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(11/06/09)
When I was growing up on the farm on Killough Valley in the Ozarks over yonder, my life was organized by animals. Lulu, the milk cow, had to be milked every morning and every evening. In winter, hay had to be delivered to hungry cattle. Horses had to be tended...
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Fair ~ River stage: 36.64 Falling Saturday, November 7, 2009 |
 Having good manners goes beyond please and thank you; it means being mindful of others' feelings in any social encounter. How well do you know your etiquette rules?
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Can you find Elmo?
 Tuesday is the 40th anniversary of the start of the beloved children's TV program "Sesame Street." "Sesame Street" character Elmo visited Cape Girardeau and found some great hiding places downtown. Can you find him?
Art and charity go together
(11/06/09) Handmade pottery can be expensive. Or, it can cost only $12 and come with Sunday lunch. The annual Empty Bowls Banquet will be from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Salvation Army, with a variety of soups, bread and a dessert on the menu. Diners get this modest meal to remind them that food can sometimes be hard to come by and many people only get a small amount -- sometimes not even daily. Diners also get a handmade bowl of their choosing to take home to remind them of the need every day... 
With Merit: Josh Wen
(11/05/09)The Southeast Missourian concludes its series of profiles of local National Merit semifinalists this week. These scholars scored big on the PSAT. Out of more than 1.5 million juniors who took the test in 2008, 16,000 were named semifinalists. They will now compete for finalist standing by taking the SAT and submitting an application and recommendations -- with the hope of winning a scholarship. 
Successful year for Perryville High School Marching Buccaneers
(11/05/09)Photo submitted by Linda Boxdorfer On Oct. 17, the Perryville High School Marching Buccaneers, under the direction of Jay Peters and Eric Seibel, competed in a marching competition in Park Hills, Mo. In the preliminary round, the Buccaneers placed first in the class 3A division and won trophies for outstanding auxiliary and outstanding music. ...
A demonstration of how fast germs can be spread
(11/05/09) The H1N1 flu (swine flu) continues to cause illness, hospitalizations and deaths worldwide. The virus was first detected in humans in the United States in April. Since then, the virus continues to spread from person to person here in America. By using a few ingredients from around the house, you can see how quickly germs can spread...
Finding your art
(11/05/09) Nov. 5, 2009 Dear Julie, When the writer Annie Dillard asked a painter she knew how he came to be a painter, he answered, "I liked the smell of the paint." Maybe it's as simple as that, what we become. We are drawn to it, like salmon to their river, like clouds to a mountain pass. Other ways offer resistance. Going our own way feels more like rowing a boat gently down a stream, maybe even for salmon...
neXt up 11/05/09
(11/05/09) Friday "The Box," rated PG-13 @ Town Plaza Cinema "The Fourth Kind," rated PG-13 @ Town Plaza Cinema "A Christmas Carol," rated PG @ Cape West 14 Cine Saturday Sunday Next Week "Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage," Wii...
Southern goodness: Family recipes from the country
(11/04/09) I was recently loaned a cookbook to read and learn about "White Trash Cooking." Yes, the name says it all, and just about anything you can imagine made it into "White Trash Cooking." A friend loaned me the book but was a little shy about giving it to me in public and did not want her name to appear in the newspaper. ... 
Just for show: Fall decorating relies on veggies
(11/04/09)Fall is a busy time for decorating, second only to Christmas, and it's the period when vegetables are valued more for their beauty than their flavor. Back when America was largely rural, bringing in the harvest was cause for celebration. Corn stalks were bundled into "fodder shocks" -- stalks, ears, tassels and all -- and stacked upright around light poles and near entries, and fed to livestock. ... 
Do you have the Season's Best cookie recipe?
(11/04/09)How good are your cookies? Once again, the Southeast Missourian's Sunday section, Good Times, is teaming up with the special publications division for the Season's Best holiday cookie contest. Readers are invited to submit their recipes for holiday cookies and bars by e-mailing charris@semissourian.com or writing to Season's Best Cookie Contest c/o Chris Harris, P.O. Box 699, Cape Girardeau, MO 63702...
FYI 11/1/09
(11/01/09) Registration open for annual Zoomday The second annual Hot Wheels Zoomday lets children ages 4 to 10 come out for snacks and prizes as they race their favorite and fastest Hot Wheels race car on specially built racetracks from the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. The races will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Registration ends Nov. 9. Cost is $12 for residents; $15 for nonresidents. Call 339-6340 or e-mail swelter@cityofcapegirardeau.org for more information...
Even as time changes, we remain in God's care
(11/01/09) In case you missed it, somewhere in the middle of the night you gained an hour of sleep. I'm not sure about you, but it seems to take me several weeks to physically adjust to the ending of daylight saving time. Sometimes the fall back seems more like a fall down...
A broader definition of sainthood
(11/01/09) "Keep a good grip on it." That's one of my favorite lines from the 1966 film "A Man for All Seasons." Here's the prelude to that climactic phrase:Sir Thomas More: Why have I been summoned to this court? Lord High Judge: To answer to a charge of high treason... 
Polenta hits the mainstream
(11/01/09)When I was a child, nobody I knew had ever heard of polenta. Nobody outside of my northern Italian family, anyway. Essentially, it's cornmeal mush served with some kind of meat with a sauce. Then the world seemed to discover northern Italian cuisine, and polenta was suddenly on the fanciest menus, commanding astronomical prices. For home cooks, the dish took on a "this is a really big deal" quality, as it was rumored that polenta took hours of stirring over a hot pot...
Use what you already have
(11/01/09) Whether it's diluting dish soap to get the last drops or using free samples, I use up items I have on hand before purchasing something new. This is a way of life in our household. With prices climbing, I'm happy to share a few reader-submitted tips for using what you already have or are doing without... |
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