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Cops changing approach to mental-illness situations
(Local News ~ 03/27/16)
Myron Todd believes consistent interactions with police during his youth pushed him toward crime. Todd said he is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, attention deficit disorder, insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder, the last of which emerged after he went to prison. ...
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Meth use rises sharply in Cape Girardeau area
(Local News ~ 03/27/16)
Methamphetamine already is Cape Girardeau County's most prevalent hard drug, and it's gaining in popularity. The Cape Girardeau Police Department already has made more arrests for methamphetamine -- 22 -- in January and February of 2016 than in all of 2011. The number of arrests have steadily increased during that five-year period: 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013, 47 in 2014 and 83 in 2015,...
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Challenger says he's 'reform' candidate in Cape school board race
(Local News ~ 03/27/16)
Although Paul Lett knows it's impossible to make sweeping changes as one person, he still is determined to do what he can to improve the local school system. "I'm the reform candidate," he said. Lett is running in the April 5 election for one of two open seats on the Cape Girardeau School Board. The other two candidates in the race are incumbents Jeff Glenn and Adrian Toole...
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Denney -- 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 03/27/16)
Gary and Cheryl Denney of Scott City celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 12 at Sandy's Place with a dinner party hosted by their children. Denney and the former Cheryl Feverston were married March 6, 1966, at Grace United Methodist Church of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Bramlett -- Tanksley
(Engagement ~ 03/27/16)
Richard and Kim Bramlett of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Michelle, to Brandon Christopher Tanksley, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Dwight and Kim Tanksley of Cape Girardeau. Whitney graduated from Cape Central High School in 2012. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Murray State University. She is a fifth-grade teacher at Central Elementary School in Dexter, Missouri...
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Embracing the baked dinner as your weeknight meal solution
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
People often ask me what my most-used kitchen tool is (a high-speed blender). But if you were to ask my mom that same question 30 years ago, I am sure she would have answered her Pyrex baking dish. When I was growing up, probably 75 percent of my meals were made in that thing. Baked fish. Baked chicken. Baked pasta. Baked rice casserole...
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How to prevent bird and window collisions
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
With a house close to the Eastern Pennsylvania woods -- and the wildlife that lives there -- Jeff Acopian wrestled with a problem that afflicts homeowners around the country. "Birds were hitting our windows and dying," the Easton resident says. "And we didn't like it."...
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Green's a go for spring decor
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
When we start thinking "spring," one color comes to mind. Tender pea shoots, that soft fuzziness on budding trees, a new lawn -- there's a palette of greens that herald nature's shift to the warm seasons. And there are many fresh ways to bring green indoors with paint and furnishings...
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A guide to spring garden planning
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
As spring rolls around, it seems like gardening and yard chores just pile up. There are fruit trees, grapevines, the yard, the garden and all kinds of plants to start and get growing. It also seems like in the spring I look at buying some new fruiting bushes like blueberries or elder berries or boysenberries or such. I have to make a list and check off what I get done...
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The story of Easter
(Editorial ~ 03/27/16)
Editor's note: The following is our annual Easter editorial. A miraculous event 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem changed the world. On this Easter morning, the story is presented again from the Holy Bible (the Gospel according to St. Matthew, Chapter 28):...
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Prayer 3-27-16
(Prayer ~ 03/27/16)
Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Amen.
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Stop slow budget expansion
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/27/16)
Once again the Chamber of Commerce, county and city officials say we must enact a use tax to "level the playing field." They've also come up with the new "vehicle administration fee" to level that same playing field. Are the fields ever going to be level? Why does leveling the playing field always cost the middle class and small businesses more money, while growing governmental budgets? The taxpayers are always the losers...
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Speak Out 3/27/16
(Speak Out ~ 03/27/16)
I may not have heard it correctly but I'll swear my grandchild turned to me the other day and said, "Grandpa, I'm afraid of things that go trump in the night." I call on all area school boards to make certain that their teaching and administrative staffs reflect the ever increasing ethnic and racial diversity of their student bodies...
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4x4 3/27/2016
(03/27/16)
Friday is April Fool's Day. Have you ever pulled any pranks?
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Senior Center menus 3-27-16
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
Monday: Ham and beans or pepper steak with potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, stewed tomatoes, gelatin salad, cornbread or whole-grain crackers, Mandarin oranges or cook's delight dessert. Tuesday: Meatloaf or chef's choice, mashed potatoes, green beans, mixed salad, whole-grain hot roll, mixed fruit or German chocolate cake...
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FYI 3-27-16
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
The Girl Scout Family Fun 5K Run/Walk will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Arena Park Pavilion No. 3, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. This year's run/walk features a one-mile fun run for younger family members, plus games and activities for all ages. Prizes will be awarded in several categories...
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Club news 3-27-16
(Community News ~ 03/27/16)
The Oak Ridge FCE Homemakers Club met March 16 at the home of Debbie Baughn in Jackson. Baughn provided a pre-meeting luncheon potato bar and an ice cream bar. Jean Rehak, president, called the meeting to order. Each of the 11 members and one guest, Vickie Scherer, responded to the roll call by naming what she intended to plant in her spring garden...
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Sanders wins Alaska, Washington, but Clinton holds delegate lead
(National News ~ 03/27/16)
WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders scored two wins in Western caucus contests Saturday, giving a psychological boost to his supporters but doing little to move him closer to securing the Democratic nomination. While results in Washington and Alaska barely dented Hillary Clinton's several hundred delegate lead, Sanders' wins underscored her persistent vulnerabilities within her party, particularly with young voters and liberal activists who have been inspired by her rival's liberal message. ...
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Bakeries feud over 4-sided doughnuts
(National News ~ 03/27/16)
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. -- Two bakeries share a love for four-sided doughnuts, but one of them believes there is room for only one of them. Family Express asked a court to declare it can continue to call its products "Square Donuts." But Square Donuts, which has been making its doughnuts since the 1960s, wants Family Express to cut it out. Family Express started making its version in 2005, and a year later, Square Donuts sent Family Express a cease-and-desist letter...
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Pentagon chief used personal email account for nearly a year
(National News ~ 03/27/16)
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter used his personal email account for government business for nearly a year, until December 2015, when news reports revealed the practice, according to hundreds of Carter emails released by the Defense Department...
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Chinese herbalist's family of 3 killed; man arrested
(National News ~ 03/27/16)
LOS ANGELES -- A popular practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine was found shot to death and wrapped in plastic along with his wife and 5-year-old daughter in their palatial two-story home in upscale Santa Barbara County. A 27-year-old suspect was arrested in the San Diego area...
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Belgium charges 3 more attacks suspects for terror offenses
(International News ~ 03/27/16)
BRUSSELS -- Belgian prosecutors announced Saturday they charged three men with terror offenses over the suicide attacks on the Brussels airport and subway, as organizers canceled a solidarity rally at the government's request because police are too strapped to cope...
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Elliott has 3rd straight shutout, Blues clinch playoff spot
(Professional Sports ~ 03/27/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Brian Elliott made 15 saves for his third straight shutout and the St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Friday night to clinch a playoff spot and tie Dallas for the Central Division lead. Robby Fabbri had a goal and an assist, Kyle Brodziak, Fabbri, Carl Gunnarsson and Joel Edmundson also scored, and Paul Stastny had two assists...
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Dimple Thomas
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
WILLARD, Ill. — Dimple Thomas, 95, formerly of Willard, near Miller City, Illinois, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. Cremation rites were accorded as per her wishes. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date...
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Jimmy Taylor
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Jimmy T. Taylor, 75, of Jackson died Friday, March 25, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Jackson Church of Christ, 810 N. Shawnee Blvd. in Jackson. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the church, with minister Edd Sterchi and minister Brian Mitchell officiating...
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Nationals cruise past sloppy Cardinals 7-0
(Professional Sports ~ 03/27/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Ryan Zimmerman belted his second home run of the spring and the Cardinals committed five errors as the Washington Nationals beat St. Louis 7-0 on Saturday. Kolten Wong had one of those errors and exited the game after bruising his knee, all in a three-run Washington fourth...
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Dale 'Smitty' Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Dale Richard “Smitty” Smith, 67, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 15, 1949, in Bay City, Michigan, to Richard and Marian Deitlein Smith. Smitty served his country in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a teacher’s aide at Cape Girardeau Central High School and was very loyal to all of the school kids, and he had immense passion and love for Tiger athletics. He coached and molded countless students for 16 years...
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Betty Sitzes
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Betty Jean Sitzes, 81, of Marble Hill died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at McGee, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Blues beat Capitals for fourth consecutive shutout
(Professional Sports ~ 03/27/16)
WASHINGTON -- Jake Allen watched from the bench as fellow goaltender Brian Elliott put together three consecutive shutouts for the St. Louis Blues. Jealousy didn't set in, but Allen wanted his chance, too. He got it Saturday night and kept the streak going. Allen stopped all 32 shots he faced, and the Blues beat the NHL-leading Washington Capitals 4-0 for their franchise-record fourth shutout in a row...
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Janice Payton
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Janice Marie Payton, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, with parish prayers and rosary at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Old St. Vincents Catholic Church in downtown Cape Girardeau. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Advance, Missouri...
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Sherry McLaird
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Sherry Jean McLaird, 73, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Feb. 13, 1943, in Searcy, Arkansas, the daughter of Raymond L. and Katherine Massey May Jr. Loving survivors include two daughters, Deborah A. Moore of O’Fallon, Illinois, and Cindy (Kent) Wetzler of Waterloo, Illinois; two brothers, Steven May and Kevin May of Florida; and a half-brother, Victor M. Rowe of St. Louis...
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Gertrude Kirn
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Gertrude Ann Kirn, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 25, 2016, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born June 9, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to Charles and Gertrude Warnaka Kirn. Gertrude was a secretary at Florsheim Shoe Factory for 46 years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of St. Mary Cathedral...
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Ellen Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Ellen Louise Jones, 57, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 8, 1959, in Belleville, Illinois, to the late William and Margaret Covert Jones. She loved all kinds of crafts and staying up on the latest Facebook happenings. But her most important interest was her family, especially grandkids and great-grandson...
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John Holcomb
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
John K. Holcomb, M.D., 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, at his home. He was born July 15, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Orville and Mildred Kurre Holcomb. He was raised in the rural Cape Girardeau area and was one of a handful of students who attended the Southeast Missouri State University campus school system from kindergarten, elementary, high school and college, and graduated from there in 1956...
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Joseph Hirsch
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
FISHERS, Ind. — Joseph Edward Hirsch, 70, passed on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at his home in Fishers. Joe was born July 5, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Ralph and LaVerne Moore Hirsch. He graduated from Central High School in Cape Girardeau and Ranken Technical College in St. Louis...
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Ruth Ann Grant
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Ruth Ann Grant, 74, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 2, 1942, in St. Louis to Ulysses C. and Eva Staats Gould. She and the Rev. Ellis A. Grant were married Dec. 21, 1958. They had been married nearly 48 years when Ellis passed away Dec. 14, 2006...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Kelly baseball team rolls past East Prairie
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Friday.
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Terry Gohn
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Terry Gohn, 59, of Jackson went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 26, 2016, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 16, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Lloyd and Marie Dickerson Gohn. He and Jaci McDowell were married Sept. 18, 1976. They were blessed with two sons, Adam and his wife, Shvetha, and Eli, all of Cape Girardeau. They were the joy of his life...
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Stephen Fuemmeler
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Stephen H. Fuemmeler, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Ronald Davis Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
CAIRO, Ill. — Ronald Davis Sr., 69, of Cairo died Friday, March 25, 2016, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Jones Funeral Home Villa Ridge.
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James Crader
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- James Clyde Crader, 92, of Marble Hill passed away Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born on Feb. 26, 1924, in Delta, he was the son of the late Samuel and Hattie Roberts Crader. In 1947 he married Mary Schuler. She preceded him in death March 25, 1975. He married Norma Schlobohm on Nov. 1, 1975. She passed away Nov. 14, 2013...
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Kenneth Clark
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
Kenneth Allan Clark, 72, of Scott City died Friday, March 25, 2016, at his home. He was born March 13, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Estel Conley and Mildred Hosea Clark. He married Flo Ann Kinder on June 27, 1970. Kenneth served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a chief engineer for Luhr Brothers. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 6407 in Scott City and attended Bethel Assembly of God in Cape Girardeau...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Cape Central baseball team topples Cooter at Easter Slam Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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John Bert
(Obituary ~ 03/27/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — John T. Bert, 93, of Perryville died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. He was born July 29, 1922, at Belgique, Missouri, the son of Theophile Joseph Bert and Bernice Theresa Mattingly Bert. He married Alice J. Carroll on March 17, 1945, and she preceded him in death Aug. 20, 2015...
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St. Louis teacher, who was pregnant, found fatally shot
(State News ~ 03/27/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police are investigating the shooting death of a pregnant teacher. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 30-year-old Jocelyn Peters was found fatally shot Thursday in her apartment. Detectives on Friday confirmed the case as a homicide...
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U of Missouri faculty weigh in on search for system head
(State News ~ 03/27/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri's faculty council is urging the board of curators to pick someone with an academic background to lead the four-campus system. In discussing the search process Thursday, the council said the eventual pick also should show a willingness to listen to students and faculty, the Columbia Missourian reported...
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Voter ID, ethics measures up next in Missouri Legislature
(State News ~ 03/27/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri legislative session is just past its midway point, with a number of the GOP's top priorities yet to reach a final vote and disagreements between Senate Democrats and Republicans likely to cause more setbacks. Democrats who still are upset over Republicans' use of a rare procedural move to break a 37-hour filibuster over a religious-objections measure earlier this month delayed even the most mundane tasks in the two weeks leading up to lawmakers' spring break...
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Out of the past: March 27
(Out of the Past ~ 03/27/16)
May-like temperatures in late March shattered the 40-year-old high temperature record for Tuesday and tied the record high yesterday in Cape Girardeau; residents shouldn't get used to the warmth, however, as a cold front is expected to bring showers and more seasonable temperatures...
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Cape Girardeau's Ward 4 race centers on public safety
(Local News ~ 03/27/16)
The two candidates for the Cape Girardeau City Council Ward 4 seat both have voiced support for public-safety improvements in the community. Robbie Guard and Patrick Koetting back two tax issues on the April 5 ballot: a proposition to continue the city’s sales tax on out-of-state-vehicle purchases, and a measure to enact a new use tax on other out-of-state purchases...
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Historian brings new theory how Cape Girardeau got its name
(Local News ~ 03/27/16)
Local historian Frank Nickell tackled Cape Girardeau’s namesake misconceptions Saturday morning at the Cape Girardeau River Heritage Museum. As it turns out, the frontier origins of Cape Girardeau’s founding are almost as murky as the river on which it was settled. For decades, Louis Houck asserted the town is named in honor of Jean-Baptiste Girardeau (Or Girardot, Jerardot, Girardo, etc., depending on the record) in his touchstone three-volume history of the area...
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Cape County house destroyed by fire Friday afternoon
(Local News ~ 03/27/16)
A house at 384 Lakota Lane in Cape Girardeau County was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived Friday afternoon. It took them several hours to extinguish the fire.
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Kelly girls soccer team still faces challenges in Year 2
(High School Sports ~ 03/27/16)
Everyone loves something new. It's untouched. It's shiny. It's chock full of possibility. But new comes with its own set of challenges. Like figuring out how it works. Kelly girls soccer isn't exactly "new" anymore. It's more like an infant than a newborn. And infants are adorable, except when they're not. That is to say -- the excitement is there, but there are plenty of challenges...
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Bee-fly on an Easter flower
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
The flower in my picture here is commonly called an Easter daffodil. The insect on the daffodil is often mistaken for a bee. It also has some of the characteristics of the larger hummingbird clearwing hawk moth. This odd-looking insect is actually a bee mimic called a bee-fly. There are thousands of different kinds and sizes of bee-flies across the world. Most of them seek nectar to feed upon and are important pollinator insects...
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Dr. Delezene and Topper Slinkard updates and city of Chaffee spring reminders
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
Happy Easter! Happy birthday to Hailey Peters, Jaimie Emerson, Joshua King, Richard Vandeven, Jarrett Whitmore, Daisy Williams, Jimmy Smith, Joseph Stagoski, Jill Hornback, Harold Landewee, Charles Westrich, Abby Seyer, Paula Glueck, Randy Buchheit, Mary Jo Barlow, Danny Terhune, Jearidene Grant, John Menz Jr., Hillary Eichhorn, Samantha Montgomery, Jonathan Hendrix, Meagan Ruiz, Laddie Bridwell, Barbara Griggs, Bud Keller, Donna Sadler, Judy Sanders, Megan Steimle, Darlene Dumey, Ersell Robins, Sierra Miller and Ernie Duncan.. ...
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Lighting 'The Spark'
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
Pastor Aaron Boyd and his wife, Keri, are launching The Spark Ministries this morning. Easter Sunday is ideal for this new phase the church has entered, where services are held in a school-turned-church building in McClure, Illinois. The Boyds started The Spark in January 2013, when they answered the call to bring their unique style of ministry to McClure, where Keri was raised after being born in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Indoor plant options for senior gardeners
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
When I was growing up, I often stayed with Uncle Bill and Aunt Virginia on their farm. Uncle Bill let me drive the tractor, help him fix the machinery, climb on the roof of the machine shed, till the garden, hoe weeds in the bean field, etc. What fun I had...
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Never forgotten by Jesus
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
You're acquainted with the old saw that, practically speaking, echoes the lives of most human beings. The progression is as right as rain and can be counted on as confidently as death and taxes. To wit: n Who is John Doe? n Get me John Doe! n Get me a John Doe-type!...
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Letting God grow within for what will be
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
What I am attracted to most of all, what seems to understand me and my heart's longing most deeply, is all of the waiting that happens, especially in John's gospel, after Jesus' body is taken down from the cross. All of the not understanding, the way everything seems over, but it's not. The way things were building to a climax, and then the followers seem stuck in the falling action with no resolution...
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Sauce and grill options to try this barbecue season
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
Barbecue season is in full swing, and so is my desire to find and try new recipes to put on my grill. There is a wide preference between gas or charcoal or, now, the even newer pelleted grills. Whatever your preferred method of outdoor cooking is, there are plenty of recipes to try...
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A 'Southern Crush'
(Community ~ 03/27/16)
Pleasant Cook was tearing up dirt tracks in a monster truck since before she could legally drive on the highway. Now, at 17 and a senior at Woodland High School, she looks more like the cheerleader type than the monster truck type, but her mother, Sherri, said Pleasant's commitment hasn't wavered since she was motoring around in go-karts and four-wheelers as a child.
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