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Cape Girardeau house fire claims life of dog
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
Cape Girardeau house fire claims life of dog A Friday morning house fire at 600 S. Louis St. in Cape Girardeau claimed the life of at least one dog, Cape Girardeau Fire Department fire chief Travis Hollis said. Hollis said the department received the call at 11:39 a.m. and responded uncertain if anyone was home at the time...
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Author takes unusual path to publishing
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
Novelist Jeff Zentner didn't get where he is by following his dreams. "Sometimes the impossible is impossible," Zentner said, addressing students in the Jackson High School library Friday. Originally, he'd hoped to be a world-famous musician, he said, and moved to Nashville to pursue that ambition...
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Fonn-owned businesses now closed
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
Two businesses owned by a local neurosurgeon, who was convicted in 2017 of submitting fraudulent insurance claims, have closed, at least temporarily. "For Lease" signs were hung last week above the entrance to The Bar, 117 Themis St., and in front of Chocolate Works, 411 Broadway...
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'Special Sunday:' Jackson hairstylist offers free haircuts to children with special needs
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
Jackson hairstylist Chrissie Roché saw a need in her community. After time spent giving haircuts to her now 7-year-old son, Takoda Shay, who is on the autism spectrum, Roché realized as a hairstylist and parent of a special-needs child she could likely help other parents...
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Jackson roundabout work starts Monday
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
The second phase of Jackson's roundabout project at the intersection of East Main Street and Shawnee Boulevard begins Monday, according to an update from the Jackson staff engineer Clint Brown. The first phase, which began in November and involved relocating and installing utilities at the intersection, has been completed...
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Road closure on West End Blvd.
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
A section of West End Blvd between Linden St. and Brenda Kay Ct. closed beginning Friday morning for street repairs, according to a City of Cape Girardeau news release. The City of Cape anticipates the road to reopen on Monday, Jan. 26. Individuals are being asked to take an alternate route during this time...
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Unclaimed property kiosks planned in Cape
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
On Thursday and Friday the Missouri State Treasurer's Office will be opening two kiosks in Cape Girardeau to assist residents with determining if they have unclaimed property. Thursday, the kiosk will be located at West Park Mall from 3 p.m. ...
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BoCo chamber making plans for 2024 eclipse
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
The countdown is on. The Great American Eclipse is only four years, two months and 24 days away, and Bollinger County will be at the center of it. "It will be here before we know it," Bollinger County Chamber of Commerce President Becky Wiginton said. ...
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Faith, religious rituals help survivors navigate grief after painful loss
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
(Editor's note: If you or someone you know needs help navigating grief, visit griefresourcenetwork.com/crisis-center/hotlines/ to find a comprehensive list of hotlines and other resources.) About five years ago, 40-year-old Anas Roumany was on his commute home from work in Syria when he was hit and killed by a grenade...
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Thoughts about a Baptist preacher
(Column ~ 01/18/20)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday. This is the day we set aside to honor a Baptist pastor. Well, he was a Baptist pastor, but it is his work in civil rights we celebrate. I was born two years before he died, so the world in which he lived is unfamiliar to me. Watching documentaries about this time period reminds me how far we have come as a nation. I know we are not perfect, but to deny our progress is to diminish King's legacy...
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Sponsored: Becoming the best in the nation: Saint Francis Medical Center receives "A" rating for patient safety
(Local News ~ 01/18/20)
400,000 people. It’s the number of people who die annually due to preventable mistakes in hospitals, according to the “Journal of Patient Safety.” This number is a statistic Saint Francis Medical Center refuses to be a part of. Over the past three years, they have been working tirelessly to put processes in place that improve quality, value and safety for their patients. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/18/20)
Today is Saturday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2020. There are 348 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 18, 1993, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was observed in all 50 states for the first time. On this date: In 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he named the "Sandwich Islands."...
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Ross-60 years
(Anniversary ~ 01/18/20)
Robert "Bob" and Rosemary Ross of Chaffee, Missouri, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family Dec. 22 at Gosche Store in Oran, Missouri. Bob and Rosemary were married Jan. 9, 1960, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee. The couple has four children, Ted (Julie) Ross, Daryl (Norma) Ross, Pam (Steve) Fleckenstein and Teresa (Tom) Leible. They also have six grandchildren, Ryan and Elizabeth Ross, Katy and Eva Fleckenstein and Olivia and Owen Leible...
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Declared free
(Column ~ 01/18/20)
During the Civil War, Missouri's legislative decisions were made by a provisional State Convention. First convened in 1862 to consider secession from the Union (an action rejected), the State Convention convened several more times to wrestle with the question of slavery. ...
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Wisdom from a cow
(Column ~ 01/18/20)
I love cows. We have some on our farm, and I love walking through our fields talking to them. Sometimes, I stop and stretch out my hand to one of them. I hope she lets me make contact with her so I can show her my admiration for all she does through a touch on her nose or side. She looks at me with curiosity in her eyes. She hesitantly approaches with cautious steps. Usually, she's really just not sure...
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Guard what enters, marinates in your heart
(Column ~ 01/18/20)
In the past two years, I have been trying to resolve some health issues in my family. Parts of the treatment protocols have involved learning to recognize and manage stress. In the past two years, I have learned much about stress. The one aspect of stress that has surprised me most is that the body knows when it is under stress but cannot distinguish between the source of stress. ...
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GT - Adopt Zoe 1/19/20
(Community ~ 01/18/20)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This pretty female cat is 3-year-old Zoe, and she is waiting for a loving home. She is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Too much rain for the worm
(Column ~ 01/18/20)
This photo was taken Jan. 10, as I was out walking in the rain. The ground was not frozen, so when it became saturated with excessive rainwater this and other worms came to the surface to escape drowning. This worm is called an earthworm. Across the world there are thousands of different kinds and sizes of earthworms...
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Voices of Democracy winners announced
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/18/20)
Submitted by Dale Humphries VFW Post No. 3838 and auxiliary recently held a reception for the Patriot's Pen and Voice of Democracy winners. Voice of Democracy winners (from left): first place, Logan Schwieger; second place, Andre Buxton; third place, Bonnie Hanners. Patriot's Pen winners: first place, Jada Kinder; second place, Ellie Kratochvil; third place, Blake Fehr. Also pictured are Donna Miller, scholarship chairwoman, and Post No. 3838 commander Charlie Thrower...
- VFW Post 3838 honor firefighter and policeman of the year (Submitted Photo ~ 01/18/20)
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Senior Center menus for Jan. 20-24
(Community ~ 01/18/20)
Monday: Closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Tuesday: BBQ riblet or French dip sandwich, baked beans, coleslaw, whole-grain bread or bun and chilled pears or birthday cake. Wednesday: Glazed ham slice or roasted chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, whole-grain hot roll and pineapple with coconut or coconut cream pie...
- VFW Post 3838 names teacher of the year (Community ~ 01/18/20)
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FYI 1/19/20
(Community ~ 01/18/20)
No actual travel is required to enjoy the flavors and health benefits of the Mediterraneau diet at 6 p.m. Monday at HealthPoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau. Learn more about this way of eating that is based on the traditional cuisine of countries bordering the Mediterraneau Sea. The class is taught by Raina Childers-Richmond, HealthPoint nutritional services coordinator...
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Getting tomatoes ready to garden
(Column ~ 01/18/20)
We were down at our son's a week ago or so having a piece of angel food cake with peanut butter frosting. My birthday had been that week, so we were celebrating. Our son asked if I had some seeds planted. I told him I hadn't, but was fixing to. I would like to get some tomato plants ready to plant around March 15 or so. ...
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Club news 1/19/20
(Community News ~ 01/18/20)
Town & Country FCE club met at the home of Mary Klaproth on Jan. 9. Klaproth, president, opened the meeting by reading the devotion biscuits. A guest, Gina Michelin, was welcomed by the president. Darlene McCain led the club in singing "God Bless America" accompanied by Linda Thompson. Roll call was answered with club members telling their favorite salad dressing...
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Learning brief 1/19/20
(Community ~ 01/18/20)
In celebration of the life and legacy of late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., WGU Missouri has announced it will award up to $75,000 in scholarships to Missourians who dream of completing their college degrees and advancing their careers. The "I Have a Dream" scholarships are being offered to new students enrolling in any of the online, not-for-profit university's more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs...
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Jackson Junior High School first semester
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Jackson Junior High School First Semester A Honor Roll 7th grade: Brayden Akers, Harlie Allen, Camryn Alsdorf, Olivia Amschler, Chayse Armour, Jaidyn Auer, Allie Aufdenberg, Kaitlyn Aufdenberg, Abagail Baker, Vincent Baliva, Elaina Baugh, Gabriela Becerril Escandon, Mia Becker, Emma Benton, Jayden Beussink, Maxwell Blackburn, Brady Blackman, Jade Bollinger, Kassidy Bourner, Darcy Brady, Michael Bragg, Matthew Breese, Caleb Brooks, Kennedy Brown, Kendall Burger, Blake Cain, Clara Carnell, Kael Coffey, Lillie Cole, Austin Criddle, Alaina Crowell, Lynn-Avery Crowley, Marcus Cutsinger, Lucy Dameron, Greyson Daniel, Katelyn Day, Kirstin Dietiker, Maya Domian, Keller Drum, Peter Dynneson, Benjamin Edmunds, Sydney Edwards, Dru Eller, Kelby Engelen, Alysson Estes, Leia Fann Hannah Ferrell, Ella Fliege, Kyndall Flores, Tyson Ford, Keilah Freeman, Graham Gentry, Scott Gers, Carter Goin, Sophia Gold, Chase Goodson, Jenna Greene, Brylie Grogan, Emmerson Gross, Maelee Hale, Karson Hamm, Rachel Harrison, Chase Havill, Wyatt Hawkins, Thomas Hays, Maddux Heider, Zackary Heider, James Henry, Addyson Hofstra, Evan Holm, Wyatt Hopkins, Alyvia Hotop, Aidan Hottes, Sophie Irvan, Kassie Jamieson, Sophia Jessell, Jacob Johnson, June Jones, Ramsey Jones, Spencer Jones, Garrett Joshlin, Jesse Keller, Ian Kelley, Mackinzie Kerns, Owen Kiefer, Brianna Kimbel, Kara Kinder, Landon Kistner, Sunshin Koehler, Cali Kopf, Carter Kuntze, Ian Lambert, Wade Lavalle, Owen Leckie, Barrett Lorenz, Russell Ludwig, Grace Mansfield, Owen Masters, Matthew May, Ainsley McClard, Tenielle Melendy, Braiden Mercer, Jacob Milam, Braden Moll, Keera Newcomer, Thu Nguyen, Melanie Mugent, Kiera Ordonia, Kiarra Peet, Kathryn Petzoldt, Brooklyn Phillips, Jonathan Phillips, Layla Pobst, Shyleigh Pohlman, Brooklyn Ponder, Halle Ponder, Ella Price, Ava Proffer, Colton Raines, Evan Respondek, Josiah Respondek, Damian Reynolds, Traci Rhodes, Drew Rigdon, Shandi Rogers, Kyndall Rose, Jonathan Rosenquist, Natalee Roth, Landon Rudolph, Haley Sanders, Gavin Saupe, Trenton Schorey, Debra Seabaugh, Jacob Seabaugh, Leo Seyer, Erin Shields, Micaela Shipley, Lucas Skidmore, Brayden Smith, Merritt Smith, Grant Sparks, Katherine St. ...
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Alma Schrader Elementary School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Alma Schrader Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Violet Adams, Lucas Aguirre, Joseph Baker, Camille Bertrand, Makenzie Britt, Donna Cai, Avery Caldwel, Anthony Cattaneo, Elijah Cheek, Kinley Couch, Connor Crosnoe, Nolan Evans, MaggieFlorian, Amelia Fox, Connor Glueck, Jace Graham,J ulia Gray, Josiah Greenwood, Isla Hammond, Liam Hellwege, Alex Hogan, Alaina Honza ,Niyah Johnson, Eli Kight, Hayden Knight, William Lawrence, Mya Lentz, Clayton Long, Mason Lucus,K arsynne McAliste, Dylan McClain, Am'Merri McCline, Kai McDowell, Kendall McDowell ,Annabell Morgan, Reese Nesler, Paxton Nguyen, Caroline Ogles ,Jessica Pham, Chrisean Pullett, Brayden Riehl, Kierston Rivers, Wyatt Segraves, Chloe Sheridan, Claire Smith, Dylan Voshage ,Jamison Wagganer, Han Wang, Collin White, Connor White, Ashton Williams ,Monica Yang.. ...
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Clippard Elementary School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Clippard Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Rawaf Alali, Lexy Boyd, Alex Ewaskio, Elle Henson, Kristian Jeffers, Omar Pacheco-Santiago, Aubrey Roth, Rylan Smith, Collin Chastain, Jaymyia Ivory, ArJay Jennings, Alazia Robinson, Aubree Turner. 3rd grade: Caydence Pearson, Cash Boyer, Daegan Bowers, Paityn Burton, Brian Clemons, Keshon Cox, Lydia Dietiker, Kayden Kirn, Aaron Lang, Beckett McClard, Walker Mulholland, Alijha Naylor, Hadley Ross, QiaoHut Shi, Nissa Smith, Paisley Underwood, Johnny Vasquez-Ramirez, Jaelynn Williams.. ...
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Egyptian Elementary School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Egyptian Elementary School High Honor Roll 3rd grade: Sophia Bigham, Owen Gibson, Alisha Heisner, Erabella Peach. 4th grade: Sky Burton, Dynastee Carthell, Dayana Peach, Aaiden Stephens. 5th grade: Gabina Dare, Mason Vaughn, Kairee White. Honor Roll...
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Egyptian High School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Egyptian High School High Honor Roll 9th grade: Kathryn Bennett, Caylee Davis, Charley Glaab, Makenzie Knupp, Ian Reynolds, Chloe Shafer, Issac Turner, Rollin Turner, Kelsey Whalen. 10th grade: Anna McLaughlin, Jennifer McLaughlin, Kaden Miller, Breanna Plott, Sha'veh Price, Maisie Sitton...
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Egyptian Middle School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Egyptian Middle School High Honor Roll 7th grade: Elijah Sitton. 8th grade: Hallie Huffman, Elijah Price. Honor Roll 6th grade: Lillian Belmont, Emma Cain, Rayah Huffman. 7th grade: Brandon Plott, Janie Riggs, Brandon Tedlock, Chasidy Vaughn. 8th grade: Elaina Abercrombie, Mary Cox, Cyrus Robbins, Allison Turner, Kayden Turner, Peyton Vaughn...
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St. Augustine School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
St. Augustine School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Martina Ressel, Brenlee Hennemann, Claire Robert, Jack Jansen, Khloe Gantt, Lillie Kern, Lucy Allen, Rayleigh Schlosser, Sophia DeJournett, Tucker Johnston. 5th grade: Eloiza Marquez, Josie Schwartz, Morgan LeGrand, Luke Seyer, Alex Wagoner...
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Guardian Angel School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Guardian Angel School Super Students Kindergarten: Chloe Caudle, Elizabeth David, Andrea Pobst, Saydi Priggel, Kambrie Seabaugh. 1st grade: Elaina Hahn, Liam LeGrand, Dylan Levan, Sadler Mattingly. 2nd grade: Everett David, Harper Gadberry, Baker Mattingly, Ashtyn Pobst, Kyla Rains, Riley Ramsey, Veronica Seyer...
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Nell Holcomb School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Nell Holcomb School A Honor Roll 6th grade: Emma Dean, John Dickerson, Kamarion Geiger, Evan Farrow, Mark Richey, Madi Tiemann, Andrew Yarbro. 7th grade: Brianna Fornkohl, Polly Gonzalez, Luke Hahs, Hayden Hale, Cady Probst, Bailey Rees, Luca Sosa. 8th grade: Ellie Dickerson, Ashton Garagnani, Emma Kerr, Kaden Pruitt, Luke Richey, Kailey Tiemann, Ian Weber, Janell Windeknecht...
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Eagle Ridge Christian School second quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 01/18/20)
Eagle Ridge Christian School A Honor Roll Kindergarten: Michelle Baumgartner, Brayden Clark, Aurora Francis, Gracie Hengst, Mattelyn Honey, Eli Margrabe, Christian Mellies, Nyla Rashid, Miles Simpson, Easton Thompson, Karsun Tucker, Paisley Weaver. 1st grade: Jeremiah Cook, Daniel Duroseau, Korey Kassinger, Benson Keesee, Sophie Lewis, Abigail Shanstrom, Zane Tribout...
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Prayer 1/19/20
(Prayer ~ 01/18/20)
Lord Jesus, grant us wisdom in all our decisions so that we would honor you. Amen.
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Energy paradoxes put Europe in a precarious position
(Column ~ 01/18/20)
Despite its cool Green parties and ambitious wind and solar agendas, Europe remains by far the world's largest importer of oil and natural gas. Oil output in the North Sea and off the coast of Norway is declining, and the European Union is quietly looking for fossil fuel energy anywhere it can find it...
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Democratic presidential disarray
(Column ~ 01/18/20)
I'm almost as upset that Democratic presidential candidates are squabbling as I am that Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle apparently don't want to live in Los Angeles until President Donald Trump leaves office. Double bummer. Speaking of doubles, did you know that Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have accused each other of lying? How can this be? Progressives don't lie. With that in mind, one of them must be lying...
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China's economic growth weakens
(International News ~ 01/18/20)
BEIJING -- China's economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a tariff war with Washington, but forecasters said a U.S.-Chinese trade truce might help to revive consumer and business activity. The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.1%, down from 2018's 6.6%, already the lowest since 1990, government data showed Friday. Growth in the three months ending in December held steady at the previous quarter's level of 6% over a year earlier...
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Officials, activists say two Iraqi protesters killed
(International News ~ 01/18/20)
BAGHDAD -- Two protesters were killed and over a dozen wounded in central Baghdad on Friday in renewed violence between anti-government demonstrators and Iraqi security forces, activists and officials said. The deaths follow weeks of calm. Riot police fired tear gas and hurled sound bombs to disperse crowds on the strategic Sinak Bridge after protesters attempted to breach cement barriers previously erected by security forces, causing the casualties, activists and medical and security officials said.. ...
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Artist uses snow as canvas for massive geometrical designs
(Community ~ 01/18/20)
SILVERTHORNE, Colo. -- Simon Beck carefully plots his course before shuffling through a windswept snowfield high in the Rocky Mountains. Using a compass, snowshoes and his background as a cartographer and competitive orienteer, the 61-year-old British artist and a handful of volunteers recently tromped across a frozen reservoir near the ski resort town of Silverthorne, west of Denver, to create a massive, geometrical design on a fresh canvas of snow...
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Ukrainian president supports P. minister
(International News ~ 01/18/20)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected his prime minister's offer to resign and asked him to stay on the job Friday after he was caught on tape saying Zelenskiy -- a former sitcom star with no previous political experience -- knows nothing about the economy...
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Iowa Dems shrug off Warren-Sanders dust-up
(National News ~ 01/18/20)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Ann Stromquist watched this week's Democratic presidential debate like the research scientist she is. She studied the candidates' answers carefully, looking for something to help her make a final decision between supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders or Sen. Elizabeth Warren when Iowa holds the nation's first caucus in a few weeks...
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Virginia urges justices to uphold weapons ban at Monday gun rally
(State News ~ 01/18/20)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia urged the state Supreme Court on Friday to uphold a weapons ban at an upcoming gun rally in the capital, insisting it was necessary to prevent a repeat of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist rally more than two years ago...
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Plane slides off taxiway in icy weather as storm hits Midwest
(State News ~ 01/18/20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A plane slid off an icy taxiway at Kansas City International Airport on Friday as a sprawling winter storm hits large sections of the Midwest and beyond, leading to the closure of schools, universities and government offices. The Delta Air Lines flight was taxiing to be de-iced before flying to Detroit when the nosegear slipped off the taxiway, said Delta spokeswoman Martha Witt. ...
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Dershowitz, Starr join Trump impeachment legal defense
(National News ~ 01/18/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is adding experience in constitutional law and the politics of impeachment to his legal defense team, bringing in retired law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton...
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Pompeo breaks silence on Ukraine
(National News ~ 01/18/20)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday broke nearly 72 hours of silence over alleged surveillance and threats to the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, saying he believed the allegations would prove to be wrong but that he had an obligation to evaluate and investigate the matter...
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Court to look anew at birth control rules
(National News ~ 01/18/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will consider allowing the Trump administration to enforce rules that allow more employers to deny insurance coverage for contraceptives to women. The justices agreed Friday to yet another case stemming from President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, this time about cost-free birth control...
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Iran leader strikes defiant tone amid month of turmoil
(International News ~ 01/18/20)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing "American clowns" who he said pretend to support the Iranian nation but want to stick their "poisoned dagger" into its back...
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Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa
(International News ~ 01/18/20)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world's most vulnerable countries, authorities say. Unusual climate conditions are partly to blame...
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Wife of Missouri snake breeder arrested in his 2017 shooting death
(State News ~ 01/18/20)
NEW FLORENCE, Mo. -- The wife of a mid-Missouri snake breeder who was killed in 2017 was charged Friday along with a second person in the man's death, authorities said. Lynlee Renick, 35, of New Florence, and Michael Humphrey, 35, of Jefferson City were charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the June 8, 2017, shooting death of Renick's husband, Benjamin Renick, 29, at his reptile farm near New Florence...
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Mary Culbertson
(Obituary ~ 01/18/20)
Mary Ellen Culbertson, daughter of the late Oliver Thomas "O.T." Finley and Myrtle Fern Stephens Finley was born Aug. 14, 1935, in Scott County, Missouri, and departed this life Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at her home in Chandler, Indiana. at the age of 84 years...
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Cape Shrine Club donates $15,000.00
(Submitted Story ~ 01/18/20)
Cape Shrine Club held several fundraisers during the year and was able to donate $15,000 to the Shriners Hospital for Children.
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Area police reports 1/19/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/18/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Summons n Roderick L. Randle, 36, of Jackson was issued a summons for possession of a controlled substance. Thefts n Stealing was reported on South Kingshighway. A suspect was taken into custody...
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Births 1/19/20
(Births ~ 01/18/20)
Twin daughters to Jonathan and Camie Taylor of Oak Ridge, Southeast Hospital, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Ava Lee was born at 4:45 p.m., and weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces. April Renee was born at 4:47 p.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Fourth and fifth daughters. Mrs. Taylor is the daughter of Rodney and Betty Roberts of Oak Ridge. She is employed by TG Missouri. Taylor is the son of David and Theresa Taylor of McClure, Illinois. He works for Taylor Heating and Air...
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Out of the past: Jan. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 01/18/20)
Dr. Howard Jones, superintendent of schools in Stillwater, Oklahoma, has been hired by the Jackson Board of Education to become that town's new school superintendent on July 1; Joneswill replace Wayne Maupin, who plans to retire in June after working 26 years in the Jackson schools system...
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Out of the past: Jan. 18
(Out of the Past ~ 01/18/20)
The Cape Girardeau City Council last night granted a liquor license for a Regina's House of Dolls, a strip-tease bar set to open at 805 Enterprise; this in spite of the fact that more than 1,900 persons signed a petition opposing the move. Thorngate Ltd., one of the top five manufacturing employers in Southeast Missouri, needs more workers; company representatives will be in Puxico, Missouri, Thursday to discuss employment opportunities with former employees of Akbani Industries Inc., a division of American Athletic Apparel, an apparel-manufacturing company that closed last week.. ...
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