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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for Sept. 5, 2023
(Local News ~ 09/05/23)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Presentation n Mayor's proclamation recognizing September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Approval of minutes...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for Sept. 5, 2023
(Local News ~ 09/05/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 City Hall Presentations n Silver Springs II Apartments Tax Credit Project — MACO Development n Star Vue II Apartments Tax Credit Project — Starview Development Communications report n City Council...
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Taking stock of gas prices on Labor Day weekend
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
The cost of U.S. motor fuel nationally Thursday, Aug. 31, matched the price of a year ago but remained the highest recorded headed into Labor Day weekend at least since pre-pandemic 2019. Auto club federation AAA said Thursday's nationwide average of $3.82 was fully 34 cents higher than in Missouri, still among the lowest states for pump prices...
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Former Cape mayor, business owner, 'family man' Paul Stehr dies at 87
(Local News ~ 09/05/23)
Former Cape Girardeau mayor and beloved family man Paul William "Herk" Stehr died Monday, Aug. 28, at the age of 87. His oldest daughter, Teri Hinkebein, said her father "peacefully passed away" in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he and his wife, Joan, moved to be closer to their daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
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Doctors says high-tech procedure increases early detection of lung cancer
(Local News ~ 09/05/23)
A high-tech procedure newly available through Saint Francis Healthcare System increases the possibility of early detection of lung cancer, doctors say. The procedure is called a robotic bronchoscopy, which is a minimally invasive biopsy of nodules in the lung...
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Housing market is 'stuck' — local brokerage execs weigh in
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
It's a tough time in the residential real estate market across the United States and locally, according to industry experts. "Low inventory, high mortgage rates, and high prices have put the housing market into a state of unaffordability that's weighing on house hunters, current homeowners, and even real estate investors. ...
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Local restaurateur to launch new Italian eatery in Jackson
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Mario's Italian Eatery will open what the Grippo family is calling a "small" restaurant in Jackson this fall, at a location to be named later. According to an official Facebook post, the establishment is expected to open within the next two months and will have a few tables but will specialize primarily in take-out orders...
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Seventeen Going on 18
(09/05/23)
Many teen movies I watched growing up always seemed to focus around one birthday in particular: the sixteenth birthday. To me, 16 seemed to be the age of freedom and the turn of a new leaf in life. There was nothing like someone’s Sweet 16, and the movies never let you forget that...
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Column, Spirituality: Orienteering
(09/05/23)
Let’s step outside for a moment, where we can see the sky and at least sense the horizon. Now, consider a question: Say our daily labors were accomplished or could be pushed off till tomorrow. If we were free to set out in a direction and keep going for a while, which would it be?...
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Pop Culture Happenings: September
(09/05/23)
Tennis had a battle of the sexes, the first Black Miss America was crowned and a Cardinal tied the Babe in homers. 1973 50 years ago On Sept. 20, 1973, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a “battle-of-the-sexes” tennis match. Riggs made headlines for taunting female tennis players by saying their game was inferior to men’s and that even at his current age of 55, he could still beat any of the top female players. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2023. There are 117 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. On this date: In 1698, Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards...
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UN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium
(International News ~ 09/05/23)
VIENNA -- Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at nearly weapons-grade levels, a report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press said Monday. The confidential report comes as Iran and the United States are negotiating a prisoner swap and the release of billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen in South Korea. ...
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Xi will skip G20 summit in India at tense time
(International News ~ 09/05/23)
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week's Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the Sept. 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday in a one-sentence notice on its website...
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Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on scale unseen since WWI
(International News ~ 09/05/23)
LVIV, Ukraine -- The small band of soldiers gather outside to share cigarettes and war stories, sometimes casually and sometimes with a degree of testiness over recollections made unreliable by their last day fighting, the day the war took away their limbs...
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Ukraine's defense minister resigns; replacement announced
(International News ~ 09/05/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted a letter of resignation on Monday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be replaced and named his successor. Oleksii Reznikov's removal follows a scandal around the defense ministry's procurement of military jackets. It was not the first similar case during the ongoing war...
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Putin says he won't renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won't be restored until the West meets Moscow's demands on its own agricultural exports. Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the Kremlin's demands as a ploy to advance its own interests...
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Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an ASEAN summit without Biden
(International News ~ 09/05/23)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Southeast Asian leaders led by Indonesian host President Joko Widodo are gathering in their final summit this year, besieged by divisive issues with no solutions in sight: Myanmar's deadly civil strife, new flare-ups in the disputed South China Sea, and the longstanding United States-China rivalry...
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As leading Black Republican in 2024 race, Scott addresses race
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- Tim Scott seldom specifically brings up race in Iowa. Nor does the Republican presidential candidate have to. He is often the only Black person at his campaign events in the state. The South Carolina senator introduces himself as the product of early-life mentors who taught him not to be bitter...
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Tens of thousands still stranded at flooded Burning Man event
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. -- Tens of thousands of partygoers were still stranded Monday morning in the northern Nevada desert after a late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a mud pit. Burning Man organizers said the main road leading out of the festival was still too muddy for a mass exodus of RVs and vehicles to safely exit but hoped traffic could begin flowing around noon Monday...
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Biden celebrates unions and job creation during Philadelphia Labor Day appearance
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
PHILADELPHIA -- President Joe Biden, who often says he's the most pro-union president in history, touted the importance of unions and applauded American workers in building the economy during a Labor Day appearance in Philadelphia on Monday. The Democratic president spoke about how the economy is recovering from the crippling coronavirus pandemic and about what his administration has done to pay for infrastructure improvements, and he cited the importance of unions in building the middle class...
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Disney wants to narrow the scope of its lawsuit against DeSantis to free speech claim
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to just a free speech claim that the Florida governor retaliated against the company because of its public opposition to a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades...
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Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
WASHINGTON -- Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died. He was 75...
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Prayer 9-5-23
(Prayer ~ 09/05/23)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for by your sacrifice on the cross we are healed. Amen.
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Focus on McConnell's policies, not his podium freezes
(Column ~ 09/05/23)
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell froze when speaking to the press again. That's twice now in roughly a month. Once again, his frightening medical episode is being used for social media fodder. I wrote about this after the first episode because I started seeing distasteful "Glitch McConnell" memes in my feed. ...
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Vivek Ramaswamy's Jan. 6 charade
(Column ~ 09/05/23)
Vivek Ramaswamy thinks Mike Pence failed. The former vice president is a MAGA villain for doing his constitutional duty on Jan. 6, so Ramaswamy has to find a way to wiggle out of endorsing his conduct on that day, no matter how convoluted or inane. On "Meet the Press" the other day, he went with an alternative-reality critique of Pence. ...
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China's economy is struggling. Still want to emulate it?
(Column ~ 09/05/23)
China's economy is struggling post-COVID-19. Growth is slower than expected, demographic trends are negative, youth unemployment is high, overbuilding has created a housing crisis and government indebtedness is ballooning. These are only a few of the symptoms ailing the country, and things could get worse. ...
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United Way kicks off annual campaign with highlight reel of successes
(Editorial ~ 09/05/23)
There's no shortage of need in this area. However, we have some pretty incredible organizations doing important work assisting people in various ways. From feeding the hungry to helping children read to mentoring children through Scouts, there are many not-for-profits, all of which depend on monetary and volunteer support, doing good in Southeast Missouri...
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Louise Shaver-Seyer
(Obituary ~ 09/05/23)
Louise Smith Shaver-Seyer, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept 2, 2023, at Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 18, 1932, in Scott County to Luther Bledsoe and Rosie Lee Ward Smith. Louise married Victor Paul Shaver on April 17, 1954. He preceded her in death May 29, 2003. She married Vincent Seyer on March 6, 2006. He preceded her Dec. 13, 2020...
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Brian Meier
(Obituary ~ 09/05/23)
Brian C. Meier, 44, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The Rev. Joshua Schmidt will conduct the funeral at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the church. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Michael Hagan
(Obituary ~ 09/05/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Michael James Hagan, 77, of Perryville died Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
You've got to do the right thing when no one's listening, when there's no audience, when it's just you, because you're going to live with that decision. ...
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Cape Girardeau business licenses
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
City of Cape Girardeau Community Development reports three applications for business licenses have been filed ...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson chambers news
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Lutheran Family & Children Services, 3178 Blattner Drive, Cape Girardeau, in celebration of LFCS' 50th anniversary...
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Whitehead joins local architectural firm
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Chance Whitehead, a Southeast Missouri State University graduate, has joined Dille Pollard Architecture as project manager. The firm has offices in Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Whitehead has 19 years of industry experience, according to a news release...
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Lutheran Home's Melissa Taylor honored
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Melissa Taylor of Cape Girardeau's Lutheran Home has been named Certified Nursing Assistant of the Year by Missouri Health Care Association. The award to Taylor came during MHCA's annual conference held Aug. 27 through 30 in Branson, Missouri...
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Chase Silvers joins SoutheastHEALTH
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Chase Silvers, DO, has joined the emergency services team at Southeast Hospital. Silvers, a member of American College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, is a Southeast Missouri State University alumnus who completed his undergraduate degree at SEMO...
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Scott City teacher named finalist for 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Heather Helle, a music teacher at Scott City Elementary and Middle School, is one of seven educators named Thursday, Aug. 31, as a finalist for 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year. Another Southeast Missouri teacher, Kathryn Victoria Inman, an English language arts educator in Wayne County's Greenville district, is also among the seven candidates for the honor bestowed by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Educator (DESE)...
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Tattoo parlor relocates from Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Flesh Hound Tattoo Studio closed its tattoo and piercing parlor at 716 Broadway in Cape Girardeau at the end of July and reopened in August at 205 W. Main St. in Fredericktown, Missouri. "We relocated because of Fredericktown's closer proximity to St. Louis, where a lot of our clients live. We also like Madison County because of the nostalgic feeling of good neighbors and close friends," Flesh Hound owner and tattoo artist Renee Gordon told the Southeast Missourian...
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Minimum wage initiative for Missouri seeks $15 per hour
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Missouri's minimum wage, currently at $12 per hour, may be the subject of a new ballot push in 2024, with supporters seeking a rise to $15 an hour by 2027. Kansas City labor organizer Terrence Wise is advocating raising the minimum to $13.50 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2025, with subsequent 75-cent an hour increases annually until 2027...
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Americans want perfect endless summer. Buffett offered one
(Community ~ 09/05/23)
It seemed wistfully appropriate, somehow, that news of Jimmy Buffett's death emerged at the beginning of the Labor Day weekend, the demarcation point of every American summer's symbolic end. Because for so many, the 76-year-old Buffett embodied something they held onto ever so tightly as the world grew ever more complex: the promise of an eternal summer of sand, sun, blue salt water and gentle tropical winds...
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UAW's clash with Big 3 automakers shows off more confrontational union as strike deadline looms
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
DETROIT -- A 46% pay raise. A 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay. A restoration of traditional pensions. The demands that a more combative United Auto Workers union has pressed on General Motors, Stellantis and Ford -- demands that even the UAW's own president calls "audacious" -- are edging it closer to a strike when its contract ends Sept. 14...
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Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work
(National News ~ 09/05/23)
NEW YORK -- Kelly McKernan's acrylic and watercolor paintings are bold and vibrant, often featuring feminine figures rendered in bright greens, blues, pinks and purples. The style, in the artist's words, is "surreal, ethereal ... dealing with discomfort in the human journey."...
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Cape Girardeau County tax liens 9-5-23
(Business ~ 09/05/23)
Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Drew Blattner, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds, during August are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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Out of the past: Sept. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 09/05/23)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The first round of bids submitted for construction of the Southeast Correctional Center at Sikeston has been rejected by the state; state officials deny the rejections had anything to do with a reported federal grand jury investigation into the state's prison sites selection process...
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Birds After Rain
(09/05/23)
He loves watching the cardinals, finches and doves flock to the feeder after the rain has moved through. It brings encouragement to an old man’s day, reminding him of the times he huddled in fear with family and neighbors in the community storm house...
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Vehicle crashes into Andy's Frozen Custard in Cape
(Local News ~ 09/05/23)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department personnel work Monday afternoon, Sept. 4, to patch the side of the Andy's Frozen Custard building in Cape Girardeau after a vehicle backed into the building, creating a sizable hole in its southern wall. ...
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