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Entree-vous: main dishes to welcome to your table
(Community ~ 01/09/20)
We are off and running into a new year, which calls for some new entree recipes to try. All of us have our favorite go-to recipes we love and frequently turn to, but with this entrance of the new year, it is a great time to introduce something new to the recipe rotation...
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Jackson boil-water order issued
(Local News ~ 01/09/20)
The City of Jackson has issued a boil-water advisory for several neighborhoods. The advisory was made following damage to a water main on East Jackson Boulevard. Residents living in or near Annwood Estates and Klaus Park Village are being asked to boil water as a precaution as crews work on the damaged water main.
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Student Santas serve those in need with Christmas dinner
(Local News ~ 01/09/20)
For 14 years, Student Santas has been working to make children’s Christmas wishes come true. When a child in need writes a letter to Student Santas, the not-for-profit works with parents to best deliver whatever is at the top of their child’s wish list...
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A look back at Tom's 2019 favorite recipes
(Community ~ 01/09/20)
The end of the year is a time when we look forward to the year to come, but it's a time to look back as well. Thus as we head into the New Year we are regularly treated to compilations of the year's top movies, songs, news stories, books, and even Instagram posts. Not wanting to be left out, I offer my contribution to the custom, a collection of some of my favorite dishes from last year...
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A new year, a new kid on the block
(Community ~ 01/09/20)
I had quite a serene New Year's Eve. No partying. No cocktail dress. No romantic midnight kiss to officially bring an end to Hallmark movie watching season. Just me, my faithful companion and a desire to reflect on years past while setting goals for the future. ...
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MoDOT to address 'poor' condition of I-55 Exit 93 interchange at public meeting
(Local News ~ 01/09/20)
Saying it “needs to be replaced soon,” the Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled a community briefing later this month to discuss the replacement and redesign of Cape Girardeau’s southernmost interchange along Interstate 55. ...
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Three-day Bootheel Bluegrass Festival returns to Fruitland later this month
(Local News ~ 01/09/20)
Bluegrass music is steeped in American tradition, and for this year’s Bootheel Bluegrass Festival, set for Jan. 23 through 25 in Fruitland, that tradition includes some family acts — returning favorites, said event co-promoter Bull Harman...
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Growing through a lifetime of gardening
(01/09/20)
With a green thumb and more than a handful of advice, Paul Schnare has been guiding Southeast Missouri gardeners to a better understanding of their plants for nearly three decades. From protecting sprouts from the winter cold to rainfall concerns, “Dr. ...
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Corner concert in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 01/09/20)
The City of Jackson has issued a boil-water advisory for several neighborhoods. The advisory was made following damage to a water main on East Jackson Boulevard. Charles Hines of Cape Girardeau, plays alto saxophone Wednesday at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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Construction value up in Cape, lower in Jackson for 2019
(Local News ~ 01/09/20)
The City of Cape Girardeau issued 248 commercial and residential building permits last year for projects that had an aggregate value of approximately $69.3 million. Both numbers represent increases over 2018 levels when 233 permits were issued in Cape Girardeau for construction projects valued at nearly $48.6 million...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2020. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 9, 1945, during World War II, American forces began landing on the shores of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines as the Battle of Luzon got underway, resulting in an Allied victory over Imperial Japanese forces...
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Artifact hunting, a lesson in culture
(01/09/20)
About seven years ago, I found my first Native American artifact purely by accident. It was a knife blade. Since then, I’ve found a number of pieces and will continue to look for them when opportunities arise. Last summer, I found only four completely-intact arrowheads and blades, but they were worth every hour spent looking for them...
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Paul Schnare's gardening column enriched our lives
(Editorial ~ 01/09/20)
After years of providing gardening tips to Southeast Missourian readers, Paul Schnare, also known as Dr. Grow, has decided to end his regular newspaper column. While his column dates back to the mid-1990s, Schnare wrote that his connection with the newspaper goes back 60 years...
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Iran's options in showdown with America are all bad
(Column ~ 01/09/20)
After losing its top strategist, military commander and arch-terrorist, Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian theocracy is weighing responses. One, Iran can quiet down and cease military provocations. After attacking tankers off its coast, destroying an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia, shooting down a U.S. drone and being responsible for the killing and wounding of Americans in Iraq, Iran could now keep quiet...
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Trump is right on Iran
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/09/20)
For decades we have been in a proxy war with Iran, the No. 1 state sponsor of international terrorism throughout the world. Have we forgotten who was in power, releasing to Iran $1.7 billion in exchange for a weak, dangerous, unaccountable nuke treaty with a terrorist state that is rapidly working toward developing nuclear weapons? Have we forgotten which president scrapped that travesty of a crap deal and ramped up diplomatic and economic sanctions against Iran?...
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Nothing beats printed newspaper
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/09/20)
Jon Rust's recent column about the future of newspapers saddens me. I know he's right, but I've always really liked newspapers and hate to see them struggle. Since the 1600's, newspapers have kept us informed. Mail brought us news for many years, then the telegraph brought it quicker. In the early 20th century radio was the standard for news, until television set a new standard. Now we have the electronic media, yet many of us still value and rely on newspapers...
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2 men accused of gluing winning numbers onto lotto ticket
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
FLOWOOD, Miss. — Authorities in Mississippi say two men attempted to scam the state lottery commission by submitting a losing ticket that had the winning numbers glued onto it. ...
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Underfunded IRS struggles to send refunds, answer calls
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
2019 was another tough year for the IRS, according to a new federal report. Burdened with years of budget cuts and a recent increase in workload to implement a new tax law, the IRS struggled to deliver on its mission in the past fiscal year. The annual report from the Office of Taxpayer Advocate found that in the 2019 fiscal year, among other problems, the IRS was late in sending legitimate refunds to many taxpayers and failed to answer the majority of phone calls from taxpayers. ...
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Fears of Sanders growing among Dem establishment
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Increasingly alarmed that Bernie Sanders could become their party's presidential nominee, establishment-minded Democrats are warning primary voters that the self-described democratic socialist would struggle to defeat President Donald Trump and hurt the party's chances in premier House, Senate and governors' races...
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Ukrainian jet crash kills 176, sets off mourning in Canada
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
The crash of an Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran touched off mourning Wednesday in both Ukraine and Canada -- where most of the victims were from or were headed -- and raised a host of questions about what went wrong. But U.S. intelligence officials said there was no immediate evidence it was shot down...
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Puerto Ricans left homeless after biggest quake in century
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
GUANICA, Puerto Rico -- Cars, cots and plastic chairs became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in southwest Puerto Rico as a flurry of earthquakes struck the island, one of them the strongest in a century. The magnitude 6.4 quake that struck before dawn Tuesday killed one person, injured nine others and knocked out power across the U.S. ...
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Program meant to curb repeat hospital stays fails big test
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
Researchers thought they had a way to keep hard-to-treat patients from constantly returning to the hospital and racking up big medical bills. Health workers visited homes, went along to doctor appointments, made sure medicines were available and tackled social problems including homelessness, addiction and mental health issues...
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U.S., Iran step back from the brink; region still on edge
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday as President Donald Trump signaled he would not retaliate militarily for Iran's missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. No one was harmed in the strikes, but U.S. forces in the region remained on high alert...
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Impeachment standoff deepens, testing McConnell and Pelosi
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
WASHINGTON -- The standoff over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial deepened Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there will be "no haggling" with Democrats as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demands for more details and witnesses...
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Willard Conrad
(Obituary ~ 01/09/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Willard C. Conrad, 91, of Perryville died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, with a rosary at 8:30 a.m. Friday...
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Nellie Baker
(Obituary ~ 01/09/20)
Nellie E. Baker, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Fred M. Baker Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery...
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Redistricting, violence top agenda for Missouri lawmakers
(State News ~ 01/09/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The 2020 Missouri legislative session kicked off Wednesday with lawmakers pledging to consider an overhaul of a voter-approved redistricting plan and address violence in the state's biggest cities. Republican leaders in the House and Senate said a priority during the roughly five-month annual session will be sending voters yet another proposed change to how legislative districts are drawn...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/9/20
(Local News ~ 01/09/20)
Approval of minutes n None at this time Communications/reports n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms...
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Prayer 1/9/20
(Prayer ~ 01/09/20)
O God, may we guard our hearts with the breastplate of righteousness in place. Amen.
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Out of the past: Jan. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 01/09/20)
Cape Girardeau Central High's relatively infant soccer program has made a point of breaking new ground nearly every season, and the Tigers succeeded again in 1994 with sweeper Chris Lee named honorable mention all state; Lee, the team's captain his senior year, is the first Tiger soccer player ever to receive any post-season recognition at the state level...
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Area police reports 1/9/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/09/20)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Jasmine L. Roby, 23, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a warrant. n Billie J. Robinson, 41, of Doniphan, Missouri, was arrested on a warrant...
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Births 1/9/20
(Births ~ 01/09/20)
Daughter to Robert Clinton and Brooke Danielle Pipes of Dexter, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:27 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Name, Amelia Royce. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Pipes is the former Brooke Green, daughter of Randy and Tonia Green of Cape Girardeau and the late Rita Green. ...
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Blanchard Elementary Student accepted in National Youth Leadership Forum: Pathways to STEM
(Submitted Story ~ 01/09/20)
Natalie was nominated by her 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Jahn, of Blanchard Elementary to attend NYLF: Pathways to STEM summer 2020 at Loyola University in Chicago IL. She was accepted by Envisions, January 2020 and is so excited to be able to learn CSI, Medical, Engineering & STEM while attending this week long course...
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'Looks like a movie!' Traveling back in time to Tombstone
(National News ~ 01/09/20)
TOMBSTONE, Ariz. -- "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" And several more "bangs!" -- the gunshots in this reenacted shootout happened so quickly I couldn't keep count. "That was it," said the actor playing lawman Doc Holliday at the OK Corral's several-times-a-day show about what may be the most famous gun battle in the Old West. "Over before it even started."...
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