O Lord Jesus, we lift up your name in praise, the King of glory. Amen.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is a heroStar ParkerAuthor Herman Wouk captured well how to understand heroism. "Heroes are not supermen; they are good men who embody — by the cast of destiny — the virtue of their whole people in a great hour," observed Wouk.
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There should be no right to sleep in all public placesBetsy McCaugheyIn a Supreme Court showdown Monday over whether the homeless have a "right" to camp in public, almost no one mentioned the actual victims of that crazy idea. Homeless advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, told the court that living on the streets is a "victimless" crime. Victimless?
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Republicans are doomed if they don’t get it togetherMIchaelReaganAnother week, another round of Republicans attacking each other. This time it was over the Ukraine funding bill that was passed by the House and ultimately became part of the big military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that Congress passed this week.
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The Republican Party can still do what’s rational and right. Here’s the proof (4/26/24)Jonah GoldbergThere’s no record of Edmund Burke — the great Irish-born British statesman and father of modern conservatism — actually saying what is often attributed to him: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." But it does capture his worldview well enough.
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Legislation would help safeguard Missouri water against unregulated export (4/25/24)Tom RaffertyAs past president of the Southeast Missouri Regional Water District and a local farmer, I will not stand idly as our precious water resources are attacked. This is why I fully support State. Rep. Jamie Burger and State. Sen. Jason Bean as they introduce legislation stopping unchecked access to our water supply.
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Nothing good comes from Columbia University's radicalism (4/25/24)5Rich LowryColumbia University is once again the center of the radical universe. More than 50 years after anti-Vietnam War demonstrators roiled the Columbia campus in 1968, anti-Israel agitators are disrupting the school’s operations, and inspiring similar actions at other universities around the country.
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Access to crop protection (4/20/24)For more than 50 years, glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, has enabled American farmers to implement smart farming practices that use fewer resources, saving farmers time and money. Glyphosate is essential to keeping crop yields high, limiting erosion, and helping Missouri farmers compete in an increasingly competitive global market. Manufacturers of this product employ thousands of Missourians.
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Cape should prioritize funds (4/18/24)In today’s economy, it’s understandable why the majority of voters were reluctant to support a tax increase to fund public safety wage increases. So, what’s next? ...
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Column: Alvin Bragg makes history -- preposterously (4/24/24)35Rich LowryAlvin Bragg is to be commended for getting to trial on the Trump hush-payments case. Lesser prosecutors would have been daunted by the prospect of creating a national melodrama and a norm-breaking prosecution of a former president over what is, in essence, a misdemeanor business-records charge.
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Editorial: Southeast Missouri shined brightly during solar eclipse (4/24/24)For months, Southeast Missourians had been planning for the April 8 solar eclipse. In the coveted path of "totality", the region was set to receive visitors from near and far. And, wow, did they show up!
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Column: Are Iran’s nine lives nearing an end? (4/23/24)1Victor Davis HansonThe theocracy of Iran has been the world’s arch-embassy attacker over the last half century. So it has zero credibility in crying foul over Israel’s April 1 attacks on its "consulate" in Damascus and the killing of Iran’s kingpin terrorists of the Revolutionary Guard Corps there.
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Column: The power of forgiveness (4/23/24)Kathryn Lopez"Is forgiveness and being forgiven an important part of gratitude?" I was asked this question around the same time that Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, an Iraqi-born Assyrian bishop in Sydney, released a statement from a hospital, forgiving a teenager who stabbed him during Mass.
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Speak Out: Speak Out 4-23-24 (4/23/24)No more war funding It is time we start taking care of our own country and stop funding unwinnable wars in Ukraine and policing the entire world. What kind of a kickback are members of Congress getting from arms manufacturers to continue funding the war in Ukraine? War is not only hell but is a big business a business that should be brought to an abrupt halt.
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Editorial: Cape County mourns the loss of Public Administrator Lisa Reitzel (4/22/24)Lisa Reitzel, the dedicated Cape Girardeau County public administrator, died unexpectedly from a heart attack April 13 at the age of 55. Serving in her role for over a decade, Reitzel’s sudden departure marks a significant loss for the community she fervently served. ...
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Speak Out: Speak Out 4-22-24 (4/22/24)The St. Louis Cardinals are off to a better start than where they ended in 2023. They are still in last place, but the offense hasn’t played to their potential. The pitching looks better and injuries have put pressure on them. They need offense and Victor Scott isn’t showing he can hit Major League pitching yet. His defense is superb, and his speed is exciting. I hope management won’t ruin his confidence as they have other players. ...
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Column: Happiness is a home to tinker with (4/22/24)My husband and I have never bought a home we didn’t tinker with. And by "tinker", I don’t mean a coat of fresh paint and new shelving. I mean the knock out a wall, rip up the flooring and till the backyard for a new garden kind of tinkering. Real do-it-yourselfers. This is why when the kitchen cabinet recently fell off the wall — literally while putting away dishes — we didn’t stress too much. We were planning to remodel the kitchen anyway. I simply set up wire shelving for the dishes that hadn’t broken, and then we strolled through Lowe’s hand in hand. ...
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Column: Trump is right — more violence, turmoil under Biden (4/20/24)14Star ParkerFormer President Donald Trump’s statement that the attack on Israel by Iran "would not have happened if we were in office," has drawn derision, including from his former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Bolton called the remark "delusional," saying that Trump "has no idea what to do in the Middle East in this situation."
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Column: The anti-Israel delusion (4/20/24)2Rich LowrySurely, you’ve heard of the brutal conflict that has displaced millions of people and killed more than 14,000, while aid convoys have trouble getting where they need to go? No, the Sudanese civil war hasn’t been on your radar screen?
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Column: Tax time myths and truths (4/20/24)Veronique de RugyAnother Tax Day has come and gone, and most Americans believe they pay too much. One recent poll revealed that 56% say they pay more than their fair share. Unfortunately, I fear this is just the beginning considering the insane level of debt Washington policymakers have accumulated over the years. With this in mind, here are some important facts about our tax system that you might not know.
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Editorial: LifeHouse will fill needs in Southeast Missouri (4/19/24)The Editorial BoardNeeds come in all shapes and sizes, and when a need comes in the form of a baby, it is Priority 1. LifeHouse Crisis Maternity House in Cape Girardeau will soon satisfy various needs of pregnant women and new mothers experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The local Little Flower Campus is the second such facility operated by Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri in the state. The other, known as St. Anne’s Campus, is in Springfield. ...
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Column: Paying top dollar and getting bupkis (4/19/24)3If you pay New York state taxes, you’re paying top dollar and getting bupkis. Nothing in the budget deal announced in Albany on Tuesday changes that. State tax money is supposed to provide services and improve the state’s economic outlook. But a report released last week shows the state’s economic prospects plunging to dead last among the 50 states. ...
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Column: US support for Israel, Ukraine proving inadequate (4/18/24)13Jonah GoldbergAfter Iran’s massive drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday, President Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "You got a win. Take the win." Most of the weapons, the first Iran had ever fired on Israel from its own territory, were successfully intercepted.
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Column: The human cost of IVF (4/17/24)2Kathryn LopezThe New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury and her husband recently put some of their hard-earned resources into getting a movie based on one of her novels, "Someone Like You," into theaters. It was an act of courage and faith, and it could be a cultural game-changer if people care to notice.
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Column: No one cares about Joe Biden’s lawlessness (4/17/24)5Rich LowryHere we go again. President Joe Biden has, once more, claimed to find astonishingly wide-ranging authority to forgive student loans hiding in minute places deep in the federal code. Biden has already been rebuked for this practice by the Supreme Court, yet he remains undeterred.
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Editorial: UWSEMO tours to showcase volunteer opportunities (4/17/24)Ever thought about volunteering with a local not-for-profit organization but don’t know how or where to start? United Way of Southeast Missouri can help. April is National Volunteer Month, and UWSEMO has scheduled two Get on the Bus tours that will take interested people around to various organizations to learn more about what they do and how volunteers can help. Also, organizations without an actual physical location will have representatives on the bus to talk about their operations and answer questions.
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Column: Repealing food stamp ban for felons would improve public safety (4/16/24)Helen WebsterPeople with drug felonies on their criminal record are uniquely excluded from receiving benefits in Missouri from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, after they are released from prison. This deprivation of SNAP benefits is solely because of their categorization as a former drug felon.
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Column: DEI cronyism and woke grifters (4/16/24)11Victor Davis HansonWhen ideology replaces meritocracy or provides immunity from the consequences of illegal behavior, systemic mediocrity follows. Under toxic National Socialism, Stalinism, and Maoism, millions of cronies and grifters mouthed party lines in hopes that their approved ideology would allow them to advance their careers and excuse their lawbreaking.
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Editorial: Cape Girardeau Heritage Museum unveils exhibits on old bridge, Truman and American quilting (4/15/24)The Cape Girardeau Heritage Museum is set to unveil three new exhibits this week that promise to enrich our understanding of both local and national heritage. These exhibits, focusing on the construction of the old Cape Girardeau bridge, President Harry S. Truman’s connection with Southeast Missouri, and American quiltmaking, provide a view of pivotal moments and traditions that have shaped our community and the country at large. ...
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Column: The erosion of fiscal responsibility (4/15/24)Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle recently wrote that the best argument made in favor of limiting the size of the stimulus during the Great Recession — part of a larger conversation about austerity — was one of ethos. "We weren’t spending the money in theory," she wrote, "or in 1945, when an ethos of fiscal responsibility prevailed. We were spending it in the 21st century, when that ethos had collapsed, so there was a considerable chance that when the good times finally rolled around, no politician would willingly undertake the sacrifices necessary to get the budget back in shape." ...
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Column: We all deserve space to pursue our dreams (4/15/24)The Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop saved me from making a huge mistake recently. I emailed my editor before I left and told her that I didn’t think I’d have time to continue writing this weekly column. I told her I was too busy. I have a full-time job for our local newspaper, where I write and edit columns for the Kentucky community. ...
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Column: Republicans need to unite, not fight (4/15/24)10I don’t blame the public for not wanting to put the Republican Party back in power in Washington. As the GOP proved again in the House last week, it’s incapable of accomplishing anything of importance. ...
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Column: Americans are not seeking out middle ground (4/13/24)Star ParkerA Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels political party initiative tells us as much about Romney, and why he failed to ever become a national leader, as it does about the failure of the No Labels effort. No Labels defined its mission "to support centrism and bipartisanship."
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Column: Biden Administration not ready for an H5N1 pandemic (4/13/24)4Betsy McCaugheyThe H5N1 virus, which for 30 years affected mostly birds, is rapidly evolving and spreading globally. The Biden administration is dangerously unready. Over the last two years, H5N1 has jumped from birds to mammals, infecting at least 26 species.
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Column: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s case against Speaker Johnson (4/13/24)Rich LowryThe first time that Republicans toppled their own speaker during this Congress, it wasn’t a particularly edifying spectacle, but Marjorie Taylor Greene is reaching for new lows. To paraphrase Marx: first as a farce, then as a more preposterous farce.
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Column: Eclipse in downtown Cape: A day the hidden gem shown to visitors from around the world (4/13/24)Alyssa Phares-FeeHow do you even begin to describe something that’s both utterly breathtaking and incredibly frustrating all at once? This past weekend was an absolute whirlwind as we played host to folks from all corners — Washington State, Iowa, St. Louis, Illinois, and the East Coast — all descending upon Cape Girardeau with one mission: to witness the eclipse. They’d been planning and booking with us for months, and let me tell you, the anticipation was palpable. It felt like forever waiting for that moment to arrive, but when it did, it was nothing short of magical.
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Editorial: SE MO Redi preparing to hire leader (4/12/24)2SE MO Redi is preparing to make an important hire. The economic development organization based in Cape Girardeau — formerly Cape Girardeau Area MAGNET — will be hiring a president/chief executive officer to guide its efforts.
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Column: The latest sign that Republicans are abandoning even their most deeply held principles (4/12/24)3Jonah GoldbergThe changing of the conservative mind in recent years could hardly be captured more pithily than in the headline of a recent op-ed: "Why I believe in industrial policy — done right." So opined Sen. Marco Rubio for the Washington Post and, at greater length, for National Affairs.
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Letter to the Editor: Overcoming Missouri’s opioid epidemic (4/11/24)T. Robin Cole IIIBad news: Missouri’s opioid epidemic emerged as our most serious public health problem with drug overdose Missouri’s no. 1 leading cause of death among adults aged 18-44. Overcoming this crisis will be difficult, yet not insurmountable. Accidental prescription opioid addiction contributes fuel to our opioid epidemic, and the American Medical Association says about 45% of heroin users started with a prescription opioid addiction.
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Mayor Ford, Kiwanis light up Capaha Park's diamond
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The rise and fall of Capaha Park's wooden grandstand
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Death of Judge Pat Dyer, prosecutor of the famous peonage case here in 1906
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