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Friday, November 20, 2009
politics
Web page makes issue of race, cover of Cape Girardeau County prosecutor's book
An Internet site that advocates for the defendant in a racially charged case out of Kennett, Mo., is implying the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney may be a racist based on the cover of a book he authored. The case is that of Heather...
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Construction underway for new Plaza Tire Service store

Go Fighting Smileys!
Competition Is Bad, At Least It Is For Higher-Ed

SEMO Tournament seeds

New uniforms for Mules, Lady Mules

Breaking down the community college agreement

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Lady Dawg Classic at Van Buren seeded

Craft Show Countdown

Lincecum wins Cy Young

2010 Season is a Go.....

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Majeeds return to Cape Girardeau

The dirty word (No, really: It's probably just dirt.)

Don't Call Them Diabetics

"If You're Happy and You Know It"

2010 Season to be Set....

Nail salon applies for liquor license

Happy Anniversary... And Thanks For Reading

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Cape GOP chairman Voss questions Sowers ties to Texas Obama supporter

ASU will limp into Show Me Center

Three Rivers vs. John A Logan

Mules cheer team fifth at state

Countdown to prep tipoff

Organic farmer's market opens Thursday

Old Post Office had Cape's first revolving door

Expiration Date of this Blog: Never

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Volunteers, Fosters and Community - Supporting One Another

SEMO signs 6-9 power forward

Curves moving into old Jackson Bakery building

Society's Dehumanization

CHOOSING A PLAY.....

Smoking Bans Don't Go Far Enough

Breaking Bridges

Poplar Bluff Night at Indy

Jackson El Torero now open

Thistle burrs, DVDs and Submarines

Mario's Pasta House opening in December

High School Football Thoughts

Web page makes issue of race, cover of Cape Girardeau County prosecutor's book

Stuff to see on 66

Sowers raises money with Sen. Bob Kerrey and earns praises from Paul Begala

Another good doodle

What Could Have Caused SEMO's Power Outrage?

Science Kid

Partying Cape-style in New Orleans

SEMO men vastly improved tonight

Cookie Monster

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Bluff-Sikeston II

Eenie-meanie, chili beanie, the spirits are about to speak!

A push to ban smoking in public in Cape Girardeau

"Stranded with Praise" by poet Karen Carcia

'Michael Jackson Is Not Dead.'

Twilight Dinner Theatre closes

Old Post Office (Federal Building) 1958

Junk in, Junk out

CALLING ALL DIRECTORS.......

Notre Dame finishes fourth in Class 3

Lesterville wins Class 1 title

Scott City wins Class 2 state championship

LIVE from Indy!

Class 3: Notre Dame-Logan-Rogersville

Boehnercare: A More Affordable Option for Real Healthcare Reform

Updated Pool-Play Standings

Class 3: Notre Dame-O'Hara

Class 3: Notre Dame-Villa Duchesne

Class 1 and 2 wrap with stats; Notre Dame up next

"My all-time favorite book" by Alyssa Baker

"Authors Are Odd" by Stan Crader

Class 1: Lesterville-Osceola

Class 2: Scott City-College Heights Christian

Class 1: Lesterville-Lutheran

Class 2: Scott City-Maryville

Christmas come early
For any person who has ever looked around Cape Girardeau and proclaimed we have too many meeting centers or banquet halls, let me give you exhibit A: the inordinate number of craft fairs in town this weekend. Just as the city and area businesses have already strung up Christmas decorations and attempt to peer pressure us into the holiday spirit, one-time-only craft fairs will flood the city today, Saturday and Sunday to remind us of all the Christmas shopping we need to do...
Spring fever
When I was growing up, water was a big deal. We needed water to drink, cook, bathe, wash clothes and irrigate the garden. We needed water for livestock too. The creek that came down the valley on the other side of the garden was dry most of the time. It took a deluge before any water would run down the creek. The creek was not a source of water for us. Most of our rural neighbors relied on springs...
Getting the news
Nov. 19, 2009 Dear Leslie, Each week my Writing for the Mass Media class takes a current-events quiz, 10 questions about local, state and world events. Students who aim to become media writers begin by knowing what's going on in the world around them, I reason. Reading, watching and listening to how the news is reported also is a way of learning to do it yourself...
Recipes fit for one of Missouri's first ladies
The "Missouri 1821-1971 Sesquicentennial Cookbook, Updated and Republished for a New Generation of Missourians" by former Missouri first lady Betty Cooper Hearnes is now available and hot off the presses. This hardback book contains historical information about the writer's life growing up in Charleston, Mo., her family with her husband and their children and living in and restoring the governor's mansion in Jefferson City, Mo. ...
Comparing pay
I've been doing a little research lately on salary comparisons for one of the boards on which I serve. It's been an eye-opening exercise trying to justify or modify salaries when compared with those in a similar field with similar experience and responsibilities...
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Weird news
Ala. court says woman can't claim $41.8M jackpot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The court ruled Friday that an electronic bingo machine that showed Sherry Knowles had won $41.8 million obviously malfunctioned and that she was actually due no more than $2 from the operation in Macon County....
Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a television viewer saw surveillance video on a newscast....
Researchers: Ohio State lake jump a wee bit of fun
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Intrepid Ohio State University researchers have learned students don't just party in a campus lake during rituals before the annual Michigan game. They also potty there. Thousands of students will jump into Ohio State's Mirror Lake Thursday night, ahead of Saturday's football game between the Buckeyes and Wolverines....
Man accused of squeegee attack at Ark. gas station
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) -- A man accused of using a squeegee to hit another man during a fight over who was first in line at a gas pump was due in court on charges. The man, Hector Chavez, 21, was to be arraigned Friday in Faulkner County Circuit Court on a second-degree battery charge....