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Missouri Supreme Court weighs law against federal gun rules
(State News ~ 02/08/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Supreme Court judges on Monday heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking to strike down a new state law barring local police from enforcing federal gun laws. A lawyer for St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jackson County — which sued to overturn the law -- asked judges to rule the law is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers and to toss it out...
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House panel OKs proposed Medicaid constitutional amendment
(State News ~ 02/08/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A House committee on Monday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how Medicaid is funded in Missouri. The Republican-backed proposed amendment comes after 53% of Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2020 to expand Medicaid funding, after the GOP-led Legislature for years refused to do so...
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Forum to be held on possible Perry County hospital partnership
(Local News ~ 02/08/22)
A public forum has been scheduled to discuss the future of Perry County (Missouri) Memorial Hospital. A release from a group of Perry County business leaders announced the forum, set for 6 p.m. Monday at the event center at Robinson Construction, 2411 Walters Lane in Perryville...
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Three more Century Farms recognized in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 02/08/22)
Since the inception of the Missouri Century Farms program in 1976, 144 farms have been recognized in Cape Girardeau County for being owned by the same family for 100 or more consecutive years. Other requirements necessary for the honor are the present farm must consist of no fewer than 40 acres of the original and the business of farming must make a financial contribution to overall farmstead income...
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Tigers for Troops provides vets with free legal consultation next week in Cape
(Local News ~ 02/08/22)
Veterans in Southeast Missouri who have had problems accessing benefits and making claims will be able to get free help next week thanks to a program of the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic. Tigers for Troops will hold the consultation event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at VFW Post 3838, 1049 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Council approves amended urban deer hunt for fall
(Local News ~ 02/08/22)
A second urban deer hunt will begin late this fall in Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau City Council members gave final approval to an ordinance Monday night allowing a second deer hunt to start in October. This year's managed bow hunt will differ slightly from the last year's...
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Cape Council gives first-round approval to casino's hotel plan revision
(Local News ~ 02/08/22)
Downtown Cape Girardeau may soon have a new hotel. For the past several months, Century Casino has worked on plans to develop a hotel at its location in Cape Girardeau. The City of Cape Girardeau held a public hearing Monday night on an amendment to the previously-approved development plan of Century Casino Planned Development District...
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Local women's groups assail NFL's planned Super Bowl entertainment
(Local News ~ 02/08/22)
This story is updated. The Safe House of Southeast Missouri, the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence (SEMO-NASV) and the Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau released a joint statement Monday expressing "disappointment and disgust" at the choice of rap artists Eminem and Dr. Dre as halftime entertainment for Sunday's Super Bowl in Los Angeles...
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Cape Girardeau municipal primary election results
(Local News ~ 02/08/22)
Check {https://www.semissourian.com/election here} for results from Tuesday's primary election in Cape Girardeau.
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Prayer 2-8-22
(Prayer ~ 02/08/22)
Lord God, may we always pursue righteousness and love others as you love us. Amen.
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The making of a reader
(Column ~ 02/08/22)
There's a voracious reader in all of us, I thought, but my youngest daughter was determined to prove me wrong. I took her to the eye doctor for one reason: so he could tell my melodramatic third-grader there was no physical reason she couldn't complete her reading homework. But when he asked her to wear 3D glasses and tell him which wing of the butterfly popped out, she came up empty every time. Not only did she have zero depth perception, but she also had double vision...
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Jimmy Lai: A beacon of courage amid oppression
(Column ~ 02/08/22)
"Taped on the wall by my desk," wrote Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn in the summer of 2020, "is a photo of Jimmy Lai in handcuffs. It was taken (Aug. 10, 2020), the day 200 Hong Kong police raided his Apple Daily newspaper and arrested him. ...
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Biden vows no Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades Ukraine
(International News ~ 02/08/22)
MOSCOW -- In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, President Joe Biden emerged from a meeting with Germany's new leader Monday vowing the crucial Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline would be blocked if Russia further invades Ukraine. Russia's Vladimir Putin said the U.S. and its allies were the only ones talking about invasion...
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Biden task force releases report to strengthen labor unions
(National News ~ 02/08/22)
A Biden administration task force on organized labor on Monday issued a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize. The report submitted to President Joe Biden included 70 distinct policy proposals, according to a release by the White House. Biden created the task force chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as vice chair, through an executive order last April...
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Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
(National News ~ 02/08/22)
NEW YORK -- A year after winning a major court battle against the opening of so-called safe injection sites -- safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fatal overdoses -- the Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allowing them...
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Governor ending New Jersey's school mask mandate
(National News ~ 02/08/22)
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey's governor announced plans Monday to lift the statewide mask requirement in schools a month from now because of the rapid easing of COVID-19's omicron surge, calling the move "a huge step back to normalcy for our kids."...
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What does Ivanka Trump know about Jan. 6? Congress is asking
(National News ~ 02/08/22)
Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office with his daughter Ivanka and Vice President Mike Pence's national security adviser on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, when he made yet another push to pressure Pence. Trump again told Pence that he had a duty to reject Electoral College votes that would formalize Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election, something the vice president had no authority to do in his ceremonial role in Congress that day...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 2/8/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 6 n At 8:26 a.m., lift assist on Janet Drive. n At 1:07 p.m., lift assist on South Ellis Street. n At 3:37 p.m., structure fire on Jefferson Avenue. n At 3:37 p.m., structure fire on Illinois Avenue...
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Area Police report 2/8/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest n A warrant arrest was made. Assault n Third-degree assault was reported on Lacey Street. Thefts n Stealing was reported on William Street. n Second-degree robbery was reported on North Street...
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Loradean Wills
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Loradean M. Wills, 91, passed away peacefully while sleeping the morning of Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, at Luther Oaks in Bloomington. Lori moved from Cape Girardeau to Bloomington in July 2020 to be closer to family. Lori was born in Zalma, Missouri, Sept. ...
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Sue Webb
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Sue Webb, daughter of the late John Stephens and Linda Barnes, was born Sept. 27, 1973, in Cape Girardeau and departed her life Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 48 years. Apart from her mother, survivors include a daughter, Destiny Webb of Cape Girardeau; two sisters, Sandy (Dave) McBride of Chaffee, Missouri, and Dakota Barton of Elsinore, Missouri; five brothers, John Edward (Lishia) Stephens of Okay, Oklahoma; Tony Stephens of Dexter, Missouri; Terry Stephens and Johnny Stephens, both of Scott City; and Randy Stephens of Cape Girardeau.. ...
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Emma Simpson
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
SCOTT CITY -- Emma Jean Simpson, 85, of Scott City, daughter of the late Robert Que and Blanche McBride was born Oct. 25, 1936, in Texarkana, Arkansas, and departed her life on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home. Simpson graduated from Arkansas High School in Texarkana where she was a majorette in the marching band...
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Ruth Sander
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Ruth Ann "Ruthie" Sander, 80, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Feb, 3, 2022, at her home with her son-in-law, Jeff, kneeling at her side and her family nearby. She was born May 5, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Albert and Arlyn Hoffman Heider. She was baptized and confirmed at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. She and Darrell Sander were married Dec. 23, 1961, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville...
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Glenda Sample
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Glenda Sue Allen Sample, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Charles Randolph
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Charles E. "Chuck" Randolph, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, surrounded by his family at his home. He was born Oct. 24, 1957, in Paducah, Kentucky, son of William E. and Hilda M. Childres Randolph. He and Diane Busby Lashley were united in marriage on May 24, 2007, in Indianapolis, Indiana...
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Twila Pieper
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Twila M. Pieper, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born August 27, 1937 in Des Moines, Iowa, to James Severson and Clara Anderson. She and Roger Pieper were married at Des Moines in 1958. He preceded her in death in October of 2020...
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Betty Myres
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Betty L. Myres, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at the Estate of Perryville (Missouri) Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Kenneth McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Kenneth Gene McDaniel, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 20, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Edward Gene and Emma Jane Lewis McDaniel. Ken worked as a delivery driver for Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits for more than 15 years. He was a member of the Eagles Aerie 3775 in Cape Girardeau. In his younger years he enjoyed flying planes, traveling with his son, Sam, and scuba diving...
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Bob Maxwell
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
James Robert Maxwell, known as Bob to his friends and family, and adored for his outsized sense of humor and endless reserves of stories, died Feb. 7, 2022, at Villas Memory Care in Jackson. He was 82. Bob was born July 21, 1939, in Morehouse, Missouri, to James Loren Maxwell and Ora Lee Morehead Maxwell. He graduated from Charleston High School in 1957...
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Joan Knight
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Joan A. Knight passed away Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 2, 1931, in New York City to Alexander and Jane McKeever Considine, Joan loved the city and was proud to be a New Yorker. She married George Hoffman on Sept. 7, 1952, and embarked on a career as a military spouse. They had three children, James, Debra and Steven...
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Bobby Jones
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Robert Lee Jones, 67, of Pulaski passed away at 1:56 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, with his loving family by his side at his home. Bobby was born Nov. 7, 1954, in Anna, Illinois, son to Charles Lee and Carolyn Sue Reeves Jones. Bobby retired after 22 years from the Illinois Department of Transportation as a maintenance employee. He also worked beside his father on the family farm...
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Ottolene Hayden
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ottolene Mary Hayden, 83, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday with rosary at 8:30 a.m. at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Barbara Harper
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Barbara Isabelle Harper, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 3, 1940, in St. Louis to John and Mildred Manger Martin. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau and attended Cape Lacroix Church...
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James Eaker
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
James William Eaker, 100, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at The Bud and Donna Somer Hospice House in Sebring, Florida. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Cathy Bishop
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Mary "Cathy" Bishop, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Rick Jones officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Etta Ayers
(Obituary ~ 02/08/22)
Etta Louise Ayers, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Feb.19 at Greater Dimension Ministries in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at noon Feb. 19 at the church with the Rev. William Bird Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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OPINION: Report shows Missouri's child support guidelines are lacking
(Column ~ 02/08/22)
National Parents Organization once again has stepped up to the plate by using its time, talent and treasure to research and then publish the results of a groundbreaking study. The 2022 Child Support and Shared Parenting Report Card documents the ways that many states' child support guidelines create significant barriers to equal shared parenting, which research has consistently shown to be in the best interest of children of separated parents. ...
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Out of the past: Feb. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 02/08/22)
A report released by the Missouri State Teachers Association shows the 525 public-school districts in Missouri have increased minimum salaries and outpaced inflation in maximum salaries at an impressive rate; but Missouri teachers' salaries still averaged approximately $5,500 below the national average of $37,324 in 1995-96, and estimated expenditures per pupil were about $1,000 below the national average of $6,098, the MSTA said...
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