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Cape Girardeau County commissioners approve truck sale
(Local News ~ 11/28/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission members approved the replacement of a vehicle for Missouri's 32nd Judicial District Juvenile Office on Monday, Nov. 27. The commissioners voted unanimously to allow the office to retire a 2007 Chevrolet Colorado extended cab pickup truck with approximately 200,000 miles on it...
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SEMO celebrates Christmas with Winterfest light event, concerts
(Local News ~ 11/28/23)
Southeast Missouri State University will host a variety of events to celebrate the Christmas season. SEMO is inviting members of the community to Winterfest, a holiday light event, at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. The event will include a lighted path on campus between Magill Hall and Brandt Hall with winter-themed displays created by SEMO student organizations, offices and academic departments...
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Cape Girardeau police investigating after man found critically wounded
(Local News ~ 11/28/23)
A Cape Girardeau man remains on life support after an incident in a parking lot left him critically injured Saturday, Nov. 25. Around 7 p.m. Saturday, officers and medical personnel were called to the 300 block of North Spring Avenue to assist an unresponsive man bleeding on the ground...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2023. There are 33 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 28, 1942, fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing 492 people in the deadliest nightclub blaze ever. (The cause of the rapidly spreading fire, which began in the basement, is in dispute; one theory is that a busboy accidentally ignited an artificial palm tree while using a lighted match to fix a light bulb.)...
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Sponsored: Shop Local: Knaup Floral
(Shop Local ~ 11/28/23)
Decorating for the Christmas season has never been easier when you call Knaup Floral for your holiday needs. Fresh-cut flower arrangements with evergreen, poinsettias and loose evergreen branches are available and will give you the feel of Christmases past and the ease of convenience present...
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Helping the homeless stay warm
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/28/23)
As I write this early Thanksgiving morning, the temperature in Cape Girardeau is 29 degrees. The United Way has asked the city council to help provide assistance to people needing shelter if the temperature reaches 28 degrees or lower, but four members of the council have said no. They are the majority. They don't want to spend $10,000 of the $3 million the city receives yearly from hosting the casino on people needing shelter if the temperature dips at least four degrees below freezing...
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Prayer 11-28-23
(Prayer ~ 11/28/23)
O Jesus, thank you that in all things we can come to you in prayer. Amen.
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Can Europe become Western again?
(Column ~ 11/28/23)
For the first time in a millennium, Europe no longer plays a critical role in promoting Western civilization nor in world history at large. Ostensibly it should. Some 750 million people live on the European subcontinent. Europe still remains the most popular tourist spot on earth. Its hallowed architecture, art, infrastructure and natural beauty still remind millions of visitors of the world's once most dynamic and grandiose civilization...
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Out of the past: Nov. 28
(Out of the Past ~ 11/28/23)
Need a recipe? Let fellow readers lend a hand; that's the concept behind the Southeast Missourian's new Recipe Swap column that begins next week; it will run on the front of the Home section every Wednesday, replacing Mr. Food, who has quit his syndicated newspaper column; cookbook aficionado Susan McClanahan of Cape Girardeau will author the column...
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Fire report 11-28-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/28/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 26 n Medical assist at 3:20 p.m. on South West End Boulevard. n At 3:03 p.m., fire alarm on William Street.
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Police report 11-28-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/28/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. Assaults n First-degree assault or attempt, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and first-degree burglary were reported on Independence Street...
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Jeffrey Volkerding
(Obituary ~ 11/28/23)
PARKER, Colo. — Jeffrey Vernon Volkerding of Parker, formerly of Overland Park, Kansas, and Cape Girardeau, left his earthly life suddenly and unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, due to an unattended medical emergency. He was the first son born to Victor Vernon and Ferne Elizabeth Howard Volkerding on Jan. 22, 1960...
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Martin Robinson
(Obituary ~ 11/28/23)
Martin E. "Bud" Robinson, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 2, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will follow at noon Saturday, Dec. 2, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau, with full military honors...
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Patty Maudlin
(Obituary ~ 11/28/23)
Patty Mauldin, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, at her home, with her daughters by her side. She was born in 1942 in St Louis. She graduated from Joplin High School and Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor of Science in education. After graduation, she married Bill and was with him until his death in 2006. In 2012, she moved from Springfield, Missouri, to Cape Girardeau to be near her daughters...
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Eston Livingston
(Obituary ~ 11/28/23)
Eston Frazier Livingston, 50, of Whitewater died Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. A memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Elks Lodge 2652 in Jackson. A celebration of life will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Elks Lodge...
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Kenneth Kaempfe
(Obituary ~ 11/28/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Kenneth Gene Kaempfe, 91, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home In Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Military honors will be presented by American Legion Post 133 and Delta Team. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville...
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Martin Heberlie
(Obituary ~ 11/28/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Martin E. Heberlie, 91, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, and from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Jeannie Ernst
(Obituary ~ 11/28/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Jeannie Lynn Ernst, 64, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Rosary will be prayed at 8:30 a.m. at the funeral home...
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Norma Buerck
(Obituary ~ 11/28/23)
Mary Norma Buerck, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Nov. 8, 1931, in Bloomsdale, Missouri, to Virgil Hoffman Sr. and Ellen Cissell Hoffman. She and Earl William Buerck were married Nov. 11, 1950, at St. Mary's of the Barrens in Perryville, Missouri...
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Cyber Monday marks year's biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday. Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of our everyday lives and much of the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday -- a term coined back in 2005 by the National Retail Federation -- continues to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to the deals and the hype the industry has created to fuel it...
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Deck the White House halls: Jill Biden wants holiday visitors to feel like kids again
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
WASHINGTON -- Step inside the White House during the holidays by walking beneath the branches of a Christmas tree. Stroll along a hallway decorated with oversized holiday candy and other sweets. See Santa's sleigh and his eight reindeer suspended above the grand foyer in dramatic fashion...
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Suspect in shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent near University of Vermont pleads not guilty
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Three college students of Palestinian descent out for a walk in Vermont were seriously injured over the weekend when a man shot them at close range on a city street -- an attack being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said Monday...
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Google will start deleting 'inactive' accounts in December. Here's what you need to know
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
NEW YORK -- Have a Google account you haven't used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week. Under Google's updated inactive-account policy, which the tech giant announced back in May, accounts that haven't been used in at least two years could be deleted. Accounts deemed inactive will be erased in a phased-approach beginning Friday...
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Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives who settled before them refuse to offer a bed. In Chicago, a provider of mental health services to people in the country illegally pivoted to new arrivals sleeping at a police station across the street. In South Florida, some immigrants complain that people who came later get work permits that are out of reach for them...
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Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarian
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
AMERICUS, Ga. -- Hundreds turned out to salute Rosalynn Carter on Monday with the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian's final journey from her rural hometown to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta as her family began three days of memorials following her death at age 96...
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Court document claims Meta knowingly designed platforms to hook kids, reports say
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew -- but never disclosed -- it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint described in reports from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times...
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Ukraine has new way to get grain to world despite Russia's threat in Black Sea
(International News ~ 11/28/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies turned to as they struggled to export their food to people facing hunger around the world. Now, more of the grain is getting unloaded from overcrammed silos and heading to ports on the Black Sea, set to traverse a fledgling shipping corridor launched after Russia pulled out of a U.N.-brokered agreement this summer that allowed food to flow safely from Ukraine during the war.. ...
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Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight reach as first lady, humanitarian
(National News ~ 11/28/23)
AMERICUS, Ga. -- Hundreds turned out to salute Rosalynn Carter on Monday with the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian's final journey from her rural hometown to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta as her family began three days of memorials following her death at age 96...
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Israel, Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners
(International News ~ 11/28/23)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war...
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Legislature should oppose state pension investments in communist China
(Column ~ 11/28/23)
I am deeply disappointed by the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System Board's recent rejection of my motion to get our state employees' pension investments out of China. Not only is the Communist nation an active adversary of America -- China is just a bad investment...
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