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Church signs and the people who curate them
(09/07/20)
Often eye-catching, sometimes funny, usually prompting a pause for reflection, church signs that display different messages have been a staple of church life for many decades. They serve as a method of communication with church attendees and passerby alike, sometimes displaying a Scripture passage the church community is reflecting upon, sometimes communicating a lighthearted joke, sometimes passing along important announcements. ...
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A study that looks at where Cape wants to be two decades from now
(B Magazine ~ 09/07/20)
Anytime you take a journey, especially when you're going someplace you've never been, it's a good idea to take a map. The same holds true when you're looking into the future -- 5, 10, or even 20 years from now -- to prepare for what's ahead. That's the rationale behind Cape Girardeau's Vision 2040 project, a recently completed study that looks at where Cape Girardeau is -- and where it wants to be two decades from now...
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2020 Difference Makers: Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center
(B Magazine ~ 09/07/20)
As the COVID-19 pandemic reached the Cape Girardeau community, the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center responded with education in an organized effort to slow the spread of the virus in the county. Director Jane Wernsman, health educator Maria Davis and public health researcher Autumn Grim, among others, were all vital in the county health department's response and continued management of the COVID-19 virus in Cape Girardeau County...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/07/20)
Today is Monday, Sept. 7, the 251st day of 2020. There are 115 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London. On this date:...
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Out of the past: Sept. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 09/07/20)
The government doesn't want a battle to secure a site for a new U.S. courthouse in Cape Girardeau, says Jim Ogden of the General Service Administration's regional office in Kansas City; the GSA wants to deal with property owners who are willing to sell; preservationists are worried the government might buy up a downtown neighborhood that includes a number of historic homes and raze them for the 72,000-square-foot courthouse...
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Local Man to Judge Six Horse Hitch World Finals
(Submitted Story ~ 09/07/20)
Reece Mangels of Oran, Missouri has been chosen as one of the judges for the 2020 North American Six Horse Hitch Classic Series World Finals. The show will be held in Shipshewana, Indiana at the Michiana Event Center on September 24-26. Each year, six horse hitches across the United States and Canada compete at state and county fairs and agricultural exhibitions to accumulate points for the Classic Series. ...
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