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Hearing begins on fate of Missouri's lone abortion clinic in St. Louis
(State News ~ 10/29/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Patient safety at Missouri's only abortion clinic is the point of contention at a state administrative hearing that will decide whether the clinic can remain open. Opening statements and testimony began Monday before a commissioner with the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission. At issue is the state health department's effort to revoke the license for Planned Parenthood's clinic in St. Louis...
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My tears are talking
(Column ~ 10/29/19)
I find myself back in this place periodically, tears sneaking up on me. I'll be minding my own business, doing what I do. When you do what I do for a living, running smack into tragedy is par for the course. My full-time job as an editor for a major news and politics website entails publishing articles about happenings all over the world -- too much of it sad. You'd think I'd be used to it by now. Apparently not -- and God forbid that ever happens...
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Friedheim man wins $50K with lottery scratchers ticket
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
A Missouri Lottery scratchers ticket was worth $50,000 to a Cape Girardeau County resident, according to a news release Monday from the Missouri Lottery. Willie Kester of Friedheim recently purchased the ticket at Amerimart, 130 Route KK in Oak Ridge. According to the Missouri Lottery release, Kester won the prize money playing the “BLOCK-O” scratchers game.
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Jackson Recycling Center announces fall, winter hours
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
The Jackson Recycling Center moves to fall and winter hours. Effective Saturday, the Recycling Center at 508 Sawyer Lane will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. The seasonal hours will be in effect through March...
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Elks offering free care with mobile dental unit
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
The Elks Mobile Dental Unit will be at Elks Lodge No. 639, 639 Elks Lane in Cape Girardeau, from now to Nov. 14 providing dental services to developmentally disabled children and adults living in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. According to Truman Medical Center Lakewood’s website, the Missouri Elks philanthropic program uses two, 33-foot dental vans to bring accessible, free dental services to areas of the state that need it most...
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Cape district accepts federal grant for school safety
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
Students and staff at Cape Girardeau public schools will benefit from a three-year federal grant that will enhance health and safety training throughout the school district. The $72,322 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice was accepted by the Cape Girardeau Board of Education at its October meeting Monday night...
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Liberty Apartments in south Cape still set to open in April
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
Despite an unusually rainy spring and summer, developers of a low-income housing project in Cape Girardeau say construction is on track for the project’s on-time completion in the spring. Liberty Apartments, an eight-building, 40-unit apartment complex in south Cape Girardeau, is slated to open in April...
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Light the Way: Utilizing lighting to create ambiance for your business
(B Magazine ~ 10/29/19)
Take a moment to consider the drummer. Like at a live show. Their function is fundamental; necessary. And when it's good, it keeps everything working as planned. It helps tease out the nuances of the larger body of work and adds a sense of emotional heft to the experience. It might even be so good that nobody really notices...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/29/19)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2019. There are 63 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy slammed ashore in New Jersey and slowly marched inland, devastating coastal communities and causing widespread power outages; the storm and its aftermath were blamed for at least 182 deaths in the U.S...
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France's LVMH seeks to buy U.S. jeweler Tiffany for $14.5B
(Community ~ 10/29/19)
PARIS -- French luxury group LVMH is making a play for the iconic blue box. The conglomerate said Monday it has offered to buy Tiffany & Co. for $14.5 billion in cash, sending shares in the New York jeweler soaring. The purchase would add another household name to LVMH's plethora of upscale brands such as Christian Dior, Fendi and Givenchy as well as watchmaker Tag Heuer. It would also give LVMH a much broader foothold in the United States and broaden its offerings in jewelry...
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Woman drives motorhome into casino after she's kicked out
(National News ~ 10/29/19)
LAS VEGAS — Police say a woman who was angered when she was kicked out of a Las Vegas-area casino intentionally drove her motorhome into the building, injuring a custodian. North Las Vegas Police spokesman Eric Leavitt said the 50-year-old woman was ejected from the Cannery casino Friday morning and drove her Winnebago motorhome into the building. ...
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EU delays Brexit; UK election bid fails
(International News ~ 10/29/19)
LONDON -- Britain got Brexit breathing space but no clarity Monday when the European Union granted a three-month delay to the U.K.'s departure from the bloc, postponing it until Jan. 31. British politicians immediately began using the extra time to do what they have done for more than three years: bicker about Brexit...
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Trump calls Chicago an embarrassment
(National News ~ 10/29/19)
CHICAGO -- President Donald Trump used a conference of police chiefs Monday to slam the host city as "embarrassing to us as a nation" under the leadership of its top cop, who skipped the event over disagreements with Trump's immigration policies. Trump has frequently criticized Chicago for its crime problems and status as a sanctuary city, one of scores of cities around the country refusing to work with federal authorities to round up people who are living in the U.S. illegally...
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New U.S. Syria mission after al-Baghdadi death
(National News ~ 10/29/19)
WASHINGTON -- Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State's leader, the Pentagon is increasing U.S. efforts to protect Syria's oil fields from the extremist group as well as from Syria itself and the country's Russian allies. It's a new high-stakes mission even as American troops are withdrawn from other parts of the country...
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House Democrats plan formal vote on impeachment inquiry
(National News ~ 10/29/19)
WASHINGTON -- The House will take a vote this week to formalize Democrats' impeachment inquiry amid President Donald Trump's criticism the probe is "illegitimate." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the step is being taken "to eliminate any doubt" about the process as the administration tries to block witnesses and withhold documents...
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Los Angeles wildfire threatens the homes of the stars; other fire grows
(National News ~ 10/29/19)
LOS ANGELES -- A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles early Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to flee in the middle of the night. Meanwhile, a blaze in Northern California wine country exploded in size...
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Bonnie Poole
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
Bonnie Poole, 80, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 6, 1939, in Zalma, Missouri, to Charlie and Marcella Stephens Lawson. She married Harley Poole on Aug. 28, 1958. Bonnie is survived by her daughter, Tammy (Jeff) Deimund; son, Todd (Renee) Poole; grandchildren, Katie (Terri) Wunderlich, Jason (Tiffany) Poole, Joshua (Ashley) Poole, Courtney Marquis and T.J. ...
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James Nance
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
James David Nance, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Jan. 25, 1936, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Adam Sylvester and Daisy Arizona Nance. Jim served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1962 and was stationed in Germany...
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Charles King
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
Charles Junior King, 89, of Delta died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Whitewater United Methodist Church in Whitewater. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be at a later date in New Trace Creek Cemetery near Glen Allen, Missouri...
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Hilda Grebing
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
Hilda E. Grebing, 84, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joshua Schmidt officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Diane Duncan
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
Diane D. Duncan, 58, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Dec. 5, 1960, in Cape Girardeau to Roscoe Matthew and Georgia Duncan Dannenmueller. Diane spent a total of 40 years in the banking industry, the last 15 years of which was with Alliance Bank in Cape Girardeau where she held the title of assistant vice president. ...
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Karen Cotner
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
Karen Marie Cotner, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church of Egypt Mills, with the Rev. Barry Pfanstiel officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery...
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Janis Carr
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
Janis Marie Carr, 63, left family and many loved ones to cherish her memory Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. She was born Nov. 3, 1955, in Cape Girardeau to Joseph Gordon and Aline Marie Cullen. She is survived by her children, Angela Marie Coldewey, Amy Jo Harris, Angelique McCravy and Keala Carr; brother, Pat Cullen; sister, Voyann Smith; grandchildren, Caitlin Chambers, Audrey Marie Winger and Annabelle Carr; great-grandchildren, Cadence and Cailie Nemetsky; numerous nephews, nieces, great-nephews and -nieces; and many family and friends.. ...
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Francis Blessing
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Francis Aloysius Blessing, 91, of St. Louis, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at DeGreeff Hospice House in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m., with a rosary at 8:15 a.m., Saturday at the funeral home...
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JoAnn Baugher
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
JoAnn Williams Baugher, 79, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of McClure, Illinois, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, with her family by her side. She was born Jan. 31, 1940, in McClure, the daughter of Harry and Josephine Miller Williams...
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Prolonged Missouri River flooding could last all winter
(State News ~ 10/29/19)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Flooding along the Missouri River has stretched on for seven months in places and could endure through the winter, leaving some Upper Midwest farmland and possibly some homes encased in ice. There are several reasons for the flooding, including high levels along the river, saturated ground and broken levees. ...
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Officials pitch Missouri for high-speed Hyperloop test track
(State News ~ 10/29/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A panel of state officials and business leaders Monday pushed Missouri to make a bid to host a test track for an ultra-high-speed Hyperloop system. The recommendation is the result of a monthslong study commissioned by state House Speaker Elijah Haahr to investigate the possibility of bringing the futuristic technology to the state...
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Speak Out 10/29/19
(Speak Out ~ 10/29/19)
It is amazing the level the Leftist Democratic Party has sunk to in order to destroy the United States as a Constitutional Republic. The executive branch has stopped briefing Congress on bold military operations to kill terrorists because the Democrats leak highly sensitive information. Perhaps the Leftist Democrats are learning that actions have consequences?...
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Prayer 10/29/19
(Prayer ~ 10/29/19)
O Heavenly Father, may we be strong and of a good courage. Amen.
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Pope declares Vatican's Secret Archive not so secret anymore
(International News ~ 10/29/19)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has declared the Vatican Secret Archive isn't so secret after all. Francis on Monday officially changed the name of the Holy See archive to remove what he said were the "negative" connotations of having "secret" in its name...
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Out of the past: Oct. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 10/29/19)
Charlene Montgomery might have gone to sleep counting sheep yesterday afternoon, but she awoke counting deer -- at least the one that was in her apartment at 537 N. Sprigg St.; after returning from track practice at the university, Montgomery decided to take a nap; about 4 p.m., a deer jumped through a window and ended up in her bedroom; police pulled the curtains back from a window, and the animal ran out on its own...
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Area police reports 10/29/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/29/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Alannah N. Robinson, 21, of Chaffee, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting in the 3400 block of William Street. Assaults...
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Guardian Angel Beggs Farm Field Trip
(Submitted Story ~ 10/29/19)
The day started a little nippy, but by early afternoon on Wednesday, October 23, it was a beautiful day at the Beggs Farm neighborhood. Students from pre-k to 8th grade, as well as the teachers, parents, and a few younger siblings enjoyed picking out pumpkins, playing games, and looking at animals at Beggs Farm in Blodget. ...
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Guardian Angel Home & School Hosts Halloween Carnival
(Submitted Story ~ 10/29/19)
The annual Halloween Carnival was held at Guardian Angel School gym on Friday, October 25. The carnival gives the children a chance to show off their Halloween costumes in a safe and warm environment. They also get to enjoy playing a variety of games with candy for prizes. ...
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