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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for Nov. 20, 2023
(Local News ~ 11/20/23)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, Nov. 6 Financial affairs...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for Nov. 20, 2023
(Local News ~ 11/20/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 City Hall Items for discussion n Appearances by advisory board applicants n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Consent agenda review Consent agenda n Approval of the Nov. 6 City Council regular session minutes...
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Missouri's voter ID law is back in court. Here's a look at what it does
(State News ~ 11/20/23)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A trial for a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Missouri's new photo identification requirement for voters began Friday. Here is a look at the function of the law and why voting rights groups are suing: Missouri's GOP-led Legislature last year capped off a nearly two-decade-long push by Republicans and passed a law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot...
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Did you know? Jackson native Roy Thomas' comic book career with Marvel, DC
(Local News ~ 11/20/23)
Stan Lee is a name familiar to many because of the comic book characters he co-created such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, but did you know his first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics was Roy Thomas of Jackson? Here are some facts you may or may not know about Thomas...
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Mother, daughter open pet care store in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 11/20/23)
Briana Kelley and her mother Michele Berger are avid pet-lovers; between them, they have seven dogs. "Throughout the years our dogs have had certain difficulties or struggles with their health and we found that through nutrition we were able to fix a lot of those difficulties and the ailments that they were having," Kelley said. "It just contributed to the passion we had for our pets."...
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Sponsored: Shop small, win big on Small Business Saturday with Old Town Cape
(Local News ~ 11/20/23)
Old Town Cape will be celebrating Small Business Saturday a little differently this year. Every year, two individuals are awarded a $500 downtown shopping spree. This year participants will need a BINGO to win. Old Town Cape invites the community to pick up and return their bingo card in the Marquette Tower Lobby from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25. Consumers will be required to get a bingo by visiting participating businesses and obtain a stamp on their bingo spot...
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Praying for region, nation, world and Israel
(Local News ~ 11/20/23)
Sarah Webb of McClure, Illinois, waves worship flags during a prayer service Sunday afternoon, Nov. 19, at Boardman Pavilion in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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Chaffee teacher awarded best adviser by Missouri Association of Student Councils
(Local News ~ 11/20/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Morgan Swinford, Chaffee High School Student Council co-sponsor and math teacher, was named Student Council Advisor of the Year by Missouri Association of Student Councils (MASC) for the southeast district, on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Swinford said she had no idea she won or was even nominated until her nephew sent her congratulations about the award. ...
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LFCS promotes mental health counseling
(Local News ~ 11/20/23)
Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS) of Missouri announced the immediate availability of child and family counseling services at its Cape Girardeau location last week. The not-for-profit service organization, which in September celebrated 50 years in Cape Girardeau, has offered counseling for three decades. The number of patients suffering depression or anxiety rose during the coronavirus pandemic and has not come back down, officials said...
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The business of being a princess
(Business ~ 11/20/23)
It takes a lot of work to become a princess. For Sikeston, Missouri, resident Megan Lawrence, it's all part of the job. Lawrence runs Storytime Princesses, a party and event business where almost every member portrays one or more Disney princesses. "The more animated you can be, the more fun it is ... you have to do it with as much enthusiasm the tenth time as the first," Lawrence said. "... The princess's job is to make sure this is the most fun and exciting thing ever."...
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Cape Zonta Club honors women for achievements and service to community
(Local News ~ 11/20/23)
The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau honored Kathy Swan with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the group’s annual Women of Achievement luncheon Friday, Nov. 17, at Drury Plaza Hotel Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. Swan is a commissioner on the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/20/23)
Today is Monday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2023. There are 41 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1947, Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey. On this date:...
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Prayer 11-20-23
(Prayer ~ 11/20/23)
O Father God, may we choose our words in love and kindness, pointing others to you. Amen.
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President Xi makes our homeless disappear
(Column ~ 11/20/23)
Here in sunny Los Angeles, it's raining. It's too bad it didn't rain real hard Nov. 11. It might have helped firefighters put out the enormous fire under the 10 Freeway near downtown before the heat weakened the pillars and forced the highway to be closed...
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Here's one way to demand rational government
(Column ~ 11/20/23)
In a world where economic decisions are mostly driven by short-term goals and political pressures, the need for a long-term, evidence-based approach is more pressing than at any time in memory. Enter the Copenhagen Consensus — a beacon of analytical clarity conceived by Danish intellectual Bjorn Lomborg. It aims to reshape global discourse by prioritizing initiatives based on their cost-effectiveness. Imagine harnessing this model to direct fiscal policy!...
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Christmas events kick off this weekend
(Editorial ~ 11/20/23)
We're still a couple days away from Thanksgiving, but several Christmas events are on the schedule for later this week to kick off the holiday season. Old Town Cape will hosts its fifth annual Christmas tree lighting from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, at the Vasterling Suites courtyard, at the corner of Broadway and North Fountain Street. ...
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Fuel prices keep declining
(Business ~ 11/20/23)
Drivers nationwide are seeing a slight reprieve at the pump, continuing weeks of lower fuel prices. The average cost for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. has hit $3.32. In Missouri, prices dropped from $3 a gallon to just $2.94. Diesel prices are at $4.31 a gallon for the national average and $4.06 a gallon for the state average...
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Local groups receive BBB Torch Awards
(Business ~ 11/20/23)
Three Cape Girardeau County organizations -- EDGE Realty, Jackson Solar LLC and Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence (SEMO-NASV) — have been honored with Torch Awards from the Better Business Bureau (BBB)...
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New program to boost health care apprenticeships
(Business ~ 11/20/23)
A new initiative by the Missouri Chamber Foundation aims to train up to 1,500 apprentices for the health care industry. The Industry-Driven Healthcare Apprenticeship Program came about through $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and a $1.35 million federal appropriation...
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Home design market fosters collaborative spirit
(Business ~ 11/20/23)
Gerry and Amy Jones had a problem: Their new business facility was too big. The couple had spun off a flooring and cabinet company, AGJones@Home, from their construction business. They converted a former metal recycling warehouse at 39 N. Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau to serve as a showroom...
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With world's attention on Gaza, Ukrainians worry war fatigue will hurt their cause
(International News ~ 11/20/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- When Tymofii Postoiuk and his friends set up an online fundraising effort for Ukraine, donations poured in from around the globe, helping to purchase essential equipment for Ukrainian armed forces. As the fighting with Russia wore on and war fatigue set in, the donations slowed down, but money continued to come in steadily. Then the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7...
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'Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast
(National News ~ 11/20/23)
Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for relief -- as soon as possible -- from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods. "Please regulate AI. I'm scared," wrote a podcaster concerned about his voice being replicated by AI in one of thousands of letters recently submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office...
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31 premature babies evacuated from Gaza hospital, but scores of trauma patients remain
(International News ~ 11/20/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Health officials said 31 premature babies in "extremely critical condition" were transferred safely Sunday from Gaza 's main hospital and will go to Egypt, while over 250 patients with severely infected wounds and other urgent conditions remained stranded days after Israeli forces entered the compound to look for Hamas operations...
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An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives
(International News ~ 11/20/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home after being reunited with relatives in Belarus on his 18th birthday Sunday. Bohdan Yermokhin was pictured embracing family members in Minsk in photographs shared on social media by Russia's children's rights ombudswoman, Maria Lvova-Belova...
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Fears of political violence growing as 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve
(National News ~ 11/20/23)
The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the midterm elections less than two weeks away. As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will intensify. ...
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Out of the past: Nov. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 11/20/23)
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's decision to accept a $6.7 billion tobacco settlement for the state won't halt a lawsuit over Nixon's use of private lawyers in the case; the suit was filed in August in Cole County Circuit Court by state Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau; Kinder's lawyer, Bevis Schock of St. Louis, said Thursday the lawsuit would continue; but Nixon said Kinder's lawsuit is pure politics and that he should "quit wasting the court's time" and drop the lawsuit...
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Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dies at 96
(National News ~ 11/20/23)
ATLANTA -- Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. The statement said she "died peacefully, with family by her side" at 2:10 p.m. at her rural Georgia home of Plains...
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Bootheel Youth Museum Pancakes with Santa
(Submitted Story ~ 11/20/23)
Santa Claus to Visit the Bootheel Youth Museum Bootheel Youth Museum Pancakes with Santa Saturday, December 2, 2023 The Bootheel Youth Museum’s annual Christmas celebration Pancakes with Santa will be on Saturday, December 2nd from 8 am to 10:00 am (everyone in line as of 10 a.m. ...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 11/20/23)
"While Delta Extraction's use of out-of-state cannabis in our regulated system has been well-publicized and is a critical issue, DCR also found numerous other violations of rules at this facility. The Missouri Constitution charges the Department with ensuring the safety of marijuana product and the safety and security of marijuana facilities through enforcement of rules. ...
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