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Children reflect on Christmas, share its meaning
(Local News ~ 12/26/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- As The Christian Academy celebrated the Christmas season with their final week of school before their break, some students expressed their personal thoughts on the meaning of holiday, excitement for the season and even their wish list for Santa Claus...
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John Keusenkothen: principled leader
(Local News ~ 12/26/23)
When John Joseph Keusenkothen passed away Nov. 9, 2023, the 92-year-old Cape Girardean left behind more than just five children, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. "John K.", as he was affectionately known, left behind a legacy worth remembering...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/26/23)
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2023. There are five days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 26, 2004, more than 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed by a 100-foot-high tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean...
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Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war
(International News ~ 12/26/23)
CAIRO -- Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the longstanding enemies stopped short of rejecting the plan altogether, raising the possibility of a new round of diplomacy to halt a devastating Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip...
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Congress tries to rally support for historic global challenges
(National News ~ 12/26/23)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As the Senate wrapped up its work for the year, Sen. Michael Bennet took to the floor of the nearly empty chamber and made a late-night plea for Congress to redouble support for Ukraine: "Understand the stakes at this moment." It was the third time in recent months the Colorado Democrat has kept the Senate working late by holding up unrelated legislation in a bid to cajole lawmakers to approve tens of billions of dollars in weaponry and economic aid for Ukraine. ...
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Lina Stroder
(Obituary ~ 12/26/23)
Lina Stroder, 84, of Jackson, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Sunday, December 24, 2023, at her home in Jackson. Lina was born Aug. 17, 1939, in Altengronau, Germany, to her parents, Adam Casper and Klara Unger Euler. She and Harold Stroder were married April 11, 1969. He survives...
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Carole Jo Byrd
(Obituary ~ 12/26/23)
Carole Jo Byrd, 89, of Oak Ridge passed away Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, at the home of her daughter in Jackson. Arrangements are pending at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Betty Lou Brunkhorst
(Obituary ~ 12/26/23)
Betty Lou Brunkhorst, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully in her sleep early Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, at her home. Betty was born April 2, 1941 in Festus, Missouri, to George and Velma Basler, the second of three children. Raised in a Christian home, Betty was taught the word of God and developed a close relationship with God that carried her through her life. She graduated from Festus High School in 1958...
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Out of the past: Dec. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 12/26/23)
Mike Obermiller is one of many gas station owners who have quit pumping fuel; Traveler's Garage-Gas, a service station at 104 N. Sprigg St. for more than 35 years, has become Traveler's lawn and garden business; Obermiller closed the gasoline pumps and had the underground tanks removed more than a month ago...
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How my career helped me foster relationships
(Column ~ 12/26/23)
When I landed my dream job I went back to therapy. Logically, I know that any workplace revolves around relationships just like everything else. But since I worked for so many years as a freelancer, my work life was transactional at best. Relationship development with consistent co-workers wasn't a daily part of my job. ...
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Prayer 12-26-23
(Prayer ~ 12/26/23)
O Lord God, may the peace of Christ rule in our hearts. Amen.
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Haunted by the kids of Christmas past
(Column ~ 12/26/23)
Since two of my daughters are now in college and one is in high school, Christmas just "hits different" as those crazy kids (and my not-so-secret, sort-of-but-not-really guilty pleasure, Taylor Swift) say these days. When I was up in the attic just after Thanksgiving, foraging for decorations and wondering how the ceiling hadn't caved in yet from all of the future garage sale inventory stored up there, I accidentally opened a Rubbermaid tub full of Christmas-themed "Little People" toys we bought for the girls (and me) when they were toddlers. ...
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Editorial: Ring in the new year with Scout Hall concert
(Editorial ~ 12/26/23)
After we gather up all the wrapping paper and boxes, finish off the turkey and ham leftovers and put off taking down the tree and decorations for another week or maybe two, a question begins to form. What to do to ring in the new year? We have a fun suggestion...
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Imprisoned Russian politician Navalny is now in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle
(International News ~ 12/26/23)
MOSCOW -- Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. ...
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Ukraine says it shot down Russian fighter jets and drones on Christmas Day
(International News ~ 12/26/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday hailed the shooting down of two Russian fighter jets on Christmas Eve and said "this Christmas sets the right mood for the entire year ahead." In a Christmas message marking the first time the country has officially observed the holiday on Dec. 25 rather than Jan. 7, Zelenskyy also referred to Ukraine's claim to have destroyed a further three Russian fighter planes on Friday...
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