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IF YOU'RE TANNED, YOU'RE TOAST; TANNED OR SUNBURNED -- IT'S DAMAGED SKIN
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
Malibu Barbie, Baywatch lifeguards, the cast of Beverly Hills 90210, even Matlock. They're all guilty. Americans are constantly bombarded with tanned, sun-kissed faces and limbs reinforcing the idea that exposing your skin to the sun is attractive and healthy...
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WORK ON CITY FLOOD-CONTROL RESERVOIR TO START SOON
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
City officials and the Army Corps of Engineers will meet today with the company that will build a detention basin, dam and spillway north of the city that will help alleviate flash flooding in Cape Girardeau. The preconstruction meeting with Dumey Construction Co. is planned to put final touches on the project, which may involve signing contract agreements or discussing plans one last time before work begins, said Ken Eftink, development services coordinator with the city planning department...
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CITY'S FIRST ROUNDABOUT BEING BUILT; ENGINEERS SAY INTERSECTION SHOULD CONTROL, SLOW TRAFFIC
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
Ready or not, roundabouts are on their way to Cape Girardeau. Crews recently started work on the city's first roundabout on Silver Springs Road, and the possibility exists for another at Sprigg Street and Normal and Washington avenues. But is the roundabout really a necessity for traffic in Cape Girardeau? Will it slow traffic or create accidents? Can drivers maneuver through it?...
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COUNTY HEARS OPINIONS ON WAR MEMORIAL; VETERANS DIVIDED OVER PLAN TO MOVE PARK MONUMENT
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Veterans are divided over a plan to move the Cape Girardeau County War Memorial to make room for a nature center in Cape County Park North. Some 30 veterans representing a number of veterans groups in Cape Girardeau and Jackson attended a meeting at the Cape Girardeau County Administrative Building in Jackson Wednesday to voice their views to the County Commission, project architects and the Missouri Department of Conservation...
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UNIONIZATION POPULAR TOPIC OF NURSES IN MISSOURI
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
As an effort to educate registered nurses at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau about what a union can offer continues with a meeting today, nurses statewide are showing a growing interest in unionizing. While Missouri doesn't have a history of unionization, more registered nurses in the state are showing an interest in unions as managed care and budget cutbacks impact the quality of nursing care, said registered nurse Belinda Heimericks, executive director of the Missouri Nurses Association, a professional organization for registered nurses and a constituent member of the American Nurses Association.. ...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: STICKS AND STONES: THE KAMIKAZE GAMES BOYS PLAY
(Column ~ 06/01/00)
June 1, 2000 Dear Julie, A recent rock throwing incident in the neighborhood was a reminder that children, no matter how well their parents think they know them, have secret lives. I liked to throw rocks, too. In my neighborhood, it was how 5-year-old boys fought. ...
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SATURDAY'S 'ANIMAL FAIR' HELD TO EDUCATE CHILDREN
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
"I went to the animal fair. The birds and the beasts (And, the 'fainting' goats) were there..." -- Anonymous, Version III. KELSO, MO. -- Yes, Virginia, there is a "fainting goat!" The fainting goat may be a bit misleading. They don't exactly faint, but they do have a genetic problem with relaxing muscles...
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BLYTHEVILLE MAN SHOT TO DEATH IN HAYWOOD CITY
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
BENTON, MO. -- Investigators are close to solving the shooting death of an Arkansas man which occured Tuesday afternoon, the Scott County sheriff said. "We have a large amount of evidence, and believe that we'll be closing this soon," Sheriff Bill Ferrell said on Wednesday...
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NATIONAL TRAILS DAY TO DRAW HIKERS, BICYCLISTS AND RIDERS
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- People who hike, people who trail ride and people who mountain bike will converge on Alto Pass Saturday to help celebrate National Trails Day. All three groups will follow parts of Southern Illinois' River-To-River Trail to reach the log cabin area in downtown Alto Pass at about 2 p.m. Saturday, when the celebration is to begin...
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DRUG TRAFFICKER GETS LIFE
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
A Los Angeles man convicted of trafficking drugs into Southeast Missouri was sentenced to life in prison, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Willie L. Smith, 31, had been convicted in March of conspiring to distribute and manufacture cocaine base and possession with the intent to distribute...
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POLICE: MAN ROBBED FOR CIGARETTES
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
A 20-year-old man was attacked and robbed overnight on Wednesday, Cape Girardeau police said. The man was walking in the area of Washington and Marie streets about 1 a.m. when he was approached by two young men, police said. One of the assailants asked the victim if he had any cigarettes. When he asked them their ages, they responded 17. The man responded that he wouldn't give cigarettes to minors, police said...
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ROUNDABOUTS SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT, SAYS MODOT
(Local News ~ 06/01/00)
What makes a roundabout the traffic-control solution of choice? They are safer, more efficient and more attractive to motorists, engineers and designers say. Roundabouts have advantages that are significant enough "we'd be crazy not to give them a serious look," said Tim Richmond, a project manager with the Missouri Department of Transportation office in Sikeston. "They have proven safety and are more efficient at keeping traffic moving."...
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NOTRE DAME FALLS; ST. VINCENT TO PLAY FOR TITLE; KUTZ PITCHES INDIANS PAST ENGLEWOOD 10-0
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/00)
COLUMBIA -- St. Vincent pitcher Derek Kutz was efficient. Sixty-three pitches to the gallon efficient. Kutz threw just 63 pitches, only 18 of which were balls, in a one-hit gem as the Indians, in their first-ever Class 1A Final Four appearance, trounced Englewood Christian Academy of Independence 10-0 in five innings at Simmons Field Wednesday...
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NOTRE DAIM FALLS; ST. VINCENT TO PLAY FOR TITLE; ST. PIUS X RALLIES PAST 'DOGS 6-4
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/00)
COLUMBIA -- The kings are still kings. And the top-ranked baseball team in Class 2A? They were beaten by two runs and got knocked back at least two notches. For the second straight year, Notre Dame's state championship hopes were snuffed out by two-time defending state champion Kansas City St. Pius X -- this time 6-4 in a down-to-the-last-pitch thriller in a 2A semifinal game at Simmons Field Wednesday...
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CAPAHAS RALLY IN 11TH TO SLIP PAST SAUGET 5-4
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/00)
Battling into extra innings, the McDowell Capahas rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eleventh to squeeze out a 5-4 victory over the Sauget (Ill.) Wizards at Capaha Field Wednesday night. The Capahas (3-1) had to overcome a two-run deficit in their last at-bat to send the Wizards (2-3) home with a tough defeat...
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CAPE RIVERDOGS TO OPEN BASEBALL SEASON TONIGHT
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/00)
The Cape Girardeau Riverdogs -- a baseball team comprised of local college-age players -- have beefed up their schedule considerably as they prepare to embark on their second season. "We've put together a pretty good schedule and we'll see how it works out," said Robin Minner, who coaches the squad along with Ray Craft. "I don't know if we've bitten off more than we can chew, but we'll see."...
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BRIEFLY: JACKSON MAN NETS HOLE-IN-ONE AT EUREKA GOLF COURSE
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/00)
Randy Werner of Jackson shot a hole-in-one Wednesday at the Fox Run Golf Club in Eureka. Werner used a 5-iron to ace the 177-yard, No. 11 hole.
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BRIEFLY: SOUTHEAST MISSOURI SOFTBALL TEAM SIGNS FINAL RECRUIT
(College Sports ~ 06/01/00)
Southeast Missouri State University softball coach Lana Richmond has announced that Christine Berggoetz of Ft. Worth, Texas, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Southeast. Berggoetz, an infielder and pitcher, was an all-area and all-region performer at Arlington Heights High School...
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MILDRED TRICKEY
(Obituary ~ 06/01/00)
Mildred E. Masterson Trickey, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 6, 1911, at Oriole, daughter of Henry Elijah and Bessie Leona Young Masterson. She and Lloyd Trickey were married Aug. 9, 1930, at Jackson. He died Sept. 22, 1976...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/01/00)
Son to James Walsh and Michaele Darlene Riley of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:48 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2000. Name, Luke Anthony. Weight, 9 pounds 2 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Riley is the former Michaele Benoit, daughter of Albert and Lavona Benoit of Scott City. She is employed at McGinty Jewelers. Riley is the son of Evelyn Riley of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at Red Letter Communications...
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THOMAS SAUERBRUN
(Obituary ~ 06/01/00)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Funeral for Thomas William "Tom" Sauerbrun of Olmsted will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Villa Ridge Union Church. The Revs. Joey Dunning and Ralph Kaufman will officiate. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge...
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LARRY ZOOK
(Obituary ~ 06/01/00)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Graveside service for Larry Oliver Zook of Cuba, Mo., will be held at 10 a.m. today at Dogwood Cemetery. Garry Zook will officiate. Friends may call at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie after 8:30 a.m. Zook, 56, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at University Hospital in Columbia...
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EULA POSTON
(Obituary ~ 06/01/00)
Memorial service for Eula Poston of Cape Girardeau will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Harold Althen will officiate. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Poston, 81, died Thursday, May 25, 2000, at Heartland Care Rehab Center...
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JENNIE WOLFF
(Obituary ~ 06/01/00)
Graveside service for Jennie M. Campbell Wolff of Cincinnati, Ohio, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Fairmount Cemetery. The Rev. Jim Sanderson will officiate. There is no visitation. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Wolff, 98, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, at Mercy Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati...
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WISE SAYINGS, IMPORTANT LESSONS AND ONE REALLY GOOD THING
(Column ~ 06/01/00)
Old wise sayings: Experience is something you don't get until after you need it. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted. Always remember you're unique just like everyone else. Never test the depth of the water with both feet...
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SMOKESTACK ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVE AMICABLY
(Editorial ~ 06/01/00)
Officials at both Southeast Missouri State University and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources say they want to find a way to solve emission problems at the university's power plant. The coal-burning plant produces steam and electricity for the campus, but the DNR says its tests show that emissions from the smokestacks don't always meet state requirements...
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IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT MOST OF THE DOLLARS CONTRIBUTED BY TOBACCO LAWYERS WENT TO DEMOCRATS
(Editorial ~ 06/01/00)
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently detailed campaign contributions from lawyers hired by Missouri's attorney general to handle the tobacco lawsuit. It comes as no surprise that the bulk of the $559,000 given by lawyers from five firms over the past eight years went mainly to Democrats, including Attorney General Jay Nixon and Gov. Mel Carnahan...
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