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Editorial: Snow day video provides a few laughs
(Editorial ~ 01/31/22)
Neil Glass isn't going to win "The Voice" anytime soon, but we give the superintendent of the Cape Girardeau School District credit for his acting abilities and effort. The district released its annual "snow day" video recently, which is highly entertaining. ...
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Esports center coming to Cape Girardeau later this year
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
The reader is invited to do a Google search for "lol," the popular texting slang. The first results received are no longer for the acronym spelling out the words "laugh out loud," but instead such a query returns a list of links related to the video game League of Legends...
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Fed hints interest rate hike is coming in March, Cape Girardeau banker comments
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Federal Reserve System Chairman Jerome Powell said last week high inflation has become a serious threat to the Fed's goal to help put more Americans back to work, hinting a hike in its key interest rate is coming in March. The increase would be the first in more than three years and is sure to kick off a series of three or more quarter-point increases in 2022 aimed at arresting sharply rising consumer prices...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/31/22)
Today is Monday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2022. There are 334 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite, Explorer 1, from Cape Canaveral...
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Prayer 1-31-22
(Prayer ~ 01/31/22)
O Lord God, may we always remember to speak to one another in love. Amen.
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Mr. President, just say 'nyet'
(Column ~ 01/31/22)
The good news is I'm feeling a lot better than I did early last week. The bad news is that despite being vaxxed a year ago and boosted about 10 days ago, I've come down with COVID. I, my wife, Colleen, and my son, his wife and one of their young kids have just caught the omicron variant — or it's caught us...
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To pols: We don't need your help making good decisions
(Column ~ 01/31/22)
Does anyone truly believe that our government — which consistently creates monopoly privileges for companies with its own cronyism — can be trusted to ensure private markets remain competitive? Apparently so. Consider the resurgence of antitrust efforts against "Big Tech." If history is our guide, going after disfavored companies will result in less competition, not more, along with fewer choices and higher prices for you and me...
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Jeretta Wills
(Obituary ~ 01/31/22)
Jeretta W. "Jeri" Wills, 74, of Oak Ridge passed away Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 18, 1947, in Fifty Six, Arkansas, to the late Wayne and Viola Bowman Holt. She and James Wills Sr. were married in 1971 in Jacksonville, North Carolina...
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Edward Wells
(Obituary ~ 01/31/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Edward John Wells, 65, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Naomi Kilbreath
(Obituary ~ 01/31/22)
Naomi J. Kilbreath, 95, of Millersville died Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with Josh Liley officiating. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Bobby Burke
(Obituary ~ 01/31/22)
Bobby Leon Burke, 82, passed away Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, surrounded by members of his family at home. Bob was born Sept. 15, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to Charles and Blanche Burke. Bob and Mary Jane Hoffman were married April 1, 1958, and he began his career at Rust and Martin in Cape Girardeau as a furniture upholsterer. ...
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Jackson Chamber reminds of Globetrotters, Red & Black Affair
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce weekly email to its membership notes the following upcoming events: n Thursday: Harlem Globetrotters perform at 7 p.m. at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. n Saturday: Jackson R-2 Foundation's Red & Black Affair will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Jackson Civic Center, with the theme "Party in the U.S.A." Tickets are available by calling (573) 243-9501...
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Cape Chamber to host ribbon-cutting, First Friday Coffee
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce has two events on its schedule this week: n Monday: A ribbon-cutting will be held for the new City Hall complex, 44 N. Lorimier St., at 3 p.m. n Friday: February's First Friday Coffee will be held at Century Casino Cape Girardeau Event Center, Doors open at 7 a.m., a continental breakfast will be provided, with the program starting at 7:40 a.m. ...
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Old Town Cape announces date for annual dinner
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Old Town Cape (OTC), the downtown Cape Girardeau revitalization organization, will hold its annual dinner March 3 at the Century Casino Cape Girardeau Event Center. Eleven award winners will be recognized in seven award categories: the Charles L. Hutson Visionary award, the Old Town Cape Preservation of Heritage award, the John Boardman Excellence in...
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Debby Sprandel named chief nursing officer at Saint Francis
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Debby Sprandel, RN, BSN, MSN, MBA-HA, will become chief nursing officer for Saint Francis Healthcare System, effective Feb. 7. Sprandel joined Saint Francis in 1984 and earned a nursing diploma from Lutheran School of Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Webster University...
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OSHA withdraws vaccination rule
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Wednesday it had withdrawn its vaccination and testing emergency mandate originally issued Nov. 5. The now-withdrawn requirement applied to large American employers with 100 or more employees as a protection from workplace exposure to COVID-19...
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United Way-SEMO deadline approaches for grant applications
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
United Way of Southeast Missouri is reminding organizations the deadline is Friday for grant applications from not-for-profits that seek funding for UWSEMO's funding cycle running from July 1 through June 30, 2025. UWSEMO executive director Elizabeth Shelton said the organization's funding priorities are education, income stability and health...
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Carvana announces home delivery option in Cape Girardeau market
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Carvana, the online used car retailer with an office in Jackson, announced last week its home delivery service is now available in the Cape Girardeau market. "The launch in Cape Girardeau offers even more residents in Missouri an unbeatable selection of cars, at great prices, in their driveways as soon as the next day," Carvana founder and CEO Ernie Garcia said...
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Fresh earthquake warning for Southeast Missouri
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Earthquake Awareness Month begins Tuesday with the Missouri Department of Commerce and Industry (DCI) cautioning anew residents who live in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. "Residents in the NMSZ remain largely unprepared for a major earthquake," a DCI release late last week stated...
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Missouri is a top 10 state for top dollar IT jobs
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Missouri ranks sixth in the nation when it comes to highest paid information technology (IT) positions, according to www.stacker.com. The Show Me State's average annual salary for IT is $57,265, while the average hourly wage comes in at $27.53...
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Virtual school options urged in Jefferson City
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
During National School Choice Week, Jan. 23 through 29, some Missouri students and parents visited Missouri lawmakers at the state Capitol to advocate for alternative learning options, in light of the current omicron variant of COVID-19. Ade Pius of Jefferson City told reporters an online learning model works best for her hearing-challenged son, who said teachers keep virtual students on task...
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Howard Hesseman, star of 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dies at 81
(Entertainment ~ 01/31/22)
NEW YORK -- Howard Hesseman, who played the radio disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" and the actor-turned-history teacher Charlie Moore on "Head of the Class," has died. He was 81. Hesseman died Saturday in Los Angeles due to complications from colon surgery, his manager Robbie Kass said Sunday...
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Spotify to add advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19
(Entertainment ~ 01/31/22)
NEW YORK -- Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the virus. In a post Sunday, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek laid out more transparent platform rules given the backlash stirred by Young, who on Wednesday had his music removed from Spotify after the tech giant declined to get rid of episodes of "The Joe Rogan Experience," which has been criticized for spreading virus misinformation.. ...
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New federal law targets medical bill surprises
(National News ~ 01/31/22)
Patients worried about getting hit with an unexpected bill after emergency care gained a layer of protection this month from a new federal law. The No Surprises Act prevents doctors or hospitals in many situations from billing insured patients higher rates because the care providers are not in their insurer's coverage network...
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After the blizzard, the East Coast digs out under sunny sky
(National News ~ 01/31/22)
BOSTON -- The sun shone down on much of the East Coast on Sunday, a day after a vicious nor'easter brought blizzard conditions to many areas, and left more than 100,000 customers without power for a stretch that could last into today. Winds that had gusted to more than 80 mph Saturday died down Sunday, and temperatures climbed into the upper teens and 20s as people emerged from their homes to dig out...
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Thousands in Ottawa protest COVID mandates, many rebuked
(International News ~ 01/31/22)
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada's capital Saturday to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns. Some parked on the grounds of the National War Memorial and danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, others carried signs and flags with swastikas and some used the statue of Canadian hero Terry Fox to display an anti-vaccine statement, sparking widespread condemnation...
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Housework or sleep? Study says it depends when you were born
(Community ~ 01/31/22)
When Gen Xer Amy Rottier went shopping for her young children two decades ago, she drove to a mall and browsed for what she needed. Her millennial daughter, Helen, who is studying for a doctorate and doesn't have children, buys anything she needs with a click on her iPad...
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US pushes for better tap water but must win over wary public
(National News ~ 01/31/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Angela Stamps won't drink water from her faucet, showers less and no longer takes the baths she once found relaxing. She doesn't cook with tap water and sometimes skips rinsing her produce. Even though the amount of lead in Flint, Michigan's tap water has been well below a key state threshold for several years, she hasn't been able to stop worrying since going through the trauma of the city's lead crisis...
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US pledges to put Russia on defensive at UN Security Council
(National News ~ 01/31/22)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. worked Sunday to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine, promising to put Moscow on the defensive at the U.N. Security Council as lawmakers on Capitol Hill said they were nearing agreement on "the mother of all sanctions."...
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Kathy Harper, communications director, to leave Southeast Missouri State
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Kathy Harper, director of university communications for Southeast Missouri State University since September 2020, will leave SEMO on Feb. 8. Harper, who came to Southeast from the University of Wisconsin, will become assistant vice provost for marketing, communication and partnerships at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, the state capital of the Tarheel State...
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Missouri hospitals ask office workers to help nurses
(State News ~ 01/31/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Hospitals across Missouri are asking staff members and administrators to take on additional duties to help deal with the current surge in COVID-19 patients. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported hospital employees are being asked to pick up shifts helping nurses by doing things such as grabbing supplies or answering phones, or by filling absences in areas such housekeeping and patient transport...
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John Schoen named to State Milk Board
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
John Schoen, manager and president of Schoen Farms, a family farming operation near Oak Ridge, was named Friday to the State Milk Board by Gov. Mike Parson. Schoen Farms has been in business since 1858 and cares for 300 milk cows. Schoen is a member of the board of directors for Prairie Farms and the St. ...
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New Cape Chamber president could be announced in March
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
Aaron Panton, The Bank of Missouri regional president and chairman of the seven-member search committee looking for a new president and CEO for the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, said he expects a new chamber leader to be selected by the beginning of March...
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Missouri rated 47th safest COVID state, says WalletHub
(Business ~ 01/31/22)
According to the personal finance website www.WalletHub.com, the Show Me State is 47th out of the nation's 50 states when it comes to its ranking of the safest states during the pandemic. The data set used to cull the rating comes from analyzing rates of COVID transmission, positive testing, hospitalizations, deaths and the share of the eligible population being vaccinated...
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Out of the past: Jan. 31
(Out of the Past ~ 01/31/22)
Vision 2000 recognized individuals and organizations for their contributions to the future of Cape Girardeau during its annual breakfast yesterday morning; 12 honorees were recognized at the eighth annual Awards of Distinction Breakfast; Area Wide United Way, Cape County Rotary Club, Robert A. ...
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