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Hitting the trail Tuesday at Cape Woods Conservation Area
(Local News ~ 03/13/19)
Tom Fornkohl of Cape Girardeau takes his 4-year-old Rottweiler, Titus, for a walk along a trail Tuesday in Cape Woods Conservation Area near Hopper Road in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Southeast to host History Day Regional Contest on March 19
(Local News ~ 03/13/19)
Five hundred and thirteen students from more than 15 schools are set to take part in the annual “science fair for history” March 19 at Southeast Missouri State University. The 2019 History Day Regional Contest exhibition will be on display within Southeast’s University Center, according to Courtney Kisat, Southeast assistant professor of history...
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New legislation aims to address 911-funding sources
(Local News ~ 03/13/19)
Three local Missouri lawmakers’ actions seek to alter funding for 911 operations. State Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, state Rep. Kathy Swan, R-Cape Girardeau, and state Rep. Barry Hovis, R-Gordonville, have each introduced legislation. In Missouri, more than 180 public safety answering points, or PSAPs, operate independently. ...
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Local lawmaker wants to push hemp over the hump for farmers
(Local News ~ 03/13/19)
Missouri farmers would be freed from restrictions on growing industrial hemp under a bill introduced by a Perryville lawmaker. The Missouri House agriculture policy committee is scheduled to vote today on whether to pass the bill out of committee...
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Is it racist to vote against school bond issue? No, but it would be short-sighted
(Column ~ 03/13/19)
So many problems in today's world sadly emerge because folks on opposite sides of an argument try to eliminate opposition through character destruction. Disagreement, it is stated (or implied), results because of one side's moral failure, not because of legitimate differences of opinion...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/13/19)
Today is Wednesday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2019. There are 293 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 13, 1954, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu began during the First Indochina War as Viet Minh forces attacked French troops, who were defeated nearly two months later...
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AOC model leaves no room for moderates
(Column ~ 03/13/19)
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez first debuted on the national stage, she was an oddity winning an upset victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent in one of the smallest turnout elections in House history. She quickly became the face of a new breed of Democrats with an array of radical ideas that, not too long ago, would have made her a laughingstock...
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Time we cross the aisle
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/13/19)
If the absence of the heartbeat is going to be the point we pronounce that life has ended, then why is the presence of a heartbeat not the point that we declare that life has begun? If you're going to hold to the belief that life does not begin until you're born, then why not hold to the belief that it doesn't end until you're buried...
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Out of the past: March 13
(Out of the Past ~ 03/13/19)
Lake Country Church has moved its Sunday services to the Office Center Building at 1707 Mount Auburn Road; the congregation, led by Pastor Bernard Gebara, formerly met at the Show Me Center. A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony is held in the afternoon at Bethlehem General Baptist Church in Crump; the event is in celebration of the recent completion of the church's fellowship hall; pastor of the church is the Rev. Wayne Johnson...
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Firebomb sparks unrest at Jerusalem holy site
(International News ~ 03/13/19)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police closed the entrances to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site after Palestinian suspects threw a firebomb at a police station Tuesday. The rare move drew angry reactions across the Muslim world. There were no injuries reported from the firebombing. ...
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U.S.-Taliban peace talks see 'progress' in Qatar
(International News ~ 03/13/19)
DOHA, Qatar -- The longest peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban to end America's 17-year war in Afghanistan concluded Tuesday night in Qatar, with both sides saying progress had been made. The nearly two weeks of talks produced two draft agreements between the militants and the U.S. government on a "withdrawal timeline and effective counterterrorism measures," American envoy Zalmay Khalilzad wrote on Twitter...
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UK Parliament rejects Brexit deal
(International News ~ 03/13/19)
LONDON -- With just 17 days to go, Britain's departure from the European Union was thrown into chaos and doubt Tuesday as Parliament delivered a crushing double blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal and to her authority as leader...
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Much of world bans jet in Ethiopia crash
(International News ~ 03/13/19)
HEJERE, Ethiopia -- Much of the world, including the entire European Union, grounded the Boeing jetliner involved in the Ethiopian Airlines crash or banned it from their airspace, leaving the United States on Tuesday as one of the few remaining operators of the plane involved in two deadly accidents in just five months...
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U.S. sends mixed messages on potential for force in Venezuela
(National News ~ 03/13/19)
WASHINGTON -- A seemingly belligerent tweet by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about pulling American diplomats out of Venezuela prompted further criticism Tuesday of an administration sending mixed messages about what it might do as it seeks the ouster of the South American nation's leader...
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Honda recalls vehicles with dangerous air bags
(National News ~ 03/13/19)
DETROIT -- A type of Takata air bag inflator once thought to be safe has now come under scrutiny after a crash and explosion in Maryland injured the driver of a Honda minivan. The incident forced Honda on Tuesday to recall about 1.2 million vehicles in North and Central America from the 2001 to 2016 model years to replace inflators not previously included in the massive string of Takata recalls for air bags that can hurl shrapnel into the passenger compartment...
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Gene-edited food quietly arrives in Midwest restaurant cooking oil
(National News ~ 03/13/19)
NEW YORK -- Somewhere in the Midwest, a restaurant is frying foods with oil made from gene-edited soybeans. That's according to the company making the oil, which says it's the first commercial use of a gene-edited food in the U.S. Calyxt said it can't reveal its first customer for competitive reasons, but CEO Jim Blome said the oil is "in use and being eaten."...
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TV celebrities, coaches charged in college bribery scheme
(National News ~ 03/13/19)
BOSTON -- Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders with $25 million to get their children into some of the nation's most selective schools...
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Trump budget chief defends plan, says deficits will improve
(National News ~ 03/13/19)
WASHINGTON -- The White House's top budget official acknowledged Tuesday the federal deficit is ballooning to $1.1 trillion alongside the Republican tax plan but vowed the fiscal picture would improve as a result of projected economic growth. Russ Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, was grilled by the House Budget Committee about the high deficits and deep spending cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed $4.7 trillion budget...
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UnitedHealthcare broadens direct drug rebate program
(National News ~ 03/13/19)
The nation's largest health insurer is expanding a program passing rebates from drugmakers directly to the people who use their medications. Beginning next year, all new employer-sponsored health plan customers who use UnitedHealthcare must give the discounts they get to consumers at the point of sale, the insurer said Tuesday...
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Outcry over Trump's cuts to Medicare hospital payments
(National News ~ 03/13/19)
WASHINGTON -- As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised not to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. Once in the White House, Trump reneged on his Medicaid promise, and now he's being criticized for proposing steep Medicare payment cuts in his new budget...
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Panel to study possibility of Hyperloop system in Missouri
(State News ~ 03/13/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri elected officials and business leaders are teaming up to study the possibility of connecting Kansas City and St. Louis with an ultra-high-speed Hyperloop system. Republican House Speaker Elijah Haahr announced the formation of the panel Tuesday. He said he wants members to present findings by September...
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Billie Hayden
(Obituary ~ 03/13/19)
Billie Sue Hayden, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born April 8, 1949, in Cairo, Illinois, to Lawrence Henry and Orpha Lesar Bigham. She and William B. Hayden were married Aug. 9, 1971, at Benton, Missouri. He preceded her in death July 20, 2012...
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Doug Esham
(Obituary ~ 03/13/19)
Howard Douglas Esham, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 4, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. Memorial service, with full military honors, will be at 5 p.m. Friday at Northside Gospel Assembly Church in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Winferd Wren officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Tahnee Farrar-Caselman
(Obituary ~ 03/13/19)
Tahnee Farrar-Caselman, 34, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Aug. 27, 1984, in Cape Girardeau to James and Charlotte Farrar of Perryville, Missouri. She and James Caselman were married April 31, 2011...
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Billy Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 03/13/19)
Billy Melton "Bill" Abernathy, 66, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at his home. He was born Nov. 17, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, son of Cline M. and Dorothy Winder Abernathy. He and Cherri Beauchamp were married June 14, 1992. Loving survivors include his wife of 26 years, Cherri Abernathy of Jackson; two daughters, Elizabeth Couch of Imperial, Missouri, and Lea-Ana (Sonny) Hodges of Arnold, Missouri; son, Bob Abernathy of Jackson; four grandchildren, Lillian Pickens, Ian Hodges, Leslie Minor and Carmen Fox; three great-grandchildren, Lola-Ann Umphurs, Asher Marcum and Autumn Fox; three siblings, Don (Marilyn) May of Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri, Jeanice (Sam) Baker and Sherry Ash of Jackson.. ...
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Prayer 3/13/19
(Prayer ~ 03/13/19)
O Father God, we marvel at your creation and give you honor and praise. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/13/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/13/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n Medical assists were made at 9:18 a.m. on William Street, 3:30 p.m. on North Street, 5:36 p.m. on Broadway and 7:37 p.m. on South West End Boulevard. Monday...
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Area police report 3/13/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/13/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Matthew Stewart, 36, of Jackson was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear. n Scott Lungwitz, 47, of Jackson was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant on a charge of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Births 3/13/19
(Births ~ 03/13/19)
Son to David and Jacqueline Weidenbenner of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Name, Louis Willard. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Weidenbenner is the daughter of John and Cecelia Boos of Cape Girardeau. She teaches Spanish at Jackson High School. Weidenbenner is the son of Curtis and Stephanie Weidenbenner of Jackson. He is a police officer with the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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