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Cross River Roots and Blues Festival: 'Everything you need all under one roof'
(Local News ~ 03/14/19)
The 8th annual Cross River Roots and Blues Festival kicks off at 6 p.m. Saturday at Port Cape Girardeau, and according to local musician Ivas John and the show's founder, "it's all centered around the music." "My idea with starting this mini festival was to bring together musicians I've met in different places in Chicago, Missouri and in Kentucky," John said Wednesday...
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Bill aims for due process in college sexual assault cases
(Local News ~ 03/14/19)
A Scott County lawmaker is backing legislation aimed at ensuring those accused of sexual assault and sexual misconduct in college are treated fairly. State Rep. Holly Rehder is a co-sponsor of legislation in the House that would reform how colleges and universities deal with alleged violations of student codes of conduct...
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Local nutritionist runs business to help new parents with baby food choices, habits
(Local News ~ 03/14/19)
For registered dietitian Ellen Gipson, proper nutrition is both a personal and professional passion, and about a year ago, it led her to launch a series of classes for new parents and their babies to start the little ones on solid foods at their own pace -- baby-led weaning...
- Pancake Day (Local News ~ 03/14/19)
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Bringing the Los Boys Hideaway out of hiding
(Community ~ 03/14/19)
Egypt Mills is a small community tucked back in the rolling river hills of Southeast Missouri. Just a short drive from either Jackson or Cape Girardeau, to get there you must drive on some of the most winding and drop-off-skirting roads in the county. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/14/19)
Today is Thursday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2019. There are 292 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 14, 1964, a jury in Dallas found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, and sentenced him to death. (Both the conviction and death sentence were overturned, but Ruby died before he could be retried.)...
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Sponsored: What to know about the shingles vaccine
(Insiders Advice ~ 03/14/19)
The shingles vaccine has been a topic of interest and confusion for quite a long time now. There are several reasons for this, including questions about who is recommended to get the vaccine, the presence of multiple vaccine options in the market, and the shortage of vaccine available...
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Actress Loughlin surrenders in bribery case
(Entertainment ~ 03/14/19)
BOSTON -- Fallout from a sweeping college admissions scandal swiftly spread Wednesday, with actress Lori Loughlin surrendering ahead of a Los Angeles court hearing and a Silicon Valley hedge fund replacing its leader. Loughlin and fellow actress Felicity Huffman headline the list of some 50 people charged in documents unveiled in Boston describing a scheme to cheat the admissions process at eight sought-after schools. ...
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U.K. lawmakers vote against no-deal Brexit
(International News ~ 03/14/19)
LONDON -- In a tentative first step toward ending months of political deadlock, British lawmakers voted Wednesday to block the country from leaving the European Union without a divorce agreement, triggering an attempt to delay that departure, due to take place March 29...
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Boeing 737 Max 8s grounded in U.S., Canada after crashes
(National News ~ 03/14/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian airliner killing 157 people, a reversal for the U.S. after federal aviation regulators had maintained it had no data to show the jets are unsafe...
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Nigeria school building collapses
(International News ~ 03/14/19)
LAGOS, Nigeria -- A three-story building collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday with scores of school children thought to be inside, setting off frantic rescue efforts in the country's crowded commercial capital. An emergency management official said more than 40 people had been found, but it was not yet clear how many died...
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Utah to increase alcohol limits on beer
(Community ~ 03/14/19)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Alcohol limits for beer at Utah grocery stores inched closer to the rest of the country Wednesday under a legislative compromise in the state where the predominant faith teaches abstinence from alcohol. The agreement would raise alcohol limits to 4 percent starting in November, a level still lower than almost all other states but would allow beers such as Bud Light and Corona to be sold, Republican Sen. Jerry Stevenson said...
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Senate unlikely to reach wall deal
(National News ~ 03/14/19)
WASHINGTON -- An eleventh-hour rescue mission by Republican senators to stave off an awkward defeat for President Donald Trump on his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, and to protect themselves from a politically dicey vote opposing him, seemed to collapse Wednesday...
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'Epic' storm brings blizzards, floods, tornado to mid-USA
(National News ~ 03/14/19)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A window-rattling late winter storm brought blizzards, floods and a tornado across more than 25 states Wednesday, stretching from the northern Rocky Mountains to Texas and beyond. "This is a very epic cyclone," said Greg Carbin, chief of forecast operations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Weather Prediction Center. "We're looking at something that will go down in the history books."...
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U.S. health officials move to tighten sales of e-cigarettes
(National News ~ 03/14/19)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. health regulators are moving ahead with a plan designed to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers by restricting sales of most flavored products in convenience stores and online. The new guidelines, first proposed in November, are the latest government effort to reverse what health officials call an epidemic of underage vaping...
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Manafort gets 7 years in prison; faces fresh NY charges
(National News ~ 03/14/19)
WASHINGTON -- Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison on federal charges Wednesday, then was hit almost immediately with fresh state charges in New York, perhaps putting him outside the president's power to pardon...
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The risks of marijuana
(Column ~ 03/14/19)
Hillsdale College's Imprimus published Alex Berenson's article "Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence." In it he tells how he discovers that all of the 300 patients in the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Institute, a New York state hospital for the criminally mentally ill (defendants judged not guilty by reason of insanity) smoked marijuana. ...
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Program allows students simultaneous degrees
(Editorial ~ 03/14/19)
As the cost of a college education rises, and along with it the debt to attain a degree, different levels of society will have to find various ways to make education accessible and affordable. To that end, Cape Girardeau School District launched The Accelerated College Experience, or ACE, this year, testing the approach with five students...
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St. Louis prosecutor blasts search warrant
(State News ~ 03/14/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis prosecutor's ongoing feud with others in the city's legal establishment escalated Wednesday when she accused a judge, the police and a special prosecutor of trying to intimidate and embarrass her. The latest dust-up between Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and the St. ...
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Out of the past: March 14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/14/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department is in the process of forming an Explorer post, and it is looking for young men and women, ages 14-20, who think they might be interested in firefighting; Exploring is a division of Boy Scouts of America. Capital Bancorporation Inc., headquartered at Cape Girardeau, and Bank of South County in St. ...
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Donald Welter
(Obituary ~ 03/14/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Donald Welter, 86, of Columbia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Don was born Jan. 20, 1933, in Kelso, Missouri, to Joseph and Teresa Heuring Welter, and they preceded him in death. Nov. 3, 1973, he married Carnetta Underwood in Cape Girardeau...
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Thomas Stafford
(Obituary ~ 03/14/19)
Thomas G. "Mike" Stafford, 103, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Missouri Veteran's Home. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park...
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Jane Matthews
(Obituary ~ 03/14/19)
Jane Matthews, 94, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Life Care Center. She was born Sept. 16, 1924, in Randles, Missouri, to Louis G. and Anna Berry Matthews. Jane worked for American Red Cross during World War II. She also worked for Monsanto for 35 years, retiring in 1985...
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Michael Chandonait
(Obituary ~ 03/14/19)
Michael John Chandonait, 70, of Jackson and formerly of Marion, Illinois, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, at his home. He was born Nov. 7, 1948, in Newton, Massachusetts, to Henry John and Barbara Virginia Hayden Chandonait. Michael married Eleanor Parsons on Aug. 22, 1976...
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Prayer 3/14/19
(Prayer ~ 03/14/19)
Lord Jesus, we lift up your name for you are the King of kings. Amen.
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Pasta anyone?
(Column ~ 03/14/19)
Pasta anyone? It has been a long time since we talked about pasta, so I decided it was time to revisit the world of pasta dishes. I have found through my work that many people either really love pasta or don't, and very few say they can take it or leave it. It seems to be more of a black-and-white preference issue with very little gray area...
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Tax liens February 2019
(Business Records ~ 03/14/19)
Scott County Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Tara L. Mason, recorder of deeds, during February are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 545-3551...
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