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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 8-17-23 meeting
(Local News ~ 08/17/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, Aug. 14, meeting Communications/reports — other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Recipes for a fun-loving uncle's birthday
(Column ~ 08/17/23)
Today is my brother-in-law's birthday! Collin is a little younger than I am, and he's been a great brother for the past 33 years. Behind that rugged exterior, he has a heart of gold, and he would do anything for me or my children, which is only one reason why I love him so much. Our kids always know a good time when Uncle Collin is around and knew him very early as the fun uncle. There's always some big piece of equipment to ride or drive, guns to shoot or side-by-side rides around the farm...
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Marble Hill church offers supplies, assistance for flood cleanup
(Local News ~ 08/17/23)
First Baptist Church in Marble Hill, Missouri, is offering supplies and assistance for cleanup to Bollinger County residents affected by flooding earlier this week. According to a Facebook post, the church at 502 Broadway St. has received a large donation of cleaning supplies that are available for those in need...
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Cape museum hosts 'French Heritage' talk Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/17/23)
Cape Girardeau Heritage Museum, formerly Cape River Heritage Museum, will host "French Heritage Corridor Presentation" at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. Tandy Thompson of St. Louis, ambassador of the French Heritage Corridor, is featured speaker. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public...
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Curds and whey seize the day
(Community ~ 08/17/23)
I never expected to find an article on cottage cheese in The Wall Street Journal, on the front page no less. But there it was a few weeks ago, with a headline announcing, "Whey Cool: Gen Z Discovers Cottage Cheese." The article explained that cottage cheese has become the new "it" food, at least among young people who are apparently discovering it for the first time...
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Construction to begin soon on Brookwood Drive
(Local News ~ 08/17/23)
Cape Girardeau Public Works officials are moving forward with projects to improve drainage along Sherwood and Brookwood drives. The work on the Sherwood portion of the project is scheduled to be complete by the first week of September. Public Works officials will then start working on drainage improvements on Brookwood...
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Rosie's champions art, one cookie at a time
(Column ~ 08/17/23)
Winding a long and deeply forested trail from Fruitland to Cape Girardeau is one of my favorite drives, Highway 177. Now I have more than scenery to send me down that road. At 7564 Hwy. 177 in Cape Girardeau lies a string of small, interesting buildings, and the cutest of the bunch is Rosie's Bake Shoppe...
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Jason Smith 'confident' following latest Trump indictment
(Local News ~ 08/17/23)
Southeast Missouri congressman Jason Smith's support for former President Donald Trump remains unwavering despite a fourth criminal indictment handed out earlier this week. Smith, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, suggested the latest charges are a continuation of a "witch hunt" of the 45th president, which Smith said began during Trump's time in the Oval Office...
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SEMO professor Bodenheimer art exhibit opening this weekend
(Local News ~ 08/17/23)
Crisp Museum will host a display of selected works by artist Louise Bodenheimer in an exhibition titled "Hybrid", which she said is also an accurate description of her art practice. "Hybrid is a collection of previous and recent design, illustration and other works that reflect my interests in multiple expressions of imagery," Bodenheimer said on the museum's website, semo.edu/museum/exhibitions/ louise-bodenheimer. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
Today is Thursday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2023. There are 136 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 17, 1982, the first commercially produced compact discs, a recording of ABBA's "The Visitors," were pressed at a Philips factory near Hanover, West Germany...
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Prayer 8-17-23
(Prayer ~ 08/17/23)
Father God, may we declare your truth, speaking to one another in love and grace. Amen.
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How Eric Adams vindicated immigration restrictionism
(Column ~ 08/17/23)
The public intellectual Irving Kristol famously said that the definition of a neoconservative is "a liberal who has been mugged by reality." By the same token, the definition of a convert to immigration restrictionism is a big-city mayor dealing with a surge of illegal immigration in his city...
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How small donors have become dividing force in politics
(Column ~ 08/17/23)
There's an approach to political questions that the conservative in me rebels against. Let's call it the "You can't have too much of a good thing" fallacy. Virtually every popular idea in American life has cheerleaders for this fallacy. You've surely heard someone say something like: "The only cure to the problems with free speech is more speech." Or: "You can never have too much inclusion or diversity."...
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Speak Out 8-17-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/17/23)
Trump wants the judge in DC removed from his Jan. 6 case because Obama appointed her but wants the judge in Florida to stay on his stolen documents case because he appointed her. I believe that's called a two-tiered justice system. Bidenomics? Higher gas, higher groceries, higher interest rates. Open borders, too. Yeah, we need more of this. NOT. Trump 2024, got to save America again!...
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Make America honest again
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/17/23)
After reading recent e-newsletters from 8th District U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, I must respond. A few weeks ago, playing the patronizing game, he stated that Independence Day was "a time to reflect on what it means to live in the freest nation in the world". ...
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Fire report 8-17-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 15 n Medical assists were made at 11:14 a.m. on Independence Street; 1:10 p.m. on Independence Street; 1:30 p.m. on Crown Point Drive; and 3:55 p.m. on South Kingshighway. ...
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Police report 8-17-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Assault n Fourth-degree domestic assault was reported on College Street. ...
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Shirley Thomas
(Obituary ~ 08/17/23)
Shirley Thomas, 88, of Cape Girardeau peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family and friends, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at her home. She was born Jan. 19, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to James Eldon and Della Mae Martin Wright. Shirley's life was one of love, family and dedication to her community...
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Birth 8-17-23
(Births ~ 08/17/23)
Son to Casey Joe Livingston and Harley Rush of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 9:33 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Name, Logan Dean. Weight, 7 pounds. Rush is the daughter of Erin Borgfield of Jackson and Rod Rush of South Carolina. Livingston is the son of Joe Livingston of Whitewater and Jeana Terry of Pinkneyville, Illinois, and Deana Livingston of Cape Girardeau...
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Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran
(International News ~ 08/17/23)
MULTAN, Pakistan -- Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man's house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. There were no immediate reports of casualties...
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North Korea offers the first official confirmation that it has detained US soldier Travis King
(International News ~ 08/17/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Wednesday offered its first official confirmation that it had detained a U.S. soldier who bolted into its country last month, releasing a statement through its state media attributing statements to the Army private that criticized the United States. One expert called the announcement "100% North Korean propaganda."...
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Nicaraguan government seizes highly regarded university from Jesuits
(International News ~ 08/17/23)
MEXICO CITY -- Nicaragua's government has confiscated a prestigious Jesuit-run university alleging it was a "center of terrorism," the college said Wednesday in announcing the latest in a series of actions by authorities against the Catholic Church and opposition figures...
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First major jihadi attack since coup kills 17 and wounds dozens in Niger, fueling Western fears
(International News ~ 08/17/23)
NIAMEY, Niger -- Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army in Niger, where Western powers fear a coup by the elite presidential guard last month is weakening a rare ally against jihadi violence in West Africa's Sahel region...
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Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv's new Black Sea corridor
(International News ~ 08/17/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Ukraine has increasingly relied on as an alternative transport route to Europe, after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement using the Black Sea...
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Militia clashes in Libyan capital have killed 45, in city's most intense bout of violence this year
(International News ~ 08/17/23)
CAIRO -- The death toll in this week's clashes between rival militias in Libya's capital rose to 45 on Wednesday as troops fanned out across Tripoli to restore calm after a 24-hour bout of fighting that was the city's most intense violence this year...
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Federal Reserve minutes: Too-high inflation, still a threat, could require more rate hikes
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- Most Federal Reserve officials last month still regarded high inflation as an ongoing threat that could require further interest rate increases, according to the minutes of their July 25-26 meeting released Wednesday. At the same time, the officials saw "a number of tentative signs that inflation pressures could be abating." It was a mixed view that echoed Chair Jerome Powell's noncommittal stance about future rate hikes at a news conference after the meeting...
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Devastated Tuohys ready to end conservatorship for Michael Oher, lawyers say
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher want to end a conservatorship that he's challenging in court, their lawyers said. Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy intend to enter into a consent order to end the conservatorship, lawyer Randall Fishman told reporters on Wednesday...
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Germany's Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
BERLIN -- Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the European Union's most populous nation to decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of "cannabis clubs" to buy the substance for recreational purposes...
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Woman charged with murder in case of Kansas officer killed in shootout with car chase suspect
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
MISSION, Kan. -- A Tennessee woman was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in connection with the killing of a police officer in suburban Kansas City after a car chase ended in a shootout that also killed the fleeing vehicle's driver. Andrea Rene Cothran, 32, Goodlettsville, was already charged with crimes stemming from the Aug. ...
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Texas woman accused of threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump election case and a congresswoman
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
HOUSTON -- A Texas woman was arrested and has been charged with threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington and a member of Congress. Abigail Jo Shry of Alvin, Texas, called the federal courthouse in Washington and left the threatening message -- using a racist term for U.S. ...
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Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
MARION, Kansas -- A police raid that drew national attention to a small Kansas newspaper over threats to press freedoms wasn't supported by evidence, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as the paper's staff scrambled to print its first weekly edition since their cellphones and computers were seized...
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Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming medical treatments after the Republican-led General Assembly overrode the governor's vetoes of that legislation and other bills touching on gender in sports and LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom...
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Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and traffic resumed on a major access road in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawaii's second-largest island...
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Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
ATLANTA -- The prosecutor in Atlanta who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald Trump and 18 others wants to take the case to trial in March. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said in a proposed scheduling order filed with the court Wednesday that she wants the trial to start March 4...
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An appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court's approval
(National News ~ 08/17/23)
NEW ORLEANS -- Mail-order access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would end under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday that cannot take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in. The decision by three judges on the 5th U.S. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 08/17/23)
In Bollinger County, one person's vote Aug. 4 made a big difference in the Republican race for presiding commissioner, with incumbent Elwood Mouser polling 453 votes to Bill Fulton's 452; Bill Nitsch polled 184; Fulton requested a recount election night; in Mississippi County, the margin was five votes between Democratic candidates for presiding commissioner as incumbent Jim Blumenberg lost to former commissioner Steve Ledbetter 1,180 to 1,185; Blumenberg has asked for a recount; recounts are scheduled for tomorrow in both counties.. ...
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