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From Great Wall to Yummy: Local buffet stays in the family
(Local News ~ 12/20/18)
A former restaurant on William Street in Cape Girardeau has been completely gutted, remodeled and transformed into Yummy Buffet, offering a modern take on the conventional Asian smorgasbord. It's slated to open by the beginning of January. Once the home of Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, the spot has been passed down -- lease and all -- to Yong Chun Zhang from his father-in-law, Casey Lou, who recently retired...
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Downtown trolley will reach end of line at end of month; service to close for lack of riders
(Local News ~ 12/20/18)
Cape Girardeau's downtown trolley will come to the end of the line this month. After a year and a half, the weekend trolley, which offers free rides in the downtown area, will shut down after the last weekend in December because of low ridership, city and community leaders said Wednesday...
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Electrical co-ops, DRA will help bring fiber broadband internet to rural areas
(Local News ~ 12/20/18)
Thousands of rural Southeast Missourians will soon have access to fiber broadband internet, thanks in part to large investments by two electrical cooperatives as well as a $1 million public funding boost by the Delta Regional Authority. Cape Girardeau, Scott and Bollinger are three of eight Southeast Missouri counties expected to see improvements via a $15.5 million investment from two electric cooperatives, the authority announced Wednesday...
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Divided committee favors Jefferson School site for aquatic center
(Local News ~ 12/20/18)
A divided committee voted Wednesday to recommend the City of Cape Girardeau construct an indoor aquatic center near Jefferson Elementary School in partnership with the local school district. The recommendation came on a 4-2 vote after lengthy discussion at the meeting, held at the Osage Centre...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2018. There are 11 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 20, 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops into Panama to topple the government of Gen. Manuel Noriega...
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Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament a local tradition
(Editorial ~ 12/20/18)
Nearly everyone is gearing up for Christmas Day. The stockings are hung with care. The meal plans are made. Lights have been strung. And, if you're any kind of planner at all, most of your gifts have been purchased. But have you made plans for the days after Christmas?...
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More returns expected before gifts are opened
(Community ~ 12/20/18)
NEW YORK -- The gifts under the tree haven't been opened yet, but people are already returning some of their holiday hauls. Delivery company UPS said it expects its busiest return day to occur before Christmas for the first time. The company said Wednesday there are many reasons for the pre-Christmas return boom, including more people buying stuff for themselves that they want to send back...
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Inquiry will review DeVos' revival of troubled accreditor
(Community ~ 12/20/18)
The Education Department's independent watchdog said Wednesday that it plans to investigate Secretary Betsy DeVos' decision to reinstate a troubled accrediting agency that was shut down by the Obama administration over allegations of lax oversight. The department's inspector general is launching the review in response to a Dec. ...
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Israel urges U.N. to condemn Hezbollah
(International News ~ 12/20/18)
JERUSALEM -- Israel on Wednesday urged a special session of the U.N. Security Council to condemn the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and designate it a terrorist organization following the discovery of cross-border tunnels stretching into Israel. Following a stormy session, the council took no action on the Israeli request, though several members sided with Israel and expressed concerns over Hezbollah's violation of a U.N. ...
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Taliban say talks focused on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
(International News ~ 12/20/18)
ISLAMABAD -- The latest talks between the Taliban and a U.S. peace envoy on the war in Afghanistan focused on the withdrawal of NATO troops, the release of prisoners and halting attacks on civilians by pro-government forces, a Taliban spokesman said Wednesday...
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Ta-ta 2018; we're so over it
(Entertainment ~ 12/20/18)
NEW YORK -- Keep your backyard chicken coops, dear 2018, and your vampire facials, too. And the stiff-arm Floss dance? Stomp it out in the new year. Among other things we're over as we slide into 2019: Bell sleeves needing constant policing, the cash-cow otherwise known as subscription box services and Alec Baldwin's "Saturday Night Live" Donald Trump, because isn't the real one enough?...
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Ryan uses farewell address to assail politics of 'outrage'
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
WASHINGTON -- Retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan decried the outrage and bitterness that he said now color American politics in a farewell speech that also acknowledged his inability to achieve two top goals: controlling surging federal debt and reining in Medicare and other mammoth benefit programs...
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Kasich vetoes gun bill, bars gender discrimination
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Outgoing Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich acted as expected Wednesday to veto a bill expanding gun-owner rights and, in a surprise move, also expanded a years-old anti-discrimination order to include gender identity. Both moves were consistent with the prospective 2020 presidential candidate's recent shift away from his party's right wing toward policies he characterizes as representing bipartisan common ground...
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Facebook defines 'permission' loosely
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
Facebook gave companies such as Apple, Amazon and Yahoo extensive access to users' personal data, effectively exempting them from the company's usual privacy rules, according to a New York Times report. Facebook enabled partners to offer services tapping into Facebook accounts and features. For example, Spotify was able to offer a feature letting a user share song lists with his or her Facebook friends. But to do that, Facebook had to give Spotify the user's list of Facebook friends...
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AP reveals scope of housing program around the nation for migrant youth
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
Decades after the U.S. stopped institutionalizing children because large and crowded orphanages were causing lasting trauma, it is happening again. The federal government has placed most of the 14,300 migrant toddlers, children and teens in its care in detention centers and residential facilities packed with hundreds, or thousands, of children...
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U.S. urges doctors to write more Rx for overdose antidote
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
The U.S. government told doctors Wednesday to consider prescribing medications that reverse overdoses to many more patients who take opioid painkillers in a move that could add more than $1 billion in health care costs. Assistant secretary for health Brett Giroir, a doctor appointed by President Donald Trump, announced the guidance, saying it's important for doctors to discuss overdose dangers with patients...
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U.S. adults aren't getting taller, but still putting on pounds
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
NEW YORK -- You don't need to hang the mistletoe higher but you might want to skip the holiday cookies. A new report released Thursday shows U.S. adults aren't getting any taller but they are still getting fatter. The average U.S. adult is overweight and just a few pounds from obese, thanks to average weight increases in all groups -- but particularly whites and Hispanics...
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Black leaders forged alliance with Trump on sentencing deal
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
WASHINGTON -- A rare bipartisan deal in Congress to overhaul federal sentencing laws passed after a few black ministers, leaders and lawmakers forged an alliance with President Donald Trump, who some have condemned as racist for the last two years. The reforms could offer a path to freedom for hundreds of black and Latino inmates who were sent to prison by a justice system that critics say has long been stacked against minorities...
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Out of the past: Dec. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 12/20/18)
For a second time this month, the Cape Girardeau City Council refuses to vote on a proposed $1.46 per month trash-fee hike; on a motion by Councilman Doug Richards, the council tables the measure until Jan. 3, when "alternative funding methods" and other "issues related to solid waste" will be discussed...
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Senate approves bill to keep government running
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to temporarily fund the government, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico. Senators passed the measure, which would keep government running to Feb. ...
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Fed lifts rates for 4th time this year but sees fewer hikes
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday for the fourth time this year to reflect the U.S. economy's continued strength but signaled that it expects to slow its rate hikes next year. Despite the forecast for fewer hikes, investors sent stocks plunging once Chairman Jerome Powell began a news conference, apparently disappointed that Powell didn't go further to signal a slowdown in rate increases...
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Trump pulling all U.S. troops from Syria, declaring IS defeat
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria, officials announced Wednesday as the president suddenly declared victory over the Islamic State, contradicting his own experts' assessments and sparking surprise and outrage from his party's lawmakers who called his action rash and dangerous...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 12/20/18
(Local News ~ 12/20/18)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson; 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes for the Dec. 17 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Gabriel's Food + Wine sounds the fine dining horn
(Column ~ 12/20/18)
Cape Girardeau is lucky to have a restaurant such as Gabriel's Food + Wine gracing its downtown. Personal and cozy, classy and chic, Gabriel's lends a much-needed boost to upscale dining in the River City. Reservations are recommended, but Gabriel's definitely didn't give off that intimidating "reservation restaurant" feel. ...
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Homer Schnurbusch
(Obituary ~ 12/20/18)
Homer Schnurbusch, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bob Thompson officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Mervyn Mitchell Miller
(Obituary ~ 12/20/18)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Mervyn Mitchell Miller, 81, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. A Navy military honors service will begin at 7 p.m. Friday...
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Judith Holcomb
(Obituary ~ 12/20/18)
Judith A. Holcomb, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her home. She was born March 11, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to Otto and Mildred Ladreiter Hanschen. She and Dr. John K. Holcomb were married in 1959 at Flat River, Missouri. He preceded her in death March 24, 2016...
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Paul Farris
(Obituary ~ 12/20/18)
Paul Flint Farris, 61, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, with his family by his side. Paul was born May 19, 1957, in Cairo, Illinois, the son of Paul R. and Lois Miller Farris. He married Donna J. Hoppe on Nov. 26, 1993...
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Agustin Diego Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/20/18)
Agustin Umaguin Diego Jr., 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at his home. He was born July 5, 1930, in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines, to Agustin and Emilia Umaguin Diego Sr. Survivors include his two daughters, Diane (Robert) Flesher of Cape Girardeau and Teresa (Daniel) Freeland of Austin, Texas; six grandchildren, Amanda Klipfel, James Flesher, Kevin Flesher, Jacob Freeland, Rebekah Freeland and Anthony Diego; and two great-grandchildren, Kaden and Caroline Klipfel...
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Jacquelyn Close
(Obituary ~ 12/20/18)
Jacquelyn Ann Close, 65, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Anthony Stewart officiating...
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Parson appoints Fitzpatrick as next state treasurer
(State News ~ 12/20/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday he is appointing the chairman of the House Budget Committee to serve as the next state treasurer, adding another link to a chain-reaction of office shuffling among Missouri's top elected officials...
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Not-for-profit with ties to Greitens campaign raised $6M in 2017
(State News ~ 12/20/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A not-for-profit connected to former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens raised more than $6 million from secret donors in 2017, new tax filings show. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the IRS Form 990 for filing year 2017 was first reported Wednesday by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. It offers a detailed look at the not-for-profit called A New Missouri...
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Wrongully convicted KC man paid $1.1 M following 17 years in prison
(State News ~ 12/20/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas has agreed to pay $1.1 million to a man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a robbery he says was committed by someone who looks just like him. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Tuesday a settlement was reached Monday with 42-year-old Richard Anthony Jones of Kansas City, Missouri...
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A fresh breath of civility
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/20/18)
A few days ago, George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States of America and patriarch of the Bush dynasty, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends. While I did not agree with many of his political views, I did admire him as a man of deep conviction and integrity. His long life of public service, adorn the pages of history with exemplary examples of statesmanship and bipartisanship...
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Prayer 12/20/18
(Prayer ~ 12/20/18)
Lord Jesus, we give thanks, for you came to save us from our sin. Amen.
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Speak Out 12/20/18
(Speak Out ~ 12/20/18)
Cape establishmentarians make every effort to convince us that we are a rugged, self-made citizenry that prides itself by believing in pulling ourselves up by the bootstraps through practicing classic free market economic principles. However, with all of the CIDs, TIFs, private-public partnerships of all varieties, state and federal grants, etc., Cape Girardeau is a prosperous and thriving socialist city-state...
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Illinois AG finds 500 more Catholic clergy accused of abuse
(National News ~ 12/20/18)
CHICAGO -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Wednesday issued a blistering report about clergy sexual abuse, saying that Catholic dioceses in Illinois has not released the names of at least 500 clergy accused of sexually abusing children. The preliminary report found that the church's six archdioceses have done a woefully inadequate job of investigating allegations and in some cases did not investigate them at all or notify the state's child welfare agency. ...
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Births 12/20/18
(Births ~ 12/20/18)
Daughter to Jose Francisco Jacobo-Chavarin and Christina Rae Starnes of Charleston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:25 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Name, Sophia Mayeli. Weight, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Starnes is the daughter of Christopher Starnes and Melissa Smith. Jacobo-Chavarin is the son of Francisco Jacobo and Lillian Chavarin of Sikeston, Missouri...
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Mary Hutchinson
(Obituary ~ 12/20/18)
Mary Louise Hutchinson, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. Cremation will be accorded. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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McDonald's Donates to Junior Achievement of SEMO
(Submitted Story ~ 12/20/18)
On behalf of Ronald McDonald House Charities, we are pleased to announce that the Junior Acheivement Program of SEMO has received a grant in the amount of $3000.00. These funds will be used to help support the Junior Achievement program for 150 students at Orchard Elementary, Jackson...
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McDonald's Donates to O'Neal Elementary in Poplar Bluff
(Submitted Story ~ 12/20/18)
On behalf, of Ronald McDonald House Charities, we are pleased to announce that O'Neal Elementary, Poplar Bluff, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $2190.00. These funds will be used to purchase ten ChromeBooks for grades 1-3.
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