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Editorial: Finding hope in the midst of pandemic, holiday stress
(Editorial ~ 12/16/20)
While Christmastime is a joyous time for many, for some the holidays and the gray days of winter bring a measure of stress -- even depression. The pandemic challenges certainly do not help, whether it be the worry of personal health or the lack of visiting with friends and family. Social isolation may prevent the spread of this virus, but it further exacerbates feelings of depression...
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Cape man wanted for drug trafficking in custody
(Local News ~ 12/16/20)
A Cape Girardeau man wanted for multiple drug-related felonies was apprehended Monday afternoon by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office. Thomas Jordan, 40, was arrested after information about his whereabouts developed on charges of second-degree drug trafficking, delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or syntheric cannabinoid and resisting or interfering with a felony arrest...
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Speculation about moving school board races finds tepid response in Cape
(Local News ~ 12/16/20)
Count the Cape Girardeau School Board as less than enthralled with a proposal to move Show Me State school board races from the spring to late fall. Currently, a candidate seeking a seat on a school board in Missouri runs in the April general municipal election, which typically sees a light voter turnout...
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Cape County approved to receive Moderna vaccine
(Local News ~ 12/16/20)
Tuesday afternoon, officials with the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center reported the county has been approved to receive doses of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which should be available within days. The county has ordered doses through the state Department of Health and Senior Services.
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Cape health care facilities begin coronavirus vaccinations
(Local News ~ 12/16/20)
Two Cape Girardeau health care facilities began COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday. SoutheastHEALTH gave the first of its vaccine doses to health care workers, and Broadway Long Term Care Pharmacy began its role in providing vaccine doses to those in long-term care facilities...
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Local long-term care facilities expect COVID vaccine soon
(Local News ~ 12/16/20)
This story is updated. Cape Girardeau's Lutheran Home, 2825 Bloomfield Road, is expecting COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive by Dec. 28, said Melody Harpur, director of marketing and community development. The Lutheran Home and Chateau Girardeau -- the other large senior residential care center in Cape Girardeau -- at 3120 Independence St., will use Walgreens as the state-designated vaccinator pharmacy...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/16/20)
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 16, the 351st day of 2020. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 2000, President-elect George W. Bush selected Colin Powell to become the first African-American secretary of state. On this date:...
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The embarrassing Russian disinformation canard
(Column ~ 12/16/20)
The embarrassing Russian disinformation canard If there's one thing that the Hunter Biden laptop episode has proven, it is that former directors of the Central Intelligence Agency aren't as adept at evaluating evidence as advertised. Five former directors or acting directors of the CIA signed a letter asserting that the laptop, first reported by the New York Post in the weeks before the election, "has all the hallmarks of Russian information operation."...
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Progressives are no longer defenders of free expression
(Column ~ 12/16/20)
A half-century ago, progressives used to push limitless free expression, blasting conservatives for their allegedly blinkered traditionalism. They boasted of obliterating once-normal boundaries in art, music and literature to allow nudity, profanity, sexuality and anti-American boilerplate...
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How to spot fake shopping sites and avoid being scammed
(National News ~ 12/16/20)
NEW YORK -- Online shopping scams are on the rise as thieves take advantage of the surge of people flocking to the internet during the pandemic. They do it by creating slick-looking websites pretending to sell gadgets, toys, cleaning supplies and anything else in high demand. To lure you onto the sites, scammers pay for ads on Facebook, Google and other websites...
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Interest is lively as deadline time rolls around for 'Obamacare' enrollment
(Community ~ 12/16/20)
WASHINGTON -- A crush of sign-ups were expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrollment for HealthCare.gov could help solidify the standing of "Obamacare" as an improbable survivor in the Donald Trump years. In 36 states that use HealthCare.gov, Dec. ...
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Giuliani backs Missouri letter questioning election results
(State News ~ 12/16/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A panel of Missouri lawmakers Monday advanced a resolution questioning the integrity of the presidential election, although that might be as far as the measure goes this year. A House committee voted 6-3 in favor of the nonbinding resolution, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Harold Schubert
(Obituary ~ 12/16/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Harold Lester Schubert, 89, of Perryville passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at his home. He was born June 25, 1931, in Perryville to Otto and Lena Rhode Schubert. He and Virgie Ruesler were married Aug. 12, 1961. She preceded him in death April 4, 2019...
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Ada Parnell
(Obituary ~ 12/16/20)
Ada Eulora Parnell, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 1, 1930, in Hamilton, Alabama, to Kenneth "Jack" and Reacie Godsey Enlow. She married Harlon Eugene Parnell on Sept. 4, 1948, and he preceded her in death Jan. 10, 2010...
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Jane Kracke
(Obituary ~ 12/16/20)
Jane Frances Kracke, 66, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1954, in Chicago, daughter of Leo and Margaret Rooney Meehan. She and Larry Kracke were married Feb. 21, 1984, in Jackson. Jane graduated from Joliet (Illinois) West High School and attended Lewis University-Romeoville, Illinois...
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Ruby Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 12/16/20)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby M. Kiefer, 95, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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Johnny Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/16/20)
Johnny Mack Brown, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at noon Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. George Smith officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Boko Haram claims abduction of students in northern Nigeria
(International News ~ 12/16/20)
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria's northern Katsina state last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region...
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Operation Santa Claus in Alaska is carried out despite pandemic
(Community ~ 12/16/20)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- On a tiny speck of a frozen runway on the north bank of the Yukon River, nearly a hundred miles northwest of Fairbanks, Christmas was delivered in a most unusual way. An Alaska National Guard helicopter descended through a rotor-whipped cloud of snow in Stevens Village, a tiny community of about 30 people. ...
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Negotiators report progress on long-delayed COVID aid bill
(National News ~ 12/16/20)
WASHINGTON -- Top negotiators reported progress on a long-delayed COVID-19 aid package Tuesday after a rare meeting of Capitol Hill's four most senior lawmakers. The quartet, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell, said they would reconvene Tuesday night in hopes of sealing an agreement soon...
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Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly
(National News ~ 12/16/20)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Federal officials Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly "a candidate" for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be taken for several years because of the many other species awaiting that designation. Environmentalists said delaying that long could spell disaster for the beloved black-and-orange butterfly, once a common sight in backyard gardens, meadows and other landscapes now seeing its population dwindling...
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Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets U.S. green light
(National News ~ 12/16/20)
WASHINGTON -- The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn't require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store shelves. U.S. regulators Tuesday authorized the rapid coronavirus test, which can be done entirely at home. The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration represents another important -- though incremental -- step in efforts to expand testing options...
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Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
(International News ~ 12/16/20)
NEW DELHI -- With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the West, even if the rollout will take many months. But for poorer countries, the road will be far longer and rougher...
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Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases
(National News ~ 12/16/20)
After a punishing fall that left hospitals struggling, some Midwestern states are seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases. But the signs of improvement are offset by the infection's accelerating spread on both coasts. States including Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Nebraska have seen decreases in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 over the past couple of weeks. ...
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Republicans, foreign leaders acknowledge Biden's victory
(National News ~ 12/16/20)
WASHINGTON -- More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president Tuesday, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat. Foreign leaders joined the parade, too, including Russia's Vladimir Putin...
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Prayer 12/16/20
(Prayer ~ 12/16/20)
O God, thank you that all the promises you have made are "yes" in Christ. Amen.
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Speak out 12/16/20
(Speak Out ~ 12/16/20)
Lynwood concert Hats off to Lynwood Baptist Church on an excellent Christmas production last weekend. So good and refreshing. Mail delivery FedEx hired 70,000 workers to help get Holiday packages delivered. UPS hired 139,000 extra workers for the Holiday rush. The United States Postal Services hired Zero extra workers for the Christmas season. If your mailman seems a little frazzled, cut them some slack. They are getting no help from their company. Merry Christmas...
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Out of the past: Dec. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 12/16/20)
Signs of gang activity are on the decline in Cape Girardeau, city police say; because of arrests and the incarceration of key figures who have promoted gang activity in the past, signs of gang activity such as graffiti and people wearing gang colors aren't been as prevalent here, police officer Charlie Herbst says...
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