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Life on LaCroix: Cape’s recreation trail provides six miles of traffic-free space to bike, run, walk, push strollers and enjoy the outdoors
(Community ~ 09/07/19)
France native and frequent runner Thomas Couvidat had only been living in Cape Girardeau for one week when he made his way to the Cape LaCroix Recreation Trail for the first time. As he ran shirtless, sweaty and smiling, the new resident seemed to be settling into the community nicely...
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2019 Leadership Cape participants present ideas for projects
(Local News ~ 09/07/19)
An international cultural festival, a downtown ambassador program and an electric scooter ride-sharing service were three of the ideas presented Friday morning at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Coffee. The ideas were developed by participants in the 2019 Leadership Cape program and were designed to make Cape Girardeau more welcoming and more prosperous as well as a better place to live overall...
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Local school districts strive to help students who have experienced trauma
(Local News ~ 09/07/19)
Educators in Cape Girardeau County’s two largest school districts are working to become more sensitive and responsive to students who experience various forms of childhood trauma. The combined enrollment of the Cape Girardeau and Jackson public school districts is approximately 9,600, and counselors in both districts say there’s a strong likelihood most of them either have or will experience at least one traumatic experience before they reach their 17th birthday...
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Sikeston city contends not responsible in wrongful arrest, conviction case
(Local News ~ 09/07/19)
The City of Sikeston, Missouri, was not responsible for the actions of its former public safety director Drew Juden in the wrongful arrest and conviction of David Robinson, an attorney for the city has argued. The city, Juden and former detective John Blakely are defendants in a federal civil suit brought by Robinson. Each defendant is represented by a different attorney. Each defendant, however, is asking the judge to dismiss the suit on various grounds...
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Uplifting stories about inspiring people who are making a big difference locally
(Column ~ 09/07/19)
Following is an abbreviated version of remarks made by Southeast Missourian publisher Jon K. Rust at the B Magazine Newsmakers Awards reception on Sept. 4 at First Midwest in Cape Girardeau. n We received dozens of nominations from throughout the distribution area of B, and there is a common thread between the honorees tonight...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
Today is Saturday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2019. There are 115 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 7, 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos...
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Out of the past: Sept. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 09/07/19)
The Environmental Protection Agency has embarked on a plan to re-evaluate the combustion industry and the burning of all types of hazardous waste materials; the program has attracted the interest of the commercial incineration and cement kiln industries, including Lone Star Industries Inc. of Cape Girardeau; Lone star is licensed to burn 2.4 tons of shredded rubber and more than 1,200 gallons of waste fuel each hour...
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Prayer 9-8-19
(Prayer ~ 09/07/19)
Father God, may we be bold in proclaiming your Word and saving grace to others. Amen.
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Brunke - Schnurbusch
(Engagement ~ 09/07/19)
Rick and Susan Brunke of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelli Lynn Brunke, to Brett Joseph Schnubusch of Perryville, Missouri. He is the son of Jeff and Melinda Schnurbusch. Kelli studied early childhood education. She is a pre-K teacher at Centenary Preschool...
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Wright - Mickan
(Engagement ~ 09/07/19)
Dean and Sharyl Wright and Tim and Mary Holmes of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Macy Marie Wright, to Benjamin Anderson Mickan, both of Jackson. Benjamin is the son of Chris and Tonya Mickan of Jackson. Macy is a 2014 graduate of Jackson High School. ...
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Missouri citizen scientist has become hummingbird expert
(Community ~ 09/07/19)
LEASBURG, Mo. -- The ruby-throated hummingbird flitted past the wildflowers at Onondaga Cave State Park toward the feeder full of sugar water and into a trap. It was the first specimen of the day for Lanny Chambers. He pulled the hummingbird out of the netting, put it into a mesh bag and then examined the adult female under lamp light. ...
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The face of hell?
(Column ~ 09/07/19)
What you see here is the face of an endangered species of water salamander called the hellbender. I photographed this one several months ago, not knowing then it would become designated as the symbol for all endangered species in Missouri. The designation came only within the past few weeks...
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Senior Center Menus for Sept. 9 to 13
(Community ~ 09/07/19)
Monday: Glazed chicken breast or ham slice, baked sweet potato, steamed swuash, whole-grain bread slice and sugar-free pear crisp or iced cherry cake Tuesday: BBQ chicken or Italian beef, potato salad, breaded tomatoes, whole-grain hot roll or bun and spiced peaches or blackberry cobbler...
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FYI 9-8-19
(Community ~ 09/07/19)
A Free Dentistry Day will be conducted Saturday between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Cape Girardeau Dental Care, 7 Doctors Park. Patients will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis by Drs. David Kaelin and Richard Straus of Cape Girardeau Dental Care and Dr. Alina Gritsan of Jungermann Dental Care. During the day, patients will receive cleanings, fillings and extractions. For more information call 339-7070, or visit FreeDentistryDay.org...
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Work is good
(Column ~ 09/07/19)
Labor Day has come and gone, but memories of it still linger in my mind. We were sitting at the picnic table on Labor Day and Marge commented that here we were working pretty much all day and others were taking the day off. So eventually we got to talking about what we used to do as families on Labor Day when growing up, and we couldn't remember. ...
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Dedicated Scouts care for Poplar Bluff's flags
(Community ~ 09/07/19)
Rows of U.S. flags seem to magically appear along Westwood and Kanell boulevards commemorating Labor Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and the Fourth of July every year. This magic is created by the love and dedication Boy Scouts Troop 4116 has for their country, community and scouting...
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Jesus the quarterback
(Column ~ 09/07/19)
As a teacher of New Testament in our region's largest public university, I'm acutely aware of what the text doesn't tell us about Jesus. For example, the Gospel narratives are devoid of adverbs and adjectives to describe His words. Just once it would be helpful to read, "Jesus angrily said..."...
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Goodness still prevails
(Column ~ 09/07/19)
How often have you needed help and no one came to your aid? We can all probably remember a few times, at least, when we've felt abandoned, alone and like nobody cared. You then start to think of all the other times no one gave you a hand. This scenario does happen occasionally, but often there's an explanation for it. ...
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Mums the word: How to plant your chrysanthemums
(Column ~ 09/07/19)
This has been a crazy weather year. This spring produced more rainfall than I can remember. The total amount of rainfall is debatable. I have not looked at actual weather data, but I know my windshield wipers had to be replaced. Now that it is beginning to dry up, gardeners are beginning to think about getting back outside and doing their "thing." Since this is early in the fall, I would suggest gardeners think about planting chrysanthemums (otherwise commonly referred to as mums)...
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Health officials narrow vape illnesses
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials Friday again urged people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with serious breathing illnesses. Officials have identified about 450 possible cases, including as many as five deaths, in 33 states. The count includes newly reported deaths in California, Indiana and Minnesota...
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Dorian's floodwaters slam N. Carolina in final deluge
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. -- A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday with a fury taking even storm-hardened residents by surprise, forcing people to climb into their attics. Hundreds were feared trapped by high water, and neighbors used boats to rescue one another...
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Modest hiring enough to fuel U.S. economy
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
WASHINGTON -- Hiring by U.S. employers was slower but steady in August, and hourly pay jumped -- trends sustaining the U.S. economy's record-long expansion in the coming months. Yet with the economy still under threat from a weak global economy and President Donald Trump's trade war with China, Chairman Jerome Powell made clear Friday the Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates...
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Birth 9/8/19
(Births ~ 09/07/19)
Daughter to Dagan Ray Stokely and Cherokee Cheyenne Kingery of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:48 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Name, Amira Lynn Grace. Weight, 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Kingery is the daughter of Christina Kingery and Teddy Kingery of Potosi, Missouri. Stokeley is the son of Bill and Jami Stokely of Cape Giradeau and Alicia Decker of Perryville, Missouri...
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Police report 9-8-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/07/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 1900 block of Thilenius Street. Theft n Stealing was reported in the 3400 block of William Street. Miscellaneous n Possession of a controlled substance was reported at North Henderson Avenue and Themis Street...
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HK protests flare despite bill's withdrawal
(International News ~ 09/07/19)
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong protesters besieged a police station and a subway stop Friday, prompting police to fire tear gas and rubber bullets as new violence erupted despite the government's promise to drop a proposed law that sparked months of demonstrations in the semiautonomous Chinese territory...
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Pregnant woman taken back across U.S. border
(International News ~ 09/07/19)
MATAMOROS, Mexico -- Eight-and-a-half-months pregnant and experiencing contractions, an El Salvadoran woman who had crossed the Rio Grande and was apprehended by the Border Patrol was forced to go back to Mexico. Agents took her to a hospital, where doctors gave her medication to stop the contractions. And then, according to the woman and her lawyer, she was almost immediately sent back to Mexico...
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Mugabe dies; liberated Zimbabwe, then held onto power for 37 years
(International News ~ 09/07/19)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla chief who took power when the African country shook off white minority rule and presided for decades while economic turmoil and human rights violations eroded its early promise, has died in Singapore. He was 95...
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U.S. defense chief cautions Europe to be wary of China
(International News ~ 09/07/19)
LONDON -- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper cautioned European allies against cozying up to China, arguing Friday that Beijing seeks greater global influence by leveraging economic power and stealing technology. "The more dependent a country becomes on Chinese investment and trade, the more susceptible they are to coercion and retribution when they act outside of Beijing's wishes," Esper said in a speech at the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank...
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UK opposition rejects PM's call for snap election
(International News ~ 09/07/19)
LONDON -- Britain's bedeviling Brexit dilemma intensified Friday, as opposition parties refused to support Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for an election until he secures a delay to Britain's exit from the European Union -- something he vows he'll never do...
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Bahamas: 'Only animals can live here'
(International News ~ 09/07/19)
ABACO, Bahamas -- Carrying their meager possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gathered at the port in Grand Abaco on Friday in hopes of getting off the hurricane-devastated island, amid signs of rising frustration over the pace of the disaster-relief effort...
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Maine to allow ranked votes in general presidential election
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine is set to become the first state to allow voters to rank candidates in a general presidential election. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said Friday she'll allow such a bill to become law in January without her signature. The legislation requires ranked choice voting in presidential elections and primaries...
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U.S. deciding whether to disclose name implicated in lawsuit over Saudi 9/11 ties
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is deciding whether to disclose a name sought by the plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit seeking to link the government of Saudi Arabia to the 9/11 attacks. Attorney General William Barr faced a Friday deadline to withhold or release the name referenced in a 2012 FBI document released three years ago. Barr may invoke a rarely used national security provision to keep it hidden...
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Moving beyond Mueller, Dems focus on Trump
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
WASHINGTON -- Casting their Trump nets beyond the special counsel's Russia report, House Democrats are demanding information about the spending of taxpayer money at the president's hotels and properties. They're seeing violations of the U.S. Constitution some think could bolster the case for his impeachment...
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Colorado asks EPA to lower state's air rating in, around Denver
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
DENVER -- Colorado took the unusual step of inviting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to downgrade the air quality rating of the state's biggest population center, and not everyone thinks that was a good idea. The EPA held a hearing Friday on whether to lower the ozone status of Denver and eight other northern Colorado counties from "moderate" to "serious." That would force the state to work harder to reduce harmful pollution but also bring tougher and costly regulations for businesses...
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Trump challenges California power to control auto pollution
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
DETROIT -- The Trump administration Friday launched an all-out assault on California over automotive mileage rules, telling state officials only the federal government has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy. The assault began with the Justice Department opening an antitrust investigation into a deal between California and four automakers for tougher pollution and related mileage requirements than those sought by President Donald Trump. ...
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Reaching a deal in opioids case proving difficult
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma wants a national settlement over its role in the opioids epidemic, but getting there is proving difficult. Sources familiar with negotiations between Purdue, multiple state attorneys general and lawyers representing scores of local governments have said the talks are essentially at a standstill...
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AP Interview: Gorsuch rues loss of civility in public life
(National News ~ 09/07/19)
WASHINGTON -- Justice Neil Gorsuch is following the path of Supreme Court colleagues-turned-authors in a new book in which he laments the loss of civility in public discourse. The 52-year-old justice wrote "A Republic, If You Can Keep It" because Americans should remember their political opponents "love this country as much as we do," Gorsuch said in an interview in his Supreme Court office. The book is being published Tuesday...
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Beer, wine for sale at home Missouri football games
(State News ~ 09/07/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Beer and wine will be sold at home football games of the Missouri Tigers for the first time Saturday. The Columbia Missourian reported the taps are opening after the Southeastern Conference made a policy change this spring giving programs the option to sell alcohol in their stadiums. Such sales had been prohibited by the conference since the early 1970s...
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Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese releases clergy names
(State News ~ 09/07/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph on Friday released a list of 19 clerics who Bishop James Johnston Jr. said had substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of children against them. Of the 19 clerics named, 13 have died, two have been removed from ministry and four have been laicized, or removed from the clerical state. ...
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'Serious' games: MU opens lab to promote online learning
(State News ~ 09/07/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Video gaming is getting serious at MU. Adroit Studios Gaming Lab, a game research and development facility at the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, launched last month. Doctoral candidates Joe Griffin and Justin Sigoloff are co-directors of Adroit Studios. They want to merge video games with instructional learning to create what they call "serious games." In gamer-speak, that's an actual genre: It refers to games used for education...
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Janet Totty
(Obituary ~ 09/07/19)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Janet Sue Sadler Totty, 76, of Rockview earned her angel wings and went to be with our Lord and Savior in the early morning hours Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family...
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Clarence Schlimpert
(Obituary ~ 09/07/19)
Clarence Martin Schlimpert, 96, of Cape Girardeau formerly of Shawneetown passed away Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Lutheran Home. He was born Aug. 31, 1923, in Shawneetown to Charles and Dora Starzinger Schlimpert. He and Wilma Lange were married April 21, 1946, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit...
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Mary Miller
(Obituary ~ 09/07/19)
DENVER -- Mary Miller, 93, of Denver, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center. She was born June 28, 1926, in Benton, Missouri, to Louis and Margaret McKamie Waldschmidt. She and Lester Miller Jr. were married Oct. 20, 1947, at Benton. He preceded her in death June 12, 2009...
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Dorothy Makins
(Obituary ~ 09/07/19)
** Dorothy Makins Dorothy Makins, 92, of Jackson passed away Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Doyle Leine
(Obituary ~ 09/07/19)
Doyle E. Leine, 75, of Daisy passed away Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at Monticello House in Jackson. Born in Cape Girardeau to Eugene and Henrietta Engelmann Leine on July 4, 1944, Doyle was an only child. He and Margie Yamnitz were married April 1, 1967, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. They had been married 50 years when Margie passed away July 13, 2017...
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Museum of the Bible is a national treasure
(Column ~ 09/07/19)
Every high school student should visit Washington, D.C. at least once before they graduate. No matter how much you read and study, there's something special about visiting our nation's capital and seeing the monuments, museums and halls of government...
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GT - Adopt Rigsby 9-8-19
(Community ~ 09/07/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Rigsby is a one-year-old male looking for his forever home. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Products of industry: Cape Girardeau County Manufacturing Census Schedules
(Column ~ 09/07/19)
The U. S. federal census began in 1790 and has been conducted every 10 years since. Its primary purpose is to apportion seats in the House of Representatives, but the Constitution directs the enumeration be conducted "in such Manner as [Congress] shall by Law direct." The framework of the census has allowed collecting of other information under this authority...
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