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Conservation commissioners confirmed despite concerns
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Senate confirmed Gov. Matt Blunt's latest appointees to the state Conservation Commission late Wednesday night, though a lawmaker expressed concern about the legality of one of those appointments. The Senate's stamp of approval for Becky Plattner and Don Johnson clears the way for them to serve six-year terms on the commission that regulates hunting and fishing and oversees the Missouri Department of Conservation...
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Mo. senators pass $66 million tax break package
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
Associated Press Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Senators passed a $66 million annual package of tax breaks late Wednesday after turning back an attempt to strip out a tax incentive for large-scale redevelopments in rundown parts of St. Louis. Under the banner of economic development, the bill would expand or create tax credits for businesses, their investors, developers, beef producers and movie makers. ...
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Four named to Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) -- Four photojournalists with deep Missouri roots are the latest inductees of the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame in Washington, Mo. An induction ceremony will be October 18th to honor inductees Bill Garrett, Jack Hackethorn, Wes Lyle and Joe Wood. The latest class of inductees was announced yesterday...
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Doctor seeks to join Planned Parenthood challenge of Mo. abortion law
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A suburban St. Louis physician has asked a federal judge for permission to join Planned Parenthood's challenge of a Missouri law that would add new regulations for abortion providers. Dr. Allen Palmer, of Bridgeton, filed a motion Wednesday, asking to be added to the case as a plaintiff...
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Hearing next week for boy accused of Bloomfield murder
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- More than nine months after his arrest, a 14-year-old boy diagnosed with serious mental illness will face a plea hearing next week in the killing of a neighbor in rural southeast Missouri. Owen Welty was 13 when he was charged in November with first-degree murder in the death of 64-year-old Don McCollough, making him one of the youngest people in the state to be tried as an adult in a murder case. McCollough was shot to death Nov. 14 on his farm near Bloomfield...
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Man found dead in Tennessee town dump
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
The body of a man was discovered this morning in the former town dump of a rural west Tennessee town 20 miles above Dyersburg, Tenn., roughly two hours south of Cape Girardeau. The body was found in Ridgley, Tenn. The Dyersburg State Gazette said it has learned the body was that of a 70-year-old homeless man, though authorities have yet to release any names or a cause of death...
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Long live Tibet
(Column ~ 08/30/07)
Aug. 30, 2007 Dear Patty, When DC and I were in Santa Fe, N.M., a few years ago I happened upon a store filled with things from and about Tibet. The smell of incense greeted everyone at the door, and inside awaited an inkling of life on the Roof of the World...
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Kent Library entrance closed due to brick shift
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Southeast Missouri State University officials temporarily shut down the rear entrance to Kent Library on Wednesday after noticing a portion of the brick panels had shifted. "One of our employees saw it, and we looked at it and didn't know if it was from the heat or not," said Scott Meyer, director of facilities management at the university...
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SEMO football opener will air only on Net
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Want to gather some friends and watch the Southeast Missouri State football game on the big screen tonight? You'll need a large computer screen, and hopefully a cooperative Internet service provider, because the only media outlet for Southeast's season-opening game at Cincinnati is ESPN360.com...
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Woman collects school supplies for Iraqi children
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
When Cindy Raines of Cape Girardeau adopted a soldier through the My Soldier program at Manhattanville College in New York, she simply typed in "troop support" on an Internet search and found that for a $10 donation she could receive the address of a soldier plus a commemorative bracelet. ...
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Former rep asks judge for passport
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Former state representative Nathan Cooper, free on bond pending sentencing on immigration charges, on Wednesday asked U.S. District Judge Jean C. Hamilton for permission to take a two-week trip to the Philippines. Hamilton did not rule on the request, but Cooper's attorney said government opposition to the request will kill it...
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NASV anniversary
(Editorial ~ 08/30/07)
It is a grim fact of life that sexual violence occurs in our towns and neighborhoods and affects both adults and children. Since 1997, there has been an ambitious effort to provide professional services to victims of sexual offenses called the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence. Next month, the SEMO-NASV will mark its 10th anniversary with a special event that will feature federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway as the speaker...
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Old school information is needed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/30/07)
To the editor:In the past few months there has been a lot of searching of school district records, board minutes from around the turn of the century and on-site discoveries of what the old Central High School (L.J. Schultz School) might have looked like originally. Much of this is being done to document and process the application for state and national historic designation in preserving the building for future generations...
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Speak Out 8/30/07
(Speak Out ~ 08/30/07)
Doomed to failure; School safety; Using food stamps; Do the right thing; Dogs in need; Armadillo invasion; One year is enough; Impressive performance; Religious upset; Exhausted athletes
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Commissioner: Court should have decided campaign donation refunds
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As a lawmaker, Ken Legan said he helped draft the legislation that created the Missouri Ethics Commission more than 15 years ago. Now as a new member of that commission, Legan will help decide whether Missouri politicians must return millions of dollars they received before the state's campaign contribution limits were recently reinstated by the state Supreme Court...
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Out of the past 8/30/07
(Out of the Past ~ 08/30/07)
Almost three years after its original rate increase request, Cape Girardeau Cable Television's basic monthly cable subscription fee will go up 21.6 percent this week; the fee will go from $5.88 per monthly to $7.50; the city council authorized the September rate increase last summer...
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Keys joins Scott City police force
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Earlier this summer Martin Keys was at the helm of the Chaffee Police Department -- now he's patrolling the streets of nearby Scott City. The Scott City Council voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of the city's police board at its Aug. 20 meeting and hire Keys as a patrolman at a rate of $10.58 per hour plus benefits. ...
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Board takes cautious look at draft plan
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Six members of Cape Girar-deau's planning and zoning commission met Wednesday night to study the draft comprehensive plan. Their biggest concern is that residents who read the document, drafted by the St. Louis-based consulting firm Arcturis, may see projects and ideas that may never happen, for one reason or another...
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Bike route discussion draws 25
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Eric Redinger's talk on creating bike routes drew 25 people to Cape Girardeau's library Wednesday night. Redinger, a bicyclist who sometimes pedal to his job as assistant director of recreation services at Southeast Missouri State University, wants to see some city streets retrofitted for bike routes. He said it would cost less than $34,000 to add paint stripes to road shoulders and "Share the Road" signs...
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Cape fire report 8/30/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/30/07)
n At 6:31 p.m., an illegal burn at 800 Giboney Ave. n At 7:17 p.m., a trash fire at 800 Giboney Ave. n At 7:19 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1600 block of North West End Boulevard. n At 7:25 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2100 block of Broadway...
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Matthew Dickerson
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
Matthew Scott Dickerson, 31, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at Heartland Care Center from an illness since infancy. He was born July 15, 1976, in Cape Girardeau, son of Thomas and Ruth Ann Eftink Dickerson. Matthew was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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Enola Gabel
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
CARMI, Ill. -- Enola Gabel, 103, of Carmi passed away at 3:35 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born Aug. 21, 1904, in rural Carmi, the daughter of Benjamin and Theresa (Rebstock) Gabel. She was a farmer and a homemaker...
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James Messmer
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
James John Messmer, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Mildred Shepard
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mildred L. Shepard, 84, of Anna died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at the City Care Center in Anna. She was born May 19, 1923, in Union County, Ill., daughter of Alfred and Myrtle Bloodworth. She and Lynn Shepard were married Aug. 19, 1939, at Jackson, Mo. He died Feb. 21, 1986...
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Jeremy Robey
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Jeremy "J.J." Robey, 18, of Zalma died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at Bethany, Mo. He was born July 12, 1989, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., son of Pennie Robey and Larry Johnson. Robey was a graduate of Belford High School and was a carpenter. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Gage Johnson; a sister, Rachael Johnson, all of Zalma; and maternal grandparents, Terry and Sue Robey of Advance, Mo...
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Ruth Choate
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Ruth Lois Choate, 94, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, at City Care Center in Anna, Ill. She was born Nov. 16, 1912, in Goreville, Ill., daughter of William H. and Edna Grace Howell. She and James Melvin Choate were married Feb. 16, 1931, in Jonesboro. He died Oct. 11, 1986...
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Ernest Hazel
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
Ernest Taylor Hazel, 76, of Scott City died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 6, 1930, in Waverly, Ky., son of William E. and Velma Mosley Hazel. He and Elsie Fay Warner were married Dec. 28, 1964, in Shawneetown, Ill...
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Cape police report 8/30/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/30/07)
DWIs
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Births 8/30/07
(Births ~ 08/30/07)
McHughs; Horn; Brothers; Smith; Mann; Richey; Sturm; Ireland
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Naked man does hula to get beer
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
DE SOTO, Mo. -- The naked truth: Three eastern Missouri men were willing to go to extreme lengths to get some beer. That's the accusation after an incident in the early hours of Aug. 18 at Fish's Quick Stop in De Soto. Store clerk Vicky Gaines says a naked man walked in and began doing the hula dance...
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FBI investigates string of bomb threats at stores
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Large grocery and discount stores across the country have been targeted by a caller who threatens to blow up shoppers and workers with a bomb if employees fail to wire money to an account overseas, authorities said. Frightened workers have wired thousands of dollars -- and in one case took off their clothes -- to placate a caller who said he was watching them but may have been thousands of miles away. ...
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Teen charged with stabbing his 11-year-old twin brothers in Pittsburgh suburb; 1 dead
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
PENN HILLS, Pa. -- Police on Wednesday were searching for an 18-year-old man charged with stabbing his 11-year-old twin brothers, killing one of them and leaving the other seriously injured. The boys' grandfather, Lovett Williams, said he found Tyron Hill dead and Tyrel Hill wrapped in a blood-soaked blanket in the attic of their suburban Pittsburgh home when he went to check on the boys Tuesday...
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Groups oppose new screening measures for headwear
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- A new airport screening policy for turbans and other headwear has the country's Sikhs concerned they are being unfairly targeted. The federal policy change went into effect Aug. 4, subjecting travelers to secondary screening at security checkpoints if they are wearing head coverings, such as cowboy hats, berets or turbans. The screenings could include a pat-down search of the head covering if the screener finds it necessary...
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Police: Legless man steered truck drunk while his friend worked the pedals
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
ABBOTSFORD, Wis. -- Police cited a legless man and his friend with drunken driving -- the third and second such arrests for the men, respectively -- saying the disabled man was at the wheel while his friend worked the pedals. Harvey J. Miller, 43, was steering the 1985 Chevrolet truck and Edwin H. Marzinske, 55, was operating the pedals when they were pulled over Aug. 18, according to a police report...
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Study sees little risk in getting most troops out of Iraq and to Kuwait in a year
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- Most U.S. troops can be withdrawn safely from Iraq in roughly one year, and the Bush administration should begin planning the pullout immediately, according to a study released Wednesday. With the exception of two brigades of about 8,000 troops who would remain in the touchy Kurdish region in the north for a year to guard against conflict with Turkey, the U.S. ...
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U.S. commanders in Iraq request energy weapon
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein had been gone just a few weeks, and U.S. forces in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, were already being called unwelcome invaders. One of the first big anti-American protests of the war escalated into shootouts that left 18 Iraqis dead and 78 wounded...
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Calif. produce company recalls fresh spinach over salmonella contamination
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- A California produce company recalled bagged fresh spinach Wednesday after it tested positive for salmonella. There were no immediate reports of illness linked to the tainted spinach, distributed by Metz Fresh LLC of King City, Calif. The recall comes nearly a year after an outbreak of another pathogen, E. coli, in fresh spinach killed three people and sickened another 200...
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Teamsters will ask court to block letting Mexican trucks into the United States
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- The Teamsters Union said Wednesday it will ask a federal appeals court to block the Bush administration's plan to allow Mexican trucks to carry cargo anywhere in the United States. The union said it has been told by officials in the Transportation Department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that the first Mexican trucks will come across the border Saturday...
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Bargain hunters send stocks surging
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
NEW YORK -- Stocks rebounded sharply Wednesday as investors, growing more optimistic about chances for an interest rate cut, sought bargains after the previous session's huge tumble. The Dow Jones industrials gained almost 250 points. Many investors believe the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting Sept. ...
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Business briefs 8/30/07
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
DaimlerChrysler profit falls in second quarter FRANKFURT, Germany -- DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit fell 14 percent and disclosed plans to spend about $10.2 billion buying back nearly 10 percent of its shares as it moves forward without its Chrysler division. ...
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Fed chief discusses ways to help homeowners
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is suggesting that policy-makers look for ways to encourage a wider range of mortgages geared for low income and other borrowers who have been hard hit by the housing slump and credit crunch. Bernanke, in a letter to Sen. ...
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NASA can't find evidence of astronauts drinking before launch
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- After finding no evidence of astronauts drinking before launching into space, NASA said Wednesday it is considering limited alcohol testing of its employees, including astronauts. An internal investigation recommended alcohol testing while at the same time clearing astronauts of much-publicized drinking allegations. ...
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Congressional auditors see little progress on Iraq goals
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional auditors have determined that the Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to assess President Bush's Iraq war strategy, The Associated Press has learned...
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New Orleans marks second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
(National News ~ 08/30/07)
NEW ORLEANS -- Prayers, protests and a lingering disgust with the government's response to Hurricane Katrina marked the disaster's second anniversary Wednesday, with a presidential visit doing little to mollify those still displaced by the storm. Clarence Russ, 64, took a dim view of politicians' promises as he tried to put the finishing touches on his repaired home in the city's devastated Lower 9th Ward...
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Nelson Mandela salutes apartheid resistance at unveiling of statue in his honor
(International News ~ 08/30/07)
LONDON -- It was 1962 and Nelson Mandela was on the run. Hunted by South African authorities and gearing up for armed struggle against his country's apartheid government, Mandela visited London seeking money, training and support. It was then that he and Oliver Tambo, his partner in the anti-apartheid struggle, walked through Parliament Square surveying the statuary tributes to the British Empire's great and good. The figure of South African statesman Jan Smuts caught their eye...
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Israeli military moves forces away from border with Syria
(International News ~ 08/30/07)
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army has decided that war with Syria is unlikely and is rotating forces out of the contested Golan Heights after months of cross-border tension, security officials say. The decision by Israel's military followed months of growing tensions along the frontier and concerns that the escalation could result in war. Over the summer, media reports of impending war alternated with announcements by Syrian and Israeli leaders that they had no interest in hostilities...
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China tells U.N. health agency its food exports are safe
(International News ~ 08/30/07)
BEIJING -- China has sent a notice to the World Health Organization defending the quality of its food exports, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, and an official linked to the country's drug industry was sentenced to prison in a bribery case. The notice from the Ministry of Health is a part of the government's stepped-up campaign to alleviate global concern over Chinese food and other exports following product recalls and complaints of chemically tainted toys, seafood and juice...
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Fires in Greece mostly contained; authorities focus on relief effort
(International News ~ 08/30/07)
ATHENS, Greece -- Winds relented throughout fire-ravaged Greece, enabling thousands of firefighters Wednesday to tame a rash of fires that killed at least 64 people and obliterated huge swaths of fields and forests over six days. The fire department said all major blazes were receding, but authorities remained on high alert ahead of a new heat wave forecast for week's end...
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Iranian envoy: New sanctions would end Tehran's nuclear cooperation
(International News ~ 08/30/07)
VIENNA, Austria -- A senior Iranian envoy warned the United States and its allies on Wednesday against pushing for new U.N. Security Council sanctions on his country, suggesting Tehran could retaliate by ending cooperation with U.N. experts probing its nuclear program...
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Clashes mark protest against economic policies in Chile
(International News ~ 08/30/07)
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Police used tear gas, water cannons and clubs against demonstrators staging nationwide protests Wednesday over government social and economic policies. Authorities said 87 people had been detained, but as the protests passed the six-hour mark by mid-afternoon, state television and other local news media quoted police sources as saying that arrests had passed 300...
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Blood drives 8/30/07
(Community ~ 08/30/07)
Today Scott City Elementary School from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Church of Christ, Jackson, from 3 to 7 p.m.
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Health news 8/30/07
(Community ~ 08/30/07)
University hospital expands burn unit The university hospital in Columbia, Mo., has expanded the George David Peak Memorial Care Center burn intensive care unit to be the largest facility in Missouri. The new burn center includes 14 private intensive care rooms that have individual temperature controls, which can help with patients who may have lost the ability to regulate their own body temperatures because of severe burns. ...
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The sunny side of aging
(Column ~ 08/30/07)
Some people fear gravity as they get older, others the loss of sexual power, some even fear grannydiapers. Me? I fear becoming a cranky old man. Forget creaky joints; nothing can age one faster than crotchetiness. I have started to see signs of it in my friends and colleagues (OK, OK, even in myself): That increased irritation with having to wait for anything, the feeling that everything is too loud, that no theater seat is comfortable enough, that service is always too slow. ...
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Get heart pumping to trim down
(Community ~ 08/30/07)
Missouri earned a top-15 spot in a survey that calculated obesity ratings across the United States. Unfortunately, one was the highest and 50 was the lowest. The Show Me State tied with Texas for the No. 12 spot on the list. Neighboring states Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas were among the top 10 most obese states, while Illinois squeezed into the 25th spot. Mississippi was the most obese state, according to the survey conducted by the Trust for America's Health...
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Keeping an eye on downtown
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
A series of ongoing negotiations taking place between Cape Girardeau merchants, Old Town Cape and city officials boils down to a request that police install at least two additional foot patrol officers in the downtown area on weekends when the bars are in operation...
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Samuel dismisses talk of a blowout
(College Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Tony Samuel realizes that Southeast Missouri State will open the season at Division I-A Cincinnati tonight as a heavy underdog. But as much respect as Southeast's second-year coach has for the Bearcats, he knows they are no Arkansas, circa 2006. Samuel believes Southeast has a shot at hanging with a team from a BCS conference that is paying the Redhawks a considerable amount of money for an expected spanking...
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Health calendar 8/30/07
(Community ~ 08/30/07)
Today Healthy Bites Luncheon: Registration ends today for "Meatless Meals Made Easy" on Sept. 6 from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. in the Saint Francis Health and Wellness Center. The Program is designed to help individuals obtain healthy habits to last a lifetime. Cover health-related topics for achieving and keeping a healthier lifestyle. Go to www.sfmc.net for details...
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Southeast women's basketball 2007-08 schedule released
(College Sports ~ 08/30/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team, coming off its second straight Ohio Valley Conference title and NCAA tournament appearance, will open the regular season Nov. 10 at home against Tulsa. Southeast's schedule features a pair of games against teams that advanced deep into last year's NCAA tournament, including a Nov. 29 home date with 2005 national champion Baylor...
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Wells retires from Army after 22 years of service
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Master Sgt. Brian R. Wells recently retired from the U.S. Army. The ceremony was held at the Old Executive Office Building at the White House complex. The Army and the White House Communications Agency paid a special tribute to Wells for his 22 years of service. ...
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Teen receives 4-H Key Award
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Heather Birk of Jackson was recognized at the State 4-H Congress in Columbia, Mo. recently for receiving the 4-H Key Award. The 4-H Key Award, presented to members that have shown growth and strong involvement throughout their participation in 4-H, is the highest award that members can receive. Birk was a member of the Tilsit 4-H Club in Cape Girardeau County for 11 years...
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Red House announces events for September
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
The theme for September at the Red House is "Native American Month." n From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the Sons of the American Revolution will welcome visitors at the Red House. n At 11 a.m. Sept. 8, there will be music by Dave Harper. n From 6 to 11 p.m. ...
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Community cuisine
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Men's breakfast set for Sept. 15 in Scott City The Scott City First Assembly of God is hosting a men's breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 15 at the First Assembly of God Church, 312 Dearborn St., Scott City. The meal includes sausage, bacon, eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy. The meal is free, donations accepted. For more information, call (573) 264-2365...
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FCE national convention
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
The National Association for Family and Community Education held its annual conference in Omaha, Neb. recently. Four Cape Girardeau County Town and Country FCE members attended. Pictured from left, are Margaret Glastetter, Lois Seabaugh, Carolyn Ropp National FCE president, Mary Klaproth, Sue Jones. The theme of the conference was "FCE is The Good Life."...
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Community digest 8/30/07
(Community News ~ 08/30/07)
Bank donates to Saint Francis Foundation; Contra dance will feature styling tips ; Entomologist speaks about dragonflies; Trail of Tears has Labor Day weekend events; Labor Day festival will be at Community Center; Hunter education class offered in Scott City; Superior Electric holds reunion Sept. 8; NARFE chapter meets Sept. 11 in Perryville; Olmsted village hosts catfish days Sept. 14, 15
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Hospitalized Wilson drops out of movie
(Entertainment ~ 08/30/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Owen Wilson, hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt, has dropped out of the upcoming ensemble comedy "Tropic Thunder," film industry trade papers reported Wednesday. Wilson will not appear in the DreamWorks movie, already six weeks into production in Hawaii, Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter said, citing sources they didn't identify...
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Area sports digest 8/30/07
(Community Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Davis sinks third career hole in one Jackson's Kenny Davis used a 7-iron to score a hole in one on the 150-yard hole No. 16 at Kimbeland Golf Course on Wednesday. Gary King, Tommy James, Gary Daniel and J.P. Sides witnessed the shot. Four players tie for top honors...
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Oswalt slams door on Cardinals' offense in Astros' win
(Professional Sports ~ 08/30/07)
HOUSTON -- The St. Louis Cardinals were just starting to feel good about their playoff chances. Then they ran into Roy Oswalt. The Houston ace allowed four hits and struck out nine in seven dominant innings and the Astros beat the Cardinals 7-0 on Wednesday night, giving Cecil Cooper his first win as manager...
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Judge upholds Missouri's school funding method
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state judge on Wednesday upheld Missouri's school funding method, rejecting claims by schools that it distributes money unfairly and inadequately. Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan ruled that the state constitution provides no guarantee of absolute "equity, equality or adequacy in the dollars spent" or in the facilities available from one school district to another...
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Missouri project would speed up repairs for 800 poor bridges
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are poised to approve a massive bridge repair project that could serve as a national roadmap for renovating aging infrastructure. Missouri plans to quadruple the pace of its bridge repairs by awarding a single, 30-year contract to fix and maintain 802 of its worst bridges...
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Jackson handles rival Central in softball
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Sheila Wade barely missed a shutout. But that was about all that went wrong for the Jackson softball team Wednesday as the Indians remained undefeated with a 6-1 victory at rival Central. Wade carried a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning. She finished with a three-hitter as the Indians improved to 3-0...
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Redhawks ready to build on past success
(College Sports ~ 08/30/07)
It's easy to understand why the Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team is so excited about the season. The Redhawks captured the program's first Ohio Valley Conference tournament title and NCAA tournament berth last year. Most of the key members from that squad return, including players who scored 37 of the 39 goals. Also back is one of the OVC's premier goalkeepers...
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Man trying to break watercraft record again
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
His work uniform is a life jacket and Nike swim trunks. His desk is a Sea Doo GTX, and his paycheck comes in the form of gasoline. John Moffatt's job: to break the Guinness world record for most miles traveled on a personal watercraft. The 43-year-old held the title briefly in 2000, but soon after a group of Australian men beat his record by 4,896 miles by riding around Australia...
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Chewed-up Vick trading cards bring $7,400 in online auction
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
The woman who paid $7,400 on eBay for 22 Michael Vick football cards, chewed up and slobbered on by two Cape Gir-ardeau dogs, acknowledges she hadn't heard of the star football player before he was indicted for dogfighting. But Laura Norton-Dye, 40, of Cape Girardeau, wanted to send the message that local animal shelters need help -- and she challenged Vick to donate money himself...
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Centralia teen dies from tick-borne disease
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
CENTRALIA, Mo. (AP) -- A 15-year-old girl has died from a rare but treatable tick-borne disease, officials said Thursday. The Boone County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Emily Powell, a Centralia High School freshman. The cause of death was erlichiosis, a bacterial illness. She died Wednesday, two days after being admitted to University Hospital in Columbia...
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Mo. virtual school reopens enrollment
(State News ~ 08/30/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri's new virtual school is up and running for the first time this month, despite bumps along the way, including hundreds of students who signed up to attend but didn't follow through. Missouri's virtual instruction program, known as MoVIP, allows elementary and high school students around the state to take classes online using the Internet...
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Tigers giving Chase a chance
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
With Central facing the situation of replacing the Southeast Missourian player of the year at quarterback, the Tigers coaching staff has selected an all-state track runner, senior Chase Johnson, to lead their offense. "He is like one of those little Whippet dogs," Central coach Lawrence Brookins said. "Have you ever seen one of those Whippets? They are skinny and they look like little hot dogs with legs, but they're faster than hell. They're like the second-fastest land animal...
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Will Jackson come to pass?
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
The Jackson football program is known for its ground attack, but the Indians might feature more of a passing game this season with the emergence of first-year starting quarterback Marcus Harris and three tight ends with great speed and size. "Anyone who follows us knows that we're going to run the ball first and throw it second," Jackson head coach Carl Gross said. "But we do feel like we have receivers and tight ends that can catch the football."...
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Pirates will showcase new look
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Perryville's new junior quarterback, Josh Perreault, will enter his first varsity season having completed only one pass in an organized game over the past three years. "The last time I threw a ball before stepping into the quarterback position was during my eighth-grade year on the halfback pass," Perreault said. "We had practiced it a couple times but I didn't know what to think."...
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Versatility may help Devils develop
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Chaffee senior Andrew Hendrix certainly understands the meaning of the word versatility. Hendrix started out as a tight end his sophomore year, and moved to fullback halfway through the season. Then during his junior year, he became a running back, carrying the ball 87 times for close to 485 yards...
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Led by seniors, Rams ready for running display
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
First-year Scott City coach Ronnie Jones would be wise to get the ball in the hands of his senior running backs this season and try to bowl over the opposition. But putting an offensive lineman at quarterback may be overkill. Jones insists it's not a ploy to get more blocking in front of returning backs Cody Carlyle, Chris Blankenship and Trey Schlosser...
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Southeast, area high schools in same boat
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Marcus Harris was groomed to be a quarterback. The other guys who will line up behind centers for the rest of the area's teams we're not so sure about. Two are converted running backs, two are converted receivers and one was an offensive lineman last year...
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Ready for season No. 2
(College Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Tony Samuel's first Southeast Missouri State football team last year had plenty of experience but could not end the program's pattern of futility on the Division I-AA level. Entering Samuel's second season as head coach of what he hopes will be a successful rebuilding project, Southeast's roster is filled with youth and inexperience...
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After rough offensive performance, Redhawks face uncertainty
(College Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Southeast Missouri State had the Ohio Valley Conference's worst offense last season, averaging a league-low 253.9 yards per game. A large part of that was due to a futile passing attack that averaged 116 yards a contest and completed a conference-worst 48.4 of its attempts. The Redhawks also threw eight touchdown passes, tied for worst in the OVC...
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Line will lead way for Indians
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
The St. Vincent football team is ready to test the old adage that games are won in the trenches. It's quite likely, in fact, that the Indians' strength in the line play will carry them to another winning season, perhaps even another playoff run. From last year's 7-5 state quarterfinal team, St. Vincent graduated its quarterback, top three running backs and is moving its top receiver behind center...
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Samuel likes unit's speed and depth
(College Sports ~ 08/30/07)
All-American end Edgar Jones is gone from Southeast Missouri State's defense after leading the nation in quarterback sacks. And he's not the only key defender from last season who has departed, as the Redhawks lost seven of their top nine tacklers, including players who accounted for 21 of the unit's 23 sacks...
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