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Frances Scharenborg

Frances Scharenborg PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Frances Elizabeth Scharenborg, 103, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born July 4, 1905, in Leopold, Mo., daughter of George and Gesina...

Scheible-Ahamefule connection offers hope for passing game

Sunday, November 16, 2008 By Marty Mishow Southeast freshman quarterback Matt Scheible scrambles away from Tennessee-Martin defenders during the second quarter of their game Saturday at Houck Stadium. It also marked the first...

New movies: 'Quantum of Solace,' 'Synedoche'

'Synecdoche, New York' ***½ (R; 2:03): Philip Seymour Hoffman is brilliant in this offbeat tale of a theater director who takes on a massive, life-changing project. It's the directorial debut of Charlie Kaufman ("Eternal...

Will Obama bring jazz back to the White House?

If President-elect Barack Obama wants to make a bold cultural statement—one that resonates deeply with his autobiography and with the legacy of his adopted hometown, Chicago—there's a compelling way to do it: Teach the White...

Auburn, Towson and Arizona State sign 3 Montverde players

The tradition of Montverde Academy's basketball program continued to grow Wednesday when the Eagles had three more players sign with college basketball programs on the first day of the NCAA early-signing period.

Legendary Leesburg High baseball coach Charles 'Buddy' Lowe dies at 82

Charles "Buddy" Lowe was remembered this week as a strict disciplinarian, who demanded the best from his athletes both on and off the field. But it was his teachings that helped many of his former players to succeed in life.

Colgan Air, Inc. Releases October Performance Data

MEMPHIS, TN, November 14 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) today released capacity and operational results for its Colgan Air, Inc. subsidiary for October 2008. October 2008 Performance The average length...

Late films gloomy, but perhaps Oscar material

By Joe Williams - A vigilante hitman is the protagonist of "Punisher: War Zone" (Dec. 5) and of a Christmas Day lump of coal called "The Spirit" (Dec. 25). The same conflict provides the background of "Defiance," (Dec. 31 in...

Movie reviews for the St. Louis International Film Festival

FRIDAY 'The Juche Idea' and 'Interkosmos' Exiled St. Louisan Jim Finn is a director to keep an eye on — and we're guessing that the government is already doing so. "The Juche Idea" is a twist on the true story of a South Korean...

Plane collides with luggage tug at Detroit airport

ROMULUS, Mich. - A regional jet collided with a small vehicle on a Detroit Metropolitan Airport taxiway Thursday, damaging the airplane and injuring the vehicle driver, authorities said. No one on the Northwest Airlink plane...

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