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Propositions on the ballot in Miner, Oran
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
Two propositions are on the ballot in Scott County. Voters in Miner, Missouri, will consider whether to impose a half-cent sales tax to fund operating costs of the city's street, sewer and water departments. In Oran, Missouri, voters will decide whether to issue $3 million in revenue bonds for water and sewer improvements...
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East Prairie man sentenced to prison for child porn
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
An East Prairie, Missouri, man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on a child pornography charge. Elijah G. Riley, 27, was ordered to serve 135 months in federal prison for the offense of distribution of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Officials announced that Riley appeared for his sentencing hearing Thursday, Nov. 3, before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau...
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Medical marijuana firms lead donors for legal weed campaigns
(State News ~ 11/04/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The call went out from leaders in the medical marijuana industry: Money was needed for a Missouri ballot initiative to legalize recreational cannabis for adults. Their colleagues responded. Marijuana farms, manufacturers and retailers provided millions of dollars that footed a petition drive to put the proposal on the November ballot and promote it to voters. ...
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What's going on at the Capaha Park Rose Garden
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
Renovations to the Rose Garden in Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau began Monday, Oct. 31. The work is part of the five-phase Capaha Park Master Plan from the Parks and Recreation Department to improve the historic city park. Most of the work will help to make the park more accessible for disabled patrons and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. ...
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Parks and Rec Foundation's Spaghetti Day returns to Cape Girardeau next week
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
Cape Girardeau residents interested in pasta, entertainment and helping out the Parks and Recreation Foundation will have the opportunity to enjoy all three at the annual Spaghetti Day fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Arena Building. An adult meal is $10, ages 5 to 12 can eat for $7 and children younger than 4 eat free...
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10 area veterans to be presented with Quilts of Valor
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
Quilts of Valor will be given to 10 U.S. military veterans in honor of their service on Monday, Nov. 14, at La Croix Church in Cape Girardeau. Each veteran who will receive a quilt was nominated by a member of the River Heritage Quilters' Guild. The nominating guild members crafted the quilts for the chosen veterans...
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State House District 147 nominees make final push
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
With days to go before the Tuesday, Nov. 8, general election, the Southeast Missourian reached out Thursday, Nov. 3, to state House District 147 candidates before voters decide who will fill the open seat representing the City of Cape Girardeau. Elected officials in the General Assembly, House and Senate, earn the same official salary of $36,813 annually, according to Missouri Citizens Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials ...
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The story behind Molly and Lucian Zielinski's Cape Precision Machine
(B Magazine ~ 11/04/22)
Tucked behind a family residential development off Route W in Cape Girardeau County, Cape Precision Machine produces specialty parts for some of the area’s largest manufacturers: Procter & Gamble, Pavestone, Schaefer’s Electrical Enclosures, Major Custom Cable and Havco, to name a few. ...
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Tuesday is Election Day. Don't forget to vote.
(Editorial ~ 11/04/22)
Just in case you needed a reminder: Tuesday is Election Day. The midterms promise to be interesting as the balance of power in Congress is up for grabs. Most analysts predict Republicans will gain control of the House of Representatives, while Senate predictions are a bit more uncertain...
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Prayer 11-4-22
(Prayer ~ 11/04/22)
O Father God, may we act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with you, our King. Amen.
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The switcheroos of the two parties
(Column ~ 11/04/22)
Our two parties have both changed, and that explains why one will win, and one lose in the midterm elections. The old Democrats have faded away after being overwhelmed by radicals and socialists. Moderates who once embraced former President Bill Clinton's opportunistic "third way" are now either irrelevant or nonexistent...
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John Mellencamp revisits 'Scarecrow,' his game-changing disc
(Entertainment ~ 11/04/22)
NEW YORK -- An urgency in the ringing guitar and thunderous drums that opened the 1985 album "Scarecrow" was the first hint that this was something different for the artist then billed as John "Cougar" Mellencamp. The disc, which is getting the deluxe reissue treatment this week, stands as a rare reputation-changing work. It elevated Mellencamp from a generic heartland rocker to a serious artist with something to say, helping spark Farm Aid, a movement that lives on...
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'Blockbuster' is a workplace comedy about people connecting
(Entertainment ~ 11/04/22)
Actors are accustomed to change, always beginning and ending new projects in various locations with new people. But for Melissa Fumero, who starred in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" for eight seasons, taking on a new role in the Netflix series " Blockbuster " was anxiety-inducing...
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Netanyahu set to return to power in Israel after PM concedes
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
JERUSALEM -- Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appeared set to return to power as head of Israel's most right-wing government ever after winning this week's national election, with the current caretaker prime minister conceding defeat...
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Russians try to subdue Ukrainian towns by seizing mayors
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Not long after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, soldiers broke down the office door of Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov. They put a bag over his head, bundled him into a car and drove him around the southern city for hours, threatening to kill him...
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How Russian soldiers ran a 'cleansing' operation in Bucha
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
BUCHA, Ukraine -- The first man arrived at 7:27 a.m. Russian soldiers covered his head and marched him up the driveway toward a nondescript office building. Two minutes later, a pleading, gagged voice pierced the morning stillness. Then the merciless reply: "Talk! Talk, f--ing mother-f--er!"...
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US agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
NEW YORK -- The nation's top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention new recommendations are an update to 2016 guidelines that added momentum to a decline in opioid painkiller prescriptions...
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New calculator tackles inequality in missing persons stories
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
NEW YORK -- If you went missing, how much press would you be "worth"? The Columbia Journalism Review unveiled a tool on Thursday that calculates the number of stories your disappearance would net, based on demographics. It sounds morbid but the exercise is designed to call attention to "missing white women syndrome," the tendency of news organizations to pay relatively little attention to missing people who don't fit that category...
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Army probes whether troops wrongly targeted in bonus scandal
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
WASHINGTON -- Years after about 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers were swept up in a recruiting bonus scandal, U.S. Army investigators are reviewing the cases and correcting records because some individuals were wrongly blamed and punished, Army officials said Thursday...
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Misinformation and the midterm elections: What to expect
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity. Misinformation about the upcoming midterm elections has been building for months, challenging election officials and tech companies while offering another reminder of how conspiracy theories and distrust are shaping America's politics...
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Judge says he'll appoint monitor for Donald Trump's company
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
NEW YORK -- A Manhattan judge said Thursday he will appoint an independent monitor "to ensure there is no further fraud" at former President Donald Trump's company, restricting its ability to freely make deals, sell assets and change its corporate structure...
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Search for solutions drives race to save Utah salt flats
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
WENDOVER, Utah -- In the Utah desert, a treeless expanse of pristine white salt crystals has long lured daredevil speed racers, filmmakers and social media-obsessed tourists. It's so flat that on certain days, visitors swear they can see the curvature of the earth...
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Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAE
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates -- An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, officials announced Thursday...
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Inflation puts tighter squeeze on already pricey kids sports
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
It only took a few seconds for Rachel Kennedy to grab her phone after she left the checkout line at the sporting-goods store, where she had just finished buying a new glove, pants, belt, cleats and the rest of the equipment for her son, Liam's, upcoming baseball season...
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Twitter's blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
The story of Twitter's blue checkmarks -- a simple verification system that's come to be viewed as an elite status symbol -- began with some high-profile impersonations, just as the site began taking off in 2008 and '09. Celebrities who saw their likeness spoofed included Kanye West, now Ye, the basketball star Shaquille O'Neil and the actor Ewan McGregor, who was also impersonated on a wildly popular website called ... MySpace...
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Rare Pikachu, Kobe's sneakers -- a hidden vault guards it all
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
The ordinary brown brick building, tucked within a nondescript block on a street in Delaware, would probably not garner much attention if it weren't for the razor wire and armed guards outside -- hints that something important lay inside, possibly even precious...
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Ethiopia asserts government got '100%' in Tigray peace deal
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Officials close to peace talks aimed at ending Ethiopia's deadly two-year war confirmed the full text of the signed accord on Thursday, but a key question remains: What led Tigray regional leaders to agree to terms that include rapid disarmament and full federal government control?...
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Backup power used at Ukraine nuclear site to fend off crisis
(International News ~ 11/04/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Europe's largest nuclear power plant was relying on emergency diesel generators to run its safety systems Thursday after external power from the Ukrainian electric grid was again cut off, Ukrainian and U.N. officials reported. Fighting in Ukraine has repeatedly damaged power lines and electrical substations that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant requires to operate in-house safety systems, forcing workers to turn to backup generators to cool its six reactors until regular power is restored. ...
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S. Koreans ashamed over safety failures in Halloween tragedy
(International News ~ 11/04/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- When Kim Kap Soo watched live broadcasts of the harrowing Halloween party crush that killed more than 150 people in Seoul last weekend, there was shock and sadness -- but also the embarrassed realization that this wasn't the first time he'd seen South Korea suffer a devastating disaster as a result of official incompetence and safety failures...
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Explainer: Threats to US election security grow more complex
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
BOSTON -- Top U.S. election security officials say protecting the nation's voting systems has become increasingly challenging. That's due mostly to the embrace by millions of Americans of unfounded conspiracy theories and false claims about widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential race...
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Why no Powerball winner? It's luck and smaller sales
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Perplexed that it seems no one can win the gigantic $1.5 billion Powerball prize? A big reason is that people aren't buying as many tickets for each drawing as they did five or six years ago. When fewer people buy tickets, a smaller percentage of the millions of possible number combinations are covered and the likelihood of a winner drops. The next drawing will be held Saturday night...
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Paul Pelosi released from hospital a week after assault
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her husband, Paul Pelosi, was released from the hospital Thursday after his treatment for injuries from a violent assault last week in which he was attacked with a hammer. Pelosi said, "Paul remains under doctors' care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence. He is now home."...
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In 1 classroom, 4 teachers manage 135 kids -- and love it
(National News ~ 11/04/22)
MESA, Ariz. -- A teacher-in-training darted among students, tallying how many needed his help with a history unit on Islam. A veteran math teacher hovered near a cluster of desks, coaching some 50 freshmen on a geometry assignment. A science teacher checked students' homework, while an English teacher spoke into a microphone at the front of the classroom, giving instruction, to keep students on track...
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Out of the past: Nov. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 11/04/22)
Cape Girardeau police will meet with residents to try to find a solution to their concerns about traffic in the neighborhood around Franklin Elementary School; several residents of the Sunset neighborhood aired their concerns about traffic along Themis Street posing a danger to children in the neighborhood at last night's Cape Girardeau City Council meeting...
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Police report 11-4-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/04/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Good Hope Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Bloomfield Street...
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Carol Lamb
(Obituary ~ 11/04/22)
Carol J. Lamb, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born March 25, 1943, in Cape Girardeau County to Wilson and Edna Ford. Carol graduated from Jackson High School. She and Bob Lamb were married in Cape Girardeau. Carol worked in real estate, banking and retired from Metro Title...
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