- Writing parking tickets with a friendly smile (4/23/24)2
- Mayor Ford, Kiwanis light up Capaha Park's diamond (4/16/24)1
- The rise and fall of Capaha Park's wooden grandstand (4/9/24)
- Death of Judge Pat Dyer, prosecutor of the famous peonage case here in 1906 (4/2/24)2
- A third steamer Cape Girardeau was christened 100 years ago (3/26/24)
- Cape Girardeau christens its namesake (3/19/24)
- The humanist philosophy of Lester Mondale (3/12/24)1
Independence Day thoughts
Another Independence Day has come and gone. In Southeast Missouri there were plenty of opportunities to spend time with family and friends, enjoying a picnic and oohing and ahhing to fireworks displays.
Picnics and fireworks seem to be a long-running tradition in Cape Girardeau. The earliest newspaper stories I found of the holiday mention the two, usually combined with band concerts and, of course, a Capahas' baseball game.
But, turning to a more serious note, I thought it would be good to reflect on the meaning of the holiday and this great nation's foundation. I've pulled several editorials and editorial cartoons that say things better than I can.
Published 1925:
Published 1942, the first Fourth of July during World War II:
Published 1946, after World War II:
Published 1922:
Published 1958:
Published 1938:
Published 2002:
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