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Wallingford named to Schmitt campaign advisory board
(Local News ~ 09/13/22)
Cape Girardeau native, and Missouri's director of revenue, Wayne Wallingford has been named as a coalition advisory board member for Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's U.S. Senate campaign. Wallingford is among eight members of the advisory board for Schmitt's Veterans Coalition, which will advise the campaign regarding veterans issues and help with outreach, according to a news release from Schmitt's campaign...
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American Heritage: Same boat, new name, due in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 09/13/22)
Barring a last-minute change of schedule, another paddlewheel boat will grace Riverfront Park in downtown Cape Girardeau today. American Heritage, formerly known as Queen of the Mississippi, is expected to be docked from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — one of a series of paddlewheeler visits continuing until mid-November...
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Signage proposal goes before Jackson aldermen
(Local News ~ 09/13/22)
Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization, with an announced goal of celebrating the City of Jackson's long history but also driving economic development in the county seat town, has put together a 13-page signage proposal for consideration by municipal aldermen...
- Photo Gallery: Miss SEMO District Fair Pageant 2022 (Local News ~ 09/13/22)
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2022. There are 109 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 13, 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital...
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Prayer 9-13-22
(Prayer ~ 09/13/22)
Father God, thank you for sending your son as a propitiation for our transgressions. Amen.
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Questionable special master review
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/13/22)
On Aug. 8, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a legally obtained search warrant. The FBI executed this warrant at Mar-a-Lago in Florida seizing 36 items of evidence. These included boxes and containers holding more than 100 classified records. These records are property of the United States of America and belonged in the custody of the National Archives Records Administration...
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Long live the queen!
(Column ~ 09/13/22)
"Many religions have festivals which celebrate light overcoming darkness ... They seem to speak to every culture, and appeal to people of all faiths, and of none." That was the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's 2020 Easter message. This wasn't one of the royal traditions -- there were no previous Easter messages, nor any to follow. But she knew her people needed guidance, encouragement, and direction during the uncertainties of the COVID pandemic...
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The world wants no part of woke, but it's glad we do
(Column ~ 09/13/22)
The United States obsesses over whether biological men can compete in women's sports as transgender females. Crime is spiking at levels not seen in 40 years. But some consider it racist to suggest that arrests, indictments, convictions, and incarcerations deter crime...
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Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. On Monday, there was a dramatic new turn at one of the most rancorous battlegrounds -- Seattle Pacific University. A group of students, faculty and staff at the Christian university sued leaders of the board of trustees for refusing to scrap an employment policy barring people in same-sex relationships from full-time jobs at SPU. ...
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Twitter whistleblower bringing security warnings to Congress
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
WASHINGTON -- Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws, privacy threats and lax controls at the social platform, will take his case to Congress on Tuesday. Senators who will hear Zatko's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee are alarmed by his Twitter allegations at a time of heightened concern over the safety of powerful tech platforms...
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Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboard
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos' space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety. No one was aboard the Blue Origin flight, which used the same kind of rocket as the one that sends paying customers to the edge of space. The rockets are now grounded pending the outcome of an investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration said...
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Teacher shortages are real, but not for the reason you heard
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Everywhere, it seems, back-to-school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage. The U.S. education secretary has called for investment to keep teachers from quitting. A teachers union leader has described it as a five-alarm emergency. News coverage has warned of a crisis in teaching...
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100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
DENVER -- The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem. The 40 million people who depend on the river to fill up a glass of water at the dinner table or wash their clothes or grow food across millions of acres use significantly more each year than actually flows through the banks of the Colorado...
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In parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
BEIRUT -- They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops, private generators are ubiquitous in parts of the Middle East, spewing hazardous fumes into homes and businesses 24 hours a day. As the world looks for renewable energy to tackle climate change, millions of people around the region depend almost completely on diesel-powered private generators to keep the lights on because war or mismanagement have gutted electricity infrastructure...
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Ukraine reclaims more territory, captures POWs
(International News ~ 09/13/22)
KHARKIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian troops retook a wide swath of territory from Russia on Monday, pushing all the way back to the northeastern border in some places, and claimed to have captured many Russian soldiers as part of a lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat...
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Queen hailed in Scotland as 'constant'
(International News ~ 09/13/22)
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- As Queen Elizabeth II's four children walked silently behind, a hearse carried her flag-draped coffin Monday along a crowd-lined street in the Scottish capital to a cathedral, where a service of thanksgiving hailed the late monarch as a "constant in all of our lives for over 70 years."...
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Trump team takes aim at records probe; calls it 'misguided'
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
WASHINGTON -- Former President Donald Trump's lawyers on Monday dismissed as a "storage dispute" Trump's retention of top-secret documents at his Florida home, urging a judge to keep in place a directive that temporarily halted key aspects of the Justice Department's criminal probe...
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Poll: Americans give health care system failing marks
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
WASHINGTON -- When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he sometimes holds off on filling his blood pressure medication. "If there's no money, I prefer to skip the medication to being homeless," said Obeng-Dankwa, a 58-year-old security guard...
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Pressure mounts on US railroads and unions to reach a deal
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Freight railroads and their unions are facing increasing pressure from business groups and the White House to settle their contract dispute before Friday's looming strike deadline. The pressure stems from concerns that halting railroad deliveries of raw materials and finished products that so many companies rely on would be, in the words of the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an "economic disaster."...
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Biden hopes ending cancer can be a 'national purpose' for US
(National News ~ 09/13/22)
BOSTON -- President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new "national purpose" -- his administration's effort to end cancer "as we know it." At the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Biden channeled JFK's famed moonshot speech 60 years ago, likening the space race to his own effort and hoping it, too, would galvanize Americans...
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Fire report 9/13/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/13/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Sept. 11 n Medical assists were made at 1:12 p.m. on Sheridan Drive; 3:59 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 5:41 p.m. on South Spring Avenue; and 9:25 p.m. on Bloomfield Road...
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Police report 9/13/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/13/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported...
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Robert Young
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Robert J. "Bob" Young, 69, of Perryville died Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, at Mercy South Hospital. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Mark Pranaitis officiating. Private burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery at a later date...
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Charles 'Bobby' Thomas
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
THEBES, Ill. — Charles Robert Thomas, 81, died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at his home in Thebes. Charles was born Jan. 7, 1941, in Harrisburg, Illinois, the son of Charles E. and Marjorie Thomas. Bobby, as he was known to family, worked his entire life on the river. He was a riverboat captain and was excellent at his job. He was also known for his many stories about riverboat life. Bobby retired in 2016 due to health issues. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force...
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Kathleen Serrato
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Kathleen "Kathy" S. Serrato, 56, of Perryville died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Sunday at River Hills Eagles Lodge No. 4034 in Perryville. A celebration of life will follow at 1 p.m. Sunday at the lodge. Burial will be at Christ the Savior Catholic Cemetery in Brewer, Missouri...
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Hazel Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
Hazel I. Seabaugh, 97, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau, after an injury and brief illness. She was born Sept. 29, 1924, in Millersville, daughter of Sam D. and Allyne Wise Jones. She and Eugene Seabaugh were married Oct. 29, 1944, in Gideon, Missouri. He passed away April 5, 2006...
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William Schade
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
William D. "Bill" Schade, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at his home. Bill's cremation arrangements were entrusted to McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Bill's cremated remains will be privately interred at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson. Pursuant to Bill's request, there will be no service...
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LaShay Pinkerton
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
LaShay Elizabeth Davis Pinkerton, 52, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 29, 1969, in Cape Girardeau to Judy Watson Grier and Mike Davis. She attended school in Jackson. LaShay was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed by all who survive her...
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Judith Patterson
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
Judith Kay Patterson, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, at Lutheran Home. She was born May 20, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to the late James Edward and Ruby Lucille Parnell Patterson. Judith attended Metro Business College and enjoyed helping family with Avon orders...
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Michael Mirly
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Michael Mirly, son of the late Marvin "Mert" and Loretta Henson Mirly, was born April 23, 1958, in Atlanta and departed his life Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 64 years. He was a truck driver for many years, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a resident of Chaffee. He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren...
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Peggy Hotop
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Peggy Lane Hotop, 75, of Perryville died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 at Mercy South Hospital. Visitation will be from 7:30 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Highland, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Highland, with the Rev. Robert Brockland and the Rev. Patrick Christopher concelebrating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Highland...
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Judith Gilbert
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
Judith Racquel Gilbert, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 30, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to Homer Monroe and Margaret Schlue Gilbert. Survivors include five sisters, Bette J. Ruester of Cape Girardeau, Sarah Froemsdorf of Holts Summit, Missouri, Monica Metzger and Margaret Janice Ramey, both of Jackson, and Jackie Pender of Frohna, Missouri; brother, John Michael Gilbert of Holts Summit; and many nieces, nephews and grandchildren...
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Albert Drake
(Obituary ~ 09/13/22)
EUREKA, Mo. — Albert Dane Drake, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at St. Andrew's at Francis Place in Eureka. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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'Succession,' 'Ted Lasso' top Emmys; 1st time winners shine
(Entertainment ~ 09/13/22)
LOS ANGELES -- "Succession" and "Ted Lasso" topped the Emmy Awards on Monday, in a ceremony that touted the power of TV and extended honors to "Squid Game" and winners who delivered messages of empowerment. The evening's uplifting tone, as voiced especially by Zendaya, Lizzo and Sheryl Lee Ralph, was in contrast to the darkness that pervaded the storytelling of best drama series winner "Succession" and even comedy series winner "Ted Lasso."...
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Out of the past: Sept. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/13/22)
The SEMO District Fair wraps up its 1997 edition; temperate weather and new attractions may have sparked attendance this year, such as the Good Life Gospel Sing; it is estimated 83,367 visitors attended the fair through last evening; today's figures should push total attendance over last year's nearly 100,000; concluding this year's fair in front of the grandstand tonight will be a concert by David Kersch and David Lee Murphy...
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John Fronabarger still productive at 95
(Submitted Story ~ 09/13/22)
John Fronabarger is STILL extremely productive at age 95, which he turned on September 8th, and was honored by his employer, Pacific Scientific, EMC and the State of Arizona!
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