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Missouri U.S. Senate candidates debate, but Schmitt a no show
(State News ~ 09/19/22)
LAKE OZARK, Mo. U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine called for compassion for immigrants, criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and pressed the need to address climate change during a candidate forum before a gathering of journalists Friday one notable for the absence of the race's clear frontrunner...
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25 years after Kentucky school shooting, a chance at parole
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
When 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students during a before-school prayer meeting in 1997, school shootings were not yet a part of the national consciousness. The carnage that left three students dead and five more injured at Heath High School, near Paducah, Kentucky, ended when Carneal put down his weapon and the principal walked him to the school office a scene that seems unimaginable today...
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Butler County's Kacey Proctor is State's Attorney of the Year
(Local News ~ 09/19/22)
For his work on both state and local levels, Butler County, Missouri's Kacey Proctor was presented with the State's Attorney of the Year Award. Proctor said he is "honored and humbled," but knows many other people who also deserve this recognition. "I go to work every day and I work alongside prosecutors across the state who all deserve that award. ...
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Munchbox with late night eats in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
The Munchbox, a food truck catering to those wanting late night delicacies in the heart of Cape Girardeau, will launch this week, according to proprietor Patrick Buck Jr. "There isn't a lot open after 10 p.m. downtown, and people complain about that," said Buck, 23, a Cape Girardeau Central graduate who has studied mass communication and marketing at Southeast Missouri State University...
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More expensive to buy Local real estate brokers comment on the 14-year high in mortgage rates
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
For the week ending Sept. 15, came news of mortgage rates exceeding 6% reaching their highest level since the fall of recessionary year 2008, with stubbornly high inflation the primary culprit, according to Sam Khater, chief economist for Freddie Mac, formally known as government-sponsored Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., which operates in the secondary mortgage market...
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Southeast Missourian staff wins 15 awards in press association contest
(Local News ~ 09/19/22)
Southeast Missourian staff won 15 awards in this years Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper contest. Four of the awards, which covered content produced in calendar year 2021 and which were handed out at the groups annual conference Saturday, were first place...
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Cape Central Academy teacher finds 'happy place' on roller derby track
(Local News ~ 09/19/22)
Known as "Ms. DeWitt" to her students, Cape Central Academy English teacher Bri DeWitt surprised them when she revealed her roller derby persona, "Babe Runner." DeWitt's nickname was inspired by the 1982 movie "Blade Runner,' starring Harrison Ford. As a member of a Cape Girardeau Roller Derby team, DeWitt suits up in her skates, helmet and kneepads transforming herself into her character when she takes to the track...
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What's Past is Prologue: Remembering the 1939 U.S. visit of Queen Elizabeth II's parents
(Local News ~ 09/19/22)
The longest serving monarch in world history, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, will be buried today after a state funeral in London putting a final period to her record-shattering 70-year reign. King George VI, whom daughter Elizabeth succeeded on the British throne upon George's sudden death in 1952, made history during the administration of America's 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ...
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Thousands pay respects to queen ahead of funeral
(International News ~ 09/19/22)
LONDON U.S. President Joe Biden paid his respects at Queen Elizabeth II's coffin Sunday as thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations for the queen's state funeral -- a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gathering of world leaders for years...
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Prayer 9-19-22
(Prayer ~ 09/19/22)
Lord Jesus, may those who mourn feel your presence and peace. Amen.
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The Queen and I
(Column ~ 09/19/22)
Some people over here in the former Colonies are complaining about all the heavy media coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Not me. I like watching history in real time, even if it's coming by satellite from half a world away. I also enjoy seeing all the official pomp and ceremony surrounding the long and loving goodbye that the queen is getting from 99.9% of her British subjects...
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Chick-fil-A program to help SADI; big prize attainable
(Editorial ~ 09/19/22)
SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence stands to realize a financial windfall that would benefit many in the region thanks to the generosity of a fast-food chain and community support. Chick-fil-A's True Inspiration Awards program highlights community organizations doing good work. The company annually hands out $5 million in grants, and the twist is the program includes a competitive component, allowing voters to weigh in on which organizations deserve the biggest bucks...
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Cape business licenses: plumbing, ice cream, insurance
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
City of Cape Girardeau Community Development Department has received three applications for business licenses: n Elijah Joseph Cortez of Cape Girardeau for Prestige Plumbing & Air, 5290 State Highway 25, Cape Girardeau n Brendan P. Tolan of Carbondale, Illinois, for American Ice Cream, a food truck selling ice cream novelties...
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Cape, Jackson chamber news
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will hold two events this week: n Speed Networking at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at VFW Post 3838, 1049 N. Kingshighway. n Leadership Cape Class of 2022 graduation at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Saint Francis Healthcare Entrance 1, 211 Saint Francis Drive...
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Colors of Uptown Jackson logo explained
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization, recently added color to its logo for reasons of remembrance and growth. The organization's logo is in two colors, copper and copper patina, executive director Janna Clifton said. "The copper patina the turquoise shade is a reminder of the history of Jackson, which dates to the city's founding in 1814," Clifton said, citing the 1908-era courthouse in uptown as an example of Jackson's past. ...
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SoutheastHEALTH's Laurie Carlton recognized for leadership
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Laurie Carlton, MS, RD, LD, SoutheastHEALTH lead clinical dietitian, is being recognized by the hospital system for her successful pursuit of a gubernatorial proclamation. Carlton, who has been with SoutheastHEALTH nearly 11 years, helped persuade Gov. Mike Parson to name today through Friday as Malnutrition Awareness Week in Missouri...
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Thompson named content manager at KBSI
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Tyler Thompson has joined Cape Girardeau's KBSI Fox 23 as content manager. Thompson had worked in newspaper journalism and was a former beat writer for the Springfield, Missouri, Cardinals Double-A baseball affiliate.
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Summers elected to top role in county clerks association
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Kara Clark Summers has been elected and sworn in Sept. 1 in Springfield, Missouri, as president of Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities. Summers has been Cape Girardeau County clerk, responsible for elections held within the county, since 2007...
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Pump prices still in downward mode
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Despite a consumer price index report last week showing inflation remains stronger than some analysts expected, gasoline prices nationally, statewide and locally continue to decline, albeit slowly. Lower crude oil costs and the passing of the summer driving season are credited for the steady drop...
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Cape Girardeau's Rooted Web acquired
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Rooted Web, a Cape Girardeau custom website design and marketing company, has been sold to Williamsville, New York-based Haley Marketing Group. According to a news release, no positions are affected by Haley's acquisition. Rooted Web was founded by Jeff Gipson in 2012...
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Lavis Nails at Mount Auburn Center
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Lavish Nails, featuring deluxe nail services, opened Sept. 3 at 1707 N. Mount Auburn Road, Suite 105, in Cape Girardeau. The spa will be open every day but Sunday, and is located in the Mount Auburn Center, developed by Rhodes Group.
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Timothy Tarrillion
(Obituary ~ 09/19/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. Timothy Michael Tarrillion, 36, of Perryville passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be at noon Thursday at the church, with Father Patrick Christopher officiating. Burial will be at St. Maurus Catholic Cemetery in Biehle...
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Lois Flannery
(Obituary ~ 09/19/22)
Glenda Lois Flannery, 79, of Jackson died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at Monticello House. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. David Conley will conduct the funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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'Sweetie Pie' star found guilty in nephew's shooting death
(State News ~ 09/19/22)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" of arranging the shooting death of his nephew. The jury deliberated about 17 hours over three days before reaching its verdict in the murder-for-hire case against James "Tim" Norman, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud...
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China values UN relationship despite human rights criticism
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
BEIJING -- As world leaders gather in New York at the annual U.N. General Assembly, rising superpower China is also focusing on another United Nations body that is meeting across the Atlantic Ocean in Geneva. Chinese diplomats are speaking out and lobbying others at an ongoing session of the Human Rights Council to thwart a possible call for further scrutiny of what it calls its anti-extremism campaign in Xinjiang, following a United Nations report on abuses against Uyghurs and other largely Muslim ethnic groups in the western China border region.. ...
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Zelenskyy promises no 'lull' in taking back Ukrainian towns
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised his country there would be no letup in the counteroffensive that has reclaimed towns and cities from Russian troops, as shelling continued Sunday across a wide stretch of Ukraine. Zelenskyy ran through a list of towns that Ukraine has taken back in its lightning push across the northeast...
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Mexican faith leader jailed for sex abuse; flock stays loyal
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Their spiritual leader is behind bars in California after pleading guilty to sexually abusing minors. Yet legions of followers of Naason Joaquin Garcia in his home base in Mexico remain fervently loyal to him, viewing his imprisonment as a challenge that will strengthen their church, La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World), rather than weaken it...
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Hurricane Fiona rips through powerless Puerto Rico
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
HAVANA -- Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico's southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around. Hundreds of people were evacuated or rescued across the island as floodwaters rose swiftly. Rushing rivers of brown water enveloped cars, first floors and even an airport runway in the island's southern region...
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Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to it grows. On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform, the Republican former president reposted an image of himself wearing a Q lapel pin overlaid with the words "The Storm is Coming." In QAnon lore, the "storm" refers to Trump's final victory, when supposedly he will regain power and his opponents will be tried, and potentially executed, on live television.. ...
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Voter challenges, records requests swamp election offices
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
Spurred by conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, activists around the country are using laws that allow people to challenge a voter's right to cast a ballot to contest the registrations of thousands of voters at a time. In Iowa, Linn County Auditor Joel Miller had handled three voter challenges over the previous 15 years. ...
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Flood waters receding after storm batters western Alaska
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Floodwaters were receding in parts of western Alaska battered by the worst storm in a half century, leaving behind debris flung by powerful Bering Sea waves into beaches and seaside communities. The remnants of Typhoon Merbok were weakening Sunday as the storm system moved north from the Bering Strait into the Chukchi Sea on Alaska's northwest coast, where it still threatens smaller communities, said National Weather Service meteorologist Kaitlyn Lardeo...
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In world beset by turbulence, nations' leaders gather at UN
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
UNITED NATIONS -- Facing a complex set of challenges that try humanity as never before, world leaders convene at the United Nations this week under the shadow of Europe's first major war since World War II -- a conflict that has unleashed a global food crisis and divided major powers in a way not seen since the Cold War...
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First public global database of fossil fuels launches
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
A first-of-its-kind database for tracking the world's fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launches on Monday to coincide with climate talks taking place at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels includes data from over 50,000 oil, gas and coal fields in 89 countries. That covers 75% of global reserves, production and emissions, and is available for public use, a first for a collection of this size...
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Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn't get fired
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
Some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 count didn't have their work redone fully, weren't fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses, according to the U.S. Commerce Department's watchdog group. The findings released Friday by the Office of Inspector General raise concerns about possible damage to the quality of the once-a-decade head count that determines political power and federal funding,...
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Actor Henry Silva, known for many tough-guy roles, dies at 95
(Entertainment ~ 09/19/22)
NEW YORK -- Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in "The Manchurian Candidate," "Ocean's Eleven" and other films, has died at age 95. Silva's son Scott Silva told Variety that his father died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California...
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Post Malone is 'sorry' for on-stage accident in St. Louis
(Entertainment ~ 09/19/22)
Post Malone apologized to his St. Louis fans Sunday for an on-stage accident that sent him to the hospital and shortened his set the night before at the Enterprise Center. In the middle of a song Saturday, Malone fell into a hole on stage that moments before was opened to lower an instrument into...
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Cheetahs make comeback in India after 70 years
(International News ~ 09/19/22)
NEW DELHI -- Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they're back. Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country...
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EXPLAINER: Why ethereum is ditching 'miners'
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A complex software change to the cryptocurrency ethereum holds the potential to dramatically reduce its energy consumption -- and resulting climate-related pollution. But the transition known as "the merge" is not going to do the trick by itself...
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Treasury recommends exploring creation of digital U.S. dollar
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying it would help reinforce the U.S. role as a leader in the world financial system. The White House said on Friday that after President Joe Biden issued an executive order in March calling on a variety of agencies to look at ways to regulate digital assets, the agencies came up with nine reports, covering cryptocurrency impacts on financial markets, the environment, innovation and other elements of the economic system.. ...
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As 'buy now, pay later' plans grow, so do delinquencies
(National News ~ 09/19/22)
NEW YORK -- Americans have grown fond of "buy now, pay later" services, but the "pay later" part is becoming increasingly difficult for some borrowers. Buy now, pay later loans allow users to pay for items such new sneakers, electronics, or luxury goods in installments. Companies such as Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna and PayPal have built popular financial products around these short-term loans, particularly for younger borrowers, who are fearful of never-ending credit card debt...
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Out of the past: Sept. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 09/19/22)
Cape Girardeau will be on television in Senica, Slovakia; three television journalists from that town are spending four days here to learn about the way people participate in the running of the city; they are incorporating what they learn into a documentary...
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Brittney Lee feted for young banker recognition
(Business ~ 09/19/22)
Brittney Lee, senior vice president and CFO of First Missouri State Bank of Cape County, has been chosen as one of four finalists for the Young Bankers Leadership Award. Lee, who has been with First Missouri for 20 years, began her banking career in 1999 at Bank of America while an undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University...
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