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Rebecca LaClair: Armstrong Outdoors fills need for huntin', fishin', and eatin' (3/14/24)1When the Fruitland Area Fire Protection District wanted to go to a 24-hour manned station, I remember getting a letter in the mail informing me that this fire station covered a large area full of about 9,000 people. The very first thought I had about this fact wasn't about fire safety. ...
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Susan McClanahan: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with these recipes (3/14/24)St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, and you may already be planning your menu for your celebration. There's a fun saying that says, "Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day", and I sure think so. No matter what our family history tells us, it is fun to celebrate St. Patrick's Day...
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Bill Eddleman: Part 2: Cape Girardeau and prelude to Civil War (3/9/24)Union General Lyon responded to Governor Jackson's pro-secession actions by marching on Jefferson City and driving out the governor and pro-secession members of the State Convention on June 15. The Convention convened a second session, declared state offices vacant, and appointed provisional pro-Union officers. They called for a general election in November...
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Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion, hunger for sunlight (3/9/24)2DALLAS -- Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. Where did this all come from, though? How we came to move the clock forward in the spring, and then push it back in the fall, is a tale that spans over more than a century -- one that's driven by two world wars, mass confusion at times and a human desire to bask in the sun for a long as possible.. ...
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Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of the Oscars, AP hands out its own awards (3/9/24)The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important. Ahead of Sunday's Oscars, AP Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle make selections for their own awards -- some more offbeat than others. BEST ACTUALLY SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Cory Michael Smith, 'May December'...
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Turning trash into something new (3/9/24)"Don't forget to take the recyclables out," Rita called out to her husband, David. The man begrudged the job, but he did it anyway. "All right," he grumbled in a surly voice. He resented having to put the can full of papers, plastics and other outworn materials into a separate container to make into something else. The junk, as he perceived it, was old, dirty and useless. It had already served its purpose so why try to salvage it?...
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Starting peppers (3/9/24)There are a few things that are essential in our garden, with tomatoes coming first and cucumbers second. Slicers are most important and then dill pickle-size. We also grow sweet peppers and onions with both being important. We grow a boat load of sweet peppers, with most of them being bell peppers. ...
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Local Trivia (3/9/24)The questions for the Local Trivia are taken from the previous week's "Out of the Past" column that runs daily on the Records page. This week's question Q: What company agreed in March 1999 to assemble it airplanes at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport?...
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Senior Center Menus for March 11-15 (3/9/24)Monday: Shepherd's pie or Cheddar chicken broccoli bake, winter-blend veggies, beets, whole-grain bread and sugar-free peach crisp or iced lemon cake. Tuesday: Ham and beans or smothered steak, stewed tomatoes, potatoes with onions, cornbread and crackers and mixed fruit dessert or peanut butter cheesecake...
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Captured on Film (3/9/24)
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Adopt Willie Nelson (3/9/24)
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The week of March 10-16 (3/9/24)1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin. 1913, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York; she was in her 90s. 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.)...
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A doughnut (3/9/24)Can you guess how this happened? About 40 years ago, I planted a sweet gum seedling in my yard. It grew into a tree, and I became aware that it was too close to a power wire. I cut the tree down before it got too tall. The stump became a perfect backdrop to ring with flowers. I chose jonquils. Years passed, and eventually the stump rotted away leaving this beautiful doughnut of yellow flowers...
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Susan McClanahan: A new month brings a batch of 'spring' chicken recipes (3/7/24)We welcome a new month and new recipes as we ease into spring with chicken recipes that are sure to please. I have been in a late winter cooking slump, and I need a few new recipes to shake things up a bit for us. Today I have found chicken recipes that are quick to prepare that will help busy families and people on-the-go to get supper on the table as quickly as possible, but not compromise on good taste...
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Home chef offers plant-based recipes for healthier way to eat (3/7/24)Ella Mills knows we all want to eat healthier. But the English food writer and businesswoman also knows we're busy and we want everything to taste good. And she understands many of us are nervous about the idea of committing to no meat. "I know I used to think eating this way would be just like nibbling on sad and soggy carrots and rabbit food all day long," she said. ...
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For easy weeknight meal, use broiler instead of the grill for this salmon dish (3/7/24)Grilling is a great method for quickly cooking fish while imparting lots of flavor, but the weather isn't always on your side. So instead of battling the elements, take your salmon indoors and use the broiler to replicate the flavors you get from cooking over fire. ...
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Crowned Queen at the Queen's Ball: Attendees carry on French tradition in Ste. Genevieve (3/6/24)Laura Jablonski arrived at the Queen’s Ball in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., dressed as a peasant woman but went home wearing the crown of the queen. To find who would be crowned queen of the ball, the women were served cake, with one slice containing a figurine of baby Jesus. Jablonski said she went back for several pieces of cake until she found the figurine...
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Meet the Reptiles: Reeves Reptile Rescue educates about their cold-blooded friends (3/5/24)Dru Reeves says it all started when his daughter Makenzie wanted a chameleon for her 14th birthday. He says like most kids, she lost interest in the pet after the first month, but Dru and his wife Tara did not; they were completely fascinated by the creature...
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Faces of Southeast Missouri: Nancy Johnson (3/2/24)While sitting in the Emergency Room (ER) waiting room one evening in 1990, Nancy Johnson decided to become a nurse. Her friend’s husband had been in a fatal automobile accident, and two women in one-piece uniforms who had been part of the flight crew came over to talk with her friend. As Johnson watched them get into a helicopter and take off, she decided she specifically wanted to become a flight nurse...
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Pop Culture Happenings: March 2024 (3/2/24)The last Japanese soldier surrenders, a waitress gets a $3 million tip and Keanu learns Kung Fu. 1974 50 years ago On March 19, 1974, a Japanese soldier surrendered 29 years after World War II ended. Hiroo Onoda was sent to Lubang Island in the Philippines on Dec. ...
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Spirituality Column: The Birds of the House (3/2/24)About 1890, on a small lot on a ridge above Hannibal, Mo., laborers dug a cellar hole. Concrete was cheap because cement was produced locally, so sturdy foundation walls were poured in a square some 24 feet to a side. On them, a four-room worker's cottage was raised around the central pillar of a small brick chimney. ...
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The Best Books Club: "Walden on Wheels," by Ken Ilgunas (3/2/24)In response to our February selection, I asked readers (i.e., you) to choose a book for March that was in some way connected to something they have considered or dreamed of doing that would push them beyond their comfort zone. As a result, I ventured to the Cape Girardeau Public Library to find a book in which the author or protagonist travels or lives in a Class B RV. ...
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Community Cookbook: Caramels, Wes Mueller from Sidney, Nebraksa (3/2/24)Wes Mueller grew up in Sidney, Neb., a city of 6,000 people — which he says wasn’t small for Cheyenne County, a mostly rural farming community in the western corner of the state. Wes says his mother Bert Mueller was known for her cooking throughout their community...
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Poem: Rubber Bands (3/2/24)Two more arrived today, enclosing my mail. I drop them in the doodad drawer with all the other objects I’ve declined to throw away. Most will never be used. They lie there out of sight and mind, collecting dust. When you do infrequently need one,...
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Live Longer, Live Stronger Column: Optimal Food Choices for Managing Cholesterol (3/2/24)"Nutrition for Health," a publication by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, provides valuable insights into addressing major health challenges through lifestyle changes. Their top advice for reducing cholesterol levels not only prevents heart disease but also contributes to overall well-being...
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Senior Moments Column: More Than Metal and Motors (3/2/24)When I tell others around me I am preparing for one of the most competitive events I’ve ever taken part in, they immediately think I am referring to sports. What they never imagine is that instead of me trying to throw a ball, I help build a robot who does it for me, instead...
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Captured on Film (3/2/24)
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Aaron Horrell: Just another insect? (3/2/24)This is a tiny wasp called a sawfly. It cannot sting you. There are many kinds of sawflies in North America. I am not sure, but I think this one is called a black-headed ash sawfly. Sawflies are common even though you might not recognize what one is even if it sits on you. An adult is only about an inch long, and it will probably fly away quickly. The sawfly gets its name from the female's ability to cut a small gap in a tree leaf or a weed stem in which it lays its eggs...
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Robert Hurtgen: God knows what we need (3/2/24)Psalm 20:4 is a prayer of blessing; "May he (God) grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!" (ESV.) This blessing prayer is from one to another, hoping they will experience a better tomorrow. I've thought a lot about this verse and how it affects me as a husband, a father and a friend. I want to encourage you with some reflections on this psalm...
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Shawn Wasson: Born again (3/2/24)When I was a child, I would hear the expression, "Born again Christian". It meant someone who was serious about his or her faith. This was a person who was deeply committed to Jesus and someone who would actively try to get others to believe as well. Today, we may prefer the term, "Evangelical Christians"...
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Susan McClanahanCelebrate St. Patrick's Day with these recipes
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Susan McClanahanA new month brings a batch of 'spring' chicken recipes
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Aaron HorrellJust another insect?
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Robert HurtgenGod knows what we need
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Shawn WassonBorn again
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Rennie PhillipsStarting tomatoes
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Tom HarteWhether you say tomato or tomahto, say San Marzano