Tamara Zellars Buck
NewsNovember 13, 2001
Sidewalks, gathering place, trust could helpSIKESTON, Mo. --It was dusk on a hot summer day in Sikeston's Clayton Addition, and the only thing on the boys' minds was basketball. They bared their underdeveloped chests and chose teams for a pickup game, their mouths already full of the trash-talking mandatory ...NewsNovember 13, 2001
Schools strive to reflect the best and filter out worstSIKESTON, Mo. -- Bulldogs snarl from store windows and car bumpers, from sweatshirts and letter jackets. Football and basketball games, where the menacing school mascot is everywhere, are Sikeston's most popular events on Friday nights. It's all evidence of the str...NewsAugust 8, 2001
CAPE TAX HIKE PASSES IN SQUEAKERIt was close, but Cape Girardeau school officials saw their third straight funding measure approved by voters during Tuesday's special election. Nearly 51 percent of voters approved a 58-cent tax increase by a 1,963-1,890 vote. A simple majority was needed to pass ...NewsAugust 8, 2001
JACKSON VOTERS SOUNDLY REJECT TAX INCREASEJACKSON, Mo. -- Voters shot down a 25-cent tax increase proposal during elections Tuesday that would have provided breathing room for the Jackson School District's tight budget and crowded classrooms. Schools superintendent Ron Anderson said the 1,196-2,119 decisio...NewsAugust 6, 2001
THREE TAX MEASURES ON BALLOT TUESDAYSchool officials in three districts are hopeful the lack of community patter regarding tax hikes voters will consider Tuesday is not the quiet that precedes a storm of rejection. Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Perryville school districts all have tax increase proposal...FeaturesAugust 4, 2001
BUCKING THE SYSTEM: I'VE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH GOODBYESMy oldest son, Jerry, has always had a problem with goodbyes. It's not that he's spoiled rotten, although I'll admit to some overripeness in my 5-year-old. Rather, Jerry just has so much fun when he's doing something enjoyable that he never wants the party to end.....NewsAugust 1, 2001
FOTO FEST SEMIFINALISTS TURN EYE ON CHILDRENChildren were the main focus in the four photographs chosen as semifinalists in the fourth week of the Foto Fest 2001 amateur photography contest. Winners this week were Janet Lowes, Joan Talley and Carla Ford, all of Cape Girardeau, and Katrina E. Puls of Jackson....NewsAugust 1, 2001
SUPERMOMS: MORE THAN HALF OF MARRIED MOMS IN U.S. ARE WORKINGThe theme song for today's generation of working mothers was written more than 45 years ago. "I'm a Woman" featured a working mother who claimed to be able to "bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan," and complete any number of seemingly amazing feats...NewsJuly 31, 2001
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL REPORTS GROWTHGrowth has been a good problem for the Cape Gir-ardeau alternative school program since its creation five years ago. School leaders and the three-member County Commission lauded the program during a presentation made Monday during the Board of Education meeting...NewsJuly 29, 2001
NO CALL LIST SEES MIXED RESULTSWhen Cape Girardeau resident Linda Capone's telephone rang at 10:38 Saturday morning, she checked her Caller ID box instead of picking up the receiver. After reading the message "Unavailable" on the box, Capone returned to what she was doing, certain she knew who t...Advertisement
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