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New Cape fire station, renovated station to open for tours Friday
(Local News ~ 11/30/17)
Public tours and a ceremony will mark the official opening of Cape Girardeau’s newest fire station Friday. It will be followed by an open house at a second fire station in the city. Doors will open for tours of Fire Station 4 at 3011 Lexington Ave. at 2:30 p.m. That will be followed by a presentation at 3 p.m., city officials said in a news release...
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Jackson redraws district lines to better serve students
(Local News ~ 11/30/17)
About 800 elementary-school students in Jackson will be affected by new district lines approved last week by the school board, but this is a positive move for student instruction, superintendent John Link said. The Jackson School District has seven elementary schools, a middle school, junior high and high school...
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Downtown trolley makes changes to boost ridership; transit planning meeting draws no riders
(Local News ~ 11/30/17)
Passengers can hop on Cape Girardeau’s trolley anywhere in the downtown area now, a move a transit official said is designed to boost ridership. The Downtown Trolley — its name is emblazoned on the side of the vehicle — began operating in mid-July. But so far few people have been getting on board the Cape County Transit Authority (CTA) vehicle even though the rides are provided free of charge...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2017. There are 31 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 30, 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens -- better known as Mark Twain -- was born in Florida, Missouri. On this date: In 1016, Edmund II, King of the English, died after a reign of seven months...
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Shop local and enjoy Christmas festivities
(Editorial ~ 11/30/17)
Even though Small Business Saturday has come and gone, small business districts in Cape Girardeau and Jackson still are offering incentives for you to visit shops, tying in Christmas events with giveaways. Old Town Cape is hosting the Downtown Open House this Friday and Saturday...
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Senator should support tax cuts
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/17)
Across America, taxes are too high, and complying with tax requirements is too onerous. A simpler, smarter, smaller tax rate is the right way forward. Sen. McCaskill can do her part to put our nation back on the path to prosperity by voting for common sense tax reform. Heading into an election year, this is her opportunity to show all Missourians she will work across the aisle to make a positive difference for all citizens and businesses in our state...
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An American Spy
(Column ~ 11/30/17)
At the time of the American Revolution, the British military carried a reputation as one of, if not the best and most powerful military forces in the world. Gathering intelligence about British troop movements became critical to preventing any contact where the British force could overwhelm the colonial force...
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Video leads to arrest in Alaska case of stolen mounted zebra head
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska woman came home to find out a thief had broken in and stolen clothing, jewelry, prescription drugs and the mounted head of a zebra she had on a wall ...
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Lawyer says Conyers has no plan to resign
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
DETROIT -- Embattled U.S. Rep. John Conyers has no plans to resign amid allegations the congressman sexually harassed several women when they worked on his staff, his lawyer said Wednesday. Detroit-area attorney Arnold Reed said the 88-year-old Conyers is going to fight claims he inappropriately touched the women and anyone making the allegations should be prepared to back them up...
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HIV infections rising among youth in Iran
(International News ~ 11/30/17)
TEHRAN, Iran -- In a square in a poor eastern Tehran neighborhood known for its drug addicts and dealers, psychologist Atefeh Azimi draws another drop of blood from a worried passer-by's finger. She works on a nearby bench, where a sign next to her in English and in Farsi urges the public to receive free voluntary counseling and HIV testing...
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Suspected serial killer arrested in Florida
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
TAMPA, Fla. -- After enduring almost two months of fear, a Tampa neighborhood breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday after authorities announced the arrest of a suspected serial killer, a recent college graduate who gave himself away after asking a co-worker to hold a bag containing a handgun...
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Vatican defends pope's silence on Rohingyan plight in Myanmar visit
(International News ~ 11/30/17)
YANGON, Myanmar -- The Vatican on Wednesday defended Pope Francis after human-rights groups expressed disappointment he didn't publicly acknowledge the plight of Rohingya Muslims, who have been subject to what the United Nations has termed a campaign of "textbook ethnic cleansing" by Myanmar's military...
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Croat war criminal stuns UN tribunal: drinks poison, dies
(International News ~ 11/30/17)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Seconds after a U.N. judge confirmed his 20-year war crimes sentence Wednesday, former Bosnian Croat military commander Slobodan Praljak shouted, "I am not a war criminal!" threw back his head, drank liquid from a small bottle and told the court he had taken poison. A flustered judge halted the hearing and Praljak was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died...
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House addresses anti-harassment, approves training
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- Pressured to respond to burgeoning sexual misconduct allegations, the House easily approved a bipartisan measure Wednesday requiring annual anti-harassment training for lawmakers and aides after a debate that rang with lawmakers' own accounts of such episodes...
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San Francisco preps for recreational sale of pot
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco officials adopted recreational marijuana rules favored by pot advocates, but not without heated discussions over local control in a tightly packed city where neighborhoods differ wildly in politics and character. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors rejected attempts Tuesday to mandate a larger barrier between schools and pot shops as well as provisions allowing neighborhoods to limit the number of dispensaries or ban them outright...
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Trump's retweet of purported Muslim violence draws heat
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump retweeted inflammatory videos from a fringe British political group Wednesday that purported to show violence being committed by Muslims, drawing quick condemnation from civil rights groups as well as a spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May...
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Health groups urge Congress not to let AIDS fight wane
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- A coalition of nearly 40 advocacy groups said Wednesday they're concerned about the Trump administration's commitment to the global fight against AIDS, so they're urging senior members of Congress to make sure money for key prevention programs isn't cut back...
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Trump's nominee for health secretary met with skepticism
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- Calling it the opportunity of his lifetime, President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary pledged Wednesday to help lower drug prices and said he'd carry out the Obama-era health law his boss has been unable to erase. Alex Azar's assurances to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee were met with doubt by lawmakers of both parties, especially Democrats concerned about his ties to the pharmaceutical industry...
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New injection drugs help prevent migraines
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
New, long-acting drugs may hold hope for millions of people who often suffer migraines. Studies of two of these medicines, given as shots every month or so, found they cut the frequency of the notoriously painful and disabling headaches. The drugs are the first preventive medicines developed specifically for migraines. They work by interfering with a substance involved in modifying nerve signaling and progression of pain and symptoms...
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Trump rips 'Fake News' after firing of Lauer
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump quickly responded to the firing of "Today" show host Matt Lauer on Wednesday, saying executives at NBC and Comcast should be "fired for putting out so much Fake News." Trump tweeted: "Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for 'inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.' But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News."...
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NBC fires Lauer for 'inappropriate sexual behavior'
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
NEW YORK -- NBC News fired "Today" show host Matt Lauer for what it said Wednesday was "inappropriate sexual behavior" with a colleague, making him perhaps the most familiar figure in America brought down so far by the misconduct allegations that have swept through Hollywood and the media over the past two months...
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U.S., Chinese hold military talks amid N. Korea tension
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Chinese generals engaged in an unusual set of security talks Wednesday, just hours after North Korea's most powerful missile test yet, focused on how the mighty American and Chinese militaries might communicate in a crisis. As President Donald Trump greeted the North's launching of another intercontinental ballistic missile with familiar demands for China to get tougher with its ally, the low-profile and unpublicized meeting at the National Defense University in Washington was taking place amid signs China is more willing to discuss how the two world powers would manage an even worse emergency on the divided Korean Peninsula.. ...
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N. Korean missile gets more Trump threats
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday that North Korea's latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile -- which some observers believe could reach the Eastern U.S. -- "brings us closer" to a war the U.S. isn't seeking...
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U.S. economy expanded at brisk 3.3 percent pace in third quarter
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- Led by a rise in business investment, the U.S. economy grew at an annual pace of 3.3 percent from July through September, its fastest rate in three years. The Commerce Department estimated Wednesday third-quarter growth exceeded the 3 percent annual expansion for the period it had initially reported last month...
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Out of the past: Nov. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 11/30/17)
A study of federal office space needs in Cape Girardeau recommends a new federal building be built here and the existing facility be renovated and used for bankruptcy court and other federal offices. Traffic is moving at a reduced speed across the new, 1,500-foot-long Highway 25 bridge over the Diversion Channel near Blomeyer; the 30-mph speed limit will be in effect until spring because shoulder and embankment work is incomplete on the west side of the 1.3-mile long stretch of relocated Highway 25; the project cost was $5.9 million.. ...
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Donald Wilmoth
(Obituary ~ 11/30/17)
PADUCAH, Ky. — Donald Eugene Wilmoth, 70, of Paducah, formerly of Thebes, Illinois, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at McCracken County Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. The funeral will be at noon Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Interment will be at St. John’s Cemetery.
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Steven Parsons
(Obituary ~ 11/30/17)
Steven C. Parsons, 68, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Old Union Methodist Church, with Kenny Massa officiating. Burial will follow in Old Union Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Curtis Miller
(Obituary ~ 11/30/17)
Curtis J. Miller, 88, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Tamms, Illinois, died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born June 12, 1929, in Tamms, the son of Roy and Effie Holshouser Miller. He married Mary Siress Jones on April 29, 1972...
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Mary Belcher-Jackson
(Obituary ~ 11/30/17)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mary Elizabeth Belcher-Jackson, 97, of Anna died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joe Aldridge officiating. Interment will follow at Anna City Cemetery...
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Jackson police report 11/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Jessica Earnheart, 34, of Jackson was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a tampering charge. Miscellaneous n Peace disturbance was reported in the 100 block of Tracy Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Marwan L. Barnell Jr., 26, homeless, Cape Girardeau, was arrested at 131 S. Henderson Ave. on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. Summons...
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Federal judge allows Missouri Backpage investigation
(State News ~ 11/30/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by Backpage.com that was aimed at blocking the Missouri Attorney General's Office from investigating it. Attorney General Josh Hawley on Wednesday praised the decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Cohen...
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3 Missouri state parks to close for deer hunts
(State News ~ 11/30/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Three Missouri state parks will close this winter for managed deer hunts. The Columbia Missourian reported Knob Noster State Park will be closed Dec. 9 and 10. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that Knob Noster will allow only hunters who were picked from an electronic drawing. Hunters can camp at the park on a first-come, first-served basis...
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Second lawsuit filed over state-education-board turmoil
(State News ~ 11/30/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield teacher is suing the Missouri Board of Education over a closed session it held last week to discuss plans for removing education commissioner Margie Vandeven. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Laurie Sullivan claims the board "purposefully violated" the state's open-meetings law when members held a closed meeting Nov. 21 to decide who from southwest Missouri would be able to vote on Vandeven's future, The Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Missouri health director supports needle exchange
(State News ~ 11/30/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's health department director Wednesday said he wants state lawmakers to pass legislation for needle-exchange programs in the state during the next legislative session that starts in January. Health and Senior Services director Randall Williams said providing intravenous drug users with clean syringes could reduce needle-sharing that spreads hepatitis C and HIV. ...
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Trump backs McCaskill opponent as he stumps for tax bill
(State News ~ 11/30/17)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — President Donald Trump appeared to give up trying to win Democratic support for the GOP tax overhaul plan Wednesday, as he took aim at a chief Republican target and repeatedly boosted her rival. During a trip to Missouri to try to push the GOP tax plan across the finish line, Trump told the state’s voters Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, who has voted against the plan, “is doing you a tremendous disservice.”...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/30/17
(Local News ~ 11/30/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of Nov. 27 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Speculation rising about royal title for Meghan Markle
(Entertainment ~ 11/30/17)
LONDON -- With a royal wedding in the works, speculation is rising about the title that will be bestowed on Meghan Markle when she marries Prince Harry in the spring. Will the American actress be a British princess? The answer is: sort of. Markle's future noble ranking partly depends on what titles Queen Elizabeth II gives her and Harry on their May wedding day...
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Prayer 11/30/17
(Prayer ~ 11/30/17)
O Lord Jesus, blessed be your name, the name above all. Amen.
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'Father of black psychology' Joseph L. White dies at 84
(National News ~ 11/30/17)
IRVINE, Calif. -- Joseph L. White, a psychologist, social activist and teacher who helped pioneer the field of black psychology to counter what he saw as rampant ignorance and prejudice in the profession, has died. He was 84. White, who lived in Irvine, died of a heart attack Nov. 21 near Chicago during a flight to St. Louis to see his daughter for Thanksgiving, said Tom Vasich, a spokesman for the University of California, Irvine, where White was a professor for decades...
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Room for One More Presents An Evening With Emmy-Winning Country-Pop Phenomenon Maggie Rose
(Submitted Story ~ 11/30/17)
JACKSON, MO, November 30, 2017– Room for One More (RFOM) is excited to announce its annual fundraiser will be an evening with musician Maggie Rose. Proceeds from this concert will benefit adoption grants provided by RFOM. The concert will take place at 7:00 p.m. on January 19, 2018 at Rusted Route in Jackson. Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased online at roomforonemorechild.org...
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Ford and Sons Funeral Homes gives to Shop with a Hero
(Submitted Story ~ 11/30/17)
Dana Townsend of Ford and Sons Funeral Homes presents a check for $500 to Sgt. Keith Green of the Cape Girardeau Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 51 for the upcoming Shop with a Hero event to be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5th at the Cape Girardeau Walmart Supercenter. An additional amount of $500 will be donated as a matching grant from the Funeral Directors Life Insurance Group making the total amount donated as $1000 from Ford and Sons...
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