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New hotel planned near Exit 99 in Cape Girardeau
By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
Midamerica Hotels Corp. has entered into an agreement to bring a 92-room Tru by Hilton hotel to a parcel in front of Cape Girardeau SportsPlex and nearby to Acee's convenience store, with ready access to Exit 99 of Interstate 55 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson...
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    Opinion: Kenneth Bender: 'The happy warrior'
    While departing the Noon Lion's Club Meeting this past Wednesday, I walked out with Dr. Tim Talbert and Judge Stephen Limbaugh, Sr. I had just reported that our dear friend, Kenny Bender, was in the...
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