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Rural vaccine surpluses in Missouri spark urban frustrations
(State News ~ 03/08/21)
ST. LOUIS — More than 7,700 doses of vaccine were left over after mass vaccination events across Missouri last week, fueling frustrations rural counties haven't been able to find enough people to use them while urban residents are desperate for a dose...
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Business Notebook: Communications firms ramping up investments in region
(Business ~ 03/08/21)
A pair of internet communications companies — Big River Communications and Charter Communications — both announced significant steps last week toward the expansion of fiber-optic and broadband connections in the region. Big River, based in Cape Girardeau, announced last week the start of construction on its fiber-optic internet and telephone service through its new division, Circle Fiber. ...
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Cape Girardeau woman releases first book of historical romance trilogy
(Local News ~ 03/08/21)
Elizabeth Armstrong developed a passion for writing when she was in second grade from listening to her grandmother's stories. Now she is a published author working on a planned trilogy of historical romance novels. Armstrong's new book, "Guardian of Her Heart," is the first book in the series...
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Four area women make their mark in economic development
(B Magazine ~ 03/08/21)
“A diverse mix of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google. In the male-dominated field of economic development those voices come from at least four women in Southeast Missouri, who play crucial roles in their communities and Southeast Missouri as a whole...
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Macy's closing later this month
(Business ~ 03/08/21)
The end of an era is near at West Park Mall. After announcing in January it would close its mall anchor store this spring, a Macy's spokesperson told me last week the store's final day of business will be "approximately March 21," less than two weeks from now...
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Hemp cropping up across Missouri
(Business ~ 03/08/21)
While hemp farming is gaining popularity in Missouri, and across the country, there are still several hurdles to overcome before it becomes a cash crop. To that end, hemp producers from across the state have joined together to form the Missouri Hemp Producers Association (MHPA), aimed at protecting the interests of Missouri hemp producers while creating a thriving marketplace through research, communication and legislative advocacy...
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Local authors write untold biography of four-star general from Whitewater
(03/08/21)
When Jerry Ford met Four-Star Gen. Seth McKee for lunch one day in Phoenix, he had no idea the exchange would lead to a nearly five-year-long writing project, culminating in the publication of the book “Seth: The Life and Journey of General Seth Jefferson McKee” by the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation in 2020. But sometimes, that’s how life goes.
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Crash cleared on Cairo Bridge
(Local News ~ 03/08/21)
PADUCAH, Ky. — A two-vehicle collision blocking one lane of U.S. 51 at the Kentucky end of the U.S. 51 Ohio River "Cairo" Bridge between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill. No information was available regarding possible injuries or the cause of the crash...
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Missouri bicentennial: Kindergarten's 'mother,' Susan Blow
(Local News ~ 03/08/21)
The likeness of Susan E. Blow (1843-1916), sometimes called the "Mother of the Public Kindergarten Movement," is on one of the panels of famous Missourians found today at the Cape Girardeau waterfront. A native Missourian, Blow was born to a wealthy family whose Mississippi riverfront home burned to the ground in St. Louis' great fire of 1849. Not long after, a deadly cholera epidemic swept through the city, killing an estimated 7,000 people. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/08/21)
Today is Monday, March 8, the 67th day of 2021. There are 298 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, setting off a massive and ultimately unsuccessful search...
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“Seven Lies,” by Elizabeth Kay
(03/08/21)
Jane has a secret. Actually, she has seven secrets — each of them a well-placed lie. And every lie helped her life spiral toward the worst version of her world. At least, that is what Jane believes has happened. It all started with her first secret, which fell into place when her best friend Marnie started dating Charles, a wealthy man with a domineering personality. ...
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As an industry faces destruction, it grows a voting coalition
(Column ~ 03/08/21)
FRIEDENS, Pa. — Imagine if you had a job. A good job, one that required skill and critical thinking and had a broad impact in the community where you lived. A job you didn’t just show up to do. It was a job you were good at, and because of it, you were able to provide a roof over your family’s head, put your children through college or help pay for their wedding, and once a year, it gave you the ability to carve out a week or two to take the family on vacation. ...
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The problem with following the science
(Column ~ 03/08/21)
In our increasingly secular age, being on the side of science is similar to being on the side of God — a way to settle an argument by not actually making an argument. Just enlist an unassailable authority and move on. That’s how Joe Biden campaigned for president, vowing to “follow the science” on the COVID-19 pandemic wherever it led him. Only now it seems like he’s leading the science as much as the science is leading him. And that was inevitable...
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Old Town Cape launches celebration campaign
(Editorial ~ 03/08/21)
Last year, Old Town Cape had a big decision to make about their annual fundraiser, the Charles L. Hutson Dinner Auction. They successfully created a multifaceted approach, offering attendees both in-person and virtual options in order to raise the necessary funds they depend upon. ...
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After 2 months, Callaway nuclear plant remains shut down
(State News ~ 03/08/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Ameren's nuclear power plant in central Missouri is not operating two months after an unplanned shutdown because a "significant" component had to be replaced, a spokesman for the utility said. The Callaway Energy Center plant was shutdown Feb. 18 because of a generator problem, Ameren Missouri said...
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St. Louis researchers eye COVID-19-related disorder in kids
(State News ~ 03/08/21)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Medical researchers in St. Louis are trying to determine why a small percentage of children and young adults who test positive for COVID-19 develop a life-threatening condition that can cause severe inflammation of the heart, brain and other organs, university officials said Friday...
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Sherry Hooe
(Obituary ~ 03/08/21)
Sherry Kay Lawson Hooe of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at the age of 63 at Duke University Hospital, surrounded by her husband and sons. Sherry was born Dec. 4, 1957, in Gideon, Missouri, to the late Sam and Opal Fair Lawson. She was united in marriage to Dennis Hooe on Oct. 28, 1994, in Las Vegas...
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Murder, but gentler: 'Cozy' mysteries a pandemic-era balm
(Community ~ 03/08/21)
"A book," author Neil Gaiman may or may not have said, "is a dream you hold in your hand." And right now, in an era of pandemic and polarization, Americans have -- and need -- a lot of dreams. We dream of unfettered travel, of a world free of face masks and hand sanitizer, of days that are exciting and new and not the grinding tedium of spending hour after hour staring, horrified, at the TV news. We dream of going back to school. Of eating a meal with family. Of hugs...
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At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
(International News ~ 03/08/21)
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others Sunday, authorities said. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the explosion at 4 p.m. local time was because of the "negligent handling of dynamite" in the military barracks in the neighborhood of Mondong Nkuantoma in Bata...
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Casting a wide intrusion net: Dozens burned with single hack
(National News ~ 03/08/21)
BOSTON -- The SolarWinds hacking campaign blamed on Russian spies and the "grave threat" it poses to U.S. national security are widely known. A very different -- and no less alarming -- coordinated series of intrusions also detected in December has gotten considerably less public attention...
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GOP pushes bills to allow social media 'censorship' lawsuits
(National News ~ 03/08/21)
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal law preventing internet companies from being sued for removing posts. GOP politicians in roughly two dozen states have introduced bills that would allow for civil lawsuits against platforms for what they call the "censorship" of posts. ...
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Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill
(National News ~ 03/08/21)
WASHINGTON -- An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums...
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Speak Out 3/8/21
(Speak Out ~ 03/08/21)
The only Neanderthal thinking going on in this country is coming out of the White House. It is time for you to come out of your cave and address the nation President Biden or President Harris, whoever is supposed to be in charge. At this point in time, nobody knows for sure. We knew who was in charge when Trump was occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. ...
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Thieves steal statue of homeless Jesus in St. Louis
(State News ~ 03/08/21)
ST. LOUIS -- Some persistent thieves stole a statue of Jesus as a homeless man sleeping on a bench. The Rev. Larry Rice said the statue taken from outside the New Life Evangelistic Center in St. Louis was valued at about $33.000. Police arrested a man Tuesday night who first tried to cut the sculpture away...
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Out of the past: March 8
(Out of the Past ~ 03/08/21)
The two state legislators from Southeast Missouri who hadn't filed for re-election did so yesterday, while another legislator picked up an opponent; Rep. Mary Kasten of Cape Girardeau and Rep. David Schwab of Jackson, both Republicans, filed for re-election with the secretary of state's office; Democrat Ken Michael, a Poplar Bluff pharmacist, will challenge Missouri Republican floor leader Rep. Mark L. Richardson, a Republican, for his 154th District seat...
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Bloody Sunday memorial honors late civil rights giants
(National News ~ 03/08/21)
SELMA, Ala. -- Activists who gathered virtually and in person to commemorate a pivotal day in the civil rights struggle that became known as Bloody Sunday called on people to continue the fight for voting rights as they also honored giants of the civil rights movement, including the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died last year...
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Prayer 3/8/21
(Prayer ~ 03/08/21)
O Lord Jesus, in all things may we glorify you, our precious Savior. Amen.
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