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Three projects cited for proposed use tax
(Local News ~ 01/24/19)
A planned ballot measure to impose a use tax -- that is, a sales tax on out-of-state purchases brought in -- in Jackson goes up for vote in April, and city leaders plan to outline ways revenue would be used to benefit Jackson, among other action at Wednesday's Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting...
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Southeast welcomes Marc Lamont Hill: 'Let's do better, let's be better'
(Local News ~ 01/24/19)
Marc Lamont Hill -- host of HuffPost Live, BET News, VH1 and author -- emphasized the importance of imagining "a world that is not yet" to a near sold-out crowd Wednesday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Special music guest Brian Owens performed his pre-speech style of 1960s and 1970s soul through "A Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me," to accompany the celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr...
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Ask a Foodie: Ebb and Flow: A tasty evolution
(Community ~ 01/24/19)
Ebb and Flow Fermentations. That is a mouthful to say, isn't it? Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the idiom "ebb and flow" as follows: used to describe something that changes in a regular and repeated way. If you are familiar with the location of this new endeavor by head chef and owner of Celebrations restaurant, DeWayne Schaaf, you will probably agree it is the perfect description...
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Jackson voters will decide one contested race in April
(Local News ~ 01/24/19)
There is very little competition at the bigger institutions on Cape Girardeau County's April ballot this year. The area's two largest school districts -- Cape Girardeau and Jackson -- will have no contested races, while there will be just one contested on the Jackson Board of Aldermen. The races will reside in the smaller school districts and villages in the county...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2019. There are 341 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 24, 2013, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the lifting of a ban on women serving in combat. On this date: In 1848, James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of '49...
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How can you help stop human trafficking?
(Editorial ~ 01/24/19)
Do you know the signs of human trafficking? It's a startling question to ask, but one worth considering if you're interested in helping curtail this type of crime. Human trafficking is the second highest crime in the U.S., after drug offenses, one expert said recently...
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Thank you to our community
(Column ~ 01/24/19)
On Oct. 9, my good friend and fellow pilot, Lowell Peterson, and I headed out for a fun-filled Saturday morning flight in the two seater RV6A plane I helped him finish build several years ago. We had enjoyed many flights together including two to Florida!...
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Maduro foe claims Venezuela presidency amid protests
(International News ~ 01/24/19)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's crisis quickly escalated on Wednesday, as an opposition leader backed by the Trump administration declared himself interim president in a direct challenge to embattled socialist Nicolas Maduro, who retaliated by breaking off relations with the United States, his biggest trade partner...
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Russia and Turkey mull next steps in war-torn Syria
(International News ~ 01/24/19)
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Wednesday to coordinate their moves in Syria as their governments bargain over zones of influence in the war-torn country. The leaders share strong opposition to the U.S. military presence in Syria, seeing it as an obstacle to their clout in the country. The Kremlin meeting marked their first encounter since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the pullout of American troops in a Dec. 19 tweet...
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Oscar nods honor 'Roma,' 'Favourite,' 'Black Panther'
(Entertainment ~ 01/24/19)
NEW YORK -- Oscar voters Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" and Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite" with a leading 10 nominations for the 91st Academy Awards, while two dominant but contentious Hollywood forces -- Netflix and Marvel -- each scored their first best picture nomination...
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Armed with affection, octogenarian is an 'octopus whisperer'
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
BOSTON -- Wilson Menashi palmed a squid in his left hand and extended his arm into an aquarium tank, watching as a giant Pacific octopus stretched out arms to greet him like a friend. Freya latched some of her 2,240 suction cups onto Menashi's arm, using their powers of taste and smell to gather information around the 84-year-old man known as the octopus whisperer -- and the seafood treats he was bearing...
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Kentucky school comes under fire after Washington incident
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
PARK HILLS, Ky. -- Less than a week ago, Covington Catholic High School was known mostly for its seven state titles in football and its rousing motto, "A spirit that will not die." By Tuesday, its phones had been shut off, its website and social media accounts had gone dark, police cars were barricading its entrances and classes were canceled along with a basketball game as the overwhelmingly white, all-boys school found itself a symbol of the nation's deep divisions over race, class and culture.. ...
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States move to ease restrictions on child sex-abuse lawsuits
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
NEW YORK -- In many states across the U.S., victims of long-ago child sex-abuse have been lobbying for years, often in vain, to change statute of limitation laws that thwart their quest for justice. This year seems sure to produce some breakthroughs, due in part to the midterm election results and recent disclosures about abuse by Roman Catholic priests...
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Cohen delays Hill testimony, cites Trump threats, Mueller probe
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will not testify before a House committee next month as scheduled, his adviser said Wednesday, depriving Democrats for now of a prime opportunity to scrutinize Trump, his links to Russia and payments to buy the silence of a porn star...
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Analysis: Falling home sales not helping middle-class buyers
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- When home sales weaken, prices typically do, too, and buyers benefit. Not quite this time. Home purchases in many areas of the country have dipped, and price gains have slowed. Yet a rising number of middle-class Americans are finding that home ownership is unaffordable...
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Support for 'Medicare-for-all' fluctuates with details
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
WASHINGTON --Americans like the idea of "Medicare-for-all," but support flips to disapproval if it would result in higher taxes or longer waits for care. That's a key insight from a national poll released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. It comes as Democratic presidential hopefuls embrace the idea of a government-run health care system...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/24/19
(Local News ~ 01/24/19)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes for the Jan. 17 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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Fire destroys Miner hotel; 10 treated at the scene
(Local News ~ 01/24/19)
MINER, Mo. -- A fire early Tuesday destroyed a hotel in Miner, causing at least 10 people to be treated for smoke inhalation. At around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, multiple crews responded to a fire at the Country Hearth Inn in Miner. The building was reportedly fully engulfed, and Highway 62 and Highway H were shut down due to zero visibility from the smoke...
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Cape man receives five-year sentence for wire fraud
(Local News ~ 01/24/19)
A Cape Girardeau man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud involving the theft of more than $117,000. Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced George R. Gunn, 44, on Tuesday in federal court in Cape Girardeau...
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Pelosi says no State of Union while gov't shut
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- In a high-stakes case of dare and double-dare, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi served notice Wednesday President Donald Trump won't be allowed to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress next week. She took the step after Trump said he planned to show up in spite of Democratic objections to the speech taking place when big swaths of the government are shut down...
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Democrats prepare own border security package without Trump wall funding
(National News ~ 01/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats, feeling pressure to display their vision for border security, are preparing a package that would ignore President Donald Trump's demand for $5.7 billion for a wall with Mexico and would instead pay for other ideas aimed at protecting the border...
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Former deputy sentenced to death petitions Supreme Court for new trial
(State News ~ 01/24/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The attorney for a former Missouri sheriff's deputy and correctional officer sentenced to death for a double killing told Missouri Supreme Court judges during Wednesday arguments his client should get a new trial because prosecutors bungled the case...
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So. Illinois man arrested in Cape on murder charge
(State News ~ 01/24/19)
MARION, Ill. -- A southern Illinois man has been charged in the death of a 62-year-old Marion man whose body was found in his home. Ernest Alex Pulliam of rural Williamson County was arrested Tuesday in Cape Girardeau and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Donald R. Schultz. The victim's body was found Saturday...
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Former student sues district over racism
(State News ~ 01/24/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A former coach and a choreographer for a high school dance team in Kansas are denying allegations they prevented a black student from performing during an event because her skin was "too dark" and clashed with the costumes. Former student Camille Sturdivant leveled the accusations in a lawsuit against the Blue Valley School District, saying she faced racial discrimination and was ostracized after complaining about how she was treated before graduating in 2018...
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Government: more targets in Branson tragedy
(State News ~ 01/24/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The government says several people are targets of a criminal investigation into the tourist boat that sank in July, killing 17 people. The Kansas City Star reported prosecutors state in a court filing Friday in a civil case the investigation of Ripley Entertainment and other individuals remains ongoing after the boat's captain was criminally charged. Kenneth Scott McKee has pleaded not guilty of negligence in operating a boat in unsafe conditions at Table Rock Lake...
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Out of the past: Jan. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 01/24/19)
As city department heads in Cape Girardeau prepare budget requests for the next fiscal year, they're apt to cast a wishful eye at $735,000 in city coffers that isn't part of the budget; that money is off limits because it's the accumulation of license fees and tax funds paid under protest; about $205,000 is derived from gross-sales license taxes paid in protest mostly by Cape Girardeau automobile dealers, who contend the tax is unconstitutional...
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Stacy Volkerding
(Obituary ~ 01/24/19)
Stacy Wayne Volkerding, 53, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 29, 1965, in Cape Girardeau to Larry and Marilyn McCart Volkerding. He and Millie Marie Rozkiewicz were married Aug 13, 1989, at St. Louis...
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Carl Fisher
(Obituary ~ 01/24/19)
MUNFORD, Tenn. -- Carl Don Fisher, 82, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at his home in Munford. Carl pastored First Baptist Church in Thebes, Illinois, for 21 years. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Linda Fisher; daughters, Cheryl Ramage, Tammy Jefferson and Karen Bieber; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren...
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John Farrow
(Obituary ~ 01/24/19)
John W. Farrow, 75, of Pocahontas passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Estates of Perryville in Perryville, Missouri. He was born June 26, 1943, in Cape Girardeau County, son of John and Ella Mae Bennett Farrow Jr. He and Jeanette Kimbel were married Oct. 11, 1960...
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James DeLay
(Obituary ~ 01/24/19)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- James Jackson DeLay, 89, of Advance died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. Funeral will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dennis Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Marion Coburn
(Obituary ~ 01/24/19)
Marion C. Coburn, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 19, 1928, in Humnoke, Arkansas, to the late John and Irene Slaughter Coburn. Marion served in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1951. He owned and operated Coburn's Auto Service in Cape Girardeau since 1954. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3838 and enjoyed hunting and fishing...
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Ruth Britzman
(Obituary ~ 01/24/19)
Ruth Lorene Britzman, 86, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Ruth was born in Iowa to William "Homer" and Martha Stewart on Nov. 3, 1932. The family then relocated to Missouri, and she graduated from Ava (Missouri) High School in 1950. She married Ernest E. Britzman May 27, 1957, in Cabool, Missouri, and they relocated to Jackson in 1972 due to her husband's employment with ABF Trucking...
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Cub Scouts leader accused of abusing at least seven children
(State News ~ 01/24/19)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- New court filings say a former Cub Scouts leader sexually abused at least seven children. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the filings also state 49-year-old Matthew Baker, of O'Fallon, abused one of the children -- a boy younger 12 -- in July at a scout camp in St. Louis County...
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Mother sues over deadly St. Louis area police chase
(State News ~ 01/24/19)
REPUBLIC, Mo. -- The mother of one of two men killed in a 2016 police pursuit in the St. Louis area is suing...
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Prayer 1/24/19
(Prayer ~ 01/24/19)
Lord Jesus, we sing praises to you, our Savior and the King of kings. Amen
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Arthur Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/24/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Arthur L. "Art" Brown, 65, of Perryville died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at his home in Frohna, Missouri. Services will be private. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements.
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It's all about the pork
(Column ~ 01/24/19)
Some people consider pork to be the other white meat. Lean cuts of pork are low in fat and a naturally high source of protein. In fact, a study conducted by the USDA found pork tenderloin to be more lean than skinless chicken breast. It also contains many essential nutrients and vitamins. ...
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