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Poking around
(Local News ~ 02/28/18)
Joe Wyatt, dressed as Pikachu — a species of Pokémon, animated characters in video games, television shows and movies — poses for a portrait Tuesday in Cape Girardeau.
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World-famous Budweiser Clydesdales to visit Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 02/28/18)
The Budweiser Clydesdales have been the trademark of St. Louis-based brewery Anheuser-Busch since 1933, and April 2 through 8, the famed horses will enjoy a weeklong stay with multiple stops in Cape Girardeau thanks to the requests of River Eagle and Drury...
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Green challenging Swan for House seat; many file for office on first day of filing
(Local News ~ 02/28/18)
State Rep. Kathy Swan will face Democratic opposition in her bid for re-election this year. The Cape Girardeau Republican is opposed by Democratic candidate Renita Green, pastor of St. James AME Church, a historically black church in Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson's Old Orchard to see construction soon
(Local News ~ 02/28/18)
Driving on Old Orchard Road in Jackson is about to get safer. Construction is set to begin this spring on a section of Old Orchard Road near Slate Lane where the roadway has a sharp curve. The road was built around an existing private home, which was demolished last year in advance of the project, said city engineer Clint Brown...
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City sues contractor over delays
(Local News ~ 02/28/18)
The city of Cape Girardeau has sued a contractor, seeking more than $596,000 in damages because a street construction project was not completed on time. The two-pronged lawsuit, filed in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court earlier this month, said the contractor, R.L. Persons Construction Co. of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, breached the contract by failing to meet extended deadlines to complete Veterans Memorial Drive...
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Peace of Mind and Heart
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
The comfort of home and the power of leading international specialty medical care sounds like an ideal combination. When SoutheastHEALTH began its collaboration with the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/28/18)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2018. There are 306 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Purim begins at sunset. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 28, 1993, a gun battle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch Davidian leader David Koresh on weapons charges; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began...
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Governor's ability to effectively govern in doubt now
(Column ~ 02/28/18)
As of this writing, it appears highly likely the Missouri House of Representatives will this week begin the first step on what could possibly lead to the impeachment of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. For those who remain unaware, Greitens was arrested last week on invasion of privacy charges. The arrest stems from an acknowledged extramarital affair the governor had long before his election...
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A few stories about local and national heroes
(Column ~ 02/28/18)
Here are some quick notes about goings-on in Cape Girardeau -- and my story about meeting Rev. Billy Graham. School shootings and the political machinations afterwards, a governor indictment, Russian meddling and Facebook failings, could there have been any better timing than now for Southeast Missouri State University to produce a feel-good performance of "Mary Poppins" at the River Campus? The students were magnificent -- the singing and dancing, wow -- and the well-known story was uplifting in more ways than one -- filled with important morals about imagination, kindness, family and agency for good.. ...
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Email: Greitens' campaign accessed charity's donors
(State News ~ 02/28/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A newly publicized email is shedding more light on how Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' campaign came into possession of a donor list from a veterans charity he founded, just as Greitens was preparing to run for office in early 2015...
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Report says more women traveling to Illinois for abortions
(State News ~ 02/28/18)
CHICAGO -- More women appear to be traveling to Illinois from out of state to have an abortion, according to Illinois Department of Public Health figures, and activists say it could be because surrounding states have tighter restrictions. A December state report says more than 4,500 women crossed into Illinois to terminate a pregnancy in 2016, compared to just more than 3,200 abortions provided to out-of-state women in the previous year...
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Use of private firm for investigation questioned
(State News ~ 02/28/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis prosecutor's office said Tuesday it has hired a Michigan firm to aid its investigation into Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to try to ensure the probe remains independent. Documents filed in court show St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner hired Enterra LLC of Rochester Hills, Michigan, to help with an investigation of the Republican governor prompted by his recent acknowledgment of an extramarital affair in 2015...
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Out of the past: Feb. 28
(Out of the Past ~ 02/28/18)
The congregation of Red Star Baptist Church honors Pastor and Mrs. Harold "Cy" Smith Jr. at a special appreciation day; this is Smith's last Sunday as pastor before he retires from full-time ministry; he has been pastor at Red Star almost 15 years. A bull rider is seriously injured while competing in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo at the Show Me Center; Brett Zuver, a cowboy from Louisville, Kentucky, falls off very near the bull and is stepped on; he is listed in serious condition at Southeast Hospital.. ...
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Emily Tuttle
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
Emily L. Tuttle, 74, formerly of Fruitland, passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, at the Monticello House in Jackson, where she has resided the past eight years. She was born March 21, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of William Martin and Lorene Evelyn Schulenberg Mabrey...
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Linda Snider
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Linda Jane Snider, 76, of Leopold passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 4, 1942, in St. Louis, daughter of John Chester and Iris Geraldine Eastwood Nanney. She and Ronald Snider were united in marriage May 31, 1959...
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Doris Owens
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Doris Mae Owens, 93, of Chaffee passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born May 16, 1924, in Falmouth, Kentucky, to the late Andrew and Mamie Heilmann. She married James Edward Owens in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on June 5, 1943, and he preceded her in death Jan. 31, 2005, after 62 years of marriage...
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John Meyer
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
John H. Meyer, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec. 13, 1939, in Benton, Missouri, to Ben and Lorena Christine Essner Meyer. He and Ruth Ann Lenand were married June 8, 1963, in Benton. John served in the National Guard for 26 years...
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Nelda Ludwig
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
Nelda Ludwig, 100, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas...
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Wesley Hall
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Wesley J. Hall, 53, of St. Mary passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at Jackson Manor. He was born in Perryville, Missouri, to Silver and Freida Burfford Hall. Wesley was a 1984 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. He worked several years with the Cape Girardeau public schools and more than 20 years at Southeast Missouri State University, before illness forced his early retirement...
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Kathlyn Hahs
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- Kathlyn M. Hahs, 94, formerly of Jackson and Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Aberdeen Heights Assisted Living in Kirkwood, Born Sept. 28, 1923, in Millersville to Homer B. and Emily Lois Houk Hartle, she was the first of two daughters. Kathlyn and Archie M. Hahs were married Feb. 3, 1945, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. They had been married 41 years when Archie passed away June 16, 1986...
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Ruth Funke
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruth A. Funke, 92, of Perryville died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Winningham officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Steven Dillingham
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
Steven Lynn “Funkle” Dillingham, 63, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born June 19, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to Earl K. and Anna Lee Fitzgerald Dillingham. Steven was a Cape Girardeau Central High School graduate and a carpenter in the Cape Girardeau area. ...
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Kevin Carter
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
Kevin Carter, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Kevin's friends and family will host a memorial service at a later date. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Joan Campbell
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
Joan T. Campbell, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 30, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to Chester and Lorene Pobst Templeton. She and R. Kenneth “Rabbitt” Campbell were married July 30, 1948, in Paragould, Arkansas...
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Alex Bowen
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
Alex "Tyrone" Bowen, 41, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Pettis County Assisted Living in Sedalia, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Angela Kay Blanchard
(Obituary ~ 02/28/18)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Angela Kay Blanchard, 70, of Olmsted died Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at First Baptist Church in Mound City, Illinois. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the church, with the Rev. Buddy Walls officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Cemetery rural Pulaski, Illinois...
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Jackson police report 2/28/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/28/18)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Dennis West, 33, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while driver's license suspended and speeding and on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/28/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/28/18)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 1:36 a.m. on North Fountain Street; 2:41 a.m. on Perry Avenue; 6:57 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 9:31 a.m. on Big Bend Road; noon on North Silver Springs Road; 12:34 p.m. on Southern Expressway; 2 p.m. on Percy Drive; and 3:47 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/28/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/28/18)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Brooke Michelle Lee, 25, of Delta was arrested at 19 S. Kingshighway on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n Randy Lee Burton II, 35, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on a Scott County, Missouri, warrant...
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Russia-ordered 'pause' goes into effect east of Damascus
(International News ~ 02/28/18)
BEIRUT -- A Russia-ordered "humanitarian pause" has gone into effect to allow civilians to leave a rebel-held enclave near Damascus, giving a brief respite to the residents of the besieged area, which has been under intense attack by the Syrian government for weeks...
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Saudi Arabia replaces leaders amid stalled war
(International News ~ 02/28/18)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi Arabia replaced its military chief of staff and other defense officials early Tuesday morning in a shake-up apparently aimed at overhauling its Defense Ministry during the stalemated and ruinous war in Yemen. The kingdom also announced a new female deputy minister of labor and social development as it tries to broaden the role of women in the workplace...
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Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with U.S.
(International News ~ 02/28/18)
ISLAMABAD -- As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little, too late to stop terror funding, regional alliances are shifting and analysts ponder whether a cozier relationship with countries such as Russia will complicate efforts to move toward peace in neighboring Afghanistan...
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Kushner security status reduced, cutting access to secrets
(National News ~ 02/28/18)
WASHINGTON -- The security clearance of White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner has been downgraded, significantly reducing his access to classified information, according to two people informed of the decision. Kushner had been operating with an interim clearance at the "top secret/sensitive compartmented information" level for more than a year. ...
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Justices look at how older law applies to internet cloud
(National News ~ 02/28/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday explored what happens when a decades-old law meets 21st century technology. The justices heard arguments in a dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft Corp. over a warrant for emails stored in the internet cloud outside the United States...
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Study: U.S. inequality persists 50 years after landmark report
(National News ~ 02/28/18)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Barriers to equality pose threats to democracy in the U.S. as the country remains segregated along racial lines and child poverty worsens, according to a study made public Tuesday that examines the nation 50 years after the release of the landmark 1968 Kerner Report...
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Sessions: Justice Dept can ban bump stocks with regulation
(National News ~ 02/28/18)
WASHINGTON -- Justice Department officials are forging ahead with plans to ban rapid-fire bump stocks, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday -- a move that likely would set the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the devices remain on the market...
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GOP leaders move slowly on tighter gun laws
(National News ~ 02/28/18)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday showed little interest in stricter gun control proposals being floated in Congress, leaving the issue in the hands of wary Senate leaders and President Donald Trump, whose shifting views have left no clear strategy for legislative action...
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Across Florida, parents, teens, officials, talk safety
(National News ~ 02/28/18)
PARKLAND, Fla. -- Florida's governor said Tuesday he's determined to make the Parkland school shooting the last the state ever experiences. Gov. Rick Scott met with Miami-Dade County officials to outline a plan to pass a school safety bill before the state's annual legislative session ends next Friday...
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What's in the IV bag? Studies show safer option than saline
(National News ~ 02/28/18)
New research calls into question what's in those IV bags that nearly every hospitalized patient gets. Using a different intravenous fluid instead of the usual saline greatly reduced the risk of death or kidney damage, two large studies found. The difference could mean 50,000 to 70,000 fewer deaths and 100,000 fewer cases of kidney failure each year in the U.S., researchers estimate. Some doctors are hoping the results will persuade more hospitals to switch...
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Actress Locklear arrested for alleged abuse
(Entertainment ~ 02/28/18)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Actress Heather Locklear was arrested for alleged domestic violence and fighting with sheriff's deputies at her home, authorities said Monday. Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance around 10 p.m. Sunday in Thousand Oaks, west of Los Angeles, Ventura County sheriff's Capt. Garo Kuredjian said...
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Speak Out 2/28/18
(Speak Out ~ 02/28/18)
Though heavily redacted, the recently released Democratic response to the Republican memo alleging partisanship in the Department of Justice successfully obliterated the GOP's propaganda. Adrienne Ross, since you're so hung ho about guns for teachers, why don't you run for the local school board on a platform endorsing the idea and see how you'll do...
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Prayer 2/28/18
(Prayer ~ 02/28/18)
Father God, may we seek unity with one another through you our Savior. Amen.
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Carver honored by state
(State News ~ 02/28/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A portrait of noted scientist and inventor George Washington Carver will grace the walls of the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City. Gov. Eric Greitens said the portrait was installed Tuesday during a Black History Month reception. The governor's office said it is the first time in the state's history a portrait of a black person will be displayed in the mansion...
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Scott County Route U to close for bridge replacement
(Local News ~ 02/28/18)
Route U in Scott County, between Walnut Street and County Road 425, will be closed as contractor crews replace a bridge. The work will start at 6 a.m. March 12 and will continue through 5 p.m. May 18, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Police destroy explosive device at Independence apartment
(State News ~ 02/28/18)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Independence police say a suspicious package found at an apartment complex was an improvised explosive device. The package was found Monday evening at the Independence Ridge Apartment complex. It was made of consumer-grade fireworks and shrapnel. ...
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Man pleads not guilty to planting fake bomb at Mo. Walmart
(State News ~ 02/28/18)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A 33-year-old Missouri man has pleaded not guilty to charges related to a suspicious package being found in a southwest Missouri Walmart. Arif Rahman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to making a terroristic threat after a January incident at a Nixa Walmart. ...
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Missouri court revives proposed Midwestern wind power line
(State News ~ 02/28/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri appeals court has revived the potential for a high-voltage power line to carry wind energy from Kansas across Missouri to eastern states. An appeals panel said Tuesday the Missouri Public Service Commission incorrectly rejected the power line by Clean Line Energy Partners last August. ...
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Corners of The South Rabbit Show
(Submitted Story ~ 02/28/18)
The Corners of the South Rabbit and Cavy Show is a very big show Sanctioned by the American Rabbit Breeders Association. The event is held in Shreveport, Louisiana every year. This year was a record breaker with over 6,000 entries. MO Bunnies Rabbitry attended for the time this year and had a very successful weekend. ...
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Healthy Competition
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
Healthcare is big business in Cape Girardeau. The two major hospitals, SoutheastHEALTH and Saint Francis Medical Center, represent the two largest employers in Cape Girardeau County by far. Combined, they employ almost four and a half times the number of employees as Procter & Gamble, the third largest employer. ...
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Stan Crader Shares Passion
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
In 1920s Germany, Andreas Stihl saw a need for a revolutionary portable chainsaw that would make the timber-harvesting industry more efficient. So, he created one. This invention would be the catalyst for what is today known as STIHL. Approximately 90 years later, Southeast Missouri native, Crader Distributing Company president and writer Stan Crader saw the need for the story of the STIHL company and its pioneers to be told. So, he wrote a book about it...
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Rearranging the World Currency
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
You can’t hold it in your hand. It’s not backed by anything except mutual trust — or distrust. It doesn’t involve a third party expert advising about it. And yet, people are making — and losing — fortunes from it. Yep, we’re talking blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and Bitcoin...
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Submit 1ST50k, Business Book Reading and Unplug
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
In this space of each B Magazine issue, Codefi and rustmedia team up to bring you a curation of the latest technological trends, business book reviews and news articles you should know about. Let us do the work of being cutting-edge while you sit back, do what you do and get smarter from enjoying the fruit of shared ventures. Because more good things get done when we work together...
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Wood, Steel, and Soap
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
Cape Girardeau residents Bret and Stacy Peters: rebar estimator and finance representative by day, furniture craftspeople and soap makers by night. All the time artists, husband and wife, and parents to their 15-year-old son. The duo are the founders of a natural body care line, Brickhouse Soap, and a furniture brand, DosVita Designs...
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Satire: Fake News Has Gotten Such A Bad Rap
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
Back in my day, fake news was a perfectly cromulent art form. Dave Barry was our generation’s Shakespeare. The Onion, that bastion of journalistic truthiness, published such classics as “Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia” and “Urban Planner Stuck In Traffic Of Own Design.”...
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B Magazine Launches with Agents of Change
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
Print publishes six times a year Each of the six print editions of B Magazine will have a theme. And so, it’s appropriate that the first edition with a new brand and mission be about agents of change. Consider the two major medical centers in Cape Girardeau. Both have relatively new CEOs with impressive backgrounds, a passion for this community and big dreams...
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Sponsored: Concierge Health Options
(B Magazine ~ 02/28/18)
Trying to understand the United States’ current managed health care system can be a bit like deciphering alphabet soup: DRG, EOB, HMO, PPO, HDHP, HSA.How did it get so complicated? Athena du Pre explains in her text “Communicating About Health” that in the early 1980s, the U.S. ...
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