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Kohlfeld Distributing acquires Bluff City Beer Co.
(Local News ~ 06/02/18)
Kohlfeld Distributing has acquired the majority of Bluff City Beer Co.’s assets, according to a recent company announcement. The transaction’s targeted closing date is July 20, according to the announcement, and Kohlfeld Distributing will assume sales and distribution rights for the brands acquired from Bluff City...
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Commission, judge candidates share views at forum
(Local News ~ 06/02/18)
Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy talked about recent accomplishments in county government while challenger J.W. Strack voiced concern businesses can’t fill positions because of a lack of skilled workers, during a candidates’ forum Friday...
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Rep. Kathy Swan: Legislature approves tax cuts, pay raise and gas-tax ballot measure
(Local News ~ 06/02/18)
The Missouri Legislature passed 149 bills in the just-completed session, including ones that cut taxes, give state employees a 1 percent pay raise and allow voters to decide whether to raise the state’s motor fuel tax to fund transportation needs. State Rep. Kathy Swan, R-Cape Girardeau, highlighted some of the approved bills at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Coffee at Isle Casino...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
Today is Saturday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2018. There are 212 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 2, 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in London's Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI...
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Out of the past: June 2
(Out of the Past ~ 06/02/18)
With another report expected to be on file later today, the Boyd Group has spent $16,472.46 to promote the June 8 vote in Cape Girardeau on whether to allow riverboat gambling; the Boyd Group, which has four casino operations in Las Vegas, has expressed a strong interest in locating a riverboat here, if citizens approve riverboat gambling...
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2018 Valedictorians
(Community ~ 06/02/18)
Chaffee High School What is your hometown? Chaffee Who are your parents? David and Karen Glueck Who is your role model? My parents What motivates you? My family and friends motivate me to be my best What were your high-school activities? Cross Country, Basketball, Track, Beta Club, Journalism, and Varsity Club...
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Enjoy a picnic with family and friends
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
It is time to eat outdoors and invite friends over for a picnic. Fire up the grill, prepare a couple of side dishes and you have a fun gathering of food and fellowship. With that in mind, I have pulled together a few recipes that could work nicely for such a gathering...
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Bowls becoming more fashionable for serving meals at restaurants and home
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
They say life is just a bowl of cherries. As the late Erma Bombeck used to point out, however, that may not always be the case. If it were, she'd ask, "What am I doing in the pits?" But even if life is not always a bowl of delight, the food we eat to sustain life increasingly is. Food served in bowls is one of today's major culinary trends...
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Forever moving along
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
To where are you traveling and will you ever get there? I mean, will you ever get to the point where you can kick back in your recliner and think all is well and all your challenges are finished? When will we be able to say "Whew, now, I am free. I am free of life's bad news, free of the struggles that have held me captive and stop the swift pace of life"?...
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Regrets and doubts
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
Eric Liddell was the Olympian from Scotland who declined to enter the 100-meter dash in the 1924 Games because a qualifying heat was scheduled on Sunday. Liddell later became a missionary to China and was killed there in 1944. On the day that the 100-meter dash was held in Paris, Liddell is sitting in the stands with a friend. ...
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Sacrifice to make our country better, safer
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
In Mark 10:17-31, Jesus tells the man who asks how to inherit eternal life: sacrifice for the good of your neighbors. My favorite line comes in verse 21, just before Jesus asks the young man to give away everything he owns: "Jesus, looking at him, loved him."...
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GT - Paducah Art show winners
(Community ~ 06/02/18)
Recent winners of the 83rd Annual Art Show presented by the Women's Club of Paducah are: Kateryna Elefson of Jackson, 2nd place in grades 3 through 5; Emily Kirby of Cape Girardeau, 1st place in high school division; Caitie Hill of Cape Girardeau, 1st place in grades 3 through 5; Luke Allcock of Cape Girardeau, 3rd place in grades 3 through 5; and Caroline Fredenburg of Cape Girardeau, 2nd place in grades kindergarten through 2. ...
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Senior Center menus for June 4-8
(Community ~ 06/02/18)
Monday: Chicken parmesan with pasta and marinara or tater tot bake, garden salad, whole-kernel corn, whole-grain garlic bread and citrus fruit salad or coconut delight. Tuesday: Pulled pork or open-faced roast beef, baked beans, mashed potatoes, whole-grain bun or bread and chilled apricots or peach dump cake...
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Meet me beneath the mulberry tree
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
At the edge of a hayfield I found a small tree with limbs hanging full of berries of many colors. The tree is a Red Mulberry, native to the southeastern third of the United States. This tree is of no value for lumber, but it is very important to a large variety of wildlife. Whitetail deer will eat the tender new growth leaves, limbs and green berries in springtime. Some other animals that eat the ripe black berries include squirrels, raccoons, robins, blue jays, cardinals, and cedar waxwings...
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Some interesting neighbors
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
We moved to the Scott City area back in 1986 where I pastored a smaller Wesley Church here in Scott City. I had visited with God about where I wanted to Pastor and where I didn't. At the top of my list on places where I didn't want to Pastor was Kansas. ...
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FYI 6-3-18
(Community ~ 06/02/18)
St. Paul Lutheran Church at 216 S. Russell St. in Jackson will host a rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday with all items 50 percent off, and 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, with items 75 percent off. Offerings include baked goods, antiques, collectibles, furniture, small appliances, home decor and more...
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GT - learning briefs 6-3-18
(Community ~ 06/02/18)
The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2018-2019 academic year. n Lexi Smith of Anna, Illinois, has received the Midwest Achievement Award. Smith is the daughter of Eric Smith of Anna and Sara Ebersohl of Anna and is a 2018 graduate of Anna-Jonesboro Community High School...
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Adopt Safe Harbor 6-3-18
(Community ~ 06/02/18)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary Brandy and Trixie are 4- and 6-year-old Chihuahuas that need to stay together! They need a loving home! They are available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Celebrate June with dairy, music the outdoors, and more
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
Happy birthday to Shane Dirnberger, Doris Parker, Ann Hinkebein, Carla Lee, Logan Bollinger, Wesley Curtis, Lavern Ballard, Jeremy Graviett, Herman Sadler, Morris Montgomery, Avis-Jean Wolfe, Jack Owens, Bernice Atkins, Ed Freed, Joanne Legrand, Jennifer Herrek, Movidene Cutler, Bob Dacus, Carol Lee, Easton Mosby, Gabe Pfefferkorn, Shirley Glastetter, Dallon Horman, Kathy Rice, Wayne Held, Athena Hampton and Mike Dumey...
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Club News 6-3-18
(Community News ~ 06/02/18)
The John Guild Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution met May 16 at Dexter Bar-B-Q in Jackson. During the meeting Gail Helmback was sworn in as a new member. Marjorie Swan, who was celebrating her 95th birthday on that day, was presented a special by her daughter Nina and husband Ronald from Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
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Wallingford - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 06/02/18)
Sen. Wayne and Suzy Wallingford of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 15. They met in Omaha, Nebraska, while Wayne attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Suzy attended Clarkson College of Nursing. They were married June 15, 1968, in Corning, Iowa...
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Prayer 6-3-18
(Prayer ~ 06/02/18)
O Lord Jesus, our Messiah and Redeemer, blessed be your name. Amen.
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Speak Out 6-3-18
(Speak Out ~ 06/02/18)
You see countless examples of it on the Opinion page of the Southeast Missourian. Please keep in mind that "absolutism" is a commonly used technique of deflection, always designed to detract attention from the issue at hand. One of the things resulting from Roseanne Barr's disgusting racist tweet is that it gave us insight into the mindset of those who make up a considerable chunk of Trump's base...
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Recognizing those who embody American patriotism
(Column ~ 06/02/18)
What character traits do you believe embody the Spirit of America? That's the question this newspaper has sought to answer for the last 15 years when we encourage readers to nominate individuals for the Southeast Missourian Spirit of America award. Patriotism is certainly at the top of the list. ...
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Get paid to live in Vermont
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
Vermont is willing to pay new residents who work remotely for an out-of-state employer in hopes of increasing its population and workforce. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law a bill to pay those new residents up to $10,000 over a period of two years in an effort to attract younger people to the state...
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Italy's populists take control, compromise ends struggle
(International News ~ 06/02/18)
ROME -- Euroskeptic politicians cheered and Milan's stock index rose Friday after Italy's populists staved off the threat of a new election and formed western Europe's first populist government with a last-minute compromise. The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League party swore in their Cabinet later in the day, capping a roller-coaster week of political and financial turmoil by agreeing to drop a proposed economy minister who had concerned Italy's president...
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Rival Koreas agree to military, Red Cross talks for peace
(International News ~ 06/02/18)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korea agreed Friday to hold military and Red Cross talks later this month on reducing tensions and resuming reunions of families separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War. The rivals also agreed at a meeting of senior officials at the border village of Panmunjom to establish a liaison office at the North Korean border town of Kaesong and hold sports talks on fielding combined teams for some sports at the Asian Games in August, as they continue to take steps toward reconciliation.. ...
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EU in flux as cracks arise with longtime U.S. alliance
(International News ~ 06/02/18)
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Certainties Europe has relied on for decades seem to be crumbling: The U.S. is a reliable trade partner, and the founding members of the EU all remain committed to the bloc. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on European steel and aluminum, dismissing Europe's pleas, and an anti-EU populist government took office in Italy. ...
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5 dead in lettuce E. coli outbreak
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
NEW YORK -- Four more deaths have been linked to a national food poisoning outbreak blamed on tainted lettuce, bringing the total to five. Health officials have tied the E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona. The growing season there ended six weeks ago, and it's unlikely any tainted lettuce is still in stores or people's homes, given its short shelf life. But there can be a lag in reporting, and reports of illnesses have continued to come in...
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Kentucky allows whiskey shipping
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Until recently, whiskey tourists in Kentucky had been allowed to sniff the aromas of bourbon-making and sip the finished product during distillery tours. But they couldn't legally ship bottles home. That modern-day prohibition came to an end earlier this year but was officially celebrated Friday, when Gov. Matt Bevin and other state officials presided over the ceremonial first shipments...
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Protein-producing cows could solve your milk issues
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
MORAVIA, N.Y. -- Milk got your stomach feeling sour? Dairy companies looking for ways to appeal to people who avoid milk because of indigestion are promoting what they describe as a natural, easier-drinking alternative. It's called A2 milk, which is produced by a subset of cows producing milk lacking a protein backers say is associated with milk's dyspeptic tendencies...
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Makeup and pig's blood: Reporter describes his own faked slaying
(International News ~ 06/02/18)
KIEV, Ukraine -- To mimic gore, they used makeup and pig's blood. They shot bullet holes in one of his sweatshirts. And to top off Arkady Babchenko's staged murder, they even took him to the morgue. The journalist revealed Thursday how Ukrainian security services faked his murder to thwart a contract hit allegedly arranged by Babchenko's native Russia...
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Texas takes it: Dallas-area youth are tops at spelling bee
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
OXON HILL, Md. -- The end of the biggest Scripps National Spelling Bee in history came abruptly, and it wasn't the conclusion many expected. Naysa Modi, a poised and charismatic four-time participant whose long spelling career seemed to be building toward triumph, sat next to a newcomer whom she had already beaten this year -- at the county level...
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U.S. unemployment falls to rate not seen since 1969; hiring solid
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
WASHINGTON -- Another month of strong hiring drove the nation's unemployment rate down to 3.8 percent -- tantalizingly close to the level last seen in 1969, when Detroit still dominated the auto industry and the Vietnam War was raging. Employers added 233,000 jobs in May, up from 159,000 in April, the Labor Department reported Friday. And unemployment fell to an 18-year low...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6-3-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 12:39 a.m. on Locust Street, 5:22 a.m. on South Ranney Avenue, 9:28 a.m. on Pioneer Drive, 10:58 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road, 12:29 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road, 3:46 p.m. on Broadway, 4:58 p.m. on Westfield Drive, 7:23 p.m. on South West End Boulevard, 7:41 p.m. on Penny Avenue and 9:55 p.m. on Perry Avenue...
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Area police report 6-3-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assaults n Assault was reported at 2814 Whitener St. n Assault was reported in the 600 block of South Pacific Street. Thefts n Theft was reported at 2136 William St...
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Road work 6/3/18
(Local News ~ 06/02/18)
Repairs set for Bloomfield Road The westbound lane of Bloomfield Road, between Golden and South Broadview streets, will be closed to traffic Monday as City of Cape Girardeau crews make street repairs, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Public Works Street Division. Weather permitting, the work is expected to last one week. Detours will be available, and motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the work zone...
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Leoda Watkins
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
WARE, Ill. -- Leoda Watkins, 95, of Ware died Friday, June 1, 2018, at Integrity Healthcare of Anna, Illinois. She was born March 14, 1923, in McClure, Illinois, the daughter James Aud and Ola May Clever Rogers. She and Troy James Watkins married Nov. 21, 1942, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death...
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Theresa Sutterer
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Theresa M. Sutterer, 75, of Perryville died Friday, June 1, 2018, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born Feb. 12, 1943, in Sereno, Missouri, daughter of Martin C. and Virgie M. Gibbar Reiss. She and Michael J. Sutterer were married Sept. 24, 1966. He preceded her in death Nov. 21, 2006...
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Ricky Smith
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
** Ricky Smith Ricky Smith, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 27, 2018, at his home. Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. There will be no services.
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Vernon Scherer
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
BENTON, Mo. -- Vernon Herman "Sheenie" Scherer, 87, of Benton died Thursday, May 31, 2018, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. June 9 at the church, with the Revs. Michael Casteel and Normand Varone as celebrants. Burial will be in St. Denis Cemetery in Benton...
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William Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
PRINCETON, Ky. -- William L. "Bill" Schaefer, 71, of Princeton passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at his home. He was a pattern designer for Rawlings Sporting Goods, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Navy veteran, animal lover, seamster, ballroom dance instructor and licensed cosmetologist...
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Glenda Martin
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
DECATUR, Ga. -- Glenda L. Runnels Martin, 75, of Decatur, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, after a short hospital stay at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 17, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Glenn "Bunny" and Letty Runnels...
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Barbara Kasten
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. -- Barbara Kasten of Merritt Island passed away the morning of Monday, April 9, 2018, at Carle Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Barb was a 1941 "Christmas baby," born in Buffalo, New York, to Floyd W. and Janet Cook Hoffman. On April 8, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, she married Robert R. "Ron" Kasten, son of the late Oscar "Buster" and Irma Leimer Kasten. They had been married nearly 46 years, when Ron passed away Aug. 29, 2013...
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Sue Blumenberg
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
Effie Sue Blumenberg, 80, of Whitewater passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 27, 1938, in Lawrence County, Alabama, to the late John L. and Geneva Grissom McDougal. Sue and Norman Blumenberg were married July 5, 1953, in Iuka, Mississippi. He preceded her in death Aug. 21, 1997...
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Merle Abercrombie
(Obituary ~ 06/02/18)
RED BUD, Ill. -- Merle C. "Abby" Abercrombie, 96, of Red Bud died Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Delmar Gardens South, Sappington, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Koch-Liefer Funeral Home in Red Bud...
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Maine lawmakers to Trump: No taxes on China seafood
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
PORTLAND, Maine -- Maine's members of Congress are urging President Donald Trump's administration not to place tariffs on seafood imports from China because they fear such a move would jeopardize the state's valuable lobster industry. Maine's Congressional delegation of independent Sen. ...
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The summit's back on: Trump, NKorea's Kim to meet after all
(National News ~ 06/02/18)
WASHINGTON -- After a week of hard-nosed negotiation, diplomatic gamesmanship and no shortage of theatrics, President Donald Trump announced Friday the historic nuclear-weapons summit he had canceled with North Korea's Kim Jong Un is back on. The June 12 meeting in Singapore, the first between heads of the technically still-warring nations, is meant to begin the process of ending North Korea's nuclear program, and Trump said he believes Kim is committed to that goal. ...
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Illinois pension buyouts may not bring savings budget claims
(State News ~ 06/02/18)
CHICAGO -- Illinois' new state budget relies on more than $400 million in savings from a new pension buyout plan finance experts caution is highly speculative and may not save as much money as lawmakers say. The budget sailed through the Legislature this week on a bipartisan vote, and Republican Gov. ...
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Missouri report: Blacks 85 percent more likely to be stopped
(State News ~ 06/02/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Nearly four years after protests in Ferguson raised concerns about racial profiling of blacks in Missouri, a report from the state attorney general shows African-American drivers are 85 percent more likely to be pulled over than whites -- the highest percentage in the 18 years the state has compiled data...
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Lt. Gov. Parson replaces Greitens, but who replaces Parson?
(State News ~ 06/02/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Minutes after Mike Parson was sworn in as Missouri's new governor, he said he believed he might have the power to appoint someone to the position he vacated. "I do believe that there is some validity in appointing a lieutenant governor of the State of Missouri," he said...
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Greitens enacts law against his alleged actions
(State News ~ 06/02/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's outgoing Gov. Eric Greitens signed a bill Friday to make it a crime to threaten to share sexual photos of people without their consent -- something Greitens has been accused of doing. The Republican resigned Friday following allegations of both personal and political misconduct, including claims he took a photo of a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair while she was at least partially nude. ...
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Governor quits in scandal, signs 'revenge porn' law
(State News ~ 06/02/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Just hours before he left office Friday, Gov. Eric Greitens signed scores of new laws, including a measure making it a crime to try to threaten a person using a private sexual image -- the same allegation that led to his downfall...
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Baseball picture
(Submitted Story ~ 06/02/18)
Harper’s first birthday, she is a big Cardinal fan.
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