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At Home: Tour Cape Girardeau Houses designed by architect John L.E. Boardman
By Bradley Phillips ~ Mind + Body
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that our home is a place of comfort and safety. A place where families gather, bond and develop memories. Despite the recent rising costs of materials, families nationwide have heavily invested in the improvement of their living spaces: The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University reported...
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    Cape airport design-build agreement moves forward
    Cape Girardeau City Council members voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a design-build agreement for the new terminal construction project at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, at...
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    Jackson to replace another bridge
    The City of Jackson, which saw completion of Hubble Ford Bridge in July and expects its West Mary Street Bridge and Sidewalks initiative to be finished next month, is about to embark on its third...
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    Jason Smith laments 'fiscal insanity' as Biden prepares SOTU speech16
    Southeast Missourian GOP congressman Jason Smith, new chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, has a four-word message on the current debt ceiling crisis for President Joe Biden, as...
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    Operations agreement for Jefferson Pool approved by Cape City Council4
    Cape Girardeau City Councils members voted unanimously to formally approve the operations agreement for Jefferson Pool with the Cape Girardeau School District, as part of the consent agenda at their...
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    Local doctor/author pens book to help 'Fix Your BS'
    "Fix Your BS (Belief Systems)", local author Dr. Greg Pursley's latest book, was released Jan 15. It has been nine years since Pursley debuted his first book, "A New Kind of Normal", which told the...
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    Jackson uses defense to down Poplar Bluff
    Clay Herrell ~ Southeast Missourian
    The Jackson Indians bounced back from a loss on Monday with a commanding 61-45 win over the Poplar Bluff Mules on Tuesday at Jackson High School. Indians coach Adam Stoneking said the team was ready to put Monday’s loss to South Iron behind them. “Anytime we have a loss we want to use it (as a learning experience),” Stoneking said. ...
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    Peters' game-winner lifts Kelly over Oran in Scott-Miss. third-place game
  • Kelly wins big over Charleston in midday matchup
    BENTON, Mo. — The Kelly girls’ basketball team rode a fast start to a lopsided win over Charleston during a midday matchup between the...
  • Cape Central wins big on senior night
    A common theme all season long for the Cape Central Tigers has been senior leadership and that proved to be the case again as the Tigers blew by the...
  • Missourian prep hoops roundup, Feb. 6: Meadow Heights girls get by Chaffee at home
    Meadow Heights (13-5) used a big first quarter to take down Chaffee (14-7) by a score of 52-42 at home on Monday night. Rachael Hellebusch led the...
  • Oran pulls away from Woodland down the stretch
    ORAN, Mo. — The Oran girls’ basketball team won 52-32 over Woodland on Monday, Feb. 6. Haley Webb had a game-high 16 points to lead the Lady Eagles...
  • Portageville Lady Bulldogs advance to Bootheel Conference Championship with win over Campbell
    HAYTI, Mo. — The Portageville girls' basketball earned a trip to the Bootheel Conference Championship with a 51-45 win over Campbell on Saturday,...
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    The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules were determined not to let Saxony Lutheran spoil their senior night. Trailing much of the game and down five points with...
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    Vestia expands to Cape — Firm headed by Jackson grad Lauren Oschman focuses on financial advising for physicians (2/6/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Jackson High School alumna Lauren Law Oschman is not a medical doctor nor does she play one on TV. As a daughter of SoutheastHEALTH cardiologist...
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    Local bankers react to Fed's latest interest rate move (2/6/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell's announcement Feb. 1 of a quarter point — or 25 basis point — increase in the key federal funds rate is...
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    Supply keeping gas prices steady (2/6/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Pump prices in Missouri are 4 cents lower than a week ago but remain 32 cents higher than one month ago. The average statewide gas price Saturday,...
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    Newbridge Retirement plans spring opening in Cape Girardeau (2/6/23)
    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
    Stamford, Connecticut-based Newbridge Properties is preparing to open a 75,000-square-foot retirement community at 1205 S. Mount Auburn Road in Cape...
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    Recently an unarmed 29-year-old African American, Tyre Nichols, was brutally beaten to death by five Black Memphis police officers. They were charged...
  • Column: Inconsistency: The most consistent thing about politics (2/7/23)
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    Since Grover Cleveland was president, no one has accused the average politician of being principled or even consistent. Year after year, Republicans...
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    Editorial: Night to Shine is a fun event for those with special needs (2/6/23)1
    There are community galas. High school proms. But you'd be hard pressed to find more joy on the faces of attendees than at Night to Shine, an annual...
  • Column: The IRS tightens the screws on the gig economy (2/6/23)11
    The IRS is so kind. Our most beloved federal agency has delayed until next year a new income-reporting law it has carefully designed to squeeze the...
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    Column: A year of progress in Cape Girardeau (2/4/23)4
    Stacy Kinder
    I would like to offer our citizens a reminder of the city's financial accomplishments of the last year, and to share a picture of the goals and plans...
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    At Home: Tour Cape Girardeau Houses designed by architect John L.E. Boardman (2/7/23)
    If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that our home is a place of comfort and safety. A place where families gather, bond and develop...
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    Pop Culture Happenings: February (2/7/23)
    A knight, a horse with three crowns and the “King of Suede” walk into a bar. No, it’s not a bad joke — it’s nostalgia! 1973 50 Years Ago On Feb. 26,...
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    Column: Be an Artist (2/7/23)
    Last year, I attended a quilt show. As I wandered from one beautiful quilt to another, I was amazed at the skill and creativity each contained. It...
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    Raising Roaches: Local business sells cockroaches to feed reptiles (2/7/23)
    Quentin Kimbrell is in the cockroach business. In the morning, he turns the lights on at his facility, and even on the sunniest days, he hears rain....
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    Irony is my guilty pleasure. It certainly was ironic, then, that midway through “The Year of Living Danishly” by Helen Russell, I was disappointed...
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