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See You at the Pole: What would happen if?
(Column ~ 09/24/19)
Prayer changes things. It's more than a slogan. Many of us have witnessed it in our own lives. We can testify God does truly answer prayer. Time and time again, I've seen God move when people pray, and there's something extra special when young people pray. On Wednesday, multitudes will do just that once again as they gather around school flagpoles for the annual See You at the Pole...
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Officials: Survey work planned along Sprigg Street this week
(Local News ~ 09/24/19)
Survey work will take place this week along Sprigg Street between William Street and Broadway, as the Sprigg Street TTF-5 project progresses through its conceptual design phase. Work begins today, weather permitting, and is expected to last several days...
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Fall run on La Croix Trail
(Local News ~ 09/24/19)
Joe Galati goes for an afternoon run on the first day of autumn Monday as fallen leaves begin to cover the La Croix Recreational Trail in Cape Girardeau.
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Legion's 75th Cotton Carnival kicks off Tuesday
(Local News ~ 09/24/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. — As the Henry Meldrum Post No. 114 of the American Legion celebrates its 100th year, it’s also marking the Sikeston organization’s 75th annual Cotton Carnival, which gets underway today. The Legion’s annual fundraiser will run through Saturday at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds...
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Area schools seek to combat students' vaping
(Local News ~ 09/24/19)
Principals aren’t worried about students smoking in school bathrooms these days. They are worried about students vaping. So much so the Jackson School District is planning to install vape sensors this school year, following in the footsteps of Saxony Lutheran High School, which began using such devices at the start of this school year...
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$3 million grant to target maternal, infant health
(Local News ~ 09/24/19)
A $3 million grant aimed at improving prenatal and maternity services in the Missouri Bootheel has been awarded to Saint Francis Healthcare System by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Saint Francis is collaborating with SoutheastHEALTH and more than a dozen other health care and social support organizations in a joint effort to improve maternal and infant health in six Southeast Missouri counties — Scott, Stoddard, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid and Pemiscot — through a program to be known as the Bootheel Perinatal Network Project ...
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Road work 9/24/19
(Local News ~ 09/24/19)
Mount Auburn Road to be reduced for repairs ... Utility work set for Broadway ... Old Cape Road to close ...
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Uptown Jackson plays important role in city's culture
(Column ~ 09/24/19)
The Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization (UJRO) presented its annual report to the board of aldermen this month. They reported on their progress from the last year and goals for the coming year. The first area in the report was organization. The UJRO has contracted with Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC) as an affiliate member and was awarded affiliate membership status with the National Main Street America...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/24/19)
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2019. There are 98 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 24, 1976, former hostage Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery in San Francisco carried out by the Symbionese Liberation Army. (Hearst was released after 22 months after receiving clemency from President Jimmy Carter.)...
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Sponsored: What’s all the hype about blue light blocking glasses?
(Insiders Advice ~ 09/24/19)
Blue light blocking glasses are eyeglasses with a noticeable yellow or amber tint on the lenses that block out all damaging light. Blue light blocker glasses can come in no correction, various powers and prescription lenses. So, let’s talk about why we should be wearing blue light-blocking glasses...
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Harlan Weber
(Obituary ~ 09/24/19)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Harlan "Butch" G. Weber, 67, of Altenburg died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Ford and Young East Perry Funeral Home in Altenburg. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, with the Rev. Steven Dressler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Lois Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 09/24/19)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Lois Marjorie Launius Vaughn, 95, passed away peacefully Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, after a short illness, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City. She was born March 9, 1924, to Dwight Thomas Launius and Elma Ada Aslin in Bloomfield, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Clyde A. Vaughn Sept. 13, 1945, at First Christian Church in Dexter, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 2015...
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Charles Lilly
(Obituary ~ 09/24/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Charles E. Lilly, 72, of Perryville died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today, with the Revs. Bruce Owens and Chris Seah co-officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery, with military graveside rites provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4282 and Delta Team...
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Bobbie Haggett
(Obituary ~ 09/24/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Bobbie Lee Haggett, son of the late Clyde Sr. and Lottie Absheer Haggett, was born Jan. 10, 1940, in Granite City, Illinois, and departed this life Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at his home in Chaffee at the age of 79 years. On March 24, 1990, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Jane Corbett in Cape Girardeau. She survives of the home in Chaffee...
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Richard Dodds
(Obituary ~ 09/24/19)
Richard L. Dodds, 65, of Whitewater, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded. His family will host a private memorial service at their home. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Bonnie Bradford
(Obituary ~ 09/24/19)
Bonnie Jo Bradford, 62, of Jackson passed away Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at her home. She was born July 10, 1957, in Minot, North Dakota. Bonnie retired from the U.S. Army after honorably serving her country. She loved to sew and will always be remembered by her family and friends for her big heart and desire to help everyone...
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UK's Thomas Cook travel company collapses
(Community ~ 09/24/19)
LONDON -- Hundreds of thousands of travelers were stranded across the world Monday after the British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed in the middle of the night, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel services and laying off its employees...
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Authorities: Truck stop camel sits on woman who then bites
(National News ~ 09/24/19)
GROSSE TETE, La. — Authorities in Louisiana said a camel at a truck stop petting zoo sat on a woman after she crawled into its enclosure. Iberville Parish Sheriff’s officials told The Advocate on Sunday the Florida woman’s husband had been throwing treats to their dog under the camel’s fence. ...
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Afghan raid results in civilian toll
(International News ~ 09/24/19)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Anti-Taliban raids by Afghan forces backed by U.S. airstrikes killed at least 40 civilians attending a wedding party in the southern Helmand province, Afghan officials said. The civilian deaths in Sunday night's raids on Taliban hideouts further rattled Afghanistan amid an upsurge in violence following the collapse this month of U.S.-Taliban peace talks to end America's longest war...
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UN chief urges action to make Earth carbon neutral by 2050
(International News ~ 09/24/19)
UNITED NATIONS -- Leader after leader told the United Nations on Monday they will do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels. But as they made their pledges at the Climate Action Summit, they conceded it was not enough...
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Britain joins U.S. in blaming Iran for Saudi oil attacks
(International News ~ 09/24/19)
UNITED NATIONS -- Britain joined the United States on Monday in blaming Iran for attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, but the Iranian foreign minister pointed to claims of responsibility by Yemeni rebels and said: "If Iran were behind this attack, nothing would have been left of this refinery."...
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Area 51 events mostly peaceful; thousands in Nevada desert
(National News ~ 09/24/19)
HIKO, Nev. -- Events involving thousands of Earthlings answering an internet buzz about an invitation to "Storm Area 51" in the Nevada desert have been mostly festive, with crowds numbering in the low thousands and few arrests, officials said. Three more people were arrested Friday on the remote once-secret military base, Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee said, bringing to five the tally since Thursday of accused trespassers during "Alienstock" and "Area 51 Basecamp" events and festivals in the tiny desert towns of Rachel and Hiko.. ...
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Trial begins for former Dallas cop who fatally shot neighbor
(National News ~ 09/24/19)
DALLAS -- A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot a black neighbor in his own home was distracted by a phone call with a colleague with whom she had been romantically involved, a prosecutor said Monday at the start of the officer's trial. Amber Guyger, 31, has said the shooting last year happened after she entered the neighbor's apartment by mistake. ...
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Dems alter debate entry
(National News ~ 09/24/19)
The Democratic National Committee is increasing the polling and fundraising requirements for presidential candidates to qualify for the primary campaign's fifth debate in November. But in a nod to the potential for late-surging campaigns, the increases are not as steep as those from the first and second debates during the summer to the third and fourth debates after Labor Day...
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GM strike enters 2nd week with no clear end in sight
(National News ~ 09/24/19)
NEW YORK -- The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Bargainers met all weekend and returned to talks Monday morning as the strike entered its eighth day...
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Analysis: Trump's tactics leave Dems looking for answers
(National News ~ 09/24/19)
WASHINGTON -- In 2016, Donald Trump blew through the guardrails of American politics. In his bid for reelection, he's poised to blow them up. This time around, he's aided by the power of the presidency, with its unmatched megaphone and resources. And his latest provocation -- allegedly prodding a foreign leader to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden -- suggests he sees little issue using his office for his personal political interests...
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Trump insists he never pressed Ukraine to dig for Biden dirt
(National News ~ 09/24/19)
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Congress on Monday pressed for full disclosure of a whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump as Democratic calls for impeachment intensified over his conversation with Ukraine’s leader. Trump insisted he did nothing wrong...
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Out of the past: Sept. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 09/24/19)
The Cape Girardeau Charter Review Committee, appointed by the city council, will recommend the establishment of a seven-member ethics commission, which would review the official conduct of the mayor, council members, city manager, chief purchasing officer, city judge and members of city boards...
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Prayer 9/24/19
(Prayer ~ 09/24/19)
O Lord Jesus, Spirit of truth, come and guide our paths. Amen.
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Speak Out 9/24/19
(Speak Out ~ 09/24/19)
The two streets that need resurfacing in Cape are Sprigg from Broadway to Bertling and Lexington from Cape Rock east to Big Bend. These have way too many greasy spots, especially Lexington. We have one of the strongest presidents this country has ever had. ...
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