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Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near WH
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned minutes later, saying there was a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.”...
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Repairs set for Farmington Road in Jackson
(Local News ~ 08/11/20)
Work began Monday on a two-week project to repair and rehabilitate North Farmington Road in Jackson, from Oak Street to West Independence Street (Route D). The City of Jackson recently awarded a contract for the work to ASA Asphalt of Cape Girardeau, according to a City of Jackson news release. ...
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Cape County firearms business robbed Friday
(Local News ~ 08/11/20)
Authorities are searching for “multiple suspects” who burglarized a Cape Girardeau County firearms business late last week. A news release issued Monday by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office said JSE Surplus on Highway 74, west of Cape Girardeau, was entered at about 5:30 a.m. Friday...
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Sixth Cape County resident dies of coronavirus
(Local News ~ 08/11/20)
A sixth Cape Girardeau County resident’s death has been attributed to COVID-19, and county officials reported more than two dozen new cases Monday. Officials with Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center said the fatality was a person in the 70 to 79 age bracket...
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Cape City Council mulls relocating ballfields from Arena Park
(Local News ~ 08/11/20)
The City of Cape Girardeau is looking to implement a “master plan” for Arena Park — which includes relocating at least five of the park’s ballfields to another location. “The end game is to make Arena Park more of a year-round venue,” said Scott Meyer, city manager since 2009, by redeveloping the site into more of an indoor-outdoor exposition — or Expo — area...
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Canceled travel plans may have boosted Cape County tax receipts
(Local News ~ 08/11/20)
Sales tax revenue in Cape Girardeau County continues to exceed expectations and the county treasurer thinks canceled summer vacations may be one reason why. “If some families were going to take a $2,000 vacation, they’re spending that money right here instead,” Roger Hudson said...
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Coronavirus response: Not the 'school choice' I had in mind
(Column ~ 08/11/20)
School is starting in just a few days where I live. The last few weeks, or maybe months for some families, conversations about what that looks like have been in the works. I must say that while I have been a proponent of school choice for years, what we will likely see as school commences is not exactly what I had in mind...
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Gordonville Elementary welcoming students back ahead of classes
(Local News ~ 08/11/20)
Gordonville Elementary teachers and staff are making videos to welcome students back after being out of the building since March, ready to learn again later this month. Joseph Moore, music teacher at Gordonville Elementary who also teaches at North Elementary and Millersville Elementary, wrote an upbeat, cheerful song for his students...
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Sponsored: Computer Vision Syndrome, A.k.a. Digital Eye Strain
(Insiders Advice ~ 08/11/20)
August is here, which means school is quickly approaching. There are a lot of uncertainties with how this school year will go, but there is one thing we know for sure: our time on digital devices isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. While these devices have become a part of our everyday lives, if we are not careful, these devices can be harmful to our eyes...
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Bollinger women talk about lives of more than 10 decades together
(08/11/20)
It's the small moments in life that people remember and talk about. Not the big events like the Great Depression or the Spanish Flu or the first time they rode in a car, no. It's the kind of coffee their dad always drank, the games they played with their brothers and sisters while growing up, the mishap on the first day of their first job that they care about. ...
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Thank you for kindness
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/11/20)
My husband and I would like to thank the two guardian angels who stood by our son in the Lowes parking lot last Saturday afternoon until help arrived. GLORIA HASSEMER, Jackson
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Joe Biden's authoritarian VP finalist
(Column ~ 08/11/20)
Last year, Sen. Kamala Harris may have become the first presidential candidate in history to laugh derisively at the idea that the Constitution limits what a president can do. When former Vice President Joe Biden said that her plan for gun control by executive fiat didn't pass constitutional muster, she scoffed and deployed one of her canned one-liners, "I would just say, 'Hey, Joe, instead of saying no we can't, let's say yes we can!'"...
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Medicaid expansion and the campaign ahead
(Paid Letter ~ 08/11/20)
This past Tuesday I was given the honor of becoming my party's nominee for state representative for Missouri's House District 147. I wish to humbly thank my supporters and the voters who chose me and made our campaign possible. Clearly, our cause was strengthened by voter approval of our No. 1 priority, Medicaid expansion. However, the swift and complete implementation of Medicaid expansion is far from assured, and that is what is powering the last 90 days of our campaign...
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Who's really hurting God
(Column ~ 08/11/20)
I find myself in the odd position of being grateful this summer for both Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump. The two celebrity politicians may have more in common than we realize. First, AOC did the unexpected -- she put Saint Damien of Molokai in the news, accusing the martyr and Hawaiian hero of being part of our problems -- representative of "patriarchy and white supremacist culture" -- and so she wants his statue out of the Capitol rotunda...
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Kudos to county clerk, team
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/11/20)
Past performance is the best indicator of future behavior, is a quote often attributed to Mark Twain. I am sure he was thinking of our Cape Girardeau county clerk and the great team of folks she assembled to ensure a speedy and accurate count in our recent Primary Election. ...
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U.S. employers post more jobs in June, ease hiring
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers advertised more jobs in June compared with the previous month, but overall hiring fell, painting a mixed picture of the job market. The number of jobs posted on the last day in June jumped 9.6% to 5.9 million, the Labor Department said Monday, a solid gain but still below the pre-pandemic level of about 7 million. And employers hired 6.7 million people in June, down from 7.2 million in May, a record high...
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Belarus ruler quashes protest
(International News ~ 08/11/20)
MINSK, Belarus -- Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko warned Monday that the protesters who challenge the official vote results extending his 26-year rule will face a tough crackdown, deriding the opposition as "sheep" manipulated by foreign masters...
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Puerto Ricans, upset at botched primary, demand answers
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The future of Puerto Rico's botched primaries rested in the hands of a judge on Monday as answers trickled out on why voting centers lacked ballots and forced officials to reschedule part of the primaries in a blow to the U.S. territory's democracy...
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Lebanese PM steps down after Beirut blast, public anger
(International News ~ 08/11/20)
BEIRUT -- Lebanon's prime minister stepped down from his job Monday in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut that has triggered public outrage, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in the country is "bigger than the state."...
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McDonald's sues ousted CEO, alleging employee relationships
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
McDonald's says it's suing Stephen Easterbrook, the CEO it ousted last year over an inappropriate relationship with an employee, alleging Monday he covered up relationships with three other employees and destroyed evidence. The company now wants to reclaim millions of dollars in compensation paid to Easterbrook...
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Pandemic wrecks Class of 2020's first job
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
LONDON -- British fashion school graduate Phoebe St. Leger's dream of landing a job at a design label is on hold. Like many others in the global Class of 2020, the pandemic is clouding her career ambitions. The coronavirus forced the cancellation of her university graduating class's final-year fashion show, removing the chance to show her knitwear collection to people in the industry, some of whom might have liked her work enough to offer her a job...
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Health officials leaving posts
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Vilified, threatened with violence and in some cases suffering from burnout, dozens of state and local public health officials around the U.S. have resigned or have been fired amid the coronavirus outbreak, a testament to how politically combustible masks, lockdowns and infection data have become...
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Born with one hand, she's an inspiration in virus fight
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
NEW ORLEANS -- Two years out of medical school, respiratory therapist Savannah Stuard is on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 in New Orleans, operating ventilator equipment or manually pumping air into patients' lungs. It's challenging work under any circumstances, involving 12-hour shifts, head-to-toe protective equipment and constant vigilance to avoid catching or spreading the disease. It's even more complicated for Stuard, who was born without a left forearm...
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Schools mull outdoor classes amid virus, ventilation worries
(Community ~ 08/11/20)
It has been seven years since the central air conditioning system worked at the New York City middle school where Lisa Fitzgerald O'Connor teaches. As a new school year approaches amid the coronavirus pandemic, she and her colleagues are threatening not to return unless it's repaired...
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One dead in Baltimore gas explosion
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
BALTIMORE -- A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday morning, killing a woman and trapping other people in the debris. At least six people were seriously injured, and firefighters were searching for more survivors. Dozens of firefighters converged on the piles of rubble. A fourth house in the row was ripped open, and windows were shattered in nearby homes, leaving the northwest Baltimore neighborhood of Reisterstown Station strewn with glass and other rubble...
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Powerful derecho leaves devastation across Midwest
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest on Monday, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving hundreds of thousands without power as it turned toward Chicago...
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In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm; Treasury's Mnuchin wants a deal
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
WASHINGTON -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not about to blink. The Democratic leader has been here before, negotiating a deal with the White House to save the U.S. economy, and lessons from the Great Recession are now punctuating the coronavirus talks. With Republicans again balking at big government bailouts, Democratic leaders believe they have the leverage, forcing President Donald Trump into a politically risky standoff over help for millions of Americans...
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Hundreds ransack Chicago businesses after shooting
(National News ~ 08/11/20)
CHICAGO -- Hundreds of people descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city's South Side, with vandals smashing the windows of dozens of businesses and making off with merchandise, cash machines and anything else they could carry, police said...
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Pat Ruth Timmerman
(Obituary ~ 08/11/20)
Pat Timmerman, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 27, 1928, in Cape Girardeau at the old Saint Francis Hospital to the late Emil and Norma Heisserer. Pat married James L. Timmerman on May 7, 1960. He passed away June 17, 1994...
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Beverly Ruff
(Obituary ~ 08/11/20)
Beverly Sue Ruff, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at the home of her daughter in Saint Mary, Missouri. She was born July 29, 1948, in St. Charles, Missouri, to Lawrence Edward and Zelma Mae Lockheart Pettig. She and Greg Ruff were married May 30, 1992, in Bloomfield, Missouri...
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Charles Meyer
(Obituary ~ 08/11/20)
Charles Donald Meyer, 69, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. He is survived by his son, Chad Meyer of St. Louis; sister, Carla Moore of Knoxville, Tennessee; brother, Craig Meyer of Jackson; former wife, Mary Meyer of Jackson; three nieces; and two nephews...
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Jeffrey Kelley
(Obituary ~ 08/11/20)
Jeffrey Lee Kelley, 60, of Altenburg, Missouri, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at Landmark Hospital, surrounded by loved ones. He was born Aug. 2, 1960, in Cape Girardeau to Dwight "Skip" and June Linebarger Kelley. He was a 1978 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School...
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Terry Hutchison
(Obituary ~ 08/11/20)
Terry Louise Hutchison, 66, died Aug. 7, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 4, 1954, in Perryville, Missouri, to the late William L. and Willa M. Menz Bohannon. She is survived by a brother, John Bohannon of Sikeston, Missouri; niece, Karen (Stephen) Johnson of Fletcher, North Carolina; nephews, Ben Bohannon of Houston, Justin Bohannon of Sikeston and Philip Bohannon of Bloomfield, Missouri; a great-nephew; two great-nieces; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins...
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James Caselman
(Obituary ~ 08/11/20)
In memory of their son, James Paul "Jamie" Caselman, James and Cynthia Caselman will hold a celebration of life at 2 p.m. Aug. 29 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in the basement of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 200 Broadway rear. There will be public parking east of the bed and breakfast. Food will be served...
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Speak Out 8/11/20
(Speak Out ~ 08/11/20)
Every vote counts! And if you don't believe that just ask former State Rep. Kathy Swan who lost by less than 150 votes out of more that 32,000. Facts coming out appear to refute claims that the Cardinals got COVID-19 from a visit to a casino. Mea culpa. My apologies go to the Cardinals for jumping to inaccurate conclusions...
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Prayer 8/11/20
(Prayer ~ 08/11/20)
O Lord, may we fix our minds on whatever is true, noble, pure and lovely to you. Amen.
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Out of the past: Aug. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 08/11/20)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- This small Mississippi River town could be getting smaller; the town board has applied for $1.7 million in federal and state money to buy 72 houses and vacant lots in the flood-prone area; the houses would be torn down and the lots cleared...
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Cape police report 8/11/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/20)
Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Thefts n Shoplifting was reported in the 3400 block of William Street. n Theft was reported in the 700 block of Ellis Street. n Burglary was reported in the 2800 block of Themis Street...
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Timothy Tuschhoff
(Obituary ~ 08/11/20)
Timothy Harold "Tim" Tuschhoff, 58, of Jackson passed away Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at his home, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 2, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, son of Harold A. and Darlene "Kay" Tuschhoff. He and Beverly Morton were married May 22, 1982, at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson. She survives. Two daughters, Heather and Jessica, were born to their union...
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Dr. Wayne Ewbank
(Obituary ~ 08/11/20)
Dr. Wayne Franklin Ewbank, 86, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, when he peacefully slipped into the arms of Jesus after a long struggle with heart and kidney failure. Wayne was born Feb. 4, 1934, in Ludlow, Illinois, to Lloyd Francis and Lela Sarah Edington Ewbank. He was the middle child of nine siblings. He grew up on a small farm, where his love for agriculture started...
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