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Incubator project gets big boost from grant
(Local News ~ 10/09/06)
Start-up businesses will benefit from federal grant money that Southeast Missouri State University will use to finish off the third floor of the school's Innovation Center. Renovations to the third floor of the former First Baptist Church education building on Broadway will provide expanded office space to serve as a business incubator for start-up companies, school officials said...
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Couple builds old-fashioned wooden barn
(Local News ~ 10/09/06)
Betsy Rigdon and her husband, John, knew the benefits of a modern, new metal-sided pole barn. They're less expensive. They don't rot or get pesky termites that could devastate a structure. And they're obviously far less susceptible to the destructive nature of fire...
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Missouri Senate candidates clash on Foley scandal
(National News ~ 10/09/06)
WASHINGTON -- Candidates in Missouri's hotly contested Senate race clashed Sunday over the congressional page sex scandal and the war in Iraq, with the Democratic challenger saying House Speaker Dennis Hastert should quit. State Auditor Claire McCaskill said Hastert, R-Ill., and other GOP leaders failed to properly investigate when they first learned of former Rep. Mark Foley's e-mails to congressional pages...
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Cardinals dispose of Padres in four games, reach NLCS
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/06)
ST. LOUIS --Standing on a folding chair in a raucous clubhouse, Albert Pujols sprayed champagne in every direction. Teammates got soaked -- even owners -- no one was immune. The tension from Chris Carpenter's shaky beginning, the angst of the St. Louis Cardinals' late-season swoon, all had evaporated. They're going to the NL championship series for the third straight season...
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Prosecuting Saddam
(Local News ~ 10/09/06)
In his trial for crimes against humanity, Saddam Hussein is being afforded something he never gave his Iraqi subjects: due process. Larry Ferrell, assistant federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Missouri, spent seven months in Baghdad working on the trial with the Regime Crimes Liaison Office. He returned to Cape Girardeau from this voluntary assignment in August...
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Vickers wrecks leaders on way to his first win
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/06)
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Brian Vickers isn't allowed to attend Hendrick Motorsports team meetings. Now he might not even be allowed in the building. Vickers stole his first Nextel Cup victory Sunday by nudging teammate Jimmie Johnson into race leader Dale Earnhardt Jr., then skirting by the two spinning cars on the last lap at Talladega Superspeedway...
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Ochoa claims win in Mexico
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/06)
Mexican star Lorena Ochoa won her first LPGA Tour title in her home country, closing with a 4-under 69 to hold off Julieta Granada and Paula Creamer in the Corona Morelia Championship. Ochoa won for the fourth time this season to tie Karrie Webb for the tour lead. Ochoa finished at 20-under 272 on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Tres Marias course in Morelia, Mexico, five strokes better than Granada...
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Parents urged to give children more free playtime
(National News ~ 10/09/06)
CHICAGO -- Here's some soothing medicine for stressed-out parents and overscheduled children: The American Academy of Pediatrics says what children really need for healthy development is more good, old-fashioned playtime. Many parents load their children's schedules with get-smart videos, enrichment activities and lots of classes in a drive to help them excel. The efforts often begin as early as infancy...
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Gators climb to No. 2
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/06)
NEW YORK -- Florida is the new No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25. Florida moved up three spots Sunday into second behind No. 1 Ohio State on the strength of a 23-10 victory over LSU on Saturday -- and with a lot help from Arkansas. The Razorbacks pulled off the first stunner of the season, beating Auburn 27-10. The Tigers had held the No. 2 spot for three weeks. Arkansas is unranked no more, moving into the rankings for the first time since October 2003...
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Dog kills N.Y. woman, injures her sister
(National News ~ 10/09/06)
AIRMONT, N.Y. -- A pit bull attacked its dog-sitters, killing one woman and injuring her sister. Jeannine Fusco, 44, was attacked Saturday in the garage of her home in Airmont, in Rockland County, police said. She was bitten in the head and throat, Ramapo police Detective Lt. Brad Weidel told The Journal News...
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Farmer's giant pumpkin weighs 1,502 pounds
(National News ~ 10/09/06)
WARREN, R.I. -- This pumpkin will make one big jack-o'-lantern. A Rhode Island farmer has set what could be a new record for the largest pumpkin in the world -- 1,502 pounds. Ron Wallace's pumpkin easily outweighed the current Guinness World Record-holding 1,469-pound pumpkin grown last year by Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. ...
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Biotech firm to build rice processing plant in Kan.
(Business ~ 10/09/06)
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. -- A California company that has faced criticism for growing and processing genetically engineered rice is planning to open a processing plant here and contract with area farmers to grow the crop. State and local officials have embraced Ventria Bioscience's project, and they and the Sacramento, Calif.-based firm's leader tout it as a major boost for Kansas' emerging biosciences industry...
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Cards give struggling Rolen, ailing shoulder rest in Game 4
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Scott Rolen was dropped from the St. Louis Cardinals' starting lineup for Game 4 of the NL playoffs against San Diego on Sunday night after hitting just .091 in the series and saying he had shoulder fatigue. Scott Spiezio started at third base against Woody Williams. Spiezio was 0-for-1 in the first three games of the first-round playoff...
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Rams recover another victory
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/06)
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The St. Louis Rams used to be the most stylish team in the NFL. Now they're winning ugly -- to the tune of a surprising 4-1 start. The Rams staved off a fourth-quarter comeback attempt by the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, walking away with a 23-20 victory at Lambeau Field after a big defensive play in the final minute...
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New Barnes & Noble set to open later this month
(Business ~ 10/09/06)
More than 80 specially hired people are unloading boxes and stacking shelves with books, CDs and DVDs as the calendar pages flip toward Oct. 24, the day the new Barnes & Noble store at the West Park Mall will be unveiled to the public. "People can come and ooh and aah the new store," said Jill LeGrand, community relations manager. "We really think people are going to like it."...
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Group bikes to La. to promote alternative modes of travel
(Local News ~ 10/09/06)
An electic group of individuals rode into Cape Girardeau Sunday in route to Louisiana as part of their "Cycles of Uprising" tour. The group is traveling by bicycle along the Mississippi River to raise awareness for ways to eliminate society's and the economy's dependence on fossil fuels. They began their trip last week and will arrive in New Orleans Oct. 31, spreading their message at universities and other venues along the way...
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Jeff Williams
(Obituary ~ 10/09/06)
Jeff Williams, 46, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at his home. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Hope in the hives
(Business ~ 10/09/06)
CHICAGO -- Before heading into the yard to work, Tony Smith pulls over his head a white hooded jacket with stiff veiled netting that protects his face. He tugs yellow leather gloves beyond his wrists and makes sure his pants cover the tops of his tennis shoes...
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Melvin Reisenbichler
(Obituary ~ 10/09/06)
Melvin Reisenbichler, 85, of Three Oaks, Mich., died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006 in St. Joseph, Mich. Mr. Reisenbichler was born Sept. 21, 1921, in Cape Girardeau County, the son of Rudolph and Lena (Danz) Reisenbichler. After attending Lutheran elementary school, he graduated from Jackson High School in 1940. Four years later he received his bachelor's degree from Concordia Teachers College at River Forest, Ill., and later earned his master's degree from Ball State University at Muncie, Ind...
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Geralyn Buchheit
(Obituary ~ 10/09/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Geralyn A. Buchheit, 49, of Perryville died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 20, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Bertrand Vincent and Margie Jean Brewer Mattingly. She and Gary J. Buchheit were married Nov. 8, 1975, in Perryville...
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Katherine Hill
(Obituary ~ 10/09/06)
Katherine Hill, 75, of Anna, Ill., died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 21, 1931, in Union County, Ill., daughter of Jessie and Ruth Spurlock Rushing. She and Donald Wayne Hill were married March 4, 1950, in Piggott, Ark. He died April 20, 1999...
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Speak Out 10/9/06
(Speak Out ~ 10/09/06)
Speeding motorists; School exercise; Message on signs; Tobacco-tax info; Don't blame police; Despicable use; Smoking education; Stop picking on teens; New headquarters; Necessary pursuits; Veterans on parade; Hunting in Scott City; Assembly message
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Redhawks cough up football, distinction in shutout
(College Sports ~ 10/09/06)
Not only did Southeast Missouri State lose at Eastern Illinois 21-0 Saturday afternoon, the Redhawks' turnover-free streak finally came to an end. Entering play over the weekend, Southeast was the only NCAA Division I football team -- I-A or I-AA -- to have not committed a turnover all season...
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Community cuisine 10/9/06
(Community News ~ 10/09/06)
Sausage and pancake breakfast at Trinity ...
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Ameren's rates
(Editorial ~ 10/09/06)
Since the Taum Sauk Reservoir collapse last December near Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, AmerenUE has spent more than $44 million for expenses related to the accident. The expenditures have covered property damage and business claims, cleanup and costs to the state...
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Retired mechanic keeps Sedalia flying
(State News ~ 10/09/06)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- Herb Piper runs his fingers over the cutout along the underside of a plane's wing. He has removed the fabric of the wing and has taken out a gas tank that must be replaced. The wing, detached from the Taylor Craft single-engine plane, is stretched out on a workbench nearby. This is his current project...
- Results from last week's poll 10/9/06 (Local News ~ 10/09/06)
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Out of the past 10/9/06
(Out of the Past ~ 10/09/06)
25 years ago: Oct. 9, 1981 A re-evaluation of federal regulations on inland wetlands has been called for by 10th District U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, who is considering legislation which would remove the land from wetlands status; Emerson called the regulations "a threat to private property rights" because many farmers are prohibited from farming the land or are being told what they can and cannot do with it...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 10/9/06
(Local News ~ 10/09/06)
7:30 p.m. today City Hall 101 Court Action items Power and light committee Street committee...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 10/9/06
(Local News ~ 10/09/06)
7 p.m. today, study session 5 p.m. 401 Independence St. Communications Public hearings Appearances Consent ordinances n An ordinance repealing stop signs on Frederick Street and enacting a four-way stop at Frederick and Bellevue streets. New ordinances...
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Two mothers in psychiatric hospital form friendship
(National News ~ 10/09/06)
DALLAS -- Two Texas women who killed their young children in cases that drew nationwide attention have formed a friendship at a state hospital, a newspaper reports. Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children in the bathtub, and Dena Schlosser, whose baby died after she severed the girl's arms with a kitchen knife, became roommates at the Maple unit of the North Texas State Hospital after each was found not guilty by reason of insanity...
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Republican lawmakers seek to defend Hastert, acknowledge leaders' mistakes
(State News ~ 10/09/06)
WASHINGTON -- Rank-and-file Republicans on Sunday sought to mount a public defense of Speaker Dennis Hastert over the page sex scandal that threatens their congressional control one month before the elections. But a House GOP leader under fire for his handling of the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley canceled a national broadcast appearance and one Republican lawmaker said those who participated in a cover-up would have to resign...
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Arab diplomats say Sudan rejects offer for peacekeepers
(International News ~ 10/09/06)
CAIRO, Egypt -- Arab countries have launched a new effort to push Sudan toward a compromise over U.N. peacekeepers for Darfur, offering to dispatch a force of Arab and Muslim troops to the troubled region, diplomats said Sunday. The Arab League diplomats said Sudan's president rejected the initial proposal -- as he has all suggestions of a U.N.-affiliated contingent, regardless of the makeup -- but promised to suggest an alternative soon, in a sign that the Arab effort might show more promise than Western attempts to stop the humanitarian crisis.. ...
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Violence growing in northern provinces
(International News ~ 10/09/06)
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Bombings and shootings are increasing in Iraq's north as part of a power struggle between Arabs and Kurds. Car bombings in oil-rich Kirkuk grew fivefold last month and hundreds of Kurdish families have left the north's biggest city, Mosul, to escape the violence...
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Palestinian PM: Government will not recognize Israel
(International News ~ 10/09/06)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip --Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday his Hamas-led government will not recognize Israel and has problems with a widely touted Arab peace plan because it does. International assistance to the Palestinians has dried up because the militant Hamas movement will not recognize Israel and renounce violence...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 10/9/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/06)
Cape Girardeau...
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Cape police reports 10/9/06
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/06)
The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt....
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Co-owner of Perryville Re/Max buying Cape branch
(Column ~ 10/09/06)
Denise Glass, a 15-year real estate agent, thinks Re/Max can have an even bigger presence in Cape Girardeau. But it would be hard for her to make that happen from her offices in Perryville, Mo., at Re/Max Realty Experts. That's why she and her two daughters -- Brandy Balsman and Tracey Hagan -- are in the process of buying Re/Max Achievers in Cape Girardeau...
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Community briefs 10/9/06
(Community News ~ 10/09/06)
Women's Connection meeting set for today Women's Connection will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Leslie Essner's home, 3311 Ridge Road, just past Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. The special feature will be fall/Christmas floral arranging by Shirley from Creation-Flowers and Gifts in Marble Hill, Mo. The guest speaker, Gayl Fredling of Kansas City, Mo., will speak on "Free at Last." Call 651-6281 or e-mail masabo@ showme.net for reservations...
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Hospital auxiliary salutes volunteers
(Community News ~ 10/09/06)
The announcement of two award recipients and recognition of auxilians who have reached service milestones highlighted the annual Southeast Missouri Hospital Auxiliary and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. The theme for the event, which was held recently at Drury Lodge, was "Our Volunteers Rock." Entertainment was provided by Elvis impersonator Don Hester...
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People on the move 10/09/06
(Business ~ 10/09/06)
Area animal hospital welcomes new vet Deer Ridge Animal Hospital in Jackson has hired Dr. Karen Fieser. Fieser grew up on a small farm near Campbell, Mo., and earned a bachelor's in biology at Southeast Missouri State University in 1982. She earned a master's in biology from St. ...
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Public can meet new Old Town Cape director
(Business ~ 10/09/06)
Public can meet new Old Town Cape director The board of directors of Old Town Cape is inviting the public to meet Marla Mills, the new executive director, and to toast the DREAM iniatitive from 5 and 7 p.m. Tuesday at Security Bank and Trust at 325 Broadway...
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Blues suffer 4-1 loss to Kings
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/06)
LOS ANGELES -- Alexander Frolov scored the tiebreaking goal and rookie forward Anze Kopitar had three assists as the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 Saturday night. Mathieu Garon stopped 35 shots to help the Kings improve to 8-0-4 in their last 12 home openers...
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Missouri auditor's race takes negative turn
(State News ~ 10/09/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Like pumpkins before Halloween, October is ripe with negative politics in an election season. Yet something seems just a little peculiar about the criticism arising in the state auditor's race. Put simply: The attacks just aren't the type of things people typically understand...
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Graves of Col. George Thilenius and family get stone markers
(Community News ~ 10/09/06)
A prominent figure of Cape Girardeau history, Col. George C. Thilenius, who was born in 1829 and died in 1910, was buried in the Old Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Recently, his grave and those of his wife, Margarethe, and daughter, Emma, were given grave markers...
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N. Korea says it conducted nuclear weapons test
(International News ~ 10/09/06)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said today it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test and the blast had been successfully set off underground with no radioactive leakage from the site. An official at South Korea's seismic monitoring center confirmed a magnitude-3.6 tremor felt at the time North Korea said it conducted the test was not a natural occurrence. ...
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Redhawks ends slide, defeat Tech 5-1
(College Sports ~ 10/09/06)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. --Freshman Courtney Alexander and sophomore Megan McGrath each scored a pair of goals as the Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team snapped a two-game slide with a 5-1 victory over Tennessee Tech. Sophomore Casey Kraft scored her first goal -- the game winner -- as Southeast evened its record at 6-6 overall and improved to 3-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference...
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Lettuce from California's Salinas Valley recalled over E. coli concerns
(National News ~ 10/09/06)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration lifted its warning on fresh spinach grown in California's Salinas Valley, a popular brand of lettuce grown there has been recalled over concerns about E. coli contamination. The lettuce does not appear to have caused any illnesses, the president of Salinas-based Nunes Co. Inc. said...
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ND boys cross country team places second at Potosi meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/06)
Notre Dame boys cross country coach Bill Davis was happy with his team's second-place showing Saturday afternoon at the Potosi Invitational, even though his team finished more than 80 points behind the winning team. "There was a lot of good competition," Davis said...
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NFL: Week 5
(Professional Sports ~ 10/09/06)
Eagles 38, Cowboys 24 In his highly anticipated return to Philadelphia, Terrell Owens had just three catches and was outdone by the Eagles' young receivers. Donovan McNabb threw touchdown passes of 40 yards to Reggie Brown and 87 yards to Hank Baskett, and Lito Sheppard returned an interception 102 yards in the final minute to seal the victory for Philadelphia (4-1). Owens was merely an afterthought for most of the game as the Cowboys fell to 2-2...
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