Rising in Cairo: New co-op market aims to erase Illinois river town's 'food desert'
By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
CAIRO, Ill. — It is a massive understatement to suggest Cairo and Cape Girardeau are two river cities that in living memory have been trending in opposite directions. To wit: A century ago, Cairo had a population 48% larger than Cape Girardeau, 15,203 residents compared to 10,252, according to 1920 U.S. Census Bureau figures...