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Seventh annual MissionFest will be Sunday at Osage Centre
(Local News ~ 11/03/18)
The seventh annual MissionFest this weekend aims to provide faith-based organizations an opportunity to connect, share ideas and educate the community about giving back. The event will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau...
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Lorimier papers, artifact exhibit to be unveiled Monday
(Local News ~ 11/03/18)
Documents, pictures and other artifacts from several of Cape Girardeau County’s founding families are coming home, after years in a private collection in Texas, and those involved with the collection’s curation say its importance can’t be overstated...
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U.S. Senate race tops election ballot for Tuesday
(Local News ~ 11/03/18)
A fiercely contested U.S. Senate race tops the statewide ballot in Missouri as voters prepare to go to the polls Tuesday. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is challenged by Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley. Polls suggest the race is a tossup...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/03/18)
Today is Saturday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2018. There are 58 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating President George H.W. Bush. In Illinois, Democrat Carol Moseley--Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate...
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Out of the past: Nov. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 11/03/18)
BENTON, Mo. -- Riverboat gambling, promoted as just the economic development catalyst the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority needs, was rejected by voters in Scott County yesterday; the issue was defeated by 745 voters, as 42 percent of Scott County's 21,085 registered voters went to the polls...
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Parker - 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 11/03/18)
Ronald and Norma Parker of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 15. Parker and the former Norma Beussink were married Nov. 15, 1958, at St. John Catholic Church in Leopold, Missouri. The Rev. Elmer Stolle performed the ceremony...
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Add winter color: Pansies are a touch, lovely flower that will withstand winter chills
(Column ~ 11/03/18)
Just before I began to write this column I looked at the weather forecast for the next few weeks. It looks like fall is going to begin the transition to winter. This transition will result in the decline of beautiful fall colors. If this bothers you, then think about planting some pansies in your landscape to keep beautiful colors in your landscape all winter long...
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Turkey Talking: Colby Jones farms turkeys at Farrar Out Farm in Frohna, Missouri
(Community ~ 11/03/18)
They coo softly, almost like oversized pigeons, until one lets out an excited "Gobble-obble-auck!" Then, in almost one voice, the rest of the group shouts out the same sounds, then they go back to what they were doing. That's about typical, said Colby Jones, owner of Farrar Out Farm near Frohna, Missouri, unless there's an actual threat...
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Adopt Gizmo 11-4-18
(Community ~ 11/03/18)
Submitted by Safe Harbor If you are looking for a super sweet 10-year-old mix, Gizmo is the dog for you! He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Three leaves of autumn
(Column ~ 11/03/18)
In southeast Missouri trees come alive each year when night temperatures drop into the 40s or lower on several successive nights. This sends the sap in the bark of deciduous trees downward, starving leaves of their lifeblood. As the leaves die they come alive with color...
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Senior Center Menus for Nov. 5-9
(Community ~ 11/03/18)
Monday: Chicken Parmesan with marinara pasta or cabbage roll with mashed potatoes, Italian-blend veggies, garden salad, whole-grain garlic bread and tropical fruit or cookies. Tuesday: Patty melt or chicken breast on bun, oven fries, seasoned broccoli, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, whole-grain bun and chilled plums or chocolate cream pie...
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Pittsburgh
(Column ~ 11/03/18)
In our ever-churning news cycle, the title of this column may not be immediately understood. Let me remind readers. One week ago, a 46-year old anti-Semitic gunman walked into a Saturday morning Shabbat service and opened fire on worshippers at Tree of Life synagogue -- mortally wounding 11 people and injuring still more...
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A quiet place
(Column ~ 11/03/18)
I recently watched the movie "A Quiet Place" -- which was released in April 2018 -- and was deeply moved by it. The film was directed by Jon Krasinski (you might know him as Jim from the television show "The Office"), who also co-wrote the screenplay and stars in it with his real-life wife, Emily Blunt. The movie is the rare kind that combines intellect, emotion and truth: it is a smart film with heart...
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The importance of a job
(Column ~ 11/03/18)
What does your job mean to you? Is it something you do merely to earn a living? Does your job bring a sense of fulfillment to you, or do you enjoy the praise you receive from other people, the boss or your co-worker? We all have our reasons for going to work every day -- for getting up early in the morning or staying up late at night. ...
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Club News 11-4-18
(Community News ~ 11/03/18)
Lamplighter FCE club members met Oct. 18 at First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge. Members enjoyed the annual International meal featuring recipes from Nepal. The Nepal recipes were prepared and served by the meal committee: Jackie Kurre, Dorothy Hahs and Linda Sebaugh. ...
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FYI 11-4-18
(Community ~ 11/03/18)
In observance of Veterans Day, Saint Francis Medical Center will host free heart and health screenings for veterans from 7 to 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Health and Wellness Center conference rooms at Fitness Plus, 150 S. Mount Auburn Rd., Entrance 8. Saint Francis Foundation and the Cape Girardeau County Senior Citizens Fund are providing the free screenings. Appointment times are limted. Register by calling (573) 331-5111...
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National Park Service to visit St. Joseph to examine trails
(Community ~ 11/03/18)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The nation's leading agency for national parks will be in St. Joseph in November as the city looks to revitalize some of its most historic locations. Making the trek all the way from Santa Fe, New Mexico, landscape architects and two trail historians from the National Parks Service will spend four days getting a pulse of St. Joseph's history come Nov. 5...
- Mary Kay Generosity 11-4-18 (Community ~ 11/03/18)
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Suppressed anger and boiling points
(Column ~ 11/03/18)
Seems like for some time a good many of us kind of walk around with a smile on our faces but have a burr under our saddles. It's like we are in a good mood but at some opportune time when things go awry we kind of explode and our anger boils over. Or maybe we are just looking for a reason or excuse to boil over. I don't know which for sure...
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Missouri gas tax hike backers hope to flip 'no' to 'yes'
(State News ~ 11/03/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri voters have a long track record on proposed tax hikes best summarized by one word: No. Yet organizers of the "Yes on D" campaign to raise Missouri's gas tax by 10 cents a gallon believe this may be the year when voters finally consent...
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U.S. economy looks strong heading into midterms
(National News ~ 11/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- For a U.S. economic expansion now in its 10th year, hiring remains robust, growth has picked up and the outlook is a mostly bright one on the eve of congressional elections. On Friday, the government reported employers added a strong 250,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate remained 3.7 percent, the lowest level in nearly 50 years. ...
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UK starts criminal probe of Labour anti-Semitism
(International News ~ 11/03/18)
LONDON -- British police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of anti-Semitic hate crimes within the opposition Labour Party. The Metropolitan Police said Friday it is acting on a dossier of information given to London police chief Cressida Dick. A police spokesman said it was handed to her Sept. 4 following an interview on LBC radio...
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Iran braces for oil sanctions after currency crash, protests
(International News ~ 11/03/18)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran is bracing for the restoration of U.S. sanctions on its vital oil industry next week, as it grapples with an economic crisis sparking sporadic protests over rising prices, corruption and unemployment. The oil sanctions, set to take effect Monday, will target the country's largest source of revenue in the most punishing action taken since the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement in May, and will also affect Iranian shipping and financial transactions...
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'We have to keep going': A day with migrant caravan
(International News ~ 11/03/18)
PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico -- On the 15th day of their journey, Joel Eduardo Espinar and his family were hurting. And they still had a country to traverse before they got to the United States. A little more than two weeks before, they had fled Honduras and joined the migrant caravan of Central Americans snaking toward the border. Now, they assembled in the 3 a.m. darkness by a southern Mexico highway...
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New details highlight problems before crash
(International News ~ 11/03/18)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- New details about the crashed Lion Air jet's previous flight cast more doubt on the Indonesian airline's claim to have fixed technical problems, as hundreds of personnel searched the sea for a fifth day Friday for victims and the plane's fuselage...
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Turkey: Highest level of Saudi govt ordered writer's slaying
(International News ~ 11/03/18)
ANKARA, Turkey -- The order to kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the highest level of the Saudi government, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, adding the international community had the responsibility to "reveal the puppet masters" behind the slaying...
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IS attack on Christian pilgrims in Egypt kills 7
(International News ~ 11/03/18)
CAIRO -- Islamic militants Friday ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing seven and wounding 19, according to the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Interior Ministry...
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Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemeni air base
(International News ~ 11/03/18)
CAIRO -- A Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen said Friday it bombed an air base adjacent to the Sanaa international airport allegedly being used by the rebels to launch drone and ballistic missile attacks. Turki al-Malki, a spokesman for the coalition, said in TV comments no flights or international aid efforts at the airport were affected by the airstrikes targeting the al-Dulaimi Air Base in Sanaa. He did not elaborate...
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Troop deployment creates tension along U.S. border
(National News ~ 11/03/18)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- As the first active-duty military troops sent to the U.S. border with Mexico installed coils of razor wire on a bridge and a riverbank Friday, a sense of unease spread across Texas' Rio Grande Valley. President Donald Trump's portrayal of a border under siege by drug smugglers and other criminals is at odds with what residents in towns along the 1,954-mile divide with Mexico see in their daily routines, with U.S. ...
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Trump vs. Obama in final weekend of the midterms
(National News ~ 11/03/18)
WASHINGTON --Feuding from a distance, President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama exchanged tough words Friday as they sought to rally their parties' base voters in the final days before the midterm elections. Obama urged Democrats in Miami to turn against "a politics based on division" and expressed hope "we will cut through the lies, block out the noise and remember who we are called to be." Trump said in West Virginia he watched Obama's speech aboard Air Force One, reminding some of his most loyal supporters of what he called Obama's broken promises on health care, the freedom of the press and global trade.. ...
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Pipe bomb suspect agrees to New York extradition, no bail
(National News ~ 11/03/18)
MIAMI -- Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc agreed Friday to be transferred to New York to face charges of sending explosive devices to prominent Democrats, critics of President Donald Trump and media outlets. Attorneys for Sayoc said Friday in Miami federal court it's better if his lawyers in New York can take the case as soon as possible. They could still seek a bail hearing there, but prosecutors say he should remain jailed, given the magnitude of the charges and the strong evidence against him...
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Woman fought with driver, causing bus to fall in river
(International News ~ 11/03/18)
BEIJING -- A fight between a bus driver and a passenger who missed her stop caused the bus to plunge off a high bridge into China's Yangtze River, police said Friday. All 15 people onboard are presumed dead. An eight-second surveillance video released by Chongqing city police on its Weibo social media account shows the two arguing and grappling with each other in the moments before the bus suddenly veered across oncoming traffic and off the bridge Sunday morning...
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Trade gap grew to $54 billion in September
(National News ~ 11/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- Record imports expanded the U.S. trade deficit for the fourth straight month in September, as the politically sensitive trade deficit in goods with China hit a record. The Commerce Department said Friday the gap between what America sells and what it buys abroad climbed to $54 billion, up 1.3 percent from $53.3 billion in August and the highest level since February...
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Prayer 11-4-18
(Prayer ~ 11/03/18)
O Lord Jesus, we pray those who seek public office that they will look to you for wisdom. Amen.
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Births 11/4/18
(Births ~ 11/03/18)
Daughter to Julian and Allison Watkins of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:31 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Name, Charlotte Louise. Weight, 7 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Watkins is the daughter of John and Jill Essner of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by the Charleston (Missouri) School District. Watkins is the son of Lisa and Gerald Watkins Sr., of Mounds, Illinois. He works for the American Red Cross...
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Out of the past: Nov. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 11/03/18)
Prudential Insurance Company of America has tentatively agreed to sell 19 shopping centers in six states, including West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau and three in the St. Louis area, for $1 billion to a group of investors in the U.S. and Australia; General Growth Properties Inc. ...
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Area police report 11-4-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/03/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Stephanie Cerny, 39, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n Gregory Voelker, 38, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant...
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Area fire report 11-4-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/03/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 9:38 a.m. on South Pacific Street, 11:54 a.m. on South Hanover Street, 3:57 p.m. on Montgomery Street, 4:43 p.m. on Boxwood Drive and 8:16 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue...
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Judy Masters
(Obituary ~ 11/03/18)
Judith Ann "Judy" Masters, 71, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 8, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Louis and Mary Agnes Petry Kraft. She and Lowell Masters were married Aug. 8, 1975, in Memphis, Tennessee. He survives...
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Thea Litchfield
(Obituary ~ 11/03/18)
Thea Marie Litchfield, cherished infant daughter of Nathan and Chelsie Colyer Litchfield, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 Nov. 10 at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Joella Layton
(Obituary ~ 11/03/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Joella Marie Layton, 83, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, at Estates of Perryville. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Deacon John Darin officiating...
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Donald Humphrey
(Obituary ~ 11/03/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Donald Edward Humphrey, 89, of Columbia and formerly of Mounds, Illinois, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. A memorial service and celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Shiloh Baptist Church in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Loraine Hampton
(Obituary ~ 11/03/18)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Loraine Laverne Hampton, 81, of Advance passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 26, 1937, in Senath, Missouri, the daughter of Arthur Green and Mary Edwards Davis. Loraine and Earl Hampton were united in marriage Dec. 1, 1956, in St. Louis, and he survives of the home...
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Glenn Carlton
(Obituary ~ 11/03/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Glenn Alfred Carlton, 83, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018, in Centerville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Burial will follow, with military honors, in Baker Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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A presidential visit is something to celebrate
(Column ~ 11/03/18)
I was not quite 3 years old when President Ronald Reagan, one of my favorite Presidents in American history, visited Cape Girardeau on Sept. 14, 1988. I don't remember specifics, but I've heard the stories from my parents about sitting along the motorcade route waiting for Reagan to arrive. ...
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Trump rally to impact parking; police advise patience
(Local News ~ 11/03/18)
Those attending President Donald Trump’s rally Monday night will not be able to park in the Show Me Center lot or adjacent lots around the facility, an official with Southeast Missouri State University said Friday. The Secret Service has imposed the parking restrictions, university spokeswoman Ann Hayes said Friday...
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The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse today
(Community ~ 11/03/18)
One hundred thirteen years ago, much was changing in uptown Jackson. Discussion on the street corners in 1905 centered around the replacement of the old brick courthouse of 1872, even though it was certainly more accommodating than the log structure mentioned in Louis Houck's "History of Missouri." Many wanted a new edifice which would be the county's seat of justice and a safe place to keep the county's records...
- Captured on Film (Community ~ 11/03/18)
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