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2 years into pandemic, cautious steps forward
(National News ~ 03/12/22)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- With COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Emily Safrin did something she hadn't done since the pandemic began two years ago: She put her fears aside and went to a concert. The fully vaccinated and boosted restaurant server planned to keep her mask on, but as the reggaeton star Bad Bunny took the stage and the energy in the crowd soared, she ripped it off. Soon after, she was strolling unmasked in a trendy Portland neighborhood with friends...
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“Sally, Don’t You Grieve:” Reminiscing on starting a bluegrass band
(03/12/22)
I have a few memories from my life before first grade. Most are indefinite. But there is one indelible remembrance. Not so much the where — it could’ve been kindergarten or just as easily vacation Bible school — but the who. It was a little red-headed boy spotted with freckles. Some adult brought him to the front of the class and asked him to sing. I don’t recall the song. I don’t recall if he had a pianist accompany him. What I remember is his voice...
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What's past is prologue — history of Daylight Saving Time
(Local News ~ 03/12/22)
"What's Past is Prologue" series, an homage to William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," looks at events of the past that seem to reoccur later with remarkable similarities. Frank Nickell of the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation, previously a longtime faculty member at Southeast Missouri State University, is primary historian for these articles, which will be carried intermittently in the Southeast Missourian...
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Day care issues dominate Jackson P&Z meeting
(Local News ~ 03/12/22)
Before a large crowd assembled in city council chambers, Jackson's Planning and Zoning Commission agreed Wednesday to recommend to the council an increase in the maximum number of children who may be cared for by an in-home day care without a special-use permit...
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Rockport Hall on the banks of the Mississippi, Part 1
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
Mary Langlois, along with her family moved to Cape Girardeau in the mid 1850s. In her writing, "Miss Mary Remembered," she tells of living on Spanish Street when the Horrell House sat on the banks of the Mississippi. "The back and front galleries were the same, up and down. It was built on a high foundation like the homes in New Orleans to keep the living quarters from dampness. The slave quarter were little brick buildings behind the gardens...and there was a big brick barn."...
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Examining Roots: Novel “The Hive” set in Cape Girardeau
(03/12/22)
How did the recession in 2008 lead to the events and effects of the 2016 and 2020 elections? That’s the question Melissa Scholes Young set out to explore while writing “The Hive,” a novel about the four Fehler sisters — and their mother — as they work to ensure their family’s pest control business supports their family in the wake of their father’s sudden death. ...
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Out of the past: March 12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/12/22)
Secretary of State Bekki Cook wants lawmakers to give her office the power to investigate election fraud or any other voting irregularities; Cook's office would be given that power under a bill she is pushing in the Missouri General Assembly; it is one of several pieces of legislation drafted by Cook's office that would make changes in the state's election laws...
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US accuses Russia of using UN council for 'disinformation'
(International News ~ 03/12/22)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States accused Russia of using a U.N. Security Council meeting Friday for "lying and spreading disinformation" as part of a potential false-flag operation by Moscow for the use of chemical or biological agents in Ukraine...
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Iran nuclear talks on 'pause' in Vienna after Russian demand
(International News ~ 03/12/22)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Negotiations aimed at restoring Iran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers went on what its European hosts described as "a pause" on Friday, after Russia demanded relief from sanctions targeting Moscow over its war on Ukraine...
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US rolls out more sanctions after North Korea missile tests
(International News ~ 03/12/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions Friday after North Korea had tested parts of its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile in two recent launches, a sign it is likely to fire that weapon soon to put a spy satellite into orbit in what would be its most significant provocation in years...
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Russian offensive widens as US imposes new trade sanctions
(International News ~ 03/12/22)
LVIV, Ukraine -- Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and a major industrial city in the east, while the huge armored column that had been stalled for over a week outside Kyiv appeared to have spread out near the capital...
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US immigration arrests drop amid focus on most dangerous
(National News ~ 03/12/22)
WASHINGTON -- Immigration enforcement arrests within the U.S. fell sharply over the past year as the Biden administration shifted its enforcement priorities to focus on people in the country without legal status who have committed serious crimes, officials said Friday...
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Texas clinics' lawsuit over abortion ban 'effectively over'
(National News ~ 03/12/22)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas abortion providers on Friday conceded a final blow to their best hope of stopping the nation's most restrictive abortion law after a new ruling ended what little path forward the U.S. Supreme Court had left for clinics. The decision by the Texas Supreme Court, which is entirely controlled by Republicans, spelled the coming end to a federal lawsuit that abortion clinics filed even before the restrictions took effect in September, but were then rejected at nearly every turn afterward.. ...
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Officials arrest 26 people in drug ring
(State News ~ 03/12/22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A year-long investigation resulted in the arrests of 26 people in an alleged conspiracy to distribute drugs in Jackson County, federal prosecutors said. Federal prosecutors said more than 200 federal and Kansas City-area police officers worked together to arrested the defendants on Tuesday and Wednesday...
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Margaret Ury
(Obituary ~ 03/12/22)
ANNA, Ill. -- Margaret "Tommie" Ury, 83, of Anna, passed away at 1:33 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Herrin Hospital. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, with Rev. Dan Whitfield officiating. The visitation will be held from noon until the time of the service. Interment will follow at Trinity Cemetery near Anna...
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Births 3/13/22
(Births ~ 03/12/22)
Daughter to Charles Herbel and Shannon Ritter of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:43 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Name, Lettie Sue. Weight, 5 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Ritter is the daughter of Kenny and Traci Ritter of Cape Girardeau and Laura Ritter of Cape Girardeau. She works for the Cape Girardeau School District. Herbel is the son of Robert and Catherine Herbel of Bloomsdale, Missouri. He is employed by Buchheit, Inc...
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Carole Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 03/12/22)
Carole Sue Dalton Rhodes, surrounded by her family, went to her heavenly home Thursday, March 10, 2022, after nearly a three-year battle with kidney disease. She was born Dec. 29, 1937, to Patrick Louis and Audrey Virginia Bess Ryan at St. Louis City Hospital. ...
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Cathy Kunz
(Obituary ~ 03/12/22)
ST. LOUIS -- Cathy Jean Kunz, 67, of St. Louis died Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 23, 1954, in St. Louis to Norman and Dorothy Clymer Kunz. She is survived by her mother, Dorothy Clymer-Kunz; son, Nicholas Sundhausen; daughter, Samantha Sundhausen; two brothers, Kenneth N. Kunz and Keith A. Kunz; sister, Patricia A. Kunz-Rosso; and five grandchildren...
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Sister Jane Ann Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 03/12/22)
NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Sister Jane Ann Kiefer, OSF, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Wheaton, Illinois, and a former resident of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at St. Patrick's Residence in Naperville. Born in Oran, Missouri, Jan. 21, 1928, the daughter of Theodore M. "Ted" and Bernadine "Dena" Eftink Kiefer, she was one of eight children. She attended Guardian Angel Catholic Church and Grade School in Oran and graduated from Oran High School...
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Dee Hill
(Obituary ~ 03/12/22)
** Dee Hill McCLURE, Ill. -- Dee M. Hill, 57, of McClure died Friday, March 11, 2022, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Jerry Dewrock
(Obituary ~ 03/12/22)
** Jerry Dewrock Jerry Eugene Dewrock, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 11, 2022, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Fasting and feasting during Lent
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
We're in the midst of Lent, 40 days when we focus intentionally on fasting, prayer and sharing what we have with others before celebrating the resurrection of Christ on Easter. How are you fasting this year? If you're not sure yet, that's OK; it's not too late to ask the Holy Spirit to bring something to mind the Spirit wants to work with you on, and then enter into practicing it, growing deeper in God as God helps you...
- Captured on Film (Community ~ 03/12/22)
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McLeod-Moore
(Engagement ~ 03/12/22)
Christy McLeod of Jackson announces the engagement of her daughter, Caylee Morgan McLeod, to Landry James Moore, both of Jackson. He is the son of Jay and Lynette Moore of Jackson. Caylee is a 2015 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 2018 and a master's degree in 2020 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a fourth-grade teacher at Orchard Drive Elementary School in Jackson...
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Black innovators who reshaped American gardening, farming
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
The achievements of George Washington Carver, the 19th century scientist credited with hundreds of inventions, including 300 uses for peanuts, have landed him in American history textbooks. But many other agricultural practices, innovations and foods that traveled with enslaved people from West Africa -- or were developed by their descendants -- remain unsung, despite having revolutionized the way we eat, farm and garden...
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Senior Center Menus for March 14 through 18
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
Monday: Chili with beans and beef and 1/2 sandwich or cabbage roll, baked potato, steamed broccoli, whole-grain crackers or bread and mixed fruit dessert or chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. Tuesday: Chicken tetrazzini or smothered brat, buttered corn, tossed garden salad, whole-grain garlic bread or bun and Mandarin oranges or coconut cake...
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Local quilter is semi-finalist in international competition
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
Caroline tilghman of Cape Girardeau is a semifinalist for the 2022 AQS QuiltWeek that wil be held April 27-30 at the Schroeder Expo & Carroll Convention Center in Paducah, Kentucky. Tilghman has been chosen to display the quilt, 365 or Bust, along with 405 others in the annual contest. ...
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FYI 3-13-22
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
United in Christ Lutheran School in Altenburg, Missouri, will hold the PTL supper from 3:30 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 13. It is drive-through only and will be held at the fairgrounds in Altenburg. The menu includes fried chicken, fried jack salmon, green beans, German potato salad, slaw and dessert. For more information, call (573) 824-5218...
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This tale wags the dog: 'Rescued by Ruby' tells K-9's story
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- This is the story of a mischievous mutt who turned out to be a very good girl. Such a good girl, in fact, that she saved a life. Ruby, an Australian shepherd and border collie mix, ended up in a Rhode Island animal shelter as a pup because of persistent behavioral problems. Five families adopted her in turn, only for each to return her because she was too rambunctious...
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Do not fight hate with hate
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
My wife and I were able to take a much-needed vacation recently. She found a bed and breakfast in Minnesota, so I went along with the plan. I was concerned about heading that far north in February, but thankfully the weather cooperated. We stayed in the historic town of Stillwater. The scenery was beautiful, but it was different than southeast Missouri...
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First wasp of spring?
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
This little fellow is about one inch long in body length and has two antennas that are equally as long. It is common in Southeast Missouri but not often seen or recognized for what it is. This is a kind of wasp called an ichneumon (pronounce it itch-new-mon)...
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On the matter of time
(Community ~ 03/12/22)
Daylight savings time begins with springing our clocks forward. The change of an hour may not seem like much, but can be deadly for some. A 2015 study found that heart attacks immediately following the daylight savings change rose by 2%. Twenty percent for those 65 and older. ...
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Sales Director Earns Car
(Submitted Story ~ 03/12/22)
Sr. Sales Director Jana Jateff of Cape Girardeau recently earned the use of her 29th free car. Jateff has been with Mary Kay for 39 years. With her in the photo are a few of her team members. Presenting the keys is Adam Sparks from Coad Chevrolet...
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Out of the past: March 13
(Out of the Past ~ 03/12/22)
Cape Girardeau's Osage Community Centre at Kingshighway and Mount Auburn Road is nearly finished; the walls are painted, rugs cover the meeting room floors, the ceilings are in and electrical outlets are wired and covered; all that remains is installation of tile on the main floor and a few exit signs; a ribbon cutting will open the $2.5 million facility April 15...
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Gardening in the spring
(Column ~ 03/12/22)
Well it's already mid March. Hard to believe. We have our average last frost here in Southeast Missouri where we live about mid April or so. Basically, we are right at 5 to 6 weeks to our last average frost. Many garden plants can be planted six weeks before the average last frost, even if the temps outside are miserable...
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