther D. Overbeck were married Dec. 24, 1947. She passed away Aug. 25, 2000...
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Write to judge about sentencing
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/16/05)
To the editor: Jane M. Painton inaccurately wrote in her recent letter that the prosecuting attorney was not seeking any jail time for Eric Lee Ford, who pleaded guilty to felony animal abuse for killing a cat. In fact, Ford may well receive up to 60 days in the county jail under his plea agreement. My office agreed he would receive probation, but a judge has the power to give him up to 60 days in jail as shock detention as a condition of probation in a felony case...
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Ruth Tinsley
(Obituary ~ 08/16/05)
Ruth Tinsley, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Feb. 9, 1918, in Oriole, daughter of Elmer and Emma Louise Bodenschatz Watkins. She and William "Bill" Tinsley were married Dec. 21, 1946. He passed away Oct. 31, 1995...
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Joseph Cullen
(Obituary ~ 08/16/05)
Joseph G. Cullen, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, at his home. He was born March 20, 1919, in Detroit, Mich., son of Joseph A. and Alice Voy Cullen. He married Aline M. Welter. Cullen had been a lineman with Missouri Utilities. He was a member and former usher at St. ...
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Out of the past 8/16/05
(Out of the Past ~ 08/16/05)
25 years ago: Aug. 16, 1980 A payment of nearly $70,000 received by the city Friday in compensation for Cape Girardeau's ill-fated disaster warning system was delinquent, according to the city attorney, exposing the bank which sent the payment to further liability; the payment was in response to a draft submitted on Aug. 8 by the city against a letter of credit between the siren system contractor, Alert Systems Inc. of Paducah, Ky., and the city...
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Wilda Pratt
(Obituary ~ 08/16/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Wilda Pratt, 99, of Anna died Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill. She was born Jan. 8, 1906, in Dongola, Ill., daughter of William Alexander and Sarah Nevada Hightower Toler. She and Roy Lee Pratt were married July 4, 1924. He died June 5, 1953...
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Junior Lang
(Obituary ~ 08/16/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Junior Lavern "Red" Lang, 76, of Anna died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at the home of a son in Jonesboro, Ill. He was born May 14, 1929, in Christopher, Ill., son of Samuel and Clara Duty Lang. He and Doris Nicholson were married April 30, 1963. She died July 6, 1993...
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Ruby Reid
(Obituary ~ 08/16/05)
Ruby Rogers Reid, 82, of Scott City died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, at her home. She was born Aug. 19, 1922, at Perkins, Mo., daughter of Bill and Odie Ryan Smith. She first married John A. Rogers Sr. July 17, 1938. He died Jan. 5, 1986. She and Dick Reid were married June 20, 1990. He died Aug. 8, 2002...
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Sister Elizabeth Zagar
(Obituary ~ 08/16/05)
Sister Elizabeth Zagar, 91, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, at Anna House -- the Sarah Community in Bridgeton, Mo. Her religious name was Emma. She was born and reared in St. Louis. Zagar entered the congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1933 and professed her final vows in 1942. She received a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1967 from the former Notre Dame College in St. Louis...
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Leading ideas
(Editorial ~ 08/16/05)
For seven months each year, a selected group whose members want to know more about the ins and outs of the community where they live and work are exposed to government leaders, major institutions and community decision makers in a program that has produced a broad base of potential leadership...
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Cape gas reaches $2.54 per gallon
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
Now this is getting ridiculous. Consumers and business owners spoke with one frustrated voice Monday in response to record-high gas prices that topped off at nearly $2.50 a gallon for regular unleaded fuel Monday. "It's outrageous," said Carla Adams of Pevely, Mo., as she filled up her Cadillac Escalade at the D-Mart near Interstate 55. "Nobody likes it, but what are you going to do? You can't ride your horse to work."...
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Cape Girardeau police make arrest after meth lab found in self-storage unit
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
A Cape Girardeau police officer on routine patrol Sunday morning discovered a methamphetamine lab operating in a self-storage unit and arrested one man in connection with the incident. Charles R. Clark, 50, of 2702 Quincy, was charged Monday with a single felony count of manufacturing a controlled substance...
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Higher prices may mean fewer trips
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
With the rising fuel costs, area school districts are keeping a close watch on their transportation budgets. Over the last three years, the Jackson School District has cut back on the number of field trips individual classrooms have been able to take. That is a trend that the district expects to continue, said Carol Woods, transportation director with the Jackson School District...
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Lawsuit claims new adoption-subsidy limits illegal
(State News ~ 08/16/05)
Legislation passed earlier this year limits the subsidies to certain families. ST. LOUIS -- Child welfare advocates filed a federal class-action lawsuit Monday against Gov. Matt Blunt and Missouri's social services director to try to halt adoption subsidy cuts that take effect Aug. 28 for former foster children with special needs...
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Scott City officials give approval to contract for removing sludge
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
The Scott City Council unanimously approved a contract for sludge removal from the Old Illmo lagoon Monday night. Heartland Application and Equipment Sales Inc. will perform the removal of the sludge and demolition of lagoon levees. The process is being performed under mandate from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which has ordered the lagoon closed by Dec. 31...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action 8/16/05
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
Public Hearings ** n A public hearing was held to consider the voluntary annexation petition of Donkers Inc. for 36.76 acres of property along Harmony Lane and Zschille Road, known as future Terrace Park Estates Subdivison. * A public hearing was held to consider the 2005 library tax rate, as proposed to be set by the mayor and board of aldermen...
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Kindergartners to get report cards this year
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
Kindergartners in the Cape Girardeau public schools will get report cards this year -- the first time in the district's history. The school district made the change to bring it in line with report cards issued in the other elementary grades, school officials said...
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Evolution: What's all the fuss about?
(Column ~ 08/16/05)
Many in the conservative community are trying hard to do away with the theory of evolution and replace it in students' textbooks with intelligent design or creationism. However, if they had learned about evolution as I did in college 40 years ago, they wouldn't need to be so upset...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 8/16/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: * At 5:01 p.m., electrical lines down at 333 N. Main St. * At 5:02 p.m., an alarm sounding at 2027 Broadway. * At 5:04 p.m., an alarm sounding at 717 N. Sprigg St. * At 5:18 p.m., electrical lines down at 89 E. Cape Rock Road...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 8/16/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/16/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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First autopsies show at least 6 people alive when Cypriot airliner
(International News ~ 08/16/05)
ATHENS, Greece -- Initial autopsies showed that at least six of the 121 people aboard a Cypriot plane were alive but not necessarily conscious when the aircraft crashed while on autopilot, a coroner said Monday, as authorities struggled to explain the actions of the pilot and crew...
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World briefs 8/16/05
(International News ~ 08/16/05)
Explosion wounds Sinai peacekeepers in Egypt; Afghan security forces kill at least 28 insurgents
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Area sports digest 8/16/05
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/05)
Soccer rules meeting tonight at Notre Dame A soccer rules meeting for coaches and referees is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today at Notre Dame Regional High School. ** Mealys, Underwoods win couples scramble The team of Roger and Deb Mealy and Ron and Dana Underwood scored a 29 to win the couples scramble Friday night at Cape Girardeau Country Club...
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Council pops clutch on new law
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
Drivers acting like rebels without a cause in Cape Girardeau will soon be subject to a fine or incarceration. Monday night, the Cape Girardeau City Council voted to amend an ordinance to prohibit behaviors collectively referred to as "exhibition driving." Those include squealing tires, drag racing and revving engines. Driving on only the back tire of a motorcycle wheel also will become illegal...
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Learning briefs 8/16/05
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
Gross performs with state's youth honor choir; GRADUATIONS, HONORS; scholarship; HONOR roll; Immaculate Conception; B Honor Roll
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Bjorn, Elkington forced to settle for second place
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Anyone who has ever played the game knows something about the fortunes of golf. It's a game that can be cruel. Often, it is at its cruelest at just the wrong moment. Thomas Bjorn and Steve Elkington knew that long before they came out Monday morning with a chance of winning the storm-delayed PGA Championship. They knew it when they teed off on the 18th hole tied for the lead...
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Michelson finishes the job: Lefty birdies final hole to win second major crown
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Phil Mickelson's spirits soared when he realized a birdie on the par-5 18th hole at Baltusrol would allow him to win the PGA Championship and validate him as a major force in golf. Then he reached out for an extra bit of luck he didn't need...
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Playing for the home team: Six local players will have big roles for Redhawks this season
(College Sports ~ 08/16/05)
As far as the local products on Southeast Missouri State's football team are concerned, what they lack in quantity they make up for in quality. Only six players from the Southeast Missourian's coverage area will suit up for the Redhawks this year, but most if not all of them are slated for either starting or significant backup roles...
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A healthy helping of confusion
(Community ~ 08/16/05)
I enjoy a good sub sandwich every now and then. In fact, they're one of the few semi-healthy things Cape Girardeau has to offer in the way of food that actually leaves me with a sense of accomplishment. "Yes! You chose not to eat at (insert greasy fastfood restaurant name here). Way to go Sam," I proudly think to myself as I order the unhealthiest foot-long filled with things that would make your blood cells scream in agony...
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Heartland softball team posts win at World Series
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/05)
The Heartland Nationals 12-and-under girls softball team picked up its first win in pool play at the 2005 Babe Ruth World Series with a 9-7 victory over Concord, Calif. The Nationals, based in Scott City and representing the Midwest Plains region, finished with a 1-3 pool play record in the tournament at Cherry Hill, N.J...
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Nicklaus tabs Couples for Presidents Cup
(Professional Sports ~ 08/16/05)
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Fred Couples played his best golf this year in the two tournaments where Jack Nicklaus said farewell. Now he gets to play in the Presidents Cup where Nicklaus will be captain for the last time. Nicklaus selected Couples and Justin Leonard to fill out the U.S. team on Monday, while International captain Gary Player took Peter Lonard of Australia and Trevor Immelman of South Africa, a pick that caught some by surprise...
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Sizing Up: Teens, women's magazines feature females of all shapes, sizes
(Community ~ 08/16/05)
NEW YORK -- Mixed among the pages of dazzling celebrities and rail-thin models that dominate fashion and teen magazines is a surprising sight: young women with thick thighs and flabby abs. In Seventeen, Teen People, CosmoGirl! and Teen Vogue are bathing suit sections partly illustrated by less-than-perfect figures and tips on maximizing assets and minimizing defects...
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Rules, rules and more rules
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
Jill Janet finds plenty to sing about in her kindergarten class, everything from days of the week to letters and numbers. The 43-year-old Cape Girardeau school teacher has been teaching kindergartners in the local school district for 22 years. That's the longest tenure among kindergarten teachers in the school system...
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Reporter's Question 8/16/05
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
The Southeast Missourian is looking for local teens who frequently use their cell phones for text messaging for an upcoming story. Contact features editor Callie Clark Miller at cmiller@ semissourian.com or (800) 879-1210, extension 128.
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Arts and culture
(Local News ~ 08/16/05)
Arts and culture are awake, well and thriving in the Cape Girardeau area. The spectrum is quite broad. The following are organizations and places where the civilities of arts and culture gather. ** Cape Girardeau The mission of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is to provide a forum for area residents to explore, contemplate and revel in the diversity and energy of the arts...
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