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'Tis the season for Christmas decor
(Local News ~ 11/13/17)
Lite Designs and Guttering worker Chris Vernon, below, hands garland up to Brent Forck while decorating Cape Girardeau's Main Street on Sunday for the Christmas season.
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Hurricane Maria causes shortages at hospitals for IV fluids
(Local News ~ 11/13/17)
One medical facility in Cape Girardeau reports a shortage concerning medical-grade saline solution for intravenous medication systems. It's an issue hospitals are facing across the country because of disrupted manufacturing in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria...
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Residents view pedestrian bridge as eyesore; city manager says it's designed to rust
(Local News ~ 11/13/17)
South-side residents of Cape Girardeau call it an eyesore. City officials agree the pedestrian bridge over Highway 74 is not pretty. The steel structure rusts by design, providing a protective coating, city manager Scott Meyer said. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) owns and maintains the span, Meyer said...
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Rep. Rehder shares story of abuse as 11-year-old
(State News ~ 11/13/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Southeast Missouri state lawmaker is sharing her story of being sexually abused by her grandfather when she was a girl to help other victims. Republican state Rep. Holly Rehder told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch she was 11 years old when her grandfather crawled into her bed with her and started molesting her...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/13/17)
Today is Monday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2017. There are 48 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 13, 1977, the satirical comic strip "Li'l Abner" by Al Capp appeared in newspapers for the last time. On this date: In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to a friend, Jean-Baptiste Leroy: "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."...
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Opinion page was golden
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/13/17)
The Opinion page of Tuesday, November 7 past, is truly solid and pure gold. No. 1: The editorial regarding Peter Kinder's accomplishments was truly refreshing. We encourage his keeping up the good work. No. 2: The massacre of abortion letter to the editor by David McNeely of Scott City "drove the nail" through and clinched it on the other side...
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Support of Levi's charity
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/13/17)
The grand opening of Levi's Adventure Trail was a huge success. I want to thank you for helping us get the word out. The photographs taken by Ben Matthews were fabulous and caught the perfect moments of the joy in the children's faces as they played...
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Business notebook: Ross Furniture celebrates recent expansion
(Business ~ 11/13/17)
After an expansion, Ross Furniture and Bedding in Jackson celebrated its grand reopening Thursday. In between showing pieces of furniture, general manager Adam Ross said the new place is a great improvement for the business and the customer experience...
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Water wizards: Dutch flood expertise is big export business
(Business ~ 11/13/17)
SPAKENBURG, Netherlands -- On a calm, clear morning, historic wooden fishing boats float tranquilly on the glassy waters of the Dutch harbor of Spakenburg. Yet just over a century ago, they were slamming through the houses lining the harbor as a powerful storm unleashed flooding that devastated this picturesque fishing village...
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China to ease curbs on foreign business in finance, autos
(Business ~ 11/13/17)
BEIJING -- China took what it called a major step toward opening its financial industry with a promise Friday to ease limits on foreign ownership of banks and securities firms following a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump that was dominated by trade issues...
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Panera founder to step down as CEO
(Business ~ 11/13/17)
NEW YORK -- Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich is stepping down as CEO and the company is buying Au Bon Pain -- bringing together two chains the executive helped build. The companies did not disclose last week how much Panera was paying for Au Bon Pain, an acquisition it said will boost its presence at airports, hospitals and colleges. Those are places where chains like Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts are strong...
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Waymo rolls out autonomous vans without human drivers
(Business ~ 11/13/17)
DETROIT -- A self-driving car company created by Google is pulling the human backup driver from behind the steering wheel and will test vehicles on public roads with only an employee in the back seat. The move by Waymo, which began Oct. 19 with an automated Chrysler Pacifica minivan in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, Arizona, is a major step toward vehicles driving themselves without human backups on public roads...
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Facbook CEO wants to boost small businesses
(Business ~ 11/13/17)
NEW YORK -- What's Mark Zuckerberg's biggest takeaway as he wraps up a year of travel to dozens of U.S. states? The importance of local communities. "Most of the discussion we have nationally is about what the government should do or to some degree what families should do," the Facebook CEO said in an interview. "People don't spend that much time talking about community, and I think probably that's the most important part of people's support structure."...
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Trump unlikely to rebuke Duterte for drug war killings
(International News ~ 11/13/17)
MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sanctioned a bloody drug war that features extrajudicial killing. He called Barack Obama a "son of a whore." Last week, he boasted he murdered a man with his own hands. All that may well go unmentioned in public by President Donald Trump when the leaders hold talks today...
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Putin manipulating Trump with flattery, ex-CIA director suggests
(International News ~ 11/13/17)
MANILA, Philippines -- A day after being criticized by President Donald Trump, a former CIA director questioned whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was manipulating Trump with flattery during the president's lengthy trip to Asia. Trump's trip was meant to be centered on trade and North Korea, and today, he will talk with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has overseen a bloody drug war that has featured extrajudicial killings. ...
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Partisan divide grows in states, with mixed results
(National News ~ 11/13/17)
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Democrats have hit the political trifecta in New Jersey and Washington state, seizing control of the governor's office and legislative chambers in the 2017 elections. Time to let fly with a big liberal agenda? Maybe, but taking a few modest steps to the left probably is more realistic...
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Texas town holds first Sunday service since church attack
(National News ~ 11/13/17)
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas -- Hundreds of mourners crowded into the tiny town of Sutherland Springs for the first Sunday service since a gunman stormed the First Baptist Church a week earlier, killing more than two dozen people in the worst mass shooting in Texas history...
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Chairman: House won't agree to nix property tax deduction
(National News ~ 11/13/17)
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House's tax-writing committee said Sunday he's confident that chamber won't accept the Senate's proposal to eliminate the deduction for property taxes, setting up a major flashpoint as Republicans aim to put a tax cut bill on President Donald Trump's desk before Christmas...
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Trump opposition inspires Dem focus on statehouse wins
(National News ~ 11/13/17)
RICHMOND, Va. -- President Donald Trump said he would "drain the swamp" in Washington. Progressives are hoping to make good on that vow, leveraging anti-Trump feeling to limit corporate influence in statehouses across the country. They point to what just happened in Virginia, where Democrats rode a backlash against the president to sweeping victories. ...
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Allegations against Roy Moore roil evangelical ranks
(National News ~ 11/13/17)
For many evangelicals, fiery Alabama politician and judge Roy Moore has been a longtime hero. Others have sometimes cringed at his heated rhetoric and bellicose style. Now, as Moore's Republican U.S. Senate campaign is imperiled by allegations of sexual overtures to a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s, there's an outpouring of impassioned and soul-searching discussion in evangelical ranks...
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Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders
(National News ~ 11/13/17)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman's chest might be one reason. Only 39 percent of women suffering cardiac arrest in a public place were given CPR versus 45 percent of men, and men were 23 percent more likely to survive, the study found...
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Out of the past: Nov. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 11/13/17)
Cape Girardeau's Ministerial Alliance has offered to sponsor a baccalaureate ceremony for Cape Girardeau Central High School seniors; the annual ceremony was placed in jeopardy after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning prayer at high-school graduation ceremonies...
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Joseph Sebek
(Obituary ~ 11/13/17)
Joseph Sebek, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday at Fountainbleau Lodge. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Gerald Coleman
(Obituary ~ 11/13/17)
Gerald M. Coleman, 89, of Jackson, formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Robert Andrews
(Obituary ~ 11/13/17)
Robert A. Andrews, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. "The train has come to take you home." He was born March 18, 1925, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Robert and Mabel Thompson Andrews. He married Rosemary Bagbey on Feb. 9, 1941. She preceded him in death Oct. 10, 2010...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/13/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 6:42 a.m. on South Minnesota Avenue; 3:22 p.m. on North Main Street; 3:53 p.m. on North Pacific Street; 3:58 p.m. on Linden Street; 5 p.m. on William Street; 10:51 p.m. on William Street; and 11:52 p.m. on Independence Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/13/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Christopher B. Phillips, 34, of Perkins, Missouri, was arrested at Hopper and North Mount Auburn roads on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance...
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Police: Suspect's overwhelming gas shuts down interrogation in Kansas City
(State News ~ 11/13/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A police interrogation of a Kansas City man charged with drug and gun offenses ended prematurely when an investigator was driven from the room by the suspect's excessive flatulence. A detective reported that when asked for his address, 24-year-old Sean Sykes Jr. "leaned to one side of his chair and released a loud fart before answering."...
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Despite new law, PACS helped decide Missouri Senate race
(State News ~ 11/13/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new law that caps contributions to state political candidates likely will shift the power in Missouri politics to third parties and reduce information about where the donations come from, according to political consultants who point to a race for a state Senate decided last week as an example of the problem...
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Chronic wasting disease creeps up amid deer season
(State News ~ 11/13/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation is searching for chronic wasting disease as hunters prepare for opening weekend of the November firearms deer season. The Springfield News- Leader reported Missouri's deer-hunting season started Saturday and runs through Nov. 21. Hunters are reminded there are mandatory procedures they need to follow if they harvest a deer on the season's opening weekend in counties that are part of the department's CWD Management Zone...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/13/17
(Local News ~ 11/13/17)
Approval of minutes n None at this time Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business n Purchase orders...
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Powerful earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills more than 140
(International News ~ 11/13/17)
TEHRAN, Iran -- A powerful earthquake shook the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday, killing more than 140 people and injuring 860 in the mountainous region of Iran alone, state media there said. The Baghdad government did not give word on damage or casualties in that country...
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Cape residents still remember 1950 Medal of Honor recipient
(Local News ~ 11/13/17)
Although the Korean War often is referred to as “the forgotten war,” Cape Girardeau continues to remember Pfc. Richard Wilson, a medic with the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment awarded with the Congressional Medal of Honor after sacrificing his life Oct. 21, 1950, near Opari, Korea, while trying to save a fellow soldier...
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Indonesia museum removes Hitler display after protests
(International News ~ 11/13/17)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian visual effects museum that encouraged visitors to take selfies with a waxwork of Hitler against a giant image of the Auschwitz extermination camp has removed the exhibit after protests. The De Mata Trick Eye Museum's marketing officer said the statue was removed Friday night after an Associated Press story highlighting outrage from Jewish and rights groups...
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Suspect hands out doughnuts during robbery
(National News ~ 11/13/17)
HOUSTON -- A suspect robbing a doughnut shop handed out doughnuts to customers whose cellphones he stole. The robbery happened Oct. 16 at a Shipley's Do-Nuts. While two of the men were behind the counter demanding the cash, the third took the cellphones of the two customers in the store. He jumped over the counter, exchanged words with the customers and picked out two crullers, which he handed to them in wax paper. The suspects then left the store...
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CT scans uncover new findings about Kansas City mummies
(State News ~ 11/13/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two mummies owned by the Kansas City Museum have new stories to tell after CT scans revealed information about their background for the first time in centuries. The mummies now will join the "Mummies of the World" traveling exhibit to tour for the next few years, the Kansas City Star reported...
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Prayer 11/13/17
(Prayer ~ 11/13/17)
O Father God, may we spend time in prayer with you and read the Bible daily. Amen.
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Downtown plan: a vision, not a specific blueprint
(Editorial ~ 11/13/17)
Old Town Cape revealed its comprehensive plan for downtown development to the Cape Girardeau City Council last week. It's easy to be skeptical of such plans, because they can be almost absurdly optimistic at times. But it's important to remember a couple of things: 1.) The plan is only a vision of what is possible, and 2.) portions of absurdly optimistic downtown plans have already come to fruition...
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