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Capahas resume quest today for NBC World Series title
(Community Sports ~ 08/08/08)
After three days off, the Plaza Tire Capahas are ready to resume action at the National Baseball Congress World Series. The Capahas will play the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Foresters at 1 p.m. today in Wichita, Kan. That contest is in the winners bracket round of 16 in the 42-team, double-elimination event...
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Southeast
gymnasts
land No. 1
in GPA
(College Sports ~ 08/08/08)
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team has two primary goals every year. The Redhawks took care of the first one in April by qualifying for the NCAA South Central Regional. Southeast nailed down the second one Thursday by repeating as Academic National Champions, according to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women...
- Freshman receivers look for big roles (College Sports ~ 08/08/08)
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Paul Lohmann
(Obituary ~ 08/08/08)
Paul Lohmann PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Paul W. Lohmann, 36, of Perryville died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, near Perryville. He was born Aug. 13, 1971, in Cape Girardeau, son of Willis and Margie Petzoldt Lohmann of Perryville. He and Krystal Hayes were married Aug. 21, 1999...
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Ex-Redhawks basketball player Purcell to represent New Zealand in Olympics
(College Sports ~ 08/08/08)
Two people with Southeast Missouri State ties will be a part of the 2008 Summer Olympics that are under way in Beijing, China. Former Southeast women's basketball player Natalie Purcell will participate in that sport for her native New Zealand. She is believed to be the first Southeast product to compete in an Olympics...
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Speak Out 8/8/08
(Speak Out ~ 08/08/08)
Faulty test Oh, yes, let's blame the discrepancy between our students A's and B's on report cards and their barely passing MAP scores on the teachers. How ridiculous. Maybe this discrepancy points to a faulty test, not a faulty school district. Good odds...
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Henry Dunker Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/08/08)
Henry Dunker Jr. CAIRO, Ill. -- Henry William "Bill" Dunker Jr., 81, of Cairo died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 8, 1926, in Cairo, son of Henry William and May Lee Dunker. Dunker was a graduate of Cairo High School, received an associate degree in elementary education from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., received a bachelor of science degree in education from Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and studied voice at Asbury School of Music in Wilmore, Ky.. ...
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What's in your cereal?
(Community ~ 08/08/08)
Using a powerful magnet you can pull the iron out of Total cereal. Materials n Total cereal n Neodymium magnet n Ziploc bag n Water Instructions STEP 1: Place 1/2 cup of Total cereal into the Ziploc bag. STEP 2: Using your hands, crush the cereal into small pieces...
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Despite history of mental troubles, anthrax scientist stayed at high-security laboratory
(National News ~ 08/08/08)
WASHINGTON -- What took so long? Army scientist Bruce Ivins had a history of paranoia, obsession and delusional thinking. And newly unsealed court documents show he didn't keep them to himself. Therapists knew. Doctors knew. Co-workers suspected. One complained he was a "manic basket case." Another recalled him openly weeping at his desk inside one of the military's top biological warfare facilities...
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Chaffee official blurts out resignation at meeting, may reconsider
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Eric Hicks said stress is the reason he blurted out a resignation at Chaffee's special city council meeting Thursday night. Hicks, the city's director of public works since 2000, said "more than one person" told him the city council would likely fire him in response to a homeowner's complaint about a drainage ditch he'd dug...
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Man accused of highway patrolman's 2005 shooting will be tried Jan. 12
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
The family of slain Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Dewayne Graham expected to see Lance Shockley tried Aug. 11 for capital murder in the shooting death of their loved one in March 2005. Instead, after the latest in a long series of delays involved appointing new attorneys for Shockley, Carter County Circuit Judge David Evans announced at a hearing Wednesday in Carter County that the trial has been moved to Jan. 12 instead...
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Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 years
(International News ~ 08/08/08)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A U.S. military jury sentenced Osama bin Laden's driver Thursday to just 5 years in prison, a surprise rebuke to Pentagon prosecutors who portrayed him as a member of the al-Qaida leader's inner circle worthy of a life sentence...
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Bush dedicates new massive U.S. embassy in Beijing
(International News ~ 08/08/08)
BEIJING -- President Bush dedicated the massive new $434 million U.S. embassy in Beijing today, calling it a symbol of deepening ties between the two trading partners and sometimes political rivals. Bush, in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and cheer on U.S. athletes, said the eight-story structure represented the "solid foundation underpinning" relations between the two countries and a commitment to strengthen that foundation for years to come...
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Apparel retailers face tough back-to-school time
(National News ~ 08/08/08)
NEW YORK -- With the benefits of their stimulus checks dried up, Americans are focusing even more on necessities like detergent and milk. That's creating big problems for apparel chains at the malls as the important back-to-school shopping season gets underway...
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Two new members named to East County fire board
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Cape Girardeau County Circuit Judge William Syler named Connie Exler and Terrence Kelley Thursday to the East County Fire Protection District Board, said J.P. Clubb, attorney for the board. The appointments fill two spots left vacant when the previous members resigned; one has been empty for more than a year...
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Cleaning up Broadway and a special 8/8/8
(Column ~ 08/08/08)
It seems like more and more neighborhoods have their own Mr. or Mrs. Good Deed who combines walking (exercise) and picking up litter along the way (more exercise and a great community service). For several weeks this summer I've noticed a man with hair the same color as mine walking along Broadway pulling a trash container on wheels and sweeping up trash on the sidewalks, in gutters and even in the street. He's out early, usually between 6 and 6:30 a.m...
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Kennett, Mo., puts brakes on driving nonregistered vehicles in city
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
KENNETT, Mo. — Mayor Roger Wheeler, with support of the elected councilmen for the city, is putting the brakes on driving nonregistered vehicles that do not pass state inspection and bear tags within the city limits. During a rescheduled council meeting Monday, Wheeler asked police chief Barry Tate to immediately begin offering warnings to anyone who illegally operates a vehicle such as a motorized scooter, golf cart, an all-terrain vehicle or power chair on the streets of Kennett and on a highway, such as Highway 412.. ...
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Fingerprints yield more telltale clues
(National News ~ 08/08/08)
WASHINGTON -- Scientists have found ways to tease even more clues out of fingerprints' telltale marks -- one in a string of developments that gives modern forensics even better ways to solve mysteries like the anthrax attacks or JonBenet Ramsey's murder...
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Seminar educates business leaders about fraud prevention
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Shawn Christian admits most people in the Cape Girardeau area may never have to worry about someone on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 10 most wanted list posing a danger to the community. But he said an even greater threat is possible for Southeast Missourians: the ordinary resident stealing one's identity...
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Cape Girardeau School District launches new Web site
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
School communication with parents has been lacking, Cape Girardeau parent and school board member Tony Smee said. "I don't think there's been any concerted effort to limit or conceal information, but there certainly hasn't been a big push to encourage it," he said...
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Redbirds can't sweep aside rookie left-hander
(Professional Sports ~ 08/08/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Clayton Kershaw went right after St. Louis Cardinals hitters who had put up 15 runs the previous two games. It turned out to be the perfect game plan. The 20-year-old rookie worked seven dominant innings and Manny Ramirez homered for the fourth time in six games with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who averted a three-game sweep in a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals and 13-game winner Kyle Lohse on Thursday...
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Births 8/8/08
(Births ~ 08/08/08)
Richardson Son to Justin Grant and Sara Elizabeth Richardson of Wentzville, Mo., St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo., 12:14 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 2008. Name, Brett Tyler. Weight, 10 pounds, 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Richardson is the daughter of Jim and Pat Hacker of Longtown, Mo., and Jack Mann of Fenton, Mo., and is formerly of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Carrying on
(Editorial ~ 08/08/08)
Rick Springfield, the Australian-born musician, song writer and actor, has had a varied career ranging from entertaining troops in Vietnam to winning a Grammy award to playing two roles at the same time on a popular daytime soap opera. In recent years, he also has developed an enduring relationship with Cape Girardeau, thanks to his friendship with young Sahara Aldridge, who died of cancer in November after capturing the hearts of so many admirers -- including Springfield -- as she celebrated life to the fullest.. ...
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Mary Watkins
(Obituary ~ 08/08/08)
Mary Watkins BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Mary E. Watkins, 80, of Bloomington passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 17, at First United Methodist Church of Normal, Ill. The Revs. John McIntosh and Jim Bortell will officiate...
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Jobless claims hit highest point since March 2002
(National News ~ 08/08/08)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's jobs market sent a fresh cry of distress as the number of newly laid off people unexpectedly hit the highest level in more than six years, a Labor Department report showed Thursday. The faltering economy and tight credit have forced companies to cut back, and as the job market shrinks, consumer spending may dwindle, too...
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Letter carrier going full kilt ahead
(National News ~ 08/08/08)
SEATTLE -- A 6-foot-tall, 250-pound letter carrier is campaigning for the right to take off his pants. Dean Peterson wants the U.S. Postal Service to add kilts as a uniform option for men. The idea was soundly defeated in July at a convention of his union, the 220,000-member National Letter Carriers' Association, so Peterson knows convincing management will be an uphill struggle, but at least he'll be comfortable in his kilt, or Male Unbifurcated Garment...
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Lenard Myrick
(Obituary ~ 08/08/08)
Lenard Myrick Lenard R. Myrick, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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The Monster wins opening round of PGA Championship
(Professional Sports ~ 08/08/08)
The Associated Press BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The PGA Championship looked a lot like the U.S. Open, with only seven players under par when darkness finally covered Oakland Hills on Thursday and put "The Monster" to sleep. It sounded like a U.S. Open, too...
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Legal challenge to casino ballot measure likely, Cape businessman says
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
A Cape Girardeau businessman hoping to lure a casino to downtown said Thursday he is almost certain to be a party to a lawsuit challenging a ballot measure that would cap the number of casinos in Missouri. No legal challenge has been filed against the proposal, which was certified Tuesday for a spot on the Nov. ...
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Ex-Kinder aide pleads guilty to displaying explicit materials
(State News ~ 08/08/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The former chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder pleaded guilty Thursday to displaying sexually explicit materials and was placed on probation. Eric Feltner, 40, of Columbia, Mo., resigned in June after news broke that he had been charged with two misdemeanor counts of attempting to provide pornography to a minor...
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Resignation calls mount for indicted lawmaker
(State News ~ 08/08/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some fellow Republicans on Thursday urged a St. Louis lawmaker to resign following his indictment on felony charges of sexual assault. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder was the most forceful in calling on Rep. Scott Muschany to step down...
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Out of the past 8/8/08
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/08)
25 years ago: Aug. 8, 1983 A Federal Aviation Administration plan to close down the Cape Girardeau flight service station at the municipal station is on hold; under the FAA plan, the about 300 flight service stations nationwide would be closed down and replaced with 61 automated, regional flight service stations...
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Jackson not done cleaning up limbs from February ice storm
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
While Jackson's Parks and Recreation Department is cleaning up damaged tree limbs from February's ice storm, at least one parks project has been put on hold. Kent Peetz, the city engineer in Jackson, stressed a parks wetland project was only in the idea stage before the ice storm hit the city. But the ice storm was the main reason the idea has stalled. Peetz said he was too busy planning tree limb cleanup efforts after the ice storm to think about the wetlands project...
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Search continues today for Chaffee, Mo., man lost after Mississippi River boating accident
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Near the docked barges just south of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, rescuers scoured the depths of the Mississippi River on Thursday for the body of a Chaffee, Mo., man who disappeared the night before in a boating accident. The search for Gregory Jobe, 39, ended around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, assistant Cape Girardeau fire chief Mark Hasheider said. Crews will resume around 7 a.m. today...
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Briefly
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Boys and Girls Club to hold dinner, auction The Boys and Girls Club of Cape Girardeau will hold "Reaching for the Stars," a benefit dinner and auction, at 6 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Cape Girardeau Elks lodge, 639 Elks Lane in Cape Girardeau. A three-course dinner, cash bar and a My Daddy's Cheesecake dessert will be featured. ...
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Who's next?
(Community ~ 08/08/08)
HONORS n Derek Palisch of Altenburg, Mo., made the dean's list with high honors at St. Louis College of Pharmacy for the spring 2008 semester. n Claire Segar of Cape Girardeau made the dean's list for the school of engineering at Washington University in St. Louis for the spring 2008 semester...
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Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
(International News ~ 08/08/08)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- A U.S. military jury sentenced Osama bin Laden's driver Thursday to just 5 1/2 years in prison, a surprise rebuke to Pentagon prosecutors who portrayed him as a member of the al-Qaida leader's inner circle worthy of a life sentence...
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Betty Echols
(Obituary ~ 08/08/08)
Betty Echols ANNA, Ill. -- Betty Jo Echols, 81, of Anna died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at her home. She was born April 3, 1927, in Wetaug, Ill., daughter of Claude and Grace Ella Cruse Miller. She married Vaughn Echols, who died Dec. 22, 1991. Echols was a member of First Baptist Church in Dongola, Ill. She worked at International Shoe Co. and later at Anna State Hospital. She retired as a dietary manager at Vienna Correctional Center...
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Cape Girardeau man sentenced for robbing Lilbourn, Mo., bank last August
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Keith D. Moon, 19, of Cape Girardeau was sentenced to 63 months in prison for one felony count of armed bank robbery, according to a news release from federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway's office. On Aug. 17, Moon, Darnell Moon and Lance Lewis robbed a bank in Lilbourn, Mo., using a BB pistol purchased at a Cape Girardeau Wal-Mart on Aug. 16, according to the news release...
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Army vet wins half of $4.9 million jackpot
(State News ~ 08/08/08)
DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) — An Army veteran from De Soto and his wife are in the money. The couple won half of the $4.9 million Lotto jackpot for the Aug. 2nd drawing. The other winning ticket was sold at Apple Market in Kansas City, but that ticket has not yet been claimed...
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Kingsley removes disguises for 'Elegy'
(Entertainment ~ 08/08/08)
LONDON -- Sir Ben Kingsley has clothed himself in the roles of Jewish bookkeeper, Iranian colonel, brutal British gangster -- and Gandhi. But the Academy Award-winning actor wanted to remove disguises and make himself vulnerable to portray professor and culture critic David Kepesh, who falls in love -- and apart -- in "Elegy," an adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Roth's novel "The Dying Man."...
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Van Buren, Mo., man given probation for threatening to burn down outfitter's home
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
ST. LOUIS — A Van Buren businessman was placed on probation Wednesday in federal court after he earlier pleaded guilty to threatening to burn another man’s house down...
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Authorities still searching for Chaffee man who disappeared on Mississippi River Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Side imaging sonar and drag equipment helped authorities from five state and local agencies spend most of daylight Friday scour the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau for signs of a local fisherman lost in a boating accident. By 6 p.m., they were no closer to recovering the body of 39-year-old Chaffee native Gregory Jobe...
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Mo. auditor's son faces misdemeanor drug charges
(State News ~ 08/08/08)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The son of Missouri Auditor Susan Montee is facing misdemeanor drug charges after being arrested earlier this week. Austin L. Montee was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia...
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Dogfighting suspect from Cape Girardeau to face trial in November
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Another man charged in connection with last October’s dogfighting raid at a Dudley, Mo., property has had his case set for trial. The case against Jessey Short, 30 of Cape Girardeau, has been set for trial beginning Nov. 21 with a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence scheduled for Sept. 22...
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Cape Electrical Supply purchases Kentucky utility products distributor
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Cape Electrical Supply has acquired Electrical Sales Engineering, a utility products distributor based in Bowling Green, Ky. The deal allows Cape Electrical Supply, headquarter at 489 Kell Farm Drive in Cape Girardeau, to position itself for growth in the segment of the electrical industry, according to Bob Garrett, Cape Electrical Supply vice president of sales...
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Prosecutor releases report on Clayton, Mo., city hall rampage
(State News ~ 08/08/08)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch says evidence shows Charles "Cookie" Thornton would have claimed more than five lives in a February rampage if he hadn’t been shot and killed. McCulloch says Thornton’s fatal shots both inside and outside a Kirkwood City Hall meeting weren’t directed at a few specific targets because he even killed an official who had helped him...
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Bill to keep teen offenders out of prison moves through Senate committee
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
A proposal to encourage states to keep juvenile offenders separate from adult prisoners is waiting for the U.S. Senate when members return from their summer recess. The bill, which also includes provisions increasing federal funding for prevention, intervention and treatment programs to reduce juvenile crime, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. ...
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