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Jack Mehner talks life after plane crash
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
"Good evening, Lord." Those were the words Jack Mehner spoke during his invocation at the Cape Chamber's annual dinner. It stuck with me, partly because you hear so few people begin prayer this way. But if you know Mehner and what he endured 13 months ago, it makes perfect sense. Prayer has been his source of strength...
- Rain doesn't dampen enthusiasm for tree-lighting event (Local News ~ 11/30/19)
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Thankful People — 'Spreading hope coast to coast:' Bob Blackwell planning to live out a dying wish
(Local News ~ 11/30/19)
Bob Blackwell is a dying man, but he'll be the first to tell you he's not dead yet. A seven-year survivor of pancreatic cancer, Blackwell, 49, plans to make the most of the time he has left, although he's not sure how long that may be. After selling many of his possessions -- including a privacy fence and pool equipment -- Blackwell purchased and licensed an RV. He plans to spend the next few months fixing up the vehicle before he will take it "coast to coast," seeing the country before he dies...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/30/19)
Today is Saturday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2019. There are 31 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 30, 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in Sept. 1783...
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Out of the past: Nov. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 11/30/19)
Gov. Mel Carnahan and Southeast Missouri State University officials turned shovels of dirt yesterday at a groundbreaking ceremony for the school's business building at the corner of Henderson Avenue and New Madrid Street; university Regent Don Dickerson likened the project to a "Field of Dreams," speaking to a crowd of several hundred area dignitaries, university staff and students...
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SHOP LOCAL: Find unique gifts and clothing at Wish Boutique
(Shop Local ~ 11/30/19)
Want to give a unique gift that will be treasured for years? Or want to make a memorable entrance at this year’s holiday parties? Wish Boutique in Cape has everything you need, from beautiful, unique gifts to high-quality fashion you won’t find anywhere else!...
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Food + Wine + Facebook Live
(Community ~ 11/30/19)
From the balsamic simmering on the stove for bruschetta to the Dave Matthews Band concert posters that line the hallway, stepping into Nick and Marian Johnston's home is like visiting the home of an old friend. A home where shoes are immediately kicked off, drinks are poured and conversation and laughter come easy -- exactly the way the Johnstons want it...
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Castleman-Slavik
(Wedding ~ 11/30/19)
Lauren Castleman and Mark Slavik were married Sept. 1 at Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The bride is the daughter of Mark and Paula Castleman of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Dennis and Tracy Slavik of Hinton, Alberta. The reception was held at Pyramid Lake Resort in Jasper National Park...
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Krutty-Ross
(Wedding ~ 11/30/19)
PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- Nancy Dean Krutty and Trevor Thomas Ross, both of Plymouth, were married Sept. 7 at St. John Chapel in Plymouth. The Rev. Patrick Conlen performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Ken Krach. The bride is the daughter of Dean and Marion Krutty of Canton, Michigan. The groom is the son of Kevin and Sandy Ross of Jackson...
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Ryberg-McClanahan
(Wedding ~ 11/30/19)
Anna Marie Ryberg and Kinsey Ross McClanahan, both of Columbia, Missouri, were married June 28 at Firestone Baars Chapel in Columbia. The Rev. David Conley, pastor at Centenary United Methodist in Cape Girardeau, performed the ceremony. Laura Hutson of Jackson, cousin of the groom, was pianist. Catherine Ryberg of Columbia, sister of the bride, was vocalist. Lexie McClanahan of Denver, sister of the groom, was scripture reader...
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Winter can be hard on outdoor plants; there is a solution
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
Brrrr!!!!! It's cold outside, or at least it seems that way to me. My wife tells me I am a "Wooooooos" when it comes to cold. I really don't like cold weather. I was thinking about cold weather the other day when I was looking at some landscape plants that not native to Southeast Missouri but planted in a local landscape. ...
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GT Adopt Bocephus 12-1-19
(Community ~ 11/30/19)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This cute little guy is 2-year-old Bocephus. He is a beagle mix and seems to be a good natured boy. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Senior Center Menus for Dec. 2-6
(Community ~ 11/30/19)
Monday: White chicken chili with half peanut butter sandwich or French dip sandwich, buttered corn, carrot and celery sticks, whole-grain crackers, chilled pears or brownie. Tuesday: Pork chop or rotisserie chicken breast, sweet potato, California-blend vegetables, whole-grain hot roll, applesauce or coconut delight...
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Pumpkin or squash?
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
Well, I suppose we can call a pumpkin a pumpkin even if it is really a squash. Some relatives of the squash include zucchini, ornamental gourds, scallop, butternut squash and pumpkins. The name pumpkin comes from the Greek word "pepon" which means "large melon." The French changed pepon to pompon, and the English changed pompon to pumpion. But the American colonists had the last word in the matter and called the pumpkin a pumpkin!...
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Club news 12-1-19
(Community ~ 11/30/19)
The John Guild Chapter, NSDAR met Nov. 20 at Dexter BBQ in Cape Girardeau. The chapter recognized KRCU Public Radio for not only the National Public Radio programming it provides, but for the local programming it provides that entertains and educates these communities: On health issues "To Your Health;" For preserving history through "Almost Yesterday and Your Folk Connection;" For education "Focus on Southeast, SEMO Spotlight; As well as a variety of other programming like A Harte Appetite, Lunchtime Caffe Concerto, Going Public, Discover Nature and many more. ...
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I'm thankful
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
Marge and I seem to never get away and take some time off and vacation if you will. During the summer, we have our garden, which takes virtually all our time. But at the same time, our critters require daily care. We don't have many steers, but they seem to need attention every few days, whether it be water or salt or whatever. ...
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When cotton came to Cape County
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
Cotton production had become so lucrative in the early 1920s farmers could theoretically buy an acre of land and pay for it with only one year's harvest. Local farmers didn't want to miss out. They were particularly enthralled by the rags-to-riches story of cotton magnate Robert E. Lee Wilson who was so successful that he owned an entire town: Wilson, Arkansas, population 1,800...
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A Luddite's lament
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
Bill McClellan is a literary hero for me -- a description which no doubt would make the longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist blanch. He would hate, one would imagine, being an object of admiration to anyone. McClellan describes himself as an old-fashioned "ink-stained wretch" in an world made unrecognizable -- at least to him -- of social media and online newspapering...
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Jesus is the light of the world
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
"Christmas lights, Christmas lights, everywhere you go. Up and down and all around, in ice and rain -- and sleet and snow. Why lights, someone asks, always at Christmas season? I can answer, not a task, Jesus is the reason." My thoughts first fell on the subject of lights when I read about the events soon to be seen in my town. ...
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Prayer 12-1-19
(Prayer ~ 11/30/19)
O God, may we care for the flock that you have entrusted us with. Amen.
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Are thought crimes impeachable?
(Column ~ 11/30/19)
During special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, his legal "dream team" tried to make a secondary case that Donald Trump also obstructed efforts to prove Trump-Russian "collusion." Trump was said to have advised his lawyers and other subordinates, past and present, not to cooperate fully with the Mueller investigation. Yet the special counsel did not pursue any actionable cases of egregious interference by the White House...
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2 killed in London stabbings; police fatally shoot suspect
(International News ~ 11/30/19)
LONDON -- A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two in what police are treating as a terrorist attack before being tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge, officials said...
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3 people wounded in Hague stabbing
(International News ~ 11/30/19)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- An assailant stabbed three people Friday night in a busy shopping district in the Netherlands, and police were searching for the suspect, authorities said. The attack came just hours after a man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people in London, killing two, before he was tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers. Police treated it as a terrorist attack...
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Global climate protests ahead of Madrid meeting
(International News ~ 11/30/19)
BERLIN -- Protesters in cities across the world staged rallies Friday demanding leaders take tougher action against climate change, days before the latest global conference, which this year takes place in Madrid. The rallies kicked off in Australia, where people affected by recent devastating wildfires joined young environmentalists protesting against the government's pro-coal stance...
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Iraqi prime minister to resign
(International News ~ 11/30/19)
BAGHDAD -- A day after more than 40 protesters were killed by security forces, Iraq's prime minister announced Friday he would submit his resignation to parliament, a step that carried uncertainty for the entire government and stirred fears of a possible political crisis...
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Trump impeachment drive has similarities to Wisconsin recall
(National News ~ 11/30/19)
MADISON, Wis. -- A divisive leader drove the opposition to extreme measures. The political climate was toxic -- with little civil debate or middle ground. The clash ended in a high-risk political showdown that captured the nation's attention and shaped the next election...
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Who made the new drapes? It's among high court's mysteries
(National News ~ 11/30/19)
WASHINGTON -- The lack of transparency at the Supreme Court begins with the heavy red drapes that frame the courtroom on all sides. The court replaced the drapes this summer, but would not reveal the name of the company that did the work. The Supreme Court's role in a bitterly divided Washington and nation may be more important than ever, yet basic details about how the court operates remain obscured. ...
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How a central banker's rate shift showed the way for Federal Reserve
(National News ~ 11/30/19)
RICHMOND, Virginia -- In mid-2016, even with unemployment falling and the economy growing modestly, James Bullard, head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, was concerned. Months earlier, with Bullard's support, the Fed had raised rates for the first time in seven years. ...
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20 years later: WTO trade protests
(State News ~ 11/30/19)
SEATTLE -- Nancy Haque worried about the conditions in sweatshops around the world. For Lynne Dodson, it was the possibility of attacks on public education. The plight of imperiled sea turtles got Lisa Wathne. An array of issues brought tens of thousands of protesters to Seattle 20 years ago Saturday, with one unifying theme: concern that the World Trade Organization, a then-little-known body charged with regulating international trade, threatened them all...
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Evacuation order lifted after plant explosion
(National News ~ 11/30/19)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Officials lifted evacuation orders Friday for around 50,000 people on the Texas Gulf Coast, determining a massive fire was finally under control at a chemical plant rocked by two major explosions three days earlier. "We are in a position to say it's contained. We feel comfortable with the efforts that have been made by our firefighters," Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick said at a news conference in Port Neches, about 80 miles east of Houston...
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Powerful storm disrupts nation's travel weekend
(State News ~ 11/30/19)
A powerful storm making its way east from California is causing major disruptions during the year's busiest travel weekend, as forecasters warned that intensifying snow and ice could thwart millions of people across the country hoping to get home after Thanksgiving...
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River watchers already wary about 2020 spring flooding
(State News ~ 11/30/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After a year with some of the worst flooding ever in parts of the Midwest, concern is already rising that the spring of 2020 may bring more high water to places that still haven't fully recovered. Flooding ravaged much of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins and their tributaries earlier this year, reaching record levels and overwhelming levees in many places. ...
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Dad invents 'The Frog' to help tot crawl
(State News ~ 11/30/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Taylor and Ally Moreland were preparing dinner one night when they glanced into their living room and realized their 1-year-old son had disappeared. "Where's Brody?" Ally asked. "I don't know," her husband replied. They looked in the living room; Brody wasn't there. After calling for him a few times, they eventually found him in a bedroom down the hall...
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Child bicyclist injured after being struck by car
(Local News ~ 11/30/19)
SIKESTON -- A child was injured after being struck by a vehicle while riding their bicycle Tuesday in Sikeston. At 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to South Main Street and Kathleen Streets in reference to a child bicyclist being struck by a vehicle, according to Capt. Austin Henley with Sikeston DPS...
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Fire report 12-1-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: n Medical assists were made at 8:04 a.m. on Linden Street, 9:32 a.m. on North Kingshighway, 12:17 p.m. on Oak Lane, 3:39 p.m. on Perryville Road, 4:16 p.m. on Cedar Lane, and 7:19 p.m. on North Sunset Boulevard...
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Mark Berry
(Obituary ~ 11/30/19)
** Mark Berry Mark Berry, 63, of Fruitland died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Memorial arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Christina Greenley
(Obituary ~ 11/30/19)
Christina Beth Greenley, 42, of Cape Girardeau, entered her heavenly home Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, while visiting her son in Liberty, Missouri. She was born Sept. 13, 1977, in Cape Girardeau. Christy receieved a degree in respiratory therapy from Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, Missouri Board for Respiratory Care. Upon graduation, she was employed by Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Out of the past: Dec. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 11/30/19)
Despite leveling a hill a year ago to improve visibility at the Highway 61-Interstate 55 interchange, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Department now is planting trees in the median where the hill once stood; some criticize the move, saying the trees will interfere with motorists' visibility once grown...
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Births 12-1-19
(Births ~ 11/30/19)
Son to Christopher Bryant and Kelsey Phillips-Franklin of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 9:42 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. Name, Elias Christopher. Weight, 6 pounds. First child. Ms. Phillips-Franklin is the daughter of Stephen Franklin of Cape Girardeau. She works at Public Partnerships. Bryant is the son of Natalie Giles of Cape Girardeau. He works at U-Haul...
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Police report 12-1-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n Kinsey M. Johnson, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant. n Marsha G. Price, 51, of Cape Girardeau, was arrested on a warrant...
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Two dead after severe weather in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 11/30/19)
Heavy rain contributed to two water rescues and two resulting fatalities Saturday in Bollinger County. According to Sgt. Clark Parrott with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at Bollinger County Road 356, a vehicle went into the water Saturday afternoon...
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Head start on holiday deals tempers Black Friday frenzy
(National News ~ 11/30/19)
NEW YORK -- Black Friday enthusiasts woke up before dawn and traveled cross-state to their favorite malls in search of hot deals, kicking off a shortened shopping season that intensified the scramble between Thanksgiving and Christmas. But the ever-growing popularity of online shopping and holiday discounts that started weeks earlier dampened the frenzy. This year, more people got a head start on gift-hunting, lured by deals from retailers trying to compensate for the shorter season...
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